Chapter 169: Watching from the Sidelines and Speaking Bluntly

Emperor Wanli was almost half an hour earlier than the earliest in Pingyue, which is indeed strange, Emperor Wanli's morning court meeting and Zhang Juzheng's class could not be delayed.

That Qiao Da went out along the side door, Wang Tong greeted the little emperor from the main gate, Wanli's happiness could be seen from the surface, with a relaxed face, and walked towards the hall with his hands behind his back.

Ma Sanbiao is now put in Zhuangzi outside the city to recuperate, Li Wenyuan and Li Hutou also moved to the newly bought mansion, Wang Tong's mansion lives alone, every afternoon when he goes to the martial arts hall, Zhang Hongying will come to clean it, but it is also clean and tidy.

As soon as he entered the house, Emperor Wanli sat on the right seat by himself, Wang Tong was just about to serve tea, but was stopped by Zou Yi stretching out his hand, staring at the room, and whispered:

"It's important to serve the Lord well, we can do such a small thing."

Wang Tong nodded, but Zou Yi did not follow into the house, but waited outside the door, Emperor Wanli looked at the furnishings in the room very freshly, and when he raised his eyes, he saw two firecrackers on the table.

The little emperor picked up the short gun with a smile, Wang Tong hurriedly stepped forward, and said with an embarrassed smile:

"Your Majesty, this thing is a murder weapon, Your Majesty's golden body should not be touched, or the sins of the ministers are too great."

Fortunately, there was no ammunition in this short gun, otherwise Wang Tong would have gone up to grab it, Emperor Wanli fiddled with it a few times, and it was also heavy in his hand, and he put it on the table boringly, and said with a smile:

"What are you worried about, it's not like I haven't touched it, Wang Tong, your firecracker is too rough, there are a few firecrackers sent by the Francophon in the palace, they are delicate and tight, and you will be rewarded with two handfuls when the time comes."

Wang Tong hurriedly thanked him, and Emperor Wanli waved his hand indifferently, and said in a loud voice:

"Get up, there are just me and you in this house, there is no need to be so polite, by the way, there is a catastrophe in Nanzhili, Fengyang Mansion and Huai'an Mansion are a lot of wasteland, and today the people of the household department also said that they want to demarcate the land to stabilize the displaced people, it is rare to have so much land vacant, I thought, give a reward of 100,000 mu to the Marquis of Wuqing's mansion, leave 150,000 mu for King Lu, and give you 20,000 mu."

What is the concept of 20,000 acres of land, Wang Tong imagined it for a while but didn't come up with it, Emperor Wanli was quite proud, and said with a smile:

"When the time comes, I will give you this land to the people of the household department and Nanzhili near the Luzhou Mansion, and I heard that it is a good land and very valuable."

"Your Majesty's great grace, the ministers thank you, and you will be loyal to repay it!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, you don't have to be polite."

Emperor Wanli encountered something happy today, Wang Tong wondered in his heart, but he was not dizzy, and after thanking him, he hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty is generous, and the minister is naturally grateful, but the minister also boldly said a word, I am afraid that Your Majesty's will will not be able to pass the cabinet and the household department, and even the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

So much land is sealed, not to mention Wang Tong, who is a close minister, even Wanli's younger brother King Lu and maternal grandfather Wu Qinghou will be attacked by civil officials, and there are also some things like death advice, King Lu and Wu Qinghou have nothing to interfere with, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to die many times.

20,000 acres of land can do too many things, it is a huge wealth, Wang Tong knows all this, but he knows better that these things are not something that he can eat now, and there seems to be no other way out if he swallows it except choking to death.

Of course, most of the ministers of the DPRK and China are Jiangnan people, and if the families of these ministers buy them at a low price and merge them on a large scale, then "everyone will be happy to follow them."

Hearing Wang Tong say this, Emperor Wanli waved his hand indifferently and said:

"I'm afraid of Mr. Zhang, and other officials care about him, and now that Mr. Zhang is gone, it's time for me to call the shots."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this pavilion elder?"

Although the news of Zhang Juzheng's father's funeral has been officially announced, he has not heard the news that he wants Ding to mourn the funeral.

When Emperor Wanli heard Wang Tong's question, he smiled even more happily and said:

"Since I became pro-government, I have never been so relaxed as I am today, Mr. Zhang didn't say a word in the straight room of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the other bachelors were also silent, and the people from the six departments said a few ministry affairs, and then dispersed, and Mr. Zhang also hurried back to the house, and the morning class was not attended."

Looking at Emperor Wanli's style, he is completely a student whose teacher is sick and doesn't need to go to school, and the Son of Heaven of the Ming Empire is actually happy for such a trivial matter, which is really surprising.

The more Emperor Wanli spoke, the more excited he became, and he patted the table with his hand and said:

"According to the rules, Mr. Zhang is about to go to the table, and he asks to go back to his home to mourn the system, and then I will approve Mr. Zhang's seal, haha, it will be interesting when the time comes......" Wang Tong stood aside, lowered his hand and listened, but in his heart, it was like turning over the river and the sea, the attitude of all parties in the DPRK and China towards Zhang Juzheng's Ding worry is now finally known, at least Emperor Wanli is willing to let Zhang Juzheng leave his post and return to his hometown.

