Chapter 118: A Man Who Was Born a Strange Man and Died a Husband (Middle)
Li Jiucheng kept saying "humble positions", as if he was still an official of the Ming Dynasty, rather than a rebellious rebel. The smile on his face was that of Geng Zhongyi on the side. Li Zhongfu had goosebumps all over his body when he saw it, but those two
The eunuchs were very lively. One was holding a tea bowl and nodding, while the other was laughing.
"I know that both my father-in-laws are popular people around the Holy Father, and they are also trusted by Eunuch Gao. As long as the two father-in-laws can save the dog, I will not hesitate to break up the family."
"Hey, General Li's words are serious. It's a great thing for the general to find his way back and rein in his horse. How can the court wrong the general? This matter will be taken care of by our family. Although our family is not an important person, but
You can also speak in front of the ceremonial supervisors. Don’t worry, as long as the general is willing, this matter will not be difficult to handle. However, the first thing is that the general must gather all the troops and horses to accept the recruitment as soon as possible, otherwise this article will not be completed.
.As the old saying goes, long nights bring many dreams.”
The one who spoke was the eunuch sitting on the left. He was young but looked blessed. His name was as good as his name, with the word "Fu" in it, Zhong Fu. He was not from the Royal Horse Prison, but from the Shang Bao Prison.
He is not an important figure in the prison, he is just a chief responsible for the safekeeping of the seals and treasures.
Gao Qi, the latent superintendent of the Beijing camp, went out to quell the rebellion. Most of the entourage he brought with him was from the Royal Horse Prison, but there were also some transferred from other prisons. These people went out with the army just to get some military glory, so as to prepare for future promotion.
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The palm print of Shang Baojian is from the Zhou Dynasty, which is the official of Li Bingbi, and the Zhou Dynasty is a disciple of Wang Chengen, the great crotch in the palace. Wang Chengen is the disciple of Cao Huachun, the eunuch of Dongchang, but Cao Huachun and Gao Qiqian did not deal well with each other. In order to compete for the admiral,
The two men fought overtly and secretly for the position of eunuch of Dongchang. Wang Dehua, the eunuch in charge of the eunuch, could not mediate. Finally, the dispute reached the imperial court. It was Chongzhen himself who took the picture. Cao Huachun, the admiral of the East Factory, and Gao Qiqian, the admiral of Yuma.
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For more than 200 years since the establishment of the East Factory, the East Factory has almost always been a giant. Except during the Chenghua period, Wang Zhi established a West Factory, and during the Zhengde period, Liu Jin established an Expert Factory. The West Factory and the East Factory were developed simultaneously.
During the Jiajing period, Lu Bingwai appeared in the Jinyi Guards. During the rest of the time, Dongchang was so powerful that it made people laugh. The Royal Horse Supervisor was the military department of the inner court, in charge of the capital camp, and had his own direct soldiers.
Horses, but in fact, they were just as majestic for a while during the reign of Chengzu, and were not as majestic as Dongchang in the rest of the time. The reason is that having soldiers does not necessarily mean you have power, and having soldiers does not necessarily mean you have power, not to mention that the soldiers of the Royal Horse Supervisor cannot
Those who move lightly are subject to the supervision of the outer court to a certain extent. Unlike Dongchang, which is independent of the Sanfa Division and has its own prison, it can arrest people directly. On the contrary, can the Yuma Prison deploy troops to arrest people at will?
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After Cao Huachun successfully won, he originally thought that he would be as powerful as the previous admiral and eunuch Yyng, and become a world-famous "manufacturer". No matter how bad he was, he could control the situation in the inner court. Unexpectedly, Chongzhen was sent to the outer court within a few days.
Under pressure, he agreed to abolish the factory guards. At once, the more than 40,000 people inside and outside the East Factory that had expanded during the Tianqi years were reduced to less than 2,000, and they were all old, weak, sick and disabled, except for the North Town Fusi (
Except for the function of imperial edicts and prisons, all other departments of the East Factory were abolished without leaving a single one. Even Nanzhen Fusi, which specialized in manufacturing ordnance and weapons, was reduced to a yamen with only 60 people, and it had to accept the garrison of Nanjing in name.
