Wanli Xinming

Chapter 41
At the end of the year, there are many things to prepare for various sacrifices in the palace, and Empress Dowager Li is busy hitting the back of the head.Throw the political affairs to Zhu Yijun, and only ask about important matters.Zhu Yijun was afraid that she would be tired, so he went to Empress Dowager Rensheng and asked her to help Empress Dowager Li.

During the Yuwangfu period, the relationship between Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen was originally the mistress and the main lord, and it was not very harmonious at first.But Empress Dowager Chen was shrewd. Seeing that she couldn't compete, she shrank aside and never showed her eyes in front of King Yu.

When King Yu ascended the throne, the Queen Mother Chen did not live in Kunning Palace, she found a side palace to live in, and gave Kunning Palace to Queen Mother Li.Empress Dowager Li is not stupid. Although she does not live, her relationship with Empress Dowager Chen has become like a sister.

Later, Emperor Longqing played more and more, but Chen and Li became companions.Empress Dowager Chen often gave advice to Empress Dowager Li, and cleaned up a few foxes who were making a mess.

After Emperor Longqing collapsed, the Empress Dowager Chen once again resorted to the method of shrinking the turtle. Every day, she found fun in the harem to relieve her boredom. The government affairs and palace affairs did not say a word.Since then, Empress Dowager Li liked it even more and held Empress Dowager Chen high. It should not be a lie in historical records that she respected Empress Dowager Chen like a mother.

This is the second time after the death of Emperor Longqing, and the complexity of various rituals and rituals has almost doubled.When Empress Dowager Li was exhausted, Empress Dowager Chen stretched out her hand as soon as the emperor slammed it.Zhu Yijun's original intention was to strengthen Empress Dowager Chen's presence in the harem, just in case.

On the 25th of the first year of Wanli, two days after returning to Beijing, Qi Jiguang, who was visiting everywhere, received a notice from his soldier Tan Lun Shangshu to ask him to face the saint tomorrow and go to the Ministry of Rites to perform the ceremony first in the morning.

Qi Jiguang resisted his excitement, and went to the Ministry of Rites early that morning to learn the etiquette of a military general facing the saint.Then he entered the facing room and waited for the notice from the Holy Face.

26 It was the court meeting day, and Zhu Yijun was facing the court in the Huangji Hall.Because it was the last morning court in the first year of Wanli (the court was exempted on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month), Zhu Yijun praised the cabinet, various ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other departments, and then made a speech looking forward to the next year.

In addition to re-emphasizing the implementation of the Kaocheng Law, the speech mainly set next year as the first year of the five-year plan.By the end of March next year, all departments will report the five-year plan and three-year plan of the headquarters to the cabinet.

Zhu Yijun said: "I plan to make the national government decline and rejuvenate in five years, and the weather will be updated. The general goal has been set with Mr. Zhang Lao and Mr. Lu, and it will be issued after the court meeting - each department must follow the test method. , according to the time limit of half a year and the whole year, it will be understood and completed in due time.”

After a while, he said again: "If there is any difficulty with the general goal, report it to the cabinet for revision before the end of the first month. On April [-], the cabinet will make a large map of the tasks of each department and hang it on the Emperor Palace. This is also a wall map for administration."

After finishing speaking, he said with a smile: "The plans of each department are placed in the hall. When one is completed, it is painted in red, and when one fails, it is painted in green. When the time comes, everyone's eyes will be green, so don't wait for impeachment, please go out!"

Although he said this with a smile, the ministers who had passed the examination for more than half a year heard it, and their hearts were beating.Everyone said that they should not think about a better year this year. They must plan carefully. If the plan is high, it will be ugly then; if the report is low, it will be ugly now.

When we first entered the twelfth lunar month, the rewards for the frontier army and the rituals to be arranged in the first lunar month were all reviewed and issued. This last court meeting was originally nothing major, and all the ministers were slack.After listening to Zhu Yijun's wall chart fighting method, he regained his spirits.

Unexpectedly, after the emperor finished talking about the plan, he came up with another debut: "I live in the inner palace, and I am ignorant of the people in the world. How can I clarify the state affairs? It has been discussed with the Queen Mother and Mr. Zhang before, and it is planned to be secretly played by local officials above the governor. Since then, the secret memorial memorial will be delivered by special horse, not the General Administration Department, but directly into the Qianqing Palace, and the cabinet will go back and implement it, and form a charter and report it to me."

