[Ming] the son of the eunuch

No one can know what Zhu Di, King of Yan in Funing Palace, said to Mrs. Xu.But when he walked out of the harem, King Yan suddenly called Ji Gang forward and ordered him to send a few more people to the capital to protect the three little princes.

In the days that followed, Monk Daoyan, the abbot of Qingshou Temple, began to frequently enter and leave the palace.Because the first emperor had just passed away, everyone outside subconsciously thought that King Yan always summoned monk Daoyan to chant scriptures and pray for the first emperor.

King Yan and Dao Yan spent more and more time discussing in secret together, gradually Chen Lin also had more time for himself.But now, in his spare time, Chen Lin no longer dared to stay alone, but went directly to the guard barracks of King Yan's Mansion.

The first emperor stipulated that the prince should not be close to the people, nor would he crack the soil.Therefore, during wartime and special circumstances, the prince can control all the military power of the territorial army, but once there is no war, the local army will no longer be under his control.Therefore, although Yandi has [-] elite soldiers, it does not really belong to him.In times of crisis, the guards of the palace are the only ones who truly belong to King Yan, and the only ones who will not betray him.

When King Yan first arrived in Yanjing, he had 770 personal guards around him.The imperial court assigned the guards to each prince according to their status and the domain they belonged to, ranging from 3000 to 9000 per person.But because of the special nature of Yan and the fact that King Yan has been fighting all the year round, in order to protect him gradually, the number of his guards has grown from 5000 to more than 3.

This number is now second only to King Ning Zhu Quan who is located in Daning further north. King Ning has the largest number of guards among the kings because his territory is close to the ferocious Mongolian land that has not been peaceful all year round.Now the palace guards under him have reached [-] people, and he is directly in charge of the three guards of Duoyan, Taining and Fuyu.

Yanjing is not Daning, and King Yan is not the young King Ning who only knows how to fight.King Yan has won many battles over the years, and his prestige in the court and the army and among the people is too high.Therefore, the imperial court is bound to take some action, and before the imperial court takes any action, the guards of the Yan Palace must be fully prepared.

Although King Yan has not said anything now, he understands that the future of King Yan is the future of the [-] palace guards, so at this time, Ji Gang has slowly started to prepare secretly.

Among all the guards and guards in Prince Yan's Mansion, the thirty personal guards around the prince are the most important and important.

In fact, Ji Gang didn't know why His Royal Highness King Yan took Chen Lin by his side, but now that things had become like this, he could only accept and work hard to reform Chen Lin.

At first, he was still thinking about how to persuade the former Lord of Jinyiwei Baihu to step up his training.But now seeing that he hadn't opened his mouth yet, Chen Lin took the initiative to come over.He was naturally happy and relaxed, and immediately stepped forward to pick up Chen Lin in person.

"The guards of the palace think that His Highness is proud of his loyalty, but as His personal bodyguard, I think it is a great honor to die for His Highness. At this time, you still don't understand what this sentence means, but in the future You will understand on the battlefield. At that time, on the battlefield, you will be the eyes of His Highness, His right hand and right arm. When the enemy comes, you don’t have to be the first to rush in front, but you must stand in front of His Highness. Kill for His Highness , It is your most important responsibility to block the sword for His Highness. You must not let His Highness get hurt in the slightest, you must die for His Highness, only in this way can you become a qualified bodyguard of the palace!"

This is what Ji Gang said when Chen Lin agreed to accept Ji Gang's training.Of course, at that time, there were still many royal guards by his side.

At that time, after Ji Gang finished speaking, everyone shouted that they must die for His Highness.Feeling a little cold in his heart, Chen Lin could only move his mouth subconsciously because his head was dizzy.

And since Chen Lin nodded, he has truly fallen into a hellish purgatory.From that day on, Chen Lin began to learn some things that he had never really touched in his life.

"Chen Lin, when killing people, you must keep your hands steady, and you must not panic in your heart."

"Remember that the neck is the most vulnerable part. Chen Lin, your strength is relatively weak, and your martial arts are not very high. So remember, if you want to kill, you can only win by being fast and ruthless!"

"The eunuchs close to His Highness are all responsible for testing poisons for His Highness, but if His Highness is outside or when there is no one around, you must take the initiative to take on this responsibility. You must not let His Highness use anything that has not been tested!"

"Sometimes, if you feel that something is wrong, you have to act immediately. As His Highness's most personal guards, you have the right to enter and leave the palace at any time, and His Highness also grants you the right to kill first and act later. So if you feel that His Highness is in danger, you You can start immediately without any hesitation. Even if you make a mistake in the end, there will be me and His Highness behind."

Chen Lin lived tremblingly and in a trance in Yanwang's mansion, learning something that made his hair stand on end every day.He tried his best to obey Ji Gang's words every day, and intensified his body training again and again, gradually Chen Lin became a little numb.

The human body is sometimes very strange. If you don't force it, you may never know where its limit is.

In Jinyiwei before, Chen Lin was out of breath after running around the barracks for a while.It was also there, when he practiced with others every day, when he suddenly found a small bump on his arm, Chen Lin would be secretly happy for a long time.

