prosperous age

Chapter 637 Chapter 636
In the workplace, old people bullying newcomers seems to have existed in the Ming Dynasty.

There was news from Wang Ting's room that the imperial censor Qi Kang might be released, so the censors in the Duchayuan who thought they were familiar with Wei Guangde sent notes to Wei Guangde one after another, with only one purpose, that is to downgrade .

From observing politics to being transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Qi Kang's time in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was too short, and he didn't have a good relationship to help him navigate in this environment. I don't know who started it, and everyone was a little bit dissatisfied with the fact that it was just released. Convinced, want to lower his grade.

Well, in their view, this is an act of cleaning up the door between Kodaoyan officials.

After Wei Guangde was promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate finally took away the imperial seal in his hand and relieved him of his errand.

But Wei Guangde, as a former science and technology, seems to have to contribute to it.

What is Kodao?
mad dog.

Wei Guangde has a kind of fear of this group of people from the bottom of his heart, and he can't afford to offend them.

He was one of them before, so naturally he had to be hypocritical.

Now that I have left the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I never thought that this group of people would still want to interfere with the official affairs of the Ministry of Officials.

However, Wei Guangde knew that if he didn't meet their demands, he might be regarded as a high-ranking partisan, at least by some of them, and then some people might impeach him too in a daze.

In order to avoid such a situation, Wei Guangde chose to take a step back, and Qi Kang was relegated to the outside world.

Qi Kang is the seventh-rank censor, and it is definitely inappropriate to drop three ranks to become the eighth-rank.

If they were downgraded to one level, Wei Guangde estimated that these people might not be satisfied after comparing the notes received.

It was a compromise, so Wei Guangde chose to demote Qi Kang by two ranks.

Wei Guangde chose to arrange an official position with government experience for Qi Kang.

Mansion experience, in charge of the government experience department, is the direct affairs officer under the magistrate, in charge of cultural transfer, cashier documents and other affairs, roughly the secretary general of the city government in later generations.

It is actually a bit humiliating to be awarded such an official position as a Jinshi.

But Wei Guangde didn't care about his feelings, letting him out and making him disappear in the eyes of the Beijing officials was actually a kind of protection for him.

If he doesn't leave now, if Gao Gong leaves in the future, there is a high probability that Qi Kang will be punished more severely, and even deprived of his official status is not out of the question.

The formalities for Qi Kang's release went through very quickly, and no one spoke for him. Guo Pu suspected that he was not good at doing things, which caused Gao Gong such a disaster, and Gao Gong, who was busy writing his own defense and resignation at home behind closed doors, naturally had no time. Take care of his disciple.

Quietly, Qi Kang received official documents and seals from the Ministry of Officials, and quietly left the capital, not even knowing about his fellow countrymen and the same year, so he went on the road alone.

Perhaps, at this time, he also knew that he was politically immature, which caused great trouble to his teacher Gao Gong, and he was ashamed to see other people.

Enter the capital, Chen Yiqin's residence.

After the office was dismissed, Wei Guangde came here specially to understand the reaction of the second assistant Li Chunfang.

"You said Mr. Li Ge still didn't want to go back to the cabinet immediately? Didn't His Majesty issue an order to comfort him?"

Wei Guangde heard Chen Yiqin say that after Qi Kang was demoted and released, Li Chunfang, who was supposed to follow the steps back to the cabinet, chose to stay at home, which is very strange.

"I just came back from Mr. Li's mansion. I figured he suspected that Qi Kang was instructed by Prime Minister Gao to write the memorial, alas."

Chen Yiqin sighed and said: "Before he was in the cabinet and watched Gao Xiang and Xu Shoufu fight for power. With his temperament, he was afraid that Gao Gong would seek revenge on him and Xu Shoufu again after his comeback, so insist on wanting."

Chen Yiqin didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning behind his words was obvious. Li Chunfang didn't want Gao Gong to stay in the cabinet either.

"Reason? What reason did he use for refusing to be on duty?"

Wei Guangde said strangely.

It is normal to be impeached to avoid suspicion.

But after the emperor issued a decree to comfort him, it stands to reason that he should return to the court to be on duty. If there is no other legitimate reason, this is not avoiding suspicion, but absenteeism.

"sick."

Chen Yiqin glanced at Wei Guangde, and said in a low voice, "It's said that he gets dizzy from time to time and can't manage things."

Wei Guangde opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

This disease is an excuse as soon as you hear it, because even if Hua Tuo is reborn, it can't be cured. These so-called lesions may not exist at all. How can they be cured?
In the final analysis, it is still a heart disease.

If the heart disease is not cured, it will be difficult to cure the disease.

Wei Guangde and Chen Yiqin looked at each other, and they both knew the meaning in each other's eyes, that is, Gao Gong was finished.

In the next two days, even though Qi Kang was demoted and released, the officials in Beijing still kept their eyes on Gao Gong and ignored the fool's intentions.

