The first wind and rain drifted away

In the early morning of the next day, the rain had stopped, and before dawn, the drums of the Fifth Watch Palace sounded, and the Gyeonggi Palace began to get busy.

Cao Huachun, the governor of Dongchang and the governor of Jingying, led a group of eunuchs and palace maids with different divisions of labor but clear responsibilities, and came to the Qianqing Palace from afar.

They came to serve Emperor Chongzhen, wash, change clothes, cut hair, and go to court.

In the back, the dragon chariot carried by sixteen stout eunuchs, this is the means of transportation of Emperor Chongzhen in the Forbidden City.

At the same time, the Forbidden City, which was still shrouded in night, was already full of people at this time, and the leaders and eunuchs of the other prisons had already arrived one after another, waiting outside the gate of the Qianqing Palace.

Most of the duty rooms of these eunuchs are located in the wings on both sides of the Qianqing Palace, and they work here on weekdays.

The palace gate of Qianqing Palace slowly opened, Wang Chengen slowly walked out from the inside, and everyone hurriedly stepped forward to say goodbye in unison.

"No noise!"

Wang Chengen walked up to everyone, waved his hand, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, the emperor worked hard in the middle of the night, and this fashion is to wake up, don't disturb the emperor!" ”

A group of eunuchs bowed their hands and claimed to be, and entered the wings on both sides of the Qianqing Palace lightly.

The eunuch walked lightly, like a woman, and deliberately, even quietly.

Wang Chengen nodded with satisfaction, walked to Cao Huachun, who greeted Chongzhen's court, and whispered: "Father-in-law Cao, take the trouble to inform the courtiers that today's court meeting will be canceled, so that the emperor can sleep more." ”

Cao Huachun is old, deeply trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, and has the highest prestige among the eunuchs, and even Wang Chengen belongs to his disciples.

"Well, the emperor is really hard!" Cao Huachun turned around and shook his head and left.

For him, it doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't go to court or not, the body is the most important.

Moreover, in his opinion, the daily pilgrimage meeting is actually meaningless. Those ministers in the court, fuck up tightly, and the problem of solving and inviting people is even more painful.

He is now eggless, but he used to have the feeling that he could experience the pain of eggs.

However, the emperor is diligent in government, and he is always very persistent and endures the pain every day.

Today, the emperor's dragon egg finally doesn't have to hurt.

After three poles of the sun, it was almost noon.

Emperor Chongzhen, who ascended the throne on the first day, was refreshed and energetic, bid farewell to Duke Zhou, and began his new life and work in the Ming Dynasty.

Outside the palace, the palace maids and eunuchs who had been waiting for a long time, under the leadership of Wang Chengen, showed the sweetest and most beautiful smile to help him take care of his personal life.

Needless to say, the service attitude of these people is the highest level of the real emperor, and it is not the same as the kind that the service industry throws money on.

But Emperor Chongzhen, who was originally in a good mood, had a broken face and couldn't be happy.

Because these palace maids and eunuchs in front of them were smiling brightly, but they were dressed in tatters, and even the hem of Wang Chengen's shirt was patched.

Of course, Wang Chengen is a great eunuch, high and powerful, and there are many people who honor him, not bad for money, and now this appearance is just a show.

But these ordinary eunuchs and palace maids in front of them are real.

Think about it, the emperor and the mother are all dressed poorly, how can these house slaves be brightly dressed?

Emperor Chongzhen said that he was very unhappy, on the first day I ascended the throne, I couldn't do it in a big way, and I didn't let people work happily!

What the hell is the Ming Palace, it's simply the head hall of the beggars!

"Companion, instruct the Needlework Bureau that all the personnel in the palace, regardless of their dignity or inferiority, will be rewarded with two seasonal clothes in accordance with the rules."

The two emperors, the old and the new, successfully completed the handover of work, and it was supposed to send a decree to sing and dance on the nine sides, and to amnesty the world to show that the royal benevolence was celebrated by the whole world.

