Whether you believe it or not, no war in the world is fought out of love and justice. There is one and only one reason for wars, and that is interest.
Feng Bao may not have heard of such a lofty theory, but that didn't stop him from understanding the truth behind it. Therefore, he was very confused about Gao Gong writing such a draft, because it was obviously not in line with Gao Gong's behavior.
The interests of civil servant leaders.
But things have already happened. Being confused can't solve the problem, it can only make yourself passive.
Judging from the current situation, being passive basically means waiting to die.
Of course Feng Bao was not willing to wait for death, otherwise he would have given up a long time ago. Why are he still fighting with Gao Gong now? How convenient would it be if he asked himself to resign as soon as possible? So when he heard Zhu Yijun's words, his brain immediately started racing.
Operation, and when Concubine Li's eyes turned back to his face, Feng Bao had already thought of a countermeasure.
He came closer, lowered his voice, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Gao Gong is testing you."
After all, Concubine Li's political skills were a bit shallow. She hesitated after hearing this, frowned slightly, and asked, "Testing?"
Feng Bao's face was extremely serious, as if he had understood everything, and he said in a serious tone: "Yes, test!"
He paused for a moment, and before waiting for Concubine Li to ask any more questions, he continued to deviate from Concubine Li's train of thought in an explaining tone: "My Lady, what do you think Gao Gong's status is now? He is the Chief Assistant of Gu Ming and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel!
If he really wants to do this, he can directly summon the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Yousi to discuss, and at the meeting, as the chief minister of Gu Ming, he can propose the idea of "two palaces being respected together"... Madam, you think, with his status, as long as
If you say this on such an occasion, who would object so blindly? Or even further, who can object?"
When Concubine Li heard this, she thought to herself: Yes, what Feng Bao said makes sense. Gao Gong was originally the chief minister, and his disciples and former officials were all over the world. He was also the minister of Gu Ming who was appointed by Emperor Daxing before his death.
Emperor Xing specified that "if anything is undecided, just ask Mr. Gao." Emperor Daxing could be said to have entrusted the prince and the country to him. If he had directly summoned the relevant ministers to express his position, wouldn't the matter have been settled?
It still requires many twists and turns!
She thought further: If Gao Gong did this, even the queen would have nothing to say - "Whenever you are undecided, just ask Mr. Gao", but you asked the question yourself in the mouth of Emperor Daxing
Come out! So, is it really a temptation for him to do this? Then what is he trying to test?
Concubine Li was about to ask Feng Bao this question when the young emperor Zhu Yijun interrupted and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Concubine, what are you talking about? What is Mr. Gao trying to do?"
Hearing the emperor's question, Concubine Li hesitated for a moment. She felt that it was better not to tell her son about this matter first, lest he think that she was only focused on being the empress dowager. In addition, another reason was that she didn't know how much he liked Gao Gong now.
What is your opinion? Although Feng Bao's words are reasonable, there is no clear proof after all, so I can't be too arbitrary.
So she changed the subject and said: "Well, it's not a big deal... By the way, what is the other memorial in your hand about?"
When he mentioned this matter, Zhu Yijun became a little discouraged, his shoulders slumped, and he raised the memorial feebly and said: "This memorial is highly pragmatic. He wants to ask the prince to resign and read it with him. My son and ministers will not do it."
Know what to do."
"Oh?" Concubine Li didn't know what she was thinking of. She just said "oh" and rolled her eyes, but didn't answer immediately.
Seeing that Concubine Li Guifei seemed to have no intention of speaking, Feng Bao smiled kindly and said to Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, he used to be the 'Prince's companion', and now you have inherited the throne and become the emperor. This Prince's companion has already been
His reputation is not worthy of his name, so it is reasonable for him to resign, so why are you in trouble?"
Zhu Yijun said distressedly: "Having said that, if he doesn't study with me anymore, how can he study with me? My father, Emperor Long Yu Bintian, said it himself before, asking him to continue studying with me until I take charge."
Concubine Li thought to herself: There is some truth in what Jun'er said. As the saying goes, if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. As long as we are in the Ming Dynasty, we must have a serious name for everything we do. Now that Jun'er has become the emperor, Gao Pragmatic is the prince's companion.
Reading it is the same as abolishing it on its own. It is normal for him to resign.
It's just that Emperor Daxing's will is to keep Gao Pingshi to accompany Jun'er to study with him. This will certainly not be violated, but the problem is... things are easy to handle, but reputation is hard to find.
Of course, Concubine Li's worry is not unreasonable. Originally, the "Prince's Accompanying Reader" was already a temporary "official" created by Long Qing at that time. However, everyone in the world can understand that the Prince is young and in the "learning period".
, so it’s not outrageous to have a smart kid of a similar age as the prince’s companion. In addition, in order to block the opportunity of those noble children to “teach bad” princes, everyone accepted it.
But it is different now. The prince has become the emperor, and it seems meaningless to have a companion reading beside the emperor. There are a lot of Hanlin officials such as the bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy and the bachelor's degree at the imperial lecturer. They are not all studying for the emperor. Their work settings are
Are you a "literary attendant"? Are these people useless, and you are a pragmatic and useful person?
Concubine Li was not as good as the late Emperor Long Qing who had been pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger for a long time. She was really limited and couldn't think of any good ideas at the moment. She couldn't help but hesitate and looked at Feng Bao subconsciously.
Feng Bao had a troubled look on his face, with an expression of "deep concern for the Lord", but he snorted in his heart and said to himself: Do you want me to come up with some ideas for Gao Jingshi to get a serious identity? Go ahead and have a fucking dream!
Even if this man is complained by the imperial concubine, he will never do him any good!
During the quiet period, a young eunuch in a flying fish suit came in uninvited and called out: "Sister..." Then he noticed someone and quickly changed his words: "Well, I have seen the imperial concubine."
Then he saw Zhu Yijun standing next to him clearly, and he couldn't help but said in surprise: "The emperor is here too? I, Li Wenjin, have met the emperor."
Li Wenjin is now one of the most senior eunuchs in the imperial eunuch, and he is qualified to call himself a minister. Of course, Feng Bao is also qualified, but Feng Bao will definitely not call himself a minister in front of Concubine Li, because he calls himself a "servant"
Only then did he seem closer.
When Concubine Li saw her younger brother, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she waved her hand and said: "Wen Jin, you came at the right time. The Emperor has something to do here. Although it is not a big deal, it is a bit troublesome..." After that, she resigned directly from Gao Pragmatic.
The crown prince's companion and Long Qing ordered Gao pragmatic to accompany Zhu Yijun to study until he informed his younger brother about his pro-government and asked him for advice.
Li Wenjin didn't feel embarrassed at all after hearing this. Instead, he smiled and said: "What should I do? This is what I am doing? Your Majesty, this matter is very easy."
Zhu Yijun was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "Uncle Yao, if you have any clever ideas, please tell me quickly!"
