Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 256 The grudges between two generations of eunuchs

Hall of Martial Arts.

The conversation between Zhu Gaoxu and Xing'an continued.

"Xing'an, you just said that the eunuchs in the inner court are lacking in talents, and I deeply believe it. Especially this eunuch, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong are both over fifty years old. Although they hold the post of eunuch, the specific details of this eunuch are The affairs are still being handled by the supervisor."

"Kang Ping is my companion. He has many years of experience and is shrewd and capable. It is appropriate for me to promote him to an internal official, supervisor, and eunuch."

"However, according to the old system of Yongle, as an internal official and eunuch, he will also serve as a patrol envoy and go on patrol in the future. Kang Ping has a gentle personality and has not been involved in martial arts much, so he may not be qualified for the job."

When Zhu Gaoxu said this, he stared at Xing'an and asked: "So, who do you think is suitable for the position of official, eunuch?"

Xing'an and Jin Ying entered the palace in the same year, and they are similar in age. Although they are only 36 years old this year, they are also old people who have been in the palace for more than ten years.

Apart from being diligent and satisfying Zhu Gaoxu, the two of them could become the right and left young eunuchs of the Royal Horse Prison. Another reason was their background.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that most of the eunuchs who were not born in the Ming Dynasty had witnessed the might of the Ming army and had no relatives or connections in the Ming Dynasty. After entering the palace, most of them would honestly work for the royal family, at least they would not have a bunch of relatives after they were in high positions. As the chickens and dogs ascended to heaven, they became a hidden danger of interfering in government affairs.

In history, foreign eunuchs such as Xing'an and Jin Ying were able to climb to the position of eunuch step by step. In addition to their personal abilities, there was also the important reason of "no relatives and no reason".

"Your Majesty, please make your decision. I dare not say anything."

Xing'an bowed down and said sensibly.

Zhu Gaoxu stood up, walked around the imperial table, came to the main hall, paced and said, "Just say what you say, I just want to hear who you recommend."

"Hai Shou."

Xing'an thought for a while and replied respectfully.

Zhu Gaoxu suddenly stopped, turned around, stared at Xing'an, and asked, "Why don't you recommend Huang Yan?"

"because--"

Xing'an hesitated and said, "I dare not lie to Your Majesty because I hate him."

"Hate him?"

Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly and said, "Tell me more carefully."

Xing'an answered honestly: "As far as I know, Huang Yan has a group of wives and concubines outside the palace and dozens of adopted children. These people rely on Huang Yan's support and often oppress the people. I can't stand this kind of person, so I hate him." ."

"Haha."

Zhu Gaoxu smiled slightly, stroked his beard and said, "I understand, please step back."

He remembered that Xing'an, Jin Ying and other eunuchs from Jiaozhi had studied Confucian classics and history with Kang Ping when they were young. They recognized the Confucian principles of loyalty, filial piety, propriety, justice and shame, so it was reasonable to dislike Huang Yan.

After dark.

Yu Ma Jian.

dining room.

Xing'an and Jin Ying sat around a round table to have dinner.

"Brother An, today I surrender to that old thief Huang Yan."

Jin Ying picked up the wine glass, drank it down in one gulp, and said with flushed cheeks: "I even scolded myself, and even praised him for his superior intelligence. I have never been as cheap as I am today in my life!"

He squeezed the wine glass tightly, looked at Xing'an across from him, and said, "I, I actually knelt down in front of that old thief! Let me tell you, at that moment, my heart was bleeding."

Xing'an looked at Jin Ying, who was five years younger than him, and praised: "A man can bend and stretch. In this regard, I am not as good as you."

After a pause, he asked in a low voice: "Does Huang Yan believe you?"

"You probably believe [-]% or [-]% of it, right?"

Jin Ying said looking at the braised chicken nuggets on the table.

Xing'an said: "If he believed you easily, then he would no longer be Huang Yan!"

"He said that Zheng He might leave the imperial prison in the future."

Jin Ying said with some worry: "Brother An, will your Majesty really be forced by the majesty of the Supreme Emperor to promote Huang Yan to the rank of eunuch?" "I estimate that there is about [-] to [-]% chance."

Xing'an picked up a small piece of chicken with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, chewed it, and then said: "When I met you today, Your Majesty deliberately scolded me. Later, he asked me to recommend an eunuch to an internal official. I recommended Hai." Longevity. But His Majesty asked me why I didn’t recommend Huang Yan.”

The more Jin Ying thought about it, the harder it became for him to swallow this breath, and he said in a deep voice: "I will immediately write down all Huang Yan's crimes and report them to His Majesty to impeach Huang Yan!"