And here, for a short time.Under Ji Gang's supervision, Chen Lin quickly surpassed the previous few months.It was here that Chen Lin knew that sometimes he could kill with his bare hands.It was here that Chen Lin knew that all the inconspicuous things could be used as murder weapons, killing people easily.It was here that Chen Lin understood that the so-called personal guards of the royal residence not only learned how to protect but also how to attack.

As time passed, Chen Lin gritted his teeth and completed the training tasks given to him by Ji Gang every day, challenging his physical and psychological limits every day.However, as his body became stronger day by day, Chen Lin gradually became more and more silent.

Just when Chen Lin was studying and training day after day in Yanjing, and gradually became a guard of the palace that even he was unfamiliar with.Chen Shui, who was in Yingtian in Kyoto, finally got his wish and became the No. 1 servant around today.

Six days after the late emperor's death, the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen held a grand enthronement ceremony and became the latest ruler of the entire Ming Dynasty.

As the new emperor, the first thing Zhu Yunqi did after he ascended the throne was to accept his cronies as important positions.

He appointed Huang Zicheng, his attendant, as Minister of Taichang Temple and a Bachelor of Hanlin, and promoted Qi Tai, the original left servant of the Ministry of War, to Minister of the Ministry of War.One of them was the No. 17 Jinshi in Hongwu in 18 years, and the other was the No. [-] Jinshi in Hongwu in [-] years, which was as famous as the other party. So later, Zhu Yunqi simply ordered them to participate in state affairs together.

Fang Xiaoru, a professor of Confucianism in Hanzhong, is a scribe he has always admired, so at the beginning of his enthronement.Zhu Yunqi directly recruited him to serve as a lecturer in the Imperial Academy, and discussed with him all major national affairs.

The first emperor was a martial artist all his life and won the world by force, so the status of military officials in the court has always been higher than that of civilian officials.The law of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulates that civil servants are not allowed to be named marquises.Most of the military officials in the court were of the first rank, but the top six ministers of the civil servants at that time were only the second rank. This is enough to show the status of the civil servants in the court during the late emperor.

But all of this finally changed after Zhu Yunqi became emperor and got close to civil officials again and again.

And because of the influence of his close ministers, the new emperor changed the law of the Ming Dynasty within one month of his ascension to the throne.He first promoted the original six ministers of the second rank to the first rank, aligning the status of civil servants and military officials in the court for the first time.He also corrected some of the laws of the Ming Dynasty that had heavier sentences, and canceled some appalling tortures.

Afterwards, in the praise of the courtiers and the people, the new emperor issued an edict to the whole country to implement leniency and rehabilitate unjust prisons.Seeing that the autumn is approaching, the imperial court has launched an imperial examination again, allowing courtiers to recommend scholars with excellent literature skills and confer official positions.

The 21-year-old young emperor, with the help of literati around him.He implemented his reforms step by step in an orderly manner, changing and shaping the Ming Dynasty in his hands bit by bit.

And because of his series of reforms, those literati and officials who were frightened by the late emperor's frequent killings and court staff.Finally, I was no longer afraid, and finally gradually got up the courage to start admonishing one by one, and displaying my ambitions one by one.

Chen Shui didn't understand and didn't want to know too much about the affairs of the court.It was no surprise that with the ascension of the new emperor, some people who were originally attached to his adoptive father, the Chief Eunuch Chen Fu, began to get closer to him.

And not long after, the new emperor gave an order.Chen Shui completely replaced his adoptive father and became the leader of all the eunuchs in the entire harem.

Because he had already prepared for this, after being replaced, Chen Fu began to calmly learn to live at home at home.

And just as Chen Shui changed into the bright red eunuch chief's uniform, walked home, and knelt down in front of him.Chen Fu, who was sitting in the main courtyard basking in the sun, finally revealed the whereabouts of Chen Lin.

"At that time, I also wanted to have the best of both worlds, so I let your brother go to King Yan's side. He was pampered by your uncle since he was a child, and it was my fault to let him go to Yanjing alone, and let him be scared on the road."

Chen Fu, who was talking, slowly took out a white jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Chen Shui.

He reached out to take it, and stroked the word "Lin" on it little by little.They sent someone to search for Chen Lin privately for a long time, but there was no news of Chen Shui.Slowly opened his eyes wide, slowly revealing a trace of ecstatic expression.

Looking at his expression, he was silent for a while, and Chen Fu whispered earnestly for a while, "For more than a month, I have watched every move of the emperor. Now the people in the court are full of applause, the old master really didn't I misunderstood the person, the grandson of the emperor can really take on the big responsibility. In this case, Lin'er doesn't have to stay with the king of Yan. I am the only child of the Chen family who can carry on the family, and I absolutely can't stay with him. suffer."

Listening to his father's words, Chen Shui's hands touching Yupei trembled.Then he raised his head and smiled, and immediately said: "Father, don't worry, the boy will definitely bring my brother back as soon as possible."

"Yeah!" Nodding in satisfaction, he leaned on the rocking chair and shook his body up and down, lowering his head and thinking a little bit.After a while, Chen Fu said again: "You go to a Jinyiwei captain named Pan An, and he will tell you about Lin'er's recent situation. Then think about how to let him go home safely."