Changchun Garden sits in the north and faces south, the south of the park is the palace part for discussion and residence, the north is the garden part dominated by waterscape, it was built in Kangxi 23 years, it took six years to complete, the name of Changchun Garden is named by Kangxi himself, meaning 'spring at all times, eight winds come to the dynasty, six qi access', the green in the park is sluggish, the red is brilliant, the soil is flat, the Xuan Ying is elegant, it is characterized by natural elegance and lightness, and it is extremely suitable for summer retreat.

Changchun Garden north and south can be divided into east, middle and west three roads, the middle road in the palace gate of the "nine classics and three things" hall for the main hall in the garden, is to meet the courtiers, listen to the political council place. The east road is dominated by "Tanning Ju", the front hall is the place of administration, selection and introduction, and the apse is the sleeping palace, which is the place to deal with daily government affairs. The buildings on the west road are all built according to the Yuquan River in the park, among them, the core building is Wuyizhai, which is the place where the prince studied.

Compared with the Forbidden City, Zhenwu prefers Changchun Garden, after reviewing the folds, seeing that the sky is a little gloomy, but it is not going to rain, he went out of the room, strolling all the way to the back lake, the long embankment of the back lake is full of lilacs, peach blossoms, zhilan, lotus in the lake, extremely eye-catching, he likes to walk along the causeway the most.

Since the beginning of this year, he has not only confiscated the military power of the lower five banners, but also expanded the new army of the Praetorian Guard, let the banner people enter the military workshop, and reformed the military system through salary increases, and adjusted the main personnel of the DPRK and the central government.

Zhenwu scattered casually all the way, casually watching the scenery on the causeway all the way, but a little eunuch was trotting to catch up at this time, and reported to Bao Fuquan in a low voice, Bao Fuquan took a few steps, followed Zhenwu, and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Haizhang, the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and Ka Mintu, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, handed over the sign outside to ask to see. ”

Zhenwu nodded, Haizhang and Kamintu came to ask for a meeting, it must be a matter of reporting the draft girl and the palace maid. He was also trying to knock on the Internal Affairs Office. He came just in time, looked at it casually, and then pointed to a pavilion in front of him and said, "Bring them over, I will see them in that pavilion." ”

Bao Fuquan hurriedly bowed down and answered, stepped back and ordered the little eunuch to announce the decree.

Zhenwu strolled all the way to the pavilion, in order to avoid gossip, Kangxi went to the summer resort, took away all the concubines, and naturally accompanied a large number of palace maids and eunuchs. In this way, both the Forbidden City and Changchun Garden are showing some shortage of manpower, the selection of palace maids is to supplement manpower, and the draft girls are to enrich the harem, of course, there is also the meaning of taking this opportunity to win people's hearts, however, Zhenwu is not very enthusiastic about the draft.

Draft girls are held once every three years. The official position of Fanjing was in Manchuria. The Mongol Protector Army is above the leader of the Command (Zheng Wupin Martial Rank), the Han Army Pen Post Style (Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Rank Civilian Officials), the Xiaocai School (Zheng Sixthgrade Martial Rank) or above, the guerrilla (from the Third Rank Martial Rank) or above, and the local garrison deputy commander (Zheng Erpin Martial Rank) or above, the daughters of these current officials, aged 13 years old and under 17 years old. Those who have no disabilities and do not bind their feet (Manchu customs, women's feet, which are different from the Han people's foot-binding customs) can be alternative, and before the alternative, they are not allowed to preempt the marriage without authorization.

The daughter of a person whose rank is below the aforementioned ranks. The daughters of dismissed officials, the daughters of idle people of the Eight Banners, and the daughters of soldiers, as well as orphan daughters who have lost their fathers, are not allowed to be elected.

The reason why the regulations are so strict is to ensure the safety of the palace, but in this way, the range of choices that can be selected is greatly reduced, and there is no comparison with the draft of the former Ming Dynasty, which is also the reason why Zhenwu is not enthusiastic about the draft, but even if he is unwilling, he does not dare to break the rules of the draft at will.

Under the leadership of the eunuchs, the head of the household department Ka Min Tu and the head of the Internal Affairs Office, Haizhang, soon came to the pavilion, and after kowtowing, Zhenwu said: "Excuse me, just stand and reply." ”

"Slave thanks to the emperor for his grace." After the two of them got up, Ka Mintu bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, all the flags have sent the female counselors of the candidates to the household department for the record, and the women who are foreign flag officers have also rushed to the capital. After a slight pause, he continued: "The servant implores the emperor to set a date for delivery." ”

After a moment of deep silence, Zhen Wucai said a little strangely: "It has only been a little more than a month since I agreed to the draft, and the Eight Banners of the Household Department and the Eight Banners of the Ministry of Household Affairs are all under the command of the Yamen, the Eight Banners of the Zhili Provinces and the foreign flag officers, and the land of Guangdong and Yunnan and Guizhou is remote, so I should have just received the text at this time, why did the show girl who participated in the election have already rushed to the capital?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Ka Min Tu hurriedly explained softly: "The flag officer women who have always been stationed in other places have defected to their relatives in Beijing early in the year of the election, one is to contact their feelings, and the other is to adapt to the water and soil, many school-age show girls have rushed to the capital at the beginning of last year. ”

Zhenwu bowed slightly, and then looked at Haizhang, this Haizhang was promoted from the Lang of the Internal Affairs Office to the position of the head of the Internal Affairs Office, Haizhang hurriedly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the three banners of the Internal Affairs Office have all been named and made a register, and I implore the emperor to set a date for reading." ”

Although the draft girl selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the same as the draft girl of the household department, the treatment of the two is very different, the draft girl of the household department is selected every three years, and the show girls who are sent to the election are all women in the official's family, once selected into the palace, most of them will get the title, which is the identity of the master, and the draft of the Internal Affairs Office, the three flags of the Internal Affairs Office are sent to the three flags of the Internal Affairs Office, that is, the general flag women in the three flags of the emperor who are inlaid with yellow, yellow and white, and are elected to the palace, most of them are palace maids.

