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Under Zhao Junchen's arrangement, Li Ru'an had a smooth career after entering the inner court. With his outstanding talents and Zhao Junchen's secret promotion, he quickly attracted the attention of the inner court. In just three years, Within a few months, as a young eunuch who had just entered the inner court, he actually got the opportunity to enter the twelve eunuchs of the inner court, which aroused the envy and jealousy of countless eunuchs. hp://772e6f742e6f%6
However, what is unexpected is that after Li Ruan got the opportunity to enter the twelve imperial eunuchs of the inner court, the Yamen he finally chose was not the most powerful Si Li eun, but the Royal Horse eunuch.
Although the Royal Horse Supervisor is also quite powerful, he is still far inferior to the Si Li Supervisor. The current Yu Ma Superintendent's eunuch Xu Sheng's scheming methods are far inferior to the Si Li Supervisor's eunuch Wu Xinquan. In addition, there have been few wars in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, which makes the Royal Horse Supervisor even less powerful than the Si Li Supervisor.
In addition, the Royal Horse Supervisor is mainly responsible for military affairs. He is not responsible for the court affairs like the Si Li Jian. With Li Ru'an's talent and learning ability, if he goes to the Si Li Jian, he may be able to shine very soon, but if he goes to the Si Li Jian He became the Royal Horse Supervisor, but he wasted all his knowledge.
However, Li Ruan finally chose Yu Ma Jian, and he also had his own reasons.
Although the Si Li Supervisor is very powerful, the internal competition is also very fierce. In addition, Wu Xinquan, the eunuch who is the chief eunuch of the Si Li Supervisor, is very clever in his scheming methods. If Li Ruan enters the Si Li Supervisor, it will be difficult for him to stand out and use his fists. His Although his talent and learning are outstanding, Wu Xinquan may not appreciate him. If he is a little negligent, Wu Xinquan may discover his flaws.
The Royal Horse Prison is different. Although the internal competition in the Royal Horse Prison is also very fierce, people with outstanding talents and learning like Li Ruan are rare. Therefore, after Li Ruan enters the Royal Horse Prison, he can quickly show his uniqueness. Different, in addition, Xu Sheng, the palm eunuch of the Royal Horse Guard, is only average in his scheming skills and needs the help of talented people. Therefore, it is easy for Li Ruan to attract attention and get space to express freely.
Facts have proved that Li Ruan's choice was correct.
When he entered the Royal Horse Prison, he quickly attracted Xu Sheng's attention, and Xu Sheng was relatively easy to fool. Li Ruan only used a little trick to gain Xu Sheng's trust. Today, Xu Sheng already regards Li Ruan as a confidant. He even adopted Li Ruan as his adopted son. In this way, although Li Ruan's rank in the inner court is not high, he is very popular in the Royal Horse Prison. Now when Xu Sheng is sulking, only Li Ruan dares to ask Xu Sheng the reason. .
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But he said that after Xu Sheng heard Li Ru'an's inquiry, he slammed the table and cursed loudly: "That Wu Xinquan has repeatedly bullied me. It's really too much!"
After saying that, Xu Sheng became even more angry and said: "Xichang has always been a subordinate office of our Royal Horse Supervisor. After Xichang returned to the inner court, it should logically be handed over to our Royal Horse Supervisor. However, Wu Xinquan united The other chief eunuchs of the Twelve Supervisors put pressure on me, saying that the interests were shared equally and that the Twelve Supervisors and Yamen jointly took charge of the West Factory. This was clearly suppressing the Royal Horse Supervisor! There is also the inner transport warehouse, our Royal Horse Supervisor is in the ten Among the second prison guards, he is second only to the Secretary Li Supervisor. Logically speaking, the benefits he received should be second only to the Secretary Li Supervisor. However, Wu Xinquan repeatedly squeezed out our Royal Horse Supervisor. In the end, the benefits our Royal Horse Supervisor received were even worse. Going to the inner-official prison... This Wu Xinquan is really bullying people too much. Sooner or later, I want him to look good!"
