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Chapter 787

When he said Cao Cao, Cao Cao would be there, and when he said the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother Li sent someone over, which made the two people in the imperial study quiet. Zhang Cheng looked at Emperor Wanli, who shook his head and said with a calm smile:
"It's not uncommon for me to go to the Compassionate Ning Palace of my mother, I went there the day before yesterday"

After the change of the Sanyang Sect, the highest position in the power structure was quietly replaced by the Empress Dowager Li to the Emperor Wanli. Although Wanli was resentful of the Empress Dowager Li's monopoly and domination of the government, the mother-child bond was never violated. At present, all the officials in the court are criticizing Emperor Wanli, and the officials also accuse him of gradually indulging in wine, sex and pleasure, but everyone has no doubt about one point, that is, Emperor Wanli is a filial person.

Wanli still went to the Compassionate Palace to say hello and greetings a lot, and the mother and son often had meals together, but the two sides seldom talked about political and state affairs.

The female official Hongyu also came to invite her, she said that it was the pheasant presented by the Marquis of Wuqing's mansion yesterday, and the diced pheasant with pickled melon was made with the method of revitalizing the palace outside the palace, it is very sweet and delicious, please come over and taste it.

Marquis Wuqing offered seasonal food, so naturally he would not give it to the empress dowager or the emperor. In this way, it was nothing more than an excuse to invite each other.

If the Empress Dowager Li sent someone to call before the conversation, it would be nothing more than the mother calling her son to go over for dinner, but now Emperor Wanli is a bit complicated and thinking too much, but he still arranges for people to prepare.

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After entering the Compassionate Ning Palace, Emperor Wanli himself knew where to go. Although his legs and feet were not very agile, he walked very fast, and he had to let the little maid who led the way trot to walk ahead.

Walking into the dining room, Emperor Wanli worshiped first after entering the room, and greeted the Empress Dowager according to the rules. The Empress Dowager Li said:
"The emperor is always so polite, don't be like this in the future, get up and sit down!"

After Emperor Wanli thanked him, he got up and just stood up straight, but frowned. He saw a figure behind Queen Mother Li, and Wanli said in a deep voice:

"Ms. Wang, why are you here? I don't remember passing it on!" , like a folk house."

Empress Dowager Li said something with a smile, but Emperor Wanli didn't answer, and asked directly:
"Queen, what's the matter with calling Mrs. Wang today?"

"What else can there be? Aijia wants to have dinner with his son and daughter-in-law. Is there any reason why?"

Although Empress Dowager Li laughed and joked, Emperor Wanli's expression was not very good. After a pause, Emperor Wanli raised his voice and said:
"Mr. Wang, I have a lot of private things to say when I have dinner with the queen mother. Even the queen has to retreat. I don't need you to serve me here. You can go back to your own side!"

After the Concubine Gong entered the room, she stood there with her head bowed and respectful. She really answered her word "Gong". When she heard what Emperor Wanli said, she raised her head slightly, but she just made a movement. Immediately, he lowered his head again, agreed in a low voice, and left according to the etiquette.

Seeing Concubine Wang Gong withdraw, Empress Dowager Li's expression darkened, but everything returned to normal immediately. Emperor Wanli looked around and ordered:

"According to the rules of the past, you all should retreat and leave Jinxiu to serve you!"

In the Compassionate Ning Palace, only the Cisheng Empress Dowager Li could issue such an order, but with the strength of Emperor Wanli, everyone has become accustomed to such an arrangement.

Emperor Wanli also saw the change in Empress Dowager Li's complexion, and he asked Concubine Gong to retreat and her face became gloomy, and then only Jinxiu retreated, and the Empress Dowager's complexion changed again.

Emperor Wanli did not see such a reaction. In the ninth year of Wanli, he had a one-night affair with Concubine Wang Gong in the Palace of Compassion and Peace. It was an accident. No one thought that this woman would become pregnant like this. What I mean is that this pregnant woman just needs to cover it up, there is no need to make it public.

But what he didn't expect was that he ordered to keep quiet, but Queen Mother Li got the news at the first time, saying that the emperor was 20 years old and had no heirs yet. The Wang family was pregnant. Everyone is happy, why ignore it, although the Empress Dowager Li doesn't care about political affairs, she has a lot of weight in speaking in this regard, and Emperor Wanli can only make Wang's concubine.

Then, Concubine Wang Gong gave birth to a son, and the importance of the eldest son of the emperor was self-evident. Emperor Wanli was also happy, and became closer to Concubine Gong.

Compared with the dull and silent queen, the bright and lively concubine Zheng, the gentle and gentle concubine Gonggong did have a different style. At the beginning, Emperor Wanli felt quite good, but later, he felt that something was wrong. I really don't ask for any rewards for my family, but I often pass on messages for Queen Mother Li and ask Emperor Wanli to do something for Queen Mother Li.

What Wanli taboos most now is the empress dowager's meddling in political affairs. He has great power, and there are many people around him, not to mention his eyes and ears. The posture of serving the maids of the Compassionate Palace.

