Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

I don't know if it's because of a change in mood, Ping An gradually felt that the temperature in the boiler room didn't seem so unbearably hot anymore.

No matter what it is, as long as you get used to it, you will be able to endure it.

Of course, it may also be because the weather is getting cooler, especially after a few autumn rains, hiding in the boiler room and guarding the fire can dispel the not so obvious chill.

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than two months since I came to the mess hall safely.I have to admit that with his easy-going personality, he can live well no matter where he is.And this kind of dull and somewhat hard life, Ping An tasted a little taste instead.

Eunuch He probably wanted to take care of him. Ping An had been working with You Tai on shifts, and You Tai took good care of him. Ping An also liked his character, and the two naturally became closer and closer.

It rained heavily that night.Ping'an and Youtai were on duty. Because the rain was too heavy, the umbrella couldn't hold up at all. The two ran from their residence to the boiler room, and they were all drenched, so they huddled together in front of the stove to warm up.

You Tai said, "With such a heavy rain, I'm afraid no one will come to ask for water tonight, right?"

If the masters want water, of course no matter how much rain there is, someone will come.But what they burned was water exclusively for the servants of the palace. With such a heavy rain, it is better to do less than to do more. Naturally, everyone is unwilling to work hard to fetch water.

"It's just right when no one comes." Ping An said, smiling and pulling out a cloth bag from the corner, "Look what this is?"

Youtai came over to take a look, and couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Sweet potato! Where did you get it?"

"Of course it's from the imperial dining room." Ping An narrowed his eyes and said, "I know a little eunuch over there very well, and I asked him to do it for me."

"Then he will agree to you?" Youtai was surprised.

He was not surprised that Ping An also had acquaintances in the Imperial Dining Room.Anyway, no matter what Ping An does, Youtai will not find it strange.

Ping An raised his hand and knocked on him, "Of course I gave money. These four sweet potatoes cost me a hundred yuan."

Youtai opened his eyes wide, sighed in admiration for a moment, then frowned and said, "You are too willing, don't you want to save some money?"

"What do you save money for? I feed the whole family without hunger. I don't want to eat just the regular meals." That's right, after figuring it out, Ping An started to be picky about meals again.But he is not what he used to be now, even if he is just a little eunuch, there are people who are willing to walk him, so if he is willing to spend money, he can get delicious food.

But now Ping An no longer pursues big fish and meat—it can be regarded as a few years of good life, whether it is physically or mentally, it will not start drooling when it smells meat like when it was just worn.Besides, those things are too eye-catching.On the contrary, like now, in the dead of night, get some food that can be roasted in the fire, eat it warm in the stomach, and feel very comfortable all night.

Youtai still wanted to distinguish, "But if you don't have money in hand, what if you need to use money in case of any event?"

"What should I do?" Ping An teased him, "Can you lend me your money?"

"Of course it's okay to borrow from you. It's just that I sent all my money home, and there's not much left." Youtai scratched his head, "Why don't you return this sweet potato!"

Ping An gave him a blank look.It's easy to get it, and there is still a way to return it?

He scraped away the ashes from the stove with a stick, buried the four sweet potatoes, and then said with a smile, "It's late!"

Probably thinking that a sweet potato cost 25 Wen, and later when Ping An let Youtai eat it, Youtai hesitated to speak.Ping An could only say, "The money is spent, if you don't eat, wouldn't it be a waste?"

He never expected that after Youtai finished eating, he took out a small cloth bag that he carried with him, untied it and handed it to him, "One person ate two. This is for you. I can't call you Spend money one by one."

Ping An was really speechless until now.

In the past, Youtai was a companion to him, which made his life in this boss not so sad.But to be honest, just like Youtai has always said, "You are different from us", Ping An himself feels that he is different from everyone here.

So when Youtai treats him well, he accepts it. Knowing that Youtai is Zhao Can's eyeliner, he doesn't get angry. Anyway, it doesn't seem to affect him anyway, because it doesn't hurt his muscles at all.

Even sometimes, Pingan feels that it is good to have Thai sincerity, but it is also easy to become inflexible and stupid, which makes him feel very troublesome.

Until now, staring at the copper plate in Youtai's hand, Ping An suddenly felt a feeling that he didn't know how to describe.He felt that it was only at this moment that he finally got to know Youtai.

He is indeed very ordinary, without intelligence, without foresight, all he can see is the three-acre land in front of him, working hard every day, worrying about some things that Ping An doesn't care about... But such a person, there is also Where he shines.

