Dongchang, Xichang and Jinyiwei were all the emperor's personal soldiers. Although they held positions in the imperial court, they were directly ordered by the emperor and were not under the jurisdiction of any imperial agency.
However, this also has a disadvantage: because they only take orders from the emperor, whoever the emperor favors will have greater rights.
For example, the previous Wan Yulou had served the emperor since he was a child and was not weak in ability, so he was greatly favored by the emperor. After the emperor deposed Wei Zhongxian, he directly appointed him as the governor of Dongchang and took charge of Dongchang.
Although the emperor later realized that Dongchang was too powerful and set up West Factory specifically to suppress Dongchang's power, Wanyu Tower was still highly favored by the emperor, and he visited the palace as often as he returned to his own home.
On the contrary, Yuhuatian only became the governor of Xichang because of his relationship with Concubine Wan Guifei. In fact, he was not very familiar with the emperor and had never met him a few times.
However, in the past six months, I have to go to the palace every month to report on my duties, so I am not unfamiliar with the palace.
The young eunuch who refused to deliver the edict led the way, so Yuhuatian took the imperial edict and went to the palace alone.
It was probably Chenshi at this time, which was already past the morning court time. At this time, the emperor usually handled government affairs in Qianqing Palace, so Yuhuatian went straight to Qianqing Palace.
The Qianqing Palace is located behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony where hundreds of officials go to court. It is very heavily guarded. There are two imperial guards guarding every section. Along the way, there are many young palace ladies in colorful clothes walking through the palace.
Yu Huatian walked through the corridor, automatically blocking the surprised and fascinated gazes of the palace maids and the whispers around him, and soon arrived at the entrance of Qianqing Palace.
In front of the splendid hall, there was an old eunuch waiting here. He seemed to be in his sixties. When he saw Yu Huatian approaching, he quickly stepped forward to salute with a respectful expression: "I see you, Mr. Yu."
The old eunuch's name was Cao Feng, who was responsible for sending and receiving cases in the palace. Yuhuatian also knew him. He had never paid much attention to him before, but after taking a closer look this time, Yuhuatian couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Because he found that the old eunuch was not weak in strength, and his level of Qi had actually reached the level of a master. However, it was a bit strange that such a person was still responsible for such a low-level job in the palace.
Maybe it was because his level of martial arts was too low and he didn't have much respect for the palace before, but since he practiced the Sunflower Book, Yuhuatian's strength and vision are different from before. Now when he came to the palace again, he immediately discovered these things that he had not noticed before. to the details.
No wonder for so many years, no matter how chaotic the world is, the Ming Palace has always been as stable as Mount Tai and is regarded as a forbidden place by people in the world.
This palace is truly a crouching tiger, hidden dragon!
Yuhuatian looked deeply at the old eunuch and asked, "I wonder if your majesty is here?"
Cao Feng said respectfully: "The emperor is handling government affairs. Eunuch Yu will wait a moment, and my servant will go and report."
Yuhuatian nodded slightly: "Thank you."
"Mr. Yu's words are serious."
After Cao Feng finished speaking, he turned around and hurried into Qianqing Palace.
After a while, Cao Feng trotted out again and whispered: "Eunuch Yu, the emperor invites you to come in."
Yuhuatian nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked inside.
At this time, Cao Feng next to him hesitated for a moment, and suddenly reminded in a low voice: "Eunuch Yu, your Majesty seems to be in a bad mood."
Yuhuatian paused, then nodded: "Thank you."
After that, he stepped straight into the hall.
The main hall is extremely empty, and the ground is as clean as a mirror.
Yellow and red are the main colors of the hall. The quietly burning palace lanterns and the eunuchs and maids standing in the hall give this lonely space a little more life.
Yuhuatian looked up, and the first thing that caught his eye was a large dragon case filled with memorials.
Behind the dragon case, there was a majestic figure wearing a bright yellow embroidered gold dragon robe and a crown. Next to him stood a eunuch wearing a black and red python robe.
This eunuch was about forty years old. Not only was he not as charming as the other eunuchs, he had a rosy face and a very extraordinary demeanor.
Yu Huatian took a closer look and found that he could not see through the old eunuch's cultivation, and he couldn't help but feel a little shuddered.
And what surprised Yu Huatian the most was that he felt a very familiar energy in the old eunuch.
But there was no time for him to think carefully at this time. After just a brief glance, he shifted his gaze to the majestic and endless figure behind Long Ben. He walked forward slowly, knelt down in front of Long Ben, and held his hands. Salute: "Slave, the rain turns the fields into fields, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Although he is the governor of Xichang and holds the third rank, his eunuch status is like this. To put it bluntly, he is the emperor's domestic slave. When meeting the emperor, he is treated as a slave, not only as "chen", but even as "I". None of the qualifications.
There was silence in the hall.
Behind the large dragon case, the figure wearing a dragon robe did not make any unnecessary movements. He still carefully read the memorial in his hand and seemed not to hear Yu Huatian's voice at all.
