Chapter 876: Prologue to the Great Coup (Part II)

At the end of the ceremony, it was the hundred officials who congratulated the new monarch. On this day, the officials of all the yamen in Beijing must pay their respects to the face of heaven. Because there are too many people, they must obey the placement of the officials of Honglu Temple, enter the Middle Pole Hall in stages and batches to make pilgrimage, and retreat after kowtowing, and they can also receive a lot of rewards...... The Ming Dynasty has been in good weather in recent years, and the treasury has also been rich, and the household department has a rare generosity to get some color for the new emperor and the new dynasty.

It is said that everyone is happy, especially after the national funeral that tortured people into ghosts for more than ten days, everyone should relax and go home to wash and sleep well. However, the officials who came out of the Zhongji Hall were like eating flies, and none of them had a good face. Those young speakers were even more angry, and discussed a few words in a low voice, and then a few of the more prominent speakers on weekdays went straight to the gate of the meeting on behalf of everyone.

In the backyard of Wenyuan Pavilion, in the straight house of the cabinet chief, Gao Gong had just come out of a heavy errand and was lying on G ready to take a nap. Although Gao Ge Lao has always been superhuman, he felt a little unbearable in the ten days from the first emperor Bintian to the new emperor's accession to the throne...... The national funeral and the ascension are both great gifts of the country, and the etiquette procedures are complicated, and every link must not be sloppy. Gao Gong also had the idea of reassuring the first emperor, and he gritted his teeth to be perfect, so he had to ask about everything. Coupled with his own extremely heavy state affairs, he is really busy with his feet on the ground and his clothes can't be untied. Now, having finally dealt with these two gifts, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to take a break to adjust.

Who knew that as soon as he closed his eyes, the figures of Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng appeared in his mind. The alternation of the old and the new throne made the already imminent showdown impossible to suppress temporarily. But the string in Gao Gong's mind did not relax for a while, he knew that what he was facing was the most sinister battle in his life, Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, a pair of embarrassed gangsters, a deep city, hidden in the dark to command and plan, and never willing to make any mistakes; A bold and black-hearted one who is close to the water and gets the moon first...... It is said that Li Niangniang obeyed Feng Baoyan, and as soon as the first emperor left, this guy was like a wild horse that had taken off the leash, jumping up and down, and his arrogance was not a lifetime. This kind of political alliance, one inside and one outside, one bright and one dark, once they become the climate, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, as soon as Gao Gong was empty, he began to think in his heart, how to cut through the mess quickly, and never suffer from future troubles while their foothold was not stable.

With something on his mind, he naturally couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning, and then there was a sound of talking outside, it seemed that several of his students asked to see him, but he was stopped by his long entourage, and whispered: "Yuan Weng has been busy these days, and he has just been able to close his eyes, so you should come back later." ”

"Let them in." Guizheng can't sleep, it's better to find someone to sum it up, Gao Gong finished speaking, put on his shoes, simply combed the messy hair, and went outside to meet them.

It was Gao Gong's henchman who came, and the officials all gave Han Ji and Hu Ke to the matter, and there was also the question of supervising the imperial history of Song. There are not so many rules under the high arch, and after the three of them have performed the rites of teachers and students, they let them sit down, and when they see that they are red and red-eared, and their faces are sweaty, they are asked to bring two watermelons from the well to cool off the heat.

As soon as the subordinates withdrew, Song Zhiwen couldn't wait, and said: "Teacher, today's Jinluan Palace, there is a sensational and deeply insulting thing about the national body!" ”

"What's the matter?" Gao Gong saw that they were all puffing up, and he knew that the matter must not be small-=Member Hand Fighting=*

So the three of them told Gao Gong about the incident that happened before...... It turned out that when entering the palace for the pilgrimage, the officials found that there was a person standing next to the throne of the little emperor - Feng Bao, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of Bingbi! The officials bowed, and Feng Bao did not hide, but was satisfied, and received the great gifts of the hundred officials with the emperor.

"Is that really the case?" Gao Gong immediately lowered his face, and their cabinet ministers and princes were in the first batch of pilgrimages, and then returned to the cabinet, so they did not see it.

