Chapter 65 In the second chapter, the Empress Dowager Li of the Dragon Robe was angry and sent her grandson Feng Gonggong to show her respect

Feng Bao came back from Baiyun Temple and went straight to Qianqing Palace.Accompanied by two personal eunuchs, Sun Hai and Ke Yong, the little emperor Zhu Yijun is practicing calligraphy in the East Nuan Pavilion.Empress Dowager Li was sitting in the flower hall, chatting with Ronger, a female official of the Shangyi Bureau.Feng Bao went to pay a visit to Empress Dowager Li first and saluted him. Empress Dowager Li gave him a seat and asked: "Eunuch Feng, I heard that you went to Baiyun Temple today?" "Yes, today is the Yanjiu Festival, and the servant went to Baiyun Temple to officiate." Feng Bao replied respectfully.

"Who are you offering to?" "Qiu Chuji." "Ah, we know that Qiu Chuji is a great immortal, he should be sacrificed, should be sacrificed!" Empress Dowager Li looked at Feng Bao's sweaty appearance, and laughed as she spoke, "As the saying goes, people's hearts are not enough to swallow an elephant, but now you, Eunuch Feng, enjoy With all the wealth and honor in the world, but wanting to have a leg among the gods, this is called eating in a bowl and watching in a pot." A few witty words made Rong'er burst out laughing.Feng Bao's smile was not a smile, he was trying to figure out whether the Empress Dowager Li's words were meant to be ironic.Empress Dowager Li then asked:

"Is Baiyun Temple still as lively as usual?" "According to the slaves, compared with the past, it is more lively. Long live Lord ascended the throne, the weather is good, and the common people are not happy from the inside out." Feng Bao said a few flattering words, and the Empress Dowager Li replied after listening to the ironing post: "Before entering the palace, we went to Baiyun Temple with my father to catch up with the Yanjiu Festival. There are all kinds of juggling and snacks, and I don’t feel tired after playing crazy all day .” "The slave is in the Baiyun Temple today, and he saw Uncle Guo." Feng Bao took the opportunity to report.

"You said it was Li Gao?" Queen Mother Li asked. "Yes, he is dressed as a Taoist, wearing a black cloak, and holding a flag pole of 'walking the way for the sky' in his hand." Empress Dowager Li frowned when she heard this, and said, "This Li Gao is a failure after all, what did he tell you?" "He said two things. One was that he was entrusted with Jin by Wu Qingbo, and later he said that Wu Qingbo had taken a fancy to a piece of auspicious soil." Feng Bao then reported Li Gao's conversation with him in detail.Empress Dowager Li heard about it and pondered for a while.She remembered that last autumn, her father and younger brother went to the palace to talk to her about the matter of Jinfeng, and said that Wang Xilie, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, was willing to complete the matter.Empress Dowager Li felt disgusted at such an outstretched hand to ask officials for titles, so she reprimanded them a few words at that time.A few days later, Wang Xilie committed suicide, and his father and younger brother knew they were wronged, so they stopped entangled in the matter.Now that the years have passed, Li Gao begged Feng Bao to bring up the old story again. Empress Dowager Li felt that it was not handled properly, and her father and younger brother would continue to entangle endlessly, but she had no idea what to do. So asked:

"I don't know what Mr. Zhang thinks about this matter?" "The slave doesn't know," Feng Bao glanced at Queen Mother Li, and asked tentatively, "Or, the slave should ask Mr. Zhang?" "Don't ask, Mr. Feng, please check first. What are the rules of the state for matters like Jin Feng, and whether there is any precedent for the old man to be a Marquis. If not, is there any special case that is feasible, and what is the story of the previous dynasty? However, in short, you have to investigate carefully." Having said this, Empress Dowager Li turned to the second topic, "As for the matter of Uncle Wu Qing's selection of Ji Rang, we should do it quickly, and he is also in his sixties. It’s been seven or eight years since I chose the auspicious land, but I can’t make up my mind. I don’t know if I’ve chosen a piece this time, but it’s considered auspicious land. Life and death are important events, so don’t be confused.”

"The servant has already told Li Gao that Qin Tianjian will send someone to re-investigate." "How to handle these things, you are an expert, you must do it quickly." "Yes, the servant will do it now." As Feng Bao said, he pretended to be leaving, but he didn't move. He was always thinking about the Ministry of Industry's refusal to transfer the document, and wanted to sue Zhu Heng in front of Queen Mother Li, but he couldn't change it for a while. on topic.Seeing him dawdling, Empress Dowager Li asked: "What else do you need?" "The slave is going to see the emperor."

