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Chapter 63
"Well... I will personally tell the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowagers of the two palaces. Tian Yi, Chen Ju, and Wang An, tell the truth, do you think I am a heartless and unjust person that even the clan cannot tolerate? ?”

Hong Tao has been secretly paying attention to Tian Yi's psychological activities. This eunuch leader has been extremely cautious since he came to the throne. He doesn't say a word or does anything, like an abacus that cannot be moved.

Can he be replaced?After much deliberation, Hong Tao felt that it was best to stay for a while.The Chief of Ceremony's handprint is like the chief minister of the cabinet. As long as he is not too old to move, casual replacement will definitely cause a chain reaction.

The courtiers were divided into factions, and the eunuchs were also not loyal to the emperor. There were various small groups within them.At the moment, I don't have the ability to deal with the outer court and reorganize the inner palace at the same time. I must stabilize one of them first.The inner palace is much easier than the outer court, and the key figure is this old eunuch.

"I dare not..." Upon hearing the emperor's question, the three eunuchs all lay down on the carpet without raising their heads.

"I know that you have thoughts in your heart, but you don't dare to say it out. Well, I will tell you my thoughts first, and you can listen to see if it makes sense. This dynasty has never completely calmed down the border troubles since Taizu. In the north, there are Mongolia, There are Jurchens, Koreans and Japanese in the east, and there is chaos in Myanmar in the south.

If you want to keep them honest, it is far from enough to rely on restraint methods. You must use force to conquer them.The available troops will cost money and food. If Taicang is empty, the Nine Borders will gradually weaken. Once they invade in a large scale, I will have no money and no troops to fight, and the Ming Dynasty will be in danger.

Compared with Jiangshan Sheji, the royal family ate fewer plates of meat, wore fewer brocade clothes, and built fewer palaces, all of which are not worth mentioning.

I said these words to the courtiers and they will definitely not have much effect. It's not that they don't understand, it's just that they read too much and have too many minds. They always think about how to cultivate themselves and their families, and have no time or time to govern the country and bring peace to the world.

If the Ming Dynasty collapses, I and the people will be the most unlucky. They can turn their backs and become ministers of the Dahei and Dabai courts, and continue to cultivate themselves and their families without any loss.

But you are my retainers. When the Ming Dynasty is over, I will be over. You will have to die together. You will definitely not be able to stay in the palace. If you are lucky enough to survive, you will have to be looked down upon and humiliated outside the palace, and live an ignoble existence.

Instead of doing that, why not stand with me now to govern the Ming Dynasty well and prevent such changes from happening.Although you have no descendants, you still have disciples. After a hundred years, you will be buried next to my mausoleum, and your descendants will sweep my tomb year after year to pay homage to me. It is much better than being a lonely ghost with no bones left.

In addition, I have an idea, so that when you are old, you can leave the palace to start your own business and do some businesses that are easier to make money, without having to become a monk or rely on family members for support.I have tasted the days when the palms are facing up, and it is not a good feeling.

You have been in the palace since you were a child, and you have to walk on thin ice every day, being scolded and beaten at every turn. You have worked hard all your life, and you don’t have children and grandchildren to surround you. You shouldn’t be alone and have nothing to rely on!

If I want to change all this, it depends on whether I can maintain a stable position!I can deal with the ministers in the outer court. If you can give me enough support in the inner court, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

Everyone in the world says that you have nothing to say, but I am willing to make an oath with you.Today, Emperor Zhu Changluo of the Ming Dynasty swears an oath here. As long as you live up to me, I will live up to you. If you violate it, you will be punished by God..."

He said he didn't dare, but in his heart he didn't know whether he dared or not.In Hong Tao's consciousness, eunuchs are also human beings, even pitiable people. Except for some defects in body and mind, they are no different from ordinary people.Everyone has seven emotions and six desires.For now, the groups that are easier to develop into their own camp are really not the scholar-bureaucrats and landlord gentry class of the Ming Dynasty, nor the peasant class, nor the almost non-existent business class, nor the people who have been raised like pigs for hundreds of years. Instead, the clan is just a group of helpless eunuchs.

If there is a need, it will be easy to handle. Hong Tao is not afraid of what others want, but only of those who don’t want anything.Now he will use the characteristics of the eunuchs to make a deal and strive to form an alliance as much as possible.

With the assistance of the eunuch group, he can have the most basic base. If he wants to gain the support of this group, the three eunuchs in front of him are the most effective candidates. If they are defeated, half of the harem will be settled.

For the rest, there will be different choices at any time. No one in the world can get 100% support, not before, and never will in the future.Let them be, those who cannot keep up with the times will be abandoned by the times sooner or later.

"Long live Lord, long live Lord, you must not do it, you must not do it... How could I be so virtuous and capable as a servant? How dare you make Long Live Lord so worried? Your crime deserves death, your crime deserves death!"

Before the oath was finished, Tian Yi cried and crawled forward two steps, holding one of the emperor's shoes and kowtowing to stop him.Chen Ju and Wang An were a little slow to react, and they were stunned for a few seconds before rushing forward.

"I just said that you are not joking. Are you going to force me to become a faithless person? My hand is placed here. If you are willing to make an oath, just come and pat it. If you don't want to, I won't force it."

Hong Tao originally wanted to kick them all away, but having two 70- or [-]-year-old men kowtow to him would be too much of a loss of life.But I knew in my heart that the more I hid, the more trouble it would be, so I had no choice but to grit my teeth and endure it.But business could not be delayed, so he stretched out his right hand early.

"...Long live my Lord, please forgive me!"

Wang An was more familiar with the emperor's temper. He was kneeling behind and had no shoes to hold, but his eyes were more flexible. When he saw the emperor staring at him sideways, he immediately knew what to do. He took the lead and stretched out his right hand, gently greeting her. The emperor touched his hand, and then kowtowed heavily to apologize.

"I am willing to do everything for you, even if I die!" With someone taking the lead, Tian Yi and Chen Ju quickly stopped crying and reached out to give the emperor a high-five.But his attitude was much more solemn, and he kowtowed with more force.

"Everyone, get up. Don't kneel down easily when no outsiders are around. Wang An knows my temper. In terms of heart and deeds, those who kowtow a lot are not necessarily loyal, and those who don't kowtow are not necessarily disloyal.

Since we have made an oath, I will treat you as loyal. Now there is something that needs to be done by those who are loyal to me.Pay close attention to the changes in the palaces in the inner court, listen to what the attendants and ministers of each palace are saying, and report anything wrong immediately! "

With this emotional scene, Hong Tao still can't completely believe Tian Yi and Chen Ju. There is no way. Trust between people is a global problem. The more people have many ideas, the harder it is for them to trust each other.But you can’t not trust everyone, or you still have to have the necessary trust, otherwise you won’t get anything done unless you do everything yourself.

(End of this chapter)