Chapter 126 The thirty-fifth round

As soon as Zhang Jing stepped out of the Qianqing Gate, Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao arrived behind, and they happened to be staggered.Since Zhu Yijun's wedding in the spring of the sixth year of Wanli, and the Empress Dowager Li moved out of the Qianqing Palace, the days she went to the Qianqing Palace became less and less every year.In the past few months after Zhang Juzheng's death, she has only been to Qianqing Palace once.Normally, if there was anything, Zhu Yijun would report to her through the Palace of Compassion and Peace.Zhu Yijun had already walked out of Xinuang Pavilion at this time, and greeted Shengci with his hands down on the brick road.A group of servants from the Qianqing Palace, wearing yellow silk and wiping their waists, saw a "rare visitor" like the Empress Dowager Li coming, and one by one hurried to the side of the road and knelt down to meet him.Zhu Yijun glanced at the Empress Dowager's face, it was so gloomy and embarrassing, and then looked at Feng Bao behind her, his face was also covered with frost, Gordon suddenly became nervous in his heart, and he didn't move until Empress Dowager Li walked up to him. He squeezed out a smile and said:

"Mother, my son is just saying that after listening to the excerpt, I will go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to invite you to go to the imperial garden to enjoy the chrysanthemum." "Okay," Empress Dowager Li "dig" her son a look, and said while walking towards Xinuang Pavilion, "Mother is an idler now, she doesn't hear anything outside the window, just waiting for you to invite me to see Jinger, la Lazie." While talking, the three of them had already walked into Xinuang Pavilion.Empress Dowager Li sat on the embroidered couch by the window, Zhu Yijun sat next to her on the grand teacher's chair, Feng Bao stayed away and found a stool to sit on.At this time, the servant of Xinuang Pavilion was about to come in to make tea to take care of him. Empress Dowager Li waved to him and said:

"It's none of your business here, go out." The servant retreated, and the room fell into a brief silence.Zhu Yijun saw that the queen mother seemed to be looking for trouble, but he didn't know what she was doing, so he was "dumb" for a long time, so he had to ask: "Mother, what's the matter with you?" "It's nothing serious." Empress Dowager Li glanced up at Feng Bao, then turned back to stare at Zhu Yijun, "I heard that there has been a change in the court situation recently, and we want to inquire about it." When it comes to court affairs, Zhu Yijun immediately becomes sensitive.Because since he was in power, he deliberately did not report to his mother when he handled government affairs.Because Empress Dowager Li had a grandson, she was so busy going there that she had no time for other things.The other day when he went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay his respects, Empress Dowager Li smiled and said to him: "Jun'er, I see that you have been the emperor for three months, and everything is well organized, so mother can rest assured." Zhu Yijun was overjoyed when he heard that win.Unexpectedly, within two days, she came to ask the court again with black hair and black face.With such a rapid change, Zhu Yijun would naturally think that it was Feng Bao who went to her to sue her. Although he was annoyed, he said:

"What is the mother's will, my son is here to listen." "I heard that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has changed?" Empress Dowager Li asked immediately. Hearing this abrupt question at first, Zhu Yijun didn't know how to word it, so he had to answer honestly: "yes." "What did Wang Guoguang do?" "This, it has been clearly revealed in Yang Yinqiu's notes. He has committed six crimes." "Did you ask the Chengdu Procuratorate to send personnel to investigate?" "No." "Since there was no investigation, Wang Guoguang was dismissed in a hurry. This exactly corresponds to the sentence. If the plaintiff makes a complaint, the defendant deserves to die."

Zhu Yijun was not convinced, and muttered: "Yang Yinqiu's story is not based on speculation. Wang Guoguang was in charge of the household department at the beginning of his son's career, and he did a great job for the court's financial management. But since he was transferred to the official department, his mentality has changed. Well, except for Zhang Juzheng, he doesn't listen to anyone, even for me, the emperor, he can be perfunctory and perfunctory. Summing up the experience of the previous dynasty, the key to governing the country is to govern the officials, and the most important thing to govern the officials is to interpret and select the heavenly officials. Zhang Juzheng was alive I also told my son that a heavenly official cannot be held for a long time, and long-term tenure will hardly prevent him from forming a party for personal gain. Based on the above considerations, my son approved Yang Yinqiu's proposal."

