After leaving the Yumajian Yamen, Chang Yu went to Caolanchang.
The Caolan Field was originally a place where horses were trained and raised in the palace to accumulate fodder. It was developed by Chang Yu into the most attractive place in the palace, the casino.
It is also a training base.
The boxers in the Caolanchang boxing match were all eunuchs in the palace. As long as they are strong, strong, and have ideas, they can be trained to participate in the competition and earn money. They can also apply to join the palace camp to gain fame and make a lot of money.
There were many eunuchs in the palace. According to the Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of thousands of eunuchs when the city was destroyed. This was to discredit the Ming court.
Wan Yu is an indisputable fact.
Leaving aside the old and the weak, there are still thousands of young and strong people.
As people go to higher places, the opportunity to earn money and become a master is very close to their eyes. There are many ambitious people. There are now more than 200 registered boxers and nearly a thousand participating in the training reserve.
Gongziying was founded by Chang Yu. It was originally just to reserve his own strength. Later, he went out of the palace to perform tasks and became his confidant. He worked with him through life and death and made illustrious military exploits. Now Dongchang has four battalions under his command. Gongziying The Ziying gradually withdrew from the front line, participated less in battles, and mainly focused on supervising military discipline, more like the Jinyiwei and Dongchang under the emperor's control.
Chang Yu has always been very kind to Gong Ziying, just as he promised at the beginning, the salary and benefits are several times that of the general army, there will be subsidies for injuries and retirement, and there will be pensions for death, and you can apply for retirement at any time.
Now that Gongziying needed a substitute, Chang Yu came to take a look.
"Tiger-backed, bear-waisted, mantis-legged, that one is good, take note of it." Hundreds of shirtless eunuchs lined up at the Caolanchang horse training ground. Chang Yu looked at them one by one, picked out a lot of them, and was very happy.
"Eunuch Chang, Eunuch Chang, the emperor wants to see you." This was a eunuch who came panting. Chang Yu said, "Your Majesty knows that our family has entered the palace."
"Your Majesty has just left your morning court. I heard that Eunuch Chang is in the palace and asked me to come look for you..." The eunuch said quickly: "Your Majesty doesn't look very well today. He must have quarreled with the courtiers again." .
Chang Yu smiled. As long as Emperor Chongzhen went to court, he would go with the eunuch as soon as he felt better.
In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen took a few sips of tea, cleared his throat, and started to curse. Wang Chengen in the palace was already used to it. This happened almost every time he came back from the court. He could only comfort him softly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down and don't be as knowledgeable as those court officials."
If no ordinary court official could make him so angry, it was Li Banghua.
The chief official of the Ming Dynasty.
Still because of the reward ceremony tomorrow, yesterday he withdrew the cabinet's memorial and asked for re-negotiation. This morning, he challenged Li Banghua to argue with him in the court.
Good guy, when things that could have been discussed privately are now brought to the court, it is clear that he wants to use the power of hundreds of officials to put pressure on himself.
The chief assistant didn't have anything to worry about. Emperor Chongzhen was really angry and planned to go to Wenyuan Pavilion to wait for Li Banghua's move later.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Chang is here," the eunuch outside the palace announced. Chang Yu came in to salute. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's expression looking unhappy, he asked softly, "What is your Majesty worried about?"
"There is nothing in the world that worries me." Emperor Chongzhen said angrily: "When the generals were ordered, all of them were silent and silent. Now that they are talking about their merits and deeds, they all jump out and start gesticulating and starting to argue. What a shame." Shameless".
Chang Yu smiled bitterly, it turned out that this was the case, and it was not appropriate for him to come forward. He did not want to wear the label of being a master of power: "The cabinet can take advantage of hundreds of officials, wouldn't the emperor take advantage of Dongfeng?"
"What the hell, Dongfeng, let me lend you the power of Dongchang." Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly: "Do you want us, the monarch and his ministers, to fall into the quagmire together? Isn't that making you uncomfortable!"
"No, no, no," Chang Yu shook his head: "Chen and Dongchang are now a thorn in the flesh. If they don't move, they will be pulled out. How many people are watching and waiting for Chen to move before they have an excuse."
"Then why do you want me to borrow the east wind?" Emperor Chongzhen raised his eyebrows.
