prosperous age

Chapter 830 919 Storm

The memorial handed over by Gao Gong made Feng Bao also alert, and the previous coquettishness was gone.

In fact, after hearing that Emperor Longqing had included his name among the ministers of Gu Ming in the Qianqing Palace, these heavenly beings were walking a little unsteadily.

His status and self-perception are rock solid.

You know, over the years, whether in Yuzhu or in the palace, he has been wholeheartedly good to the prince. Compared with those who are good to the prince, he is more respectful. Of course, among them are the prince's biological mother Li Guifei and His aunt, Empress Chen.

Because of his hard work over the years, in the eyes of Empress Chen and Concubine Li, Feng Bao was very different from other eunuchs who tended to be popular.

The other eunuchs were trying their best to curry favor with the emperor, gain favor, and gain benefits for their promotion and wealth, but Feng Bao just stood quietly behind, watching the fight among the eunuchs, and was devoted to being good to the prince.

Of course, there is no love without reason in this world.

In the eyes of Empress Chen and Concubine Li, Feng Bao's behavior was because Feng Bao had been taking care of Zhu Yijun in Yu Zhuan all these years. This was taking care of her feelings.

Just as Emperor Longqing thought, they were very relieved to let Feng Bao continue to take care of Zhu Yijun, and naturally they had no objection to Emperor Longqing's inclusion of Feng Bao as a minister of life before his death.

This also gave Feng Bao confidence, thinking that no one would dare to attack him again.

To deal with him at this time is to question the late emperor and disrespect him.

In the feudal dynasty, the crime of disrespect was not a trivial matter. Not to mention confiscating the family and exterminating the family, it was completely enough to be imprisoned and punished.

However, at this moment, Gao Gong showed his butcher knife.

What the so-called "Chen Wu Shi Shu" is intended to do is almost obvious.

Feng Bao had no choice but to deal with Gao Gong now, thinking of waiting for Wei Guangde to come back and then plotting with him to find an opportunity to overthrow Gao Gong.

However, he underestimated Gao Gong's determination.

After seeing that the first petition had no results, Gao Gong petitioned again the next day to talk about the matter, hoping that the emperor would forward the memorial to the cabinet, which would vote on the edict.

This is simply an attempt to kill Feng Bao.

Now Zhu Yijun is no longer a prince, but the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but after all, he is still young and cannot understand these twists and turns.

So after learning about the memorial, he didn't think much about it and said to Feng Bao: "Since the chief minister wants the cabinet to handle it, let it be handed over to the cabinet and then approved."

In any case, Gao Gong's memorial was not actually in the memorial. Most people would only think that Gao Gong's memorial was dedicated to serving the public good. They never imagined that it was to suppress Feng Bao and to seize the power of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Meng Chong saw it, but at this time, faced with Feng Bao who suddenly appeared, he also chose to acquiesce.

After all, although he is older, he still wants to work for two more years, but he doesn't want to be squeezed out by Feng Bao now.

In order to achieve this goal, some cooperation with Gao Gong is also possible.

To be honest, Meng Chong regretted that he was not by Emperor Longqing's side when he died, and left the position of Gu Ming Minister to Feng Bao.

Yes, although Meng Chong was an old man with rich political experience, he did not understand the meaning of why Emperor Longqing included Feng Bao among the ministers who cared about life. He only thought that it was an illusion that the emperor had when he was dying.

Anyone who was around the emperor at that time might have gained that trust.

Didn't you see that Queen Chen, the late emperor's least favorite, got the power of "president" because of this?

Why, it wasn't because she was serving the emperor at that time.

In this way, the memorial returned to the cabinet from the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Gao Gong did not shy away from it and directly took his own memorial and drafted it on it.

This is not the time to worry about face. He has already offended Feng Bao, so he can only offend him to death, and there is no room for relaxation.

Anyway, as long as Feng Bao is defeated, he still has Meng Chong and Chen Hong at his disposal.

In the emperor's tone, Gao Gongpihong wrote: "What I have read and done by Qing and others is of great benefit to the current affairs. I am very loyal and will act accordingly."

After he finished writing, he called Gao Yi to come over and take a look.

He understood that Zhang Juzheng would definitely be dissatisfied with this matter, and Wei Guangde would probably be the same if he were in the cabinet, so it would be best to implement the contents of the memorial as soon as possible and make it an established fact.

He knew that Wei Guangde had a good relationship with Yu Zhuan's group of eunuchs and officials. He thought that since Feng Bao could contact Zhang Juzheng, he could also contact Wei Guangde.

Regarding this memorial, even if he knew that Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was intended for Pei Gong, Zhang Juzheng had no reason to object and could only acquiesce. After reading it, Gao Yi bluntly said, "This is very good."

