Now that Emperor Longqing has changed, he doesn't want to live a more restrictive life, he needs to enjoy the super treatment he deserves as an emperor. This is also a kind of rebellion against Li Guifei and others, he doesn't want to live under the constraints of Li Guifei and Zhang Juzheng and others all the time. And this idea that has always existed becomes a reality, and someone needs to guide and give advice. This person is Meng Chong, the head of the inner court and the chief eunuch of the Ming Dynasty during the Longqing Emperor's reign. The reason why Meng Chong did this was for his own interests, so that he could control Emperor Longqing. Unexpectedly, the result of this completely changed Emperor Longqing and his fate.

Meng Chong knew about his future as early as soon after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, although Meng Chong had a certain amount of power in his hands, but this inner court family member was Feng Bao's sooner or later. Although there was not much communication between him and Feng Bao, Feng Bao would not let Meng Chong continue to be the eunuch in charge of the seal. Feng Bao not only needs to control the inner court, but also needs a legitimate position, and the eunuch who holds the seal of the master of ceremonies has always been the throne of the first person in the inner court. Meng Chong knew that he would never be able to fight Feng Bao, Feng Bao not only had Li Guifei behind him, but he also had a good relationship with Zhang Juzheng and others. For the sake of his own future, in order not to be squeezed away by Feng Bao, Meng Chong decided to fight a bloody path for himself. Meng Chong wanted to confront Feng Bao through several other eunuchs who were the eunuchs of the celebrant eunuchs, but these people either didn't dare to oppose Feng Bao or were not Feng Bao's opponents. The first round between Meng Chong and Feng Bao ended with Meng Chong, the old qualified master of ceremonies, defeated. Meng Chong also wanted to restrain Feng Bao and Li Guifei through the top, and the only person who could check and balance Li Guifei was the Empress Chen. Meng Chong tried his best to curry favor with Empress Chen, hoping that Empress Chen would stand up for herself, and even hinted to Empress Chen that as long as Empress Chen was willing, Empress Chen would deal with Concubine Li Guifei, and he would be willing to help Empress Chen deal with Feng Bao. But Empress Chen did not agree, and Empress Chen, who was peaceful, knew that she could not fight against Concubine Li Guifei, who had no son, so she chose to compromise. In the second round, Meng Chong also declared defeat because of Empress Chen's weakness.

When Meng Chong thought that he had no chance, Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet, who had always looked down on eunuchs, took the initiative to find Meng Chong. Although Gao Gong was the first assistant of the cabinet, although he was the teacher of Emperor Longqing when he was still King Yu, his situation was almost exactly the same as Meng Chong. Meng Chong met a Feng Bao, and Gao Gong met a Zhang Juzheng. Feng Bao is one of King Yu's most trusted eunuchs, and Zhang Juzheng is King Yu's most trusted advisor. At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, Emperor Longqing wanted to do it in one step, letting Feng Bao serve as the eunuch in charge of the seal, and let Zhang Juzheng serve as the first assistant of the cabinet. Unexpectedly, these two people did not go smoothly in place, for the same reason, everyone felt that their qualifications were not enough. For this reason, Emperor Longqing had no choice but to choose Meng Chong and Gao Gong, one as the eunuch of the celebrant and the other as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Feng Bao served as the first eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, and Zhang Juzheng served as the second assistant of the cabinet. Meng Chong and Gao Gong became the two most aggrieved nominal ministers and prime ministers, because they only had a false name and no real power, and the real power was in the hands of their assistants. The worst thing is that they are the one who is accused of something, and all the credit belongs to their assistants, and their subordinates are less and less serious about them. As the power of Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng grew, Meng Chong and Gao Gong had become an ornament. There are only two paths in the future, the first is to take the initiative to delegate power, and in the future, take the initiative to resign from the post and give up his position to his assistants. In exchange for his own stable future, he will see how his assistant will position himself. The second way is to regain his position of power and completely turn against his assistants. The unwilling Meng Chong chose to go against Feng Bao on the grounds that he would not and did not want to admit defeat to a kid who debuted later than himself. Gao Gong, who was also unwilling to give up power, just didn't want to see Zhang Juzheng become stronger, so Gao Gong took the initiative to find this eunuch Meng Chong, whom he hated very much at the beginning. I have to admit that Gao Gong has changed, for the sake of his own interests and power, he can give up his principles for many years, and he would rather give up his ideals and ambitions for his own selfish interests. This is also a reason for Zhang Juzheng's disappointment with Gao Gong, so Zhang Juzheng decided to officially replace Gao Gong and become the head of the civil and military officials.