The memorial to impeach Gao Gong floated into the palace like snowflakes, and it was bound to beat the dog in the water to the end.

From everyone's point of view, Hai Rui spoke for Xu Jie, and Yang Bo and others said bluntly that the six ministries and nine ministers and other high-ranking officials supported them. Therefore, the northern and southern science and roads worked together, and they all took it as a pleasure to attack Gong. .

"My lord, 22 memorials for the impeachment of Mr. Gao Ge have been sent to the palace today. This is the list."

The Ministry of Officials was on duty, and Wei Guangde took a note from Lu Bu, which recorded the names and official positions of the officials who went to the impeachment memorial today.

By this time, Wei Guangde no longer wanted to read those memorials, accusing Gao Gong of making some mistakes.

He just asked Lu Bu to count the number of impeachment memorials every day, and he didn't care about the others.

"In the past two days, Mr. Gao Ge hasn't defended himself again?"

Suddenly, Wei Guangde remembered Gao Gong again. Some time ago, seeing the sky was a self-defense, responding to all the officials' impeachment against him one by one, as if he hadn't heard Lu Bu mention this matter in the past two days.

"In the past two days, Mr. Gao Ge hasn't submitted his self-defense statement. Yesterday he submitted a memorial requesting his appointment, but today he has nothing."

Lu Bu replied.

"Is it the memorial to call the disease?"

Wei Guangde had some impressions, as if Lu Bu mentioned it yesterday.

"Yes sir."

Lu Bu replied.

"Understood, you pack up these official documents, and I'll leave after sitting down for a while."

At this time, it was almost time to leave the Yamen, and Wei Guangde was not in the mood for business.

Seeing Lu Bu tidy up the desk, Wei Guangde sat there and only drank a couple of sips of tea, thinking about the current situation.

To be honest, he could feel that Gao Gong should have seen the situation clearly, knowing that his situation had reached the edge of a cliff, and it would be useless to continue struggling.

So I didn't write my self-defense for the past two days. Yesterday I said I was sick and asked to resign. Today I didn't submit it again. I guess I will give it again tomorrow for this reason.

Coming to Chen Yiqin's residence again, Wei Guangde realized that someone had already arrived before him.

"Brother Zhengfu, the errands in the Ministry of Rites should be very leisurely."

After the funeral of the Emperor Daxing, the errands of the Ministry of Rituals were relaxed. Apart from some normal ceremonies, there was basically nothing to do.

Such days will continue until the end of the year. After the winter solstice and the next half year in March, they will be busy for a while.

As for what he was busy with during this period, it was naturally Long Qingchao's first talent show ceremony.

"Hey, the Ministry of Rites is certainly not comparable to your Ministry of Officials. It has a higher position and authority."

Yin Shizhen smiled and said casually.

It doesn't matter to him whether he is busy or not, anyway, he just needs to do his best to do the errands arranged by His Majesty.

In the Ministry of Rites, he had been busy for half a year and hadn't rested for two months. In the end, he encountered a dispute in the cabinet.

But to say that Emperor Longqing put him in the Ministry of Rites and Wei Guangde went to the Ministry of Officials, Yin Shizhen was still a little jealous.

As Wei Guangde said, the Ministry of Rites is too busy.

The official documents that were disposed of were actually some notes, and they were all copied according to the previous notes, with the time and name changed.

After they signed the contract, they followed the gourd painting plan to handle the errands, and the matter was done.

"Okay, let's get down to business. I'm here because His Majesty summoned me today and asked me about something."

Chen Yiqin, who was sitting on the main seat, spoke, and began to narrate to the two of them the situation that Emperor Longqing summoned him today.

But at this time in Qianqing Palace, Chen Ju knelt down in front of Emperor Longqing, lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Have you seen Mr. Gao? Is he seriously ill?"

Emperor Longqing on the throne spoke with a tinge of anger, he was hesitant to answer yesterday, and he still didn't give him a letter today.

Yesterday, Emperor Longqing was shocked when he saw Gao Gong claiming to be sick in Qianqing Palace, and immediately sent his servants and people from the Imperial Hospital to Gao Gong to treat Gao Gong.

And today, they sent someone to visit again, to know about Mr. Gao's condition by the way.

Well, this unlucky job fell on Chen Ju somehow, and he actually felt very wronged.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows Gao Gong's memorabilia. This is just an excuse for Gao Gong to underestimate the current situation and know that he can't come back to heaven.

What is serious illness? It is because Gao Gong knows that everyone has betrayed his relatives and his reputation has been ruined. He knows that if he continues to entangle like this, it will not help the matter.

Yes, Gao Gong understood when Baitoushu denounced him on the household department.

The Minister of the Household Department, one from his hometown and one from the same age as him, chose to betray him and stabbed him. What was even more unacceptable was that the Minister of the Household Department, Ge Shouli, refused to sign it, and this memorial was still sent to the cabinet.

