Wanli thought that this time the matter of the inner palace would inevitably cause an uproar because of the issuance of the edict of sin, and his son of heaven would inevitably be attacked by the ministers to the point of being incomplete, so he was a little nervous and uneasy before, and half of it was also because of this. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info, but the result of the development of things greatly surprised him.

After the edict was sent by the cabinet to the major yamen in the capital, and the matter was known to almost all officials, the reaction of the hundred officials was unexpectedly calm. Except for a few officials who had to write a letter to advise and fulfill their duties because of their mission, almost no official wrote to say that the emperor was not, as if this incident had never happened.

Faced with such a reaction from the ministers, Wanli felt a great sigh of relief at first. No one wants to be criticized all the time, especially when he is the king of a country and has to be criticized by his subordinates. But then, when Wan Li thought about it deeply, he felt a deeper uneasiness.

Logically speaking, although the monarch and the minister are not opposed, in the vast majority of cases, they will always stare at each other's mistakes and omissions to seek benefits, and this is even more vividly reflected in the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Even good emperors like Hongzhi and Xuande will always be advised by their subordinates for various reasons to find fault with them.

The mistake Wanli made this time is really worthy of the ministers' good persuasion or presentation, but they have not reacted too violently, which is too unusual. There is only one reason that Wanli can think of, that is, he, the Son of Heaven, is really nothing in the eyes of the hundred officials, and they don't even have much to think about wasting saliva and energy on him.

Because at the moment, it is Zhang Juzheng who is really in charge of the Ming Dynasty, and he Wanli is just a puppet. Since he is a puppet, scolding him will not bring him substantial and spiritual benefits, and it is naturally impossible for officials to bother with this.

As soon as this thought came to mind, it frantically swirled in Wanli's mind, making him uneasy and even panicking. Maybe when Yang Zhen said that to him before, he was just a little moved, but when he felt this real oppressive force from Zhang Juzheng, even if he was only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, he had to think about how to regain the power that should have belonged to him. This is the consciousness of being an emperor, in the vast history, except for a very few superlative, no emperor can endure the fact that the imperial power is aside.

But as I said before, at least in the short term, Wanli still has no way to deal with Zhang Juzheng, and even a little contradictory emotion can't be revealed, otherwise his situation will be quite bad.

Of course, not everyone dares not to take the Son of Heaven seriously, at least in the palace, those who are dependent on the imperial power can only live by looking at the emperor's face, even if the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, Feng Bao, the eunuch who can call Zhang Juzheng a brother and sister, is also average.

In history, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were indeed a deeply criticized existence by later generations. Because in its short history of more than 200 years, several powerful eunuchs have emerged, from Wang Zhen, who led to the change of Tumubao, to Wang Zhi, who opened the West Factory; From the founding emperor Liu Jin, to the current Feng Bao, to the last nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, each of them is so hateful. And this has also become an important reason why the kings of the Ming Dynasty were labeled as stupid, incompetent and many other derogatory labels.

But many people ignore the fact that although these eunuchs were extremely powerful when they were in power, and it seemed that even the Son of Heaven was not in their eyes, once the emperor really wanted to deal with them, he only needed an edict, and these seemingly invincible existences would collapse instantly like sand sculptures on the beach meeting the waves.

The reason for this is that these eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were only derivatives of the imperial power, and they themselves did not hold any real power. Not to mention that it is common for them to kill the Son of Heaven like the predecessors of the Tang Dynasty, even those regular servants of the Han Dynasty are far superior to them in terms of their own strength. The only thing they can do is to hold the thighs of the Son of Heaven and do what the emperor needs them to do, until the Son of Heaven no longer needs them, discard them, and then what awaits them is all kinds of crimes and even death! Because they were only the Emperor's minions, the Emperor could easily eradicate them when they were no longer useful.

After seeing what happened to these many predecessors, Feng Bao had to cling to Wanli even if he was now the second person in the world, even if Wanli was only a teenager.

And the night before, he went to the Queen Mother to report the news in a hurry, causing Wanli to be severely punished by the Queen Mother, and was greatly frightened, and even mentioned sensitive topics such as the abolition of the Legion, which made the Son of Heaven's attitude towards him change greatly, Feng Bao also felt anxiety that he had never felt before.

He knows too well that the reason why he can be called a brother and sister to Zhang Juzheng and make many courtiers respect him is not because of how good his political skills and talents are, but because he represents the imperial power. But once he loses that identity, it's nothing.