The leader of the eunuchs has nothing to do with his Dongchang anymore. The only job of the sixty people in Nanzhen Fusi is to take care of the warehouse (the arsenal left over from the previous dynasty).
In such a Dongchang, what does Cao Huachun, the factory owner, feel like doing this? On the other hand, Gao Qiqian's Royal Horse Supervisor suddenly became important due to the rise of bandits and the invasion of Donglu. In recent years, almost all the supervisors and guarding eunuchs in various places have
Coming out of the Royal Horse Supervisor, Gao Qiqian's ranking among the Liturg Supervisors can be said to have firmly surpassed Cao Huachun. Except for the nominal palm leader Wang Dehua and the rising star Wang Chengen, Gao Qiqian's ranking in the inner court has been firmly established.
In the third seat, if he makes great achievements in suppressing the rebellion this time, I am afraid that both Wang Chengen and Wang Dehua will have to retreat from him.
Gao Qiqian left the capital to supervise the army. Wang Chengen had no reason to watch him grow bigger. He needed to have an informant beside Gao Qiqian who could inform him at any time so that he could know Gao Qiqian's every move and be able to give him advice at critical moments.
This Gao Qiqian, who was getting the holy favor, poured cold water on him. Under such circumstances, Zhong Fu, who was originally a small person, fell into Wang Chengen's eye and got this good job, which may not be big or small.
The biggest advantage of choosing Zhong Fu is that he is in a humble position and usually goes unnoticed. Such a person will not easily arouse Gao Qiqian's wariness. If he is sent with a heavy weight, he will definitely be subject to Gao Qiqian's counterattack.
Made.
A few months ago, Dongchang Manager Jia Hong visited Shi Dayong late at night, which was one of Cao Huachun's instinctive reactions to not being willing to be controlled by others. Gao Qiqian became famous because of the military affairs, which made Eunuch Cao extremely jealous. He urgently needed military honors to come.
To prove yourself, and to achieve military success, you must have a strong army that can obey orders or cooperate with you. The Jinzhou Army, which made great achievements in the bloody battle with Donglu, is undoubtedly the best choice in Cao Huachun's eyes.
It's a pity that Cao Huachun, who was Shi Dayong's best helper, was sent to Suzhou by Chongzhen at the critical juncture to be the boss of the Donglin Party. Due to a combination of circumstances, Dayong Nai took the most unwise path.
Shi Dayong's rebellion was unexpected by Gao Qiqian. He had thought of all the consequences, except that he did not expect that Shi Dayong would make such a trick and take this road of no return. As an eunuch overseeing the army, he forced his subordinates to rebel.
If this matter reaches the emperor's ears, Gao Qiqian's head may remain in Xiaoguanzhuang forever.
Compromise was the wisest decision made by Gao Qiqian after careful consideration. He was willing to give up the fight for the eunuchs guarding Datong and Shanhaiguan. At the same time, he also agreed to protect the eunuchs sent to the army under the names of Wang Chengen and Wang De after returning to Beijing.
Eunuch of the Jiubian Supervisory Army.
After the unknown exchange of secret messages, Zhong Fu, the little head of Shang Bao Supervisor, suddenly became a hot celebrity. His current identity is not only to represent Wang Chengen, but also to represent Wang Dehua, the palm seal.
Jingli has already told him that as long as the affairs are successful, he, Zhong Fu, will be the eunuch guarding Datong.
Guarding eunuch! This is a job that I never dared to think of! Although Datong is too close to the border and is a bit dangerous, it is still an important town, and there are princes and vassals there, so it should not be dangerous. Although it is not as good as Nanjing
, those in Fengyang are always blessed with good luck. After working for a few years, even if they don't seek advancement and go to the ceremonial office, they will still have to worry about food and clothing, and they will live a prosperous life.
Today, we must get things done and never let the cooked duck fly away again!
The way Zhong Fu took over everything made the other eunuch next to him complain. If Gao Qiqian had not explained that Zhong Fu was the leader in everything during this trip, he would have jumped up.
