prosperous age

Chapter 620 Chapter 619
"It was fine in January. After taking off the service last month, I started to select beauties in the palace, and asked people like Meng Chong to help Zhang Luo. Eunuch Li tried to persuade him a few times and was punished by His Majesty.

In addition, the emperor also likes gadgets very much, and they were all bought by Teng Xiang and Meng Chong. It was their idea to buy jewelry before, but the inner treasury is running out of money, and they want to get some money from the court. . "

Chen Ju said with a sigh.

He didn't feel it when he was not in Prince Yu's mansion before, but now that King Yu is the emperor, he realizes that compared with Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Longqing's virtue is really not a little bit worse.

"So, His Majesty became obsessed with beauty not long after entering the palace?"

Wei Guangde was already frowning at this moment, he didn't expect that the change of status from King Yu to Emperor Longqing would completely change him, making him a little strange.

I used to be lustful when I was King Yu, but I still knew what I should do, but now?

He couldn't have imagined that Liang Tian, ​​the old eunuch who went to Nanjing, really answered the words, "An old man in a family is like a treasure".

None of them noticed it, but they discovered it early, and they quit this vortex decisively.

Chen Ju lowered his head at this moment, not knowing what he was thinking.

Regarding Wei Guangde's questioning, it is better to remain silent.

"What about the queen? Didn't the queen say anything to the emperor?"

Wei Guangde remembered that Concubine Chen was a very educated and reasonable person, facing the current situation of the emperor, she should not sit idly by.

"Your Majesty tried to persuade her, but it didn't work. The Emperor hasn't been to Kunning Palace for a while."

Who knew that Chen Ju said it very directly.

If His Majesty doesn't go to Kunning Palace or the Queen's place to rest, where else can he go?
Wei Guangde sat up straight all of a sudden, he was really surprised at this moment.

In fact, when she was in the palace earlier, Concubine Chen persuaded Emperor Longqing not to overindulge and hurt his body. At that time, I don't know if there was an emperor Lao Tzu there, it seemed that he was more persuasive.

Now that he has really turned around, he can no longer listen to anyone's words.

"Were you there when His Majesty was dealing with the memorial?"

"What do you ask for this?"

Facing Wei Guangde's continuous questioning, Chen Ju asked in surprise.

"You first tell me how His Majesty approved the memorial."

It was impossible for Wei Guangde to tell Chen Ju that he wanted to know how much influence the outer court had on the emperor.

The former Emperor Longqing listened to them very much. He didn't just listen to what they said, but he thought about it before making a decision.

Now that the emperor has clearly changed, Wei Guangde also needs to keep abreast of the current state of the emperor, so that he will know what method to use to communicate next time when he goes to the memorial or talks about things.

"The emperor's review of the memorials is not much different from that of the late emperor. If there are any, it is that except for the memorials for the old people in the palace, they generally choose to use the cabinet's draft."

"What do you mean? Are you saying that His Majesty mostly agrees with the cabinet's proposals after reviewing the memorials, and only when the memorials involve Gao Gong and other members of the palace will he have his own opinions?"

"Yes, Gao Ge is afraid that he doesn't even know how many memorials there are to impeach him."

"Why is that so?"

"For the impeachment of the six subjects, if you want to create a certain momentum in the court, you will go to the general secretary, otherwise it will be sent directly to the supervisor of ceremonies and handed over to the emperor."

"I know this. I'm surprised why Ke Dao would focus on attacking Gao Gong. Gao Gong didn't do anything to apologize to Ke Dao before."

When Wei Guangde said this, he also fell into memory. He wanted to know where the beginning of the grievances between Ke Dao and Gao Gong was, but he had no memory at all.

"Tsk tsk. Shandai, haven't you forgotten what Yan Shifan said back then, 'Taste the world's talents, but you are three with Lu Bing and Yang Bo'?"

Chen Ju smiled in surprise.

"Three geniuses?"

What Yan Shifan said about the three great talents in the world, of course he has heard people say, that is, himself, Lu Bing, and Yang Bo. Now that the two have gone, only Yang Bo is still in court.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is his immediate boss.

"You mean between Yang Bo and Ke Dao?"

Wei Guangde seemed to recall that this happened. It was when Emperor Jiajing was in power last year, and Ke Dao was similar to now for a while. To catch Yang Bo biting him was to keep impeaching him.

The cause of the incident was that after the Beijing inspection, Ke Dao discovered that there were many people who had been demoted back then, but none of them were officials from Shanxi.

Naturally, they thought of Yang Bo, the official who presided over the Beijing inspection, and he was from Shanxi.

"At that time, Hu Yingjia, who was an official in charge of affairs, also participated in the impeachment of Yang Bo. You should also know what happened later."

After starting, Chen Ju stopped talking.

Of course Wei Guangde knew about this, and the cabinet saw that there was a lot of trouble, so Gao Gong came out to make peace.

