After feeling that his physical condition was ideal, the emperor was a little embarrassed, because he had not paid attention to the government for more than half a month, although he was indeed a little lazy, but it was still rare to not ask about state affairs for such a long time.

So he asked Meng He, "Do you have any recent movements?" "Generally, Longqing authorized the cabinet to deal with it, and only ordered it to report when it encountered a major event.

"There are really not many things to do these days," but there is one case, "It has to be decided by the emperor." Meng Chong came back to his senses, took out a piece of music from his arms, and presented it with both hands. Emperor Longqing didn't answer and asked, "Who's?" "It's Shen Ge's old. Meng Chong replied.

Qing leaned on a soft couch with a bright yellow sè seat cover, supported by his hands, and posed in a listening posture. Li Quan moved a spring stool, let Emperor Longqing put a pair of tuǐ on the shelf, and massaged and kneaded for him.

Meng Chong opened the recital and stumbled to read: "Yang Wei My Majesty, the criminal ministers are silent and sincerely afraid of ambushing......"

Although it was a decent recital, the emperor listened attentively, raised his hand again, motioned for Meng Chong to take it, and read it carefully, obviously attaching great importance to it. After thinking about it for two whole days, Long Qing wrote a note and asked him to send it to the cabinet, "Master Shen is at fault, but the merit is greater than the fault" and he is ready to seal his title, and the rest of the treatment will remain unchanged. Immediately afterwards, he sent eunuchs to the cabinet, and in front of all the ministers, he comforted Shen Mo, "Let him not be affected by this incident, put the military department in order, and not appear in such incidents again."

This is not over, only two days later, Longqing issued another decree, on the grounds of loyalty, diligence and Minda, Jin Gaogong is a scholar of the palace, and he is specially entered into the Ronglu doctor and the earl of Dai. After officially becoming silent, "the second positive product of the Ming Dynasty." In the eyes of many people, this is obviously a gift from the emperor to congratulate the teacher on his 60th birthday, and he can't help but feel envious, jealous and hateful.

Gao Gong's protégés are rejoicing, and tolerant, originally Gao Gong was still afraid of the emperor's illness, unwilling to spend this birthday, now the emperor has been rewarded and sealed, and it seems that it can't be said if you don't celebrate a lot! In addition, it seems that there are still people who are hyping up this matter, so that everyone in the capital, in all yamen, knows that his birthday is imminent. I didn't know it before, but now I heard that no one is allowed to prepare a congratulatory gift, and when the time comes, go to the high mansion to pay a respect?

As a result, on the day of Gao Gong's 60th birthday, the alley where Gao Gong was located, "and even the street, were crowded with people who came to pay homage to his birthday," and even some officials who usually had little to do with him, and the eunuchs of the yamen of the inner government also prepared birthday gifts to congratulate him. The whole Gaofu gongs and drums were noisy, and "firecrackers crackled. After Gao Gong, who didn't know it, saw this scene of the court, he felt very strange, and called Han Ji, who was busy and happy, to come over and ask him what kind of reputation he was doing.

Han Beech was also secretly surprised, and said, "I didn't invite so many people." "He originally saved through this birthday banquet" to show the status and influence of the elder Gao Ge to the hundred officials, but he only invited the cabinet scholars, the chief and deputy heads of the eighteen yamen, and celebrities like Wang Shizhen, and then a backbone of the Gao Party, and it is expected that ten tables will be placed in the front hall and back hall, which is enough. But now that it has just arrived, "it is already full of people, and so many officials, internal supervisors, and even nobles who don't know each other are pouring in. Not only did the prepared seats be occupied, but even the courtyard and the aisle were crowded, "Han Ji could only ask people to quickly wrap up the neighboring restaurant", and asked them to quickly send tables, chairs and benches, and then quickly prepare all the wine and food.

Gao Gong originally just wanted to have a simple birthday with his protégé in the same year, but he didn't expect that now there are more and more officials who come to celebrate his birthday, which makes him very unhappy" complaining that Han Ji is ignorant. Han Ji was so busy that he was scolded, and he was naturally depressed, so he had to be appeased: "People are here to congratulate" We can't kick them out, right? Everyone comes with gifts, so we can't afford not to leave for dinner, right? This little bit of face is not given, "people will hold a grudge." ”

Gao Gong also knew that this was the reason, and flicked his sleeves angrily and said, "Play the piano randomly!" Then he went back to the study and hid in the quiet. Who knew that it didn't take long for the sound of squeaking and playing in the courtyard again, and then Sheng Dan Jingchou sang loudly" Gao Gong finally couldn't help it, pushed open the door and burst out: "Which one is this?!" ”

