Chapter 157 Emperor Jiajing is covering up
Frustrated, Gao Gong insisted on taking a breath and came to Xiyuan to find Emperor Jiajing for comment.
But how could he, a fifth-rank Hanlin Feizhao, be qualified to receive a private audience with the emperor?
So when he arrived at the Xiyuan Palace Gate, Gao Gong was naturally stopped by the palace gate guards.
However, unlike in front of Prince Yu's Mansion, Gao Gong did not throw away his temper and shout loudly, but stayed where he was and waited for the news.
Emperor Jiajing, who was working hard to calm down his excitement and anxiety, heard the eunuch report that Gao Gong asked for an audience. He opened his eyes lightly, frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Let him in. "
In fact, Emperor Jiajing didn't want to see him at all. However, Gao Gong had been running to Prince Yu's Mansion these days, and was arguing with the guards of Prince Yu's Mansion. The secret agents of Dongchang and Jinyiwei had already done this. Reported to him.
Now that he heard that Gao Gong came to him again, Emperor Jiajing also felt that it was time to meet him. Otherwise, he would have been so arrogant and insisted on asking Prince Yu in front of the gate of Prince Yu's mansion. This influence It's definitely not good either.
So, Emperor Jiajing could only sigh and go out to wipe Zhu Zaijing's butt himself.
After Gao Gong was summoned by Emperor Jiajing alone, he took a deep breath and was led by the young eunuch to a side hall in the Longevity Palace to wait.
When Emperor Jiajing appeared, Gao Gong hurriedly saluted and knelt down and said, "Gao Gong, a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, comes to see your majesty."
Emperor Jiajing, dressed as a Taoist priest, looked at Gao Gong and walked to his seat to sit down. Get down, and then said calmly: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gao Gong stood up in fear. This was the first time Gao Gong saw Emperor Jiajing alone, and he was inevitably nervous.
Emperor Jiajing said: "I heard that you were yelling at the gate of Prince Yu's palace. How is this inappropriate?"
Emperor Jiajing first drew a circle and set a tone for Gao Gong's behavior.
Gao Gong panicked and replied: "I am guilty."
Then Gao Gong also said: "I am your majesty's personally appointed servant of the palace. I have the responsibility to go in and out of the palace to teach the prince and solve his doubts. . But in the past few days, the palace has been closed, and I have not been allowed to enter the palace to answer the questions of the prince. I am worried that I will delay the prince's studies, so I have asked your majesty to punish me."
Anyway, we have reached this point. It is a knife to extend our head, and it is a knife to shrink our head. It is better to speak out the problem happily.
When Emperor Jiajing heard Gao Gong's stubborn reply, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. This Gao Gong was a bit interesting, why hadn't he noticed it before?
Emperor Jiajing said: "Prince Yu is not feeling well and it is not suitable to see foreign ministers. Therefore, I have ordered that the palace be closed temporarily to thank guests. Only when Prince Yu's health improves can he see you."
Gao Gong heard this. When Emperor Jiajing also said that King Yu was unwell, he couldn't hide the anxious look on his face.
Gao Gong knelt down excitedly and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Since the prince is unwell, I have the unshirkable responsibility as a minister of the palace. Please allow me to come to the palace to attend to my illness."
Hearing "Attendant" With the word "disease", Emperor Jiajing's face suddenly became unhappy.
Emperor Jiajing just wanted to find a reason to send Gao Gong away, but what did the phrase "serve the disease" mean? Is this to curse his son to get sick?
Emperor Jiajing looked unhappy and said: "Who told you that King Yu is sick? He just doesn't feel well and doesn't want to see anyone now. Isn't the Hanlin Academy very free? If it is really very free, you will also go to the city gate with the Ministry of War to garrison , take care of my worries."
Gao Gong couldn't help but tremble in his heart when Emperor Jiajing taught him this. He immediately understood that he seemed to have made a mistake. Gao Gong bowed and said, "I understand my guilt."
Emperor Jiajing looked at the nervous Gao Gong and sighed again, his voice a little gentler, "I know you are here I care about King Yu and know that you are dedicated to his education. But do you know that kings and ministers are different? King Yu is unwell and should be resting, but you go to his house and yell at him again and again. How inappropriate is it? Do you have to make it known to everyone in the city to show your devotion to the Lord?"
After hearing what Emperor Jiajing said, Gao Gong buried his head. His anxiety deepened. He was just worried about Zhu Zaijing's situation, but he ignored the impact of his behavior in front of Prince Yu's palace.
At this moment, Gao Gong was not in a hurry to be ashamed, thinking that he might have harmed King Yu.
"I deserve to die for my crime."
Gao Gong bowed again.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Gao Gong's action and listened to Gao Gong's apologetic and guilty answer. In my heart, I couldn't help but nod my head again for Gao Gong's performance.
Emperor Jiajing said: "You go down first. In a few days, when King Yu has recovered, he will naturally see you again. You should be more peaceful during this period. Either study hard, or Take the initiative to ask Ying to stand guard at the city gate, so that I can see if you, the Qingliu ministers who keep saying that you will be loyal to your father to the death, really have the guts to not be afraid of death."
Gao Gong gave a heavy knock, "I am determined to live up to your Majesty's expectations. Even if it is a sword, a mountain of fire, and a sea of fire, as long as your Majesty needs it, I will not frown. I will report to the Ministry of War and take the initiative to ask for a tassel to protect the capital!"
Jiajing The emperor showed a smile and said, "In that case, let's go."
After Gao Gong left Emperor Jiajing, he really went straight to the location of the Yamen of the Ministry of War. Along the way, Gao Gong was also carefully recalling the conversation between him and Emperor Jiajing.
No matter how he thought about it, Gao Gong felt that something was wrong. He felt that there must be another reason why Prince Yu's Mansion closed its doors to thank guests. But Gao Gong is still confused as to what this reason is.
If King Yu really made a mistake, then His Majesty the Emperor would definitely not see him, nor would he be so easy to talk to, and he would even punish himself.
But now, not only did His Majesty the Emperor not punish himself, but he also scolded himself for his slip of the word "serving disease".
It can be seen that the current Prince Yu is not sick at all, nor does he have any discomfort. But why is he "unwell" and why can His Majesty the Emperor personally come forward to smooth things over for him?
There must be an ulterior secret in this!
Thinking of this, Gao Gong's eyes also let out a ray of light. He no longer thought about what happened to King Yu, but honestly controlled his thoughts and arrived obediently. The Ministry of War then asked the Ministry of War to arrange errands for him in accordance with the orders of Emperor Jiajing.
Yang Shouqian, the right minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help being surprised when he heard that a Hanlin bachelor took the initiative to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of War to request to be stationed in the city. This was really novel.
The Hanlin Academy is not the Ministry of War and has no responsibility to defend the country. All they need to do is hide behind and criticize Fang Qiu with a pen, point out the situation, criticize this and that, and show their integrity and morality.
But now he took the initiative to come to the Ministry of War and asked to be stationed in the city. This is really strange.
So Yang Shouqian, the second-in-command of the Ministry of War, was naturally interested and took the initiative to meet with Gao Gong, wanting to see what kind of medicine this noble Hanlin was selling in his gourd.
(End of this chapter)