No wonder the Empress Dowager was in such a hurry to rectify the name of Concubine Wang Gong, and to assign the name and status of Concubine Wang Gongfei's son. Originally, she still wanted to reach out to the government. What he heard further deepened his understanding.

From then on, he began to alienate Concubine Wang Gong. Speaking of which, Concubine Zheng Guifei was four months pregnant, so even though there were court officials who asked to be the eldest son of the emperor, Emperor Wanli ignored them and waited for Concubine Zheng's child to be born. Make sure again.

Today's emperor is not the one a few years ago, everyone in the Compassionate Ning Palace understands it very well, after that, Empress Dowager Li didn't say anything else, just ordered the dishes to be served.

The dishes fried with diced pickled melon and diced pheasant are very delicious because of the high-quality sauce and shrimp powder added to the sauce according to Tianjin Wei's method. Emperor Wanli ate it deliciously, so he added a bowl of rice.

Seeing Wanli eating happily, Empress Dowager Li also showed a smile on her face, turned her head and said to the female officer Jinxiu:

"Jinxiu, this pickled melon diced pheasant tastes delicious, but afterward it tastes a bit fishy. Order me to serve a bowl of ginger tea."

Jinxiu quickly agreed, and stepped back to make arrangements. As soon as he left, only Wanli and Empress Dowager Li were left in the hall. Empress Dowager Li took a sip of tea and said in a harmonious voice:

"Your Majesty, there are rumors inside and outside the palace that Wang Tong led the army to break into the northern border and penetrate into the enemy's territory. Now the news is cut off?"

"After returning to my mother, the rumors are not credible. Up to now, the governor of Datong, the governor of Xuanda, and the Jin Yiwei over there have not delivered official documents. They are just nonsense."

This meal was indeed very appetizing for Emperor Wanli, but upon hearing the question from Empress Dowager Li, Emperor Wanli put down the bowl, and there was still half a bowl of rice left in it, and Emperor Wanli had lost his appetite.

Empress Dowager Li nodded slowly and said with a smile:

"It's just yelling. The emperor doesn't have to take it to heart. With Marquis Wuqing in charge of the Beijing camp and the imperial guards in the palace, they can make a lot of noise even if they make a noise, just ignore it."

"What the queen mother said is that those who speak are just speech officials, and the people behind them also know that there is no real evidence now, so they are just lying."

Emperor Wanli echoed, inexplicably, he felt a little nauseous, the food was so sweet just now, but now he finds it unpalatable.

Empress Dowager Li nodded, ate a piece of cake, and after serving it with tea, she spoke again:
"Your majesty, the Ai family feels that there is nothing wrong with being careful. Tianjin Wei is now a place of heavy taxation, and a quarter of the use of the palace is supplied there, and each family in the capital has its own property there. Marquis Wuqing The family, Uncle Xiangcheng's family, have invested a lot of money."

Emperor Wanli no longer had a smile on his face. He picked up his teacup and listened calmly. Empress Dowager Li continued:

"Although there is no clear news coming now, but the rumors are so, the emperor has to prepare for the worst, just in case, the capital is tight everywhere, the emperor doesn't have to worry, but Tianjin Wei is now the key point It’s better to be prepared in advance.”

"Empress Yi, how should I prepare?"

Emperor Wanli put down his tea bowl and asked, Empress Dowager Li also noticed Wanli's expression, but said:
"Now the person in charge in Tianjin Wei is just a Jinyiwei Qianhu. This Qianhu was just a school lieutenant in the past, a military officer with a low background. How can such a big stall be managed? Tianjin Wei's Bing Bei Dao and Tong Zhi Those who are incompetent will not be able to help and cause chaos all day long, Aijia thinks that a new member should be re-established in Tianjin Wei, in addition to military preparations, it will also be in charge of local civil affairs, taxation and shipping."

Bingbeidao often has the title of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but it is often in charge of military preparations. According to Queen Mother Li, it is actually equivalent to setting up a governor for Tianjin Wei. Of course, the value of Tianjin Wei here is also It is worth setting up a governor specifically.

Emperor Wanli pondered for a moment, stood up from his seat, and said in a deep voice:

"Mother, the war in northern Xinjiang has not yet come to fruition. The capital and Datong outside the Great Wall are rushing forward. It will take at least ten days to travel. It is not surprising that there is no news. The emperor thinks that the response now is to calm down. What are you doing now? It is easy for people outside the palace to misunderstand, and it is not beautiful to panic. What's more, if Wang Tong returns victorious and sees such an arrangement, everyone in the world will also see it. Wouldn't this chill the hearts of the courtiers, and the emperor thinks it is inappropriate , please think twice, mother."

Hearing what Emperor Wanli said, Empress Dowager Li's expression darkened, and after a while, she whispered:

"Since the emperor has plans, the Ai family will not say more."

At this time, Jinxiu had already brought ginger tea, Emperor Wanli took it, the room became quiet, after a while, Empress Dowager Li said again:
"Chang Luo is two years old, right?"
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(End of this chapter)