Chapter 391 Is the name not right?
Zhu Zaijing, who still has the power to supervise the country, seems to be an alternative existence in the current political situation of the court.
It was as if two suns suddenly appeared in the world of the Ming Dynasty, which made people very confused and at a loss.
Even Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others were confused by this situation.
After all, Emperor Jiajing has finished fasting and praying, and has begun summoning cabinet ministers to deal with political affairs.
Although he still did not go to court and still practiced Xuanxuan in the deep palace of Xiyuan, no one dared to question the supreme authority of Emperor Jiajing.
So, as soon as the political situation emerged that Emperor Jiajing was cultivating immortals in Xiyuan and managing government, and Zhu Zaijing continued to perform his duties of supervising the country in Prince Yu's Mansion, anyone who saw this situation couldn't help but become confused.
Gao Gong was restless in Zhu Zaijing's study. He saw that Zhu Zaijing's desk was full of memorials sent by the Secretary of General Affairs, as well as the Emperor Jiajing's documents sent by the Secretary of Rites and the Cabinet. After the imperial review, he couldn't help but feel panicked. What on earth was going on?
Zhu Zaijing put down a memorial he had just finished reading, looked at the nervous Gao Gong beside him, and chuckled: "Meng Chong, didn't you give Mr. Gao some tea?"
Just when Meng Chong was waiting for his reply, Gao Gong said first: "Your Majesty, I am not thirsty."
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "You have to refill the tea even if you are not thirsty, otherwise if the news spreads, others will think that my prince, Prince Yu, does not understand etiquette and does not like to treat others?"
Meng Chong The little eunuch who arranged the tea serving refilled Zhu Zaijing's tea cups and high-arched teacups with new tea.
At this time, Gao Gong looked at Zhu Zaijing, who was still calm and calm, but he was actually very anxious and confused.
But he didn’t know how to ask or how to say it.
Zhu Zaijing naturally saw Gao Gong's embarrassment, and he took the initiative and said, "Mr. Gao, are you a little confused?"
When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaijing take the initiative to talk about it, he couldn't bear it anymore. Gao Gong said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand. Why does your Majesty still want you to continue to be responsible for supervising the country? You haven't been officially registered by His Majesty yet. So, Participating in political affairs is not justified. If you were the prince, all this would be reasonable, but now."
Zhu Zaijing chuckled, "But now I am not the prince, but I still think that I am not the prince. He is involved in politics as a supervisor, so it seems nondescript, right?”
Gao Gong didn’t answer, but that’s what he meant.
Gao Gong, like most people, still advocates justice. He hopes that Emperor Jiajing will first appoint Prince Yu as the prince, and then allow Zhu Zaijing to participate in politics as the prince. This is in line with court rules and etiquette. The matter of regulations.
Otherwise, it would be like this now, with Emperor Jiajing ruling the world in Xiyuan, and allowing Zhu Zaijing to continue to participate in government affairs as a supervisor. It would be nondescript no matter how you look at it.
Therefore, Gao Gong wanted to rectify Zhu Zaijing's name and give Zhu Zaijing a more suitable identity to participate in political affairs.
Zhu Zaijing looked at Gao Gong, who was silent. He stood up and moved his body, and then said: "Your Majesty did this to test me. Some time ago, your Majesty fasted and prayed for the disaster-stricken areas in Huazhou. The king supervises the country, but I have not made any achievements.”
“But your majesty did not blame me for my stupidity, so he specifically allowed me to continue to participate as the superintendent. Political affairs, try to deal with the affairs after the Huazhou earthquake. This is actually to give me an advantage and see if I have administrative ability."
Gao Gong listened to Zhu Zai. After hearing these words, there was still some murmuring in my heart. Gao Gong said: "But Your Majesty, after all, this is not a long-term solution. Since ancient times, the responsibility of supervising the country has always been when the king is away or when he has something to do, the prince or the prince will be ordered to supervise the country on his behalf. Now that your majesty has finished praying, the prince should reply. Returning power and resigning from the post of supervising the country is the right way to go.”
"But now the prince continues to supervise the country, and his majesty is in charge of affairs in Xiyuan. This has never happened before in all dynasties. Therefore, I am worried that the prince will be criticized by the world because of his unfair reputation."
Zhu Zaijing sighed, he knew Gao Gong was still worried about him.
Zhu Zaijing said: "Mr. Gao, please don't worry about this. There is no conflict between my supervision of the country and His Majesty's administration. Your Majesty is in charge of all directions, and I only have a small responsibility. If I don’t even dare to bear this so-called criticism, how much of the heavy burden will I be able to bear in the future?”
“Furthermore, Your Majesty has not accepted the responsibility of supervising the country this time. He also asked me to continue to handle the follow-up matters of the Huazhou earthquake. This is also a test for me. Therefore, I hope that Mr. Gao will not have any psychological burden and just follow his own heart and the authority granted by the court. Doing your duties well is the greatest trust and support for me!"
After hearing Zhu Zaijing's words, Gao Gong also understood what Zhu Zaijing wanted him to do.
Although the matter of supervising the country is unjust and unjust, as an old man in Prince Yu's Mansion, he cannot hesitate about this matter like others. What he has to do is to unconditionally support all Zhu Zaijing's decisions.
Only in this way can everyone in Prince Yu's palace, internally and externally, be clear of guilt and not be bound by the so-called "name", which will lead to nothing being solved.
After Gao Gong realized this, he bowed to Zhu Zaijing in shame. His previous mood was indeed too concerned about Zhu Zaijing's "name", and he was always worried about Zhu Zaijing's "name" If things go wrong, it will affect things in the future.
But he forgot that if things are not done well now, it will hurt Emperor Jiajing's view of Zhu Zaijing.
If Emperor Jiajing has a bad feeling about Zhu Zaijing's opinion, then don't talk about his "name", he will not even have his "position" in the future.
So at this moment Gao Gong immediately understood what Zhu Zaijing meant.
Gao Gong replied: "Your Majesty, I understand! I will do my best to assist you in supervising the country."
Zhu Zaijing turned around, looked at Gao Gong's current attitude, and smiled slightly : "Thank you very much, Mr. Gao. I also ask Mr. Gao to comfort the others on my behalf. Don't dwell on trivial issues at this time. Our focus right now is to complete the responsibilities entrusted to me by His Majesty and to deal with the situation after the Huazhou earthquake." Proper handling of the problem is the best reward we can give to the people of the world and to His Majesty."
Gao Gong bowed deeply: "I obey!"
Looking like he has been persuaded. Zhu Zaijing also felt relieved because Gao Gong was currently the core figure in the subordinate officials in Prince Yu's palace, and his attitude and opinions would affect the attitudes and opinions of others to a great extent.
Now, as long as Gao Gong does not continue to worry about whether Zhu Zaijing's "name" in supervising the country is correct or not, then the subsequent people and things will be much easier to handle.
Then Zhu Zaijing stopped talking and got down to the topic. Zhu Zaijing asked: "What does Mr. Gao think the first priority should be after the Huazhou earthquake?"
(End of this chapter)