Feng Bao is not an ordinary eunuch, because he has read a lot of books, in the Inner Palace Academy, he is famous for his diligence and studiousness, and he is the first in every assessment, so he won the appreciation of the great eunuch Huang Jin at a young age, and won the position of a steward eunuch.

Speaking of this inner palace school, it has to be traced back to the Xuande period of Zhu Zhanji of Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, the second ancestor of the early Ming Dynasty strictly forbade eunuchs to read and write, because eunuch interference in politics would cause the disaster of losing the country, which was verified in many dynasties, so Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di strictly forbade eunuchs to read and write, and they were afraid that eunuchs would interfere in politics.

Mingrenzong Zhu Gaochi implemented the ideas of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di very well, and the Taiguan system was also relatively strict, but when it came to Ming Xuanzong, Zhu Zhanji's attitude towards eunuchs changed, perhaps because the Ming Dynasty had been peaceful for a long time, and he had lost his vigilance, or he felt that the eunuchs should be trained to compete with civil officials, so as to be conducive to the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty.

So, he opened the Inner Palace School, specializing in teaching eunuchs to read and write, which also laid the groundwork for the eunuchs' chaotic government later.

Sure enough, after the death of Ming Xuanzong, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen succeeded to the throne, and the great eunuch Wang Zhen began to seize power and interfere in the government affairs, which led to the change of Tumubao, and the Ming Dynasty almost died because of it.

Of course, there are no absolutes in everything, and it cannot be said that eunuchs will definitely do bad things when they read books, and some eunuchs will not necessarily do bad things after reading books, and even some eunuchs will have the idea of governing the country and rejuvenating the country like literati after reading books.

Feng Bao is such a eunuch, he has read too many books, he actually regarded himself as a literati, and he also had the idea of governing the country and rejuvenating the country in his mind.

However, governing the country and rejuvenating the country is not only about having ideas, but also about power, otherwise it is a pipe dream.

This may be the reason why literati are inferior to each other, because many literati believe that they are the most powerful, and that the state will only flourish under their own governance.

Zhang Xuan thinks so, Xia Yan thinks so, and Yang Cong also thinks so, so there will be endless fights between civil officials, of course, there are also people who fight for power and profit purely for their own selfishness, such as Yan Song.

Feng Bao also had the idea of seizing power, but his enemy was not the courtiers, but the eunuchs in the palace, because no matter how much he was a eunuch, it was impossible for him to become the head of the cabinet and control the entire court.

At most, he can control the celebrant and eunuch, and then through the emperor, he can obtain the power to approve the red, so as to influence the decision-making of the court, as for the implementation of the decision, it has to rely on the civil officials in the court.

In other words, even if he controls the celebrant and obtains the decision-making power of the imperial court, he cannot achieve the goal of governing the country and rejuvenating the country, and without the cooperation of civil officials, the decisions he makes are just a piece of paper.

Of course, he knew this, and it was precisely because he could not realize his ambitions by controlling the court, so he wanted to find an ally to realize his dream of governing the country and rejuvenating the country together.

In history, he chose the famous political genius Zhang Juzheng, and the two worked together to create a Zhongxing situation at the beginning of Wanli.

However, at this time, Zhang Juzheng has not yet emerged, and the most potential in the entire court should be the emperor's quasi-brother-in-law Yang Cong, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to get the errand of this mine supervisor from the great eunuch Huang Jin.

To put it bluntly, he actually came to Yang Cong, he mainly wanted to come and see if Yang Cong was worth his deep friendship.

And Yang Cong's thoughts are different, because he knows the "history" of Feng Bao, such a powerful and capable eunuch, he naturally wants to make good friends.

Of course, Yang Cong didn't know Feng Bao's thoughts at this time, so he could only test step by step.

He first took Feng Bao around the courtyard, and then came to the lobby of the inner courtyard to sit down with the guest of honor, and then pretended to be inadvertently tentative: "Gonggong Feng, why don't you stay here first, the Red Castle is really too desolate, and I haven't found a good place to live, if you want to go over and supervise nearby, I will immediately order someone to build you a better house over there, what do you think?" ”

What he meant by this was to see if Feng Bao wanted to keep an eye on the copper mine over there in the Red Castle, if so, it would be a bit troublesome.

Feng Bao shook his head again and again: "No need, no need, it's the same wherever you live." The emperor and Huang Gonggong have both explained, and told the lower officials not to embarrass the lord, and it would be against the holy decree for the lower officials to go to the Red Castle to star. ”

What he meant was obvious, that is, he would not care about the mining of copper ore.

When Yang Cong heard this, he was secretly happy in his heart, this Feng Bao was obviously not from Chen Hong's side, so it would be convenient for him to open a copper mine, and he would have no scruples about wooing Feng Bao.

At this time, Li Jianjiang and Li Jianlin's brothers also took the silver and turned around, even when he took Feng Bao to the courtyard, he mysteriously opened a box on the carriage, let Feng Bao look at the silver inside, and then smiled and said: "It's just a small courtesy, not a respect, and I hope that Feng Gonggong will accept it with a smile." ”

Feng Bao glanced at the silver boxes on the carriage, and secretly counted the number of carriages, and was careful that his liver couldn't help but thump.

My God, with so many cars, I'm afraid there are 100,000 taels of silver!

Although he has the dream of governing the country and rejuvenating the country, he does not want to be an "honest official" with clean sleeves, and in terms of money, he is inevitably contaminated with the bad habits of the eunuchs in the palace.

However, he was a little hesitant at this time, because he didn't want to leave a bad impression in front of Yang Cong.

He thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, what do you mean by this, you and I are both doing things for the emperor, why do you need to be so polite?" ”

Hehe, although your guy is a generation of virtuous eunuchs, he is also famous for being greedy for money, I don't believe you don't want this silver.

Yang Cong still smiled and said: "Gonggong Feng, don't get me wrong, this is the rule, although you and I are familiar at first sight, this rule can't be broken, otherwise, you won't be able to explain it to Gonggong Huang." ”

Propriety?

Feng Bao suddenly remembered that the mine supervisors who were released had to make money for their masters, otherwise, there would be no good fruit to eat after they went back.

It turns out that Yang Cong meant this, but it is rumored that the mine supervisor who is released outside can make tens of thousands of taels for his master, and he has never heard of it if it is 100,000 taels at a time.

He thought for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "This, isn't it a bit too much?" ”

Yang Cong said boldly: "I can't let you run for nothing, isn't it, even if it's a meeting gift, Gonggong Feng, you can afford me Yang someone, you can accept it, just make a friend, how about it?" ”

This means, the remaining tens of thousands of taels are his own, Feng Bao couldn't help but be excited when he heard this, this Yang Cong is good, cooperating with him is not only promising but also "money", such a master with a deep background and generous shots naturally can't miss it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Since the adult thinks so highly of Feng, Feng is not hypocritical, and the adult's friend Feng has made a deal." ”

When Yang Cong heard this, he couldn't help but stroke his palm and laughed: "Since this is the case, don't call adults big, if you have more children, you can call me Qingfeng in the future." ”

Feng Bao hurriedly said: "Okay, Brother Qingfeng, the younger brother will climb high, and in the future, Brother Qingfeng will not be called the younger brother Feng Gonggong, just call the younger brother Yongting." ”

It really takes courage to faint to death and call a eunuch a brother.

Yang Cong took a deep breath, calmed down, and then pretended to be overjoyed: "Okay, if you are a few years older for your brother, I will call you cheekily."

Brother Yongting. ”

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