Everyone living in this world has his usefulness.Ping An thought of this sentence again.

He took a deep breath, and reached out to take the copper plate in Youtai's hand, "If you say that, then I won't be polite. Let him get me a piece of meat later, and we'll roast it by ourselves at night."

"I still don't want it!" Youtai's face turned pale.Four sweet potatoes cost one hundred cash, how much does a piece of meat cost?

Seeing this, Ping An finally burst out laughing.

At this moment, there was a noise outside, as if someone had come to fetch water.Pingan and Youtai didn't care, because they were only responsible for lighting the fire, and someone else fetched the water.But it soon became noisy over there, and the movement became louder and louder.

"What's going on?" Ping'an and Youtai looked at each other, and Youtai turned to look at the burning stove, "Do you want to go out and have a look?"

Pingan frowned, "Not too good?" The most important thing in the palace is to see less, listen less and know less, then you will be safe.What's more, what big things can happen in the mess hall?

"But there was a lot of trouble," Youtai said.

Pingan listened carefully, and felt that the movement was getting louder.After all, he is in the mess hall, and if there is a big trouble, it won't look very good.After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Then go and have a look."

The two went out the door and walked along the corridor in the direction of the sound.Over there is the place to boil water for the masters.It's just a master, but it's just a boiler shared by low-ranking concubines.The nobles who really have a status in the palace have their own special places to fetch water, and those who serve have to be careful so that there will be no disputes.

When he was about to reach the place, Ping An had already heard the voice of someone talking.Since he could hear it here, Ping An simply stood still and stopped moving forward.

Youtai turned his head and looked at him suspiciously, "Aren't we going there?"

"Listen to the situation first." Ping An said.Help also depends on whether it is worth helping, whether you can help, and blindly running over to join is just an extra person.

Youtai nodded.The two stood in the corridor and listened for a while, and then they heard things almost the same.

It turned out that it was the concubine's fight for favor.

It seems that a beauty asked for hot water first in the palace, but another talented person also came, and insisted on taking away the beauty's hot water first.This annoyed the first comers.Not to mention that beauty is ranked above talented people, even if it is said that people come first, there is no reason to let people.

In the end, the people in Cairen Palace also had a reason: Our little master just went to bed tonight, so naturally we have to take a bath.The master has worked so hard to serve the emperor, is it possible that he has to wait for the hot water?

How long can we wait?It's just a matter of hitting a bucket of water.But Ping An has already heard it, and the purpose of the two parties is obviously not on this bucket of water.

It's nothing more than a talent who has been favored and wants to step down the beauty.The attitude of the palace servants represents the attitude of the master, even if these are just two rough envoys.The servant is so arrogant and domineering, and the talented man himself is not much better.

Ping An was originally unwilling to intervene in such disputes.After all, it's not a big deal, just arguing about it.

Unexpectedly, at this time, there was a move over there.It was raining heavily tonight, and water accumulated in the yard. I don't know who was unlucky, and was pushed directly into the water, and got wet all over.This unlucky man naturally refused to let it go, and naturally wanted to do it.When the others reacted, they naturally wanted to pull people away, but more and more people got involved instead.

Then the most terrible thing came. I don't know who knocked over the bucket of hot water in a hurry.That's scalding hot water, you have to bring it back to the palace and mix it with cold water before you can use it!Just like that, it was overturned, and it just splashed on another person, and then a sharp scream sounded.

Only then did everyone realize that the scene was out of control, and they quickly moved away, leaving only the burned unlucky ghost rolling on the ground.

Ping An, who had just raised his legs to fight over, said, "..." The world was changing so fast that he didn't see it clearly just now.

But seeing that the people over there have calmed down, the next step is to deal with the mess, it doesn't matter if they go or not.Ping An then Lala Youtai, "Forget it, let's go back."

Now that the matter has been like this, Ping An doesn't take it to heart anymore, after all, the matter has nothing to do with him.

The next day, I heard that the scalded unlucky ghost was from the Talent Palace, and before he left, he threatened to make everyone look good.But the gangster gossiped for a while, and then forgot about it.They are all serving people in the palace. Is it true that a rough envoy who follows a talented person is much more noble than a servant who boils water?

As a result, two days later, Ping'an and Youtai were called by Eunuch He, and after asking them who were on duty that night, he asked them to follow him.

"What is this going to do?" Ping An asked.

Eunuch He glanced at him, "The maid in Yang Cairen's palace was injured here, and she reported it to His Majesty, and His Majesty asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate the matter. Since you were on duty that night and heard the movement, naturally someone wanted to Ask."

