Just five days after the Master Meeting ended and the aftermath was still surging overtly and covertly, Emperor Wanli finally couldn't control his thoughts and wanted to talk to Zhang Juzheng about learning martial arts. But Zhang Juzheng left a terrible impression on him!
Moreover, he also understood that Zhang Juzheng did not like his association with nobles, so under double pressure, he did not dare to raise the issue of martial arts practice with Zhang Juzheng. So he has been quite anxious these past few days!
Especially when he was studying today, Zhang Juzheng slapped him three times on the hand because he was distracted. Now his palms still hurt like a heartache, which made him even more irritable!
He had just returned to the palace and took a sip of the hot tea handed to him by the palace maid, but the tea, which was obviously just the right temperature, felt extremely hot on his lips! So Emperor Wanli angrily threw the tea cup to the ground and shouted to the palace maid: "If you want to burn me to death, get out!"
But the frightened palace maid did not dare to retreat, because the ground was full of broken porcelain pieces. If she cut Emperor Wanli, she would have to bear the blame with her head!
At this time, Zhang Jia waved his hand to her and motioned for her to step back. The palace maid then retreated as if she had been granted amnesty in a dream. When Zhang Jia saw that the palace maid had gone out, he squatted on the ground and started to collect the porcelain pieces of the tea cup. At the same time, he said: "Long live Lord, you must not lose such a big temper. You must know that anger can harm your health! Long live Lord, you should take care of your dragon body." !”
Emperor Wanli sat on the chair and said angrily: "Take care of the dragon body, how can you take care of it? I was beaten just now, and now the palm of my hand still hurts!"
After finishing the porcelain piece, Zhang Jia threw it aside and said in the spittoon: "Long live my lord, Master Zhang made that for you to study hard! So you should be more serious next time you study!"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Emperor Wanli suddenly relaxed and slumped in the chair and said, "I want to be serious, but I just can't concentrate in the past two days. What can I do?"
As the personal eunuch of Emperor Wanli, Zhang Jia naturally knew what he was thinking, so he said: "Is Long live the Lord still worried about martial arts? If you are not sure, why don't you ask the Queen Mother! I think the Queen Mother will know Support Long Live Lord!"
When Emperor Wanli heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Yes, the Queen Mother will definitely support me! Let's go to the Queen Mother now!"
After saying this, Emperor Wanli hurriedly walked outside. Zhang Jia hurriedly followed him out. When he went out, he signaled to the maid waiting outside the palace gate, asking her to quickly clean up the broken teacups and water stains.
Soon Emperor Wanli arrived at Empress Dowager Li's palace. The maids outside did not dare to stop him and led him directly into the palace. When Emperor Wanli saw Empress Dowager Li, she was pruning a pot of flowers. When he saw Emperor Wanli coming in, he put down the scissors and said, "How come Master Wan live has time to come to the Ai family today? Did he come to the Ai family to cry because he was beaten by Master Zhang today?"
Emperor Wanli was annoyed in his heart because he didn't know which bastard had such a long mouth, but he could only say with a smile on his face: "How could it be! I'm not a child anymore!"
Empress Dowager Li took Emperor Wanli to sit down at the table, ordered the maid to bring tea, and then said: "Since Lord Wanzai knows that he is not a child, he should put more thought into his studies!"
Emperor Wanli said dejectedly: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will study carefully in the future!"
Seeing that Emperor Wanli had admitted his mistake, Empress Dowager Li did not reprimand him too much. Instead, she said: "Master Wanzai has been distracted these days. Is he still thinking about martial arts?"
Emperor Wanli smiled sheepishly and said, "I can't hide anything from my mother. That's indeed the reason! It's just that I don't know how to tell Master Zhang about this!"
Queen Mother Li's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes became sharper! Said: "Why, Long Live Master, don't you even dare to tell Master Zhang? Are you so afraid of Master Zhang?"
Emperor Wanli twisted his neck and said, "Isn't this because Master Zhang doesn't like me to have more contact with Xun Gui? If I propose martial arts practice, I'm worried that he will object!"
Queen Mother Li said: "Then does Long Live Lord know why Master Zhang doesn't like Xungui?"
Emperor Wanli nodded and said: "I know! Master Zhang said that today's nobles have long lost the bravery of their ancestors, and they only live in drunkenness and dream every day, fearing that they will lead me astray!"
Empress Dowager Li nodded and said: "Master Zhang's worry is reasonable. However, Long Live Lord, there is one more thing to remember, that is, Long Live Lord must not alienate your nobles, because we have a place to rely on them. .Long live Lord will know the truth of this in the future!"
At this time, Emperor Wanli already vaguely knew the relationship between civil servants, nobles and the royal family, but he had not yet fully formed a systematic idea, so he could only nod and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I know! It's just me I would like to ask my mother to give me an idea so that Master Zhang can agree to let me practice martial arts!"
Queen Mother Li nodded and said: "Actually, the Ai family thinks this matter is very simple. As long as you tell Master Zhang that you want to learn martial arts to strengthen your body, I guess he won't stop you."
But Emperor Wanli said hesitantly: "But, I, I want to find a few more people to practice martial arts with me!"
Empress Dowager Li smiled and said, "I'm afraid Long Live Master is not looking for someone to practice martial arts with you, but some playmates, right?"
Emperor Wanli immediately shook his head like a wavy drum and said: "No, no! I just want to find a few more people to practice martial arts together! Because Liu Haojia once said that when practicing martial arts, there must be comparison and sparring. Opponent, only in this way can we improve. Just practicing hard alone is of little use!"
Queen Mother Li's eyes lit up slightly after hearing this. She paused and said, "It makes sense to say this! Otherwise, it would be pointless for Long Live Lord to only choose a few people. If you really want to practice martial arts, you might as well recruit more." People practice with you!”
Emperor Wanli was a little surprised after hearing this! He has no playmates around him and has always felt lonely. When Queen Mother Li said this, she tacitly agreed that she could have many friends to play with him! So he said excitedly: "Is what the Queen said true?"
Empress Dowager Li said slowly: "How can the Ai family's words be false? You and Prince Lu are the only two people in the Ai family who already feel sorry for our ancestors. In addition, you don't even have anyone to talk to in this palace. The Ai family also feels that Long live your hard work! If long live you have more playmates around you, the Ai family will be happy to see it!"
Emperor Wanli was overjoyed when he heard this and thought this was the best! But just when he wanted to thank Empress Dowager Li, he heard Empress Dowager Li say slowly: "But the Ai family will not show you this. You want to practice martial arts and find more playmates. You have to find a way by yourself." Tell Master Zhang!"
