Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 392 Preparing for a rainy day (Part [-])
Zhang Juzheng only considered that Emperor Longqing trusted Gao Gong, so he was quite skeptical that Longqing would conceal his illness from Gao Gong, but after Feng Bao explained it this way, he understood.

The emperor's trust in Gao Gong has indeed gone beyond the category of monarch and minister. Perhaps in the depths of his heart, he treats Gao Gong with a sense of treating his father. It's really hard to have much emotion.

Of course, Zhang Juzheng has never studied psychology, nor does he know such things as emotional transfer and role replacement, but nouns can change with the development of the times, but human emotions and desires will not change casually.Gao Gong, who was half teacher and half friend with Long Qing, was also in the process of sheltering King Yu for a long time, slowly influenced Long Qing, and even made him feel the care of a father to a certain extent.

However, paternal love has both caring and requirements, or expectations.

What Gao Gong wanted with all his heart was to be a famous official of Zhongxing Daming through the ages, but he was looking forward to Long Qing at the same time.He hoped that Longqing could also become the eternal sage because of the rejuvenation of Daming.

But the holy king is not so easy to be. According to the requirements of the Confucian tradition for the holy king, although the emperor does not want to restrict female sex, at least he should not indulge in female sex. In the eyes of Confucian gentlemen, the Anshi Rebellion could not be escaped in the end, and a Mawei change was inevitable.

It is just a folk saying to put the responsibility on Concubine Yang Gui. Who would be so naive as a real Confucian official?Confucianism talks about self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. If you indulge in women's sex and indulge in pleasure, it means that you have not done a good job in self-cultivation. What else is there to say?
The reason why Confucians always say that filial piety is the first is because filial piety is the minimum standard of a person's morality. If you can't even achieve filial piety, do you expect you to have other higher moral standards?

Therefore, it is understandable that Long Qing did not dare to let Gao Gong know about his situation.

Zhang Juzheng suddenly discovered that although Feng Bao was greedy for money, powerful and arty, he served people all the year round, and he really had a good grasp of people's hearts.

Maybe, if there is no better choice, forming an alliance with him is still a good choice?

Feng Bao has been observing Zhang Juzheng's complexion carefully, and at this moment he has seen Zhang Juzheng's heartbeat, smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Taiyue can feel a lot more at ease now?"

Zhang Juzheng came to his senses, but he didn't answer immediately, instead he suddenly said after a little thought: "After all, your majesty is in his prime, if after this illness, he realizes the harm of indulging in leisure and pleasure, from then on, he can purify his mind and regulate yin and yang. Strengthening the roots, rejuvenating the spirit..."

"Hahahaha!" Feng Bao laughed loudly.

Zhang Juzheng frowned, but didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

"Mr. Taiyue is probably judging others by himself." Feng Bao stopped laughing, and said with piercing eyes: "Confucius said: 'A gentleman has three precepts: when he is young, his blood is not fixed, and the precepts lie in his sex; When the blood is young, you must fight against it; and when you are old, when your blood is weakened, you must gain it'. Today's lust and indulgence started today? Qi and blood are prematurely decaying."

Zhang Juzheng's eyes flashed.

Feng Bao continued: "Later, when he became an adult, he was caught in a dispute between heirs and heirs. How could he refrain from 'fighting'? Later on, the first emperor, Dragon Yu, ascended to the Great Treasure, and his 'acquisition' was as great as the world's. have to'?"

When Feng Bao said this, there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, he shook his head, and said in a decisive tone: "A gentleman can't do one of the three precepts, sir, do you think... it will last for a long time?"

After all, it is a Confucian official, although these words are a bit far-fetched, but Zhang Juzheng can't say that what he said is unreasonable, so he nodded slightly to express his approval.

Feng Bao glanced at him, and said again: "Of course, there is a more critical and more direct one—a huge increase in the use of traditional Chinese medicine."

Fang traditional Chinese medicine is aphrodisiac, and the consumption of Fang traditional Chinese medicine has increased greatly, so there is no need to explain what it means.

A complicated expression flashed in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, like worry, sadness, and a loose heartstring.

After a while, Zhang Juzheng opened his mouth slowly, and asked: "Your Majesty bears the weight of the world, so...it is indeed wrong. I don't know...well, I don't know Your Majesty..." At this point, Zhang Juzheng seemed quite difficult to say.

Feng Bao didn't care, raised the corners of his eyebrows, and asked bluntly: "Mr. Taiyue would like to ask, how long does His Majesty have left?"

"Cough cough...cough cough!" Zhang Juzheng was a little embarrassed and embarrassed, so he could only pretend to cough to cover it up.

Feng Bao curled his lips, waved his hands and said, "The Imperial Hospital arranged for me from the East Factory, and they would not dare to do anything else, but I am the admiral of the East Factory, and I asked them about the real situation of the Emperor's body, and they still dare not hide it." My—according to what the imperial physicians said, if the emperor still insists on going his own way without any restraint, then..."

Although Zhang Juzheng tried his best to look calm, his eyes were still attracted to Feng Bao immediately, and his ears wished to stand up, for fear of missing a word.

"The longest is three years, and the shortest is ten months." Feng Bao finally spoke.

Zhang Juzheng was terrified: "As short as October?"

Feng Bao nodded and reaffirmed: "It's as short as October."

Zhang Juzheng gasped: "The prince is young, if..."

"Mr. Taiyue! What you should worry about now is not whether the prince is young or not." Feng Bao interrupted Zhang Juzheng's words unceremoniously, and said coldly, "What should be worried now is that Gao Gong is The chief assistant of the emperor's teacher, once the emperor is critically ill, he must be the head of his life! If the mountain tomb collapses later, the ruler will be in doubt, and the two palaces will be women, so you must rely on the former emperor's old minister Gao Gong. At that time... ...You and I, life and death, honor and disgrace are all in our hands!"

Zhang Juzheng's face turned pale, but he was still calm, his eyes flickered, and after a while he suddenly asked: "The two palaces...how do you feel about Gao Xin Zhengzhi?"

Feng Bao shook his head: "I don't know about the empress. As for the imperial concubine...she doesn't have any attitude towards Gao Gong."

Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak, but Feng Bao waved his hand when he didn't want to, and shook his head: "I know what's on your mind, sir, to tell you the truth, I've thought about it over and over again. This way was originally the best way out ——Once the prince ascends the throne at a young age, the noble concubine will be the emperor's biological mother, and she will be respected as the empress dowager along with the empress. However, the new emperor is too young to govern himself, so the outer court will inevitably be controlled by Gao Gong, and the inner court will be regented by the two palaces I am the old concubine and the companion of the new king, so it is only natural for me to be in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies."

"It's a pity." Feng Bao shook his head: "Gao Gong must not allow me to be in charge of the Ritual Supervisor easily. Otherwise, if the inner court is single-minded, there is no room for him to do anything? He will definitely try to destroy it."

Zhang Juzheng nodded, and said: "What the Dugong said is reasonable, but... I think Gao Gong will have a hard time succeeding."

(End of this chapter)