When Zuo Guangdou, Zhou Chaorui and other Donglin newly joined Dongzhou to Tongzhou to welcome Yang Lian who was entering Beijing, Concubine Zheng found her husband in Diaoyutai.

There are fish in Taiye Pond for many years, because no one dares to catch them, so the fish is so crazy. Wanli put a hook into the water and put a float in a count of breaths. When the hook is swung and lifted, it must be a big fish.

Wanli actually didn't like to eat fish, and he thought it was too much and easy to thorn. But he loved fishing, and this interest was not in the early years. It was still the time when the three kings and the emperors were not out of date. They were frustrated for a while and asked the eunuch to find a fishing rod to fish. As a result, they found fun from it, and then they became out of control.

When Concubine Zheng found her husband, Wanli had already caught a basket of fish, including grass carp, carp, and several strange fish with long beards. They couldn't say their names.

"Take it to the Silijian and say I rewarded it."

Wanli was in a good mood and asked the inner supervisor to carry the fish to give it to you, put down the fish pole, and cleaned his hands with the wet handkerchief handed by the palace servant.

The lake is rippling with waves, and at a glance, the view is wide, making people feel relaxed and happy.

When Concubine Zheng came, Wanli was still immersed in the scenery in front of him.

"Your Majesty, are you getting something today? Hey, there is not a single one." When Concubine Zheng came over, she didn't see the fish. She didn't know that her husband had asked someone to take the fish to reward, and she thought she hadn't caught it.

"Why are you here now? I've caught a lot and asked someone to take it to the Silijian." Wanli smiled and found that Concubine Zheng seemed to be in a bad mood. He asked if the Empress Dowager said something bad again.

"The Empress Dowager is very nice to me." Of course, Concubine Zheng would not say anything about her mother-in-law. She hesitated and told her about her meeting Concubine Wang Gong.

"What are you going to meet her for?"

Wanli was a little unhappy. For so many years, the thing he regretted the most was that he was young and ignorant. He had a moment of sexual intercourse in his mother's palace and pressed the palace man to the ground, so that he was unhappy for decades.

However, the prince's affairs are considered God's will.

At that time, Wanli wrote a handwritten order to grant the third son the crown prince to Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng put it in a brocade box like a treasure and placed it on the beam in her palace as a proof of future.

Later, the country was in fierce competition, and the empress dowager also intervened. Seeing that she could no longer delay, Wanli asked Concubine Zheng to take out the handwriting and try her last attempt. Unexpectedly, when she opened the brocade box, the couple was shocked: a handwriting made the handwriting bite so badly that it was broken.

Wanli was quite superstitious and thought that this was God's will. So he ignored Concubine Zheng's tears and named his eldest son Chang Luo the crown prince, while Chang Xun was named King Fu.

However, although he had already given the eldest son the crown prince, Wanli was always full of hatred for his eldest son's biological mother, Concubine Wang Gong, and put him under house arrest in the cold palace. He had never visited him for nearly ten years. Now that the imperial concubine has gone to see him, he is of course unhappy.

"It's nothing, I just passed by and saw it." Seeing that her husband was unhappy, Concubine Zheng smiled, hugged him like before, and then touched her husband's head and said angrily: "You are just like an old nanny, so why is she your woman? No matter how much hatred she has, she can't let go after so many years."

The old nanny means an old woman. In the palace, except for Concubine Zheng, who dared to say this, no other concubines dared to say this to Wanli. But it was strange that every time Concubine Zheng said that Wanli was an old woman, he was not angry, but was very happy.

"I just can't let it go," Wanli stopped, sighed and asked Concubine Zheng again: "How is she?"

Concubine Zheng shook her head: "It's still the same."

"That's it."

Wanli didn't want to mention the princess again. Concubine Zheng said something several times, but in the end she didn't tell her husband that Concubine Wang wanted to see her son. She felt a little guilty, but for some reason, she just didn't want to tell her husband about this.

"Let's go, I'm tired, go back to the palace."

Wanli ordered the internal supervisor to pack up his things and prepare to return to Yikun Palace with Concubine Zheng. At this time, the internal supervisor came to report that it was Chen Ju, the eunuch who was the chief seal of the Sili, who was here.

Chen Ju is in poor health recently and has been out of the palace for some days. Wanli is quite concerned about his condition and specially asked someone to see him.

"Old Chen Gong is not resting at home, what should I do when I go to the palace?" Chen Ju's arrival surprised Wanli. "Old Chen Gong" was his special title to Chen Ju, which means respect.

Chen Ju was not tall, thin, and had a hoarse voice. Because of his illness, he was not in good spirits. After he was blocked from saluting the emperor, he said, "Old Master, I am here for the lack of staff in the cabinet."

The cabinet is now under the leadership of the Grand Secretary Ye Xianggao, who is both the chief assistant and the sole assistant. Ye Xianggao has no three heads and six arms, so he can't support it. The outside court has submitted a lot of memorials on the promotion of the cabinet ministers, but Wanli has stayed all of them and has never given a reply.

The reason for this is that Wanli has not yet found a cabinet minister who can match his wishes. The previous King Xijue was blocked and he has always annoyed him.

The emperor refused to approve, but the outside court could not agree. Ye Xianggao went to Chen Ju's mansion in person, and Chen Ju then dragged his sick body into the palace. It was a big deal to add cabinet ministers, even if he was not good at his body, he had to hold on.

Seeing that Chen Ju was like this and still was still worried about the affairs of the cabinet ministers, Wanli softened his heart and asked him what he had.

"The foreign dynasty suggests that the new cabinet ministers should be selected from the experienced governors of the provinces, and change the old rules that the old cabinet ministers must have been born in the Hanlin region in the past. In addition, most cabinet ministers have been in the south for years. Now, they should choose from people from the north. Lao Nu thinks this suggestion is good." Chen Ju expressed his opinion, and he supported the foreign dynasty.

Wanli frowned: "Oh. Who can join the cabinet?"

Chen Ju said: "The former Huai Guard Li Sancai Ting recommended him to be the Minister of Revenue. The old slave thought that this person was not about his talent but about his great qualities, not about his merits but about his merits but about his merits in the world. Therefore, he could enter the cabinet to see things."

"Li Sancai..."

Chen Ju insisted on bringing up the candidate who was the one who was the least interested in joining the cabinet, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Concubine Zheng noticed her husband's mood and gently pinched him, reminding him not to act irritably. Wanli glanced at Concubine Zheng and nodded slightly.

"I thought that Li Sancai was a senior governor and governor for a long time and could be outstanding. If he was the Minister of Revenue, the treasury could be complete; if he was the general army, the military affairs could be strengthened; if he was the general constitution of the Censorate, right and wrong could be clearly determined; if he was the heavenly official of the Ministry of Personnel, his talents could be used; if he was the Grand Secretary, the emperor and the six ministers and nine ministers of the outer court could be mediated like a family." Chen Ju was close to the Donglin Party and praised Li Sancai. In his opinion, he was also public. Since the outer court said that Li Sancai could be used, he would naturally recommend it to the emperor as a ritual seal.

After hearing this, Wanli nodded and said, "Old Mr. Chen said it well. The Fuqing Gong also said that Li Sancai was diligent in studying and practicing, honest and straightforward, and had the style of ancient Confucianism."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ju was happy and thought the emperor was accurate. He didn't expect the emperor to say the next sentence: "But, since the cabinet ministers have to make up for it, we must make up for a few more people. Let's take a look at this matter."

Chen Ju was a little disappointed, but knew that the matter was too urgent, so he took out a secret letter from the East Factory and submitted it to the emperor.
Chapter completed!