This humiliation made Gao Gong and He Yanmian continue to stay in the court.

That's why there was that memorial. He didn't make any excuses for the various crimes he was accused of, but only said that he was seriously ill and asked to resign.

He knew that Emperor Longqing was weak in nature, and he would not be harsh on courtiers who disagreed with him. Although he wholeheartedly wanted to keep his master and prime minister, his weak approach was unable to stop the clamor of words.

If it was Emperor Jiajing, he would never let the ministers make such decisions. I am afraid that by this time, countless people have already been punished by the imperial staff and sent to prison.

Among other things, the charge of "forming a party" can silence these people.

But he knew that Emperor Longqing could not be allowed to do this, it would make him lose popular support.

At this time, Chen Ju, who was kneeling below, gritted his teeth, recalled what Gao Gong had said to him alone in the Gao Mansion, and finally looked up at Emperor Long Qing and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Gao Ge is seriously ill."

Hearing Chen Ju's words, Emperor Longqing showed a sad expression on his face, and said: "Please ask the imperial doctor to treat you.

In addition, from now on, you will report Mr. Gao's condition to me three times a day without any mistakes. "

In the past, Chen Ju would be very happy to get such an errand, because it meant that he could talk to the emperor at least three times a day.

For the servants, the more contact with the emperor, the more opportunities there will be.

However, Chen Ju really wanted to say no to taking over Gao Gong's business.

Because, that is deceiving the king.

Although Chen Ju knew that Gao Gong had an unusual status in Emperor Longqing's mind, he really saw it through this time.

Xu Jie and Li Chunfang claimed to be sick, and Emperor Longqing also asked the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, but it was only a question and it was over. At this time, it was probably forgotten.

When Gao Gong claimed to be sick, Emperor Longqing not only sent his servants and imperial physicians to visit and treat him for two consecutive days, but also asked him to be responsible for this time and report to him regularly, and the treatment was very different.

He wanted to tell the truth, but Chen Ju didn't dare.

He is not stupid, knowing the current situation, it is the best choice for Gao Gong to leave.

Emperor Longqing was not stupid, even if he didn't think of it for a while, but after two days, he should have thought about it.

When the time comes to know Gao Gong's heart, he will make a decision after thinking about it.

As for whether Chen Ju was worried that Emperor Longqing would pursue him for deceiving the emperor afterwards, there was no need to be afraid, because he knew that Emperor Longqing was a reasonable person.

It's rare for an emperor to be reasonable, but Longqing is like this. He can understand the difficulties of his subjects, so sometimes he would rather wrong himself.

These are all the influences of Yu Wangfu's experience.

"Tomorrow, you go to Mr. Gao's mansion and take two plates of jewelry with you. Go down and prepare."

Emperor Longqing watched Chen Ju exit the hall with a hint of sadness on his face.

"Li Fang."

"exist."

"Is Li Chunfang still unwilling to go out on business?"

Standing in front of Emperor Longqing, Li Fang bowed his head, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Li Ge has been suffering from headaches for the past few days, and he feels dizzy from time to time. After being diagnosed and treated by the imperial hospital, he thinks he needs to rest for a while."

"It's similar to Xu Jie's symptoms."

Having said this, the hand hidden in the sleeve couldn't help but clenched tightly, and then let go.

"Go down, I want to be quiet."

The servants from the palace filed out, leaving only Emperor Longqing sitting on the throne alone.

He really couldn't figure out why this happened.

The gap between Gao Gong and Xu Jie actually existed during the time of the first emperor, but it was not obvious that there might have been scruples at that time.

Afterwards, Gao Gong was obviously alienated from the generals in the mansion, and Emperor Longqing could feel that Yin Shizhen, Wei Guangde and others seemed to dislike Gao Gong, but he hid it from him.

When I ascended the throne and became emperor, I thought they would help him in the same boat and help him govern the country, but I didn't expect that within half a year, the troubles would turn into what they are now.

The note Wei Guangde handed in, he understood that Wei Guangde didn't intend to try his best to protect his position. As for those seemingly reasonable reasons, they were actually nothing in front of the emperor.

Do it sincerely, just find some reasons, praise Gao Gong's goodness, and if you are a group here, the meaning will be conveyed.

But no, Wei Guangde didn't do that.

When Chen Yiqin was summoned, the situation was similar.

Thinking of this, Emperor Longqing couldn't help closing his eyes.

On the second day, as expected, Gao Gong played again, claiming to be ill and resigning, which was the same reason as Xu Jie's original reason.

Seeming to be a little impatient, or worried that Emperor Longqing would blame others for this, Gao Gong began to resign continuously.

Finally, Emperor Longqing realized that it was irreplaceable, and finally submitted his resignation on the high arch on May 23, and submitted his resignation.

(End of this chapter)