"This east wind is not the East Factory, but the current situation!" Chang Yu paused and continued: "In addition to seizing power, the cabinet also divides the work to compete with the emperor. It even does not hesitate to use the power of hundreds of officials. It seems quite bluffing. In fact, the mob is vulnerable to attack. As long as the Emperor, the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief reach unity, no matter how much you clamor, it will be useless. Secondly, the war is raging in the south, and soldiers are needed to go and work hard. This is the situation that the Emperor wants to take advantage of!"
"The situation is bigger than the sky, and the cabinet's strength is nothing to be afraid of!"
"Okay! That's so good. You solved my worries in just a few words." Emperor Chongzhen touched his palm and said, "You have poisonous eyes. No wonder you win every battle."
"Onlookers know clearly, but the authorities are confused. The emperor was just blinded by their yelling and did not investigate for a while." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "The war is currently going on. You have the final say on how to reward the generals. If anyone is dissatisfied, just ask them to recommend someone to quell the chaos."
"Aggressive with force! I agree with your decisive style of killing, good!"
Emperor Chongzhen really fell in love with Chang Yu more and more. This boy was a universal treasure. He could recite poems and compose poems, know kung fu, lead troops in war, run business and make money, and also play scheming.
"I heard that you ordered a large-scale manhunt yesterday. Is there any harvest?"
Chang Yu shook his head gently: "I found nothing, but I got some clues." Then he told Emperor Chongzhen what he had inferred while chatting with several attendants in the yamen.
"No matter what, I must get to the bottom of this matter. I must find out who is the mastermind behind this. He has the ability to create such a big mess under my nose."
"Your Majesty, I obey the order." Chang Yu cupped his hands and sighed in his heart. At this time in history, everyone in the government and the public is in danger, and there are countless people making small calculations. You are trapped in the palace every day, losing all your hearing and sight, and you don't know how many things are going on. Gone.
Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be more and more worried about this matter. He stared out the window in a daze and said nothing. Chang Yu did not dare to disturb and stood on the bank. Wang Chengen gave him a smile, and Chang Yu returned the favor as a greeting.
"I, I heard a rumor today that the Jin Yiwei in the city helped some prostitutes beat people yesterday?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly turned his head and stared at Chang Yu.
Chang Yu shrugged: "If Jin Yiwei hits someone, Your Majesty, you have to ask Commander Wu."
Emperor Chongzhen curled his lips and said: "This excitement is what Wu Mengming told me. Chang Yu, I have already said the ugly things before. You can enter the city but you must abide by the law. I know you are considerate of the soldiers and just turn a blind eye." But how can we help the tyrants? I heard that they injured nearly forty people and even touched the guy?"
"The rumors are spread out of nothing. Mr. Wu must have believed the rumors. The minister was around when the incident happened. However, a few ruffians in the city bullied the soldiers and refused to tolerate them. They repeatedly kicked people in the nose and face. The personal attendants around the minister couldn't see it, so they went to persuade them. Let's put up a fight," Chang Yu said softly, touching his nose.
"Hey, if you can break up dozens of people by trying to break up a fight, then you still have to sweep up a whole street if there's a fight." Emperor Chongzhen rolled his eyes. Next to him, Wang Cheng'en couldn't help hiding his face and snickering.
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "No, all my personal servants are fierce soldiers. It's not difficult to sweep the streets..." Seeing Chongzhen's unkind expression, he quickly said: "I will discipline and punish them well when I go back... Yes Yes, I have promised to come to the Yamen to claim for the medicine."
Emperor Chongzhen rolled his eyes and said more horribly: "Even evil spirits in your yamen will stay away. Who dares to ask for money..."
In the imperial city, the monarch and his ministers sometimes made jokes, and sometimes frowned and discussed matters. At the same time, at the 49 gates of the capital, a large number of troops from the Royal Guards and the Military and Horse Department were dragging nets along the streets and alleys to search. People were panicked for a while, not knowing what had happened.
Someone made a bold exit inquiry and learned that there will be a military parade tomorrow and the security in the city must not be relaxed. It is just a routine inspection.
Who would believe it? I have never seen such a large-scale routine inspection, and even the Royal Guards were dispatched.
They must be catching some gangsters, and the people started talking.
Could it be a spy who caught the Tatars? Wasn't that the case in the previous paragraph?
