Gao pragmatically mobilized his own bodyguards to escort Zhang Juzheng all the way back to his hometown. This incident was misunderstood by some officials in the court who did not know the truth as Gao Gong's order, which led to two types of discussions.
One group of people believed that Gao Gong was greedy for fame. It was obvious that he was the main beneficiary of Zhang Juzheng's downfall, but he still asked his nephew to send servants to escort him all the way in a motorcade. He obviously wanted to gain a good reputation.
Others believe that Gao Gong was thinking of his decades-long friendship with Zhang Juzheng, and no matter what the outcome of the two of them was, he would inevitably be cruel, but he still had good intentions.
However, this matter was actually Gao Pragmatic's own idea, and he did it without authorization. However, surprisingly, this time Gao Gong didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescence. When Guo Pu knew about it, he even praised him.
Gao Pragmatic said a few words, thinking that this is the style of a kind and gentleman, and there is no need to care about what others say.
As for Gao Pragmatic's true purpose, only he himself knows it in his heart.
This reshuffle can be regarded as a fundamental change in the overall situation of the country after the new king came to the throne. Through this incident, Gao Gong established the absolute authority of the cabinet before Wanli came to power. Even because he had no real rivals in the high-level court, various reforms were carried out.
The plan can finally be carried out according to his will.
At the beginning of August, the Ministry of Rites agreed on the titles of the two palaces. The next day, led by Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Guo Pu, the second assistant, and the chief officials of the six departments, Ducha Yuan, Dali Temple, Hanlin Academy and other yamen all came together to ask for the two palaces.
The honorific titles were Empress Chen as the Rensheng Empress Dowager and Li Guifei as the Cisheng Empress Dowager. The young emperor Wanli Pianhong said that he would ask the two palaces for instructions.
The next day, all the distinguished officials in Beijing, headed by Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, Xu Wenbi, the Duke of Dingguo, and Zhang Rong, the British Duke, went to court to ask the emperor to approve the cabinet. The Ministry of Rites and others discussed it and gave them the honorary titles of the two palaces.
In the afternoon, the imperial edict was issued: The request of the nobles is also my intention. However, the two palaces are deeply grieved because our emperor has not yet completed the imperial examination. The imperial examination has not yet been completed, and both palaces feel uneasy. Although the request is true, it cannot be granted for the time being.
On the next day, the local eunuch who was guarding Changping and promoted the mausoleum workers Meng Chong to go up and down. The location of the imperial mausoleum has been determined. The main mountain is steep and steep, with no energy veins at the Tanyu ridge in front of the emperor. However, after repeated assessments, it was found that
The old site of Cha Xian Mausoleum is located in Dayu Mountain. It has majestic mountains and natural aura, making it an excellent place. However, Xian Mausoleum was built by Emperor Shizong for the Emperor Xian, and it was vacant due to circumstances. This is difficult to decide, so I dare to express my feelings.
Meng Chong's memorial said that the location of Xiangdu was not good before, but after investigation, it was found that the Xianling Mausoleum built for his biological father during the Jiajing Ceremony Conference was a good place. However, because Jiajing's biological father did not move the mausoleum in the end, this place was
Although the Xuan Palace has been built, it has not been completely completed and is now vacant. It is difficult to decide on this matter. Please ask the emperor for a ruling.
Of course the emperor could not make a judgment - the Xianling Mausoleum was originally built for Long Qing's grandfather, but now his grandson is allowed to "live" in it? It sounds a bit unreliable.
So they reported it to the two palaces, who didn't understand these matters even more. These were all major matters related to etiquette, and they didn't dare to make up their minds, so they pushed it back to the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.
This time someone made a decision, Gao Gong stepped forward and made it clear that the site of the Xianling Mausoleum in Dayu Mountain would be the site!
The reason why Gao Gong made the decision so quickly was not because of anything else, but because he felt that Xianling Mausoleum was empty and it could be done with a little repair. That would be great. Why repeat the construction? There would be no place to spend the money.
