Just when Zhao Yu entered the Xuanniao Pavilion, Luo Lin, the left-behind eunuch, was lecturing the young eunuchs standing in a row.
"Today, the Marquis of Anguo will stay overnight in the Xuanniao Pavilion. You little bastards are all well versed in etiquette and rules. We would like to ask you, who wants to serve the Marquis? Of course, there are rumors in Beijing. You also know a thing or two, and it’s up to you how you choose. We’ll give you some time to burn incense, and you can think about it slowly.”
After the eunuchs enter the palace, they must first get rid of the root of their worries, and then while recovering their bodies, they must learn the etiquette and rules of the palace so that they know what can and cannot be done in the palace.
After learning these palace etiquette rules for a period of time, they all need to be assessed.
Otherwise, if these ignorant little Huangmen accidentally bump into the nobles in the palace when they are doing something, they will be in big trouble.
But even if they pass the examination, these little yellow sect members will not go to work immediately. They still need to wait for the senior servants in the palace to come and select people. After that, he can become a real servant in the palace.
Of course, there are also those who are lucky enough to rise to the top, and are selected by some noble person to become personal eunuchs.
But this is similar to winning five million in a lottery in the previous life, and the probability is surprisingly low.
Most of the Xiaohuangmen survived until the end and were just ordinary members of the palace.
Hearing Luo Lin's words, the dozen or so young men lined up in a row looked at me, and I looked at you, but they didn't speak for a while.
Everyone knows that the Marquis will become the emperor in a few days. If you go to serve him, you may be able to achieve great success without having to spend many more years in the palace.
But as long as there is a person in the palace, he will know who is the talker in the Chu court now.
This marquis is isolated and helpless in the court. He is truly a loner. Who knows which day he will be removed from the throne by the general.
When the reckoning begins, wouldn't he also be implicated and die without a burial place?
"Ancestor, I had a bad stomach yesterday, and I have been going to the toilet frequently these past two days. I am afraid that I will offend the noble, so I can only thank my ancestor for his kindness."
An older eunuch said to Luo Lin with a grimace.
Luo Lin nodded noncommittally and turned his attention to the others.
"Ancestor, I had a sprained foot two days ago..."
"Ancestor, the villain is ugly and is afraid of staining the eyes of the noble."
Seeing someone raising their heads, these little eunuchs became more courageous. One or two they talked about their experiences, fearing that if they spoke too late, they would be sent by their ancestors to serve that "noble" person.
Among the sixteen young eunuchs, only three did not speak.
Two of them did so because their companions had robbed them of their reasons, and they could not come up with a new reason for a while. As for the third person, he did not bother to tell such a lie.
"Okay, okay," Luo Lin waved his hand and said impatiently, "Whoever serves An Guohou will have the final say."
As he spoke, he pointed his hand towards these little eunuchs.
"The number of people is small, and our family's face doesn't look good. You, you, you, you, and you, Mr. Feng, all go with our family to see the Marquis and see which one of you the Marquis chooses."
No one knows that a few days ago, except for Mr. Feng, everyone else gave more or less gifts to Eunuch Luo, but the four he named today were the ones who gave the least gifts, so Chosen by him.
Although he can't decide who the Anguo candidate will choose, he can decide who the other party will never choose.
When Zhao Yu sent the civil and military ministers out of the Black Bird Hall, he saw an old eunuch walking over with a bow and a nod.
"Marquis Wan'an, our family is Luo Lin, the eunuch who stayed behind at Xuanniao Pavilion. We saw that it was getting late, so we came to disturb the marquis. I wonder if the marquis stayed in the front hall as usual."
"Eunuch Luo, I have heard that this front hall is the sleeping palace of the late emperor and Emperor Daxing?"
Zhao Yu asked with a frown.
The smile on Luo Lin's face became even stronger.
"The Marquis has a good memory. This front hall is the sleeping palace of the late Emperor and Emperor Daxing."
"I am no more than a clan member now, and at most I am just a prince. How can He De stay in the front hall? This move is inconsistent with etiquette! Don't mention it again, Eunuch Luo."
Zhao Yu's eyes were as sharp as a sword, roving back and forth on Luo Lin's face, wanting to see him thoroughly.
Faced with Zhao Yu's merciless scolding, Luo Lin bent down deeper and raised his hand to slap himself several times.
"What the Marquis teaches us is that talking nonsense in our family is a capital crime, a capital crime!"
"Besides the front hall, where else can I sleep?"
Ignoring the old eunuch's extremely poor acting skills, Zhao Yu continued to ask.
"Returning to the Marquis, in addition to the sleeping quarters of the concubines, the late emperor occasionally slept there directly after reviewing memorials in the west wing until late at night."
Rollin replied.
"Okay, then let's go to the west wing." Zhao Yu nodded and asked again, "Those who came with me also hope that Eunuch Luo will be taken care of by his men. They have followed me all the way to Shenjing in the past few days. It’s a lot of fear.”
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, this is our family's business, and our family will let those little brats take good care of them."
"Then I will thank Eunuch Luo here first."
"Master Marquis is a noble man, and our family is just a eunuch, so we cannot afford the thanks of a noble man. Master Marquis, the west wing is over here, please come with us."
Luo Lin's attitude was extremely humble. As he spoke, he led Zhao Yu to the west wing.
"Slave, please see the Marquis!"
Outside the west wing, four small yellow gatekeepers lined up in a row and respectfully saluted Zhao Yu as he approached.
"Eunuch Luo, what does this mean?"
Zhao Yu, who had his hands behind his back, turned to look at Luo Lin.
"The Marquis must always have a capable person to serve him. These are all good seeds that have just come out of the palace. The Marquis can choose one and try it out. If you don't like it, it's not too late to change it."
Luo Lin said with a sorry smile.
"What Eunuch Luo said makes sense."
Zhao Yusha nodded matter-of-factly. When his eyes swept across the four small yellow doors, a hint of surprise passed through his eyes.
Above one of them, four large white characters made of clouds floated impressively.
——Eternal wise officials!
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be here!
After this thought flashed through his mind, Zhao Yu burst into laughter.
This is reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it!
Gao Lishi was an eunuch. If Zhao Yu didn't meet him in the palace, how could he meet him elsewhere?
Looking at the tall and handsome young man with a calm expression among the four little yellow men, Zhao Xu nodded secretly in his heart and pointed at him.
"Just this one, and...this one."
Zhao Yu paused his fingers and pointed at another Xiao Huangmen.
The expression of Gao Lishi, who was selected by Zhao Yu, did not change, but the expression of the other Xiao Huangmen was a little unhappy.
He didn't understand why his ancestors brought him to see the Marquis An Guo even though he gave him money, and why he was chosen by him.
"You're so happy?"
Seeing the dazed look on Xiao Huangmen's face, Eunuch Luo raised his hand and slapped him on the head.
"You bastard, are you so happy that you are stupid? Why don't you and Mr. Feng pay homage to the Marquis?"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Yu with a slightly embarrassed look on his face.
"Master Marquis, these little monkeys are good young people who have just been selected. They have never met a noble person, so they were so happy that they didn't know what to do."
"It doesn't matter."
Zhao Yu waved his hand and said.
However, he was wondering, why did Gao Lishi become Feng Xiaozi in the old fox's mouth?
Recalling the introduction of Gao Lishi on that card, Zhao Yu suddenly realized that it turned out that Gao Lishi's real name was Feng Yuanyi, and he changed his name after entering the palace.
