Chapter 478 What day is today?
Yuhuatian is now also a secret weapon in the hands of Zhu Zaijing. He usually stays in the prison in Dongchang, but whenever he has time, he will transform into a walking man. Shadow minions in the darkness.
Of course, these skills of his are not self-taught, but were professionally trained a long time ago when Huang Jin was in charge of the Dongchang. Otherwise, he would be expected to be a prison chief. If you have the ability of a spy to follow people, wouldn't that make things difficult for others?
So regarding the use of Yuhuatian, Zhu Zaijing also read the "instructions" given by Huang Jin in advance, and only gave Yuhuatian the task after understanding Yuhuatian's abilities.
Just as Yuhuatian quietly followed Xu Fan, Zhu Zaijing finally went to Lu Bing’s Mansion on behalf of Emperor Jiajing to pay homage to this man who could be called the greatest figure in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He is the most respected spy leader.
When Lu Bing's son Lu Yi saw Zhu Zaijing's arrival, he also hurried to the front of the house to greet him under the guidance of the old housekeeper of the house.
"Your Majesty, Lu Yi, bows to the prince on behalf of his deceased father."
Zhu Zaijing looked at the young Lu Yi with a concerned and sad expression. He stretched out his hand to help Lu Yi stand up, " Brother Yi, please get up quickly. I am paying homage to His Majesty according to His Majesty’s decree. Mr. Lu, please express my condolences to my brother Yi."
Zhu Zaijing addressed Lu Yi very well. Firstly, he did not call Lu Yi by his real name, secondly, he did not call him by his cousin, and thirdly, he did not call him by his official position. Instead, he used the more affectionate title "Yidi".
This title seems simple, but in fact it has a lot of meaning.
You must know that with Zhu Zaijing's status, the people who can be called "a certain brother" are either his biological brothers, or those close relatives who have never met him.
However, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zaijing will probably never see any of his cousins in this life. Therefore, the only person in the entire Ming Dynasty who is qualified to be called such by Zhu Zaijing is King Jing Zhu Zai. One person in Shenzhen.
But now Zhu Zaijing also called Lu Yi with the same title. How could the Lu family not be moved but also re-evaluate Lu Yi's status and value.
You must know that the day after Lu Bing's death, the elders of the Lu family were already silently planning how to divide the inheritance left by Lu Bing by deceiving Lu Yi, a young and weak junior. .
But it would be difficult if Lu Yi hugged the thigh of the next Lord of the Ming Dynasty like his father.
It would be no joke if Lu Yi grew up in the future and gradually became as majestic and wise as his father Lu Bing.
So when Zhu Zaijing said "Brother Yi", he also invisibly helped Lu Yi resolve a nasty dispute within the family.
Zhu Zaijing followed Lu Yi, who was full of filial piety, to the mourning hall in the main hall of the Lu Mansion. Looking at the memorial tablet that the Ministry of Engineering had worked on overnight for Lu Bing, he felt an inexplicable and wonderful feeling in his heart. .
This seems to be the second time Zhu Zaijing went out to pay homage to the "foreign ministers" on behalf of Emperor Jiajing. The first time he paid homage was to the champion "Zhu Wuji". Of course, the worship at that time was just a formality. , without any psychological disturbance, at most he just complained about the bad taste of Emperor Jiajing.
But this time it was slightly different. Although Zhu Zaijing didn’t care much about Lu Bing’s life or death, this time he was really worshiping a dead person, and he was also related to the Jiajing Emperor. Extremely close to the dead.
So at this time, Zhu Zaijing felt a little inexplicable. It turned out that the emperor also had times when he couldn't help himself.
Even if someone whom you are close to and trust dies, you cannot come in person to say goodbye to him for the last time.
This shows that the emperor may not really be able to do whatever he wants.
After the worship, Zhu Zaijing said a few words to Lu Yi.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Lu Wu Hui Gong and His Majesty met at Chengtian Qianmansion, and they can be said to be as close as family members. Later, when His Majesty visited Chengtian in the south, he encountered the disaster of Zhurong in Weihui Mansion. It was also Lu Wuhui who sacrificed his life to save him from the sea of fire. Such achievements were unparalleled in the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Now that Mr. Lu Wu Hui has passed away, Brother Yi must mourn and accept the change. If there are any difficulties in the future, Brother Yi must not forget to hide them. He can endure it alone. You can come to Prince Yu's Mansion to find Brother Wei to help you make the decision, you know? ?”
When Lu Yi heard Zhu Zaijing’s words, he burst into tears again. He burst into tears and replied to Zhu Zaijing: “Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Zhu Zaijing patted Lu Yi's shoulder comfortingly.
