Chapter 586 585 Hu Zongxian's Resurrection
For three consecutive days, just like playing house, Yan Ne's memorials were continuously sent to Xiyuan, and then they were rejected, then submitted again, and then rejected again.
The dignitaries and well-informed officials in the capital had roughly guessed what was going on, but most people still didn't understand. In a daze, the cabinet ministers and the emperor completed three invitations. The procedure of resignation.
Wei Guangde came over to visit Yan Ne when he was writing the second memorial, which did not seem intimate or alienating.
Knowing that Yan Na was not sick, he still acted like he was very concerned about his condition. He asked for help before leaving.
When leaving, he inadvertently looked at the packages that had been packed in the mansion. He wanted to get a batch of red goods from Emperor Jiajing, and Yan Ne would leave the capital immediately.
Why bother?
As soon as he entered the cabinet, he wanted to replace Xu Jie even before his buttocks were warm.
Having been a cabinet minister for more than ten years, there is nothing wrong with someone who can defeat Yan Song.
Think about Zhang Juzheng, who followed Xu Jie. He also held the position of chief minister for more than ten years. Even in the face of opposition from officials all over the world, he forcibly promoted reforms and continued the life of the Ming Dynasty. He was better than Xu Jie. And courage.
Suddenly, Wei Guangde felt chilled all over.
It was not the weather. Although the temperature in the capital had begun to drop at this time, it was not to the point where he felt cold.
Wei Guangde had to seriously consider how he should treat Zhang Juzheng as a minister or cabinet minister during his reign.
The reformists, they will be shattered into pieces if they are not careful.
After walking out of Yan Ne's mansion, Wei Guangde couldn't help but look back at the open door.
Xu Jie is pretty good, he has the ambition of a chief minister, and he didn't kill everyone, but I don't know what happened to Zhang Juzheng.
Zhu Yijun is already two years old. Naturally, he has not yet arranged for study and enlightenment. The child is still too young after all.
Although King Yu had already agreed with him that he would be the teacher of the little prince, Wei Guangde vaguely remembered that Zhang Juzheng was also his teacher and had a heavy pressure on him.
Thinking about King Yu, Wei Guangde also found it interesting. He played in the back every day, but he never saw any maids give birth to a prince for him.
Zhu Yijun will most likely be the emperor after King Yu, as long as Princess Chen has nothing to do.
Emperor Jiajing finally approved Yan Ne's fourth memorial.
Now that you have decided to return home, it is useless to leave people behind.
Yan Ne left Beijing, but Wei Guangde did not go to see him off. The loser of the political struggle was not worth Wei Guangde's time at all.
As long as Zhang Juzheng does not fall, Yan Ne will have no chance to return to the capital.
But think about what Zhang Juzheng was like at that time, and look at Yan Ne's age, there is a high probability that he will not be able to wait for that day.
However, on the afternoon of Yan Ne's departure from Beijing, Wei Guangde received another note from the servant of Prince Yu's palace.
There are only two words on the note, "Shangji".
Can Wang Yu's Mansion send a note, indicating that Emperor Jiajing's condition seems to be serious this time. Wei Guangde packed up the books on his desk before he could get the Sanya and hurried to Prince Yu's Mansion.
At this time, there is no faster way to receive news from the palace than here.
In fact, since the death of King Jing, the eunuchs around Emperor Jiajing have used various methods to show their favor to Prince Yu's palace, and their intentions are clear at a glance.
Therefore, no matter what Emperor Jiajing was thinking, he could no longer control his men's thoughts of entering the camp.
However, neither Zhu Xizhong of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion nor Zhu Xixiao, who was in charge of the Jin Yiwei, had any intimate behavior with Prince Yu's Mansion, nor did they have any secret communication.
"How is your Majesty's health?"
Wei Guangde's thoughts at this moment are extremely complicated. He not only hopes that King Yu will come to power as soon as possible, but he also hopes that Emperor Jiajing can live a few more days, one year later. In one year, maybe I can improve myself by one level just like I did when I first entered the officialdom.
He did not expect Gao Gong to promote him, so he focused on Chen Yiqin. If there was another one, it would naturally be Emperor Jiajing.
No one worked hard to proofread the book, so the purpose was to show it to Emperor Jiajing.
Although he cannot write brilliant Qingci, Wei Guangde is diligent and conscientious in doing what the emperor wants to do.
"Your Majesty suddenly fainted while sitting in meditation in the afternoon. Xu Wei from Tai Hospital has been summoned to the palace for diagnosis and treatment."
Yin Shizhen next to him answered.
“Has Your Majesty woke up?”
When Wei Guangde heard that Emperor Jiajing had fainted, he naturally wondered whether he could wake up.
The body of Emperor Jiajing, in the doctor's terms, was erysipelas that could not be cured by ordinary medicine or stone.
Before Yin Shizhen could speak, King Yu had already gently shook his head.
Today's King Yu seemed very dull. From the moment Wei Guangde entered the room, he had an expressionless face.
At this moment, there were footsteps outside the door from far to near. Wei Guangde thought it was Zhang Juzheng coming, but unexpectedly he saw Li Fang walking away quickly.
