On the 1st day of the twelfth lunar month, the old residence of Emperor Liang was busy inside and outside. Fortunately, this residence was built separately in Xuanren small town adjacent to the Forbidden Garden. It was quite large in scale. Even if there was any noise around, it would not affect the daily lives of the people in the city.

But even so, the mansion is already overcrowded. In addition to the original family members in the mansion, there are many ritual officials and attendants in Taiyuan. In addition, the Shen family was originally a major sect in Wuzhong, and now they have become the imperial sect in the country. Naturally, all the Shen family members are grateful and honored, and thousands of people enter Luo River.

Of course, many of these are very weak and remote. As for the true direct lineage, they do not have to come to Luoyang at this critical and sensitive moment. For example, Shen Zhezi clan’s uncle Chen Ke has been staying in Jiankang until now and has not been able to participate in the ceremony of Emperor Liang’s ascension of the throne.

Many years ago, the Shen family had divided the clans and sorted out the clans. Many clans who were far away or who were just parasitized within their families and were ungrateful all had clans.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the surname of the Wuzhong fellows who entered Luoyang this time was undoubtedly Chen, but more than half of them had no clan connection with the Shen clan, Wuxing Wukang.

However, for such a great joy, the master of the Shen family was naturally happy to be happy with the villagers. Since they came to congratulate him thousands of miles away, they must take care of the human relationship.

But after all, they are also distant and have no contact for many years. I don’t know what kind of tempers these villagers are. In order to avoid any evil things that are chaotic and unfaithful to the royal relatives, they simply placed them in the small town of Xuanren. This also demonstrates the Shen family’s noble but not arrogant and willing to maintain family traditions with their fellow villagers.

Of course, it is difficult for these people to see Emperor Liang who is nervously preparing for the throne ceremony. However, Chen Chong, the head of the Shen family, has gradually recovered from his emotions in the past few days after being ecstatic for the first time, and has also become rational and calm in dealing with people. Shen Chong came here to receive a group of villagers, which also made these people feel quite flattered.

Just one day before the 1st day of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Chen Weizhou of Liang was busy meeting old people returning from all sides and determining the final attendance list and order of the ceremony. He was busy until late at night to rest for a while. However, there was no time to take a nap, because the ceremony officially began after the midnight period, and Emperor Liang even needed to go to the Tai Chi Palace, the official at the time of Yin period, at the request of all officials.

But even without sufficient rest, Emperor Liang was still full of energy. It has to be said that power is the best stimulation for people. Even though Shen Zhezi had already imagined today's scene many times in the past few years, he still could not be completely calm when things came to an end. This shows how tempting the emperor's throne was so great.

After completing the final draft of the edict and handed over to Taicheng by the Ministry of Rites, Shen Zhezi finally had a moment of leisure. He walked out of the room slowly and stood in the corridor and looked around. He saw that there were lights everywhere in the mansion, and even the deep night was blocked by the festive atmosphere here.

Although the lights in the mansion are brightly lit, the atmosphere is very quiet near the Liang Emperor's residence. The house is surrounded by heavy troops from the victorious army, so the idle people will not be allowed to approach and disturb the tranquility of His Majesty. As for other important families, they are all busy with their own affairs and it is difficult to get out of here at this moment.

Seeing His Majesty the Emperor step into the courtyard, Chen Jiakuo, the commander of the Shengwu Army who was responsible for guarding this place, stepped forward and bowed his head and waited for a while. His Majesty the Emperor raised his hand to shut him up and walked slowly in the courtyard for a while. The night wind was cold and cold, enough to clear the spirit.

But when he reached the shadows, Shen Zhezi heard a faint sob from behind the corridor. He paused and listened for a moment. After confirming that it was not an illusion, he shouted, "Who is there?"

"ah……"

A short scream came from the shadow, and then a figure rushed out from behind the corridor column. When the person walked forward a few steps, his face was exposed to the light range. It turned out to be the old servant Liu Chang at home.

"Ah, Ah Lang... no, no, Your Majesty... Saint!"

Liu Chang walked out of the shadows, feeling a bit guilty and incoherent, and he crossed his hands and wanted to worship him.

"Come on, I'm so annoying. If you talk about the rituals and practices in a rough way, you can become a humble gentleman? Whatever you do in the past and what will happen in the future, who will blame you for these things?"

Liu Changnai is an old man from the family and has been with him for more than 20 years. Naturally, Shen Zhezi would not be too polite to him. He stepped forward and raised his leg and kicked Liu Chang. He turned and said curiously: "Why are you still not resting now? You can't nourish your energy. If you make any mistakes when moving into the garden tomorrow, be careful to make you look good!"

But as soon as Shen Zhezi finished speaking, Liu Chang suddenly trembled, his old face wrinkled, and tears flowed. He crawled and hugged his husband's ankle and cried, "Old servant is guilty of death, death penalty! Alang is about to become the supreme saint, and the family is so happy that the old servant should not be sad and moan... But please do not blame him. His parents have a body of bones and blood. Although it is difficult to use aging, it is also a thought to keep it in mind... I don't want to see blood when I am old, and I will cut off my body... Old, I will never dare to disobey the destiny of the saint, but please ask Alang to be kind and let me cry and comfort my parents' souls in the middle of the night. It will be natural and natural... Alas, I finally have one or two bones and blood. Loyalty and filial piety cannot be achieved at the same time. I..."