And what Gao Gong said about Hu Yingjia at the time was naturally the biggest mistake of Hu Yingjia and the others. As officials, they should have supervised when they were in Beijing, but they didn't do it, so this happened.

What else can Hu Yingjia say?
If Yang Bo really used the Jingcha to cover up Shanxi officials for personal gain and fraud, then their bureaucrats would naturally be to blame.

It can only be said that Hu Yingjia was a little carried away at this time, forgetting that other people can impeach him, but the official department cannot get involved.

Because of Gao Gong's words, Ke Dao's impeachment of Yang Bo came to an end. Gao Gong probably didn't expect that he would be hated by people from the Sixth Division.

"Besides, the situation before the cabinet was widely rumored by the government and the public. Gao Gong was proud of his talents and self-willed. He had no respect for Mr. Xu Ge who recommended him to join the cabinet.

Chen Ju waited to say more, Wei Guangde had already waved his hand.

Of course he heard those private words, and this is why many people in Prince Yu's residence were also dissatisfied with Gao Gong.

"So, Mr. Xu Ge has gathered a large group of people who don't like Gao Gong. They are planning to bring Gao Gong down directly."

Chen Ju can say this, he must know it, and more people can see it.

Even someone who had nothing to do with Gao Gong in Chaozhong would probably jump out and step on Gao Gong at this time, hoping to attract the attention of the first assistant Xu Jie, and maybe he would have a chance to become a success.

As for why only Ke Dao is impeaching and no one else is involved in this matter, it should still be unclear to Emperor Longqing's mind, so he still stands still.

It's just that once the anti-high arch becomes the consensus of the government and the public, and becomes politically correct, I am afraid that not many people will still care about the emperor's feelings.

Hu Yingjia's actions this time should have reached some agreement with Xu Jie secretly, and Xu Jie must have been behind the scenes to promote it.

Wei Guangde thought so in his heart.

However, after Gao Gong entered the status of a junior, he was arrogant and domineering, so he didn't know what was good or bad, and it was really intolerable.

It was rare for Chen Ju to come out of the palace, and soon he and Wei Guangde sat in the banquet room and drank happily. When he got drunk, he was sent to the guest room to rest by the servants of Wei's mansion.

However, because Wei Guangde felt the pressure, he didn't go back to the backyard to rest directly, but sat in the study alone and thought again.

Naturally, what would happen to the imperial court after Gao Gong's downfall?
During the day, he had this guess. Although he was not sure whether Xu Jie was involved behind the matter, but from the current point of view, Wei Guangde would rather believe that Xu and Hu should have reached a deal.

If Gao Gong was really squeezed out and there were only five members left in the cabinet, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng must be in one faction, and the other three would be in their own faction.

Chen Yiqin is definitely towards the emperor, Li Chunfang is just a display, he is indecisive and only follows the rules, what about Guo Pu?
With Gao Gong present, Guo Pu can also join forces with Gao Gong to fight against Xu Jie.

If Gao Gong falls, there is a high probability that Guo Pu will have to keep his tail between his legs.

Well, with Chen Yiqin and Zhang Juzheng in the cabinet, I think my life should be easy.

Wei Guangde can only think so now, apparently in his heart he doesn't think that Gao Gong can escape Xu Jie's plan.

In this battle, Gao Gong will undoubtedly lose.

According to what Chen Ju said, Emperor Longqing did not reject the impeachment memorial in Nanjing, and all of them were retained, so he didn't bother to take them back for others to read.

In this way, there is a taste of calming down.

As for Gao Gong, Emperor Longqing would naturally not let him rest at home.

The next day, an edict was issued to let Gao Gong return to the cabinet to serve as an errand, with nice words of relief, but no mention of impeachment.

However, at this time, Emperor Jiajing's impeachment was approaching, and officials in the DPRK and China were also attracted by this matter, and it seemed that the matter of impeachment was put aside for the time being.

After handing over the manuscripts, everyone in the School Records Office parted ways and returned to their respective yamen.

Wei Guangde reported to the Ministry of Officials for the first time, and he was immediately greeted by fasting.

Taichang Temple has written six departments and various yamen in Beijing. Hundreds of civil and military officials live in this yamen and fast for three days. Slaughtering is prohibited inside and outside the capital until the burial is completed, and music is prohibited until the temple.

Three days later, and two consecutive days of crying, Wei Guangde followed the crowd, and it was just the beginning, and he, a third-rank civil servant, would follow him to Yongling.

All the officials in Beijing had to be present before the launch. It was really huge, even far exceeding the scale of the Great Court Assembly.

Departure on the 22th and arrive at Yongling on the [-]th. The completion of all the ceremonies will take place on the [-]nd. It can be said that for more than half a month in March, the court revolved around the burial of Emperor Sejongsu.

Those who followed to Yongling were only civil officials of the fifth rank and above and military officials of the fourth rank and above. Most of the officials remained in the capital, at least to ensure the most basic operation of the court.

