Seeing Rou'er's frightened look, Li Hongyu couldn't help but shake his head secretly, it seems that the concept of respect and inferiority is deeply ingrained in Rou'er's heart, and it will take some time to eliminate it.

"Someone from the palace?" Then he looked at Qin Yue with some surprise, he was very surprised by this news, he was just a person from other places, and he had no connection with the palace.

"The emperor has issued an edict to let you enter the palace for an audience." Qin Yue smiled at Li Hongyu and asked excitedly, "Brother Yu, did the emperor read your "Pingliao Ce"? ”

"It seems that Lord Wu handed it over." Li Hongyu bowed slightly when he heard this, unlike Qin Yue, he didn't feel too happy, but frowned slightly.

In his opinion, this is not a good thing, the so-called heavenly power is unpredictable, he doesn't know what the Wanli Emperor thinks of this "Pingliao Policy", if the improper response angers the Wanli Emperor, maybe his life will not be saved, and a single charge of "disturbing the morale of the army" is enough to make him fall into a situation from which he will never recover.

"Brother Yu, what's wrong with you?" Qin Yue, who was excited, saw that Li Hongyu's expression became serious, and couldn't help but ask a little suspiciously, you must know that the emperor is not something that everyone can see, Li Hongyu should be happy.

"I'm wondering if I'm going to shower and change my clothes, it's a big deal after all." Li Hongyu didn't want Qin Yue to worry, so he smiled and said.

"Of course I want to, I've already ordered my subordinates to boil water." Qin Yue chuckled when she heard this, and nodded her head again and again, of course Li Hongyu had to be cautious about this kind of important matter of meeting the king, so as not to fall into a charge of negligence.

Seeing Qin Yue's happy appearance, Li Hongyu smiled a little helplessly, because of the sudden incident, he was a little flustered for a while, after all, the companion is like a tiger, the Wanli Emperor has the power of life and death, and if he doesn't deal with it properly, he will be killed.

What Li Hongyu doesn't understand now is that since Wu Liangsi and the others decided to play "Pingliao Ce" to Emperor Wanli, why didn't they tell him in advance so that he could be prepared.

However, Li Hongyu now has no time or energy to ponder Wu Liangsi's intentions, he has to concentrate on dealing with Emperor Wanli now, God knows what Emperor Wanli thinks of his "Pingliao Policy".

The subordinates quickly boiled hot water, and the matter of bathing Li Hongyu naturally fell on Rou'er, Qin Yue hadn't passed the door after all, Rou'er was Li Hongyu's personal maid, this kind of thing must have been done by Rou'er, and ordinary maids were not qualified to do this.

"Young Master, are you worried that the power of heaven is unpredictable?" In the firewood room, Li Hongyu sat in the steaming wooden barrel and closed his eyes to recuperate, and Rou'er, who was wiping his body with a bath towel, hesitated for a moment and asked softly.

"The emperor can control the Chinese military officials in the palm of the hand, he is a very powerful figure, that "Pingliao Ce" is a double-edged sword, if you can't get the emperor's appreciation, then you will inevitably be disgusted by the emperor, and the road to career will be ruined." Li Hongyu slowly opened his eyes when he heard this, and said with a solemn expression.

There are thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty, if you want to be appreciated by Emperor Wanli, then Li Hongyu can't follow the rules, otherwise it will be difficult to get ahead, so he must do something different to attract the attention of Emperor Wanli.

In other words, Li Hongyu must toss some movement to let Emperor Wanli know that there is such a number one person as him, otherwise he will not ask Wu Liangsi to give Emperor Wanli the "Ping Liao Policy", and now it is difficult to arouse the interest of Emperor Wanli except for the war in Liaodong.

I have to say that Li Hongyu is taking a risk, God knows how Emperor Wanli will view his "cowardly" behavior, at this time the court is full of confidence in the war in Liaodong, and it is very dangerous for him to go against the tune like this.

But then again, the greater the danger, the richer the reward, as long as he is appreciated by the Wanli Emperor, it will be of great benefit to his future actions.

"Young master, Jiren has his own natural appearance, you will definitely be appreciated by the emperor." Rou'er knew that Li Hongyu was in a solemn mood now, so she smiled and comforted.

"I hope so." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and then let out a long breath, "I hope that "Pingliao Ce" can help those soldiers in Liaodong!" ”

To tell the truth, Li Hongyu didn't want the Ming army to be defeated in Liaodong, but this matter was not something he could control, and the key depended on how Yang Hao, who commanded the army, responded to the battle.

After bathing, Li Hongyu hurried to the Forbidden City with the waiter who came to deliver the message, and when he left, Qin Yuesai gave the waiter a silver ticket of one hundred taels, which made the waiter smile happily.

Because of that silver ticket, Li Hongyu was able to know some things in the palace when he was on the road, and the six members of the six departments all entered the palace in the afternoon to face the saint and reported the affairs of the six departments to the Wanli Emperor.

After the report, Wu Liangsi did not follow the other five to leave the matter, but stayed, and later the Wanli Emperor sent someone to summon Li Hongyu into the palace.