Hearing Liu Chang's crying and complaining, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel a little confused and frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"

At this time, several patrol soldiers heard the news. Liu Chang covered his mouth and suppressed his sad voice: "The old servant is with Alang for a long time, so how can he say goodbye in the middle? Alang will be the saint of the emperor in the forbidden area. Naturally, the old servant will also follow him as the official, and from then on, it will not be Angzang..."

Hearing this, Shen Zhezi finally understood where the grief of this old family came from. He couldn't help but feel amused and laughed and scolded, "You are not using it for ordinary people. Why are you old and not young, but you still have vulgar knowledge? You really let down your parents' name! You are troubled by your age, and you may not go there. What does it have to do with the word "Ang Zang"?"

Liu Chang just lowered his head and wiped his tears and said, "This pain is not something that Alang suffers. An old thing has been with him for decades, and once he has been sad, what does this have to do with Angzang or Angzang? I, I am..."

When Shen Zhezi heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Old man is brave and dares to ridicule me? Do you believe it or not, I will let someone kill you immediately?"

After hearing this, Liu Chang suddenly fell silent, clamped his crotch tightly, and his old face seemed to cry and laugh, which was extremely awkward.

After all, it was the old man in the mansion who had been listening to it for many years. Seeing that Liu Chang was so entangled, Shen Zhezi finally said to him: "If you only worry about this, there is no need. After that, you will move your house into the garden. It will be bigger and more rigorous, and the rest will be like the old year. Your old thing will be hung on you for the time being. When will it anger me, you will be really cut off and sent to the palace as a chore! "

"This, so, really doesn't need to be cut? The old servant can still be intact and serve Ah Lang?"

When Liu Chang heard this, he was still half-believing and half-doubted, but his red eyes shone with hope again.

"You can't even tell both the loyalty and filial piety. If you still have to force you, I'm afraid that your parents will blame me in the undead spring. Get out and go to bed early. The officials in the garden will come here tomorrow morning to sort it out, and you will have to deal with it."

Shen Zhezi kicked Liu Chang again and said with disgust. The old guy is already incompetent at this age, but he didn't expect that his obsession was still strong.

In fact, there was also discussion about the issue of the eunuch in Xingtai before. No matter what happened in the past and later years, just what Shen Zhezi saw in Jiangdong and went out of the Forbidden Garden in the old year. In fact, there were not many eunuch eunuchs in the garden, and there were only three or four hundred people in the entire Forbidden Garden.

Of course, there are also reasons why the Jiangdong court was originally simple and the imperial power was sloppy for a long time. However, even according to the formal Chinese and Korean standards, the number of eunuchs used in the forbidden garden was more than 500 or 600.

In the forbidden garden, the main thing that really needs to use eunuchs is the emperor and empress's bedroom and concubines. As for some official positions such as the palace and the prison, Da Changqiu and other inner court positions, they are often held by normal people.

Of course, this is also because the eunuchs in the Later Han Dynasty were in great trouble. When the Three Kingdoms period was again in dispute, the world often forced the ministers to take charge of state affairs, and the imperial power itself was in danger, and the eunuchs would not allow the eunuchs to emerge.

As for later generations, such as the large group of eunuchs in the inner court in the Ming Dynasty, it was so large that it formed the twelve prisons of the inner court, in this world, there was no need or possibility. The soundness of eunuch system in the Ming Dynasty was not so much a requirement for daily behaviors in the palace, but rather a means used by the emperor to check and balance the outer court.

In fact, from ancient times to the present, as kings, they have always used the means of close friends to check and balance foreign ministers. Even a complete set of imperial power systems is the evolution process of a family. The prime minister, the head of the foreign court officials, originally had this position as the prime minister of the king's family, and as for the nine ministers, they were even more of the evolution of the retainer, Taichang was in charge of the family sacrifice, Guanglu was in charge of the gate control, etc.

However, as this family became larger and larger, the number of retainers rose accordingly, so they gradually had the ability to limit the head of the family, so a new round of reform came. For example, the Shangshu, a senior official of the court, was only a close minister of the six inner court officials. In order to restrain the foreign ministers, the emperor gave these close ministers more and more power, and gradually became the court's regular rules and regulations.

At present, Xinliang has been created, and the throne ceremony has not been officially completed, and the imperial court's seal and system have not been built yet. However, even if the seal and system are fully established, with Shen Zhezi's power and prestige in this world, he naturally does not have to control the external court with the needs of the inner court.

If we only consider the manpower needed to be used in the forbidden garden every day, Shen Zhezi did not have a huge harem, but only a wife and two concubines, and his children were mostly young and tender, and there was no need to maintain a large-scale inner court.

Because it was the time to raise this question, it was recommended that the general election of criminal households, and the middle-aged and vicious prisoners of war enrich the Yeting Court, and the Emperor's Majesty temporarily put aside the discussion. At present, the use of the palace ban is enough, and the remaining ones in Jiankangyuan City are enough. Of course, as the children gradually grow, the affairs of the forbidden garden are gradually increasing, and it is necessary to add the eunuch Zhongjuan, but this can be added in sequence, and there is no need to force it to be done in one step.
Chapter completed!