Chapter Five Hundred and Thirteen The Purchasing Eunuch Arrives
However, it was said that the minister's request to send an imperial envoy to supervise the grain supply aroused Emperor Chenghua's other greedy thoughts. Southeast was known as the most prosperous and magnificent, but as an emperor, he seemed to have never directly benefited from anything.
Therefore, when he sent an imperial envoy to the south of the Yangtze River to supervise the grain supply, Emperor Chenghua also appointed a close eunuch, Wang Jing, to rush to the south of the Yangtze River under the pretext of purchasing medicines and books.
Wang Jing was ordered to go to the south of the Yangtze River to purchase eunuchs. After completing his inspection in Nanjing, Wang Jing set out for Suzhou. He sat on the bow of the boat, sipping a pot of tea in his hand and feeling the cool breeze coming from the river. He felt very comfortable.
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People are in high spirits when happy events happen, so they go to Jiangnan to purchase this lucrative job. I don’t know how many internal guards broke up the robbery, but it finally fell on Wang Jing. From this, it can be seen that Wang Jing is also "Jian is in the heart of the emperor".
If you do it well, not only will you be able to make a lot of money by the way, but you will also be able to please the emperor, and the holy family will definitely reach a higher level from now on.
As introduced before, the powerful eunuchs around Emperor Chenghua today can be roughly divided into three categories. The first is the political type, such as the eunuch Huai En, the eunuch holding the seal of ceremony, and the eunuch Qin Chang, the eunuch holding the pen; the second is the spy type, the most famous of which is Wang Zhi.
, and the previous Shang Ming;
The third type of eunuch was the eunuch who helped the emperor eat, drink, have fun and collect gold and silver treasures. The most successful one was the eunuch Liang Fang.
The more famous ones are Qian Neng, the eunuch who guarded Yunnan, Wei Juan, the eunuch who guarded Guangdong, and others. They relied on plundering local treasures to pay tribute to the emperor, and thus became very favored.
Although these eunuchs caused a lot of resentment among the local people, and everyone from the vassal princes to the government officials hated them, but because the emperor deliberately protected them, these people were always safe and sound.
What Wang Jing and Wang Gonggong want to follow is the path of Qian Neng and Wei Juan. The southeast is richest in the world. There is so much to plunder. If Wang Jinggong makes the emperor happy this time, he will be promoted to a key eunuch of the Yamen.
Disaster.
I heard that the eunuch in charge of the internal affairs department was going to be vacant... If it weren't for the old man Wynn controlling the position of the eunuch, Wang Jing would have even dared to consider the position of the eunuch.
There was a follower next to him, explaining to the prince the customs of the land and customs: "In the south of the Yangtze River, summer is earlier than in the north. From April to April, it is the yellow mold solar term, and from May to June, it is the hot summer. But it is already August now.
The weather is much cooler. It’s just the right time for the prince to come.”
Although Eunuch Wang Jing was listening, his mind was wandering and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he suddenly said: "In the past, Senior Qin Lipeng was in the southeast. Whenever he went to the capital, his belongings were often packed on dozens of ships.
It's so spectacular. I suddenly thought of it and was quite yearning for it."
The prince is so straightforward... The attendants on the left and right greeted him: "The prince is going to the south of the Yangtze River this time. When he returns to Beijing, he will surely be as generous as Tan Lipeng!"
Wang Jing brought a large number of these entourages. For example, the imperial envoy team at Yingwu was two or three times larger. Most of the personnel were pulled from the capital. There were scoundrels and down-and-out scholars, forming a messy purchasing team.
One of them, who had studied for several years, tried to act a bit different and said with a smile: "What you are saying is not very auspicious. I heard that Tan Lipeng sold private salt in order to make money. However, he was eager to establish his authority.
Wang Zhi of Xichang caught him right away.
Later, countless family properties were confiscated and confiscated into the palace, and he himself was almost executed by Wang Zhi. Fortunately, the emperor was kind and spared his life. It is not necessarily a good thing for a prince to give in more than he wants."
These words were heard by Wang Jing and his father-in-law. No matter how hard they sounded, they did not sit well with them. When he was in a state of great success, why would he like to hear such depressing words? So he said in a subtle way: "You are right, but Suzhou
You don’t have to go to the mansion, please go back!”
Before the half-hearted literati could react, Eunuch Wang raised his hand and ordered the people around him: "Come here, take him off the boat!"
At this time, the ship was still sailing on the river. The so-called "sending him off the ship" probably meant being thrown into the water from the ship. This was really the case. With a pop, someone trying to express his personality was seen flopping on the river.
Know if you can make it to shore alive.
After the other followers were shocked, they began to flatter even more fiercely...
Speechless all the way, Wang Gonggong and his entourage turned into the canal at Jingkou, then passed through Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and finally arrived at Suzhou Prefecture.
Suzhou Mansion is the core of the Jiangnan region, not the capital of the capital. Anyone who is sent to Jiangnan to work will always use Suzhou Mansion as their main residence.
There were noisy gongs and drums, and firecrackers blasting on the shore, making it very lively. Prefecture and county officials came out in full force, headed by the prefect Li Tingmei, and stood waiting on the shore.
Although the scene was grand, the faces of the masters were not very good-looking. Everyone knew that the procurement of eunuchs would bring harm to the place. It would be difficult for officials like them to be caught in the middle, but they had to come to "welcome".
Eunuch Wang Jing walked out of the cabin, looked up at the scenery on the shore, couldn't help but feel proud, and said to his left and right: "The Yamen here are quite interesting."
Immediately, the followers on the left and right responded with a flood of flattery: "When my father-in-law is so powerful, these local officials must naturally bow their heads!"
Wang Qianhu, the Wang minister who was standing in front of us, was also waiting on the shore. He stepped on the pedal and boarded the boat first. He supported Eunuch Wang Jing diligently and greeted him with a low eyebrow: "We haven't seen you for a few days. My godfather is feeling more energetic.
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Wang Jing laughed, and with the support of Wang Chen, he steadily abandoned the ship and landed ashore.
However, he said that at this time in Wangjiang Tower, the imperial envoy Fang Yingwu was standing at the window on the third floor, looking at the movement of the dock here in the distance, thinking deeply in his heart.
Wang Ying, the commander next to him, was indignant, "That day, Brother Qiu, when you came to Suzhou Mansion as an imperial envoy, the scene of the local government welcoming you at the pier was not so grand! This time, even the arrogant Magistrate Li
Come out, look at how groveling he is!"
Fang Yingwu didn't care about this on the surface, "What's so difficult to understand? Haven't you heard a saying, it's better to offend a gentleman than a villain.
I'm afraid that in the eyes of the local government, I am a gentleman and can be bullied. Even if I are forced to do anything, there is nothing I can do except complain to the court. And Wang Jing is a villain, and there is no bottom line for villains to be despicable and shameless.
, so you need to handle it carefully.”
Another follower, Fang Yingshi, was silent for a while, then suddenly uttered one word: "Bitch!"
Fang Yingwu laughed and said: "If you are not mean, you are not human. As the saying goes, you don't repay before the time comes. There are so many people who think they are smart, and they will suffer sometimes!"
Wang Ying suddenly realized something, "After they have suffered, no one else in the place can make the decision. Who can resist the eunuch who is ordered to do so? Others will naturally come to you crying and shouting. After all, you are also subject to the edict."
Imperial envoy."
Fang Yingwu said enigmatically: "Things are not that simple... I still have to wait for further news from the court." (To be continued...)
ps: My baby kept having diarrhea yesterday, which was really annoying... I can only make up for the update today, guaranteed to be three updates! The transition is almost over, and the excitement is yet to come!