Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 472
"According to the usual habits, it will take half an hour for the Lord Long Live to get up. Eunuch Zhao will come to the wing to rest for the meeting, and he will be busy waiting for the next court meeting!"

The female officer in Zheng Shupin's palace smiled and said, young master and servant, the female officer in Zheng Shupin's palace is about eighteen or nineteen years old.

Everyone in the palace here has been ordered, and their attitude towards Zhao Jinliang is almost the same as that of the big men in the palace, but what surprised them was that a child was treated so politely, but still To be able to maintain such a calmness, I don't know what kind of mind I was born with.

In the end, I could only sigh, no wonder Zhao Jinliang was able to serve Lord Long Live next to him at such a young age.

Hearing the female officer's greeting, Zhao Jinliang hurriedly smiled and bowed, without being pretentious, he said softly:

"Thank you sister!!"

There are tables and chairs in the wing room, all of which are for the personal servants of the palace. As soon as Zhao Jinliang sat down, the female official waved her hand, and immediately a little palace lady came forward with a plate.

"The freshly baked minced pork pancakes and the clear porridge cooked with lotus seeds, Eunuch Zhao came over from there and hasn't eaten yet!"

Minced meat pancakes and lotus seed clear porridge, these are just common snacks in the capital market, but the imperial chef in the palace naturally made them exquisitely, Zhao Jinliang thanked them with a smile, and ate them as soon as they were served.

Seeing Zhao Jinliang's delicious food, the female officer exchanged glances with the person next to her, and found out that Zhao Jinliang didn't have time to eat when he got up in the morning.

After hearing the sound of the bells and drums in the imperial city, the female officer and Zhao Jinliang went out together. The maid who served Zheng Shupin should go to wake up Emperor Wanli, and the people carrying soft sedan chairs outside had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard, waiting to greet him.

There are many people serving, and there are few things that need to be done by the nobles themselves, and they are done very quickly. People in the old palace who have served Emperor Longqing still remember that Emperor Longqing is like a puppet, letting the palace people manipulate him. Go to court in a sedan chair, and then be manipulated by the ministers, it is very easy to serve.

But today's little Wanli Emperor is different. He wakes up twice in the morning. First, he wears a tight-fitting military uniform, holding a long stick in the yard for a stick of incense, and then does various movements for a stick of incense. During the process, Zheng Shupin also dressed neatly and watched from the sidelines, smiling all the time. The emperor liked this time very much.

After exercising, it was time to change the imperial robes, and it was time to prepare for going to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to greet peace and the court meeting. At dawn, Emperor Wanli got into a soft sedan chair and headed for the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

"Long Live Lord stayed with Zheng Shubin again last night..."

"...Tsk tsk, this favor over there for almost 20 days a month..."

Watching the procession pass by, the eunuchs and court ladies knelt on the side of the road, and when the procession went away, everyone was discussing in low voices, who was favored and who was treated coldly, this was a big deal for everyone in the palace, look Only by showing the form can we stand in line for speculation in a timely manner.

The soft sedan chair landed at the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and greeted the Empress Dowager Cisheng in the morning. To show respect, Emperor Wanli always walked in through the gate.

After getting off the sedan chair to the gate of the palace, only Zhao Jinliang was by his side. Zhao Jinliang followed behind and said in a soft voice:

"Long Live Lord, Zhang Cheng asked his servant to tell Long Live Lord, please go to the Imperial Study Room after the imperial court is over today."

Emperor Wanli doesn't have any important government affairs now, and usually stays with Zheng Shupin, and seldom goes to the imperial study.

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After returning to the imperial study after the end of the dynasty, Emperor Wanli showed a bit of impatience on his face. Zhang Cheng expected such an expression. After a young emperor has a woman, he will naturally alienate his cronies. It's back to normal, no big deal.

"Zhang Banban, in the past few days, Mr. Zhang is going to implement a whipping method next year. Since the affairs of the country and the country are benefiting, I don't have to worry so much. What else is there?"

Zhang Cheng bowed and said:

"Long Live Lord, Wang Tong's iron letter came in last night when the palace gate was about to close."

Hearing this, the very boring emperor became a little interested, and asked:
"But the assassin found out?"

"Returning to Lord Long Live, Wang Tong just said that maybe it was a temporary idea of ​​the desperadoes. Since there is no one alive, it would be too costly and expensive to investigate with such a big fanfare. It is better to let Tianjin Weijinyiwei thousands of households investigate slowly. After all, we can investigate. come up with a result."

Emperor Wanli let out an "oh", leaned back in his chair, and said boringly:

"Zhang Banban, is that all for today?"

Seeing Zhang Cheng nodding, Emperor Wanli frowned, and said boringly:

"If you don't check it, you won't check it. Anyway, you have to read the letter in the iron letter. I have a lot of things to do in the afternoon. Since there is nothing else, I will go first..."

