Chang Yu, who had sharp eyes, immediately noticed something unusual. He looked up and saw five or six eunuchs shaking their heads and leaning against the wall to bask in the sun. They looked at Chunxiang and others with disdain on their faces.
"Is it them?" Chang Yu immediately thought of something, because this place was too close to the Yamen of Yumajian.
"Forget it, stop looking for trouble, you just..." Chunxiang tried to persuade him, but Chang Yu was already walking towards the eunuchs.
"From the Royal Horse Supervisor?" Chang Yu walked up to a few people and sneered.
"Why did you drip grandson? Are you looking for a scene?" One of the tall and fat eunuchs said viciously.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he knew that this person was not a good person, he was just a gangster among eunuchs.
"Do you know who I am?" Chang Yu still sneered.
"You know what's going on, you guys are all Royal Horse Guards, how dare you hit our family?" The tall and fat eunuch said as he approached Chang Yu with a provocative look on his face, and several of his companions gathered around him.
Puff, there was a thud. Chang Yu struck out with a lightning punch and hit the opponent's temple. The guy immediately fell straight to the ground, and everyone around him was shocked.
"How amazing is the Royal Horse Supervisor? How dare you call yourself a master just by hugging the thighs of a few personal guards? Didn't you know that I am the Supervisor of Ceremonies? Didn't you know that I specialize in beating the personal guards?" Chang Yu yelled, and of course he didn't forget it.
Bring out your latest shield.
As expected, the signboard of the Chief of Ceremonies was very useful. Originally, several of the Royal Horse Supervisors wanted to swarm up and fight in a group. When they heard this, they were at a loss and looked at each other blankly.
"Give me five taels of silver to apologize, or choose to be beaten up by me!" Chang Yu said, looking at several people.
"If you can, just fight," one person said, and the onlookers couldn't help but smile. It's a typical shameless way to ask for money and talk back!
"Come up and slap me, two slaps per person!" Chang Yu looked back at Chunxiang and Jiang Quandao.
"Well, let's forget it..." Chunxiang stuttered a little!
"Go!" Chang Yu interrupted him with a roar, his face serious and angry.
Chunxiang was startled by him, and hurriedly followed several eunuchs from the Royal Horse Guards. Jiang Quan reacted faster, rushed over and slapped several people, bang, bang... there was a crisp sound from the scene.
The sound of a slap.
Chang Yu's eyes were stern. The eunuch was just a slave. He lacked toughness and didn't even dare to hit anyone. How could he expect to kill someone in self-defense in the future? It seemed that some targeted training was necessary.
After some interludes, Chang Yu came to the ceremonial supervisor to officially report. Wang Lian once again enthusiastically led the way in arranging a dormitory for him, and it was the same dormitory as him.
Chunxiang and Jiang Quan left the Li Jian under Chang Yu's instructions. When they had nothing to do, he and Wang Lian chatted in the dormitory.
Wang Lian asked questions like a curious baby, but of course he couldn't get around the fight between Chang Yu and the guards. Chang Yu also answered almost every question, and told him that he had beaten the royal horse on the way to the ceremonial supervisor just now.
Several eunuchs in charge.
Fuck, such a bastard, this kid really knows how to pull off a tiger's skin. Wang Lian admired him but also reassured him that the Chief of Ceremony would beat a few thugs to see who would look down on them, let alone the other party hugging the four guards of the Imperial Guard.
It doesn't matter if there is a certain concubine who serves as the backstage. Who can have a backstage as big as the Supervisor of Ceremonies?
"Eunuch Wang, our family has only been in the palace for a short time. Since we came here, we have only done some chores in Shangshan Prison every day. I am not afraid of your jokes. We have only been in the inner palace twice, and both times were with the prince.
We haven’t taken a step into the harem yet. When will we send an errand to our family to go into the harem and have a long experience?”
In fact, in Chang Yu's memory, this little eunuch should have been to the harem, otherwise he would not have knocked over a concubine's food box and been punished with a stick. However, this memory is too vague, and he has indeed not been there since he traveled through time.
The harem also became more and more curious.
"What's the problem? If Eunuch Chang wants to go, our family can take you there for a walk right now." After saying that, he stood up and motioned for Chang Yu to follow him.
Ah, Chang Yu was startled: "I heard that only those on duty can enter the palace, and they are not allowed to do so at will..."
Hey! Wang Lian rolled his eyes: "Those are other yamen, but our Chief of Ceremonies is different. As long as the palace is not restricted, you can go anywhere. This is the only one of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Otherwise, why would there be so many people?
Do you want to come in even if you squeeze your brains out?"
"Yes, yes." Chang Yu nodded in agreement and followed Wang Lian, who looked proud, out of the door.
The two of them walked out of the Supervisor of Ceremonies and headed south. Along the way, they met some eunuchs and maids who greeted Wang Lian from time to time. It was obvious that although this man was not a powerful eunuch, he still had some reputation.
The Supervisor of Ceremonies is not far from Xuanwu Gate, which is the back gate or north gate of the harem.
Dozens of guards stood guard at the city gate. Wang Lian walked in without even showing his badge. It seemed like a regular customer could just swipe his face.
When you enter the Xuanwu Gate, you can see the main hall in the south from a distance. Although there is no plaque on it facing south, Chang Yu also knows that it is the Qin'an Hall, the imperial garden building in the harem.
After all, it is a palace, with too many buildings. When you look at the high platforms, thick pavilions, towers and pavilions, row after row, you are dazzled and don't know where you are.
