Liu Haojia frowned when he heard this and said, "Then this matter will be difficult to handle!"
Zhang Jia also nodded worriedly and said it must not be easy! Emperor Wanli was also discouraged at this time. After all, the psychological shadow left by Zhang Juzheng on him was quite large! But after hesitating for a moment, he still said: "Let's give it a try! I don't think Mr. Zhang is such an unreasonable person!"
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Jia and said loudly, as if to give himself a boost: "Why do you two look like this? Do you have such no confidence in me?"
He hurriedly said: "No, I think that if Long Live Master wants to do it, he will definitely be able to do it!"
Liu Haojia also echoed: "No matter whether it works or not, you won't lose anything if you try it! I also support Long Live Lord giving it a try!"
Emperor Wanli waved his fist and said loudly: "In this case, I will give it a try!"
Zhang Jia hurriedly said: "If Long Live the Lord really wants to go, he has to go to Queen Mother Zhou's place first. And it's been a while since you went to pay your respects to Queen Mother Zhou!'
Emperor Wanli's face turned red when he heard this, and he said defensively: "Isn't that because she is sick? Forget it, I just happened to go there this time."
Seeing what Emperor Wanli said, Liu Haojia said: "Long live my lord, in this case, I will retire!"
Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said: "Go, go!"
After saying that, he took the lead out of the room and went straight to the harem without waiting for Liu Haojia to leave.
The Empress Dowager Zhou whom Emperor Wanli met actually had little sense of presence in the harem. The reason was that on the one hand, she was in poor health and was bedridden all year round, so she was unable to participate in the management of the palace at all. The second, and most crucial point, is that she has no son!
In this era, it is no joke that mother is more valuable than son, but it is a real thing! The reason why Queen Mother Li was able to step into the honorable position of Queen Mother was because she had two sons!
But even so, the Queen Mother Zhou still deserves all the honor she deserves! Many of the rights in the palace are also in her name, but she rarely uses these rights. She has been living a life of peace and harmony in the palace with a group of confidants.
Emperor Wanli was in a hurry to go to the Empress Dowager Zhou. Although he wanted to seek support, he also wanted to greet her. It was almost half a month ago that he last came to pay his respects to Queen Mother Zhou. At that time, Queen Mother Zhou's illness happened to be quite serious and she needed to continue to nurse herself back to health, so Emperor Wanli did not disturb her.
But even so, after such a long time without greetings, especially in this era where filial piety is advocated to govern the country, Emperor Wanli would be very passive if someone grabbed him by the pigtails.
Emperor Wanli soon came to work outside the Queen Mother Zhou's palace. The palace people welcomed him very respectfully. One palace man lowered his speed and led Emperor Wanli slowly inside, while the other palace man quickly ran inside to report the news to Queen Mother Zhou.
Queen Mother Zhou's health has been much better these days, but being bedridden for a long time has made her figure a little thinner. At this time, the Empress Dowager Zhou was leaning on a pile of brocade quilts, with a brocade quilt covering her chest. This is what Emperor Wanli saw after entering the door.
After he entered the door, he immediately stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "I would like to say hello to the empress!"
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled at the times: "Long live my lord, please get up! There is no need to talk about so many etiquettes here in the Ai family!"
Emperor Wanli stood up and approached the bed. Immediately, someone from the palace brought an embroidered pier and asked him to sit down. After he sat down, he asked with concern: "Mother, your health has improved in the past few days?"
Empress Dowager Zhou smiled at the time: "It's much better, but I don't have to worry about it anymore! It's just that the Ai family's body is just like this, hanging up alive and dead!"
Emperor Wanli sighed and said: "The imperial doctor in this palace is too bad. He always can't come up with effective prescriptions! I will go find Peng Yuanzheng later!"
Queen Mother Zhou shook her head and said, "That's not necessary. Aijia's health has been a problem for many years. The fact that Aijia is alive today is the result of his great efforts!"
Emperor Wanli did not elaborate on this issue, but instead said: "If there is anything missing here, please don't be reluctant to part with it. Just send someone to tell me, and I will definitely send someone to deliver it!"
Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Thank you very much, Lord Long Live, for your thoughtfulness!"
Then the two of them chatted some more. Emperor Wanli talked a lot about recent interesting things, and the two of them were enjoying themselves for a while.
After talking for a while, Queen Mother Zhou also knew that Emperor Wanli probably had something to say, so she consciously guided the topic to change. After Emperor Wanli finally finished speaking his thoughts, Queen Mother Zhou smiled happily!
Emperor Wanli's idea seemed to her to be correct. This was what a true emperor would do! After all, there is no reason to put power in the hands of others! So she said happily: "The Ai family still has some people in the Royal Horse Prison. These people can be commanded by Long live the Lord in the future!"
After speaking, she named five eunuchs in succession. Emperor Wanli and Zhang Jia couldn't help but get excited after hearing this! Because these five people are indeed famous figures in the Pure Army! Therefore, Emperor Wanli was overjoyed and couldn't help but thank Empress Dowager Zhou.
Empress Dowager Zhou chatted and laughed with him for a few more words before showing signs of fatigue. Emperor Wanli had achieved his goal and left.
Afterwards, Emperor Wanli, who was extremely excited, rushed directly to Queen Mother Li's palace. As soon as he entered the door and waved away the other palace people, he said loudly: "Mother, I want Li Song to take control of the Royal Horse Prison. What do you think?"
Seeing that Emperor Wanli had this plan, Empress Dowager Li was definitely willing to do it! But she didn't agree immediately. Instead, she said, "Why would Long Live Lord have such an idea?"
Emperor Wanli puffed up his chest and said: "I have grown up now, and I always have to do something! So I think it is best to start from the Royal Horse Prison!"
Queen Mother Li frowned, but still smiled and said, "Who gave you this idea?"
After saying that, she looked up at Zhang Jia. Zhang Jia shook his head slightly, indicating that the idea was not his. Emperor Wanli said loudly: "I came up with this idea myself! I thought that Mr. Zhang and others always owed me the credit for taking advantage of Liu Haojia, so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to get some benefits, and then I came up with this idea. Come!"
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li relaxed her brows and said, "Long Live Master's idea and timing are good, but he may not succeed! But there's no harm in trying!"
After speaking, Empress Dowager Li asked him in detail about his thoughts. After giving a brief explanation, Emperor Wanli told Empress Dowager Li ostentatiously, "I have just been to Empress Zhou, and she has promised to support me!"
Queen Mother Li raised her eyebrows when she heard this and said, "Really? Then what did she say?"
