Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 378
Hearing the words "Chen Wang Tong", Emperor Wanli was stunned for a moment, and his next move was to rub his eyes. It was really Wang Tong, even though he was taller and stronger, it was that Wang Tong.

"Why are you back!? Why didn't I know the news!?"

While talking, he walked forward quickly, the chairs in the store were not placed on the table, Emperor Wanli was knocked on his leg, but he didn't care at all, walked up to Wang Tong, and helped him up with all his strength.

At this moment, Wanli was in a daze, as if he and Zhang Cheng wandered to the delicious restaurant two years ago in winter, and met Wang Tong who was in the store.

Wang Tong is still much taller than Wanli, and looks more like an adult than Wanli. After being helped up, Wang Tong looked at the emperor and felt emotional, but he said with a smile:

"I see that Your Majesty has become much taller and thinner."

Emperor Wanli laughed and patted Wang Tong's shoulder with his hands. He didn't know what to say for a moment, but he didn't notice. When he saw Wang Tong, his pressure dissipated a lot and he felt relaxed.

"How come you come back to the capital, and you don't play a song."

After laughing for a long time, just asking this sentence, Wang Tong replied with a smile:
"I heard some news in Tianjin Wei, so I hurried back and wrote to Eunuch Zhang, asking him to arrange a meeting with His Majesty."

Wanli looked back at Zhang Cheng standing by the door, nodded approvingly, stepped back and sat on the chair, saw Wang Tong still standing there, and said:
"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk!"

"Before Your Majesty, there is a reason for the minister to sit, and the minister is standing to answer!"

"There is no need to talk about so many vain etiquettes here, I told you to sit down, just sit down, and talk to me!!"

Emperor Wanli spoke very fast, obviously quite excited, so Wang Tong had to sit down. Seeing Wang Tong sitting down, Wanli felt a lot of grievances pouring into his heart for no reason. , afraid that he was going to cry right now, even so, there was some choking in his voice.

"Wang Tong, do you know that I have been suffering a lot during this time!"

Wang Tong smiled wryly in his heart. He vaguely knew the state of Emperor Wanli. The half-grown children who thought they were adults would often get carried away when they encountered something interesting. On the contrary, they would feel dissatisfied with the discipline of the adults, contradicting and resisting, and so on. Hand, immediately feel aggrieved.

"I have heard about His Majesty's presence in the palace..."

"...I'm married, but my mother and Feng Daban still control me so strictly. The eunuchs below find something fun to make me happy. They all say it's crooked, and my mother and mother say it's a sign of the country's ruin... ...and to remove my throne..."

What should be said and what should not be said, Emperor Wanli said it out, eloquently, as if he wanted to pour out the grievances of these days, and at the end, he slapped his thigh heavily.

After saying these words for a while, Emperor Wanli also felt parched, Wang Tong got up and poured him a cup of tea, Wanli raised his head and drank it, and said eagerly:
"Wang Tong, I know you have a way. I am the son of heaven, the crown prince appointed by my father. No one can touch my throne, not even my mother's queen. Wang Tong, you..."

Hearing this, Wang Tong glanced at Zhang Cheng who was standing by the door where the old god was, stood up quickly and bowed down, and said:
"Your Majesty, I have a few words that I don't know whether to say or not. Please first ask Your Majesty to forgive me for my crime of disrespect."

Wang Tong didn't dare to let Emperor Wanli continue talking, otherwise he didn't know what the young master said. When Emperor Wanli heard his words, he said repeatedly:

"You have come here, I know your loyalty, so I don't pay so much attention to the vain etiquette between monarchs and ministers, just say what you have to say!"

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you, Your Majesty, please answer after thinking carefully. If the Empress Dowager really wants to abolish the establishment, what countermeasures will Your Majesty have, and what confidence do you have to compete?"

"I am the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, supreme..."

Emperor Wanli muttered a few words, his voice became lower and lower, and he stopped himself. The Yumajian, Jingying, Jingwei, and even the guards with swords beside the guards did not control the force in their own hands.

The Inspector of Rituals in the inner court and the cabinet in the outer court, these two institutions that maintain the central operation of the Ming Dynasty, whether they are the leader or the backbone of it, are all promoted or indirectly promoted by the Merciful Empress Dowager Li, the ministers of the world, Civil servants and military generals are basically people from the Longqing era, so it has nothing to do with me.

Wanli has also experienced the cold reception these days. It is normal to have him or not in this world. If it is really necessary to abolish the establishment, Wanli can't think of any effective way to resist it no matter how hard he thinks.

Emperor Wanli may understand this problem in his heart, but he has been unwilling to admit it. When he came to this delicious restaurant and saw Wang Tong, he calmed down instead.

Having figured this out, Emperor Wanli's body immediately softened, and he leaned back slumped, just touching the table, where Wanli said weakly:
"What should I do, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty, is it the end?"

Wang Tong asked another question, and before Emperor Wanli could answer, Wang Tong said again:
"According to what your majesty said, the empress dowager said those things to your majesty a few days ago. If you really want to do something, you should have done it a few days ago. Why don't you do it today? Why do you still let your majesty come out of the palace today? ?”

