"Your Majesty, your Majesty has just ascended the throne, but everything is being restricted, and the imperial power cannot be extended at all. I think it's time to make a serious decision. If Gao Gong is allowed to control the government and form secret factions, it's really time. On the day when he planned to rebel, it was too late for us to regret it," Feng Bao continued to talk, looking "heartbroken".

Feng Bao said that Gao Gong would rebel in the future, which was naturally a bit exaggerated, but the first sentence he said really hit Concubine Li's heart. Now she cannot be named "Empress Dowager", isn't it because Gao Gong has been punished? Is it the "constraint" of a certain faction of officials?

"If that's really the case, then, what should we do?" Empress Chen looked worried, looking at Concubine Li beside her.

"What Feng Bao said does have some truth..." Concubine Li pondered, looking at Yang Ning.

Yang Ning smiled coldly in her heart, deliberately lowering her gaze, not making eye contact with Concubine Li, and not saying a word.

Concubine Li's voice then sounded, "In that case, Jun'er, then issue an imperial edict on the eighth day of the lunar month to charge Gao Gong with 'taking power and governing for one's own purposes, seizing prestige and fortune to act as one's own master', and order him to become an official." , returned to his hometown to live idle, and the position of chief minister of the cabinet was taken over by Zhang Juzheng."

"My child obeys," Wan Li said with a little excitement in his voice.

Concubine Li pondered for a moment, then said to Feng Bao: "Go and talk to Mr. Zhang first about this matter. After the imperial edict is announced, if there are any changes in the court, Mr. Zhang should be prepared..."

"Yes," Feng Bao agreed in a brisk voice.

"After the emperor was buried, the Yuyang Palace was razed to the ground, and Ma Ying and those dirty things were all dealt with by me..."

"yes,"

"And Meng Tong, he should be sleeping in his house outside the palace now, and others will take care of him first, and then deal with him after a while..."

"yes,"

"You have straightened things out as soon as possible after taking over the office of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Meng Tong's cronies, especially the few slaves who resold tributes, flowers and trees, have also been sorted out by me..."

"yes,"

Following Li Guifei's instructions, Feng Bao agreed repeatedly. In just a few words, Li Guifei had decided the lives and deaths of many people.

Concubine Li paused, then looked at Yang Ning, who was standing below with his head slightly lowered and expressionless, as if inadvertently, and then said to Feng Bao: "Over there in the East Factory, hand over all the personnel and affairs to me as soon as possible. Yang Ning, please don’t delay. You can no longer interfere with Dongchang’s affairs from now on. You should also understand the rules here...,"

Feng Bao hesitated for a moment and then said: "Slave... I understand,"

Yang Ning always had an expressionless look on her face. Concubine Li finally couldn't help but said to Yang Ning: "Yang Ning, after you took over as the factory director of Dongchang, your original position as Chief of Ceremonies and Second Chief Bingbi Eunuch It's now free, do you have a suitable replacement?"

Concubine Li said this, obviously trying to sell her favor to Yang Ning, asking him to recommend candidates who were loyal to her. A trace of jealousy flashed under Feng Bao's lowered eyelids.

Yang Ning sneered in her heart: This is "compensating" for herself.

Although Yang Ning was full of resentment at this moment, Concubine Li asked her questions and had to answer. Yang Ning deliberately pondered for a long time before bowing and replied: "Returning to your Majesty, I am ashamed to say that I know very few people in the prison." , there is almost no one who is qualified to take over the slave's position. If the slave is not asked to recommend one, the slave believes that the former general manager of the Qianqing Palace and the former emperor's personal servant Li Gui and Eunuch Li have always been loyal to their duties and abide by their duties, so they are a suitable candidate."

"Li Gui, you want to recommend him," Concubine Li looked a little surprised. She really didn't expect that the person Yang Ning recommended would be Li Gui, because in her impression, when Long Qing was alive, Yang Ning and this Li Gui The relationship between Gui and Gui was not very close, and the two of them even had very few opportunities to meet and talk, so she was surprised that Yang Ning would recommend Li Guiren to such an important position.

Not to mention Concubine Li's surprise, even Yang Ning himself had not expected to recommend Li Gui before, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

He succeeded Feng Bao as the factory director of the East Factory. As for who would replace him, Yang Ning had actually thought that Concubine Li would come to ask for his ideas. Originally, Yang Ning wanted to recommend Xiang Zhong, but regardless of age, qualifications, and rules, From any aspect, Xiang Zhong is not qualified to take over his position. As for Zhang Cheng, he is now only a sixth-grade deacon of the Chief of Ceremonies, and he is not qualified. Apart from these two people, the entire inner supervisor is no longer familiar with him. After much deliberation, he finally thought of Li Gui.