Gao Gong said this to Gao Yi in the cabinet at this time, which means that the instructions of this memorial are not his alone, but the collective decision of the cabinet.

Although Wei Guangde has not arrived in the capital yet and Zhang Juzheng is still on his way to the Tianshou Mountain Mausoleum, the two cabinet ministers in Beijing have seen it.

Feng Bao didn't know how Gao Gong would criticize the memorial, but he thought it would definitely not be good.

Moreover, Meng Chong has refused to give up even when things have developed so far, and his attitude is obviously obvious.

However, he could only lose his temper in his own room, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Godfather."

At this moment, a little eunuch suddenly called softly outside the door.

"Come in, what's going on?"

Feng Bao was not in a good temper at the moment, so his tone was quite serious, but he did not show the gentleness in front of the nobles in the harem.

"This is a note quietly sent by You Qi, the housekeeper of Mr. Zhangge's house, saying that it is something Mr. Zhangge gave you."

The little eunuch gently opened the door and entered the room, carefully handing a letter to Feng Bao with both hands.

"Zhang Juzheng?"

Feng Bao just whispered his name, then reached for the letter and opened it to read.

In fact, there was not much content in the note. It just mentioned the time, place and people present. The rest was what Gao Gong said, but there was no explanation of the cause and effect.

After Feng Bao saw this note, he didn't notice anything at first, that is, he thought Gao Gong was crazy enough to dare to call the new emperor a ten-year-old child.

But this is a fact after all, and Feng Bao hasn’t thought about it deeply yet.

Despite this, Feng Bao still took the note seriously. After all, Zhang Juzheng would not send him this news for no reason.

If you can't see anything now, it means that you don't understand Zhang Juzheng's intention for the time being.

Collecting the note in his arms, Feng Bao asked, "Where is Mr. Zhang Ge now?"

If you don’t understand, why don’t you ask?

Find an opportunity to meet Zhang Juzheng and ask him face to face. Not everything will be understood.

"Mr. Zhang Ge has already set off for Tianshou Mountain to inspect the late emperor's mausoleum project. He is also accompanied by Zhu Heng, Zhu Shangshu and others from the Ministry of Industry."

The little eunuch knew these things. After all, Feng Bao had been the owner of Dongchang for two years. Dongchang would send him notes every day on all matters in the capital, and then he would hand them over to the emperor. .

This rule was also learned by Dongchang from following the example of Jin Yiwei.

Now, rushing to build the emperor's mausoleum is the top priority of the court. In the past two days, the most important thing for the court was the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor. "gone?"

Feng Bao asked.

"We've already set off, godfather. If there's something important, I'll arrange for someone to chase it."

Seeing Feng Bao's attitude, the little eunuch knew that there must be something going on, so he hurriedly spoke.

"Chase, chase the shit."

Feng Bao cursed in a low voice.

Can Zhang Juzheng’s matter be delayed?

He didn't want to get into trouble at this time. If he did this, it would not only make the little emperor's face look bad, but he would also not be able to gain favor from Empress Chen and Concubine Li.

"pity."

As soon as Feng Bao said these two words, he suddenly became energetic and asked again: "There is news from the Jin Yiwei. Where is Wei Guangde?"

Feng Bao thought about Wei Guangde's arrival. It had been some time since the imperial edict was issued, and he didn't know what Wei Guangde's situation was now.

"According to the previous itinerary, we should now go through Yangzhou to the vicinity of Huai'an. It should take some time to arrive in Beijing."

Who says that villains are surrounded by useless people? In fact, those who can rise to the top, no matter whether they are decent or villains, have talented people around them, and those who can rise to the top must also be outstanding.

In politics, there is actually no distinction between good guys and bad guys, only winners and losers.

"I'm afraid it's too late."

Hearing that Wei Guangde was still far away from the capital, Feng Bao couldn't help but murmur.

"Godfather, do you want to ask Mr. Zhang Ge what he means?"

Although he didn't know what was written in the note, the little eunuch intuitively thought that Mr. Zhang Ge must have given his godfather some advice, but his godfather couldn't figure it out.

Feng Bao waved his hand and said no.

Feng Bao was still worried about Gao Gong's move. Gao Gong waited quietly after sending the memorial to the palace.

Through Meng Chong and Chen Hong, he knew that the young emperor listened to the instructions he drafted and did not express any objection.

Think about it, what can a child know? If you are afraid of selling him, as long as you tell him in a considerate tone, maybe he will happily help count the money.

But, does the little emperor know the concept of money?

Gao Gong was so satisfied that he immediately took the next step, which was to arrange for someone to impeach Feng Bao.

Even if these impeachments cannot convict Feng Bao, they will make it impossible for him to stand in the court, and he can only step down and go home to "retire" in despair.

