Brocade legend

Chapter 271

Look at the old ministers of Xingdi who came to Beijing with Emperor Jiajing, isn't that rich and powerful, high and powerful?

Then look at Master Lu, who is in full bloom, what kind of benefits does this bring from the power of the dragon, isn't that right in front of us?

Hundreds of officials present, as well as more than a thousand civil servants guarding outside the palace gate, responded one after another and went everywhere to gather manpower, unexpectedly thousands of people were gathered very quickly.

In the end, except for Xia Yan who led thousands of people guarding in front of the bedroom, monitoring each other with Xungui and Dongchang's men, the others, led by Zhai Luan, went straight to the Imperial Horse Supervisor!
There were officials wearing official uniforms and swords in their hands, servants from various families, and some servants from various yamen, soldiers from military envoys, etc., who rushed towards the imperial horse prison. Went to the imperial horse prison.

Outside the Imperial Horse Prison, it was already guarded by heavy troops. Meng Zhongzheng was standing in front of the door with a horizontal sword, with his half-human-high bow on his back!

Yumajian, one of the "24 yamen", the head of the institution is called "Yumajian eunuch", and it is the fourth rank.The original function of the Imperial Horse Supervisor was to manage the royal horses and the good horses paid by foreign countries. Later, it was the admiral of the Xichang, and it became the two eunuch institutions known as the "Superintendent of Ceremony", one civil and one military. "Ming Taizu Records" records that in the first year of Wu Yuan, he set up a royal horse department to be in charge of the horses in the imperial stables, and the grade was the fifth grade.In the 28th year of Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu re-established the inner court organization, expanded the original nine prisons to twelve, and added four divisions and eight bureaus, and called it "24 Yamen", and the rank was also promoted to the fourth rank.

The Royal Horse Superintendent consists of a palm print eunuch, a supervising eunuch, and an admiral eunuch, and there are supervisors, managers, code books, writing staff, etc., who are in charge of the horses and elephant houses of the four guard camps in Tengxiang.

The imperial horse inspector is in charge of the imperial horse, so there are naturally horse breeders and horse trainers, and thus a forbidden army led by the imperial horse inspector has been formed.

During the Xuande reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, this imperial army was officially named "Three Thousand Households of the Habayashi", which was directly under the leadership of the emperor.

The forbidden army supervised by the imperial horse supervisor had a constant number of 100 people when it was first established in Yongle. In the sixth year of Xuande, this forbidden army had [-] people, and it took a formal name "Habayashi Sanqian Husuo".Two years later, the expansion group was organized into the four guards of Tengxiang and Wuxiang, and the number reached [-].

During the Chenghua period of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, "Xichang" was established to strengthen the rule of secret agents, and the admiral was Wang Zhi, who was the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor at that time.Since then, in addition to managing the imperial horses, military talismans, and the "Three Thousand Households", the Yumajian has also supervised the Xichang, and has become two eunuch institutions, one civil and one military, which are also known as the "Silijian".The Royal Horse Supervisor, the Ministry of War and the Governor jointly hold the military handle, which is actually the "shufu" of the inner court.

At the same time, the Yumajian also managed the pastures and Huangzhuang, operated the Huangdian, and managed the finances with the household department. He was the "internal steward" of the Ming court.

Combining financial power, military power, and even arresting and judging, the Yumajian has become a huge force that will not let Dongchang, Jinyiwei, or even override it in the slightest.

After Sun Hong entered the Yumajian, after many operations, the Hongzhi and Zhengdeshi Yumajian was reorganized into Four Guards and Warrior Camp, with more than [-] people.Since then, Yumajian has become an important force that can control the situation in the imperial city and even the whole world.

The banned soldiers under the command of Yumajian played a very important role in the entire Beijing army.

Ning Jin, the eunuch of Hongzhi and Zhengde, once declared: "Teng Xiang and other four guards warriors and flag troops were set up by the ancestors to prepare for the guards' retinue. They are called raising horses, and they are actually guarding against rape and insults."

