The eunuch system has been around for a long time, and the reason why the Eastern Han Dynasty declined until its demise was that the biggest murderers included warlords, relatives, scholars, and eunuchs. The problem is that Xun has never seen a single eunuch since he traveled through this world.

The reason is that when the daily servant launched a coup d'état, beheaded the general He Jin, and the Yuan Shao brothers burned down the Qingzuo Gate of Nangong and slaughtered all the beardless ones. Later, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, abolished the young emperor and established Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, in order to win the hearts of the scholars, he simply abolished the eunuch system, and used Lang officials to fill various positions in the palace. When Cao Cao moved the capital to Xu, he did not restore the eunuchs at first.

Because Cao Cao himself is branded as a eunuch, others can mention the ancient system of fù, but Cao Cao is not easy to mention, for fear of being poked and scolded in the back. The problem is that this is a family affair of the Son of Heaven, and there is no one who does not dislike eunuchs, since Cao Cao doesn't mention it, who else will rush to take this head?

Recently, the situation has changed, one is that Cao Cao moved the capital to Anyi, and pulled away a large number of talents, and even the number of spare officials in the palace is insufficient, and the second is that the Miss Cao family has become a concubine, and it is likely to enter the middle palace. On the one hand, a group of eunuchs who had previously slipped through the net were collected everywhere, and on the other hand, a group of sinners were temporarily castrated and sent to the palace for the Son of Heaven to drive.

Just now Xun came to the door of the Jin Shang to deliver a message to him, it was a young attendant, [I didn't expect to come out to summon it, but it was a eunuch - this is really rare, rare.

Scholars and eunuchs are very distinguishable, mainly depending on whether there is hair on their mouths. Men of these years are accustomed to growing beards -- the so-called "body hair and skin, and parents who receive it." Don't dare to destroy. The beginning of filial piety". Of course, beards are also protected - men without beards will be ridiculed, they will be considered to be suspected of eunuchs, and humanity cannot. Liu Bei has a mustache and no beard, and he was ridiculed by Zhang Yu as a "dew peck", not to mention that he doesn't have a hair at all? If you want to become an official, the possibility is too low.

Of course, most of the Lang officials are shaded and retained, and most of them are relatively young. In these years, people's general intake of nutrients is insufficient, and their development is relatively late, and it is normal for Xiao Langguan, who is only fifteen or sixteen years old, to have no beard. But the person in front of him is an orange peel face, full of wrinkles, no matter how you look at it, she doesn't look like she is only ten years old, and her mouth is still clean, even if Xun is not familiar with the color of the eunuch's clothes, he can see that he is not a normal man.

I couldn't help but ask, "Who is Qing?" ”

The other party replied with a flattering face: "The villain is always serving Mu En, and he has just entered the capital to serve the Son of Heaven. I didn't know the face of the servant. The service is famous all over the world, and we have to see each other today. It's a blessing for the villain. ”

Although he did not mention that he was a eunuch, he could already be determined in terms of wording - first, the Chang Shi is the abbreviation of the Loose Cavalry Chang Shi or the Zhong Chang Shi, but the Eastern Han Dynasty Province was a loose horse Chang Shi, and the eunuch served as the Zhong Chang Shi; Secondly, officials who are serious scholars are rarely called "villains", or "lower officials", or "last officials", and only white or eunuchs can refer to themselves in this way.

I don't know why, as soon as Shi Xun heard the name "Mu En", he felt that it must be the name of a eunuch, not like an ordinary scholar.

At that moment, Mu Eun led the way in front, and Shi Xun followed from behind and entered the palace gate. Several of his subordinates also wanted to follow up, but they were stopped by the gatekeepers. Shi Xun always felt that Liu Xie's recent actions were very absurd, and after the absurdity, there may be some unknown conspiracy hidden, seeing that it was getting late, he entered the palace alone, and his liver trembled a little - but there is really no reason to let the trilogy follow, and he is not Cao Cao. At that moment, he had to secretly press the sword under his waist, and took care of Jing Junxiao, the head of the department: "You are waiting here, if the palace door is locked, and I have not come out, I can report it to the prince immediately." ”

Liu Xie hung himself for so long, and he was only willing to summon him when it was almost dark, maybe he just wanted to gag his mouth - you can't wait for the palace to be locked in the dark, just rest in the palace and continue to admonish, right? So it doesn't take long for me to be forced out. As for the sword in the waist, it will definitely be taken off before seeing the Son of Heaven, but it is not used yet, and in case of emergency, it can still be defended.

