But this was not the time to pursue this issue. Zhang Juzheng put down the imperial edict and said: "Your Majesty, this imperial edict is different from the previous one. You are doing this to tease me and others!"
Zhang Siwei and others knew what was going on as soon as they heard this, and they all looked at Emperor Wanli with angry eyes, preparing to hold him accountable!
You know, at this time, we are very particular about the master of heaven and earth! Although Emperor Wanli was the emperor, he was young, and Zhang Juzheng still had the title of a teacher. If he really used his identity as a teacher to teach him a lesson, there would be nothing he could do!
But at this time, Emperor Wanli said slowly: "I just want to tease you, so what? Who told you to know the news about the Lord's Society but not tell me! You know what happened when I found out that the Lord's Society had many people in the palace How scared are you? I'm afraid that one day the food I serve will be laced with poison!"
When Zhang Juzheng and others heard the first sentence, their eyes widened with anger! But the next few words shattered their momentum! Because they really owed Emperor Wanli on this issue of the Lord's Association! And this is a huge stain on them as courtiers!
No matter at any time, an organization that dares to spy on the palace and place people in the palace must not be let go! Because they do unpredictable things too easily! However, Zhang Juzheng and others felt that the master would be of the same lineage as them, and did not want to set a precedent of killing a large number of civil servants, so they chose to let the other side go. And this handle was firmly grasped by Emperor Wanli!
Emperor Wanli saw them all lowering their heads with red faces. He snorted in his heart and said: "And I plan to let Liu Haojia go to Tianjin County and take up the position of Baihu, in charge of the Jinyiwei of Tianjin. By the way, I will see what he can do." What is his fief like?"
When Zhang Juzheng heard the news, he felt that this was a concession from Emperor Wanli, and it would be even harder for him to say anything about the concession! Because he had already asked Emperor Wanli to release Liu Haojia, and now that he had obeyed his request and released him, Zhang Juzheng was naturally much relieved!
To be honest, Liu Haojia has done a lot of things in recent years! Although Zhang Juzheng was used to seeing wind and rain, he was still worried, fearing that Liu Haojia might cause something to happen to Emperor Wanli and ruin the great situation he had just created!
Just when Zhang Juzheng was about to say something, Emperor Wanli said directly: "I have already explained clearly what I should explain, so the cabinet must pass this decree as soon as possible! I am also tired. Mr. Zhang, you guys, please step aside first!"
Zhang Juzheng looked helplessly at Empress Dowager Li, and saw her saying with a smile on her face: "Yes, it's really hard for the elders to take care of the state affairs! The Ai family has got a lot of good ginseng recently, and I will send some to the elders later. !
Zhang Juzheng and others looked at each other and felt very helpless! All their words were blocked by Emperor Wanli, and he still had such a big handle in his hands! Moreover, Emperor Wanli added a time limit to Liu Haojia's fiefdom and agreed to his release, which was tantamount to a concession to the cabinet! And it seems that Empress Dowager Li also supports it. Judging from Feng Bao's performance in criticizing Hong in the imperial edict, he was either surrendered by Emperor Wanli, or something went wrong!
So now, if they still don't know how to advance or retreat, I'm afraid Emperor Wanli will really raise the hell! If it really sets a precedent for killing a large number of civil servants, how can it be tolerated in the future? Therefore, they could only hold their noses and accept this decree, and all agreed and retreated.
After Zhang Juzheng and others retreated, Emperor Wanli said to the screen not far away: "Liu Aiqing, they have left. You can come out."
I saw a figure flash behind the screen, and Liu Haojia walked out from behind. He once again paid homage to Empress Dowager Li and Empress Wanli, who stood with their hands lowered, and asked Empress Dowager Li to look them up and down carefully. Afterwards, Queen Mother Li said: "He is a handsome young man! Okay, sit down!"
After Liu Haojia thanked him and sat down, Empress Dowager Li asked again: "The Liu Qing family, the Ai family also feels that it is inappropriate to entrust nobles to other areas! If nothing else, let's just say that their fiefdom is isolated. If it is Wouldn't it be very detrimental to the Ming Dynasty to be linked with those Tatars in the north?"
Liu Haojia said: "My dear, I actually think it will be difficult for you to expand land to the north, but we can go south! Especially expanding overseas is much easier! There are countless large and small islands overseas, and these places are entrusted to you. There will never be any hidden dangers for us! After all, the island is isolated overseas, and they can’t do anything they want to do!”
Queen Mother Li said doubtfully: "But those islands are barren, and I'm afraid no one would want to go there! If they are forcibly assigned to nobles, wouldn't it hurt the relationship between the royal family and the nobles, and make them alienated?"
Liu Haojia said: "I don't know what I know. The overseas islands are not places of power and poverty. Some islands have many precious resources! For example, the Spice Islands in the hands of the cannibals of the West are rich in spices! Those spices can be seized by them. Huge amounts of money!”
Queen Mother Li said in surprise: "So those spices are produced on the island?"
Liu Haojia said: "That's true! It's just that those big cannibals have covered up their secrets very well. Outsiders have searched in many ways, but they only know the name of the Spice Islands, but they don't know where these islands are! If these islands are found and occupied by my Ming Dynasty, My Ming Dynasty’s supply of spices will become much more abundant! If the Spice Islands are in the hands of the royal family, the internal treasury will be extremely full!"
Liu Haojia then went on to talk nonsense about the products produced on some islands, deliberately misleading the mother and son, making them think that there was great wealth overseas! An island full of copper mines, an archipelago covered with sandalwood forests, the mother and son were so excited that Emperor Wanli even wanted to directly order the expansion overseas!
While Liu Haojia was in the palace desperately encouraging the mother and son to expand overseas, Zhang Juzheng and others also returned to the house. As soon as he returned to his room, the clerk sent Zhang Juzheng a letter. He took the letter and found that it was actually written by Feng Bao! He hurriedly opened the letter and read it, wondering why Feng Bao stayed out of this incident?
Feng Bao made it very clear in the new article, first expressing regret for not communicating with him. The reasons are also explained.
Because just last night, Emperor Wanli called Feng Bao and scolded him, and then presented a large amount of evidence to prove that the Master Council had placed a lot of people in the palace with evil intentions! As the person in charge of the harem, Feng Bao did not realize that this was a huge dereliction of duty and he had an unshirkable responsibility!
