In fact, since Zhu Yijun said the sentence on the high arch ticket, "The two palaces are the emperor's closest relatives, and they have never distinguished each other, so they should be treated equally", Feng Bao knew that something was wrong.

The reason why Feng Bao dared to come to Concubine Li Guifei to stumble on Gao Gong was because Feng Bao knew that Gao Gong was a person who "talked about rules". It's good to talk about rules, but it also depends on the occasion and the specific things.

Gao Gong's rules are exactly the kind that, like the vast majority of civil servants, regards the system as a heavenly rule. As for the current matter, for example, after Zhu Yijun succeeds to the throne, who is the "queen mother" and who is the "mother concubine", is the reality.

According to the rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the "Queen Mother" can only be Empress Chen. Even if Empress Chen is not the emperor's biological mother, she is the empress of the first emperor, and after the new emperor succeeds to the throne, he can only call her "Queen Mother", and Li Guifei can only be called "Mother and Imperial Concubine".

Out of his understanding of Gao Gong, Feng Bao concluded that he would definitely adhere to this principle and give Empress Chen the honorific title of "Empress Dowager" and Li Guifei the title of "Empress Dowager". And although this approach is completely in line with the rules, it must not be in line with Li Guifei's mind, and it is also in line with the mind of the little emperor nine times out of ten - why am I the emperor, and my biological mother is inferior to others?

The reason why Emperor Jiajing launched the Great Rites Discussion back then and caused chaos in the world for so long is because of this. The difference is only that the dispute was about who was the imperial examination of Emperor Jiajing, and the contradiction this time was who was the mother of the little emperor.

Maybe in the eyes of future generations, what is there to fight about this thing? Whoever I shed blood is his son!

But for Da Ming, things are not so simple.

It's a great gift! In the Confucian society where etiquette and law are supreme, who is my father or who is my mother, this must not be messed up. That's about who is my father and who is my mother on the family tree a hundred years later!

If "I" is just an ordinary person, then the problem is a little smaller, but this "I" is the emperor! It's an emperor who has a heavenly constitution in his mouth and follows his words!

I am the son of heaven, the supreme in the world, and I can't even really confirm my father and mother?

Contradictions, that's how they come about, are irreconcilable unless one side retreats.

Gao Gong, as the leader of Wenchen, will he be willing to back down on this major matter related to the regulation of the world?

Feng Bao believes that he can't and won't back down.

That's why Feng Bao found the opportunity to come to Li Guifei to give Gao Gong eye medicine and make a stumbling block.

But why did the high arch back down? even made it clear in the draft vote that it was "stupid...... should be treated equally"?

Of course, it was Gao Pragmatism who persuaded him.

How can Gao Pragmatic convince Gao Gong, who is the leader of Wenchen, in this matter? You must know that since he is the leader of Wenchen, while enjoying a noble position, he also shoulders responsibilities.

But Gao pragmatic only used three words to convince Gao Gong.

"Great Gifts."

The emperor is always the emperor, and he has the constitution of heaven in his mouth and follows the law in his words, which is the unique power of the emperor. Even if the emperor is still young, he will eventually grow up one day, and now he is forced to bow his head, maybe it can be done, but what about the future? There is a lot of pressure, there is a big rebound!

He is the emperor, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, under the system of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how strong the ministers are, it is only for a while, can you still keep pressing the emperor? Do you want to rebel? At least Wenchen must not be able to have this kind of thought, and Gao Gong is even more unlikely to have this kind of thought.

Therefore, as soon as Gao Pragmatic mentioned the big ceremony, Gao Gong was silent.

He was a person who had personally experienced the events of the Great Rites Movement, and although he was still young at the time, he was well aware of how much turmoil the Great Rites Debate and its aftermath had caused to the imperial court. And Gao Gong asked himself, this kind of turmoil is definitely not what he wants to see at this moment - the reform is rising, the country is rising, if there is another big ceremony, how will he face the first emperor under Jiuquan in the future?

