Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 92 Wang Chengen

Wang Chengen is indeed young at the moment, but he is still very capable. He is a formally trained eunuch.

That is to say, the kind who cleaned themselves in a designated place since childhood, and then were selected and sent to the imperial city where eunuchs were specially trained to learn literature and martial arts.

It can be said that his abilities are outstanding among the eunuchs trained by the same group, otherwise he would not have been favored by Cao Huachun, and he would have been taken under his sect and deliberately promoted. And became the prince's companion.

However, he never imagined that the emperor would suddenly promote him to the position of Inner Palace Supervisor.

Just kidding, the palm seal of the inner palace supervisor, the eunuch of the fourth rank!
Moreover, this inner palace supervisor is not an ordinary yamen.

There are 24 eunuchs in the inner palace, each with its own duties, and the power of the palm-sealed eunuchs of each yamen is also different.

The Supervisor of Rituals is in charge of the sending, receiving and management of memorials, as well as the duty of assisting the emperor in approving the red seal, as well as the functions of drafting and delivering edicts, and the No. [-] supervisor of Rites is also in charge of the East Factory.

Therefore, the Supervisor of Rituals is the largest yamen in the inner palace, and the eunuch with his palm seal is called the inner minister, and his power is as great as the chief assistant of the cabinet among civil servants.

And the original second largest yamen in the Inner Palace was not the Imperial Horse Supervisor, but the Inner Palace Supervisor!
Because the Inner Palace Supervisor is in charge of all the Huangzhuang and Huangdian, as well as the treasury, silver warehouse, rice salt warehouse, construction warehouse, etc. Materials, as well as royal weddings, funerals, etc., are all under the supervision of the inner palace.

Zheng He, the great eunuch of the Yongle Dynasty, was the seal of the Inner Palace Supervisor, which shows the great power of the Inner Palace Supervisor.

As for the Yumajian, it was originally in charge of the inner palace horses, tigers and leopards, elephants, cats and dogs and other animals, and its power was not as great as Shangshanjian, Yinshoujian, Zhidianjian, and Duzhijian.

It was only after Yingzong's orthodox dynasty that the imperial family's only remaining four guard camps became under the control of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor became the second largest yamen in the inner palace.

Even so, the Inner Palace Superintendent's handprint is also the proper No. [-] eunuch in the palace. In terms of rank, it is one level higher than the East Factory Admiral's eunuch.

He, a young eunuch who has just graduated from the school for a few years, can be the palm seal of the inner palace supervisor?
To be honest, Wang Chengen thought he had heard it wrong when Wang An announced the decree, and he was still in a daze until the emperor recruited him to the imperial study.

Looking at the young eunuch in front of him, Taichang felt his heart beating a little.

Can this kid take on this important task?
To be honest, he wasn't sure either.

The problem is, he really doesn't have anyone available under his command!

Wang An's ability is not strong at all, so he still has to act as the supervisor of ceremonies.

Cao Huachun's ability is very strong, so the Yumajian must be controlled by him to rest assured!
Liu Shi's ability can only be regarded as okay, and he is in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor and the Imperial Pharmacy.

Wei Chao is such a naive person that he was sent to be the eunuch guarding Nanjing.

Where are there any trusted eunuchs under his command?
This Wang Chengen has been able to accompany Chongzhen to death in history, and his loyalty must be leveraged, but he doesn't know how capable he is.

Alas, there is no way, I can only try.

Taichang stared at Wang Chengen for a while, and then tentatively said: "Chengen, do you know why I mentioned you to the position of the Inner Palace Supervisor?"

this!

Can I say I don't know?

Of course not!

Wang Chengen thought for a while, then respectfully cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty loves you so much, I can't repay you, I can only say, no matter whether it is going up the mountain of swords, going down into the sea of ​​fire, or jumping into the frying pan, as long as the emperor says a word, I will definitely not Frown."

Well, at least this loyalty is not bad.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then asked: "The Inner Palace Supervisor is in charge of all the Huangdians and Huangzhuang, you know that?"

Of course, Wang Chengen knew that when they were in school, they had to memorize the functions of the 24 Inspectors by heart.

Without hesitation, he cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the emperor, this slave will know."

Taichang nodded slightly again, and then asked: "Then do you know that there are so many Huangdians and Huangzhuangs in the world, but there is not one tael of silver in the internal treasury all year round?"

Hearing this, Wang Chengen faintly understood that the emperor was asking him to rectify the Huangdian and Huangzhuang.

