On Gengwu in July of the sixth year of Longqing's reign in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's oral order came from the palace: summoning the three assistant ministers of the cabinet, the six ministers and ministers, the censors on the left and right, the general envoys, the ministers of Dali Temple, and the six subjects were all sent to the ministers and the marquis or above in Beijing.
The honorable ministers went to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters.
At 2:00 p.m., since the cabinet office was located the closest place, the three assistant ministers had already arrived at the Wenhua Hall in advance.
Gao Gong saw that Zhang Juzheng was pale and had two big bags under his eyes, and he knew at a glance that he had not slept well. Although this matter was caused by Gao Pragmatic, Gao Gong was an upright man, and he always paid attention to appearance.
Zhang Juzheng looked like this today and felt quite guilty. He took the initiative to say hello: "Taiyue, why are you here? I heard that you were in a coma due to heatstroke. Why don't you recuperate at your house today?"
Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly and said a little out of breath: "Yuanfu is blaming me. Juzheng was in a coma due to heat stroke yesterday, but he didn't expect that the servants in the house were so bold. They knew that I was carrying a heavy responsibility and actually put me in trouble."
Carrying him back to the capital without authorization... Alas, this is an act of betrayal of divine grace. Even if I didn't have the call to meet you today, I would have to go to the hospital to plead guilty, so how could I dare to stay at home?"
Gao Gong said: "Although the Holy One is young, he is not an unreasonable person. You worked so hard that you fell ill, how can he hold you responsible? You will be rewarded and comforted later."
Zhang Juzheng's eyes dimmed and he shook his head: "How can there be any reward? Today is probably the last time I will enter this Wenhua Palace."
"What does Taiyue mean?" Gao Gong frowned.
Zhang Juzheng looked at Gao Gong and asked: "Yuanfu, you and I have been colleagues for decades, and we have cherished each other for decades. Who knew we would be here today? Now that I am facing a great disaster, I dare not ask for forgiveness, but there is one thing that has been weighing on my heart for a long time.
, I really can’t bear to ask. I hope Yuan Fu Nian, who has been friends with me for many years, can answer my doubts."
Gao Gong looked at him and sighed: "If Taiyue has any questions, just ask him, and I will speak out."
Zhang Juzheng said: "Is this incident planned by Yuan Fu or Guo Gong? Or...is it someone else who spread the news?"
Gao Gong saw Zhang Juzheng's bright eyes and knew that he was deeply worried about this matter, or that he was very dissatisfied with today's defeat. He couldn't help but sigh again and said: "It's neither me nor my hostage, but my naughty little boy."
What my nephew did."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng was not too surprised, but showed a trace of relief. Then he looked up to the sky and sighed, and said slowly: "At the end of the third year of Longqing, Yuan Fu brought him to the capital. That was the first time I met him.
At that time, he was only seven or eight years old, and he probably had never been out of Henan Province. However, when he met the princes of the imperial court, he responded with ease and showed no sign of timidity. At that time, I felt that this son
The future will be decided by those who can control the clouds and rain. Now it seems that my judgment of people is not bad, but... ha, who would have thought that this 'future' would come so early."
At this time, Guo Pu also came over and asked how Zhang Juzheng was doing. Zhang Juzheng responded casually and said to Gao Gong: "Yuanfu, if we say goodbye today, we may never see each other again in this life. Juzheng has no other wish in this life."
, I only hope that Yuan Fu can unfold the ambitions of you and me one by one, and give the Ming Dynasty a Wanli revival. If this can be done, I will die... without regrets."
After saying that, he turned around and left, going directly to the main hall of Wenhua Hall.
Guo Pu frowned, turned to Gao Gong, and asked doubtfully: "Qing Su, what's going on with Zhang Juzheng?"
Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng's back that was forcibly stretched straight, sighed, shook his head and said: "Brother Zhifu, you will know what happened to Zhang Juzheng in a moment. Alas, that student of yours... I don't know whether he did something good or something.
Bad thing."
