It cannot be said that the eunuchs of the Jiajing Dynasty had no power. They still had power, but they were not as powerful as civil servants.
Compared with the peak period of eunuch power in the Zhengde Dynasty of the previous emperor, the Jiajing Dynasty has already been considered as the period of decline of eunuch power.
If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Jiajing had such a fucked-up personality, was selfish, mean, suspicious, ungrateful, and a man of evil spirits, and would frequently cause people to lose their heads when enemies invaded from the north or the east, the civil servants of the Jiajing Dynasty would have been very happy. It was rare to meet an emperor whose ministers were more benevolent than eunuchs.
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Therefore, historical commentaries often say that the Jiawan period was the peak period of civil politics and the peak period of the power of the great scholar-officials. It was an era when the powerful chief assistants crushed the six foreign ministries.
Even in the middle and late Wanli period, it was hard to say anything.
No one is clear about this historical trend in the future. In the current eleventh year of Jiajing, Commander Xu still has the impression of the arrogant and domineering eunuchs of the Zhengde Dynasty more than ten years ago in his mind.
But what Qin Dewei was thinking was different. The next peak of eunuch power would be during the Wei Zhongxian period, which would be almost a hundred years later!
As long as you do well in the civil service system, the Jiajing Dynasty will be afraid of a hammer eunuch. Unless it is those who willingly degenerate and become the adopted sons of high-ranking eunuchs, and then become officials!
If I can become famous in more than ten years, be a Hanlin or a censor, etc., have enough reputation as a scholar, and have a solid thigh, even if I meet the only one who is the governor of Dongchang and the head of the ceremony.
Qin Fu, the legendary eunuch who oversees the seals, might also consider getting involved.
Thinking of this, Qin Dewei suddenly discovered why this man's name was so similar to his father and uncle?
The uncle's name is Qin Xiang, and the missing father is said to respect Qin Ji, but the legendary eunuch is named Qin Fu. He looks like three brothers.
Just when Qin Dewei was letting his thoughts fly, Commander Xu, after much consideration, asked again: "Do you need to tell my brother-in-law so that we can discuss it together?"
Commander Xu’s brother-in-law is Mr. Tian, the official of Nanjing Jinyi Guards. He is currently on duty in the inner garrison hall and must be familiar with Eunuch Pan’s situation.
But Qin Dewei disagreed: "It's best not to tell us first. His position is not exactly the same as ours. He may be inclined to Eunuch Pan. We must be clear-headed about this.
If you tell him and he dutifully reports it to Eunuch Pan, and then Eunuch Pan catches the bandits on his own, what else will we have to do?
It’s not that we don’t let Mr. Xu talk about family ties, we can only remind him to avoid problems during the work process and give him some credit."
Qin Dewei finally gave some heartfelt advice: "Mr. Xu, all you have to do is actually guard the city gate. After the next robbery, consciously catch turtles in the urn at the city gate. Before that, just calm down.
As long as the truth about the bandits is exposed, it will be absolutely impossible for Eunuch Pan to continue to serve as a guard. You are not in danger. With his age, what do you have to worry about?
In fact, it's more difficult for me than you. Before the matter is revealed, when Eunuch Pan is still on the defensive, I will have to do something to gain a reputation, and the risk is much greater than yours."
Hearing this, Commander Xu patted his thigh and said, "Fuck it!"
Then he added: "My third son said that you are a person who will not easily take risks. The things you dare to do are definitely not dangerous, so there is nothing I dare not do!"
Qin Dewei pouted, as long as you dare to do big things together to gain wealth, you can say whatever you want.
After Commander Xu made up his mind, he just had to hold the city gate. Before the bandits were caught, Qin Dewei could only rely on himself.
However, he asked Commander Xu to ask for four strong soldiers to accompany him. It would be more secure to have a few strong bodyguards around him.
While Qin Dewei and Commander Xu were planning how to open the big gift package of Eunuch Pan, Yan Fuyin was also thinking about Eunuch Pan.
