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"Master Hou, the people from Tianshi's Mansion, besides giving medicine to the late emperor, also added a elixir."

He said in a deep voice: "It's just that there shouldn't be any problem with this pill. Every time before entering the pill, there are people from the inner guard who try the pill."

Lord Jing'an's heart moved, he frowned slightly after asking Xiao Zheng about the efficacy of Mengdan this time in detail.

To put it bluntly, this thing is similar to sleeping pills. It is effective at the beginning, but the effect will become worse and worse after taking too much. So in the end, in order to fall asleep, Emperor Taikang would change from one to two, and finally In the ninth year of Taikang, even if he took three or four Huimeng Pills, it was still difficult for him to fall asleep again.

Originally, insomnia should be caused by anxiety, etc. If it is adjusted slowly, there will be no major problems. At most, it will be just a few years of slack in politics. No big problem.

But in those years, the southwestern and northern borders were hidden problems, and there was such a powerful figure as Li Xin in the court. Emperor Taikang did not dare to rest for a day, relying on this elixir to fall asleep.

It was okay for a month or two, but after two or three years, the body would naturally collapse.

Coupled with the so-called prophecy, he kept suggesting to himself, and finally at the end of the ninth year of Taikang, he could no longer hold on, and soon passed away.

In the final analysis, the emperor himself should bear a large part of the responsibility for this matter, and the people in the Tianshi Mansion are also responsible, but it is only part of the joint responsibility.

Thinking of this, Li Xin was expressionless.

The "truth" he found out is reasonable and unexpected. If it is true, Zhang Daozheng, who gave the emperor medicine, is dead. He really doesn't know how to hold Tianshifu accountable. .

Li Xin was sitting in the main hall of the inner guard, frowning and thinking about the affairs of the Tianshi Mansion. Xiao Zheng, who was beside him, took a deep breath, as if he had made some decision.

He looked around, then lowered his head, and whispered to Li Xin, "Master Hou..."

Li Xin woke up from his contemplation, and took a look at the great eunuch.

"Eunuch Xiao, is there anything else?"

Xiao Zheng has been in charge of the inner court for more than ten years, and he is already a big man who has seen turmoil, but at this time, his voice is still trembling slightly.

"Master Hou, I don't want to guard the imperial tomb..."

He spoke harshly.

"I'm only 35 years old this year, and I can still work in the palace..."

"Please Lord Hou help me..."

Chapter 844 Old Servant and New Master

The chief eunuch of the Inner Court Inner Supervisor is the head of the Inner Court's Eight Inspectors. He is not only in charge of the Inner Sergeant, but also in charge of the other seven and even the Plum Blossom Inner Guard who is responsible for the assassination. It can be said that he has a high position and authority.

Although the inner court of the Jin Dynasty did not participate in politics very much, apart from participating in government affairs, the eunuch of the internal servant can be said to be the pinnacle of the internal minister. You must know that even the prime minister of Shangshutai or the general who is fighting outside, seeing the internal servant All eunuchs should be polite.

After all, there is a Tianmu prison in the eight prisons of the inner court, and there is also a plum blossom guard who can't see the end of the dragon.

Because I have participated in too many secrets of the imperial court, once I step down from this position, there are generally only two choices. The first is to go with the emperor who served, and the other is to go to the suburbs to guard the imperial tomb just like Chen Ju. If there is an accident, I will not be able to enter Beijing for the rest of my life.

The reason why Chen Ju was able to leave the position of great eunuch so freely was because Emperor Taikang was already an adult when he came to the throne, and there was no room for him in the inner court; He has a deep love for servants, plus he is over 50 years old, and his desire for power is far from as strong as when he was young, so he was able to let go of his position as the chief eunuch of the inner court so freely and go to Zhaoling to guard the tomb.

But for Xiao Zheng, it was not so easy.

He was an eunuch in the Chengde Dynasty, who was rewarded to the Palace of Wei Wangfu by the palace. He worked in Wei Wangfu when he was young. After His Royal Highness Wei Wang ascended the throne, he rose to the sky in one step. He has been in charge of the internal servant for a full ten years.

