Over the years, Shen Yi has held countless powers in his hands. At his peak, ten years ago, he even had troops capable of competing with the imperial court. However, from beginning to end, he never controlled the internal guards. .
At most, Du Yong, the deputy commander of the inner guard, was under his command. With Du Yong, Shen Yi could control the inner guard north of the Huaihe River.
And now, the emperor has also handed over the inner guard to Shen Yi.
Although it is just "coordination" and not control, it does mean that most of the time, the internal guards have to follow Shen Yi's arrangements.
Unless Shen Yi issued a random order, such as asking the inner guards to attack the emperor, the inner guards might disobey the order.
Although he does not have full control over the internal defense, Lu Sheng still has some autonomy, but even so, it is enough to explain many problems.
Mr. Shen walked outside the door, looked in the direction of the imperial city, and sighed silently.
He and the emperor met in the sixth year of Hongde's reign, and they have been together for twenty-five years now.
After more than 20 years, Shen Yi still knows his old buddy and leader very well.
With Emperor Hongde's temperament, as long as he could still control the situation, he would not hand over the inner guard like this. But now, the inner guard is entrusted to Shen Yi's hands, which can only mean one thing.
Emperor Hongde's body had reached the point where he could no longer control the situation.
It's even hard to say whether he can stay awake.
Shen Yi was silent for a long time, then looked back at Lu Sheng and said, "Shuai Lu, Eunuch Xiao..."
Lu Sheng said softly: "Master Marquis, you may not know much about the internal guards. When Eunuch Gao was here, it was indeed Eunuch Gao who controlled our internal guards, but after Eunuch Gao..."
"The internal guards will no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"Later, I just went to see you directly from my humble position."
Shen Yi nodded silently.
After a moment, he said: "Commander Lu, the two of us will discuss the city's affairs. You must pay more attention to the palace's affairs, especially His Majesty's safety."
"Don't be careless."
Lu Sheng lowered his head and responded.
Mr. Shen was silent for a while and then asked: "Are you asking Eunuch Gao to come to Beijing?"
Lu Sheng lowered his head and said, "I've already invited you."
He looked up at Shen Yi with a complicated expression: "Eunuch Gao should be able to arrive in Yanjing in a few days."
Shen Yi nodded again and continued: "Commander Lu should pay more attention to the matters in the palace, and Eunuch Xiao should also say hello, especially to the palace people."
"Everyone is watching."
"I'm leaving the city tomorrow and going to Miyun."
Lu Sheng looked up at Shen Yi, then nodded and said: "Yes, I humbly obey my orders."
He hesitated for a while and asked: "Master Marquis, would you like to meet some of the generals of the Forbidden Army?"
Shen Yi was silent, then shook his head and said, "No, I want to see if they have the guts."
There are about 100,000 forbidden troops outside Yanjing City, and they are still some distance away from Yanjing City.
Moreover, most of the generals in charge of the Forbidden Army are his old troops who followed him in the Northern Expedition, and are the residents of Shen Yi Town.
Even if I can't control it.
Miyun Lingsu's headquarters can also suppress the situation.
Lu Sheng bowed his head deeply: "Master Hou, you have taken the trouble."
Shen Yi looked at the leader of the inner guard and said in a deep voice: "Shuai Lu, it is really not convenient for me to handle the affairs of the palace. You must take good care of His Majesty's safety."
"Otherwise, I will also mark Wei Shuai down."
Lu Sheng knelt on his knees and lowered his head in tears: "Your Majesty, you made a mistake, so you despise your position and come to see Duke Shen!"
His name made Shen Yi startled.
Then, he didn't say much.
In the past, when he was still young, the word "Mr. Shen" was regarded as the exclusive title for him within the Huai'an Army. Now that he is middle-aged, his prestige is enough, and it is reasonable for anyone to call him "Mr. Shen".
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The next day, Shen Yi left Yanjing for a while and went to Miyun to meet with Ling Su and arrange the corresponding matters.
Because he didn't have to go to the Yamen to work or go to court, not many people noticed that he left Yanjing.
And on the fourth day after Shen Yi left Yanjing City, an old man with white beard and hair got off the carriage at the gate of the imperial city.
The great eunuch Xiao Huai came to greet him personally and bowed down respectfully.
"Godfather."
The old man raised his head and looked at Eunuch Xiao, but said nothing.
