Cao Huachun, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, had the most hidden households in the mansion outside the palace, with five people.

The second is the eunuch Gao Shiyue, who is the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, and there are four hidden households in his house.

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Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he has been in a high position in the palace, and the earlier he is in the mansion outside the palace, the more hidden households will be. It is also that they spend most of their time in the palace, so the number of hidden households in these eunuchs' mansions is the largest, and they are not as many as the families of a servant in Yingtianfu.

After reading this list, Emperor Chongzhen did not make a statement. He privately chatted with Liu Xingzuo, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and asked him to tell him about the situation that had been investigated.

According to the level of official positions, Liu Xingzuo only investigated the cabinet and the seven Shangshu and some palace nobles in Beijing at this time. However, judging from these materials, the situation is much more serious than in the palace.

The situation of the hermits of those noble families is the most serious, such as those who are almost as long as the Ming Dynasty, and the most are the British mansions, there are twenty-six in the mansions of the Jingshi alone, not counting their hermits in the manor outside the Jingshi. Even Emperor Chongzhen's father-in-law, Empress Zhou's father's mansion has eight hermits.

Among the cabinet and the seven books, as I knew before, the more veteran families there are, the more hidden households there are, and it has nothing to do with whether they are scholarly families or not. However, the first assistant Wen Tiren has always regarded himself as incorruptible, and he has the least servant servants in his house, and there are only two hidden households. There is not a single hidden household in the mansion of Cao Bianjiao, the head of the capital division, and there are three in the mansion of his uncle Cao Wenzhao.

Seeing this information, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have to wait for Liu Xingzuo to investigate everyone clearly, he already knew it in his heart. It seems that among the wealthy families, they are likely to treat those children as private property, and they don't think about treating these children as an independent individual, and they are also the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for this situation is likely to be related to the concept of the Ming Dynasty. Most of the hermits in these houses are born to families, that is to say, the parents of these people are slaves of wealthy families, and the sons born to slaves must still be slaves in the house.

It seems that some of the regulations made since the founding of the Ming Dynasty are about to be changed. Emperor Chongzhen thought in his heart, and fell into deep thought.

A few days later, Emperor Chongzhen took the train to play in the imperial garden, and on a whim, he ordered all the eunuchs above the prison and young eunuchs to come and take the train together.

Suddenly, the train in the imperial garden was full of eunuchs in the palace. This made the palace maids standing and waiting on the side very envious, hoping that one day they would be one of them, how good it would be!

However, these young eunuchs and eunuchs on the train were puzzled in their hearts. Many people are alive, such as the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, since Emperor Chongzhen delegated the review of most of the chapters, they are all busy criticizing red, they are really busy! Emperor Chongzhen suddenly summoned them to take the train, what was this for?

As the top group of people in the palace, they naturally knew that the emperor would not summon them over to play for no reason, and there must be some purpose. Therefore, they speculated about things in their hearts, and on the surface, they had a lot of fun, and from time to time they praised a few words according to the topic of the emperor.

After a few laps, the train finally stopped, and after the ignition was turned off, the Imperial Garden finally quieted down.

With a smile, Emperor Chongzhen touched the train, got off again, smiled around the train, looked at him, and admired the train very much.

The eunuchs led by Cao Huachun all followed behind Emperor Chongzhen, and they all praised the train with a smile, and they were all harmonious.

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen stood on the side of the locomotive, looked at the train and said with emotion: "The railroad track between Jingshi and Tongzhou will be paved soon, and on the first day of the opening of the train, I am going to take the queen to celebrate with me, how about it?" ”

As soon as they heard the emperor say that it was going to be so grand, these eunuchs were slightly surprised in their hearts, it was just a train, and the emperor attached so much importance to it?

Although they thought so in their hearts, it seemed like a bit of a fuss. But on the surface, no one showed it, so Cao Huachun first praised: "Your Majesty is dedicated to the people, which is really the blessing of my Ming people!" ”

"Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch through the ages, and it is indeed a blessing for the people!"

“……”

Just as these eunuchs knew Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen was actually very familiar with these eunuchs. I know that they say this on their lips, but they may not necessarily think this in their hearts.

