The family and the military generals all selected their children to be sent to the palace to accompany the prince to practice martial arts, and many became eunuchs, and then mastered the military power of the Shence Army.

The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty and the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were different, how could a famous son of a family be a eunuch in the Ming Dynasty?

Nowadays, these people are not the first ancestors, they are adopted children, and it is impossible to know what their original surnames are.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty was a family of military generals who had always held power, and the Li family was the largest family of military generals, and other families sent their young sons to the palace as eunuchs to grow up with the prince, thus strengthening the alliance.

This kind of eunuch intervention is a kind of republican system of the Jiangmen family.

The Tang Dynasty has a lot of Hu Feng, as long as there is an adopted son to inherit the court, even if the incense is continued, so the eunuchs all marry wives and children, and live no different from ordinary people.

This custom later spread to Japan, where it became popular during the Warring States period, and as long as the family name was inherited, it was not biological, and it did not matter if there was no blood relationship.

"The investigation in Daming Palace is very strict, I have already sent someone to inform Guo Yanqing, and I still need to wait for them to come and take you there." Wang Shouqi took Guo Hong into the yamen of the Inner Government Bureau and whispered.

Guo Hong nodded, Guo Yanqing is Guo Jingshu's adoptive father, and he is also a descendant of the Guo family.

"I've seen Wang Jucheng." The Zhanggu and the history of the people who stayed in the west came to pay their respects.

Wang Shouqi waved his hand, pointed at Guo Hong and said to them: "This is my nephew, called Wang Congyi, you take care of one or two." ”

Zhanggu and Dianshi nodded hurriedly.

Wang Shouqi sent them to do things, chatted with Guo Hong by himself, and after half an hour, he finally waited for someone.

The person who came was Guo Jingshu.

He is about seventeen or eighteen years old, half a head shorter than Guo Hong, with a round head and a round head, and he looks very honest.

"It's Goro? You're not like that! Guo Jingshu jumped in front of him and looked carefully.

Guo Hong touched his face and changed back to his appearance full of markings.

"Sure enough, it's you!"

Guo Jingshu walked to the side and took a bronze mirror, stood side by side with him, and the two heads came together.

"Look, if there is no pattern, does it look like me?"

Guo Hong nodded, it is indeed like, at least eight points similar.

"Second brother!" Guo Hong ranked fifth among the junior boys in Guofu, and Guo Jingshu ranked second.

Guo Hong followed Guo Jingshu to bid farewell to Wang Shouqi and walked all the way north in the Yeting Palace.

They walked along the eastern wall, and on the other side of the wall was the Taiji Palace.

"Where are we going now?" Guo Hong asked in a low voice.

"After the emperor ascended the throne, the surname Guo stood aside, and it was difficult to arrange people to go to Daming Palace, but today there is an opportunity, Liu Jieyu came over to pick an attendant for her son, let's try our luck!"

Guo Hong was stunned, this is really an acquaintance anywhere, isn't Liu Jieyu's son the child he saved the day before yesterday?

He had regained his disguise, and his appearance was normal, the kind that he couldn't find when he threw it into the pile.

From time to time, eunuchs and palace maids staggered by them, and no one cared about these two little envoys.

The white-bodied eunuchs who have no grade are called inner envoys and small envoys, commonly known as inner garden children.

"I just came here to participate in the audition?" Guo Hong asked.

Guo Jingshu said with a smile: "My father-in-law is the palace (wei) bureau order, in charge of the palace forbidden keys of each gate in the palace, as well as the names and grains of the envoys and students. Today is to come to the Yeting Palace to do business, he and the Yeting Bureau Ling Qiu Shi are friends, and they were classmates in the internal school. ”

"There are also students in the palace?" Guo Hong laughed.

Guo Jingshu tugged at the corner of his clothes and said, "Silence! ”

He looked at no one nearby, and then said: "You can't laugh casually in the palace, it's okay if no one is around, if you catch it while waiting, you will be beaten to death!" ”

Guo Hong nodded.