When the ministers heard it, their hearts were like thunder, and they all looked at Zhang Juzheng.Zhang Ju showed no expression on the front, and he said in his heart that he had discussed it with me. What do you think? !Just bow down.Everyone had their own thoughts, and they were not in the mood to report anything. The ministers received the five-year plan goals given by the cabinet, and the meeting was dispersed.

When the court meeting was dispersed, Zhang Juzheng, Lu Tiaoyang, the Minister of Rites, Shi Lang and other related personnel stayed behind. The emperor summoned Qi Jiguang, and these people wanted to accompany him.

Qi Jiguang was anxious waiting for the room outside the Meridian Gate. He had been relieved several times, and he still felt a little hungry.Seeing that the light of the sky was about to reach noon, my heart was finished, and I guessed that this interview would not be successful. I don't know if the emperor forgot or something else happened.

The accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites saw his uncertain expression, smiled and said: "Qi Zongbing don't have to worry, the early court has not dispersed at this time. The emperor can see you only after the early morning."

After speaking, he took out an oil-paper-wrapped dough cake from his arms, tore it in half, and handed it to Qi Jiguang: "Qi Zongbing got up early today, I must be hungry, if you don't dislike it, let's share it."

Qi Jiguang thanked him and said, "What do you call your lord?"

The official said: "I can't be, I can't be. My name is Xiao Ping, I am Zhaomo from the Ministry of Rites. Qi Zongbing can call me Wuya."

After eating the cake, Xiao Ping took out another gourd from his arms and handed it to Qi Jiguang: "Qi Zongbing drink water."

Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "Master Xiao has a lot of things in his arms." Xiao Ping said: "If there are too many such things, I know to prepare for it."

While the two were drinking water and talking, an internal supervisor came over to deliver an edict: "Qi Zongbing, the emperor wants to see you, and come with our family."

Xiao Ping asked the inner supervisor's name, and gave him all the temporary waist badges, documents and other items that Qi Jiguang had entered the palace.

The emperor specially allowed Qi Jiguang to wear armor and top helmet to meet the emperor, but he must not wear light cotton armor and paper armor to meet the emperor. Today Qi Jiguang wears a thick golden lacquer mountain pattern armor, with a six-petal bright iron red tassel helmet on top of his head, which adds up to more than 30 catty.

In fact, Qi Jiguang wanted to wear his robe with the title of Right Governor, but his prestige was not too low.Although this suit of armor was very handsome, Qi Jiguang was hungry all morning, and the inner prisoner walked so fast, Qi Jiguang felt a little weak when he followed from Meridian Gate to Huangji Gate; After the square, was simply out of breath.

Qi Jiguang suddenly realized, and stopped the inner supervisor and said, "Hey, father-in-law, wait, I can't breathe." After speaking, he took out a piece of silver, about a dozen or so, and handed it over.The inner prisoner was also panting, taking a deep breath and secretly saying that he didn't run in vain.

At this time, the inner supervisor said: "The emperor is in the Wuying Hall, huhu-see you, the two of us go around the small door next to Wucheng Pavilion."

Qi Jiguang: ".,."

The inner supervisor called the name, and Qi Jiguang, who was resting, announced loudly from outside the gate of Wuying Hall.The decree came out from the hall and said: "Xuan!" The door of the hall opened, and Qi Jiguang stepped into the hall, not daring to look around, but kowtow and danced according to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites.

I just heard a childish voice from above my head: "Be flat, get up and talk."

Qi Jiguang thanked him again as taught by the Ministry of Rites, and just stood up.I have practiced it several times without making any mistakes.

Listening to Emperor Yuyin's words: "Don't be restrained, raise your head and let me see what the general soldier who guards the most important city in the world looks like."

Only then could Qi Jiguang look up and meet the emperor.Because he was too excited, there were tears in his eyes, and his gaze towards the throne was a little blurry.

In his later memory, the appearance of the emperor became more and more sacred.In the end, in Qi Jiguang's memory of this time, there was only a white light on the throne, and he couldn't remember what the emperor looked like at that time.

Zhu Yijun knew that Qi Jiguang was 46 years old at this time, and he looked like a man in his 50s because of his many years of military service.There are beards on the sides of the lips and under the jaws, the eyebrows are clear, the nose is straight and the mouth is wide, and the appearance is still very good.

Seeing the national hero in the history books of later generations standing in front of him, Zhu Yijun was also a little excited, and his voice shook a little: "Sit down and answer." The left and right inner guards saw the emperor Jiaen, and hurriedly moved a small pier and placed it opposite the officials of the Ministry of Rites.Qi Jiguang thanked him again and sat down.

After calming down his excitement, Zhu Yijun asked, "How is the situation in Jizhen now?"

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