After explaining this, Zhu Qiyu looked at Xing'an who was a little confused and said.
"These days, you have followed Cheng Jing and Jin Ying, and you have been busy for a lot of time. Have you thought about where you are going?"
Xing'an came to his senses and said quickly: "I just want to stay by the emperor's side and serve you. I don't dare to have any other inappropriate thoughts."
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said: "What are you talking about? You have grown up with me since childhood. No one can compare with you in terms of loyalty. It would be a waste if I really keep you by my side to serve tea and water." Well, where do you want to go?”
In the main hall, Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea and looked at Xing'an with a smile, without urging him, just watching.
This was a test question he gave Xing'an. He wanted to see how much Xing'an had learned from Cheng Jing.
Xing'an stood there with a trace of confusion on his face.
As Zhu Qiyu said, from the moment he knew that his master was going to ascend the throne, Xing'an knew that he would not be able to stay with his master for long.
It's not that he will be alienated after he ascends the throne, but because there are only a few confidants in Prince Tan's palace.
When your master becomes the emperor, he must keep close control of the most important departments.
This is not alienation, but trust!
Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s talk about Wang Zhen. When the Empress Dowager Zhang was still there, he followed the orthodox emperor every day, never leaving.
But after the orthodox emperor came to power, he became the chief eunuch of the ceremonial department. He traveled around the court every day and would not accompany him.
Once the master ascends the throne, as a confidant of King Xi, he will naturally have to go out and take charge of affairs.
As Zhu Qiyu said, it is a waste to stay around to serve tea and pour water.
But the question is, where to go?
It should be said that there is still a lot of room for development of eunuchs.
Internally, there are twenty-four yamen in the harem, some of which are well-oiled ones, such as the Royal Supervisor and the Banker Supervisor, and the powerful ones, such as the Si Li Supervisor and the Internal Official Supervisor.
Externally, there are eunuchs who supervise the army on behalf of the emperor and supervise the army. They are not said to have all the power, but they are respected by others, not to mention that there is a weapon like Dongchang empty.
Xing'an has this self-confidence. Based on his relationship with the emperor, it is a bit difficult for him to open his mouth to Secretary Li Jian and Dongchang, but other yamen still choose them casually.
But sometimes, having too many choices is not a good thing.
He had to consider both his future development and the evaluation in the emperor's mind after he said it, so he was naturally torn.
Feelings are feelings, abilities are abilities.
That's too high a statement. I don't know if the emperor will tell me otherwise. I'm afraid he will think that he doesn't know how high the sky is and how high he is.
But if he puts it too lowly, he is afraid that the emperor will think that he has no ambition and is greedy for comfort...
After a while, Xing'an Qiqi Ai Ai said.
"Your Majesty, I want to go back and serve the princess."
Logically speaking, after Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, Wang should also be canonized as queen, but things had to be handled one by one.
The enthronement ceremony was already in a hurry, and the Queen's canonization ceremony had not yet been held. Therefore, although Wang moved into the palace, he did not live in Kunning Palace. Instead, he lived in Jingyang Palace with Wu. Still a princess.
After hearing Xing'an's unconfident words, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
"I thought you wanted to go to Dongchang. Otherwise, the Chief of Ceremonies still lacks a eunuch with a pen, so why would you want to go back to the harem?"
Xing'an saw that Zhu Qiyu was not angry, so he boldly said.
"Your Majesty, I still know how important I am. With my ability, if I were to supervise Dongchang and deal with the bosses from other dynasties, I'm afraid it would delay your Majesty's important affairs."
Zhu Qiyu said with great interest: "What about the Supervisor of Ceremonies? Jin Ying and Cheng Jing are both sitting there, so they won't watch you make any mistakes!"
According to the system, the ceremonial eunuch should have one palm seal and two holding pens, but now there are only two people, Jin Ying and Cheng Jing, and there is still a shortage of one place for the holding pen eunuch.
Xing'an said: "I don't dare to deceive the emperor. I did think about it. Later I asked Manager Cheng, and then I put aside my thoughts."
Although Cheng Jing has now entered the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Xing'an came out of Prince Yin's Mansion with him, so he still calls him Chief Manager Cheng according to the previous habit.
Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Oh? What did Cheng Jing tell you?"
Xing'an said: "Manager Cheng said that the Supreme Emperor caused unrest in the court because of his favor and trust in his great companion. This slave has been with the Emperor since childhood. He is young and has little qualifications and is not familiar with government affairs. If he enters the Chief Ceremony Supervisor at this time, he will be in trouble." I'm afraid there will be some discussion."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and wanted to take a test, so he continued to ask.
"Cheng Jing is right, but I am not the Supreme Emperor, and you are not Wang Zhen. Don't worry about some comments. If you discard this section, where do you want to go?"
Xing'an's face began to be tangled again, and after a while, he said with a little reluctance.
"Your Majesty, I still want to go back to the princess."
This time, before Zhu Qiyu could ask, Xing'an explained himself.
"My servant feels that compared with Manager Cheng and Eunuch Jin, I am indeed not capable enough and have insufficient means. If I enter the Department of Ceremonies, I am afraid that I will not be able to help the Emperor much."
"Besides, General Manager Youcheng is here to help you in the outer court, but there is no one available for the princess in the harem, so I just want to go back to the harem."
Zhu Qiyu felt satisfied for a while. It seemed that his following Cheng Jing during this period was not in vain.
It is true that if Xing'an wants to go to Si Lijian or Dongchang, Zhu Qiyu will let him go, but he will hit a wall.
Whether they are the Supervisor of Ceremonies or the Dongchang, they all have to have contact with foreign dynasties.
Based on Xing'an's current ability, Zhu Qiyu would not underestimate him, but he would be tricked by ministers from other countries in a few days.
This is still minor. There are many ministers in the outer dynasty who hate eunuchs. If he is accidentally set up by someone, even if Zhu Qiyu can save him, it will have a great influence on him in the future.
Now that Xing'an is able to give up on his own, it shows that he knows how to advance and retreat, and understands propriety. This is actually more beneficial to him than joining the ceremonial supervisor now.
Nodding, Zhu Qiyu said: "In that case, you can take the title of eunuch Shang Baojian and serve the princess tomorrow."
The eunuch in charge of the palace is a servant. Like the outer court, he also has his own officials, which are the so-called twenty-four yamen.
Shang Baojian was responsible for keeping the emperor's seal. It was an important but quiet place, so Zhu Qiyu simply put Xing'an there.
As he said this, the sky gradually darkened.
Now that the harem was mentioned, seeing that the memorial was almost done, Zhu Qiyu stopped taking it to the outer court, passed on the etiquette, and took Xing'an back to the harem.
Jingyang Palace.
When Zhu Qiyu arrived, he happened to catch up with Mr. Wu, Mr. Wang and Mr. Hang having dinner, and his two children, a son and a daughter, were also there.
So they sat down together and had some dinner.
If nothing else, Wu was very happy.
Ever since Zhu Qiyu was named King Xi and left the palace to open a mansion, she hadn't had such a family sitting together for a meal for a long time.
After dinner, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Hang each took their two babies down to take care of them, leaving mother and son alone in the Nuan Pavilion.
Wu took a sip of tea, twisted the beads in her hand, and said.
"The people you sent here are very useful. The Ai family has almost touched everything in the palace. In two days, just waiting for your canonization decree, the Ai family can take action. However, , there are two people, the Ai family still needs to discuss it with you..."
