Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 899
"Lord Wang, you have read His Majesty's handbook, there is no need to delay, please leave as soon as possible!"

Zheng Guotai said eagerly, but Wang Tong in front of him was silent.

Zheng Guotai is just 20 years old, he can be regarded as a young man, because his sister dotes on the harem, he has also become one of the most prestigious nobles in the capital.

His glory and wealth are all on Concubine Zheng, and the capital has become like this. Zheng Guotai also knows that if the eldest son of the emperor is established as the heir, his sister will not have a good life in the future, and he will naturally not have the current situation. scenery.

So even though there were no orders from the palace, he, Zheng Guotai, had the cheek to visit the residences of Qingliu Mingli and big bosses in various places in the capital.

Now that the commotion has reached such a point, whoever will meet him, who will care about such an uncle of the country, will be rejected, and will be ridiculed and ridiculed a lot.

When Zheng Guotai was in a state of anxiety, he was announced by Emperor Wanli. When he entered the palace, he was disguised as a little eunuch. When he left the palace, he also dressed in the same way. When he went to a shopping firm in the city, he changed into a caravan clerk when he entered the inner hall. Attire, but walked out from another yard behind.

After being led out of the city, they got on their horses and left. The people guarding them were all dressed up as ordinary people, but Zheng Guotai saw a familiar face and knew it was from Dongchang.

The relatives of the emperor, the eunuchs who are close to the emperor today, have to dress up in such disguises when they go out of the city. This posture makes Zheng Guotai even more frightened and anxious.

He has also been rich and honored for these years, but this journey is full of wind, food, sleep, and non-stop travel. Although it is hard work, Zheng Guotai did not complain, but he knows what the situation in the capital is like now, and any delay may lead to catastrophe. The next time he had another chance, Emperor Wanli doted on Concubine Zheng, but he didn't love Zheng Guotai very much. This time he gave Zheng Guotai a small job, which made Zheng Guotai very excited. If he seized this opportunity, he would be able to make a fortune in the future .

When they came to Guihua City, Zheng Guotai didn't care about admiring the scenery that was different from the mainland, so he and Zhao Jinliang went directly to Wang Tong, who was riding a horse in a farm to inspect soldiers and horses.

On returning to Guihua City that day, Zhao Jinliang read the edict of Emperor Wanli and handed it to Wang Tong, along with a token of Emperor Wanli, proving that the edict was not a forgery.

However, Wang Tong, the commander of both Dingbeihou and Jinyiwei, did not respond immediately. Observing, but unconsciously anxious in my heart.

"Officer Zheng, is there any problem with His Majesty's safety?"

Zheng Guotai was taken aback by Wang Tong's rhetorical question. Although the capital was in such a state of disturbance, the safety of Emperor Wanli could be guaranteed.

Wang Tong's face sank like water, he held the handbook and said:

"After this matter is done, Wang will immediately become the target of everyone in the world, and I am afraid that he will be roasted on fire in this life."

Both Zhao Jinliang and Zheng Guotai were speechless. If Wang Tong did this, he might really bear the world's infamy, and it's hard to say whether he will cause trouble because of it in the future.

Not to mention anything else, why did Wang Xijue go back on his word, that's the reason, the accusations of scholars all over the world are no joke.

Wang Tong seemed to be hesitating there, struggling in his heart, Zheng Guotai became more and more anxious, he couldn't care about anything, he just knelt down and cried:
"My lord, if your lord hesitates, and your majesty is restrained by the inside and outside, the position of your lord Wang may also be unstable. Poor imperial concubine, poor imperial concubine's child who is not yet one year old, my lord."

Before he could finish his crying, he saw Wang Tong slam the table down, and heard a loud noise, which made Zheng Guotai tremble with fright, and filled the rest of his words in his stomach.

"Forget it, Wang has been greatly favored by His Majesty. Without Your Majesty, there would be no Wang today. The gains and losses of personal power and positions are nothing. Xiao Liang and Zheng Guan will rest for a while, and Wang will go to prepare."

Zheng Guotai relaxed all over, and was about to say thank you, but he heard Wang Tong shaking his head and said with emotion:
"I'm afraid that after this time's work is done, I will retire from my old age and return to my hometown!"

Wang Tong said these words easily, but Zheng Guotai couldn't find any words of persuasion for a while. Although he was young, he knew a lot about the politics of the court. I'm afraid it was exactly what Wang Tong said.

There are many horses in Guihua City, and it is really easy to prepare. That afternoon, Wang Tong settled his family here and led the guards to leave Guihua City. This time Wang Tong only brought more than a hundred guards, and they were all merchants. Dressed up as a team, one person and three horses, basically non-stop along the way, follow quickly.

Both Zhao Jinliang and Zheng Guotai are pampered people. The non-stop running along the road really hurt them, but at this point, they themselves can't care about complaining.

