Chapter 204, learn from the Queen Mother
Zhang Bao is a forty or fifty-year-old eunuch, loyal face, but also born in the Yongwang Mansion, as soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he assigned Zhang Bao to be the chief eunuch of the Old Summer Palace, and his grade was the same as that of Zhang Qilin, the former chief of the imperial palace. Su Rili was mainly responsible for the repair and maintenance of the Old Summer Palace, so he rarely showed his face in front of the concubines.
The seven divisions and three courts are subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, namely: Guangchu Division, Duyu Division, Zhangli Division, Accounting Division, Construction Division, Qingfeng Division, Shen Criminal Division, Shangxi Yuan, Wubei Yuan, and Fengchen Yuan.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is an extremely large institution, in addition to serving the palace, but also in charge of all the clothes of the three banners, so the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is different from these chief eunuchs in the palace, and is generally served by the emperor's extremely trusted courtiers, and the current head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is Prince Yi Yunxiang.
Of course, although Prince Yi has jurisdiction over the Internal Affairs Office, he has no control over the part of the palace. The officials of the Seven Divisions and Three Courts of the Internal Affairs Office are also mainly the children of Baoyi Banner, not eunuchs. However, since he has to serve the palace, it is naturally indispensable to set up a chief eunuch in the seven divisions and three courtyards in order to enter and exit the inner palace.
The deepest contact with the palace, naturally no more than the Shen Penal Division, the palace maids and eunuchs who have made mistakes in the palace must be handed over to the Shen Penal Division for disposal, and naturally the Shen Penal Division is not only responsible for the punishment of the palace maids and eunuchs, but also by the Shen Penal Division if the people in the three banners violate the law. It's just that the sentencing of the palace maid and eunuch is responsible for the eunuch, the head of the Prudential Division. That is, the eunuch who followed behind Zhang Bao, the chief eunuch of the Old Summer Palace.
Zhang Bao kowtowed to Concubine Xian Niangniang, and then introduced them one by one: "The eunuch, the former head of the Shen Criminal Division, was infected with a vicious disease, and the emperor appointed Wang Shougui, the former eunuch, to take over as the chief eunuch of the Shen Criminal Division. β
Yao Jiaxin suddenly realized that His Majesty the Fourth Master had already started to clean up the queen's henchmen, which could be said to have paved the way for her to take over the affairs of the Sixth Palace.
Zhang Bao pointed to a eunuch with a flattering face and said, "This is the eunuch Li Guoliang, the leader of the Guangchu Division. β
The Guangchu Division is the treasury of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which can be said to be the department with the most oil and water, and this Li Guoliang is so fat that he is comparable to Zhang Qilin! He is in charge of the six warehouses of silver, leather, porcelain, satin, clothing, and tea, and the proportion of concubines in the palace also comes from this.
In addition, the repair project of the construction department also brought the charcoal fire by the way, and the charcoal examples of the concubines in the palace were sent to the palace by the construction department. Qingfeng was in charge of cattle and sheep animal husbandry affairs, and the meat of the concubines in the palace came from this.
The rest of the departments of the Duyu Division, the Zhangli Division, the Accounting Division, the Shangxi Academy, the Wubei Academy, and the Fengchen Yuan have nothing to do with the Inner Palace, and they all serve the emperor. When I came to see you today, I just worshipped the mountain.
Since people kowtowed, Yao Jiaxin had to reluctantly send out a batch of reward silver.
After sending off this group of eunuchs, Concubine Yu said: "Except for those of the Shen Criminal Division, the rest of these chief eunuchs are just errands, so don't worry. Now the most important thing is that the thirteenth of next month is the gold festival, and the end of the month is the emperor's longevity. β
I almost forgot that October 13 is the Gold Festival, which is equivalent to the National Day! And October 30 is the birthday of His Majesty the Fourth Master, which is called the Birthday Festival! It's all big festivals and big scenes! The harem banquet at the right time must be handled by her, but there can be no mistakes!
Yao Jiaxin showed a headache, the power of the six palaces is not so easy to take over!
Concubine Ning lowered her head and thought for a moment, and made a suggestion, "The Queen Mother was also in charge of the harem as Concubine De back then, if Sister Xian doesn't know what to do, you might as well consult the Queen Mother." β
The Queen Mother was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces back then, but she only took care of the palace affairs with Concubine Hui, Concubine Rong, and Concubine Yi, which means that the Queen Mother only had a quarter of the palace power in her hands at that time! And His Majesty the Fourth Master gave her all the palace power!! And how can it be a heavyweight?
It's just that the Queen Mother can also be regarded as the winner of the palace fight, which should not be underestimated, and it is good to learn from the experience.
Yao Jiaxin didn't delay, changed her clothes, and went straight to the tranquility of the park.