Feng Bao answered the wrong question and was about to step back when Empress Dowager Li called him back again and said, "Let's go to Dongnuan Pavilion together and see how much the emperor's writing has improved." Feng Bao and Rong'er accompanied Empress Dowager Li to Dongnuan Pavilion.Before entering the door, I heard the white parrot, which was named "big and ruffled" by the little emperor, squatting on the red sandalwood shelf, stretching its neck and shouting: "Queen, queen." Zhu Yijun, who was copying Wang Youjun's "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion", stopped writing quickly when he heard the white parrot calling.Empress Dowager Li and her party walked in through the curtain, Sun Hai and Ke Yong quickly knelt down.

"Queen." Zhu Yijun took two steps forward and stood with his hands down, shouting softly.Empress Dowager Li patted him on the shoulder lovingly, then pulled him back to the desk, looked at a few pieces of calligraphy that had just been copied, and asked Feng Bao: "Eunuch Feng, are the emperor's characters legal?" "Oh, it's not only legal. If the Lord Long Live practiced like this, his calligraphy will definitely be unique through the ages." Feng Bao's dough-like face was full of smiles, "Queen Mother, look at this copy that the Lord Long Live copied. The word "Yong", the dots, the strokes, the strokes, and the strokes are all just right, and the energy and spirit are all perfect, even if Wang Xizhi is reborn, it will be nothing more than this."

Empress Dowager Li seemed to understand Feng Bao's comments.But her eyes and brows were full of smiles, and she took the little emperor's hand and sat on the embroidered couch, saying: "The beginning of spring has passed, and the rain festival will be in a few days. The weather is getting warmer every day. It's open. Eunuch Feng, you and Mr. Zhang need to discuss quickly and set an early date." "Your servant obeys." Feng Bao replied. Empress Dowager Li glanced at the cases, and asked, "Is there any brochure to pass in today?" "Yes," Zhu Yijun pointed to the mahogany box on the case, "there are three brochures, and I'm waiting to see them with the queen mother." read. "

"What kind of excerpts are they?" Empress Dowager Li asked Feng Bao. Generally, all the memorials to the emperor were handed over by the Secretary of General Administration to the Supervisor of Rituals, and then the Supervisor of Rites forwarded them to the emperor.Feng Bao inquired about the contents of today's upsell since he came back from Baiyun Temple, and at this moment he calmly replied: "Today, there are three documents. One is Wang Zhuan, the Governor of Water Transportation, on the establishment of the Cao Army and the construction of the water boats. The other is the Ministry of Households' application for the addition of the Tongzhou granary. These are all routine, and there are regulations on how to deal with them."

"Since it is a routine matter, there is no need to read it. Send the cabinet draft first." Empress Dowager Li ordered, and then asked, "What about the third copy?" "It was signed by Zhu Heng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry." "Ah, what did he say?" "Applying for the use of silver for the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau." "How did he say?" "The Ministry of Households refuses to share the half that should be paid by the government." "Is it four hundred thousand taels?" "Exactly." Concubine Li was silent for a while.Feng Bao had asked her for instructions at the end of last year about the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau's production of crown clothing, shoes and socks for the emperor this year.At that time, although she also felt that Feng Bao's budget was too big, but considering that the little emperor had never seriously made a few sets of clothes since he ascended the throne, she agreed.Unexpectedly, this matter got stuck with Zhu Heng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.Although she has never met Zhu Heng, she knows his reputation clearly.An incident that happened last winter made her dislike the old Shangshu even more.But she said that after she became the empress dowager, she kept thinking about the time when she escaped from Che County to Beijing, and spent a night at Zhuozhou Niangniang Temple on the way.At that time, the family of four had exhausted all their expenses, tired and hungry, but fortunately the old nun in the temple took them in and gave them tea and food. When they were on the road the next day, the old nun also gave them dozens of copper coins.After she became famous, she sent people to Zhuozhou Niangniang Temple to offer incense. The envoy came back and said that the old nun had passed away and the temple was dilapidated. After hearing this, she made a vow to donate money to rebuild it.Under Feng Bao's suggestion, the little emperor ordered the Ministry of Industry to send personnel to Zhuozhou to conduct a survey and formulate a reconstruction plan. After receiving the order, Zhu Heng immediately played it, saying that since the Queen Mother "donated money" for the reconstruction, the Ministry of Industry should not be responsible for this matter: because Zhu Heng As a hindrance, this matter was put on hold, and it has not been resolved until now. Empress Dowager Li has always been unhappy.After thinking about it, she suddenly raised her chin, and asked