But it doesn't matter, he patted the locomotive with his hand and said with a smile: "You may not realize that the appearance of this train will bring great changes to the traffic of Daming. Take the railway from Tongzhou to Beijing as an example, in the future, the goods transported from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will be pulled by train from Tongzhou to Beijing, and the throughput of goods will be more than several times that of before. ”

"And when the train is rolled out across the country, both people and goods can greatly increase the range of activities." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he sighed with emotion, "In addition, my Ming Dynasty has a new household registration policy, and the imperial court will no longer restrict the movement of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and in the future, my Ming people will greatly broaden their horizons." The Ming will be more prosperous and stronger. ”

Hearing this, this time it was Gao Shiyue who was the first to open his mouth and chimed in: "Your Majesty Shengming, my Daming is already the most powerful since the founding of the country. The vast territory of my Ming Dynasty is the most in all dynasties! Your Majesty is mighty! ”

When he said this, it was obvious that the Yuan Dynasty was automatically filtered. Of course, if you really want to talk about it, the Ming Dynasty at this time from the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the east, the entire Nanyang in the south, and the Tianshan Mountains in the west, are all the territory of the Ming Dynasty that swore sovereignty, compared with the previous Yuan Dynasty, in fact, it is not much different.

"It's not a slave and maid who is a sycophant, Your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts far surpass that of the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestor, I started from the Apocalypse Dynasty, and achieved this situation in just a few years, and the slave and maid are full of admiration in their hearts. As soon as the emperor comes, the slaves and maids will only serve His Majesty! Cao Huachun was not to be left behind, and hurriedly echoed with a smile.

The other eunuchs did the same, echoing and saying similar things.

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, and it is really a blessing for the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

“……”

Emperor Chongzhen seemed to enjoy what they were saying, and just smiled at the train and let them talk.

After a long while, he suddenly turned to look at the group of eunuchs behind him and asked, "You have said so much, do you know who the people of the Ming Dynasty refer to?" What do you mean by my people? ”

Hearing this, almost all the eunuchs were stunned. The emperor's question is unconventional! And how can you ask this, aren't the people of the Ming Dynasty the people of the Ming Dynasty? Aren't the emperor's people the people of the Ming Dynasty?

They were wondering, but Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Dongchang and the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, was the first to speak this time: "Under the Putian, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister! The slave maid thinks that all my Ming territory, everyone is the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they are all subjects of His Majesty, without exception! ”

When he said this, he emphasized the word "anyone". Or because of physical reasons, the eunuch's voice was originally a little sharp, and this loud emphasis made people sound a little harsh.

When many young eunuchs and eunuchs were stunned, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to be interested, and immediately asked Wang Chengen: "Wang Banban's words are interesting, anyone?" Seems to make sense!"

"Slaves have always thought so!" Under the gaze of many colleagues, Wang Chengen replied respectfully, "As long as it is in my Ming territory, no matter who it is, it will be subject to thunder and rain." The changes that His Majesty brought to the Ming Dynasty can be felt by everyone in the Ming Dynasty's territory. Let's just say that this train is built all over the country, and naturally anyone in the country can enjoy the convenience it brings. And ......"

Wang Chengen gave examples endlessly, and Emperor Chongzhen did not interrupt, listening with a smile on his face.

What Wang Chengen said is actually the emperor's credit. When the people on the side listened, they couldn't help but look at him with admiration. They didn't expect that Wang Chengen was not very old, but he could really please the emperor with this high-level sycophant through the fact of narration.

Thinking like this, they are all a little envious, why didn't they say this first!

At this moment, Wang Chengen changed his words, and the topic turned to the present, and he said: "From all this, from the princes and nobles, down to the dawn people, or the prisoners and slaves, without exception, all of Your Majesty's subjects are subject to Your Majesty's thunder and rain!"

His remarks, from a legal point of view, are not wrong at all. Within the Ming Empire, is there anyone exceptional?

When many eunuchs and eunuchs were still pondering the dialogue between the emperor and the governor of Dongchang, they heard Wang Chengen say again: "In all dynasties, the hidden households were all prisoners, but Your Majesty gave them the opportunity to reform themselves, which is really a benevolent monarch through the ages!" The slave maid thought that His Majesty's new policy was already benevolent and righteous. If anyone wants to be a recluse, whether they are willing or not, they are guilty of an unforgivable sin! The slave and maid don't believe it, there are still people in the world who are not under the control of Your Majesty, are there other people who are older than Your Majesty, and can control those people? ”

In this passage, he emphasized several points, such as "whether the hidden household is voluntary", and "there are still people in the world who are not under the control of His Majesty" and so on.