As the two most powerful yamen in the inner court, the Si Li Jian and the Yu Ma Jian have always had a competitive relationship. Unfortunately, Xu Sheng, the current eunuch in charge of the Yu Ma Jian, is far inferior to Wu Xinquan, the eunuch in charge of the Si Li Jian. The balance of power has been broken, and now, the Si Li Superintendent has completely suppressed the Yu Ma Superintendent. Today's situation is proof. Faced with Wu Xinquan's exclusion, Xu Sheng was extremely angry, but he was helpless.
On the other side, after hearing Xu Sheng's explanation and venting, Li Ru'an pondered for a moment and said: "Doctor Xu, there is no need to be angry. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. We must not let go of what Wu Xinquan did, but now Wu Xinquan's The power is rising, but we still need to be patient and wait for the opportunity."
Xu Sheng snorted coldly and said, "I don't know how long it will take."
Li Ruan smiled and said: "As the saying goes, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Although Wu Xinquan's scheming methods are quite clever, he is just a chess piece in His Majesty's hands after all. As long as we can protect ourselves, sooner or later we will see his power weaken. That day is now at a time when the situation is changing, but we may not have to wait too long.”
Hearing Li Ruan's relief, Xu Sheng's expression softened slightly, but it was still ugly.
Seeing this, Li Ru'an added: "In addition, although Wu Xinquan is trying every means to squeeze out our Royal Horse Supervisor, in my opinion, Wu Xinquan's actions are a little too eager, and he will inevitably fail in the end. It should be our benefit, and he will eventually succeed. It’s ours.”
Xu Sheng's eyes lit up and he asked, "Oh? How do you say it?"
Li Ruan explained in detail: "Director Xu, please think about it. After the inner court took back the power of the West Factory, Wu Xinquan proposed to share the interests in order to squeeze out our imperial horse supervisor, and also won the support of the twelve eunuchs. In this way, we can't Against the will of the public, we had to give in temporarily, but now the Director of Ceremonies is the strongest and the most outstanding among the twelve eunuchs. This West Factory seems to be managed by the twelve eunuchs of the inner court, but sooner or later it will fall into the hands of the Director of Ceremonies. …That’s a good thing.”
"The West Factory should obviously be under the jurisdiction of our Royal Horse Supervisor. If it falls into the hands of the Si Li Supervisor, our Royal Horse Supervisor will be completely suppressed by the Si Li Supervisor. How can this be a good thing?" Xu Sheng's face His flesh was squeezed into a ball, and he frowned and asked.
Li Ruan smiled and said: "Director Xu, have you forgotten? The Director of Ceremonies now owns the East Factory. The existence of the West Factory was originally to check and balance the East Factory. If the East Factory and the West Factory fall into the hands of the Director of Ceremonies together, , how can the West Factory check and balance the East Factory? How could His Majesty agree to such a situation? Therefore, we might as well go with the flow and take a step back, no longer compete with the Director of Ceremonies for the West Factory, and let the Director of Ceremonies get the West Factory We will try to get His Majesty's attention to this matter after the Chief of Ceremony has completely taken control of the West Factory... At that time, there is no need for us to do anything. His Majesty will naturally make the decision for our Royal Horse Supervisor. The factory will soon be back in your hands, Governor Xu."
After hearing Li Ruan's suggestion, Xu Sheng was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed. He stood up and patted Li Ruan's shoulder repeatedly, laughing and saying: "Good boy, you are still smart! Okay, I will give in for the time being. Your plan will work!”
Seeing that Xu Sheng had adopted his suggestion, Li Ruan thought of the news he had received last night, but he struck while the iron was hot and suggested to Xu Sheng again: "Besides, since we plan to give up the West Factory temporarily, we might as well use this as a deal. Exchange part of the benefits of the inner shipping warehouse with Wu Xinquan! In this way, we will not only be able to take back the West Factory in the future, but we will also gain a lot from the inner shipping warehouse, which can be regarded as a slight trick on Wu Xinquan. "
Xu Sheng smiled more and more, nodded repeatedly, and said: "What a great idea, that's exactly what it is, just do what you say!"