Fortunately, Wang Lian, a good tour guide, took Chang Yu into the Imperial Garden and explained: "On both sides of Qin'an Hall are the East and West Five Houses. The West Five Houses are where the young prince lives, and the East Five Houses are the Ruyi Pavilion, the Antique Room, and the Fourth House.
There is also a Jingsi Room in the Treasury, Shou Pharmacy... Oh, isn't that right? Eunuch Chang, didn't you say you've never been to the harem? We always go to this Jingshi Room when we cleanse ourselves."
"Hey, I got a slap in the face some time ago, which caused me some amnesia. It seems like it was only once... What kind of palace is that in front of me?" Chang Yu quickly changed the subject.
"In front is Kunning Palace, which is the queen's residence. Let's avoid it." Wang Lian led the way: "There are six palaces on the east and west sides of Kunning Palace, which are the residences of the emperor and his concubines..."
This Chang Yu knows that this is what the people call the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard.
"Which palace does the princess live in?" Chang Yu suddenly asked.
"Princess Zhaoren lived in Zhaoren Palace in the northeast corner of Qianqing Palace when she was young, and Princess Changping lived in Shouning Palace on the west side..."
Chang Yu's heart moved.
The two walked south along the east side of Kunning Palace, looking at the flowers and chatting as they walked. Chang Yu was dazzled until he saw a row of low rooms on the east side and was startled: So the imperial kitchen is here.
If Shangshanjian is the palace canteen, which is mainly open to eunuchs, maids and guards, then the imperial kitchen is the private kitchen, which only provides food for the emperor's family. In addition to the etiquette that the royal family cannot share the same pot with the slaves, it is a
The gate to the harem was closed at night, and if anyone from the royal family wanted to eat, Shang Shanjian wouldn't be able to send it in.
However, during the late Ming Dynasty when Chongzhen reduced meals and music to save money, the imperial kitchen was only open to the emperor and empress. Generally, food for concubines was provided by Shang Shanjian. This was also the reason why Chang Yu, the young eunuch, would go to the harem to deliver meals.
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As he continued walking south, suddenly there were more guards around him. They were all tall, round and powerful. Wang Lian whispered: "The Qianqing Palace is in front of you, let's go further away..."
The weather was nice and the sun was warm. Chang Yu followed Wang Lian as he browsed around the harem. During this period, he met some maids, eunuchs and even some concubines visiting the garden from time to time. Life was peaceful.
A wall separates two worlds. The water outside the wall is deep and hot, and there is laughter and laughter inside. They never dreamed that the royal inner garden, which had taken generations of people to work on, would be burned to ashes by burglars two months later. Only four palaces and a few turrets survived. Disaster.
The harem was so big that the two of them only walked through it briefly, and the sky was already darkening.
"Let's get out quickly. The palace door will be unlocked immediately. It will be a disaster if we can't get out." Wang Lian's footsteps were a little hurried.
"It doesn't matter if you can't get out, right? Let's have a rest room in the harem, right?" Chang Yu asked.
"The harem is different from other places. After dark, no other adult men are allowed except the emperor. No one is allowed to stay in the palace except the eunuchs who are on duty in each palace of the minister of internal affairs. If we are discovered, even if we are the eunuchs of the ceremonial department, I won’t be lenient.”
Chang Yu nodded and followed Wang Lian to the south quickly, because they entered from the north gate and were closer to the south gate, which is Qianqing Gate.
At this moment, the guards around the Qianqing Palace had withdrawn. The two followed the guards to the Qianqing Gate. Chang Yu couldn't help but look up and saw that the lights were brightly lit above.
Emperor Chongzhen should be worried up there right now!
There is a misunderstanding among Chinese people that the emperor goes to court to meet with officials and discuss matters in the Jinluan Hall (the three halls, Huangji Hall, Taihe Hall, and Taiji Hall, have different names, but they actually refer to the same building). In fact, this is not the case. They are at the first gate of the harem. Government affairs were handled at the Qianqing Gate, also known as the Imperial Gate. Sometimes when things suddenly happened, they would discuss matters in the Qianqing Palace in their own dormitory.
There were people standing outside Qianqing Gate, including eunuchs, guards, and many people in official uniforms in a hurry. Chang Yu didn't recognize any of them, but from the expressions of these people, it seemed that Chongzhen and his cabinet were on the verge of collapse.
I don't know if the news has arrived. When he walked out of Qianqing Gate, Chang Yu looked up at the towering city gate again and saw nothing except the big lantern hanging above.
After leaving Qianqing Gate, the two of them went east through Donghua Gate and went straight to Shangshan Supervisor for dinner. Wang Lian accompanied Chang Yu to the inner house of the Yamen to meet Liu Zhangyin and have a conversation. Although he changed his job and left, it was a formality on his face. I still have to leave. If I leave without saying a word, I don't know how to be a good person. I should leave a line in everything so that we can meet again in the future.
After bidding farewell to Liu Zhangyin, Wang Lian proposed to take Chang Yu to gamble a few times, saying that the Supervisor of Ceremony was watching the game, and the game was big!
Chang Yu was very confused that this guy had been walking around with him all afternoon, didn't he need to do something?
Nodding in agreement, it's not that Chang Yu is a gambler, but that he needs money, a lot of money. Whenever and wherever you want to establish your own power, fists are not enough. The so-called best combination of fists is a stick in one hand and money in the other. .
He now needs a lot of money to win people's hearts, win over forces and open up some joints.
However, there was still some time before the market opened, so Chang Yu found an excuse to leave and return to Shang Shanjian's original dormitory. Chunxiang and others had already finished their meal and were waiting for him.
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