Xu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of War during the Zhengde period, also believed: "Although warriors are famous for raising horses, they are actually forbidden soldiers. It is of great importance to guard against rape and insult."

Commanding the forbidden soldiers gave the Imperial Horse Supervisor a special status among the yamen in the inner court. It was not only the basis for eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty to participate in military and political affairs, but also enabled the Imperial Horse Supervisor to gradually have various military functions and was regarded as a military post in the inner court. yamen.

Therefore, when any emperor ascends the throne, he will win over the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor to consolidate the throne.Sun Hong was a scheming man, knew how to conduct himself in the world, and did not provoke disputes, so the emperors did not dislike him, even if they did not say they trusted him.That's why Sun Hong has been able to stand still until today.

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"Hey! The inner garden of the imperial palace, in front of the gate of the Imperial Horse Prison! Who dares to be presumptuous!" Meng Zhong shouted loudly when he saw another large number of people rushing in.

There was only a sound of "吃啦", which was the sound of nodding an arrow and drawing a bow. In front of the gate of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, a row of archers had already aimed their arrows with a cold light at the person who came to snatch them—or rescue the prince. People and horses.

Seeing this situation, the people led by the civil servants did not dare to act rashly.Zhai Luan stepped out of the crowd and said loudly: "I'm here to see Sun Hong, let him come out!"

"Eunuch Sun is unwell, so I don't see any guests at this time!" Meng Zhong said with a blank expression, "I need to see you, come back tomorrow!"

"In that case, it doesn't matter whether you see him or not, please invite the prince out!" Di Luan shouted again.

"The crown prince is admiring the royal horses in the camp. When he has seen enough, he will come out!" Meng Zhong also shouted.

"The emperor was assassinated, and his life and death are unknown. How could the crown prince have the time to watch the horse?" Di Luan couldn't help being furious when he saw that Meng Zhong was just evading, and scolded: "I see that you have ulterior motives and are harboring ulterior motives! Get out of the way quickly! Otherwise we About to rush in!"

"Rush in?" Meng Zhong sneered: "It's not enough for you, hehe, if you dare to attack the imperial horse prison and the emperor's army, it can be regarded as a rebellion! I don't care if I kill you on the spot, and you will also implicate the nine clans. I think Who of you dares to step forward!"

Zhai Luan saw that there was some fear on the left and right, so he couldn't help being furious, puffed up his chest, and shouted: "I am the chief assistant of the court! Behind me are all court officials! If you dare to hurt one, it is also considered a rebellion!"

Zhai Luan took another big step forward, and shouted loudly: "Just try to shoot an arrow at my lord!"

Meng Zhong was taken aback for a moment, then sneered, took off the big bow like lightning, and with a "swish" arrow, it wiped Zhai Luan's official boots and nailed it in front of Zhai Luan's toes.

Zhai Luan was taken aback. He didn't expect him to shoot. Looking at the trembling arrow feathers, he couldn't help being furious. He was about to scold, but Meng Zhong spoke first, and raised his voice: "Who dares to cross that arrow?" One arrow is considered a rebellion, and I will immediately shoot the arrow, regardless of life or death!"

After Meng Zhong finished speaking, he put another long arrow on the bow. He rode on the horse, pressed the bow and sneered.

This arrogant attitude immediately angered more officials.

Even though the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty had problems of one kind or another, when it came to their strength of character, no one was willing to show weakness.

A fifth-rank official wearing a white pheasant bunzi official uniform and three long beards, holding an exquisite sword, rushed out first.

I don't know if he wanted to show off in front of the chief assistant and all the officials, or he thought that Meng Zhong would not dare to shoot and kill the dignified fifth-rank official in front of the public.

Anyway, he just had no hesitation, glared at Meng Zhong, cursed angrily, and rushed past Zhai Luan with his sword!

"Boom!"

"Whoosh!"

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(End of this chapter)