This time, he was caught by Song Jian and came over with a smile and said: "It's the famous Deyun Society in Beijing, and I came to celebrate your birthday!" ”

"Don't you think it's big enough!" , Gao Gong beard all said: "Let them hurry"

At this time, a large group of officials came over and congratulated him happily, led by Yang Bo, who had just returned, and asked with a smile: "What do they let them do?" ", "Let them, let them sing hard......" Gao Gong can't be mad in front of so many officials, even if he is not close to people. I had to say to Yang Bo and Ge Shouli: "Let's go, let's sit in the back room." Let the young people make a fuss outside. "The matter has come to this" Gao Gong can't stop it, so he can only see out of sight, hoping that this farce will pass quickly.

The news of the Prime Minister's Mansion to do a big birthday, accompanied by the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers spread all over the capital, in addition to the officials who came to congratulate the birthday, the people who watched the excitement also poured into the Gaofu like a tide, and for a time the whole block was crowded with traffic, and there was a scene of 10,000 empty alleys elsewhere.

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Towards noon, the three scholars of the Cabinet also arrived, and the people took their seats.

Eat and drink and laugh. So the planning is staggered, more than 100 tables of rich food from the house to the alley, from the alley to the street, thousands of officials, hairpins and nobles, some shouting five and six, some to each other, some to laugh and joke, some to toast, and some to punish the ear, it is indeed very lively.

Gao Gong was also a little drunk by this respect and that persuasion, he looked at the officials who came to congratulate him on his birthday with hazy eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little fluttering in his heart, life is like this, what more can a husband ask for!

When he finally suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, he saw a eunuch in a big red python robe walking briskly from outside. "Yuan Weng, congratulations on Huā Jia's birthday." , the eunuch hastily clenched his fists, and then said in a low voice: "Take the car quickly, the emperor has arrived!" ”

"Ah......", the high arch blood gushed upwards, "jī trembled slightly, the dignified ninety-five, to come to the scene of a courtier's birthday banquet, what a privilege!

So he immediately stopped his seat, led the officials with a high arch and a spring breeze, and went to the street to greet the holy car.

At this time, the brocade guards of the brigade and the soldiers of the Soldiers and Horses Division poured into the streets, drove away the idlers, and soon completed the vigilance. Then there was a group of eunuchs at the front station, separating the road from the houses with yellow curtains. When all the fiddling stopped, the hearts of the people said,

It's time for the Emperor's guard of honor to appear, right? Who knew that waiting and waiting, or did not see those palace people with Luo fans and canopies appear, the officials couldn't help but discuss, the emperor ordered to wait, to the time when the holy car appeared, it has always been very accurate, like today's delay for so long" but it has never appeared.

Gao Gongzheng was suspicious in his heart, only to see that the eunuch Shi ran over with sweat on his head again, and gave a hasty salute, and said: "The emperor asked the slave maid to inform Gao Ge Lao that today's arrival has been canceled." ”，

"Why canceled?" Gao Gong was startled, and he couldn't care about being polite," he asked in a daze.

Eunuch Shi had a difficult face, but he couldn't stand Gao Gong's repeated questioning, so he had to let him go to the side alone."

said in a low voice: "You are the elder of the pavilion, it doesn't hurt to tell you." Long live the Lord came out fine, but walked halfway down, but for some reason after sneezing, the face suddenly changed, and it was noisy like last time. ”

Gao Gong was like a dull stick, and his face was immediately white, "Cold sweat is dripping, but after all, he is a person who has gone through strong winds and waves, and he actually gritted his teeth and tried his best to calm down" and said to Eunuch Shi: "You go back to the palace to take care of the emperor" I will change my clothes and go to the palace to visit! ”

"Hey," Eunuch Shi nodded, "and withdrew with the palace people, and then the officers and soldiers of the Jinyi Guard and the Soldiers and Horses Division also withdrew.

Thousands of guests were shocked by this sudden change, and they couldn't eat this longevity wine. After the eunuch Shi went for a long time, "everyone woke up from their shock", some came over to comfort Gao Gong, and some whispered to each other, got up and said goodbye. As for the troupe, "it was also driven away by Han Ji, who saw things badly, and it was supposed to be a festive day", but it was a mess......

Gao Gong's side, "In addition to his door life and death party, there are three cabinet ministers, Yang Bo, Ge Shouli, Zhu Heng and other big people, these people discussed a few words, Yang Bo stepped forward and said: "You ministers quickly enter the palace to face the saint, just in case, we will go back to the yamen first and wait for the news, and there will be no chaos." At this time, Gao Gong also came back to his senses, nodded heavily, and said, "That's the reason." So he ignored the messy house behind him, and went to Ouchi in a sedan chair with the three ministers.

