Although Emperor Wanli lay down, he couldn't fall asleep while lying on the bed! So he began to list what he had done during this period. He found that he basically accepted compliments during this period, so he couldn't help but feel a little proud!
Because in the past, only the palace officials like Zhang Jia complimented him, but now the courtiers who usually dislike him are praising him in different ways every day! Even Zhang Juzheng, who was very busy during this period, and Prime Minister Zhang also praised him when he occasionally gave him lessons!
Emperor Wanli couldn't help but smile proudly when he thought of this! But at this moment, he suddenly sat up from the bed. He knew why he suddenly felt unsatisfied, that is, there was one less person to praise him! And this person is Liu Haojia!
His sudden movement startled the palace maid and eunuch waiting beside him, and he hurriedly came forward to help him, but Emperor Wanli waved him back.
He sat there and carefully sorted out his thoughts, and found that he was really looking forward to Liu Haojia's praise for him! This made him feel very incredible!
So he fell back and started to straighten out his thoughts. He found that this idea was not new to him now. In the past, when he was almost floating in mid-air, he always felt a little regretful, but he didn't know where the regret was. Until today, he suddenly realized that Liu Haojia was not around!
After thinking about this problem, he felt even more confused! Why does he care so much about what a minister thinks?
After having this idea, Emperor Wanli finally calmed down. He began to think about this problem carefully, and finally he discovered the reason! That means he is always jealous of Liu Haojia!
He couldn't help but laugh when he came to this conclusion! It's a joke that an emperor is jealous of a minister! But after he laughed, he found that he couldn't laugh anymore. Because he found this reason to be true!
He began to think carefully about everything that happened after he came into contact with Liu Haojia. He was surprised to find one thing, that is, it seemed that many things were decided by him, but in fact, when faced with various situations, most of the time he There is nothing we can do!
Many solutions and many things happened are the result of Liu Haojia's push behind the scenes! That is to say. His talent is far inferior to Liu Haojia! And the so-called final decision is just an illusion for him to comfort himself!
This discovery made Emperor Wanli a little angry, even a little crazy! He refused to accept this fact at all! He always believed that he was the son of heaven and the emperor of the world. Everything in the world must follow his command. He is the only person who decides everything! But the answer he came up with was that he was more like a puppet!
The clearer things became, the angrier he became! The more he thought about it, the more jealous he became! He even suddenly thought of a question, that is, would Liu Haojia do better if he became the emperor?
Thinking of this, Emperor Wanli shouted impatiently: "Zhang Jia, where is Zhang Jia? Tell him to come here quickly!"
The serving eunuch agreed and ran out. A moment later, Zhang Jia trotted in. Before he could speak, Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Zhang Jia, where did Liu Haojia go?"
Zhang Jia was stunned when he heard Emperor Wanli's question! Because in this era it is very rude to call a person by his or her name directly. Only when you are angry or hateful to that person will you call him by his name! When people generally address each other, they address each other differently depending on the other person's official position, age, seniority, scene and other circumstances.
While Zhang Jia was still thinking about where Liu Haojia had angered Emperor Wanli, he had already said smoothly: "Long live Lord, Lord Liu has something important to do and has rushed to Shandong! I told you a while ago. !」
The upset Emperor Wanli then remembered that Liu Haojia had indeed told him some time ago that he was going to Shandong to inspect the salt works. But Emperor Wanli did not admit that his memory was poor, and said directly: "When did this dog tell me, why don't I remember?"
Zhang Jia would definitely not refute Emperor Wanli's words, but he also knew that this was just Emperor Wanli venting, so he lowered his head and said nothing. As expected, Emperor Wanli continued: "Then did he say when he would be back?"
Zhang Jia thought for a while and said: "It will take about twenty days to calculate the time."
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli immediately became discouraged, waved his hand casually and said, "Okay, I understand, you can go down!"
But just when Zhang Jia was about to leave for no apparent reason, Emperor Wanli called him back and said, "Zhang Jia, please drive to Concubine Zheng."
Zhang Jia did not dare to neglect and hurriedly arranged for someone to escort Emperor Wanli to Concubine Zheng. After receiving the news, Concubine Zheng had already put on her makeup and went out to greet her!
Although Concubine Zheng is said to be quite gorgeous in appearance, it still takes a little effort to be the most beautiful in the harem! But the relationship between her and Emperor Wanli is excellent! "Emperor Wanli even once said that even if he doesn't become the emperor, it would be better to be an ordinary couple with his beloved concubine!" This is probably true love! ..
And since Concubine Zheng was favored by Emperor Wanli, she would naturally be able to watch her words. She knew from the look on Emperor Wanli's face that something was on his mind, so she dragged Emperor Wanli into the room and sent everyone out, leaving only the two of them.
At this time, the two of them did not pay attention to any palace etiquette. She directly helped Emperor Wanli sit down on the bed, and then said with a smile: "Isn't Wanzai Lord always in the study at this time? Why did I come so early? Are you here?"
Emperor Wanli naturally would not express what was on his mind. He could only say: "It's no big deal. I just got bored reading the memorial. Come to my beloved concubine for a visit!"
Concubine Zheng naturally knew that what he told was a lie, but she would not expose it, so she directly accompanied Emperor Wanli to talk. And what she said didn't mean anything big, it was all trivial things in the palace, just like a wife nagging her husband.
Emperor Wanli didn't respond much, only occasionally responded with a few words. But his mood suddenly improved inexplicably! When he was in a good mood, he was willing to chat, and the two of them started talking about the trivial matters in the palace. Then they talked about things outside the palace, and slowly the topic finally turned to Emperor Wanli.
Slowly, Emperor Wanli told Concubine Zheng what he was thinking. Emperor Wanli never told anyone this kind of thing, not even Zhang Jia! But he mentioned this matter to Concubine Zheng today, which shows that he trusts her extremely!