If Wei Guangde were here, he would just smile happily.

The high arch is so smooth that it makes people feel relaxed.

Gao Gong's calculations about the profession of eunuchs were based on the officialdom. He actually thought that impeachment would allow eunuchs to serve and return home.

To deal with eunuchs, they must be convicted. Even if they cannot be severely punished, they must be unable to stay in the capital and can only be sent to Nanjing in despair.

Only in this way can the influence of this eunuch on the palace be completely eliminated. There is no way to say that he will become an official.

Therefore, Gao Gong threw out the memorial that Luo Zun had impeached Feng Bao during the incident.

And this was just the beginning of Gao Gong's all-out attack, concentrating firepower against Feng Bao.

Gao Gong, thinking that the time was ripe, asked his disciple and former official Shang Shu to impeach Feng Bao and force Feng Bao to step down.

According to Gao Gong's arrangement, a group of officials headed by Cheng Wen from the Engineering Department immediately submitted the memorial individually or jointly after Luo Zun's memorial attracted the attention of the court.

They impeached Feng Bao, and even brought up the so-called "four evils and six crimes", "three major traitors" and other appalling charges. They made no secret of the wording and wanted to put Feng Bao to death.

Gao Gong was a little arrogant, but his disciples were not old-fashioned. They knew that if you kill a snake, you will suffer disaster. He learned from the Zhengde Dynasty's model of dealing with Liu Jin, and threw accusations at Feng Bao's head one by one. For a time, the officialdom of the capital was in trouble. Horrified.

You must know that the people who criticized these officials were not others, but one of the ministers appointed by the late emperor to take care of his life.

Although Feng Bao was an eunuch, he had no connection with the foreign court in the past, so most officials in the foreign court knew that he was the eunuch serving the prince.

Because there is no contact, there is naturally no ill will, and the most is just a look of contempt.

But it was obvious that Gao Gong, who was the leader of the ministers who cared about life, was determined to kill this alien among the ministers who cared about life.

For example, the first "unforgivable" crime is to accuse Feng Bao, although he was an eunuch, but he was proficient in Fangzhongshu and gave the late emperor "the weapon of sea lust" and "the medicine of evil dryness", which caused the late emperor to fall ill and die.

Obviously, he was accusing Feng Bao of being one of the culprits in the death of the late emperor. This alone was enough to execute Feng Bao.

I don't know whether Gao Gong was negligent or intentional. He did not reveal what happened in the Qianqing Palace that day. Perhaps in his opinion, it was unseemly to become a life-seeking minister with a eunuch.

Therefore, after accusing Feng Bao of killing Emperor Longqing, Cheng Wen suspected Feng Bao of "falsifying edicts" and falsely conveying imperial edicts, and put his name among the ministers who were concerned about life.

Here, Cheng Wen only expressed doubts. He did not think that eunuchs had the talent to govern the country. Moreover, according to the ancestral system, eunuchs could not interfere in politics, and the emperor's will could not violate the ancestral system.

This may also be a deliberate test by Gao Gong to see how Queen Chen in the palace would react to this.

He had already extended an olive branch to Empress Chen and Concubine Li, but the palace did not express its support for him.

The mention of the ancestral system immediately hit the point of excitement among the civil servants. They were also a little dissatisfied with the imperial edict before, mainly because of the issue of Feng Bao.

But seeing that neither the palace nor the cabinet seemed to question this, they could only bury it in their hearts.

Well now, there are people taking the lead in questioning and moving out of the ancestral system. The situation is very different.

Some people have privately speculated that maybe Feng Bao is just the current target. The ultimate goal of the Chief Assistant this time is to target Empress Chen, who has the power of "president".

Now, she should be called Queen Mother Chen, after all, the new emperor has ascended the throne.

On the surface, a storm was only aimed at Feng Bao, but it seemed to have a deeper purpose.

After all, the ancestral system not only prohibited eunuchs from interfering in government affairs, but also prohibited the harem from interfering in government affairs.

In the eyes of some people, as long as the ancestral system is moved out, even if Emperor Longqing really made the intention to let Empress Chen and Feng Bao take part in politics, it seems that it can be overturned.

These officials even suggested to the emperor that Feng Bao be arrested and interrogated, and that he should be punished properly. If he was found guilty of heresy, Qu would be his saviour, and he hoped that the emperor would see clearly.

The former sentence not only wants Feng Bao to be dismissed from office, but also wants his life; the latter sentence insinuates at Zhang Juzheng and others, making him unable to intercede for Feng Bao.

As long as this is used to capture Feng Bao and deprive Queen Mother Chen of her power as president, it seems logical.

This was something Gaoyi didn't expect at the beginning, because Gao Gong never revealed this intention to him from beginning to end.

(End of this chapter)