Of course, it is estimated that there will be nothing wrong, Liu Xie has no reason to be unfavorable to himself - if he wants to harm Cao Cao, even if he harms Cao Ang, when will it be his turn? If he harms himself, can he still be left behind? However, if something goes wrong, it is inevitable that the heart is not very steady.

In order to dispel the little haze in his heart that he didn't know where to come, Shi Xun simply walked while chatting with Mu En, and asked him: "Gong ......" pondered that there was no title of "father-in-law" now, so he had to be commensurate with his position: "Where did the permanent servant come from, and when did he enter the palace?" ”

Mu En was also honest, answered questions immediately, and replied that he entered the Yong'an Palace in Luoyang when he was young, and served the Empress Dowager Dong and Empress Dowager He successively, and later Yuan Shao and other slaughtered eunuchs. Not long ago, the imperial court restored the eunuch system, and the recommendation of Sima Fang of Hanoi Zongzheng, and even Xu Du. He also said that the number of eunuchs like himself who was a young age is very small, and now most of the people serving in the palace are new eunuchs - "The villain has no talent, and when it comes to qualifications, he has to be a permanent servant." ”

After all, it is not an ordinary position, it is the head of the eunuchs, compared to the foreign dynasty, the rank is 2,000 stones, and Emperor An can be the master of the future. Generally, the quota of permanent attendants is ten, and the number of permanent attendants increased to twelve at the end of Emperor Ling, which is known as "ten permanent attendants".

That is, Xun is both a servant and an in-law of the Cao family, and his name is all over the world, so the emperor will send a regular servant to greet him.

Shi Xun asked Mu En: "How many eunuchs are in this palace?" What is it like to be a regular waiter? Mu En replied that there were eleven old eunuchs, three of whom were added to the number of regular attendants, and the rest were all Huangmen, and the number of new eunuchs was not much, only about thirty people—this was a world away from the hundreds and nearly thousands of eunuchs in the Lingdi Dynasty.

chatting casually, they soon approached the Chongde Hall. It's Xun who is in a hurry, I'm afraid that I will enter the palace too late, and before the Son of Heaven comes, it will be dark, and the palace gate will be locked, so won't I come in vain this time? It's a pity that Na Mu En's legs and feet are not very convenient, and his walking speed is very slow, and it is not easy for Shixun to get rid of him and walk alone. Smiling and chatting on the surface. Among them, the heart is anxious. At this moment. Suddenly, a young eunuch rushed from the oblique thorn, and when he saw the two of them, he bowed down and saluted: "It's the waiter, the wooden servant......"

Mu En bowed his waist in front of Shi Xun, with a flattering face, and when he saw this eunuch, he couldn't help but straighten his waist, and he didn't look at the other party, but raised his head and scolded: "Ren Shuji, is the palace a place to rush?!" "What's important to you. Running in such a panic?

The eunuch named Ren Shuji squinted at Shi Xun, and then lowered his head: "Yu Chang Waiting, Concubine Cao heard that her aunt and son-in-law were in the middle of the service, and she was longing for it, so she ordered the villain to please go and meet." Mu En pouted and flicked his sleeves: "The servant came to pay homage to the Son of Heaven, the sun is about to set, how can you have time to go to see Concubine Cao?" ”

Ren Shuji raised his head again, glanced at Shi Xun, narrowed slightly, and then said to Mu En with a sneer: "Concubine Cao is suitable for summoning the imperial doctor because she heard that the Son of Heaven is suitable for summoning the imperial doctor's order. I'm afraid that there is no danger, and I can see the servant? Therefore please see each other......"

Yes Xun thinks this is really strange. That's right. Cao Xian is Cao Cao's daughter and his wife's niece, and it is reasonable for her niece to want to meet her mother's family, even if it is only a distant cousin-in-law. Question: He has only seen Cao Xian once or twice during the New Year's Festival, and he hasn't even talked much, is it possible that An is "longing and longing" for his uncle? If it is not himself who enters the palace, but Cao De and Cao Ang, Cao Xian wants to see him, just see himself? Is there really such a need?