Linked to the theme of the hidden household, many of the young eunuchs and eunuchs present immediately understood, should they call everyone over today, in fact, it is not a train at all, but for the matter of the hidden household?

Originally, as Emperor Chongzhen thought before, they felt that the imperial court's registration of hidden households this time actually did not include the children in their house. Because since the dynasties, it has been such a convention. But when they listened to it at this time, especially when they heard Wang Chengen repeatedly emphasize anyone, especially when he pointed out the words "whether the hermit is voluntary" and "is there anyone else older than His Majesty", they immediately thought of their own house, isn't there a hermit who meets this condition?

Thinking about it like this, suddenly, there were several young eunuchs and the like, and their expressions were a little unnatural.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't seem to see the change in their expressions, but said lightly to Wang Chengen: "Wang Banban is exaggerating, I believe that this time is different from the past, and there may be people who are closed to news; Some people, who may be busy with things and so on, just haven't registered for the time being. Now that the registration deadline is still early, there should be no one who deliberately fails to register. If someone really dares to deceive me, hehe, I don't mind giving you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions! “

As soon as he said this, the palace spirits present suddenly understood everything.

The emperor has already pointed out that "this time is different from the past", which means that it is different from before. also said that "some people may be busy", as far as those ordinary hermits are concerned, how can they be busy and turn a blind eye to the policies of the imperial court, which is clearly talking about them, giving them a step.

Don't look at Wang Chengen who brought this up, but this was obviously instructed by the emperor, and as soon as the two of them sang and harmonized, they were beating them, the people in the palace.

Thinking of this, they looked at Wang Chengen, and knew in their hearts that there was a high probability that their situation in the outside mansion would have been detected by Dongchang a long time ago, otherwise there would be no today's scene.

Thinking about it this way, most of them were a little panicked. For them, the emperor's favor is the foundation of all their power. If you lose your grace, don't say that you have children, everything will be just floating clouds.

So, they all wanted to ask the emperor for their guilt.

Who knew that Emperor Chongzhen walked leisurely towards the harem with his hands behind his back at this time, did not look back, but just explained lightly: "The train is sitting, and the nagging is also nagging, go back and get busy!" ”

"Slave and maid send your majesty!" Many young eunuchs and eunuchs responded in unison, and at the same time made a decision in their hearts.

In the afternoon, on the side of Wenyuan Pavilion, Sun Chengzong had been working for a long time, after all, he was old, in his seventies, and he had a little back pain, so he stood up and walked. The other ministers are still continuing to work.

Walking to the door, suddenly a faint voice came. This made Sun Chengzong a little curious, in the past, it was rare to listen to the people below chatting privately.

So, he paced past, and although the footsteps were soft, they were not without them. But the two seemed to be chatting energetically, and they didn't even hear it, and they were still chatting in a low voice.

Sun Chengzong got closer, so he stood up and listened.

It's okay not to listen to this, but I was stunned when I heard it. The two little eunuchs at the gate were actually talking about the affairs of the palace, and it had just happened.

After the two little eunuchs finished talking, they went to work. Sun Chengzong looked at their backs and couldn't help grinning and laughing silently.

He knew very well in his heart that the emperor now has a very strict control over the palace. He dared to pack the ticket, if it wasn't for someone above, these two chamberlains would definitely not dare to take out the affairs in the palace and chew their tongues.

This matter is actually very easy to understand, the emperor wants to register the hidden households in each mansion this time, but he doesn't want to come clearly and make all the mansions conscious, so he first ordered the fathers-in-law in the palace, and then spread the news to let the outside people also be conscious.

Sun Chengzong can be 100% sure that there will not be only such a place to chew his tongue in the affairs of the palace. This will spread very quickly.

Your Majesty, this is a salute before a soldier, it depends on whether everyone is conscious or not!

If you really have no eyes, with the emperor's current prestige and ability, those who don't have long eyes will definitely be unlucky!