Chapter 289: A Way Out
"Okay, just add water here, you all go out and rest!" After going in and looking at the water level in the bathtub, Zhang Rui instructed the eunuchs who were carrying water in and out.
"King Han forgives the sin, it is our sin to make King Han wait for a long time, please give us a little more time, and we will hurry up to fill the water in the bath bucket. It will definitely not delay the Han King too much. After hearing Zhang Rui's command, the consular eunuch Wang Yanping hurriedly knelt down and replied.
"Wang Yanping, you don't have to be nervous, get up first! I don't mean to blame you, it's just that this tub is so big, it's too much trouble to fill it up, and it's a waste of water. Zhang Rui looked at Wang Yanping, who was kneeling on the ground, and comforted:
"Bathing is just a very simple thing, there is no need to make it so troublesome, the water here is completely sufficient. I used to take a shower with just two buckets of water, but now there are dozens of buckets of water here. It's enough for me to use, and you don't have to go through the trouble of adding water. They have also worked hard, you can take them down to rest! ”
"King Han understands us, and we are all grateful. In that case, please let me serve King Han to bathe and change clothes! Wang Yanping got up from the ground and asked respectfully.
"It doesn't need to be. It's just a shower, I don't want to be lazy with your waiting. Besides, I used to be just a child from a poor family, so what didn't I do? You've worked hard, go down and rest! Zhang Rui waved his hand and sent Wang Yanping away.
"The villain has retired." Wang Yanping bowed and took a few steps back, and then withdrew from the camp with a group of eunuchs who were fetching water.
For Zhang Rui, Wang Yanping is grateful from the heart.
Wang Yanping was originally the child of a poor family in Shaanxi, because there were many brothers and sisters in the family, and the production in the field was not enough to feed many children. His parents had no choice but to sell him to the palace as a eunuch at a low price.
The survival rate of the eunuchs in the palace after cleaning is extremely low, only three or four out of ten. In order to ensure that there are enough eunuchs in the palace, the Prudential Punishment Department of the Internal Affairs Department will generally buy more people to castrate.
Anyway, they are all untouchables, and when they die, they will be carried away and thrown away, and they will be bought if they are not enough.
Those who can survive may not be able to enter the palace, although there is this quota, but there are also some castrated eunuchs who need to enter the palace for certain purposes. Unless you are lucky, you have to have money to get into the palace.
Wang Yanping belongs to this kind of person who is unlucky and has no money to do it. He could enter the palace after having survived the pain of castration, but the place was seized by others with money. And Wang Yanping was also told when he was driven out of the Shen Criminal Division that if he still wanted to enter the palace, he had to prepare ten taels of silver.
In a foreign land, how can a helpless and disabled eunuch earn ten taels of silver?
Begging has territory, but robbery can't be beaten. Many eunuchs survived the pain of castration but survived the torture of this world, and finally died alone in a foreign land like an ownerless stray dog, and that tragic fate would not even attract a trace of pity from the surroundings.
"Maybe one day I'll die like him!" Looking at his dead companion, Wang Yanping, who didn't know where the way out was, said sadly.
Until one day, when Wang Yanping was picking up food in the ditch on the street, he heard that there was a rebellion in the south, and the person called the King of Han had already beaten down half of the country and was ready to ascend the throne and become emperor at any time.
"If there is an emperor, there will definitely be a eunuch, your majesty, I am here." Wang Yanping seemed to see the hope of life, and sighed from the heart.
So, Wang Yanping took a group of eunuchs who had lost hope to climb mountains and wade through rivers and go through difficulties and dangers to come to the city of Nanjing. As a result, he was told by the guards that the king of Han did not need eunuchs.
Wang Yanping and his gang, who had lost their last hope, were completely overwhelmed, so they had to cry outside the palace. After hearing the news, the king of Han, who had arrived at them, finally accepted them and gave them a place to live. So that the eunuchs present were all grateful for the kindness of the King of Han.
"Wang Yanping, you will be their foreman in the future..."
“… Remember, we don't want to be called a slave on our side, and you are not allowed to call yourself a slave in the future. There are only people and no servants in my court. You are my beloved people, not a minion, you know..."
“… I couldn't do anything before, but in the future, as long as the people under my jurisdiction, I will try to make them live happily and happily, and no longer have to suffer from castration like you..."
"Wang Yanping, although you are a eunuch, you still have to learn some knowledge. As the so-called disabled and strong, I hope that one day you can be like Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures of the former Ming Dynasty, go to the West, raise the prestige of our country, and become a hero of celebrities and thousands of histories..."
Whenever he thinks of King Han's care and encouragement for him, Wang Yanping feels that his seniors must have accumulated great blessings to meet such a master.
Wang Yanping once asked himself from the bottom of his heart, if someone wanted to hurt King Han, would he go to block the sword for King Han. He had hesitated before, but now he was no longer confused, for the man had to step over his corpse.
At this moment, Wang Yanping firmly believes that only the King of Han is the hope and way out for our poor people.
Time flies like an arrow, and time passes.
As Zhang Rui said, taking a bath is a very simple thing. After a cup of tea, Zhang Rui walked out of the tent wearing the clean clothes prepared by the Ministry of Rites.
The kung fu of a cup of tea (meaning fifteen minutes) is not long or short. After all, this is a bath in ancient times, although Zhang Rui's hair is not long, and the clothes are not complicated, but the weather is very hot, so Zhang Rui has to covet the coolness of the water.
Youth, is capital.
Zhang Liuren has good facial features, although his skin is tanned, but he looks a lot more handsome under that delicate face. Especially when I just came out of the water after taking a shower, the skin that was full of water looked particularly energetic, and under the gorgeous costumes, people had a heroic and refreshing feeling at first sight.
"King Han..."Seeing Zhang Rui slowly coming out of the tent, Guan Renli hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Well, there's still time!" Zhang Rui asked after answering.
"Yes. It will be a while before it is time for the worship. Guan Renli bowed and replied.
"Okay, take me to the old man's side! It's been a long time since I've seen him, and now I have time to catch up with him. Zhang Rui said.
"Yes, King Han. Please come here with Wechen. Guan Renli bowed again and guided.
"Let's go!" With Zhang Rui's order, all the guards and entourage officials also followed.
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