Chapter six hundred and eighteenth reluctance
"Is there something important?"
Although in the midst of grief, Empress Dowager Li quickly reacted that she knew her mother, but the old woman who enjoyed wealth might have been told by others.
To put it bluntly, the Tian family affection is just that. Empress Dowager Li quickly put away her grief, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said:
"Mother, what's the point? Didn't you tell me about this? Tell my dad not to mess with it. Those civil servants are not as good as ours..."
Mrs. Wuqing Hou waved her hand indifferently and said:
"I have been rich for so long, and our family has been wandering around a lot... I don't talk about this, but I know that I shouldn't mix these things, but I asked your father and your brother about this matter, and they all said that I should talk to you.
When Mrs. Wuqing said this, Empress Dowager Li was even more cautious. Although her father, Mr. Wuqing, Li Wei, and her brother, Li Wenquan, were not very talented, they had to be cautious in dealing with things and think about everything for her. What they thought was necessary was to say.
"The day before yesterday, Zhang Siwei, the Ministry of War, came to our house. I originally thought I had received a few seasonal goods from Jiangnan, but after I came to the door, I said there was something important to talk about..."
"Zhang Siwei?"
"Yes, I guess I just turned her man's words, saying that the Empress is the most virtuous queen mother since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and she can be called Yao and Shun, and the country of the Ming Dynasty is as stable as Mount Tai because of the Empress."
Mrs. Wu Qing cleared her throat and said, "Of course, Empress Dowager Li would not be confused by such flattery, but just frowned and waited for the following words."
"I also talk about why the Empress can be Yao and Shun, the most virtuous and talented lady. Needless to say, there is a cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng outside and a supervisor of the Secretariat and Feng Bao inside. With these two assists, it is also an important reason why the Empress can conquer the world. Now that the Emperor is underage, some things are a bit arbitrary. Without the Empress in the middle, there will inevitably be a storm."
"Zhang Siwei's wife actually dares to speak like this!!"
Empress Dowager Li's face was gloomy and her voice immediately rose. Mrs. Wuqing Hou took a sip of tea and said:
"These ladies from a noble family have the same virtue as their men, and they talk in a circumstantial manner. Anyway, this is what it means. Now that Zhang Juzheng has gone, if the emperor chooses someone he trusts as his assistant, if he does something, the empress wants to change and persuade him, there is probably no way... Zhang Siwei wants to say that when he comes to Zhang Juzheng's position, everything is like the past, but he will not be as arbitrary as Zhang Juzheng..."
After saying a few words, he saw that Empress Dowager Li had fallen into deep thought, so he stopped talking and stopped. Mrs. Wu Qinghou said again:
"Zhang Siwei wants to be promoted, but this is somewhat reasonable. The chaos last night was so big that it was almost out of control. It wasn't Zhang Juzheng's death and people were in panic. It can be seen that the emperor could not suppress it and asked the empress to help him. Zhang Siwei was not as indifferent as Zhang Juzheng."
"Now, it's not as good as the Emperor's first ascends the throne, and the Ai family makes the decision. The Emperor will be worse than..."
The reason for the minor is really unspeakable. Emperor Wanli now has three daughters. At this age, he is already considered Dingkou in terms of Ming Dynasty law, so why is it underage?
But the taste of power is fascinating. Since Empress Dowager Cisheng Li was the real master of the world since the first year of Wanli. Emperor Wanli was fine when he was young. As the emperor grew older, Empress Dowager Li also knew that such a situation would not last long. Whenever he thought of living in the palace and handing over the power in his hands, he felt reluctant and uncomfortable.
Yesterday, there was a big chaos and King Lu was found out that he was like this again. Empress Dowager Li was also disheartened and no longer prepared to ask about political affairs.
When Longqing died, Gao Gong was in power and suppressed Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, so he had the possibility of forming an internal and external alliance, and then relying on each other to control the government.
But now the situation is different. Zhang Siwei, who is qualified to inherit the auxiliary position in the cabinet, is a natural thing to go to this position, and he does not need so much support and favors in the palace. He does not have the basis for forming an alliance with each other.
Without the support of the cabinet, Empress Dowager Li, who lives in the inner palace, could not exert influence on the government. This is also the reason why Empress Dowager Li is preparing to let go.
Just as he was about to let go, he didn't expect that Zhang Siwei would come to the door to control the world and overpower the power and status above the emperor. It was a huge temptation. Empress Dowager Cisheng Li hesitated.
While hesitating, the wife of Wuqing Hou said carelessly:
"You are the emperor's biological mother. Can your biological mother still harm your son? This is not for the sake of the emperor's good, and for the country and country of Ming Dynasty?"
Empress Dowager Cisheng Li pondered for a long time and nodded slowly.
There was a chaos in the palace, and there were too many things to do. Zhang Cheng, the eunuch of Silijian, didn't even have to eat cattle rice until the sun sets in the west, and sat in the side courtyard of the Silijian's office.