Even now, Emperor Taikang has died of illness, and he is only 35 years old.

This age is the time when a person is most ambitious, even if he is just a eunuch.

At this time, Xiao Zheng, in the palace, apart from the master of the Tian family, can be said to be the same. Five of the eight eunuchs in the inner court are his godsons. Even some underage little princesses and princes, more or less Depends on his face!

Let him change from a powerful eunuch who dominates the capital to a eunuch who guards the imperial mausoleum all his life, not many people can accept this gap, and Xiao Zheng naturally can't accept it either.

But at this time, there are not many people who can help him.

According to the old rules of the Jin Dynasty, after the emperor's funeral, the eunuch next to him should step down as the internal servant. After all, the new emperor needs trustworthy newcomers. Few people can break this rule. There are only two people who can help him.

The first one is naturally the Empress Dowager Xie, the biological mother of Emperor Yuanzhao. As long as the Empress Dowager says a word in front of His Majesty, he can continue to sit in this position safely.

The second person is the Marquis Li in front of me.

Lord Li Hou is the teacher of Emperor Yuanzhao, and even brought up Emperor Yuanzhao from a young age. Even if foreign officials are not allowed to interfere with the affairs of the inner court, as long as Lord Li Hou speaks a few words for him, he has a great chance to Keep the position of the great eunuch.

At worst, you can continue to stay in the inner court.

In fact, he seemed to be going to Jing'anhou Mansion to look for Li Xin early in the morning, but because the internal officials wanted to avoid foreign ministers, so he never found a suitable opportunity. This opportunity is.

Hearing this, Li Xin looked at the eunuch in surprise, and then said slowly, "Your Majesty is still young, and you are not familiar with the affairs of the inner court. No matter what, Eunuch Xiao can still stay in the palace for a few more years. Why are you in such a hurry? ..."

"Always find a way out for yourself..."

Xiao Zheng looked at Li Xin, and lowered his head slightly: "Your Majesty will be in charge in two years. At that time, most of the internal servants will come back with a replacement. The servants must... think of a way..."

Lord Jing'an was silent for a while, and finally took a deep look at Xiao Zheng.

"Eunuch Xiao knows that I am a foreign minister, and foreign ministers cannot interfere with the affairs of the inner court."

Xiao Zheng lowered his head deeply.

"You are still His Majesty's teacher..."

Li Xin frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "This matter is not urgent, Eunuch Xiao still has at least two years left, but Eunuch Xiao has been in charge of the inner court for many years, His Majesty is still young, and Eunuch Xiao needs to help with many things in the palace , I thought that Eunuch Xiao would have a good chance to stay in the palace."

At this time, not long after the death of the first emperor, it is impossible for Li Xin to meddle in the "personnel affairs" of the palace so dryly, and it is also a great crime for foreign ministers to collude with internal officials.

More importantly, Li Xin couldn't be sure whether Xiao was sent by the mother and son to test him, so at this time, he couldn't agree.

But after staying in the court for so many years, he has also learned the way officials and gentlemen speak, that is, no matter what it is, don't say it.

By saying this, he not only rejected Xiao Zheng's request, but also gave him a little hope.

Xiao Zheng got up from his chair and bowed deeply to Li Xin.

"At that time, the future of the servants will be entrusted to Master Li."

Lord Jing'an smiled.

"It's not very useful for Eunuch Xiao to ask me for this matter. There are still two years left. Eunuch Xiao might as well try to please the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty is not very old. As long as the Empress Dowager speaks, the inner court will still be Eunuch Xiao's inner court."

Xiao Zheng lowered his head deeply.

"Slaves... have been taught."

Li Xin stood up from the chair of the inner servant, and said goodbye to Xiao Zheng. Before leaving, he asked, "Where is Your Majesty now?"

At this time, Xiao Zheng was in full charge of the affairs in the palace, he said without hesitation: "I was at Shangshutai in the morning, and now I should be studying in Weiyang Palace. Lord Hou is going to see His Majesty?"

Li Xin nodded and sighed slightly.