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A slightly bloated young man was sitting upright behind the wide dragon case, looking at a note in his hand, this person was the current master of the Ming Dynasty, the young son of heaven Wanli Zhu Yijun.

Although he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, he looked quite old in terms of appearance, especially when he focused his attention on the matters at hand that were related to the rise and fall of the whole country, and he was even more serious, not at all like the expression that a person of this age should have.

But after reading this note, Wanli frowned, and then picked up several other notes and looked through them one by one, but finally threw them back to the case, his eyes full of dissatisfaction and chagrin.

Wang Quan, the eunuch who was waiting on the side, saw that the Son of Heaven had a temper, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty is tired, if you are tired, put these aside for the time being, you will have an early court tomorrow." Anyway, now that there is Zhang Ge watching the affairs of the court, don't be tired of your own body. ”

didn't want his last sentence to hit the sore spot in Wanli's heart, so he glanced at this mouthy minion fiercely: "Who said that I am tired, I just don't want to see these things full of empty words!" You give me a step down, don't dangle in front of me, look upset! ”

"This ......" Wang Quan is Feng Bao's confidant who was specially arranged by the Son of Heaven because he had too many things to deal with, and when he saw that Wanli was going to expel him, he was a little panicked, and quickly knelt down: "The slave knows his mistake, it is the slave who is talkative, please let Your Majesty stop your anger!" ”

"Hmph, it's because I know you're so noisy that I won't let you wait next to you, go out!" Seeing that the other party refused to follow his wishes, Wanli was even more angry, and said to the other eunuchs on the side: "Are you all deaf and blind?" Do you want me to kick him out with my own hands? ”

This sentence is not light, and in an instant, the eunuchs next to them who are like wood carving clay sculptures came back to their senses, and immediately two little eunuchs stepped forward and said to Wang Quan with a smile: "Prince, don't be embarrassed by the little ones, please go back and rest for the time being." Don't worry, Your Majesty has us to take care of you, nothing happens. If you don't leave again, your majesty will be even more unhappy, and things will not be easy. ”

Although Wang Quan has Feng Bao's godfather behind his back, he does not have as much prestige as his godfather in front of the Son of Heaven, and when he saw Wanli really angry, even if he was unwilling, he didn't dare to be verbose, and immediately kowtowed and said: "The slave knows his mistake, and the slave will go back to reflect." After saying this, he retreated to the door of the temple on his knees, and then got up and went out, looking extremely deferential and humble.

It wasn't until he saw him leave that Wanli's gloomy face looked a little better, and what those eunuchs didn't realize was that the Son of Heaven still looked a little relieved at the moment, and it seemed that a stone pressing on him had also been removed.

Yes, this royal power is a stone pressed on Zhu Yijun, just because he was promoted by Feng Bao and arranged by Wanli's side. As Wanli grew older, his understanding of imperial power gradually increased, and he began to realize that his situation was no longer like that of a heavenly son.

Outside, there is Zhang Juzheng Master Zhang in charge of all military and political affairs, although Wanli can see a lot of notes every day, but he knows very well that these are all Zhang Juzheng decided to let him see after reading them. He didn't even have the right to decide on these notes, because there was already Master Zhang's handwritten instructions above, and all he could do was to understand and agree to Zhang Juzheng's decision.

As for being in the harem, in addition to being managed by the Empress Dowager Li, Feng Bao, who was once Wanli's closest and most trusted companion, watched him. Even if he couldn't stay by his side because of Feng Bao's increasing power in the past two years, Feng Bao would still serve by someone's name, and he would actually follow Wanli surveillance. Once Wanli does something unruly, Feng Bao will inevitably know about it as soon as possible, and then report to the Queen Mother or Zhang Ge Lao, so that the two people who Wanli fears the most will teach him a lesson.

Such days are not enough for a day or two, but for more than three years after he became the Son of Heaven, it was like this every day, and in the eyes of Emperor Wanli, who gradually gained a certain understanding of power, it became unbearable.

However, everything Wanli has experienced and received from childhood to the present day and the education he has received clearly tell him that Master Zhang is indispensable in the Ming Dynasty today, because he himself is still too young, and his ability is far from enough to govern a country. Therefore, even though there are always various dissatisfactions in the heart, I still forcibly endure them.

And tonight, perhaps because of the hot weather, or because of the lesson taught by Master Zhang when he was reading history earlier, Wanli's temper became extremely irritable. After seeing that the music presented was still as usual without the slightest novelty, and after Wang Quan said the wrong thing to stimulate him, the young son of heaven finally broke out a little.

