"Is this the end?"
Shui Han thought he had just heard the beginning, and was aroused to learn about the next development. He didn't want the story to end like this, as it would be a bit too dull.
Eunuch Sixi's eyes twitched slightly and he said:
"At this point, it can be said that it is over, or it can be said that it is not over? Because what happened next is really difficult to judge its value."
After hearing this, Shui Han felt funny and said:
"What does this mean? Tell me."
Eunuch Sixi sorted out his breath and said:
"This secret history of the royal family was recorded by the special eunuch Ouchi. It is a special historical material that only records the life of the royal family. Therefore, it is extremely reliable and basically correct. However, the first eunuch Ouchi was illiterate. At that time, they were responsible for recording this matter, using the form of drawings. After several generations, the later monarchs had people translate it into words, and the content recorded in the words was basically what the old slave had just said to the young master. of those.
There is no problem with this. The problem is that the original version of the picture record has been lost for some reason. The existing version is only a later translation. Therefore, whether the true meaning of the picture is consistent with the translation is unknown to later generations.
No one had doubted this before, until Xiaoyi entered the palace library and read the secret history of the royal family. This kid Xiaoyi is not like you. He has lived in the palace since he was a child, and he is lawless because he is the son of a general. There is no forbidden place in this palace that he has not visited. Whenever he has been there, he must leave some traces, for fear that others will not discover it.
That time was no exception. After reading through it, he casually annotated a paragraph. The general meaning of that paragraph was that this period of history was fake at a glance. Since the Yaoming Order was an ancient artifact, how could it be obtained by Zhao Gongsi? , How could he easily give his son Ke? Since it was Shi who was enfeoffed, why did Shi stay in Haojing and send his son to establish the Yan Kingdom? And how could a mortal body use the royal weapon? Yao Mingling's When it comes to the specific methods of use and the cause and effect, the secret history records are vague and prevaricating. In addition, the original drawings are inexplicably missing. There is every reason to suspect that someone is deliberately hiding something, and these are likely to involve Scandals within the royal family were hidden in this special way.
These annotations were soon discovered by the historians, and everyone started talking about it. This matter soon spread in the palace. Because everyone knew that it was Xiaoyi's prank, most people didn't take it seriously. They just discussed it privately and found it quite interesting. , all regard it as a chat after dinner, but there is one person who is very concerned about this matter, and that is the Third Prince.
The third prince has always been a deep and steady man, but that time he publicly expressed his support for Xiaoyi's comments and requested that historians be summoned to conduct a detailed investigation and revision of the secret history of the royal family. The third prince is the king's brother, and he holds many positions in the court. His position and status were very noble. As soon as he spoke, people responded naturally one after another. The ministers who originally agreed with Xiaoyi but had to remain silent due to public opinion jumped out one after another. Countless letters and memorials filled the palace of the king. This matter caused quite an uproar at the time, and it was finally put to rest by the king personally stopping it. However, the secret history of the royal family could not be changed in the end.
Although it has not been changed, the impact of this incident is far-reaching. There are still many people in the government and the public who support Xiaoyi's view, believing that the records of the Yaoming Order in the royal family's secret history are concealed. "
Shui Han suddenly heard the words "Third Prince" and suddenly thought of Liujiazhuang. He asked:
"That third prince is the third prince who owns Liu Family Village?"
Sixi Gongzheng said:
"Exactly, the late king has five sons in total, named "Xi Le Fu Gui An". The eldest king Xi is the eldest son and inherits the throne. The fourth prince is stationed in the northern border all year round and rarely returns to the capital. The second prince died of illness three years ago. The fifth prince likes to travel in the mountains. He plays with water and never pays attention to political affairs, so the power of the court basically falls on the shoulders of the third prince. The third prince is named after the word "rich" and holds two important positions in the court: Prime Minister and Lang Zhongling. He is very powerful in the court. Solely dominated, under one person.”
Now that we have mentioned official positions, here is a brief introduction. Although there were slight differences in the official position systems of various vassal states during the Warring States Period, they generally followed the three-gong-nine-qing system inherited from the Zhou Dynasty. The positions are respectively Taiwei, Prime Minister and Yushi Dafu. The Taiwei is in charge of the national military, the Prime Minister is in charge of government affairs, and the Yushi Dafu is responsible for advising the monarch. In essence, he is the secretary of the monarch. Under the three princes, there are nine ministers, respectively. Fengchang, Lang Zhongling, Weiwei, Taipu, Tingwei, Dianke, Zongzheng, in charge of Su Neishi and Shaofu. Jiuqing also performed his duties under the three princes: Fengchang was in charge of the rituals of the ancestral temple and had a very high status. , the head of the Nine Qings;
Lang Zhongling, in charge of the palace guard;
Weiwei, in charge of the palace gate guards;
The servant is in charge of the palace's horses and the country's horse administration;
Tingwei, in charge of judicial trials;
Dianke, in charge of foreign affairs and national affairs;
Zongzheng, in charge of royal family and clan affairs;
Governing internal history, in charge of taxation, money, grain and financial revenue and expenditure;
The Shaofu is in charge of the taxation of mountains, seas, ponds and government handicrafts specially provided for the royal family.
The third prince can simultaneously serve as the prime minister among the three princes and the Lang Zhongling in charge of the palace guard among the nine ministers, which shows that King Yan has trust in him, but this is not difficult to understand. After all, this is the only one available among the five brothers.
Shui Han pondered his thoughts. It was probably because the historical data that everyone believed in were doubted by Xiaoyi, and everyone began to doubt it. To say that this suspicion is not unreasonable, the historical records of this period are indeed too sloppy. However, if it really involves a scandal within the royal family, this statement is completely just a guess. There is no evidence to prove it. Therefore, what Eunuch Sixi said before is that it is difficult to judge its value. It’s true, no matter how big a commotion or impact this conjecture without any evidence can support, it still can’t explain anything in its essence.
After all, no one can say for sure what is possible.
Shui Han buried his head in the pool. After burying it for a while, he poked his head out again. He suddenly felt refreshed. Since Mr. Sixi was a eunuch, he naturally didn't shy away from it. He walked out of the pool and walked to Next to the clothes hanger, he picked up a bath towel and wiped his whole body. Then he picked up one of the medicine bottles on the small table and wiped his body casually. Then he picked up the plain clothes hanging on the clothes hanger and put them on carefully. Finally, he finished with ink white He tied his hair with a hairband, turned around and said to Eunuch Sixi who was stunned on the spot:
"Okay, let's go."
The expression is smooth and clear.
