The ceremony ended.
Gao Yi followed Zhu Yijun back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
This was Zhu Yijun's office, but there was a bed here and he could rest. Other than this, the proper bedroom was Yangxin Hall.
Zhu Yijun sat on the dragon throne and looked at the Minister of Rites, Gao Yi, who was standing at the side. He said,"Gao Shangshu, what do you think of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng?”
Gao Yi stepped forward and cupped his hands.”
"Where's Zhang Juzheng?"
"Lord Zhang is full of righteousness and wisdom.”
At this moment, Gao Yi seemed to be talking to an adult, not treating Zhu Yijun as a young man.
"Since Gao Shangshu knows the two of them so well, tell me, what will be the second thing they say after entering the Palace of Heavenly Purity?”
Zhu Yijun asked.
Gao Yi was stunned.
The second sentence?
What was the meaning of this?
The first sentence would definitely be " Long live the Emperor "," Greetings to His Majesty ", and so on. Then what was the second sentence?
After a while, Gao Yi shook his head and said,""This old official is stupid. I don't know what the second sentence will say.”
"Then let's make a bet. I guess Zhang Juzheng's second sentence is: Gao Shangshu, you're here too.”
"What would Lord Gao say?" Gao Yi asked.
"Gao Gong will definitely say that I have a memorial.”
Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Yi with a smile. Gao Yi showed a curious and excited expression.
"Emperor, would the two of them really say that?”
" You'll know in a moment whether he said that or not..." After Zhu Yijun said this, Gao Gong was confused.
"What do you mean by 'we'll understand in a while?”
At this moment, a young eunuch ran in.
"Reporting to the emperor, the chief assistant, Lord Gao Gong, and the second assistant, Lord Zhang Juzheng, are requesting an audience outside the Wu Gate…"
Gao Yi was shocked.
He predicted things like a god!
Could it be that the little Emperor had already expected the two of them to come?
Wasn't this a divine plan?
How did the Emperor know that Gao Gong and Gao Yang would come?
Gao Yi couldn't suppress the confusion in his heart and asked,""Emperor, how did you know that the two of them would come?”
Zhu Yijun smiled." Today, the Pilgrimage Ceremony has just ended. As ministers, these two people must want to come first and seize the opportunity. However, the two of them are afraid of each other. Therefore, once the Pilgrimage Ceremony ends, the two of them will definitely come together.”
"They are more anxious than you."
After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he asked the eunuch to go outside and report to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.
Gao Yi listened on the side, his heart filled with indescribable excitement.
The emperor was very perceptive and could see through everything. He was truly a wise ruler. Moreover, the emperor was only ten years old…
Heavens, it was truly unimaginable.
However, whether the little emperor's guess of their second sentence was accurate or not was about to be revealed.
Gao Yi's heart was filled with anticipation.
Not long after, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng arrived together. These two old foxes seemed to think highly of each other, as if they respected each other very much.
However, Zhu Yijun knew that the two of them were at loggerheads over power.
After all, the position of Chief Assistant Minister in the cabinet was very coveted…
After Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, they saw Gao Yi, the Minister of Rites. Emperor Long Qing had left three ministers to serve him. Gao Yi was the only one left.
Gao Yi quietly looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. The answer was about to be revealed. He had been Gao Gong's courtier for decades, but he didn't dare to guess Gao Gong's second sentence…
"I am Gao Gong…"
"I, Zhang Juzheng…"
" Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor…"
After the two of them kowtowed, Gao Yi waited quietly for the second sentence.
Zhang Juzheng stood up and cupped his hands at Gao Yi."Gao Shangshu, you're here too.”
Boom!
Five-Blow-Thunderstruck…
At this time, Gao Gong had already stood up and faced Zhu Yijun. He held the memorial in his hand and said loudly,"I have a memorial."
Gao Yi was dumbstruck. Zhu Yijun winked at Gao Yi. His lively expression made Gao Yi feel that his relationship with the Emperor had instantly become closer.
Compared to Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng, he was the Emperor's closest minister and the Emperor's most trusted person. Otherwise, why would the Emperor trust him so much?
However, His Majesty the Emperor was truly amazing. He was actually able to guess the two assistant ministers so thoroughly.
……
In fact, this kind of scheming was not really a skill, because Gao Gong's official position was the highest. He did not need to talk to Gao Yi like Zhang Juzheng, so he definitely had something to say directly.
If Zhang Juzheng wanted to overthrow Gao Gong, he would naturally have to make friends with other colleagues. Therefore, he would be even more careful than Gao Gong to maintain his relationship. This was what Zhang Juzheng was best at.
Back when Yan Song was overthrown, all the officials in the court avoided him. Only Zhang Ju Zheng went to Yan Song's residence to pay a visit. He was still as humble as when Yan Song was still in power.
What made everyone's jaws drop was that his teacher, Xu Jie, not only did not distance himself from him, he even thought more highly of Zhang Ju Zheng. Zhang Ju Zheng treated Yan Song like this. If Xu Jie lost power one day, Zhang Ju Zheng would definitely not do something like hitting a person when he was down and everyone was pushing him down.
The facts proved that Xu Jie had not misjudged him. After Xu Jie lost his power, Zhang Juzheng still respected him as his master. If Xu Jie had anything to ask, Zhang Juzheng would do his best to do it.
……
Of course, if it was just guessing people's hearts, Zhu Yijun could not completely guess what the two of them said.
In fact, when Zhu Yijun came back from the ritual, the secret memorial of the East Chamber had already been placed in front of Zhu Yijun.
This was Feng Bao's investigation of the officials.
Gao Gong's memorial was about the year of ascension and amnesty.
As for Zhang Juzheng's words, they were just a show of humility. If it were Lord Zhang or Lord Li, he would have said the same thing to get closer to them and avoid giving them the cold shoulder. This was Zhang Juzheng's way of dealing with things.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng with a smile on his face.
Although these two fellows were knowledgeable and loyal, they were also cunning foxes…
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