Wei Liangchen didn't do a lot of things, but Wanli drove him away, which made him roll his eyes, and he was really wronged. Not to mention that he helped Wanli get hundreds of thousands of taels of Gaohuai's Tibetan silver in front of him, and paid 450,000 taels of filial piety out of his own pocket, so he rushed to his unpaid second installment, and Wanli couldn't do this to him.

The speed at which he turned his face and didn't recognize people was faster than he lifted his pants, which was really a shame for the Son of Heaven.

That is, relying on himself as the emperor can do whatever he wants, this is in exchange for others to treat Wei Gonggong like this, and he will definitely pull a list for him, so that he can know why the flowers are so popular.

"What, you have a problem with me?"

Wei Liangchen's reluctant look made Wanli not good, this kid is going to go to the house to uncover the tiles if he doesn't knock for a day, it's time to let him know why the flowers are so red.

"Slave..."

Wei Liangchen was in a hurry, he didn't even go to see his son, but he couldn't just leave.

Seeing this, the concubine was also anxious, and was a little reluctant to let the little bastard leave so quickly, so she asked her husband: "Your Majesty, what did you ask him to go back to Beijing?" ”

"Ahh This..."

Wanli was like being hit by the death hole, and his expression became weird, squeaky and squeaky.

"Niangniang, the slave came back from an accident outside to ask Your Majesty for her guilt."

Wei Liangchen's stomach can still tolerate people, he did not betray the emperor at a critical time, and he never said anything about private money to the concubine.

If there is any grievance, he will bear it silently alone.

"Yes, yes, this kid is too bold, he has offended all the ministers of Nandu, and he has made me very upset." Wanli gave Wei Liangchen a meaningful glance, and he hoped that the other party could understand what he could say and what he couldn't say.

Humble duty is understood, but the emperor also has to understand!

Wei Liangchen also gave the emperor a sincere look.

Wanli looked at it and snorted secretly, if it weren't for the concubine on the side, he would definitely have to ask this kid what he meant.

"Xiao Wei is not for your business, not for you, the emperor, why should he do that offending people. Your Majesty should also take more responsibility here, otherwise who would want to do things for Your Majesty... If Your Majesty really thinks that he is useless and will cause trouble for you, then it is better to discharge his errand and let him go back to his hometown. ”

The concubine's speech is still very fair, if you want to use it, the husband has to be generous and tolerant. No, let people go back to marry wives and have children, so as to save the annoyance of watching all day long.

Wanli squeaked and didn't say anything about the concubine's words. He didn't say it, let this kid go, who would give him money in the south?

Although this kid is a bit big in Nandu, but the movement is not big, can those gang of founding heroes honestly take out the silver.

A wise emperor should not be the stinking man himself.

And this kid finally opened up the situation in the south, and inserted a foot in Jiangnan, which Wanli will never change.

How can the concubine not know her husband's thoughts, when his buttocks are raised, the concubine will know if it is over. She pretended to glance at Wei Liangchen casually, and then said lightly: "This kid is a little slippery, but it's still good for Your Majesty, it's been more than a year outside, it's rare to come back, and you have to let the family rest for a few days as Your Majesty." ”

After speaking, he praised again: "Xiao Wei is loyal, and the concubine is also in the eyes, this time the concubine went to Xishan to worship the Buddha, Xiao Wei broke his feet for the sake of guarding, and he was undressed and took people outside to patrol day and night, and the concubine was moved when she saw it." ”

"Oh?"

Wanli really didn't pay attention to Wei Liangchen's foot, so he couldn't help but nod and encourage: "You have a heart." ”

"That's what a slave should do!" Wei Liangchen said busily.

However, Wanli did not change his mind to let Wei Liangchen get out of here, and he said to the concubine: "He has nothing to do, he can rest if he goes back early." Concubine Ai doesn't know, this kid is used to using my name to swagger and deceive, he is out of sight and out of mind in Nantou, but I really can't rest assured in Beijing. ”

This is also the truth, Wanli is really worried that something will happen to Wei Liangchen, not that Wei Liangchen will cause trouble by himself, but that Fuqing Xianggong Ye Xianggao and the Donglin Party will not let him go.

The burning of Donglin Academy did not pass so easily. Coupled with this Qin case, if the foreign dynasty suddenly grabbed him Wei Liangchen and didn't let go, it would be very tricky.

Therefore, letting Wei Liangchen leave Beijing as soon as possible is also to protect him in disguise, saying a thousand ways and ten thousand, and Wanli is also a painstaking one.

