Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 437 Longqing Tuogu ([-])
When the three assistant ministers arrived at Qianqing Palace, it was almost time for Shen Shi.

Gao Gong led the way, followed by Guo Pu and Zhang Juzheng, and the three assistant ministers entered the Qianqing Palace in the shape of a pin. As soon as they entered the emperor's bedroom, they saw Long Qing leaning on the slightly propped up imperial couch, looking towards them.

When Long Qing saw Gao Gong, the dignified look on his face relaxed, and he cheered up and said, "First... the three gentlemen can be counted."

Gao Gong saw that the emperor pulled himself together and spoke very weakly, and his face was even grayer, his eye sockets were sunken, but his cheeks were swollen, he couldn't help feeling sad, and said with a choked voice: "The old minister is late, please forgive me." He said. Then he knelt down and knocked his head on the ground.

The first assistant knelt down, so Guo Pu and Zhang Juzheng couldn't stand still, so they also knelt down and kowtowed.

The emperor struggled and said: "Three gentlemen, please stand up, Meng Chong, give the gentlemen a seat."

Meng Chong hurriedly called the young eunuchs to bring three brocade stools, and asked the three assistant ministers to sit down.

The three of Gao Gong sat on half of their buttocks, and only then did they have time to look at the details in the dormitory.

However, in the sleeping hall, except for the emperor who was leaning halfway on the imperial couch in the middle, the empress and concubine Li were both bowing and holding the emperor's right hand on the right side of the imperial couch, while the prince stood still on the left side of the imperial couch.

It was no surprise at all, but the surprise was that there was a person standing beside the prince, wearing a red silk flying fish suit, with a calm and solemn expression, but only a little taller than the prince—this person was actually very pragmatic.

Including Gao Gong, the three assistant ministers were startled when they saw this position.

Although Gao Yushi is accompanied by the prince, it is only natural to stand by the prince's side, but now is clearly the time for the emperor to ask for help!At this time, it is normal for the prince to stand beside the emperor, but he is still standing beside the prince. There is obviously a problem, and it is a big problem.

But the problem is, the emperor himself is here now, if the emperor feels that the position is inappropriate, how can Gao Yushi stand there?
Even if the emperor was seriously ill and didn't even bother to talk, but the empress, concubine, and even the handprints of the ceremonial supervisor and several big pens are all there, there must be no one who understands here, right?

The three assistant ministers are all people who have been in the center for half their lives, and some truths are obvious: this position can only be recognized or even hand-picked by the emperor.

But... why?

The three assistant ministers couldn't figure out the situation for a while, so they couldn't open their mouths. Gao Gong originally wanted to reprimand Gao Yushi with something like "what kind of decency is it?" Let's talk about the situation.

In the end, the emperor spoke first. He coughed hard, as if something was stuck in his throat, he cleared his throat vigorously, and said: "I don't hesitate, I decided to pass it on to the crown prince. For the sake of fate, you must assist the crown prince well."

The buttocks of Gao Gong and the three of them hadn't warmed up yet, so they quickly got up and bowed down again.And Meng Chong has already stepped forward to make a call—that is, to translate the classical Chinese words of the emperor just now into oral instructions: "Holy edict: My descendant, the ancestor Datong, has been suffering from this disease for six years now, and he cannot get up suddenly. Entrusted by the former emperor. The East Palace is young, and the three ministers, such as the Qing, should work together to assist, abide by the ancestral system, and protect the emperor's image. The merits of the Qing and others are in the country, and will never be lost."

Although Gao Gong and the others expected that most of them came here to accept Gu's fate, they still couldn't help feeling sad when they thought that the seemingly cowardly and absurd, but actually wise and foolish emperor who had known them for many years was about to die. cry bitterly.

Especially Gao Gong, the relationship between him and Long Qing is beyond words!All of a sudden, she cried so much that she was heartbroken.

Long Qing raised his spirits, and said: "Sir, I really owed my ancestors, but I am lucky to have Mr. here, so that I will not be able to blame the world. Now that the crown prince is young, the middle palace and the imperial concubine don't know about government affairs, so I can only use the world to burden you, please. Master teach me well, just like you taught me back then..."

"Your Majesty!" Gao Gong was even more groaned when he heard that, with cloudy eyes and tears streaming down his face, he choked up, and knocked his head three times in a row on the golden bricks of the Qianqing Palace: "The old ministers have little morals." However, His Majesty entrusted him with the trust of his majesty, and he only gave up his life to repay him!"

Seeing that Gao Gong was emotional, Long Qing also had tears in his eyes, nodded with reluctance, then turned his head to Zhu Yijun and said, "Prince, Mr. Gao is my teacher, and now I entrust him with teaching you. You should respect it as much as you respect me."

When Zhu Yijun saw his father who doted on him and loved him so much, he was the one who couldn't forget him. He couldn't help it anymore, and burst into tears. The tears fell drop by drop on the edge of the imperial couch like broken pearls. Nodding his head: "Son remembers, Father, son remembers...Father, don't leave Jun'er behind?"

Empress Chen and Concubine Li Gui couldn't control their emotions when they saw the prince like this, and they cried together.

Long Qing stretched out his left hand towards the prince with difficulty, Zhu Yijun quickly stepped forward, held both hands, and said, "Father, my son is here..."

Long Qing trembled, squeezed his little hand as hard as he could, and said tremblingly: "Jun'er, Daddy will disappoint you this time..."

"Father!" Zhu Yijun grabbed his father's left hand with all his strength, tears streaming down his face.

Long Qing's gaze slowly moved back from Zhu Yijun's face, glanced at Gao Yushi, and said, "Jun'er, are you satisfied with the companion I chose for you?"

Zhu Yijun nodded vigorously while weeping.

"That's good." Long Qing took a few breaths, squeezed Zhu Yijun's hand, but said to Gao Wushi: "Little Gaoqing's family, the prince has become the emperor, and you, the prince's companion, will not be able to become the emperor... But it doesn't matter, he is in charge Before, you still accompanied him to study... You, you not only have to accompany him well, but also supervise him, just like you lectured for him when the officials didn't explain the truth before."

In principle, this sentence seems to be a bit of a language problem, but the emperor is so sick that he is almost holding his last breath to explain the funeral. It is not surprising that the logic is not clear, anyway, Gao Wushi already understands the meaning of the emperor.

He was actually quite moved at the moment, at least Longqing was the one who had done the utmost benevolence to their Gao family, coupled with the father-son relationship between him and the prince, Gao Wushi also shed tears, turned to the imperial couch and knelt down, imitating Gao Gong generally kowtows to take orders.

Long Qing's eyes moved with difficulty, and he glanced left and right, as if he was trying his best to think about it, to see if there were any important things that he hadn't explained clearly.

At this time, Empress Chen, who had been weeping silently all this time, suddenly raised her head, sobbing and choking, and asked the emperor with rain: "Your Majesty, if there is something difficult to solve in the country before Jun'er takes power in the future, don't my sisters know about it?" What’s the matter, but what should we do?”

Long Qing didn't expect the Queen to ask such a question. He was startled for a moment, then raised his index finger without hesitation, pointed at Gao Gong, and said, "Anything difficult to resolve, just ask Mr. Gao."

(End of this chapter)