When I came to the side door, I found that I was not the only one waiting there. There were seven eunuchs waiting there. Hu Xiaotian actually knew one of them. It was Shi Xuedong, the precious son of Shi Buchui, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
It seems that Hu Xiaotian and Shi Xuedong were sworn brothers who had been friends for eight years. Thinking back to the time when they pretended to be sworn brothers, when Hu Xiaotian went to Qingyun to take office, Shi Xuedong personally went to Shili Changting to see each other off and gave him two pornographic pictures. Their purpose was nothing more than
It was to deceive him. Now both of their fathers are in trouble. The two of them met in the palace as eunuchs. Their eyes met and they felt like they were both from the end of the world. Under the premise of this feeling, it was natural
When we meet, we smile and let go of grudges.
In front of so many people, the two only made eye contact, and no one dared to say hello. A group of people followed Zhang Fuquan and walked quickly on the road inside the two palace walls. Shang Shan was in charge of the emperor.
There are also many people in the palace, such as food and banquets. Because many old, weak, sick and disabled people have been dismissed before, less than half of the eunuchs left by Shangshan Superintendent are now, including the eunuch Guanglu, the chief minister, the prime minister, etc.
Management, writing books, being in charge, writing, supervising work, overseeing factories such as cattle and sheep houses, and purchasing in various ministries. These people have positions, and most of them are idle positions responsible for management and command. It is not their turn to do the real heavy work.
Dry.
Zhang Fuquan is responsible for the cattle and sheep house, which is to put it bluntly, the slaughterhouse. The slaughter of livestock is not allowed in the palace. They are usually slaughtered and washed in a special place and sent to the palace, and then sent to the kitchen by the eunuch for later use.
Zhang Fuquan called these new eunuchs who were working as coolies and took them to the courtyard of the imperial kitchen. Pointing to two carts full of slaughtered cattle and sheep, Zhang Fuquan said: "You guys, please carry all these to the
Inside the cattle and sheep house.”
The cattle and sheep room is where Zhang Fuquan is responsible, where he is responsible for cutting and washing the slaughtered cattle and sheep, and then sorting the meat and sending it to the table according to the requirements of the imperial kitchen. At first glance, this work does not sound technical, but
Actually doing it is a severe test of physical strength.
Although there were many eunuchs who came to work, all the real heavy physical work was handed over to these eight newcomers. There is a first-come, first-served rule everywhere, and it is common for the old to bully the newcomers. Zhang Fuquan left immediately after explaining the matter.
Go, he has other things to arrange.
As soon as Zhang Fuquan left, an eunuch with a pockmarked face stopped what he was doing, pointed at Hu Xiaotian and the eight of them and said: "Hurry up, hurry up, if you delay today's lunch, I will chop off all your heads."
Come down." His words sounded arrogant and domineering. You can often see old people bullying newcomers in any environment.
The eight new eunuchs were all silent, including the two former prostitutes Hu Xiaotian and Shi Xuedong. They had just arrived and the environment was unfamiliar to them. How dare they not bow their heads under the roof of others, not to mention that their families were in trouble now.
The somewhat outdated mentality of a phoenix is not as good as a chicken, so there is no need to argue with these eunuchs.
Hu Xiaotian and Shi Xuedong naturally formed a team. Both of them were flexible enough and knew how to pick lighter jobs. Together they picked up a fat sheep of about fifty kilograms and sent it to the cattle and sheep house.
Inside.
Shi Xuedong finally saw the opportunity and lowered his voice: "Brother, why are you here too?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "There is no way, it is difficult to disobey the emperor's order."
The two of them carried the sheep and walked in while talking quietly. Historian asked: "Have you purified yourself?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Aren't you talking nonsense? Who will let you into the palace if you don't cut it clean?" But he was secretly happy in his heart. Shi Xuedong must not have such a good life as himself. It is extremely unlikely that he would be able to escape this stage of purification.
Shi Xuedong sighed sadly and said: "Think of how charming and suave I, Shi Xuedong, have been in the past, but now I am in such a situation. It is really worse than death. It hurts my skin and I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
Hu Xiaotian said in his heart that you bullied men and women and did all kinds of evil, and now this end can be regarded as karma. Compared with you, I am a good person. Although I despise Shi Xuedong's character in my heart, it is not easy to be in the palace.
I met an old friend, who happened to be a sworn brother, so I could have him as a companion in the future so that he could take care of me. Hu Xiaotian advised: "It is better to die than to live. Anyway, you have been romantic when you should, and you have enjoyed what you should enjoy.
For us brothers, the most important thing is to save our lives."
Shi Xuedong took it seriously, nodded, and was about to speak. Suddenly, someone behind him swung a whip and hit him hard on the back. The beating made Shi Xuedong feel pain in his heart. His hands shook, and the fat sheep in his hand fell to the ground. However,
It was the pockmarked eunuch who rushed up from the side, whipped him, and cursed: "You blind slaves, I can tell at a glance that you are lazy people, and you are actually hiding here chatting. Believe it or not, I will kill you."