When asked this question, Emperor Wanli was stunned again, Wang Tong straightened up and said solemnly:
"Your Majesty, mother and child are connected by blood. Disciplining Your Majesty and intimidating Your Majesty are all the kindness of the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager really wants to do something, how would Her Majesty be today? The Empress Dowager has worked so hard to maintain it. All of this is not for Your Majesty's sake." , Your Majesty, don't misunderstand the empress dowager's painstaking efforts just because of a momentary mood!"

Emperor Wanli moved his back from the table he was leaning on, calmed down his breathing, and said in a muffled voice:
"But the queen mother said that she would go to the Taimiao to sue her ancestors, and she also said that the blood of the first emperor's descendants is not my own. I have said all these things, so why don't I have that kind of thought."

"Your Majesty, what mother said to my child, what can't be said, what can't be said, Your Majesty, it's not important to say why, the key is to do it, the empress dowager is merciful and loving, and cares about your majesty's thoughts, this is something that everyone in the world can see, His Majesty is in the middle of the game, but he doesn't know."

Emperor Wanli leaned on the edge of the bench with both hands, and muttered again:

"When I told Feng Daban and Zhang Jing, I was so frightened that I howled and kowtowed, I didn't have any face, how could I give orders in the palace, how could I issue orders in the court, let me go to the Palace of Compassion and Peace again, I won't go, I won't go!!"

Completely looking angry, Wang Tong looked up, gritted his teeth, and stood up helplessly. Zhang Cheng and him looked at each other, but lowered his head. After Wang Tong approached Emperor Wanli, he whispered in his ear. said in a voice:

"Your Majesty, the reason why I came back to the capital from Tianjin Weiqian and asked to see His Majesty was because I was afraid that His Majesty would be angry. Your Majesty wants to save face. Does the Empress Dowager want to lose face? If this stalemate is really going to go on, if someone takes advantage of the loophole, the heir of Emperor Mu Zongzhuang is indeed Not His Majesty alone!"

Hearing this, Emperor Wanli was shocked, turned his head to look at Wang Tong, and his eyes became sharper. Wang Tong knelt down calmly, clasped his fists and bowed solemnly again.

Emperor Wanli, who had always been irritable and angry, finally became serious and solemn. After a long silence there, he said in a deep voice:
"Wang Tong, how do you say I should apologize to my mother and admit my mistakes so that my mother can calm down and forgive me for my mistakes."

Wang Tong paused for a while, then stood up again and came over and said:
"This minister has some experience. He said that he should discuss it with His Majesty. First of all, he must be sincere in his self-criticism and realize his mistakes..."

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"The emperor thinks about his father's teachings when he was there, and his mother's admonition....Thinking of today's so-called, I feel terrified and remorseful, crying bitterly...I only ask my mother to give my son and minister a chance to reform... From now on, I will definitely change my mind, Diligent in politics..."

The lighting of the Compassionate Palace was designed by master craftsmen, and it is extremely bright in the daytime. The Compassionate Empress Dowager Li is looking at the review document sent by Emperor Wanli.

After reading it from beginning to end, Empress Dowager Li's eye circles were also a little red. After putting down the paper, she said to Feng Bao beside her:

"Finally, the emperor can know the painstaking efforts of Aijia, and what Aijia did to him is not in vain. Even if the history books scold him many years later, Aijia is still willing."

Feng Bao said with a smile:

"The empress dowager said that the empress dowager's kindness and compassion are seen by all the people in the world, and the history books in the future can only praise the truth."

Empress Dowager Li put the letter aside, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and said again:
"Right now, the officials are buzzing, and Mr. Zhang has already issued a remonstrance. The emperor should issue an edict of guilt. Although Sun Hai's crime is extremely heinous, he is Sister Chen's person after all. He sent it to Zhongdu to guard the imperial tomb. Well, this replacement... Chu Zhaoren is not bad at guarding Nanjing, and the chief inspector will announce him to Beijing!"

Feng Bao hurriedly bowed to accept the order, and asked later:
"Empress Dowager, the Nanjing guard is empty, this one?"

"Have a discussion with Zhang Cheng. Many people in the Rites Supervisor and Internal Official Supervisor have been through for a long time, so let them out to get some air."

"Empress Dowager Shengming!"

Feng Bao had just bowed down here, but someone outside reported that Zhang Cheng had come. After Zhang Cheng came in, he first confessed his crimes to Queen Mother Li, and then whispered a few words to Feng Bao. Queen Mother Li frowned suddenly. , the servants have to hide anything from themselves.

Unexpectedly, after listening to the whisper, Feng Bao bowed with a smile and said:

"Don't blame the empress dowager, you'll know what's going on later, the Lord Long Live will come here later, it's not convenient for the palace people in the palace to see, the palace people also retreated first after the servants and maidservants dispersed."

All the servants in the Palace of Compassionate Ning dispersed through the back door, leaving behind the bewildered and curious Empress Dowager Li. After a while, the palace gate opened, and the little emperor walked in.

When he came to the door, Emperor Wanli bent down and knelt down. He was naked and tied with thorns. He kowtowed respectfully and said:

"The son and the queen make amends. I ask the mother to punish the son for all his mistakes."

Sitting there, Empress Dowager Li trembled, tears streaming down her face...——
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