Zhang Juzheng then said with tears of gratitude: "I thank you for your great kindness. I am currently advancing the affairs very smoothly. However, the third assistant minister Gao Yi is currently ill at home. Is the emperor considering promoting him to the second assistant for encouragement?" The emperor waved his hand. : "No need!" Looking at Zhang Juzheng's slightly surprised eyes, "Gao Yi has already bid farewell to me. He is in poor health and has decided to leave. Let him retire and return to his hometown. You can also be more relaxed. !¡± Zhang Juzheng once again sighed with great kindness, and no longer knew what to say. The emperor continued to give him a whip: "Sir! It turns out that your deputy Lu Tiaoyang you recommended to me, I am going to entrust him with an important task. Considering that promoting him would be too eye-catching, I sent him first He is on an imperial mission to inspect the front line of the breach. If there are any emergencies, including those from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, we will coordinate and deal with them on the spot! When he comes back, I will ask him to take over as the Minister of Civil Affairs to better assist you! Thank you Lord for your kindness!" Zhang Juzheng felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was. The emperor saw the twinkle in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, patted him on the shoulder, and quoted what Empress Dowager Li had said just now: "Sir! Just go ahead and do it. Don't trust those you employ and ignore those you doubt. I will take care of all these things." It¡¯s for you!¡± Zhang Juzheng was completely relieved now that the emperor really trusted him, so he knelt down and thanked the emperor! Zhu Yijun and Queen Mother Li turned around and left. On the way back, sitting in the dragon chariot, he suddenly realized a truth. It seemed that there were no fools here. The queen mother noticed it as soon as he pushed Feng Bao away. It was estimated that Feng Bao must also Realizing this, Zhang Juzheng almost saw his intention to promote Lu Tiaoyang just now. He couldn't help but secretly sweat in his heart. It seems that in the future, we should act more steadily and remain discreet. This is the essence of the emperor's art! Just as he thought of Feng Bao, Feng Bao actually came, holding two keys to the secret folding drawer lock, handing one to the emperor and the other to Queen Mother Li! Zhu Yijun's face immediately changed to a smile: "My eldest companion has fixed the lock! My eldest companion is still efficient in doing things. I just emphasized to Zhang Juzheng and other cabinet ministers that they must be loyal and practical! If all the ministers can If you are as loyal as your eldest companion, the world will be at peace long ago!" Feng Bao had been worried for the past two days, but when he heard the emperor say this, he felt relieved: "Thank you for the compliment, master! I will be loyal to the emperor until death! "Yu!" The emperor used the gesture of talking to him with a smile, and whispered to him: "Go and prepare the sedan, and you will take me out of the palace quietly in a while, and you must not let the Queen Mother know, so you must agree with a smile!" !¡± Feng Bao looked at him hesitantly, but still said with a smile: ¡°Yes!¡± and turned around to arrange it! Empress Dowager Li smiled behind her: "You kid, why did you suddenly come up with another idea? What did Feng Bao do so happily this time?" The emperor smiled and replied: "I asked him to go to the cold palace for a while. Please keep a close eye on Concubine Zhang Guifei and Zhu Cunxiao. Mother, I will accompany you to see these two people tomorrow and see the pitiful fate of these two rebellious people in the cold palace." When Empress Dowager Li heard this, her face suddenly changed. Her smile blossomed, her face was full of spring breeze, and she was elated: "Hahaha! OK, OK! Let's go and see these two rebellious people tomorrow. Concubine Zhang, this flirtatious fox, used to do her best to seduce the late Emperor. She said that we are in front of the late Emperor every day. The mother and son wanted to hang themselves and throw themselves into a well. They threatened and induced the late emperor to kill us two! Fortunately, the late emperor Shengming didn't listen to her in the end! It will happen today too! Hahaha!" Zhu Yijun laughed beside him, feeling secretly nervous again. Although he made some small plans and used the hatred of women to cover up his plans to leave the palace, the queen mother This reaction further deepened his understanding in his heart, and he realized more deeply that women must never be offended! Just as she was feeling it, Empress Dowager Li suddenly took off the key that Feng Bao had just handed her, tied it around his waist together with the emperor's key, and then carefully covered it with a coat: "My son! You have grown. Now, my mother absolutely trusts you! So, you will keep these two keys, and you can handle all the important national affairs by yourself. Don¡¯t worry, my mother will do it yourself!