All know the prison.
The lights are brightly lit and the troops are ready.
The Imperial City Gate was attacked by soldiers, and Eunuch Zhu immediately summoned his subordinates, who gathered here to wait for further news.
The failure of the rebellion is naturally a good thing.
If someone succeeds, Eunuch Zhu will have to lead people to surrender.
The chamberlain shouted to be loyal to His Majesty every day, not referring to Emperor Hongwu, but the man sitting on the dragon throne.
Around midnight.
The chamberlain who went out to investigate came back to report that the second prince had failed in his rebellion and had been captured in the Yangxin Palace.
"This is really a good thing!"
Eunuch Zhu raised his orchid fingers with a smile on his face: "We have also prepared a banknote and will send it to Eunuch Xu in a few days, so we can save it this time."
The godson next to him patted his horse and said, "It's His Majesty's turn in order, so Eunuch Xu has to give money to his godfather!"
"Hutu!"
Eunuch Zhu Jiejie smiled strangely and said, "If Eunuch Xu is killed, all his money will belong to our family."
While speaking.
A voice came from outside the palace: "Xiao Yizi, pay homage to Eunuch Zhu."
"Hey, there are a lot of smart people in this world!"
Eunuch Zhu waved his hand and ordered the chamberlain on duty to open the door of the palace and let Zhou Yi in, and said deliberately in a sinister tone.
"Isn't this Eunuch Yi? Why are you here so late?"
"Eunuch Zhu, please show me a way to survive."
Zhou Yi knelt down and without mincing words, took out a stack of banknotes from his arms: "We and Eunuch Xu are not at odds with each other. We would like to join Eunuch Zhu's command and let you control us!"
Eunuch Zhu nodded slightly, and his godson grabbed the banknotes and counted them one by one.
"Godfather, three thousand five hundred taels."
"Not bad, not bad, quite sincere!"
Eunuch Zhu stuffed the banknotes into his sleeves and estimated that they were 90% of Zhou Yi's savings. He said with satisfaction, "You are quite clever. You have mastered your talents under Eunuch Xu. From now on, you will be our godson."
"Thank you godfather!"
Zhou Yi kowtowed repeatedly and breathed a sigh of relief.
He bent down and stood behind Eunuch Zhu, carefully exchanging smiles with the other servants. He called him "brother" in a friendly way. This godson also had a tendency to get closer and closer when he came first.
Later in the night.
The noise in the palace gradually died down.
The servant of the Yangxin Hall spread the news that Emperor Hongwu angrily rebuked the second prince, fainted in anger, and was eventually deprived of the throne and demoted to a commoner.
This may seem like the end of the storm, but it’s actually just the beginning!
The second prince is only one step away from the throne, and many supporters in the palace and outside the court will ruin his future because of his stupidity.
Money is spent outside the court to gain connections, while money is spent inside the palace to buy lives.
"Sure enough, silver is the most real thing!"
When Zhou Yi thought about this, he fell in love with the second prince again. It was because he was crazy, so there was no need to spend all his money.
If others make mistakes, our family will pay for them!
I made a serious note in my heart that I must ask for it back ten times in the future.
A few days later.
Because Eunuch Xu made false accounts and defrauded the Ministry of Internal Affairs of his money, he was stripped of his official position and confiscated his family property. Since he was His Majesty's servant, he did not have to go through three trials and sentences.
A piece of white silk ended his life.
Xiao Yunzi, who accompanied Eunuch Xu to die, had an accident that night and fell into a well and drowned.
Other godsons came one after another, either making mistakes on duty, or giving and receiving bribes. At the most, they were transferred to pour night incense and wash the latrines, at most, they were dragged out and killed with sticks.
"Fortunately, we were prepared!"….
Zhou Yizheng secretly rejoiced, but the order came and changed the duty from the imperial garden to the cold palace.
"Leng Gong? What's going on?"
Zhou Yi, who looked confused, went to the capital prison after receiving the transfer order and asked to see his new godfather, Eunuch Zhu.
"Xiao Yizi, our family has tried its best."
Eunuch Zhu said in a nonchalant manner: "You are Eunuch Xu's right-hand man. It took a lot of personal favors for us to switch from killing with a stick to guarding in the cold palace!"