Of course, there was a lot of delay in getting down to business.

After the burial of Emperor Sejongsu, the court was considered to have completed a major event, and finally got back on track.

During this period, Wei Guangde also began to learn the operating mode of the Ministry of Officials. For low-level officials, most of them were selected by the subordinates according to the investigation, and the final submission was handed over to him; A decision can only be made after discussion.

Compared with the previous errands in the school record library, life is undoubtedly much easier now.

After getting in touch with Yang Bo more and seeing many officials' documents, Wei Guangde also gradually agreed with the original words of the gang of officials, that Yang Bo had indeed favored Shanxi officials.

But this is all in the past tense, and now Yang Bo has paid a lot of attention to his affairs, so naturally there will be no such big incidents as last year.

Regarding these actions, Wei Guangde just watched with cold eyes, secretly making a note in his heart.

After these two years of turmoil, Wei Guangde will no longer think about muddling along like before. He will record and save the clues he finds separately, so that he can take them out at any time in the future.

Of course, the premise is that he and Yang Bo collapsed.

In a blink of an eye, it was April, the day when Emperor Longqing gave lectures.

Before that, the emperor had issued an imperial edict for the sutras and feasts, saying: "I only have the props for the emperor to cultivate Qi Zhiping in the classics and history, but he must explain it clearly. Undoubtedly, it will be effective after a few pushes. My ancestors enshrined the holy law."
Yujing Banquet, Ming Erxi's Zhongjie Zhijing Banquet, Chunfang Pu Gong Yiqin Juzheng Tong Zhijing Banquet, Zhan Shifu is in charge of the government affairs, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials and the academician of the Imperial Academy Zhao Zhenji, the right servant of the Ministry of Officials and the Imperial Academy Wei Guangde, a bachelor, Pan Sheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and Yin Shidan, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.
For the first sutra banquet in the Longqing Dynasty, although it was the first lecture after many years, the symbolic meaning was actually greater than the actual meaning, but it was just to convey to the world the image of an emperor who was knowledgeable and inquisitive.

It's just that something Wei Guangde didn't expect was that after the banquet, Emperor Longqing gave a banquet at Huijimen, and gave officials who knew Jingyan and Tongzhi, the minister of Jingyan attendant class, and the deacon of the exhibition book. Another wonderful scene happened before my eyes.

During the banquet, Gao Gong complained to Xu Jie face to face: "Recently, the lower officials often cannot sleep at night, and get up with their swords, thinking of what you have done Xu Gong in the past few months since your Majesty ascended the throne, and I feel very angry.

When the first emperor was in power, Xu Gong planned to write countless green poems to invite favor and flattery to the first emperor.

As soon as the first emperor died, the Duke immediately changed his attitude and drafted the "League Edict" to slander his affair.

I remember, didn't you support those things?

Now, the public has made a big statement, and it is bound to expel the subordinate officials of the old minister of Yu Mansion. It is really thanks to you that you can do these things! "

Hearing that Gao Gong actually said such words at the imperial banquet, it made Li Chunfang, Chen Yiqin and others next to him look ugly.

According to the usual practice, the fights in the cabinet will only be carried out in the cabinet, and even if they make some small moves, they will definitely not be mentioned in such a public.

Wei Guangde also frowned and looked at Gao Gong who was talking eloquently over there, he didn't know if he was drunk or what, but he actually brought up the matter of the fasting ceremony back then.

Being so sharply accused, Xu Jie pondered for a long time before slowly answering: "Grandpa Gao made a big mistake in speaking like this.

It is said that I have a wide range of opinions, but there are many rumors, how can it be so easy to manipulate, and how can you instigate them to attack you?
If it's really that easy, I can make a good relationship, can't you?
As for the posthumous edict, I am not betraying the late emperor, but for the sake of the posthumous reputation of the late emperor, it is out of good intentions to show favor to the world in the name of the late emperor.

Gao Gong accused me of writing poems for the late emperor to flatter him. This is indeed my fault.

But, don't you remember that when you were still working in the Ministry of Rites, the late Emperor once asked me with a secret letter: "Gao Gong Shangshu, I hope to help you with the affairs of the party, do you want to approve him?" '

This letter is still in my hand. "

Indeed, Gao Gong is actually a master of Qingci, and has been rewarded by Emperor Jiajing many times.

Wei Guangde listened to the conversation between the two elders, and he could only sigh in his heart. Gao Gong must have been pushed to a dead end by Xu Jie, so he was so unwise to say "expel the old officials of Yu Mansion" in public. .

Come to think of it, the impeachment of the sixth division is still going on, but it has not been made public by the court.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde's heart skipped a beat. Now he wondered whether Ouyang Yijing would also play impeachment without telling him in advance.

This old boy has a criminal record, although it was forced by the situation.

(End of this chapter)