"Su Huanzhe, do you think your martial arts are strong?" The girl turned her head and asked. Hearing this, the gloomy young eunuch also moved his face and showed a hint of expression: "Come back to Xiaojia, our family has been struggling since we were young. He has a strong sense of strength and strength, has practiced hand-to-hand combat, and knows a thing or two about weaponry."
"Su Huan, do you know how to master so many skills?" The girl's eyes became brighter and she asked repeatedly: "But I don't know which master you studied under and which sect you worshiped. Can you be regarded as one of them?" Really? Wouldn't it be too humiliating to be assigned to Nunu?"
"I'll tell you the truth, envoy. We don't have any teachers in our family, and we all have learned skills from nearby. Now we are ordered to protect the envoy and his wife." Su Huanzhe responded very frankly: "If there are armed soldiers in the idle army, the Za family can deal with them." Seven or eight people; but if there are more people, the Zajia family will have no choice but to flee."
"But as long as it is our family's responsibility, no matter how dangerous the situation is, our family will do our best to win a chance for the ambassador and his wife..." During the questions and answers between him and the girl, Jiang Tian was also quickly thinking and recalling his impressions of Su Youzhi.
But after Jiang Tian recalled it for a while, he didn't seem to think of any deeds related to this name; could this be an unknown passerby in history? However, the next moment, under the guidance of the girl's words, Su Huanzhe mentioned that his adoptive father Yang in the palace would be born in Lingnan.
In an instant, a rather vague answer suddenly emerged in Jiang Tian's mind; Su Huan was originally from Lingnan, and later became the adopted son of an eunuch named Yang, and he was also a highly skilled eunuch; in this era There seems to be only one probability.
Such a young eunuch with a gloomy and thin face was also designated as the bodyguard of Madam Zheng and her daughter. Unexpectedly, he would become a celebrity in the Kaiyuan era in the future, and he would also be the leader of the most capable eunuchs in history, a generation of "killer stars" and "Yang Peipei". "Yang Sixu is also a role model for later generations of eunuchs.
He was a native of Shicheng, Luozhou (now Lianjiang, Guangdong) in the Tang Dynasty. The son of Su Li, the leader of the Tuman tribes in Luozhou, and his mother is the daughter of Chen Xuan, the leader of the Tuman tribes in Leizhou. Because the Tuman rebellion in Luozhou was suppressed, the Su family was also involved and the entire family was killed; only the young Su Youzhi was sent to Beijing as a prisoner and castrated into the palace.
Later, he was adopted by Yang, an internal official, and became one of the many eunuchs under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Later, he made meritorious service in the Jinglong coup that quelled Prince Zhongzong's crown prince Li Chongmao, and was awarded the post of eunuch. Later, he made friends with Linzi King Li Longji, participated in quelling the rebellion of Empress Wei, supported Ruizhong, and moved to the right to serve as the guard general.
He was brave and ferocious, had considerable physical strength, was cruel and easy to kill, and specialized in conquests. He successively put down the rebellions of Mei Shuluan of Annan, Tan Xingzhang of Wuxi, Liang Dahai of Yongzhou, and Chen Xingfan of Longzhou, and made great achievements in safeguarding the rule of the Tang Dynasty in the Lingnan region. , the rank reached the rank of General of Hussars and General of Zuo Xiaowei.
He successively knew the Minister of Internal Affairs, Shangzhu State, and the Duke of Guo State. His status and favor were once surpassed. The famous powerful eunuch Gao Lishi became the right assistant of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty Li Longji, and he was commemorated by a statue in the Longmen Grottoes. Yang Sixu died in the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan (740), when he was more than eighty years old.
He was the orphan of a genocide and became a hussar general. He never lost a single battle on the battlefield in his life. He is well-deserved to be a famous general, and he is not a lucky person. He also set the precedent for eunuchs to lead troops on expeditions in Chinese history. And because he liked to skin captured enemy chiefs, he was nicknamed "Yang Peipi".
It is said that one time, Niu Xiantong, a concubine, was sent as an envoy to Youzhou and was secretly reported to have accepted a bribe from Zhang Shougui, the governor. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was furious and ordered Yang Sixu to kill him. As a result, Yang Sixu tied up Niu Xiantong, dug out his heart, cut off his hands and feet, cut off his flesh and ate him alive, showing his loyalty in an extremely cruel way.
Although Yang Sixu had outstanding military exploits throughout his life, he had always been loyal to the Tang Dynasty and did not take credit for himself or seize power. Therefore, compared with his descendants in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, he could be regarded as a model of a good eunuch. Among the old and new versions of "Tang Shu", he ranks first above Gao Lishi.
Even thousands of years later, the only person who could rival or even surpass him would be the famous Zheng He, the Sanbao eunuch who made seven voyages to the West during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention parallel imports such as Yang Fuguang and Yang Fugong brothers in the late Tang Dynasty, or King Tong Guan, who is known as the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, by some kind of fateful coincidence, he would actually become the guard of Madam Zheng and her daughter. Jiang Tian couldn't help but glance at the girl. Could this be the potential of being a child of the luck of the times? He gradually began to attract her. Are there some influential figures? I don’t know whether this is good or bad.
With the arrival of Su Youzhi/Yang Sixu, Jiang Tian understood the good intentions from the Crown Princess Pei the next day. Because, after asking for advice for three days in a row, Meng Xian, who was still unfinished, left in a hurry, and new people arrived.
But this time, the sixty new draft girls who arrived were named by the Second Saint to Crown Prince Li Hong, in order to enrich the East Palace and increase the number of heirs. Crown Princess Pei could not even refuse, but could only act in a virtuous and virtuous manner. , I burst into tears of gratitude and thanked the mighty grace from the Second Saint.
