Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 622

After Emperor Wanli said these words, the Compassionate Ning Palace fell silent.

Since the first year of Wanli, no one has ever disobeyed what the Cisheng Empress Dowager Li said, at least no one in the Forbidden City.

Several female officials standing on both sides of Queen Mother Li immediately lowered their heads. They were good at observing words and expressions. From the corner of their eyes, they saw the smile on Queen Mother Li's face froze, and then turned into indifference.

Empress Dowager Li glanced at Emperor Wanli who was sitting on the left side. Emperor Wanli's face was ashen, and he also looked over. The mother and son looked at each other, but Emperor Wanli did not hold on, and still lowered his head.Empress Dowager Li looked at Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng again. Zhang Cheng seemed to sigh and lowered his head.

"Feng Bao, you are in charge of all the officials, what do people in the government and the public think of the position of the chief assistant?"

Feng Bao glanced at Emperor Wanli who was averting his gaze, hesitated a little, and said:
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, according to the reports sent by Dongchang and Jinyiwei, all the officials think that Zhang Siwei is a wise and talented person, and he is worthy of the position of chief assistant!"

The livid color on Emperor Wanli's face didn't fade away, he just raised his head and glanced at Feng Bao. Naturally, Feng Bao was not qualified to look at Emperor Wanli, so he bowed his head obediently.

His statement in this way shows that Feng Bao also supports Zhang Siwei's position as the chief assistant of the cabinet. The Empress Dowager Li is the elder, and Feng Bao is in charge of the inner court. When the two sides unite, Emperor Wanli cannot compete.

Emperor Wanli lowered his head again, Empress Dowager Li stared at Emperor Wanli without making a sound, and the hall fell into silence again, but the silence did not make people feel relaxed, but the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zhang Cheng moved a few steps unnoticed, but he came to the side of Emperor Wanli, raised his finger slightly and poked Wanli's back, Emperor Wanli shook, raised his head slowly, and said in a shy voice:
"The Queen Mother's order, since this is the case, the emperor has no objection, just wait for the court to push and see who the ministers push."

Empress Dowager Li nodded slightly, and the smile disappeared from her face.

The tone is set here, and the result of the court recommendation is almost out. Although it is recommended by everyone, if the candidate is not in line with the empress dowager's intention, everyone has to consider whether they can bear the anger and resentment in the palace.

The atmosphere here is such that there is no such thing as mother-child affection or family greetings. After Emperor Wanli answered, he just bowed his head and remained silent in the room. Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng looked at each other, and then looked at Queen Mother Li. If the female officer next to her keeps quiet in such an embarrassing manner, someone below will have to say something irrelevant to interrupt the silence.

The eyes were exchanged, and the female officer Jinxiu hesitated for a while, and just about to speak, Emperor Wanli raised his head and said loudly:
"My mother, Zou Yi, head of the Sixth Section of the Rites Supervisor, was promoted to the Supervisor of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. This position is vacant. Zhao Jinliang has been by my son's side for a long time. He is respectful, studious, and loyal, which is just right for him."

Queen Mother Li narrowed her eyes and asked:
"How old is Zhao Jinliang this year?"

"After returning to my mother, I will be thirteen years old this year..."

The Lijian Supervisor is the head of the Twelve Supervisors, the Fourth Division, and the Eighth Bureau, and is in charge of all the yamen in the inner court. He is in charge of personnel promotion and has a high position of authority. He has always been managed by the cronies of the chief eunuch, the chief eunuch, and even directly takes charge of it.

It sounds absurd that Emperor Wanli asked a 13-year-old child to take care of this errand, but Zhao Jinliang can read and read a few books, which is really hard to say.

This proposal seemed absurd, but Empress Dowager Li lowered her head and pondered, and without thinking for too long, she raised her head and said:

"Zhao Jinliang's child, Aijia, also knows that he has a tough heart and a general understanding, so he can be in this position."

Empress Dowager Li glanced at Feng Bao who was beside her but just bowed and said nothing. Empress Dowager Li nodded and said with a smile:

"Since that's the case, the emperor's decree is, Zhang Cheng, Xiao Liang is not very old, and he hasn't experienced many things, so you need to train him more!"

Zhang Cheng quickly agreed, but after saying this, he was speechless again, Emperor Wanli got up to leave, Zhang Cheng also followed, but Feng Bao did not move.

"The emperor has grown up... He lost a position, but he knows to arrange a position for his confidantes, let Zhao Jinliang be the head of the sixth division. It's really thanks to him how he came up with it."

Empress Dowager Li didn't have a smile on her face, she said calmly, but Feng Bao looked at the direction of Emperor Wanli's departure with some worry, the female official Jinxiu saw the atmosphere, cast a look at the surrounding female officials, and then bowed to report:
"Your Majesty, servants and servants, go and see the layout in front, and see if the burnt part has been repaired."

After all the court ladies retreated, Feng Bao hesitated for a while and said:

"Your Majesty, the Long Live Lord has resentment in his heart. Now that the Long Live Lord is getting older, although the Empress is part of the Great Ming Society, if she does this, in the long run, it will not..."

"The Ai family is for the Ming Dynasty, and for the stability of the country left by the ancestors. Even if the emperor resents the Ai family, the Ai family will not care about it."