Guo Jingshu continued the topic just now, and replied: "Of course there are students, which of the eunuchs of the Inner Serving Province is not from internal learning, and they have to study for many years, Yang Feilong (Yang Qinyi), his son Yang Xuanyuan, and grandson Yang Fuguang are all like this for three generations, if they are not educated, how can they serve the saints?" ”

At this time, there were two people talking and laughing, both dressed as seventeen or eighteen-year-old children in the park.

When they saw Guo Jingshu from a distance, they shouted loudly: "Guo Erlang, where have you gone?" The teacher asked about it just now! ”

Guo Jingshu greeted him with a smile and said, "I'll pick up a relative." ”

He turned his head and introduced to Guo Hong: "This is Wang Yanzhen, and that is Yang Fugong." Then he said to the two: "This is my cousin Wang Congyi, the nephew of Wang Shouqi, the order of the Inner Government Bureau." ”

The one named Wang Yanzhen crossed his waist, looked at Guo Hong, and said: "The appearance is mediocre, but the height is not small, Guo Erlang, your cousin is not like you at all?" ”

Guo Jingshu scratched the back of his head with a smile and said, "He looks like the Wang family." ”

Wang Yanzhen was stunned and felt that something was wrong.

"He's saying you don't look good!" Next to him, Yang Fugong suddenly interjected to remind.

Wang Yanzhen jumped over and was about to retaliate, Guo Jingshu hurriedly ran away, only to hear Wang Yanzhen shouting: "Okay, you Guo Erlang, dare to tease me, I must let you know today!" ”

Guo Jingshu circled around the big tree on the side of the road to dodge, and finally because of his young age and lack of physical strength, he was caught by Wang Yanzhen, pressed on the ground and spanked, and kept begging for mercy.

Guo Hong saw that the three of them had a good relationship, so he clasped his hands and leaned on a tree not far away to watch.

Yang Fugong walked up to him, smiled and said, "Little brother, why haven't I heard of you before?" ”

Guo Hong nodded at him and said, "I just entered the palace today. ”

Yang Fugong laughed: "Is it okay down there?" ”

Guo Hong was stunned for a moment, then saw his gaze, and then understood, and couldn't help laughing: "It's okay!" ”

"That's good, we're going to have a lot of pain when we come in, just get through it. Only those who are above the seventh grade in the palace can let their children go to school, and you can ask Guo Jingshu to tell his father to go to school. ”

This means that he recognizes his father.

Guo Hong felt that his accent was a little strange, so he asked, "Where are you from?" ”

"I'm from Fujian."

"Then have you heard that there is a Penglai faction off the coast of Fujian?"

"My family's surname is Lin, and my uncle is a disciple of Penglai in the East China Sea."

"Then I'm not an outsider, I'm very familiar with your Zhongli seniors of the Penglai faction, and I often drink together......

Guo Hong and Yang Fugong separated from each other and found Guo Yanqing in Yeting Palace.

This old eunuch is in his fifties, and he has also inherited the appearance of the Guo family's big ears, but his voice is a little shrill and thin.

He took Guo Hong and Guo Jingshu to a secluded courtyard to greet each other.

The three of them sat together, Guo Yanqing said: "Dongnei Daming Palace is the palace where the saint lives, and the inventory is much stricter than that of the Xinei side. ”

Guo Hong asked: "The third uncle said that he suspected that things were in the Jieqi (qi) building where the Queen Mother lived when she was young, how is the situation over there?" ”

"Now the Empress Dowager Zheng lives, she believes in Buddhism, and she likes to be quiet and not move for many years."

Guo Hong nodded: "You still have to mix into the Daming Palace before you can act." ”

The palace walls are very high and guarded, and it is not realistic to climb over the wall, but it is easy to go in.