Empress Dowager Li listened attentively and felt that her son had grown up after all and knew how to control others.But this technique of relying on gourds and drawing ladles is still too clumsy, and it can't achieve the effect of attracting people's hearts.After thinking about it, he asked again: "Whose idea was it that Qi Jiguang, chief soldier of Jizhen, was transferred to Guangdong far away?" "Bing Ke gave Gu Yun a suggestion in the matter. He said that the general's tenure for a long time is not conducive to the court's control. I think it makes sense, so I approved him."

"Do you know the duties of the Chief Soldier of Ji Town?" "I know, rely on the Great Wall to resist alien invasion and defend the capital." "That's right," Empress Dowager Li's eyes flashed, and she said thoughtfully, "Ji Town's military commander has the most power in the world, and Guangdong's military commander has light power. When it comes to the whole country, it is finally the bottom job. I always hear from Mr. Zhang that Qi Jiguang is the number one general in my court, and Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong, can be said to be the top figures in capturing dragons and subduing tigers. Now, you arrange him to go to Lingnan, Guangdong to deal with some pirates, isn't that true? Swatting flies with a golden fan?"

No matter how bad Zhu Yijun was, he had been emperor for ten years. How could he not understand the simple truth that Empress Dowager Li said? But he dared not reveal it to his mother. All the reasons for transferring Qi Jiguang were just pretense, and there was only one real reason. , because he is Zhang Juzheng's favorite general.Zhu Yijun is secretly preparing to liquidate Zhang Juzheng. If Qi Jiguang is not replaced first, in case this daring general leads his troops against the capital, his best way out is probably to follow the example of Emperor Jianwen and escape through the gutter.It was precisely on this point that Zhang Siwei coincided with him, and that's why Gu Yun Zhezi came out.When he approved this scripture, he also estimated that one day his mother would ask questions, so he came up with a prevarication reason, which just came in handy at this time, and he only heard him yell loudly:

"Mother, this Qi Jiguang, my son just can't believe it!" The son's sudden remark shocked the Queen Mother Li and asked, "Why can't you believe it?" Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao who was sitting on the stool with his hands on his knees, his lips moved a few times, but he didn't say a word after all.Sensitive Feng Bao guessed that Zhu Yijun wanted him to leave so that he could talk to the queen mother alone, so he stood up reluctantly and said: "It is inappropriate for this old slave to sit here, please let the Queen Mother and the Emperor allow this old slave to leave."

Zhu Yijun was about to say "please come with me, big companion", but before he could open his mouth, Empress Dowager Li said first: "Eunuch Feng, don't go, I have to discuss things today without you." Feng Bao got Yi's order and sat down again.Zhu Yijun wanted to avoid suspicion, but when he saw the Queen Mother's attitude, he ignored it and simply asked: "Does my mother still remember the cotton-padded clothes incident in the winter of the fourth year of Wanli?" "Remember." Empress Dowager Li immediately recalled the scene of Zhu Yijun running into the courtyard of Qianqing Palace and holding up a torn cotton coat like a fishing net with both hands, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you suddenly mention this?"

