"Xiao Yizi, are you back from duty as palace supervisor?"
Xiao Yuanzi spoke with a nasal voice, and there was no hint of emotion or anger, but it was not a good thing to just hear the name.
In the palace, a person's title can best reflect changes in status.
From Xiao Yizi, he became Brother Yi, then Eunuch Yi, and now he is back to Xiao Yizi. He must listen to what he is told, otherwise he will fall into a trap without even realizing it.
Zhou Yi took two steps forward, knelt down and begged: "Eunuch Yuan, we have no choice but to recognize Eunuch Xu. We have lived together for four years, but we are closer than brothers!"
Eunuch Yuan's eyes were dark, he was silent for a long time and sighed.
"From now on, our family will be on duty at the Ceremony Supervisor, so please take care of yourself!"
After saying that, he carried his luggage and left, leaving only Zhou Yi kneeling alone in the room.
"Take care of yourself..."
After thinking carefully about Eunuch Yuan's words, the personal attendant should know His Majesty's thoughts. The first thing Zhou Yi thought of was that the second prince had lost his holy favor!
The prince fell out of favor and basically had no chance of becoming emperor.
Zhou Yi's mind was spinning, wondering how to find a new backer before Eunuch Xu fell.
"We can't pour night fragrance!"
"Eunuch Yuan speaks like this, both as a reminder and as a warning. Now that our friendship has been broken, we will no longer be able to rely on each other. Who else in the palace can we have a relationship with?"
Zhou Yi stood up and saw Xiao Zhengzi making a mess on the bed. He stepped forward to fold and smooth the quilt.
Just like when Xiao Xizi left!
Eunuch Yuan didn't say where Xiao Zhengzi was, and Zhou Yi didn't ask. It wouldn't be good to clarify some things, so he just assumed that Xiao Zhengzi, who had profound skills, fell into a well and disappeared.
Every day in the palace, a servant dies unexpectedly, and maybe tomorrow it will be Zhouyi's turn.
"Your Majesty, with your body and bones, there is no way he can last for two or three years. Let's just ride on the donkey and look for a horse. Besides, if the Holy Family says there is nothing, it will be nothing, but it will also say there is something!"
When Zhou Yi thought about this, he felt envious of Emperor Hongwu.
A thought of joy makes the whole world rejoice; a thought of anger makes everything in the world startle. He is really a living god!
"It's not all bad today. Xiao Zhengzi is gone, so we don't have to pay back the favor we owe..."
Zhou Yi lay on the bed and kept comforting himself.
Looking back on the scenes of the past four years, Xiao Zhengzi was a bit cold-tempered, but he was one of the few good people in the palace. Zhou Yi still remembered that he owed him fifty taels of silver.
…
At the end of the thirty-fourth year of Hongwu.
The palace was dyed gold and red, and festive longevity characters were hung everywhere.
Long, wide, flat and round, with many strokes and few strokes, they are all handwritten by the great Confucians of the country.
Zhou Yi knew that this thing is called calligraphy, which represents different fonts. Unfortunately, after all, his cultural background is shallow and he cannot recognize the beauty of the fonts. He just feels like ghostly symbols.
"From now on, we will be free and happy. If we have time to practice calligraphy and read, our family will also become scholars!"
Three days later, His Majesty will celebrate his seventieth birthday.
It was jointly organized by the third prince, King Chu, and the fourth prince, King Qi. It is said that two million taels of silver were spent on it, and no money was needed from the treasury or internal funds. The right to do this was to honor the father.
"The kings of Chu and Qi have not yet joined the vassal state, and they have no property in the capital. How can they get two million taels of silver?"
"This is not to congratulate His Majesty on his birthday, but to forcefully create obstacles. My godfather's method is really good. I heard it's called flattery!"
"I'll blow you away first and blow you up to the sky. Naturally, your brain will get hot. As long as you make a mistake and lose the Holy Family, you will be on the same level as the Second Prince!"
Zhou Yi was amazed, it turned out that the conspiracy was not only about harming people.
I went back and thought about it carefully, and tried the method of killing him with my godfather in the future to see if it would float to the sky and fall to the ground.
Return to your residence from the Royal Garden.
Zhou Yi pushed the door open and saw three young chamberlains.
"Xiao Yizi is back."
Young people always speak unscrupulously, just like Zhou Yi in those days. They don't understand high and low, and don't know awe.
"Um."