The emperor used the queen's illness as an excuse to let Concubine Xian take charge of the affairs of the six palaces, how could the queen mother not know about such a big matter? The Queen Mother looked at the Buddha incense in the furnace and said quietly: "The emperor seems to be really disgusted with the queen." β
Mama Rui said in a low voice: "Don't blame Long Live Lord for being angry, the queen mother is indeed becoming more and more unpresentable." β
The Queen Mother slowly exhaled, "Concubine Xian does have some skills, she can give birth to the sixth elder brother peacefully under the queen's repeated calculations, and she can also ask the emperor to give her this palace power - it has really become the climate." β
Mama Rui smiled and said, "It's not a bad thing. β
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, "The queen's illness came suddenly...... I don't know if it's a coincidence, orβ"
Mama Rui said in a low voice: "Look, the slave looks, Concubine Xian doesn't have such skills. β
"Is that a coincidence?" The Queen Mother frowned, "Or, could it beβ"
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said in an extraordinarily long tone: "Love wants to live, and evil wants to die!" β
At this time, Mama Fu walked in and squatted for a thousand blessings, "Queen Mother, Concubine Xian asks to see you." β
"Oh?" The Queen Mother showed a different smile.
Mama Rui smiled and said: "Concubine Xian suddenly gained power, and she must have been very frightened, so nine times out of ten, she came to ask the Queen Mother for advice." β
The Queen Mother smiled slightly, "Then let her in." β
Yao Jiaxin walked into the palace with low eyebrows and eyes under the guidance of the palace people, and saw the big gift in a proper manner, "The concubine sees the queen mother, and I wish the queen mother good luck." β
"Get up." The Queen Mother spoke in an easy-going tone.
After Yao Jiaxin got up, she didn't dare to go around the bend with the Queen Mother, so she simply confessed and said bluntly, "The queen mother suddenly fell seriously ill and was already bedridden, so she couldn't take care of the affairs of the six palaces." The emperor had to point out that the concubines were temporarily worried about the queen, and the concubines suddenly took over the palace affairs, and thought about the next gold festival and longevity festival, but I really didn't know how to prepare, and I hoped that the queen mother would guide her! β
As she spoke, Yao Jiaxin knelt down again, saluted solemnly, and made a posture of respectfully asking for advice.
Yao Jiaxin's posture made the Queen Mother very satisfied. A few years ago, the queen held the palace power tightly with one hand, and she didn't say that she was here to ask for advice, and she looked like she was afraid that the mourning family would interfere all day long, which made her unhappy for a long time.
"Hurry up!" The Queen Mother looked kind, "The mourning family is also a person who has come over, since you sincerely ask for it, the mourning family will teach you wholeheartedly." β
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" Yao Jiaxin was overjoyed.
The Queen Mother pointed to the chair next to her and asked Yao Jiaxin to sit down, and then she said: "Actually, you don't have to be anxious, the emperor ordered you to take care of the affairs of the six palaces, and those servants in the palace dare not disobey orders." There are few concubines in the emperor's harem, and things are not as complicated as the first emperor's dynasty, and you have Ning Concubine and Yu Concubine to start, as long as you are a little more careful, you will soon be able to get started. β
was comforted by the queen mother like this, Yao Jiaxin's mind calmed down a lot, "The concubine is stupid, so I'm afraid that something will go wrong." β
The Queen Mother smiled, "The Gold Festival and the Longevity Festival you are worried about, in fact, the queen has been arranging and preparing for it early in the morning. If you're afraid that something will go wrong, just 'follow the rules', and others won't be able to find fault. β
Hearing these words, Yao Jiaxin was cheerful! Yes, whether it is the Gold Festival or the Halloween Festival, the preparations start months in advance! It is estimated that the queen is almost ready! She only needs to instruct the chief eunuch of the Old Summer Palace to continue to handle it according to the queen's instructions! Once something goes wrong, she can deduce that she did it according to the queen's previous arrangement! And if it is done well, the credit can be taken!
Wonderful!
The Queen Mother really deserves to be the winner of the palace fight of the Kangxi Dynasty!!
Although it was a matter of six palaces in the four concubines back then, but if you think about it carefully, the queen mother enjoys the status of equality with the other three concubines and the same palace power with her background in Baoyi.
It's a pity that His Majesty the Fourth Master is most on guard against his own mother! Even if he has long been dissatisfied with the queen, wouldn't he rather let the queen take care of the affairs of the six palaces over the years?
The Queen Mother has not been in the harem for many years, and she must be very lonely! So she came to ask for advice, and the Queen Mother didn't hide her secrets, she was definitely a good teacher.
"The Queen Mother's words are like an empowerment, and the concubines have been taught!" Yao Jiaxin got up again and bowed her knees in thanks.
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "The current Gold Festival and the Longevity Festival are easy to do, but it is some daily chores, and you have to put more effort into it." The eunuchs and maids in the palace add up to one or two thousand, and there are many people......"
Yao Jiaxin pricked up her ears and listened carefully, the Queen Mother told her eloquently, in simple terms, Yao Jiaxin really benefited a lot.
It's decided, in the future, if you have nothing to do, you have to come to the Tranquility Hall more to learn from the scriptures!
Half of the Queen Mother's skills are enough to manage His Majesty's harem!
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