"Did you say anything?" Qin Duan asked.

"I didn't say it, the person who came just said that I wanted you to hurry over, master." Little Cherry said.

This is the inner courtyard of the Qin Mansion, and the rules formulated by the red sleeves, the chief housekeeper of the inner courtyard, not long ago, are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard without the permission of the master and her, so if there is any rumor outside, they are all through Guò Xiao Cherry to sue Qin Dusk.

In fact, this rule was found in many large families in the Great Qin Dynasty, mainly to prevent the female family members or maids in the inner courtyard from having improper relationships with the male subordinates, and effectively protect the male owner from being cuckolded.

"You go and tell the people in the palace that the master will go to the Zhennan palace soon."

Qin Du said that since the last time he handed over the secret recipe of the perfume to King Zhennan, this was the first time that King Zhennan wanted to see him, and it seemed that it was about his official position.

This made Qin Dui very excited, called the two sisters Yulan and Yingchun, dressed themselves well, and changed into red clothes, for Qin Dui, who was a little superstitious, it was auspicious to wear red clothes.

When it was almost sorted out, Qin Duan took five thousand taels of silver tickets, and rushed to Zhennan Wangfu by carriage, Qin Dui thought about it, if Zhennan Wang sought a good official position for himself, he would give out the five thousand taels of silver, and invite Zhao Yingcai, the little prince of Zhennan Wangfu, to have a good meal, eat and drink ~ Gambling one-stop service, so as to get closer to his relationship with Zhennan Wangfu.

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Under the leadership of the subordinates of the palace, Qin Duan came to a large living room where the king of Zhennan was.

Qin Duan entered the hall, in addition to seeing the king of Zhennan, there were several eunuchs, led by an old eunuch in his fifties.

"Gonggong Li, this is the talented Qin Duan."

As soon as Qin Duan entered the living room, King Zhennan smiled and pointed to Qin Duan to introduce the old eunuch.

"It turns out that you are the prince of Qin Dusk, our family in the capital has often heard of the name of the prince of Qin, it is our factory father, and he often praises you, saying that you are the real genius of our Great Qin Dynasty." Li Yongzhen hurriedly walked up to Qin Du and said happily.

"You're always?" Qin Duan didn't know the old eunuch, and asked with some confusion.

However, Qin Duan knew about the factory prince in the mouth of this old eunuch, and it was Wei Zhongxian, the chief eunuch of Si Li Bingbi and the governor of the East Factory.

"Qin Duan, this is Gonggong Li, the master of ceremonies, he is a big celebrity in front of the emperor and Gonggong Wei." King Zhennan knew that Qin Du didn't know the celebrant eunuch Li Yongzhen, so he opened his mouth to explain.

In fact, this celebrant eunuch Li Yongzhen came to Jinling, which surprised King Zhennan, and what surprised King Zhennan even more was that Li Yongzhen came to Jinling for Qin Dusk.

You must know that the king of Zhennan only recommended Qin Du to the imperial court to make a real shortage of county orders in the south of the Yangtze River, it stands to reason that the imperial court and the emperor will buy their own face, and they can directly send a letter of appointment to themselves, and there is no need to send a eunuch to Jinling to send this letter of appointment.

It's good now, go directly to the eunuch Li Yongzhen, this is a big man, not only has a heavy position, but also Wei Zhongxian, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial pen and the governor of Dongchang, is the most trusted person, it can be said that Wei Zhongxian's left hand and right arm.

Here, by the way, I will introduce the eunuch institutions and official settings in the inner court of the Great Qin Dynasty. The eunuch institution of the Great Qin Dynasty was based on the "Twenty-four Yamen" as the basic body.

The 24 yamen include 12 prisons, 4 divisions, and 8 bureaus. In addition to serving in the inner court, eunuchs can also serve as envoys on various foreign missions.

