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Chapter 1608 The Queen Mother is reluctant to leave Yue Yue

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    After Wanli ascended to the throne, Empress Dowager Li has been living in Qianqing Palace to take care of the emperor's daily life and supervise him to study hard and make progress every day.

    She believes that the reason why Emperor Longqing was dissolute and neglectful in politics, and finally ended up as a man and a ghost, is because he only played when he was a child and did not leave the court to study until he was sixteen, so he was so playful!

    Queen Mother Li came from a humble background and was afraid that her son would become the second best among the little bees and others would say that she could not educate the emperor well, so she was very strict in disciplining the little emperor.  From time to time, random inspections were conducted, and many of the emperor's private collections of miniature books, figures, and various novel toys were found.

    Whenever the emperor showed such behavior that was detrimental to his studies, Empress Dowager Li would make him kneel for a long time.

    On the day of going to court, Queen Mother Li would dress neatly at the fifth watch and say hello: "Your Majesty, it's time to get up." Then she would order him to help the sleepy little emperor sit down, get water to wash his face, and then take him on a ride.  Go out and go to court in front of Huangji Gate.

    She also ordered Feng Bao to strictly discipline the eunuchs around the emperor. Anyone who dared to lead the emperor and failed to learn well would be sent directly to Neidong Factory and beaten to death.  Under the all-weather, no-dead-end control of the Queen Mother and Feng Bao, Emperor Wanli was naturally obedient and did not dare to make his own decisions about anything.

    Therefore, the one who really has the final say legally in the Ming Dynasty is not the emperor but the Queen Mother Li.  But Empress Dowager Li was very self-aware and full of respect for national affairs. She never dared to make her own decisions, so she entrusted everything to her most admired, admired and dependent relative, Xianggong Zhang.

    Not surprisingly, when General Feng Bao reported the bad news that Zhang Juzheng had lost his father and was about to ask Ding You, the Empress Dowager suddenly panicked.

    "What, Ding You? Then you have to go there for more than three years, right?" Li Caifeng, who was chanting the Buddha's name, dropped the rosary beads in his hand and immediately expressed that he could not accept it.  "No, no, absolutely not! Who will teach me about Buddhism when he is gone?"

    "Three years is an imaginary number, to be precise it is twenty-seven months." Feng Bao hurriedly picked up Li Caifeng's clam beads, which Mr. Zhang drove out one by one, strung them into strings, and gave them to the Queen Mother.  Queen Mother Li always regarded it as her life, so she quickly took it and wiped it carefully.

    "Twenty-seven months is too long!" Queen Mother Li could not imagine that she would not see Mr. Zhang for such a long time.

    The pads of her fingers ran across the smooth beads, just like running through Zhang Xianggong's long, waterfall-like beard. She was even more inseparable, and she didn't want him to leave for a moment.  Then he asked Wanli: "My lord, what do you mean?"

    "This, of course, is done according to the wishes of the husband." Wanli looked at the expression on his mother's face and timidly said: "Hasn't the queen always listened to the husband's wishes?"

    ¡°He was being a little clever.  With Wanli's intelligence, how could he not have known that his mother did not want Mr. Zhang to worry about Ding.  But he really longed for the days when there would be no more supervision from Mr. Zhang, and he would not have to go to school or go to court.

    "You are stupid!" But the queen mother reprimanded her flatly: "Can Mr. Zhang be able to talk about such a thing and say he will stay? We have to be determined to keep him!"

    "But mother" Wan Li whispered: "It is stipulated by Saint Kong that we should mourn for our parents for three years. How can we not allow Mr. Ding to worry? That will make him sad."

    "But we are even more sad when he is worried!" Empress Dowager Li choked with tears in her eyes.  Without Mr. Zhang, who would soothe the loneliness in his heart?  Who will protect the emperor from the wind and rain?  Who else can fill the vacancy left by this great man?  Who else can the emperor and himself rely on?

    Thinking of this, she became more determined and determined to keep Mr. Zhang.  He wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, calmed down and asked: "After Mr. left, there are hundreds of papers and memorials every day at home and abroad. Can you personally review them? There are also floods, earthquakes, and border uprisings."  There are endless emergencies like this, can you handle them?"

    "Can't" Wanli shook his head in frustration.

    "With so many appointments, removals, promotions and demotions of officials, do you know whether they are virtuous or not?"

    "No." Wanli shook his head again.

    "Sir, the reform of the country has reached a critical moment. Do you have the confidence to continue the reform?"

    ¡°No¡­¡± Wanli¡¯s eyes completely lost their light.  It turns out that I just thought that once Mr. Zhang left, I wouldn¡¯t have to study anymore.  But he forgot that Mr. Zhang was still carrying a huge burden for him.

    "But isn't there Mr. Lu?" But his temperament followed that of his grandfather, and he showed signs of being stubborn at a young age. Even his mother would have a hard time convincing him.  "If that doesn't work, if we ask the minister to recommend a few bachelors to the cabinet, wouldn't the three cobblers still be able to stand up to Zhuge Liang?"

    "You're talking nonsense! There are a thousand people in the family, but only one person is in charge! If there are too many people talking, nothing can be accomplished!" Queen Mother Li finally slammed the table and said angrily: "The only one who can take care of this house for you is Mr. Zhang! This Ming Dynasty will never happen again.  I can't find anyone else like him.?Go on, our family is going in to deliver the message.  "

    "Please, father-in-law." The frozen quails hurriedly greeted each other with envy in their hearts.  The respect that the emperor and the two palaces showed for Mr. Zhang was truly unprecedented.

    Fortunately, in the next three years, everyone no longer has to live in his shadow and can see the light of day again.  So despite being frozen and trapped, everyone is still in a bright mood

    Until they heard the edict read by Eunuch Feng to Xianggong Zhang.  Everyone became nervous immediately.

    ¡®I now know that my husband¡¯s father has passed away, and I have been mourning him for a long time.  Sir, you don¡¯t know what to do with your sorrowful heart?  However, Mr. Tianjiang is an extraordinary person. He personally inherited the entrustment of the late emperor and assisted me in my childhood. The country was laid in peace and the world was at peace. He showed great loyalty, which is rare since ancient times.  Sir, your father's soul must be in a state of joy. Today, you should think of me, suppress your sorrow, and achieve great filial piety.  I am very lucky, and the world is very lucky!  '(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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