"Ten jars of Yuan Yujiang, haha, what Yuan Yujiang is, isn't it just sour mare's milk, but it's a common drink among Mongolians." Zhu Hengjia smiled slightly. He often drank this stuff before he traveled through time, so it's not unusual.
"A piece of top-quality sable skin. Well, this thing is very rare in the eyes of others, but it is just that in my eyes. After conquering Siberia, Den'er brought me a hundred pieces of top-quality mink skin, and there is no shortage of these.
"Toys".
"Well, Chollima?"
When the old emperor saw three words clearly written on Chen Bangyan's gift list: "Qianlima", he couldn't help but feel excited.
He loved horses the most. He remembered that there was once a magical horse called Lightning that traveled thousands of miles. Riding Lightning on the battlefield, it was so fun! Later, Lightning died of old age and he could no longer find passion when riding other horses, as if there was little in his life.
I can’t tell what is going on, whether it’s the passing youth or the memories of the turbulent years.
"Is there really a horse in this world that can run as fast as lightning?"
Zhu Heng was stunned for a while, and then suddenly shouted: "Go to the horse racing field, I want to see this thousand-mile horse!"
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Zhao Chengde, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor, was in a good mood these days and made a fortune: fifty thousand taels of silver.
Originally, the Royal Horse Supervisor held a high position among the twelve supervisors in the inner court. He was in charge of the royal stables, the horses of the four camps, the elephant house and other matters. He even had to manage the pastures and the imperial village, run the imperial shop, and handle the finances with the household department.
"Internal Steward". And the eunuch who holds the seal of the Royal Horse Supervisor is even more powerful. There are supervisors, chiefs, bookkeepers, writing and other subordinate officials. They respond to a hundred calls and are majestic.
Rumors in the official circles: The Secretary of Ceremonies approves cabinet votes on behalf of the emperor, and handles confidential matters with the cabinet, and is actually the "inner prime minister"; the Royal Horse Supervisor shares the military handle with the Ministry of War and the Governor, and is actually the "Privy Council" of the inner court.
But those are all old almanacs!
Zhao Chengde was unlucky to meet a master who liked reform and was very suspicious.
Emperor Guangwu first changed the guard system to the camp system; then he felt that the Royal Horse Supervisor was running the imperial store and handling finances with the household department, which was suspected of competing with the people for profit, so he closed the imperial store and canceled his role in handling finances with the household department.
Quan. Of course, it’s not that the old emperor didn’t love money, it was just that he did it more covertly. Through war, the royal family obtained a large amount of unowned land, the number of imperial houses increased greatly, and they also gained huge wealth by investing in Daming Bank.
A government office with a bad reputation will be shut down even if it is shut down.
What's even more ruthless is that the old emperor felt that the Yuma Supervisor, who was in charge of both the Yushang Soldier Talisman and the Tengxiang Four Battalions, had too much power. In order to prevent Liu Jin from appearing again in the Ming Dynasty, powerful officials like Wei Zhongxian were no longer allowed to control the Tengxiang Four Battalions. The army was the lifeblood of the old emperor. He would not trust it if it were left to the eunuchs, nor would he trust it to the generals. After thinking about it, he let them check each other. Let the Royal Horse Supervisor be in charge of the military talisman. Without the military talisman, the troops cannot be mobilized; and he changed the army to twenty
The Sixth Guard is the thirty-sixth battalion of the Forbidden Army, and the Forbidden Army Dudufu is set up to manage the Forbidden Army. The Forbidden Army Dudufu is responsible for the daily management of the Forbidden Army, but it does not have military symbols and cannot mobilize troops; the Royal Horse Supervisor is in charge of military symbols, but has no authority to manage the Forbidden Army.
Even so, the old emperor was still worried, so he set up supervisory eunuchs and advising eunuchs in the Royal Horse Guards to share the power of the eunuchs in charge of sealing. In the Imperial Army Governor's Mansion, he set up one left and one right governor (the first grade), and the governors were both informed (the first grade).
The two of them, the governor Qianshi (the second rank), restrained each other.
In addition to the imperial army, he also established two thousand palace guards composed of veterans of hundreds of battles, including one chief guard (third rank) and two deputy chief guards (third rank).
After doing this, Emperor Guangwu can sleep peacefully.
The emperor slept soundly, but Zhao Chengde's power was reduced. Today's Royal Horse Supervisor is only responsible for the royal stables, military talismans, grassland and imperial village affairs. Although it is still an important department among the Twelve Supervisors, it is not the same as in the past.<
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If the power is small, there will be fewer people who respect him. Therefore, receiving fifty thousand taels of silver is really a big fortune.
