After leaving the inner house, Chang Yu couldn't help but cursed the old man. It was obvious that Liu Zhangyin disliked him for offering too little. Mmp, it's not easy for me to make money! And at that time, he almost blurted out that he wanted to change his job to the Secretary Li Supervisor. Fortunately, he stopped the car in time. He was now the Supervisor of Shang Shan Supervisor and was very popular. Mr. Liu would never let him go, and if he mentioned it, there would be consequences. Barriers are not a good move!
If you want to change jobs, you can only wait for a headhunter to come to you, but how can you get the Director of Ceremonies to take the initiative? Chang Yu is confident that as his reputation grows, he will definitely attract the attention of the other side. When the time comes, it will most likely follow the trend. He was asked to leave.
But everything was uncertain, and he had to be prepared with both hands, not to mention that it would take too much time to wait and wait, so he decided to take a stroll near the Secretary of Ceremonies to see if he could find any opportunities.
Chang Yu is not a defensive player. He likes to take the initiative to attack. Just like the current situation, he will not sit still and wait for death. He must make all preliminary preparations. If the incident involving the prince leads to a fatal disaster, he must escape immediately. If The overall situation has not changed. The bandits are besieging the city. He still wants to escape, so he has to pave the way back first to feel at ease.
Although he was confident, he was not blind enough to think that he could break out of the palace alone.
Going north along the palace wall, there were more and more people when we arrived at the northwest corner of Xuanwu Gate, and then we actually arrived at the eunuch's nest. Most of the twenty-four yamen were in this area.
After lunch, the sun was good again, and those who were on duty hurriedly walked towards Xuanwu Gate, while those who were not on duty chatted in groups, basking in the sun and gossiping about the various palaces.
The biggest gossip in the palace in recent days is the external situation and the appearance of a young eunuch who is a good fighter in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The situation outside the palace is what the masters worry about. After all, they always feel that it is thousands of miles away from them, but the little eunuch who specializes in beating the personal guards is the people around him and the things around him, so Chang Yu It has been making headlines these days.
Many people have met Chang Yu, at least a hundred people, but there are nearly 20,000 eunuchs and maids in the palace. This ratio is still very small, but as long as one person recognizes him, he will immediately attract a swarm of swarms. Just need to take photos and sign autographs.
Now Chang Yu is suffering from the embarrassing experience of being surrounded by a circle of eunuchs and looking at him like a monkey.
"Why are you hitting me, Eunuch Chang? Tell our family and we will come to cheer you up." This was the most frequently asked question among the crowd.
Chang Yu came to the scene to cheer him up, not just because he wanted to win money. Chang Yu felt bright and finally squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards the Director of Ceremonies.
After all, this is the palace. After all, the current fans are not all stupid. It can be seen that Chang Yu is impatient. The eunuchs surrounding him are also very smart and do not continue to follow. What's more, the place he went to is the place where the eunuchs are generally afraid. .
The Superintendent of Ceremonies, the chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor's secretariat, and the Yamen were much more respectable than the other twenty-three. The current chief was Wang Cheng'en, who later followed Emperor Chongzhen and committed suicide by hanging himself.
Although Wang Chengen is just an eunuch with a pen, and there is an old guy with a palm print above him, but that old guy is almost buried, has little authority, and almost does not show his face, so the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs is actually headed by Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen has to say a few words for his predecessor Cao Huachun, because he is the most miserable scapegoat in history.
Cao Guoxia is not a martial arts master in movies and TV dramas. He does not know martial arts but is proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting. Cao Guoxia is not Wei Zhongxian's lackey. Instead, he is an enemy's general who has been implicated. Cao Guoxia does not do all evil but instead worships Wei Zongxian after his fall. The emperor recalled him to vindicate more than two thousand unjust cases, which was a good deed of immeasurable merit. After the death of Emperor Chongzhen, Cao Guoxia went to the Tatar Emperor and asked for permission to guard the tomb.
However, just such a person was suddenly framed by the shameless intellectual dogs of the Donglin Party for breaking into the capital. When Cao Guoxia opened the city gate to welcome the thieves, in fact, Cao Guoxia had retired and returned to his hometown for several years at that time!
However, Donglingou's shamelessness has no bottom line. They used the resources at their disposal to write a book in the literary field to smear Cao Guoxia. Even Shunzhi, the Tatar emperor at the time, was aggrieved by him.
Poor Cao Guoxia is not a big V, can't delete posts and has no trolls. He has no choice but to organize and save some documents from when he was in power and write a suicide note, so that future generations can prove his innocence and die in depression.
At the entrance of the Si Li Jian's office, several eunuchs were leaning against the wall and chatting in the sun. They didn't even raise their eyes when they saw Chang Yu approaching.
"How do you do, father-in-law?" Chang Yu walked forward and greeted him with a shy smile.
After looking at him, one of them shook his hand in return: "Is something wrong?"
Civil servants in departments with real power are just talking about it.
"May I ask my father-in-law, is Wang Bingbi in the Yamen?" Chang Yu also knew in his heart that Wang Chengen could not be in the Lijian at this time. Even if he was there, he would not be seen, so he asked just to find a source of trouble.