And seeing Wang Quan leaving, feeling that there was no Feng Bao's eyeliner beside him, Wanli suddenly felt a sense of relaxation. He didn't know that the reason why he had this kind of thought, in addition to the hazy thirst for imperial power, was also because he was in a rebellious period at his age, and he was always controlled and oppressed by others, and young people would always want to resist. Even if today's move might bring him some bad consequences, he is now out of the way.

Wanli, who felt a burst of relief, suddenly turned his head to another eunuch on the side: "I won't look at these cookie-cutter notes today, Fang Qiong, you can always know some interesting things that happened in the capital, let's talk about it today." ”

As the Son of Heaven, although Wanli is nominally the lord of the world, he is actually the biggest otaku of this era, because the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty always watch the Son of Heaven closely, not to mention that he is not yet an adult, even if he grows up in the future, he may not have the opportunity to go out of Beijing. And unlike later generations of otaku, he didn't even have a normal way to get outside information, and at this time there were no computers, mobile phones, or even newspapers. If you want to know what is happening outside the Forbidden City, in addition to looking at those songs that don't seem to be credible, you can only ask the eunuchs around you for news.

Fang Qiong is the eunuch around Wanli who knows the most about the new things outside, because his popularity is not bad, and he can talk to many people in the palace who are responsible for going out to buy, so he knows a lot of things. Originally, he was a little cowering when he saw that the Son of Heaven was angry, but now seeing that Wanli was interested in inquiring about things outside, he quickly responded with a smile and folded his spirit: "Back to Your Majesty, there have been several things that have happened in Beijing recently, and they are all related to one person. ”

"Oh? But what is it and who does it have to do with it? Wanli suddenly became interested and asked in agreement.

Because ordinary days are too boring, I have developed a personality that Wanli always likes to cooperate so much when listening to stories, because only in this way can the two sides communicate and interact to make the whole conversation more interesting.

"Your Majesty should know about Chessboard Street, the minions have mentioned it a few times before."

"This ...... It's the street not far from us, right? I heard that it's quite lively there, and there are always people who like to have trouble there, even if the Five Cities Terracotta Division has no way to take it. ”

"Your Majesty really has a good memory, that's it, and there have been two things recently. Once, a fairly well-known gang in our capital went there to ask for money, but was beaten by the brocade guards guarding there to beg for mercy, and I heard that the leader of the gang was seriously injured. Another time, it was the sons of three officials who also went to Qipan Street to look for trouble, and almost smashed all the shops. But as a result, they were stopped by the Jinyi guards guarding there, and the three young masters were even taken away by the Jinyi guards, which made their official father anxious for a while......"

After Fang Qiong had made a general account of the matter, he painted it again, adding fuel and vinegar to the wonderful story of how Yang Zhen and the others fought with hundreds of enemies - obviously after passing it on a few times, the previous things had become very exaggerated, and how they suppressed those guys who did not dare to resist at all.

This Fang Qiong has now practiced a good eloquence because he always has to tell the Son of Heaven outside stories, even if it is a boring thing, it will be wonderful when he says it, not to mention that these two things are quite story-like, which makes Wanli even more excited to listen to it.

"Good! This Yang Zhen is really good, he should let those guys who don't obey the law know that he knows how powerful! After listening, Wanli even praised the case: "I really can't imagine that there are such backbone characters in the Jinyi Guard." It's a pity that he's only a hundred, otherwise I'd love to see him with my own eyes. ”

Fang Qiong saw that the Son of Heaven was happy, so he followed his meaning and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to feel discouraged, with a little shallow view of a slave, this Yang Zhen can have such great ability, and he will definitely have a great future in the future." Maybe in a few years, Your Majesty, you will be able to meet him in person. At that time, if he knew about this, he would definitely have the grace of knowing His Majesty, and he would not be able to die for His Majesty and for me in the future. ”

As soon as he said this, Wanli's interest was even higher: "Yes, there are such people as Jinyiwei, I must reuse him in the future!" But he was not happy for a while, and he pouted again: "But I really have to wait to see him, but I don't know when it will be." No, I want to meet him now! ”

"Huh? That's not easy. He is just a brocade guard, and he is not qualified to enter the palace to see the driver. As soon as Fang Qiong heard the words of the Son of Heaven, her heart immediately tightened, and she hurriedly persuaded her.

"Who said that he was announced to the palace to see him, so what's the point?" Wanli suddenly smiled and said, "I want to go out to see him and see what this person who dares to fight with hundreds of people looks like!" "Okay, in the blink of an eye, the number of Yang Zhen's opponents has increased tenfold.

But at this moment, it was impossible for the attention of everyone in the palace to focus on the number of people, and they were completely shocked by Wanli's idea - the Son of Heaven actually wanted to sneak out of the palace!

Today's second update。。。。。 It wasn't dark, so it was afternoon。。。。。 The third watch in the evening。。。。。