¡± This is an unexpected gain, Zhu Yijun doesn¡¯t care at all! Unexpectedly, this use of female hatred not only covered up his past attempts to leave the palace for a private visit, but also gained the queen's complete trust. It seems like today is a good day, it¡¯s really pie in the sky! He patted the key on his waist, raised his head and saw the trusting eyes of his mother, so he accepted it calmly without refusing. After sending Queen Mother Li off respectfully, the sedan chair arranged by Feng Bao arrived quickly. He got on the sedan and put on the casual clothes Feng Bao had arranged for him. Wearing a floral hat and holding a folding fan in his hand, he looked like a cynical young man. As soon as he left the palace, he immediately felt like he was being released into the mountains. This was the first time he left the palace since time travel. When the emperor felt depressed, it was so unfree. No wonder emperors since ancient times have been willing to leave the palace and take this step. Siege the city with thick walls. As the sedan passed through the streets and alleys, he saw everything new, just like a monkey entering a field of corn, looking around and everywhere. When passing by the busy market at Qianmen, he shouted "Stop!" Feng Bao frowned, my little ancestor, if I stop in such a busy market, won't this cost me my life? Having said that, he still stopped the sedan chair and helped the emperor get out of the sedan chair: "Master! Let's take a look here?" "Yes! Let's take a look here!" Zhu Yijun got off the sedan chair very excitedly and saw that Feng Bao was a little worried. His eyes calmed down a bit, and he started walking around the downtown area with his hands behind his back. The bustling market is very lively with people coming and going. There are all kinds of hawking sounds, and each small business stall has its own unique flavor. Some are making clay figurines, some are setting up stalls, and some are selling paintings. Of course, there are also large shops facing the street, with gold characters on the plaques, which looks very grand. . As soon as Feng Bao waved, the four people carrying the sedan moved quickly, leaving one person to guard the sedan while the other three spread out and followed behind pretending to be casual. The person left behind is Xuanwu. The three people following behind are Qinglong, Baihu and Suzaku. ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened to the emperor today, but he actually wanted to pay a private visit incognito. This is a life-threatening matter. Feng Bao didn't dare to neglect at all, but he couldn't call too many guards, so he used four experts to carry the sedan for the first time! The four masters are also extremely vigilant. Although they all look calm and composed, in fact, all the hairs on their bodies stand on end, for fear of something unexpected happening! Zhu Yijun looked around and stopped in front of a shop. Just seeing him stop at this place made Feng Bao give him a thumbs up! The place where the emperor stopped was actually a rice shop! Four large gilded characters are inlaid in the center of the plaque, "Dahong Rice Store". Food is the most important thing for the people! The emperor's first stop was here, which shows that the emperor still has great ideas! "How can I sell this rice?" In fact, before Zhu Yijun traveled through time, he only ate in the canteen at the military academy and had no idea how much a pound of rice cost. "This guest! You have such good eyesight that you picked out the best rice in our store at a glance. There is not much rice left. A pound of rice costs six cents!" "Six cents?" Feng Bao behind him called out. Surprised voice: "You are not mistaken, right? The government announced that one tael of silver and two shi of rice are equivalent to one tael of rice, and one shi is equivalent to about 180 kilograms, so one kilogram of rice is worth less than three pennies. How come it has doubled? You guys openly Fighting against the government and speculating on rice prices? " "Hahaha!" the rice seller laughed: "I tell you, sir, you haven't bought rice for a long time. The price set by the government has long been out of date! The price in our store is already the lowest on the street!¡± The clerk suddenly lowered his voice: ¡°Sir, let me tell you the truth, the price is getting higher every day! If you want to eat rice, you have to buy it early, you know? The government is trying not to let the people know. In fact, there have been floods in Shandong and Henan this year, and the grain harvest has been poor. Many people have rebelled, but they have not yet come to the capital. . If there is any movement, the price of food will continue to rise! It is estimated that one tael of silver will not even be able to buy half a stone of rice, and a pound of rice will definitely cost more than fifteen cents?" The emperor and Feng Bao stared at each other at the same time? With eyes wide open, Feng Bao said quickly: "Fifteen cents, is it such an exaggeration?" But the emperor grabbed him from the side and said to the clerk: "Let's buy it! Thirty pounds first." "Okay!" The clerk had just weighed and wrapped the rice when he saw two beggars, an old man and a young man, walking outside the door. They both held a bowl in their hands: "Shopkeeper! I'm so pitiful, please give me some rice." The clerk hurriedly said Waving his hands: "It's you two again! Let's go, let's go! How can anyone come to the rice store to ask for rice? Let's go! If you don't leave, I'm going to beat them up!" After saying that, he handed the rice bag to Feng Bao, and then took it out from under the table. When a whip comes, raise your hand to strike. "Stop!" Just when the man's whip was about to hit the old man, a young man came in from the door and shouted, grabbing the head of the whip with one hand. Zhu Yijun was originally preparing to ask Feng Bao to stop the beating guy, but he didn't expect someone to beat him to it. This young man was wearing bright brocade clothes and a white silk hat. He looked like he belonged to a wealthy family, but his voice sounded a little immature. Feng Bao, who was next to him, suddenly smiled lightly and whispered in the emperor's ear: "This is a girl disguised as a man!" The emperor suddenly became more energetic and looked at the tomboy carefully. Not to mention, if you don¡¯t look carefully, you can¡¯t tell, but if you look carefully, this figure and appearance are really rare and handsome! This girl is dressed up as a man, and she really has a heroic spirit, a dashing appearance, and is very exciting! Zhu Yijun felt his heartstrings being plucked by something.