Chapter 94 Who is Wang Zhi?
Eunuch Wang from the West Factory? Fang Yingwu immediately realized when he heard this title. Isn’t this the famous Chenghua Dynasty’s powerful eunuch Wang Zhi?
Later generations talk about the history of the Ming Dynasty, everyone knows that there were three major power eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, namely Wang Zhen during the Zhengtong period, Liu Jin during the Zhengde period, and Wei Zhongxian during the Tianqi period.
During the Chenghua period, Wang Zhi, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse and the governor of the Western Factory, was considered to be the fourth person who could almost be named along with the three giants.
In fact, in the eyes of professionals, Wang Zhi is still far behind in all aspects compared with those three giants. But since Eunuch Wang is qualified to compete with the three giants, it can also indirectly illustrate Eunuch Wang's arrogance at that time.
In the 13th year of Chenghua, the Western Factory was established. Under the collective impeachment of the ministers, the emperor was forced to abolish the Western Factory for a while, but a month later, the Western Factory was re-established. At this point, the court officials and Wang Zhi had a complete disadvantage in the fight.
By this year, in the 14th year of Chenghua, Wang Zhi had already run away from the chief minister Shang Lu, and dismissed dozens of dynasty officials such as the Censor, Shangshu, and the Minister of the West Factory. The counterattack against civil officials was completely successful.
It can be said that with the intentional indulgence of the emperor, Wang Zhi's power and momentum were at its peak at this time.
Also, the arrogance of the dynasty was so overwhelming that he was strongly suppressing all the civil and military officials of the court. He was a peer of Fang Yingwu. His specific age was unknown, and he was only about seventeen or eighteen years old.
Fang Yingwu became a junior student at the age of seventeen. He could chat and laugh with the former chief assistant, surpass all the heroes in Suzhou Prefecture, and betray the governor Wang, so he could claim to be a small achievement.
But compared with Wang Zhi, who is about the same age, it seems like the difference between fireflies and bright moon. You must know that even Yin Min, the Minister of Personnel, has to consider a problem. When he meets Wang Zhi, he kneels down or not?
In fact, this is the benefit of being around the leader. When he was castrated into the palace at the age of five, he had the chance to be the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor at the age of ten, and he was in charge of the Western Factory at the age of seventeen and eighteen. He shook the court's sect at the age of seventeen and eighteen, and no one dared to mess with him. This is a very fantasy plot in the novel.
However, Fang Yingwu solemnly stated in his heart that he was not interested in this way of approaching the leader.
After knowing what kind of person Wang Zhi is, it is not surprising why Deng Tongzhi was so out of control that he threw down the object and rushed out of the door in a rude manner.
Not to mention Fang Yingwu here, even if Wang Shu is here, he is not as good as Wang Zhi. Wang Zhizheng is extremely trusted and has great authority. He also holds a spy in the West Factory. He can say one thing that is worth ten thousand Wang Shu.
Fang Yingwu understood Deng Tongzhi's behavior, but he was still a little unhappy after all. No matter who was treated like this, he would be unhappy. Especially when he was very respectful in his previous politeness and strong contrast, this person was still a little snobbish.
But unhappiness does not mean that it must occur. Since the owner has run away, Fang Yingwu got up and went back to the house, without saying anything.
After drinking a few sips of tea in the room, Fang Yingwu remembered Wang Zhilai again. In fact, he was doing research in his previous life. Although he had a lot of research on politics during the Jiajing and Wanli periods, the Chenghua Dynasty had not been involved.
In his impression, after a year of urging wind and rain in the capital, Wang Zhi was keen on military affairs and fought with the border military for several years until his downfall. But he did not remember that Wang Zhi had a southern tour, and Wang Zhi did not have this time.
So what happened to Wang Zhi? Could it be that his time travel caused the butterfly effect and changed the direction of history?
Thinking of this, Fang Yingwu suddenly remembered an interesting story from the Chenghua period. There was a man named Yang Fu. Because he looked very similar to Wang Zhi, he pretended to be Wang Zhi in the Jiangnan area to cheat him. He was deceived until Fujian before being discovered by the local eunuch.
Fang Yingwu has made a great sense. Who did he come this time to pretend to be Wang Zhi's liar, and this scam happened to make him encounter it?
