Chapter 40 The concubine came out of the horse "Niangniang, this is a few small things that the slave maid got outside, and I will keep it for you when I look at the festivity, and I hope you like it." Feng Bao said cutely. Outside the palace, he is the feared Dongchang factory, but in front of Li Guifei, he will always be the little Fengzi.

The graceful and luxurious Concubine Li Guifei carefully looked at the few pieces of jewelry in her hand, and said with a smile: "It's still you, a slave, who has a heart, and knows the mind of this palace, and your heart is accepted by this palace." As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked the palace maid beside him to put away a few pieces of jewelry.

Feng Bao's humble attitude remained unchanged, and said with a smile: "Niangniang, if you like it, the slave will touch it again another day, and if you encounter those exquisite ones, I will send them to you." ”

"Hehe, it's not necessary, it's the most important thing to do an errand for the emperor, and doing the errand well is the best gift for the palace." The leader is talking about Li Guifei's current appearance.

Feng Bao nodded hurriedly, "The lesson of the mother is that the slave maid must do all the errands well, and she will definitely not let the emperor bother." ”

"Hmm." Concubine Li nodded slightly and asked, "Feng Bao, there have always been a lot of errands in this East Factory, is there something wrong with you entering the palace this time?" ”

"Yo, Niangniang's eyes, I can't hide anything from you." First, a small sycophant was sent, Feng Bao pretended to be a little embarrassed and said: "The slave maid entered the palace this time, and there are indeed some things to do, but I am afraid of touching the emperor's brows, so I want to go to Niangniang to ask for a plan, and I hope that Niangniang will give the slave and maid a few tricks for the sake of the slave and maid's loyalty for so many years." ”

Li Guifei is well-informed, he has already heard about the affairs of the early dynasty today, and at this juncture, Feng Bao came to ask him for advice, but he was afraid that this was the case.

After thinking about it for a while, Concubine Li Guifei thought about this matter thoroughly. This Feng Bao and Gao Gong are both old people of Yuwangfu, and it has long been a well-known thing that the two have incompatible personalities, although there have been no major conflicts over the years, but the relationship has not been good.

This time, two officials suddenly jumped out to impeach Gao Gong's students, but I am afraid that Feng Bao took revenge on Gao Gong because of the incident of the imperial food supervisor Cao Gonggong some time ago.

But this guy is really unlucky, not only did he not take advantage, but he was slapped by Gao Gong again, I am afraid that he will be embarrassed and thrown home. Now that he came to him, he must have begged himself to find a way to save face for him.

Smiling slightly, Concubine Li Guifei pretended not to know and asked, "What's the matter, how can it touch the emperor's brow?" ”

Feng Bao's face was scornful, and he said with some embarrassment: "I guess you also know that Gao Gong's wife has always looked down on slaves and maids unpleasantly, and he has been unable to get along with slaves and maids everywhere over the years. The slave knows that he is a minister relied on by the emperor, and usually can't bear to deal with him if he can, so as not to annoy the emperor. But this old thing has to inch in, but he will not let go of all the officials who are close to the slave and maid, a few days ago, Jia Renyi Jia of the Ministry of Industry was dismissed by him for a reason, and the father-in-law Cao in the palace was also poisoned. ”

Speaking of this, Feng Bao's face was full of helplessness, and he said with pity: "Niangniang, you also know the slave's character, why let him be bullied, so the slave and maid thought about beating the side drum to make him not be so arrogant." I never thought that this guy would be so vicious, and he didn't save face for the slave and maid at all, and colluded with his student Shen Chongming to set a trap in advance to arrest the slave's two friends into Dali Temple. If they are allowed to do this, where will the old face of the slave and maid be placed? ”

Feng Bao did not hide it, and this is also his reason. You must know that Concubine Li Guifei is a human spirit, and nothing above the court can escape her eyes, so it is useless to hide the truth from it, but it is better to tell the truth, so that she can show that she sincerely regards her as the master and does not hide anything from her.

"National affairs, a woman in the palace has always asked, and the palace doesn't know these things you said." Li Guifei is also a master of acting, frowning slightly, as if she didn't know anything about this matter.

"But you and Mr. Gao are both people valued by the emperor, but it is the emperor who is fighting with each other, according to the meaning of the palace, it is best to stop the contradiction between the two of you, otherwise the emperor will not be able to sleep again."

Feng Bao nodded hurriedly, and said hurriedly: "The lesson of the mother is that the slave didn't dare to disturb the emperor because she thought so. But if this matter is really settled, the slave will really have no face to run errands outside in the future. Please also take pity on the poor slave and let Gao Gong stop here, and don't hold on to this matter. ”

"This ...... This matter is really difficult for this palace to interfere with. Li Guifei's face was full of embarrassment.

Feng Bao hurriedly said: "Niangniang, you just pity the poor slave and maid for the sake of the slave and maid's careful service over the years, the slave and maid don't want much, just ask for the official position of the two of them to be kept, and don't let the slave and maid not be able to raise their heads in front of outsiders." With a pitiful expression on his face, if a man saw it, he would definitely die of disgust.

Li Guifei pondered for a while, nodded with embarrassment on her face, and said, "Okay, then the palace will try." But I don't know if it's successful or not.,If not, don't blame this palace.。 ”

Feng Bao hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank him, "The slave and maid don't dare, the great kindness of the mother, the slave and the maid will always remember it." ”

Concubine Li Guifei smiled slightly, waved her hand and said, "Hurry up, you have been by the side of this palace for so many years, how can you say that you are also your own family, can this palace not be towards you." ”

It is said that although Li Guozhang has a respected status, he has no power or power in his hands, so he can't give Li Guifei any help at all. And although Concubine Li Guifei was deeply favored by Emperor Longqing and had a stable position in the palace, she still felt uneasy from time to time in her heart.

