Such a big thing happened in Xizhimen, and the high-ranking people were immediately alarmed.
The first big-shot figures who arrived at the scene were the young eunuch in the clerk's room of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Admiral Zhengyang and other nine gates Yongding and Sun Yong, the fourth gate of the Seven Gates Imperial City.
The length of this official title is comparable to that of an ordinary protagonist. It can be referred to as the twenty-door admiral. Except for the four inner gates of the palace guarded by imperial horse guards, all city gates are under the supervision of eunuch Sun.
The body of Eunuch Liu, the gatekeeper of Xizhimen, was picked up and placed in front of the watch shop inside the city gate.
Although Eunuch Liu had expired at this time, his eyes were still wide open. This was his last stubbornness.
Eunuch Sun frowned and looked at Eunuch Liu's body.
Next to Eunuch Sun was Commander Pang, who was really trembling with fear, as if he were walking on thin ice in an abyss.
Now he has finally experienced for himself the dangers of officialdom, and better understands the helplessness of small people among them.
Not to mention anything else, the eunuch Sun, the twenty-sect admiral in front of him, could turn a fourth-grade military attache into a soldier and send him to the border town in a fit of anger.
Yes, Mr. Pang seems to be a small person, but in fact he is a commanding officer. He is a real fourth-level official, but he is completely worthless in the capital.
There are always big and small commanders in the Beijing camp. The junior commanders are always filled by senior officials at the command level. Commander Pang belongs to the junior commanders.
Originally, General Pang was guarding Xizhimen, away from the hustle and bustle of politics. Although his life was dull and boring, there was no danger or danger.
Ever since I received a man who was sent to Xizhimen for military confinement, my life has been difficult to describe.
After a while, Eunuch Sun said: "He seems to be unwilling to rest in peace."
Seeing that Eunuch Sun did not find a coroner to inspect Liu Mengguan's body, Mr. Pang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Grandpa Lin said that as long as Eunuch Sun doesn't ask me to do a detailed inspection, it means it will be easier to handle.
While thinking about it, he replied: "Eunuch Liu was sentimental about the world, full of depression and indignation. Although he died as a martyr, he still had no eyes for the world."
Eunuch Sun said coldly: "You actually know his thoughts so clearly before his death?"
Mr. Pang immediately took out two pieces of paper and presented them, saying: "Before Eunuch Liu fell into the city and committed suicide, he specially left a suicide note and gave it to me for safekeeping."
Eunuch Sun did not accept the death letter and asked again: "What kind of person is Mr. Liu usually?"
Mr. Pang replied: "Eunuch Liu was a bit cynical during his lifetime, a bit like the kind of scholar who was unrecognized for his talents and full of complaints.
They even had the same habit of drinking and singing wildly. Every time they received some money, they would use it to drink flower wine. All the disciples knew this.
I heard that Eunuch Liu studied in the inner library of the palace and was demoted to Xizhimen because he offended others."
"Don't talk about the past! Just talk about now, recently!" Eunuch Sun shouted softly.
Mr. Pang took back his words a little and continued: "Anyway, Eunuch Liu is very dissatisfied with the current situation and has been trying every means to move up and leave Xizhimen.
A few days ago, Mr. Sun, you also saw with your own eyes that in order to seek an opportunity to get closer to Empress Zheng, Eunuch Liu even wanted to give Lin Jiuyuan a hundred killing stick, but instead he received a beating.
Perhaps due to long-term suppression, Eunuch Liu’s temperament is indeed a bit extreme, and he will do whatever it takes to get promoted and return to the palace, no matter the cost."
Probably because he felt that Mr. Pang talked too much nonsense, Eunuch Sun said impatiently: "So he was stimulated and posted another expose?"
"Yes, yes." Mr. Pang quickly continued: "The background information of Lin Jiuyuan being sent to Xizhimen has also been spread here.
Eunuch Liu felt that this was another opportunity to show off his position, so he published a post to criticize the civil servants by name.
I thought that I could use this to muddy the water, share the worries of the Holy One, and then attract the Holy One's attention.
The lower official was ordered to run errands to publish the disclosure post, and the lower official cannot disobey Eunuch Liu's order."
Eunuch Sun pointed at Eunuch Liu's body, "Then he did this?"
Mr. Pang explained: "As I said just now, Eunuch Liu has an extreme personality, does things at any cost, and has a strong gambling habit, so this time he wants to make a big bet.
So he left a suicide note, made a gesture of suicide, and then fell into the city into the moat. There was a chance of life or death.
If he doesn't die, his wealth and honor will completely help the Holy One to get rid of the current troubles. The Holy One will definitely use him in the future.
But it’s a pity that he lost the bet this time and gambled away his life.”
Eunuch Sun then reached out and took Eunuch Liu's suicide note and said, "It sounds very reasonable."
He also ordered: "Buy him a good coffin, and then wait for the imperial decree."
Then Eunuch Sun turned around and left Watchpu. Before leaving, he glanced towards the city gate.
There was an extremely tall and majestic man holding a spear, as if he was guarding the city gate with due diligence.
"You look pretty good!" Eunuch Sun complained silently, mounted his horse and left.
Lin Tailai also saw Eunuch Sun, the twenty-sect admiral, and muttered in his heart, "I have seen through you a long time ago."
The last time he had a "conflict" with the gate officer Liu Eunuch, when Eunuch Sun arrived at the scene, he only punished Boss Pang and left directly.
This has exposed the nature of Eunuch Sun, which is to "seek advantages and avoid disadvantages" and "refined self-interest".
Such people will not look for trouble when there is no gain, and will also acquiesce that the situation will develop in a trend that is beneficial to them.
