Zhuge Liang said it well, the palace and the palace are all integrated into one, and the inner court and the outer court have extensive connections, especially the twenty-four prisons, which attracted the attention of the courtiers.
Without him, the Supervisor of Ceremonies is just a small cabinet. Every move affects people's hearts, and the power contained in it makes people tremble with fear and fascination.
Everyone despises eunuchs, but everyone wants to be eunuchs.
Because only eunuchs can be promoted to higher positions regardless of qualifications, age, or moral character.
As the center of power in this period, the eunuch Tian Ren, the eunuch Bingbi and the eunuch, carefully arranged the various eunuchs and tried to avoid the storm as much as possible.
"Daddy, drink tea!"
The young eunuch brought herbal tea, which is popular in the south, with a face full of flattery.
Beside, two eunuchs beat their legs and pressed their shoulders, showing great respect.
"Yes, I'm interested." A cool feeling penetrated his heart and lungs, Tian Ren nodded, but unfortunately his brows tightened and did not relax at all.
Any reform is a redistribution based on the bones of vested interests. There will be gains and losses.
Among the ten newly established eunuchs, the first one must be his ceremonial eunuch, who is still responsible for answering memorials and disseminating edicts. Although the emperor does not allow him to wear red clothes on his behalf, just conveying memorials is enough to put him in the group.
Above the officialdom.
It's a pity that the power of the ceremonial supervisor is for the external court. After the reform of the inner court, group supervisors suddenly emerged.
In the inner court, the Neiguanjian is in charge of personnel promotions, the imperial eunuch is in charge of internal funds and imperial utensils, and the shenxingjian is in charge of rewards and punishments. They are all great eunuchs who can compete with him in the inner court.
What made him even more fearful was Liu Afu, the emperor's personal eunuch who had come from behind and was now the eunuch of the capital.
Just being by the emperor's side often makes people fearful. Eunuchs know best what it means to confuse right and wrong.
"Hey, Eunuch Tian, how are you these days?"
The words that were neither yin nor yang made several young eunuchs suddenly rise up. When they saw that it was Yang Le, the admiral of Dongchang, they all shrank back and could only forcefully build up their power.
"Admiral Sheep, why do you want to come to me?"
Tian Ren didn't take it seriously, but rather felt sympathy for Yang Le.
As the governor of the East Factory, Yang Le only got one Shangshang Supervisor in the inner court, who was responsible for the food of the emperor and the internal officials. He failed to get the five most powerful ones. It can be said that he returned in a disastrous defeat.
Of course, he also understood that this was the emperor's decentralization of power and checks and balances, and Dongchang's power was not small after all.
You must know that in the past, it was normal for the ceremonial supervisor to supervise the East Factory. The inside and outside were integrated, and the elders had to bow their heads.
"I just came to see your majesty as a ceremonial eunuch."
Although Yang Le was smiling, he felt quite unhappy in his heart and sat down on the chair next to him.
The eunuchs behind him left in a wise manner.
Tian Ren waved his hand, and several godsons who were serving him also left.
The godfather in the palace was like a classmate in the imperial examination. He could not stop eating. The emperor did not want to do useless work.
Moreover, these people are also pitiful people. Although raising godsons is a powerful thing, it also means a lot of support for the elderly.
"Why, are you unhappy with your official position?"
Tian Ren is also very direct. They have known each other for several years and have served the emperor for many years. Although there is inevitable competition, they know each other well.
"Since the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's reign, we have been following you in the palace of the King of Shu, and I really feel bad about it."
Yang Le took a sweeping glance and saw that there was no one else in sight, so he simply sighed.
"Those who are late come first. As an old man, I am not as good as those who are late! Filial piety is getting less and less."
Tian Ren was noncommittal and poured him a cup of tea.
After entering the palace and having a knife cut, and leaving relatives far away, the so-called godfather and godson is just a title. For the eunuchs, the most representative thing of filial piety is the white silver.
The amount of silver also symbolizes the level of power.
Now that Yang Le thought about it, he was ranked among the top three in the palace. He, an old man, naturally felt aggrieved.
Compared with Yang Le, Tian Ren felt that he was at least the leader. He immediately shook off the disappointment and comforted him: "Don't think too much."
"Nowadays, you are the only one in the inner court who holds two positions. Dongchang often travels around the capital, entering and exiting the palace at will. You are so majestic. Who wouldn't envy you?"
"If you abandon Dongchang, we can be sure that a mere imperial prisoner will be able to capture you."
After hearing these words, Yang Le thought about it and thought it was right. Only internal officials can make a lot of money. Outside there are many opportunities, power and money.
After seeing him leave, Tian Ren said disdainfully: "The old ghost has very beautiful ideas. He is majestic outside, but he has to bend down no matter what in the inner court."
After arranging some chores, Tian Ren left the villa and came to a courtyard outside the city.
The emperor has always been generous to those around him, especially when it comes to money.
Tian Ren served him for many years and was rewarded with a spacious house in the inner city and a large house in the west mountain respectively to praise his hard work.
After all, if you have limitations on your power, you should make up for it with money.
Otherwise, with the emperor cracking down on corruption, he would not be able to accumulate so much money just by relying on his monthly salary.
The monthly salary of the inner court also changed with the reform.
The eunuch at the lowest level had a monthly salary of only 5 cents, while the eunuch at the top level had a monthly salary of 50 yuan.
After all, food and accommodation are included, so it’s good to have money.
"master."
The housekeeper respectfully presented the account book and said: "Recently, many silk weaving factories in Tianjin have collapsed due to insufficient female workers and insufficient materials."
"Although Tianjin is currently in a scorching heat, in my opinion, this is a piece of fat meat and it will not last long."
"Don't waste your money on it!"
"You know nothing!"
Tian Ren's sharp voice came to mind. He opened the account book and glanced at the numbers greedily. All he could think of was the boxes of gold and silver.
If he is not satisfied with his power and does not dare to be greedy, he can only use money to make money.
Having been in the court for a long time, he was naturally aware of the emperor's interest and concern. The great development of the textile industry had long attracted the emperor's attention.
I think back in the Tianjin Prefecture, there was a commotion for a long time because of the issue of female workers, which almost led to a civil commotion, but in the end the emperor suppressed it.
"With this information, who in the inner court will not give us face? Going to Suiyuan and hauling a few more carts of wool is just a sideshow."
Tian Ren has been in charge of the inner court for many years and is very used to arranging troops and formations: "As for the issue of female workers, don't worry."
"It's about to be solved right before our eyes."
Seeing Tian Ren smiling, the housekeeper was confused.
"Don't worry about this. I'll give you 10,000 yuan and let me take over all these small factories. Then it will be time for our family to get rich."
Sure enough, a few days later, the cabinet adhered to the emperor's opinion and announced that there would be no need for road guides when traveling within the palace.
The road guidance system was immediately abolished.
In a sense, this not only provides cheap labor for industrialization, but also gives people a choice to survive.