The atmosphere in the yamen of the Bureau of Ceremonies has changed from the usual today. Among the 24 general eunuchs of the yamen, including Wang Chengen, the 4th Division, the 8th Bureau and the 12th Supervisor of the Harem, they all gathered together to have a tea party today. Even the yamen were outside the imperial city.
The eunuch Mao Daxiang, the chief eunuch of the Huanyi Bureau, was also informed and hurried over with a confused look on his face.
Fang San stood outside the hall door of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, leaning against a pillar with his arms folded and talking proudly to several eunuchs. The eunuchs around him all catered to him with shy smiles. Occasionally, an eunuch came close to tell him something.
Always waving gently: "Come over later, Eunuch Chang is discussing matters with the heads of various government offices."
No one knows what Chang Yu discussed with these yamen bosses or what kind of tea they drank. They only know that the closed-door meeting lasted for more than an hour, and then the lobby door opened, and all the chief eunuchs swarmed out and hurried away with different expressions.
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There was only one exception. Mao Daxiang, the chief eunuch of the Huanyi Bureau, stood at the door of the lobby, hunched over and with a sad face. He looked up at the sky and sighed: "The Huanyi Bureau is old, weak, sick and disabled, and most of them are female prostitutes. Where can we find those in our family?"
A tall and capable man."
"Old Mao, don't worry. This matter has nothing to do with your Huanyi Bureau. Go back and do your own business." Next to him, Shi Dahai, the chief eunuch of the Acupuncture Bureau, patted Mao Daxiang on the shoulder and laughed.
In the evening, eunuchs entered Caolanchang one after another. They were all tall, muscular and strong people. A steady stream of 200 to 300 people were lined up in the Caolanchang courtyard.
Then these people registered their names and department positions one by one, and then entered the warehouse.
Chang Yu changed his usual smiling look and looked at the dark crowd in front of him with a stern face. He was emotionally overwhelmed for a moment. Once this team is trained, it will be a sharp blade at critical moments. Although there are not many people, there are not many soldiers who are more capable.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the total number of Wu people who swept across the world was thirty thousand.
Chu and Han were fighting for hegemony, and Xiang Yu led three thousand soldiers to conquer the world.
During the siege of Gaixia, Xiang Yu led 800 attendants to break through the siege several times
Wu Sangui's twenty servants saved his father from thousands of enemies.
Give me 300 elite soldiers, can't you protect yourself from those idiots? Chang Yu doesn't believe in evil.
"From now on, you no longer have to get up early and work late at night to do menial jobs. You only need to train with me and receive monthly salary. In addition, there are other welfare incomes. In short, you can earn in one month what you would have earned in a year."
There is more than enough."
Chang Yu's opening was straightforward and magnanimous.
The two to three hundred strong men present were all carefully selected from various yamen in the palace. They had been informed of the purpose of their trip before they came. They were all voluntary and not forced. Chang Yu's expression was expressionless when he heard these words.
What a fluctuation.
"It doesn't matter which yamen you were on duty before, which young master you served, or you did other chores. It doesn't matter what skills you have. After today, what I need is a fierce, brave, courageous, hard-working, and absolutely obedient team."
The command team, if you want to hang around here, you can get out now, and there is no way to go back on your word later."
The ugly words are ahead, so Chang Yu still gives them one last chance.
After waiting for a long time, no one came out. These coolies must not know that training is much harder than serving their masters.
There are more than 8,000 eunuchs in the palace. Putting aside the old, young, sick and disabled, as well as other people who are really difficult to move, 276 people were selected from them, which is really one of the best.
After a brief lecture, Chang Yu gave them an experience lesson while the iron was hot, including a five-kilometer long-distance run to test their physical strength. The 276 people were divided into five teams, and a team leader was selected for each team to take them for a walk in the grass field.
The racecourse begins to run.
Chang Yu stood expressionless at the door of the warehouse, watching the running eunuchs from a distance, thinking about how to train these people quickly and effectively. The time was too short, and it seemed that strong medicine would be needed.
Five kilometers, the fastest one only ran it in about 35 minutes, and the slow one took more than an hour, and after finishing the run, everyone was so tired that they lay on the ground and stuck out their tongues like dead dogs.
With this physical strength, he was extremely weak. He was not small in size, strong on the outside but weak on the inside. He was really a fool. Chang Yu counted the seconds in his mind. He was probably a little disappointed after taking the test.
After a short break, the team regrouped. Chunxiang, Jiang Quan and other six people began to lead the team to teach the first set of military boxing. Chang Yu walked back and forth among the crowd with his hands behind his back, correcting the wrong actions of some eunuchs from time to time. For the first time,
They were very patient the second time, and kicked them directly after the third time. Some people insist on doing this to keep their memory long.
It was getting dark, and the teaching continued: "If you can't learn today, you are not allowed to have dinner." Chang Yu's calm words made these eunuchs finally understand that it is not easy to do anything.
Chang Yu didn't care how many of the more than two hundred people couldn't eat tonight, but the food he had tonight was rich and specially made.
Fang San sent the designated recipe to Shang Shanjian, and the chef there immediately started working. By the time Chang Yu arrived, the meal was already out of the oven, including meat, eggs, milk, and fighting chicken.