"No, the time has not come yet."

Xing'an put down his chopsticks and tried to dissuade him.

Jin Ying said with concern: "Brother An, there is no time. Once the trial of the Great General treasure ship is successful, the Supreme Emperor will definitely take the ship to sea, and Zheng He will definitely accompany it. And before that, the Supreme Emperor will most likely put pressure on His Majesty, Let Huang Yan serve as an internal official and eunuch."

In Xing'an's eyes, Jin Ying has always been self-aware, respectful to superiors, tolerant to subordinates, and has a harmonious relationship with all the officials in the inner court.

But he didn't expect that today's encounter would have such a big impact on Jin Ying.

Just when Xing'an was puzzled, Jin Ying lowered his voice and spoke again.

"Think about it, why were Huang Yan and Hai Shou demoted? In addition to Ruan An, who was responsible for supervising the construction of the Forbidden City at that time, Ruan Lang, Ruan Bai, Fan Hong, Chen Wu (the historical eunuch Wang Jin) and you and me , among the internal officials from Jiaozhi, who didn’t step on Huang and Hai to get the position?”

As mentioned earlier, from the 15th year of Yongle to the [-]th year of Yongle, Huang Yan and Haishou made many missions to North Korea to select young girls, and at the same time demanded large amounts of bribes.

The two of them were greedy by nature, and took everything given by foreigners without any hesitation.

In the 17th year of Yongle's reign, Zhu Gaoxu received a secret report from Zheng He and Wang Jinghong, saying that Huang Yan and Haishou had accepted bribes from envoys from foreign countries and immediately provided conveniences to the foreign ministers.

Zhu Gaoxu sent people to secretly collect sufficient evidence before reporting the matter to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di missed the old relationship and did not kill Huang and Hai, but demoted them several levels to the rank of prison minister.

At that time, the eunuchs who secretly collected evidence of Huang Yan and Hai Shou's bribery for Zhu Gaoxu were Ruan Lang, Ruan Bai, Fan Hong and Chen Wu, led by Xing'an and Jin Ying.

Since Huang and Hai held important positions at that time, it was not an easy task to collect evidence that they had committed crimes and accepted bribes.

Therefore, Xing'an, Jin Ying and the other six people would inevitably use money to clear the way, but this would also leave traces and leave clues to others.

Although Huang Yanguan had not been reinstated for a long time at this time, he was already a eunuch in charge of rituals. As long as he was willing to investigate, it would take him at most several months to find out what Xing'an, Jin Ying and others had done back then.

"Brother An, don't hesitate! After Huang Yan secures his position as Chief Eunuch, he will definitely investigate what happened back then."

Seeing Xing'an's expression change, Jin Ying persuaded him.

Xing'an thought: "We are His Majesty's confidants. Even if Huang Yan eats the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, he will not dare to attack us."

"Your Majesty can protect us for a while, but can you also protect us for life? As you just said, your Majesty personally admitted that it was the pressure of the Supreme Emperor that made him reinstate Huang Yanguan."

Jin Ying advised again: "It is a foregone conclusion that Zheng He and Wang Jinghong will withdraw from the Imperial Guard. With the support of the Supreme Emperor, Huang Yan will take the position of Imperial Guard and Eunuch sooner or later. When the time comes, His Majesty will not be able to protect us even if he wants to! Let’s jointly report Huang Yan’s charges and fight to the death!”

Xing'an frowned and said, "It's still not right. The accusations you dug up cannot bring down Huang Yan. The Emperor's favor towards him is far greater than that between you and me."

"Then what should we do? Just go on living in fear like this?"

Jin Ying drank a few cups of wine, got a little drunk, and now lost his sense of proportion.

"Endure." Xing'an said solemnly.

"How long does it take for you to tolerate it? Do you have to endure it until we are expelled from the Royal Horse Prison and demoted to work in the Clothing Bureau?"

Jin Ying felt endless shame when he thought about having to pretend to surrender when he saw Huang Yan in the future.

"Even if you are demoted to the Clothing Bureau, you must endure it. As long as you are alive and breathing, you will still have a chance."

Xing'an said earnestly: "Yingzi, Huang Yan is already the eunuch of the ceremonial department. He is about to reach the peak of the imperial palace. If he falls, he will fall into the abyss!"

Jin Ying said worriedly: "Since His Majesty has appointed him as a teacher in the inner study hall, he obviously also intends to use him?"

"Even if you don't believe me, you must believe His Majesty. Your Majesty will never condone a vicious person like Huang Yan."

Xing'an seemed to have seen the future and vowed: "Just wait and see, old thief Huang Yan won't be proud for long."

(End of this chapter)