Wanli Youming

Chapter 16 Backstab
Zhang Jing replied: "It's the emperor's order to calm the father-in-law, let the younger one help to clean up."

"How dare you use the emperor's words to suppress me!"

Sun Dexiu finished speaking.

Suddenly, the sole of a shoe grew bigger in front of Zhang Jing, and kicked on Zhang Jing's body.

Zhang Jing immediately fell to the ground, only to feel that there were stars in his eyes, and the sky was spinning.

Then, Sun Dexiu scolded Zhang Jing again: "Our family is educating you for Zhang Hong. You have to understand that you can do whatever you want. Although the emperor is the master, he is not a shield for you to mess around! There are some rules. , the emperor doesn't know, you have to tell the emperor to know, understand?!"

"Yes, little one understands!"

Zhang Jing hurriedly replied honestly at this time.

Zhu Yijun, who had just returned from Empress Dowager Chen, came over when he heard the sound, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

Sun Dexiu hurriedly bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, this old slave is teaching those who don't obey the rules for you."

Seeing this, Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said to Zhang Jing, "Zhang Jing, get up."

Zhang Jing said at this time: "Elder-in-law didn't let the younger one get up, the younger one didn't dare to get up!"

"What's the point! Don't you listen to my words?!"

Zhu Yijun asked.

Sun Dexiu also said at this time: "The emperor asked you to get up, so you can get up."

Zhang Jing then stood up.

Here Zhu Yijun asked Sun Dexiu: "Sun Dexiu, what did Zhang Jing do wrong?"

Sun Dexiu replied: "Returning to the emperor, his fault is that he shouldn't have read the ticket draft! Because he is not a supervisor of ceremonies, he is suspected of being a sycophant and disorderly government."

"He didn't read it, I asked him to tidy it up for me."

After Zhu Yijun explained, he asked, "Is this not okay? Is it your supervisor who has the final say, or I have the final say?"

"The emperor's words are serious."

"However, the Empress Dowager said that the Emperor is still young, so you should always ask the Supervisor of Rituals and the cabinet. According to the Empress Dowager, you should listen to the Inspector of Rituals more, my lord, for matters in the inner court."

Sun Dexiu said with a smile.

When he said this, it was naturally because he believed that Xiao Wanli really respected Confucianism, respected elders, and was kind and deceitful as Sun Hai said, so he didn't pay attention to his words.

"The queen mother's words are coming to suppress me again! It is true that even the chief inspector can ride on my head!"

"If things go on like this, wouldn't it mean that the eunuchs and maids in the inner court only know the chief of ceremonies and don't know themselves as the emperor?"

Zhu Yijun slandered, and suddenly became angry, but he didn't attack. He just glanced at the jade pendant on Sun Dexiu's belt and said:
"Since you mentioned the queen mother, follow me to meet the queen mother. It just so happens that there are some things that need to be discussed in front of the queen mother."

Zhu Yijun went out of the palace door first after speaking, and looked back at Sun Dexiu who was stunned: "Let's go!"

"According to the order!"

Sun Dexiu had no choice but to follow.

On the bright side, he is naturally not easy to resist.

Of course, Sun Dexiu also believed that Empress Dowager Li would not deny that the Supervisor of Rites had the duty to teach the emperor Wanli.

Because Zhu Yijun, the emperor of Wanli, asked the chief inspector and the cabinet for their opinions on everything. This is exactly what the Empress Dowager Li said.

Although the Empress Dowager Li did not listen to politics behind the curtain, she did intend to control Emperor Zhu Yijun by raising the status of the Minister of Rituals and the cabinet, so as to prevent Emperor Zhu Yijun from doing things that did not conform to her ideas.

Sun Dexiu was even sure that if Zhu Yijun really wanted to stand up for Zhang Jing out of a momentary mood, and he said in front of Queen Mother Li that he was not the supervisor, he would only be reprimanded by Queen Mother Li.

Moreover, because of this, Sun Dexiu wanted to use Empress Dowager Li's mouth to educate Emperor Zhu Yijun, so that Emperor Zhu Yijun knew to respect the Chief of Rituals, and respecting the Chief of Rituals naturally required respect for the old eunuchs of the Chief of Rites.

After Sun Dexiu followed Zhu Yijun to Queen Mother Li, Sun Hai and Zhang Jing also followed.

When Zhu Yijun came to Empress Dowager Li, Empress Dowager Li was listening to Feng Bao talk about how he went to various Buddhist temples to donate money for sesame oil according to Empress Dowager Li's benevolence.