He still cupped his hands without hesitation and said, "This servant has heard about it."

OK, I'll let you try it.

Taichang stretched out his two fingers, and said decisively: "I want you to do two things. First, the Huangdian must pay 50 taels of income to the internal treasury every year. Second, all the fertile land under the name of Huangzhuang, and the name of Fuwangfu The ones you bought, as well as the corrupt officials from Nanzhili, you sell them all to me within one year, no matter if they give you money or food, it doesn’t matter, in short, you have to sell them all within one year. How about it, can you do it?"

This, the difficulty is really not ordinary!

Wang Chengen thought about it carefully, then gritted his teeth and said: "Since the emperor has a decree, the servants can do whatever they want, but the servants really don't have any manpower, so I'm afraid it's not enough to do it like this."

Oh, little guy, a little courage!

Taichang couldn't help admiring: "You can tell me how many people are needed."

Wang Chengen thought about it again, and then said cautiously: "If the land of Huangzhuang is to be sold smoothly, at least one hundred slaves and maidservants are needed, and the imperial store needs to be tidied up, at least fifty slaves and maidservants are needed."

Is this going to be hard?

Very good, I like a newborn calf like you who is not afraid of tigers.

Taichang waved his hand without hesitation and said: "Okay, I will give you two hundred eunuchs, and give you the power of life and death for all the eunuchs in the inner palace, regardless of rank, you can just kill anyone who is disobedient, and you don't need to ask for instructions." I, now, you go to the inner school field to recruit people."

By the way, is Wu Yi so easy to find?
Two hundred people, just go to the inner school to order!

These days, there are not so many eunuchs or people who want to be eunuchs. According to historical records, there were more than [-] eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty at the time!

Being a eunuch is a good job. You can make a good life for the whole family with just a little oil and water.

Poor people don’t care about being unfilial. There are three big things: no offspring. People are going to starve to death. What’s the matter with carrying on the family line? If you can’t support your own children, and let the children carry on the lineage, you will starve to death after birth!
Therefore, there are quite a few people who send their children to cleanse these days, and it is not uncommon for Wei Zhongxian to eunuch himself.

It is no exaggeration to say that two hundred martial eunuchs is nothing, and two thousand martial eunuchs is nothing.

After Wei Zhongxian came to power, he organized an armored army composed of tens of thousands of eunuchs. Everyone wore armor and held knives and guns. Whoever dared to disobey him would do it!
So, two hundred martial eunuchs is really nothing, just order it casually.

The inner school field is in the northwest corner of the imperial city. Originally, this was the training ground for the imperial guards. However, since Father Weng Wang Zhen came to power, it became a special training ground for eunuchs.

Wang Chengen came out of here. The young eunuchs or preparatory eunuchs who can practice in the inner school are all carefully selected. Generally, they start to practice at the age of five or six, and they must practice for at least ten years. Only after passing the civil and military examinations can he be selected to enter the palace to serve the emperor or concubines.

This is a rule that has existed since the orthodox dynasty.

Of course, there are also bad rules. Wei Zhongxian obviously didn't practice it. He cut off the guy who passed on the family line by himself, and then entrusted his relationship with the Wei Dynasty's sect, and then the Wei Dynasty directly introduced him to the palace.

It has to be said that this is a great irony for Weng Fu Wang Zhen, who had tried his best to let the eunuchs learn literature and martial arts, so as to improve the power of the eunuchs.

Although there is an exception of Wei Zhongxian, the inner school field has been valued by the Ming emperors since the Yingzong orthodox dynasty. After all, the Ming emperors after the Yingzong all liked to use eunuchs, and the more they liked them, the more Wanli used this preference. To the extreme.

Wanli liked the eunuchs so much, he even asked them to collect taxes, so he naturally attached great importance to the training of eunuchs.

Therefore, the inner school grounds are the busiest at the moment, not only are there eunuchs lining up to practice everywhere on the school grounds, but even the adjacent Jiale Hall, Qingfu Hall, and the newly built houses around them are filled with the sound of books all year round Langlang never stops.

When Wang Chengen revisited his old place, he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

He has lived here for more than ten years. He is very familiar with every plant and tree here. He looked up and quickly found the house he used to live in. He looked down and saw the piece of land on the ground. He knew that the stone slab was loose, he took a casual breath, and he knew exactly what was cooked in the cafeteria today.

This place is really nostalgic!

(End of this chapter)