Zhou Yi clasped his hands and nodded with a smile. Due to the use of the disguise potion, his gray hair and old face made him look a generation older than the three newcomers.
Fortunately, under the influence of Xiao Xizi, the three little guys would not survive this year if they were replaced by an old eunuch with a dark mind!
These three are all refugees from the north. It is said that there was a heavy snowfall in northern Xinjiang that had not happened in a century, which destroyed countless houses, and they wandered all the way to the capital.
As a result, the police officers in the capital drove them everywhere and prohibited the refugees from entering the city.
Your Majesty loves the people like a son and cannot bear to see them suffer. You must not let homeless beggars affect your birthday banquet!
Fortunately, the Internal Affairs Department recruited new people and saved the lives of many refugees, including these three. They were responsible for food, clothing, clothing, and housing. It was truly a great favor from the Emperor!
Three days flew by.
The ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
night.
His Majesty set up a banquet in Chonghua Palace to entertain the royal family and courtiers.
Ordinary chamberlains were not eligible to participate, but they also received benefits. His Majesty rewarded all chambermaids with a dish and a jug of wine, and allowed them to take turns to rest for three days.
The imperial garden was deserted, with only a dozen or so chamberlains on duty.
Jiang Xuexuan.
Zhou Yi stood alone at the door, looking up at the full moon in the sky, and somehow thought of his parents at home.
"New Year's Day is coming soon. With the money we send back, we should be able to have a good New Year! I don't know if my eldest brother has a wife, maybe he has a nephew..."
"When we get to the top, we will return home in fine clothes and find a good job for my nephew!"
Zhou Yi vaguely heard the noise in Chonghua Palace, and suddenly felt that it was very noisy. No matter how happy they are today, they will be nothing but dirt a hundred years from now.
His Majesty's birthday banquet has passed a few days ago.
News spread in the palace that the second prince went to the Ministry of War to observe the government.
Son of Heaven, he who has strong soldiers and horses will do it!
Daqing established the country by force, and the authority of the Ministry of War was not weaker than that of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it represented His Majesty's intention to train the second prince. However, the direction of the imperial court suddenly changed again.
Zhou Yi was slightly relieved that he didn't need to find a new godfather for the time being.
"We also need to make preparations in advance. Eunuch Zhu, who knows the prison, is pretty good. He has bought the disguise cream over the years, so we are quite familiar with him!"
Eunuch Zhu has a broad heart and a fat body. His temper is neither good nor bad, but he has one excellent advantage.
Only love money!
The problems that can be solved with money in the palace are all minor problems.
The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Zhouyi spent the fourth New Year's Eve in the palace, and the next day, the first day of the lunar month, entered the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu.
Your Majesty has been on the throne for sixty-one years, but the calendar year is only thirty-five. This is because when the foreign tribes from northern Xinjiang invaded the capital, the late emperor abandoned the city and fled.
At the age of ten, Emperor Hongwu entered the foreign military camp and signed a covenant to protect the capital.
After the Supreme Emperor came back, he lived in Jingyang Palace. In order to show his purity and filial piety, it was not until the death of the late Emperor that the date was changed to the Hongwu Anniversary.
Any disputes between father and son after that have become taboo and no one dares to discuss them. Zhou Yi only heard that the palace was stained with blood from time to time in those years.
Get up early in the morning.
Zhou Yi first went to the palace supervisor to kowtow to pay New Year greetings. The second prince was favored again, and Eunuch Xu was in a good mood.
"Xiao Yizi, you are so efficient in everything you do. Do you want to be on duty at the Yangxin Hall?"
Zhou Yi's heart was moved. His Majesty has been reviewing memorials in the Yangxin Hall all year round. It can be said that it is the first-class duty place.
The reason why Eunuch Yuan was promoted to the fourth grade Suitang was not because of nine years of hard work, but because he became familiar with His Majesty in Yangxin Hall. He was not even qualified to compete through hard work alone.
Zhou Yi suppressed the thought of agreeing and refused with a smile.
"Thank you godfather for your cultivation. It's just that we have only been here for three years and we still don't understand many of the rules in the palace. We were clumsy when we went to the Yangxin Hall, but we let godfather down."
"Well, let's live in a few years."
Eunuch Xu nodded slightly. He was just testing Zhou Yi to see if he had other ideas.
Everyone in the palace has their own thoughts, but no one can reveal them!
(End of chapter)