sullenly: "This Zhu Heng, why is it always against me?" Feng Bao took the opportunity to say: "According to the servants, Zhu Heng is relying on himself as the elder of the three dynasties, and he doesn't take the Long Live Lord seriously:" "Hmph," Empress Dowager Li raised her brows, showing her aggressiveness, "Relying on the old to sell the old, no matter how old you are, you are still a courtier. The emperor does not necessarily depend on the face of the courtiers when doing things? Eunuch Feng, what is Zhu Heng capable of?" "He's an expert on river management." "Ah, no wonder," Empress Dowager Li paused, then reached out to caress the half-new dragon robe on the little emperor, and said, "Poor Juner, even though he became an emperor, he still wears old clothes: let the workers Zhu Heng refuses to allocate 400,000 taels of silver, Huanghuang Tianchao, being an emperor is still so daring!" Rong'er, who had been silent by the side all this time, suddenly accosted and said, "I want to report to the Empress Dowager, there is something I don't know whether a servant should say or not." "Let's talk:" Empress Dowager Li nodded. Rong'er slightly shrugged her small and well-proportioned nose, and said unhurriedly: "My servant, I read the idle books. It is recorded that Princess Tang Anle wove a dress and spent 100 million on it. The value is staggering: the legend This skirt is woven full of flowers, birds and animals, all of which are only the size of corn, and the large pattern is covered with small patterns, so it looks lifelike no matter how you look at it. Moreover, the skirt is one color from the front, but from the side, under the sun, the moonlight There are different colors underneath. Princess Anle wears it every court meeting, and she is really charming. Compared with Princess Anle, Long Live God spent 800,000 taels of silver to make a dragon robe, so nothing!" Rong'er was the most favored female official in front of the Empress Dowager Li, before she spoke, Feng Bao's heart was pounding, he was afraid that Rong'er would spoil the situation by throwing a cannon, but he didn't expect Rong'er to tell such a wonderful example.He suddenly felt that this face was more charming and lovely than ever, and he couldn't help but admire: "I can't tell that Rong Shangyi is still a talented woman who has read a lot of poetry and books. In which book is this Princess Anle's dress recorded?" "Forgot," Rong'er said half seriously and half coquettishly, "but I did see it, because it's special, I'll remember it after seeing it once." Empress Dowager Li asked: "What is this one hundred million taels of silver? Is it more or less than the eight hundred thousand taels of silver?" "What an old nose," Feng Bao said, pointing his fingers, "below a hundred million is ten million, after ten million is a million, and after a million is a hundred thousand. A string is a copper coin, and now fifteen slings are worth one dollar." Two taels of silver, this one hundred million is worth several million taels of silver.” Empress Dowager Li pursed her lips and thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "This is an extreme example, and it didn't happen in this dynasty. Although it is comparable, it is not reliable. It seems that I have to ask Mr. Zhang how to deal with Zhu Heng's notes." "Queen Mother, why do you have to ask Mr. Zhang about everything?" As soon as the words came out, Rong'er felt a slip of the tongue, stuck out her tongue in fright, and quickly covered her mouth with her hands. Fortunately, Empress Dowager Li didn't bother to blame her, she just said softly: "Mr. Zhang is the Minister of Gu Ming personally selected by the late Emperor. He is also the emperor's teacher and the chief assistant of the cabinet. Don't ask him who to ask?" Feng Bao, who is good at observing words and expressions, has long seen that Empress Dowager Li has a strange affection for Zhang Juzheng, so he said: "Or let Mr. Zhang talk to Zhu Heng. Mr. Zhang is full of ideas. As long as he wants to do, there is nothing he can't do." "Mr. Zhang is a man of his own mind." Empress Dowager Li agreed with Feng Bao's opinion, turned to the little emperor and said, "Jun'er, you should summon Mr. Zhang and listen to his opinion face to face." "Is the queen mother also attending the summons?" Zhu Yijun asked earnestly. "certainly." Empress Dowager Li replied very softly, and after she finished speaking, two thin blushes suddenly appeared on her plump and fair cheeks.Feng Bao saw it, felt numb in his heart, and asked: "Report to the Empress Dowager, is the servant going to pass the decree now?" "Slow down," Empress Dowager Li waved her hand lightly, and said, "Wait until the papers are delivered to the cabinet, and see how Mr. Zhang drafts the papers, and then make a decision." "What about Zhu Heng?" Empress Dowager Li sighed deeply, and said: "This stubborn old man, it seems that he has to be severely punished:" When it was completely dark, Feng Bao returned home in a sedan chair.There are already three people sitting in the living room, one is Sun Long, the other is Wu He, the supervisor of internal affairs supervisor, and the third is Hu Benyang, the supervisor of Shangyi supervisor: these three people were promoted after Feng Bao became the supervisor of ceremonies. They are all his confidantes: now there are more than 12,000 people in the middle and middle officials, from