Of course Zhu Zaijing's actions are not really optimistic about Lu Yi, nor do he really want to stage any drama of brotherly love with Lu Yi.
You must know that Zhu Zaijing is a high-ranking prince of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Lu Yi is Lu Bing's biological son, he cannot continue the kindness of the previous generation and be on good terms with Zhu Zaijing.
However, Zhu Zaijing still performed this play in the Lu Mansion. The fundamental purpose was to let the senior Jinyiwei officials who guarded Lu Bing in the mansion see his attitude. When King Jing was officially arranged to take charge of the Jinyiwei some time later, These people also quickly understood who the real master was.
After leaving the Lu Mansion, Zhu Zaijing looked back again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "An era is coming to an end."
Then Zhu Zaijing did not do anything. After staying, Meng Chong immediately ordered his guards to take the palace's carriage and leave the Lu Mansion.
After returning to the palace, Zhu Zaijing didn't have time to rest for a while before Gao Gong came to the door again.
This time Gao Gong came to the door much more excited than before.
Gao Gong came to Zhu Zaijing's study in a hurry. When he saw Zhu Zaijing who was handling official business, he immediately bowed excitedly, "My lord, Gao Gong, pays homage to the prince!"
Zhu Zaijing looked Seeing the sudden high arch and seeing such a big ceremony, I couldn't help but be surprised.
Zhu Zaijing put down the brush in his hand, stood up from his position, came over to support Gao Gong and said, "Why are you so generous, sir?"
Gao Gong said excitedly: "I didn't realize this before. Your Majesty, I hope you will forgive me."
Zhu Zaijing laughed when he heard this.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Mr. Gao is also doing this for me. After all, even if I am the supervisor of the king, I still need to be cautious about some sensitive government affairs. Mr. Gao can advise me in a timely manner. This is the real thing." "My loyalty."
Gao Gong said: "I didn't know that the prince had already made up his mind, so it was wrong to judge the prince's heart with a villain's heart."
Zhu Zai. Jing continued to smile and asked: "Did the palace send you a message?"
Gao Gong took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the palace did send you a message."
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "That's a good thing. You should go to Mr. Xu Ge and the others and ask them to help. See if your name can be sent to Tingtui."
After Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaijing's words, he couldn't help but sigh, and had to tell the truth: "To be honest with you, the prince, I am not familiar with Mr. Xu Ge, and I have a straightforward personality, and I never offend Xu Ge." I like it. Therefore, I am afraid that I will not be able to get any help from Mr. Xu Ge for this nomination.”
Zhu Zaijing actually knew about the subtle relationship between Xu Jie and Gao Gong. , it’s just that both sides can still get by in terms of face, and they also have a common political opponent, Yan Dang.
So we behaved as if nothing happened, just like a family.
But the real situation is that Gao Gong simply can't get into Xu Jie's core, and with Gao Gong's character, he won't lick his hot face and stick to Xu Jie's cold ass.
So when the critical moment came, Xu Jie would rather take the younger Zhang Taiyue to pursue big things than say a word to Gao Gong.
Zhu Zaijing said: "You don't have to worry about this matter. I will help you deal with it. Then you only need to perform well in the court. No matter what the final result is, I will not have any intention of blaming you." "Gao Gong was very excited when he heard this. Now that he is quite old, he must be extremely excited to seize the opportunity to make progress.
After all, apart from these things, other things are not that important to Gao Gong now.
For example, Nian Gao Gong was still thinking about the issue of heirs earlier, but now he has taken it lightly.
Although Li Shizhen has helped him recuperate his body for several years, he has also regained his former glory when he was young.
But things like giving birth to a son really depend on fate. It doesn’t mean that something will work out, but it will really work out.
So, although Gao Gong has taken in several concubines one after another over the years, he still got nothing in the end.
It can be seen that Gao Gong in this period of history is destined not to have his own son.
But these are not a big deal. After all, with their farming and studying family, there will be no shortage of brothers and sisters.
So, now Gao Gong has accepted his fate and adopted a son from his brother, so that he can provide for him in the future.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
Gao Gong finally bowed to Zhu Zaijing excitedly.
Zhu Zaijing chuckled and said: "This is not my king's grace, this is your majesty's grace and Mr. Gao's own efforts. If it weren't for your majesty's grace and Mr. Gao's own efforts, your majesty would be able to see Even if I am willing to help you, it will not be so smooth."
"So, if Mr. Gao wants to thank you, just go and thank Your Majesty. I can't accept your gratitude here. ”
Zhu Zaijing’s words are also true.
