Feng Ning became very happy after being called a monkey! He immediately bowed and said, "My grandson understands! Now go to the factory guard and say hello!"
Feng Bao nodded to indicate that he could leave, and Feng Ning quickly ran out to run errands. Feng Bao, sitting in the study, sneered and said: "The new emperor has ascended the throne, and everyone is restless! Doesn't this little brat plan to imitate the likes of Jiang Bin and Qian Ning? Let's see what you are capable of!"
Emperor Wanli returned to his palace, simply washed himself and rested, but at this time, there was an undercurrent surging in the capital! The reason is very simple. Someone broke the tacit understanding at the top and met with the little emperor!
Don't think that it is a very secret thing for the little emperor to go out to play. Of course, this is true for most people, but for the top people in the capital, this is not a secret at all! But everyone has a tacit understanding and strictly adheres to an unspoken rule, which is not to contact Emperor Wanli in private!
To put it bluntly, this rule is to suppress lower-level officials not to have contact with Emperor Wanli. At the same time, each family must ensure that no one will say anything when in private contact with Emperor Wanli. As long as there is normal contact, there will always be someone around Emperor Wanli, and everyone will always know what everyone said and did, but if there is private contact, it will be difficult to find out! Otherwise, they would not have tacitly joined forces to suppress the news that Emperor Wanli occasionally visited the capital!
But today, someone got in touch with Emperor Wanli! Not only that, he also stayed with Emperor Wanli in the private room of the restaurant for more than an hour! God knows what they said during this process? So everyone began to mobilize their own strength and pay attention to this matter. At the same time, this matter was also sent to Zhang Juzheng's desk!
Since today is a holiday, Zhang Juzheng rarely rests at home. Now that his position has reached his level, there is no need to talk about having time to rest! Not to mention official duties, just a large number of people gathered in front of his house! But fortunately, it all depends on Zhang Juzheng's mood whether he sees them or not.
At this time, Zhang Ju was writing something at his desk when he heard a knock on the door. He frowned but didn't lose his temper. Because he knew that there was only one person who dared to knock on the door at this time, and that was his butler You Qi!
Sure enough, the person who opened the door and walked in was his confidant butler You Qi! You know, although You Qi is known as a housekeeper, he has never done any work as a housekeeper. All he has done are confidential matters entrusted to him by Zhang Juzheng! Not only the people in Zhang Juzheng's mansion know this, but everyone in the capital also knows this! Therefore, You Qi is very popular outside. Anyone who sees him, even some low-level officials, will rush to shout: "Master Qi!"
You Qi is about forty years old. He is thin but not thin! He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a short beard. He looks smart and capable. After being together with Zhang Juzheng for a long time, he doesn't look like a housekeeper, but like a low-level official!
After Zhang Juzheng finished writing the last few words, he put down his pen and asked, "What happened?"
They said together: "Sir, today the Long Live Master went out to play in the palace and met the second young master of Gu Ningbo's house!"
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "What's going on? Please tell me in detail!"
At the same time, being able to serve as Zhang Juzheng's trusted butler and entrusting him with many confidential matters is certainly not a wasted reputation! He had inquired about the whole matter clearly, and the level of detail was only slightly worse than the document Chen Hong handed to Queen Mother Li!
After listening to You Qi's words, Zhang Juzheng brushed his long beard on his chest with his hand, squinted his eyes and said, "Another person who wants to be lucky enough to be admitted!"
When You Qi saw Zhang Juzheng's face, he silently mourned for the little emperor and Uncle Gu Ning's house in his heart! He had always known Zhang Juzheng's temper. His expression meant that someone was going to be in trouble!
Zhang Juzheng is the head of the civil service, so he naturally wants to be on the side of the civil service. Naturally, he doesn't like nobles to influence the emperor! Now, people from Gu Ningbo's mansion actually tried to get in with the emperor, which was obviously against his wishes! Being targeted by the current chief assistant, the little emperor may have to have more schoolwork and receive more reprimands! And Gu Ningbo's mansion will probably become the target of thousands of people!
When You Qi was about to retreat, Zhang Juzheng said, "Wait a minute, let me ask you first, what kind of family is Uncle Gu Ning's house? Why haven't I heard of their names before?"
You Qi did his homework beforehand and said: "It's normal that Mr. Gu Ningbo has never heard of this! In the past, Uncle Gu Ning only knew how to fight and didn't know how to run a camp! Even management is much worse! In the contemporary era, Gu Ningbo Liu Runlin put a businessman in the name of his relative and rented Gu Ningbo's mansion to him! Otherwise, he would have been removed from the capital long ago! It's just that in the past two years, the Liu family has produced a smart second young master. , pulled out some good things from the pile of old papers, and then it started to flourish again! By the way, a few aunts told you about the elegant little building a while ago, of which the Liu family is one of the shareholders! "
Zhang Juzheng's expression softened a lot after hearing You Qi's introduction! In his opinion, this kind of family of generals who only know how to fight is the easiest to manipulate. However, he was still very dissatisfied with Liu Haojia's unauthorized connection with the emperor! But he thought for a moment and asked: "How was your Majesty's performance when he returned to the palace today?"
Zhang Juzheng's words already showed that he had reached into the palace, but You Qi still answered without hesitation: "There is news from the palace that Lord Long Live is much happier when he comes back than before! And Lord Long Live also asked One thing to ask is, do all the nobles in the capital have business in their families?"
Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly and felt very happy! He originally planned to tell Emperor Wanli about the reason why nobles intervene in business and compete with the people for profit after a period of time in the future, but now that he knew it in advance, it saved his hands and feet!
So he pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, I understand this matter! As a person who wants to be lucky, you don't need to pay too much attention!"
The same thing has happened many times among the top leaders of the capital, but everyone has come to the same general conclusion, that is, there is a junior in Gu Ningbo's house who hopes to be lucky enough to be promoted. It is worthy of attention, but don't pay too much attention!
After seeing off Emperor Wanli, Liu Haojia was exhausted physically and mentally! He had to express his willingness to serve Emperor Wanli without being too flattering. He also had to explain the past and present of Gu Ningbo's mansion, interspersing it with the world's anecdotes, geographical beauty, and paying attention to whether there were any transgressions. Thing, this is really hard!
So after Emperor Wanli left, he simply slept in Shiweizhai and returned home after regaining his energy. When he returned home, he was just in time for dinner. When he saw the food on the table, Liu Haojia immediately felt hungrier!
