On the fifth day of the lunar month, Emperor Wanli, wearing a dragon robe, came to the Huwei Martial Arts Hall, there was no one in the martial arts hall, and the teenagers were resting in the dormitory.

After Huang Yang gave the last lesson to the teenagers, he couldn't help but shed tears when he left, saying that our family will never see you children in the future, which is really reluctant.

Eunuchs are old, quite some old women's hearts, and these energetic teenagers have been with them for so long, it is inevitable that they will be reluctant in their hearts, and he is very old, this time apart, there is really no goodbye period.

Huang Yang was well-informed, but the teenagers didn't know anything yet, and they were all elated in the robes of Mr. Qian, but they were a little stunned by the sadness of the old eunuch.

In comparison, Yu Dayou was much more refreshing, took his big coarse porcelain teacup to the delicious restaurant to have a meal with the teenagers, and told a few meat jokes.

In the afternoon, he patted Li Tao, Sun Xin and Chen Sibao on the shoulders, touched Li Hutou's head, and went back to the small courtyard prepared for him by the military department, and never went out again.

Every day, Li Wenyuan held a spear and watched the teenagers laugh silently, but the teenagers who were very happy were also a little confused, and they all fell silent.

In the morning, I stayed in the dormitory, holding the map to do simple deductions, and if I wasn't diligent, I just slept until noon, and the whole martial arts hall slacked off.

Wang Tong has been able to see the little emperor of Wanli almost every day in the past year, although he also knows that this is the Son of Heaven, and he also knows that this martial arts hall was built for him.

But I can't always form a majestic image of the Son of Heaven in my mind, the little emperor he saw was a little cautious, vain, especially cherished friendship, and the little fat classmate who didn't do well but tried his best to improve, a friend with a lot of shortcomings, but it was a cute and amiable friend.

The Wanli Emperor I saw today was wearing a black-bottomed dragon robe, and the gold thread depicted a delicate golden dragon pattern on his body, although the little emperor was much taller and stronger, but it was still a little round, but this dragon robe was cut to fit very well, and there was a majestic aura exuding from it when worn on the body.

Zhang Cheng stood behind Emperor Wanli in a red python robe, which was the closest person to Emperor Wanli, and in the distance was a small eunuch holding various utensils, and there were guards wearing light armor and serious faces inside and outside.

The South Street was blocked early in the morning by the soldiers and horses of the Fourth Guard Battalion of the Imperial Horse Guard, the soldiers of the Shuntian Mansion and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were in the outermost circle, and the fans of the Dongchang and Jinyi Guards were constantly patrolling on the South Street.

Emperor Wanli has been practicing in this martial arts hall for almost a year, and the strength of the people who are waiting for him is much less than this, but he has not seen anything, but this kind of formal occasion is different, not only for safety, but also for the sake of dignity.

Wang Tong deeply felt such decency and grandeur, because he was kneeling ten steps away from Emperor Wanli, and the little emperor sat there without smiling, waiting for Wang Tong to finish bowing, and said indifferently:

"Wang Qing's family is going to Tianjin on an errand, but what's the difficulty!?"

There are clichés and cliché answers, Wang Tong kowtowed respectfully again, and praised:

"Your Majesty is very grateful for my love and concern, and I am very grateful to Tianjin, and I should do my best to repay the kindness of the saint."

Emperor Wanli nodded reservedly, and commanded in a deep voice:

"Zhang Banban, let everyone retreat outside this house, I have a few words to ask Wang Tong, Zhang Banban, you will also stay."

They were now in the big house of the martial arts hall, and when they heard the emperor's order, the guards and eunuchs who were waiting around them all bowed down and retreated.

The big house was burned with enough firewood at this time, and it was very warm, and when he saw Zhang Cheng close the door, Emperor Wanli sighed and said a little gloomily:

"I originally wanted to keep you by my side, but in this Ming Dynasty, there are some things that I can't do, so I can only let you go to Tianjin."

When these words came out, Wang Tong, who was kneeling there, and Zhang Cheng, who was walking back, trembled, and Wang Tong raised his head regardless of etiquette and said:

"Your Majesty is cautious, these words must not be said."

The courtiers let the emperor not say certain things, and there were also people who were charged with disrespect and exterminated, but Emperor Wanli sighed again and said:

"Zhang Banban, listen to what this Wang Tong said, this is a loyal courtier, but it's a pity that such a self-absorbed person can't stay by his side, and he has to be sent away, so as not to bring me bad."

As he spoke, Emperor Wanli stood up from his seat, his tone had become a little intense, and he raised his voice and said:

"If I were so easy to be taken away, and there were so many pickled things in the palace, wouldn't I have been broken a long time ago, then it would be Wang Tong's turn to take me, and you don't have to kneel with you, and I will just tell you what I said, and I won't go outside to talk about it." Emperor Wanli walked a few steps in the room, jumped down at will, and went to the weapon rack on the wall, took a long stick in his hand, put it on a show, and said in a deep voice:

"The widow is in this martial arts hall, not only has he grown taller and learned a lot of things, but he has also lived happily for almost a year, which the widow has not experienced before, and I am afraid that there will be no after this."

