Chapter One Hundred and Four: Funeral Days
"I think when the emperor was still a prince, I became a teacher, and now sitting in this position, it can be regarded as hot."
"I'm afraid that this position will be changed in the future, Taiyue must be better than me."
Gao Gong said, approached Zhang Juzheng and smiled, loosened the teacup in his hand, and fell back onto the teacup, making a crisp sound.
Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and couldn't help but smile, and said:
"Lord Gao, at this time, you don't have to test me like this, the emperor is the emperor after all, is Lord Gao too unconfident, or is he playing with me?"
"The emperor issued an edict to announce the audience of the two adults."
Feng Bao opened the curtain and walked in, looked at Gao Gong with slightly condensed eyes, and said with a solemn expression:
"Lord Gao, Lord Zhang, please two of you, long live Lord is waiting over there, there are many things to come, and I have to ask the two adults to work harder."
"This is also the emperor's words?"
Hearing Feng Bao's words, Gao Gong already looked at him unpleasantly, and at this time he couldn't help but ask.
"Naturally not, it's just a little suggestion from a slave, the tall man can listen to it, but he can't listen to it."
Feng Bao squinted and smiled, Gao Gong couldn't look down on him, could it be that he was proud of Gao Gong, how many times should he be promoted to the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch Bingbi, but he was intercepted by the person selected by Gao Gong.
"Why does Eunuch Feng want to meddle in the affairs of my cabinet? Has the emperor shown it? ”
Gao Gong looked at it coldly, this Feng Bao's oily head slippery surface is not a good thing.
"Lord Gao, Lord Gao, don't make any noise, the emperor is important, let's go in quickly."
Zhang Juzheng said as he pulled the high arch and walked into the house, and as soon as he entered, he smelled a strong smell of medicine and a faint cry.
"Two Aiqing, ...... quickly Come over here. ”
Emperor Longqing, who was lying on the bed and heard the voice, hurriedly beckoned to the two people, signaling them to hurry over, and there were many important things to say.
"The emperor, the emperor, the old minister...... It's late. ”
Gao Gong looked at the pale face of Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan of Longqing, and the palm that was already faintly blue, and knelt in front of the collapse in two steps.
"I can't do it now, I know that as the Son of Heaven, I don't do well enough, but I also work hard, and I am not ashamed, and now I only have one thing in my heart."
As he spoke, Emperor Longqing's eyes turned a little dead, and he raised his hand and beckoned to Zhu Yijun, the little prince who was not more than ten years old on the side.
"My heirs are thin, the princess is acceptable, but there are only two princes, Xianhuai disappeared at the age of five, I don't know life and death, I sent so many people, but I didn't find it, and now I only have such a prince left, I just hope that the two Aiqing will mention more."
"The ministers will do their best."
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng knelt on the ground, and Sanfu Gao Yi was also there, and the three of them kowtowed and said in unison.
Hearing the words of the three of them, Emperor Longqing nodded slightly, then coughed heavily, raised his hand to support his high arched arm, and said:
"It is to be tired of the world, and I hope that Aiqing will think more about the prince, and more for the family and the country."
"Please rest assured that Your Majesty will work hard and live up to Your Majesty's trust."
After hearing this, Gao Gong knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and a line of turbid tears flowed down.
Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi on the side were also busy kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, and their hearts were complicated for a while.
"Okay, good, if you can be assisted by the three Aiqing, the prince will also be a good emperor, I will rest assured, the prince will be handed over to you, and the country of the Ming Dynasty will also be handed over to you."
After Emperor Longqing finished speaking, he looked at Empress Chen and Concubine Li Guifei, who were crying like tearful people, smiled, and said:
"I'll leave my affairs to you, and so will I...... Ahem, it's time to go to see my father and ancestors. ”
When the words fell, Emperor Longqing, who was lying on the bed, slowly closed his eyes, his hands hung down, and there was no more sound.
"The Emperor's ......"
"Father's ......"
For a while, the crying of Qianqing Palace was mixed, and Feng Bao, who had been prepared, raised his hand to wipe his tears, and walked out with the dust.
Standing at the main entrance, he shouted loudly in a sharp voice:
"Your Majesty, funeral."
shouted three times in a row, and the bronze bell not far away rang a heavy sound, spreading the grief of the whole country throughout the capital.
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"How? Are you still used to living here? ”
Cao Gao looked at Jiang Zhi who was locked in the cell, standing outside, with a relieved smile on the corner of his lips.
"It's good, you care."
Jiang Zhi, who heard the voice, raised her head, and then said with a nonchalant smile, as if she was not living in a prison cell, but in Lanzhiyuan.
This performance made Cao Gao very dissatisfied, what he wanted to see was the miserable torture of Jiang Zhi, and he also wanted to see the frightened look on her face, but it was by no means so indifferent.
"Didn't I tell you to find a dirtier cell? Where are the rats and cockroaches? That's how you behave? ”
Cao Gao said, glanced at the jailer on the side, and asked in a cold voice.
"Young Master Cao, this is already ...... It's already the worst, and the rats have it too. ”
As he spoke, the jailer craned his neck to look inside, where he had several rats in place.
Hearing the jailer's words, Cao Gao obviously didn't believe it, pointed to the clean cell inside, and asked:
"And where are the rats? You ......"
Before he finished speaking, Cao Gao felt a little fluffy and soft touch of his outstretched hand, turned his head, and looked at a pair of eyes the size of mung beans staring at him.
Frightened, his hairs stood on end, his hand shook, and the mouse in his hand fell to the ground, but he still felt a creepy.
"Jiang Zhi, you ......"
"Aren't you looking for mice, I sent them all to you, why did you throw them away?"
Jiang Zhi walked over with a smile as she spoke, picked up the dead rat on the ground, and swayed it in front of Cao Gao.
"Are you still a woman?"
Cao Gao looked at Jiang Zhi like this, he was a little helpless for a while, and even a little frustrated, after asking this sentence, he felt a little inappropriate when he saw Jiang Zhi's sneering eyes.
If she had a little femininity, she would not directly cut off his descendants, this woman really made him love and hate.
"What should I do with you?"
Looking at the smile on Jiang Zhi's face, Cao Gao played with the white jade wrench in his hand, and then said:
"Do you really want to stay in this place forever? Stay until you die? Follow me, you are also a lady after all, why do you have to be so angry. ”
"Who told you that Zhi Zhi was going to stay until she died?"
Feng Chen's voice came in from the door, and Cao Gao, who heard the voice, frowned, and the only prison door was bright and dazzling.
Feng Chen, who came against the light, was dressed in a black robe, with a sword hanging on the white jade belt, and his steps were calm and there was a chill in his eyes.
"Captain Fengdu."
When the jailer saw Feng Chen, he hurriedly bowed and retreated to the side.
"Is that you? What are you here for? ”
Cao Gao looked at Feng Chen and recognized him at a glance as Ye Hezhen in Puji Temple, and the humiliation and anger made him squint.
"What? Guess what I'm here for? ”
Hearing this, Feng Chen's peach blossom eyes narrowed, threw the copper key in his hand into the air, caught it firmly, leaned forward and said with a smile.
"Mrs. Zhao's letter was delivered?"
Jiang Zhi looked at Feng Chen and asked calmly.
"Of course, Zhi, I'll take you out."
While speaking, Feng Chen walked over quickly, unlocked the cell door, and then said to the jailer on the side:
"Go and invite Cao Gongzi out, how to entertain guests in such a dark place, please go to the mansion."