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Mr. Pang called Lin Tailai aside and whispered, "I have followed your instructions."
Lin Tailai nodded and said calmly: "That's fine."
Mr. Pang asked nervously: "Will Eunuch Liu's suicide reveal any flaws?"
Lin Tailai was a little surprised and said: "He committed suicide. How can there be any flaws?"
At that time, on the top of the city, Eunuch Liu had two choices. The first choice was to be thrown down. It was hard to say where he would be thrown.
The second option is to shout and jump down by yourself. If you jump into the moat, you might still have a chance to survive. If you survive, you will be rich and wealthy.
Eunuch Liu finally chose the second option and took the initiative to jump in to fight for wealth.
So Lin Tailai really didn't lie. Eunuch Liu did commit suicide, but he was really unlucky.
Mr. Pang was still very nervous: "There is also the suicide note. This evidence has been sent to others."
Lin Tailai still said calmly: "The Book of Death was originally written by Eunuch Liu himself, so what's the problem?"
He just asked Eunuch Liu to write some cynical words to express his anger and curse a few civil servants, similar to the words on the post.
Eunuch Liu, who had been hungry for three days, happily took up writing and exchanged two pancakes.
If these few sentences are regarded as a suicide note, then they should be regarded as a suicide note.
Mr. Pang was extremely nervous, "If Mr. Sun doesn't believe me,"
Lin Tailai said angrily: "If Eunuch Sun doesn't believe you, there will probably be factory guards down there looking for you!
And you didn’t want to suffer at the hands of factory guards, so you went to the city to commit suicide!
The conclusion of this case is that you were the one who killed Mr. Liu, and you committed suicide out of fear of the crime!"
Mr. Pang suddenly felt that his legs were weak and he was dying. A dull and boring life turned out to be a kind of happiness.
After Sun Yong, the twenty-door admiral, left Xizhimen, he quickly arrived at Dong'anmen, where the famous Dongchang Yamen is located.
Factory Gong Sun Siam was sitting in the government office, waiting for Sun Yong's return.
Probably due to the fact that they both have the surname Sun, Sun Changgong recognized Sun Yong as his godson a long time ago and sent Sun Yong to study in the inner library.
This is normal in the eunuch profession. For example, the current No. 4 eunuch Chen Ju is the godson of the great eunuch Gao Zhong during the Jiajing period.
After meeting Mr. Sun Chang, Sun Yong relayed everything he heard from Mr. Pang.
After hearing this, Mr. Sun Factory said exactly the same thing as Sun Yong just said: "It sounds very reasonable."
Sun Yong asked: "How to report to the emperor?"
Sun Changgong ordered: "I will report to the emperor truthfully on my own first, and then you will report it carefully. Do you know how to report it carefully?"
Sun Yong replied: "I know."
Of course, there must be a distinction between speaking truthfully and speaking from the heart.
So Sun Changgong entered the palace first to meet Emperor Wanli, and Sun Yong was waiting.
I don’t know how long it took, but Emperor Wanli, who had been very angry recently and was still lying in Yude Palace to rest, asked Sun Yong to meet him again.
When Sun Yong came to the emperor, he found that the emperor had summoned more than a dozen eunuchs, and almost all the eunuchs in the palace were here.
In front of many people, Sun Yong played very carefully:
"After investigation, it was found that Liu, the internal minister guarding Xizhimen, received training from the sages in the inner study hall since he was a child. He has always been loyal and righteous, and has a strong temperament.
Recently, when Liu saw that many foreign ministers were deceiving the world and stealing their reputations and disturbing His Majesty, he became angry and posted an exposé to reprimand and persuade.
I also saw the great scholar Xu Guo disobeying the advice and going for a swim. In anger, he fell into the city and committed suicide. He wanted to die as a warning to the world. It is true that there are very few loyal and courageous people!"
There was an eunuch named Wei Shen in the Bureau of Ceremony, who was a senior eunuch and had already become a young eunuch during the Jiajing period.
After the original factory boss Zhang Jing fell, Wei Shen failed to win over Sun Xian to replace the factory boss, and he was always a little unconvinced.
Hearing the report from Sun Xian's godson Sun Yong, Wei Shen couldn't help but criticize him and said: "How can there be such an upright and loyal minister? We have never heard of it. Could it be that Sun Yong was pretentious?"
Emperor Wanli, who was lying on the soft couch, suddenly spoke and sternly scolded Wei Shen: "What nonsense! Can't there be loyal people among the ministers?"
Wei Shen was stunned, and then he knelt down to apologize, and the others said nothing.
Then Emperor Wanli issued an edict: "He will be buried lavishly by the Gaoliang River outside Xizhimen! And a temple will be built to offer sacrifices. I will personally write the word "loyalty" on the plaque!"
The emperor's golden words, the life of the gatekeeper Liu is finalized!
Sun Yong quickly stepped forward to receive the order, and Emperor Wanli added: "You don't have to do it yourself! You pass the order to the cabinet and let the officials from outside the court handle it. You can supervise it!"
Sun Yong felt very happy. Usually, on important matters that the emperor valued, he would send eunuch Bingbi, the chief of etiquette, to convey the decree and supervise.
I was assigned this kind of errand today. Didn't I enjoy the treatment of a eunuch holding a pen?
There is nothing wrong with the godfather's approach. First let the emperor know that Liu Mengguan is not a pure loyal man, but he is just trying to climb up the ladder by any means, and finally got away with it.
Then let the emperor know that he was very sensible and deliberately molded Liu Menguan into a loyal martyr, so that the emperor could truly recognize him!