After asking this, Feng Bao couldn't help but stare at Yang Zhen's eyes, just waiting for his reply, looking very nervous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 It was true that he was not nervous, and when he understood that the emperor's attitude towards him determined his status, he naturally didn't dare to ignore the holy will anymore.

Yang Zhen also felt the other party's nervousness, and guessed what he was worried about in a moment. Therefore, although Wanli did not say anything about Feng Bao in front of him—whether it was out of resentment towards him, or ignoring Feng Gonggong like the ministers neglected him—Yang Zhen would not tell the truth in front of Feng Bao.

However, he was stunned, but Feng Bao, who was looking at him, felt nervous, and quickly asked again: "What, but Your Majesty, did he really mention me?" ”

"My father-in-law is too worried, how can Your Majesty forget your father-in-law?" Yang Zhen hurriedly spoke of comfort, and at the same time, his mind was spinning quickly, and he had already come up with a response rhetoric: "My subordinates don't dare to mention it, it's really offensive to my father-in-law." ”

"Hey, it's not what you said, just retell Your Majesty's words, I, Feng Bao, am not that kind of scheming person, you say." Feng Bao hurriedly waved his hand, pretending to urge very generously.

"Then the subordinate is offended. In fact, when His Majesty mentioned the incident on the eve before, he complained that his father-in-law should not have attracted the Queen Mother, let alone not dissuaded the Queen Mother when she was angry, but instead went to Zhang Ge Lao, which made His Majesty extremely passive and made him lose face. Yang Zhen said and glanced at Feng Bao opposite, and saw that he seemed to have some doubts about the truth of what he said, so he added: "Your Majesty also said that you are his big companion, and this practice is really no different from eating inside and out, which makes him very disappointed in you!" ”

Sure enough, as soon as this sentence came out, the suspicion in Feng Bao's eyes suddenly disappeared. People are sometimes like this, when you ask someone a question, you often have an answer in your heart, and when the other person says the answer in your heart, even if it is not correct, you will take him seriously.

Now Feng Bao is in such a situation, in his thought that the emperor should be cold and dissatisfied with what he has done, then Yang Zhen can easily accept this attitude if he relays this attitude. And after accepting it, he couldn't help but defend himself: "Your Majesty, I don't know what my difficulties are." I'm just a slave in the palace after all, how dare I speak presumptuously in front of the Queen Mother? If it's not that I don't want to think about Your Majesty, I really can't do anything. ”

He said innocently, but in fact, there was one point that he selectively ignored, in fact, this time the incident was caused by him, if he did not report to the Queen Mother in time, but to persuade Wanli, there would be no subsequent changes at all.

Yang Zhen naturally saw that he was avoiding the important and light, but he was not Wanli, so it was naturally impossible to care about this, so he followed Feng Bao's meaning and said: "What my father-in-law said is also reasonable, and father-in-law, you also have your own difficulties." However, under the fact that Your Majesty is so blamed, it is inevitable that there will be resentment in your heart, and naturally you will not think so deeply, so please don't blame Your Majesty. ”

"How dare I, a slave, blame Your Majesty?" Feng Bao said smoothly. Then he felt that it seemed inappropriate to say these things in front of Yang Zhen, so he swallowed back the words behind. However, at this moment, his heart is much more down-to-earth than before, at least his status in His Majesty's mind is not light, but because he has paid too much attention to political affairs during this time and ignored the needs of the young emperor, it seems that he will have to change some strategies in the future.

After talking to Yang Zhen again, convinced that it was impossible to ask more about Wanli's words and deeds from his mouth, Feng Bao smiled and let Yang Zhen leave. Just looking at the back of the other party who was a little restrained and exiting the room, Feng Bao unconsciously felt a little uneasy: "This kid is not much different in age from His Majesty, and he is also very clever, good at seizing opportunities, and very eloquent. It is a little disadvantageous for me that such a person has been in the presence of His Majesty. It seems that we will have to find an excuse to transfer him out of the palace in a few days, otherwise it will ......"

When Feng Bao began to calculate Yang Zhen in his heart, his eyes became a little sharp. Yang Zhen, who was already facing Feng Bao with his back, seemed to feel the hostility from behind him, and his steps towards him slammed suddenly, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Feng Bao's flickering eyes.

Feng Bao's reaction was not unpleasant, as soon as he saw Yang Zhen turn his head, he immediately put on a smiling face and nodded at him friendly, as if with encouragement. It's just that the kind of hostility he calculated just now still made Yang Zhen look at it in his heart.

"It seems that even if I pretend well, Feng Bao will inevitably become hostile to me. This palace is indeed a place full of dangers, and it is really difficult for a small person like me to adapt to it. On the way back, Yang Zhen thought so, and he already had the idea of retreating bravely in his heart.

