Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

The voice was extremely gentle, as if many silver bells were ringing in Xiao Ran's ears at the same time. Although there was some reproach, it was still indescribably pleasant.He had never heard such a beautiful voice from a woman in his life, and for some reason, he became bolder, and said something without thinking: "Master is auspicious! The third son just went down to the ground, thinking about paying his respects to the master, listen Said that the master had gone to Qianqing Palace, so he was bold for a while, and Xiao Baozi Yang helped him to find it. After all, the slave had been in a coma for two or three days, and couldn't give the master the same effect. The third son was really not at ease. I didn't expect to startle Feng Fuck, this slave really deserves to die, please master punish me!"

The thing is, the eunuchs were supposed to serve by the master's side, passing on a message, running errands or something.What Xiao Ran said was really watertight, not only did he say that he "unintentionally" surprised his master, but he also revealed his utter loyalty to him.After I finished speaking, I also wondered: When did you become so flattering?

Sure enough, it's thousands of wears and flattery, the woman couldn't help but sneered when she heard this, and said: "Well, you little man, you really have a good mouth. Well, it's rare that you have such a good mouth. If you are filial, just wait on the sidelines."

"Concubine!" Xiao Ran kowtowed his head respectfully, got up in the car, and then dared to raise his head, pretending to be sluggish, and followed up swayingly.After walking a long distance and looking back, Baolu was still kneeling there with his neck up, as if he was still thinking: how did this guy learn this trick? As if he knew it by heart beforehand, he didn't even hit a word, he was really unusually talented!

Xiao Ran ran behind the sedan chair and walked side by side with Xue Yao.The strange thing was that Yu Ting was not there, looked up and looked around, saw Xue Yao's narrow eyes, and secretly stretched out her hand to twist his arm.This ambiguous action startled Xiao Ran, but fortunately, the people around him lowered their heads and didn't see it.

Thinking along the way, according to historical records, the queen Niu Hulu was two years younger than Cixi.Cixi was selected as a beautiful girl to enter the palace in the second year of Xianfeng. She was seventeen at the time, and she is exactly 25 years old now.In this way, the queen is only 23 this year, which is the age of a woman in her prime in modern times.Xiao Ran couldn't help thinking, what kind of woman is such a woman in her early twenties, the majestic Mother of the Qing Dynasty?

A group of people arrived at the emperor's bedroom, everyone was waiting outside, Xueyao helped the queen get off the sedan chair, and went inside.The servants were not allowed to raise their heads when the curtain was being drawn, and Xiao Ran could only see a curvaceous figure from the back, with a medium-to-high height, combing her hair, and her jet-black hair shone like satin, highlighting the snow-white nape of her neck.

After a while, a young eunuch suddenly walked out of the bedroom and said: "The queen's master sent the third son to reply." Xiao Ran hurriedly agreed to follow in, lowering his head all the way, passing through several thresholds, and came to a In front of the door, the little eunuch said: "Go in." Xiao Ran was also nervous for a while, and almost fell when he crossed the threshold.As soon as I looked up, I saw two people sitting on the Huanglong couch, the one on the left was reclining, wearing a yellow shirt and covered with a quilt.Needless to say, the right side is the queen, Xiao Ran just glanced at it, and suddenly he was there, his mind went blank.

He had already guessed that the queen must be a beauty, but Xiao Ran had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life.The white oval face has extremely soft lines, making people feel friendly at first sight; the eyebrows are like crescent moons, and the eyes are big and round, extremely bright, it is no exaggeration to describe it as autumn water.The nose is straight, white as jade, lined with a small mouth, shallow dimples, charming but not charming, elegant and refined.It's really like a fairy in the sky descending to earth, how many times can we see such a beauty in the world?

Xiao Ran's soul came out of his shell immediately, he stared blankly at the shy beauty, even to say hello.The queen was also stunned for a moment, except for the emperor, she has never been looked down upon like this, let alone a slave?His face was flushed for a while, and he didn't know what to say.The emperor suddenly changed his face, slapped the dragon table on the couch, and shouted: "Bold slave! How dare you be so rude! Come, come! Drag me down and behead!"

When he stopped drinking, Xiao Ran shivered, and immediately came back to his senses.Damn, this is a big joke.As a eunuch, he dared to offend the mother of a country and the emperor's wife, that would be really impatient, if he was not beheaded, it would be unreasonable.Even though he was quick-witted, he didn't know what to say at the moment.A long time ago, the imperial guard Fei also seemed to rush in, rushing forward to push him down.

At this unbearable moment, Xiao Ran suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, he simply pointed at the queen, pretended to be scared and shouted: "Bird, bird!...God, god bird..."

