Emperor Wanli nodded and said: "Don't worry, Queen, the child will do this even if you don't tell me! The child still has this thought!"
Empress Dowager Li ignored his statement and continued: "Secondly, no matter how small Liuzhuang is, it still involves the expenses of the palace. Therefore, you must hand over the money you have given to the palace intact in the past years. You cannot give it to others. handle!"
Wanli laughed secretly in his heart. If he sold a few mirrors casually, Zhuangzi's interest would come out. Who would care about that little silver! But he still nodded with a sincere expression and said: "Don't worry, mother, my child will definitely do this too!"
Empress Dowager Li said slowly again: "Long live my lord, I must know that you are the lord of the world and must not do anything to compete with the people! If you do such a thing, I'm afraid Mr. Zhang will be the first to refuse. Agree! And you can talk to Mr. Zhang yourself about your management of Huangzhuang!"
Wan Lidi felt relieved after hearing this, and immediately said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, the child will definitely not disturb the people's livelihood! As for Mr. Zhang, there is no need to talk about it. It is a matter in the palace, and I can make the decision myself!"
When Empress Dowager Li heard this, she became even more convinced that Emperor Wanli had gotten some ideas from Liu Haojia, and she was afraid that he might come up with something weird! And 99% of it falls on that porcelain kiln! Otherwise, if he produces porcelain used by the people, Zhang Juzheng, who competes with the people for profit, can block Emperor Wanli back!
However, she did not reveal anything on her expression. Instead, she said slowly: "If Mr. Zhang doesn't nod, then Feng Daban may not agree?"
Emperor Wanli put away his smiling expression and said calmly: "Mother, if neither the queen nor I can take charge of matters in the palace, Feng Bao will die!"
Empress Dowager Li borrowed a lot of support from Feng Bao to gain power in the palace. Although she was a little unhappy when she heard this, she was still excited about her son's words! Because this is what an emperor should look like, and Feng Bao is just a slave! Although he is now in power, he is also leveraging the power of the royal family! When Liu Jin was known as the "Emperor", Emperor Wu Zong passed a two-inch wide note in the leopard room, which immediately turned him into a lost dog that everyone wanted to beat!
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Li said calmly: "Then the Ai family will send someone to call Feng Bao, long live the Lord and just tell him!"
Emperor Wanli felt a little nervous after hearing this, but it didn't show on his face. He nodded slowly and said, "The Queen Mother will arrange it!"
Empress Dowager Li took a deep look at Emperor Wanli and said to the maid next to her: "Go and send word to Feng Daban that Lord Wan live has something to tell you!"
The palace maid agreed and stepped back. In less than a cup of tea, Feng Bao entered the room. He first saluted Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Wanli, then stood up and said, "My dear, long live my lord, what are your instructions for summoning your slaves?"
Empress Dowager Li waved her hand and said, "Long live my Lord, I have something to tell you!"
Feng Bao immediately bowed and said to Emperor Wanli: "Long live my Lord, please give me your instructions. I will try my best to do it!"
During this period of time, Emperor Wanli's impression of Feng Bao became worse and worse! When I hear the word "try your best", I feel unhappy! However, he still smiled and said: "I have something to discuss with Feng Daban, and it involves the Imperial Village."
After saying that, he told Feng Bao what he had just said. Feng Bao was also a smart person and immediately guessed Emperor Wanli's thoughts, so he was very angry with Liu Haojia! He originally thought that the matter at the martial arts school was over, but he didn't expect to be waiting for him here again!
After hearing this, Feng Bao said: "Long Live has the same idea. This is the blessing of the country! However, Long Live is the master of the world, and he only manages an imperial estate. The slaves are afraid that if the news spreads, they will be laughed at!"
Emperor Wanli rolled up his sleeves and said, "What are you kidding me about? Everything must be done from small to large! Even people like Mr. Zhang watched politics in the Hanlin Academy for a long time before gradually taking over government affairs. Didn't he fall into the trap? Those who become Jinshi are directly promoted to the position of Chief Assistant! I am just following the example of Mr. Zhang and the sages!"
Feng Bao rolled his eyes and said, "But did Mr. Zhang know about this?"
Emperor Wanli glanced sideways at Feng Bao and said calmly: "This is an affair of the inner court! Mr. Zhang is already very tired from taking care of state affairs. Does it mean that Mr. Zhang must not interfere in the affairs of the inner court?"
Feng Bao was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly bowed and said: "That's not what I mean! The key is that the palace's income has been getting less and less in recent years. Every palace is very important to the palace's expenses. If this is missing, With the income from the Imperial Manor, I’m afraid life in the palace will be difficult!”
Emperor Wanli knew that this was an excuse, and he hated Feng Bao even more. But he still said: "Don't worry, my eldest companion. The expenses that Zhuangzi should hand over to the palace will be paid in full. What? Does your eldest companion even have to push back on this matter?"
Feng Bao glanced at Empress Dowager Li secretly and saw that Empress Dowager Li was sitting there with her eyes lowered like a Bodhisattva. He knew that Empress Dowager Li might have been persuaded by Emperor Wanli. At the same time, he also guessed that Emperor Wanli wanted Zhuangzi just to raise money. As long as he blocks Zhuangzi's income, Emperor Wanli won't be able to do any tricks!
So he immediately said: "The slave will go back and make arrangements! But how to arrange the original management personnel of this village? Please give me instructions!"
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli lamented that Liu Haojia was so good at predicting things! He had already made it clear how to deal with it, which was to withdraw all the people in the palace. It should be noted that those in charge are all Feng Bao's subordinates, and they cannot hide their affairs from these people in Zhuangzi.
Originally, Emperor Wanli planned to get these people back after getting Zhuangzi, but he didn't expect Feng Bao to have the courage to raise this issue directly! Emperor Wanli said smoothly: "The palace is also in short supply of manpower. Please withdraw all the people in charge of Zhuangzi! Then I will select someone else to go."
Then Feng Bao asked a few more questions, and Emperor Wanli made arrangements one by one. Liu Haojia had reminded him of all these things before the incident, so Emperor Wanli arranged them in an orderly manner, which made Empress Dowager Li smile!
Finally, Feng Bao bowed and said: "If the empress and Lord Long Live have no other instructions, I will resign! I will arrange this matter tomorrow and put Liuzhuang under the name of Lord Long Live. From now on, I will have nothing to do with the inner court!"
Emperor Wanli nodded and said: "Okay, go ahead! Get the matter done as soon as possible! I'll be waiting!"
Empress Dowager Li also said: "Thank you for your hard work, Feng Daban! Take a rest early after finishing your work!"
Feng Bao didn't know what he was thinking at this time, but he was still smiling on his face. He bowed to Emperor Wanli's mother and son and then left the palace unsteadily.
