Emperor Wanli took a deep breath and said, "Then you can say it now!"
Then Zhang Shi explained Liu Haojia's theory of balance between civil and military affairs and the theory of civil servants working, and Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Wanli nodded repeatedly. Liu Haojia had told Emperor Wanli about some of these truths, so he was not surprised. But it was the first time for Queen Mother Li to accept this statement, and she was really attentive to it!
When Zhang Shi finished speaking, the entire hall was silent, everyone was digesting what he just said. However, Emperor Wanli had more exposure after all, so he was the first to react and began to pick up the tea cup and drink water.
The clinking of teacups woke up Queen Mother Li. She stared at Zhang Shi and said, "Zhang Shi, in your opinion, what kind of person is this Wu Ninghou?"
Zhang Shi immediately knelt down and said: "I don't know what kind of person Wu Ninghou is. After all, the contact time is still short! But from what I have seen and heard, Wu Anjun was trained by him like an arm and commanded him, and he has never had any If there is a shortage of vacancies, he can still make everyone rich, so that the people can have food to eat, money to spend, and a good life! I also heard that he captured many local gangsters and sent them to labor reform! The slaves don't know how to reform them. , I guess he’s doing rough work! I guess he’s a good official!”
Queen Mother Li nodded noncommittally, turned to Zhang Jia and said, "Zhang Jia, you spend more time in contact with him, what do you think?"
Zhang Jia also knelt down and said: "Mother, I have checked Wu Ninghou. He himself has indeed never committed corruption. Every penny he earned was earned through legal business, and all his businesses were taxed. , this is something that other nobles have never done! As for the excavation, the slaves also deployed manpower and sent news that he never deducted military pay, but instead subsidized the soldiers a lot of money. Now the military pay of the Wu'an Army is similar to that of the Navy. , the soldiers have a stable life at home, and everyone is willing to die for Long Live Lord! If there is a problem, it is that he has put many of his servants under the banner of Jinyiwei, but the salary and money all come from his own family, and they do not occupy the Jinyiwei. It’s cheap! So from an official perspective, it’s perfect!”
Empress Dowager Li said with a straight face: "Doesn't he have shortcomings? Is he a new saint?"
Zhang Jia trembled after hearing this! This question goes straight to the core. Whether the answer is good or bad is not only related to Liu Haojia's future development prospects, but also to him!
However, Zhang Jia still said respectfully: "How can there be a saint in this world! If there is a saint, it would be the Queen Mother and the Long Live Lord! However, although Wu Ninghou is an example in terms of being an official, Wu Ninghou is too focused on merit. ! He once said after drinking that he must accomplish two things in his life. One is to become a hereditary Duke, and to bring Gu Ningbo's Mansion to the position of Duke, just like Xu Let’s pass it on as a family of two peoples!”
Queen Mother Li looked much better after hearing this! She is not afraid that her ministers will have ideas, because if they have ideas, they will definitely seek help from the royal family! After all, there is no way around the royal family in this world! She dared to let her son use such a minister freely. If a saint-like figure really appeared, I'm afraid she would kill someone! Then she said: "Go on, there is another one!"
This time Zhang Jia's head was lowered, but he still said loud and clear: "Also, Wu Ninghou once told the slaves that he would establish the same merit as sealing wolves and living in Xu, and let history books remember his name. ! He also said that it must be passed down independently in the history books!"
Empress Dowager Li laughed loudly after hearing this, and then said: "Wu Ninghou is really thoughtful! If we can really establish a biography in the history books, let alone the prince, I am afraid that even the prince can do it! But our Ming Dynasty There’s no such rule!”
At this time, Emperor Wanli said loudly: "If he can defeat the emperor, what can he do if he can become a king?"
Upon hearing this, Queen Mother Li immediately straightened her face and said, "Nonsense! The rules of our ancestors are as great as the sky, how can someone with a foreign surname be crowned king!"
Emperor Wanli grinned and said, "I am just talking casually, how could I break the royal rules at will?"
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li nodded with satisfaction, and then sighed: "Wu Ninghou has put a lot of thought into it. It is not easy to establish an independent biography in the history books! That requires someone with great achievements. You have such a blessing! To be honest, even if you defeat ***, you may not be qualified for it!"
Zhang Jia said at this time
: "My dear, it seems that Wu Ninghou is absolutely sure! And he once said this to him, but Wu Ninghou said that if the tying of the *** is not enough, then he will expand overseas and fight for the Ming Dynasty. A territory that is almost the same size would definitely qualify for a biography!”
Emperor Wanli's eyes lit up and he said loudly: "If this is the case, you are really qualified! But why didn't you, a dog slave like you, tell me before?"
Zhang Jia said with a bitter face: "Long live my lord, he said so much to the slave because he drank too much. He usually doesn't say these words! And the slave thought it was drunken talk, so she didn't take it seriously! The queen asked at this time Get up, this slave just remembered it!"
Emperor Wanli curled his lips and said, "Liu Aiqing is too careful. He has never told me these words! Zhang Jia, next time you try to get him drunk again and see what else he can say?"
Zhang Jia also looked helpless when he heard this, but at this time he could only agree. As for how to get Liu Haojia drunk and how to use clichés, we’ll talk about it then!
At this time, Queen Mother Li turned to Zicuckoo beside her and said, "Zicuckoo, what do you think?"
Queen Mother Li has four favorite maids by her side, but why she only keeps Zijuan by her side is because this person has a clever mind and can be regarded as half of Queen Mother Li's brain trust! Over the years, she has been with Queen Mother Li to help her with advice and has made a lot of achievements! She is now thirty years old and still stays with Queen Mother Li.
Hearing Queen Mother Li's question, she first looked at Emperor Wanli and saw him turning around before saying, "Zhang Banban and Eunuch Zhang have already talked about other aspects, so I won't say more! I'll say something first, I heard that Wu Ninghou only has two unmarried wives and concubines, and there are no maids and other people around him, which shows that this person is clean and self-sufficient! At least he is reliable as a person!" Kanshu La
Hearing Zicuckoo say this, Emperor Wanli and others all laughed! Emperor Wanli also said: "Is this considered an advantage?"
But none of them saw Queen Mother Li nodding slightly! The current rules allow men to take concubines, and women also accept it. But acceptance does not mean willingness! And in the eyes of women, those who are greedy for pleasure and lust are not good people and should never be entrusted with important responsibilities!