Although Empress Dowager Li worships Confucianism, she is more Buddhist, and she has never been stingy with money in respect of worshiping Buddha.

It can be said that many monks and nuns in Buddhist temples in Beijing are supported by Queen Mother Li.

Moreover, Empress Dowager Li's consumption of worshiping Buddha has increased year by year after she was revered as empress dowager.

As a result, even Wanli himself couldn't stand it later in history, and Zhang Juzheng often had conflicts with Queen Mother Li because of this matter.

Turn the words back.

When Empress Dowager Li saw Zhu Yijun and Sun Dexiu appearing, she didn't ask Feng Bao to talk about worshiping Buddha, and was about to ask why the emperor came, so she fixed her eyes on Sun Dexiu's belt.

Empress Dowager Li's complexion gradually sank.

Zhu Yijun came over at this time and said directly: "Mother, Sun Dexiu said just now that in the inner court, the chief inspector has the final say, not the emperor. Only the chief inspector teaches the emperor's principles, and no emperor tells the chief inspector what to do." Li, and said this is what you mean. The emperor thought, since the emperor can't control the supervisor of ceremonies, the emperor saw the Nine Dragon Jade Pendant that the queen mother gave the emperor appeared on Sun Dexiu, so he could only bring him here Empress mother here, let empress mother ask him why the Nine Dragon Jade Pendant is only on his waist."

"Nonsense! If you are wrong, the Supervisor of Ceremonies can teach you, but it doesn't mean that the Supervisor of Ceremonies has the final say in the inner court of the Ming Dynasty!"

"What you should ask the chief inspector to do, the chief inspector will naturally have to carry out."

"You are the emperor, and all the ministers, big and small, of the chief inspector of ceremonies are your domestic slaves. There is no reason why domestic slaves cannot be controlled by the emperor! If the chief inspector of ceremonies just resists the order, you can deal with it yourself! There is no reason why you can't ask or manage your servants." .”

When Zhu Yijun said this, Empress Dowager Li hurriedly denied Zhu Yijun's statement, emphasizing the order of dignity in the entire imperial palace.

Empress Dowager Li looked at Sun Dexiu as she spoke: "Sun Dexiu, where did you get the Nine Dragon Jade Pendant on your waist? You are really bold. You don't want to put on yourself the sacred object that the Empress Dowager Rensheng gave to the emperor. Feel if the head on your head is really chopping continuously."

Empress Dowager Li confirmed it.

Because Zhu Yijun came to show Empress Dowager Li the Nine Dragon Jade Pendant awarded by Empress Dowager Rensheng, that is, Empress Dowager Chen. At that time, Empress Dowager Li was still very happy, knowing that this was the meaning of Empress Dowager Chen's indirect affirmation that the emperor she disciplined was excellent.

Empress Dowager Chen really likes to declare her sense of existence in a silent way of rewarding Zhu Yijun with things.

Empress Dowager Li also understands this, so it is not easy to ignore matters related to Empress Dowager Chen.

It's just that Empress Dowager Li didn't expect to see this thing on Sun Dexiu today.

When Sun Dexiu heard Zhu Yijun's words, he showed consternation. He didn't expect things to turn out like this.

You know, at first he thought that the one who would be laughed at in front of Queen Mother Li was his prince Zhu Yijun, but in the end, he was the one who was laughed at!

Sun Dexiu suddenly realized that his emperor was not as simple as Sun Hai said.

At this time, Sun Dexiu had already knelt down in a hurry. Hearing the Queen Mother Li's question at this time, his whole body was shaking like a sieve, and he said: "Your Majesty, calm down! I don't know this is a sacred object! It's Sun Hai, Sun Hai gave it to me!" The old slave, because he said that he got it from outside, the old slave believed it, but he didn't expect to be framed by him!"

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Li looked at Sun Hai with a more stern expression: "It's you again, it seems that you not only know how to beat and scold people, but also steal imperial relics!"

Sun Hai also hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground, explaining: "Your Majesty, please! Eunuch Sun threatened the servant to steal it. He said that if the servant could steal this jade from the emperor's side for him, he would speak for the servant. Madam, think about it, if Eunuch Sun hadn’t encouraged this slave, a deacon and eunuch, how would he dare to guard and steal himself! But this slave didn’t expect this jade to be a sacred object!”

"You bullshit!"

Sun Dexiu roared at Sun Hai, gritted his teeth and said, "How dare you betray me?!"

(End of this chapter)