You must know that all of your own dependence on the emperor, once he is gone, then these things are innumerable. Compared with the illustrious family backgrounds of several other ladies in the palace, Concubine Li often feels in crisis, for fear that that day will come suddenly.

And she is pregnant with a son, even if she doesn't plan for herself, she has to plan for her son's crown prince. What is more important than this is the support of the ministers of the court, and only in this way can we ensure that the court will not be in chaos when we ascend the throne in the future.

So over the years, Concubine Li Guifei has been thinking about attracting a group of powerful ministers to her side, as long as she has their support, there will be hope for her son to compete for the throne in the future, and the glory and wealth of the Li family can last for a long time.

But in the harem, although Concubine Li Guifei can influence Emperor Longqing's thoughts on many things, it is extremely inconvenient to contact foreign ministers. So the first thing to do is to be a matchmaker in the palace eunuch who has a certain status in the eyes of the foreign ministers, and Feng Bao is the best candidate in her mind.

But this kind of thing can only sit and wait for the opportunity, Li Guifei will never take the initiative to find the door, in that case, if Feng Bao sits on the ground, the price will outweigh the loss.

And now he has a request for himself, it is a golden opportunity, with this matter, he can firmly tie him to his side, and he will be his slave in the future.

And he will also taste the sweetness in this matter, and if something happens in the future, he will definitely come back and beg himself to be the master for him, everyone is mutually beneficial, and no one can do without anyone.

Feng Bao was grateful to Dai De, and then he walked out of the palace briskly, he was convinced that with Li Guifei's ability, he would definitely be able to save the situation in front of him. Guaranteeing that Song Qingyang and Zhao Zhenji are both exempt from punishment dare not say, at least it can reduce their culpability.

Although it seems that Gao Gong has lost for a while, the ministers of the court will definitely still be surprised by their ability, you must know that framing such a big crime as a major minister of the court is not something that anyone can settle, even if it is Gao Gong, he may not have this strength.

In this way, their prestige will not decrease but increase, and those who are eager to soar will definitely come to take refuge in themselves, waiting for enough strength to fight with Gao Gong again. With this experience, he will definitely not be able to easily turn the situation around next time!

That night, Concubine Li Guifei, who had been with Emperor Longqing, was still lying beside Emperor Longqing as a little daughter on the day of the cave room, leaning lazily on Emperor Longqing's arm, and one hand was still softly drawing small circles on his chest.

"Your Majesty, the concubine heard that there was a false accusation against the minister in the court today, can you tell the concubine, the concubine wants to see who is so bold." Li Guifei pouted and said.

This cuteness made Emperor Longqing feel very happy, and he smiled and told the things in detail about today's court, and said a little angrily: "It's a shame that Shen Aiqing has been prepared, otherwise I would have been deceived by those two bastards today." ”

"Oh, why are they so bad, this Shen Chongming has made a lot of meritorious contributions over the years, and he can be regarded as the best among young people, and what kind of accessible car and horse dealer can earn so many silver taels, if there are a few more in the world, then the taxes paid will definitely relieve the urgent need of the imperial court." Concubine Li Guifei quietly observed Emperor Longqing's reaction and said.

Being reminded by him like this, Emperor Longqing finally noticed this, "That's right, it seems that Shen Aiqing really has a way to make money, if he is in charge of the household department, wouldn't it also allow the household department to increase some income." In that case, I won't have to worry about money all day long. Saying that, Emperor Longqing smiled proudly, this is a talent that he has promoted and reused.

This is not what Shen Chongming is like, this is not what Li Guifei cares about, the only thing she is concerned about now is how to help Feng Bao. "Congratulations to the emperor, concubine, there is such a person in the sky, it is enough to see the emperor, you are a wise monarch who is rare in a century."

"Hehe, Concubine Ai has won the award." Emperor Longqing was rarely humble, and a big hand couldn't help but climb up to Li Guifei's snow-white shuangfeng again.

Seeing that he was coming again, Concubine Li knew that the time had come, but she didn't stop picking her mouth with a look of letting Jun pick: "According to this, Your Majesty, can you know that Shen Chongming has such a ability, and thanks to that Song Qingyang, if he didn't feel suspicious about this matter, how could you know now, Your Majesty?" ”

Emperor Longqing paused, and couldn't help laughing: "Concubine Ai is reasonable, but this person's heart is not right, it's a pity." ”

"Your Majesty, forgive the concubines for being too talkative. In this officialdom, there is a lot of deception, which one can talk about the right mind. The concubines feel that as long as they are beneficial to the emperor, they can be reused, anyway, you are the master, are you afraid that they will turn against the sky? Concubine Li faintly felt that success was imminent, because Emperor Longqing's big hand stopped.

"Concubine Ai is right, I know people and faces, but I don't know my heart, there are so many ministers in the court, there are really few people I really understand, such people are not practical to use." Emperor Longqing said while pondering.

Li Guifei smiled slightly, knowing that her plan had succeeded most of the time. "That is, now that this Song Qingyang's temperament has been thoroughly understood by the emperor, he must be handy to use it again, no matter how cunning he is, he can't escape the palm of the emperor's hand. Therefore, the concubine thinks that for this Song Qingyang, it is better for you to stay and polish his temperament first, and when you need such a person, you can use it directly. ”