eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 213 Supervisor of Ceremonies (Happy New Year!)
Liu Jin put on a big red robe. As long as the emperor is not around, he is the No.1 in the palace. He raises his head wherever he goes. Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang, and Gao Feng who followed him back then are even more respectful now. He leads.

"Your Majesty is taking a break." Liu Jin pulled off his hat. Needless to say, the little eunuch nearby picked him up, and someone brought a basin of clean water to clean his face and hands.

Liu Jin raised her head and glanced at the delicate-faced little eunuch, "Are these pots and towels new?"

"It's new," the little eunuch said with a smile on his face, "Eunuch Liu used it on a daily basis, and the little ones have already replaced it with brand new ones."

"En." Liu Jin snorted, "I'm a sensible person. There are many people in our courtyard, and they are in a mess. Do they have heads?"

"If you go back to Eunuch Liu, they are all from the Zhidian Supervisor, who are responsible for cleaning."

"what's your name?"

"Back to Eunuch Liu, the servant girl's name is Liu Min."

"Oh, a temporary surname change?"

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The boy named Liu Min knelt down and begged for mercy in a crying voice, "This servant dare not lie to Eunuch Liu. The servant's surname is indeed Liu. She has been surnamed Liu since she was a child, and I don't even have the guts to dare to flatter Eunuch Liu."

"Get up, our family didn't say what to do with you. Your surname is Liu, my family, why don't you be my godson? If you agree, go outside and tell those people that you will be their leader in the future .”

Liu Min was overjoyed immediately, "Godfather, my son will kowtow to you!"

Satisfied, Liu Jin laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, okay. Let's go to work."

Such an operation is really the pinnacle of life.

Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang, and Gao Feng were all drooling at the sight, and they flattered Liu Jin even more.

Liu Jin wiped her hands and turned to look at the five people, and smiled, "Sit down, let's have a bite together. I've been serving His Majesty all night, and I haven't even had a sip of tea."

When he said this, all five of them poured tea for him.

"No, what's the relationship between us brothers?" Liu Jin patted Gu Dayong on the shoulder and motioned for the five of them, "Sit down."

"Eunuch Liu." Gu Dayong squinted his eyes and smiled very friendly, "From now on, you will be the supervisor of ceremonies...?"

Liu Jin didn't answer directly, but said: "Xiao Jing has been sent by the emperor to guard the mausoleum of the late emperor. Back then, Wang Yue, Chen Rong and others here all went to Nanjing, and they each had their own destinations. The emperor also explained that the late emperor was generous and benevolent. A monarch of virtue, and the people he employs are not extremely vicious, we can't take personal revenge."

As long as they leave the Forbidden City, Liu Jin will tolerate them.

The change of eunuchs was even more violent than that of civil servants. Once the emperor changed, the eunuchs who were favored by the Hongzhi Dynasty in the past knew that their time had come.

Xiao Jing, Chen Rong, Wang Yue from the Supervisor of Rituals, Li Rong and Chang Qing from the Internal Supervisor... Li Rong also had some relationship with Li Guang. When Emperor Hongzhi killed Li Guang when he was emotional, he actually regretted it. Li Rong just stayed.

But he has no such relationship with Zhu Houzhao, and the relationship between these people and Zhu Houzhao is not as good as the old people in the Eastern Palace's Qiandi, so a big change is certain.

In the East Palace, Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, Qiu Ju, Luo Xiang, etc. are all old people who have had a lot of contact with him on weekdays and have been trained by him for several years. Why not use his own people?
Furthermore, this group of people following him is actually thinking about a future.When you are a leader, you are too fair and don't protect your weaknesses at all. In fact, no one is determined to work for you.

In particular, important departments such as the Rites Supervisor, Yuma Supervisor (in charge of military talismans), Neiguan Supervisor (in charge of battalion construction), and imperial supervisor (in charge of construction office) must be replaced by their own people, so that they will never dare to go west if they go east. , This is the beauty of one's own people, that is, Zhidian Supervisor (in charge of environmental protection) and Shangyi Supervisor can also keep the elderly.

In the real history, Liu Jin would take his seven little brothers to cry in front of Emperor Zhengde, arousing the emperor's sympathy, and then divided these duties.

But in this space, they dare not serve Zhengde.