Of course, all the women in the palace belong to the emperor, if they are favored and favored by the emperor, even if they are palace maids, they can also get titles and become masters.

With a slight groan, Zhen Wucai said: "It will be sent in three days." ”

Ka Min Tu and Hai Zhang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Slave Honor." ”

Glancing at Haizhang, Zhen Wucai slowly spoke: "I had a private interview in the capital yesterday, and I listened to a nursery rhyme, 'Fang Xinshu's small painting is not ancient, this person must be the Ministry of Internal Affairs.'" 'Have you heard of you, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?' ”

Hearing this, Haizhang broke out in a cold sweat when his back was on the back, who is this behind the back so viciously slandering the Internal Affairs Office? Fang Xinshu's small painting is not ancient, this is the portrayal of the nouveau riche, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to the emperor, the slaves have not heard of this nursery rhyme, the internal affairs government has seven divisions and three courts, and there are many members, it is inevitable that the good and the bad are uneven, and the slaves will definitely be strictly investigated when they go back." ”

The internal affairs office is unique to the Qing Dynasty, and its responsibility is to "serve the family affairs of the Son of Heaven", manage the affairs of the palace ban, and there are many similar institutions in the past dynasties, such as the Shaofu of the Han Dynasty and the eunuch institutions of the Tang and Ming dynasties, etc., however, the internal affairs office of the Qing Dynasty can be said to have developed its function to the extreme.

The main functions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are to manage the affairs of the royal family, such as royal food, clothing, storage, etiquette, engineering, farms, animal husbandry, guards, and fishing. It has as many as 3,000 officials, more than ten times more than the number of households with the most complicated affairs, and can be said to be the largest organ in the Qing Dynasty.

Its members are composed of the three banners of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (inlaid with yellow flags, yellow flags, and white flags), 18 banners and drums, two Korean leaders, a Huizi leader, and 30 people and eunuchs who are in charge of the internal affairs department, and its institutional organization is compatible with the content and characteristics of the two systems of the internal affairs government and the thirteen yamen in the early Qing Dynasty, and after decades of development, it has finally formed a huge palace service organization with seven divisions and three courts as the backbone and jurisdiction over more than 40 other yamen, such as Jiangnan weaving, the eunuchs in charge of the palace, and the palace maid's worship room all belong to the internal affairs office.

The Internal Affairs Office is not only the Yamen with the largest number of officials and the largest organization in the Qing Dynasty, but also the recognized fat shortage of fart oil pants, and no ministry can compare with the wealth of the Internal Affairs Office.

Zhenwu didn't want to cheapen these minions with the silver he had snatched, but he couldn't do without the Internal Affairs Office, after all, many things in the imperial family could not be known to outsiders, nor could they be placed under the supervision of the courtiers, so the Internal Affairs Office could not let the courtiers get involved, could not be subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and could only be responsible for themselves, only in this way, in order to protect the sacredness, mystery and authority of the imperial power, and to protect the interests of the imperial family.

As soon as he muttered, he said in a deep voice: "I heard that someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is operating antique shops, pawnshops, woodyards, etc., and I will conduct a thorough investigation. ”

"Wow." Haizhang hurriedly knelt down and said, but he secretly complained in his heart, he has a pawnshop and a timber yard under his own name, and he doesn't know if Zhenwu is clear, if Zhenwu doesn't know, he shakes it out by himself, but he will lose a panic, but if Zhenwu is clear, he doesn't take the initiative to confess, what will be the end? After a little weighing, he decided that it was better to confess, once the Internal Affairs Office strictly investigated, he would definitely be bitten out, and then he would admit it, but it would be too late, besides, as long as he could keep the position of the head of the Internal Affairs Office, he was worried that there would be no money to make?

After making up his mind, he took off his top, knocked his head three times in a row, and then calmly replied: "Your Majesty, the slave deserves death, and there is a pawnshop and a timber yard under the name of the slave." ”

This is a big surprise of Zhenwu, when he promoted this Haizhang, he was a multi-party assessment, and his name of honesty was praised by everyone, but he didn't expect that there was a pawnshop under his name, a timber yard, his face was difficult to look at, Haizhang, who was also incorruptible, still ran a pawnshop, a timber yard, what is the situation of others?

Ka Min Tu didn't expect such a situation, seeing Zhenwu's ugly expression, he admired Haizhang's sincerity in his heart, and secretly sighed that he was unlucky, if he didn't dare to stand anymore, he knelt down silently.

Zhenwu glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "Kamintu doesn't need to kneel, this matter has nothing to do with you. As he spoke, he glanced at Haizhang and said, "Where did you come from to open a pawnshop and a lumber yard?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Haizhang kowtowed again, and then said truthfully: "The slave is the silver earned by repairing the palace." ”