For Yang Zhen, the biggest wish to come to the palace has been fulfilled, at least it has planted the seeds of suspicion and resentment against Zhang Juzheng, and that is enough. As for his own development, it is much better for him to be a brocade guard outside than to be in this palace with strict rules and to grovel when he meets anyone, even if he goes back to Qipan Street to be a brocade guard.

However, Yang Zhen also knew that his own stay was not something he could do at all. Not to mention that he is still burdened with Feng Bao's duty to let him watch the emperor, even the Son of Heaven, who is increasingly trusting himself, is afraid that it is impossible to let him leave the palace so easily.

"Hey, it seems that it is in line with the old saying again, people are in the rivers and lakes, no, it is the palace, and I can't help myself." Yang Zhen shook his head lightly, sighed in his heart, and then disappeared into the vast night.

Of course, Yang Zhen himself couldn't be his own master, and Feng Bao had greatly offended the emperor because of this, and it was impossible for him to risk angering the Son of Heaven again at this time to think of transferring Yang Zhen, who had recently won the trust of Wanli, out of the palace - although he really wanted to, and he had enough ability to do this. But it doesn't mean that Yang Zhen can stay in the palace safely and stay by Wanli's side.

The so-called Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and when Yang Zhen's role around Wanli becomes more and more important, some people will start to pay attention to him. For example, Zhang Juzheng, who didn't take his comings and goings very seriously.

In fact, after teaching the emperor a heavy lesson with the Queen Mother that night, Zhang Juzheng also regretted it a little. Especially when he returned to the house and talked about it with his staff, he was persuaded by his subordinates. It was thought that if he had gone too far in this matter, it would inevitably make the emperor hostile, which would be extremely detrimental to his future implementation of the new law.

For Zhang Juzheng, personal honor and disgrace and the emperor's opinion of himself were not so important, and he also believed that with his current position of power, he did not have to worry about what the emperor dared to do to him. But he attaches great importance to the new laws that he has worked so hard to promulgate, which is the key to whether Daming can regain his strength, and he must not make any mistakes. If the emperor stumbles on the new law he implements because of his prejudices against himself, this is what Zhang Juzheng does not want to see.

So when he taught with the Son of Heaven two days later, Zhang Juzheng vaguely expressed his apologies to the Son of Heaven. But what Wanli showed was an extremely alienated feeling, neither too much resentment, let alone knowing his mistakes and regretting them, which made Zhang Juzheng feel very uncomfortable.

And what happened after that made Zhang Juzheng feel a little nervous. Although Wanli at this time did not dare to openly argue with Zhang Juzheng, a powerful minister, or embarrass him above the court. But with his identity as the Son of Heaven, Wanli has been able to drag Zhang Juzheng down in some things.

For example, some of Zhang Juzheng's court affairs that he had already decided to do were just for him to take a look at before handing them over to the Wanli case, to know how the court should deal with them, and to stamp them with treasure seals. But Wanli would suddenly put forward other suggestions for disposal, so that the other members of the cabinet did not know what to do for a while. Or some of the notes that Zhang Juzheng was thinking of handling quickly, and when Zhang Ge Lao went to inquire in person, he seemed to have just remembered to find out this note that had been approved a long time ago in a corner.

If this kind of thing is once or twice, it will be fine, Zhang Juzheng is just playing with a child's temper on the day. But this is the case again and again, and Zhang Juzheng can be unbearable. He had already seen his resentment against himself from the actions of the Son of Heaven, and even if he couldn't oppose it, he had to make trouble from it, which was really not good news for the government.

In fact, Wanli had this kind of hostility towards himself Zhang Juzheng had been aware of it long before this incident, but he didn't take it too seriously at the time, thinking that it was just a child's momentary emotion. But now it seems that things are not so simple, and it is obvious that the emperor is dissatisfied with his first assistant.

But Zhang Juzheng couldn't understand what caused the emperor to suddenly have such a rebellious heart. Of course, he would not think that it was because he was too strict, and he didn't even give Wanli the respect that a son of heaven should have, which would cause today's situation, but someone must have instigated it.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng's eyes and ears by the emperor's side were no less than Feng Bao's, so when he wanted to find out the root of the matter, he quickly turned his suspicious eyes at Yang Zhen, who had only been in the palace for a few months.

The drastic change in the Son of Heaven's attitude towards himself began when Yang Zhen entered the palace, and if there was no connection between the two, Zhang Juzheng would not believe it. Although he couldn't come up with evidence for a while, for the high-ranking Zhang Shoufu, there was no need for any legitimate reason to get a person away from the emperor.

But just when he was about to use his authority to forcefully facilitate the matter, the staff around him thought it was inappropriate. Because he had just offended the emperor, if he did this again, the relationship between the two would be completely irreparable. So this time we have to do something else.

And before Zhang Juzheng came up with a feasible plan, the New Year Festival of the third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty was already close at hand.