With the support of Gao Gong, Meng Chong thought that he could compete with Feng Baoyi. Unexpectedly, this time the defeat was even more serious, because Gao Gong's behavior caused Zhang Juzheng's dissatisfaction. Zhang Juzheng originally didn't like to meddle in the affairs of the inner court, and he wouldn't take the initiative to pay attention to the contradictions between Meng Chong and Feng Bao. But Gao Gong's shot made Zhang Juzheng very angry, feeling that he had been betrayed, and Gao Gong had done something that an official should not do. For the sake of justice, for the balance inside and outside the court, and for the continuation of the future policy that Emperor Longqing had determined, Zhang Juzheng decided to join forces with Feng Bao to deal with Meng Chong and Gao Gong. Originally, Meng Chong was not as good as Feng Bao, and Gao Gong was not as good as Zhang Juzheng, but now Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao are even more powerful when they join forces. Not to mention the almost eradication of Gao Gong and Meng Chong's forces, there is a tendency to share the world equally with Emperor Longqing. For this reason, Gao Gong took the initiative to resign from the position of first assistant to the cabinet, and Meng Chong also had to hand over some of his few powers. This was the third time Meng Chong had been defeated by Feng Bao, and the people in the inner court were almost certain that Meng Chong had lost. Even a few personal little eunuchs around Meng Chong began to take the initiative to take refuge in Feng Bao.

Faced with this situation, Meng Chong was still unwilling to give up completely. After so many years of habit and forbearance, Meng Chong has learned the character of only getting benefits and never suffering losses. He was unwilling to hand over power like this, and was driven out of the palace by Feng Bao, and he wanted to regain his own status and power. The inner court and the foreign ministers are unreliable, Empress Chen is unwilling to help him, Concubine Li is Feng Bao's backer, and he only has one last goal if he wants to turn over, that is, Emperor Longqing. Although Emperor Longqing usually listens to the words of Concubine Li and Zhang Juzheng, Emperor Longqing is the emperor after all, and he is the nominal master of the entire Ming Dynasty. As long as Meng Chong can gain the trust of Emperor Longqing, as long as Emperor Longqing needs Meng Chong, Meng Chong can gain a firm foothold in the palace, and even regain everything from the original.

As Meng Chong, who has lived in the palace for almost his whole life, of course he knows the hobbies and actual situation of the master of Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing was a relatively aggrieved emperor, he had to listen to Zhang Juzheng's decision in government affairs, his finances were managed by Concubine Li Guifei, and his freedom was watched by a large group of eunuchs, and he didn't even have the freedom to decide by himself when he ate and sleeped. As a young emperor, Emperor Longqing is the time when he should enjoy it the most. However, due to the control of Li Guifei and Zhang Juzheng, Emperor Longqing could not give orders, nor could he do whatever he wanted. As long as Meng Chong can make Emperor Longqing happy and satisfied, Meng Chong can gain the trust and support of Emperor Longqing. Once Emperor Longqing came forward to protect Meng Chong, Concubine Li Guifei and Zhang Juzheng also had to give Emperor Longqing a certain amount of face and dignity.