His head was chopped off."
Shi Xuedong clutched his injured back and dared not speak in anger.
The pock-marked eunuch raised his whip and was about to whip it at Hu Xiaotian again, but he encountered Hu Xiaotian's cold gaze. For some reason, he felt a chill in his heart. After a moment of hesitation, Hu Xiaotian had already picked up the fat sheep and walked away. This whip finally ended
The pock-marked eunuch still didn't slap him, and scolded him: "Don't let it happen again. If I see you guys being lazy again, I'll hang you two newcomers up and beat them."
The new eunuchs soon discovered that once Zhang Fuquan came out, the group of old people would pretend to move things. Once Zhang Fuquan left, the group of people immediately began to find a shady place to rest. After staying in the palace for a long time, these eunuchs
They have become old fools, and they will seize every opportunity to be lazy and evasive.
A Yameni like Shi Xuedong, who was used to being pampered, had never done such menial work in the past, and soon became too tired to stand up straight. The pockmarked eunuch walked towards him again, and it seemed that he was going to seek his bad luck again. Historiography
Dong gasped and said, "Don't force me, I really can't carry it anymore..." In fact, it wasn't just him, seven of the eight new eunuchs were already exhausted.
The only exception was Hu Xiaotian. This man carried half of the slaughtered fat cow on his shoulders and strode toward the cattle and sheep room. He showed no sign of fatigue at all. The eunuchs around him were all dumbfounded. This guy was obviously a natural.
Divine power, not to mention that he has carried it back and forth so many times, this half fat cow alone weighs about 500 kilograms, but he can actually carry it alone, and it seems effortless. The strong are respected, and everyone knows how to deal with the strong.
Naturally, he felt a sense of awe. Hu Xiaotian's performance today has shocked many eunuchs around him. Although Hu Xiaotian did not show any force, his brute force alone was quite outstanding. No one dared to offend such a person easily.
Hu Xiaotian himself understood the reason. Although he had some strength in the past, he was not as strong as this. It should be the skill Quan De'an passed on to him that had an effect. Not only was his physical strength greatly enhanced, but after working for so long, he did not produce any symptoms.
Any feeling of fatigue.
After working for more than an hour, Hu Xiaotian finally finished moving all the cattle and sheep. He went to the basin and washed his face. He raised his head and saw a man looking at him with a smile. He reached out and handed him a towel. It was from the cattle and sheep room.
Supervisor Zhang Fuquan.
Hu Xiaotian took the towel and wiped his face, and whispered: "Thank you, Eunuch Zhang."
Zhang Fuquan whispered: "Don't worry, I will take good care of you in the future." After saying that, he turned and left.
In Hu Xiaotian's memory, he had no contact with this person. The only reasonable explanation is that Quan De'an had said hello before, otherwise Zhang Fuquan would not have selected him and took him directly to Shangshan Prison, thus avoiding the inspection.
It seems that Quan De'an's power in the palace is really not small due to the process of clearing the body. I need to be careful in what I do in the future. I don't know how many of his spies are planted around me.
There was just one thing that puzzled Hu Xiaotian. Since Quan De'an had such great ability, why didn't he arrange himself directly to the emperor's side instead of doing hard work here? Could it be that he wanted to test it first in this way?
Own?
After a hard day's work in the cattle and sheep house, the new eunuchs were all exhausted. After dinner, it was finally time to rest. In the Dakang Palace, low-level eunuchs often lived in the palace.
In the jail yard in the southwest corner, all the eunuchs on duty live in the inner chambers where they are located. There are also many eunuchs who will leave the palace on time after finishing their work for the day and live in a large bungalow to the north of the palace.
Every morning, before dawn, he would return to the palace to work.
Although Hu Xiaotian and his group of new eunuchs have a humble status, they have to get up early every day to do work, so they live in the palace. There is a row of wing rooms on the west wall of the Shangshan Prison, where they spend the night.
The layouts of the rooms are all similar. There is a bunk along the north wall. At night, the young eunuchs who have been busy all day sleep together here. Twenty people sleep in each room. Although the room is not small and the bunk is very long,
All twenty people actually lay down, with almost no time to turn over.
Hu Xiaotian and Shi Xuedong were the last to go back. The eight people were evenly distributed into four rooms. Hu Xiaotian and Shi Xuedong were in the same group. Shi Xuedong was not as lucky as Hu Xiaotian.
The master had taught him his skills for ten years. This guy rubbed his shoulders and complained incessantly: "They say it's better to live than to die, but if you really live like this, it's better to die."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, and everything has to have an adaptation period. Brother, you are used to the good times in the past, so you can't bear hardships. Just wait and adapt in a few days."
Shi Xuedong saw a few eunuchs whispering to each other not far away, and looked at the two of them with ill intentions from time to time. Shi Xuedong whispered: "Xiaotian, I think something is wrong. Those eunuchs are looking at us.
His eyes seem evil, are you planning how to deal with us?"
Hu Xiaotian had actually noticed the actions of those people and whispered: "It must be." (To be continued...)
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