"The weather is really nice today!"
Crown Prince Zhu Ruoji sighed and walked into the East Palace Hall.
In the main hall, the chief assistant Guan Shouzhen, the bachelor Gu Yi, the Duke of Fujian Yan Xiaoyong, Wuchuan Hou Bai Wenxuan, Ning Haibo He Jiuyi, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel Guo Fengqian, the right minister of the Ministry of Husband Tang Zhen, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment Xia Rubi, and the general Lin Jiading,
Liu Yipeng, Zhang Hu, Yu Tai, Zhao Yinxuan, Hu Yiqing, Zhang Guoyong, Zhao Desheng and others were all present.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." As soon as Zhu Ruoji walked into the hall, everyone roared in unison.
He smiled faintly and sat facing south, with everyone surrounding him like stars holding the moon. The Crown Prince, who had always been easy-going and low-key, showed his domineering attitude today, as if he was going to release all the suppression he had been having over the years.
"The Holy One is seriously ill, and the country cannot be without a king for a day. Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to supervise the country and rectify the people's hearts," Chief Assistant Guan Shouzhen took the lead in shouting.
"Please ask His Highness the Crown Prince to supervise the country and rectify people's hearts." Everyone present is the core figure of the princeling party. Naturally, they hope that the Lord will succeed to the throne, so that the tide will rise and the boat will be lifted, so that they can find a wife and a son.
Zhu Ruoji liked it in his heart. That chair had appeared in his dreams countless times, but it had never been as close as it was today. He calmed down and said: "My father is still here, is it unreasonable for the Solitary Supervisor State?"
Guan Shouzhen was well prepared and reported: "The founder of our dynasty was wise and brave, and brave in pioneering. He led the army on many expeditions and fought bravely to kill the enemy. During the expedition, he often used the crown prince to supervise the country, as many as six times. It can be seen that the prince supervises the country.
This is the precedent set by our ancestors. Your Majesty is seriously ill today. In order to avoid causing trouble during the night, I ask His Highness the Crown Prince to take charge of the country immediately."
"Please His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to supervise the country immediately." There were many people in the hall who responded.
Zhu Ruoji was elated, but a little worried, and asked: "What if King Ji's party opposes it?"
"It is precisely because there are so many members of the King of Ji that you should immediately supervise the country. Your status is certain, so why should you be a clown?" Guan Shouzhen shouted, stroking his beard.
"Yes, as long as you supervise the country, it will be difficult for the King of Ji and his party to get off the ground again." Gu Yi also agreed.
This matter is a bit big, and Zhu Ruoji also wants to ask Tang Zhen for his opinion, "Master Tang, what do you think?"
"Today is an extraordinary period, and this matter should be taken up sooner rather than later. In a time of great struggle, we can only advance, not retreat. Please make an early decision, the Crown Prince." Tang Zhen also agreed.
Seeing that everyone was unanimous, Zhu Ruoji made up his mind, "I will summon the cabinet ministers, sacrifice the ancestors of heaven and earth, and announce the supervision of the country."
"I think that if we summon the cabinet ministers and directly announce the supervision of the country, some people will inevitably be dissatisfied. We should prepare armored troops to prepare for any unexpected events." Guo Fengqiang, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, spoke. He meant that if anyone disagrees, he will be forced to do so.
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"His Royal Highness is the crown prince appointed by His Majesty. He is ordered to supervise the country. His name is just and right. Who dares to disobey?" Tang Zhen smiled.
Guo Fengqiao chuckled, "Zhu Wan, are you confused? The Holy Emperor is lying in bed and can't even speak. How can he order the Crown Prince to supervise the country?"
Tang Zhen was happy, "Haha, who said that the emperor must issue the imperial edict?"
"Eh? Master Tang, what do you mean?" Zhu Ruo was very surprised.
"Your Highness, as long as you have the jade seal in your hand, it is easy to issue an imperial edict for you to supervise the country in the name of the Holy One." Tang Zhen smiled.
"You mean?"
"I am asking you to pay attention to a person: the eunuch Ma Huanxi, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony."
Zhu Ruoji suddenly realized, "This person is indeed very important, but he is a close official of the father. The father has not said anything, so it is probably difficult for him to draft this edict!"
"Your Highness, this is very easy. I have heard for a long time that the eunuch is a greedy man. If he bribes him with a lot of money, he will definitely agree." Guan Shouzhen was full of confidence.
