"Since Doctor Li is here, that's fine."
Chen Hong held it in for a long time but couldn't say anything, and finally said this.
But Li Fang did not respond. Instead, she went to her seat and started packing her things.
Seeing that Li Fang didn't say anything, Chen Hong couldn't help but said, "Li Fang, you and I are both eunuchs who came out of the inner study room in the same year. Who is that Feng Bao? Even if the emperor wants to promote someone to be the seal holder of the Nanjing Silijian and the governor of the East Factory, it should be you!"
Li Fang looked up at Chen Hong, who continued to clean his desk without stopping his hands.
Li Fang said: "Feng Bao is quite good. You left Shunyi early and had little contact with him. I have been in Shunyi for a long time and have worked with him for a long time. Feng Bao is a good learner and is very thorough in his work."
"It's not surprising that he was appreciated by the Emperor this time and was appointed to Nanjing as the head of the Nanjing Silijian and the governor of the East Factory, replacing the original eunuch who guarded Nanjing."
"Besides, we are all old, and the palace needs some young people who are quick-witted and smart to take over. Otherwise, if something goes wrong one day and the emperor has no servants to order around, what will we do?"
Chen Hong listened to Li Fang's words, and he replied in a muffled voice, "That's true, but these young people lack experience and are not stable enough. What if they don't do what the Emperor arranges and ruin the Emperor's mood? What can we do?"
Although Chen Hong's words seemed to be for the sake of Emperor Jiajing, Li Fang could see through Chen Hong's thoughts at a glance.

Chen Hong just clings to power and doesn't want anyone to be on an equal footing with him or to be superior to him.
But as slaves and eunuchs in the palace, which of their honor, disgrace, power and status was not bestowed by the emperor?
For example, Eunuch Huang Jin, who was now neglected and sent to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum, had been by the side of Emperor Jiajing for decades, but once he fell out of favor, no one would curry favor with him anymore, and no one would call him ancestor anymore.
Therefore, as the emperor's slave and the loyal dog beside the emperor, you cannot always think of eating alone and you cannot always think that you are the emperor's only choice.
Once you have such inappropriate thoughts and ideas, the consequences will be disastrous.
But Li Fang also knew that Chen Hong would not listen to her advice.
Moreover, Chen Hong could now speak to him in such a tone instead of using the condescending and domineering tone in the past. It was nothing more than trying to pull him together to share the same hatred for the enemy and suppress Feng Bao.
But is this necessary?
Feng Bao was not in the capital as the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department and the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot. He was assigned to Nanjing.
It can be said that even though they are thousands of miles apart, no one can interfere with anyone else's status and power.
Such inexplicable jealousy and hostility towards Feng Bao's rise was indeed a bit excessive.
Li Fang said: "The Emperor is like the sky. He knows much more clearly than us what the younger generations like Feng Bao can do and what they can do. Now that the Emperor has allowed Feng Bao to go to Nanjing, we should be more generous and give him some face and respect."
"If Feng Bao makes achievements in Nanjing and is appreciated by the Emperor, and is summoned back to the capital to serve, then our current status will be affected."
"So, I also want to advise you to relax, serve the emperor well, and do the job according to the emperor's wishes. This is what we should worry about."
After Li Fang finished speaking, Chen Hong also fell silent.
He did have a sense of crisis during this period.
The former was that Li Fang was appointed as the governor of Nanhai Zi and the chief of the imperial guards of Xiyuan, which made Chen Hong very angry.
You know, although the title of Admiral Nanhaizi doesn't sound very important, his position is really very important.
If Li Fang was not particularly trusted by Emperor Jiajing, how could he have gotten this position?
Now seeing that Feng Bao, who is much younger than them, is also beginning to rise, it would be strange if Chen Hong was not panicked.
Moreover, apart from Li Fang who can compete with him in the capital now, there is Teng Xiang who has been in Xishan for many years, and Meng Chong who is by Zhu Zaigui's side.

These people are potential opponents who can replace him in the future, so Chen Hong’s anxiety can be imagined.
He really wanted to achieve some results at this time so that Emperor Jiajing and Zhu Zaigui would remember his abilities and contributions clearly.
Even if new people are added to the Imperial Household Department in the future, he still doesn't have to worry about his position being easily replaced.
However, in more than a year, the only achievement he could show for it was that he completed the Wanshou Palace on time within the time limit set by Emperor Jiajing.
