Why does Li Quangen know how to open the hidden grid?
Because he is the palm eunuch of the Zhidian eunuch.
The name Zhidianjian sounds very grand, but what they do is not grand. Their job is mainly to sweep the palaces and gardens, that is, they are the cleaners in the palace.
The work is hard and there is usually little gain, so the Zhidian Supervisor is among the twelve supervisors of the Shenjun Hall and his status is not high.
But Zhidian Jian has two advantages. First, he is well-informed. From the main hall to the stables, Sasou is indispensable everywhere in the palace. No matter what happens in any corner, Zhidian Jian cannot hide it.
In addition, the Zhidian Superintendent is very familiar with the various buildings in the Divine Sovereign Hall.
Some buildings are in the open, and the pavilions and pavilions must be cleaned. Some buildings are in the dark, and secret rooms and tunnels must be cleaned by dedicated personnel.
As the director of the Zhidian Palace, apart from the extremely secretive existence, most of the buildings in the Shenjun Palace are under the control of Li Quangen.
In the Shenjun Hall, there are countless darkrooms, and the construction methods are similar. Naturally, the darkrooms in the Criminal Department Yamen are not more sophisticated than those in the Shenjun Hall. Therefore, Li Quangen knew the method of opening the door as soon as he saw the layout.
After opening the darkroom, Yang Wu hurriedly followed Xu Zhiqiong to move things out. The Minister of Punishment collected a lot of "criminal evidence" in the study, some were yellow, some were white, and some were blue and green. Xu Zhiqiong did not pick and choose.
If they look valuable, I will accept them all.
Chang Decai looked at the crowd and said: "Today Xiao Quanzi has made a great contribution. In three days, I will teach you my real skills. Then I will give Xiao Quanzi a small start. Don't be jealous!"
Li Quangen thanked him profusely, and the five of them bid farewell to Chang Decai and hurried back to the Shenjun Hall.
On the way, Zhao Jindong looked very unhappy. He looked at Li Quangen and said, "Li Zhangyin, you usually don't show off, but your ability to strive for merit is really extraordinary!"
Li Quangen said with a smile: "Young Master Zhao, what do you mean by that? You usually occupy a privileged position and eat a lot of oil and water. I am the boss who sweeps the floor and I see you greedy. I didn't say anything!"
Zhao Jindong snorted and said: "If you are short of the three or five taels of silver, I will give it to you. When we learn our true skills, can we be less careful?"
Qin Yan advised: "We are now grasshoppers on a rope, and we should sincerely follow our seniors and learn from them. It is best to do less intrigues."
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Xu Zhiqiong packed up the gold, silver, pearls and jade, and moved all the "criminal evidence" collected by the Minister of Punishment to Zhonglang Courtyard.
Before leaving, he did not forget to restore everything in the study, so that the Minister of the Ministry of Justice did not know that he had lost things for a while, which also saved him from heartache and discomfort.
After returning to Zhonglang Courtyard, Chang De offered incense to Canrou Xingxu, and Xu Zhiqiong also offered one.
Chang Decai pulled Xu Zhiqiong away and asked: "Master, what big business are you talking about? Are you discussing business with our ancestor?"
Xu Zhiqiong scratched his cheek: "It can't be considered a discussion. I talked to Xingxu seriously. Although Xingxu didn't respond, he listened carefully."
Chang Decai said: "What kind of business is it?"
"Can't you see the opportunity in the Divine Lord's Palace?"
"What opportunity?"
"When you were in the palace, did you know how many servants there were in the Daxuan Palace?"
Chang Decai recalled carefully: "I remember this well. The total number of servants in the twelve prisons should be 3,000, but in fact there are more than 2,600, and there are more than 300 missing."
member."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "In our Daxuan, the emperors of all dynasties had almost three thousand servants around them. During the reign of King Xuan Chou, there were more servants, about 3,500 people. By the time of Emperor Changle, I felt that
There were too many servants, and he laid off most of them, and now there are less than a thousand people left. How many of these thousand people do you think are capable?"
Chang De then made an estimate: "Emperor Changle should have kept most of his servants with cultivation. A rough estimate is that there are two to three hundred people."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "I have read the book. There are 321 people in total. These 321 people have become all the disciples of the eunuch. You said that the foundation of your Taoist sect can be strengthened.
What?
And this number is getting smaller and smaller. Emperor Changle lives a simple life, and the number of people in the harem is not prosperous. The internal servants are getting more and more idle, and he has laid off more and more people. The life of your Taoist sect is getting more and more difficult. How can you offer incense?
, the foundation of this gate cannot be strengthened.”
Only then did Chang De understand what Xu Zhiqiong meant: "I heard that there are quite a few servants in Yelang Kingdom."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "I made a rough estimate before that there are nearly 20,000 servants in the Divine Lord's Palace."
"Twenty thousand!" Chang Decai exclaimed.
"This number is quite small. According to the information obtained by Liang Yuyao, the real number of chamberlains may exceed 35,000!