But the people who have the right to decide in the palace are not only Emperor Wanli, Empress Dowager Li did not speak, Feng Bao did not speak, and even Zhang Cheng and Gonggong Zhang, who knew the news, did not speak.

"I am already fifteen years old this year, and the emperor's ancestors have already entered Beijing to succeed to the throne at this time, and have begun to rule the world, and when Mr. Zhang leaves, I will also take care of everything, Wang Tong, when the time comes, drive away Liu Shouyou, who is a fake Taoist, you will be my commander of the Jinyi Guard, and our monarchs and ministers will do a good job."

Previously, he wanted to give Wang Tong a position of Jinyi Wei to command the affairs, but now he is the commander of Jinyi Wei, which is the first military position in the world.

It is 20,000 acres of fertile land, and it is the real shortage of Jinyi Weidu's commander, Emperor Wanli said one tempting thing after another, but Wang Tong was in a cold sweat, and what the little emperor said was completely in the air.

is also about to reach the age of fifteen, no matter what he gets, I am afraid that he will soon be drowned in the twists and turns of impeachment, and if he is not good, he will be hit by the Queen Mother and Feng Bao and other bigwigs, but looking at the emperor's attitude, he doesn't know how to export the words of advice, and if he doesn't do a good job of pouring cold water on the Son of Heaven, he will be crushed.

After Emperor Wanli finished speaking excitedly, Wang Tong turned his head to look at the door, not knowing when Zou Yi had already gone to the courtyard gate to stand, obviously to avoid hearing Emperor Wanli's tirade, so as not to get into trouble that should not be involved.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a few words to say, but please don't blame Your Majesty before saying it!!"

Wang Tong gritted his teeth, took a step forward and said in a deep voice, Emperor Wanli was stunned, and then his face showed a disillusioned look, and he said:

"Wang Tong, you are the same age as the widow, but you always like to say things that are boring, say it, I don't blame you."

It seems that Emperor Wanli is not completely dizzy, Wang Tonggan laughed, stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty is arbitrary, but the words of the Queen Mother cannot be ignored, can the minister take the liberty of asking, what does the Queen Mother think of Lord Zhang's affairs?"

Emperor Wanli leaned back in his chair, with a bored expression on his face, and muttered:

"The queen mother didn't say it, and Feng Daban didn't say it, I thought they might let me make my own decisions this time, so I ......"

It turned out to be just wishful thinking on your part, Wang Tong's cold sweat behind him was a little more, and he hurriedly knelt down and said earnestly:

"Your Majesty, Zhang Ge Lao has been in charge of the Outer Court for nearly six years, all the officials are protégés, Gonggong Feng has been in charge of the Inner Court for nearly ten years, and even the young eunuchs of the Twelve Prisons have to call their ancestors, the Queen Mother ......"

What Wang Tong said was beyond the scope of the courtiers, and he really had to say a word of exculpation in advance, the smile and excitement on the face of the little emperor of Wanli disappeared little by little, and gradually replaced the angry face, but Wang Tong did not kowtow, but stood upright and looked at the Wanli Emperor.

Of course, his eyes were frank, and the two looked at each other for a while, and Emperor Wanli slapped the table in a dejected manner, and said weakly:

"Get up and talk back, I know that you are loyal, I didn't understand anything when I first ascended the throne, and it's nothing if I don't go to the master, but now I understand when I grow up, but Mr. Zhang and other ministers still treat the widow as a child, and the internal and external affairs are decided by Feng Daban and Mr. Zhang, I am the Son of Heaven, Wang Tong, don't you think this is a rare opportunity, as long as Mr. Zhang leaves, Feng Daban has no support, when the time comes, I will decide everything, and it is very simple to govern the country, and then choose an obedient and honest minister as the first assistant."

After Wang Tong stood up, he lowered his voice and said:

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, Ding is worried about the funeral, and Lord Shoufu has to show himself on his own, not to mention that the attitude of the Queen Mother and Gonggong Feng is unknown, and the Jingshi and thousands of officials in the world are also silent, if Your Majesty shows his heart, I am afraid that he will immediately become the target of public criticism."

The skills of persuading customers and persuading leaders back then turned wildly in Wang Tong's mind, combined with the current affairs and political knowledge he knew, and considered the appropriate language to persuade this little emperor who had just been poured a basin of cold water.

But even so, Emperor Wanli was still angered by these words, and when he was about to slap his hand, he stopped it, lowered his voice and shouted:

"I am the Son of Heaven, I am the Son of Heaven!! Feng Daban is my slave, Mr. Zhang is my courtier, and thousands of officials in the world are my courtiers and slaves, what do they want to do, what's wrong with me!! ”

didn't shoot it, lowered his voice, and finally had some grievances, indicating that Emperor Wanli still understood the severity, Wang Tong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, Ding Wei's mourning is indeed an opportunity for Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is only fifteen this year, and Zhang Ge is almost fifty, Your Majesty can afford to wait, there is a saying, laugh best at the end."

This "common saying" is not available now, and Emperor Wanli couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.

(To be continued)