Liu Jin's palm seal is the Supervisor of Ceremony, Gu Dayong and Ma Yongcheng are the eunuchs who are in charge of the Ceremony and Bingbi, Qiu Ju's palm is the official supervisor, Luo Xiang's palm is the imperial supervisor, Gao Feng's palm is the Shangshan Supervisor, and Zhang Yong is the imperial horse supervisor. The emperor nodded seriously, and they dared to move.

Among them, the supervisor of ceremonies has the most important authority, but politics is like flowing water, it is not static.In fact, Liu Jin did not have the right to approve reds in the hands of eunuchs who were in charge of the ceremonies of the past dynasties.

Because Zhu Houzhao would read the important memorials drafted by the cabinet by himself, and he could not accept the critical steps of Zhubi's imperial approval and re-stamping by the eunuchs.This is actually equivalent to the eunuch being the emperor.

Of course, there is still Liu Jin who is in charge of all eunuch affairs in the power of the supervisor of ceremonies. The supervisor of ceremonies is the "first department". The eunuchs, the specific daily work in charge, is done by the eunuchs of each pen.

It's a bit like a mayor in charge of overall work, and several deputy mayors in charge of specific work.

The most important of these is that the eunuchs in charge of the East Factory and Imperial Prison (Jinyiwei) will be in charge of the eunuchs. Except for the particularly powerful leader of Jinyiwei during the Jiajing period, the other commanders of Jinyiwei must be given to the father-in-law in the palace. kowtow.

The logic of this is that the closer you are to the emperor, the greater your power.

"Zhang Yong went to the northwest to supervise the army, Wei Bin..." Liu Jin shook his head, "I won't mention him anymore. There were eight of us back then, but now there are only seven left. Fortunately, the sun has finally risen, how many of you They all have places to go.”

"The emperor has agreed?" Gu Dayong was excited.

Liu Jin clicked her mouth, pretending to be strange: "The emperor won't speak, brother, I dare to say that? Don't worry, when our family picked the emperor to be happy today, we arranged for us!"

When the matter finally settled, these people clenched their fists and beat the table.

Ma Yongcheng also said: "The emperor is strict with us on weekdays, and I thought it would be impossible... It seems that the emperor still misses the friendship between us!"

Liu Jin chewed a piece of pork, and he smiled, "My Majesty, our family still understands. He will definitely miss the old love, but think about Wei Bin again."

The matter of Wei Bin is a layer of haze in their hearts.

"Whether it's a palm print eunuch or a pen eunuch, these hats are not easy to wear. The old horse said just now that he thought His Majesty would not arrange it. This is the first mistake. Why not? There are so many people in the palace. Yes, His Majesty will of course rely on us old people. But then again, His Majesty misses friendship, and if we servants are sorry for this friendship, it will be Wei Bin's end."

After what he said, these five people lost all desire to eat.

Liu Jin was extremely observant, and when he saw this, he interrupted with a smile, "Okay, it's not that scary. Hasn't our family been serving His Majesty for so many years? In fact, it's just one sentence in the end."

"What?"

"That's what those foreign ministers taught me." Liu Jin leaned his head forward, "Your Majesty doesn't want people who look at the high mountains from one mountain to another. This is especially true for us. Foreign ministers will return home if they don't become officials, but we For these rootless people, the palace is their home, and if they can’t stay in the palace, they can’t live. So I always remember in my heart that we have a sun on our heads.”

"That's natural. We all grew up with His Majesty, and we can't do things that are both inside and out."

"Yes, I must take care of His Majesty."

"I also met a censor yesterday, hey, he still doesn't like us, if there is no protection from His Majesty."

"Back then, Wei Bin...if he hadn't poached Donggong's own corner, there must have been a chance to save him."

A few people talked in a hurry, they should know who they should rely on.

The eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were like this. No matter how violent they were outside, the emperor would always be their god. Wei Zhongxian was so powerful during the reign of Tianqi. When Emperor Tianqi accidentally fell into the lake, he was the first to jump to save people, because the eunuch We all know that some civil servants want to tear them into pieces, and all of them rely on the emperor.

And it can only be a certain emperor, if you change to other emperors, you haven't been with him for a long time, how can you have that kind of affection and trust?

