In this Forbidden City, there is only one person who can be called the inner minister, and that is Feng Bao, the celebrant and eunuch. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn addition, Feng Bao is also the commander of the East Factory, and it is okay to call a factory governor. However, according to the officialdom's method of calling high or low, it is still called an internal minister.

In the current nine years of Wanli, the power ranking of the Ming Dynasty. There is no dispute that Zhang Juzheng is properly ranked first, as for Feng Bao, he can be regarded as second, Empress Dowager Li is third, and the emperor of the Ninety-Five Supreme can only barely rank fourth, as for Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others said that it is a pity that they can't even enter the top five.

Wang Shizhen once said in his notes that the attitude of the civil and military ministers of the dynasty towards Feng Bao as a power eunuch. It is said that five out of ten Ming officials knelt when they saw Wang Zhen, three out of ten knelt when they saw Wang Zhi, and eight out of ten knelt when they saw Liu Jin.

However, Wang Zhen, Wang Zhi, and Liu Jin were not like Feng Bao, who were in charge of the ceremonial supervisor and the commander of the East Factory. Many important ministers who boasted of being upright outside, and even some ministers, had to kneel when they saw Feng Bao in private.

Therefore, Lin Yanchao was very respectful when he saw Feng Bao's courtesy, which was no less than seeing a few elders.

At this time, Feng Bao turned around, looked at Lin Yanchao and said, "Oh, Lin Zhongyun only relies on his back, how do you know that it is our family?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "The lower officials guessed it randomly. ”

At this time, Feng Bao said with a smile on his face: "Lin Zhongyun guesses randomly, you can guess it, if you take it seriously, what temple can't be counted?" No wonder Your Majesty praised you for having Chen Ping and Zhang Liang's strategy. Lin Yanchao listened to Feng Bao's words, and was secretly frightened, Chen Ping, Zhang Liangzhi's words were said privately by Lin Yanchao and the little emperor, but how could Feng Bao know.

The two sat separately, Feng Bao sat with his back to the picture of 'mother-in-law's tattoo', while Lin Yanchao sat on the right side.

Lin Yanchao looked at Feng Bao slightly, but saw that he had a fair face and a gentle demeanor, looking like a scholar. The eunuchs in the palace were all taught in the inner study hall, and their talents and cultures were not low. When today's son was raised, it was Feng Bao who taught the Son of Heaven to read.

As far as Lin Yanchao knows, Feng Bao is still a very good person who can write the piano. He was known for his good calligraphy with Emperor Jiajing, who called him 'capital letters' instead of his name. In addition to calligraphy, Feng Bao's hobby is to play the piano, not only playing the piano but also like to make the piano, and the craftsmanship is very high, and it is spread to others outside the palace as a treasure.

Feng Bao sat down and said to Lin Yanchao: "This Gao Huai, after entering the palace, he will be listed under my name, and our family will take him as a son." I heard that he had a very good relationship with Lin Zhongyun, and I was happy for him after hearing it. ”

When a eunuch enters the palace, he must vote for a great eunuch as his master, called his name, or recognize his godfather as such. However, such as Feng Bao, there must be hundreds of godsons. But Feng Bao also explained why Gao Huai came to Lin Yanchao. This interpretation is not a cover-up, but a touch of respect.

Lin Yanchao said: "I didn't expect that Brother Gao is a person who is an internal minister, no wonder he is so shrewd and capable." ”

Feng Bao smiled and said: "That is the case, everyone is not an outsider, so our family will not go around the corner, Lin Zhongyun is looking for you to meet this time, do you know why?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "But because of the emperor's heir? ”

Feng Bao stroked his palms and said with a smile: "Lin Zhongyun, fast talking, unlike other Hanlin, our family likes to deal with you, yes, it is for this matter." ”

After saying that, Feng Bao explained the reason, it turned out that after Lin Yanchao's persuasion that day, the little emperor rewarded He Luowen with a jade belt and a red robe. Empress Dowager Li and the harem were very happy when they learned about it, and the little emperor set the tone by doing this, and he wanted to admit the account.

For the following things, the Son of Heaven only needs to make a holy decree, and as for the other Empress Dowager Li, he will arrange it steadily for the palace maid surnamed Wang and the child in his womb.

So everyone was looking forward to it, waiting for the little emperor to make an order to enter the palace maid, and then it could be officially announced to the world. But unexpectedly, a few days later, there was no news from the Son of Heaven.

The little emperor seemed to have amnesia and didn't know anything. So Empress Dowager Li couldn't sink it, and he asked Feng Bao to ask the little emperor what was going on? What you said at the beginning, do you still count?

On the same day, Feng Bao was ordered to come and meet the little emperor.

The little emperor was having a good time fighting dogs with several little eunuchs that day, and when he saw Feng Bao, he smiled and said, "Is the eldest companion here?" ”

Feng Bao saw that the little emperor was covered with sweat, so he handed over a sweat towel to wipe the sweat of the Son of Heaven and said: "Yes, the ministers came by the order of the Queen Mother, to ask Your Majesty about the affairs of the royal capital, how did you think about it?" ”

The little emperor was stunned for a moment and asked, "Which one is from the royal capital?" ”

Feng Bao heard this and hurriedly said, "Of course it is...... It's a pregnant royal capital. Your Majesty didn't forget, did you? ”

"Ah, I see. I haven't forgotten it. ”

Feng Bao said with a smile: "Then dare to ask Your Majesty, when will you enter the royal capital, the Queen Mother sent me to ask, saying that the matter of entering the seal needs to be handled in a hurry, but it should not be taken lightly, so I still ask Your Majesty to make an order as soon as possible, so that the palace can undertake it." ”

The little emperor smiled and said, "That's right, I heard that the people of the royal capital are still some days away from giving birth. I'm going to do it again next month. ”

When Feng Bao heard this, he was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, this matter should not be sooner or later!" ”

The little emperor's face changed when he heard this, and he said unhappily at the moment: "Recently, the affairs of the Imperial Dynasty have been busy, Li Chengliang of Liaodong is using troops, Mongolia in the north is about to move, and Huoluochi and other ministries are going to send envoys to the court. Therefore, I plan to wait for a while when there is more room for me to consider this matter. ”

After listening to the little emperor, Feng Bao glanced at a few little eunuchs who were leading dogs for the emperor.

Busy with government affairs and still busy walking your dog?

However, what the Son of Heaven said was a big truth, and Feng Bao couldn't refute it after hearing it, but he was not so easy to fool. Feng Baodao: "Your Majesty is a diligent director, and the ministers are really happy. The ministers did not dare to disturb His Majesty, and only begged for a holy decree. ”

"What decree?"

"Please Your Majesty order the Ministry of Rites to make the king of the capital title for His Majesty's selection!"

Generally, the titles of concubines are selected by the emperor, but there are also solemn ones, so that the Ministry of Rites will discuss a few first, and then the emperor will personally select them.

Feng Bao's move can be described as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, so that the little emperor can't prevaricate him with his busy state affairs. And if the little emperor really made this holy decree, then the matter would be completely impossible to hide. The ministers will know that there is a palace maid in the palace who is pregnant with the emperor's heir, so there is no need for Empress Dowager Li, Feng Bao will speak, and the Ming officials who pay the most attention to etiquette will swarm and play the chapter, asking the Son of Heaven to hurry up and handle the matter of accepting the concubine.

At this time, the little emperor could no longer deny it, and then pulled Feng Bao's sleeve and said in a consultative tone: "The eldest companion I have been unable to sleep at night for the past few days, and now the queen still has children, and she is established by her ancestors. (To be continued.) )