This eunuch is a member of the Royal Horse Eunuch, and his position is not low. He is Dian Bo Zheng Bo. The official position of the Royal Horse Eunuch is composed of a palm eunuch, a supervising eunuch, and a supervising eunuch. Under him are the young eunuch, the supervisor, the attendant, and the chief.
There were more than ten people in charge of the secretariat, bookkeeping, writing, obeying orders, and attendants. Gao Qiqian held the palm of his hand, and had dual duties as an admiral. There were vacancies for supervisory eunuchs. The following were the young eunuchs, supervisors, etc. He was ambushed by Shi Dayong in Shang County.
Bai Shangyi was the eunuch who followed him. Zheng Bo's ranking in the prison was lower than Bai's, but he was also the highest among the eunuchs who followed Gao Qi and sneaked out of the capital.
In the past, Uncle Zheng would not have taken Zhong Fu seriously. It can be said that since Gao Qiqian became the governor of the Royal Horse Prison, the people in his Royal Horse Prison would use their nostrils to look at people when walking in the inner court. Now, Uncle Zheng cannot
If Zhong Fu had not been offered to him, who would have allowed Gao Qiqian to seek help from Wang Chengen and the others?
In order to show his presence, Zheng Boqian laughed and said: "Eunuch Zhong is right. It is more important to surrender first if you say a thousand words and ten thousand. As long as the general surrenders, our family can represent Eunuch Gao not only to protect the general from death, but also to protect the general from death."
Guarantee the general a great fortune."
Li Jiucheng slapped his chest as if to make sure, and said categorically: "My two father-in-laws, please rest assured, as long as we send people from the city to surrender, I will lead my troops to surrender!"
"That's the best." Zhong Fu put down his tea bowl and behaved like a man in a superior position. He was silent for a moment and frowned slightly, "Eunuch Zheng and Zhang Qu have been in the city for a while, why hasn't Xie Lian left the city yet?
The one who surrendered must be disobedient?"[
"This" Uncle Zheng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not, maybe we are still discussing the details. It's still early, and there's no rush at this moment. Let's just wait here."
"That's fine." Zhong Fu knew that there was no need to rush into this kind of thing, so he nodded slightly, closed his eyes and concentrated, seeing the old god's presence made Uncle Zheng very angry.
"The two father-in-laws are taking a rest here. I'll go down first to prepare for the surrender. There are quite a few people in the army who are against Kong Youde. It's best to put an end to it as soon as possible to avoid them getting into trouble." Li Jiucheng was still smiling with humility on his face.
At the end of the day, Li Zhongfu and Geng Zhongyi remained silent.
Hearing this, Zhong Fu suddenly opened his eyes and said seriously: "Taking care of matters is important. A general must not be kind to a woman. If necessary, he must be cut off. If he leaves his hand behind, he will be in trouble again in the future."
"Don't worry, father-in-law, I will definitely do my humble job cleanly!"
Li Jiucheng hurriedly agreed, bowed again, and led General Li Geng slowly out of the tent.
Inside the tent, Zhong Fu's eyes closed again at some point. Uncle Zheng glanced at him, his anger flashing across his face.
After getting out of the big tent, the humble smile on Li Jiucheng's face disappeared instantly and he glanced at the captain of the soldiers guarding outside the tent. The latter immediately led a team of soldiers to surround the big tent.
Li Jiucheng stood there and looked at Laizhou not far away for a moment, grinned, sneered, and with a wave of his hand, he led Li Zhongfu and Geng Zhongyi towards a small military tent a few hundred meters away.
The military tent was not big, but there were no other military tents around it. A group of capable Dongjiang Liao soldiers were guarding there with a vigilant look, and from time to time there were several groups of equally capable Liao soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Seeing Li Jiucheng coming, the Liao soldiers saluted him one after another. Jiucheng nodded and went straight to the tent, opened the curtain and walked in.
"Ritu is taking it easy. Next time he has to deal with those two eunuchs, Ritu should go it alone. Damn it, I can't stand it."
"Haha, I can't go. If they know that I, Kong Youde, am in the army, how can we perform this play?"