However, the situation is too weird, and it is sensational and impossible to make a noise.

This made the newly appointed Emperor Chongzhen feel extremely aggrieved.

It's like the rich don't return to their hometowns, like brocade clothes walking at night, and there is no chance to show off.

Although it is a new wine in an old bottle, after all, the new emperor ascended the throne, and it should be a new dynasty and a new atmosphere.

"Thank you for your grace."

The palace maids and eunuchs around hurriedly knelt on the ground to thank the emperor, smiling happily and from the bottom of their hearts.

The palace has not issued new clothes for several years, and the great eunuchs naturally don't need it, but as the bottom layer, they can only sew and mend, or wear old clothes that have been washed and faded.

God is pitiful, the emperor finally thinks of them.

Emperor Chongzhen had to smile, this wave of buying people's hearts, starting with the people around him.

Although there are tens of thousands of eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, including the 12 eunuchs, the 4 divisions, and the 8 bureaus, collectively known as the 24 yamen, it costs a lot to have two sets of clothes per person, but don't you spend it?

Look at their miserable appearance, one by one dressed like beggars, why?

Those bigwigs in the court, all in golden jade clothes, brocade clothes and jade food, shouted that they were loyal to the monarch for the country, but Li Zicheng was still in Beijing and was ready to welcome the new master.

And these low-level palace maids and eunuchs who were dressed in tatters and poorly fed did not understand any righteousness, but when Li Zicheng entered Beijing, thousands of people were killed, committed suicide, and were captured.

Objectively speaking, most of the eunuchs in the palace are worthy of use, and they are more loyal than the average person.

Just like the secretaries and chauffeurs of later generations of officials, they are all loyal people who have been tested and vetted, and they can be said to share weal and woe.

It's all grasshoppers on a line, and I can't run you if I can't run.

Furthermore, is the money saved for the royal family?

If so, it will not be the end of hanging the coal mountain sooner or later.

After everything was cleaned up, put on a brand new dragon robe, Emperor Chongzhen was very conspicuous in front of the bronze mirror, and only then did he find that this Hanfu was really beautiful, especially the imperial costume.

The overall bright yellow plate collar and narrow sleeves are often dressed, and the middle luan belt is coiled with two golden dragons shining, and the robe is inlaid with pearls and jades and pendants everywhere, and the whole person is set off very heroic.

Stretching his arms comfortably, Emperor Chongzhen felt full of strength.

Speaking of which, the predecessor was a very studious king.

He has achieved success in both civil and military affairs, can draw a hard bow and ride a horse to hunt, and also has a certain degree of calligraphy and poetry skills.

These skills are not possessed by the current Emperor Chongzhen.

Of course, he didn't care about any of that.

All he cares about is having a good body.

However, even if the deity has been working as diligent as a model worker for 17 years, he has never heard of any record of physical discomfort, which means that it is not bad.

"Emperor, Gong Yonggu, the commander of the horses, and the commander of Jinyiwei make Luo Yangxing a driver."

Just as Emperor Chongzhen was on display, the eunuch Fang Zhenghua ran in from outside the palace to report.

"Xuan, pass the meal, give the feast!"

Emperor Chongzhen waved his dragon robe and said loudly.

"Xuanfu Ma Duwei Gong Yonggu and Jinyi Wei commanded Luo Yangxing, and held a banquet in the Qianqing Palace......"

Fang Zhenghua leaned over in response, and then straightened up a few steps forward and tore apart and shouted.

"Xuanfu Ma Duwei Gong Yonggu and Jinyi Wei commanded Luo Yangxing, and held a banquet in the Qianqing Palace......"

Like a relay race, as Fang Zhenghua finished shouting, the little yellow door guarding the palace gate and the eunuch on duty shouted all the way, and soon reached the ears of the two people who were waiting to be summoned.