the eunuchs with palm seals to the eunuchs who make small fires inside;There are actually more government offices than government offices.The twenty-four supervisory bureaus are Lili Supervisor, Neiguan Supervisor, Jingong Supervisor, Shangbao Supervisor, Shangyi Supervisor, Shangshan Supervisor, Dudian Supervisor, Neicheng Transport Depot, Secretary Key Depository, Scarf and Hat Bureau, Needle Workers, etc. Bureau, Bureau of Weaving and Dyeing, Bureau of Siyuan, Bureau of Animal Husbandry, Outer Carrier, Library A, Library B, Library C, Library D, Library E, Guangyuan Library, Bureau of Leather Works, Bureau of Bingzhan, Bureau of Baoyuan, Zhong drums etc.In addition to these supervisory bureaus, there are weaving bureaus sent abroad such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang and other places; Master Dongchang and others are all important vacancies: the level of this supervisory bureau varies from high to low.At the beginning, Emperor Hongwu ordered it, and each supervisor set up a person with a palm seal, called Ling, and the title of the sixth grade.Under the order, two supervisors were set up, from the sixth grade.Under Cheng, there is one Dianbo with a rank of nine ranks.The level of each bureau and treasury is much lower. The bureau in charge is called the ambassador, who is the ninth rank, and there are two deputy envoys, who are the ninth rank.But since Zhengde, especially during the years when Liu Jin was in power, the level of the Inner Palace Supervision Bureau has been greatly improved.Even a treasury ambassador has a sixth-rank title.Those who have a rank in the internal envoys are called middle officials, and only middle officials of the fourth rank or above can be called eunuchs.The remaining handymen are collectively referred to as firemen.Those who make small fires hang ebony cards, wear flat scarves on their heads, and are not allowed to wear round-necked blouses.Only Chinese officials of the sixth rank and above can wear supplementary clothes and official hats with tooth cards.The fourth-rank eunuchs wear bullfighting supplementary clothing, and if they are further promoted, they will wear knee-pleated flying fish clothing. If they are further promoted, they can wear a jade belt around their waists and wear the best supplementary clothing of a small python facing the sky.For this reason, the authority is equivalent to the minister of the second-rank department of the outer court, and he can ride a horse in the Forbidden City.However, there are strict regulations on the route of horseback riding, and not everything can be ostentatious.There are no more than ten or twenty eunuchs who are qualified to ride horses.Further up is the ability to ride the shoulder car in the Forbidden City, and Feng Bao is the only one who can enjoy this privilege right now.In short, there are many yamen in the palace, and their hierarchy is stricter than that of the outer court government.The division of labor in each supervisory bureau is very fine, as long as you work hard, every yamen will have a lot of money to fish for.The Ministry of Officials is responsible for the selection of officials in the outer court government, while the inner court is supervised by internal officials.Further up is Feng Bao's decision.The palm seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies has always been known as the "inner minister".In addition, Feng Bao was good at controlling power and was deeply favored by the Empress Dowager Li, so the 12,000 internal envoys, no matter how high or low, whoever saw him was like a mouse seeing a cat. The three people who came to his house today are all favored, especially Wu He, who is in charge of the internal affairs supervisor, is most trusted by Feng Bao.When Feng Baodang, the eunuch holding the pen and Meng Chong, the eunuch who held the seal, were fighting for power and profit, Wu He was still a copy of the eunuch of the palace.Like a gambler, he bets that Feng Bao will be successful in the future, so he bets his wealth and life on Feng Bao.During that time, he became Feng Bao's inquirer, listening to Meng Chong's movements with his ears open every day, and reporting to Feng Bao immediately if there was any trouble.To be honest, his blatant approach took a lot of risks at the time. Once Feng Bao lost power, he would die without a place to bury him.It was his luck that Feng Baodou defeated Meng Chong and replaced him. In reciprocation, Feng Bao rewarded him with the seal of the most important and vacant internal official supervisor in the inner court.Such a smooth rise to the sky is tantamount to gold falling from the sky.Wu He was so grateful that he simply recognized Feng Bao as his adoptive father, and Feng Bao was also willing to accept this godson. As soon as Feng Bao walked into the living room, the three eunuchs hurriedly stood up and stood with their hands down.Feng Bao raised his hand and said, "Sit down first, the old man goes in and changes clothes." Feng Bao went in for about half an hour. After he changed his clothes, he went to the restaurant to have dinner, and then he went to the restaurant. Hiccup returned to the living room.The three eunuchs only received the notice to come to Feng Bao's mansion when they were in the unitary year, and none of them dared to be negligent, and rushed over without caring about eating.Now two hours have passed, everyone is hungry, their chests