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Chapter 595

When eunuchs get a job, they always like to go out of the palace to show off and show off their wealth. They are the lowest-level servants in the palace, and there are layers of nobles above them. The servants in the palace were polite and flattering, which made the eunuchs feel great satisfaction.

For this reason, sometimes the eunuchs would go out of the palace to do errands as rewards given by the eunuchs.

The eunuch Li Quan, who has been in the palace for less than two months, has been loyal and reliable, diligent and diligent in his work, and was promoted to be the steward of the wing of Zhongji Palace. The name of "Zhongji Palace" was added to the official title of the civil servant, which must be the Cabinet University Scholars, great people, this eunuch is actually in charge of the cleaning of more than a dozen houses, and the little leader of the eunuch's five rough envoys.

Once a lowly person rides on top of a person, they are immediately domineering and arrogant. Many eunuchs in the palace are extremely respectful and humble when they work below. oppression.

The newly promoted Li Quan was different. Before he was promoted, he worked diligently and was polite and enthusiastic to the people around him. After he was promoted, he was also diligent and his attitude remained unchanged.

Such a simple and honest performance in the palace is highly valued by the superiors, and the promotion has already been promoted, so he should give some of the usual benefits.

Naturally, there is no big reward, but to arrange for him to go out to the palace to buy some things. This kind of errand, on the one hand, relaxes his mind, and on the other hand, he can pass some oil and water.

The palace was suppressed and tense, walking out of the palace gate, the whole person felt a lot more relaxed, Li Quan was also at ease, with a little eunuch helping to carry things by his side, the two of them wandered around, very happy.

Wealthy and powerful eunuchs don't lack for anything, and Li Quan, who is out for a stroll, goes to a restaurant for a meal if he has more money, and goes to a dim sum shop to buy some delicate snacks if he has less money.

There is Shangshan Superintendent in the palace, but this imperial cook prepares food for the nobles, eunuchs and maids of honor. Ordinary eunuchs are just simple food, and those who can go to the delicious restaurant have to go to Nancheng to be on duty. Eunuchs are very short-mouthed, and they rush to eat when they leave the palace.

Also because of this, there are slightly more dim sum shops and small restaurants near the palace than other places. Li Quan took less money when he was withdrawing money in the palace, and he didn't know how to bargain when he came out. That is more than 200 Wen.

This kind of money is in the restaurant in the capital, that is, it is difficult to eat well for one person, and it is difficult for two people to eat well. Don’t think about it. It has to be put on others, send the followers back first, and spend the money by yourself , Li Quan is a simple and honest person, and he can't do such a thing. More than 200 Wen can buy some exquisite dim sum, so he simply went to a dim sum shop.

The young eunuch is fifteen or sixteen years old this year, he doesn't know anything, and he is happy to eat something. He followed Li Quan to the door of a dim sum shop. Li Quan ordered him to wait outside with something.

Maybe when you buy something, you have to deduct some into your own pocket. The little eunuch still understands this rule, and waits outside with the things.

Li Quan walked into the shop, and the clerk at the counter hurriedly greeted him courteously. Li Quan looked around and said:
"Do you have ham shortbread with dried shrimp?"

The ham shortbread was mixed with dried shrimps, which was extremely weird. The man was stunned for a moment, Li Quan looked back, and said:
"It must be the golden hook prawns produced in Tianjin Wei, otherwise the taste will not be strong..."

The guy reacted immediately, with a smile on his face, put the weighing pan on the table, put a piece of straw paper on the weighing pan, and started to open the snack cabinet to get snacks.

The guy didn't move fast, and he couldn't find the clamp, so he tossed there for a long time. Li Quan stared at the straw paper in the weighing pan, and tears flowed down when he watched it. , the guy patted his forehead and said with a smile:

"This shortbread has a lot of oil, but this straw paper is very oily. Please wait a moment, my father-in-law. I will exchange two pieces of paper for the small one."

While speaking, he took out the paper in the weighing pan and replaced it with two sheets, then put the shortbread on and started weighing, then wrapped it in oiled paper, collected the money and handed it to Li Quan, and said with a smile:

"If the father-in-law eats well, please come to the small shop again. The small shop will definitely give the father-in-law a discount and a lot of discounts."

Li Quan nodded, turned around and walked out with the snacks. When he reached the door, he opened the paper bag and asked the little eunuch to eat by himself, and he took out a piece himself.

"Oh, there are meat and shrimp in this shortbread. It's so delicious. Eunuch Li really knows how to buy it... Eunuch Li, why are you crying...?"

Over there, Li Quan took out a piece of shortbread and took a bite in his mouth. The aroma of the ham, the freshness of shrimp and the crispness of the shortbread were very good. After taking a bite, he couldn't help crying. The little eunuch asked, he was stunned and choked up and replied:

"When I was wandering outside the palace, I was able to eat such delicious food. Now I can eat this. It is really a blessing I cultivated in my previous life, thanks to entering the palace!"

These words were sincere, and the little eunuch also shed a few tears.

After returning to the palace at night, Li Quan went on errands as usual, but the little eunuch who accompanied him was found and asked who did what he saw when he went out of the palace during the day. After hearing this, he just smiled .

