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Chapter 52 Prince Xiaoyao

This is why the young eunuch is so close to Li Tianxin.

No one has ever called a eunuch "brother", and no one has ever had a sincere relationship with a young eunuch like Li Tianxin.

When Li Tianxin was lingering in the palace, he actually called him "Brother Wang" after seeing him. This made the young eunuch feel an unprecedented respect.

Later, when the two communicated, Li Tianxin showed a very obvious appreciation for him in his words, and even spoke kindly for him in front of the emperor.

From then on, the young eunuch regarded Li Tianxin as his confidant and benefactor.

At that time, he was just a young eunuch serving in the royal palace, but because of Li Tianxin's kind words, he was able to enter the emperor's sight.

He did not live up to Li Tianxin's regard, showing extremely high ability to do things, and gradually gained the emperor's favor.

The name of the young eunuch is Wang Zhi. Not many people may know this name, but there is a film and television character based on him that people are familiar with.

It was Yu Huatian, the governor of the West Factory who said, "I will take care of what the East Factory can manage, and I will take more control of what the East Factory can't manage. Kill first and then report. With the imperial power, this is the West Factory."

Xichanghui was established in the 12th year of Chenghua, the year when Li Xunhuan passed the imperial examination, that is, ten years later.

From its establishment to its closure, the West Factory had only had two governors, and the first governor was none other than Brother Wang.

He, together with Wang Zhen during the Yingzong period, Liu Jin during the Wuzong period, and Wei Zhongxian during the Xizong period, were known as the "Four Great Eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty".

Like other authoritarian eunuchs, Wang Zhi naturally did many dirty things, but in general, his contribution to the Ming Dynasty was far more than the dirty things he did.

As for the disaster, it was the two years when he was the admiral of the West Factory.

Moreover, many dirty things, such as Luo Zhi jail, arresting ministers, creating unjust cases, causing uproar between the government and the public, etc., may not be what he is willing to do, and there is a faint shadow of Zhu Jianshen behind it.

Later, he was jointly impeached by the courtiers, and was eventually deposed as the governor of the West Factory, and was sent to the border with a pole.

It was those years at the border that became the highlight of his life.

He served as governor and military supervisor, guarded the border for the Ming Dynasty, and made great military exploits.

The Wala Yisi Mayin tribe, which had fought against the invaders of Datong and Xuanfu for three times, won a great victory at Black Rock Cliff and stabilized the border order.

As one of the representatives of eunuch dictatorship in the Ming Dynasty, his power and harm were far less than those of Wang Zhen, Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian.

During the several years of patrolling the border, generally speaking, there were few provocations and many border incidents.

It shows that Wang Zhi did play a positive role in stabilizing the order in the border areas at that time, and showed certain military talents.

In addition, Wang Zhi also made important suggestions for improving the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty.

Although he later offended too many people and was impeached and dismissed as an idler, he finally died a good death.

Even the historian felt it was very incredible when writing the history, and concluded with the words "Jing Liang died".

It was precisely these things that made Li Tianxin particularly think highly of this little eunuch who, although he did not have a manly body, had the ambition to be a man.

Li Tianxin intended to train him into a person who would be useful to the country like Zheng He, the "Three Treasures Eunuch".

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After Li Tianxin and Wang Zhi finished greeting, Zhu Fugui smiled and said, "Tianxin, are you and Eunuch Wang old acquaintances?" Li Tianxin smiled and said, "More than just old acquaintances, Brother Wang is my good friend and good brother. My foster father, even though Brother Wang is young, his abilities are no worse than those of the courtiers."

Wang Zhi said with a smile: "Praise after award, compared with Brother Tianxin, I am still far behind. I will ask Brother Tianxin to give you more advice in the future."

Although Wang Zhi is a eunuch, his voice is not as sharp as ordinary eunuchs. Of course, it cannot be said to be rich. It can only be called clear at best.

Without prior knowledge, no one could tell that he was a eunuch.

Li Tianxin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Let's not flatter each other here. Let's announce the decree first. After receiving the decree, let's have a drink."

"It happens that there are two good friends staying in the house. When the time comes, I will introduce them to Brother Wang."

Wang Zhi said happily: "Since he is a good friend of Brother Tianxin, he must also be a rare hero."

Li Tianxin said: "That's right. It's not an exaggeration to say that these two friends of mine will be the leaders of the martial arts in the future. Naturally, they are both young heroes."

Wang Zhi's eyes flashed, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes. This was obviously Li Tianxin, who was making plans for his future, and he couldn't help but feel extremely grateful.

At that moment, Li Tianxin and Zhu Fugui walked to the center of the hall, raised their clothes in front of Wang Zhi, and were about to kneel down when they were stopped by Wang Zhi.

"Master Zhu, brother Tianxin, the emperor has specially instructed that you two can stand and receive the order."

The two stood upright again happily, and Wang Zhi then unfolded the imperial edict and preached: "The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven. The edict says: Zhu Fugui, a native of Fenyang, has the imperial court in his heart. His loyalty is praiseworthy and his achievements have filled the national treasury. His contributions have been in the country. He will be canonized as Ming Dynasty." King, give me a python robe, a jade belt, and a nine-string free crown."

"Li Tianxin, the righteous son of King Zi Zi, has a strong chest, both civil and military skills, chivalrous and courageous, and an outstanding talent. He was immediately conferred as Xiaoyao Hou of the Ming Dynasty. He was given a unicorn robe, a seven-beam crown, and a gold medal as if I were here in person to walk in the palace. I admire this. .”

After listening to the content of the imperial edict, Li Tianxin couldn't help but laugh. Zhu Jianshen had some bad intentions.

A free king and a free lord, isn't this tit for tat with the happy king?
Damn it, I finally calmed down that guy and turned my enemy into a friend. Are you afraid that we won't be able to fight?
After announcing the decree, Wang Zhi looked at the father and son with a smile and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Marquis, please accept the decree."

Both of them clasped their fists and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor."

Zhu Fugui stepped forward to receive the imperial edict, and the eunuchs holding relevant crowns and clothes outside the hall walked into the hall.

Zhu Zhong quickly ordered the maid to take it and send it to Zhu Fugui and Li Tianxin's courtyard respectively.

Li Tianxin stepped forward, took off the imperial gold medal from the tray, put it directly into his arms, and carried it with him.

Among all the things given by the emperor, this gold medal is a real benefit.

Both Xiaoyaohou's name and his clothes are all false.

Normally, no matter whether you are a king or a marquis, the title often represents the fiefdom. For example, the fiefdom of King Ning is in Ningcheng, and the fiefdom of King Qing is in Qingyang.

If Zhu Fugui and his title were King of Fenyang or Marquis of Fenyang, then he would be a truly powerful prince who could raise personal soldiers.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, only clan members were granted title of powerful princes. Although Zhu Fugui's surname was Zhu and he was somewhat related to the clan, he was not a member of the clan after all.

Therefore, it is impossible for him to be sealed as Prince Quan, and the whole court will never agree.

Naturally, the courtiers did not care about such a prince in name only, so they did not offend the emperor in this matter.

(End of this chapter)