In the Qianqing Palace, Ye Xiaotian and Yu Wuguo stood side by side in the main hall, Wanli casually flipped through a book, and asked, "Just because of a personal enmity with you?" Where did this enmity come from? ”

Ye Xiaotian had already organized his words, and immediately said: "Back to the emperor, he was impeached when he was serving as the history of Huxian County, and he left office temporarily, and lived in the Nanjing Post House to participate, and made a group of friends during that period. At that time, it was raining heavily in the south of the Yangtze River, flooding, and some victims flowed into the city, so the group of friends tried to raise money to buy food to help the victims, and the minister had helped them come up with some ideas......"

Emperor Wanli's color was a little dark, and he bowed his head and said: "You are waiting for the body to participate, and it is still difficult to protect yourself, and you can still worry about the country and the people so much, I am very commended!" ”

Ye Xiaotian suddenly said: "Thank you!" At that time, although the noble relatives also discussed fundraising for disaster relief, it was purely for the sake of competing with the minister's group of friends, and some unpleasant things happened between the two sides during the period.

And Uncle Guo...... At that time, I was in Nanjing, I lived in the Zhongshan Palace, and I had a deep friendship with that class of nobles, and the uncle helped the nobles, and the ministers helped the children of the eunuchs. ”

Emperor Wanli smiled faintly, the noble group and the civil official group were incompatible, and of course their children were also distinct, although Ye Xiaotian only said a few words, he could already imagine what the situation was at that time.

Ye Xiaotian said again: "After that, Uncle Guo served as a messenger and went to Huxian County on business, favoring and trusting the county Cheng Xu Boyi, and wanting to punish the ministers. Unexpectedly, Xu Boyi's defeat exposed his crime of corruption and perversion of the law, and he abandoned his official position and fled. Uncle Guo lost face, and counted this crime on Weichen's head. The minister went to Beijing to see the driver this time, and the uncle remembered the old hatred, which was the ......"

Emperor Wanli shook his head lightly and said, "What a national uncle!" Just for such a small grudge, he is willing to risk the world's big shame. With me as a knife, his courage is really too great! Thanks to his learning of the Tao since he was a child, he boasts of being tranquil, and everyone praises him for having the style of a gentleman. I don't want to be a villain who will repay him! ”

Ye Xiaotian said thoughtfully: "I think that sometimes, some people are just used to being strict with others and lenient with themselves. And when others do not find out what he asks of himself. I thought he was so strict with himself. In fact, real gold still needs to be tempered by fire, and it will take a long time to see people's hearts! ”

Emperor Wanli suddenly remembered Zhang Juzheng, as the emperor, he asked the two palace ladies to sing and dance for him, so he was severely reprimanded by Zhang Taiyue, and talked endlessly about the way of being a king for two hours, but Zhang Shoufu himself was not beautiful. Zhang Shoufu demanded that others be honest and honest, but he used his power to arrange for his son to be a jinshi.

The Wanli Emperor resonated with him when he ascended. But he didn't show his attitude. The main hall was silent, Ye Xiaotian and Yu Wuguo lowered their heads and waited for the Son of Heaven's instructions, but Emperor Wanli sat behind the imperial case and did not make a sound for a long time, as if he was ...... What was he waiting for.

After a long time, a eunuch in the inner palace crept into the Qianqing Palace, and did not dare to approach. Emperor Wanli seemed to be looking down at the concerto, but he lightly ordered: "Come here!" ”

The eunuch was relieved, and immediately trotted forward on tiptoe, knelt down in front of the imperial case, and said softly: "The slave and maid knock on the emperor." ”

Emperor Wanli put down the concerto. "What's the matter?" he asked. ”

The eunuch hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother has invited Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Wanli smiled and said to Ye Xiaotian: "You have done a good job, and go back, when I am in the court." Your seal will come down! ”

When Ye Xiaotian heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and thanked the emperor.

Emperor Wanli walked away from the imperial case and said to Yu Wu: "You are here to listen to the order, I still have orders!" ”

As he spoke, he listened to the footsteps fading away, and the voice of Emperor Wanli came from the door: "Drive Cining Palace!" ”

Ye Xiaotian left the palace. Li Qiuchi and Su Xuntian, who were waiting at the gate of the palace, immediately hurried to greet them, Ye Xiaotian didn't wait for them to ask, he smiled slightly, and said, "It's okay, let's go back and talk about it!" ”

After leaving Miyagi, I boarded the car, and the wheels creaked through the snow and headed for the main street of the criminal department. Ye Xiaotian wrapped the fur of the sea dragon silver needle tightly, leaned back on the seat, and let out a long breath, and the scene that happened in the Jinyi Guard's prison resurfaced in front of him......

