Emperor Wanli was silent for a moment and then said: "Mother, do you think Liu Haojia is trustworthy?"
Empress Dowager Li nodded slowly and said: "At least for now, he is trustworthy! But Long Live Lord, you must also pay attention to one thing. Even if he is loyal, he is still a bold guy! If these words are spread today, the whole Gu Ning The Boguo Mansion will fall into a place of eternal disaster!"
At this point, Empress Dowager Li suddenly smiled and said: "The Ai family has also asked people to investigate the background of Gu Ningbo's house. How could a loyal and honest family in these past few lives produce such a smart little hozen? This is true. What an anomaly!"
Emperor Wanli felt much relieved when he heard Empress Dowager Li's comments. He is at the age when a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, so he doesn't care whether Liu Haojia is brave or not, he cares more about whether Liu Haojia is loyal! So he joked and said, "Maybe it's God's mercy, and he can't always make honest people suffer, right? So all the wisdom of generations has fallen on him!"
At this time, Queen Mother Li restrained her smile and said: "But Long Live Lord, you still have to pay attention to one thing. As the saying goes, listen to his words and watch his actions! The most important thing is to watch his actions! Only in this way can you tell whether a minister is really loyal!"
But Emperor Wanli suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Mother, is Mr. Zhang a loyal minister or a treacherous minister?"
Empress Dowager Li raised her eyes seriously and said: "Mr. Zhang is naturally loyal! But what he finally wants is the country of the Ming Dynasty, not the Long Live Lord!"
Emperor Wanli sneered and said: "Of course I understand this! But Feng Bao is really unfaithful! He was originally a servant of the royal family, and he must put the royal family first in everything, but now he is thinking about having the power and covets Scenery, you have forgotten your roots!”
Because Queen Mother Li had been in contact with Feng Bao for a long time in the palace, and Feng Bao supported her in running the harem, things were handled appropriately, so the relationship between the two was pretty good. So when she heard Emperor Wanli's words, she instinctively wanted to explain something to Feng Bao.
But from Queen Mother Li's point of view, Feng Bao had indeed done some things well! And more importantly, Emperor Wanli was his own son, and Feng Bao was just a slave! If she could use this to sharpen Emperor Wanli, she wouldn't mind sending Feng Bao to his death!
So Queen Mother Li just hesitated for a moment and said: "Long live Lord, you are still young now, and you still need the support of Feng Daban in the inner court and the harem. And he has always done things properly, so it is better for Long live Lord not to be easily distracted now!"
Emperor Wanli easily understood what Empress Dowager Li said, which meant that you can't touch Feng Bao now, and you don't have the ability to do so! But if your wings become stiff in the future, Feng Baoyi’s family won’t care what you do! So he just nodded and said nothing.
After talking to Empress Dowager Li, Emperor Wanli became even more anxious! But he still kept his temper and studied with Zhang Juzheng and others every day, patiently waiting for news about Liu Haojia.
More than a month passed in the blink of an eye. Just when Emperor Wanli was about to run out of patience, a young eunuch sent him a badge.
Zhang Jia was overjoyed after receiving the waist card! Does he know how irritable Emperor Wanli has been in private these past few days? So after he got the waist card, he threw the little eunuch's piece of silver, which was almost two taels in weight, and ran as fast as possible to Emperor Wanli's palace, regardless of the little eunuch's surprise salutes.
When Zhang Jia ran into the palace, Emperor Wanli was yelling at a eunuch. It sounds like the tea is too hot! When Emperor Wanli heard the sound of running, he felt even more irritated. He raised his head and was about to scold him when he saw Zhang Jia running over. So he shouted loudly: "Slave dog, why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhang Jia didn't say anything, and directly held the waist badge in both hands and sent it to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli immediately became happy when he saw the waist badge! He kicked the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Go away, you are lucky today!"
When the eunuch heard this, he was so happy that he crawled out and ran out. Emperor Wanli said directly: "Zhang Jia, this is indeed your waist card, isn't it?"
Zhang Jia nodded repeatedly and said: "Long live my lord, this is my slave's waist card, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it!"
Emperor Wanli slammed the table and said loudly: "Okay! It seems that Liu Haojia has an idea! He is indeed smart! Zhang Jia, when can I leave the palace?"
On the way back, Zhang Jia had already planned the time, and he immediately said: "It will have to wait until tomorrow!"
Emperor Wanli frowned and said, "Isn't there still three days? It's too long! It's too long! I can't wait! What do you think of me pretending to be sick?"
Zhang Jia hurriedly dissuaded him and said: "Long live my Lord, this is absolutely impossible! If you pretend to be sick and leave the palace, I'm afraid Mr. Zhang won't be able to explain it!"
When Emperor Wanli heard Zhang Jia mention Zhang Juzheng, he felt a little frightened and couldn't help but hesitate. Zhang Jia took the opportunity to persuade: "Long live my lord, you have been waiting for more than a month, and there are only a few days left, don't you think?"
Emperor Wanli thought for a moment and nodded and said: "Well, you prepare first, and we will leave the palace as soon as the day comes!"
On the day of leaving the palace, Emperor Wanli and his people rushed directly to Gu Ningbo's mansion in great excitement. As soon as he was welcomed into the courtyard by Liu Haojia, he saw a crowd of people kneeling all over the courtyard!
Emperor Wanli couldn't help being stunned when he saw this. Liu Haojia hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the last time you came to Cao Min's house, my father was not here. He was very sorry that he could not see Tian Yan! So he knew that Cao Min sent his waist card to After entering the palace, I have been staying here for the past few days because I want to see His Majesty! And the common people have ordered everyone to keep their mouths shut and not to spread the news of His Majesty's arrival!"
Emperor Wanli was very satisfied with the attitude of Gu Ningbo's house. He nodded and said, "Just keep the people under control. Those in the capital who should know the news will still know, and those who don't know will not know!"
After saying that, he walked directly into the crowd, but Liu Haojia did not dare to follow him and could only stand aside. When Liu's father saw Emperor Wanli striding over, he hurriedly paid homage!
Emperor Wanli also knew how to win people's hearts, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and then motioned for the others to stand up. At this time, Father Liu was already flushed with excitement! At this moment, he already felt that he had reached the peak of his life!
His ancestors from previous generations had no chance to even invite the emperor to their home, or even worship the emperor from a distance in the main hall! And he has a good son, but he can attract the emperor to his home. This is really like smoke rising from the ancestral grave!
After being called by Emperor Wanli, he slightly bent his knees, bowed his waist, and tried his best to keep the same height as Emperor Wanli. He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty can come to Weichen's home. Weichen is very happy! Everyone in Weichen's family must be filial. Your loyal majesty, I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces!"
