Emperor Wanli waited for them to get up again and then continued: "I cannot send each of you back to your real hometown. I can only place you in the province where your hometown is. This can be regarded as some reward from the royal family for your hard work for many years. This way At least you still have a chance to go back to your hometown and take a look!"
When Emperor Wanli finished these words, the palace officials below who had been away from home for decades couldn't help but sob! Even the palace people watching the ceremony on both sides had red eyes!
Emperor Wanli waited for them to calm down and said loudly: "You are the first batch of people I sent back to my hometown for retirement, and you are also the ones who pave the way for the people in the palace to return home! How is your life after you arrive in Zhuangzi? What are you dissatisfied with? You can all tell the people in charge in Zhuangzi, and they will report the news regularly, and I will make adjustments one by one!"
The palace people below immediately shouted "Your Majesty is merciful" and "Thank you Your Majesty" and other words. However, this time their voices of thanks were not as neat as before in the palace, but it was particularly pleasant to Emperor Wanli's ears!
Then Emperor Wanli continued: "You are all old now, so you must be worried about your funeral affairs! I tell you, don't worry! After you go, the people in Zhuangzi will help you take care of your funeral affairs, and your tablets will also be enshrined In the Taoist temple! I promise you that as long as the Ming Dynasty is immortal, this cigarette sacrifice will not be stopped! Okay, I won’t say more, let’s set off as soon as possible, and I wish you a smooth return home!”
After hearing this, the people in the palace cried and thanked each other, but an old eunuch walked out from the crowd! The old eunuch was wearing blue clothes and carrying a baggage, and it was already very difficult for him to walk.
He had just taken a few steps towards Emperor Wanli and was about to stop him after he finished speaking. Emperor Wanli waved his hand to stop the guard and allowed the eunuch to come forward. He did not think that this eunuch would pose any threat to him.
In fact, this eunuch was very smart. He knelt down three steps away from him, bowed carefully three times and said: "Long live my Lord, I am old and can no longer serve you! But in the future, I will definitely give you a gift in the village." Lord Long Live burns incense and prays every day, chants sutras, and wishes Emperor Wanli good health and long life!"
After saying this, he bowed three times to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli was very moved when he saw his difficult situation! At the same time, he felt it was a pity that such a loyal person was just a low-level eunuch and was not reused. So he could only sigh secretly, and then said to Zhang Jia: "Hel him up!"
Zhang Jia hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help the old eunuch up. But when the two held hands, Zhang Jia clearly felt a paper ball being stuffed into his palm!
The Zhang family was shocked! But he still tried hard to maintain the look on his face. He looked carefully at the old eunuch's face and said with concern: "Get up quickly, the good days are still to come!"
After saying that, he used both hands to help the old eunuch up. At the same time, he quietly stuffed the note into his sleeve.
Everyone seemed to be infected by the old eunuch, and seven or eight more people came forward to worship Emperor Wanli. Zhang Jia quickly stepped forward and helped them up one by one without the Emperor Wanli's orders. Sure enough, two of these people gave him two paper balls!
Zhang Jia still put them on the carriage calmly. When the coachman cracked his whip and the carriage rolled forward, these people finally got the old life they wanted.
When the people watching from a distance saw the scene just now, they all sighed and praised Emperor Wanli as a kind emperor! Moreover, under the guidance of thoughtful people, they also worshiped Emperor Wanli again and again! The scene was very lively for a while!
Sending people off is the consecration ceremony of the Taoist temple, but this does not require Emperor Wanli to come forward in person, Zhang Jia can just go on his behalf. But Emperor Wanli discovered that Zhang Jia had arranged for a eunuch to set off with the Taoist priests with a smile.
Emperor Wanli felt a little strange, but he didn't care. Because he knows that Zhang Jia is one with him, and Zhang Jia will definitely not hide anything from him. At most, he will know it later. So he turned around and went directly to Queen Mother Li's palace.
In the palace, he recounted in detail what had just happened outside, which made Empress Dowager Li sigh incessantly. The palace attendants around her had red eyes, and they couldn't help but thank Emperor Wanli again! Then he thanked the empress for her teachings, which made the mother and son feel happy!
When Wanli returned to his palace after showing off to Empress Dowager Li, he found Zhang Jia hurriedly coming from the other direction as soon as he entered the door. After entering the palace, Zhang Jia dismissed all the palace people and personally made tea for Emperor Wanli.
Emperor Wanli took the tea cup and said, "Zhang Jia, what did you do just now? What happened?"
Zhang Jia took out three crumpled pieces of paper from his sleeves and spread them on the table and said: "Long live Lord, look at this!"
Emperor Wanli twisted a piece of paper and looked at it. He saw seven names written on it. There was also a line of small characters below that read: "The behavior of these seven people is very suspicious, and they are very different from the ordinary spies planted outside. I hope you live forever." Check carefully! My servant Li Quanhai sincerely pays my respects!"
The contents of the other two notes are similar, and even four of the names overlap. He pointed to the words on the note and said: "Zhang Jia, what does this sentence 'very different from the ordinary spies planted outside' mean? Are there many spies in the palace?"
Zhang Jia didn't know why, but he knew that there was a lot of information in this sentence, so he hesitated and said: "I don't know much about this kind of confidential matter. It's better to invite Liu Haojia to the palace. Maybe he can understand it." something."
Emperor Wanli waved his hand impatiently and said, "Hurry up and tell him to come into the palace!"
Zhang Jia took the order and went out, leaving Emperor Wanli walking around the room alone. The content in the note made him feel chills running down his back! Because this note clearly said that there were so many spies in the palace, and there were some special spies mixed in!
Since these people can get information, they may be able to do other things, such as poisoning or something! Especially when he thought about the inexplicable death of Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, it made him feel even more panicked! So during the time when Zhang Jia returned the money, his days were like years!
Fortunately, Zhang Jia came back quickly. When he saw Emperor Wanli's pale face, he hurriedly said: "Master Wan live is unwell. Do you want to ask for a doctor?"
Emperor Wanli waved his hands irritably to show that he was fine. Zhang Jia thought about it again and understood what he was thinking, and said softly: "Don't worry, Lord Wan live, these spies are all low-level palace people and can't do anything!"
