Starting from the imperial palace guards, his clones spread all over the world

The Imperial Palace.

Liang Jin still stood guard and signed in every day.

These past two days, Zhao Bao and Su Lian had not shown their faces.

This was a bit unusual.

After all, Su Lian and Zhao Bao used to come and find Liang Jin to play every day.

It wasn't until Liang Jin was about to change shifts that Su Lian finally appeared.

As soon as they met, Su Lian complained incessantly:

"Brother Jin, you don't know, our days have been so difficult recently."

"My aunt's family sent a letter saying that there was a plague in their hometown and the whole family was infected, and some people even died. So, the family wrote a letter asking my aunt to think of a way."

"But what can my aunt do besides cry? She's in a bad mood, so she torments us all day long."

"She tries every possible way to find work for us, so we don't have a moment of peace from morning till night."

Liang Jin saw that the frostbite on Su Lian's hands was getting worse.

Although it hadn't snowed in the past two days, and the temperature had risen slightly, it made Su Lian's frostbite start to itch, and she kept scratching.

So Liang Jin took off the gourd from his waist:

"Here, take a sip. This will relieve your frostbite a lot."

"That aunt is really something. His Majesty will find a way to deal with the plague, why is she tormenting you?"

The gourd was filled with the talisman water made by Liang Jin.

This was a semi-finished talisman water, and the curative effect would not be immediate, but it could still have a significant effect.

Su Lian took a sip, wiped her mouth, and said softly:

"Brother Jin, I heard my aunt say that His Majesty doesn't even know about the plague yet."

Liang Jin was slightly stunned.

Letters from the plague-stricken areas had been sent to the palace, and even the palace maids knew about it.

The Emperor didn't know?

But he understood immediately.

Nowadays, in the Great Qian Dynasty, bureaucracy was rampant. Once something happened in a place, they would first try their best to cover it up, and only report it when they couldn't cover it up anymore.

It was not impossible for the Emperor to lag behind the palace maids in some information.

In addition, the current Emperor was neglecting state affairs, which was even less surprising.

Liang Jin smiled:

"Could it be that your aunt's hometown is in Qingzhou?"

Su Lian took another sip and nodded repeatedly:

"Yes, yes! Brother Jin, have you also heard about the plague?"

"My aunt's hometown is in Taiyang County, where the plague is the most serious."

"I heard that many people have died there!"

Then she took out a small handkerchief from her arms, which seemed to contain something.

She held it in her hands mysteriously, looking very precious.

"Brother Jin, guess what good thing I brought you?"

Su Lian's eyes were bright, as if they could glow.

Liang Jin smiled and shook his head, indicating that he couldn't guess.

Su Lian immediately opened the handkerchief, revealing the contents.

It turned out to be a small piece of cake.

Su Lian said excitedly:

"Didn't expect that, right? It's osmanthus cake!"

"This was bestowed on my aunt by a Consort. I stole two pieces while serving my aunt."

"Brother Jin, try it quickly, it's delicious!"

"Don't let Brother Bao know about this, otherwise he will definitely blame me for not bringing him a piece."

Liang Jin shook his head helplessly.

But he still reached out and pinched the cake and put it into his mouth.

It was sweet and had a fragrance of osmanthus.

It was indeed delicious.

It was difficult for the common people in this world to eat such exquisite pastries.

Su Lian smiled and said:

"I can't steal too much at once, otherwise my aunt will find out."

"I'll go steal some more for you in a while."

"Huh? The frostbite on my hands doesn't itch or hurt anymore. Brother Jin, what kind of potion is that? It's really effective!"

Only then did Su Lian notice that her hands were filled with a cool feeling.

Especially the fingers that were swollen like carrots before, now they have actually begun to subside.

Liang Jin changed the subject:

"Do you know the address of your aunt's family?"

"I have acquaintances in Taiyang County who can help bring some medicine for treatment to your aunt's family."

Su Lian didn't think much about it and immediately told Liang Jin the address of her aunt's hometown.

After Liang Jin wrote it down, he instructed:

"If your aunt asks, just say that it was a distant relative in the Lu Family Village who helped."

Su Lian nodded and then said:

"Brother Jin, I'll go first. If I go back later, my aunt will scold me again."

"I'll come to see you again when I find a chance."

Liang Jin watched Su Lian leave.

