The rules in the palace are to select a group of potential eunuchs who are about ten years old from the eunuchs who have just entered the palace to study in the inner library. The instructors are Hanlin officials, usually four people. The current batch has been studying for a long time and is about to graduate.
Based on their experience, not to mention Emperor Chongzhen, even the eunuchs with the palm prints of the twelve eunuchs were basically invisible. It is only possible to see one or two when they are about to graduate from the inner study hall and when the various supervisors are selecting candidates.
At this time, regardless of whether they had seen Emperor Chongzhen before, just looking at Emperor Chongzhen's clothes and the eunuchs and maids serving behind him, they knew who the person standing in front of them was!
Suddenly, it was like a thunderbolt struck from the sky, everyone was frightened, and they all knelt down together and lay there, not daring to move. In other words, there are still a few people moving, but they are shaking a little, but this is out of control and there is nothing they can do about it.
Obviously, they all knew that Emperor Chongzhen should have been standing outside the house for a long time, at least it didn't look like he had just arrived. That is to say, the emperor most likely knew everything that happened in the room just now.
Thinking of this, more people trembled there.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at these young eunuchs in the inner study hall, kneeling from in front of him to the inside of the room, but did not speak immediately.
After looking down for a while, it was already bright and I could see clearly. Based on what he had heard before, Emperor Chongzhen could roughly distinguish the two factions from the clothes of the kneeling eunuchs.
From what he just heard, he also got some other useful information. That is, someone outside the palace will invest in some eggless people who they think have potential, help them enter the palace, and help them climb up inside the palace. This kind of person has a heart that can be punished! After you grasp the situation in the palace, you must conduct a thorough investigation!
After thinking about it for a while, Emperor Chongzhen asked calmly: "Where is Chen Baoting?"
The one who almost bumped into Emperor Chongzhen just now was also the one kneeling at the front. He was relatively strong and quickly replied with a little fear: "My slave is here!"
Although these eunuchs have already been taught what they should be taught, they have never seen the world. Facing their fate, it would be abnormal not to be afraid.
Emperor Chongzhen looked down at him and said: "You, that Lan Tianbao, and those few who were not selected into the various prisons, please come with me!"
After saying this, Emperor Chongzhen turned and left, feeling very satisfied.
This time I came here and gained a lot. The key to this is that others do not know their existence, so they say things that they would never hear and see things that they would never see.
From this aspect, your own eavesdropping system can just meet this condition and you can get more information that you don't know. From this, it can be seen that my golden finger is really good, and it is worth looking forward to bringing me enough information in the future.
Thinking this way, Emperor Chongzhen had already made a decision in his mind. From now on, I will use these people to serve me, and I will train them myself. Later, when they are older and have more experience, let them take on more responsibilities!
After all, these eunuchs were leftovers from various forces in the palace. From a practical perspective, they are the losers in the palace clique. Therefore, they will be independent of the forces currently in the palace. I gave them a chance and trained them well. Even if it was for their future benefit, I could only listen to myself.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen turned around and left, and said lightly: "Work hard and study hard, it will be useful at any time!"
Hearing these words from the emperor, Chen Baoting and others were simply overjoyed, even happier than being hit by a gold ingot falling from the sky. Because from these words, it can be clearly known that the emperor appreciates them and taking them away is definitely a good thing.
So, he immediately fell on the ground and responded loudly with joy: "My slave obeys the order!"
When he stood up, he saw that among the kneeling fellow disciples, they were either as pale as dead people, or they had expressions of expectation, looking pitifully to please, hoping that Chen Baoting would choose him.
At this time, Chen Baoting did not dare to pretend to be a public servant for personal gain, and he had not yet learned how to do so for private gain. He quickly ordered the eunuchs who were with him, including himself, there were eight in total, and then walked away in high spirits.
Emperor Chongzhen did not immediately deal with the remaining kneeling eunuchs in the inner study hall. As a leader, you cannot just rush in and act like a villain. On the contrary, leaders are all good. If something bad happens, it must be done by someone under their command.
The so-called "the emperor is good, but has treacherous ministers" is not just talk. Because once there is no such understanding, the foundation of the emperor's rule will be shaken. Therefore, the emperor must be good. If he is not good, it is because of treacherous ministers.