The emperor was confused when he heard that, and glanced sideways. Except for himself and the empress, there were no ghosts on the dragon couch. Where did this magical bird come from?At this time, the guards had already fought Li Ran, and they were about to take him out for questioning. The emperor was puzzled, and couldn't help saying: "Wait a minute. Brave slave, tell me what kind of magical bird you saw!"

As soon as the guard let go, Xiao Ran quickly fell to his knees and said in a trembling voice: "Hui, Hui Long live, this slave deserves death! As soon as he came in, this slave saw... saw..."

The emperor said urgently: "What did you see? You son of a bitch, don't hesitate to say it!" The queen also had a plan in her heart. This young man used to be very smart, why did he suddenly become confused?Don't say any more disobedient words, or you will punish the Jiuzu!

Xiao Ran said in his heart, at least it's a gamble!Concentrating on it, he said: "Yes! I dare not hide it! I didn't see my master just now, but... I saw a big bird with a green crown, golden feathers, and huge wings. And... still surrounded by clouds of five colors! I, I have never seen such a divine bird in my life, I am really... I am so scared to death!" As he spoke, he made exaggerated gestures with his hands, and what he said was true with his own eyes. I saw the same.

After hearing this, the emperor and empress were stunned, I looked at you, you looked at me, the expression was very surprised, and for a moment I didn't know what to say.The eunuch who was still waiting at the door rushed in, plopped down on his knees, and shouted: "Long live my emperor! What the third son saw was... a phoenix! God bless me, the phoenix came to the world!" , I’m very fortunate, and the people of the world are very fortunate!” With this cry, all the guards quickly knelt down on the ground, and shouted long live three times.

The queen looked blank, and said: "You...what are you talking about?" The emperor suddenly threw off the quilt and jumped down on the bed, grabbed the queen's hand and said, "Queen, Meier! So you are really a phoenix, so you are really a phoenix. A phoenix! Cough cough!" The excited coughed again and again, his cheeks flushed sickly, which made Xiao Ran very worried that he would accidentally die.The queen quickly helped him lean against the soft quilt.

"Mingquan, quickly pass on Hong Wenli, and let him run to see me! You don't even know about the phoenix's birth to such useless things. What does he eat for the Qin Tianjian? Well, little three, I reward you for getting up and talking. No, no, Bring a chair here, please sit down. Cough cough."

The eunuch named Ming Quan agreed, and Yi Yi ran out, and the guards also bowed and retreated.Another eunuch brought a blue satin brocade stool for Xiao Ran to sit on.This Emperor Xianfeng was originally a sick child, coupled with over-excitement, he coughed badly and was out of breath.The queen patted her back lightly, but her big eyes kept secretly looking at Xiao Ran, as if asking: You are not lying, right?

At this time, Xiao Ran's soul finally returned to its place, and the heart hanging in his throat finally let go.My heart said hell, this bet is really right!If the bet is big enough, if we win, we will definitely win a big one!

There was an element of luck in this bet.Needless to say the ignorance and superstition of that era, there is one more important point.Xianfeng is in dire straits these days, with Changmao rebelling inside (Shangmao is a derogatory name for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom by Qing officials), and foreign soldiers oppressing the country outside.A few days ago, there was news that the Dagu Port in Tianjin had been lost. Seeing that the city of Tianjin was about to be lost, it was feared that foreigners would go straight to Beijing in the next step, and the country of the Qing Dynasty was already in jeopardy.It was only then that he became angry for a moment and fainted in the Qianqing Palace.Now that Xiao Ran said that the queen is a divine bird and a phoenix, wouldn't I be a real dragon?Since this is the case, why worry about the Great Qing Dynasty being in danger!

Thinking of this, the long-lost mood suddenly became excited.For him, Xiao Ran's nonsense was like a life-saving straw, which made him hope again.

"Little Sanzi, come here and take a look at me. Well, can you see what I look like?" Xianfeng looked at Xiao Ran with expectant eyes, completely oblivious to the flaws in his words.

Xiao Ran is not stupid, he knows that if he sees a dragon at this time, it will become an obvious flattery, and if he makes trouble, he will be a bully, but he will lose his head.

"Forgive me for being blind, but I can't see anything at this moment." After a pause, he continued: "I am ignorant, I just guessed like this: Since the queen's master is a phoenix, what is Long Live Lord if he is not a real dragon?"

Xianfeng was slightly disappointed, but he also believed more and more that this servant was not lying.Especially after listening to the last two sentences of Xiao Ran, I felt extremely comfortable.Flattering has reached this level, and it has reached the point of perfection and perfection, which makes people almost suspect that what he said is the truth.