"Long live, my servant said something to forgive me. Jinxiu from the Palace of Compassion and Ning told the servant in private that Long live will set off night lights on the West Sea in Xiyuan in the next few days, and let the team perform tricks. The Queen Mother will not I'm so happy, I said that Sun Hai was punished last time, this time I will..."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Wanli slapped the pen holder on the table again, waved his hand irritably and said:
"Since that's the case, if I don't do it, I just want to see the scenery at night and have fun, but it's so boring. The rich and powerful families outside have more ways to have fun than I don't know."

After complaining for a few words, Emperor Wanli didn't say any more. What private words from Jinxiu, the female official of the Palace of Compassionate Ning, is nothing trivial in the Tian Family. If this continues, the Empress Dowager Cisheng will use means.

After saying this, Emperor Wanli couldn't even be in a good mood. Since nothing happened, he should go to Zheng Shupin's side as soon as possible. Just as he was about to move, Zhang Cheng took two steps forward, his voice lowered a lot, and whispered said:
"Let's make a confession to Long Live Lord first, and then I'm not sure about what I'm going to say next, but I have to say it."

Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said in a rough voice:

"Why does Zhang Banban say such things, I forgive you for not guilty, just say so."

"Long Live Lord, the iron letter that Wang Tong sent in overnight meant to calm the situation, and he was unwilling to continue to pursue it. Long Live Lord knows Wang Tong's temperament. It is an upright and unyielding temper. Someone assassinated him in the street. How could he let it go like this? Is there really nothing to be found out? Wang Tong has managed so much in Tianjin Wei, how can he hide it from him?"

Emperor Wanli also recovered a lot from the irritability just now. After hearing what Zhang Cheng said, he pondered and said:
"It's really not like what Wang Tong did. When encountering such a thing, he will definitely get to the bottom of it. If he doesn't find out something, he won't give up. Why did he let go so easily this time?"

"The slave girl is just guessing, Wang Tong has a temper, but he said that he should not investigate. The slave girl read the documents and reports from Dongchang and Jinyiwei. There is nothing wrong with Tianjin Wei. Wang Tong's side is also as usual. How to say If you don't check it, you won't check it?"

The room was quiet, Emperor Wanli's attention had already been attracted, Zhang Cheng subconsciously looked left and right, took another step forward and said in a low voice:
"Wang Tong is able to achieve today's status because of the favor and trust of the Lord Long Live. He acted resolutely and moved forward bravely. He also knew that there was the care of the Lord Long Live behind him. People in the world did not dare to embarrass him. They also knew that there was Long Live God. Since I have the favor of Lord Long Live, why doesn’t Wang Tong continue to investigate?”

Zhang Cheng asked another question, Emperor Wanli leaned forward, his face gradually darkened, Zhang Cheng asked himself and answered:
"My servant is still guessing, Wang Tong may have found out something, but the people or things involved, even the Long Live Lord can't protect him, or, even if he can punish the instigator, he will be smashed to pieces. The death of the family, Long Live Lord, the person who can't even be protected by you, this servant..."

"Even the widows can't protect me, could it be some vassal king..."

Zhang Cheng hesitated for a while, and Emperor Wanli took it on his own, said something to himself, patted his forehead with his hand and said:

"Who the hell, who the hell?..."

"Long live lord, long live lord, Wang Tong's memorial didn't say anything, so there's no need for Long live lord to speculate. The slaves and servants are just inferring about the person that Long live lord thinks of."

"Decree, decree to ask Wang Tong, tell him not to fight against me, and report directly."

"Long Live Lord, if Wang Tong can testify unmistakably, why would he not speak out, but there is no one to live for. If he did, it would be easy for someone to set up a bloody mouth and plant a good man's reputation."

Emperor Wanli was so impetuous by what Zhang Cheng said, and finally couldn't bear it when he heard this, he reached out and patted the table heavily, and shouted:
"Wang Tong is so ignorant in doing things that I worry about myself, but I don't know why..."

"Long live Lord, it's not that Wang Tong is stupid when he does this. If he really wants to be confused, why bother to send a secret letter and drag it in Tianjin Wei? Wang Tong did this to remind Long live, long live Master thought, if the character who can make the Long Live Lord unable to protect people, but also to attack Wang Tong, isn't this going to cut off the Long Live Lord's wings?"

Zhang Cheng's voice was too low to be heard, but Emperor Wanli heard it clearly, stood up from the dragon chair, looked around in horror, and felt cold all over.

People in the world should not be underestimated. People who have been in the center for a long time are extremely resourceful and resourceful. Wang Tong's act of sending the letter, combined with Wang Tong's experience in Tianjin Wei, and his relationship with the palace, and his relationship with the emperor, were all overwhelmed by Zhang. Cheng peeled back the cocoon, and interpreted many, many things, some of which even Wang Tong didn't think of.

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Wang Tong naturally doesn't know how the palace analyzes it.

On the fifth day of the seventh lunar month, the words on the horse-drawn carriage walking along Tianjinwei Street and alleys had changed, and someone yelled from the carriage:
"... Sanjiang's alkali, steamed cakes are the most fragrant, and the best for washing clothes..."

"...The furs from Li's Leather Goods Store are all from this winter, they are by no means old..."
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It's snowing in Shanghai

(End of this chapter)