The most unbearable thing in this world is often that you know that things will go in a certain direction, but you can only watch and do nothing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Feng Bao thought that with his current status, it would be impossible to encounter such a situation, but today, in front of Wanli, he encountered this powerless scene again. Although he knew Yang Zhen's intentions very well, and knew that the Son of Heaven was easily persuaded by him, he just couldn't open his mouth to refute or shut up Yang Zhen.

Because Feng Bao knows his identity very well, don't look at him now that he is extremely powerful, only under Zhang Juzheng alone, but in front of the Son of Heaven, he is still just a slave. If he didn't want to cause Wanli's greater dissatisfaction, he could only be silent at the moment, Quan Dang didn't hear anything, and Quan Dang himself was not here at all.

After waiting so uncomfortably for a long time, Feng Bao finally saw Wanli come back to his senses from his contemplation, just looking at his face, Gonggong Feng, who had brought him up since he was a child, only felt that his heart sank, knowing that the emperor had been moved by Yang Zhen's words.

"What Yang Qing said is indeed reasonable, and I also know that the suffering of those border guards, if it is difficult to guarantee even the most basic survival, it is indeed reasonable for them to make such a choice. Now, those soldiers can know their mistakes and change their mistakes and return to the army again, which is their trust in the imperial court, and the imperial court really should not hold them accountable. Wanli was really persuaded by Yang Zhen and expressed his thoughts.

"Your Majesty. If those soldiers knew that His Majesty defended himself in this way, they would be grateful to Dade, and they would never do anything that harmed the court in the future, and they would use their lives even more when fighting the enemy! Yang Zhen was obviously praising the Son of Heaven, but secretly he was reminding the emperor that he couldn't just talk casually.

"Ome." Sure enough, Wanli immediately understood, and turned his head to Feng Bao on the side and said: "Spread my will, from today onwards, you must no longer argue about the rights and wrongs of the Shanxi mutiny, as long as they are willing to guard the border for the imperial court, it is my Ming Dynasty, and it is my Gancheng!" ”

When Feng Bao heard this, his face changed again, okay, this is completely ruining his original plan to attack the rebellious army by means of them at will, this Yang Zhen is indeed deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven. What should I do?

......Seeing that Feng Bao didn't promise him, Wanli glanced at the attendant beside him with some impatience: "Do you understand what I mean?" ”

If there were other courtiers present at the moment, they would be able to refute it. But now there is only Feng Bao alone, and he can't object, so he has to bow his head with a gloomy face and agree: "The slave obeys the order." But...... The matter is serious, shouldn't Your Majesty discuss it with Elder Zhang Ge before issuing a holy edict? The only thing he could do was to delay a little and see if he could make a time difference and find someone to meet him.

"No need, Master Zhang said before that I can make my own decisions about this matter, so I don't need to bother him." I didn't want Wanli to shake his head very simply and rejected the proposal. Indeed, Zhang Juzheng said such things because he felt that this matter was not too important, and he also wanted to see how the emperor dealt with the different opinions of the court and China, and now he happened to use it to block Feng Bao's mouth.

“…… The slave obeys. In desperation, Feng Bao could only bow his head with a bitter face and agree. And when he raised his head, he had already glanced at Yang Zhen with a very vicious gaze.

And to his surprise, when his gaze swept over, he also happened to meet Yang Zhen's pair of eyes with strong murderous intent, and the four eyes intersected, which actually made Feng Bao's heart panic: "This kid is so angry, he is so hostile to me, isn't he afraid of turning against me at all?" ”

Although Yang Zhen found out the news from Hu Ge that Tang Feng died at the hands of Jinyiwei. But he also knew very well in his heart that all this must have been instructed or acquiesced by Feng Bao behind his back. Coupled with a series of previous events, he quickly came to a clear conclusion that his biggest enemy at the moment was Feng Bao!

Now that he has made up his mind in his heart, Yang Zhen doesn't want to cover it up anymore, anyway, the other party has already tried his best to deal with him, so he simply made it clear that the chariot and horse fought with him, and he didn't have to wronged himself and this person again.

The two made eye contact this time only in the blink of an eye, and the other two did not notice the change. So after hearing Feng Bao's promise, Wanli nodded with satisfaction, and then thought of something, and looked at Yang Zhen and the others: "Since the Datong Mutiny is not to be blamed on those soldiers, it is a great contribution to the imperial court that the two Aiqing can calm down the chaos in just a few months and arrest the culprit Liu Yingji and other officials." I deserve a great reward, what do you want me to reward you? ”

"The ministers are deeply grateful to the emperor, and they are so trusted by Your Majesty, so they should do their best to share your Majesty's worries and not ask for rewards!" Yang Zhen and Zhong Yu hurriedly said after glancing at each other.