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"... Ma Jing, the native army of the Qianhu Office in Lingzhou, Ningxia, led a rebellion, killed the general Xu Ruji, and slaughtered his entire family. The governor Jin Yinghuai sent troops to wipe out more than 25 thieves and arrested [-] people..."

In Wenyuan Pavilion, Emperor Wanli sat on his seat, and Zhang Siwei read the scriptures aloud there. The cabinet on May [-] in Wanli was a little colder than usual.

The seat of Zhang Juzheng, who had always been the first on the lower left of Emperor Wanli, was vacant. Li Youzi, a scholar of the cabinet and secretary of the Ministry of officials, had been allowed to take office. Li Youzi may have been preparing for a long time to return to his hometown. When the order from the palace came down, he expressed his gratitude, and then the second Tian took the whole family out of Beijing to return home. After Ma Ziqiang, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, became an official, his successor, Zhang Xueyan, was still inexperienced and did not join the cabinet.

That is to say, among today's cabinet scholars, only Zhang Siwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Shen Shixing, Minister of Rites, are there.

After Zhang Siwei read the scriptures, he bowed down and said:
"Your Majesty, the governor Jin Yinghuai has handled it properly, and he should take the lead. The officers and men who put down the chaos will serve their lives faithfully, and each should be rewarded. Your Majesty, please decide!"

Emperor Wanli who was sitting on the seat nodded, with a little irritability in his expression, he said:
"According to the old rules, those who should be rewarded should be rewarded, and those who should be investigated should be investigated. I heard that Ma Jing incited soldiers to rebel because Xu Ruji withheld too much?"

Zhang Siwei paused, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, this matter has not been mentioned in Ningxia's official documents, and I dare not speak in vain."

"In March, the soldiers of the East and West Camps in Hangzhou mutinied, also because of the embezzlement of military pay, and in April, Ningxia again... I don't understand. Every year, almost [-]% to [-]% of the wealth is spent on border towns, and sometimes [-]% , With so much money given, how could it still be withheld, causing so many troubles."

In March of this year, the governor of Zhejiang Province reduced the salary of the Hangzhou garrison, directly withholding [-]%, the soldiers in Hangzhou mutinied, the patrol was impeached, and the court dismissed the governor from the questioning, and then everything remained the same.

The matter was not a big one, and it subsided within seven days, but it was the first large-scale mutiny of soldiers after Wanli ascended the throne, which made Wanli very uncomfortable.

Complaining a few words, looking at Zhang Siwei, who was calm and motionless there, Emperor Wanli was also a little discouraged. The deduction of military pay is like this everywhere in the world. Even if he wants to change it, he can't do it right away. Emperor Wanli calmed down. Open your mouth and ask:
"Shen Shixing, yesterday you went to Mr. Zhang's house to visit the widow. How is Mr. Zhang's condition?"

After asking this sentence, Wenyuan Pavilion seemed to be quieter. Everyone knew the news, but everyone wanted to know more about Zhang Juzheng's condition.

Hearing the question, the Minister of Rites, Shen Shixing, who had been standing silently on one side, took a step forward, bowed and said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when I went to Zhang Ge's mansion, Zhang Ge was supported by the elders in the main hall to thank you. I saw that Zhang Ge was in good spirits, but his legs and feet were inconvenient. His eyes were bloodshot. He is indeed an imperial doctor. The so-called pyretic symptoms."

After finishing a few sentences, he looked at the expression of Emperor Wanli, and found that the emperor was listening attentively. After sorting out his thoughts, he said again:
"The Imperial Hospital sent by His Majesty is telling the ministers at Zhang Ge's old mansion that the old man seems to be suffering from excessive internal fire, and he has been taking yang-boosting medicines for many years, which has accumulated heat and poison. It is quite troublesome to treat this disease. "

The imperial physician often speaks a lot of cryptic words, this "it's quite troublesome to adjust" is heard by everyone, which is not a good omen.

Everyone could understand, with heavy expressions on their faces, but no matter whether they were cabinet ministers or eunuchs, they all wanted to know the expression and reaction of Emperor Wanli.

Emperor Wanli was dumbfounded. After Shen Shixing finished speaking, he was silent for a while before speaking:
"Mr. Zhang has worked too hard for state affairs... Zhang Cheng, send some high-quality medicinal materials and supplements from the palace to Mr. Zhang, and tell Mr. Zhang's family that there are any medical requirements. Just make preparations."

Zhang Cheng, who was standing on the other side, bowed to answer, and Emperor Wanli pondered for a moment, then said again:
"Now there are only two people in the cabinet. How can the central area be so lacking? Last night, my widow and... made an order to promote Liang Menglong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Zeng Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to join the cabinet for discussion!"

It is not a trivial matter to add two cabinet scholars. Emperor Wanli said vaguely, but the people below all know that these two were selected by the Empress Dowager Cisheng. When he came down to receive the decree, he could only kneel down...

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During the court meeting, in the house of the eunuch Lin Shulu, who was supervised by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Shuangxi said with some excitement:
"Master, I got the news this morning that the man won't live for two months!"

"...Can our family live for two months?"

Lin Shulu said calmly with no joy or sadness on his face.
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