"Thank you godfather."
week
Yi kowtowed repeatedly, thanking Eunuch Zhu for his eight generations of ancestors.
Eunuch Xu had nothing to do with treason in the first place, and his godson was even more involved in the aftermath. As long as a qualified eunuch said a word, the other eunuchs could avoid retaliation.
There are many people in the palace who take money but don't do anything. Mr. Zhu is very particular in his daily life, and he never thought about breaking his trust this time.
Zhou Yi had no choice but to accept the transfer order.
I returned to my residence frustrated.
When Xiao Guizi saw Zhou Yi packing up his clothes, he was surprised and said, "Eunuch Yi, where are you planning to move to?"
"Leng Gong!"
Zhou Yi replied angrily, Leng Gong was the lowest among the lowest in the palace. Most of the time, there was no living person. Occasionally, a noble person would live in the palace, but she was still a concubine who had lost her favor.
Xiao Guizi's eyes flashed with satisfaction. He excused Eunuch Wen's dissatisfaction and sent money to Eunuch Zhu, without showing any signs of it on the surface.
"Eunuch Yi is very capable and will definitely come out of the cold palace in the future."
"maybe."
Zhou Yi glanced at Xiao Guizi. He didn't know who was behind the scenes, so he wrote down all the familiar servants.
If he gains power in the future, no matter whether he has anything to do with Xiao Guizi or not, he will be thrown into the well and drowned!
…
Cold palace.
The palace is not named after Leng, but a palace without a plaque to the west of the palace, specially used to house concubines and princes who have fallen out of favor.
Zhou Yi carried his baggage and came to the door of Leng Palace.
There was an old eunuch standing at the door. His body was trembling and he might fall to the ground in the next moment.
The old eunuch asked: "Are you the new guard?"
"Greetings, father-in-law, you can just call us Xiao Yizi."
Zhou Yi adjusted his mentality and comforted himself that he had a long life and could finally wait until the day he came to power. He bowed and said, "Excuse me, father-in-law, where should we go on duty?"
"Our little deer, you can call me Laolu, but you can't be called father-in-law."
Lao Lu pointed to the inside of Leng Palace and said: "According to the rules, Leng Palace has to stand at the door of the house to prevent people inside from sneaking out. There is no one in the palace now, you can just find a place at will."
The six houses in the Cold Palace, which can house six people at the same time, are all empty now.
Zhou Yi nodded in agreement and asked Ming Leng Palace where the servant lived. When he went in, he found that the bedding was covered with spider webs and there were circles of yellow patterns.
If I were a refugee back then, I wouldn't have cared about this.
After staying in the palace for several years, she gradually became fond of cleanliness, covering her mouth and nose and washing the bedding cleanly.
The man who cleans the bedding is supposed to be the clerk of the Shangyi Supervisor, but because of the low status of the eunuchs in the cold palace, no one wants to care about him, so Zhou Yi will not come to humiliate him.
The servants in the palace praise the superior and disdain the inferior, just like instinct!
After drying the bedding, it was already dusk.
Zhou Yi originally thought of going to the kitchen to eat, but when a chamberlain brought a food box, he realized that the chamberlain in the cold palace must keep an eye on the imprisoned people at all times without any slack.
"Doesn't this mean we are also under house arrest? We must find a way to leave the cold palace."
Zhou Yi secretly thought that when the Epiphyllum Book of Epiphyllum was completed, he would look for an opportunity to show it to His Majesty.
The power gained through fists is much more secure than recognizing a godfather!
The next day.
Zhou Yi found a house at random and stood outside the door all day. In the end, apart from Lao Lu who was sweeping and taking a nap, he only had a few words with the servant who delivered the meal.
"Old Lu, how can you bear to be so boring?"
"Young people are too impetuous. What's wrong with this cold palace?"
The old deer spread the bedding on the steps, as if it were soft, and lay on it to bask in the sun.
"Other places are full of intrigues and deceits every day, but this cold palace has no one to fight for, no one to fight with, and where you can eat, drink, and sleep. It can be said to be the only pure land in the palace!"
"To live a stable life is better than ninety-nine percent of people in the world!"
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