According to the original regulations, these twenty-four yamen were mainly only departments that served around the emperor and served his life. But in fact, in the thousand-year-old history of the Great Qin Dynasty, eunuchs have developed into an extremely important political force, not only in charge of general affairs related to food and daily life in the court, but also in charge of important military and political affairs throughout the country.

The celebrant is the chief of the twenty-four yamen of the eunuchs of the Great Qin Dynasty, and is also the most powerful person in the entire eunuch system.

There are three main functions and powers of the celebrant supervisor, one is to approve the reply and proclaim the decree, which is the most important authority of the celebrant supervisor; The second is to be in charge of eunuch affairs, and the celebrant is not only in the position of "first agency" in all eunuch institutions, but also in fact in the position of managing and directing other eunuch institutions; The third is to take into account other important official positions, such as some other important official positions in the eunuch system, such as the commander of the Dongchang factory and the garrison of Nanjing, etc., or are exclusively led by the celebrants, or are the celebrants, which is also an important aspect of the authority of the celebrant supervisor.

The other eleven eunuchs are: Inner Officials and Supervisors (mainly in charge of the procurement of utensils used by the emperor, such as screens, beds, tables and cabinets, etc.), Si Jian (in charge of books, ceremonial guards, fences, curtains, rain gear, etc.), Imperial Horse Supervisors (in charge of the Inner Mansion and Horse Administration), Shengong Supervisors (in charge of the sprinkling and incense lamps of the Taimiao Temple and various temples, etc.), Shang Shan Jian (in charge of imperial meals, palace food and banquets, etc.), Shang Bao Jian (in charge of treasure seals, edicts, general seals), Yin Silk Supervisor (in charge of ancient and modern collection of libraries and iron coupons, edicts, sticking yellow, seals, books, surveys, verifications, Xinfu, etc.), Zhidian Jian (in charge of the sprinkling and sweeping of the halls and corridors), Shangyi Jian (in charge of the emperor's crown, robes, boots and socks, etc.), Duzhi Jian (at first responsible for the transfer of the prisons, Guan Zhi, survey, etc., and later followed the emperor and was responsible for guiding the Qing Dao)

The four eunuch divisions are: the Salary Division (in charge of the firewood and charcoal used in the palace and the firewood and charcoal of the ministers in the 24 yamen, mountain tombs, etc.), the Bell and Drum Division (in charge of the emperor's bell and drumming and the performance of internal music, legends, brocade, rice and other miscellaneous plays), the Treasure Money Division (in charge of making thick and thin straw paper), and the Mixed Hall Division (in charge of bathing).

The eight bureaus of eunuchs are: the War Bureau (in charge of making weapons, including knives and guns, swords and halberds, whips and axes, armor, bows and arrows and other weapons), the Silver Bureau (responsible for creating gold and silver ornaments), the Huanyi Bureau, the Scarf and Hat Bureau (in charge of the palace envoy hat boots, the horse crown boots and the hat boots of the flags of the vassal king), the Needlework Bureau (responsible for making clothes in the palace), the Inner Weaving and Dyeing Bureau (the work of dyeing and making the palace and the use of satin silk silk in the palace), Wine and vinegar noodle Bureau (in charge of the palace edible wine, vinegar, sugar, pulp, noodles, beans and other things), The Siyuan Bureau (in charge of all the vegetables, fruits and planting in the palace).

In addition to the 24 yamen of the eunuchs, there are also the inner government supply warehouse, the key library, the inner carrier warehouse, the Guangying warehouse, the Guanghui warehouse, the Guangji warehouse, the imperial wine room, the imperial tea room, the livestock room, the carving room, the drum room, the armor factory, the forest and balance office, the weaving and dyeing office, the Anle Hall, etc.

"It turned out to be Gonggong Li, you are good, but you have heard your father-in-law for a long time in your later life, and it is said that there is a Gonggong Li by the side of Gonggong Wei, who is resourceful and resourceful like Guan Zhong in ancient times."