The room was quiet, and after a while, Emperor Wanli waved his hand at Wang Tong and commanded:

"Get up, you don't have to be so restrained in front of me."

Wang Tong walked up to him, and Emperor Wanli sat back in his seat and said in a solemn voice:

"Wang Tong, you have done me a great favor, but I can't keep you by my side, and I have to drive you out of the capital, and I am also uneasy from time to time."

"Your Majesty said this, the minister was terrified, the thunder, rain and dew are all graces, the minister can go to Tianjin on an errand, and the Jinyi pro-army does not know how many people envy it, such a great favor, the minister should wholeheartedly repay it!"

In a way, Wang Tong was also telling the truth, and Emperor Wanli's face eased a little, and he said:

"I understand the trick, what is the official position of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, when I have the opportunity, I will transfer you back to Beijing, in addition to this, during the errand in Tianjin, I will keep you for this career you did in Beijing, and the silver taels collected every month and every year will also be sent to you, you don't have to worry about these people in Jingshi going to tea and cooling, I sent someone to tell you to go down, you are on this errand in Tianjin, I will let you be comfortable, and when you return to Beijing, you will be more promoted."

These words were said by the emperor, how weird it is, how weird it is, Wang Tong also felt quite awkward, and even forgot to kneel down to thank him, but when he heard Emperor Wanli mention "this career", he couldn't help but move in his heart, and pondered a little, just when Zhang Cheng was about to reprimand him for his failure in front of the king, Wang Tong stepped forward and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, the minister has a few words that I don't know whether to say or not, so I ask Your Majesty for forgiveness first."

Emperor Wanli nodded with a smile and said:

"Speaking of which, you know I won't blame you."

"Your Majesty, the minister in Beijing has placed a peace sign for each Qinglou gambling house, and asked them to tell them any news on a regular basis, and the previous few things were inquired about through this channel."

"You have told the widow about these things, and you should directly say that it is not appropriate to talk about it."

"The minister thinks that if all the merchants and shops in Jingshi act according to this method, 200,000 taels of silver can be collected every year, this money is still a trivial matter, and the market is full of His Majesty's ears and eyes, and His Majesty can know if there is wind and grass, which is a great benefit."

The little emperor of Wanli was stunned and said:

"These things, aren't Dongchang, Jinyiwei, Wucheng Terracotta Division and Shuntianfu all doing this, why bother."

"Your Majesty, Dongchang is understaffed, many important people are investigated, there are many Jinyi Guards but the good and bad are uneven, the actions are cumbersome and rigid, Shuntianfu and the Wucheng Terracotta Division have no power and power, and they are constrained in many ways, and besides, who is in the hands of Dongchang, and in whose hands is Jinyiwei, Your Majesty may not be handy, and the Wucheng Terracotta Division and Shuntianfu are useless......"

The East Factory is in the hands of Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the seal, and Liu Shouyou, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, is the follower of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, and the intelligence news in these two places will basically not be directly presented to the Wanli Emperor, or the information in the hands of the Wanli Emperor will definitely not be the original appearance.

The words can be said to the end, there is no need to say it too clearly, Wang Tong said this, Emperor Wanli was already a little moved, the little emperor now wants to seize power, and his mind to know more information is getting heavier and heavier, and the institution that Wang Tong said is just right for him.

"Wang Tong, since you mentioned it, then tell me in detail?"

"Today's system does not need to change drastically, it is nothing more than to increase the manpower, fill the Shuntian Mansion with the surplus of Jinyiwei, go back and forth to various shops and merchants, collect money and inquire, and return what you have seen and heard to Shuntianfu to report, and find more criminal officials in Shuntianfu, copy and read these news every time, and select useful reports."

Wanli frowned and pondered, looked back at Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Cheng said knowingly:

"Wang Tong, your method doesn't seem to be effective, firstly, Shuntianfu will intervene in this matter, and secondly, what is the use of just inquiring."

"The reason why the people of Shuntianfu are used is to avoid the government and the opposition from talking about reopening the West Factory, and the Shuntianfu is not of high grade, has no power and power, and His Majesty is easy to control, and besides, to collect money from those merchants, it can be directly used in the name of collecting taxes, which can be regarded as a nominal cover-up."

Seeing that the emperor and Zhang Cheng listened attentively, Wang Tong continued:

"With the people of Shuntianfu, there is no need to manage Shuntianfu, directly set up a new yamen, and use the special management of Shuntianfu to judge and push officials, to inquire about the news, if you want to act, so many people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei can naturally be dispatched."

Emperor Wanli began to nod slowly, Wang Tong looked at Zhang Cheng, and said:

"The governor of Shuntian Mansion also needs a person from the inner court to contact and guide, and the minister is presumptuous, thinking that Zhang Cheng and Zhang Gonggong are the most suitable."

Wanli was stunned, and Zhang Cheng was stunned.

(To be continued)