"Report...to inform your lord, Eunuch Cao wants to see you."
"Cao Zhengchun?"
Jia Xu frowned slightly and said, "Let him come in."
Cao Zhengchun was the No. 3 Dizi. After the return of the No. 1 Dizi, Cao Zhengchun continued to lurk in the palace in place of the No. 1, and assisted Jia Xu in the plan to seize the emperor.
After Liu Xie returned to Luoyang, Cao Zhengchun continued to stay with the emperor, pretending to be Liu Xie's confidant, but in fact he monitored his every move.
Since returning to Luoyang, Cao Zhengchun has never contacted Jia Xu. Now that he has come to visit him personally, something big must have happened.
After Cao Zhengchun saw Jia Xu, he quickly saluted and said: "I'm here to see Jia Da..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jia Xu with a wave of his hand and said: "Mr. Cao, if you have anything to say, please tell me quickly."
Cao Zhengchun smiled bitterly and said: "This slave is no longer the master in charge."
"What?"
Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then looked serious and asked: "Cao Changshi, what on earth is going on?"
In addition to being the general manager of the imperial palace, Cao Zhengchun was also responsible for conveying edicts and handling documents. It was precisely because of these two positions that he was able to monitor Liu Xie in all aspects.
everything.
"Of course the only one who can remove the position of slave is Your Majesty." Cao Zhengchun said with a bitter smile.
"Why did Your Majesty remove the father-in-law from his position without any reason?"
"It's not without reason. I made some small mistakes, but I didn't expect to be discovered by His Majesty. As a result, I was dismissed and kicked out of the palace."
After Cao Zhengchun sighed, he saluted and said: "This slave has nowhere to go now, please take me in."
Hearing this, Jia Xu showed a playful look and said, "Let's talk about it in detail."
"Master Nuo is worried about the world and may not be aware of what is going on in the palace, but now something big has happened in the palace..."
Next, Cao Zhengchun told the specific process of how he fell out of favor and was kicked out of the palace.
Six months ago, Liu Xie promoted twelve junior eunuchs, namely: Wei Zhongxian, Wang Zhen, Feng Bao, Wang Zhi, Liu Jin, Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju, Gu Dayong, and Zhang Yong.
Wei Zhongxian, Liu Jin and other twelve eunuchs were all born into the special Hundred Call Cards. Because they were all eunuchs, they were all implanted in the palace.
Wei Zhongxian, a famous nine-thousand-year-old man in the Ming Dynasty, almost dominated the Ming Dynasty with one hand.
Wang Zhen and Feng Bao were also the first generation of authoritarian eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Zhi, because of his meritorious service in supervising the army in Liaodong, commanded the 12 elite regiments of the Beijing army, and was the first in the Ming Dynasty to take charge of the Imperial Guards.
Liu Jin, Ma Yongcheng, Gao Feng, Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju, Gu Dayong, and Zhang Yong were called the "Eight Tigers" by people at the time. Among them, Liu Jinyou was the most cunning and vicious. After taking power, he took the opportunity to specialize in government affairs and dominate the government.
, the common people are fish and meat, and are the leaders of the "Eight Tigers".
Qin Hao had long discovered the existence of these people. Considering that these people were a big scourge, he originally wanted to get rid of them all. It can be seen that they were all honest and had not committed any crimes. Qin Hao was too lazy to find someone to deal with them.
excuses, so they were left to their own devices, but they were also not given any chance for promotion.
Qin Hao originally thought that with him watching, even if these people were extremely capable, they would not be able to continue causing trouble, but he did not expect that trouble was trouble after all. As soon as he left, these troubles would immediately jump out and cause trouble.
Wei Zhongxian and other twelve people, who received Liu Xie's report, not only gave Cao Zhengchun a lot of power, but also relied on the emperor's favor to compete with Cao Zhengchun for power and profit everywhere in the palace.
It is true that Cao Zhengchun was trained by Zhang Rang, but he only learned 30% of Zhang Rang's skills in the way of maneuvering, but he learned a full 80% of martial arts. How could he be the opponent of these twelve great eunuchs in the cholera world?
Although Cao Zhengchun is the number one eunuch and has the ability and strength, tigers are afraid of wolves, not to mention that among the twelve people, there are many people who are more capable than him.
With so many eunuchs with outstanding abilities and tough skills, how can Cao Zhengchun secure his position as the number one eunuch?
Wei Zhongxian and the other twelve people, who had Liu Xie's back, finally, after months of fighting for power and gain, overthrew Cao Zhengchun openly.
Seeing that he had become a mere commander, Cao Zhengchun couldn't bear it anymore, so he prepared to take cruel measures, but he didn't expect to be caught by Liu Xie, and was eventually driven out of the palace in an open and fair manner.
"So, you, who holds the power of the palace, cannot defeat the emperor who has no power and his twelve loyal dogs?"
Jia Xu looked at Cao Zhengchun with a shocked face. In his mind, Cao Zhengchun was still capable and skillful, but how could he be beaten like this with a good hand?
Can you lose even if the flying dragon rides on the face?
What kind of teammates are these?
Cao Zhengchun's face was also full of shame, and he hesitated: "After all, they have His Majesty as their backing. Even if I have the courage in the world, I would not dare to be disrespectful to Your Majesty."
Hearing this, Jia Xu couldn't help but sigh. He finally understood why Cao Zhengchun could lose even though Feilongqiu faced him.
Even though the imperial power of the Han Dynasty was weakening, it was still sacred and inviolable in the eyes of eunuchs like Cao Zhengchun. What he feared was not Liu Xie, the emperor, but the emperor himself.
Relying on Cao Zhengchun's respect for the imperial power, he did not dare to take action against the emperor. The twelve eunuchs who relied on Liu Xie could plot and attack Cao Zhengchun at will, but Cao Zhengchun could only be passively beaten. Once Liu Xie fought back, Liu Xie would
He would stand up and support the lackeys. Even if Cao Zhengchun was dissatisfied, he could only endure it. It would be strange if he would not be ignored in the long run.
"So, now that His Majesty still has a harem, he is somewhat out of control?" Genie asked.
"That's not true. It's just about controlling the rights of eunuchs and maids. It doesn't matter whether we gain or lose. As long as the military power of the palace guards is still in the hands of our army, just a few eunuchs can't make trouble."
Jia Xu said calmly, although he said it lightly, he was secretly vigilant in his heart.
He had tried his best to overestimate the man behind the scenes, but unexpectedly he still underestimated him.
The guard reached into the palace under his own nose, and he really succeeded in pulling out the chess piece Cao Zhengchun. This person's method is indeed brilliant!
For some reason, Jia Xu always felt that the man behind the scenes seemed to know him very well and could always guess the blind spots in his thinking.
The previous Hangu Pass, now the Imperial Palace, this is already the second time!
Who would know themselves so well?
Is all this a coincidence or...
Jia Xu stopped thinking about it, because before the mystery was solved, there was no point in thinking more about it, but he was secretly looking forward to the final meeting with the mastermind behind the scenes.