Even though the chamberlain who reported to the cabinet that Elder Wu Ge had entered the palace was a tight-lipped person, but for such a big matter as the abolition of the Empress, even if a good gentleman like Elder Wu Ge came to the imperial court and listened to the emperor's words, he did not dare to write down the decree easily - - He thought that he could not help the emperor to take the blame for deposing the queen alone, so he sincerely asked the emperor to summon Confucius University and Zhang University to resolve the matter.
When the two men arrived at the Qianqing Palace together, Confucius, a scholar of the University of Confucius, gave the emperor a few stern words of advice. Zhang Yu also tried to persuade the emperor with the same sincerity. However, when the emperor showed his determination after eating the weight, the two of them They looked at each other and finally chose silence. This lack of objection could be seen by Wu Ge Lao on the side as acquiescence.
Originally, the person who most insisted on inheriting the eldest son was the former chief minister Jiangge Lao. The remaining three of them, the great scholar Kong often advocated the restoration of Taizu's old system, so Lixian was also the old system, and the great scholar Zhang Yu She was promoted by the emperor. Who would follow the empress whose mother's family has declined and who has caused several embarrassing incidents to go to the dark side?
However, when they were actually drafting the edict, the three of them looked at each other, especially Bachelor Kong, who suffered the subtle glances from Zhang Yu and Wu Gelao on the left and right. He saw that he might be blamed for being the mastermind of the deposed queen. , he had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, although this time the queen is deposed due to crime, if it is spread out, it will still damage the emperor's reputation."
Uncertain of how the emperor would react to this suggestion, Academician Kong inevitably hesitated. However, after weighing it again and again, he still insisted on continuing: "If possible, why not ask the Queen Mother for her unfilial piety?" .”
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yu and Wu Ge Lao couldn't help but look at each other quickly, and at the same time they were secretly awe-inspiring. This move of Master Kong was really vicious. The emperor who wants to depose his wife is like a man who wants to divorce his wife. In the case of the decline of the Yue family, it is of course It may not be difficult, but it is very likely that you will have to bear the name of a dishonest person. However, when the Queen Mother comes forward, it is like a folk uncle accusing his daughter-in-law of being unfilial, and no one can say a word.
The only problem is that the emperor may not have to bear the infamy, but the Queen Mother may be accused behind her back of treating her daughter-in-law harshly. After all, the last time the Queen Mother took away the Queen's seal and banned her from the Kunning Palace, that was also the Queen Mother's doing!
Sure enough, the next moment, the two of them saw the emperor's brows furrowed, and his anger was palpable: "I am no longer a three-year-old child, so I can't afford the mere abolition of the queen, so why bother to alarm the queen mother? If there are people among the people, If they say I'm sorry for having a wife, then let them talk! All three of you, remember, I have spoken first today, and I will not appoint another queen in the future!"
The emperor had spoken so harshly. The three of them looked at each other for a while, and they all knew that the matter was irreversible. Wu Ge Lao laughed and said: "The emperor naturally decides on his own affairs, I just follow orders."
Academician Confucius looked down upon Mr. Wu Ge, who was always a soft-spoken yes-man. When he heard Zhang Yu's words that "I submit to the Holy Spirit", he was too lazy to say anything more, and simply said directly: "In that case, this is what I have decreed. "
Anyway, if word gets out about what happened later, don’t try to shirk your responsibility!
Just when the emperor ordered Liu Feng, the steward of the Qing Palace, to polish ink in person, Mr. Wu Ge came forward to stretch out the paper with a smile, just waiting for the scholar of Confucius to splash ink and write a wonderful article on the post-abolition, the scholar of Confucius silently picked up the pen and stood silently. But there were hurried footsteps. Immediately afterwards, an extremely cautious voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here."
The emperor had just heard that the Queen Mother and Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying had both left the palace and returned to the palace. He thought that the Queen Mother had acquiesced to the matter, but he did not expect that when the three ministers of the cabinet gathered in Qianqing Palace to formulate a decree to abolish the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother unexpectedly Came suddenly.
Even though he was already past the age when he first came to the throne, he had to rely on his mother-in-law to make decisions on everything, and he had never been a mother-fearing person - he was almost in conflict with his mother, but at this time he still couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. However, he just I hurried out of Dongnuan Pavilion and arrived at the main hall, where I saw a group of people coming in at the gate.
The Queen Mother did not let Yuquan support her, but walked at the front alone. As soon as she saw the emperor and the three pavilion elders behind her, she said in a deep voice: "Yuquan, take the others down."
What category did this other person belong to? The three Confucian scholars were all in a dilemma. Fortunately, the Queen Mother then spoke: "The Emperor also has three pavilion elders, let's go in and talk."