What? If you have money to build the imperial mausoleum, you might as well use the money to build border defenses!
So Gao Gong sent Zhu Heng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to inspect it in person. Before leaving, he summoned Zhu Heng for an interview.
Zhu Heng came and went very quickly this time. When he came back, he praised the place of Xianling. Not only was the feng shui extremely good, but the Xuan Palace, which was originally well built, was even more magical: "The Xuan Palace is glowing with purple light and harmonious."
It’s steaming, the entrance hall is clean, just like a greenhouse”!
Zhu Yijun was naturally overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly reported back to the two palaces. The two palaces were also very happy after hearing this - they would also have to "live" there in the future - so the matter was settled.
Zhu Yijun immediately decreed that it be designated as the Zhaoling Mausoleum, and the coffin of Empress Xiaoyi Li's family was moved first. This was the first princess of Longqing. She died very early, and the queen was posthumously named. On September 19th, Longqing -
The coffin of Emperor Mu Zong, who should now be called Emperor Mu Zong, was also buried in the mausoleum.
Next, it was time for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to allocate funds and mobilize people to repair the mausoleum. However, something unexpected happened at this time - Gao was pragmatic and asked for people to contribute money to repair the mausoleum.
This made everyone confused. Long Qing is not your father, so why would you pay for someone to build his tomb?
Not to mention that the people below could not understand the situation, even the two palaces and the young emperor were confused. Even Zhu Yijun had an idea: Could it be that pragmatism is actually my brother?
This thought was unbelievable, and he recalled that his father valued Gao pragmatism in the past, which was by no means ordinary. Before his death, he promised that he would accompany him to study until he took office, and he had had a separate conversation before.
He said that being pragmatic was what he left to himself as an assistant minister in the future!
However, this association did not last long, because Gao Pragmatic quickly explained the reason.
The first is that the late emperor was very kind to him. Not only was he given a special appointment, but he was also given the exclusive right to make soap. His wealth today is due to many things. Now that the late emperor is doing well, it is natural that he should contribute some money.
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The second is that he experimented with a special kind of building material, and built with it, which was extremely strong, so he specially dedicated it as part of his repayment to the late emperor for his kindness.
Oh, so that's what happened, that makes sense. The only question is how magical that building material is.
Many people don't believe in the magic that can't be seen with their own eyes, so Gao Pragmatic decided to let people see it and ask for permission.
On September 23rd, while the autumn tiger was still there and the weather was still relatively hot, Gao Pragmatic's performance began.
Under the Long Live Mountain (Meishan), dozens of Gao family servants acted as construction workers and started building on the edge of the palace city. The building they wanted to build today was not difficult, it was just an ordinary warehouse.
Those who were invited to visit the construction that day were from the two palaces, the emperor, down to the cabinet and ministers of various ministries, as well as a group of officials and officials.
Following Gao Pragmatic's order, the servants of the Gao family lifted the curtain on the building materials, revealing the true appearance inside.
As soon as he opened it, Zhu Heng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was surprised and asked: "Gao Guanzheng, are these iron rods also building materials?"
Gao pragmatic had no intention of introducing reinforced concrete to him, but just smiled and asked him to read on.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic's so-called reinforced concrete building is still very crude. Those so-called steel bars are actually just thin wrought iron sticks as thick as a thumb, and his concrete is far from up to standard in later generations, and can only be regarded as silicic acid.
Some simple aggregates are added to the salt cement. As for the compressive strength, acid and corrosion resistance, expansion coefficient, etc., no one knows at all, and they cannot be measured at all.
But in any case, this primitive reinforced concrete building is definitely much stronger and more durable than the buildings in the Ming Dynasty at this time.
However, Gao Pragmatic is a person who never refuses to work for nothing. Of course, when he jumped out to intervene in the mausoleum work, it was not just for the two reasons he stated openly. He naturally had other agendas.