Under Zhao Junchen's arrangement, Li Ruan's career was smooth sailing after he entered the inner court. With his outstanding talents and Zhao Junchen's secret promotion, he quickly attracted the attention of the inner court. In just three years, he quickly attracted the attention of the inner court.
Within a few months, as a young eunuch who had just entered the inner court, he actually got the opportunity to enter the twelve eunuchs of the inner court, which aroused the envy and jealousy of countless eunuchs.
However, what is unexpected is that after Li Ruan got the opportunity to enter the twelve imperial eunuchs of the inner court, the yamen he finally chose was not the most powerful eunuch, the Secretary of Ceremonies, but the imperial eunuch.
Although the Royal Horse Supervisor is also quite powerful, he is still far behind compared to the Si Li Supervisor. The current Yu Ma Superintendent’s eunuch Xu Sheng’s scheming methods are far inferior to the Si Li Supervisor’s eunuch Wu Xinquan.
In addition, there have been few wars in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, which makes the Royal Horse Supervisor even less powerful than the Si Li Supervisor.
In addition, the Royal Horse Supervisor is mainly responsible for military affairs. He is not responsible for the imperial affairs like the Secretary of Ceremonies. With Li Ru'an's talent and learning ability, if he goes to the Secretary of Ceremonies, he may be able to shine very quickly. But if he goes to the Secretary of Ceremonies,
He became the Royal Horse Inspector, but he wasted all his knowledge.
However, Li Ruan finally chose Yu Ma Jian, and he also had his own reasons.
Although the Si Li Supervisor is very powerful, the internal competition is also very fierce. In addition, Wu Xinquan, the eunuch in charge of the Si Li Supervisor, is very clever in his scheming methods. If Li Ru'an enters the Si Li Supervisor, it will be difficult for him to stand out and use his fists.
Although his talent and learning are outstanding, Wu Xinquan may not appreciate him. If he is a little negligent, Wu Xinquan may discover his flaws.
The Royal Horse Prison is different. Although the internal competition in the Royal Horse Prison is also very fierce, people with outstanding talents and learning like Li Ruan are rare. Therefore, after Li Ruan enters the Royal Horse Prison, he can quickly show his uniqueness.
Different, in addition, the scheming methods of Xu Sheng, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Guard, are only average. He needs the help of talented people, so Li Ruan can easily attract attention and get the space to display freely.
Facts have proved that Li Ruan's choice was correct.
When he entered the Royal Horse Prison, he quickly attracted Xu Sheng's attention, and Xu Sheng was relatively easy to fool. Li Ru'an only used a little trick to gain Xu Sheng's trust. Today, Xu Sheng has become Li Ru'an's trust.
He regarded him as a confidant. He even adopted Li Ruan as his adopted son. In this way, although Li Ruan's rank in the inner court was not high, he was very popular in the Royal Horse Prison. Now when Xu Sheng is sulking, only Li Ruan dares to
Ask Xu Sheng why.
But he said that after Xu Sheng heard Li Ruan's inquiry, he slammed the table and cursed loudly: "That Wu Xinquan has repeatedly bullied me, and he is really bullying me too much."
After saying that, Xu Sheng became even more angry and said: "Xichang has always been a subordinate office of our Royal Horse Supervisor. After Xichang returned to the inner court, it logically should be handed over to our Royal Horse Supervisor, but Wu Xinquan joined forces with us.
The other chief eunuchs of the Twelve Supervisors put pressure on me, saying that the interests were shared equally, and that the Twelve Supervisors' Yamen jointly took charge of the West Factory. This was clearly suppressing the Yuma Supervisor and the inner transportation warehouse. Our Yuma Supervisor was in the Twelve Supervisors.
Among the prisons, he is second only to the Si Li Jian. Logically speaking, the benefits he received should be second only to the Si Li Jian. However, Wu Xinquan repeatedly squeezed out our Royal Horse Supervisor. In the end, the benefits our Royal Horse Supervisor received were even less than
Wu Xinquan, the internal official, is really bullying people. Sooner or later, I will make him look good."