Then Xianfeng sighed in his heart.Talent, why was it buried in Kunning Palace?Why didn't I find out this morning?

♂ Volume 1 First Entry to the Palace♀

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When Hong Wenli, the minister of the Qin Tianjian, came running out of breath, Xiao Ran was sitting on the brocade bench, leisurely smoking the hookah provided by the emperor.This is a tribute from the south. It is also called tide smoke, and it is soft and comfortable to inhale.Of course, Hong Wenli had secretly inquired about Mingquan's tone, but now seeing Li Ran's posture, his heart skipped a beat, and he had already weighed what to say in the blink of an eye.

"The humble minister Hong Wenli kowtowed to the emperor! My emperor..."

"No, no!" Xianfeng waved his hand impatiently, "Don't be so clichéd, you can answer my words first: Recently, you have observed the stars at night, have you found anything?"

Hong Wenli kowtowed, and said loudly: "Return to the emperor: just this morning, I really made a major discovery, but the holy car did not come to court, and I don't know how to deal with it!"

When Xiao Ran saw this Minister of Qin Tianjian, he felt somewhat guilty, but he soon felt relieved.How can we say that we were also a doctoral student in our previous life, if we can't even beat you, a feudal and superstitious astrologer, wouldn't it make people laugh?But when he saw his eyes fixed on his face, his expression of sharing his majesty's worries, and his posture of putting his heart and soul out of the saddle, he immediately knew that his worries were unnecessary.Pious guys are usually hypocrites, needless to say, this guy is a sloppy guy, definitely the kind of snobbish person who plays with the wind.Since you are a fellow, everything will be much easier!Then he thought again: Qin Tianjian relied on this to make a living, if he couldn't even tell the expression on his master's face, could he still be a minister of Qin Tianjian?

"Oh?" Xianfeng twitched his eyebrows twice, showing a look of surprise, "Hurry up, tell me!"

"Today at about two o'clock, when I was looking at the sky with my two lords, Cao and Dai, I found that the Gang star moved north, and the white tiger star moved. After that, there was a Liuhe song Chong, and the Taiyin descended. This is the essence of things..."

Xianfeng frowned, and said: "Don't talk about those troublesome things, choose what I can understand!"

Hong Wenli felt happy in his heart: this first step was right.This is the way to reply to the emperor, so that people can't tell the truth from the truth.

"Concubine! The so-called white tiger is a fierce god. Its nature is fierce and aggressive. It is the disaster of swords and soldiers. The star moves north, which is not good for the master and my teacher..." At this point, Xianfeng suddenly changed his face, and even the queen His brows were also wrinkled.Hong Wenli said calmly: "However, Liuhe and Taiyin are the ones who will solve this disaster. Xing Shuyun: The Taiyin star is the western Yinjin, the god of shade protection. Wherever you are, you can plot, plan, Take refuge to exorcise evil spirits. The one in Liuhe, the tree of the east, is the god of protection. The two stars come down, and it is for us to leap over the world and sweep away all directions..."

"Exactly!" Before Hong Wenli finished speaking, Xianfeng jumped up happily, "Mei'er, you are the lunar star, and I am the Liuhe star! The god of shadow protection, the god of protection, takes refuge and exorcises evil spirits." , Sweep all directions! Okay, what a 'refuge evil, sweep all directions'! Meier, with you and me in the Qing Dynasty, do you still worry about the long-haired foreign bandits?" He grabbed the queen's hand and laughed loudly. , like madness.

Hearing these words, Xiao Ran was also taken aback, and thought that this minister of the Qin Tianjian was really not free, he was talking all the time, and he was more emotional than me!Looking at Hong Wenli again, still kneeling there with his butt up and his head down, he couldn't help feeling admiration in his heart.If it weren't for the emperor and his wife, I really want to go up and drag him to burn yellow paper to worship his brothers.

Although the queen is a talented woman, she can't help but believe in this situation.Especially seeing Xianfeng happy, I am also very happy.It's just that Xianfeng was so affectionate in front of the servants and ministers, so he couldn't help being a little shy, and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Hong and the others..."

"Oh, that's right! Come on! Pass on my decree: Qin Tianjian judges Hong Wenli, who has meritorious service in viewing the sky, and will be rewarded as a bachelor of the Imperial Academy; Cao Chi and Dai Tong, Marquis of the Supervisor, will be rewarded with a review by the Imperial Academy."

When Hong Wenli heard this, his body trembled, and he bowed his iron head on the ground, shouting: "Thank... Thank you, Lord Longen!" His voice even trembled.Xiao Ran is not very familiar with the official positions in the Qing Dynasty, and he doesn't know how much benefit this guy has reaped.But looking at this guy's obscene expression, he must have taken advantage of it.