If you can win the servants of Yelang Kingdom into the eunuch, why worry about the unstable foundation of the eunuch? Canrou Xingxu may even have a chance to go further!"
Chang Decai bit his lip when he heard this, and his flushed cheeks looked somewhat excited.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "But you have to be more careful about this matter. Daxuan does not restrict eunuchs from practicing, but Yelang State strictly prohibits eunuchs from practicing. If you are not careful, these people may lose their lives, especially the Shenji Division
People will never let them go easily."
Chang Decai said: "Actually, there is nothing to fear about Shen Ji Si. It's just that I'm afraid of causing trouble and can't kill him."
Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile: "Kill, just kill it happily, tell me after you finish killing it, it doesn't matter if you kill it wrong, I will handle it!"
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Returning to Yuyao Palace, Xu Zhiqiong took a nap, and at dawn the next day, he taught Brother Xing how to read.
Seeing that Brother Xing's clothes were torn, Xu Zhiqiong said, "I'll give you some money later to buy new clothes."
Brother Xing shook his head and said, "It's just a little bit broken, I'll just patch it up. Mr. Hou also knows what kind of clothes I wore before."
Xu Zhiqiong touched Brother Xing's head and said, "No need to save money for me. I just went to the Ministry of Justice last night and came back with a lot of money."
Brother Xing was stunned when he heard this. He didn't want to hear this, but he heard it anyway.
A maid brought two plates of preserves, and while the two were eating, Qianniang came to the yard and asked Xu Zhiqiong to come over to discuss the matter.
Xu Zhiqiong left in a hurry. Brother Xing wanted to review the few words he had just learned, but he heard two coughs coming from the yard.
Logically speaking, the groom should not be able to enter the east courtyard. Who is coughing all the time in the courtyard?
But Brother Xing knew that if he ignored the cough, the groom might come looking for him.
Brother Xing gritted his teeth and went to the stables.
The groom asked: "Where did he go last night?"
Brother Xing said: "It seems that I went to Princess Yuyao again."
The groom smiled: "Brother, come over and help me dig through the fodder."
Brother Xing walked up to the groom and was about to turn over the fodder when the groom grabbed his clothes and punched him hard in the stomach.
Brother Xing shivered and almost vomited.
The groom spat and said, "I heard it all. He said it himself. He went to the Ministry of Punishment last night. How dare you lie to me? Do you think you want to die?"
Brother Xing remained silent, and the groom swung his fist and wanted to hit again, but suddenly he heard someone outside the door shouting: "Brother Xing, are you there?"
It's Yuchilan.
The groom gritted his teeth and whispered to Brother Xing: "Don't talk nonsense, you can weigh it yourself."
Brother Xing straightened his clothes, adjusted his breath, and shouted: "Sister, I'm here to help feed the horses."
Yuchilan stepped forward to hold him and said, "You silly boy, how come you don't know how to do something serious in one day? Zhiqiong asked me to teach you how to read. I'll wait for him to come back and test you later. Come and go with my sister."
The groom fed the fodder, cleaned the stables, and drove the carriage out of Yuyao Palace to prepare for tomorrow's expenses.
He first went to the market to buy fodder, some salt specially for horses, two reins and four stirrups.
Everything was ready, the groom was not in a hurry to go back, but went to the wine shop to buy two kilograms of old wine.
When giving money, I didn't forget to bargain with the boss. I saved two coppers and happily took the money away.
The shopkeeper took out a note from a copper coin and quietly placed it under the counter.
Yang Wu squatted quietly next to the wine shop from afternoon to dusk until the wine shop closed. He felt that the magic circle was moving.
Who is this for?
The place is quite far!
That man’s name is Da Sikou!
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It was March and the territory of Tunu was still covered with ice and snow. Gongsun Wen took a sip of hot wine and silently read the letter in his hand.
"I went to the Ministry of Punishment to look for money. The guy is still so restless." Gongsun Wen threw the letter into the fire and burned it.
Hong Juncheng, you stupid fool, you have provoked the person you should not provoke.
Xu Zhiqiong, just keep making trouble. I know you won't stop. As long as you keep making trouble, that person will appear sooner or later.
When that person falls, it's time for me to return to my hometown.
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Yang Wu dusted himself off and stood up from the side of the wine shop.
He stretched out and silently looked at the officials in the distance.
The officer turned his head and seemed not to see him.
These are officials from the Shenlin Mansion, and they are out to catch beggars.
Yang Wu stepped forward, pointed at the ragged clothes, and said to the official: "I am a beggar, are you going to arrest me?"
The officer turned his face to the other side, still pretending not to see Yang Wu.
"I'm really a beggar. Can you catch me?"
The official turned his head away again, still pretending not to see Yang Wu.
Almost every official in the Shenlin Mansion had stayed in the shantang. The worst case was that he had been there three times, each time for at least a day and a night.
They learned a hard skill in the charity hall, which is to never see a beggar in their eyes.
Because they know that if they catch a beggar, they have to go to the shrine.