Qin Duan immediately slapped him with a sycophant, this celebrant eunuch Li Yongzhen is a big celebrity in front of Wei Zhongxian, and he is also Wei Zhongxian's most trusted strategist, if Qin Duan wants to mix well in the officialdom in the future, he must slap this Li Gonggong well.

For Qin Dui, who has done male public relations in his previous life, he can put down his face, in Qin Dui's opinion, sycophants are not worth anything at all, and it doesn't matter if he sends a few more.

For the eunuchs of the Great Qin Dynasty, Qin Duan has no good feelings, nor does he have any bad feelings, anyway, in Qin Dui's opinion, this kind of person can not have deep friendships, but it must not be offended, especially in the current Great Qin Dynasty, the power of eunuchs can compete with the cabinet that leads the hundred officials of the Great Qin Dynasty.

There is also the current Great Qin Dynasty, the eunuchs are not only in charge of Dongchang, but also in charge of Jinyiwei, but they have the power of life and death, like officials below the third grade, Dongchang and Jinyiwei can be arrested and killed without the emperor's report.

"Rumors can't be trusted, rumors can't be believed."

Li Yongzhen said happily, thousands of clothes are worn, and sycophants are not worn, as long as they are human, they like to listen to sycophants, even if they are fake.

"Gonggong Li, I attended the Jinling Book Club a few days ago, but I heard from many people that Gonggong Li is the most talented father-in-law in the palace in the capital."

Qin Duan quietly sent another sycophant over, anyway, it didn't cost money, Qin Duan didn't mind squirting more saliva, there was a way for everyone to carry the sedan chair.

"It's all other people who love our family, but in the palace, there are really few fathers-in-law who are literate and can do poetry.

Li Yongzhen said a little smugly, this is also Li Yongzhen's pride, in the palace of Nuoda, I really can't find a eunuch who is more talented than himself, which is why he is valued by the factory Gonggong, you must know that many ministers in the court have written to Wei Gonggong, and some of the emperor's holy decrees are drafted by themselves.

Such an honor is unique in the palace, which is something that Li Yongzhen is particularly fond of.

"So let's say, Gonggong Li is a great talent."

Qin Dui said, anyway, it is more cost-effective to pat on the back than to send silver, Qin Dui doesn't mind sending more, he doesn't feel distressed at all, if he sends silver, it will be as uncomfortable for Qin Dui as cutting his flesh.

Qin Du was willing to spend the money on his own woman, on eating, drinking and having fun, but he was reluctant to give the money to others for nothing.

Of course, Qin Duan knows very well that sometimes even if he is reluctant, he has to send it, and he must send it.

"Qin Gongzi, you are a great talent, I have heard you do the "Changmen Fu" and "A Laugh in the Sea" in the capital, it is really a swan song for the ages, you don't know that these two lyrics are sung to the palace, our emperor, queen, mother, prince, princess, princess, all like it very much."

Li Yongzhen said that Li Yongzhen really admires Qin Dui's talent, and in addition to the fact that he is a eunuch, no matter how talented Qin Dui is, it has no impact on his status in the palace, so it does not affect Li Yongzhen's willingness to have a deep friendship with Qin Dui.

"Grandpa Li laughed, compared with Grandpa Li's resourcefulness, I am a small way, and I can't compare with you."

Qin Duan said modestly, Qin Duan understands now, the king of Zhennan asked him to come to see this eunuch Li Yongzhen, it must be this Gonggong Li who wants to see him, otherwise, the king of Zhennan will not help him introduce this Gonggong Li, so no matter what happens, it will not be wrong to have a good relationship with this Gonggong Li first.

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"Gonggong Li, Qin Dui, don't be humble to each other, you are all great talents of our time, Qin Duan, this time Gonggong Li came to Jinling from the capital on purpose, just for you."

King Zhennan couldn't hear that Qin Du and Li Yongzhen were praising each other, so he interrupted them and said that if they were allowed to continue to praise each other like this, it would not be over when it was dark.