The concubine was anxious, but she couldn't show too much, so she had to ask Wei Liangchen: "Do you have anything else?" During the questioning, he secretly gave him a look.

Wei Liangchen hurriedly said: "Back to the mother, the slave has a few things to do when she comes back this time." ”

The concubine said: "Tell Your Majesty to listen." ”

"Yes, sissy."

Wei Liangchen said to Wanli respectfully: "Your Majesty, after the slave maid goes back this time, he will lead his troops to the sea, but the soldiers under the command of the slave and maid are not fully dressed and armoured, and the weapons are not complete, so the slave and maid want to buy some things from the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the War Bureau, and make some preparations to ensure that this trip to sea can be successful." ”

"You can do this yourself, and I'm not not allowed." In preparation for going to sea, Wanli has no reason to disagree.

Wei Liangchen secretly scolded you for what you said soundly, but you have to give it to the actual expression, with a look of embarrassment: "The slave and maid are tight, and the slave and maid have all the money..."

Wanli raised his hand impatiently, interrupted him, and said, "I will explain these things." ”

It's okay to say this, under the guidance of the concubine's eyes, Wei Liangchen took the opportunity to say again: "In addition, there are fewer people under the command of the slave maid, so the slave maid wants to recruit more people to expand His Majesty's Ming Imperial Army, so that the matter of going to sea will be more secure." ”

Wanli frowned and asked him, "How much do you plan to expand the imperial army?" ”

"Thirty thousand."

Wei Liangchen originally wanted to report 50,000, but he thought it would be too scary, so he still reported 30,000.

However, even so, this number still frightened Wanli: "Thirty thousand! ”

As Wei Liangchen had previously thought, Wanli expressed strong opposition to the plan to expand the imperial army by 30,000 men.

The concubine came out, and she said: "Your Majesty, the imperial army is your own army, don't say 30,000, it is 300,000, and it is also your emperor's soldier." ”

"I know, but the Yongwei Battalion is only a few thousand people, and his mouth is 30,000 people, where do I get the money to support him." Wanli shook his head.

"When did Your Majesty raise him?"

The concubine's words made Wanli stagnate.

"Tell Your Majesty, how are you going to raise and use these 30,000 soldiers and horses?" The concubine motioned for Wei Liangchen to behave.

"Your Majesty, it's like this..."

Wei Liangchen reported his carefully drawn plan for the division and regiment system to Wanli, and vividly depicted the road of strengthening the army by "raising troops by war".

"....... slave maid has estimated that as long as the Dongfan and Ryukyu shipping lanes are controlled, the slave maid can pay all the bonds within three years, and no less than one million taels will be handed over to the inner treasury."

This is actually a rehash of the old rhetoric, concretizing the previous maritime prospects.

Wei Liangchen emphasized the need for actual control over Dongfan and the Ryukyus, and this actual control depended on the number of troops stationed in the imperial army.

Wanli listened very carefully, and there was no problem with Wei Liangchen's consistent secret disclosure of the four Ming Dynasty ministers, but he still couldn't agree to Wei Liangchen's request to expand the Ming Imperial Army to 30,000 in the name of the imperial court.

But he had his own compromise plan, he said: "I can't give you a clear text on this matter, you can do it yourself." ”

This is also Wanli's usual attitude towards the affairs of the inner court.

Although it was a bit regrettable, Wei Liangchen also knew that it was impossible for the court to pass his expansion plan, so it was rare to have the endorsement of the emperor Wanli.

Just as she was about to thank her, the concubine suddenly said: "Your Majesty, these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are handed over to him, don't worry, the concubine is not at ease." ”

Well?

Wei Liangchen was stunned: What is the trouble?

Wanli was also stunned, and then his face became solemn: What the concubine said is reasonable, this kid is not a eunuch, is it out of line to let him lead an army of 30,000 people?

"What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty promised the concubines before to let Chang Xun lead the affairs of the maritime special zone, and since this imperial army belongs to the maritime affairs, it should belong to Chang Xun's name."

"Nonsense, Chang Xun is a prince, how can he lead the army!"

Wanli was a little angry, the concubine was just messing around. No matter how much he loves Chang Xun, he can't openly violate the ancestral system and let him lead the army, this is the bane!

The concubine didn't stop there, but said: "The concubine didn't say that Chang Xun had to lead the army, the concubine meant to find a trustworthy person to watch for His Majesty, well, Cathay has nothing to do in Beijing anyway, and the concubine wants him to go through the experience." ”

After speaking, he glanced sideways at Wei Liangchen, his eyes were full of pride, as if to say that the old lady can't let you play in vain.