It would be inappropriate for him to distract too much energy on this matter. He could just arrest a young eunuch and ask him about the situation so that he knew what was going on.

It is unwise to start a fight with the Huguang local government now. If you are not careful, it will be a "civil uprising". But as long as these tax patrol eunuchs are still there, a major case will definitely be triggered!

If they are having fun now, let them have fun, draw up the list yourself, and settle the accounts later.

As for eunuch corruption, he doesn't have the ability to deal with it now. He has to eat one bite at a time and can only do things step by step.

Zhang Hong took a step back and said, "I'll do it right now."

Zhu Yijun stopped him: "Go through the people around me again. Arrange some of your people in Wenhua Palace and the Two Palaces."

The admiral eunuch is responsible for the duties of each palace, and it is within his authority.

Zhang Hong hesitated for a moment before replying: "I understand."

What he didn't say was that his people were already there in the Two Palaces and Wenhua Palace.

This is what every great eunuch does.

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After breakfast, Zhu Yijun had to go to Wenhua Hall for class, which was also the so-called daily lecture.

As the emperor's official residence, Wenhua Hall naturally has many palaces and pavilions.

Among them, the main hall is where the emperor often goes to court, and the back hall is where the emperor holds banquets.

The day lecture in the East Palace is in the right side hall of Wenhua Hall.

When Zhu Yijun arrived, many lecturers had already arrived.

Prince's day teaching is not one-to-one teaching.

There are more than ten officials with various titles, including class attendants, lecturers, school clerks, and clerks, who can handle everything from reading, reading, proofreading, and taking notes.

He just needs to sit there, read it, and ask questions if he has any questions. He doesn't have to do anything else.

Gao Yi was at the head of the class. When he saw the prince entering the palace, he quickly led two classes of lecturers to stand up and line up in a row.

Zhu Yijun should pay homage first.

After receiving the courtesy, all the lecturers knelt down and paid homage to the heir.

The two sides saluted one after another. Zhu Yijun immediately smiled with white teeth that had just been cleaned in the morning and took two steps forward.

He grabbed Gao Yi's hand and said enthusiastically: "Sir, I reviewed my homework yesterday and gained something. It is true that as the teacher said, you can learn something new by reviewing the past."

Gao Yi was confused by his behavior. When did the Crown Prince become so close to him?

While trying to break free without leaving any trace, he bit the bullet and said: "The words of the sage will naturally not be wrong, but His Highness's gains are also due to his own hard work."

Not only did Zhu Yijun not allow him to break away, he even held his forearm with his hand: "It is also inseparable from the good teaching of the teacher. What are you going to study today? I can't wait."

After saying that, he took Gao Yi's hand and walked inside.

He can also do what Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, did, and he has decided on the Ming Dynasty Succubus!

The other lecturers and readers looked at each other and followed thoughtfully.

When he reached the position, Zhu Yijun reluctantly let go of Gaoyi's hand.

Just as Gao Yi was breathing a sigh of relief, Zhu Yijun called to the young eunuch again: "Sir, how can you not treat your ministers with courtesy? Come, give me a seat for you."

Gao Yi quickly turned his hand away and said, "Your Highness, my body is quite strong. If it is difficult for me to stand, I will not be able to stand around in the cabinet."

How could Zhu Yijun let him go: "Sir, why do you need to make excuses? We are not Chang Chaoshang now, so don't refuse."

"My father left three assistant ministers with me, and specifically asked me to treat them well. Sir, please don't let me be unfilial."

Singing high-pitched songs is what he is best at.

An honest person like Gao Yi is best bullied if he takes a big banner.

Without waiting for him to refuse, he ordered the little eunuch to place the seat next to Gao Yi.

It is said to be a gift seat, but in fact it is just a small stool, only about the size of two palms, which just holds the two petals.

Gao Yi only feels that life is full of chasing ducks to the shelves.

The late emperor was like this, Zhang Juzheng was like this, and the current heir is like this too.

It would be a lie to say that the Crown Prince was not moved by his actions.

The Lord and Master held hands before joining each other, just like the old days of Guangwu. He was offered a seat and promised to be the late emperor's assistant minister. No civil servant could refuse this feeling of admiration.

But, moved as I am, this building is still like needle felt.

He carefully placed his buttocks on the stool to show his respect: "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me a seat."

Zhu Yijun sat in front of the case and nodded with satisfaction, then asked casually: "Sir, has the cabinet ever agreed on a date for Emperor Daxing to transfer his spirit?"

The late emperor's coffin is still placed in Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Yijun is still waiting to move it in.

On the surface, the question was about moving the spirit, but in fact, it was asking about the day when he moved into the Qianqing Palace. Similarly, it was also the time when he should accept the persuasion and prepare to ascend the throne before his death.

Gao Yi thought about it for a moment and replied: "The report from the Ministry of Rites is that the spirit will be moved on the sixth day of the month, and the sacrifice will be made on the tenth day of the month. The cabinet has approved it, and we are waiting for the palace's decision."

