Chunxiang, have you ever thought about leaving the palace?
Chunxiang, who was walking in front, stopped when he heard the words and turned around to look at Chang Yu with a look of confusion on his face, but he still thought about it seriously and then shook his head: "No, the world outside is too chaotic. Besides, what can useless people like us do when we go out?
, being humiliated for no reason”
"Do you know that the situation outside is urgent? Do you know that the rebel army will be approaching the city soon?" Chang Yu took a step forward, his eyes were cold and he was a little excited.
Chunxiang was forced by his momentum and took a step back, a little horrified: "I heard some, saying that those traitor soldiers won some battles, but, they won't come to the capital, our Ming army..."
Let me tell you: "In two months, the Ming army will conquer the capital, and then there will be rivers of blood and corpses everywhere..."
"You, what are you talking about?" Chunxiang was horrified. He quickly stretched out his hand to block Chang Yu's mouth and looked around: "You, do you know that you will be beheaded if you say these words?"
"I know, but I tell you because I treat you as a brother."
Looking at Chang Yu's sincere and hot eyes, Chunxiang was a little flustered: "But, but how did you know..."
"Don't you think I'm different from before? To be honest, I was killed with a stick last time. My soul left my body and I saw a lot of things that happened in the future. I saw the bandits breaking through the capital, and I saw the bandits entering.
I saw rivers of blood everywhere in the palace!"
There is no way, Chang Yu can only use this magical reason to quickly convince Chunxiang, after all, people in this era believe in ghosts and gods.
Chunxiang was stunned. He stayed there, his eyes full of fear: "Is this true? No wonder I always feel that you have become so nagging. It's like that. It's like that..."
It worked. Chang Yu looked around and asked Chunxiang, "Do you know how to get out of the palace?"
"It's impossible to leave the palace. There are strict rules for entering and exiting the palace, and only those who are in charge of rituals can go out. Our supervisor, Shang Shanshan, who is only in charge of food, has no chance to leave the palace."
Chang Yu knew something about it. The Chief of Ceremony was the top leader of the Internal Affairs Bureau, which was equivalent to the emperor's secretarial agency. He not only led other eunuch agencies, but also held other important positions, such as the garrison of Nanjing and the admiral of the East Factory. He had produced several famous officials.
Big figures, such as Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian and other powerful demons.
Because it is a secretarial agency, it is also the only department that can go out on business trips.
Is it possible to change departments? Chang Yu frowned deeply. It was not impossible, but it was obvious that there was not enough time.
"Are there no other yamen besides the Chief of Ceremony that I can go out to?"
Chunxiang lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Huanyi Bureau, the only one of the twenty-four yamen that is not in the palace, but Huanyi Bureau is full of old palace maids and we can't even go there, and their entry and exit have been strictly inspected, so it doesn't work.
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Chang Yu was silent: "Let's slowly look for opportunities. If we want to survive, the palace is no longer a safe place. We should make plans in advance to prepare for emergencies."
"What are your plans?" Chunxiang now fully believes that Chang Yu has prophetic abilities. He is a little eunuch with little experience. How can he stand up to Chang Yu's deception, let alone his miraculous words?
"Looking for an opportunity to join the ceremonial office, or looking for an opportunity to leave the palace directly, while practicing martial arts with me, even if you can't find a way out of the palace, you will be able to protect yourself when the time comes."
"Are you good at martial arts?" Chunxiang looked in disbelief. He didn't see or hear about Chang Yu's beating of Jiang Quan. After all, Jiang Quan was used to being domineering. His classmates were all afraid of him, and no one had the guts to beat him.
Feel free to tell ugly things.
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "When I was at my peak, I could beat you more than a hundred times."
"Blow it!" Chunxiang didn't believe it, and then asked: "Do you have any money on you?"
"What do you want money for?" Chang Yu touched his whole body, and it was cleaner than his face. He had not seen what money looked like since he traveled through time.
"Our family asked for leave from Mr. Liu for you, and Mr. Liu doesn't remember the faults of others. You have to go and be grateful," Chunxiang said.
Damn it! Chang Yu couldn't help but curse inwardly. In his memory, it was Mr. Liu who ordered him to be punished with a stick. He was beaten to death, but in turn, he wanted to pay him money to thank him for not killing him?