"How else can this lie? All the officials who joined the Asaga can testify. Han Ji took over the conversation and said indignantly: "Shi Ke can't be killed, on the first day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, we and other hundred officials suffered such a great humiliation, it is really sensational, sensational!" ”

"As soon as I came out of the Zhongji Palace, the colleagues of Kedao clamored to impeach Feng Bao and give him a good look, and the three of us pressed it down," Luo Zun on the side continued: "At this sensitive time, it is better to ask the teacher for an idea first, and then make a plan." ”

"Hmm......" Gao Gong nodded approvingly, took a few sips of the tea cup, and then rested on the table to open his mouth, and sighed leisurely: "What you said reminds me of a person." The ancients said that the way of heaven is reincarnated in 60 years, which is true. ”

"Sixty Years ......" studied the allusions of the scriptures and history, and the reaction was also the fastest, and he immediately said suddenly: "Sixty years ago, it was the early year of Zhengde, and there was a big eunuch at that time, who was much more famous than Feng Bao. ”

"You mean......" The other two also said suddenly: "Liu Jin! ”

"Who is he if not?" Luo Zun said: "At that time, Emperor Wuzong was stubborn by nature and did not pay attention to state affairs, and Liu Jin, the eunuch of the ceremonial ceremony, stole the state authority by relying on the emperor's trust. The appointment and dismissal of officials, military and political affairs are all decided by him with a word, and even the cabinet ministers and officials have become his lackeys, and his arrogance is naturally extremely arrogant! When he replaced the emperor to worship the Taimiao, he dared to take the royal road, and when the emperor accepted the minister's court, he also stood next to the throne, and never avoided it, and the civil and military officials dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. Therefore, at that time, both the government and the opposition said that there were two emperors in the Ming Dynasty, one sitting on the emperor and the other establishing the emperor. ”

"Liu Jin's big slip is born in response to the anger of heaven and earth, and this experience in the next world is to disrupt the court, make the court into a miasma, harm the common people to the people, and discredit the emperor, he will complete the task." Although this statement was high-arched, he listened to Liu Jin's sins, just like Feng Bao's previous life, he was still so angry that he couldn't help but scold: "Now a Jiazi is reincarnated, and this kind of disgust is reborn as Feng Bao, compared to his previous life, it is even more sores on the top of his head and pus on the soles of his feet, which is extremely bad!" And Emperor Wuzong was already fifteen or sixteen years old at the beginning, but now he is only ten years old, how can the ten-year-old Son of Heaven rule the world? It's not what the people around you say what is what. ”

"And this Feng Bao is cunning and forbearing, scheming and deep-hearted, he actually made him the emperor's companion, and he is deeply trusted by Li Niangniang, if he is allowed to gain a firm foothold and become the climate, he will definitely follow the example of Liu Jinshi, control the national government, and be a prestige, even the three princes and nine secretaries, and the ministers of the ministries and courts have to look up to him and let him drive. Who wants to see such a situation! The more Gao Gong spoke, the more angry he became, which made the three of them slightly surprised, and secretly said that a mere eunuch is not worthy of being the life and death enemy of Shoufu, right?

As everyone knows, Gao Gong's words are only half spoken, and half of them are hidden in his heart, which is difficult to say. As a minister of Hanmo who has been dealing with the stories of the canons for most of his life, when Gao Gong thinks of Liu Jin, he thinks of the court situation during the Zhengde period of Wuzong. At that time, the Cabinet was also headed by three ministers. One is Liu Jian from Henan, one is Xie Qian from Zhejiang, and the other is Li Dongyang from Chu. The origins of the three cabinet ministers turned out to be exactly the same as him, Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng. And at that time, Liu Jian was the first assistant, Xie Qian was the second assistant, and Li Dongyang ranked third, which was exactly the same as the ranking score of the three of them, do you say this is a coincidence or fate?

What's even more coincidental is that the Chu man Li Dongyang is also unsmiling in his general situation, but in fact, he is full of insidious cunning, and it is the bottom line of the doctor at all...... You must know that civil officials have always been incompatible with eunuchs, and they are a pair of fatal enemies. High-ranking officials don't talk about colluding with eunuchs, even if they give the eunuchs a good look, and if they don't take the initiative to suppress them, they will be looked down upon. Therefore, there is no doubt that any high-ranking official who colludes with eunuchs will surely become a typical example of betraying conscience and personality in the eyes of everyone.

Therefore, high-ranking officials with a little discipline avoid them like snakes and scorpions...... Although it will cause a lot of inconvenience, it is worth it compared to the loss of personality and reputation. However, there are always some 'unscrupulous people' who, in the case of a hopeless breakthrough head-on, try to take a shortcut to the south and achieve their goals by flattering the emperor's near-shi.

