When you reach the end of the stone road and turn to the right, there is a gate painted with red paint. The gate is connected to the red city wall, or it is a door cut out of a wall. There are two raised eaves on the door, like looking up to the sky. It is a sacred bird. There are dark yellow words on a brown background in the center of the two corners of the eaves. There are three big characters written on it: Director of Ceremonies.
Several young eunuchs ran all the way down the stone road, panting and not hiding the panic on their faces.
After passing the door, it suddenly opened up, with side squares on both sides. There was also a main room with three doors in the middle. There were desks and benches in the main room, and eunuchs in red robes and high positions were all here. office.
Over the past few dynasties, the Si Li Jian began to gradually participate in the government affairs, and the opinions of the cabinet votes had to go through them first. Once the emperor was lazy and negligent in government affairs, the eunuch in charge of the Si Li Jian would be the 'emperor'.
But today there is great panic here,
"Eunuch You! Eunuch Ma! Something bad has happened! Eunuch Liu has provoked the wrath of the Holy Spirit. I'm afraid he won't be spared this time!"
You Zhi and Ma Yongcheng were struck by lightning upon hearing this.
It really happened suddenly. Everything was normal this morning. Why did things start to change at night? !
Fortunately for You Zhi, he had always been the emperor's choice to squeeze Liu Jin. But Ma Yongcheng and Liu Jin are brothers. With Brother Liu, although he is not a palm eunuch, he still has some authority in the palace. Once Liu Jin falls, his good days will come to an end!
So he ran out extremely eagerly, pointed at the person kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's going on? Tell me in detail! If you dare to miss a word, we will cut out your tongue!"
"Eunuch Ma is so majestic!"
At this moment, an angry scolding sound came from outside the door.
When Ma and You heard this, their whole bodies trembled in shock. You Zhi greeted inside, "Come out and pick up the driver!"
On the stone road, several guards were carrying lanterns, and the emperor was indeed in front of the crowd.
Ma Yongcheng really wanted to slap himself, but his soul flew away for nine days, and his old legs and knees hit the stone slab, "I didn't know that the Holy Master was here, and I made a mistake and said something wrong, please punish me!"
Over there, people knelt down to welcome the holy driver.
Zhu Houzhao pointed sideways at Liu Jin, who was already tied up, and said, "Liu Jin is your heartthrob, isn't he? Your father-in-law Ma wants to know about him, so I'm here to report to you!"
"I don't dare! I don't dare! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes and saw the words "Supervisor of Liturgical Affairs", and he became suspicious. He originally thought that Liu Jin was smart, and he was easy to use because he was smart.
But at the same time, some of his other problems were ignored, or this smart man hid them well, so that he didn't notice them at all.
In fact, Liu Jin is power-hungry and arrogant. Not only is he not qualified to be a saint, but he is not qualified to be an ordinary person with a basic sense of morality.
He still remembered that Wang Qiong, the governor of Zhejiang, gave him money at first.
If he found one person giving him away, there should be hundreds of people giving him away behind his back, otherwise he wouldn't be able to open a high-end club like Zuixian Tower with nothing.
It is basically certain that Liu Jin is dishonest.
"Youzhi!"
"My slave is here."
"From today onwards, you will temporarily take the post of eunuch in charge of the ceremony. Check Liu Jin and his followers..."
Ma Yongcheng was shocked.
"This slave will obey His Majesty's decree."
"Ma Yongcheng, you have also temporarily handed over the post of Supervisor of Ceremonies. If you miss a word, you will have someone's tongue cut off. I have been in the palace for so many years, and the chamberlains in the palace have made all kinds of mistakes. Have I ever been as cruel as you? Check. Check if this guy has any murder cases!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, spare your life! I made a mistake today, but I dare not hide anything from Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please be aware of this!"
Zhu Houzhao chuckled, "I know how to beg for mercy. I know dishonesty is my taboo, but now it's too late!"
After speaking, he glanced at You Zhi.
This guy is quite calm. In fact, he must have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. It seems that his self-discipline has improved a lot in the past few years in the palace.
"You come with me."
"yes."
You Zhi still didn't know the cause and effect, and it was hard to ask Liu Jin what had offended the emperor at this time.
What he didn't even know was that the emperor was a little upset during the day.
After arriving at Qianqing Palace, the door was closed and You Zhi knelt down very consciously.
"Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng, are they always honest?"
You Zhi replied: "Eunuch Liu doesn't like slaves, so I have to avoid my slaves in everything I do. I also know that Your Majesty is impatient. Specifically, what Eunuch Liu did, Your Majesty will give me a few days of grace, and I will allow you to investigate and report in detail."
"Yes. After you take office, you will firstly investigate Liu Jin, and secondly, send a message to the garrison eunuchs and garrison eunuchs in various places. The imperial court will clean up the military camps. If anyone does not cooperate, the palace will move them."
You Zhi suddenly realized, oh, this is where the emperor's thoughts lie.
Sure enough, it's still the same style.
"My slave obeys the order!"
