Spring February sunflower ugly (twenty), early in the morning.

Although the breath of winter is still lingering in the air of Guanzhong, even in the early morning when the sun has not yet risen, the temperature is much warmer than in winter and December.

Passing through Sima Gate, where courtiers gathered, an old man carried a strange and crooked rotten wood, followed by several teenagers, and quietly came to the small door outside Sima Gate.

"Ahem..."

Two light coughs suddenly provoked the scrutinizing gaze of the courtiers who closed their eyes nearby; After seeing the faces of the people who came, everyone's faces became complicated.

In the obvious disdainful and disdainful gaze, there is a hint of it...

Fear!

——After three months, Liu Hong's personal eunuch: Wang Zhong, finally returned to Weiyang Palace.

It's just that when he left, Wang Zhong's identity was 'the old eunuch', and now, Wang Zhong has reached the highest point that a eunuch can reach - the eunuch order of Weiyang Palace!

Although the prime minister's concierge and eunuch order still can't get rid of its 'slave' nature, in this era when the trajectory of the stars must abide by the emperor's will, the emperor's slave is naturally extraordinary.

As the 'head of the servants' in the hands of the emperor, the eunuch order does not have much impact on the pattern of the government and the opposition, but it cannot be said that it has no impact.

For example, if the eunuch order keeps praising someone or complimenting something by the emperor's side, the emperor will only think that the eunuch order is a chatter and will not necessarily take it seriously.

But if the eunuch inadvertently mentions: so-and-so official so-and-so, the reputation in the market seems to be bad...

If this kind of thing really happens, then this official who was ordered by the eunuch to 'unintentionally hurt' will face the care of the feudal emperor - the imperial history will be exhausted, and the details of this person's ancestors will be found out for eighteen generations!

Under such a naked 'official human flesh', only people who are really upright and upright can escape the fate of being sanctioned by the feudal iron fist.

In particular, the group of eunuchs, due to their physical shortcomings, generally have varying degrees of psychological disorders; To put it bluntly, it is a glass heart, which is easily stimulated!

Any tiny detail can make this group hold a grudge!

- And as a eunuch who survived the treacherous court struggle and climbed to the emperor's side step by step, thinking that he was a confidant, he must have a deep understanding of the truth of 'trouble comes from the mouth'!

Relying on the principle of 'talking less and doing more', Fang climbed to a high position and became the eunuch of the emperor's personal eunuch, and it was impossible to 'inadvertently' mention someone to the emperor.

Therefore, in the hearts of Han Chen, the eunuch order generally appears as "the success is not enough, and the failure is more than enough".

This time, however, things have changed slightly.

——A few days ago, the wind was released in the palace: in the future, in addition to being responsible for the emperor's daily life, the eunuch Ling will also be directly in charge of a new institution; The functions and powers of this institution are based on the reference framework of the Imperial Historian's Yamen, and the eunuchs who enter the palace are recorded and assessed!

Speaking of which, this is nothing - the eunuch order, as the head of the palace maids and eunuchs, to establish a file to verify the identity of the eunuchs, which can be regarded as common sense.

But to the surprise of the courtiers, on the afternoon of the day the news came out, the imperial historian Zhang Cang said without scruples: In order to ensure that the eunuch order can correctly establish the identity files of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, the imperial historian Yamen will send several capable imperial historians to help the eunuch order!

It is worth mentioning that in the early Han Dynasty, when eunuchs had not yet experienced the interference of eunuchs and the eunuchs who brought disaster to the country, the government and the opposition and public opinion had little defense against the eunuchs except for their inherent disdain and contempt.

Even in the early Han Dynasty, after the appearance of Zhao Gao, the traitorous eunuch of the former Qin, the bureaucratic class was not too wary of the eunuch group - in the final analysis, Zhao Gao was just an exception.

In fact, in addition to the fact that Zhao Gao appointed himself as Lang Zhongling after the death of Qin Shi Huang, everything else, whether right or wrong, was at least within the scope of the official authority stipulated by the Qin Law - as a subordinate order of the CRRC and a concurrently executed Fu Xi order appointed by Qin Shi Huang, Zhao Gao has actually broken away from the category of 'emperor's domestic slave'.