stick to their backs, but no one dares to ask for food. Feng Bao walked slowly to the grand teacher's chair covered with a mink mattress in the middle of the south wall and sat down. , casually asked: "How long have you been here?" "Yes." Wu Hewei replied. "Eat all?" "Eat... have eaten." Wu He swallowed a mouthful of saliva to cover up, and looked at Sun Long and Hu Benyang, who were also licking their lips dryly. After saying a few polite words, Feng Baoyan returned to the main story: "The three of you are here today because of the wages of the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau. The Ministry of Industry refused to move the paper. See what you can do to force Zhu Heng, a stubborn old man, to come here. Submit." Sun Long reckoned that they were most likely to come here for this matter, so he discussed it while sitting in the living room: Since it was his own business, Sun Long spoke first: "My old man. The servant went to the Ministry of Industry to deal with this Zhu Heng a few times. This old man is not good at anything. If you want to overthrow him, you must ask the emperor to issue an order." "Is this your idea?" "It was discussed by the younger three." "This is also an idea? Monkey dome light!" Feng Bao clapped the handle of the chair and scolded angrily, "If the emperor is willing to issue an order, why do you need to discuss it? Zhu Heng, an old shit, has already handed the paper to the emperor. went there." "What did you say?" Wu He asked nervously. "The emperor didn't say anything." Feng Bao didn't want to tell his subordinates what the Empress Dowager Li had said in Dongnuan Pavilion, but just said, "Zhu Heng also took advantage of it, saying that the 800,000 taels of silver There was no prior consultation with the Ministry of Industry, which broke the rules for doing things, so you can stand up and not do it, Hu Benyang!" "The slave is here." Hu Benyang hurriedly got off the stool, stood up and answered with a bow. "Tell me, how many dragon robes are still stored in Shangyi Prison." "The servants only checked the warehouses at the end of last year, and there are quite a few." "How much is a lot, say the specific number." "Today's Long Live God has eight sets of dragon robes, including eight sets of royal robes, eight sets of dragon robes for meeting ministers, and eight sets of ethereal clothes for sutra banquets." "The same eight sets, too few." Feng Bao said with emphasis. "Yes, it is less, but I dare not do more." "Why?" "When Emperor Longqing was alive, he made a rule that no more than two sets of dragon robes of all kinds should be ordered each year." "Ah? The first emperor made this regulation, why don't we know about it?" Feng Bao gave Hu Benyang a look, and the honest eunuch seemed to have lost his tongue and dared not respond.Feng Bao touched his bare chin again, and then asked, "How much money does it cost to make a uniform?" "There is no definite number." Hu Benyang became nervous, sweat broke out on his forehead, he wiped it with his hands, and said tremblingly, "In the warehouse of Shangyi Prison, there are still the records of the three late emperors Zhengde, Jiajing, and Longqing. There are hundreds of dragon robes. The most expensive dragon robe belongs to Emperor Zhengde. That year he personally led the Shence Army out of Datongkou to suppress Yexian, and ordered the Weaving Bureau to make one. The dragon robes made by Emperor Longqing last year cost only 8,000 taels of silver. The current Longevity Lord made two pieces at the Sutra Banquet last year, and both cost only 2000 taels. Ten thousand taels of silver." "Your Majesty is so economical." Feng Bao sighed, then pointed to the three eunuchs and said emotionally. "Whether the emperor's dragon robe is valuable or not does not depend on the emperor himself, but on whether those of us who work in the inner court can make a fuss. Emperor Zhengde can wear a dragon robe of 80,000 taels of silver. Why can the current Long Live God only wear 20,000?" Two? Emperor Longqing’s dragon robes are so cheap. Could it be that Meng Chong can’t do things? Long live Lord is dressed in shabby clothes. Where can we put our face on things? After a hundred years, let the people of later generations compare and say We didn’t serve the emperor well, and we didn’t let people poke the back and scold? You are willing to bear such a bad reputation, but the old man dare not bear it!” As Feng Bao spoke, his eye circles turned red. The three eunuchs had never seen their old man so emotional, and they were all touched. Wu He wanted to squeeze a few tears to share with his godfather, but their eyes were not up to date, and they were astringent. Not a little bit moist, so I had to rush to express my opinion: "Godfather, your old man sent a message, how to do this matter, the younger ones will not hesitate even if they run away." Feng Bao glared at Wu He fiercely, and reprimanded viciously: "Wu He, the old man is so dazed, why did he accept such a careless godson like you? Legs can do it!" "The godfather scolds well, but the slave is an elm lump with a dull head, a wine bag and a rice bag, and an oil lamp without a twist. If the godfather scolds once, the slave will gain a new understanding." Wu He sees the trick and puts himself After cursing, he slapped his forehead and shouted, "We have to do something to fix Zhu Heng." "Well, it's starting to get a little tricky," Feng