The old eunuch next to him also looked on with a cold eye.
Yu Huatian looked respectful, without any unnecessary expressions or movements, and just waited quietly.
But no one noticed that his white hands shrouded under the sleeves and robe were slightly tight, and there was an unknown flame burning in his heart.
This is imperial power!
Outside, he is the governor of the West Factory who is avoided by people. Even if he faces the brave Lord of Hulong Villa, he can refuse to give him face.
But in front of the emperor who dominated the Ming Dynasty, he could only kneel down honestly, not even daring to show any dissatisfaction.
Because everything he has now was given by the Ming Emperor. If he dares to show any dissatisfaction at this moment, I am afraid that the old eunuch next to him will immediately take action to destroy him, and this Ming Emperor will definitely not even blink. Not even blinking.
Because for this emperor, all he wanted was a dog that could do things honestly and obediently.
The emperor didn't care who the dog was.
But one day, he will definitely break this bondage and no longer let anyone control his life and death!
At this moment, Yuhuatian's pursuit of power and strength reached an extreme level.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
Zhu Youxiao put down the memorial in his hand and seemed to have noticed a person kneeling in front of him. He glanced at Yuhuatian behind the Long Case and said calmly: "Get up."
The originally tense atmosphere in the hall dissipated instantly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yuhuatian saluted again, then stood up, and at the same time looked at the Apocalypse Emperor who temporarily controlled his destiny.
Zhu Youxiao looked like he was only in his twenties, but he already had a majestic demeanor unique to the emperor, but there was a faint morbidity and paleness between his brows that did not belong to his age.
Yuhuatian knew that Emperor Tianqi had been in poor health since he was a child and had not stopped taking medicine in these years.
But the medicine is only half as bad as the poison. The Emperor of Tianqi has been able to survive until now, but he is probably a powerful foreigner. No one can say how long he can survive.
Otherwise, I would not have thought that at this time of chaos in the court, I would be preparing to leave the palace to have fun and relax.
Yuhuatian withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and looked at the Long Case in front of him quietly, waiting for the Emperor Tianqi to ask questions.
Zhu Youxiao stared at him for a while, and then said: "You know why I announced your entry into the palace, right?"
Yuhuatian was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "I know, because of the Dongchang matter."
Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "You should have known about Wan Yulou's death for a long time, right?"
Yuhuatian nodded: "Yes."
Zhu Youxiao's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Then why didn't you report to the palace earlier?"
Yu Huatian explained: "Because I accidentally learned that several Jianghu assassins who assassinated Eunuch Wan secretly sneaked into the capital after killing Eunuch Wan and continued to assassinate people in Dongchang. In order to prevent the enemy from being alerted, I kept silent. , intending to catch all these gangsters, and then go to the palace to report to His Majesty."
"Are these gangsters dead now?"
"died!"
Yuhuatian replied.
Zhu Youxiao looked deeply at Yuhuatian and said nothing, but he did not doubt the authenticity of the matter.
These things can be found out, and he is confident that Yuhuatian dare not deceive him.
After a while, Zhu Youxiao said again: "Did you secretly plan the civil unrest in the East Factory?"
Yu Huatian immediately knelt down again, with a serious look on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare! If I want to attack Dongchang, I can kill the deputy governor of Dongchang when I killed those Jianghu assassins at Dajue Temple that day. Li Zhong will never wait until there is civil strife in the East Factory before taking action!"
Zhu Youxiao sneered: "Then you mean that there is civil strife in Dongchang, and all the people in charge of Dongchang are dead at this moment, it is all their own fault?"
Yuhuatian said in a deep voice: "Li Zhong, the deputy governor of the East Factory, Zhao Jingzhong, the first stall owner, and Liu Xi, the second stall owner, are fighting for the position of governor, which triggered the civil strife in the East Factory. Among them, Li Zhong was killed by Zhao Jingzhong Although Liu Xi and Zhao Jingzhong died in the hands of slaves, there was a reason for it."
"When the slaves got the news and rushed to Dongchang with their people, they had already killed Li Zhong."
"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, murdering a Shangguan is a capital crime!"
"In order to block the news, when the slaves rushed to Dongchang, they wanted to kill the slaves to silence them. The slaves accidentally killed them in self-defense."
Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Then how did you learn about the civil strife in Dongchang? Don't tell me that this is just a coincidence!"
Yuhuatian was silent for a moment and said: "I was ordered to take charge of the West Factory and took away part of the rights of the East Factory. Wan Yulou, the governor of the East Factory, has been dissatisfied with my servant for a long time and has already sent people to leave a secret in the West Factory. In order to protect myself, I had no choice but to send someone to keep an informant in Dongchang, and I also learned about the civil unrest in Dongchang from my informant."
Zhu Youxiao sneered and said: "Okay! I founded the East and West Second Factory and gave you the right to kill first and then report later. Didn't you expect that the rights I gave you would become a tool for you to fight for power?"
