eldest son of Ming dynasty

Going to the right at the end of the stone road, there is a gate painted with red paint. The gate is connected to the red city wall, or it is a door opened on a wall. There are two raised corners on the door, as if looking up to the sky. In the center of the two corners of the eaves, there are dark yellow letters against a brown background, and there are three large characters in the letter: Si Li Jian.

Several young eunuchs ran all the way from the stone road, panting, and did not hide the panic on their faces.

After passing through the door, it suddenly opened up. There are folk prescriptions on both sides, and there is a main room with three doors in the center. There are desks and benches in the main room. The eunuchs who are wearing red robes and have high authority are here. office.

Over the past several dynasties, the chief inspector of ceremonies began to gradually participate in government affairs, and opinions drafted by the cabinet had to pass through them first. Once the emperor was lazy and slack in governing, the eunuch with the palm seal of the chief inspector of rites would be the "emperor".

But today there is a lot of panic here,

"Eunuch You! Eunuch Ma! Something is wrong! Eunuch Liu has offended the Holy Wrath, and I'm afraid I won't be able to forgive him this time!"

When Youzhi and Ma Yongcheng heard it, they were struck by lightning.
It really happened so suddenly, everything was normal this morning, why did the situation suddenly change at night? !

You Zhi is fine, he has always been used by the emperor to run on Liu Jin.But Ma Yongcheng and Liu Jin are old brothers. Relying on Brother Liu, although he is not a eunuch with palm prints, he still has a bit of prestige in the palace. Once Liu Jin falls, his good days will come to an end!

So he ran out eagerly, pointed to the kneeling person and asked, "What's going on? Tell me in detail! If you dare to miss a word, our family will cut your tongue!"

"Eunuch Ma is so majestic!"

At this moment, an angry scolding sound came from outside the gate.

When Ma and You heard this, their whole bodies trembled in shock, and You Zhi greeted the inside, "Come out and pick you up!"

On the stone road, several guards carried lanterns, and the emperor was indeed ahead of the crowd.

Ma Yongcheng really wanted to slap himself, his soul flew nine days away, his old legs and knees hit the stone slab, "Your Majesty, I beg you to punish me if I didn't know the holy car was here and said something by mistake!"

Youzhi also made people kneel down to welcome the holy driver.

Zhu Houzhao pointed sideways at Liu Jin who had already been tied up, and said, "Is Liu Jin your favorite? Your eunuch Ma wants to know about him, so I will report to you!"

"Slaves dare not! Slaves dare not! Your Majesty, please appease your anger!"

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyes to look at the words "Secretary Supervisor", and he became suspicious. He originally thought that Liu Jin was smart, and because he was smart, he was easy to use.

But at the same time, he also ignored some of his other faults, or this smart man hid it so well that he didn't even notice it.

In fact, Liu Jin has a strong desire for power and is arrogant. Not to mention being a saint, he is not qualified to be an ordinary person with a basic sense of morality.

He still remembered that Wang Qiong, governor of Zhejiang Province, gave him money at first.

If he finds out that there is one person giving it away, there should be hundreds of people giving it away behind his back, otherwise he can't just drive out a place like a high-end club like Zuixianlou empty-handed.

Liu Jin is dishonest, this matter has basically been confirmed.

"You address!"

"The servant is here."

"From today onwards, you will temporarily take the post of eunuch in charge of ceremonies. Check out Liu Jin and his followers..."

Ma Yongcheng was shocked.

"Your Majesty's imperial decree is to be obeyed."

"Ma Yongcheng, you have also temporarily handed over the post of chief of ceremonies. If you miss a word, you will cut off people's tongues. I have been in the palace for so many years, and the servants in the palace have made big and small mistakes. Have you ever been as cruel as you? Check this guy, is there any murder case!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! This servant made a slip of the tongue today, but this servant did not dare to hide anything from His Majesty! Your Majesty, please be careful!"

Zhu Houzhao chuckled, "I will beg for mercy, I know dishonesty is my taboo, but it's too late to say it now!"

After speaking, he glanced at You Zhi.

This guy is quite calm. In fact, he should have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. It seems that in the past few years in the palace, his self-cultivation skills have improved a lot.

"You come with me."

"Yes."

You Zhi still doesn't know the cause and effect, so it's not easy to ask Liu Jin exactly what offended the emperor at this time.

He didn't even know that the emperor was a little upset during the day.

After arriving at Qianqing Palace, the gate was closed, and You Zhi knelt down very consciously.

"Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng, are they honest on weekdays?"

You Zhi replied: "Eunuch Liu doesn't like slaves, so you have to avoid them in everything you do. Your servants also know that His Majesty is impatient. Specifically, what Eunuch Liu has done, His Majesty has given you a few days to allow your servants to investigate and report in detail."

"Well. After you took office, you will first investigate Liu Jin, and second, send a letter to the guard eunuchs and garrison eunuchs in various places. The imperial court will clean up the military settlements. Anyone who does not cooperate will be mobilized in the palace."

You Zhi suddenly realized, oh, the emperor's mind is here.

