Chapter 425 The Eunuch
There are too many things to do, and it’s not time for me. Liangchen is going to do a few things today and then concentrate on his maritime career. As for the troubles in the East Factory, Zhang Cheng asked him to rest assured. What else should he worry about? Besides, those two others are there.
The good minister could only vaguely estimate who those two were, but did not dare to confirm. After all, there were several Dazhe in the Sili Supervisor, and there were also many eunuchs with real power. Liu Jixiang, the eunuch whom he was about to meet, was one of them.
The Imperial Horse Prison is located in the north of the imperial city, and the head of Shandong. According to the booklet given to him by Zhang Cheng, this yamen should be the largest position of the inner court. It not only covers a large area, but also has many royal pastures. Jishuitan Horse Farm is just one of them, and it is relatively small.
In addition to the large local area, there are also many people in the Imperial Horse Supervisor. After all, it is the Ministry of War of the Inner Court. Not only does it take charge of the Four Guards of Tengxiang and the Warriors Camp, but it also admirals the Beijing Camp. It is not an exaggeration to say that this unit is the imperial guards of the Ming Dynasty.
In history, the Imperial Horse Prison has been popular several times, and the big robe that has been released is second only to the Sili Prison. However, in the past few decades, the Imperial Horse Prison has not been famous, and it was not until the fall of the Ming Dynasty that it was unable to regain its grand glory.
However, the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the Imperial Horse Prison is now in decline. However, compared with the Sili Prison and other government offices, it is still a high-ranking second in the inner court.
Moreover, this yamen really lives up to the reputation of the Ministry of War of the Inner Court. Except for the eunuchs in Nanjing who were the "heterodymage" of the Sili Supervisor, the eunuchs in other places were selected by the Imperial Horse Prison. This alone is destined to be extraordinary.
Gao Qiqian, who is still a down-and-out fireman like his second uncle, was valued by Chongzhen in the future because he had gold plated in the Imperial Horse Prison. In Chongzhen's words, he was "knowing the army and making good use of it." The eunuchs in the Imperial Horse Prison were also the ones who died the most in the country in Chongzhen year. Whether outside the pass or inside the pass, whether facing Li Chuang or Jiannu, the performance of these eunuchs was enough to shame those civil officials.
Unlike the other government offices, the Imperial Horse Supervision has three leaders.
The Liu Jixiang, who was going to meet in Liangchen, sounded like the most admiral, but he seemed to be the most powerful among the three leaders. The supervisory eunuch and the eunuch who were in charge of the seal were number one and number two of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.
According to the Inner Court Manual, Liu Jixiang, the admiral, mainly manages the daily life of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and needs to supervise the eunuch when calling troops, and is in charge of the seal and management of personnel, money and grain.
Combined with the fact that there are soldiers in the Imperial Horse Supervisor, the good minister can understand this personnel arrangement. The gun is still close to the palace. If it is controlled by one person, the emperor will be uneasy. Split and check and balance each other are the ways to use people.
Zhang Cheng's private house is in Zhengyang Gate, which is a little far from the Imperial Horse Prison. When Liangchen touched the ground of the Imperial Horse Prison, the sun had already risen high. He touched his head. Time was a lot of money, and time was money. Without four wheels, Eunuch Wei didn't know how much money he would drop to the ground every day.
Outside the prison, after handing Zhang Cheng's famous post and the sign of the inner official supervisor in accordance with the rules, Liangchen waited patiently and waited for a while, but someone came out of it and told him that Eunuch Liu was not in the prison.
"Eunuch Liu is not on duty today?" Liangchen was very disappointed and excitedly came and could not see anyone, which was the most tormenting thing.
"Eunuch Wei doesn't know anything. A new batch of military horses were added to Datong and placed in Nanhaizi. Eunuch Liu was worried and went to implement this matter personally yesterday."
The person who spoke was Ma Deqin, who was the chief of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. Because Liangchen handed over the famous eunuch Bingbi, Ma Deqin was quite polite to him. In addition, the people from the Imperial Horse Supervisor actually had little contact with other yamen in the palace, so I didn't know that the Eunuch Wei in front of me was a "traitor" guy, otherwise he would be unfair.
No matter which dynasty or dynasty, or what government office, the four words "official affairs" are sometimes really not a compliment.
"When will Eunuch Liu come back?" Liangchen was a little anxious, and his tone was naturally a little anxious.
Ma Deqin shook his head: "This is not accurate." Seeing that Liangchen was very anxious, he thought about it and said that there was an Eunuch Song in the prison to go to Nanhaizi. If Liangchen really had something urgent, he might as well go with him.
When Liangchen heard this, he hurriedly thanked Ma Deqin. Ma Deqin asked him to wait for a while and he went to ask if Eunuch Song could take him there.
Of course, Liangchen said yes and waited honestly.
The reason why I was anxious to get Chen Mo was mainly because Liangchen wanted him to take over as an accountant document. Everyone around him was helping with rough helpers, and there were few educated people, so many things couldn't be done. After all, Eunuch Wei is not a person with three heads and six arms and infinite energy. It is always right to have a good man and three helpers.
After a while, Eunuch Song came to the door with a few people talking and laughing. Seeing Wei Liangchen waiting, he smiled and asked if it was Eunuch Wei from the Inner Supervision Office.
Of course Liangchen said yes, and the other party nodded, without saying much, only asked Liangchen if he could ride a horse.
This is really a question for the right person. The good minister is relatively modest. He didn't understand anything, but just said it was okay.
"Go and lead a horse to Eunuch Wei, let's go to Nanhaizi now."
Eunuch Song was also a cheerful person. He asked someone to lead a horse to Liangchen. Seeing Liangchen skillfully mounted the horse, he couldn't help but feel relieved and left the palace first. Liangchen was not inferior and followed closely behind, but he was wise to the point of Eunuch Song and did not dare to surpass the other party.
Nanhaizi is also known as Nanyuan. Because the former path of Yongding River passes through the garden, it forms a large area of lakes and swamps, with lush grass and trees, and beasts and elks gathering. It is a paradise of animals under the feet of the emperor. After the Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he drove away all the residents living in Haizi, expanded the palaces and built 120 miles of walls around it, which was called "Nanhaizi", and expanded the hunting grounds from the pseudo-Yuan period dozens of times. Now, the Imperial Horse Supervisor is responsible for raising horses. There are many horse households in Haizi, all of which are supervised by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the military horses are also the most common horse farms in the Imperial Horse Supervisor.
On the way, the good minister looked at Eunuch Song with admiration because the other party's ability to ride a horse was not inferior to that of himself at all, and even stronger. The eunuchs under him were all capable, and they looked more like soldiers than eunuchs.
Liangchen was a little doubtful about whether these people were from the Warriors' camp. Thinking of Zheng Duo and the others dreaming of having a rank in the Imperial Horse Prison, when they were resting halfway, Liangchen deliberately approached Eunuch Song and went to military affairs to talk to him. As a result, he was right. Eunuch Song was the eunuch in the Warriors' camp. He also went to Nanhaizi to fight against the newly introduced military horses.
Chapter completed!