He continued to stand guard, but he still didn't see Zhao Bao.

He didn't know how Zhao Bao was doing these days.

Soon, it was time to change shifts.

Liang Jin could only hand over the shift and leave the palace with the team.

… …

Another corner of the Imperial Palace.

In a small courtyard.

An old eunuch leaned on a chair, and several young eunuchs were giving him a leg massage and back rub.

The old eunuch's name was Ma Shengui, and he was the leading eunuch in the cleaning department.

He picked up the Zisha teapot, sucked on the spout, took a comfortable sip, and then asked with a smile:

"Zhao Bao, Eunuch Zhao, how does my shit taste?"

In front of him, Zhao Bao was being held down by two young eunuchs, stuffing feces into his mouth.

After Ma Shengui spoke, the two young eunuchs let go of Zhao Bao.

Zhao Bao lay on the ground, vomiting non-stop.

"Ugh! Ugh—!"

He vomited until even the bitter water came out, but the taste of feces in his mouth still made him want to vomit.

At this moment.

Zhao Bao wanted to cry.

Although he was not a man, he felt resentful and unbearable to be humiliated like this.

He had had enough of everything here!

When one is insignificant, one must be bullied!

But he quickly knelt down, with a flattering smile on his face:

"Master, how dare I be an eunuch in front of you? I am just a fart!"

"It's a real pleasure to have the leftovers from Master. Thank you, Master, for rewarding me with feces!"

Ma Shengui slapped his thigh and pointed at Zhao Bao and said loudly:

"Good!"

"What a cheap shit-eating dog!"

Zhao Bao's face stiffened slightly.

Then he opened his mouth and started barking like a dog:

"Woof! Woof woof!"

This made Ma Shengui laugh out loud.

The surrounding young eunuchs also laughed along.

Zhao Bao knelt on the ground, smiling along as well.

But in his heart, endless resentment welled up.

He knew that if he didn't abandon his self-esteem, what awaited him would be a fate worse than death.

Especially old eunuchs like Ma Shengui, who were the most perverted.

They had been slaves for a lifetime, and they had been tortured for a lifetime.

So he would increasingly torment the people under his command.

If it were other old eunuchs, they would leave a way out, lest one of their disciples accidentally rise to prominence in the future.

But this Ma Shengui was cruel and vicious.

Once he decided to deal with a young eunuch, he would never let this young eunuch live to see the day when he rose to prominence.

Several young eunuchs who had been tortured by Ma Shengui before had already committed suicide because they couldn't bear it anymore.

In this palace.

If the emperor died, everyone would have to wear mourning clothes, cry loudly, stop entertaining, not butcher animals, not worship ancestors, and kneel on the ground to mourn every day for a month. Sometimes, there would even be a large number of people buried with him.

If a member of the royal family died, the entire palace would also be plunged into mourning, and a group of imperial physicians and eunuchs might die as a result.

If a minister died, there would inevitably be secret discussions and expressions of respect in the palace.

But what would happen if a low-level young eunuch died?

Nothing would happen.

It was as if this person had never existed.

Because the lives of young eunuchs were cheap, no one took their lives seriously.

Zhao Bao accepted this lowly fate.

But he was not convinced!

He had to live, only by living could he have the opportunity to regain his dignity.

Ma Shengui laughed for a long time, finally stopped, pointed at a group of young eunuchs and taught:

"You all listen carefully, are we receiving your tribute, receiving silver?"

"Bullshit! We are giving you pointers!"

"Once you enter this palace, you must learn to serve people, and you must not say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing. Otherwise, you will lose your head."

"We accept you as disciples to teach you how to be a person and how to do things. So, shouldn't we take some tribute silver from you?"

The young eunuchs hurriedly said that it should be, and they also added a bunch of flattery.

Ma Shengui nodded in satisfaction.

Then he suddenly pointed to Zhao Bao and said sharply:

"This shit-eating dog actually dared to say that he lost this month's tribute silver?"

"If we don't give him a lesson today, he might become an ungrateful wretch in the future."

"Beat him! Beat him until he can remember this lesson!"

The young eunuchs obeyed and immediately rushed up and punched and kicked Zhao Bao.

Zhao Bao was beaten into a ball on the ground, clutching his head and screaming.

The hatred in his heart was even more endless.

He gritted his teeth and vowed that one day he would climb up!