So they stayed behind closed doors after returning home, because the next day was the court meeting. As long as they finished explaining the matter at the court meeting, they would save others from asking questions over and over again.
But Zhang Shi was different. He was from the palace, so he reported it to Queen Mother Li as soon as he entered the palace. As expected, Queen Mother Li immediately summoned him when he heard that he had returned to the palace.
When Zhang Shi rushed to Cining Palace, he saw Empress Dowager Li hurriedly bowing down. After he got up, Empress Dowager Li said: "The Ai family has called Master Long live here. Zhang Shi, just wait a moment. Let Master Long live listen together."
, and save you the trouble twice!"
Zhang Shi bowed and said: "My slave, there is no trouble here. It doesn't matter how many times I tell you. But since the Queen Mother has given you the order, I will tell you a few interesting things to relieve your boredom!"
Queen Mother Li said: "Oh, what's the interesting thing? Is it what you saw in Tianjin this time?"
Zhang Shi said: "Time, but these things were told by Wu Ninghou to his slaves. They were all interesting things he encountered in Tianjin. You should just take it as a joke!"
Queen Mother Li was naturally interested, so she said, "Then tell us quickly! There is nothing interesting happening in the Ai family in the palace, so you can relax by listening to what's going on outside!"
Since Zhang Shi could be the eunuch in charge of the first room, his eloquence was not bad, so he told the stories he heard from Liu Haojia vividly, making Empress Dowager Li and the maids around her laugh!
While he was talking, Emperor Wanli strode over from outside with Zhang Jia, and said at the same time: "What kind of joke is this? Are you so happy?"
When he came close to give Empress Dowager Li a gift and finished trying it, Empress Dowager Li said: "As soon as this stone came back from Tianjin, he went to the Ai family to report the news. The Ai family asked him to wait until Long Live Lord came before talking about Tianjin. He will give it to Ai Jia."
We told a few jokes, which were quite interesting!"
Zhang Shi hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli turned around and sat down and said, "Get up! It's hard to go to Tianjin on business this time! Tell me carefully, what did you see and hear in Tianjin?"
Zhang Shi stood up and immediately began to tell. And he knew very well what Emperor Wanli and Empress Dowager Li wanted to know, so he simply expressed it in a third-party way, without adding any of his own judgment in the whole process. However, this kind of narration
The method really satisfied Emperor Wanli and his son.
When he was about to finish, he said: "Just like that, the clerk and accountant brought by the Ministry of Accounts only found errors and omissions of less than ten taels of silver! You know, these people are all good people from the Ministry of Accounts.
You can’t go wrong!”
Emperor Wanli slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, I know that Liu Aiqing will definitely not engage in those greedy things! He has countless businesses and is already making a fortune every day. How could he be greedy for that little money!"
Zhang Shi immediately fell silent when Emperor Wanli said this, while Empress Dowager Li said casually: "Long live my lord, don't be too arbitrary! There are greedy people everywhere. There are millions of people in the imperial court, but there are still few people who are willing to do it.
? So we still need to check it out!”
Emperor Wanli muttered in his heart: "My uncle is such a person!"
But he couldn't say the words. Instead, he said to Zhang Shi: "Looking at the way you, an old guy, half-talked and half-talked, I know you still have a lot of things to say? What's going on?"
Zhang Shipei said with a smile: "Long live my Lord, this is the most difficult part for me to talk about!"
Emperor Wanli said: "If there is anything difficult to say, tell it quickly!"
After hearing the order, Zhang Shi lowered his head and told him how Liu Haojia manipulated the red-faced people. Of course, Liu Haojia told him the whole process, and he still told it vividly! And even a few of them
All the facts were revealed without any concealment!
Emperor Wanli became more and more angry as he listened. By the time Zhang Shi finished speaking, he was already pounding the table and roaring: "What a bastard! What a bastard! No wonder Liu Aiqing said that these civil servants are sanctimonious on the surface, but they are full of...
Male thieves and female prostitutes! I will deal with them when I get back!"
Queen Mother Li, who had been listening with her eyes closed, opened her eyes and said slowly: "Long live Lord, don't be too excited, this matter needs long-term consideration!"
Emperor Wanli said loudly: "Mother, what's the long-term plan for this? The weapons sold by others have actually been resold to the hands of the White Lotus Sect. How can I maintain my stability?"
Empress Dowager Li said: "Then Xu Wanjiang is a Jin Yiwei, and it is very easy to deal with him! But the other people cannot be dealt with directly! After all, Wu Ninghou is involved, you can't let him be a dishonest villain, right?
"
Emperor Wanli was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he said angrily: "The other people can be left alone for the time being, but Jiang Yuzhong, this bastard, must be dealt with! He actually raised a child during the national mourning period, and he couldn't hide it.
Retribution! If I don’t deal with him, I will be a son of man in vain!”彡彡訁凊
When Jiang Yuzhong was mentioned, Queen Mother Li's face also turned cold! She raised her head and said, "Zhang Jia, I leave this matter to you! Since Jiang Yuzhong has this handle, he has done a lot of other dirty things, so go
Find out and prosecute him with other charges!"
Naturally, Zhang Jia quickly agreed. When Emperor Wanli saw that Empress Dowager Li had given the order, he temporarily put aside his anger, picked up the teacup and drank a few sips of tea. However, after he put down the teacup, he looked at Zhang Shi standing there with his head down, and said:
"Zhang Shi, is there anything else you haven't said?"
This was what he was waiting for with this posture, so he immediately said in national mourning: "Please also ask the Queen Mother and Long Live Lord to step aside!"
When Emperor Wanli and his son heard this, they both sat upright. After looking at each other, Queen Mother Li waved her hand, and the other maids and eunuchs in the palace slowly retreated. Of course, Zhang Jia, Zi Juan and others still stayed here.
They are the real confidants, and Zhang Shi’s words of retreating from the left and right will definitely not include them!
Just now, when Zhang Shi exposed the dirt on He Xianli and several people, he didn't back down, because he knew that their futures would be completely ruined after they returned to Beijing! Even if some of their information leaked, it didn't matter, but what happens next?
What you say really cannot be known! Otherwise, not only will Wu Ninghou be in trouble, but he will also be in big trouble here!
After everyone had withdrawn, Emperor Wanli said, "Now you can speak!"
Zhang Shi said seriously: "The Queen Mother, long live my lord, I have already told you everything I saw when I went to Tianjin this time. However, Wu Ninghou said some things when he was chatting with me. I have not yet said anything."