He was quickly invited into the palace and brought all the way to the entrance of the Manna Hall. The old man squinted his eyes and looked up at the Manna Hall in front of him. Then he looked at Xiao Huai and said in a hoarse voice: "Eunuch Xiao, could you please guide me?" I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes."
"Yes Yes."
Eunuch Xiao lowered his head and said: "Godfather, you are hurting my son by saying such things..."
The person who can be Eunuch Xiao's godfather is naturally a brilliant eunuch who came all the way from Nanjing and was once a powerful eunuch.
Gao Ming shook his head slightly: "Shigan dadganer, these are just some jokes we made when we were in the palace, don't mention them again."
"yes."
Eunuch Xiao wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and whispered: "I will take you to bathe and change clothes."
About half an hour later, Gao Ming put on a purple eunuch's uniform. He gently broke away from Xiao Huai who was supporting him, and walked into the Manna Hall alone.
In the Manna Hall, His Majesty the Emperor was lying on a soft couch, with several extremely important documents in his hands.
The documents had been opened, and the emperor had obviously read them.
At this moment, the emperor was wrapped in a quilt and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Eunuch Gao looked at the haggard emperor and couldn't help but burst into tears. He walked forward slowly, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "I'm so smart, I'm here to greet your majesty..."
There was silence in the Ganlu Hall.
After a while, the emperor opened his eyes. He looked at the old man kneeling in front of him and sighed: "I'm sorry you can still come here."
"Get up quickly and find a place to sit."
Eunuch Gao got up, wiped his tears, came to the edge of the soft couch, still kneeling, and said with tears: "Your Majesty, you have only been in the north for a few years, how come you are like this..."
"Is it too cold in the north and freezing you..."
While wiping his tears, he said in a trembling voice: "I will accompany you back to Nanjing right now. If you go back to Nanjing to recuperate for a few years, you will be able to recover..."
The emperor looked at him for a while and then said.
"water…"
Eunuch Gao stood up quickly, poured a cup of hot water, and served the emperor. After drinking it, the emperor seemed to feel better and said slowly: "I have worked hard for several years to move the capital. Now that I go back, everything will be fine." The success fell short."
"Besides, my bad health... I didn't get bad in the north."
"That's because the servants in the palace didn't take good care of you!"
Eunuch Gao gritted his teeth and his eyes were red with anger: "I will go and issue an order to kill all Xiao Huaisun Jin and others!"
"Break the bones and spread the ashes!"
The emperor looked at the angry little old man and suddenly smiled: "This is the first time I have seen you lose your temper like this since I can remember."
Gao Ming is no ordinary eunuch.
He was the eldest companion of Emperor Hong De in the East Palace, and was the personal eunuch who had taken care of Emperor Hong De since he was a child.
He watched Emperor Hongde grow up little by little and become Emperor Hongde little by little.
Now, the young man back then is so haggard that he cannot help but feel sad.
Eunuch Gao slumped in his chair, tears streaming down his face.
The emperor listened to him crying for a long time and then asked: "I have not been in Jiankang for more than two years. How has Xu Fu treated you?"
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and cried: "Thanks to His Majesty's great blessing, he still treats his slaves like his own uncle."
The emperor nodded slightly: "In this way, I can rest assured that you will die in peace."
Eunuch Gao knelt on the ground and said with tears: "Your Majesty, this old slave will not go back to Nanjing. I will serve Your Majesty in Yanjing. If something happens in the future...just in case..."
"My slave will accompany you!"
The emperor smiled: "What, you still want to bury me?"
"After serving me for most of your life, you should take a good rest and stop worrying about me."
"but…"
The emperor looked at Gao Ming, thought for a while, and said: "But I have been unable to cheer up recently. Now that you are here, please let me know..."
"Just keep an eye on it for me."
He asked: "Do you still have energy?"
"Yes, yes!"
Eunuch Gao knelt down and said with tears: "Your Majesty, this old slave has already regretted it."
"What do you regret?"
The emperor smiled and asked: "Do you regret entering the palace?"
"I regret that I left the palace to protect myself."
He gave himself a hard slap and said with tears: "If I had stayed in the palace, I could have helped His Majesty more, and Your Majesty would not be as tired as he is now..."
Emperor Hong De closed his eyes and sighed.
"I let you leave the palace because I don't want you to one day..."
"Death by my hand."
The white-haired senior eunuch sat on the ground and howled loudly.
"If this slave's body is broken, even if he died in the palace, what's the point..."