Because CRRC is an order, its function is to be in charge of the emperor's palace!

In the Qin period, the imperial servant was in charge of the palace stables, and the middle car belonged to the order to take care of the emperor's imperial chariot; The emperor traveled, the servant drove the chariot, and the car belonged to the order to stand on the car.

In this way, even when Qin Shi Huang was there, Zhao Gao, who was a subordinate of CRRC, was no less powerful than the servant of Jiuqing - not to mention that Zhao Gao also served as the 'Xingfu Seal Order', that is, he was responsible for keeping the emperor's jade seal.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the status of eunuchs in the Han official system was not much different from the official position in the Qin period; Almost every Jiuqing subordinate to the Ya has a eunuch official position with similar powers, but whose power and rank are far lower than those of Jiuqing, and who is only nominally responsible for the Jiuqing.

For example, under Lang Zhongling, there is a 'Zhongguan Cheng', who is a eunuch and leads the forbidden province.

Under the servants, there is a 'middle stable', who is also a eunuch, who is responsible for the daily cleaning and maintenance of the emperor's palace.

Among the Jiuqing, the largest group of eunuchs is the Shaofu, which is the emperor's treasury.

Among the six monks that Shaofu originally had, in addition to the 'Shangshu', there were also corresponding 'eunuch five monks' - Shangyi, Shangshi, Shangguan, Shangxi, and Shangyu.

The east and west weaving rooms under the Shaofu also have the 'Imperial Ministers' who are in charge of the imperial clothes.

And the eunuch of Shaofu has the highest status, and the counterpart to Shaofu Qing is 'Yufu Cheng'.

Lin Lin finally calculated that there were more than 1,000 eunuchs in Weiyang Palace, that is, more than 100 stones!

These thousands of eunuchs who 'have official positions' are all under the actual control of the eunuch order.

In the early Han Dynasty, the argument that 'eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics' obviously did not make sense, and the bureaucratic class was generally accustomed to the eunuchs who could be found everywhere in the subordinate offices.

In this case, Liu Hong's already large enough eunuch system does not seem to be a big deal to add an institution responsible for setting up archives for the eunuchs.

The reason why the courtiers are not very comfortable in their hearts is mainly because since the Qin Dynasty, the eunuch group has only occupied an inconspicuous position in Jiuqing Yousi, and the three dukes have never been tainted by these 'knives and saws'.

In addition, out of fear of Liu Hong's repeated riotous operations, the courtiers only subconsciously had a strong vigilance against this matter.

As for the real key, the hundred officials all felt that they were blocked by a layer of fog in front of them, and their vision could not pass through this fog at all to see Liu Hong's 'sinister plot' hidden behind the fog.

However, the eunuchs belonged to the emperor's domestic slaves, and the courtiers had no position to interfere at all, so they could only stare wide-eyed, staring at what moths could be made after the establishment of the institution.

At present, the focus of the courtiers' attention is still the main content to be discussed in today's court meeting - the issue of princes and kings.

Since the beginning of the month, Liu Hong finally restored the court to the 'normal order' in the minds of the courtiers and began to abide by the political rules, basically every big or small decision or policy change, Liu Hong was kind enough to release the wind in advance, so that the courtiers were psychologically prepared;

Naturally, the content of today's court meeting was also transmitted to the ears of the courtiers by Liu Hong through the mouth of Liu Budo, the official affairs of the Fengchang Sect.

For the land of Yan Zhao to be sealed again, the officials had already expected it; But Liu Hongdi's decision was slightly different from Baiguan's prediction.

In the predictions of the courtiers, Yan Zhao's position is on the northern border wall, and its strategic location is not insignificant; Liu Hong's best choice should be to choose an older and good warrior from among the Kwantung princes and move Yan Zhao to the title; As for the feudal kingdom left after the transfer, it should be temporarily controlled and reserved for the future use of the feudal prince.

For Yandi, Liu Ze, the king of Langya, can be said to be full of confidence; As for Zhao Di, Liu Sui, the son of Liu You, the king of Zhao You, is even more incompatible.

