After Zhu Cilang returned to the palace, Long Yan was furious. In the Qing palace, he summoned Qin Maosheng, the commander of the Jinyiwei.

During the absence of necessity, Zhu Cilang no longer easily uses the Jinyiwei. After all, this private organization that is above the law is always less legitimate.

But this time, Zhu Cilang couldn't care about so much. What he hated the most was this kind of exploitation and impotent dog official.

"Qin Maosheng, go check the Shangshen Supervisor for me. See how many officials in Shangshen Supervisor are full of personal pockets. Once verified, I will issue an edict to prison!"

Since Luo Yangxing retired, Qin Maosheng, who had accepted the Jinyiwei, rarely participated in such cases. Now when he heard the emperor say this, he couldn't help but be shocked: "I received the order, and I will definitely investigate Shangshenjian."

Zhu Cilang said "Yes": "Don't make too much noise. I always feel that something is strange about this. A small Shangshen Supervisor is so blatant."

Qin Maosheng was stunned: "Your Majesty means, they have a backstage?"

Zhu Cilang said "Yes" again: "It's hard to say, so I want you not to make a big fuss and to investigate it secretly. If there is clue and evidence, report it to me in time."

The eunuch in Shangshenjian's seal is Chen Degui. These guys are short but full of flesh. He has a big belly and looks like he is used to being pampered.

On weekdays, Chen Degui likes to hold a purple clay pot. This guy has a fat head and ears, and now he walks like a crab, walking sideways.

It is just because he was the eunuch in charge of the seal of Shangshenjian. How arrogant this eunuch in charge of the seal was. He was the largest official position in Shangshenjian. In the Ming Dynasty, he was divided into the 24 eunuchs in the yamen and the inner palace of the eunuchs. He was the highest eunuch in each yamen. He was the most respected eunuch in charge of the seal of the eunuchs.

The officials of Shangshenjian also had a nest of snakes and rats. Every day, Chen Degui would go to the imperial kitchen to take a look at the fresh ingredients paid by tribute from various places. If he was satisfied, he would instruct the imperial kitchen.

When the imperial chef understands the meaning of the gods, he will carefully cook a delicious dish. The dishes are served in front of Chen Degui, and Chen Degui looks sad at this time.

He first knelt down to the direction of the Ganqing Palace, and then got up to his performance: "I am loved by the emperor and made this Shangshen Guan. Since I have been deeply grateful to the emperor, I should share my worries with him. The tributes from all over the world may be difficult to adjust to the holy mouth, so I will try them first. If a certain dish is cooked well, you will present it."

It was said that under the guise of tasting dishes for Zhu Cilang, in fact, Zhu Cilang eats the leftovers of Chen Degui every day. Every tribute dish must be tasted by this Eunuch Chen before. Chen Degui felt it was delicious, so he ordered the imperial chef to make a serving and present it to the emperor as the imperial meal.

Isn’t anyone reported the officials of Shangshenjian?

After all, this is his immediate boss. Whoever reports his boss is asking for death? Besides, the officials of Shangshenjian have already been in a nest of snakes and rats. They have sex with Chen Degui and become traitors. Shangshenjian is all Chen Degui's people.

The officials below served carefully every day, and the imperial chef even made serving Eunuch Chen better than serving the emperor.

Once, Zhu Cilang ate a grain of sand from the tribute rice. If he was punished, Shangshen would be punished. The imperial chef who was in charge of rice would be in trouble.

Zhu Cilang just quietly spit out the sand and continued to eat silently. The palace people who accompanied the emperor to have a meal clearly heard the sound of Zhu Cilang biting the sand.

However, the palace maid in charge of the imperial kitchen was so scared that his face looked like a slight look, but Zhu Cilang didn't say anything quietly. Because Zhu Cilang knew that a small grain of sand in the rice might punish the imperial kitchen of Shangshenjian. So, he pretended that nothing had happened.

In history, Emperor Song Renzong Zhao Zhen, the Northern Song Dynasty emperor, had done similar things. Emperor Renzong of Song, Zhao Zhen, visited the back garden, but did not find that the tea-selling officials were on duty. So after returning to the bedroom, he was impatient to ask the palace servants to serve tea.

The palace maid looked at the emperor who was drinking water wildly, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Since your Majesty is so thirsty, why don't you drink tea in the back garden?"

As a result, Song Renzong said: "He saw that the tea-fed officials were not on duty, so he did not ask. If he asked, the tea-fed officials would inevitably be punished, and he couldn't bear it."

This is something that really happened in historical records, which also proves from the indirection that Zhao Zhen was indeed a kind emperor. Even the counselor Bao Zheng dared to spit out loud in front of Song Renzong, and spit out the emperor's face.

Zhu Cilang dared not say how kind he was, but he did not point out the matter after all. Later, a similar situation occurred in a crispy peanut presented to Chen Degui by someone in the imperial kitchen. As a result, the imperial kitchen was almost beaten to death by Chen Degui, and the imperial kitchen was expelled from the palace.

The reason why peanuts can become tributes is that peanuts that have just been introduced are rare in this era. Just like kelp that we can see everywhere, it was also rare in ancient times.

Later, the imperial chefs of Shangshenjian all knew that if they were not serving the emperor well, they would have a chance to be exempted from punishment. If they were not serving the emperor well, it would be fatal.

The reason why Chen Degui was so arrogant was because there was indeed someone behind him. This person was beyond everyone's expectations, and even Zhu Cilang was greatly shocked.

Since Zhu Cixuan came to power, he has never been ruthless to corrupt officials. The officials are also silent. Who dares to be brave enough to cover up Chen Degui?

Of course there is another person who doesn’t know how to live or die. This person is Zhu Cixuan’s biological grandfather, Zhou Kui, the father-in-law of the country.

Zhou Kui was still dead. Since this guy entered the Xishan Glass Factory, he has indeed made a lot of money. But the big head was occupied by the court, and Zhou Kui could not take any advantage in front of Zhu Cilang.

Zhou Kui, who has always been stingy and stingy and stubborn, is naturally ready to move. It happened that by chance, Chen Degui from the monk's food stewardship came on the thread.

At the beginning, Chen Degui brought some tributes from various places to the Zhou Mansion with a small favor. Zhou Kui refused at first, but later he gradually became a gangster.

Chen Degui gave Zhou Kui 30% of the money he had recovered. After Zhou Kui saw the money, he couldn't touch it.

With the support of his father-in-law Zhou Kui, Chen Degui became more and more courageous. Nowadays, even the people from the Silijian could not afford to provoke him.

"Eunuch Chen, this is the money for Dingxianglou this month. Please accept it with a smile." An eunuch from Shangshenjian handed over a stack of silver notes to Chen Degui with a humble heart.
Chapter completed!