The man in black in the middle slowly raised his head and smiled at him, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

The hood still covered half of his face, and the light reflected the part of his nose downward, Ye Xiaotian still recognized it at a glance, this is today. Ye Xiaotian blurted out and exclaimed, "Why are you?" As soon as the words came out, Ye Xiaotian knew that he had lost his manners, and hurriedly greeted the Son of Heaven: "The criminal minister Ye Xiaotian, I have seen Your Majesty!" ”

"Hehe......" Emperor Wanli smiled lightly: "You admit that you are guilty?" ”

Ye Xiaotian was taken aback, and hurriedly denied: "No! The minister is wronged, the minister is just ......"

Emperor Wanli said with a smile in his voice: "You say that you are guilty, but I don't necessarily think you are guilty. If you say you're innocent, I don't necessarily think you're innocent! Guilty and innocent, I have eyes and will see for myself! I can't think of any reason why you would want to murder me......"

Emperor Wanli took off his hood, took his hands on his shoulders, and paced leisurely outside the fence, and Lao Gou not far away was already lying on the ground, so shocked that he didn't dare to raise his head.

Emperor Wanli said: "If there are some restless Tusi in Guizhou who intend to be unfavorable to me, what can they give you?" No matter how many benefits you promise, it is not as good as a hereditary toast that I promised you, and your position as toast has not yet been obtained, so why should you work for them? Do I have a grudge against you? ”

Emperor Wanli shook his head and smiled, and said: "If someone is ambitious and intends to win the world, he will allow you to be the candidate. Such vague promises are worth giving up your low-hanging fruit, but ...... Kill me and change to an emperor, I'm afraid it's better for me to be on the throne and it will be beneficial to him. ”

Ye Xiaotian said in his heart: "The imperial system has long had a meticulous system. Not to mention the assassination of an emperor, even if an emperor is captured alive, it is impossible to shake the foundation of the dynasty. If a person with a foreign surname wants to win the country, he can only rob it with real swords and guns, which is not false. But...... Why is it said that it is better to change the emperor than to be on the throne? Could it be because this emperor was at odds with his ministers? ”

Ye Xiaotian has been in Beijing for a while, and of course he has heard of all kinds of contradictions and conflicts between Emperor Wanli and his ministers.

Emperor Wanli turned to face Ye Xiaotian and said, "The problem is not in Guizhou, that is, in the imperial court, but you have no contact with the courtiers, how can you have any connection with them?" I'm curious about what kind of secret is hidden behind this. ”

Ye Xiaotian was surprised and delighted. What is surprising is that this emperor is really smart, and most of the princes who grew up in the court since childhood and were raised by women and eunuchs are limited by the environment. The wisdom of their founding fathers cannot be repeated.

Ye Xiaotian also believed that the Son of Heaven of Wanli was just a dragon raised in the deep palace and was easy to deceive, so he pretended to be a local tyrant and pretended to be a local bun, doing what he liked and going with his thoughts, but he didn't want this young Son of Heaven to be unfathomable. is really worthy of being a disciple trained by Zhang Taiyue, maybe his disguise has already been seen through by this wise genius, and he has been watching it as a play.

Happily, judging from Emperor Wanli's words, he did not believe that he intended to kill the king, and this seemingly most dangerous catastrophe became a joke because of this clever genius. Ye Xiaotian immediately bowed down and thanked him: "The emperor is shengming, the emperor is shengming!" ”

Emperor Wanli said: "However, who is this person and what are his plans?" I couldn't think of it. However, their target is not me, but you, and it should be certain. Perhaps, when you die, I will discover their true purpose! ”

Ye Xiaotian was taken aback again, and said in a lost voice: "Your Majesty ......"