As the highest administrative official in Nanjing, including the surrounding counties, Yan Fuyin most of the time helped others to settle matters, but this time he wanted to find others to help him to settle matters and save his son.
There are only three giants in Nanjing who are bigger than Fu Yin and can help Fu Yin. They are the Nanjing garrison eunuch, the Nanjing garrison minister, and the Nanjing war minister, counselor, and machine operator.
For the sake of reputation and face, I first excluded the Minister of War, who was also in the civil service system. Otherwise, the matter of his father and son would be spread among the civil service officials, which would be a bit embarrassing.
Then the garrison minister Xu Pengju became corrupt again, so the only choice left was the garrison eunuch.
Yan Song's mobility is still very strong. If he sees the right direction, he will do his best, otherwise he won't kill people easily after a few years.
The western part of Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty was the imperial city area. The garrison hall of the garrison eunuch's office was located outside the Xi'an Gate of the imperial city, a little further south.
Immediately Yanfu Yin posted a message to the inner garrison hall. After receiving the reply, he drove Jian Cong the next day to the inner garrison hall and paid a visit to the garrison eunuch Pan Zhen.
The public visit must be on official business. The western and northern sections of the imperial city wall have been in disrepair for a long time, and repairs need to be discussed.
In addition, the issue of tributes must be discussed. Every autumn, Nanjing will send tributes to the capital as usual, and planning must start several months in advance.
After finishing the official business, Yan Song left in no hurry and started chatting with Eunuch Pan.
Yan Song could still find some common ground with the eunuchs. Ten years ago, when Yan Song was still hanging out in the Hanlin Academy, he taught in the library for a period of time, dealt with and even worked with the eunuchs.
As the name suggests, the Neishu Tang is a school located in the palace, which specializes in teaching reading and culture to young eunuchs. Most of the big eunuchs came from the Nei Shu Tang. How can they compete with civil servants for power without education?
Generally speaking, inner-study halls invite people from the Hanlin Academy to teach, so the teaching level is really not low, and the cultural quality of Yan Song, who was a teacher, is really not bad either.
Pan Zhen is getting older, and old people like this kind of nostalgic chat, "It was a troubled period at that time. The great officials in the palace were demoted to the mortal world one after another, the wise eunuchs were all staring at the vacant seats, and there was no one to manage the inner study hall.
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At that time, more than ten years ago, when the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties alternated, there was a major reshuffle, and even a great purge, of the eunuch forces, and they suddenly fell from the peak of the Zhengde dynasty to the trough.
But there are also a lot of high-level positions left vacant. The educated eunuchs are busy fighting for power and profit. For the time being, no one wants to take care of teaching institutions such as Nei Shutang. There are only a bunch of little carrot eunuchs left.
But a place like Nei Shu Tang cannot be managed by ordinary people, and one must have certain cultural qualities.
Yan Song echoed: "Indeed, I still have some impressions. At that time, it was difficult for me to maintain it alone. Fortunately, another eunuch from Qin Fu came to help with the discipline. Now I heard that eunuch Qin is also prosperous."
Pan Zhen laughed "haha", "What a coincidence, isn't this fate? Speaking of which, I was the one who brought Qin Fu into the palace. At that time, the chief ministers and supervisors asked me to find someone to help teach in the inner study hall, but no one wanted to go.
, there is nothing I can do.
Later, I thought about whether I could find a ready-made scholar from outside, and if he was willing to join the palace, I could let him go to the inner library to teach together.
This Qin Fu volunteered at that time, and I became a beautiful man. Seeing that this Qin Fu is becoming more and more popular now, as long as he maintains his kindness, there will be no problem in joining the Chief Ceremony Supervisor in the future."
Yan Song immediately said: "Pan Gong has good taste! I think back then, the Qin eunuch had an extraordinary appearance and conversation. No wonder he was so favored by the Holy Spirit."