Guo Pu's frown deepened, but he didn't ask any more questions.
At two o'clock in the morning, all the ministers who were in the capital, regardless of whether they had asked for leave or reported illness, had gathered in the main hall of the Wenhua Palace to wait for the emperor's arrival.
At three o'clock in the morning, Chen Hong, the chief eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, arrived and loudly announced: "The queen, the imperial concubine and the emperor have arrived! All the ministers kneel down to greet us!"
After the ceremony was completed, many ministers who were completely confused looked towards the throne room in the main hall of Wenhua Hall, only to see the queen and the imperial concubine sitting on the left and right sides of the palace with expressionless expressions. The little emperor also had a look on his face.
Absolutely, he sat on a separate golden dragon-carved chair, slightly lower.
The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. There is nothing wrong with this seat. The problem is that there seems to be something wrong with the person accompanying you!
Standing next to Empress Chen are the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bingbi, and the Admiral of the East Factory, Huang Mengyu; beside Concubine Li, standing next to Concubine Li is Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bingbi Chen Hong; and beside the emperor, there are people on the left and right - on the right
The one on the left is Guan Zheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the Zuochunfang Zuoyu of Zhan Shifu is highly moral and pragmatic.
Eh? What kind of trick is this?
Where did Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, go?
There are definitely not many idiots who can stand here at this moment. Even those princes and marquises are all people who have been refined in the officialdom. It can be seen at a glance that there is something wrong with this posture.
After sizing up the three people above His Majesty Dan, everyone's eyes quietly turned towards the three ministers who were standing in the frontmost position under His Majesty Dan.
However, the expressions of the three ministers were surprisingly consistent - expressionless.
If there is any difference, it is that Mr. Zhang Ge's face seems a little too pale. However, everyone is well-informed, and most of them already know that Mr. Zhang Ge was comatose due to heatstroke in Tianshou Mountain yesterday and was sent back by his servants overnight.
He's from Beijing, so it's understandable that he looks a bit ugly.
But you three elders have no attitude, what should we do next?
However, they all worried too much because they seemed to have nothing to do but just listen.
Only the empress and the imperial concubine were seen sitting upright and motionless. The emperor said nothing and directly ordered: "Chen Hong, declare the decree."
Chen Hong came out according to the order and preached loudly: "The Queen's decree, the imperial concubine's decree, the emperor's imperial edict: the day before yesterday, the eunuch Feng Bao, the eunuch of the ceremonial department, was assassinated. Dongchang and Jinyiwei were ordered to investigate, and it was found that the case was caused by Jinyiwei's commander and colleague Xu
Jue was commissioned by Feng Bao to plan. Dongchang and Jinyiwei investigated again and found out that Feng Bao had deceived the emperor and cheated the country. He was guilty of serious crimes!
Feng Baoben should be killed, because he was an old slave of the late emperor and had served him for a long time, so he would be lenient for the time being. He was demoted to serve the emperor and sent to Xiaoling Guards in Nanjing to grow vegetables;
Xu Jue was originally a fugitive, but because he joined Feng Bao's family, he was forced to abuse his military position, work as a slave and bully the emperor, and was sentenced to prison for severe trial;
They also found account books, diaries and other items from Feng Bao Xu Jue's premises, and learned that Zhang Juzheng, a great scholar, was deeply involved in the case and bribed Feng Bao seven famous harps, nine night-light pearls, five pairs of pearl curtains, thirty thousand taels of gold, and one hundred thousand silver.
Two, and the remaining various kinds of treasures are countless. They even had many secret discussions with Feng Bao. Their words were outrageous and insulting to the Tian family. They had ulterior motives and fell into the hands of Yuan Fu. They should have sent the imperial edict to prison together and strictly investigated the remaining party, thinking that the late emperor was hiding.
I am an old minister of Di, and I will be lenient for the time being. I will be exempted from my post and hold various posts. I will return to my hometown to live leisurely. I am not allowed to stay."
After Chen Hong finished reading, the whole palace was shocked!