Bao suddenly shot two fierce lights from his eyes, and said provocatively, "Since the plague god is in the way, there is only one word, move!" Wu He understood. He glanced at Hu Benyang and Sun Long, and said excitedly: "With Father Yu's words, the little ones will know what to do. We thought of a trick. Zhu Heng got down on the ground." "What trick?" Sun Long asked jokingly. "Listen, the old north wind is blowing outside..." Wu He lowered his voice as he spoke.All three of them leaned their heads over to listen to him muttering his thoughts. The first one to express his opinion was Hu Benyang. He said worriedly: "Will it kill someone?" "It's better to die." Sun Long had a gloating look on his face. Feng Bao didn't expressly praise Wu He's idea, but only told him: "The Empress Dowager Li ordered Zhu Heng to be punished, so you should act according to this order, and don't make the mutton uneaten, which will cause trouble. All over." After receiving Feng Bao's words, Wu He and Dabao Dalan said: "Godfather, don't worry, we've left this matter to us. I'm sure Zhu Heng will be overthrown by then, and no one will take care of it." "It's so good." Feng Bao praised, and then yawned.This is to see off the guests. The three of them knew each other, bowed together and said goodbye. They were about to go out. They just walked out of the living room door.Xu Jue chased him out and shouted: "Wu He. Master wants you to come back." Seeing that Feng Bao wanted to leave him alone, Wu He was flattered.Saying goodbye to Sun Long and Hu Benyang at the door, Fu returned and sat down on the original stool. Feng Bao's back hurt from sitting for a long time, so he stood up and walked around the living room, leaving Wu He there without looking or asking.Wu He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, his mind was full of random thoughts but he didn't dare to show it.Having had enough of dancing, Feng Bao sat back on his chair and took two sips of hot tea. Then he glanced at Wu He and asked slowly: "I heard you have a partner?" When Wu He heard this, his scalp went numb.Although the eunuchs in the palace picked up egg sacks when they went, all the emotions and desires of ordinary people still exist.It doesn't matter if you are busy during the day, but when night falls and stays alone in an empty bed, you feel lonely and pitiful.As time goes by, it is inevitable to think wildly, so I find a court lady who is also in the deep palace empty old confidante as companion.Although it is not possible to have sex in bed with clouds and rain, but it is still possible to hug, cuddle, touch breasts and smack tongue.I don't know when, eunuchs have given this kind of shadow couple an appropriate name: Duishi'er.The powerful eunuchs in Dafan Palace all have their own fixed opponents.Although this kind of companionship is not justifiable, but no one forbids it, so it has been quietly popular in the palace since ancient times: Wu He was not yet forty years old, and suddenly became a new rich man, so he also got a "Hua Ge" in the Forbidden City The name.Seeing a beautiful court lady, it is inevitable to look forward to love.Feng Bao heard the discussion more than once, and kept saying to find an opportunity to ask in person.Wu He knew that Feng Baoqin was proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting, but he was good at Adu but never "greedy", so he never dared to talk about such things in front of his father.Now godfather asked me, knowing that he couldn't answer, so I had to answer honestly: "Report to Godfather, the servant has a counterpart." "Where?" "Shang Gong Bureau." "What are you doing?" "It's in charge of the Shang Gong Bureau, a female official of the eighth rank, who is in charge of things like tailors and needlewomen." Feng Bao let out an "ah" and stopped talking.In addition to the twenty-four yamen of the eunuchs, the palace also set up six bureaus for a large number of maids in the palace, which are Shangyi Bureau, Shangshi Bureau, Shanggong Bureau, Shangfu Bureau, Shangbei Bureau, and Shanggong Bureau.The palm prints of the six rounds are also five-rank titles.The female officials only serve the emperor, queen and numerous concubines. Although they are also under the unified jurisdiction of the Supervisor of Rituals in name, because the female officials are all close servants of the royal family, it is difficult to control them.In addition, the appointment of female officials is mostly decided by the queen, and the supervisor of ceremonies is not very able to intervene.But everything is different from person to person, considering that Feng Bao is deeply favored by Empress Dowager Li, all the female officials are afraid of him.At this moment, Wu He's mind was spinning rapidly. He wondered if Feng Bao's sudden question about Dai Shi'er had alarmed the "superior" and caused trouble, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense, and sat there secretly stumbled. Feng Bao was good at inducing but not intimidating his subordinates. Seeing Wu He sitting sullenly, he asked again: "Why don't you say it, dumb?" Wu He didn't dare to express his anger, and replied with a smirk: "Godfather, I don't know what to say, or else, godfather, please give me some pointers." Feng Bao felt that Wu He was talking poorly, so he intentionally punished him, and asked, "Isn't the person in charge of the Shang Gong Bureau called Zhao Jinfeng?" "Yes, it