But to their surprise, the return trip was much faster than the time they came, because along the way, when the horses needed to rest and replenish, they could always find a place to rest and replenish, and it didn’t take much time to settle down. In the territory, although Wang Tong and others were disguised, they were not stopped by anyone for inspection or interrogation along the road. There were a few people who were obviously not Wang Tong's subordinates, but they enjoyed themselves along the way.

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The first and fifteenth day of every month are the big courts. On this day, officials of the sixth rank and above in the capital met the emperor at Fengtianmen. The matter was a purely ceremonial activity. Since Emperor Wanli did not go to court at the beginning of May, until mid-July, Emperor Wanli had not shown himself in front of his subjects.

The establishment of the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo as the crown prince is almost a certainty, and it can be basically confirmed, although Emperor Wanli did not decree or express his position clearly.

The main instigator of this wave of rumors always felt a little awkward from the second half of June to July, because although the general direction of public opinion remained unchanged, there were always some discordant notes.

For example, everyone did not focus on the establishment of the reserve, but was obsessed with pleasing the Empress Dowager Li. For example, it was suggested that Huang Yifen be sent to Tianjin Wei as a local official, for example, Li Wenquan, Marquis of Wuqing, should be in charge of the Beijing camp again. As long as these matters are completed and the right to speak of the empress dowager and the ministers is re-established, it is a matter of course. People of the first line, this is nonsense, if all the people of Wu Qinghou's line benefit, then why are you making such a fuss, why bother to make wedding clothes for others.

After such tossing, the Empress Dowager Cisheng was awakened, but she was not in a hurry to urge Emperor Wanli to make a decision, she just looked at the performance of these people outside the palace, if Wu Qinghou and Huang Yi were assigned to their proper positions First, the Compassionate Ning Palace can also wait slowly. In this situation, Zhu Changluo has already connected to the Compassionate Ning Palace, and the initiative is here.

The people outside the palace had no choice but to change their direction, the proportion of Li Chu in the memorials became smaller, and most of them supported the appointment of Wu Qinghou, Huang Yifen and the rest.

Emperor Wanli seemed to have lost his temper, and he began to argue with his courtiers on such matters, and he did it quite naively. Although he did not go to the court, he did have a reply to the memorial, which is no different from the previous court. Are you afraid that you won't be able to make a fuss?

After being entangled in this way for a month, the appointment of the honorable governor of the Beijing Camp and the local official of Tianjin Wei is not something that can be ignored. Not only the Queen Mother and Marquis Wuqing want it, but the rest of the factions are also greedy, so there will inevitably be entanglements , It has been more than a month, and there is no result yet.

Many people are unwilling to continue to procrastinate. The more they toss, the more variables there will be. What's more, Emperor Wanli's actions are confusing. Up to now, Emperor Wanli has not agreed to a single thing about the establishment of the reserve and the appointment of officials.

Many people who were hotheaded for a while and joined in the fun have lost their enthusiasm, and the capital has recovered a little calm, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Imperial Academy, and the six divisions, and the officials of the various ministries, these low-quality Officials, the backbone of the Qingliu, never let up in the memorials.

The cabinet scholars all stood by and watched, but the six ministers kept expressing their attitudes. At the beginning of July, Zhang Xueyan, the minister of the Ministry of war, complained of illness and asked to return to his hometown.

Zhang Xueyan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, has never been involved in the establishment of the reserve among the six ministries, and privately criticized this person, saying that he disturbed the imperial court for his own self-interest. When this word spread, Zhang Xueyan began to be besieged, and Not to mention those articles and speeches criticizing him, saying that Zhang Xueyan is morally corrupt, there are countless memorials asking Emperor Wanli to dismiss this person, and even "hot-blooded scholars" gathered in front of Zhang Xueyan's mansion to shout and curse, and it was also on some wall Posting announcements and writing in black and white are mostly abusive words.

Not only this, Zhang Xueyan's errands in the Ministry of War are somewhat difficult to carry on, any paperwork orders are rejected by the military department, and everyone is obediently obedient, and they are still doing bad things behind their backs.

Zhang Xueyan is an honest person, and has a set of skills in handling errands, but intrigue is really not his strong point. When he is old, he is unwilling to stay in the court if he is pissed off by these people.

Emperor Wanli failed to retain him several times, so he had to agree. Under the court's push, Wang Lin from Yang Wei's family became the new Minister of the Ministry of War, and Bi Qiang replaced him as Minister of the Ministry of Households. This was also a signal to tell the court officials, If anyone is on the side of the emperor or wants to stay out of it, there is no way to stay.

Emperor Wanli, who had been wrangling and silent for a long time, finally gave an answer under such a situation. He would attend the court on July [-]th, and at the court, he would announce the establishment of the reserve.

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