Wanli 1592

Chapter 964
Why rebel?

Now, is there any point in asking such a thing?
The establishment of Great Qin and the fall of Great Ming have become established facts. Is it still meaningful to think about these issues now?
Anyway, Xiao Ruxun thought it was meaningless, so he didn't intend to answer, didn't even think about it, and just left.

Again, his time is very precious, and now he doesn't even dare to spend too long sleeping.

There are too many things to arrange, too many things to do, the meal that night is directly transferred from the army to the palace to cook the old Burmese, the original people in the palace are not at ease, so they are dispatched The old fire head who followed from Myanmar served as the royal cook.

It is said that there was no such institution as the Imperial Dining Room in the dynasty, and Guanglu Temple was responsible for the earliest meals of the emperor, but Guanglu Temple is equivalent to the current collective dining hall, and the cooking is quite satisfactory.

Later, it was said that the cooking at Guanglu Temple was so unpalatable that the capital was famous, and the emperor couldn’t stand it. In addition, the emperor was not willing to go out for a walk since Emperor Jiajing, so he simply handed over the cooking to the eunuchs. The eunuchs are responsible for purchasing ingredients for the emperor to cook.

The eunuch is decisively more caring than the cook at Guanglu Temple.

For example, in order to show frugality and piety, Emperor Chongzhen ate vegetarian food with the queen ten times a month, but real vegetarian food is tasteless even to ordinary people, let alone the emperor who grew up with rich clothes and fine food. The heart began to waver, so the eunuchs thought of a way.

The whole goose was gutted, stuffed with vegetables, boiled, washed with wine, and cooked with sesame oil. The emperor was very happy after eating it.

It can be seen that the eunuch is indeed a very caring existence. For the emperor, he can do many things that normal people can't think of, and he has no descendants, so he can't pass it on. Where can I find it?
Xiao Ruxun also began to have a headache about the tens of thousands of eunuchs left in the Ming Palace and the question of whether to keep the eunuchs in the future.

There is no doubt that the eunuch group is the most intimate group of loyal servants of the royal family of the unified dynasty, and it has even developed to the point where it is indispensable. In all the centralized countries in the world, there are basically eunuchs. Especially in China.

For the emperor of the unified regime, eunuchs are castrated first, they are infertile and cannot have offspring, so they cannot be passed on. Whether power, wealth or status, they are all floating clouds, all bestowed by the emperor. It will also be recovered after death, which is a good deal.

It is impossible for an eunuch to be accepted by the original family after being castrated. In the era of blood inheritance, being castrated means that you are separated from everything in the past. You can only have one home like the royal family for the rest of your life, and there is no other home. .

Therefore, the eunuchs will always be the emperor's vassals. No matter how powerful they are, as long as the emperor says a word, they will be taken down. The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity of the Anshi Rebellion to control the military power and let go, but after that, the eunuchs have always been Did not escape the emperor's grasp.

In a word, the most loyal is the eunuch.

Faced with the desire for power and status of the civil official group and the military general group, it is often difficult for the emperor to fight alone. The founding emperor often has great prestige and influence and can do this, but it is difficult for future emperors.

But with the existence of the eunuch group, the emperor can balance the power of the government and the opposition through the eunuchs who are completely devoted to the emperor, so as to achieve the status of being the only one. Therefore, the eunuchs have been appointed by the emperor himself for most of the history. Everything that was done was directed by the emperor.

And among other things, eunuchs can also ensure that the emperor's harem will not be chaotic, so that the emperor's head will not be so green and beautiful, and it can also ensure that the royal blood is clean. There are some heavy tasks that female officials cannot undertake, not to mention things that are impossible for women to do when they go out to announce the decree.

Moreover, the emperor always has some privacy that needs to be done by some absolutely reliable people, and eunuchs are the unavoidable choice.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Ruxun decided to keep the group of eunuchs.

And ordered Zhou Yao to start selecting young servants at the lower level who can continue to be used in the Ming Palace and who have nothing to do with the royal family, and those young eunuchs who have too much involvement with the royal family can be excluded.

Who knows what these guys will do for their master.

But in the future, there will always be some things that eunuchs need to do. Whether it is the daily life of the palace or political needs, Xiao Ruxun must ensure that there is a reliable group of eunuchs to use. These loyal guys who have no other thoughts are really the best The blame man.

As for the injustice of the eunuch group itself, Xiao Ruxun didn't want to think too much about it.

In which era to consider what era's affairs, in this era, the imperial power is the greatest, and the stability of the imperial power is the most important, and everything else can be sidelined.

Lying in the side room of Huangji Hall, Xiao Ruxun rubbed his eyes tiredly.

How should I put it, this feeling is really amazing.

Once I decided to be an emperor, I suddenly found that I didn't even have much time to sleep. There were always things to arrange and do, and there were always things to worry about and doubts.

And this feeling of being alone is really not good.

However, Xiao Ruxun has no plans to call Caiyun, a pair of children, and the old father to the capital right now. At present, everything is not stable, and he will at least wait until the capital is completely in his hands. Come.

At least right now Myanmar is much safer than the capital, Xiao Ruxun doesn't want to put his family in danger.

Therefore, the speed of mastering the capital must always be accelerated. The family members must always be by your side to be reliable, and your son must be by your side to take care of yourself.

Now that he has become the emperor and has no other sons, Zhenbang is the best candidate for the crown prince. If he doesn't bring Zhenbang with him to teach him, Xiao Ruxun is worried that he will hand over the great dynasty to him after his death.

Because of the emphasis on this huge foundation, Xiao Ruxun felt that he must know some things.

Xiao Ruxun fell asleep slowly with such thoughts, and because of too many thoughts, she only slept for more than two hours before waking up.

"Come on! What time is it?"

Xiao Ruxun rubbed his eyes and called for someone to come in.

It was Zhou Yao who came in. He didn't leave all night, so he spread a blanket outside and leaned against the wall to sleep, and kept vigil for Xiao Ruxun. When Xiao Ruxun yelled, he woke up and ran in quickly.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is not yet Chenshi."

Xiao Ruxun stood up and stretched.

"Bring me some water, I need to wash up."

"Yes!"

Zhou Yao hurried out to get water, because he was inexperienced, he was a little slow, Xiao Ruxun got a little impatient, so he found a few ladies who looked like court ladies and sent Xiao Ruxun things for washing, and even confessed to Xiao Ruxun that he was not prepared , It is really a capital crime.

Is this a capital offense?
"Forget it, the first time, everyone was unprepared. This is not your responsibility. It's not your fault. Have you washed it?"

(End of this chapter)