Guo Yanqing said: "Liu Jieyu wants to choose an attendant for Li Wei, I entrusted the court order today, and I am going to let Wulang go to grieve for a few days, she lives in Daming Palace." Liu Jieyu's side will be the day after tomorrow, these two days Gorou will live here first, if you feel bored, go to study with Jingshu, and say that it is my child, you can audit it. ”

The next day, Guo Hong was bored, so he followed Guo Jingshu to the internal school to audit.

Of course, this is also the result of Guo Jingshu's vigorous agitation.

They came to the middle of the Yeting Palace, which is the yamen of the Yeting Bureau, and next to it is the internal school.

Guo Jingshu talked about the origin of internal learning while walking: "Internal learning was established from the Northern Qi Dynasty, after the founding of our dynasty, Zhongshu Province set up an internal literature museum, with a Confucian scholar as a bachelor, in charge of teaching palace knowledge. In the first year of Ruyi (692), the Inner Literature Museum was renamed the Xiyi Museum, with 18 doctors of internal teaching, and various subjects were taught, including classics, history, Zhuang Lao, calligraphy, chess, etc. At the end of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, the Xiyi Museum was abolished, and only two doctors of palace education were set up, who served as eunuchs and belonged to the Provincial Court Bureau. ”

"It's all from the teacher?"

Guo Jingshu smiled and nodded.

They came to Neixue, which was a compound with several houses.

"It's a place for the palace maid to study, and we can't go there."

Guo Jingshu led Guo Hong along the corridor to a room at the top, where there were already several people, all of whom were seventeen or eighteen years old.

Wang Yanzhen hasn't come yet, but Yang Fugong has already arrived.

"I forgot to tell you last time that Yang Wulang (Yang Fugong) is the son of Yang Xuanyuan, and his grandfather is Yang Qinyi, the Flying Dragon Envoy."

"What is the origin of that Wang Yan?"

"He is the eldest son of Wang Maoxuan, the envoy of the Southern Court of Xuanhui, and his great-ancestor Wang Chaoying is a Fengtian Yuancong who followed Dezong! Children and grandchildren can be exempt from taxes, and they can also reduce their crimes! ”

The Xuanhui envoy is divided into two courts, the north and the south, the south court is better than the north court, and is in charge of the internal envoys and the three classes of the servants, which is equivalent to the minister of personnel in the palace, and the status can be ranked in the top ten among the high-grade eunuchs.

Guo Hong asked curiously, "Where did Feng Tianyuan come from?" ”

At this time, Yang Fugong saw them, so he walked out of the house, and happened to hear it, so he explained casually: "More than 60 years ago, there was a Jingyuan rebellion in the Dezong Dynasty, and the emperor fled to Fengtian (Qianxian County, Shaanxi Province). ”

At this time, Wang Yanzhen had just arrived, and when he heard this, he continued: "Dezong was besieged in Fengtian for a month, and the traitor Zhu Jun set himself up as the emperor, with the false name Daqin, the year name Yingtian, and the Tang Dynasty Sheji almost overturned!" If it weren't for Li Zhongwu, I'm afraid that the country would have changed color! ”

Yang Fugong saw that Guo Hong was a little ignorant, so he said: "Li Zhongwu is Li Sheng, he is Li Yu's father, a famous general of the Dezong Dynasty, who quelled the Zhu Zhu Rebellion, and his nickname is the same as Guo Ziyi, he is loyal to the military." ”

"Guo Fenyang wasn't there at that time?" Guo Hong asked.

"The rebellion took place in the fourth year of Jianzhong (783), and Guo Ziyi had been dead for two years." Wang Yanzhen had no respect for the King of Fenyang between his words.

"I heard that Li Jilan was recruited into the palace at that time, and Zhu Jun forced her to compose poems, and later Dezong came back and ordered her to be killed with a stick and a cane for this matter." Guo Jingshu began to talk about the gossip he had heard.

"The master said that the poor generation of female middle school poets was unexpectedly unexpectedly unexpectedly unsafe." A few teenagers, you say a word to me.

"Who is Li Jilan?" Guo Hong asked.

"It's Li Ye!"

"Haven't heard of ......"