"In this case, this matter will be left to the chief assistant's office," Zhu Ruo was extremely happy.
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After showing off his face in front of the prince, Guan Shouzhen regretted it as soon as he returned home. It was not that he found the matter difficult to handle, but that he was arrogant and felt that he was the chief minister, so he bribed a eunuch and spread the word.
I'm afraid it will cause a bad reputation.
But the matter is so important that it won’t work if we don’t do it.
After much deliberation, I decided that it was okay to give gifts but not to sign my name. I ordered the butler Guan Zhong to bring a million taels of silver notes and a letter to Ma Huanxi’s home to give gifts.
During this period, Emperor Guangwu was seriously ill, and Eunuch Ma stayed in Qianqing Palace to serve the emperor day and night. Only his wife Liu was present in Ma's house.
Eunuchs marrying wives has existed since ancient times. In the Tang Dynasty, the great eunuch Gao Lishi, who was very powerful in the Li Fuguo, was ordered to marry a girl from a famous family. By the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were monopolizing their power, and it became a trend for a while, and even forced treacherous women and took them away from others.
Wife, murder of husband, whoring and indulging in prostitution. Ming Shen Defu's "Ye Huo Bian·Inner Prison·Huan Temple Announcement of Prostitution": "I came to the Huan Temple to have more concubines. I know three people, to
The singing girls from Napingkang. The so-called Xiyuan people in Fangqu, the capital today, specialize in being eunuchs and living outside their homes, so they are looked down upon by all the same kind and disdainful of them."
During the reign of Taizu, the control of internal officials was extremely strict, and anyone who married an eunuch (referring to an eunuch) was punished by being skinned. However, by the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there were many people who violated the prohibition. Wu Cheng in the Yingzong Dynasty, and the Longrun generation in the Xianzong Dynasty,
All of them have married wives. As for the spouses and palace mates, no one is different.
Therefore, as the leading eunuch of Conglong in Guangwu Dynasty, Eunuch Ma Huanxi, it is really not a big deal for him to just marry one wife.
It is said that some people who were jealous of Eunuch Ma went to Emperor Guangwu and filed a complaint against him on the grounds that his wife violated the ancestral system. They thought that the evidence was conclusive and that the complaint would be accurate. Unexpectedly, the old emperor defended himself and said nothing.
"Ma Daban is pitiful. He has been in the palace since he was a child, and there is no one around him who knows how hot or cold he is. Now that he has a wife, someone loves him. I feel relieved." The emperor only knew the suffering of eunuchs, but marrying a eunuch
, the suffering of being a widow for the rest of his life is beyond his control.
Guan Zhong handed the banknote and letter to Mrs. Liu. When Mrs. Liu took a look at the banknote, it turned out to be one million taels! Even though he had seen such a big scene, he was still shocked and asked: "May I ask your name, sir?"
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Guan Fu, a seventh-grade official of the prime minister's household slave, was quite talkative and said with a smile: "I am just a domestic servant with a humble name and not worth mentioning. My master has something to ask for. Please give the letter to Eunuch Ma and ask him to help.
.Tell Eunuch Ma that helping my master will ensure his permanent status in the palace in the future."
After saying that, he left immediately without stopping at all.
After receiving one million taels at once, Mrs. Liu was a little frightened, so she hurriedly carried her waist badge and came to the palace gate.
In the past, relying on the horse's joyful momentum, with this waist card, he could talk to the palace gate chief at any time, and even put him in the palace when he met an acquaintance on duty.
As soon as she arrived at the palace gate, she saw a familiar face. Mrs. Liu was overjoyed and handed over her badge, wanting to enter the palace to see Ma Huanxi. Unexpectedly, another stranger's face appeared and shouted: "By the decree of the Queen, it is strictly prohibited."
News of illicit affairs inside and outside the palace. Who is so bold as to dare to stand at the gate of the palace?"
"Cai Shaojian, this is the wife of Eunuch Ma Huanxi, please excuse me," the "acquaintance" hurriedly explained with a smile.
Upon hearing the words "Ma Huanxi", Young Supervisor Cai was startled and nodded, "Since she is Ma Gonggong's wife, I would like to make it easier for you to send a message to Ma Gonggong and let him talk to the palace chief.
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The so-called "first talk at the palace gate" is the grace of the Ming Dynasty to the palace people. Within a specific period of time, the palace people and their families were allowed to meet across the palace gate and exchange a few words.
This chapter has been completed!