It's a pity that because the rank of the servant who passed the decree was too low, Li Hongyu couldn't get more news from him, and he didn't even know what the mood of the Wanli Emperor was.

Therefore, Li Hongyu couldn't judge what Emperor Wanli's state of mind was after reading the "Ping Liao Ce", so he had to break into the Forbidden City to meet Emperor Wanli.

It was already late when the messenger arrived at Li's house, and Li Hongyu was delayed in bathing or something, so by the time Li Hongyu arrived at the Forbidden City, night had already fallen.

This made Li Hongyu not have the opportunity to appreciate the magnificent palace complex in the Forbidden City, and followed the messenger through many corridors into the Qianqing Palace where the Wanli Emperor lived.

Perhaps because he was wearing civilian clothes, the chamberlains and palace maids who passed by Li Hongyu quietly looked at Li Hongyu in private, secretly guessing what kind of character he was.

Li Hongyu naturally noticed this, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, there were many eyes and ears of the court ministers in the palace, and he was sure that the people in the court would soon know about him being introduced to the palace by Emperor Wanli.

Because it was time for Emperor Wanli to eat, Li Hongyu was led to a room in the side hall by the chamberlain of the Qianqing Palace, and sat there in a regular manner waiting to be summoned.

Although it was already dinner time, no one would definitely send Li Hongyu anything to eat without the approval of Emperor Wanli.

Moreover, before Emperor Wanli summoned Li Hongyu could only stay in that room, you must know that this is the palace, if he dares to walk around, he will undoubtedly lose his head.

Fortunately, the waiter outside the door can take Li Hongyu to the toilet, otherwise things will become depressed.

Li Hongyu didn't know whether Emperor Wanli was deliberately hanging him or was busy with official business, and it wasn't until near midnight that an attendant came in and led him to Dongnuan Pavilion to meet Emperor Wanli.

Li Hongyu was quite surprised by this, you must know that Emperor Wanli is over half a hundred years old, and he should have rested now, but he didn't expect to sleep so late.

Li Hongyu was sure that Emperor Wanli was not having fun, because he couldn't hear the slightest sound of silk and bamboo in the Qianqing Palace, so he must be dealing with official business.

In the East Warm Pavilion, the Wanli Emperor reclined on the warm couch and closed his eyes to recuperate, the ten-year-old ascended the throne of the great tomorrow created a magical record in the history of Chinese feudal dynasties that has never been seen before and after the latter, that is, there have been 28 years without a dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that the Wanli Emperor did not go to the court not to isolate himself in the Forbidden City and not see the courtiers in the capital, but to stop the Ming Dynasty's court meeting, and the cabinet members, the governors of the five prefectures, the officials of the six ministries and the officials of the Yan Dynasty will still be announced into the palace to meet them.

Li Hongyu admired this very much, and in his impression, although the Wanli Emperor stopped the court meeting, the operation of the Ming Dynasty's various ministries and yamen was running in an orderly manner, and the various factions in the court were in a balance of power, which was very rare.

Because just a few years after the death of Emperor Wanli, the balance of power in the court of the Ming Dynasty was broken, and a large-scale conflict broke out between the "Eunuch Party" and the Donglin Party, which was called by later generations of literati, first the "Eunuch Party" attacked the Donglin Party with the support of Emperor Tianqi, and then the Donglin Party fought against the "Eunuch Party" with the support of Emperor Chongzhen.

The so-called "eunuch party" does not only refer to those eunuchs in the inner court, but also the civil officials in the imperial court, that is, the Zhejiang party, the Chu party and the Qi party, because they stand with Wei Zhongxian and are hostile to the Donglin Party, so they are called "eunuch party" by the Donglin party.

The reason why the factions in the imperial court, such as the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, and the Qi Party, were hostile to the Donglin Party was naturally because there was an irreconcilable conflict of interest between the two sides, so they could only cooperate with the eunuchs of the inner court.

In fact, if it were not for the fact that the Donglin Party was too aggressive in the court and could maintain a balance of power with the Zhejiang Party, the Chu Party, and the Qi Party, the civilian-bureaucratic clique would not have been split and serious conflicts would have erupted.

In the final analysis, the struggle between the "eunuch party" and the Donglin party was not only a game between the monarchy and the vassals, but also a struggle within the civil official group, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse and the Chongzhen Emperor chose whether to support the "eunuch party" or the Donglin party in order to maintain the imperial power.

"Minister, Huguang Wuwu Ke Township tried to solve Yuan Li Hongyu to see the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live!" After Li Hongyu was led into the East Warm Pavilion, he knelt down respectfully and bowed to the Wanli Emperor who was resting with his eyes closed on the warm couch.

"Do you know why I want to see you?" Hearing this, Emperor Wanli slowly opened his eyes, glanced at Li Hongyu, and asked quietly.

"The power of heaven is unpredictable, and the ministers dare not speculate on the holy will." Li Hongyu knelt there with his head bowed and replied quietly.

"You will come today to figure out my holy will, I will forgive you for your innocence, and if you can guess why I want to see you, then I will be rewarded." Emperor Wanli couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Hongyu to be so old and cautious at a young age, and he didn't know the height of the sky like the ordinary stunned Qing, so he looked at him and said in a deep voice.