Now he is almost getting anxious and angry. There is still no new achievement or highlight shown in front of Emperor Jiajing or Zhu Zaigui. Chen Hong is naturally anxious and irritated.
Therefore, as an ambitious and proactive eunuch, Chen Hong was also anxious about what his next move should be.
After listening to what Li Fang said, Chen Hong knew that no matter what he said to Li Fang now, Li Fang would not be persuaded.
Therefore, Chen Hong no longer paid attention to Li Fang. He couldn't help feeling thirsty and wanted to find some water to drink. However, there was no water around him except the empty cup that he had smashed to the ground.
For a moment, Chen Hong's temper flared up.
Chen Hong looked at the eunuchs outside who were cowering and not daring to stick their heads out, and asked angrily, "Are they all dead? Where's the water? Why hasn't it been brought up yet?"
The young eunuchs outside shrank their necks in fear when they heard Chen Hong's rage.
Li Fang looked at Chen Hong's flammable and explosive temper and sighed in her heart. Sooner or later, Chen Hong would die because of his bad temper.
Li Fang looked at a cup of herbal tea that had been sitting on the corner of his desk for a long time. He brought it over and handed it to Chen Hong, saying, "Drink this first. I brewed it this morning. Now, apart from being cold, there is nothing wrong with it."
Chen Hong looked up at Li Fang, then looked at the teacup that Li Fang handed to him with one hand. He wanted to say a few more words, but felt like there was nothing more to say.
After all, Li Fang is not his subordinate, and he cannot treat Li Fang too harshly.
Besides, it was a good intention for someone to hand him a cup of tea.
If he didn't know what was good for him and still scolded others, it would be really unacceptable.
But Chen Hong still didn't take the teacup handed over by Li Fang. He found a way out for himself and said, "I haven't been feeling well these past two days. I can't drink cold drinks."
Li Fang couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He took back the teacup, drank a sip of the herbal tea, and then said with emotion: "Herbal tea is still the best way to quench my thirst." At the same time, in Wanshou Palace, inside the temple.
Li Shizhen had just finished applying hot compress medicine to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing felt the warmth of the medicine on his body and felt much better.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Li Shizhen and said, "Your abilities have really improved over the years."
Although Li Shizhen was arrogant and unyielding when he was outside, he was still very respectful in front of people like Emperor Jiajing.
Li Shizhen bowed to Emperor Jiajing and said, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I have made the progress I have today entirely because of Your Majesty's grace and the help of Prince Yu. Otherwise, I would not have made such progress."
Emperor Jiajing laughed and said, "How is the compilation of the Great Ming Pharmacopoeia going? I am still waiting to write the preface for you."
Li Shizhen said: "It is all thanks to the support of your majesty's treasury that the work that would have taken about two years to complete has now been proofread and is being handed over to Hongwenguan and Daming Book Bureau for final typesetting and printing."
When Emperor Jiajing heard this, his eyes lit up. "This is great news. There are only a few people in history who have produced such a great work. Your ability to compile and edit the Ming Pharmacopoeia in these years is also a great event for our Ming Dynasty."
"Tomorrow I will write a preface for you. You should hand it over to Hongwenguan and Daming Bookstore. I will ask Chen Yiqin to use the best quality and the best typesetting to print this book and distribute it throughout the world to benefit all people!"
Hearing what Emperor Jiajing said, Li Shizhen also bowed excitedly, "I kowtow to thank your majesty for your grace!"
Emperor Jiajing smiled again and said, "Stand up, no need to be so formal. I will be proud of you for accomplishing this. Moreover, I also plan to issue an order after the New Year to have the Hanlin Academy, which has copied the Yongle Encyclopedia, compile the Jiajing Chapter of the Yongle Encyclopedia and compile all the written works and atlas inventions of the past 200 years."

"Your compilation of the Ming Pharmacopoeia will also be included in it and marked as a key point, so that future generations will be able to look up to and admire my dynasty when they see it."
Li Shizhen took a breath of cold air.
Compiling a sequel to the Yongle Encyclopedia is not a task comparable to compiling a pharmacopoeia.
You have to know that Emperor Chengzu spent countless amounts of national treasury, summoned countless talented people, and issued countless imperial edicts to collect rare and posthumous works from all over the world before he compiled the Yongle Encyclopedia.
