In Layue, the major yamen of the Beijing division are very busy.

When it comes to summarizing the work of the year and preparing for the spring break in the coming year, it is a critical time to check and fill in the gaps, and all the yamen are thinking about how to put away the end of the year.

The Hanlin Temple is basically in a state of peace and quiet.

"Wuzong Record" was not repaired so quickly, and it was not until four years of Jiajing that the book was finally written, so many people who participated in the revision of history were not inferior to Zhu Hao, after Zhu Hao returned to the capital, as he was in the Hanlin Academy, he was still in a state of fishing for three days and drying nets for two days, and no one cared about him.

Of course, in the past, no one paid attention to it at all, but now that Zhu Hao is treated by Liu Chun, a cabinet scholar, others hope that he will be passive and slack off, so Zhu Hao will not be promoted so easily.

However, someone released the news, saying that the imperial court was preparing to add two candidates for the speaker at a time, one of whom had been designated as Yang Shen, the son of Yang Ge Lao, and as for who the other person was, it was necessary for the cultivators to work hard.

Because Zhu Hao belongs to the new Hanlin Academy, he has only been in the hall for a year and a half, and it seems that this promotion will not be his turn.

Therefore, when others talk about who can be a waiter, they mostly talk about a few people who have achieved good results and reputation in the Hanlin Academy in the past few years, in short, no one thinks about Zhu Hao.

The nineteenth day of the lunar month.

Huang Jin, the commander of the East Factory, sent someone to the Hanlin Courtyard to inform Zhu Hao, saying that there was something important to meet, and when Zhu Hao left the Hanlin Courtyard and came to the tea house on a nearby street, he saw Huang Jin in civilian clothes, Huang Jin looked nervous: "The Empress Dowager Shou'an is critically ill.....

The Empress Dowager Shou'an is talking about Zhu Si's grandmother, the Empress Dowager Shao.

When Zhu Si became the emperor, the Empress Dowager Shao was actually very old, her eyes were already blind, and more than a year was considered to have fulfilled her life's wish, relying on her grandson to win the identity of the empress dowager for herself, her heart was gone, and she no longer had anything to fight for and insist on, and soon fell ill, and died of illness in November of the first year of Jiajing in history.

But the butterfly effect produced by Zhu Hao has been reflected in all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, especially after Zhu Si ascended the throne, Zhu Hao, as a hidden minister, has disposed of too many court affairs, and his influence has penetrated into all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and some of the mild conditioning drugs used by the Empress Dowager Shao before were also prescribed by Zhu Hao, but unfortunately the effect was limited.

Although everyone knows that Empress Dowager Shao is old, there is no possibility of a big turnaround, and her death is only a matter of one or two years.

"Didn't Your Majesty send our family to ask for medicine from Mr., and at the same time inquire about the number of etiquette after the death of the Empress Dowager?"

Empress Dowager Shao is terminally ill and is estimated to not last a few days, in fact, Zhu Si and Empress Dowager Shao herself will not be too reluctant and resign themselves to fate.

But on the number of funerals and other issues, no one is ambiguous, even Zhu Si wants to give a promise before his grandmother dies, such as letting him be buried with Xianzong, which is a treatment that only the queen has, and the Empress Dowager Shao wants to be buried with her husband, which obviously has to be agreed by the officials of the DPRK and China.

Zhu Hao said: "I understand, I'll write you a note, you give it to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will probably understand after reading it."

-........ Should fight or fight.

Some time ago, the trouble in the northwest subsided, Yang Tinghe was defeated for a while, and in the following month, the monarch and the minister were all right, waiting for the next flashpoint, or Zhu Si was waiting for an opportunity to talk to Yang Tinghe again.

Although the goal is to seek common ground while reserving differences, in the process of fighting, the emperor will continue to suppress the arrogance of Yang Ting and the faction, so that the people of the world can see who is the real master of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Hao has never advocated a big conflict with Yang Tinghe before leaving the dynasty, but these small details are inevitable and inevitable, and Zhu Hao will also work hard to help Zhu Si fight.

It is not only to help Zhu Si gradually seize power and consolidate the throne, but also to make Zhu Si trust and rely on him more.

Huang Jin got Zhu Hao's note, so he put his mind at ease and hurriedly returned to the palace to find the emperor.

Zhu Hao's official business that day had not yet been completed, and after returning to the Hanlin Academy, Yu Chengxun and Yang Shen were not there at this time, and he never thought that Gu Dingchen, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, happened to see Zhu Hao going out and coming back, and came over and asked curiously, "Jingdao, who is looking for you?" But

What's going on at home?"

Gu Dingchen's face was haggard, he looked like he was suffering from a serious disease, and he was a little unsteady when he walked.

Although Gu Dingchen is the direct boss of Zhonghanlin Xiu, responsible for many things in the revision of books, Zhu Hao has never taken Gu Dingchen seriously, mainly because this person is hiding too deeply, a bit like a "hypocrite", this person is now bent on Yang Tinghe, and later after Yang Tinghe fell, he immediately turned to the other side and spared no effort to suppress Yang Tinghe and the party.

Daming's "Qingzi Prime Minister" also started with Gu Dingchen, and was later carried forward by Yan Song.

Gu Dingchen entered the cabinet in the seventeenth year of Jiajing, and when Zhu Houxi toured the south in the eighteenth year of Jiajing, he stayed in Beijing.