"Don't kill a lot of people in the palace. It's not a good thing to make people panic. After taking office, you should remember who gave you what and report it. You should also report the things who asked you to do it. I still say the same thing , I only want two things for my chamberlain, one is loyalty and the other is honesty. In my opinion, you have both of these two things.
As for collecting a few things... when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people are careful, there will be no disciples. It is impossible for all of you to take it seriously. As long as you don't collect too much, when will I hold it accountable? Liu Jin has gradually forgotten this truth, and you must keep his lessons in mind. "
You Zhi kowtows, "I will obey the Holy Master's teachings."
"You have to keep your eyes open when employing people. I can't keep an eye on the eunuchs all over the country every day, so if they have problems, I can only come to you. The same goes for you. Wherever there is a problem, you will deal with it. Don't wait for me. If you find those problems, it will be too late.”
"My servant understands that Eunuch Liu likes to show off his power, so he only uses flattering people. Those people do not do things sincerely. If something bad happens, they dare not report it for fear of making Eunuch Liu unhappy."
Zhu Houzhao was too lazy to dig into it further, "Goulan has always acted elegantly. My father-in-law has always had a good reputation. I won't say any more. Go down and do your work."
"Yes, slave, please leave."
After You Zhi left the Qianqing Palace, several young eunuchs came to him and whispered: "Congratulations to Eunuch You, this is such a blessing from heaven. Eunuch You should be blessed with such a good life."
"You can also say that it's time to catch up."
The moonlight bypassed the clouds and illuminated the expression of the person in front of You Zhi. He was a young man with a broad face and slender eyes. "Kowtow to Eunuch You, young men!"
You Zhi did not refuse. This incident came too suddenly. He was just hiring someone. This You Xi had been close to him for a long time because he had the same surname.
"Get up and come with us. There's a lot going on tonight."
"Hey, that's good." You Xi walked on the side, holding a lantern quite actively, "My father-in-law said it's a good time. What kind of good time is this? Can you tell me about it for the kids?"
"You don't understand even if I tell you."
You Zhi was used to being cautious in the palace, so he didn't say what was in his heart easily to others, and besides, it was just his guess.
He went back to find out why Liu Jin had incurred the wrath of the Holy Spirit tonight, but no matter what the reason was, the key was Liu Jin's bad luck.
Because the emperor wanted to clean up the military camps in various border towns.
Logically speaking, those guarding eunuchs are all appointed by the emperor.
However, there is also an ecological chain among eunuchs. When you become a eunuch, you will inevitably have to fawn over that legendary position - the eunuch who holds the eunuch's seal.
Furthermore, the fact that Liu Jin was able to hold the title of Supervisor of Ceremonies also showed that he listened to the emperor's words.
Within normal political logic and employment principles, Liu Jin’s people can be used.
There is no doubt about this.
And replacing him at this time would mean directly removing the 'protective umbrella' of the eunuchs guarding each border town.
You Zhi guessed that the guard eunuchs in Ningxia Town were not particularly obedient.
The emperor has very strict requirements for eunuchs. If there is any disagreement with the palace, there will be corresponding consequences immediately.
As for how the emperor knew, You Zhi probably mentioned it to the civil servants.
The emperor has eunuchs on one hand and civil servants on the other. They check and expose each other to ensure that the truth of the matter can be understood to the greatest extent.
The fact that the garrison eunuchs in Ningxia Town are not very obedient does not mean that these people ignore the will of the palace, which is not the case even if they think about it.
But the emperor did ask the three of them to give special instructions before: people in the palace cannot set up obstacles for their own people.
But the result was not good, so this incident exposed another problem: because the people below were reluctant to give up their own interests, Liu Jin's control over them also declined.
Why the decline?
Because they are Liu Jin's people, they will respect filial piety. They may make some minor mistakes in public and private, but Eunuch Liu, who is the Supervisor of Rites, can protect his own family.
If a 'group' is formed here, then naturally the leader will be knocked off.
This is where his destiny is good.
The emperor's way of solving this problem was also very clever. He directly found an excuse to remove Liu Jin.
When this news spread, all the eunuchs on guard were absolutely dumbfounded. In the past, they were acquainted with Liu Jin, which was a bit unspeakable, but how could they talk about it now?
You must know that Liu Jin strictly guarded him, and those people were not familiar with him.
Moreover, if Liu Jin falls, they will be easily frightened once any problems are discovered.
A group of frightened birds, no matter how greedy and bold they are, they would not dare to commit a crime at this time.
In this way, the resistance encountered by the eunuchs when cleaning up the military camp will instantly disappear. Compared with the few acres of farmland, it is more important to save one's own life first.
Really wonderful.
You Zhi was thinking as he walked, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the emperor's mind was really bottomless. Maybe Liu Jin, as smart as he was, didn't understand where he fell at this time.
That's why civil servants say that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.
Now, it is easy for him. Wherever the imperial court wants to clear out military camps, the ceremonial eunuch will rush to deliver the goods, and the local garrison eunuch will have to curry favor with him.
Flattering him means fawning over the emperor, because You Zhi also understands that if he fails to do this, he will end up no different from Liu Jin.
As for what crime Liu Jin committed, does it matter?