Meng Chong knew that it would not be easy to get close to Emperor Longqing. First, the people around Emperor Longqing were either Feng Bao's people or Li Guifei's people, and they would not let Meng Chong get close to Emperor Longqing. Second, the purpose of Meng Chong's approach to Emperor Longqing was to let Emperor Longqing enjoy, and if these people were by Emperor Longqing's side, Emperor Longqing might not be able to enjoy Meng Chong's arrangement. Third, once Feng Bao or Li Guifei paid attention to Meng Chong, Meng Chong was very likely to be killed by them immediately. Meng Chong must first ensure the safety of his life before he can do the following things.

Finally, Meng Chong found an opportunity, and this opportunity was the capital accumulated by Meng Chong as the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace for many years. Meng Chong served as the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace when Emperor Jiajing was alive, and later served as the chief eunuch of the Yuxi Palace after following the Jiajing Emperor to move to the Yuxi Palace. Emperor Longqing has been living in the Qianqing Palace since he ascended the throne, which has created an opportunity for Meng Chong, the old man of the Qianqing Palace. The Qianqing Palace was too familiar to Meng Chong, and Meng Chong could walk through it almost with his eyes closed. Meng Chong started as a eunuch in the Qianqing Palace, and he has been on an errand in the Qianqing Palace for nearly 20 years, so he is too familiar with the Qianqing Palace. For many years, it was not in vain to pee for Emperor Jiajing, and Meng Chong knew a secret passage that outsiders did not know. This was a secret passage for Emperor Jiajing to leave the Qianqing Palace secretly and go out merry. Although it has been abandoned for a long time, Meng Chong can still use it. He knew that as long as he was in the Qianqing Palace, as long as he was in the place where Emperor Longqing was, it would be impossible for him to escape the eyes of Feng Bao and Li Guifei. Only by taking Emperor Longqing out of the Qianqing Palace and leaving these monitors can he gain the trust of Emperor Longqing.

Meng Chong arranged a place to find a woman who was definitely a beautiful woman, and a secret banquet. The only guest at this banquet was Emperor Longqing, and these people served only Emperor Longqing alone. After arranging all this, Meng Chong secretly came to the Qianqing Palace through the secret passage. Although it was not very late at this time, Emperor Longqing had already fallen asleep. In order to let Emperor Longqing, who was more prone to insomnia, sleep well, there were not many virtuous people left in the Qianqing Palace. Emperor Longqing refused to take the decoction that calmed the nerves, because he drank too much of this kind of thing and was dependent, and Emperor Longqing would rather sleep slowly with his eyes open than take it. Concubine Li and Empress Chen only accompanied Emperor Longqing on the fifteenth and twenty-sixth days of the Lunar New Year, and Emperor Longqing could only sleep alone in normal times. Nominally to control Emperor Longqing's nightlife, in fact, Li Guifei didn't want too many people to contact Emperor Longqing, and she didn't want other princes to compete with her son for the throne in the future. Meng Chong took advantage of this opportunity to get in touch with the depressed Emperor Longqing.

For Meng Chong, who suddenly appeared, Emperor Longqing was frightened before he had time to get excited. As an emperor, as a timid emperor, suddenly there is a person standing in front of him, of course, he will be very afraid. Meng Chong comforted Emperor Longqing, who was already a little out of control, and hinted that he could bring a surprise to Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing followed Meng Chong to the place arranged by Meng Chong in disbelief. That night was the first night of freedom and happiness after Emperor Longqing became emperor. Meng Chong could know from Emperor Longqing's expression that his plan was succeeding step by step.

For several nights in a row, Emperor Longqing left the Qianqing Palace under Meng Chong's arrangement. Meng Chong not only let Emperor Longqing eat all kinds of delicacies, but also made Emperor Longqing, who had controlled his nightlife for a long time, ridiculous for several nights. Meng Chong gradually gained the trust of Emperor Longqing, and Meng Chong felt that he could carry out the second plan.