Emperor Hongzhi has been striking for two days, which is very rare in the diligent Hongzhi Dynasty, the six branches of the Taoist imperial history gathered at the noon gate to kneel and ask the reason, and a eunuch came out with a cold sentence "The dragon body is slightly sick" and sent away

The imperial historians understood very well, so they kowtowed a few heads to the noon gate, and asked His Majesty to take care of the dragon body in unison and then walked back, people will inevitably have three illnesses and two pains in their lives, and the emperor is naturally no exception.

The imperial historians are easy to dismiss, but the three cabinet scholars and several eunuchs in the inner court are not easy to dismiss.

As they are in high positions, they naturally have more accurate news channels, and they know very well that His Majesty's illness is by no means as simple as "slight illness".

In the warm pavilion of the Wenhua Palace, it was originally a place for the office of three university scholars, but today there are three more rare guests.

Rare guests are actually regular customers, the eunuch Xiao Jing, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, Chen Kuan, the eunuch of Bingbi, and Wang Yue, the eunuch of Bingbi, who ranked second.

It is rare for the cabinet and the six big figures in the inner court to gather in the Wenhua Hall in charge of the Ming Dynasty.

There has always been a contradiction between the cabinet and the inner court, and the Ming Emperor established the ceremonial supervisor because the minister's power was too large, and the monarch's power was restricted, so from the beginning of Renxuan, the emperor came up with a way to restrict the balance, that is, to set up the ceremonial eunuch, and the eunuch who trusted him to approve the red power on behalf of the emperor, and curb the vassal power that gradually overrode the monarchy.

This is also a helpless way, after the Hongwu Yongle two dynasties, the temper of the descendants of the old Zhu family gradually became Sven, under the elimination of the other, the temper of the ministers gradually became violent, if these grumpy ministers have the intention of usurping the throne and rebelling, it is good to say, drag out of the Lu to kill and kill it, so that the Ming emperors are aggrieved. These hot-tempered people are all loyal ministers, dedicated to the sake of the country, and their eloquence is better than the other, and they occupy the moral high ground with one mouth, and often scold the emperor for being bloody.

The emperors couldn't beat them, they couldn't scold them, and they didn't dare to kill the ministers at will. Otherwise, it will be written into the history books by righteous historians, and it will be left stinking for thousands of years and will never turn over. So I could only watch the court cabinet system mature day by day, and let the ministers divide the emperor's power into pieces, and the emperor seemed to have become an ornament. It will never be possible to dissipate the spirit of the king on the Golden Palace, and the pleasant sentence of "drag out of the palace to kill and kill" can no longer be said casually.

In desperation, Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji thought of a way, that is, to set up a eunuch school to encourage eunuchs to be literate.

In fact, the emergence of the inner court did not bring much benefit to the monarchy, and the celebrant only played a role in checking and balancing the outer court at most. The monarchy has not been recovered, and it has to be said that among the countless emperors in China for thousands of years, only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty lived the most aggrieved and angry. But it is this three-power system of cabinet governance, internal court constraints, and supervision by the metropolitan procuratorate that has maintained the state of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 300 years.

Successes and failures, who will judge?

During the Hongzhi Dynasty, it was difficult for the inner court to produce a few good eunuchs who did not add chaos to the world. For example, Xiao Jing, Chen Kuan, Wang Yue, so the relationship between the three of them and the cabinet has always been relatively harmonious, and occasionally fighting for power for the family they belong to, and playing tricks on their hearts and minds is harmless.

Today, the atmosphere of the warm pavilion of the Wenhua Hall is a little dignified.

After all, the news that Emperor Hongzhi was seriously ill was still known by a few people, and the six people in the warm pavilion today were among them.

The emperor is seriously ill, not far away, it is tantamount to a heavy blow to the cabinet of three scholars and three eunuchs, the Ming Dynasty in the Hongzhi Emperor and their efforts to work hard, finally have the image of Zhongxing, scholars and eunuchs have a good reputation, of course, did not delay a few eunuchs to make a windfall. However, if Emperor Hongzhi dies, can the Ming Dynasty, which is in the middle of the boom, continue to be in the middle of the rise? …,

Thinking of the virtue of the crown prince Zhu Houzhao, the six people in the warm pavilion shook their heads and sighed.

Xiao Jing coughed a few times, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said slowly: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, this news must be blocked, otherwise the court may be in chaos, and someone with a heart will fan the flames a few words, we can't live this day?" ”

Xie Qian sighed: "Yesterday, I waited to see His Majesty, and was blocked by the eunuchs of the inner palace several times, it seems that His Majesty is really sick, and Gonggong Xiao is a minister, can I know how His Majesty's illness is?" ”

Xiao Jing shook his head and said: "Your Majesty has strictly ordered that it is not allowed to leak out, and the miscellaneous family does not know what it is, so I sent someone to ask a few imperial doctors, one by one, I only shook my head in fear, and I didn't say a word, the eunuch who served His Majesty in the inner palace last night quietly handed a blood-stained silk handkerchief to the miscellaneous family, and the blood had condensed into a black lump, and the miscellaneous family sent someone to ask Long Erzhi, a famous doctor in Beijing, with a handkerchief, and Long Erzhi only glanced at it and shook his head, saying that the person who coughed up blood would not live for more than two months......"

The three scholars trembled, and then their old eyes flowed with cloudy old tears, and their expressions were full of grief.

Monarchs and ministers have been getting along for many years, Emperor Hongzhi is not only an emperor in the eyes of scholars, but also a friend, even like brothers and sisters, it is undeniable that he is a good emperor, a good emperor who is rare to see in a thousand years, not only that, he is also a good friend, and now this friend is not a holiday, and the farewell is imminent, which can not help but make the three scholars feel sad.