No, there must be something going on here! Could it be that Cao Xian heard some news unfavorable to the Cao family in the palace, so he wanted to take the opportunity to pass it on to himself? He was so mistaken that he didn't seem to hear Ren Shuji's words clearly, and Ren Shuji was forced to repeat in an accentuated tone: "The Son of Heaven has summoned the imperial doctor's order, and I am afraid that the imperial body will not be safe, and it is inconvenient to see the servant!" ”

Mu En twisted his eyebrows, raised his voice and shouted, "An dares to speak falsely? The right person is the Son of Heaven sent me to the Chongde Palace, why not say that it is inconvenient to see each other? ! ”

However, at this time, Shi Xun finally understood Ren Shuji's words, and he couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration in his mind, and asked, "Who is the Imperial Doctor Order today?" Mu En replied first, "It's Yoshimoto." ”

Ahh Shi Xun couldn't help but open his eyes wide, and grabbed Mu En's wrist with a handful: "I have been waiting at the palace gate for a long time, why did the Son of Heaven summon me?" When will Yoshimoto enter the palace and when will he leave?! Mu En was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly waved his hand: "This is not something to ask in the waiter." "You are a foreign minister, why do you inquire about the emperor's living situation?

Shi Xun pressed the sword with his left hand, his eyebrows stood up, and he glared at Mu En viciously: "If I have a question, you will answer, if there is a word of falsehood, do you think I dare not fight the bloody court?!" A eunuch of yours, for 2,000 stone a day, dare to despise the ministers of the court? Can't I be Brother Yuan Shao?! "Do you believe that I slashed you with a sword, and even killed all the eunuchs in the inner court, and then I could still escape with my whole body?

Ren Shuji knelt down on the spot, and Mu En also wanted to kneel, but was firmly held by Shi Xun - it was Hongfu who was also a person who had practiced martial arts with Tai Shi Ci for a few days, and when it was an emergency, it was not difficult to say that he was extremely powerful, and it was not difficult to deal with a middle-aged eunuch like him, and he Mu En was not a "strong and martial" Jian Shuo - he couldn't kneel, and his skirt was wet. At that moment, he had to stammered and replied: "Waiting, serving, begging for advice, when the Son of Heaven is in Yongle Palace, he urgently summons Ji Ben, and the people talk for a long time, Ji Ben is going, about a while, Ji Ben comes again, and the Son of Heaven is sending a villain to greet the ......."

To put it bluntly, Liu Xie heard that it was Xun who came, and he didn't say that he would see or say no, but he first called the imperial doctor Ling Yoshimoto over, and the two whispered for a while, and then Yoshimoto left, still not saying that he saw Xun, and Yoshimoto would come back after more than an hour, so Liu Xie asked Mu Enling Shixun to go to Chongde Hall to wait...... In the middle of this, why did Gibbon go? Looking for medicine?

If it were a different person, maybe it would be true that Yoshimoto was looking for medicine, but Xun Ke was not so naïve, so he let go of Mu Eun at the moment, turned around and left. Mu En hurriedly chased after him: "Where are you going?" Shi Xun replied to him angrily: "The sun is about to fall, the palace gate will be locked, and you will see the Son of Heaven again?" Let's wait for me to come back tomorrow. "What does Mu Enxin mean by this? The Son of Heaven is called, and there is a reason to change the sky? I know that the Cao family is in power now, but there is nothing like you, just now you said that you would cut me, and now you say that you want to let the Son of Heaven do it.

He chased after him, but unfortunately his legs and feet were inconvenient, and he ran until he reached the door of the gold merchant, but he couldn't catch up with Shixun. However, Xun took the initiative to stop, because he suddenly saw a cloud of fire rising from the sky in the distance! (To be continued......)

ps: Two eunuchs - Mu En, Ren Shuji (Zhenwu Jun Festival Ren Lao San) appeared.

In addition, if it weren't for a miracle, the old man would probably have been in the past few days, so maybe he would break off the update one day, and apologized to readers and friends in advance. R1292