Zhu Youjian opened the curtains of the sedan and looked out... It felt so familiar! This is the city of Beijing that he dreams about! The color of the city is gray and the streets are undulating. This street is full of vendors selling all kinds of food.
The aroma of various foods floated along the wind, and the high and low sounds of sales lingered in his ears, giving Zhu Youjian an unusually cordial feeling.
Occasionally, there would be carriages and horses approaching, some gorgeous and some ordinary, and the wheels would make a clattering sound on the uneven ground. Suddenly, he saw a group of extremely gorgeous carriages whizzing past, escorted by dozens of knights in splendid robes.
Zhu Youjian was the king of trust. His sedan passed by on the street, and ordinary cars and sedans were supposed to give way. Although the Ming Dynasty's rules and regulations are now loose, it is not enough to talk about it. However, other people's sedans would still slow down and pass with caution when encountering his sedan.
"Which noble family are they from?" Zhu Youjian asked in a low voice.
He didn't really want to know, he just said it to himself. As a result, a eunuch walking beside the sedan came up to answer.
"Your Majesty, those are the carriages and horses of Lord Ning Guo."
"Ning Guogong?" Zhu Youjian thought for a while, "It's Wei Liangqing!"
He sighed and turned to look at the person who answered him. He was a middle-aged eunuch in his forties, a little fat, but good-looking, with thin skin and tender flesh, and a flattering smile on his face.
This guy's name is Xu Yingyuan, and he is the head eunuch of King Xin's residence. He was a flatterer, and had a good relationship with Wei Zhongxian, and they often gambled together... Zhu Youjian hated this eunuch in his previous life, and was dismissed from office on the charge of "flattery".
But now Zhu Youjian doesn't hate this flattering eunuch at all... How can an emperor not be flattered?
Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Xu Yingyuan: "Although Zhongxian is capable and willing to do things, he is too public, which will inevitably arouse criticism and make enemies everywhere. It is really inappropriate. Xu Banban, don't be like him in the future. ..."
From now on...Xu Yingyuan felt very excited after hearing this!
Of course he knew that his master was going to be the emperor! As for the future and fate of this hidden man, it is about to be revealed.
But Xu Yingyuan was always a little uneasy about the results of Kaibao. Although he had followed Zhu Youjian for many years, he could not reach the level of confidant. In this regard, he is self-aware. Zhu Youjian is not very close to him... Maybe he is too close to Wei Zhongxian, making His Highness King Xin suspect that he is Wei Zhongxian's eyes and ears?
But now I listen to Wang's words and want him to be Wei Zhongxian's second!
"Xu Banban," Zhu Youjian said again, "when you go back, call Zhou Shizhi and Shang Fuming, and let's discuss it carefully."
Zhou Shizhi and Shang Fuming are both Zhu Youjian's eunuchs, and together with Xu Yingyuan, they are Zhu Youjian's most reliable force at the moment!
That's right! Zhu Youjian still wants to reuse eunuchs!
This is also the valuable experience he has gained from being the Supreme Emperor for more than 50 years... When you are an emperor, you can't aim too high, and don't think about the good things that loyal ministers and good generals will come to you all day long. If there really were so many loyal ministers and good generals, in my previous life I would not have rebelled against my son and driven him out of power with a sword.
According to his study in the following decades, the relationship between this loyal minister and good general and the sage king is like this - first there is a sage king, and then there can be a loyal minister and good general!
Loyal ministers and good generals are all used by the sage. They are not just squinting in a corner, waiting for the sage to come to them and become officials... That is what happens when storytellers tell stories.
Therefore, a sage who knows how to employ people must also treat the virtuous and corporal and recruit talents. But in fact, we don’t really “select people.” We can use whatever people we can get our hands on until their names go down in history. You can't stop being emperor just because you don't have the talent, right?
At the moment, what Zhu Youjian can use are the eunuchs of the feudal residence headed by Xu Yingyuan, Zhou Shizhi and Shang Fuming. By the way, there is also Cao Huachun who was sent to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum not long ago because he offended Wei Zhongxian. He can also be used.