In addition to the fact that Lady Zheng needs to be present to accompany her, Jiang Tian was also invited to observe and supervise her. Basically, these beautiful ladies are from courtiers or officials from the two capitals, and from famous families. There are also a few from Dugu. The concubines such as the Yang family, the Dou family, etc. were relatives.
Everyone is wearing the same style of azurite palace dress, but there are subtle differences in the details of their hair, clothes, and skirts, which are obviously carefully prepared. When facing Crown Princess Pei, it was as if she was undergoing some degree of interview and test.
Therefore, even though the journey was full of dust, they could not hide their tiredness; but they always kept their spirits up and tried to show the most beautiful, humble and kind side of themselves; they were quiet and submissive one by one. Inform her name and wait for Concubine Pei's inquiry.
However, in this seemingly long and boring process of roll call and self-announcement, just the subtleties of their eye expressions are enough to make people imagine a palace fight drama that female bloggers are most passionate about and are best at. . There is ambition and desire, but also curiosity, admiration and longing;
Even seeing through the world, he is generally indifferent, casual, and even faintly tired and indifferent; after all, it is known that the prince has been frail and sick since he was a child, and it was only a few days ago that he got slightly better through consistent hot spring baths and diet therapy; therefore, the harem There are only a few concubines.
In this case, if you want to get the favor of the prince, it will be much more difficult than elsewhere; but in the same way, if you can get close and be lucky, it means that competitors have limited shortcuts to promotion; and for a few For those who want to stay away from troubles, the East Palace is also suitable for resting their lives.
The biggest difference between being an ordinary female official and a concubine is whether you have been favored by the crown prince. After receiving the favor, you will naturally obtain the most basic status of serving as an attendant. From then on, you will be separated from the sequence of many female officials; you will become a person with a unique house. Or the housewife who lives in her own pavilion.
And when the prince officially succeeds to the throne, even the most unfavored attendant will naturally get the status of a twenty-seventh generation wife. If you don't want to get involved in the battles and promotions in the palace, a talented person can get enough preferential treatment without being taboo and live in peace for the rest of his life.
Therefore, Jiang Tian, who was held in his arms, could use his eyes to figure out Qian'er's eight hundred thoughts from their inadvertent movements and expressions; of course, the existence of these women may be more because of the queen of heaven. Some kind of conspiracy, just and aboveboard to add sand to you.
Use these mostly beautiful women from different backgrounds to hide individual spies and spies who really have ulterior missions. Therefore, in the end, Concubine Pei selected three people after careful consideration and awarded the most junior title of Sanzhi Female History, as the temporary leader of these groups of show girls;
One of them is Pei Mingxuan, the daughter of Concubine Pei's distant branch of the family. Her appearance is not particularly outstanding, but she has a gentle and elegant temperament; but the other two are a little surprised. Because one of them is named Wu Xuanshuang. Yes, she is the female bodyguard who was sent away with Taiping.
After a round of going around, she was included in the list of new draft girls as the daughter of the queen's cousin, Kurabe Langzhong Takemoto Tadashi; this is almost the same as the queen who was placed on the East Palace table. It’s clear. But the identity of the other person also has some subtle abnormalities.
Because her name is Changsun Bi, she was pardoned by Emperor Gaozong not long ago, restored to her official title and buried with Zhaoling. She is the grand-niece of Changsun Wuji, the former Taiwei and Duke of Zhao. However, not long ago, Changsun's family's other business was also involved in a cover-up conspiracy. The thieves who assassinated Dong Palace/robbed Taiping were once again pursued.
Therefore, this girl from the lineage of Changsun Wuji's younger brother, Changsun Junliang, was still a concubine who had been punished and confiscated from the palace before. She was pardoned by the Queen of Heaven not long ago and was included in the list of candidates for Shidong Palace. Therefore, among these beautiful women, they are somewhat isolated.
Concubine Pei named her as the female history of Sanzhi, which is naturally a potential gesture; but for her herself, it may not be a good thing. Although the others were slightly disappointed, they did not dare to show it in front of Concubine Pei; instead, under the leadership of these three, they all bowed and left.
After everyone had dispersed, the Crown Princess Pei retreated, leaving only Lady Zheng who came to ask: "Does Li Sheng have any insights and senses for these new beauties?" Jiang Tian shook his head and said: " Your Majesty’s handling has been quite appropriate, and I don’t need to say anything more.”
"Lisheng clearly knows that this palace is just entrusted by your Majesty to entrust the Edong Palace. I want to guard the door for His Highness, but my qualifications and knowledge are limited, so I have the audacity to ask Lisheng." However, Mrs. Pei said earnestly again: "Please also ask Lisheng, for the sake of Your Highness, to give me some advice."
"Okay!" Jiang Tian sighed in Madam Zheng's arms: "This matter is actually not that complicated. If Madam is worried about it, it may be some hindrance, so try to find something to do for them; as long as Daily life is tiring enough and trivial, so there is not much time for random thoughts.”
"Having said that, since they are members of the East Palace, shouldn't they do their best for the prince's career? This is also the duty of the empress in charge of the East Palace. Is there anyone who can question and find fault again and again? If they are It would be even better if we group them together and compete with each other for performance.”
"During this period, even if there are some people who are restless in the room or have too much energy, they will naturally show up. The empress can slowly observe and identify which of them are usable talents and which ones have other motives and intentions. Intention; I naturally understand where the empress is worried."
"But it is not good to always be watertight inside and outside the East Palace. You must give others a hope and hope, and use some irrelevant news to make them not change people easily, nor give up this channel and source; as long as everything is maintained until Your Highness can just return it."
As someone who has experienced many struggles in the modern workplace, Jiang Tian is very familiar with this state; even if he has never eaten pork, he has seen pigs walking.
(End of chapter)