The chief jailers in the Silijian were different from other places. The inner courts were all flattering and flattering. After sitting down for a while, before the tea was cold, the eunuchs from Shangshenjian came to the door with food boxes. There were a few exquisite and refreshing side dishes, a bowl of white porridge and buns! The cages were all steaming. When they saw this food that was full of color, fragrance and taste, Zhang Cheng was also hungry. He nodded and praised Shangshenjian for a few words, and sat at the table to have a meal.
The eunuch from Shangshenjian left happily, but Zou Yi came over. After entering the door, he bowed respectfully. Before he could raise his head to speak, Zhang Cheng smiled and waved his hand and said:
"You are now also the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervision. You don't have to be so polite with our family. Just sit down quickly. You have been busy all day, so use some to cushion your belly."
Zhang Cheng was kind to you, and Kang Yi had to do enough courtesy before getting up, and said in a solemn voice:
"The adoptive father is the adoptive father. His son has his current position, but it is not the kindness of his adoptive father. This time, he has something to report to his adoptive father.
He was in charge of the position of the eunuch in the Imperial Horse Supervision Supervisor, but there was no arrogance. Zhang Cheng nodded with a smile, looked at Zou Yi with admiration and satisfaction, and said slowly:
"You have experienced it. If you have anything to do, sit down and talk about it!"
Buyi did not sit down, and stood there and whispered:
"Just just now, people from our side in the palace spread news that when Eunuch Feng was working on the job at King Lu, a manager from the Bell and Drums went over to ask for a meeting."
When Zhang Cheng heard this, he brought up the porridge bowl. The manager of Zhonggusi met Feng Bao, which was just a normal exchange in the palace. What's this? Zou Yi continued:
"The news that the manager of the Bell and Drums Department is on the side of the Public Security Department is that this person is Zhang Siwei's relationship."
"oh?"
Zhang Cheng frowned and put down the porridge bowl.
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In the palace where King Lu lived, the lives of more than a hundred people were settled. Feng Bao, who was in charge of this matter, could not see any discomfort except for being a little tired.
Tian Yi, who was in the Lijianwen study room of Guan Sili, stood beside him. Feng Bao took a sip of tea and said:
"There is nothing wrong with our family, but the Empress Dowager wants to tell her own way."
Tian Yi frowned and bowed and said:
"Eunuch Feng, Zhang Siwei is not upright. The position of support was originally ruled by the Sacred Heart. He is jumping up and down here, but he really has no elegance. He originally thought that this person was a loyal and capable minister, but he didn't expect that, Eunuch Feng would be better off with such people."
"You are good at everything, but you are too straight. The habits of those literati and officials outside are too heavily contaminated with you!"
Feng Bao reached out and pointed Tian Yi, but both sides could talk about such topics, and they were all their own family members. Feng Bao sighed and said:
"The current position of this assistant is Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing. Last night, Shen Shixing was not afraid of danger and persuaded the nobles to come to quell the rebellion. Such courage and character are much greater than Zhang Siwei's contribution to the Beijing-to-conduct troops. It's no wonder he was anxious."
"Then Eunuch Feng is still like this..."
"Shen Shixing and Zhang Cheng are getting closer. Our family doesn't want to meet the things Gao Gong did a few years ago. Zhang Siwei still has the ability to do things, otherwise Zhang Juzheng wouldn't be so relieved of him."
During the reign of Emperor Longqing, Xu Jie quickly retired and returned home. The successor Gao Gong was quite wary of Feng Bao. The candidate for the Sili Supervisor was in charge of the seal eunuch, and the cabinet had a great say in the position. Feng Bao should be promoted several times according to the position, but Gao Gong recommended others several times. In the end, he even recommended the seal eunuch of Shangshen Supervisor. This was also the reason why Feng Bao immediately joined forces with Zhang Juzheng to step down after he ascended the throne in Wanli.
Hearing Feng Bao say this, Tian Yi stopped talking. Both sides were quiet for a while. Someone outside said hello. Tian Yi went out for a while and came back and said:
"Eunuch Feng, just a few big cars left the palace, it must be Wang Tong and the others who left."
Feng Bao shook his head and sighed:
"The child Wang Tong really knows how to advance and retreat. After this incident, he will be rich and prosperous!"
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The capital was in chaos last night, and the Minister of War Zhang Siwei was panicked. He never did any housework. More than a dozen servants played a role at this time. They guarded the door with swords, guns and sticks.
In the early morning, Zhang Siwei joined the envoys in the palace to go outside the city to dispatch troops, and the mansion was stable. In the early morning, Zhang Siwei came back to change into court robes and was called by people from the palace to attend court. After returning from the palace, his face was gloomy and he immediately sent out a few useful confidants in the mansion.
However, as the close friends returned to report, Zhang Siwei's gloomy face turned into solemnity.
"The one who protected Wang Tong in the palace last night!? Is this news accurate?"
"It's true. Although I don't know about it outside the palace, everyone in the palace has spread it!!!"
Chapter completed!