Seeing that Xu Sheng was not suspicious, Li Ru'an added: "If Governor Xu can trust me, then you might as well leave the matters at the inner transport warehouse to me. I will definitely get the most benefits for our Royal Horse Supervisor."
It turned out that last night, Zhao Junchen suddenly sent someone to secretly contact Li Ruan and asked Li Ruan to find a way to work in the inner transportation warehouse. Then Zhao Junchen could help Li Ruan, let Li Ruan perform meritorious services repeatedly, and gradually become the person in charge of the inner transportation warehouse. In this way, Once it came, the internal transportation warehouse was still under Zhao Junchen's control.
Although Zhao Junchen wanted to return the West Factory and the Inner Transport Warehouse to the inner court due to the decree of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen did not intend to completely abandon these two yamen. Whether it was the West Factory or the Inner Transport Warehouse, Zhao Junchen remained Many arrangements were made, and Li Ruan was one of Zhao Junchen's secret moves.
In addition, through the internal transportation warehouse, with the help of Zhao Junchen, Li Ruan can gradually become a core figure in the inner court. This is a key step in Zhao Junchen's plan to penetrate the inner court.
Xu Sheng didn't know much about these things. After hearing Li Ruan's self-recommendation, he didn't become suspicious. He just hesitated for a moment and nodded: "That's right. Wu Xinquan asked the twelve eunuchs of the inner court to use all the experts in their respective yamen. The eunuch of the accounts entered the inner transport warehouse in order to control the situation in the inner transport warehouse as soon as possible, and you have always been smart. I will rest assured if this matter is handled by you. Next, you will select some reliable people in the Royal Horse Prison and lead them. Let them station themselves in the inner transport warehouse. When the situation in the inner transport warehouse stabilizes, I will get you back."
After hearing Xu Sheng's decision, Li Ru'an quickly saluted and said: "Thank you very much, Governor Xu, for trusting me. I will repay you with my life!"
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At the same time, while Xu Sheng and Li Ru'an were discussing, the eunuch Zhu Jinrong, who was the chief eunuch of the inner palace, also followed Wu Xinquan's instructions and went to the Zhao Mansion with a large number of valuable gifts to ask for Zhao Junchen.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Zhao Junchen was preparing to go to Fushou Pavilion for a banquet and took the opportunity to meet with those "Yellow Party" officials who planned to defect to him.
As soon as he was ready, Zhao Junchen got the news that Zhu Jinrong asked for a meeting.
After a little hesitation, Zhao Junchen still met Zhu Jinrong in the living room.
Even though Zhu Jinrong showed an unwillingness to make friends with Zhao Junchen during the gathering in the inner court, when he actually met Zhao Junchen, he had a smile and a humble attitude.
As soon as he met Zhao Junchen, Zhu Jinrong gave the gift list to Zhao Junchen and said: "Master Zhao, this gift list is a small gift from our inner court. Please accept it with your smile."
After Zhao Junchen took the gift list, he took a quick look and found that the total value of the gifts in the gift list was probably no less than ten thousand taels of silver. However, he shook his head and said with a smile: "This gift list is so rich, it's not a small thought..."
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen handed the gift list to Xu Qingyan next to him, then turned to Zhu Jinrong and asked: "As the saying goes, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, but Zhu Zhangyin suddenly asked to see me and sent me a generous gift. I'm afraid there is something wrong." What's going on? Please just tell me."
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ps: There was a sudden power outage at home, so I had to code in an Internet cafe. The environment was noisy and I was not familiar with the input method, so the number of words is not many, only more than 3,000 words. Please forgive me.
…(To be continued.)
