Concubine Zheng kept smiling as she listened to his grievances. She waited until he finished speaking and saw that he felt much more relaxed before she breathed a sigh of relief. Then she said: "What a pity, I am not the official wife of Lord Long Live! If I were the wife, I would probably have to imitate Queen Wende and put on formal clothes to congratulate Lord Long Live!"
Emperor Wanli naturally knew the story of Empress Changsun admonishing Li Shimin, so he smiled and said: "How can He De, Marquis of Wu Ning, be compared with Wei Zheng? But the concubine's ability to say such words is already comparable to Wen De's. The queen is almost the same!"
Concubine Zheng very wisely ignored the last part of Emperor Wanli's words, but said with a smile: "I don't know if Wu Ninghou can compare with Wei Zheng, but I can compare them with you, Long Live Lord! First of all, I don't know. Let’s talk about the money, then Wei Zheng might be better than Wu Ninghou?”
When Emperor Wanli heard this, he laughed and said, "How can Wei Zheng earn any money? He will only adhere to strict rules and refuse to give advice to the emperor, but he has gained the reputation of a noble minister! As for letting him do business to earn money, just I’m afraid I’ll lose everything!”
At this point, Emperor Wanli was stunned for a moment, and then said to himself: "If you put it this way, compared to Wei Zheng, Wu Ninghou is really much better than him! He can cure smallpox, earn money, and train troops. He can come up with ideas and do things, and he doesn't have Wei Zheng's bad temper! At least Wei Zheng won't say soft words, and Wu Ninghou flatters me very much! If you put it this way, this Wu Ninghou is indeed Much stronger than Wei Zheng! He can be considered a capable minister!"
At this time, Emperor Wanli had already reviewed Liu Haojia's resume in a very short period of time! Only then did he realize that Wu Ninghou was really a very capable minister! At this time he also understood where his jealousy came from?
There was not much age difference between the two of them when they met, and Liu Haojiazhi was two or three years older than him. So after getting along, although the two people are said to be monarchs and ministers, their relationship is much closer than other ministers. So Liu Haojia is definitely Emperor Wanli’s childhood playmate!
But Liu Haojia did what he thought he couldn't do, and there were many things! If an ordinary minister is so capable, he only needs to issue a decree to reward him. But my childhood playmate was better than me in everything, which made things take a turn for the worse! Originally, everyone was about the same, and I was even stronger than you. How did it become like this now?
While he was meditating, Concubine Zheng said with a smile: "It seems that Lord Long Live has understood the cause of the matter? In fact, Lord Long Live just needs to ask himself! Has Wu Ninghou ever done anything to Lord Long Live? Is it something that is detrimental to the royal family, the country, and the court?"
Emperor Wanli immediately shook his head and said, "That's not true! He always makes me feel at ease when doing things!"
Concubine Zheng asked again: "Did Marquis Wu Ning ever disobey Lord Long Live?"
Emperor Wanli also shook his head and said: "That's not the case. He still listens to me! Even if he has different ideas, he will report it to me. He will only do it if I agree. If I don't agree, he will never do anything!"
Concubine Zheng clapped her hands when she heard this and said, "That's it! Marquis Wu Ning is capable and obedient, and most importantly, he is your minister! Even if he has great talent, he must do things for you. It's naturally your fault that the order came true! So as long as you treat him the way you treat your ministers, you'll be fine!"
Emperor Wanli suddenly became enlightened when he heard this! He felt that what Concubine Zheng said was very reasonable. Since you are his minister, your contribution is naturally my contribution! As long as I, the emperor, give him rights when he needs to do things, and just put him aside when he doesn't need to do things!
As for Liu Haojia's rebellion, he was never worried! Because the structure of the Ming Dynasty has been decided, it will be very difficult for any general to rebel! Especially when the world is at peace, rebellion is simply asking for death!
So Emperor Wanli laughed loudly and said, "My beloved concubine is my Queen Wende! I know how to treat Wu Ninghou in the future!"
Concubine Zheng was naturally very proud to receive the praise from Emperor Wanli! But she cleverly changed the subject and stopped talking about Liu Haojia. Then she interrupted Emperor Wanli's thoughts with other topics.
Emperor Wanli felt that his government had no contact with Liu Haojia at all, so he naturally said it was fair. But he didn't even think about how a woman who could stand in the harem could
Mind your own business! Especially interfering in the affairs of young men outside the palace, isn't that asking for death?
But why does Concubine Zheng like to interfere? Moreover, she and Liu Haojia had never met each other, so how could she talk to Liu Haojia? It's because although Liu Haojia has never met Concubine Zheng, he has met all her family members!
Liu Haojia knows how powerful pillow style is! Especially since this pillow blower will be the one who will rule the harem for decades in the future, he naturally does not dare to neglect him! Even if he wants to ensure his own safety, he has to find a way to get involved in the harem!
Therefore, Liu Haojia was already showing favor to the Zheng family intentionally or unintentionally before Concubine Zheng entered the palace! After Concubine Zheng entered the palace, she even made great efforts to win over the Zheng family!
According to royal rules, the family members of concubines with titles will receive a certain degree of preferential treatment. The most common way is to send a family member to work as an errand in Jinyiwei. Of course, it is the kind of person who gets paid but does not work! By the time Concubine Zheng becomes favored, Liu Haojia already has a certain foundation among the Jinyi Guards, so he will naturally increase his efforts to show his goodwill!
He not only arranged several opportunities for Concubine Zheng's brother to perform meritorious service, so that he could be promoted as soon as possible. They also bought two shops in Tianjin and gave them to the Zheng family! He also selected one of the merchants that cooperated with Lianshenghao and gave some shares to the Zheng family. So now the Zheng family wants money, money, and official positions, and it has unlimited glory for a while!
Naturally, the Zheng family had to talk to Concubine Zheng about this kind of thing when they entered the palace. And Concubine Zheng would naturally express her support for this noble man who took care of the Zheng family before she became successful. What's more, Liu Haojia is now unparalleled in power and can become his ally outside the palace!
After all, she still has a small ambition that has not been realized, that is, she still wants to make her son ascend to the throne of emperor! This leaves out Liu Haojia, the commander of the Imperial Guard! Therefore, this covenant that the two parties have never met can be said to be unbreakable in a short period of time!
Liu Haojia, who they had just finished discussing, was not in the salt field at this time, but on Liugong Island! However, he did not deceive Emperor Wanli, but actually walked around the various salt fields, and then hurried to Liugong Island, because there was an envoy waiting for him here.