But within a few days, the emperor's anger disappeared, Xia Yanguan was reinstated, and Gu Dingchen could only live in the shadow of Xia Yan in the future. A year later, in the nineteenth year of Jiajing, Gu Dingchen died. Two years later, in the twenty-first year of Jiajing, Yan Song entered the cabinet and carried forward Gu Dingchen's ability to write green words.

It is difficult for such a person to make Zhu Hao respect him much.

Zhu Hao was a little upset when he saw this sick appearance, and he actually cared about who he met when he went out, and asked about his privacy?

"It's okay, it's just that there is something wrong at home, and someone came to pass on a message." Zhu Hao prevaricated.

Gu Dingchen asked suspiciously, "How do you look like an official errand instead of a domestic servant?"

will figure it out with his heart, and he is the kind of person who is good at pandering, how could Zhu Hao not expect that after a year and a half in the Hanlin Academy, he would be able to be discovered by you Gu Dingchen? Or is it because Zhu Si temporarily found someone to discuss things with him?

"Gu Waiter, I heard that there are going to be two attendants in the Hanlin Academy recently, I don't know who it is?" Zhu Hao smiled and diverted the topic.

Gu Dingchen retracted his puzzled look and said with a smile, "What, Jingdao you are also interested in this?"

Zhu Hao smiled, "Who doesn't want a promotion and a raise? However, I have heard that if a junior like me wants to get the opportunity to be promoted, I am afraid that I will have to pass at least two small exams, and it will be six years from now, so I will not expect it for the time being, but just ask what the situation is now."

Gu Dingchen waved his hand: "It's not good to talk to you about such things, so you can repair your book with peace of mind." It's really weird.....

While speaking, Gu Dingchen walked out, but he was still wondering who would come to Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao squinted at Gu Dingchen's slightly stumbling back, not knowing how to deal with this person.

It seems that those who have not done much in history, such as Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun, really don't worry too much, if it weren't for their mediocre qualifications or can't see the situation clearly, they wouldn't have fallen to the point of being depressed for life, but those who have made a name for themselves in history, such as Gu Dingchen, who can later enter the cabinet and be the first assistant for a few days, must have some kind of means or ability that is beyond mortals, which is what Zhu Hao needs to watch out for.

This incident can be regarded as a reminder to Zhu Hao.

To be on guard, it is better to guard against people like Gu Dingchen, Xia Yan, and Yan Song, and Xia Yan is still in the military department, as an officer, even if Yan Song mixes well, he has been staying in Nanjing, and Yan Song is Yang Tinghe's protégé, and he must not be taken seriously for a long time after Yang Tinghe's downfall.

.......

Imperial Palace Inner Garden.

After Zhu Si received Zhu Hao's note, he summoned Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Shi Xuan, the head of the Hanlin Academy, to the palace to discuss matters.

With the news that Empress Dowager Shao was critically ill, in fact, the people in the court probably guessed what the reason was. The two went straight into the Wenhua Palace, and Zhu Si saw the two in the Wenhua Palace.

「.... The emperor's grandmother is now critically ill, and she always talks about the past when she met the emperor's grandfather, saying that she often dreams that there are Dapeng birds flying and flying away, mentioning her father's ..... My heart aches."

Mao Cheng and Shi Xuan glanced at each other. What's going on?

Don't mention business, come up and dream? Or the dream of a dying man? You might as well say directly, you want to add the emperor character to your father in front of the emperor, and let your grandmother be buried with Emperor Xianzong, so that we can easily accept it, and will directly debate with you and tell you that this is not okay.

You obviously don't press it

The routine is out.

Zhu Sidao: "I just want to ask the two Qing families, what is the interpretation of such a dream of the imperial grandmother?" Mao Cheng asked, "Your Majesty, but the Queen Mother is an old man.... Is the phoenix unwell?"

"Alas!"

Zhu Si sighed, "Several imperial doctors have seen it, and they say that they are terminally ill, and they are almost at the point of returning to the light.... That's just a matter of a day or two."

Now Mao Cheng knew it.

He said, "Your Majesty, it's time to deliberate."

Zhu Si smiled bitterly and said, "If you want to discuss, naturally you have to wait for the imperial grandmother to pass away, and now that she is still alive, what do you want me to discuss?" Even if I discuss, I will discuss it in the court, don't I understand this bit of etiquette?"

Mao Cheng almost wanted to hit someone when he heard it. Do you know what you're doing with us?

It's not going to be for the two of us to interpret your dreams, is it?

"I want to ask the two Qing families, but the imperial grandmother can't see it, every time I come to her, she can't cry, and she can't answer her inquiries.... You may tell me what I can do to make her walk with peace of mind?" Zhu Si said, and the tears really fell down.

Zhu Si can't do anything else, when it comes to filial piety, it is really sincere, and people can see that this is a filial child.

As for whether it is acting..... God knows.

In fact, it doesn't matter if you act or not, you can have tears at critical moments, so that others don't suspect that you are very filial, this is enough, in fact, Zhu Si himself also cares about family affection, he lost his father at a young age, and he has been the "first heir to the throne" for many years, so he has a lot of pressure on his shoulders, and he can always think of his tragic past of being cautious in his childhood and youth, and he has this kind of inferiority complex and suspicious character.

Mao Cheng said, "Your Majesty should tell the truth."

Zhu Si sighed: "Yes, I should tell her that the old man has not obtained the throne properly, and they all think that I am just a foreign vassal who succeeded the ancestor, and let her die of that heart, right?"

When Mao Cheng heard this, didn't he say that he would not talk about the ceremony? Your Majesty, you don't believe in your word, do you know?