Zhou Yi turned his eyes, his face seemed a little moved.
"How many taels are there in total?"
Eunuch Miao replied: "My slave likes antiques, calligraphy and paintings. It's hard to cash in on the details, but there are always 120,000 to 30,000 taels. If you, sir, like gold and silver, we'll have them pawned!"
"snort!"
Zhou Yi snorted coldly, raised his hands in the direction of Qianqing Palace, and said righteously.
"We are just a servant of no rank, but His Majesty values us as the first prisoner. How can we be so favored and trusted by His Majesty to collude with you and others?"
Eunuch Miao wanted to speak, but he looked up and saw red gold palms, Peng's patting on the top of his head.
Red and white splashed everywhere, and the rich smell of blood filled the air.
Zhou Yi ordered: "Mr. Wen, you will replace Eunuch Miao as the supervisor of the palace. Search all his stolen money and send it to your majesty personally!"
Eunuch Wen looked at the headless corpse and realized it was Zhou Yi Liwei. He stood up and bowed.
"As you command!"
Zhou Yi looked at Eunuch Shen again and asked with a smile: "Senior Shen has been in the kitchen for many years and must be familiar with the affairs of being in charge of the company. Are you willing to take on this official position?"
Eunuch Shen stood up and said, "That's what you wish for."
"Eunuch Meng, come in."
Zhou Yi immediately summoned the current boss, looked at the frightened Eunuch Meng, who was rolling in the door, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Meng, do you still remember us?"
"Sir, let's... say... spare your life, I remember something."
Eunuch Meng had profound skills and clearly heard everything that had just happened in the palace. He thought that he was doomed and could not even speak a sentence while trembling.
Zhou Yi said slowly: "When we were on duty in the Imperial Garden, the path was blocked at first and we went to the wrong palace. Fortunately, Eunuch Meng spoke and was spared the punishment."
Eunuch Meng tried hard to recall, and it seemed that such a thing had happened. However, it was a small matter and had passed so long that he could no longer remember the details.
If the Admiral says there is, then it must be there!
Zhou Yi said: "We must thank our family for any kindness. I will promote Eunuch Meng to the rank of Young Supervisor, and the post of head of the company will be given to Senior Shen."
Eunuch Meng immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The young prison officer seemed to be of high rank, but his real power was far inferior to that of Dian Shu. However, with the headless corpse in front of him, how could he dare to negotiate any terms? He kowtowed quickly.
"Thank you for your support, sir!"
"Take a seat."
Zhou Yi waved his hand, looked at Eunuch Yu with a smile, this old eunuch who had castrated many eggs, and asked: "Where do you want to be on duty, Senior Yu?"
Eunuch Yu Jie Jie smiled strangely: "We just want to stay in the cleansing room. I just ask you to buy more chamberlains to enter the palace in the future."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
Zhou Yi said: "The cleansing room belongs to the Superintendent. Then please invite our Superintendent, Eunuch Ji, to come in and explain how much money has been corrupted. It is only a few hundred thousand taels. It does not reflect our loyalty to His Majesty!"
"Your Excellency is wise!"
All the old eunuchs in the palace praised him in unison and laughed strangely.
Eunuch Ji staggered in, his legs were weak, he was incontinent, and exuded a strong fishy smell.
"unlucky!"
Zhou Yi winked, and the newly promoted young eunuch stepped forward and smashed Eunuch Ji's head into pieces.
The admiral likes to do this, and the people below will imitate it!
Two people died one after another. The servants at the door were trembling with fear, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy. Some were willing to take money, some were willing to recognize their godfather, and some said they would offer a woman from the clan to be Zhou Yi's wife. ….
"Next!"
Zhou Yi had a smile on his face, his eyes were cold, and he didn't pay attention to the begging for mercy.
Before leaving the cold palace.
Lao Lu told Zhou Yi that being on duty as palace supervisor is related to the safety of the palace. No matter how many people are killed, they must be taken down quickly. If it is delayed for a long time, His Majesty will be suspicious.