"I will never forget this matter for the rest of my life," Zhu Yijun stomped his feet, and tears welled up in his eyes. He looked at Empress Dowager Li and said, "My mother, our grandfather Wu Qinghou and uncle Li Gao, because of the cotton-padded coat incident, What a shame to lose. My grandfather used to be happy all day long. Since then, he seems to be a different person. He nods and bows when he sees everyone, as if he owes someone a debt. Uncle Li Gao often shakes his head and sighs. He said that he was "bitten by a snake once, and afraid of well ropes for three years." At that time, Er advocated not favoritism and thoroughly investigated the cotton-padded clothes incident, so he even issued a strict order to arrest Hu Zigao and kill Shao Daxia. Although many years have passed, judging from today , there is nothing wrong with it, but the problem is that several parties involved in this matter, Wang Chonggu was promoted a year later, and became Minister of the Ministry of Households. Our grandfather has become the target of public criticism. Therefore, I have always suspected that the real purpose of Qi Jiguang revealing this matter is to deter Wu Qinghou." Zhu Yijun's touching words of "love" immediately recalled the Empress Dowager Li's memories of the past: since the cotton-padded clothes incident, her father Wu Qinghou's family, like seedlings that have been short of water, have been drooping all day long, and finally There is no time to thrive.In the past two years, Li Wei has grown old and suffered from chest pains, so he seldom came to the palace. The Queen Mother Li occasionally saw each other, and seeing her old father's dull and reserved appearance, she felt very sorry and always thought of owed Father's love, but I don't know what I owe.Now that she heard what her son said, she realized it suddenly.She was moved by the fact that her son was thinking about what happened to his grandfather's family.But she felt intuitively that her son's transfer of Qi Jiguang away from Jizhen was not entirely to vent his anger on Marquis Wuqing.From his eyes, it can be seen that he seems to be hiding something.Taking a step back, even if the son really wants to fight for the grandfather, it is something that can be imagined but not done.Because in the cotton-padded clothes incident, after all, Marquis Wu Qing was suspected of being greedy for ink.The way it was dealt with at that time did indeed have the effect of shaking the mountain and shaking the tiger, effectively curbing the growing corruption of ink in the officialdom.If it is corrected now, it will inevitably cause criticism from the government and the public, and people in the world will ask: Why did Zhang Juzheng die, and the wise master he trained suddenly became a fool? He must have been given ecstasy soup.Suddenly, Zhang Siwei's smile appeared in her mind, so she asked: "You said just now that the suggestion to transfer Qi Jiguang away from Ji Town was the idea of ​​Bingke to Gu Yun?" "yes." "So, you instructed Gu Yun to write this note?" Zhu Yijun realized that his mother was playing tricks on him, and quickly denied it: "No, my son never instructed." "It's not your instruction, how can you say it's to vent your anger on your grandfather's behalf?" Queen Mother Li thought she had found a loophole, and said, "I heard that Gu Yun is Zhang Siwei's disciple." "I don't know about this." "You don't know, we know!" Empress Dowager Li glanced over, and Zhu Yijun quickly lowered his head as if he had been burned.Empress Dowager Li scolded, "Once Mr. Zhang dies, you will lose your discipline. You dare to tell lies in front of your mother!" Empress Dowager Li scolded a harsh word in desperation, and felt sad again after scolding, tears streaming down her face.Zhu Yijun hadn't heard such a severe reprimand for many years, and he was so frightened that cold sweat dripped down his back.He tried to explain for a long time but couldn't find a way to talk, his hands trembled like a convulsion in anxiety, a loud hiccup came out of his mouth, and then he choked loudly.Seeing this scene, Feng Bao hurriedly called Zhou You, and ordered: "Go to the internal pharmacy quickly and get a small bottle of afterbirth powder." Hearing what Feng Bao said, Empress Dowager Li suddenly remembered that choking was a common problem her son had when he was a child. Whenever he was frightened, he would hiccup and hiccup for half a day.Later, it was Feng Bao who found a folk remedy. He said that he used the afterbirth left by cats to absorb the water, dried it with tiles, and ground it into powder. When he choked, he mixed it with honey and drank water. Cure lark.After Zhu Yijun grew up, he never made this mistake again. He never thought that he would be back to his childhood in a hurry.Empress Dowager Li was so angry that she was so angry, she got up quickly and