What Empress Dowager Li said was categorical, Feng Bao sighed, but he also bowed and remained silent.

Emperor Wanli's footsteps were very fast when he left the Palace of Compassion and Peace. He was a little lame, but when he walked like this, it was even more obvious that one foot was high and the other was low. However, he walked so fast that Zhang Cheng had to trot to keep up.

After getting on the soft sedan chair outside, Emperor Wanli just said "Imperial Study Room" coldly, and the people below didn't dare to neglect, and hurried to that side.

The current Imperial Study Room is different from the past, and the security is a bit stricter than usual. The guards here are all arranged by Xue Zhanye, Deng Pu and Hu Qi, and they are all reassuring people.

When Emperor Wanli entered the mansion, Zhang Cheng drove out all the eunuchs who were on standby for sweeping and sweeping, and ordered them to stay away. Of course, Zhao Jinliang still served in the house.

"Zhang Banban, draw up a decree, I want to decree to appoint Shen Shi as the chief assistant of the cabinet, no matter what he recommends!!"

After entering the room, before Emperor Wanli sat down, he said angrily that he had already agreed at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and he only spoke like this when he entered the room again. Zhang Cheng also understood that this was not just losing his temper. , with a wry smile in his heart, he began to persuade in a solemn voice:
"Long live, Zhang Siwei's side has been arranged early. Looking at it now, it might have already started in May. The queen mother's side and Feng Bao's side have all been done. The news came from the Department of Public Security when the court was over today." The news, the officials in the capital are clear, and they have written praises one after another, praising Siwei as the natural candidate for the first assistant. Long live, the situation is already like this, and it will be a bit late to act. Even if Long live makes a decree to appoint Shen Shixing Ting Tui, hundreds of officials and scholars have endlessly criticized, how can Shen Shihang stay in this position for a long time."

Emperor Wanli leaned heavily on the back of his chair, and said in a hateful voice:
"Sometimes the widow really doesn't know if he is the emperor. I thought that Zhang Ge was old. After this trouble, the queen mother felt guilty, but I didn't expect it to be the same. Being the emperor is really boring these days. I might as well go to Tianjin Wei. There, there is always a loyal minister like Wang Tong."

Zhang Cheng sighed and said solemnly:

"Long live lord, we should be cautious in saying such things in the future. In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the empress dowager is already a little unhappy..."

Speaking of this sentence, Emperor Wanli stopped, concentrating, and said with a long sigh:
"The widow is not reconciled. The queen mother and the eldest companion are overwhelmed. The widow is a disadvantage. If Zhang Siwei, the chief assistant, is added to the foreign court, the widow still has room to talk and do things. Think about it, this Siwei will be the same as Zhang Juzheng back then, surpassing the widow. Above, how can I bear this, I am really not reconciled!!"

Hearing Emperor Wanli's words, Zhang Cheng smiled, shook his head and said:
"Long live Lord, this is biased. Please think about it. How is the current situation the same as it was back then? Zhang Juzheng was the teacher of Long live Lord when he was in Prince Yu's mansion. Long Qingnian joined the cabinet. The servants in the palace have always said that in addition to their seniority, they are also teachers and students with Wansui. This is the prestige and grandeur. Zhang Siwei has nothing to do with it. Zou Yi won the position of eunuch and Zhao Jinliang won the sixth department In charge of Lang, the Long Live Lord of the inner court gradually spread. As for the outer court, Zhang Siwei became the chief assistant. He has similar qualifications and achievements as Shen Shixing. With another strong arm, why worry about Zhang Siwei?"

Seeing Emperor Wanli's calm expression, Zhang Cheng smiled again and said:

"Although Shen Shixing is indifferent and self-sufficient, there are also disciples in the court, with deep qualifications and high prestige and achievements. If he becomes the chief assistant in a smooth manner, he takes it for granted, and may not be grateful to the Long Live Lord. If Zhang Siwei sits as the chief The auxiliary position, suppressed too much, and the Lord Long Live gave him another kindness, and he would naturally be grateful."

After the words were finished, Emperor Wanli's expression eased a lot, he pondered for a while, but said in a muffled voice:
"If this is the case, Wang Tong may be in trouble as the commander of Jinyiwei. There must be someone from the queen mother's side, and Zhang Siwei's side will definitely not favor Wang Tong."

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng was also speechless, and finally sighed.

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"Chen Dahe and the four of them stayed with you to recuperate, and the bumps on the road are not good for the wound!"

Wang Tong rode on the horse and said to Lu Wancai and Li Wenyuan who came to see him off. Lu Wancai clasped his fists with a smile and said:

"It's all from my own family. Don't worry, brother Wang. Once the luggage is sent back, it will be convenient for you to go back to Tianjin with light luggage."

Wang Tong nodded with a smile, and said:
"Although the capital is peaceful, we must also beware of the remnants of the evil, and you need to work hard!"

Lu Wancai and Li Wenyuan bowed together, and Li Gui, Wang Si, Tian Ronghao and others behind them also bowed. Wang Tong clasped his fists and nodded on the horse, spurred the horse, and walked out, followed by Li Hutou and others. , Out of the street, a man who was squatting on the side of the street basking in the sun stood up.

In the teahouse diagonally across the street, two people threw a string of copper coins on the table to settle the bill, and hurried out of the teahouse...

(End of this chapter)