The first emperor's trust and respect for him can be said to have reached the extreme point of the monarch and ministers, and the first emperor's last order, is it for him to give Daming another big gift?

Seeing that Gao Gong fell into silence, Gao Pragmatic put forward the idea of respecting the two palaces together. Gao Gong listened, but he was still a little hesitant at that time, thinking that such words were actually unfair to Queen Chen, in case Queen Chen refused, everyone would not be able to stand it.

However, Gao Pragmatic told him that the problem on Empress Chen's side had been solved.

Gao Gong was only slightly surprised, and immediately knew that his nephew had many ways to solve the problem, but the most skillful one was nothing more than throwing money.

This is really a force to ten times, Gao Gong thought about it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After all, there are really not many things in the world that can't be solved with money. If there is, most of the money is still not enough.

And more importantly, Gao pragmatic and rich.

Gao Gong has rarely asked about Gao Pragmatic's industries, and he doesn't know how much money he has, but judging from the generosity of Gao Pragmatic's actions, Gao Gong even suspects that he is not much worse than his maternal uncle's family.

In fact, there is a misunderstanding of Gao Gong here, Gao pragmatic family background, if you only talk about the money from the sale of these industries, in fact, it is still not as good as the Zhang family in Puzhou, after all, Changlu Salt Farm is a giant in the northern salt industry in this era. But the high and pragmatic speed of making money is indeed stronger than that of Puzhou Zhangjia!

Originally, the most profitable industry in the hands of Gao Pragmatic was Jinghua soap, and honeycomb coal since last year, not only monopolized the Jingshi market, but also the procurement of Jingying and Xuanda three towns, and the sales and profits have also increased significantly, but even so, it can only give Jinghua soap a hand.

But since the successful completion of the tribute, the huge profit of Jinghua Soap was quickly surpassed by the Jinghua caravan!

Originally, there were only two trade routes for the Jinghua caravan: that is, from Xuanfu and Datong, to the right-wing Mongolia.

However, after I agreed to pay tribute, Cao Gan, under the personal planning and supervision of Gao Shishi, not only opened up two trade routes with the Ordos Ministry in Yanbian and Ningxia in succession, but also continued to strengthen his leading position in trade with the right-wing Mongolia, and the "export volume" increased greatly because of the peaceful trade between the two sides.

Last year alone, that is, the gross profit of Longqing in five years, reached more than 700,000 taels! Because they brought a large number of daily necessities and luxury goods loved by the nobility to the right-wing Mongolia, they were regarded as VIPs by the Altan royal court and enjoyed various privileges. Even now, even the leader of the pro-Ming faction, Han Naji, has greatly improved his status in right-wing Mongolia, and he is regarded as the most powerful person below the level of Rita except for Xin Ai Huang Taiji.

And now, Cao Gan also went to Suzhou in person, preparing to open up the western trade routes, opening up the trade routes of Turpan, Duogan, Qinghai, Yarkand, Heshute and other places.

The last time Gao Pragmatic received his report, this guy was in contact with the local vassal king and the military in the Suwang Mansion.

Therefore, even if some necessary expenses are removed, the industry at hand can provide him with at least a million taels of income every year!

This is equivalent to more than one-third of the income of the Ming treasury! And this income belongs to a highly pragmatic individual! You must know that although the Changlu Salt Farm of the Zhangjia in Puzhou earns more than this, they have to pay much more than Gao Pragmatic, just like Gao Pragmatic said before and Gao Gong, although the salt merchants make money, they spend a lot of money - up and down, no link is missing, and they all have to be fed.

Therefore, what is the big deal of spending money to get the family of Queen Chen, who has no wealth and no power?

The "Great Rites Discussion" is really a nuclear bomb left by Emperor Jiajing to Gao Pragmatic, which not only frightened Empress Chen, but also frightened Gao Gong.

Now, it's Feng Bao's turn to sit on wax.