helped her son gently beat his back.At this time Zhou You came running like flying, Feng Bao who was waiting at the door hurriedly took the afterbirth powder, brewed it and adjusted the temperature for Zhu Yijun to drink.Half of it is the effect of the medicine and the other half is the psychological effect. After a while, Zhu Yijun stopped snoring.Empress Dowager Li let out a long breath, and sat back on the embroidered couch. After all this tossing, several people in Xinuange felt tired.Empress Dowager Li's mouth is dry.The servant sent a glass of rock sugar chrysanthemum water, and was sipping it when Zhu Yijun said: "I said to go to see the chrysanthemums, but I didn't expect it to be noon so soon. Queen Mother, can you stay and have lunch with you?" Feng Bao heard from the side that the emperor did not really want to keep him, and he was secretly anxious. Although the Empress Dowager Li scolded her son for a long time, it sounded satisfying but she didn't implement it. It's like eating watermelon when you are hungry.He was afraid that Empress Dowager Li would not stay, so he said first: "The Empress Dowager has not had a meal with the emperor for a long time. Since she is here today, and it happens to be the Double Ninth Festival, it is time to have a festival meal together." Empress Dowager Li had the habit of taking a nap, and was about to leave, but Feng Bao pointed out that today was the Double Ninth Festival, so she was embarrassed to leave, and said: "Okay, Jun'er, what do you want to eat?" Zhu Yijun wanted to send his mother away, but was tripped by Feng Bao. He scolded "Old Fox" in his heart, but Mingli replied to his mother with a smile: "My son's meals are all arranged by the imperial dining room. My son eats whatever they do." "You have always been a picky eater. When you eat cabbage, you only eat the leaves and not the stalks. When you eat eggs, you only eat the white and not the yellow. Let the imperial dining room make arrangements for you. Who knows about your problems?" Feng Bao interjected and said: "I will report to the Empress Dowager, the emperor's taste habits, and the gang of servants in the imperial dining room are not ignorant." "You taught them all?" "This old slave has served the emperor for so many years, how can he not know the emperor's habits?" Feng Bao added, "Seeing the emperor eating well and sleeping soundly, this old slave feels at ease." While talking, the steward signboard of the imperial dining room has led several firemen to bring in the table and food boxes, and put out all kinds of dishes, there are thirty or forty dishes, large and small.Empress Dowager Li eats Huazhai every three, six or nine days, and her diet is light. When she sees such greasy food, she feels dizzy and asks Zhu Yijun: "There are so many dishes on every meal, don't you get confused?" "Fortunately, I only eat the few dishes in front of me." "If you can't eat that much, you should cut down a few. The king of a country should set an example for the common people, and should not develop the habit of squandering at any time. Eunuch Feng, please take some time to say hello to the imperial dining room." "I obey the order," Feng Bao said with a smile as he savored the words of the Empress Dowager Li, "I will report to the Empress Dowager, it is no wonder that the Imperial Dining Room is responsible for this matter." "Why?" "The standard of the emperor's meals is set. When the empress dowager lived with the emperor in the Qianqing Palace, the initial meal silver was ten taels per meal, and later it was increased to fifteen taels. Since August this year, it has been increased to twenty taels. Cathay Pacific Minfeng, there is more money in the treasury, the emperor should eat better. The old slave instructed the brands of the imperial dining room that the emperor should eat every penny of the twenty taels of silver, who would dare to deduct from it Greedy for cheap, the old slave took his skin off." "Eunuch Feng manages it well. Let's look at this table of noodles, it seems to be more than twenty taels of silver." Empress Dowager Li picked out a small bowl of noodles mixed with a spoonful of fried sauce and swallowed slowly, suddenly remembered something, He asked again, "How much is the food for each meal at Concubine Gong's place?" "Five taels, this is also a rule, the concubine's meal silver is four times less than the emperor's." "It's only five taels, isn't it too little? Rules are dead, but people are alive." Empress Dowager Li frowned and said, "Yesterday, we went to Qixiang Palace to see her mother and child, and we found out that her milk Not enough, you should give her more milk-promoting meals. Oh, just keep talking, Mr. Feng, you should also eat some. I remember you like to eat steamed buns with jujube noodles and drink bird’s nest soup, you can eat them here.” "Thank you, Empress