As the two most powerful yamen in the inner court, the Si Lijian and the Yuma Jian have always had a competitive relationship. Unfortunately, Xu Sheng, the current eunuch in charge of the Yuma Jian, is far inferior to Wu Xinquan, the eunuch in charge of the Si Lijian.
The balance of power has been broken, and now, Si Li Jian has completely suppressed Yu Ma Jian. Today's situation is proof. Faced with Wu Xinquan's exclusion, Xu Sheng was extremely angry, but he was helpless.
On the other side, after hearing Xu Sheng's explanation and venting, Li Ru'an pondered for a moment and said: "Doctor Xu, there is no need to be angry. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. We must not let go of what Wu Xinquan did, but now Wu Xinquan's
The power is rising, but we still need to be patient and wait for the opportunity."
Xu Sheng snorted coldly and said, "I don't know how long it will take."
Li Ruan smiled and said: "As the saying goes, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. Although Wu Xinquan's scheming methods are quite clever, after all, he is just a pawn in His Majesty's hands. As long as we can protect ourselves, sooner or later we will see his power weaken.
That day is now at a time when the situation is changing, but we may not have to wait too long."
Hearing Li Ruan's relief, Xu Sheng's expression softened slightly, but it was still ugly.
Seeing this, Li Ru'an added: "In addition, although Wu Xinquan tried every means to squeeze out our Royal Horse Supervisor, in my opinion, Wu Xinquan's actions were a little too hasty, and he was bound to fail in the end. It should be our benefit, and he will still do it after all.
It's ours."
Xu Sheng's eyes lit up and asked: "Oh, how do you say it?"
Li Ru'an explained in detail: "Director Xu, please think that after the inner court took back the power of the West Factory, Wu Xinquan proposed to share the interests in order to squeeze out our imperial horse supervisor, and also won the support of the twelve eunuchs. In this way, we can't
Going against the will of the public, we had to give in temporarily, but now the Director of Ceremonies is the strongest among the twelve eunuchs and stands out. This West Factory seems to be managed by the twelve eunuchs of the inner court, but sooner or later it will fall into the hands of the Director of Ceremonies.
This is a good thing.”
"The West Factory should obviously be under the jurisdiction of our Royal Horse Supervisor. If it falls into the hands of the Si Li Supervisor, our Royal Horse Supervisor will be completely suppressed by the Si Li Supervisor. How can it be a good thing?" Xu Sheng's face said
Hengrou huddled up and asked with a frown.
Li Ruan smiled and said: "Director Xu, have you forgotten that the Director of Ceremonies now owns the East Factory? The existence of the West Factory was originally to check and balance the East Factory. If the East Factory and the West Factory fall into the hands of the Director of Ceremonies together,
How can the West Factory check and balance His Majesty the East Factory? How can he agree to such a situation? So, we might as well go with the flow and take a step back. We will no longer compete with the Secretary of Ceremony for the West Factory, and let the Secretary of Ceremony gain the authority of the West Factory.
After the Chief of Ceremony has completely taken control of the West Factory, we will try to get His Majesty to notice this matter. At that time, there is no need for us to do anything. His Majesty will naturally make the decision for our Royal Horse Supervisor, and the West Factory will soon be
It will be returned to your hands, Governor Xu."
After hearing Li Ruan's suggestion, Xu Sheng was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed. He stood up and patted Li Ruan's shoulder repeatedly, laughing and saying: "Good boy, it's better if you are smarter. I will give in for the time being. I will follow you."
"Act on the plan"
Seeing that Xu Sheng had adopted his suggestion, Li Ruan thought of the news he had received last night, but he struck while the iron was hot and suggested to Xu Sheng again: "Besides, since we plan to give up the West Factory temporarily, we might as well use this as a deal.