"As for the third son..." Xianfeng glanced at the queen, turned his head and said in a low voice: "The queen should order the things in the palace herself!"

The queen turned her head and glanced at Xiao Ran, she didn't know why her face turned red, but she quickly covered it up, and said in a very pleasant voice: "The House of Internal Affairs, let's promote Xiao Ran to be the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace!"

"And more," Xianfeng stretched out two fingers, coughing and said, "Prepare a copy of what you have said and seen, and submit it to... Well, submit it directly to me!"

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When he came out of the bedroom, Xiao Ran was a little unhappy.Ordinarily, this matter today is due to me alone. My feelings made Qin Tianjian a ready-made advantage, but I am still an eunuch.I heard from Baolu that the chief eunuch is of the eighth grade, but it is only the size of a sesame mung bean. ***, just because I am so talented, why can't I be rewarded with a cabinet bachelor or something?

In the midst of depression, a senior official from a long distance ran over, and before he reached him, he shouted out of breath: "Eunuch Xiao, stay, stay!" Xiao Ran felt uncomfortable for a while. "Little Sanzi" sounds more pleasing to the ear.

"It turned out to be Lord Hong, and the greetings are the first! I don't know if the adults are recruiting, what orders do you have?"

Hong Wenli's face became embarrassing immediately, he took Xiao Ran's hand and said, "How dare you! Eunuch Xiao killed the lower official! Hong has the courage to prepare a table in the Spring and Autumn Building today to congratulate your father-in-law on his promotion. The value will be released later, and the father-in-law Can you move on for a while?"

high rise?Xiao Ran smiled wryly in his heart, and said: "How can Xiao Ran have such a blessing, he is just an eighth-rank leader. It's not like Master Hong, um, what rank are you now?"

He didn't mean the slightest bit of sarcasm at all, but when Hong Wenli heard it, he blushed as if he had been slapped.The chief eunuch of Kunning Palace, that is the NO around the queen. 1. The kind that you can basically walk around with your arms crossed in the palace. In such a corner, even the princes and ministers will give three points of face when they see it, let alone a small fourth-rank Hanlin scholar.Especially since it was bestowed by the Queen herself, the future is even more limitless.Originally, he wanted to take this opportunity to curry favor with Xiao Ran. You must know how difficult it is for an official like him who has climbed up through his words and tricks to become a better leader!If someone could say a few good words to himself in the palace, especially those around the empress, wouldn't that be useful for a lifetime?But when he came here, he was still apprehensive, worried that Xiao Ran would look down on him because of his low rank.Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel angry, thinking to myself, is this kid really humiliating me on purpose?After looking at it for a long time, he felt that it didn't look like it. He didn't know, but Li Ran really didn't feel that he was so important.After pondering over and over again, thinking of the last sentence "What rank are you now", Hong Wenli suddenly realized: ***, this kid wants to be ripped off!

In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, corruption was rife, and it had become a custom for superiors and subordinates to give gifts and accept bribes. Even the emperor knew this, but the abuse had been accumulated for a long time, so he could only turn a blind eye.At that time, gift-giving was very particular about grades, and there was roughly a correspondence between how to prepare gifts for different grades, and some people even compiled them into a book called "Guide to the Red Xian".Hong Wenli thought that since all these words were pointed out to this extent, it was obvious that he had run into a black hand.Forget it, I might as well sell it according to the title of the fourth grade, as long as you say something kind in the future, will you still worry about getting your money back with interest?When being so cruel, Hong Wenli could even hear his teeth gnashing, if he didn't feel distressed, he would be a fucking idiot!

"Eunuch Xiao made fun of you! Although the official is a fourth rank, he will definitely not be thin. Today, I hope that Eunuch Xiao will reward you. Spring and Autumn Tower, I welcome you!" While talking, he held Xiao Ran's hand and squeezed it. pinch.With li xuan's intelligence, he could hear that there was something in these words, so he smartly said haha: "ah?... ah, that, it depends on the situation!"

Xiao Ran turned around and left, Hong Wenli almost cried out.Depending on the situation?Brother, what do you mean by that?Could it be... Damn, you are too greedy!stop!I can't bear the fact that my child can't be caught by a wolf, and I can't bear that my wife can't be caught by a hooligan.Lao Tzu also went all out, and at worst, double the share!

He didn't know that Xiao Ran was also very confused at this moment: why is the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace so awesome?How can I see that Master Hong saw me as if he had met a first-rank official!

"Little Sanzi has seen the divine bird Phoenix!"