Dowager," Feng Bao carefully took a jujube noodle steamed bun from the dining table, and said as he ate it with his hands, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, the servant ordered twenty nurses to be added to the Nanzi Mansion, all of whom are first-class. Good health. Of course, Concubine Gong is in confinement, and the food silver should have been increased a long time ago, and this servant will order it this afternoon." Just as the Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao were talking lively, Zhu Yijun had already gorged himself so much that he hiccupped.At this moment, he took the mouthwash cup handed by the waiter, rinsed his mouth, and interjected: "Concubine Gong has no milk, so she can't blame others." "What's the matter?" Queen Mother Li put down her chopsticks and asked. "She refused to eat, she said that eating too much would make her fat." "She told you?" "yes." "She's trying to please you," Empress Dowager Li pursed her lips into a smile, "I'm afraid she will gain weight, and you don't like her, so you should persuade her to eat more." "She won't eat, it's useless to persuade her, I'll let her go." Zhu Yijun looked indifferent, "It doesn't matter if she doesn't have milk, anyway, there is so much milk in the nurse's house, even if Chang Luo grows ten mouths, she can eat it." Don't come!" "You father, how can you talk like this, pretending to understand!" The Queen Mother Li said angrily, "No matter how good other people's milk is, it is not as sweet as mother's milk. , What was the result? You spit it out after taking a sip, crying wildly, and the mother stuffed the nipple into your mouth, and you stopped crying immediately." Suffering this robbing, Zhu Yijun smiled dryly and stopped defending.Seeing the mother and son picking up wild cotton, Feng Bao was as anxious as a cat scratching.He ordered the little fireman to carry the dining table out, and while Zhu Yijun was picking his teeth and Empress Dowager Li was wiping her face, he coughed and said: "Empress Dowager, after lunch, it's time for you to go back to the Compassionate Ning Palace and take a nap. Let's see if you have anything else to say to the Emperor before you leave." Empress Dowager Li immediately understood the intention of Feng Bao's words, and thought of the bag of Burmese bells.After thinking about it, he said: "Jun'er, this mother-in-law came here today not to find trouble with you, but to remind you that you must be cautious when governing alone. You are the king of a country, you only need to change your mind once It can make thousands of people get promoted and get rich, and it can also make thousands of people wronged and wronged, and even die without a place to die. Usually, you have Zhang Juzheng behind you to make big decisions. Once Mr. Zhang dies, we will see what you do A few things are neither fish nor fowl, but they seem to be instigated by someone." Empress Dowager Li talked about Mr. Zhang one by one, and Zhu Yijun felt very uncomfortable when he heard that, so he pouted and muttered: "Now that Mr. Zhang is dead, where can I find him to listen to his teachings day and night?" Empress Dowager Li choked for a moment, thinking that it would be fine to talk about family life with her son, but it would be uncomfortable to talk about political affairs.Ben said to leave after saying this, but then he changed his mind and sat down again, and said to his son: "Mr. Zhang is dead, but Eunuch Feng is still alive!" "The Emperor Taizu has a code of law, so..." Zhu Yijun wanted to say, "Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics", but when he saw his mother's eyes staring like copper bells, he retracted the words and said, "Eunuchs can only For the emperor's housekeeper, he has to rely on the civil and military ministers of the outer court to govern the country." Feng Bao knew that if he went on like this, he would have to pay for another afternoon in vain.His immediate goal right now was to get rid of Zhang Jing, but Queen Mother Li didn't speak, and he didn't dare to speak first.In order to draw out the words of Empress Dowager Li, he added: "Your majesty, what you said just now is a great strategy for governing the country. I am happy to hear that you can say that. I saw you grow up with my own eyes. This is definitely not a show. The queen mother can testify. Remember that the eldest son of the emperor is here. On the day Qixiang Palace was born, the old slave was so happy that she shed tears. Seeing this white and fat little dragon egg reminded us of the emperor when he was a child. Do you still remember the queen mother? When the emperor was two years old, he had whooping cough, and every He didn't sleep at night and clamored to ride a horse. The old slave had to coax him and lie down on the ground as a horse. Your Majesty, you rode on the old slave's