Zhu Yijun found a time to invite Zhang Juzheng and Lu Tiaoyang to have a meal together. He found that Lu Tiaoyang was very thoughtful and steady, and he was a trustworthy person. He also met with Minister Gu Ming and Third Assistant Gaoyi, and tried to find out what Gaoyi thought about Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. However, he found that Gaoyi was pretending to be deaf and mute, deliberately pretending not to hear, and just being obedient. He understood immediately that Gaoyi must be the kind of person who protects himself wisely and does not take sides. So, I comforted him for a while and let him go. ¡ Inside and outside the palace, the four masters of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, and Xuanwu have gradually weaved a dense protective net. The tiger talisman of the garrison has also been firmly in the hands of Feng Bao's most trustworthy person. ¡ On the sixth day after ascending the throne, the new emperor Zhu Yijun went to court for the first time! Gao Gong led the officials walking on the steps leading to the main hall, feeling particularly high-spirited. From today on, he is truly inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people! When he walked into the entrance of the main hall, he noticed a detail. There were some people wearing common people's clothes standing at the entrance of the main hall. He asked the guard next to him, and the guard replied: "These are representatives elected from the people in the capital. There are eighty-year-olds, women, children, and young adults. They have all been strictly examined. After a while, the new emperor knelt in the palace when he went to court. Outside the door, I got a glimpse of the emperor's style." Hearing this, he couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself that this little emperor is a bit interesting and can win over the people. Although it doesn't conform to the system, it is at least safer than visiting incognito. many. Just now the Cultural and Martial Arts Hundred Officials have been ranked well. After a while, the new emperor and the queen queen came. The ministers shouted long live the mountain, resounding throughout the court. The emperor was obviously very happy, and stretched out his hand: "My lords, there is no need to be polite, please come to your senses!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the civil and military officials in the court were still immersed in the joy of the enthronement ceremony, and there was a peaceful atmosphere in the court. Feng Bao shook his fly whisk and shouted loudly: "I have the original memorial, and if there is nothing to do, I will withdraw from the court!" Gao Gong stepped forward and said, "I have the original memorial!" Zhu Yijun smiled and signaled to him: "First Assistant Please speak!" Gao Gong looked around: "I have discussed with all the ministers. After your majesty ascends the throne, your country will be at peace, and your majesty will soon be eighteen years old. In accordance with the precedent, I sincerely ask your majesty to take charge of the government!" Look at Queen Mother Li. The Queen Mother nodded, showed a bright smile, and responded proactively: "It's accurate! My son Yijun has grown up and has gradually learned how to cultivate himself, manage his family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. As his mother, Ai Jia, today, all the ministers The proposal was to return the throne to Yijun, hoping that all the ministers would continue to support the emperor and create a new great cause for the Ming Dynasty. "All the ministers prostrated and shouted: "Long live the Queen Mother!" The whole party was full of joy and joy. After that, Feng Bao called again: "I'll play again if you have the original version!" Zhu Yijun's eyes met with Zhang Juzheng's for a short time. Soon, Zhang Juzheng stood in the middle and said, "I have the original version!" At this time, the emperor was obviously Feeling that Queen Mother Li suddenly became nervous, she grabbed the back hem of her clothes with her right hand. The time for the decisive battle has arrived! His heart suddenly rose to his throat! But at this time, Gao Gong didn't notice it at all, and looked at Zhang Juzheng with a smile, thinking that he wanted to make another suggestion to add to the fun and icing on the cake, so as to continue his joy of inviting the emperor to take charge, and also to let the people in the court The cheerful atmosphere is more lively and intense. Zhang Juzheng did make a suggestion, but it was exactly what he expected. It was neither an on-the-spot addition nor the icing on the cake, but a ruthless move that hit the nail on the head and added insult to injury, just like Gao Gong did when he participated in Dai Cai's performance and sealed his throat with a sword: "Your Majesty. Zhang Juzheng participated in the performance of the first minister, Gao Gong, and spoke rudely and despised the authority of the Holy One! " Gao Gong was completely petrified. He did not expect Zhang Juzheng to say such words. He stared at Zhang Juzheng blankly and opened his mouth, unable to speak at all. Words come. Zhang Juzheng glanced at him coldly, and began to state examples word by word, with ups and downs, each word was like a knife, piercing deeply into Gao Gong's heart. "On May 25th, when the late Emperor passed away and Gao Gong received the imperial edict and was appointed as the Chief Assistant Gu Ming Minister, he privately told Jing Zhaoyin Liu Zhifeng and the Minister of Household Affairs Wang Yuantong, 'Children over ten years old have neither strength nor knowledge. You are short-sighted, how can you govern the world? You still have to rely on important ministers like me. '" "On the day of May 28th, when Dai Cai, the Minister of War, went to the throne, Gao Gong gathered the ministers privately and held a banquet in the First Assistant Mansion. Zhongda said, "Without me, how could the prosperous world of the Zhu family have fallen into the hands of others long ago?" "June 10th"?On the evening of the day when the emperor ascended the throne, Gao Gong actually accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials in the palace. He was like a small court and accepted the praises of all the ministers. What's more, when he persuaded him to wear a yellow robe, he even said with a shameless smile, "Can't you wear a yellow