Until this moment, Feng Bao didn't know how much mistake he had made before, compared to how to better handle the affairs of the imperial court, and how to have a good relationship with Wanli was the most important thing to ensure his power. But now that the emperor has a lot of opinions about him, how can he win the emperor's favor again?

At this time, he thought of Yang Zhen, the guard who was deliberately arranged by him to the emperor's side and recently won the trust of the Son of Heaven. As far as he knew, Wanli was extremely uneasy and unhappy yesterday, but under Yang Zhen's persuasion, he returned to normal. This was supposed to be what his companion should do, but now he was robbed of the credit by a guard.

After vaguely feeling that Yang Zhen, a guy who might threaten his position, should not be allowed to remain with the emperor, Feng Bao decided to start with him again, so as to regain the trust of the Son of Heaven in him.

So that night, Feng Bao summoned Yang Zhen to his residence again.

For Feng Bao to call himself again, Yang Zhen was still prepared in his heart. After all, Feng Bao was also involved in the previous incident, and obviously his heart was not so stable. But Feng Bao's attitude after seeing him surprised him a little.

"Guard Yang, please take a seat! Come on, give Yang Guards a cup of this year's Longjing before the rain......" After seeing Yang Zhen, Feng Bao not only walked to the door with a smile to greet him, but also made such arrangements very politely.

You must know that in addition to Wanli, the Queen Mother and Zhang Juzheng, there should be no third person in the world who can receive such courtesy from Gonggong Feng. If it was someone else, he would have been flattered and distracted at this time, but although Yang Zhen also had such an expression on his face, he was secretly vigilant in his heart: "If you are courteous, you must ask for something, it seems that Feng Bao wants to get something from me today." ”

Sure enough, after some greetings, such as asking Yang Zhen how he was doing in the palace recently, and the nonsense that he was in good health, Feng Bao got to the point: "Guard Yang must have known about the inner palace the night before, you also met with the Son of Heaven and spoke, I don't know what you said, can you make Your Majesty come out of the loss quickly?" ”

"This ......" Yang Zhen said after quickly thinking in his heart: "Actually, the subordinate didn't say much, the subordinate is just a martial artist, and his ability to solve people is really limited." The subordinates only persuaded His Majesty that the matter was not too serious, and that there were only a few eunuchs - the father-in-law was not to blame - and the Queen Mother was only in a hurry. As long as Your Majesty doesn't do it again in the future, it will be fine. ”

"That's all?" Seeing that Yang Zhen shut up after saying a few words, Feng Bao frowned unconsciously. Then he sneered: "I'm afraid it's not just a few words." You've been in the Pavilion for an hour or so, and I don't believe that these words alone can enlighten Your Majesty. ”

Yang Zhen suddenly showed an embarrassed look on his face as he spoke, full of panic when the lie was exposed, and he said a little smugly: "This...... Father-in-law...... Subordinate......"

"Why, you dare to lie to my face? Don't forget your identity, you were placed in the palace by me, if even I have to hide it, I have no choice but to send you out of the palace again! Feng Bao widened, his tone full of threat.

Seeing him say this, Yang Zhen had to say with hesitation: "Actually, the subordinates also said some things that should not be said, which made His Majesty turn his anger into joy." But these words ......" said with a face full of entanglement and embarrassment.

"Say, it's just you and me here, and no one will spread it, you say." Feng Bao smiled like a strange uncle who coaxed a little girl to watch a goldfish.

"Since the father-in-law must let his subordinates say it, then the subordinates will say it." Yang Zhen gritted his teeth slightly, as if he had made up his mind: "Actually, when I saw Your Majesty yesterday, my subordinates also said that in fact, Your Majesty only needs to be patient for a while. Now that he is thirteen years old, he will be able to govern in four or five years, and no one will dare to care about him like this by then, so why bother with all the previous things! Yang Zhen said, got up from his seat with a frightened face, and knelt down in front of Feng Bao again: "The subordinates know that these words are really taboo, but for the sake of Your Majesty's pleasure, the subordinates can only say this." ”

This time, Feng Bao no longer questioned whether Yang Zhen had reservations, because in his opinion, these words were very undeserved, and he, a little guard, dared to admit that there was no room for himself anymore. Of course he didn't know, this was just a small trick used by Yang Zhen to deceive him, when you think that you have seen through the other party's lies and are complacent, you will ignore the possibility that the truth he said is another lie.

"Get up. Although what you said is indeed taboo, after all, it is for the good of Your Majesty, and I will not blame you. After comforting Yang Zhen, Feng Bao asked the question he was most eager to know the answer to: "Then when you spoke to Your Majesty, did he mention me?" ”