back with your hands around the old slave's neck. After riding for half a night, the old slave crawled all over the ground. You can't stop, and you cry when you stop. Often after an hour, the old slave's knees are worn out on the brick floor, and the blood will not stop. But as long as he can make the emperor happy, the old slave will not care about it. I feel uncomfortable. How time flies, the emperor gave birth to a child in a blink of an eye, this old slave can't help but sigh. The emperor is twenty years old, but he has been emperor for ten years. Mr. Zhang said many times before his death that you are a god You are wise and created the revival of the Ming Dynasty. The old slave saw it in his eyes and was very happy in his heart. Now you have been in charge of the government for three months, considering the priorities, distinguishing between right and wrong, good and evil, and being just right. It is a rare style of enlightening the Lord. However, when the emperor did such things as the establishment of Guoguang, the dismissal of Qi Jiguang, etc., the old slave looked at it and found it incredible. But when he thought about it, there were traces to be found." "Where are the traces?" Queen Mother Li asked. "Since the emperor is pro-government, he must want to re-plan and deal with it, and cultivate the Wanli New Deal even better than when Mr. Zhang was alive. The emperor wants to show his talents. This is a good thing, and it is a blessing for the people of the world. But after the emperor's pro-government measures, Rong Laonu dared to say that he was being used by others." "Used by who?" It was still Queen Mother Li who asked. "Zhang Siwei." "This Zhang Siwei," said Empress Dowager Li, pouted and dissatisfied, "Didn't Mr. Zhang personally recommend the others?" "It was personally recommended by Mr. Zhang, but how can people see everything clearly? In ancient times, there were treacherous men who collected beauties to mistake their monarchs, and some put poison in their flesh and falsely accused their princes. These people are filthy. Before the evil deeds are exposed, which one is not the best of humility? Let alone say that standing high in front of the Emperor Longqing is not blindly flattering? Zhang Siwei is not like this now? When Zhang Juzheng was alive, he was cautious and ingratiating, even if he farted, he was afraid of making a fuss. But since he served as Ge Kui, he couldn't wait to instigate The disciples repeatedly impeached Zhang Juzheng, and he wanted to get rid of those who valued Zhang Juzheng before he was alive. Such a misfortune spreads over the officials, the poison affects the loyal, the mechanism is out of balance, and the deception can be seen, how can the emperor think about it carefully!" Feng Bao's words have been stored in his chest for a long time, once he utters them, they will pour out like water from a silver bottle.Zhu Yijun had never heard Feng Bao discuss state affairs in such a lengthy manner before, so he couldn't help feeling a little more in awe of him. Just before his mother and son had time to react, Zhou You poked his head in and looked at it. Empress Dowager Li asked him : "What's the matter with you?" Zhou You stood at the door and said: "Following the Emperor's order, the theater stage in Youyizhai has been widened: Pai Ban, the director of the Jiaofang Division, came to ask for instructions, whether or not to use their musicians when the Nanjing Opera Troupe comes to perform tonight. " Before Zhu Yijun could speak, Feng Bao rushed to answer: "The opera troupe from Nanjing has all the qin, flute, flute and drums, so the band of the Jiaofang Division is not needed." "The servant knows, so I will go back to my life." Talking about the car, Zhou You turned around and went out. Just as he crossed the threshold, Zhu Yijun yelled "Come back", grabbed his feet and entered the door again.Zhu Yijun said to him: "Declaring my will, immediately send people to report to Marquis of Wuqing Li Wei, Uncle Dingyuan Wang Wei, Prince Consort Xu Congcheng, Marquis of Dingxi Jiang You, etc., and bring their families to the palace tonight to accompany the two empress dowagers to the theater." "The slave obeys the order." Zhou You went away.Empress Dowager Li saw that her son never forgot his close relatives, and she felt warm in her heart.Seeing that he commanded the servants under him, looking calm and majestic, he felt that the "little emperor" he was used to had grown up after all, sighed, and continued the previous topic: "Jun'er, Mr. Feng is your great companion. This feeling cannot be replaced by ordinary people: he is the only one who is loyal and dares to criticize your 'Dragon Scale'. He said that you are partial to Zhang Siwei. Let's see you like that." Son, I am not convinced." "Mother, I have always listened carefully to Da Companion's words. What I said