Biography of Yang Fei

Chapter 161 Father
At that time, the eunuchs in the palace generally liked to adopt godsons.It is estimated that after being stabbed, there is no hope of heirs, but "the body can't come, the heart yearns for it", the status is high, the age is old, and the family scene of affectionately calling "Daddy" to ordinary people is still quite eye-catching. , so if you really don't have one, you can accept fake ones, and at least you can get psychological comfort by deceiving your ears.Tian Lingzi had no one to rely on, so of course he wanted to follow suit, so he worshiped an old eunuch named Tian as his father. From then on, he not only got a name, but also successfully entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the help of his fake father. The low-level coolies have progressed to the eunuch's little boss who can "talk without hands".

It's a pity that the old eunuch surnamed Tian has an average status. In the Daming Palace, the high-ranking eunuchs belong to the group of people surnamed Wang, Liu, and Ximen.Therefore, after worshiping his father, the help Tian Lingzi got was nothing more than that.

But a person's origin is important, but what is more important is his ability.Tian Lingzi was self-reliant, and with his clever mind, he worked hard to recognize a lot of characters.Then he added wings to a tiger, brought his innate ability to the extreme, and gradually, he was promoted from a helpless little eunuch to a "Xiaomafang envoy" during the Xiantong period. position.

The so-called "Xiaomafang Envoy" is not a small Mafang envoy, but an envoy of Xiaomafang.Main Responsibilities: Raising ponies.Those who raise horses are called "Flying Dragon Envoys".Moreover, this pony is a pony, and the breed determines that they will never grow into big horses.They came from Annan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places as tribute, because there are many women and children in the imperial palace. Exercise your body, remember bitterness and sweetness, and never forget that your ancestors got the world from horseback.Riding a big horse is afraid of falling, so riding a pony is just right, it is much more majestic and dignified than riding a donkey. It can also be seen from this that although the "Xiaomafang Envoy" is one of the internal envoys, He can be regarded as an official regardless of his size, but he is only a position that can't get much money except for being stained with horse dung; not to mention not being able to get close to the emperor, even if it is a reward, how much can the female relatives and children give?
How far is such a head groom who manages the pony from the two lieutenants of the Shence Army?To use an inappropriate analogy, it is the same as the difference between sauced pig's trotters and grilled bear's paws: both are dishes made of animal feet, one is a home-cooked dish, and the other is a delicacy.

The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty, the lieutenants of the Left and Right Shence Army, and the internal and external privy envoys can be regarded as the ultimate positions, which are the so-called "four nobles"-because those "four nobles" do not do good things and never do bad things, the common people in In private, it is often misrepresented as the "Four Ghosts".

Among the "four nobles", no, among the "four ghosts", the internal and external privy envoys are considered to be "wen", and they are the emperor's personal servants. , Menxia provinces to convey the emperor's orders, the power to act as the emperor's mouthpiece and errand runners - but don't dare to underestimate these mouthpieces and errand runners, on the surface they are just shouting and running errands for the emperor, just a decent slave.But you think, the emperor is in charge of the eating, drinking, and sleeping of the people of the world, but he lives in a deep palace. Doesn't he communicate with the outside world by relying on many memorials from top to bottom?The foreign privy envoy read all the memorials before the emperor, but he has the right to decide which ones to be invalidated, which ones will not be issued temporarily, and which ones will be forwarded to the emperor. Do you think he actually knows the world better than the emperor? Big things, more power to judge the priorities of affairs?But after the emperor read the memorial carefully selected by the outer privy envoy, he finally came up with a countermeasure, but he still had to pass it down through the inner privy envoy. Isn't this inner privy envoy the person who understands the emperor's mind best in the world?

It may be too general to say this, and it is not easy to understand. You might as well assume that you are a feudal official who has been sent to the outside world. When a disaster hits your place, you urgently need money from the court to save your life, but you wrote a memorial with painstaking efforts and handed it in. It was the foreign privy envoy who arrived; and if his foreign privy envoy casually threw it into the waste paper pile, the emperor would not even see a shadow, and you would be nothing; besides him, the privy envoy and you, No one in the world knows that there was such a thing. In the end, if the emperor bites back and wants to punish you for a crime of ineffective disaster relief, you still have no place to appeal for grievances.And when the Emperor Longyan was furious and really wanted to question you, the tone and wording of the privy envoy when he gave the order were particularly important, and they could even decide whether you were dead or alive!
The internal and external privy envoys are so good, but the position of the lieutenant of the Left and Right Shence Army is even more arrogant, because that is the "martial arts".You know, the Left and Right Shence Army is the only garrison in the capital. They are the emperor's personal bodyguards and thugs. No one has the power to dispatch them.And the lieutenant is the leader of these bodyguard thugs, do you think that the status is too high to be a little scary?Suppose again, if one day you offend the lieutenant of the Shence Army, he can immediately summon tens of thousands of men with steel guns and sharp blades, armed to the teeth; , also yelling, besides your own servant, who else can you call?The soldiers are all under the control of the Jiedu envoys and observation envoys of the towns, and they are at least hundreds of miles away from the capital!
It is precisely because in the capital that the lieutenants of the Shence Army have the most military power, they can do such a rebellious and unscrupulous thing as setting up the emperor.