You must know that if this thing is done, then Gao Gong will be the future Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Even without the title of bachelor, he will still have some power as a cabinet elder, even compared to those cabinet elders who are ranked lower. Even worse.
After all, the Ministry of Personnel is the real first yamen of the Ming Dynasty. It is many times better than the so-called first yamen of the Ming Dynasty, which is not worthy of the name.
So as long as a bachelor wants to secure the position of chief minister in the cabinet, the first thing they think of after successfully being promoted is to arrange for one of their own to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
But it is a pity that many times, in order to check and balance the emperor, even if many of the chief ministers have such intentions, few can achieve their wishes.
Unless he meets a master like Emperor Jiajing who is good at deflecting blame and is good at political planning, no matter how powerful Yan Song is, he will not be able to find one of his own and put him in the important position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. .
Now that Wu Peng is about to retire, Yan Song still wants to continue to promote his own people.
If Emperor Jiajing did not want to live in seclusion at this time, perhaps his wish might actually come true.
But now Emperor Jiajing not only wants to live in seclusion, but he is also dissatisfied with Yan Song, who is getting older. Otherwise, Emperor Jiajing would not give more power to his second assistant Xu Jie .
Obviously in Emperor Jiajing's plan, he was preparing to resign, but as to when Yan Song would be dismissed and replaced by another person, this is something that no one can guess.
So, even if Yan Song is not as good as before, there are still not many people who dare to face hard steel.
Because no one can guess what the Sacred Heart is thinking.
If you guess wrong, it could be demotion or exile, or it's hard to say.
After sending Gao Gong away, Zhu Zaijing did not remain idle.
Since Gao Gong and Xu Jie cannot deal with each other and the two cannot cooperate directly, Zhu Zaijing can only find Zhang Juzheng, an intermediary.
Now Zhang Juzheng does not have any direct power struggle with Gao Gong, nor does he have any direct interest struggle, so the two get along very harmoniously and politely in Prince Yu's palace.
Zhu Zaijing asked Meng Chong to find someone to find Zhang Juzheng.
When Zhang Juzheng heard that Zhu Zaijing was going to summon him, he happened to be writing a memorial about expanding the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture.
After all, he is now the governor of Shuntian. Although he is not the governor of Shuntian directly in charge of Shuntian Mansion, if Shuntian Mansion is still as big as it is now, it will also greatly affect the power in Zhang Juzheng's hands and Zhu Zaijing's influence on the Shuntian Mansion. He had high hopes.
So Zhang Juzheng is also preparing to formally appeal to the imperial court in accordance with what Zhu Zaijing explained before, requesting the imperial court to hold a formal meeting on the issue of the Shuntian Prefecture area, so as to reconfirm the powers and responsibilities of the Shuntian Governor. Scope of functions.
Otherwise, this job would be really useless.
After all, Hai Rui has made all the plans and is about to launch the Jingjin New Road project, but he, the governor of Shuntian, has not yet figured out his specific jurisdiction and specific management powers. Isn't this... Are you going to make a joke to Hai Rui?
So, at this time, no matter what, Zhang Juzheng must establish his authority before Hai Rui. Otherwise, if Hai Rui's matter is completed, but he has not done anything, then it will be Does it look like his boss has some food?
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng had to complete the expansion of Shuntian Prefecture's jurisdiction before Hai Rui.
Now facing Zhu Zaijing's summons, Zhang Juzheng did not hesitate at all. He immediately followed the messenger and came to Prince Yu's mansion without stopping.
When he met Zhu Zaijing, Zhang Juzheng did not hesitate to give him a big gift. He bowed to Zhu Zaijing and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Juzheng, pays homage to the prince."
Zhu Zaijing looked at Zhang Juzheng, who was also paying homage, and couldn't help but smile: "What day is it today? It was the same when Mr. Gao came over just now, and it was the same when Mr. Zhang came to see me? Is it so important to pay homage today?" What can’t be said?”
Zhang Juzheng was embarrassed. In the past, when they entered Prince Yu's Mansion to pay homage, they always bowed and saluted. There had not been many such big salutes, so when Zhu Zaijing asked this question with a smile When he spoke, Zhang Juzheng was really embarrassed.
Zhang Juzheng said awkwardly: "It is my duty to pay homage to the prince. The prince should not be offended."
Zhu Zaijing said: "Of course I am not offended, I am just curious. Zhang Xian Come on, please tell me what you need help from me."
Zhang Juzheng stood up and replied: "Your Majesty, Shengming, can see through my heart at a glance."
After saying that, Zhang Juzheng handed over the memorandum he had just written about expanding the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, "I would also like to ask for your advice."
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