Speaking of which, when Long Qing was alive, although Yang Ning and Li Gui didn't have much contact, their relationship was still harmonious. Li Gui was kind-hearted and not greedy for power, so he gained Long Qing's trust. At that time, Meng Tong Li Gui had a fierce fight with Feng Bao. He was in the hot seat of Longqing's Chamberlain. It can be said that he was disliked by both parties and was squeezed out by both parties. For this reason, he liked Yang Ning more and became closer to Yang Ning. Occasionally the two of them met in the palace, and they would always laugh and chat for a while before leaving.

Because of this, Yang Ning decided to finally recommend Li Gui to take over his position. There is no doubt that after Li Gui took over, he would definitely be on his side between Feng Bao and him, and he would have a powerful helper. .

Not to mention the past, after Long Qing's death, Li Gui was even more marginalized by Feng Bao. He immediately suggested that Concubine Li remove him from his position as the general manager of Qianqing Palace and let him go to Fengxian Palace to handle Long Qing's funeral. As for the future, Li Gui is obviously going to be demoted. Whether he can stay in the palace is still a question. Therefore, at this time, Li Gui must hate Feng Bao in his heart. His opponent's opponent is his friend. He must definitely recommend Li Gui. It's a good move.

As the saying goes, "One emperor, one courtier." Li Gui was originally Longqing's personal steward. Now that Wanli succeeded to the throne, in fact, according to convention, he should have stepped down. Wanli was still young and did not realize this. Whether Li Gui can be reused again is a matter of fact. It depends on Concubine Li.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate for Eunuch Yang to recommend Li Gui," before Concubine Li could speak, Feng Bao stood up and spoke again.

Concubine Li frowned slightly and said calmly: "Oh, what do you think is wrong?"

"I believe that Li Gui has always served the late emperor. Now that the late emperor is buried, according to custom, he shouldn't... uh, shouldn't..."

"That shouldn't be the case," Concubine Li's voice was a little colder.

Sweat suddenly broke out on Feng Bao's forehead, and he hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve and said: "What I mean is that Li Gui is now the temporary manager of Fengxian Hall and is responsible for the funeral rites of the late emperor. I'm afraid he won't be able to get away for a while... …,”

Concubine Li Gui immediately interrupted Feng Bao impatiently and said: "This is easy to handle. It's not too late to wait until he is done with his work before taking over. Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore. Just follow Yang Ning's wishes and let Li Gui finish his work." "funeral matters"

"Yes...yes," Feng Bao said helplessly, while Qiu Deyong's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment.

…

Walking on the way to Funing Palace, being blown by the cold wind, Yang Ning's mind became clearer and clearer. Thinking back to what happened just now, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was very inappropriate, very naive, and very ridiculous.

Although Concubine Li Gui agreed to appoint Li Gui to succeed her, she was selling herself a favor and trying to please herself, but at that moment she was still very angry, so after discussing several major matters in the Qianqing Palace, she pretended Without seeing the look in Li Guifei's eyes begging him to stay, Li Guifei resigned from the Qianqing Palace. It was obvious that Li Guifei wanted to find a chance to explain and apologize to herself for not following her own advice and wanting to remove Gao Gong, but she was a man. Being so petty and narrow-minded, turning around and leaving without caring, is this what a man should do?

Thinking about it carefully, since having an affair with Concubine Li, Concubine Li has been very affectionate and loving towards me, but the weight of my love for her is far from comparable. I rarely thought about how to repay her in the past. Because of her deep friendship, she was always obsessed with leaving the palace. Leaving her seemed to be very free and carefree, but she never thought about how sad she would be and whether it was fair to her.

In many things before, Concubine Li was obedient to her and accommodated her wholeheartedly. She should be grateful and repay her wholeheartedly, but she didn't have much gratitude, and her pride and complacency surfaced from time to time, and she was even more so. In this kind of accommodation and care, she gradually formed a habit and felt that it was all natural. So when Concubine Li chose not to follow her own advice on the removal of Gao Gong, she felt a huge psychological gap, and then she became angry and angry. Feeling resentful...

Yang Ning, Yang Ning, you really don’t know anything about good or bad, and you don’t have a clue in your heart. Think about how virtuous and capable you are, but you are still blessed to be loved and cared for so much by a noble concubine who is above you. You don't know your blessings, and you still think that this is all for granted. If something goes wrong, you will be cold-faced, lose your temper, and show off. You, you, you... you are really a bastard and shameless to the extreme.

To take a step back, is what I think must be right? Although Concubine Li is just a concubine and a womanly family, she has a decisive and fierce personality and has been in the palace for many years. Don't you think you should be aware of this matter inside and outside the court? Clearly, what’s wrong with the turmoil in the court and what’s wrong with causing unrest? Don’t you think that they will definitely settle the matter? You said that they don’t know how to make decisions before taking action and are eager for quick success. They also say that you are timid and can’t achieve great things.

So what if people are just keen on the title of Empress Dowager? Who doesn’t have fame, fortune, emotions, and desires? What’s more, it’s you, Yang Ning, who proposed this proposal.
Chapter completed!