is." "Everyone in the palace calls her Xiaofeng'er?" "Yes, it is." "I heard that this little Feng'er was born beautiful, with a pair of black and bright almond eyes, really pretty, how did you put them on?" "This little Feng'er has a high spirit. No matter how many people want to match her, they can't do it. I got an emerald and gave it to her, and it will be done." "One emerald, you spent two thousand taels of silver." Feng Baopi stabbed with a smile, "Such a precious gift, let alone an eighth-rank master, is a fifth-rank Shangyi. It’s inevitable that you won’t be tempted!” "Yes, yes." Wu He's tongue is not flexible. "I heard that you bought a big house on Baima Lane in the east of the city?" "I bought it... just, just bought it." "It cost more than ten thousand taels of silver?" "Yes, it is." "How long have you been an internal officer in charge of the seal?" "A year and a half." "Ah, it's only been a year and a half." Feng Bao let out a long breath suddenly, and sighed, "In such a short period of time, you've managed to get so much money to buy a house and property, and spend a lot of money to play with each other, Wu And, you kid is capable!" Having said that, Wu He knew that Feng Baocha's real purpose for Shi'er was to clear his assets. Suddenly, like a snow lion, he jumped a lot into the fire. He lifted his butt off the stool and fell to his knees on the ground with a plop, crying complained: "Godfather, the slave got some money, but the slave never dared to fool the godfather, the slave only got it under his own name." There is a reason for Wu He's words: the supervisor of the internal officials is in charge of the recommendation and promotion of the middle officials of the various yamen in the inner government, and it is the first-class fat vacancy in the Forbidden City.In order to get a half-official job, if they can't get the palm seal of their superiors, they all sharpen their heads and change their ways to give gifts to the seal of the internal officer supervisor.Feng Baojiu lived in the palace for a long time and knew it was tricky, so he promoted Wu He, whom he considered the most loyal and reliable, to this position as soon as he took the post of Supervisor of Rites.Among the twenty-four yamen in the palace, there is almost no official position that is not bought with money, and different yamen have different official positions.The bribes received were not the same, and later it was agreed that if you give three thousand taels of silver, you will get the palm seal of the first-class yamen, and if you give two thousand five hundred taels, you will get the palm seal of the second-class yamen. For official positions, the real price is clearly marked, ranging from as much as two thousand taels to as little as two hundred taels.Although this Feng Bao was greedy for money, he still wanted to gain a reputation of being "clean and honest". Since he became the chief inspector of ceremonies, he never accepted entrustments and sold officials and nobles, and handed over all the power of recommendation to Wu He.Therefore, Wu He became a hot figure overnight.All the internal envoys who were seeking officials were vying to curry favor with him.And Wu He didn't shy away from accepting bribes, and the price was clearly stated. The money was in place and the official robe was worn. This has become an open secret in the Forbidden City.The palace officials all scolded Wu He as "Wu skinning" behind his back.But no one would have thought that Wu He was just a puppet, and Feng Bao was the real manipulator behind the scenes.Every time an official is sold, Wu He only gets one-fifth of the money collected, and the big boss has to hand over to Feng Bao truthfully.What Wu He said just now was to confess that he only got what he deserved.As for Feng Bao's share, he dared not take a cent of it. Feng Bao neither affirmed nor denied Wu He's defense.Although he believed that Wu He would not dare to lie to him in his heart, he felt that Wu He was too ostentatious, and if he didn't pay attention to the details, there would be a big gap, and the consequences would be unimaginable in the long run, so he took this opportunity to beat him, and said immediately: "Whether you have eaten black food, this is only known to you, but if you want others to know, unless you do nothing: there is a god above your head, who doesn't understand this old man? The old man left you today, I'm not looking for you to settle accounts, I just want to ask you, a year and a half ago, you pawned the pawn book in the Jingong Palace, how much money did you save at home?" "Go back to godfather. At that time, the slave was so poor that he couldn't find fifty taels of silver." "That's it. A poor man has been an internal official for a year and a half, and then he becomes a rich man. He buys a house and emeralds, and throws out more than 10,000 taels of silver. What do outsiders think of this, huh? ?” "This..." Wu He was speechless. "This, this fart," Feng Bao glared at him, and angrily said, "You are so menglang, it's like standing on the street to confess your love to others, you Wu He has a golden chair in the Inner Prison. You are afraid of others Don’t you know that you’ve been greedy for a lot of money? This old man has been a man with his tail between his legs all his life, and he’s afraid of making rice crumbs when he farts. It’s better for you to walk on the money.” After