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Said Cao Cao Cao arrived, said the Queen Mother, Empress Dowager Li sent someone over, which made the two people in the imperial study quiet, Zhang Cheng looked at Emperor Wanli, Emperor Wanli shook his head, and said with an indifferent smile: "It is not uncommon for me to go to the Cining Palace of the Queen Mother, and I have been to ...... the day before yesterday."

After the palace change of the Sanyang Sect, the highest part of the power structure was quietly changed from the Empress Dowager Li to the Wanli Emperor, but Wanli resented the Empress Dowager Li's dictatorship and control of the government, but the mother-son relationship has never been violated. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wanli still goes to Cining Palace to greet him a lot, and the mother and son often eat together, but the two sides rarely talk about political and state affairs.

This female official Hongyu also came over to invite, saying that it was the pheasant offered by the Marquis of Wuqing yesterday, and the method of the revitalization building outside the palace was used to make pickled melon pheasant, which was very sweet and delicious, and the emperor was invited to taste it.

Marquis Wuqing offered seasonal food, so naturally he would not give it to the queen mother and not to the emperor, so it was just to find a reason to invite him.

If before the conversation, Empress Dowager Li sent someone to call, it was nothing more than a mother to ask her son to come over for dinner, but now Emperor Wanli's mind is a little complicated, and he thinks a lot, but he still arranges for someone to prepare. …………

Entering Cining Palace, Emperor Wanli himself knew where to go, although his legs and feet were not very neat, but he walked very fast, so that the little palace maid who led the way trotted up to walk in front.

Walking into the living room of the dining room, Emperor Wanli bowed down after entering, and saluted the Empress Dowager according to the rules, and the Empress Dowager Li said: "The emperor always has so many courtesies, don't be like this in the future, get up and sit down!" ”

Emperor Wanli thanked him before he got up, just stood up straight" but frowned, he saw a figure behind the Empress Dowager Li, Wanli said in a deep voice: "Wang, why are you here, I don't remember to pass it on!" "You kid, you have obviously made the Wang family a concubine, and you have to take out the individual system in the title, or the Wang family, the Wang family is called, as if it is a private family."

Empress Dowager Li said with a smile, but Emperor Wanli didn't answer, and asked directly: "Queen Mother, is there anything to call the Wang family today?" ”

"What else can there be, the mourning family wants to have dinner with their son and daughter-in-law, is there any reason why it can't be."

Although Empress Dowager Ji laughed and joked, Emperor Wanli's expression was not very good, and he paused, "Emperor Wanli raised his voice and said: "Wang, I have dinner with the queen mother, there are many private things to say, even the queen has to retreat" You don't need to serve here, you go back to your own side!" ”

After this Concubine Gong Wang entered the room, she has been standing there with her head bowed and extremely obedient, but she really responded to her word "Gong", hearing Emperor Wanli's words, she raised her head slightly, but she made a move" immediately lowered her head again, whispered a promise, and retired according to etiquette.

Watching Concubine Wang Gong withdraw, Empress Dowager Li's expression darkened, but immediately returned to normal" Emperor Wanli looked around and ordered: "According to the rules of the past, you all retreat, just stay in the splendid service!" ”

In Cining Palace, such an order was only possible for the Empress Dowager Li, but with the strength of Emperor Wanli, everyone was also accustomed to such an arrangement.

Emperor Wanli also saw the change in Empress Dowager Li's face, and asked Concubine Gong to retreat, her face turned yin, and then only Jinxiu retreated, and the Empress Dowager's face changed again.

For such a reaction "Emperor Wanli only did not see, Wanli nine years of the time set" in Cining Palace and Wang Gongfei had a night of joy, it was an accident, no one thought that this woman would be so pregnant, originally according to Wanli's own meaning, this pregnant woman just covered it up, no need to publicize.

But what he didn't expect was that he ordered to be silent, but the Empress Dowager Li still got the news at the first time, saying that the emperor was twenty years old, and now there is no heir, and the Wang family is pregnant, which is what the ancestors and the ancestors are happy about, why ignore it, although the Empress Dowager Li does not ask about political affairs, the weight of her words in this regard is very large, and the Wanli Emperor can only crown the Wang family as a concubine.

Then, Concubine Wang Gong gave birth to a son, the weight of the eldest son of the emperor is self-evident, and Emperor Wanli is also happy in his heart, and he is closer to Concubine Gong.

Compared with the silent Queen Wang, the intelligent and lively Concubine Zheng, the gentle and docile Concubine Wang Gong does have another style, at the beginning Emperor Wanli felt quite good, but later, it felt that it was not right, Wang himself did not ask for any reward for his family, but often passed the word for the Empress Dowager Li, and begged the Wanli Emperor to do something for Empress Li.