Zhou Yi humbly asked for advice on how to quickly gain power.
"Kill some, replace some, and keep some!"
Lao Lu said it in a simple and crude way, that is, to sacrifice hundreds of lives to build the majesty of the new admiral.
Zhou Yi did not hesitate and completely followed Lao Lu's instructions. Your Majesty
Not to mention hundreds of lives, even thousands of lives are not at risk.
The gap between people in this world is simply greater than that between humans and dogs!
There were more than thirty official positions in the palace from top to bottom, one-third died in the palace, one-third had their positions changed, and one-third were replaced by old eunuchs.
The dozen or so headless corpses in the palace were just the prelude to the great purge!
For example, if Eunuch Miao dies, his godson and subordinates will be robbed, and dozens of lives will be lost.
Zhou Yi sat on the Grand Master's chair, glanced coldly at the left and right sides of the palace, and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Jie Jie Jie!"
After entering the palace, he was imprisoned for a long time, and he saw father and son, mother and son, and husband and wife killing each other. Human nature must be dark and twisted. Today, when I smashed the head of a living person, I didn't feel any fear or discomfort, but felt happy from the bottom of my heart.
The joy of controlling other people's life and death!
…
A few days later.
The Great Purge is over.
More than 400 people were killed with sticks and more than 300 people fell into wells.
No one dared to use the well water in the palace. What they feared was that while drinking, something hard would appear in their mouth and a finger bone would be spit out.
This day.
On duty as palace supervisor.
More than a dozen boxes were lined up, filled with gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
"We found gold and silver antiques, totaling two million taels!"
Zhou Yi's eyes sparkled, and he wanted to take it all for himself, buy thousands of acres of land outside the palace, and become the big landowner he once dreamed of.
Wen Dianbook took the account book and said, "This is just the loot from the palace. There are also twenty mansions in the capital and more than forty shops. They can be converted into gold and silver for a million taels."
Zhou Yi grabbed a handful of jewelry, then a handful of gold and silver, and suddenly asked.
"Mr. Wen, how much is the annual tax of the country?"
Wen Dianbo replied: "The main taxes in the imperial court are rice, grain, and silk. The specific amount is difficult to estimate. Just looking at the gold and silver attributed to the Ministry of Household Affairs, last year there were five million taels!"
"The state collects five million in taxes a year, but a few eunuchs embezzle three million. Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Zhou Yi threw the gold, silver and jewels back into the box and ordered the servants on the left and right: "Seal them all up and keep them under guard. We will report them to Your Majesty and return all the stolen goods to the internal funds!"
"How other people are greedy is beyond our control. The palace supervisor must be clean!"
"My lord is wise."
The servants in the palace praised them repeatedly. They survived the great purge and no one dared to disobey Zhouyi.
The next day.
The news that Zhou Yi had seized three million taels of stolen money reached the ears of the Zhengtong Emperor.
There is no need to report specially, Eunuch Yuan came to deliver the oral instructions and led Zhou Yi to Qianqing Palace to meet the Holy Spirit.
On the way.
Eunuch Yuan stepped back and whispered.
"Eunuch Yi is really resourceful. He has only been in office for a few days and he has already sent three million taels to His Majesty!"
Zhou Yi took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeves, stuffed them into Eunuch Yuan's hand, and said with a smile: "We have gained your majesty's trust, so we will definitely do our best. This shows that no one can be greedy for ink!"
"Eunuch Yi is indeed a loyal man to the country!"
Eunuch Yuan glanced at the denomination of the banknote, felt the thickness, and immediately judged that it was tens of thousands taels, and said.
"Your Majesty has been in a bad mood these days. Eunuch Yi must be careful not to mention the word "北" when he speaks."
Zhou Yi asked: "Who in the north dares to provoke His Majesty? If our family can help, we will make his whole family worse than death!"
Eunuch Yuan shook his head slightly and said solemnly.
"The imperial dynasty has always had rules. Chamberlains are not allowed to talk about military and state affairs!"
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Carpentry Mi Qing