What's even more gratifying is that the person who gave the gift was a high-ranking member of the imperial court, the Governor of Mongolia (with the title of Shangshu) Chen Bangyan. General governors and high-ranking officials like Fu all revolved around the powerful people in the inner court like Ma Huanxi and He Liang.
, and Governor Chen actually gave him money, which made him feel flattered.
Moreover, Governor Chen only asked him to do a small favor: to introduce his son Chen Gongyin to the emperor when the emperor came to see Chollima. This was just a piece of cake for Zhao Chengde. With Chollima arriving in a new environment for the first time, he needed to
In the name of taking care of people who are familiar with the nature of horses, Chen Gongyin was left behind.
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The emperor wants to ride a thousand-mile horse, which is a big deal!
Zhao Chengde hurriedly ordered people to clean the royal stable. This royal stable is naturally different from ordinary horse stables. Each horse has a single room. It is not only dry, ventilated and well-lit, but also equipped with feeding troughs, hay racks and water troughs. The handymen are here
Busy back and forth, the royal stable was soon given a new look.
The old emperor took Concubine Huang to the racecourse next to the royal stables and ordered: "Bring me the thousand-mile horse."
Zhao Chengde winked at the supervisor, and the official understood. In a moment, a handsome middle-aged scribe came over holding a sacred horse.
Huh? This man has a beard and is not from the palace. Zhu Hengjia was suspicious and asked Zhao Chengde: "Who is this?"
"Your Majesty, this is the horse trainer sent by the Governor of Mongolia, Chen Bangyan. Since the horse has just arrived in Nanjing, the old slave is afraid that the acclimatization will not suit him, so I specially asked this person to take care of him for a while."
"Well, you are thoughtful. Horses are the most delicate and cannot be careless."
Zhu Hengjia nodded and showed off the horse fortune teller in front of Concubine Huang: "My beloved, horse fortune tellers mainly look at five aspects: first look at appearance, the head should be square and round, the neck should be slender, the back should be broad and flat, and the most important thing is the limbs.
As the saying goes, "Good horses grow on their legs." Big shoulders, thick at the top and thin at the bottom are the best. Secondly, look at the appearance, the limb posture and hoof shape should be correct. Then look at the coat color. Horses are divided into solid colors and variegated colors. Generally, military horses are
Horses with dark, white, patterned and spotted hair are not allowed to join the army. It also depends on the age. Horses between four and fifteen years old have the best physical strength. It also depends on the character. This horse has four characters, namely fierce, strong, and strong.
Medium and low strength, the more fierce the better!"
Huang Guifei looked at this magical horse with snow-white coat, round head and thin neck, wide back and long legs, and asked strangely: "You just said that military horses generally do not choose white, but I remember that you had a mount "Lightning" before, so
It is a white horse; now this divine horse is also a white horse. Doesn’t it go against the art of horsemanship?”
"Haha, my beloved, I don't know. Military horses generally don't choose white. They refer to ordinary white horses. And my "Lightning" has this horse. It's all white, without a single hair. It has a round head, a thin neck, and a wide back.
Flat, wide at the top and thin at the bottom, big shoulders. What a good horse! It can travel thousands of miles a day, so it’s not a lie!"
After showing off his profound knowledge in front of his beloved woman, Zhu Hengjia was very proud, stepped on the stirrups, and got on his horse. Although he was already seventy, he was an emperor who had spent his whole life on horseback, and riding a horse was not a trivial matter. p>
"咴聿聿!"
The white horse roared and got angry, shaking its head and body, trying to throw Zhu Hengjia off.
No, this horse is actually very fierce, and his temper is even more fierce than that of "Lightning" back then. I'm so careless! I should feed it a handful of beans first, and exchange feelings with it before riding it!
The old emperor secretly regretted it. He clamped the horse's belly tightly and tightened the reins, trying to stabilize his body and prevent him from falling.
In the critical moment, I suddenly saw the horse trainer running towards me, "Your Majesty, don't be alarmed, I'm here to protect you!"
He blew a long whistle, and strangely, as soon as the white horse heard the whistle, its mood immediately stabilized and stopped struggling violently. The man came to the horse's head again, whispered in a low voice, and persuaded the horse to be obedient. The horse seemed to be able to listen.
Understanding people's words, he no longer resisted and snorted instead of kissing her.
The old emperor was overjoyed, gently stroked the horse's neck for a while, and then drove the horse away. It was so fast! It ran ten times in a row without even touching the ground.
"Call!"
He reined in the divine horse, turned over and dismounted, and called the horse trainer: "What is your name? I will reward you heavily!"