Looking back, the person who came was just a chamberlain. He handed Li Fang a note and left quickly.
Li Fang did not read it and sent it directly to King Yu.
King Yu opened his eyes and said, "Xu Ge Lao and Li Ge Lao went to Wuyi Hall."
"Your Majesty is awake?"
Wei Guangde immediately asked.
"I don't know, it's not on the note."
Wang Yu replied, and then handed the note to Li Fang, who then showed it to Yin Shizhen and Wei Guangde.
As expected, Xu Jie and Li Chunfang were ushered into the Xiyuan by the Royal Horse Guards Chamberlain, and they also took away memorials and other items left by the cabinet.
"Nothing, your Majesty has already made arrangements."
Seeing that it was the Royal Horse Supervisor who was sent out this time, Wei Guangde knew that Emperor Jiajing must have made arrangements, probably to prevent In this case, when he was unable to govern, he could temporarily use the cabinet to continue the operation of the court without coming to a standstill.
The role of the Royal Horseman is actually to control the cabinet ministers to prevent anyone from having inappropriate thoughts.
Although Wei Guangde said so, the atmosphere in the room was not lively at all, and everyone was very dull.
Everyone knows that as long as Emperor Jiajing does not wake up, or there are no eunuchs in the palace coming to Prince Yu's Mansion, everything will be full of variables.
"Shandai, do you think my father will increase the number of people in the cabinet this time when Mr. Yan Ge returns to his hometown to recuperate?"
At this time, King Yu suddenly asked.
Wei Guangde noticed that after King Yu asked this question, both Yin Shizhen and Li Fang looked at him.
With Yan Ne gone, Wei Guangde has really not thought about whether Emperor Jiajing will add more people to the cabinet.
I think when Yan Song left, Xu Jie and Yuan Wei had been in charge of the cabinet for a long time.
If it weren’t for the thought that Yuan Wei was ill and unable to serve as director, Yan Ne and Li Chunfang would have continued to wait and would not have been able to join the cabinet at all.
In response to King Yu's question, Wei Guangde lowered his head and thought for a while before speaking: "This time there is a gap between Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Yan Ge. With Li Ge's character, I think your majesty should go to the cabinet. There will be more people inside, and it shouldn’t be one person.”
Xu Jie is now the undisputed boss in the cabinet, not only because of his high status and being the first assistant, but also because he has been working hard in the cabinet for many years and has already become a climate.
At this time, the newcomer's entry into the cabinet, the impact on him, or the dispersion of Xu Jie's authority, can be said to be minimal.
Thinking about Yan Ne and Li Chunfang entering the cabinet, Emperor Jiajing's plan at the time was probably to use Yan Ne to fight Xu Jie and use Li Chunfang to mediate the conflicts among the cabinet ministers.
Now that Yan Na is defeated, Emperor Jiajing will most likely increase his manpower, and may arrange for two more people to join the cabinet. This will bring the number of cabinet ministers to four, which will take away at least half of Xu Jie's power. .
“Guo Pu, Gao Gong?”
Yin Shizhen said in surprise.
Guo Pu is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Gao Gong is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. All conditions have met the requirements for admission to the cabinet. "Master Guo should be the candidate for cabinet ministers that His Majesty has long decided, but Brother Su Qing may not be the case. He still lacks experience in the official department."
In response to Yin Shizhen's interruption, Wei Guangde He just said leisurely, "Your Majesty should restrict Xu Ge's The old man has become more powerful, and Mr. Guo is afraid that he is not strong enough to fight him, so even though Brother Su Qing is almost experienced, your majesty will still bring him into the cabinet to help Mr. Guo fight against Mr. Xu Ge."
" Why would Master Gao help Guo Shangshu? ”
King Yu frowned and asked.
"They are fellow villagers from Henan."
Wei Guangde answered simply and easily. This answer alone is enough.
After the official disbandment, both Chen Yiqin and Zhang Juzheng came to Prince Yu's Mansion, but Gao Gong did not come to avoid suspicion.
"Master Gao said before I came that he was going to Xiyuan to check out the situation."
Although Prince Yu's Mansion now has people in the palace, these people were actually on the fence before, so Prince Yu is naturally worried.
And the people he was relieved of had not yet reached that level and could stay in the palace during this critical moment and understand the emperor's physical condition at any time.
Although Gao Gong has not officially received the decree from Emperor Jiajing to be summoned to Zhilu, according to the usual practice, the Minister of Rites must be admitted to Zhilu.
This may be the reason why Gao Gong was originally appointed as the Minister of Rites instead of making up for his lack of qualifications to serve as the Ministry of Personnel.
Of course, this is Wei Guangde’s guess.
It's just that I don't know whether Emperor Jiajing forgot about this or why. Gao Gong never received the order from Zhizhi after he was promoted to Minister of Rites.
That's what he thought. Wei Guangde didn't know if Gao Gong or anyone else had the same idea. Anyway, he wouldn't say it.
In fact, just as he thought, Emperor Jiajing did have this plan.
He knows his own body well, so he has to leave a backup plan.
However, he never realized that his body could not hold on for long. Although he was prepared, he was still hesitating.