"The royal palace accompanies the saint day and night, and rarely comes to the Yamen. Why do you want to see the prince?" A eunuch asked with a frown.
"Oh, he's not here." Chang Yu pretended to be disappointed: "Then which father-in-law is sitting in the court now?" In addition to the palm seal, pen holding, admiral, and eight eunuchs who were accompanying the court, the Chief of Ceremonies was very involved in matters within the yamen. If I'm not around, it's up to the on-duty officers to make the final decision.
"What's the matter with you?" Several eunuchs were a little impatient and their expressions became unkind.
Chang Yu was an old man, and then he smiled slightly, took out some loose silver from his arms and handed it over: "Our family is a good prisoner, come to find a way out, please help me, father-in-law."
As expected, their eyes lit up when they saw the money, and their expressions became gentle: "What kind of way do you want to find a way out, my little father-in-law? By the way, Shang Shanjian is quite famous recently. I heard that there is a little father-in-law named Chang Yu who is good at boxing and kicking." It’s so awesome, you recognize it!”
"My father-in-laws have given me awards, and our family is Chang Yu," Chang Yu said with a smile.
Ah, you are? Several people were shocked, looking up and down with expressions of disbelief. Perhaps in their minds, the person who beat up the Guardsmen with teeth on the ground should be a strong man with big muscles and round waist, but in front of them was a little eunuch who was as thin as himself.
Chang Yu naturally knew what they were thinking, but he didn't want to waste any more words on this matter: "May I ask, which father-in-law is sitting in court today?"
Several eunuchs also understand how to take people's money and do things for them: "Eunuch Wang Dehua is sitting in court today, why don't we take you to see him?" said one eunuch.
That's a good relationship. Chang Yu cupped his hands and thanked him, muttering in his heart: Wang Dehua? Something sounds familiar!
Follow the chubby eunuch into the yamen of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, enter the double courtyard and go straight to the east hall.
"Eunuch Wang, a young father-in-law from Shangshan Supervisor wants to see you." The fat eunuch motioned Chang Yu to wait at the door, and then went in to talk.
"No," came a high-pitched voice with a very impatient tone.
"Eunuch Wang, this is Eunuch Chang Yu of Shang Shan Jian"
There was no sound in the room,
After a while, the fat eunuch turned around and came out, winking at Chang Yu: "Eunuch Chang, please go in."
Chang Yu smiled back, bowed his hands in thanks, and walked into the main room.
The house is a little dark, after all, the doors and windows are hung with curtains in the winter.
There were tables and chairs in the main hall, but they were empty. In the left wing, a tall and thin eunuch was lying on his side on the fire bed, smoking a pipe in his mouth.
It turns out that the inner residence of these powerful eunuchs was in the yamen of the Chief of Ceremonies, but even when they were on duty, they rarely went to the yamen to sit in court. They always stayed in private homes. This also reflects how relaxed the rules and regulations were in the late Ming Dynasty, whether inside or outside the palace. , the court or the army.
"Are you Chang Yu from Shangshan Supervisor?" Wang Dehua lay on his side on the kang and squinted at the little eunuch in front of him, with the same disbelieving look on his face.
"That's right," Chang Yu kowtowed. At this moment, he suddenly remembered who this smoking eunuch was. When the bandit army broke through the city and humiliated the emperor's relatives and officials, he had cursed the officials: "You are a traitor to the country, where is the emperor? What are you doing here?"
Of course, there is also a legend that he opened the Desheng Gate to welcome the intruders, but the hammer did not fall. Anyway, as a eunuch, he still has some conscience.
"I heard that you are here to look for some opportunities. What kind of opportunities are you looking for?" Wang Dehua stood up and sat up straight, picked up a cup of tea next to him and rinsed his mouth. Chang Yu quickly picked up the spittoon at his feet and handed it over.
There was a slight hint of appreciation on Wang Dehua's face.
"I want to be the Chief of Ceremonies," Chang Yu said. After putting down the spittoon, he took out two 10-tael silver ingots from his arms and said, "I hope the prince can take care of me. I will give you a big thank you when the job is done."
Of the eight thousand eunuchs in the palace, there are definitely no more than fifty young eunuchs who can easily take out twenty taels of silver. It seems that this boy has a lot of money, and it has been proven that he is the young eunuch who defeated the personal guards.
"Why do you think of the Supervisor of Ceremonies?" Wang Dehua glanced at the money but did not take it.
"There is money to be made, and I have offended many personal guards, and I also want to find a backer. The Chief of Ceremonies is the biggest pillar of our Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Chang Yu's words were straightforward. Wang Dehua was very satisfied. He smiled slightly, motioned Chang Yu to put the money on the table, and then waved his hand, "You go back and wait for the news. We can't guarantee that it will happen."
Chang Yu resigned, knowing that it was all an excuse. Having money would make everything easier. Suddenly, he regretted that he had known it would be so easy. Liu Zhangyin should have saved the twenty taels.
After leaving, the Chief of Ceremonies chatted with the eunuchs some more at the door, and Chang Yu took his leave.