Liu Jin brought a cup of tea and sniffed it lightly in his nose, "The past is in the past, we have to look forward. We are the ones who have the final say in the palace in the future. According to His Majesty's temperament, it is us who have good things in the palace." Yes, we can't run away even if something bad happens, so the rules in the palace must be clearly explained to them. Whoever thinks of treating His Majesty badly, or picks up the palace bowl to eat, and scolds his mother when he puts down the bowl, doesn't need Your Majesty, our family will kill first killed him."

It was a bit cold at the end.

Gu Dayong dismissed the others, and echoed, "Eunuch Liu is right. Anyway, Gu Dayong only has one sun. Anyone else, whoever makes trouble, will take care of it himself!"

Liu Jin stretched her waist, "It's time to go to bed. It's very useful. Your Majesty still needs someone there. Although His Majesty sleeps well, what if you wake up at night and have orders?"

Gu Dayong was happy to take this job, which showed that Liu Jin really trusted him, and he himself had more opportunities to contact the emperor.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't sleep well these days. He was a little worried about the Northwest. If Wang Shouren led the army to go out, he wouldn't be worried at all, but that guy didn't know if he realized anything.

In the middle of the night, the emperor really started to call people. After all, he was young, and he was very energetic even if he couldn't sleep, so he couldn't lie down on the bed.

Gu Dayong kept watch all night, woke up instantly, and then called people to bring in the brazier, hot water, and dragon robes for heating.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon bed with loose hair, "Did you change tonight?"

Gu Da's face is thick and fleshy, and it doesn't look good when he smiles, but he still laughs hard. He only has one hand that is skillful, and he never makes mistakes when working, "I beg your majesty to forgive me. It’s all until dawn, so I went to rest first, so that I would be able to serve Your Majesty during the day. In the evening, I changed my servants, anyway, as a servant, I always have to think about how to serve Your Majesty.”

"After all, the people around you are caring." Zhu Houzhao's impression of Gu Dayong is not bad. He just has some "official addiction", likes to talk about pomp and pretend to be a high-ranking official, but he is careful in doing things. He was always by his side when he was in the East Palace. Waiting on the sidelines, "I have already told Liu Jin that you all have to take care of the supervisors, divisions, and bureaus in the palace. If you have a big family and a big business, you can't let me worry about it alone."

"Yes, His Majesty pretends to be Kyushu Wanfang, these eunuchs and maidservants in the palace, and the slaves are taking care of His Majesty."

"There must also be palace rules in the palace. You must find out the details of all errands. It's very useful. From tomorrow onwards, you can find out the situation. How many eunuchs and palace ladies can be laid off? If possible, lay off some, especially Those older maids, you don’t even think about going outside when you’re gone, they still have family members, it would be great if they could be released from the palace.”

Gu Dayong was putting on his shoes for him, but at this moment he took two steps back and knelt down, "Your Majesty is really the heart of a living Bodhisattva. In the past, when he was in the East Palace, it was rumored in the palace that as long as he is honest and sincere in his errands, His Majesty It is the best for them. I will first thank His Majesty for your grace on their behalf!"

"Get up. Just remember what I like, just like you. As long as you obey the rules honestly and tell me the truth in every word, then I will definitely protect you."

"Your servant understands, I will never lie to Your Majesty in this life."

"Okay. By the way, Liu Jin should have told you too. You will be working in the Supervisor of Ceremonies in the future."

Gu Dayong nodded naively, "No matter where the servant is on duty, the duty of the servant is to serve the emperor well."

Emperor Zhuangruo unintentionally said, "Then what did Liu Jin say to you? Did you make any demands?"

"Eunuch Liu said that all of us can only have one sun, and that is Your Majesty."

"He said that?" Zhu Houzhao chuckled softly, "You should carry on your honesty in the future, I like it, and tell me in time what you hear and see in the palace. You all know me, I I'm not a foolish person, but there are always some people who don't believe in this evil, and you, Gu Dayong, have to open your eyes to see clearly for me."

Gu Dayong muttered in his heart, these words are not simple, in fact, he had some doubts just now when he asked about Liu Jin's situation, "Okay, I will listen to your majesty."

"Is there something you want to ask?" Zhu Hou took care of him with a different expression.

Gu Dayong raised his head and scratched his cheeks, "Then Eunuch Liu...Do you want to tell your majesty about this?"

The emperor slightly bent his mouth and said five words slowly, "You can figure it out."

figure it out?
Gu Dayong couldn't understand even more, what does this mean?
(End of this chapter)