Today is no better than in the past, even though in just a few days, the pheasant flew on the branches and turned into an eagle. A little eunuch who was originally a handyman in Shangshan Prison has now become the most famous one in the palace, and can be equal to the boss Lao Wang.
He came to have a meal, and the chief eunuch of Shang Shanjian, Lao Liu, came over to say hello. He sat next to him and chatted humbly. The fate of people is so wonderful. Imagine the previous few days.
When Shi Changyu paid homage to him, he not only gave him money, but also bowed his head and treated him like a grandson.
All the yamen in the palace are spreading rumors that a big play will be performed in Caolan Field tonight. The news is released by the Royal Horse Supervisor. As for what the show is about and who will sing it, no one knows. Old Liu Tou is also confused and keeps making insinuations.
Get some inside information from Chang Yu.
However, Chang Yu kept practicing Tai Chi and said with a smile that if he was interested, it would be better to go and see it in person tonight. This made Old Liu head itchy even more.
"Mr. Liu, if you pay attention to what we told you just now, we will implement it tomorrow. I can't wait." Chang Yu squinted and tapped the mouth of the bowl with his chopsticks while looking at Old Liu.
"Hey, Eunuch Chang's affairs are our family's affairs, so of course we put them first. Don't worry, I've already explained them to you. I won't delay your affairs tomorrow," Old Liu said with a shy smile.
The thing Chang Yu told him was actually not a big deal. He just wanted to customize meals for his more than 200 people. As the saying goes, "30% training, 70% eating", he wanted to create a death squad of elite soldiers, not only in terms of exercise, but also in terms of diet.
Control customization.
This old man, Chang Yu looked at his fleshy face and knew that he wanted to seek benefits, so he waved gently, and the old man leaned closer. Chang Yu muttered a few times in his ear, and Old Liu's fleshy face suddenly burst into laughter.
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But for a moment, his smiling face suddenly froze, and then he stood up with a solemn expression. Chang Yu also had a premonition at this time, turned his head and looked, and immediately stood up with a straight face: "Prince, why are you here?".
There were three people standing at the door of Shang Shanjian's small private room, a eunuch from the Prince's Palace, a palace maid Linglong, and a young man Zhu Cihong.
Zhu Cixiang glanced at the room and frowned. Linglong quickly swept the stool with her sleeves. The prince sat down this time and glanced at Chang Yu's food: "I feel depressed. I heard that you are having fun. Come and have a look."
Fun, what kind of fun can I have? Chang Yu was startled: "Prince, do you want two drinks?"
Zhu Cixiang rolled his eyes, and Chang Yu quickly corrected his expression and made an innocent expression.
"Stop pretending, I don't know what kind of boxing match you have, and I heard that there is a big show going on tonight, can I go and have a look?"
It turns out that's what happened. Chang Yu immediately relaxed. Everything he was doing now was basically for Zhu Cihong, so although he wouldn't tell him everything, he couldn't hide it if he knew it.
"There is indeed a big show tonight. Prince, just bring enough money, you will definitely have fun." Chang Yu smiled slightly, Zhu Cixiang gave him a sideways look, and said clearly, nonsense, if it was not to win money, I would have sex with you.
Chang Yu realized what was going on and whispered something into his ear. Zhu Cixiang was shocked: "You want to..."
Shhh, Chang Yu put his finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture. Although there were not many people in the room, there was no guarantee that the other eunuchs were talking nonsense. The so-called inside information was spread all over the world, and that was still called p-internal.
"Okay, you eat, I'll go join in the fun first, and you can come find me later." Zhu Cixi seemed to be unable to stand the environment and smell of this private room, pinching his nose and about to leave,
"Prince" Chang Yu stopped him, and then pointed his finger: "You'd better find a hat to wear first, keep a low profile, keep a low profile."
After all, he is a prince. He stayed up late at night and went to the eunuch's den to gamble. If Chongzhen knew the consequences, there would be a lot of room for imagination. Although Chang Yu didn't believe that anyone would talk too much. Who would have the opportunity to talk too much? After all, Wang Chengen was guarding the door.
But we had to take precautions. There were over ten thousand eunuchs and maids in the palace, serving so many masters. There was no guarantee that any master's bad words would reach Chongzhen's ears.
Zhu Cihong was startled, nodded slightly, and left.
"Brother Chang, this is for you." When Zhu Cixiang turned around and left, Linglong suddenly ran up to Chang Yu and stuffed something into him. Upon closer inspection, she saw that it was a very delicately sewn cotton glove.
"What did you just call me?" Chang Yu laughed, Linglong blushed, pursed her lips, turned around and ran away.
"Linglong" Chang Yu called her, then walked over and whispered a few words. Linglong was so happy that she quickly kissed Chang Yu on the cheek and ran away quickly.
Hey, Chang Yu opened his mouth exaggeratedly. The girls in the palace are so open these days.
Old Liu looked at Chang Yu's exaggerated expression: "Eunuch Chang, that little girl is interested in you."
Nonsense, you are talking about something that even a blind man knows, and you still need to talk about it. Chang Yu rolled his eyes.