Sure enough, it's still the same style.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

"Don't kill a lot of people in the palace. It's not a good thing to make people panic. After you take office, you should remember who gave you what and report it. Whoever entrusts you to do things, you also report it. I still say that , I only need two points for my servant, one is loyalty, and the other is honesty. From my point of view, you have both.

As for collecting a little things... when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people are watching, there will be no disciples. It is impossible for all of you to be Zhang Mao. As long as you don’t collect too much, when have I pursued it?This Liu Jin has gradually forgotten this truth, you must keep his lesson in mind. "

You Zhi kowtowed, "Your maidservant would like to follow the Holy Majesty's instructions."

"When employing people, you have to keep your eyes open. It is impossible for me to stare at the eunuchs all over the country every day, so if they have problems, I can only look for you. The same is true for you. Whenever there is a problem, you will deal with it. Don't wait for me Find those problems before it's too late."

"My servant understands that Eunuch Liu likes to show off his prestige, so he only uses flattering people. Those people are not sincere in doing things. If something bad happens, they don't dare to play it, for fear of making Eunuch Liu unhappy."

Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to dig deeper, "Goulan has always been elegant, and his father-in-law has a good reputation since ancient times. Don't talk anymore, go down and get busy."

"Yes, the slaves retire."

After You Zhi left Qianqing Palace, several young eunuchs came to him and said in a low voice: "Congratulations to Eunuch You, this time the joy comes from heaven, it must be that Eunuch You has such a good fate."

"It can also be said that it is time to catch up."

The moonlight bypassed the clouds and revealed the expression of the person in front of Youzhi. It was a young man with a wide flat face and slender eyes. "Kowtow to Eunuch You!"

You Xi didn't refuse, this matter came too suddenly, he was just at the time of hiring, this You Xi had been close to him for a long time because he had the same surname as him.

"Get up and go with our house. There's a lot going on tonight."

"Hey, okay." You Xi walked beside, lighting up the lantern quite actively, "Elder-in-law said it's a good time, what kind of good time is it? Can you tell the little ones?"

"You don't understand it."

You Zhi was used to being cautious in the palace, so he didn't easily tell others what was on his mind, besides, it was just his guess.

He went back to find out why Liu Jin had provoked Holy Wrath tonight, but no matter what the reason was, the key was Liu Jin's bad luck.

Because the emperor wanted to clean up the military settlements in the border towns.

Those guarding eunuchs, logically speaking, were all appointed by the emperor.

However, there is also an ecological chain between eunuchs. When you become a eunuch, you will inevitably have to curry favor with the legendary position—the eunuch in charge of the chief of ceremonies.

Furthermore, Liu Jin's ability to hold the seal of the Supervisor of Rituals also shows that he listened to the emperor's words.

Within the normal political logic and employment principles, Liu Jin's people can be used.

There is no doubt about it.

And to replace him at this time is to directly withdraw the 'protective umbrella' of the guard eunuchs in various border towns.

You Zhi guessed that the guard eunuchs in Ningxia Town were not particularly obedient.

The emperor had very strict requirements on the eunuchs, but if there was any disagreement with the palace, there would be corresponding consequences immediately.

As for how the emperor knew about it, You Zhi probably mentioned it to the civil servants.

The emperor has eunuchs on one hand and civil servants on the other hand, restricting and exposing each other is the greatest guarantee to understand the truth of the matter.

And the guard eunuchs in Ningxia Town are not very obedient, it doesn't mean that these people disregard the will of the palace, that's not what they think.

But the emperor did ask the three of them to give special instructions before: people in the palace should not set up obstacles for their own people.

But the result was not good, so this matter exposed another problem: Liu Jin's control over them has also declined because the people below are reluctant to bear their own interests.

why drop?
Because they are Liu Jin's people, they will respect filial piety, and they make some minor mistakes, but Eunuch Liu, the supervisor of ceremonies, can protect his family.

A 'group' has been formed here, so the leader will naturally be knocked out.

This is where he is lucky.

And the emperor's way of solving this poor government order was also very unique, and he directly found an excuse to withdraw Liu Jin.

When this news got out, all the guard eunuchs were absolutely dumbfounded. In the past, they were acquainted with Liu Jin, which was a bit unspeakable, but they could still talk about it. Now, what do you say to him, You Zhi?
You must know that Liu Jin is strictly on guard against him, and those people are not familiar with him.

Moreover, once Liu Jin's downfall is found out, they will be easily afraid.

No matter how greedy and daring a group of frightened birds are, they dare not commit crimes against the wind at this time.

In this way, the resistance encountered by the eunuchs when cleaning up the army will be instantly invisible. Compared with the few acres of land, it is more important to save one's own life first.

Really wonderful.

You Zhi walked and thought, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the emperor's thoughts were really bottomless. I'm afraid Liu Jin, who is as smart as Liu Jin, couldn't figure out where he fell.

That's why civil servants say that being with a king is like being with a tiger.

Now, it is easy for him, where the imperial court wants to clean up the military settlements, the chief inspector will send them urgently, and then the local guard eunuchs will have to curry favor with him.

To curry favor with him is to curry favor with the emperor, because You Zhi also understands that if he fails to do this, the fate of Liu Jin will be no different.

As for what crime Liu Jin committed, does it matter?