Therefore, the emperor's personal presence was not needed to deal with these little eunuchs. It won't take long for today's matter to spread throughout the palace. As long as the eunuchs in charge of the various eunuchs are involved in this internal decision, as long as they still have some eyesight, they will definitely take the initiative to make arrangements for the matter, and then come to the emperor to plead guilty.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen had already made a decision in his heart. He would take this opportunity to reorganize the inner palace, try to standardize the inner palace, and remove people with impure thoughts. But what to do needs to be carefully considered.
When he was thinking about how to reorganize the inner palace and ensure his own safety, far away in Julu, Hebei Province, in the meeting hall, Lu Xiangsheng, the minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, was a little haggard, but he still managed to keep his spirits up and asked in a loud voice: "Where is Chief Yang? "
"I'm here!" A middle-aged official in his thirties heard this and immediately stepped out of the queue to respond.
He was Yang Tinglin, the chief of staff of the Ministry of War, and also the main war faction of the Ming Dynasty. Because he petitioned to impeach Yang Sichang, he was sent by Yang Sichang to serve as military counselor under Lu Xiangsheng. Although his official position was promoted one level, he left the capital and was thrown into the army destined to be destroyed by the Qing Dynasty.
In the original history, he has always been a staunch advocate of war, taking Wen Tianxiang as an example. During this battle, Lu Xiangsheng died in battle. He luckily escaped and did not change his position. After the fall of the capital, he was appointed Minister of War by Emperor Longwu and continued to fight against the Qing Dynasty. In the end, he was defeated and drowned in the country.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng looked at him and solemnly ordered: "The army is already short of food. You should go to the high-level director to ask for military rations, and bring your letter with me to plan a battle to defeat the Manchu army!"
"Yes!" Yang Tinglin was in charge of money and food in Lu Xiang's army, so this was his duty. However, in terms of military pay, it was originally provided by the governor Zhang Qiping, but the governor said he had no money and could not provide it, so the money was cut off; and the food and grass were with the director and had not been allocated for many days. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng had to send He went to urge.
After Yang Tinglin received the order, he thought that there were only 5,000 troops in the army, and these were not Lu Xiangsheng's own troops, that is, the Tianxiong Army who had been following him in the north and south, but Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei. Under the command of soldiers. He felt that what Lu Xiangsheng said about seeking a war was a bit dangerous, so he wanted to speak out.
However, Lu Xiangsheng did not give him a chance and shouted coldly: "Go quickly!"
When Yang Tinglin heard this, he had no choice but to go immediately.
As soon as he left, Lu Xiangsheng looked at his two generals and sighed in his heart. Previously, he had assigned 20,000 troops to his side. But then, his headquarters Tianxiong Army was transferred by Gao Qiqian, and Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, used the excuse that there were Manchu and Qing troops in Yunjin, so he led his troops away privately.
In fact, Lu Xiangsheng knew exactly what was going on. Wang Pu saw that Lu Xiangsheng was demoted and his troops were transferred. He felt that fighting with the Manchu army would be asking for death, so he made an excuse and ran away.
I should feel that I can't settle the score with him afterwards. Haha, it's really like a tiger being bullied by a dog! Lu Xiangsheng sneered in his heart, but he was also somewhat sad. The national situation was like this, and he could only fight with all his strength to serve the country and defend the people with all his loyalty to the emperor!
Naturally, he would not know that in the original history, Wang Pu was a famous general who escaped. Whenever there was a war, he would flee first, and he deceived Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou. However, he did not end well in the end and was beheaded by Emperor Chongzhen. Of course, the biggest reason is that he doesn't have a backing like Wu Sangui, otherwise, he would be as immortal as Wu Sangui, who also escaped and tricked Hong Chengchou.
"Everyone, the national crisis is not the time to argue." Lu Xiangsheng looked at the generals below and said, "I have ordered Chief Yang to ask for food. You should appease and make arrangements and endure it a little longer. I will also work with all the officers and men, and it is by no means special. Of!"
He usually sets an example. He is a governor and a minister who is a dignified scholar. He will eat whatever ordinary soldiers eat. His behavior really moved his men so much that they were willing to die for him! Therefore, after he said this, although he knew that the military situation was not optimistic, the generals still responded with fists in their hands, saying that there was no problem.
However, things did not develop as Lu Xiangsheng thought, and the situation became worse and worse.