robe today?" What's the difference between adding a body? ¡¯¡± ¡° Various examples are evidenced by the ministers of the dynasty. Gao Gong is called the chief minister, but in fact he wants to be the emperor and wants to control the emperor and the queen mother. It is really disrespectful! " "Uncle! you! "Gao Gong shouted, feeling that a mouthful of blood had been held in his throat. At this moment, he fully understood Dai Cai's feelings. But Gao Gong was Gao Gong, and he would never be willing to surrender. He widened his eyes and let out a thunderous cry. Screaming: "You said these, who can testify? Who can testify? " Originally, after Zhang Juzheng listed the examples, there was a lot of discussion in the court. But after Gao Gong shouted, the court was as silent as a cemetery. You could even hear a pin drop on the ground! When Gao Gong saw that no one stood up, he He quickly regained his strength as if he had survived a desperate situation, and the whole court was filled with his laughter: "Hahaha! Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng! Is this your personal and physical evidence? Who is really on your side? " Zhang Juzheng fell into silence, and so did Zhu Yijun. He was so nervous that his heart almost jumped out of his chest! This is already the most critical moment! If no minister is willing to stand up at this time, let alone overthrow Gao Gong. , it is very likely that the whole line will be defeated, and all efforts will be in vain. Gao Gong will lead the ministers to abolish himself, his mother and Zhang Juzheng, just like Zhu Cunxiao, Zhang Guifei and Dai Cai were abolished at that time, and establish a new king. . The first assistant of Jiuxi really wants to usurp the throne like Dong Zhuo in history? Thinking of this, he was calm on the surface, but he swept a circle of ministers with his eyes, looking for a face that he could be familiar with. , he first glanced at Gao Yi and saw Gao Yi lowering his head. Knowing that he was still neutral, he quickly moved his gaze away and stopped at Lu Tiaoyang. Lu Tiaoyang was shocked when he saw the emperor's gaze. After a moment, as if he had gone through some inner struggle, he gritted his teeth, summoned up the courage, and moved to stand behind Zhang Juzheng. Only this stop quickly broke the deadlock, and it moved the entire place like a wave. The situation changed! Soon, the two witnesses mentioned by Zhang Juzheng just stood up: "Jing Zhaoyin Liu Zhifeng and Wang Yuantong from the household department are willing to testify! " After the two main witnesses came forward, a large number of civil and military officials who were holding a wait-and-see neutral attitude began to waver and stood up behind Zhang Juzheng. "Wang Yiyu from the Ministry of War and Zhang Dongliang from the Ministry of Work are willing to testify! " One after another! Zhu Yijun saw more and more people here, and his high-spirited heart finally relaxed a little. But there was no expression on his face. He looked down at the audience and scanned the whole audience again. Then he glanced at Feng Bao at the right time. Feng Bao shook his whisk forward. Seeing that there were more and more people behind Zhang Juzheng, he was about to open his mouth to retort, but here he organized a counterattack. At that time, the "people's representatives" standing at the door of the hall received Feng Bao's signal, walked into the hall one after another, stood behind Zhang Juzheng, and shouted loudly: "I am willing to bear witness! " Gao Gong took a closer look and saw clearly! These people were all wearing disguises just now, but now they have all removed their disguises! There is Gao Gong's most trusted "Jianshi" Liu Yiming inside, and Gao Gong is holding him to death. Acupoint - his parents; the "hermit" Yu Zhu who was sent to Zhang Juzheng, his favorite Liu Ying; and Dai Cai's wife You Shi and Dai Yong's daughter-in-law Wei Shi. Just like Gao Gong was holding Dai Cai's letter about collaborating with the enemy, Liu Yiming actually held several letters in his hand, which were probably confidential correspondence between himself and Oda Nobunaga and others. Wei also held a piece of written evidence in his hand. And the 10,000 taels of silver notes were probably paid by me to bribe Dai Yongli at that time. ¡°That¡¯s it, that¡¯s it! " Gao Gong knew that the situation was over. Today, he has become the second Dai Cai and will undoubtedly die. The first generation of chief ministers will soon become the dead souls of the sword outside the Meridian Gate. He laughed and shook his head: "Zhang Juzheng, you pretend to be a pig and eat it. Tiger, what a great performance! I admit defeat today! " Zhang Juzheng ignored Gao Gong at all, as if he hadn't seen him! Gao Gong knelt down in front of Zhu Yijun with a plop, wanting to make a final appeal to the emperor! But then he saw the emperor's eyes, that kind of gloating and joy. The murderous eyes surprised him! The smart Gao Gong quickly understood everything: "Your Majesty! You" He actually wanted to say: "You little emperor, you are??The real person who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger! But when the words came to his lips, they changed to: "With people like Zhang Juzheng, you will definitely become a wise king!" " After saying that, he was convinced that he was going to die. He walked step by step towards the palace gate without looking back! Behind him, Feng Bao's voice reciting the imperial edict came: "The chief minister is too proud and proud of his achievements. He spoke rudely, and the following offender should have been punished and executed. In consideration of the great importance of the late emperor to support his orphans, he had meritorious service by killing Dai Cai, so as to save his life and allow him to retire to his hometown, enjoy his life in peace, and never be used again! " He was stunned at first. The imperial edict did not mention his affair with Japan, and he was only relieved of his duties and allowed himself to retire and return to his hometown. He couldn't help but stopped, but still didn't look back and went straight away. "Finally, Zhu Yijun felt a little relieved, and the suppressed emotions in his chest melted like ice and snow! But for some reason, Gao Gong's last words kept echoing in his ears: "With people like Zhang Juzheng, you will definitely become a wise king, a wise king "