This is especially true when he has not yet determined that his end is approaching.
After being the emperor for decades, he could not bear the consequences of losing power.
To hand over power, we have to wait for the day when he is completely gone.
Dinner, of course, is at Prince Yu’s Mansion.
At noon, news finally came out from the palace. Half an hour ago, Emperor Jiajing finally woke up.
Your Majesty is fine, so Wei Guangde and others naturally bid farewell to King Yu.
This point is equivalent to around ten o'clock in the evening in later generations, which is already very late.
If Emperor Jiajing didn't wake up, it would be fine. If it were really pursued, it would be troublesome to explain that so many people gathered in Prince Yu's mansion at this time.
On the second day, Xu Jie and Li Chunfang moved back to the cabinet to run errands, which also showed that Emperor Jiajing was in good health.
"The emperor should be angry."
In the study room of Wei Guangde's home, Chen Ju, who had not been here for a long time, suddenly came to the door again and said when Wei Guangde asked about yesterday's events.
"Angry? Who?"
Wei Guangde asked curiously.
“Jisheng.”
Chen Ju named a person, but Wei Guangde naturally didn’t recognize it.
"He was in charge of the supply warehouse. Two days ago, he reported that there was a fire in the supply warehouse, and more than 188,000 kilograms of incense were burnt. Mr. Huang sent He Jin, the young eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, to check, and it was found that the keeper committed theft."
< br>Chen Ju continued He said, "I set off a small fire and burned so many spices. I'm really crazy about money."
Chen Ju is a decent man, so naturally he looks down on these frivolous things, so he said in his tone Very disdainful.
"How did the palace handle it?"
Wei Guangde asked curiously.
"Issuing the imperial edict, Ji Sheng and his party members Lu Tianbao, Chaoyong and others were imprisoned, and they were given to Zhang Yue and Yushi Dong Yao for strict investigation."
Chen Ju replied, "Actually, there were less treasuries in the past. Or the business of stealing and selling spices. I guess the number this time is too high. It's not easy to deal with, so I reported the fire and wanted to settle the account."
"How is your Majesty's health?"
This matter has not been spread outside the court, it should be in the palace. The news was blocked. After all, it would not sound good if it spread out.
As for chasing stolen goods, Wei Guangde is not worried.
How can a eunuch resell more than 100,000 kilograms of spices? The merchants who cooperated with him this time must be in bad luck. Those who participated must have been eaten up, and even those who did not participate will probably be scraped off. A layer of skin.
There is no other reason, just because you and Ji Sheng are close and are old merchants.
In fact, these businessmen who cooperate with the inner treasury have more or less privacy. If the ship capsizes, they can only admit that they are unlucky.
When Chen Ju heard Wei Guangde's question, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he stood up and walked to the door. He opened the door and looked around before returning to the room. He lowered his voice and said to Wei Guangde: "The problem should be gone within a year or two. Big, the main thing is to take good care of yourself and not get angry, otherwise you won't be like yesterday."
"After His Majesty fainted, was it Eunuch Huang who made the decision?"
Wei Guangde asked again.
"Yes, Eunuch Huang directly summoned the Royal Horse Supervisor to pick up Mr. Xu Ge and the others, and also dispatched Jin Yiwei to ambush each gate of Xiyuan secretly."
Chen Ju said this, and suddenly He leaned closer to Wei Guangde and whispered Said: "Actually, I was detained in Yongshou Palace at that time. I stayed in the house all the time. I was not allowed to go anywhere."
"Why? Eunuch Huang doubted you?"
Wei Guangde asked in surprise.
"It's hard to say. Maybe he is planning to ask me to go to Prince Yu's Mansion to deliver a message. After all, His Majesty's affairs have nothing to do with me."
After saying this, Chen Ju chuckled again and said: 'I'm here today. , also thinking that it has been a long time since I visited my brother.
Now King Yu is the backbone of everyone. If my guess is correct, in a situation like yesterday, Eunuch Huang would probably send me to Prince Yu’s Mansion to welcome Prince Yu into the palace. '
After saying this, Chen Ju rolled his eyes again and continued: "I may also be asked to transfer the capital camp to the city. After all, those who were left in the house by Eunuch Huang at that time were all like me. An old man who has stayed in Yongshou Palace for a long time. "
The last time something happened, Chen Ju was assigned to go to the capital camp, so this time he was not sure what he would be sent by Eunuch Huang.
Welcoming King Yu into the palace was naturally something that all the eunuchs were scrambling to do.
But at least nothing happened, it was just a false alarm.
"Haha."
Wei Guangde just smiled when he heard this. He knew that it seemed that the relationship between him and Chen Ju had changed. In the past, he respected Chen Ju, even Gao Zhong He's gone, but there are still Gao Zhong's group of old buddies.
But now, the two of them are relatively equal and each has his or her own desires.
"In addition, I also brought news here. Shandai will definitely be interested."
At this time, Chen Ju suddenly said.
"Huh?"
Wei Guangde was suspicious and looked at Chen Ju in confusion.
“Hu Zongxian may be coming back.”
(End of this chapter)