"Hey...... The court has its own law, merit must be rewarded, and punishment must be punished, how can it wear the two ministers and make the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty cold? Wanli waved his hand and insisted on the authenticity. Then he glanced at Feng Bao on the side: "Big companion, what I said is right, right?" ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true, and it is precisely in this way that the subjects of the world can be dedicated to the court." Although there were a hundred reluctances in his heart, Feng Bao could only echo it now.

"Your Majesty, the minister has one more thing to do!" Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, Zhong Yu suddenly bowed down again.

"Huh? Zhong Qing's family has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, there is no need to be so polite. ”

"The minister also asks His Majesty to allow the minister to resign and return to the country." Zhong Yu did not stand up as he said, but prostrated himself again.

This time, not only Wanli, but also Yang Zhen was stunned. Although he had already heard Zhong Yu mention the idea of resigning after the Shanxi incident, he only said that this was what he said in a moment of excitement, and he couldn't do it at all. Unexpectedly, the other party really made up his mind, and he acted so quickly, and he hurriedly resigned as soon as he finished handing over the order.

And Wanli's face changed several times, first shocked, then thoughtful, and finally seemed to think of something, and his face was a little unhappy: "Is Zhong Qing disheartened because of the hardships that have gone through this Shanxi affair but is still attacked by the courtiers?" Actually, you don't have to think so, even if some officials in the court can't understand your difficulties, it is enough for me to understand how important what you are doing. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister did not resign because of this, nor did he make this decision on impulse. It was really because the minister felt that his ability was limited and he could not be loyal to the country, so he wanted to resign from his official position. Zhong Yu hurriedly explained, in case the emperor had any misunderstanding.

Wanli's expression was even more disapprehensive when he heard this: "Zhong Qing's words are even more unacceptable. You have just done a major thing for the imperial court and stabilized the northwest border affairs, how can you call your ability limited? If even a person like Zhong Qing and you are not considered to be loyal to the country, then most of the officials in the DPRK and China can only be regarded as corpses. ”

"The minister doesn't dare to be so praised by His Majesty......" As soon as he heard this, Zhong Yu's heart was also tight, if this was spread out, he would offend all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Then why are you so degrading yourself?"

"What the minister said is true. In fact, this time Shanxi was in turmoil, although the minister was a regular envoy of the Qincha, he had been constrained by Liu Yingji and local forces, and it was always difficult to do things that were beneficial to the imperial court, even if he wanted to find out the truth of the mutiny, he could not get it. Thanks to Yang Zhen's many efforts, he finally achieved such a great thing for the imperial court. It is precisely because of this that the minister knows that his ability is limited and he cannot share the worries of His Majesty, so he thinks of resigning from the official position instead of stealing the high position and robbing others of the credit. I hope that Your Majesty will approve it! Zhong Yu said and bowed his head again.

Wanli didn't expect this to be the case, and he was a little stunned. And Yang Zhen had already been told by Zhong Yu's words that he didn't know what to do, so he could only stand there silently.

Only Feng Bao was turning his mind fast at the moment, looking at the two people in front of him with strange eyes, and sneering in his heart: "This Yang Zhen is really a good means, he can actually move an official to speak for him like this." Doesn't this clearly mean that the credit should be taken on one of them, so that he may be rewarded more? Thinking of this, he looked at Yang Zhen's eyes with a little more vigilance, this person was so scheming that he could be regarded as the most opponent he had encountered in recent years.

After the initial shock, Wanli finally came back to his senses and immediately shook his head: "What Zhong Qing asked, I can't agree." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

"Although I didn't go to Shanxi to watch you run errands, there is one thing I can imagine. If it weren't for Zhong Qing, the messenger of you, who continued to support Yang Qing on the bright side to find out the truth, Yang Qing would not have been able to get so many clues. So your claim that you have done nothing on this matter is not tenable at all. Speaking of this, Wanli waved his hand again, stopped Zhong Yu's argument, and continued: "And even if Zhong Qing really doesn't have much credit, I won't allow you to resign. Otherwise, in the eyes of others, it is my mistreatment of the subordinates of the Son of Heaven, a minister who has just put down the rebellion for me will be resigned from his official position when he returns to Beijing, won't I become a dumb king? ”

"This ......" Zhong Yu was speechless for a moment, he really didn't want to put the emperor in such an unfavorable situation of public opinion.

"Yang Qing, what do you mean?" At this time, the emperor looked at Yang Zhen again and asked him to help speak.

Of course, Yang Zhen didn't want his very few friends in the DPRK and China to resign like this, so he quickly nodded: "What Your Majesty said is very true. Moreover, Lord Zhong's words are also very problematic, although the minister does his best to do his errand, but without the support of Lord Zhong behind him, it is impossible to calm the chaos. ”

When it came to this, Zhong Yu couldn't be stubborn anymore, so he could only smile bitterly and kowtow: "Thank you for Your Majesty's respect, and the minister doesn't dare to resign again." ”

Wanli breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, you must have just returned to Beijing to be tired, and go home to rest." After Zhong Yu's interruption, the emperor can only not mention the reward for the time being, and leave it for the future.