Emperor Wanli said with murderous intent: "I understand! But even if they really have no other ideas, I can't tolerate them! They should just serve the country as a bunch of corrupt officials!"
Empress Dowager Li did not say anything when she heard this, but just ordered people to send Emperor Wanli out. When he returned to his palace, he gathered with Liu Haojia and others and recounted what happened today. He said happily: "This is a bad breath today! Liu Shouyou has been following the civil servants all day long, shaking his head and tail. I have wanted to take care of him for a long time! It’s a pity that I can’t do it now, otherwise I will definitely make him look good!”
While several people were talking, a eunuch sent a thick stack of files, all of which were related to the Lord's Association. Now several people gathered around the table and studied it carefully. The palace became quiet.
The whole room was quiet for nearly an hour. During this period, the four of them continued to exchange the files in each other's hands, carefully examining the meaning of each line of text. No one even noticed when the tea on the table went cold.
The most excited one among them is Li Song! He knew that from today on, he would truly become Emperor Wanli's confidant, instead of the eunuch who only served tea and water before! So he was so excited that it took him a long time to read the first three files.
After they finished reading the dossier, they all rubbed their sore eyes and had a brief discussion. Finally, Emperor Wanli exhaled: "It seems to be similar to what Liu Shouyou said, this master will become more and more inclined to power and money!"
At this time, Zhang Jia changed a cup of tea for Emperor Wanli and took the opportunity to interject: "If this is the case, I will be relieved. At least you don't have to worry about anything happening to them! People like them can only be greedy for money. !”
Liu Haojia shook his head and said: "On the surface, their threat level to Long Live Lord himself has indeed been reduced, but these people will cause greater damage to the Ming Dynasty as a whole! You see, after these people colluded with each other, they were promoted and made rich The speed is much faster than other colleagues, which will attract more people to join them, or form similar groups! If things go on like this without curbing it, in the future the temples will be full of such groups, and there will be no sages anywhere. s position!"
Emperor Wanli also said angrily: "That's right! So I'm going to kill the chickens and show them to the monkeys, and have them operated on!"
Li Song accompanied him cautiously, not daring to interrupt easily. Every time Liu Haojia prompted him to speak, he would say a few words cautiously, for fear that saying the wrong thing would affect his position in the team.
After everyone discussed it, the focus of the conversation naturally turned to Feng Bao. Compared to the Overlord Club, the goal is still far away, and how to deal with Feng Bao is the top priority right now. Moreover, there was absolutely no way to avoid Empress Dowager Li when dealing with Feng Bao, which required Emperor Wanli to find out what Empress Dowager Li was thinking.
It should be noted that Empress Dowager Li has held power in the harem for many years, and Feng Bao is one of her strongest supporters. But as the saying goes, there is no closeness without intimacy, so Liu Haojia did not dare to express this statement clearly. He could only say cautiously: "Long live my lord, Feng Bao has been in the palace for many years, and he still has a relationship with the Queen Mother! So you must follow The Queen Mother made it clear that the removal of his post in the East Factory was just to clean up the palace and had no other intention!"
Emperor Wanli said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, my mother will definitely support me! Feng Bao has been in power in the harem for many years, and even my mother can't stand it!"
Liu Haojia groaned secretly when he heard this, but he could not say any more. But at this time, Zhang Jia guessed Liu Haojia's thoughts and said to Emperor Wanli: "Long live Lord, in my opinion, it would be better for you to speak clearly to the Queen Mother! Especially if Dongchang will be controlled by my slave in the future, if Feng Daban thinks that It’s this slave that covets his power and position, I’m afraid that this slave’s life will be difficult!”
Emperor Wanli said dissatisfied: "Why, are you afraid that Feng Bao will retaliate against you?"
Zhang Jia said hurriedly: "This slave is not afraid! After all, I am still protected by Long Live Lord! But it would be bad if Feng Daban does it unwillingly and affects the East Factory's errands!"
Emperor Wanli stared and said, "Isn't he as good as Emperor Liu Jin?"
Zhang Jia hurriedly said: "That's not the case! It's just that people in this palace are accustomed to acting according to the wind. If the people in the East Factory have random guesses and take the opportunity to do bad things to curry favor with Feng Daban, wouldn't it be a mistake? Long live the matter! So he must be willing to tell the people below him!"
Li Song also spoke up and said, "This is possible. After all, he has been in charge of Dongchang for many years, and almost all of them are his people! If the people below randomly speculate on the meaning of the above, it will cause problems."
Emperor Wanli said thoughtfully: "If that's the case, it makes sense! That's okay, I will go to my mother to discuss it."
Hearing this, Liu Haojia quickly added: "It would be best if the Queen Mother could tell Feng Bao about this in person!"
Emperor Wanli said unhappily: "Why does the queen mother need to come forward? I will scare him just like I did with Liu Shouyou that day. I am not afraid that he will not obediently hand over Dongchang!"
Liu Haojia said: "Long live my lord, Liu Shouyou and Feng Daban are different! Liu Shouyou is a foreign minister, while Feng Daban is an internal eunuch!"
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli reluctantly agreed with Liu Haojia's idea. So when he went to Queen Mother Li's place for dinner the next day, he tactfully told Queen Mother Li the result of everyone's discussion.
As soon as she heard the words spoken, the Queen Mother knew that this was definitely not Emperor Wanli's opinion. But she didn't care about this. On the contrary, she was very satisfied with the fact that Emperor Wanli could listen to other people's opinions! Because he knows how stubborn his son is.
So Empress Dowager Li said with a smile: "Long Live Lord knows how to appoint people! Now he has even appointed people to the Ai family!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wanli knew that Empress Dowager Li had agreed, and said with a smile: "How could I appoint the Queen Mother? I just asked the Queen Mother for help!"
Empress Dowager Li smiled and said: "Since the Long Live Lord has asked the Ai family for help, it is not easy for the Ai family to refuse! Well, Feng Bao will go and talk to the Ai family alone, and there is no need for the Long Live Lord to show up! But in the future, you You have to be polite to him, you know?”
Emperor Wanli nodded repeatedly and said: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I still respect Feng Daban!"
The two of them talked about Feng Bao for a while, and Queen Mother Li said casually, "What do you think about Long Live Liu Haojia? Should he be sent abroad or stay in Beijing?"
When talking about this issue, Emperor Wanli finally became serious and said: "Mother, I have decided to find an opportunity to release him! As for the location, Tianjin is initially chosen. But I haven't made up my mind yet. I want to I have to wait for the results of the cowpox incident and give him a sufficient reward before letting him leave."