Chunxiang saw his resentment and sighed slightly: "Human life is as cheap as a dog's, not to mention that we are not even human beings. That's all. We still have some broken silver to give to Mr. Liu, so that there will be less trouble. We are planning to leave anyway, one more thing is worse than one less thing." As he said this, he took out some broken silver from his arms, which looked like about two taels!
Chang Yu looked at the money in his hand, and after a moment of silence he looked up at Chunxiang: "I will take you out even if it means risking my life." Then he took it and said, "But giving such a small amount of money doesn't show my gratitude."
"Ah, but this is already our family's entire property. You should know that those of us who are Shangshanjian are no more profitable than those who serve the master." Chunxiang was a little anxious.
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "This money is not enough for gratitude, but it is enough for capital."
Capital? Chunxiang was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face: "Are you sure about it?"
Chang Yu laughed again: "Our family is best at two things in life, one is fighting, and the other is playing dice."
It is said that there are three industries that are the oldest: murder, gambling, and prostitution.
Regardless of whether it is ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, whether inside or outside the palace, as long as there are people, these three professions will not collapse.
Killing people in the palace is the royal prerogative and has nothing to do with the eunuchs. Piao prostitution, although she has the intention but is powerless, has nothing to do with the eunuchs. The rest is just gambling.
Eunuchs are the lowest-class slaves, and they are physically and mentally disabled. They always need to seek some spiritual sustenance. The powerful ones have a diverse life. As for the ordinary ones, they can only eat and wait for death. They are afraid of being alone while waiting for death, so
I like to gather in groups to drink, gamble, and seek some excitement.
During the three days that Chang Yu was recovering from his injuries, he heard several eunuchs discussing how much someone had lost and how much someone had won, but his mind was not on that at the time.
"You should know the place, right?" Chang Yu said to Chunxiang.
Chunxiang chuckled and nodded: "There are so many places to go. Our Shangshan Supervisor Yamen has one every night, and sometimes Mr. Liu also plays a double role."
"That's a good relationship." Chang Yu smiled thoughtfully.
It was too early to gamble, so Chang Yu asked Chunxiang to continue taking him for a walk. He wanted to get familiar with the palace environment as quickly as possible in case of emergencies.
The two of them walked and stopped all the way around the Forbidden City and in the Imperial City. Along the way, Chunxiang was worried about various issues, all of which were related to Chang Yu's soul leaving his body.
In addition to keeping the secret of time travel, Chang Yu also answered questions, and of course they were all the shortest and specious answers. It was not that he was wary of Chunxiang, but that he knew that the place they were in was really shocking and a little big.
The mouth will die without a burial place, which is also out of the protection of Chunxiang.
Until it was almost noon, the two finally walked around most of the imperial city except the inner palace. Chang Yu was fine, but Chunxiang complained that he was tired and said he had to be on duty in the afternoon, urging him to go have lunch.
Noon was the busiest time for Shang Shanjian. Groups of eunuchs and maids came in and out carrying lunch boxes. The courtyard was full of young eunuchs washing vegetables and doing chores, as well as the royal chef busy in the kitchen.
Chang Yu chewed slowly until he was full, and then repeatedly told Chunxiang to stay on duty and that he must eat more. Only by eating more can he have strength, and then left Shangshan Prison.
The midday sun was extremely warm, the cold wind seemed a bit weaker, the snow began to melt, and the roads in the imperial city were all wet.
Chang Yu did not return to the prison yard, but walked slowly along the imperial city wall to eat. Perhaps because of the warmth, there were more people in the imperial city, of course they were all eunuchs and maids.
After looking for the imperial city and an open space, there was no one around. Chang Yu took off his cotton-padded clothes and couldn't help but shiver. Then he did some stretching exercises and felt that the injuries on his body were not serious, and then started fighting.
Body boxing.
Yes, Chang Yu was originally a Sanda athlete in the army. Even though he played professionally after retiring from the army, military boxing was still his favorite basic training.
There are three sets of military boxing, which have a positive effect on developing endurance, speed and strength. It is also the best basic exercise to exercise and enhance physical fitness. In addition, military boxing consists of kicking, throwing, twisting and fighting skills, which also lays a solid foundation for practicing martial arts.
The entry-level foundation.
Chang Yu fought seriously, every move and every move was done with great care. He was trying hard to make his current weak body stronger step by step.
He was so serious that after only the second set, Chang Yu had sweat breaking out on his head, which made him sigh inwardly that his body was too weak.