After listening to Zhang Juzheng's words, Gao Gong was stunned for a long time, and then expressed his agreement.

"Alas, maybe you're right, just be an idle prince and spend your life in peace, for him, this is already the best ending!"

"If he continues like this, he will one day touch His Majesty's scales, and by then, it will be too late!"

"Your Majesty is not only ruthless to others, but also to yourself, when he first ascended the throne, he refuted hundreds of officials in the Great Rites Discussion, asked for the honorific title for his biological parents, and then reduced the expenses of the clan and reopened the sea ban, His Majesty doesn't care what others think of him, as long as it is something he thinks is right, then he will do it!"

When Gao Gong said this, his eyes were full of gloom, and he said to himself.

"Presumably, it is precisely because His Royal Highness King Yu has completely disappointed His Majesty that there will be the child in the belly of the Imperial Concubine Shen!"

After listening to this, Zhang Juzheng was also quite emotional, and after taking a sip of the teacup on the table, he turned to speak.

"Yes, maybe His Majesty's intention was just to let His Royal Highness King Yu learn how to govern with Xu Jie, but who knew that it would become like this!"

After that, both sides fell silent, and neither of them had any intention of speaking.

But despite this, the two did not feel any embarrassment, but had a feeling of finding a confidant.

Immediately, I saw Gao Gong turn his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, and after looking him up and down, he spoke very seriously.

"Zhang Juzheng, I have a hunch in my heart that in the future, your achievements will be immeasurable, and your name Zhang Juzheng will be left in the history books in the future!"

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, no superfluous expression appeared on his face, but he said quite indifferently.

"Gao Ge Lao laughed, he is still very young now, his qualifications are still shallow, and he is difficult to take on a big responsibility, besides, the current court situation has to rely on Yan Ge Lao, Xu Ge Lao, and Ling Gao Ge Lao to support it!"

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's compliment, Gao Gong also smiled and immediately spoke.

"Young, it's better to be young, young means more time, but also means that there will be more trial and error costs, accumulate steadily, just to be a blockbuster!"

When Gao Gong said this, it was as if he suddenly remembered something, and then asked.

"By the way, I remember that you seem to be the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, the ninth Jinshi in the second grade?"

"Well, that's right."

After getting Zhang Juzheng's answer, Gao Gong seemed to be quite emotional, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "Only thirty-six years old!" ”

"At the age of thirty-six, he became the secretary of the Ministry of War, and served as the cabinet group assistant, and was valued by His Majesty, in the future, the position of the cabinet chief assistant, I am afraid that it will be Zhang Juzheng's turn to sit!"

Thinking of this, Gao Gong couldn't help but glance at Zhang Juzheng, who was not inconspicuous on weekdays, but was extremely reliable in doing things.

In his opinion, Yan Shifan, who entered the cabinet at the same time as him, was able to enter the cabinet smoothly because of his father Yan Song's light, but Zhang Juzheng did not have a father who was the first assistant of the cabinet.

In other words, all of this was brought about by himself!

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng on the side saw that Gao Gong did not react for a long time, and couldn't help but ask.

"What's wrong?"

"It's fine."

Hearing this, Gao Gong shook his head imperceptibly, and immediately changed the topic.

"According to what you just said, now His Royal Highness King Jing has taken up the domain, and His Royal Highness King Yu has lost hope of competing for the prince, is it possible, Your Majesty plans to appoint the child in the belly of the imperial concubine Shen as the prince?"

Zhang Juzheng saw that Gao Gong had no scruples about moving this extremely sensitive topic to the table, and a look of panic suddenly appeared on his face.

After looking around for a while, and making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Juzheng carefully considered the language before replying categorically.

"Well, that's right, judging from the existing information, the child in the belly of the Imperial Concubine Shen has an extremely high probability of being made the prince!"

"Not long ago, the Heart Cultivation Hall where His Majesty lives was struck by lightning and needed to be repaired, and His Majesty moved to live in the Ganlu Palace where the Shen family lived without saying a word, plus on weekdays, in addition to dealing with daily government affairs, His Majesty often went to visit the imperial concubine!"

"It can be seen from all this that Your Majesty has extremely high expectations for the child in the belly of the Imperial Concubine Shen!"

When Zhang Juzheng said this, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned his gaze to Gao Gong and lowered his voice.

"Before this, there were rumors that if the child in the womb of the imperial concubine Shen was born successfully, she would become the queen of my Ming Dynasty!"

Before this, Gao Gong was extremely calm, because he already knew the news that Zhang Juzheng had heard.

However, when Zhang Juzheng mentioned that the imperial concubine Shen was likely to become the queen of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Gong still couldn't hold back the surprise in his heart, and couldn't help but gasp.

You must know that the position of queen of the Ming Dynasty has been vacant for many years!

Since Empress Fang's death, His Majesty has never been crowned a queen, and now, there are suddenly such rumors.

Although Gao Gongming's face is very calm, his heart has long been turbulent, and he can't be calm for a long time.

"Could it be that Your Majesty really intends to ......?"

Suddenly, as if he realized something, Gao Gong suddenly turned his gaze to Zhang Juzheng, and the eyes of both sides met in the air for a moment, and then they moved away.

Both realized that this topic could not go on any longer!

After that, I saw Gao Gong get up from the seat, arch his hand to Zhang Juzheng, and smile.

"It's not too early, I should go back too!"

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he put on a look of hindsight, got up from the seat suddenly, and said respectfully.

"Gao Ge Lao, shall I send you?"

"Hmm."

Seeing this, Gao Gong did not refuse Zhang Juzheng's kindness, and the two left the hall where they were entertaining guests.

……

Night falls, the Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this time, in the Qianqing Palace, except for Jiajing, there was no one else, and because of this, Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair and holding a book in his hand, seemed quite lonely.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang walking quietly and entering the Qianqing Palace.

After saluting Jiajing respectfully according to his usual practice, he immediately came to Jiajing and lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty, here is a record of the conversation between Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, sent by Jinyiwei!"

When Jiajing heard this, he nodded imperceptibly, put the book in his hand aside, and commanded.

"Well, show it to me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Jiajing took over the conversation record, Lu Fang followed closely and added.

"Your Majesty, after Gao Gong left Yuwang's Mansion today, he was invited to Zhang Juzheng's house, and other than that, ......"

Jiajing listened to Lu Fang's report while looking at the conversation record in his hand with full attention.

After a long time, I saw Jiajing put aside the conversation record in his hand, chuckled, turned his gaze to Lu Fang, and asked with interest.

"Lu Fang, this Gao Gong, saying that I am cruel to others and cruel to myself, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks...... You...... It's not ......"

When Lu Fang heard this, he hesitated for a long time and did not respond.

Jiajing didn't care much about Lu Fang's performance, so he just picked up the teacup on the side and took a sip.

Seeing this, Lu Fang took the opportunity to change the topic, and after carefully considering the language, he mustered up the courage to ask Jiajing.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, how do you plan to handle this matter? ”

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and responded rather casually.

"Well, let's just assume that this incident never happened!"

Hearing Jiajing's words, Lu Fang immediately looked abrupt and replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Jiajing finished speaking, he shifted his gaze back to the conversation record and muttered to himself silently.

"Heh, this high arch is quite good at slapping my ass!"

(End of chapter)