Li Dongyang is such a villain in the eyes of a gentleman, he colluded with Liu Jin inside and outside, embarrassed, and within a year, he actually squeezed out the first assistant Liu Han'an and the second assistant Xie Muqi from the cabinet, and finally realized his long-cherished wish and became the first assistant.

Sixty years have passed since the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, and the current situation is even more dangerous than then. There are three reasons, first, when Emperor Wuzong succeeded to the throne, he was already fifteen years old, which is half an adult. And now that he is only ten years old, he still doesn't understand anything, so he is naturally more likely to be covered by the door; the second is that the combination of Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng is more insidious and bold than the combination of Liu Jin and Li Dongyang, and it is also more difficult to match; Third, and most crucially, today's biological mother, Concubine Li Guifei, is not as cowardly as Empress Dowager Zhang, the mother of Emperor Wuzong, and never interferes in court politics. When she was in the palace, Gao Gong could see that Li Guifei, a woman who was scheming, had a deep city, and was unwilling to be lonely. Once she is also involved, the iron triangle formed with Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng will really be solid and unbreakable.

'The longer it drags on, the greater the danger......' Thinking of this, Gao Gong finally made up his mind and looked up at his three students. Han Ji and the three of them had been waiting for him to make up their minds for a long time, and they all stared at the master with bright eyes, only to hear Gao Gong gritted his teeth and asked: "This evil slave has committed the crime of defrauding the king, what do you say, what should be done?!" ”

"If you don't take the opportunity to get rid of this guy, you will inevitably have endless troubles!" What thoughts he had were all written on his face, and the protégés naturally would not guess wrong, and said in unison: "Take advantage of his unstable footing, completely defeat him!" ”

"That's it!" Gao Gong said murderously: "Before the first emperor Bintian, he took the old man's hand and asked me to assist the young master, keep the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor will be forever!" The old man is not only responsible for the country, but it is incumbent on him to eliminate harm for the country! Another reason why he was so anxious was that once Feng Bao became the boss and had the blessing of Gu Ming, it would be much more difficult.

"We have six departments and thirteen ways, so let's go back and impeach this guy separately!" Song Zhiwen's temper was the most urgent, and he immediately stood up and said, "Let him know the consequences of knowing the consequences of flouting the law of the country!" ”

"Sit down!" Gao Gong shouted: "Such frizzy, how can the old man entrust big things!" ”

"Prime Minister ......" was stunned for a moment, and Song Zhiwen was a little unconvinced: "You are the prime minister of the dynasty, the chief caretaker, what is Feng Bao, just a dog, it is not easy to crush him." ”

"Stupid ......" Gao Gong scolded and ignored him. Luo Zun on the side was friendly with Song Zhiwen, and he couldn't bear to see him embarrassed, so he said softly: "What you said is right, Feng Bao is indeed a dog, but the owner of this dog is the current emperor, and to put it bluntly, it is Li Niangniang." As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat the dog, if it weren't for this layer, could the master keep him to this day? ”

"Not bad." Han Ji on the side also said: "Although the ancestors have a law, eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but today, the outline law is abolished, and there are no famous weapons. Now if Li Niangniang is also on Feng Bao's side and interferes in the government with an iron heart, we really can't move this incitement dog. ”

"That's a good point......" glanced at Han Ji approvingly, he deserved to be his number one strategist, and he got to the point. Gao Gong said slowly: "Just because Feng Bao is on the throne, he can't move Feng Bao." "Concubine Li Guifei is pampered and protects Feng Bao, and the emperor won't mind. This kind of incident, which seems to be as big as the sky in the eyes of the little emperor's mother and son, is so good that the officials have to complain that they take the opportunity to make trouble and have bad intentions......

"What are your good examples?" Gao Gong threw the question to Han Ji and Luo Zun, which were a pair of his wise men.

"In the humble opinion of students, there is a way to untie the bell and the bell must be tied to the bell." Luo Zun said: "Since Feng Bao is not right, the reason is that he is favored by the emperor and Li Niangniang. The emperor is still young, in fact, to put it bluntly, it is Li Niangniang's backer. We have to think of an example, move this backer away, let Li Niangniang support us, and then naturally come to the rescue. ”

"What does Bertone think?" Gao Gong frowned slightly, did not comment, and looked at Han Jidao.

"Brother Yu's statement, the students dare not agree," Han Ji shook his head and said: "The master is a great hero who stands up to the sky, and it is not your forte to flatter him, and he insists on learning from them to temporarily hold on to his feet, which can only be his own shortcomings and attack his strengths, which is not a wise move." ”

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