"Yuhuatian, do you know your guilt?!" Zhu Youxiao shouted sharply.
Yuhuatian did not refute, and calmly handed over his hands: "I acknowledge my guilt."
Zhu Youxiao looked at him coldly, and after a long time, he said: "Don't think that because my beloved concubine values you, you can do whatever you want by relying on the rights I gave you. I can help you rise, and I can also step on you! "
"Don't forget, your rights are given to you by me!"
A hint of coldness flashed in Yuhuatian's eyes, and he lowered his head and said, "I understand."
Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "This matter ends here. I will handle the Dongchang matter."
With that said, Zhu Youxiao glanced at the old eunuch standing next to him and ordered: "Cao Zhengchun, you will temporarily take over as the governor of the East Factory and take charge of the East Factory."
Cao Zhengchun? !
Hearing this, Yu Huatian suddenly raised his head and looked at the old eunuch, his pupils shrinking violently.
No wonder!
At this moment, he finally knew where the familiar energy he just felt came from.
If you remember correctly, the martial arts that Cao Zhengchun practiced was the Tiangang Boy Kung Fu!
Was the incomplete version of Tongzi Kung practiced by the predecessor passed down from Cao Zhengchun?
Cao Zhengchun didn't pay attention to Yu Huatian's expression. After hearing this, he quickly walked out, stood side by side with Yu Huatian, bowed and saluted: "Old slave, I accept the order."
At this time, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Yuhuatian and said calmly: "Cao Zhengchun is the supervisor of the Ceremony Supervisor who served the late emperor. He has been in seclusion in the palace. The boy skills practiced by your palm eunuchs are all passed down by Cao Zhengchun. Come down."
really!
Yuhuatian's eyes narrowed slightly.
Zhu Youxiao continued: "You two are each in charge of a department. You should work together to monitor the world for me and protect the safety of the Ming Dynasty. If this kind of fratricide happens again, don't blame me for being unkind!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian saluted together.
Immediately, Cao Zhengchun turned to look at Yuhuatian, with a gentle expression, and said with cupped hands: "Eunuch Yu, from now on we will all work for His Majesty, please take good care of Eunuch Yu."
Yu Huatian looked deeply at Cao Zhengchun and returned the greeting: "Eunuch Cao's words are serious. As a senior, Eunuch Cao should be the younger generation who need to learn more from Eunuch Cao."
Cao Zhengchun smiled slightly, modestly and politely.
Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "I will go out for a tour next month, and the palace will be left to you. I don't want to see any turmoil in the palace when I come back."
The two of them saluted quickly: "I obey your order!"
At this time, Zhu Youxiao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly asked: "I heard that during this period of time, the Jianghu has not been very peaceful, and many martial arts people from other dynasties have even sneaked into the Ming Dynasty. Yuhuatian , do you know the reason for this?"
Hearing this, Yuhuatian frowned slightly.
He has been in the capital recently and has not paid much attention to the situation in the world. He has never heard of this matter.
Where did the emperor learn about this?
Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said, "You don't have to think too much. Today, the emperor's uncle Tiedan Shenhou came into the palace. The emperor told me about this."
The Iron-Courage God?
Yuhuatian suddenly realized that although the responsibilities of Hulong Villa and the Second East and West Factory were similar, compared to the Second East and West Factory, Hulong Villa did know more about some things in the world.
Because Shangguan Haitang, the No. 1 Xuanzi secret agent of Hulong Villa, was sent out by Zhu Wuwu to create a gangland force called "The No. 1 Village in the World". He gathered some strange people and specializes in gathering intelligence on the rivers and lakes.
The Second East and West Factory was mainly responsible for supervising the officials and handling some inconvenient matters for the emperor.
After thinking for a moment, Yuhuatian raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have not heard of this matter."
Zhu Youxiao nodded, and did not say anything to blame. He just ordered: "Then send someone to investigate. These Jianghu forces have become more and more rampant recently. I don't want anything bad to happen again and affect me." The mood of going out on a palace tour.”
"My slave obeys the order."
Yuhuatian cupped his hands and said.
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly. Compared to the Hulong Villa founded by the late emperor, he still preferred the East and West Second Factory.
There is no one but you who obey!
After all, Tiedan Shenhou was still his imperial uncle in name, and it was not easy for him to boss him around on ordinary matters.
"Okay, let's all go down and finish what you have been told as soon as possible. And Cao Zhengchun, stabilize the situation in the East Factory as soon as possible. Don't give the officials any more excuses to criticize you. This will save me a headache."
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.
"Yes, slave, please leave."
The two saluted again and then exited the palace together. After nodding to each other, they each went in one direction and turned around to leave the Qianqing Palace.
There was no expression on Cao Zhengchun's face. He kept smiling and was very gentle and polite.
After Yu Huatian turned around, his expression instantly darkened.
He had just eliminated all threats that would prevent him from secretly controlling Dongchang, but unexpectedly, another Cao Zhengchun showed up!
He is worthy of being an emperor. This balance skill is so good!
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