Although the Ming Dynasty is now prosperous, it is still an unimaginable undertaking to spend so much money and summon so many talented people to collect the world's literary collections and other works and articles from the past two hundred years.
Therefore, Li Shizhen was also shocked by the Emperor Jiajing's generosity.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Li Shizhen's surprised expression and felt very proud.
These years, he asked the Hanlin Academy to copy the "Yongle Encyclopedia", and only then did he realize what a vast encyclopedia it was!
I also understand how difficult it is to compile such a grand book.
If he had relied on the previous revenue of the national treasury that was not enough to cover his expenditures, and the pitiful private money in his own treasury, he would have been stretched to the limit to not only continue compiling the Yongle Encyclopedia, but even to support Li Shizhen in compiling the Ming Pharmacopoeia.
However, now, thanks to the surprises in Shunyi and the Beijing Special District that Zhu Zaigui had given him, as well as the surprise of the Ming Federal Reserve, not only had the imperial treasury been filled after a long absence, but the Jiajing Emperor's treasury had also accumulated wealth that he had never dared to imagine before.
Therefore, this made Emperor Jiajing think of continuing to revise the "Yongle Encyclopedia".
As long as this grand ceremony of continuation can be started in his era, how can people in later generations not include him when they talk about Emperor Chengzu's unparalleled civil and military achievements?
Therefore, even though Emperor Jiajing knew that he did not have much time left and might not even live to see the completion of the revised encyclopedia, he was still willing to spend a huge amount of money to revise the Jiajing chapter of the Yongle Encyclopedia.
Let yourself have another great achievement that will be passed down through the ages!
When the rulers of future generations discuss the achievements of the rulers of the previous dynasty, they may make an exception and give him the posthumous title of "Ancestor", allowing him to be worshipped forever in the Taimiao and be honored for eternity!
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing's mood to continue compiling the Jiajing chapter of the Yongle Encyclopedia was by no means a momentary impulse, nor was it a whim!
He really wanted his own Jiajing era to leave behind an indelible achievement that would shine through the ages!
Li Shizhen bowed in shock, "Your Majesty is mighty!"
When Emperor Jiajing saw Li Shizhen bowing so excitedly, a smile spread across his face.
Emperor Jiajing also said: "In order to prevent the Yongle Encyclopedia and the Jiajing Encyclopedia that I have revised from being shelved and becoming a collection of works for the enjoyment of the people alone, I have decided to have the Daming Bookstore publish the Encyclopedia in batches, so that people all over the world can collect a copy of it and pass it down to future generations forever!"
The words of Emperor Jiajing were also the advice given by Zhu Zaigui.
However, Emperor Jiajing had too many things to consider at the time. He was worried that printing the ceremony at random would cause some controversy, so he put it aside for the time being.
Now Emperor Jiajing has come to terms with it and understands that no matter how good something is, it cannot be shown to others if it can only be kept in one place.
If there is another sudden disaster that causes the grand ceremony that has been painstakingly completed and consumed huge manpower and material resources to be burned down, it will be too late to regret.
Therefore, instead of keeping the great codex in the Forbidden City, it would be better to print it in volumes and sell it to the world, so that book lovers and book collectors in the world can collect some volumes of the great codex on their own.
Even if one day in the future an accident happens to the palace where the original copy of the great book is kept, and the great book is destroyed, there will still be countless copies circulating among the people.
In this way, as long as civilization and writing are not destroyed, the achievement of Emperor Jiajing in opening up the great collection to the people will never be destroyed.
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing no longer worried about the possible disputes. He wanted to make use of his limited time to do more achievements that would make him famous for generations.
Let countless future generations, when looking up at the sky of history, be able to see at a glance this dazzling star who is as bright as the Qin Emperor, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong and Song Taizu!
Li Shizhen bowed even more excitedly: "Your Majesty's benevolence will shine through the ages! I am honored to live in the reign of Emperor Jiajing. Future generations will also look up to your majesty and be grateful for your immortal grace!"

Emperor Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief. He was really happy today.
Emperor Jiajing said humbly, "Alright, alright, stop flattering me. You are the president of the Academy of Medical Sciences, how can you come up with so many clichés? In the future, you should concentrate on medicine and become a model of doctors for all ages. That is what you should pursue! I don't need a flatterer like you."
Although Emperor Jiajing said this, the smile on his face and the pride in his eyes did not diminish at all. It can be seen that he was very pleased with Li Shizhen's compliments and admiration for him.
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