In the blink of an eye, Zhu Youjian was already seeing these three "good eunuchs" in the study room of Prince Xin's Mansion. Among them, Zhou Shizhi is about the same age as Xu Yingyuan. Looking at his gentle manner, you can tell that he is a cultural eunuch. Shang Fuming was a little taller and younger, less than forty years old. He was a "martial eunuch" and was born as a horse eunuch.
Except for the three of them who are older and more qualified eunuchs. There are now 15 younger people in Zhu Youjian's palace, including Wang Zuo, Chen Bingzheng, Qi Benzheng, Zhang Chengqing, Wang Yongnian, Cao Wenxue, Zhang Dezong, Li Chengen, Xu Yannian, Shang Zuolin, Huang Yikui, Li Tianshou, Fan Shouning, Wang Shounian, and Gu Chunxiang, with high status. A lower eunuch. However, several of these people may be Wei Zhongxian's people.
So Zhu Youjian first talked to the three closest and most reliable eunuchs.
In the study, the three eunuchs all stood respectfully in front of Zhu Youjian. They all looked at each other with their eyes, nose and heart, and they all looked like good lackeys and hawks.
Zhu Youjian felt a little strange to these three "good eunuchs". Their appearance had not changed, they were still the same, tall and handsome, and still a little strong. But this temperament is very different!
In the past, Zhu Youjian was just a big kid who would put whatever was in his heart on his face, but now...he has a profound look on his face. Could it be that he doesn't express his emotions and anger?
He just became the successor and immediately improved his skills?
Not so fast? Have you been pretending to be stupid before? Is this too scheming?
When the three of them were suspicious, Zhu Youjian suddenly sighed and spoke: "His Majesty convened the ministers in Qianqing Palace today to decide on the country's foundation... and pass the throne to Gu!"
The three "good eunuchs" had known about this for a long time, but now after hearing what Zhu Youjian said, they quickly bowed and saluted, and wanted to congratulate Zhu Youjian, but were stopped by Zhu Youjian with a wave of their hands.
Zhu Youjian looked sad and said: "Brother Huang is only twenty-three this year, but he is already terminally ill, and he has no heirs to ascend the throne... This is a great misfortune, so you should not express your congratulations."
"Your Majesty, life and death are all determined by God, so don't be too sad."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is destiny!"
"This is all God's will!"
When the three eunuchs saw Zhu Youjian looking sad, they started to persuade him. There's nothing good to say, it's just that everything is God's fault.
Zhu Youjian also sighed and nodded: "Since God's will is to put such a huge burden on the lonely king, the lonely king can only work hard and strive not to disappoint his ancestors and brother. .....The three of you are the humerus of the lonely king, and you and the lonely king are both prosperous and damaged! Therefore, this heavy burden from the sky belongs to the lonely king, and it also belongs to the three of you. You are willing to be with the lonely king. Will the king shoulder the heavy responsibility together?"
The three "good eunuchs" were so excited that they almost cried. None of them could stand, and all of them knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian - this is probably called bowing at the drop of a hat, right?
"Your Majesty, how can I dare to shoulder this important task with you? I am your lackey, your eagle dog!"
"This slave is willing to die for the king..."
"As long as your Majesty says a word, your servants will go up to the mountain of swords and down to the sea of fire without hesitation!"
Zhu Youjian looked at the three of them and nodded with satisfaction.
It doesn't matter who these three people were in the past... What's important is that the status that Zhu Youjian can give them cannot be given by Wei Zhongxian!
Zhu Youjian waved to the three of them, "Get up, get up and talk."
The three eunuchs all stood up and continued to stand with hands down and shoulders down.
Zhu Youjian paused, and then said: "The three of you are all old people in the palace, and you are more familiar with the situation in the palace than the lonely king. Let's talk about it... What should the lonely king pay attention to? Palace. How many factions are there now?"
Zhu Youjian actually knew the answer already - Wei Zhongxian was certainly not the only one in the palace. Otherwise, in the previous life, Wei Zhongxian would not have been pushed down by Zhu Youjian so easily.
But now he just wants to hear what the three eunuchs in front of him have to say... This is heart-to-heart talk!
