Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 308 Black Face Eunuch

  The wind in the capital slowly began to change.

At the very beginning, no one thought that the eldest prince Ji Ku would be able to secure the position of the prince, which is why the fourth prince was so keen to fight with the prince. Now that two rounds of sewage have been poured down, the prince has a bad reputation, but he is safe and sound. , the crown prince has not been shaken in the slightest!

  Some people even started rumors in private that today Zi was controlled by the crown prince.

  With the Prince being so strong, he naturally had a large number of followers around him. After all, no one would joke about his own life. Up to now, His Royal Highness has already had a large number of officials of the third and fourth ranks available.

   The general trend has been completed.

   Even the chief ministers felt that the heir of the prince was ready, so after the prince issued the edict that he would entrust the vassal, several prime ministers hesitated, and then put a seal on it.

  The ministers under the fourth prince's family were anxious every day, and even a few timid officials committed suicide by hanging at home.

   No matter how bad the reputation of the Crown Prince is, as long as His Majesty does not act, he will still be the Crown Prince, and the general trend will be unstoppable.

   Even the fourth prince himself was depressed a lot, and he did not leave the palace for several days.

   The three princes have been banned for half a year, and there is no way to go out.

As for His Royal Highness Prince Wei, the seventh son of the emperor, he was even more direct. He was already preparing to move. Everyone in Yonglefang could see that there were many carriages at the gate of Prince Wei's mansion, packing things. , is about to leave Beijing.

The documents concerning the vassal are not the decrees of the vassal, but the documents of the vassal stipulate the location of the vassal, the size of the fief, and so on. Generally, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry work together. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for determining the fiefs, and the Ministry of Households divides the property of the feudal kings. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the construction of the mansion of the feudal lord.

In fact, the fiefdoms of the three princes have been confirmed. His Royal Highness Zhao Wang was sealed in the Yancheng area, Qi Wang was sealed in the Jiaying Mansion in the south, and Wei Wang had the best attitude, and His Royal Highness was quite satisfied. The palace was sealed in the prosperous city of Gusu, which was considered a preferential treatment.

   However, it usually takes at least half a year or even a year to complete the mansion of a feudal lord, but His Royal Highness asked for it to be completed within three months, which is considered a harsh order.

   You must know that the mansions of the feudal lords are regulated, at least not too simple. If the construction period is forcibly shortened, many people will die due to the heavy corvée.

In ancient times, not only did you have to pay taxes, you also had to serve. Serving was not only military service, but also corvée service. This kind of construction of a vassal king’s mansion had to levy corvée service from the local area. Not only did they not give money, but they also didn’t care about meals. The construction period was three months. , I don't know how many people are going to die on this.

   But the general situation is like this, no one in the capital dares to resist the prince.

  No one dares to post even big-character posters. In the past month, at least hundreds of people have been imprisoned for posting big-character posters.

  The situation is getting better and better. His Royal Highness is also very satisfied and happy. He often gathers his ministers "under the door" for banquets in the East Palace, which can be said to be a spring breeze.

   His Royal Highness, who was already fat, seemed to have swelled up again.

   Just when everyone thought that the regime was going to overrun normally, an unremarkable guest came to the topmost building of Qinhuai in Shili.

   This guest was dressed in linen clothes, with a short stature and a dark complexion.

   It is Dong Cheng, the **** of Tianmu, one of the eight prisons in the inner palace.

   In general, eunuchs in the inner palace rarely see the sun and are not particularly dark, but Dong Cheng is different. He is in charge of the Tianmu Supervisor.

   Dong Cheng walked all the way to the third floor, and when he looked up, he saw a young man in a blue cotton-padded jacket, smiling in front of him.

   "I have seen Eunuch Dong."

  The **** here refers to Dong Cheng's position in the palace, and it can also be regarded as an honorary title.

  Dong Cheng took a step back calmly, and said cautiously, "Where's Your Highness King Wei?"

   This person is naturally Li Xin.

   Li Xin said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Wei is busy moving, entrust me to have a few words with Eunuch Dong."

  Dong Cheng squinted at Li Xin and said silently, "General Li Lang is very leisurely. He is not in the Yulinwei camp, but he is happy here."

  Li Xin said in surprise: "Eunuch Dong recognizes me?"

   Dong Cheng chuckled: "Our family recognizes people with names and surnames in the capital."

   In fact, a mere fifth-rank official, he was not very prominent in the capital, let alone a name or a surname, but Li Xin's position was more important, and he had soldiers in his hands, so he was watched by Tianmu.

   Li Xin turned his body sideways and stretched out his hand.

   "Eunuch Dong please."

   After hesitating for a while, Dong Cheng followed behind Li Xin and entered the private room on the third floor of the Deyi Building.

   Two people sat down at the two ends of a low table.

   After sitting down, Li Xin took out a milky white suet jade from his sleeve, about half the size of a palm, and carved it into a statue of the Master Tathagata with a solemn appearance.

  Li Xin handed this jade pendant to Dong Cheng, hehe smiled: "This is what His Royal Highness King Wei asked me to bring to my father-in-law."

Dong Cheng has a hobby. He is the best jade, and he loves jade like his life. In his early years, when King Wei met this Tianmu **** by chance, he found a jade stone that he had dedicated to the emperor hanging on his wrist, so he took it. He took his handle and took the Tianmu prisoner for his own use.

In fact, a mere piece of jade, even if it is stolen from the people, will not be a big deal, but you can't steal the emperor's things. Eunuchs are all slaves of the emperor, and slaves have no status. He will be beaten to death by Chen Ju himself.

   That's why Dong Cheng has been trembling in the past few years, and has been remotely controlled by His Royal Highness King Wei.

   Now, stealing the jade stone is no longer a crime, and it is Dong Cheng's biggest crime!

   Eunuch Dong took a deep breath, and instead of picking up the jade stone, he looked up at Li Xin.

   "Li Langjiang, if you have anything to say, you don't need to be so circumspect."

   Li Xin smiled indifferently: "Eunuch Dong said so, then I'll get straight to the point."

   "How many people are there in Tianmujian?"

   After hesitating for a moment, Dong Cheng replied, "There are more than 800 people in the palace, and there are more than 10,000 people outside the palace."

   "Hidden stakes are useless."

   Li Xin said indifferently: "After a period of time, His Royal Highness King Wei will enter the palace to do something, and then the Tianmu Supervisor will be required to cooperate. Does Eunuch Dong agree?"

   It is of course useful to detect news from the dark stakes, but in a mutiny, you must be a die-hard loyalist, and those hidden stakes are of no use.

   Dong Cheng raised his head in amazement: "Dare to ask... what is it?"

  Li Xin squinted his eyes and said, "Eunuch Dong agreed, so I can say."

   Dong Cheng took a deep breath and looked up at Li Xin.

   "His Royal Highness King Wei... Want to change the palace?"

The black-faced eunuch's face turned pale with fright, and his voice trembled: "Li Langjiang, this is impossible, there are 3,000 inner guards in the palace, all of them are well-trained, most of our Tianmu supervisors are civil servants, Just sorting out the news..."

   Li Xin's face was silent: "Could it be that Eunuch Dong forgot, what official am I?"

   "You are... Yulinwei..."

   Dong Cheng reacted, then took a few deep breaths and said, "Yu Linwei can't do it, no matter what the inner guard can hold on."

   Li Xin's face was cold: "As long as your Tianmu Jian sets fire in the palace city and doesn't want you to do anything else, I will just ask Eunuch Dong."

   "Do you do it or not?"

   (end of this chapter)