Emperor Wanli waited for them to get up again and then said, "I can't send each of you back to your true hometown, I can only place you in the province where your hometown is located, which can be regarded as some reward from the royal family for your hard work over the years. At least you'll have a chance to go back to your hometown and have a look! ”

When Emperor Wanli finished saying this, the palace people below who had been away from their hometown for decades couldn't help but sob! Even the palace people watching the ceremony on both sides had red circles under their eyes!

Emperor Wanli waited for them to calm down and said loudly: "You are the first batch of people I sent back to my hometown to retire, and you are also the ones who paved the way for the harem people to return to their hometowns!" How are you living after you get to the Zhuangzi everywhere? What's not going to be good? You can all tell the people in charge of the Zhuangzi that they will report the news regularly, and I will make adjustments one by one! ”

The palace people below immediately shouted words such as "Your Majesty is merciful" and "Thank you, Your Majesty". However, this time their voices of thanks were not as neat as they were in the palace before, but they were particularly pleasant to listen to in the ears of Emperor Wanli!

Then Emperor Wanli continued: "You are all old now, you must be worried about what will happen after you!" I tell you, don't worry! After you go, the people in the Zhuangzi will help you deal with the aftermath, and your tablet will also be enshrined in the Taoist temple! I promise you that as long as the Ming Dynasty is not extinguished, this cigarette sacrifice will not be broken! Okay, I won't say much, let's leave as soon as possible, and I wish you all the best in your hometown! ”

When the palace people heard this, they cried and thanked one after another, but an old eunuch came out of the crowd! The old eunuch was dressed in a blue cloth and carried a burden, and it was already very difficult for him to walk.

He had just taken a few steps towards Emperor Wanli, and was about to stop him after speaking. Emperor Wanli waved his hand to stop the guards and let the eunuch come forward, he didn't think that this eunuch would pose any threat to him.

In fact, this eunuch was very smart, knelt down three steps away from him, and after bowing carefully three times, he said: "Long live the lord, the slave is old, and I can no longer serve you!" However, in the future, the slaves and maids in Zhuangzi will definitely burn incense and pray for the long-lived lord every day, chanting more than once, bless Emperor Wanli with good health and longevity! ”

After speaking, he bowed to Emperor Wanli three times. Emperor Wanli was very emotional when he saw his difficult appearance! At the same time, he felt that it was a pity that such a loyal person was only a low-level eunuch and was not reused. So he could only sigh secretly, and then said to Zhang Jia: "Help him up!" ”

Zhang Jia hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help the old eunuch. But when the two held hands, Zhang Jia clearly felt that a paper ball was stuffed into his palm!

The Zhang family was shocked! But he still tried to maintain the look on his face, and carefully looked at the old eunuch's face and said with concern: "Get up quickly, good days are still ahead!" ”

After speaking, he used his hands hard and helped the old eunuch up. At the same time, he quietly tucked the note into his sleeve.

Everyone seemed to be infected by the old eunuch, and seven or eight people came forward to worship Emperor Wanli, Zhang Jia didn't need Emperor Wanli's orders, so he took the initiative to step forward quickly and help them up one by one. Sure enough, two of these people stuffed him with two paper balls!

Zhang Jia still quietly sent them to the carriage. Waiting for the coachman's whip to blow and the carriage rolled forward, these people finally got the old age they wanted.

When the onlookers from a distance saw the scene just now, they sighed one by one, and praised Emperor Wanli as a benevolent emperor! And under the drive of people with hearts, they also worshiped Emperor Wanli again and again! For a while, the scene was very enthusiastic!

Sending people away is the ceremony of the opening of the Taoist temple, but this does not require Emperor Wanli to come forward in person, and Zhang Jia can go on a trip instead of him. However, Emperor Wanli found that Zhang Jia smiled and arranged for a eunuch to set off with a Taoist priest.

Emperor Wanli felt a little strange, but he didn't care. Because he knew that Zhang Jia was one with him, Zhang Jia would definitely not hide anything from him, at most he would know later. So he turned around and went directly to Empress Dowager Li's bedroom.

In the dormitory, he recounted in detail what had just happened outside, and the Empress Dowager Li sighed more than once, and the palace people who were waiting next to him had red eyes, and they couldn't say thank Emperor Wanli again! Then I thanked the mother for her meritorious teaching, and coaxed the mother and son to be happy!

When Wanli returned to his dormitory after showing off to Empress Dowager Li, he found Zhang Jia hurrying over from another direction as soon as he entered the door. When he entered the palace, Zhang Jia repelled all the palace people and personally made tea for Emperor Wanli.

Emperor Wanli took the teacup and said, "Zhang Jia, what did you do just now?" What's wrong? ”

Zhang Jia took out three crumpled notes from his sleeve and spread them on the table and said, "Long live the lord, look at this!" ”

Emperor Wanli picked up a note and looked at it, only to see seven names written on it, and a line of small print underneath: "The behavior of these seven people is suspicious, and it is very different from the ordinary spies planted outside. Slave Li Quanhai respectfully! ”

The other two notes are similar, and even the names have four overlapping. He pointed to the line on the note and said, "Zhang Jia, what does this sentence 'different from the ordinary spies planted outside' mean?" Are there a lot of spies in the palace? ”

Zhang Jia didn't know the reason, but he knew that there was a lot of information in this sentence, so he hesitated for a moment and said: "The slave doesn't know very well, it's better to ask Liu Haojia to enter the palace for this kind of confidential matter, maybe he can understand something." ”

Emperor Wanli waved his hand irritably and said, "Hurry up and call him into the palace!" ”

Zhang Jia was ordered to go out, leaving Emperor Wanli walking around the room alone. The contents of the note made him feel a chill rush up his back! Because this note clearly says that there are many spies in the palace, and there are some special spies mixed in there!

Since these people can listen to the news, they may be able to do something else, such as poisoning or something! Especially when he thought of the inexplicable death of Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, it made him feel extremely panicked! So during the time when Zhang Jia came back to make money, he was like a year!

Fortunately, Zhang Jia rushed back soon, and when he saw Emperor Wanli's pale face, he hurriedly said, "Long live Lord is unwell, do you want to ask for a doctor?" ”

Emperor Wanli waved his hand irritably to indicate that he was fine, and Zhang Jia understood what he was thinking after thinking about it again, so he said softly: "Long live Lord don't worry, these spies are all low-level palace people, and they can't do anything!" ”