In the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun, the Emperor of Wanli, was fighting crickets with several little eunuchs.

Recently he got an extremely powerful cricket and named it General Pingyu. The other aggressive crickets in the palace couldn't last more than three rounds when they faced it, and the general always managed to bite them to death cleanly.

Zhu Yijun was naturally very happy, looking at the little eunuchs' depressed and sad faces, the corners of his mouth would always rise slightly.

Although he is the emperor, he really doesn't have much time to enjoy himself. Every month, he had to go to the Wenhua Hall on time to listen to the lectures, and those bachelors and Confucian masters shook their heads one by one when they talked about the scriptures, which was really annoying.

The language in the scriptures and historical books is too obscure, and there are few interesting stories, and it sounds like a monk chanting scriptures.

In addition, Zhu Yijun is a teenager, and he is far more interested in having fun than listening to lectures.

As long as he doesn't listen to lectures, he will always get together with a group of little eunuchs to fight crickets for fun.

"Look, Emperor, General Pingyu was bitten to death by a few other fools."

A little eunuch smiled flatteringly at Emperor Wanli, and his mouth was almost grinning.

"Hmm."

Zhu Yijun threw away the grassroots in his hand, crossed his hands on his waist and smiled: "My general Pingyu is really born with divine power, fierce and abnormal. Okay, okay. ”

"Emperor, the first assistant Zhang Ge Lao and the commander of the Jinyi Guard are waiting outside the palace."

Just when Emperor Wanli was overjoyed, a little eunuch trotted to the warm pavilion and played a respectful performance.

The smile on Zhu Yijun's face froze instantly, his lips opened and closed, and finally he sighed and said, "Announce their audience." ”

The little eunuch hurriedly turned around and went to deliver the decree.

"Hurry up and clean up here, so that Mr. Zhang can see that it is inevitable to have a meal of flesh and skin."

Zhu Yijun's gloomy voice made a group of little eunuchs shiver. The emperor is not scaring them, this Shoufu Mr. Zhang hates the eunuch to bewitch the Son of Heaven to have fun. If he wanted his old man to see this scene, it would be possible to put them alive with a rod.

A group of little eunuchs hurriedly picked up the pots and bowls of the crickets and ran behind the screen with a smoke.

After packing up, they turned back and stood respectfully beside the Son of Heaven.

As soon as they stood on their front feet, Zhang Juzheng and Liu Shou followed in with their back feet.

Although both of them are important ministers of the imperial court, the etiquette required to see the driver is completely different.

Zhang Juzheng only bowed slightly, while Liu Shouyou pushed the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar to kowtow.

It's a little awkward.

Zhu Yijun raised his hand slightly, signaling Liu Shouyou to be flat.

Liu Shouyou stood up in compliance with the order and stood beside Zhang Juzheng respectfully.

"Mr. Yuanfu, Commander Liu, do you have something important to do if you want to see me?"

Zhu Yijun has been the Son of Heaven for six years, although he is still young, the momentum of the superior he has cultivated for a long time still makes him not angry and arrogant.

If there were only Zhang Juzheng and him in the hall, his imperial spirit might still be suppressed, but now that Liu Shou is there, he can shake the majesty of the Son of Heaven without any scruples.

No matter how domineering Zhang Juzheng is, he doesn't dare to be rude in front of his ministers, right?

Zhang Juzheng arched his hand at Zhu Yijun and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister and Commander Liu do have an important matter to do when they ask to see Your Majesty. Just now, His Royal Highness the King of Liao hanged himself in Jinyiwei Prison. ”

"What?"

Zhu Yijun looked surprised and asked, "Commander Liu, is it the truth that Fang Cai Yuanfu Mr. Zhang is the truth?" ”

Liu Shouyou hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, this is indeed the case." The minister is incompetent, please punish Your Majesty. ”

Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said: "The King of Liao committed suicide in fear of crime, what does it have to do with Commander Liu?" Besides, Commander Liu doesn't want to see this happen, right? ”

"Your Majesty is wise."

Liu Shouyou hurriedly sent a sycophant.

"Since the King of Liao has been hanged in prison, there is no need for a retrial of this matter. I am determined to abolish the Liao Domain, what does Mr. Motofu think? ”

Emperor Wanli's question was indeed asked in Zhang Juzheng's heart.

The grievances between the Zhang family and the Liao family should be over.

"Your Majesty is wise. The king of Liao was disloyal and unfilial, and now he committed suicide in fear of crime, and he was convicted of the crime. In the opinion of the ministers, it is reasonable for His Majesty to abolish the Liao Domain. ”

"Yes."

Zhu Yijun nodded, waved his big hand and said: "In this case, the prince of Liao, all the princes and county lords will be demoted to concubines and exiled to Yunnan." ”

"Obey."

Liu Shouyou hurriedly clenched his fists to receive his life. Of course, this kind of thing has to be handled by him, the commander of the brocade guard. Hey, it's time for the embroidered spring knife to be unsheathed again.

"Commander Liu, you should step aside. I and Mr. Motosuke have something to say. ”

Liu Shouyou said respectfully: "The minister retired." ”

With that, he cautiously withdrew from the temple.

"Go down too."

Zhu Yijun looked around, and those little eunuchs respectfully withdrew from the Qianqing Palace.

"Sir has been wronged."

There were only two of them in the hall, and Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice: "There have been many notes on the impeachment of Mr. before, so I naturally don't believe it." There were too many impeachments, and I had no choice but to stay in the middle and not defend my husband too much. Now it seems that these people are afraid that they were all arranged by the King of Liao. ”

Zhang Juzheng's heart sank, what did His Majesty the Emperor think in his heart?

Some of those notes were obviously instructed by him to enter the protégé, in order to preemptively accuse himself.

After that, whether it is to rely on the old and sell the old in front of the Queen Mother, or to retreat into the book, it will occupy the absolute initiative.

But now it seems that His Majesty the Emperor seems to have seen something, and on the surface, he is putting the blame on a dead man, but if you think about it, is it beating him?

However, Zhang Juzheng is also an old minister who has been through the ups and downs of the sea for a long time, where will he be disturbed by the emperor's words.

He replied in a deep voice: "Thank you for your trust." The minister is a brave heart to His Majesty and Daming. No matter how the villain provokes, this will not change. The minister also believes that His Majesty will be able to take a heavy pupil photo. ”

A Tai Chi, Zhang Juzheng put the pressure back to Wanli.

Emperor Wanli smiled awkwardly and said, "What Mr. said is true." ”

In order to hide his embarrassment, he had to divert the conversation.

"I heard that Mr. Yuanfu's eldest son and third son are going to participate in the township test of Shuntianfu this year, and Daming is going to produce two capable ministers again, which is really a blessing for the country."

Zhang Juzheng didn't even dare to say it. Although he can guarantee that his two sons will definitely be in the township examination for middle and high school, he can't say the same, let alone in front of the Son of Heaven. Otherwise, wouldn't he sit on the fact that he had no one in his eyes and didn't regard the court as a thing?

"Mr. Motosuke is too modest. The tiger father has no dogs, and I believe that the two of them will be able to serve the court. ”

Emperor Wanli said with a smile: "I also heard that Huguang has recently produced a talented man. This son's surname is Ning Mingxiu, and he is from Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture, and Mr. Yuan Fu is really prosperous. ”

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