Zhu Yijun counted the days and found that today was the second day of the Lunar New Year, which meant that he would be persuaded to join the throne in four days and the enthronement ceremony would be held in eight days.

On the 8th, he will ascend the throne and become emperor.

His mother-in-law will also become the Queen Mother.

It also means that Gao Gong's political career is coming to an end.

Now is the time when Feng Bao and Gao Gong are fighting most fiercely. Feng Bao has been waiting for this time. If not for this gap, Zhang Hong may not be able to enter the ceremonial department in peace.

So did Gao Gong realize it?

Zhu Yijun wanted Gao Gong to be a decent official, otherwise if he lost too badly, his political legacy would also be in vain.

Not to mention anything else, the Jin Party is now suppressed by Gao Gong's personal prestige.

If Gao Gong served with dignity and maintained the threat of revolt at any time, the promotion of the Party would not be too ugly.

But if, as in history, his mother and concubine publicly announced that "Gao Gong is autocratic and good at governing, I don't know what he wants to do, my mother and son will be terrified."

It's really hard for him to end this mess.

His current plan is to use Gao Gong to wear down Feng Bao, and it is best to assist him in taking the East Factory away from Feng Bao.

After he ascends the throne, he will follow Li's wishes and let Gao Gong become an official. According to etiquette, after the new emperor ascends the throne, all ministers must submit their resignations. Whether they leave or stay depends on their wishes.

If he took the initiative to bring up the matter, rather than Feng Bao deliberately irritating the Li family, he could at least maintain the dignity of Gao Gong, one of the three princes.

In this way...Gaoyi wouldn't have to die of fear after Gao Gong was dismissed.

Gao Yi seemed to be touched by the thought. He raised his head and glanced at the lost crown prince. Seeing the lecturers already lined up, he coughed lightly: "Your Highness, it's time to speak."

Zhu Yijun immediately came to his senses and sat upright: "Sir, please, is it time for "Yin Zhi Pian" today?"

Gao Yi shook his head and tried to look as calm as possible: "Today we will talk about "Taijia Chapter"."

As he spoke, Zhu Yijun saw the scribe beside him turn the page of the book in front of him to "Taijia Chapter".

He paused for a moment and let out a long sigh. He didn't say anything, but his heart was filled with emotions.

"Shang Shu Taijia" only tells one story - Yi Yin released Taijia to Tong Palace.

Taijia was a king of the Shang Dynasty, and Yiyin was a veteran of the Four Dynasties and Taijia's auxiliary minister.

The so-called Yi Yin banished Taijia to Tong Palace, that is to say, after Taijia ascended the throne, he became confused and violated the laws and regulations established by Tang. Yiyin banished Taijia to a different palace near Shangtang Cemetery and served as regent himself.

Three years after Yiyin took office as regent, seeing that Taijia had repented and rehabilitated himself, he invited Taijia out again and returned the power to Taijia.

The story is simple and not uncommon. It is not like he has never seen someone who came back to take charge of the overall situation after writing a letter admitting his mistake. The question is, why did Gao Yi suddenly intervene in this article?

He didn't believe that this was a teaching arrangement, and Gaoyi would not do such frivolous things.

It can only be intentional!

Who does it mean? And what does it mean?

Is it to warn him to be more honest and not follow in the footsteps of Taijia?

Or is it to remind him that someone is going to go to Yi and Huo Feili?

Or... Zibi Yiyin came back as regent to express his ambition?

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Note 1: Historically, after Gao Gong was dismissed, Gao Yi immediately resigned without permission. Two days later, he died of illness at home due to fear at the age of 55.

Note 2: (June of the 6th year of Longqing Dynasty), Gao Gong, the great scholar, was dismissed, and Feng Bao, the eunuch and other eunuchs, and others passed on the empress Yi's decree, the emperor's imperial concubine's decree, and the emperor's imperial edict to the cabinet, government and other government officials. I Daxing

On the first day of Emperor Bintian's reign, he summoned three ministers of the cabinet to the imperial couch, together with my mother and son, and handed over the will in person, saying: "You are young in the East Palace, and I want him to assist you. Now there is a great scholar, Gao Gong, who is in charge of the government and has taken over the power of the imperial court."

Fudu was seized by force, and the emperor was not allowed to take charge. I wonder what he wanted to do? My mother and son were frightened, so Gao Gong went back to his hometown to stay for a while and was not allowed to stay." - "Records of Ming Shenzong"

Note 3: In 1571 (the fifth year of Longqing), the official salary per official per year was 206 taels. The price of rice at that time was 0.6 taels per shi, and the actual salary was less than 40%.

Chen Guanggui's "Preliminary Study on China's Fiscal Support Ratio", published in "Contemporary Economic Science", July 2003.

Wu Jianhua, "Research on Official Redundancy and Official Vacancy in the Ming Dynasty", Xiamen University, 2001 doctoral thesis, page 60.
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