The three Confucian scholars have been in officialdom for many years. At the beginning of their official career, they also experienced the period when the Queen Mother hung the curtain. Therefore, they have already learned the character of the Queen Mother. Of course, no one will hesitate to shirk it at this time. As for the emperor, he will not talk to others in front of others. The biological mother argued. However, when the four monarchs and ministers followed the Queen Mother to Dongnuang Pavilion, they only heard one sentence spoken without looking back.
"While the three ministers are currently discussing state affairs in the Qianqing Palace, I have to say one thing. The queen was previously imprisoned in the Kunning Palace with her seal and ribbon for a crime, but she still has no repentance, acts recklessly, is disobedient and unfilial, and has no children or daughters-in-law. It is a courtesy. Although I chose the queen for the emperor back then, but now, I have to abolish her."
Almost as soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, the shocked and delighted Scholar Kong immediately reacted and said loudly: "I sincerely obey the Queen Mother's decree."
Wu Gelao and Zhang Yu even secretly scolded Scholar Confucius for not being able to take advantage of the situation before they were overtaken. However, the two men immediately discovered that instead of being happy, the emperor's face was filled with gloom, as if the next moment There will be a violent storm.
At this moment, the two of them suddenly realized that although deposing the queen according to the Queen Mother's decree could not only shirk responsibility and make things easy for some emperors, it was obvious that the current emperor was not happy, very unhappy!
The scholar of Confucius University also realized this for a moment. Although the emperor's reaction was completely unexpected, in his opinion, it was just meaningless self-esteem and persistence, which he could understand when he looked back. Therefore, he only After glancing at the Queen Mother and seeing her slightly nodding to him, he immediately went to the small desk that had been prepared for him, and after a brief thought, he began to write furiously.
The emperor tried to stop him several times, but was stared at by the empress dowager's stern eyes. In the end, he simply ignored the Confucian scholar and walked away with an angry snort. Seeing him in such a state, the empress dowager breathed a sigh of relief. But when Wu Gelao mentioned the title of Concubine Gong mentioned by the Emperor just now, she said: "Since the Queen has been married to the Emperor for many years, it is better to deprive her of the title of Concubine Gong."
I am afraid that the title of Concubine Gong and the character of the Empress cannot be tolerated. Although it does not matter that she is seeking life and death now, she cannot leave too much trouble to the outside world. After all, she and the emperor have been married for twenty years.
After the Confucian scholar finished the imperial edict, he called Zhang Yu and Wu Ge Lao to bring them to the Queen Mother.
After reading it all, the Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, that's enough. You three, please remember that the reason for the abolition of the Queen this time is because the Queen is disobedient and unfilial, without the courtesy of a Queen, and without the body of a son-in-law."
The words were so clear that the three Confucian scholars naturally understood them. In other words, the Queen Mother had already expressed that she hoped that they would insist in front of outsiders that the Queen's deposing was unfilial and not something else! Thinking that the Queen Mother once lowered the curtain and delegated power very readily, now
They also took the blame for the emperor at a critical moment. Even though the three of them were dissatisfied with the Queen Mother's hanging curtain when they were young, they now have some respect for her.
His heart was full of sullenness, but he was unwilling to go to the palace concubines. Even to the Yonghe Palace Concubine Yu, the emperor did not want to go. Finally, he went to the imperial garden to vent his sword dance until he was exhausted and sweated profusely.
He soaked in the warm water pool next to him until he didn't want to move a finger. Then he asked someone to change his clothes, and then he rested alone in a separate room in the imperial garden.
However, the emperor did not return to the palace, and the abrogated edict had already left the palace in the evening. Faced with such a big event, the first person to explode was the Taijian officer, and almost all the censors and ministers were involved.
Crazy. If the news had come out a long time ago, they would have greatly improved their reputation just by admonishing them back and forth. But now that things have come to the final step in an instant, what else can they do?
In order to persuade the queen not to abolish the queen, and then go to Fucheng to fight? Are you kidding? This effort is completely unequal to the gain!
What's more, the edict after the abolition this time clearly stated that the Empress Dowager's decree was written! And the empress's biggest crime was unequivocal, disobedient and unfilial, and without the body of a son or daughter-in-law!
And following this edict, the farce that happened in Kunning Palace today spread like wildfire.
The second prince brought food and drinks to the empress in the palace. Nothing happened to the emperor, but the empress had vomiting and diarrhea and insisted that she was poisoned. The second prince insisted that Zhang Shou had harmed him. As a result, all the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital worked together to make a diagnosis, and found out that the empress was poisoned.
He often went on hunger strikes and deprived himself of water, which led to anorexia. The so-called poisoning was completely unfounded... I don’t know how many jaws dropped due to all the confusing news.
But the most surprising thing is undoubtedly Chef Fang of the Yangzhou Guild Hall who everyone thought was unlucky at first, but in the end everyone exclaimed lucky! Who would have thought that Chef Fang was forcefully summoned by the second prince?