just now is really like enlightenment. However, Da Companion just said Zhang Siwei in front of you today. I have never listened to him before. Raise your voice." Zhu Yijun's words made Feng Bao very embarrassed.He knew how offending it would be to go around the emperor to find the Empress Dowager Li, but this was forced by the situation, so he had to be careful and said: "Your Majesty, the half of the words you swallowed just now, the servant understands that the old emperor Hongwu made it clear when he founded the country that eunuchs in the inner court are not allowed to interfere in politics. If the old slave took the initiative to tell you about Zhang Siwei, wouldn't he be suspected of interfering in politics? ?” "My companion is very measured in his actions, and I also know how to take blame for a moment and bear a thousand years of grievances." Zhu Yijun clearly praised but secretly teased, "Yesterday, Zhang Siwei wrote me a secret post, specifically telling you what's wrong, When we saw the absurdity, we tore it up." "What did he say?" Queen Mother Li asked. "He said that Daban sent people to his hometown in Puzhou, Shanxi, secretly trying to dig up his ancestral grave." "Why dig his ancestral grave?" "Outsiders spread rumors that Zhang Siwei paid homage to the prime minister because his ancestor's tomb was buried in the land of auspicious land, and by digging his ancestral tomb, he broke Zhang Siwei's life as a prime minister. Companion, is this true or false? " "It's just nonsense," Feng Bao didn't expect that this matter would be exposed. Zhang Siwei took this opportunity to complain in front of the emperor, and suddenly became angry from embarrassment, "This Siwei, as Ge Kui, actually fabricated such lies to deceive the emperor. What is it?" What is your intention? If the emperor believes this shameless slander, this old slave will have no choice but to resign." After saying that, he was so sad that he shed tears. Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Li also felt that digging the ancestral grave was a sinister move, but she didn't believe that Feng Bao would do this, so she said favorably: "The ancestral grave of Zhang Siwei's family may have been dug up, otherwise, he would not have written a post to the emperor out of nothing. However, if this crime is placed on Eunuch Feng, it will be unavoidable." Zhu Yijun took the opportunity to pretend to be a good person: "Yes, I don't believe it, so I didn't pursue it." Empress Dowager Li looked up out of the window, the shadow of the tree had already slanted to the west, and she didn't want to argue any longer, so she confessed to Zhu Yijun: "Things done in the past, whatever was inappropriate, should be remedied as much as possible if it can be remedied, and a lesson must be learned if it cannot be remedied. In the future, if you encounter a big decision and are not sure, you should ask Eunuch Feng. After all, he was before the late emperor. Like Zhang Juzheng, I have been ordered by Gu, and I have never had any second thoughts about you, do you remember?" "Remember." Zhu Yijun replied in a low voice. "Also," Empress Dowager Li continued, "Zhang Jing, eunuch and eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, we see that this man's intentions are even worse than those of Sun Hai and Ke Yong who seduced you back then. Immediately expel this man from the palace. .” "Why is that?" Zhu Yijun was shocked. Due to her status as a mother, Empress Dowager Li couldn't expose Zhang Jing's purchase of Burmese bells for her son, so she said angrily, "What did you ask Zhang Jing to do, and you don't need to ask others?" When Zhu Yijun was confused and at a loss, Feng Bao took the Queen Mother Li's words and said: "The Queen Mother said that Zhang Jing is worse than Sun Hai and Ke Yong back then. There is conclusive evidence. Let's not talk about it, just talk about Zhang Jing's character He is not suitable to stay with the emperor anymore. Your majesty, this old slave has been observing Zhang Jing for several years. He is smart but has a wicked mind. Recently, he has hooked up with Zhang Siwei, which is the most hateful. The eunuchs in the inner court are not allowed to associate with officials in the outer court. , this is also the ancestral training of Emperor Hongwu!" Empress Dowager Li went on to say: "Jun'er, what Eunuch Feng said is true. This Zhang Jing, from now on, we don't want to see him again." "The old servant has already made up his mind to send Zhang Jing to Nanjing Xiaoling to grow vegetables according to the old practice of dealing with Sun Hai and the guests. Your Majesty, what do you think?" Feng Bao's coercion of the empress dowager's prestige has clearly forced the palace.Zhu Yijun felt unwilling, but did not dare to resist, so he could only falter: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow!"