Emperor Wanli stood still in front of the fence and said with a smile: "When I have nothing to do, I like to watch dramas the most, and I have written a few books by hand. Tell someone to show me. Your acting is good, why don't you just sing with me, how about it? ”

Thinking of this, Ye Xiaotian let out a long sigh. Sure enough, as expected by Wanli Tianzi, the purpose of the mastermind behind the scenes was not the emperor, but wanted to borrow the emperor's knife to kill him!

However, the truth has been revealed, and only Uncle Li needs to be severely punished, why did the emperor not move? Even if there is an emperor's biological mother who intercedes for her brother. It's not good to punish severely, but ...... Wouldn't it be better to order punishment before the Queen Mother pleaded for mercy than to wait for the Queen Mother to intercede? The emperor's attitude is so ambiguous, what are his plans?

In the Qianqing Palace, Empress Dowager Li said in a low voice: "Emperor, thinking that your uncle is just confused for a while, the emperor will spare him." ”

Emperor Wanli's face sank like water, and he didn't say a word.

Empress Dowager Li said: "Emperor, Xuancheng is the uncle of the country, his interests and your interests are one, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, how can he hurt you." If someone really wants to hurt you, he will not hesitate to protect you. What he did was wrong, but after all, he didn't harbor evil thoughts about you! ”

Emperor Wanli said indifferently: "So, my uncle can give me medicine?" Can you use me to settle his personal vendetta? ”

Empress Dowager Li said: "Although your uncle made a mistake, his behavior is no different from those ministers who flattered the monarch and designed to slander and frame political opponents, the imperial court has the rules of the imperial court, and my mother does not want you to pardon him, as long as he is spared......"

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Li's tears rippled in her eyes.

Speaking of which, this Empress Dowager Li is a strange woman who is smart, beautiful and one. She was originally the daughter of a craftsman, and her father Li Wei was a carpenter. Empress Dowager Li has been a maid in the Chen family since she was a child, and the girl of the Chen family later married King Yu, and Empress Dowager Li also married to King Yu's mansion.

Because she was young and beautiful, she was favored by King Yu and accepted the house, but she gave birth to a son to King Yu, and when King Yu became the emperor, she became a concubine by virtue of her mother's son. Since Empress Chen has been childless, her son inherited the throne, and she was also promoted to the empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager Li asked Shuanglin (Feng Bao) about internal affairs, and asked Taiyue (Zhang Juzheng) about foreign affairs, the three of them became an iron triangle, firmly controlling the government, Wanli, the little emperor, was really afraid of his mother back then, but he didn't want to beg him in a low voice today, Empress Dowager Li thought about the past, how could she not be sad.

Wanli saw tears in his mother's eyes, and his heart was also soft, but he immediately hardened his heart and forced himself to be tough: "Mother, my uncle has committed such a big crime, if my son doesn't punish my uncle severely, how can he obey the public?" Let go of your uncle today, and no one will follow your uncle's example in the future? Even if he won't die because of this, should he be a puppet emperor at the mercy of others? ”

Wanli bit the phrase "puppet emperor at the mercy of others" very hard, Empress Dowager Li was extremely smart, and finally understood the emperor's mind when she heard this.

In the past, the Empress Dowager Li was in charge of the court alone, no less than listening to the government with a curtain, Feng Bao inside, Zhang Juzheng outside, and the emperor also wanted to stand up, and if he wanted to abolish it. After all, she has two sons and has a choice.

However, although Empress Dowager Li has a lot of power, she actually has no other thoughts, she is just worried that the lord is suspicious and the country is unstable, but her son obviously doesn't think so.

Now Zhang Juzheng has fallen, but this behemoth is too huge, the emperor has been liquidated for more than two years, Zhang Juzheng's remnants of the party have still not been cleaned, Feng Bao in the palace is down, but there are still too many eunuchs in the queen mother's department, three of the four eunuchs are her henchmen, and the emperor wants to take power!

However, can Empress Dowager Li refuse? She has no ambition to seize imperial power, and even if she does, since the fall of Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, she is alone. Now that the emperor is threatening her brother's life, can she refuse? When her father passed away last year, she was told to take care of her younger brother, and her eldest sister was like a mother!

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Li picked up her sleeves, gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and said to Emperor Wanli: "Son, you have grown up, and your mother can rest assured." As long as you can spare your uncle's life, my mother is willing to atone for his sins from now on, and never ask the world again! ”

Emperor Wanli's fists under the dragon robe clenched suddenly: "Houdang, no more!" ”

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