He went to cook in another courtyard, and then he was innocently accused of murdering the queen and was taken to the palace for interrogation. But in the end, not only was he acquitted, but he was also directly selected into the imperial dining room!
When he was being driven back to the Yangzhou Guild Hall in a carriage, Chef Fang was completely confused. When he got out of the car, he even staggered and almost fell out of the carriage. But he was grabbed by the coachman before he could stand up.
Suddenly, he heard a burst of deafening crackling firecrackers. At this moment, he was so frightened that his legs softened and he almost fell off the ground.
“Congratulations to Chef Fang, congratulations to Chef Fang!”
"You still call me chef? This is the royal chef appointed by the emperor!"
"This is really a blessing in disguise, turning a bad situation into good luck! God is bless you!"
Amidst all the congratulations, Chef Fang, who was bewildered, was pulled up by someone, but he felt that he could hear but not understand what they were saying, just like he was being politely treated politely.
When I was sent out of the palace, it felt like a dream.
After finally passing through the crowds on the third and third floors there, he entered the Yangzhou Guild Hall with one foot high and one low under the sound of firecrackers. He saw the leader of his guild hall, Yu Chai Bang, came up to him with a smile and held him tightly.
His hands were shaking up and down.
"Chef Fang, you really gave our Yangzhou a boost! The plan for the Royal Chef Selection Competition has just been spread in the outer city. Others are not sure whether they can get into it, but you directly got the opportunity to join the Royal Kitchen.
, we Yangzhou people are proud of you! You are not afraid of the second prince’s power and insist on your own cooking skills. In the future, chefs all over the world will follow your example!"
Where is this? How can I not be afraid of the Second Prince's power over me? After I was forcibly invited to the Second Prince's villa - that forced invitation was actually similar to kidnapping - I didn't dare to refuse.
I am a tough but irritable son of a dragon and a phoenix. I don’t do whatever others say. Moreover, I just used all my skills to make a table of tea, so how come I am only good at cooking?
Seeing that Chef Fang was almost dizzy, Yu Hui's head rolled his eyes and quickly ordered someone to close the door, blocking out the noise and bustle. Then he whispered: "Chef Fang, when you leave the palace
Have you heard that the Queen has been deposed?"
When he saw Chef Fang's face turned pale with shock, the leader of the meeting already knew it without asking. Needless to say... people didn't know about this at all! He patted Chef Fang's shoulder sympathetically,
He said kindly but with a bit of envy: "In short, you have been cleared of suspicion, and I have entered the imperial dining room. Cheer up..."
Yu Huishou spent a lot of effort to appease Chef Fang, who was downcast and had no aura as a chef. Then he learned the inside story of today's series of events - of course, only Chef Fang knew about it.
That bit of inside information.
Even so, he was so frightened that he almost broke out in countless cold sweats on his back. He immediately ordered the boy to boil hot water for Chef Fang to take a bath to remove bad luck. After all this trouble, Chef Fang, who was almost exhausted, ate
After half a bowl of silver noodles, I finally came back to my senses. However, before anyone could shake their heads and sigh about their damn luck, there was a sudden knock on the door from outside.
At this time of night, the sound was really frightening. Especially Chef Fang, who had just experienced a thrilling experience today. He was so frightened that he trembled and even dropped his chopsticks. Seeing him look like this,
Yu Huishou rolled his eyes and simply went to the door to inquire in person. After saying a few words to the person through the door, he opened the door with joy and let the person in.
Seeing that Chef Fang looked at the fat guest he had brought with his face full of surprise, Yu Huishou, who led the guests in, walked up to Chef Fang and whispered: "This is the most proud student of Dr. Zhang from the Imperial College.
Lu Zhu, the director of Zhangtang. His father used to be the Minister of the Ministry of War. Although he is no longer the minister, he is still a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He is the emperor's prodigal son who turned into a genius!"
Chef Fang's face was full of confusion. Why would such a powerful person want him? Even if he became the royal chef, he would still be far from the rest!
Lu Sanlang's ears were very good, and he heard Yu Huishou's words clearly, especially the word "Lu Zhu", which he remembered very well. But facing Chef Fang, who was as frightened as a bird, he behaved like a frightened bird.
Gentle and approachable. Because he remembered that Zhang Shou was the best at treating people with this side. Sure enough, he walked forward and comforted her like a gentle breeze, and Chef Fang finally calmed down.
Of course, the most important thing is that Lu Sanlang comforted him that he had nothing to do with him after his death, and that he was the imperial chef because the emperor felt pity for his humiliation and appreciated his cooking skills.
It wasn't until Chef Fang calmed down completely that Lu Sanlang said with a smile: "After all the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room were wiped out, the Yangzhou Guild Hall had its first imperial chef. In the next culinary selection competition, Fang Da
Are you interested in being a judge? Are you interested in bringing your Yangzhou Guild Hall staff to show your face, Mr. Yu?"