Wanli's most taboo now is the Queen Mother's intervention in political affairs, he is in power, and there are many people around him, not to mention the ears and eyes, and soon I will know that this Wang Gongfei is obedient to the Empress Dowager Li, although she was named a concubine, but she still served the palace maid in Cining Palace in the past. No wonder the Queen Mother is so anxious to correct the name of Concubine Wang Gong, and she wants to give Concubine Wang Gong's son a name and status, it turns out that she still wants to reach out to the government, no matter what the real situation is, Emperor Wanli's first reaction is like this, and then what he saw and heard in Cining Palace deepened his understanding.

From then on, he began to alienate Concubine Wang Gong, speaking of which, Concubine Zheng Guifei was four months pregnant, so although there were also officials in the court and the central government who asked for the eldest son of the emperor, Emperor Wanli ignored them and waited for Concubine Zheng Guifei's child to be born before making sure.

Today's Son of Heaven is not the one he was a few years ago, Cining Palace is very clear up and down, and then Empress Dowager Li didn't say anything else, just ordered the food to be served.

The dishes fried with diced pickled melons and diced pheasants, because the best sauce is used, and shrimp powder is added to the sauce according to the method of Tianjin Wei, so it is extremely delicious, and the Wanli Emperor eats sweet, so he also adds a bowl of rice.

Seeing Wanli's joy in eating, Empress Dowager Li also smiled, turned her head to the female official Jinxiu and said: "Jinxiu, this pickled melon and pheasant eat sweetly, but there is a fishy smell in the mouth afterwards, you order a bowl of ginger tea below." ”

Jinxiu hurriedly agreed, retreated and arranged, as soon as this side left, only Wanli and Empress Dowager Li's mother and son were left in the hall, and Empress Dowager Li snorted. tea, and said in a harmonious voice: "Your Majesty, now there are rumors inside and outside the palace, saying that Wang Tong led the army to break into the northern Xinjiang and go deep into the enemy's territory, and now the news is cut off?" ”

"After returning to my mother's words, the rumors are not credible, so far the governor of Datong and the governor of Xuanda and the Jinyi guard over there have not delivered official documents, they are just nonsense."

This meal is indeed very appetizing to Emperor Wanli, but when he heard Empress Dowager Li ask this question, Emperor Wanli put down the bowl, and there was still half a bowl of rice left in it, and Emperor Wanli had no appetite at all.

Empress Dowager Li nodded slowly, and said with a smile: "It's just shouting, the emperor doesn't have to take it to heart, there is Marquis Wuqing in charge of the Beijing camp, and the palace is holding the forbidden army, even if they make noise, they can make a noise, ignore it and leave." ”

"What the queen mother said is that the people who speak are just some officials, and the people behind them also know that there is no real evidence now, so it is just a lie."

Emperor Wanli echoed, inexplicably he felt a little sick to his stomach, he ate so sweet just now, but now he feels very unpalatable.

Empress Dowager Li nodded, ate a piece of cake, and after sending it down with tea, she said again: "Your Majesty, the mourning family feels that there is nothing wrong with carrying their hearts, Tianjin Wei is now a tax heavy, and a quarter of the use in the palace is supplied by that side, and each family in Beijing has its own industry there, the Wuqing Hou family, and the Xiangcheng Bo family, all invested a lot of money......

Emperor Wanli didn't have a smile on his face, he picked up the teacup there, and listened indifferently, Empress Dowager Li continued: "Although there is no clear news now, but the rumors are so, the emperor must also make a plan for the worst, take precautions, the capital division is grasped everywhere, the emperor does not have to worry, but Tianjin Wei is now a critical place, it is better to prepare in advance." ”

"According to the mother's wishes, how should we prepare?"

Emperor Wanli put down the tea bowl and asked, Empress Dowager Li also noticed Wanli's expression, but still said: "Now in Tianjin Wei is in charge, but a brocade guard thousand households, this thousand households used to be just a school captain, a low-born martial arts, so how can a big stall be managed, Tianjin Wei's soldiers and Tongzhi are also incompetent, can't help to add chaos all day long, the mourning family thinks, should be in Tianjin Wei to re-set up a member, in addition to the military staff, also in charge of local civil affairs, taxation and shipping. ”

According to the Empress Dowager Li's statement, it is actually equivalent to setting up a governor for Tianjin Wei, of course, the value of Tianjin Wei here is also worth setting up a governor.

Emperor Wanli pondered for a moment, stood up from his seat, and said in a deep voice: "Queen Mother, now that the war in Northern Xinjiang has not yet come to fruition, the Jingshi and Datong are outside, hurry up, and it will take at least ten days to travel, and it is not surprising that there is no news coming. ”

Hearing Emperor Wanli say this, Empress Dowager Li's expression darkened, and after half a sound, she whispered: "Since the emperor has a plan, then the mourning family will not say much." ”

At this time, Jinxiu had already brought ginger tea, Emperor Wanli took it, the room was quiet, and after a while, Empress Dowager Li said again: "Chang Luo, this child is two years old this year, right?" ”