Gan Zhaoji is a seemingly gentle and quiet eunuch. He is thirty-two years old. From the appearance, he is quite strong. He is about six feet tall (about 1.85 meters), which is considered very tall among the eunuchs.
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That's why he was assigned to be the inspector of the capital on Jingdong Road, serving as the eyes and ears of the officials on Jingdong Road, monitoring those disobedient civil servants and military ministers who might have bad intentions, and catching theft and tax evasion, but it was just a matter of convenience.
for it.
But he did a good job.
Therefore, in just a few years, he was promoted from the inspector of Yingzhou and Shaozhou to the inspector of Jingdong Road, and his official position was moved to the Chongban of the inner palace. He was considered a figure among the eunuchs.
Although he is not as good as those eunuchs who hold high positions, he is still a prominent figure who can stand alone.
Last year, Gan Zhaoji single-handedly eliminated the unrest among the soldiers in Songzhou and executed all the leaders. This was a great achievement, and even the officials personally issued edicts to encourage him.
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"Brother Yuanyong..." Gan Zhaoji asked his old friend Lan Yuanyong who came to greet him: "Why did the court suddenly summon me back to Beijing?"
"Bless me!" Lan Yuan called this former little brother's cousin affectionately: "My dear brother, this time will be of great use!"
"Gong Shou personally ordered the general!" He handed over his hand in the direction of Chunfang: "I have ordered my dear brother to take charge of the affairs of Gouchunfang. The letter of pardon has been sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Zhang Douzhi has also used the seal. I will wait for my dear brother to return to the palace.
Go and change your talisman and official position!"
"Dong Shou Guo?" Gan Zhaoji was inexplicably frightened. Although he was far away in Songzhou as an inspection envoy, how could he not know about this matter in Bianjing?
What's more, during this period, everyone in the Song Dynasty was desperately promoting the various deeds of the Song Dynasty prince, Guo Ben.
With the blessing of his ancestors, the protection of the Red Emperor, and the enlightenment of supreme wisdom, he woke up and wrote poems to clarify his ambitions. Everyone inside and outside was shocked.
Therefore, he painted the secrets of the military and state, and in a moment of strategizing, the plan of the Western thief Yuan Hao failed. In a blink of an eye, the two thieves Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao were crowned heads.
It really made the world happy and everyone applauded.
As a result, even the merchants and craftsmen in Songzhou were discussing this matter.
Some monks and Taoists took the opportunity to make a hot topic and said that the Duke of the country was the reincarnation of Bodhisattva (immortal) Balabala.
When Gan Zhaoji was in Songzhou, he arrested several monks who wanted to use this guise to deceive others.
However, Gan Zhaoji did not have the slightest doubt or speculation about the duke who was said to have "the appearance of a young holy king" when he woke up.
In his mind, the Song Dynasty should have such a "young saint king".
Because today's official family is worthy of such an imperial heir!
In the beginning, when Gan Zhaoji was just a little Huangmen, he worked as a waiter in the imperial garden of the palace, boiling water and delivering tea.
One time, the officials suddenly came to visit the Imperial Garden, but the tea was not supplied in time, making the officials extremely thirsty.
This was supposed to be a heinous crime. As the person responsible, he, Gan Zhaoji, even had ten heads to spare!
But... that day, after the officials discovered that there was no tea, they remained silent and endured their thirst. They played with the concubines and had a lot of fun before returning to the nearby concubines' residence. As soon as they arrived in the palace, this man
The official immediately asked the then Concubine Zhang to fetch him some water. As soon as he received the tea, he drank half of the tea pot.
Seeing this, the imperial concubine asked curiously: "Why are the officials so thirsty? Are people outside so ignorant?"
The official laughed at that time and said: "I turned around many times, but I didn't see any eunuchs delivering water. I was afraid that if I asked about it, these people would be punished. I thought it was not far from my beloved concubine anyway, so I endured it.
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Later, when Gan Zhaoji heard about this incident, he was extremely ashamed and painful.
From then on, this then-little Huangmen swore to be loyal to the officials to the end, even if it meant death!
That's how he got to where he is today. From a small Huangmen, he relied on being conscientious, responsible and bold in doing things, and was promoted to the Chongban of the inner palace!
Naturally, is it strange that such a Holy Lord has a ‘young Holy King’ as his heir?
Not surprising at all!
It should be reasonable.
This is not just Gan Zhaoji’s idea.
Because, no matter in every aspect, this official of the current dynasty was a good official who was admired and loved.
Even if you look through history books, you may not be able to find a better monarch than this one.
Such a monarch is naturally worthy of all praise and blessings.
Now, Gan Zhaoji suddenly heard that it was Duke Shou who personally selected the general. He was immediately frightened and extremely excited: "Brother Yuanyong, is this true?"
"How can I deceive you?" Lan Yuanyong laughed: "Who in the imperial city doesn't know about this matter?"
He patted Gan Zhaoji on the shoulder: "Youzhi, hurry up and go to Zhang Douzhi's place to change your talisman and change your official position!"
When Gan Zhaoji heard this, he quickly thanked him and hurried to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to report.
Sure enough, everyone congratulated him when they saw him.
There was only one person who looked disgusted when he saw Gan Zhaoji and spat out the window, feeling extremely dissatisfied.
"What happened to Wang Shougui?" Gan Zhaoji touched his head, puzzled.
But it's not easy to inquire about it. You can only keep this matter in your heart.
So, I went all the way to the official office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and met Zhang Weiji, who was ordered by the officials to be solely responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Zhang Weiji was very happy to see Gan Zhaoji. He had always liked this capable young man, so after helping Gan Zhaoji complete the official transfer procedures, he handed over the talismans, official seals, personal information, and writings to Gan Zhaoji.
Zhang Weiji asked Gan Zhaoji to sit in front of him and told him: "Gan Chongban, from today on, you will be a close official of the Duke... You must be careful and careful!"
"The Duke is the foundation of the country, and it is related to the security of the country and the rise and fall of the world. From now on, every move you make will be seen and remembered by the courtiers and people in the palace..." Zhang Weiji said seriously: "Your Majesty
The city is no better than a place, and many things here cannot be explained clearly!"
"Do you understand it?"
Gan Zhaoji listened and nodded in understanding.
He entered the palace at the age of eight. He had heard everything in the palace, and of course he knew that things in the imperial city were ten times more complicated than outside!
Apart from other things, since he entered the palace, there have been several fires in the imperial city.
The largest one was the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace built by Emperor Zhenzong, which was burned to ashes.
The fire illuminated the entire Bianjing and did not go out for three days and three nights.
Several years into the Song Dynasty, the Taoist palace that was built so hard has since turned into ruins.
But why did the Yuqing Zhaoying Palace catch fire?
Why do fires become unstoppable in a short period of time?
Why did it happen that on one day none of the officials responsible for fire fighting in Bianjing City were in office?
No one can explain this clearly, even if the Empress Dowager Zhang Xianmingsu hugged the official family and cried in the Yanhe Hall, it would not help.
None of the persons responsible for the incident and those in charge have been punished.
In the end, Empress Dowager Zhang Xianmingsu could only vent her anger on a few ministers, and found an excuse to dismiss the then Prime Minister Wang Zeng from Qingzhou.
Therefore, Gan Zhaoji knew that there was something in Zhang Weiji's words.