By exchanging part of the benefits of the internal transport warehouse with Wu Xinquan, we will not only be able to take back the West Factory in the future, but we will also gain a lot from the internal transport warehouse, which can be regarded as a slight calculation against Wu Xinquan."
Xu Sheng smiled more and more, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Good idea, exactly like that, just do what you say."
Seeing that Xu Sheng was not suspicious, Li Ru'an added: "If Governor Xu can trust me, then you might as well leave the affairs of the inner transport warehouse to me. I will definitely get the most benefits for our Royal Horse Supervisor."
It turned out that last night, Zhao Junchen suddenly sent someone to secretly contact Li Ruan and asked Li Ruan to find a way to work in the inner transportation warehouse. Then Zhao Junchen could help Li Ruan and let Li Ruan perform meritorious service repeatedly and gradually become the person in charge of the inner transportation warehouse. In this way,
Once this happened, the internal transportation warehouse was still under Zhao Junchen's control.
Although Zhao Junchen wanted to return the West Factory and the Inner Transport Warehouse to the inner court due to the decree of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen did not intend to completely abandon these two yamen. Whether it was the West Factory or the Inner Transport Warehouse, Zhao Junchen remained
Many arrangements were made, and Li Ruan was one of Zhao Junchen's secret moves.
In addition, through the internal transportation warehouse, with the help of Zhao Junchen, Li Ruan can gradually become a core figure in the inner court. This is a key step in Zhao Junchen's plan to penetrate the inner court.
Xu Sheng didn't know much about these things. After hearing Li Ruan's self-recommendation, he didn't become suspicious. He just hesitated for a moment and nodded: "That's right, Wu Xinquan asked the twelve eunuchs of the inner court to use all the experts in their respective yamen.
The eunuch of the accounts entered the inner transport warehouse in order to control the situation in the inner transport warehouse as soon as possible, and you have always been smart, so I will rest assured if this matter is handled by you. Next, you will select some reliable people in the Royal Horse Prison and lead them.
Let them station themselves in the inner transport warehouse, and when the situation in the inner transport warehouse stabilizes, I will get you back."
After hearing Xu Sheng's decision, Li Ru'an quickly saluted and said: "Thank you very much, Governor Xu, for trusting me. I will repay it with my life."
At the same time, while Xu Sheng was discussing with Li Ru'an, the eunuch Zhu Jinrong, who was the chief eunuch of the inner palace, also followed Wu Xinquan's instructions and went to the Zhao Mansion with a large number of valuable gifts to ask for Zhao Junchen.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Zhao Junchen was preparing to go to Fushou Pavilion for a banquet, and took the opportunity to meet with those "Yellow Party" officials who planned to defect to him.
As soon as he was ready, Zhao Junchen received the news that Zhu Jinrong asked for a meeting.
After a slight hesitation, Zhao Junchen still met Zhu Jinrong in the living room.
Even though Zhu Jinrong showed an unwillingness to make friends with Zhao Junchen during the gathering in the inner court, when he actually met Zhao Junchen, he smiled brightly and had a humble attitude.
As soon as he met Zhao Junchen, Zhu Jinrong gave the gift list to Zhao Junchen and said: "Master Zhao, this gift list is a small gift from our inner court. Please accept it with your smile."
After Zhao Junchen took the gift list, he took a quick look and found that the total value of the gifts in the gift list was probably no less than ten thousand taels of silver. However, he shook his head and said with a smile: "This gift list is so rich, it's not a small thought."
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen handed the gift list to Xu Qingyan next to him, then turned to Zhu Jinrong and asked: "As the saying goes, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, but Zhu Zhangyin suddenly asked to see me and sent me a generous gift. I'm afraid there is something wrong."
Please just tell me what it is."
ps: There was a sudden power outage at home, so I had to code in an Internet cafe. The environment was noisy and I was not familiar with the input method, so the number of words was not large, only about 3,000 words. Please forgive me.