How could Tian Lingzi be willing to just be a small horse farm envoy? He also wanted to become a great eunuch who could command the wind and rain in his dreams!God opened his eyes, his chance finally came!

Because Tian Lingzi met a naughty and active little boy who regarded playing polo as his life when he was the emissary of the little horse farm who smelled of horse dung and "grandma didn't love him, and his uncle didn't love him".What's more unfortunate is that Tian Lingzi also really fell in love with that handsome, lively and cute little boy.So, he always picks out the best pony, washes it clean, dresses it up beautifully, and gives it to the little boy to ride. He takes the trouble to demonstrate himself and teach the little boy all kinds of riding skills; When tired of playing, prepare hot soup in winter and cold melon in summer, and offer them carefully, and sometimes share the same snack with the little boy in a childlike way, and lie down on the same couch to rest when tired of playing; During the days of playing and frolicking, he gave the child in the loneliness and indifference of the harem meticulous care, warmth like spring breeze, and a kind of respect and recognition that he had never had before, which made the little boy feel sincere Treat him as your own close relative!
Although Li Yan is a prince, the emperor doesn't have time to accompany him, and he doesn't see him several times a month, and the concubine Wang Guifei is too strict with him. He only respects the concubine Wang Guifei, but he has no love for her. With a warm feeling!That's why he said what he just said.

Tian Lingzi's eyes were red, and he said: "Prince, I don't dare!" Li Yan also understood, and said with a smile: "When there is no one, I call it that! Father!" Opportunity, Tian Lingzi was full of emotions, this prince really has him in his heart!Thinking about it, he was stunned, and he didn't even know when Wang Guifei came in.

"Eunuch Tian is sincere to the prince, and it's not in vain that the Ai family trusts you so much!" Concubine Wang Guifei smiled authentically, but there was a trace of loneliness in her brows and eyes. This son of mine always looks in awe of her, but it is better to be with her. This Tian Lingzi is close.

Tian Lingzi came back to his senses, and hurriedly knelt down: "Slave pays respects to your majesty!" Wang Guifei smiled and said, "Elder-in-law is exempt from courtesy, but I have to thank you for today's matter!"

Tian Lingzi had already received the news, but he became more humble: "The servant just came up with an idea, it's better for the empress to plan it!"

"Father-in-law, don't be self-effacing. The eunuch's plan is not as good as self-satisfaction. It seems that my eyesight is clumsy!" Concubine Wang looked at Tian Lingzi inquisitively. She used to think that Tian Lingzi was a little clever, but now it seems that he has a very scheming mind. And methods, keeping such a person by my side, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse?

What Tian Lingzi is best at is observing words and demeanor. Wang Guifei's words made him alert, and hurriedly said: "The prince's credit is what I want to get! A few days ago, the prince read a Chinese book saying that "Gongsun's illness has already been established" , so he pestered the Taifu, insisting that the Taifu tell him the meaning, and the servant accompanied him, and when he heard this allusion, he couldn't help but have an idea, we can use this method too!" Wang Guifei Nodded, "That's right! Bengong said why you thought of this and this is because you are clever, and you can draw inferences from one instance to another, so you know you are smart!" Tian Lingzi became more careful, "It's the empress and the prince who are blessed!"

Concubine Wang Gui smiled slightly, and she didn't want to talk too much. She has read a lot of books, so she naturally knows the saying that "Gongsun's illness has been established".In the first month of the third year of Emperor Xiaozhao of the Han Dynasty, two supernatural events occurred in the Han Dynasty.One, "Mount Tai has a big stone standing up by itself." Mount Tai was the place where the emperor enshrined Zen in ancient times. For everyone from the Han Dynasty at that time, it was both mysterious and sacred.However, the supernatural event of "the big stone standing up by itself" happened, which made many people puzzled and panicked.

Second, "there are willow trees in Shanglin, which withered and recovered, and insects ate the leaves into writing: Gongsun's disease has been established." Shanglin is the imperial garden of the Han Dynasty, and ordinary people cannot enter.However, the officials in charge of the garden discovered that a willow tree that had withered for many years "resurrected".It's strange, not surprising, that the dead tree rises again.This tree may not have died completely, but now it is spring again, and the nutrition is suitable, so it can grow again in spring.But the strange thing is that the insects on this tree can swallow the leaves into the shape of characters, and read it into a sentence: "Gongsun's disease has been established."This is just amazing.

(End of this chapter)