this scolding, Wu He realized how big a taboo he had committed. He knelt on the ground like sifting chaff, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his voice trembled: "The servant really didn't think of this level, and he will never dare again in the future. In the future, the servant must learn from his godfather and behave with his tail between his legs." "In the future, hum, in the future, if you dare to mess around and do those fancy things, be careful that I will pick your skin off! Go back." "Yes Yes." Wu and Nuonuo got up from the ground repeatedly, stepped on a shoe in haste, and didn't care about putting it on again, picked it up, held it in their hands, and ran away in a hurry. As soon as Wu He left, Feng Baocai felt very tired, so Xu Jue hurriedly called someone to beat his waist and legs.Feng Bao closed his eyes and rested his mind, unconsciously fell into a doze.After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly woke up again. The maidservant was still kneeling on the ground and kneading his lap, and Xu Jue was standing beside him with a pot in his arms. "Okay, let's go," Feng Bao waved to the maidservant, and then asked Xu Jue, "Is this a boob?" "Exactly," Xu Jue replied respectfully. "It was sent from Naizi's house when it was dark. The slave thought that the master was about to wake up, so he sent someone to warm it up. It is still hot now." As Xu Jue said, he handed over the exquisite and small clay pot.Feng Bao stood up and took a few sips from the clay pot, and said comfortably, "Compared with cow's milk, this human milk is much tastier." "That's for sure," Xu Jue said with a lewd smile, "the nurses in the nurse's house are all young and strong. They eat well and their breasts are extra thick. The pot of milk that the master drank was squeezed from a fifteen-year-old nurse. Tender." "Fifteen years old," Feng Baoxian hiccupped freshly and asked, "Is it the youngest?" "It's the smallest." "No wonder it tastes so good." Feng Bao laughed as he spoke, and Xu Jue also giggled. However, it is said that outside the north end of Dong'an Gate in the imperial city, there is a heavily guarded mansion called the Ritual Room, commonly known as the Naizi Mansion, which is a permanent institution dedicated to supplying human milk to the imperial family.This nanny's mansion is directly under the jurisdiction of the supervisor of rites, and the official who holds the seal is called the admiral of the ceremonial room.Under the admiral, there are also official positions such as head of the house and housekeeper, but he is the commander of Jinyiwei.According to regulations, in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, forty nurses are selected each season, and they change every season.There are very strict requirements for the selection of wet nurses. They must be married women between the ages of fifteen and twenty, with a plump figure and a dignified appearance. They can only be candidates after three months of giving birth to their first child. , At that time, gather at the designated place, first take off naked and accept the inspection by Wen Po, whether there is any peculiar smell on the body, and whether there is any hidden disease.If you pass this level, you will wear a high bun and put on a palace gown to live in Naizi Mansion officially. Every day, Guanglu Temple will pay you two eggs per catty of rice and meat, and you will have enough milk to eat and sleep well.The cows are milked twice a day and sent to the palace in time.Originally, it was stipulated that wet nurses could only be recruited in Daxing and Wanping counties, but due to insufficient human resources, it was expanded to include citizens in Beijing.When Emperor Longqing was in power, he only liked to eat donkey intestines but not to drink human milk. The Nanny Mansion only raised 20 wet nurses all year round.As soon as Emperor Wanli came to the throne, Feng Bao told Queen Mother Li that the emperor should nourish his body at a young age, so he expanded the number of nurses to forty.Since last winter, it has been increased to sixty: In addition to serving the two empress dowagers and the little emperor, some high-ranking and important big pens are also sipping.Every day, Naizi Mansion sent a special person to deliver a pot to Feng Bao's mansion in the morning and evening.After drinking for a long time, Feng Bao has become addicted. In his own words, "a pot of milk is better than a catty of ginseng". After sipping a pot of milk, Feng Bao asked: "Sixty wet nurses, how many buckets of milk can be squeezed out in a day, and the queen mother and emperor drink as much milk. Who drinks it?" "Hey, there are too many people drinking." Xu Jue replied indignantly, "Eunuch Han, the admiral of the Naizi Mansion, wished he could drink a barrel a day. Even Wu He drank several pots a day, hiccupped, and spewed It's all milky." 冯保皱皱眉没有接腔，顿了一会儿，又转了话题问道：“那个郝一标，今天离了白云观后在忙什么?” 徐爵谨慎回答：“小的在白云观山门前与他分手，就一直没见着。” “他要多少只船?” “他只说要船，具体要多少只还没说。” “明日个你问他，究竟要几只船，再有个把月，鲥鱼厂的船就该出河了，要早作安排。” “是，小的明日就到郝员外府上去。” “价码儿要谈好，”冯保盘算着说道，“这郝一标精兔子一只，装一船倭国的洋布来，一路免税，要赚多少银子?” “是，老爷。”徐爵一脸狡黠地答道，“小的和他打交道，从来是先交钱后办事。” “这样就好，”冯保点点头，又道，“还有，你知会奶子府，从明天起，开始给张先生送奶子，也是早晚两次。” “是，奴才这就派人去奶子府通知，”徐爵说着忽然阴笑起来，言语间也就冒邪气儿， “张先生是该啜啜奶子，补补元气了。” “此话怎讲?”冯保一瞪眼睛。 徐爵四下里看看，压低声音说：“张先生弄了个相好的，如今正热乎着呢。” “啊?”冯保一下子挺起了身子，急切地问，“张先生有相好的了?是谁?” “叫玉娘，那小姑娘风情万种，唱得一手好曲儿。”徐爵说着吞了一口口水。 “有这等事!” 冯保脑子里忽然闪出李太后脉脉含情的眼神，顿时心里头像被什么东西螫了一口。