Li Dongyang wept and said: "Your Majesty is only thirty-five years old this year! Why is God so unfair, robbing me of the Ming Lord, how cruel is it! ”

The six people in the cabinet were all weeping and silent.

Liu Jian is the first assistant, after everyone was sad for a long time, Liu Jian wiped away the old tears, and said with strong grief: "The old man invited three fathers-in-law to come today, there are state affairs to discuss, and now His Majesty is critically ill, but political affairs cannot be wasted, and the Ming Dynasty has to rely on us to help His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to support it." ”

The other five people are all pillars of the country, and when they heard the words, they all said yes.

Liu Jian said slowly: "The old man has a few proposals, you may wish to consider it, first of all, His Majesty's illness must be tightly sealed, and not a word must be leaked, and secondly, there is a spring square in the East Palace, and we and other scholars should be more and more strict in supervising the prince's studies, and third, the cabinet and the celebrant asked the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother for instructions, within two months, gradually change the palace defense, the original garrison of the Forbidden Palace was transferred to Beijing, and the four guards of Teng Xiang entered the palace to be on duty, and at the same time, Jinyi Wei and Dongchang sent personnel into the palace to closely monitor in case of ......"

After a pause, Liu Jian sighed obscurively and said, "Just in case Your Majesty really has a ...... Unspeakable things, and make the palace chaotic, disaster to the world, fourth, if there is really an accident under His Majesty, the little prince of Tatar Bo Yan Meng can inevitably take advantage of the time of my Ming Dynasty to commit border plunder, the border town can not be unguarded, the old man suggested that the trilateral general system Yang Yiqing was appointed as the chief military officer, the eunuch Miao Kui was the supervisor of military affairs, the governor of the border town defense, if the Tatars came to attack, led the troops to attack it. …… That's all for the time being, as for preparing for the funeral and the like, let's talk about it slowly, maybe Your Majesty will turn the corner from danger to safety, this move will inevitably be disrespectful to Your Majesty, and it is not the way of the minister. ”

The five of them thought for a while, nodded their heads in agreement, and the cabinet and the celebrant reached a consensus.

When everyone was about to disperse, Wang Yue's lips twitched, and seeing that everyone was depressed, Wang Yue didn't speak again after thinking about it.

Xiao Jing watched coldly, knowing that Wang Yue wanted to talk about the matter of the celebrant eunuch, after all, Xiao Jing was going to return to his hometown in a few months, and the extremely important position of the celebrant eunuch's palm seal Wang Yue has coveted for many years, but now that the emperor is seriously ill and the prince is young and ignorant, this matter is hanging, which makes Wang Yue feel a little worried.

Xiao Jing didn't speak, sneered imperceptibly, got up and said goodbye to the three scholars.

Zhu Houzhao ran in the forbidden palace with tears in his eyes, the news he overheard in the Tai Hospital just now made Zhu Houzhao anxious, he didn't believe the words of the two imperial doctors, or he naively chose not to believe it. …,

My father has always been good, as tall and strong as a mountain, holding up the whole sky for him.

How could the mountain collapse?

It must be that the imperial doctors are idle and have nothing to do, chewing their mouths and cursing their fathers!

Zhu Houzhao wiped away his tears, and hatred suddenly arose in his heart, these two broken mouths of the imperial doctor are not good people, and they must report to their father that they were all cut down.

Qianqing Palace is the sleeping palace of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi is lying on the bed of the Qianqing Palace, his face is terrifyingly pale, even his lips have lost their blood, Empress Zhang holds the medicine bowl, and feeds Emperor Hongzhi with tears one by one.

When Zhu Houzhao rushed into the Qianqing Palace, he saw such a scene, seeing his father's weak and powerless appearance, Zhu Houzhao's heart was sour, and he couldn't stop crying.

"Father, what's wrong with you? You were fine yesterday when your son asked for peace, why are you like this today? ”

Empress Zhang couldn't help but cover her face and cry, only she knew best how Emperor Hongzhi's body was, it was becoming more and more dangerous these days, but every time Zhu Houzhao came from the East Palace to ask for peace, no matter how weak Emperor Hongzhi was, he would always sit straight behind the bookcase, and joke with Zhu Houzhao with a smile as usual, until the careless Zhu Houzhao left, and Emperor Hongzhi was supported by the eunuchs to lie down.

It is said that life is like a play, but this play performed by Emperor Hongzhi for his son is the most touching.

Whether you are the son of heaven or a commoner, the father's thoughts are almost the same, and he doesn't want his son to be sad at all, even if he is sad for his father.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was crying sadly, Emperor Hongzhi struggled to bring up a smile and said, "What's wrong with my son?" I'm just occasionally feeling cold and a minor illness, why am I so sad? Wipe away your tears, and don't be afraid of jokes. ”

"Occasional chills?" Zhu Houzhao collected his tears and looked at Empress Zhang suspiciously, his eyes full of inquiry.

Empress Zhang wiped away her tears and nodded sadly. Since this play has been performed by His Majesty, she has to help it continue, even if she can't hide it for long.

Zhu Houzhao is not stupid after all, seeing Queen Zhang's sad expression and the gloomy appearance of the palace people serving around him, he suddenly understood everything in his heart.

"Yes, my father is just cold, and he will get better soon." Zhu Houzhao grinned at the corner of his mouth, but tears flowed more and more.

Father and son are acting, acting in a play that deceives themselves, with clumsy acting skills, but sincere. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )