Chapter 146: Five Hundred Swords and Axes (3)

Serving the country and being foolish and loyal, who is the unwarranted accusation? He was slandered for six years at home, and believed that the former was not true. - Cao Huachun

Cao Huachun was originally Wang An's person, the celebrant with the hall and the palm of the official supervisor, and the original Si Li Bingbi Hui Jin Gao, Wang Yumin, Yang Gongchun and others were believed by Wang An, after Wang An fell, Hui Jin Gao, Wang Yumin, Yang Gongchun and other ceremonial supervisors were all affected, Wei Zhongxian gave them a good meal, and sent them to Nanjing Drum Tower to play the watch. But only Cao Huachun, who was left with the court, did not care about the previous suspicion of entrusting him with the post of chief of internal control, and had full authority to command the armed eunuchs in the palace.

The reason why Wei Zhongxian treated Cao Huachun so well was not because Cao Huachun had colluded with him in advance, but because Cao Huachun was very capable, very capable, and a shrewd, kind-hearted and principled person (eunuch).

Cao Huachun's family was poor since he was a child, and his father was unable to support his children, so he ruthlessly sent him to the palace when he was twelve or thirteen years old to find a way to live. After entering the palace, Cao Huachun is also the same as most of the children of the poor family, hard work, only one year into the palace, then by his master Bao Ju into the inner study hall to be taught, a few years of hard reading, poetry, calligraphy and painting can be said to be all fine, what is more rare is that his martial arts are still very strong, there has been a record of one person defeating seven palace guards in a row.

This person's cultural knowledge is almost the same as Li Yongzhen's, the difference is that one is a skill learned through his own hard study, and the other is a good ability that he unintentionally achieved in prison.

Cao Huachun and Li Yongzhen have one thing in common, or the eunuchs in the palace have one thing in common, that is, they are both children of poor families, and each of them has a sad and even bloody past behind them. As a result, they understand better how the poor live their lives, and as a result, they hate corrupt officials even more.

The greed of individual eunuchs is not enough to cover up the kindness of the eunuchs as a whole to the people, if you talk about corrupt officials, the people talk the most about those well-dressed "parent officials", and rarely talk about the eunuchs in the palace, but in the pen of the literati, those eunuchs who have no great evil have become the biggest scum, and even become the culprit of the country, which is really ridiculous.

Without a gun, it is difficult to build a country; Without a pen, it is difficult to leave a name.

Cao Huachun is a good eunuch who has been splashed with black ink to the letter, a really good person!

At least, when Wei Zhongxian's mouth mentioned the name Cao Huachun, when he didn't see his true face, Yuan Dahai thought like this - this is a eunuch with both conscience and talent!

In later generations, when Cao Huachun is said, the first thing that comes to people's minds is "opening the city to welcome thieves", however, the facts and truth prove that Cao Huachun has not opened the door to welcome thieves, because Chongzhen returned to his hometown in 12 years, and when Li Zicheng entered Beijing in Chongzhen's 17th year, others were in Wuqing's hometown, and it was impossible to welcome any thieves in Beijing!

Cao Huachun definitely didn't open the door to welcome Li Zicheng, but if it wasn't for the city gate he opened, how would the Beijing city gate be opened?

Investigate deeply, those Donglin party members who hooked up with Li Zicheng were about to be dug up, so he was first detained for colluding with Li Chuang to open the door and surrender, and then killed Yuan Chonghuan and a lot of other infamy followed, in an instant, this eunuch who was loyal to the Ming Dynasty in the past became the No. 1 conspirator in Tianzi, everything is just because he is an out-and-out eunuch!

In order to cater to the tastes of the audience and readers, Master Jin sacrificed Cao Huachun's "small self" to complete his "big self", but he didn't pay attention to the silent resistance of the person hundreds of years ago.

Who said eunuchs weren't human? Who said that a eunuch can't be a good person? Whenever he thinks of the phenomenon that Cao Huachun appeared in the TV romance of later generations, Yuan Dahai will always sigh, he can't figure out why history only praises Zheng He?

If Zheng He was also born in the Chongzhen period, and the "situation" also requires that a person must come out to carry the black pot as a negative teaching material, then the literati who can't choose people will not hesitate to pour this basin of sewage on Zheng He? Just because Zheng He is a "dead eunuch"?

Eunuchs are also human beings, can they be the target of vicious attacks just because of their tragic background?

Zheng He is a successful person, after all, he has been brilliant, and there will be countless people to prove it for him if he pours black water on such a big person, but Cao Huachun is only a small person in thousands of years of history, a relatively "big" "little person" in the past, so pouring sewage on this kind of person is the best and wisest choice!

This is not only the sorrow of the little people, but at the same time, it is also the sorrow of the Chinese literati, and the sorrow of the entire Chinese nation!

It is just a matter of not being affirmed in his life, but being splashed with sewage behind him, just to cover up the truth of history, just to give angry contemporaries and future generations a target to vent, this is really a hidden pain that is difficult to mention.

Eunuchs are people, officials are people, those who have birds are people, and those who don't have birds are people, who says that those who have birds will definitely be able to beat those without birds!

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Yuan Dahai believes in Cao Huachun, but he doesn't know how Cao Huachun became Chongzhen's henchman eunuch, according to later historical materials, he should have been sent to Nanjing after the fall of Wang An, and Chongzhen only recovered after coming to power, but now he is a real palace, and he is also the eunuch of the armed eunuchs in the palace, which makes him very strange and wondering. If this is the case, then Cao Huachun is a eunuch, and since he is a eunuch, why did he escape Chongzhen's purge and become his confidant?

The question just flashed in his mind, and Yuan Dahai didn't think too much about it. When Liang Dong led him to see Cao Huachun, on the way, he thought more about some practical things that Cao Huachun did during the Chongzhen years.

If I am not mistaken, when Chongzhen cut off the eunuch party in one fell swoop, it was Cao Huachun who helped after running forward; When Chongzhen promoted his official position, he also tried to be as humble as possible, and repeatedly wrote and pushed; When the dynasty changed, he also had the courage to write for the mausoleum of Emperor Chongzhen for the sake of his former master. It can be said that Cao Huachun has a lot of shining advantages, but it's a pity that he is a eunuch, so when there is a black pot that needs to be carried by someone, the shameless literati of the Donglin Party choose him; When there was no place to splash sewage, the disciples of the Donglin Party did not hesitate to splash pen and ink on him.

In the eyes of these Donglin party members who have mastered the pen and public opinion, they will not pay attention to whether Cao Huachun has done bad things, or what good things have been done for them, and what they pay attention to in their eyes is only one point - that is, Cao Huachun is a eunuch, since he is a eunuch, no matter how good you are, you are still bad, you are still scum, you are still scum, you are still scum.

This is a very absurd logic, and the fact behind this speechless logic is that those civilian forces who regard themselves as parents and officials and "righteous people" look down on the children of the poor and the descendants of those poor mud sticks.

The "elite" never despised his own kind until he became the "elite", but when he became the "elite", he forgot his origins. They will do everything they can to monopolize power, and they will do whatever it takes to suppress the spokesmen of the poor people, because they have forgotten where they came from, and all they think about is interests, vested interests. In the face of interests, they do not allow anyone to get involved. In order to monopolize their interests, they do more to monopolize the power of education.

A poor man without education will not become a rich man in office.

And when the eunuch, another deformed and strange spokesman for the poor people, appeared, they could not bear it, because they thought that they had a "physiological" advantage, and when a birdless person did better than his own, they would be furious, they would feel inferior, and then attack wildly, and slander by any means necessary, until the dust settled, and everything was as they wished.

Perhaps, it is a bit ridiculous to say that the eunuchs are the spokesmen of the poor people, but what is ridiculous is that in the late Ming Dynasty, the various actions of the eunuchs were really for the benefit of the people, and those adults were just thinking about their own pockets, and no one seemed to be able to deny this fact.

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Liang Dong got Wei Zhongxian's order to urgently transfer Cao Huachun to lead five hundred swords and axes to the Wenhua Palace, the order came in a hurry, and it was too strange, but Cao Huachun did not delay in the slightest, and half an hour later he led five hundred swords and axes to the Wenhua Hall to wait. When questioned by other eunuchs, Cao Huachun and his eunuchs, all of whom were prepared for the emperor's parade.

The apocalypse is good for internal exercises, I like to watch eunuchs dance knives and axes, and they have a child's heart, saying when to open internal exercises, so Cao Huachun's remarks did not arouse the vigilance of people in the palace.

For Wei Zhongxian, Cao Huachun has a kind of grace of knowing, although his former lord Wang An was killed by Wei, Wang An was not thin on him, so at first he retained and reused Wei, Cao Huachun also had a sense of panic and rejection, but after seeing Wei's dictatorship, big and small things were orderly, and he did not interfere much in the affairs of the country. After the general system of internal exercises, Cao Huachun is the first to take the lead, and the commander is promoted to the party, and he is also respectful to a group of celebrant eunuchs under Wei.

Low-key and indeed capable, such a person is naturally popular in the palace, even if Liang Dong is also very blue-eyed towards Cao Huachun, although the former is only in his early thirties, the latter is almost forty.

"Father-in-law Cao, this is Yuan Dahai, the head of the East Factory, and this time I transferred you to the palace to listen to Yuan Qianhu's arrangement."

After a brief introduction to Yuan Dahai, Liang Dong did not forget to remind him, "This is what Father-in-law Wei meant." ”

"Father-in-law Liang rest assured, even if there is no thousand-year-old man, our family should be the only one who is the head of the thousand households!"

Regarding the promotion of thousands of households who let him obey the orders of Dongchang, Cao Huachun's face behaved very naturally, without any dissatisfaction, his eyes were as calm as fresh water, and he couldn't see a trace of his inner thoughts.

Liang Dong said this, Yuan Dahai didn't dare to be so self-conscious, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, and said modestly: "Father-in-law Cao's words have passed, it is really the glory of his subordinates to be able to work with his father-in-law. ”

Cao Huachun hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare!" … Yuan Qianhu's name, our family has heard of it for a long time, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation, and it is also the glory of our family to be able to work with thousands of households..."

Cao Huachun was modest, Yuan Dahai had to be polite, Liang Dong saw that the two of them were too polite, and interjected: "Okay, you two don't want to be polite anymore, Chitose has something to do, and our family has to go back in a hurry." After speaking, he glanced at Yuan Dahai: "You and Gonggong Cao are waiting in Wenhua Palace, and Chitose is estimated to summon you, you must not leave the palace." Oh, by the way, Gonggong Cao is very good at training, and his sons are not inferior to your Black Flag Arrow Team, you can ask Gonggong Cao to accompany you to read and read. ”

"That's natural, Liang's father-in-law doesn't say it, our family is also going to invite the sons and daughters of Yuan Qianhu School." Cao Huachun laughed.

"Then I'll be tired of Gonggong Cao later." Hearing Liang Dong say that Cao Huachun's people were no worse than his own black flag, Yuan Dahai also became interested and wanted to see what was so powerful about his five hundred sword and axe hands.

At the moment, Liang Dong didn't say much, and hurriedly rushed back to the celebrant to resume his life, he did not say a word to Cao Huachun about the purpose of transferring five hundred sword and axe men into the palace, Cao Huachun also wisely did not ask a word, the two seemed to have a tacit understanding, tacitly. If the two of them don't say anything, Yuan Dahai will naturally not be uninteresting, and he doesn't mention what these five hundred sword axes will be used for tomorrow.

Cao Huachun is not sure, but if Wei Zhongxian transferred himself to lead troops into the palace to rebel, he would not believe it. Looking at the situation in Beijing in the past few days, he also vaguely realized that this matter was related to the foreign dynasty. Cao Huachun has no good impression or malice towards the Donglin Party, but he just thinks that these people are not so kind, and they don't reject anything. But if Wei Zhongxian really made up his mind to deal with the Donglin Party, he wouldn't mind being a pawn once.

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The five hundred sword and axe men brought by Cao Huachun are all eunuchs in their early twenties, and the ones selected are all strong and strong among the eunuchs, of course, compared with the elite of the border army in Beijing, the physique of these eunuchs is naturally incomparable, but their mental outlook is good. I looked at it from a distance, but I saw that the five hundred sword and axe bearers lined up neatly, lined up behind the Wenhua Palace, and the five hundred people were like one person, not squeaking, not shaking one person, very quiet. This is really a world of difference compared to the eunuchs who went to the cabinet to make trouble that day.

"I heard that Yuan Qianhu practiced the black flag in Nanhaizi very well, and Chitose was very happy, and he must have a lot of insight into the way of military training, but I don't know what advice he has for these sons and daughters of our family."

"Father-in-law Cao's subordinates are embarrassed, I think that although his subordinates are from the border soldiers, they don't hide it from their father-in-law, their subordinates have always been just a martial artist, they can fight and kill, and charge into battle, but if you want to say what way to train soldiers, there is really no way to talk about it."

Zhao Qiang snorted, how can he have any way to train soldiers and talk to people like Cao Huachun who are both civil and military, don't look at this Cao Huachun is just a eunuch, but he is the chief guard of internal exercise, and there are tens of thousands of armed eunuchs under his command. If you really want to talk about the way of military training, not to mention comparing with Cao Huachun, even if you casually mention a guerrilla in the Beijing camp, he is afraid that it will not be easy for him to talk to others.

The way of war, the combination of virtual and real, the ancients were especially powerful in this, and Zhao Qiang is familiar with the way of military training in later generations. So, it's better not to make this joke casually.

Cao Huachun saw that Yuan Dahai didn't want to talk about it, and he didn't force it, so he smiled, suddenly raised his hand and beckoned a eunuch under him, whispered a few words to him, and the eunuch hurriedly went to get a long box and held it over.

Yuan Dahai saw that the long box seemed to be containing a sword box, and he was a little puzzled, but it was not easy to ask Cao Huachun. Cao Huachun walked over lightly, opened the long box, and sure enough, a sword was revealed inside.

Yuan Dahai saw that the sword was very exquisite, the blade was shining with cold light, and secretly said that it was a good sword, and wondered what Cao Huachun's intention was to take this sword, was it to give it to himself?

In Yuan Dahai's doubts, Cao Huachun smiled slightly, took out the sword from the box, shook it in his hand, and suddenly choked the ground and pulled the sword out of its sheath. The eunuch under him also cooperated very well to untie his saber, stretched out in front, Cao Huachun didn't say a word, swung his sword and slashed, "bang", the eunuch's saber has been cut in two, broken in two.

"Good sword, good sword!"

Yuan Dahai no longer knew the goods, and after this demonstration, he also knew that this sword was an iron sword, and he couldn't help but praise it loudly.

Cao Huachun listened, laughed, walked towards Yuan Dahai with a sword, and said with a smile as he walked: "This sword was paid by Mao Wenlong of Liaodong to the former master of ceremonies Wang An's father-in-law, and it fell into the hands of our family several times, but unfortunately a eunuch in our family wants this sword to be useless, today I am fortunate to meet Yuan Qianhu, this sword can be regarded as meeting the master." Come on, come on, Yuan Qianhu don't want to excuse himself, please smile! As he spoke, he handed the sword to Yuan Dahai.

Yuan Dahai didn't expect Cao Huachun to give him a sword, and this sword was still offered by Mao Wenlong in Liaodong, so he couldn't help but be stunned. came back to his senses, and hurriedly excused himself: "Father-in-law Cao, as the saying goes, no merit is not punished, but my father-in-law gave me such a sword, which really made my subordinates panic in their hearts, and this sword is still asked to be taken back by my father-in-law, and my subordinates really dare not accept it." ”

"Hey, since ancient times, the sword has been matched with heroes, Yuan Qianhu is such a hero, how can he not have a sword in his hand!" Cao Huachun seemed to have made up his mind to give this sword to Yuan Dahai, but he didn't mean to retract his head at all.

"Father-in-law Cao really tortured his subordinates, and he wanted to belong to a rough man, where could he be worthy of the title of hero."

Yuan Dahai is very self-aware, he is at best a hawk dog minion who kills people without blinking, but Cao Huachun said that he is a hero, and he doesn't have to think about it to know that this is someone's kind words, just ask, where is he a hero? This hero really has nothing to do with him.

Cao Huachun said with a smile: "Yuan Qianhu is not a hero, who in this world deserves the title of hero?" ”

"Where did my father-in-law start with this?" The sword Yuan Dahai wants, and he also wants to get acquainted, but Cao Huachun gave too much of a gift, but it was the first time he and Cao Huachun had met, so he was embarrassed to accept this generous gift.

"To dare is to be a hero." Cao Huachun said suddenly.

Hearing this, Yuan Dahai couldn't help but glance at Cao Huachun again, but saw a smile on the corner of Cao Huachun's mouth, and said bluntly: "The so-called heroes, there are those who serve the country and those who serve the people, but in the eyes of our family, for the country and the people is of course a hero, but those who dare to be brave are also heroes. ”

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