In the official sedan chair, Zhang Juzheng secretly exclaimed, "This is really a person, not as good as the sky." At that time, he looked for Liu Tai and Wang Zhen, the intention was to publicize Gao Gong's drinking and having fun and asking people to write birthday speeches when the emperor was sick, and at the same time, he also invited an opera troupe to blow and blow and celebrate Gao Gong's 60th birthday lively, as long as the matter is full of wind and rain, it will definitely cause the emperor's dissatisfaction with Gao Gong. Who knew that Long Qing not only didn't care, but also came to congratulate Gao Gong on his birthday in person, which made Zhang Gelao, who had exhausted the organs, only sigh to himself, he was also the emperor's teacher, why was the gap so big?

Who knew that the situation changed abruptly, and the emperor suddenly fell ill, and the fun of this high arch was great, even if the emperor didn't care, but what would people say afterwards? What will Li Niangniang in the palace think? In short, it is a yīn error, and the effect is better. What a hate!

After the little pleasure was over, he remembered Feng Bao's words again, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, how could this dead eunuch judge so accurately? What even the imperial doctor didn't dare to say, "Why did he insist that the emperor was a terminal illness that couldn't be cured?" Force yourself not to think about it" because the current situation is too satisfying to be overlooked.

The four ministers got off the sedan chair at Zuo'an Gate, "sat on the high arch and sat silently to carry the public opinion, and Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Siwei rode horses" to the front of the Huangji Gate, and all went down to the ground and walked in, waiting for the order outside the Qianqing Gate.

After waiting for half an hour, Eunuch Shi came out of the palace gate, grabbed him by Gao Gong, and asked eagerly, "Grandpa Shi, how is the emperor?" ”

The eunuch Shi's face was pale, "Obviously, he has not recovered from the fright earlier, and he said calmly: "The emperor is now with the queen and the prince, and the emperor is holding the prince's hand and crying and talking." ”

"Oops, confused!" As soon as he heard this, Gao Gong was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said: "People who have had a stroke are the most taboo emotions, and the emperor can't see anyone now, so he has to recuperate quietly." ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Seeing that Gao Gong was so anxious that the evil fire was rushing, Eunuch Shi became more and more panicked and said, "The queen also said that she wanted to leave, but the emperor just wouldn't let her, no matter how much you persuade her, it's useless." As he spoke, he broke free from the high arch and said, "The slave and maid are here to give instructions to the gentlemen. Gao Gong hurriedly led the three of them to salute and receive the order.

Eunuch Shi then said: "Don't go outside the palace gate for all the elders!" After the ministers received the order, they waited in the duty room outside the Qianqing Palace, until the evening, and the eunuch Shi came to deliver the decree again: "Please stay outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace." ”

Gao Gong felt that something was wrong, so he asked Eunuch Shi to play: "The ancestors have strict laws, the Qianqing Palace is large, and foreign ministers are not allowed to enter, and they can't stay at night?" The ministers did not dare to stay here. However, I didn't dare to go, "When I went out of the emperor's gate, I stayed in the Wenyuan Pavilion courtier's room." There is a call to come, there is a message that is above the right, and it is easy to reach it, not far away. After a while, "Eunuch Shi came out and said that the emperor agreed, so the ministers returned to their respective direct houses, "everyone couldn't sleep that night, and they stayed up until noon the next day" before the palace people came to announce it. Gao Gong and a few people hurried over, came to the Qianqing Palace in the East Warm Pavilion, and greeted Emperor Longqing, who was half-lying and half-sitting on the bamboo couch, only to see Longqing's slightly swollen face, with a fluctuating green sè, which was a manifestation of a great loss ......of vitality, and everyone couldn't help but secretly wonder, two days ago, the emperor "still has a big sè"

Why is it like this again?

"Yesterday, I suddenly felt unwell and disturbed Master Gao's birthday party." After the ministers finished saluting, Long Qing opened his mouth and walked to the high arch to apologize.

"The emperor must not say that, everything is important to the Holy Communion." Gao Gong hurriedly comforted the emperor and said, "For Weichen, your health is the best birthday gift." "I'm sick, but I'm not terminal." When Emperor Longqing heard Gao Gong's words, he was clearly saying that he was sick, and he was immediately unhappy. But after losing his temper, he still said sadly: "You are all former ministers of Yudi, you should know the cause of my illness", @.