"I wonder why my mother invited the child?"

"Jun'er, I want to ask you, you were obviously very angry two days ago. I blame your brother for not telling you that he had married Zhiyi, why did he turn his head and prepare a generous gift for your brother?"

Empress Dowager Li asked very directly without turning around. First, she thought so from the heart; secondly, she also saw Emperor Wanli with a happy expression, so she had no worries.

"Mom, the child was just angry for a moment. Afterwards, he calmed down and thought, in fact, there was a reason for the emperor to do this." Emperor Wanli was not too slow, and he organized language while thinking.

"Oh? Is that true? How do you say this?" Empress Dowager Li looked anxious to hear it.

"First of all, the emperor only told two people: one is your mother, and the other is his father-in-law Li Deshi, who didn't even tell his partner; secondly, the reason why the emperor did not know the child must be because he was low-key and did not want the child to celebrate him; furthermore, if the emperor really didn't have me, the elder brother, I should tell me even more, because I am the emperor, aren't you afraid that I will be angry? If I am really angry, then it proves that the two brothers have divorced. Is this the reason?"

"Well said it well! Jun'er said it well!" After hearing Emperor Wanli's words, Empress Dowager Li was so excited that she burst into tears. She suddenly felt that her son was mature and responsible.

"Don't worry, my mother, the blood is thicker than water, and the child is not that stingy." Emperor Wanli said with confidence.

"If Jun'er thinks this way, mom will feel relieved." Empress Dowager Li wiped her tears and then asked, "Since Jun'er understands that your brother wants to get married in a low-key manner, why do you suddenly want to give your brother such a generous gift? And you have to give it with great fanfare? Isn't it contrary to your brother's philosophy?"

Emperor Wanli replied quickly: "Mom, what does the child think. First, the emperor's brother is married anyway, and sending a gift is just to tell the emperor of the world that he is married, so he has a good explanation for his younger brother. There have been rumors outside that his younger brother was originally the daughter-in-law of the Liang family. If the emperor brother is married secretly, it is inevitable that his younger brother and sister will have ideas."

"Well, Jun'er is more careful!" Empress Dowager Li praised with a gaze.

"The great companion is worthy of following me for so many years!" Emperor Wanli suddenly turned his eyes to Feng Bao, and then said to Empress Dowager Li, "Second, mother, the child's idea coincides with the great companion. In fact, this gift is not rich, what is it compared to worshiping a vassal king? The emperor's brother was deprived of his title and demoted to a commoner. The child felt guilty. Even if he gave such a gift, it was not enough to express his heart!"

"My mother was deeply relieved when she heard Jun'er's words!" As she said that, Empress Dowager Li's tears came again.

"Mom, the child and the emperor are brothers, and they are all in one's own mind! We will never allow outsiders to speak irrelevantly or even provoke trouble for no reason to distract from the brotherly relationship between the child and the emperor!"

"Okay! OK! OK! Jun'er said it well!" Empress Dowager Li praised repeatedly.

However, Emperor Wanli's words were very uncomfortable to Feng Bao, and he felt that Emperor Wanli was determined to target him.

But in front of Empress Dowager Li and Emperor Wanli, Feng Bao could only nod and laugh all the time, not daring to show any true feelings.

Seeing Empress Dowager Li so happy, Emperor Wanli asked bluntly: "The child came here just to ask her mother whether she would object to the decision to send gifts?"

"Of course." Empress Dowager Li said, "not only does not object, but also highly appreciate it."

"But mom, some ministers in the court don't think so. They think this gift is much higher than the standard. The child had just met Mr. Shen and the Minister of Revenue, but was sent away by the child."

When talking about this, Emperor Wanli's face was filled with a smug look.

Empress Dowager Li sighed and murmured: "My mother knows this, Jun'er, don't blame them. After all, they are also thinking about the court and know how hard-earned the wealth in the treasury."

"Mom, the child did not blame them. At most, he complained about them: he didn't understand the relationship between the child and the emperor's brother at all. Money is nothing but something outside of his body. How can he measure his feelings with them?"

Empress Dowager Li kept nodding and smiling, excited and felt that she hadn't been so happy in a long time.

Feng Bao disagreed after hearing this. Perhaps he was prejudiced. He always felt that Emperor Wanli had other purposes. At least he felt that Emperor Wanli didn't think so in his heart. Otherwise, in just one or two days, Emperor Wanli would be completely opposite in the attitudes of the two?

Is Emperor Wanli really that generous?

Feng Bao didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart.

I thought that if Emperor Wanli was so generous, he would not have reached the point of liquidating Zhang Juzheng.

To put it bluntly, isn’t it just a manifestation of being petty and ungrateful?

Unless Zhu Yili's prediction deviates, according to the current situation, it will not.

To liquidate Zhang Juzheng, you only need to find an excuse.

Emperor Wanli was preparing for power.

Those who oppose Zhang Juzheng are also gaining momentum.

Feng Bao believed that this was the reality.

But Feng Bao never dared to express these words and emotions, and for the time being, he could only be buried deep in his heart.

In this way, the matter of preparing a gift for Zhu Yiliu was decided, and no ministers jumped out to object.

After all, Emperor Wanli had issued an order, Empress Dowager Li agreed, Feng Bao agreed, Shen Shixing and Zhang Xueyan were both convinced, what else could anyone say?

The key is that the two points written by Feng Baotiao are invincible and no one can refute them.

It can be seen that when Empress Dowager Li asked Feng Bao to write a note, it was definitely not a casual statement at that time.

Originally it was proposed by Fu Dahai, but Empress Dowager Li ordered Feng Bao to write a note. It was written by Feng Bao, and even if the sentences were exactly the same, the effect would definitely be very different. Different people, different status, and naturally different appeals.

Since it has been decided, the Ministry of Revenue will start preparing gold, silver and jewelry.

Ten days are a bit tight.

Nine thousand nine hundred coral pearls, nine thousand nine hundred blue rubies, and nine emeralds all need to be purchased from jewelers in Beijing.

As Zhang Xueyan was worried, the jewellers in the capital had a very quick nose. As soon as the imperial edict of Emperor Wanli was issued, they smelled a business opportunity.

Merchants value profit, which is their nature. If you can earn more, you will never waste any opportunity.

In this way, Zhang Xueyan's worries came true.

The price of jewelry in the capital has soared rapidly before the Ministry of Revenue has taken action.

Although the capital is a place where department stores are collected, these rare jewelry are definitely different from daily grain and silk. Because they are not ordinary consumer goods, there are not many inventory, and you can't buy them if you don't buy them, and there are not many stores for you to pick and pick them at will. There are only ten days, and you don't have time to go to other places, so you have to buy them even if the price is high.

So, in ten days, to be precise, eight days, because of two days of game, the jewelry in the entire Beijing city was quickly purchased.

After this operation, the Ministry of Revenue spent a total of more than 960,000 taels of silver to purchase coral pearls, green rubies and emeralds.

When Zhang Xueyan finished calculating the bill, she kept sweating all over her body. In addition to these expenses, there were also gold and silver, as well as the expenses incurred along the way.

According to Emperor Wanli, this time, a hundred households of Jinyiwei were sent to Jingzhou City. A hundred households had a total of one hundred and twelve people, and the eunuchs and Li Deshi accompanying him, the consumption was not small on the way back and forth.

Zhang Xueyan felt distressed, more than one million taels of silver! It was so ruined.

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Chapter completed!