But Liu Hongdi's choice made the Liu clan's jaw drop in shock!

Rao is a hundred officials in the court, and he is also a little confused about this, and he can't figure out what Liu Hong wants to do.

——Zhao is located on the north wall, and it is very heavy, and there is no king for the time being!

On the afternoon of the day when the news came out, Liu Sui, the son of Liu You, the king of Zhao You, rushed into Weiyang Palace in a rage!

But what is unbelievable is that within a moment, Liu Sui walked out of the palace with a pale face; When people asked about Zhao Guo, they didn't say a word, but said in a panic: "Be cautious, be cautious..."

If Liu Sui failed to get the position of King Zhao, it was not enough to surprise people, then the belonging of Yan Kingdom was enough to make people jaw-dropping.

- Liu Xin, Marquis of Tangjie, the eldest brother of Emperor Taizu Gao, and the heir of King Wuai; His benevolence and virtue, Yunwen Yunwu, should be the king!

In a word, the Yan Kingdom, which has a territory of thousands of miles and an area that is not much smaller than that of the Warring States Period, fell to the head of Liu Xin, the Marquis of Tangjie - in the news revealed by Liu Hong, the matter of King Yan has been decided, and it is not in the scope of discussion among the people of the court!

For this matter, the courtiers still can't find any fault - now that Liu Bang's second brother has Wu King Liu Biao in the first line, and the fourth brother Liu Jiaowang Chu Guo, the family of the eldest brother of the founding emperor Liu Bang is the king, in order to make up for the line of King Wu Ai, it is completely the performance of the old Liu family's family and Liu Hong's kindness to the clan!

And Liu Ze, who originally thought that he had the opportunity to move Yan Di as the king, not only failed to become the new Yan King, but faced the fate of continuing to be the king of Langya after being cut off and fiefdom...

As for Liu Ze's guilt - losing his land and his army, the courtiers all raised their eyebrows, savoring the potential information contained in it.

Is there anything wrong with King Langya?

- Losing the kingdom's army, the only reason why Liu Ze can survive is simply because his surname is Liu!

Liu Hong did not directly and rudely take away the prince as Emperor Gao did when he disposed of King Daiqing, but only lightly cut down one of his counties, which can undoubtedly be regarded as magnanimous.

But in the original expectation of the courtiers, in order to stabilize the clan and deal with the prime minister and others with all his might, Liu Hong would inevitably turn a blind eye to Liu Ze's mistakes!

Liu Hong stabbed Liu Ze's guilt without any scruples, although he was punished lightly, but he did not have the slightest intention of pressing down at this time?

Rolling his eyelids slightly, he looked at Chen Ping, Zhou Bo, Liu Jie, Guan Ying and others who were standing at the front of the courtier team and talking in a whisper, and everyone sighed meaningfully, and then withdrew their gaze without a trace.

- Liu Hong, he is ready to face the prime minister and his party!

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PS: Because the official system and laws of the Western Han Dynasty are very similar to those of the Qin Dynasty, when studying the official system of the Western Han Dynasty, historical researchers generally take the unearthed Han Jian and the Han history that has been handed down as the main reference, and use the Qin Jian and Qin Law as evidence. In the process of research, the two eras are put together, called 'Qin and Han', and most of the time they are studied at the same time. The eunuch system is a typical example.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, from the Three Dukes to the Jiuqing, and even more specific subordinate officials, the relationship between the Han official system and the Qin official position can almost be called 'copy and paste', and the official position of the Han eunuch, except for the 'Zhongche subordinate order' that was removed because of Zhao Gao, and the change of the eunuch palm jade seal to the squire palm jade seal, called the 'seal holder squire', is almost the same as the Qin eunuch official system.

The content of the Han eunuch official system cited in the article is taken from the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Hundred Official Chronicles" and "Han Shu: Hundred Officials and Ministers";

The official system of Qin eunuchs and the relevant content of the imperial palace are examined from the "General Dictionary and Career Officials VIII";

The five eunuchs are examined from the "Hanyi Note": there are five monks in the province, namely Shangshi, Shangguan, Shangyi, Shangyi, Shangxi, and Shangxi.

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