It wasn't until Liu Haojia ran two or three steps that the eunuchs behind him finally reacted! They gathered together to form a human wall to stop people, and at the same time shouted: "Back off! Back off! You want to rebel!"
In the blink of an eye, Liu Haojia rushed through the door carrying Emperor Wanli! Then he threw Emperor Wanli to the ground. Not caring that he staggered and failed to stand still, he suddenly fell to the ground. He turned around and closed the door, while holding the door tightly with his shoulders!
Just when Liu Haojia was ready to face the impact, the door did not receive any push. Instead, the noise outside gradually became lower, and at the same time, the eunuchs' loud scolding voices gradually became louder!
After a while, the sounds outside became completely quiet. Then he heard someone knocking on the door, and heard Zhang Jia gasping outside: "Long live Lord, it's okay!"
Liu Haojia was relieved when he heard this! He knew that the palace people below were just temporarily excited. It is estimated that with the obstruction of the officials at all levels, it will soon calm down!
So he quietly opened a door and looked outside. Through the narrow crack in the door, he saw the people outside kneeling on the ground under the steps! Only then did he really feel relieved. He stretched out his hand to pull Emperor Wanli up from the ground, and received: "Long live Lord, please forgive me. I was in a hurry just now!"
Emperor Wanli rubbed his butt and said: "It's okay, I don't blame you, you have merit!"
After speaking, he said with lingering fear: "What happened just now?"
Liu Haojia received: "I guess the palace people were overjoyed when they heard the good news! They didn't mean to offend Long Live Lord at all, they probably just wanted to thank Long Live Lord!"
Emperor Wanli shook his head and said: "I really didn't expect this situation to happen! Then shall we go out now?"
Liu Haojia opened the door and received: "Long live the Lord, just go out, I will be by your side!"
After hearing Liu Haojia's words, Emperor Wanli mustered up his courage, pulled off his clothes, stepped over the door and walked out. After leaving the gate, Emperor Wanli saw Zhang Jia leading a group of eunuchs standing on both sides of the gate, all of them disheveled! It seems that they spent a lot of effort to stop the crowd just now!
When he saw the people kneeling on the ground, he became more courageous. He walked to the steps and stood looking down. Before he could think of what to say, someone in the crowd had already peeked at him coming out. This person immediately started kowtowing!
This kowtow is not as false as before, but it makes a solid "bang" sound!
After one person started kowtowing, the people around him guessed that Emperor Wanli had come out without raising their heads, and started kowtowing along with him! In the blink of an eye, everyone started kowtow! Emperor Wanli had never seen a scene where hundreds of people were kowtowing together, but he had never seen one kowtow so hard and so truly!
After these people kowtowed for a few times, their voices actually became uniform! When the sounds of these kowtows came together, they actually had the effect of a war drum! But the sounds of kowtows are heartbreaking!
At this time, Emperor Wanli listened to the loud kowtows and wondered what he felt. Just when he was confused, Liu Haojia poked his lower back with his fingers. Emperor Wanli immediately understood and shouted: "We are all flat, no need to kowtow!"
His voice was not quiet, and everyone in the square should be able to hear it. However, except for those in charge who stopped, the other palace officials were still kowtowing, but the kowtows were added with tears and sobs. the sound of!
Liu Haojia sighed inwardly when he saw this, pulled Zhang Jia and whispered: "Take someone down to stop them! If this continues, something will happen!"
Zhang Jia nodded to express his understanding, then led the eunuchs behind him down the steps, and went into the crowd to pick up the palace people one by one. With the obstruction of Zhang Jia and others, the sound of kowtow finally stopped!
At this time, Emperor Wanli said with emotion: "It turns out that when you mentioned this matter to me, Liu Aiqing, I didn't feel anything at all! It seems that things are different from what I thought!"
Liu Haojia couldn't say anything else and could only nod in agreement. Because everything that needs to be said was said the last time they met, but Emperor Wanli didn't have a deep understanding! After all, his identity is completely different from those of the palace people, so naturally he cannot understand the pain of the lower-level palace people!
The palace people living in the palace look glamorous, but they are actually a group of very pitiful people! They often entered the palace at an early age and learned the art of serving people throughout their lives. When they were old and frail and unable to serve, they were often dismissed by the royal family.
In fact, there is not much difference between this kind of dismissal and abandonment. It is just that these dismissed palace residents will be given dozens of taels of silver! But these dismissed palace residents are like prisoners who were released after decades of imprisonment. They are completely out of touch with society and completely unable to survive independently in society!
Many palace people were at a loss after leaving the palace. They could not find a way to make a living until they ran out of money. They either became beggars or starved to death on the streets! Even many palace people were deceived by gangsters and wanted to make a living by doing small business, but they were defrauded of all their money and died on the streets! And when no one complained, the government just threw the bodies into mass graves!
Among the dismissed palace maids, the palace maids were better off. Women in this era are generally known as female celebrities, at least they can find themselves a job in the embroidery room. The smarter and classier palace maids can even find a job as a nanny in a wealthy family, where they can grow up with the young lady and have someone to provide for them until they die.
At worst, you can still find a bachelor who can't find a wife, or you can simply get someone matched by an official matchmaker, and you can still survive. However, these palace maids live in the palace and are in contact with noble people. Their eyes have long been held high. Naturally, they are unwilling to marry such people. In addition, these people are either extremely poor or have some bad habits, and their end is often not much better!
As for eunuchs, it is even more miserable! Eunuchs themselves are considered to be the most despicable among despicable people. If there is a eunuch in a family, the family members are ashamed to talk about it. But if this eunuch lives well, has a good rank, and can bring money and protection to the family, then that's a different matter!
Those high-ranking eunuchs often used their authority to amass a sum of money to cover their own retirement expenses. After they leave the palace, they often adopt a son among their relatives, or adopt a godson to provide for them until they die. But their approach is not always smooth sailing!
The smarter eunuchs can hold on to their money and live a comfortable life. If you are deceived and spend all your money, the end will definitely not be good!
