As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles. Zhu Yili thought that the first thing to do is to understand Empress Dowager Li’s attitude or thoughts.

If Empress Dowager Li didn't believe that Emperor Wanli hated Zhang Juzheng at all, then the significance of this conversation seemed to be less important; if she believed it, at least she had some doubts, then for Zhu Yili, the next path might be easier.

Therefore, Zhu Yili looked at Empress Dowager Li with a focused expression. In my heart, he certainly hoped that Empress Dowager Li believed that Emperor Wanli hated Zhang Juzheng, because only in this way could he better prevent it.

However, Empress Dowager Li shook her head, her tone was very firm, and she said, "Mr. Zhang has kindness to our Zhu family. I don't believe that your prince is such an ungrateful person."

"..." Although Zhu Yili did not reply, through Empress Dowager Li's words and her expression, he at least understood one thing: in history, Empress Dowager Li did not stop Emperor Wanli from liquidating Zhang Juzheng, which must have been caused by many reasons.

I don’t believe that Emperor Wanli is ungrateful and hates Zhang Juzheng as one of them.

If it was because Empress Dowager Li was unwilling to break up with her eldest son, she had to consider Emperor Wanli's authority and was afraid of hurting the relationship between mother and son, then there was no good prevention in the early stage, so Emperor Wanli was given the opportunity.

There is no prevention because we don’t believe that Emperor Wanli hates Zhang Juzheng, and that Emperor Wanli hates Zhang Juzheng, so we don’t prevent it. It can be said that the two are mutually causal.

As a result... a tragedy happened.

Just like Emperor Wanli dealing with Feng Bao with Empress Dowager Li on his back, Empress Dowager Li only learned the truth after dealing with it, and it was too late to intervene.

In fact, there was no good prevention, which gave Emperor Wanli a chance.

Empress Dowager Li probably never expected Emperor Wanli to do this, so when it was true that everything was too late.

At this time, Empress Dowager Li said she didn't believe it, so what else could Zhu Yili say? He could only find a way for himself: "Don't think too much, my mother, I'm just speculating."

Empress Dowager Li still looked unrelaxed and said quietly: "Don't Li'er have the super ability to predict the future? Isn't Li'er's prediction always accurate?"

It's very accurate! Zhu Yili thought to himself, but this prophecy cannot be made clear!

So, he replied, "Mom, the so-called prophecy is something that has not happened yet. Who can guarantee that it must be accurate?"

Looking at Zhu Yili's expression, Empress Dowager Li felt something was strange. She was suspicious, but she said seriously: "Liang'er, look at your mother's eyes and say it again from the bottom of your heart."

"Mom, what do you want the child to say?" Zhu Yiliu didn't want to pretend to be confused.

But what are the solutions?

Empress Dowager Li was staring and eager to get an answer: "You answer me seriously. Do you think your emperor brother really hates Mr. Zhang so much?"

At this point, Zhu Yili knew that it was impossible to avoid it.

But how to answer must be given particular attention.

Although he was not afraid of Empress Dowager Li, if it was heard by Emperor Wanli, his life would probably be difficult for him to live in the future.

Emperor Wanli did nothing now, how could he "fraudulently accused" him of Zhang Juzheng? Even if he really hates him, Emperor Wanli would not admit it.

Everything needs to be based on evidence.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yili replied: "Mom, don't be too serious either."

"Yuan'er," Empress Dowager Li suddenly looked dark and said in a suffocating manner, "You are here to look for your mother today, and you look serious as soon as you come up. Why do you advise me not to be too serious in the end?"

Well, it seems, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Zhu Yiliu forced a smile and said, "Mom, it's nothing. The child is just worried that the emperor's brother will hate Mr. Zhang, so he took a serious attitude as soon as he started. Since the mother doesn't believe it, it means that the child's speculation is definitely not accurate, it's just a worry. After all, the person who knows the emperor's brother the best is Mother, not My child."

Empress Dowager Li nodded slightly. Although she was not very satisfied with Zhu Yili's explanation, she could also vaguely feel the indescribable hiddenness of her younger son.

Since you don’t want to say it, then don’t ask—this is what a smart person does.

So, although Empress Dowager Li was eager to get a definite answer, she did not continue to ask questions, but just said with emotion: "Now Mr. Zhang is gone, even if your prince really hates him, the dead are the most important thing, so it should be dispersed with the wind and turned into nothing."

"..." Zhu Yili was a little confused, thinking that Empress Dowager Li was just saying it was just now, saying that she didn't believe Emperor Wanli would do such a thing;

But at this moment, this sentimental sentence seems to believe it, giving people the feeling that it is only because Emperor Wanli is her son that he does not believe that his son is an ungrateful person...

Seeing that Zhu Yili was silent, Empress Dowager Li asked again: "Couldn't Liu'er think so?"

"Tsk, there is still a question?" Zhu Yili thought to himself, "The dead are the greatest? They dissipate with the wind? They turn into nothing? Hehe, it is probably not that easy, they almost opened the coffin and whipped the corpse. Emperor Wanli's hatred for Zhang Juzheng was like a surging river, and he was out of control when he was caught."

But Zhu Yiliu will definitely not say these words in front of Empress Dowager Li!

So after a moment of pondering, Zhu Yili replied, "Mom, I shouldn't have guessed it. Fortunately, there are no other outsiders here, so I just think it's the child to give my mother a reminder."

"Yeah." After saying this, Empress Dowager Li was embarrassed to ask more questions. But she could feel that Zhu Yiliu clearly had something to do.

So, when Zhu Yili left, Empress Dowager Li sat quietly and pondered, constantly asking herself: Is Jun'er really jealous of Mr. Zhang? But you can't ask your eldest son in person!

She had known that Emperor Wanli was a very sensitive person.

To be honest, don’t look at her words in front of her younger son, but in fact she is really unsure. She really can’t guarantee that her eldest son doesn’t hate Zhang Juzheng.

On the contrary, she actually tends to infer the younger son. But she understands one truth: first of all, she must believe her son. If even her mother does not believe in her son, who else hopes will believe it?

That's why she felt guilty but pretended to be calm and expressed her opinion in front of her younger son Zhu Yili, saying that she didn't believe that her eldest son Wanli was an ungrateful person.

However, she also knew that since her youngest son had raised it seriously, this issue should be taken seriously. Don't do it like the Hangzhou Mutiny and Quanzhou Mutiny. It was clearly predicted and reminded before, but no one listened... It should have been eliminated, but in the end it all turned into a tragedy.

She said she wanted to prepare to gradually delegate power, but she was still worried about Emperor Wanli: Why didn't she meet the chief assistant of Shen Shixing? Are she really angry? Are she really jealous of Mr. Zhang...

No, the more Empress Dowager Li thought about it, the more she felt that it was necessary to have an open conversation with her eldest son, Emperor Wanli.

She actually went.

She believes that honest communication is the best way to solve problems.

However, no matter how much I think about it, can Emperor Wanli still communicate with her honestly?

She couldn't guarantee that her son had really grown up after all. Once a person grew up, he would naturally have thoughts that were unwilling to speak to others.

Not to mention the eldest son, Emperor Wanli, or the younger son, Zhu Yili, she could feel that she often had thoughts that she could not tell her.

But I still have to go there. Who made her, as a mother, just hold on to power!

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Chapter completed!