The more Fang Yingwu thought about it, the more likely it was. He knew that Wang Zhi was young and energetic, and was keen on martial arts, and was not very interested in purchasing and other things. It was really unreasonable to come to Jiangnan.
Then he has two choices now. The first choice is to not do anything and go on the road as usual tomorrow.
The fake Wang Zhi will continue to go south, and when he arrives at Suzhou Prefecture, he will meet Wang Shu. With his inferior grandfather's temper, he will not welcome Wang Zhi, who will be sent to him. It's better to let his grandfather make some integrity and fame on the fake Wang Zhi. Anyway, the fake Wang Zhi is not capable of really doing what Wang Shu is doing.
The second option is to find a way to expose the scam so that you can make a name for yourself. But if you make a name for yourself, it is a bit difficult to determine the consequences.
The next day, after Fang Yingwu woke up, he was walking in the inn, but a postman sent a message to him: "Mr. Deng passed on the message and said that the hospitality was not attentive yesterday. Please stay for a few more days."
Fang Yingwu only thought of this, and he wanted to leave and stay without thinking about Deng Tongzhi's mood.
However, the postman said again: "Today, Eunuch Wang is here, so the waterway outside the city is blocked. Mr. Fang is afraid that it is difficult to leave."
Fang Yingwu was secretly surprised. This "Wang Zhi" was quite a big show! This shows how fearful the local officials were, otherwise how could they let fakes trick all the way so easily?
It turned out that at the dinner yesterday, Deng Tongzhi suddenly received news that Eunuch Wang had entered the mansion from Danyang.
Of course, Lord Deng did not dare to treat Fang Yingwu like he did, and only greeted Wang Zhi at the Fucheng Wharf, so he hurriedly said goodbye and drove overnight, in order to welcome him as far as possible. The farther the distance he went out, the more respect he seemed.
According to the distance, Wang Zhi should arrive at Changzhou Prefecture City today, so he blocked the waterway and specially provided Wang Zhi's boat to avoid the messy water surface from colliding him.
Since he couldn't leave, Fang Yingwu pressed his mind on the road and went to the dock to watch the fun when he was bored.
Although he is a fake Wang Zhi, it is said that he looks cool with the real Wang Zhi. So if you want to see him, just be familiar with the appearance of Wang Zhi, a famous celebrity in this dynasty, in advance.
But I saw that the dock was covered with red color, and it was not just the suona that played music, but a whole troupe was moved. Moreover, the government and county governments were dispatched in full swing, from officials to minor officials and yamen runners, and a hundred people gathered here to wait, just to welcome the arrival of Eunuch Wang.
After seeing this scene and thinking about the scene that greeted me yesterday, Fang Yingwu had to sigh that he was still very small.
But at noon, several boats came from the water from afar. Everyone at the dock knew that this must have been Eunuch Wang, and there would be no other boats on the water at this time.
When the big ship first approached the shore, the cabin door opened, and several people flashed out and got off the boat.
Fang Yingwu stood in the crowd and saw it clearly. Among these people, Deng Tongzhi was standing respectfully on the side. Judging from Deng Tongzhi's posture, the person in front of him was "Wang Zhi".
As he walked closer, Fang Yingwu could see more clearly. However, he saw that "Wang Zhi" had a three-mountain hat on his head, a crimson-red inner jacket, a gauze shirt on his outer jacket, and a dragon-shaped pattern on his chest, which was exactly the outfit of a big-name eunuch.
If you look closely at this person, he is really not old, at most no more than 17 or 8 years old. He has a good appearance, which is as good as powder on it and his lips are as beautiful as red.
Fang Yingwu sighed repeatedly that if you can make the real and fake Wang Zhi look like this, then the real Wang Zhi is not far from that. No wonder he was favored and trusted by Concubine Wan and the emperor at a young age, and he really has the capital on his appearance.
Then he thought again, how frustrated should he feel when the imperial court has been bullied by such a young boy in the past year?
It is such a child-like person who has just taken one year to catch up with the pioneer of their eunuch industry, Mr. Wang Zhen. It is incredible.
It's like a joke, which makes Fang Yingwu feel ridiculous. No wonder Chenghua Dynasty was the most evil era, with all kinds of strange things, not only unprecedented but also unprecedented. (To be continued. Please search Piaotianyi, the novel is better and faster!) (To be continued. Please search Piaotianyi, the novel is better and faster!)
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