Ping An frowned.

Speaking of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the injury on his buttocks is clearly healed, but it still seems to be in pain.Ping An finally knew why there were so many punishments in the palace.For deterrence.Even if you can survive it, you will still have lingering fears when you think about it later.Like him, he only played half of the [-] boards, and it seemed that the other party was showing mercy, and now he still feels uncomfortable when he thinks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

And what happened that day should be very clear, just ask, why did you call people like them who were not there?

Always felt very weird.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of the punishment in the palace, which is logically above the other divisions.But this yamen was inherited from the previous dynasty.After the founding of the Great Chu State, there were 24 yamen, and after the Supervisor of Rituals also had the function of governing the admirals, the position of the Ministry of Internal Affairs became very delicate.

Especially after more than a hundred years of development, the power of the Supervisor of Rituals has grown, and it seems that he has extended his hand to the Ministry of the Interior, taking away a lot of power, and turning the Ministry of the Interior into more of a pure "law enforcement department." ".

At least in the eyes of the emperor.If there is something to do, he will ask the person in charge of the ceremony.When someone is about to be punished, I think of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.Many even have to be inspected by the inspector of ceremonies, and only after they are convicted will they be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Why is it that people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to investigate this time?

No matter what Ping An thought, he followed eunuch He honestly and went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.When they arrived, there were already several people here.Ping'an and Youtai looked at each other, and found a corner to stand.

Ping An originally thought about asking Youtai, but said that the two of them hadn't heard anything and hadn't been out.After all, more is worse than less.

But after thinking about it, they are professionals, even if the interrogation methods are not as good as those of later generations, they should be able to tell the truth from the fake.Youtai's morality is not enough for others to say three words.There will be no more mouths.

So when I asked him, he also honestly said that he was going to help out, but something happened before he walked over.So they went back.

"You heard something happened, but you went back instead?" The person who asked the question looked at Ping An with a half-smile.

Ping An said, "After the accident, the noise over there disappeared. I guess we all knew how bad it was and didn't dare to make any more noise. Since we don't need help, we naturally don't have to go again."

The man nodded, his sharp eyes looked back and forth around Ping An.Pingan felt that his eyes made him uncomfortable, as if he was looking at criminals or some garbage again, with a superior look of "I already know what you did".

And it seems that he is still thinking about how to torture himself better.

It made him shudder.

Ping An endured it and didn't ask why he still didn't let him go.But he soon understood, because someone brought over a piece of paper, presumably Yutai's confession.The person on the opposite side took a look and looked up at Pingan contemptuously, "You stopped halfway, why?"

"Naturally, we have to look at the situation first. If it is not necessary, then naturally there is no need to go there." Ping An said.

"Be cautious." The man sneered.

Pingan felt that his voice seemed to be tinged with coldness.This person really fits the image of a pervert who is proficient in all torture methods, cruel and dark, and feels that everyone is guilty in the TV novels he has seen before.

Fortunately, the other party didn't say anything, indicating that he could leave.Walking out of the room, Ping An realized that he was sweating all over.That person took care of him so much!

Ping An was a little scared, but also a little excited.

He had seen it countless times before, many eunuchs gradually became dark because of their physical insufficiency, and took pleasure in torturing people.It seems that there will be such a person in many novels.But after Ping An came here, most of the people he met seemed normal.He originally thought that the stories were all fabricated, and the palace wasn't that dark and bloody.

Thinking about it now, it's just that I haven't touched it yet.

It was also because of his luck that no matter where he was before, he seemed to have never been in contact with these dark sides, and then he climbed directly to a very high position.At that point, he is usually praised by others, and naturally no one will not have eyes to provoke him, and he will have no chance to see these dark sides.If he stayed in the position of the chief eunuch and eunuch for a longer period of time, he might get some clues from the struggle between the chief minister and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

However, by accident, I finally saw it today.

The fear is because Ping An has never dealt with this kind of person before, and he doesn't know how likely he is to win if he confronts the opponent head-on.The excitement is that Ping An can finally be sure that what he wants to do is indeed right.

After all, eunuchs are different from ordinary people.Even if most of the people he saw before were normal, deformities are deformities, and more dark things will be born.

It is true that such abnormalities exist even among ordinary people.But if ordinary people become like this, they will absolutely not be tolerated and accepted by the people around them. However, in the palace, this kind of people exists in a fair manner and becomes a tool to torture people in the hands of the emperor.

Ping An always feels that this matter is not over yet.

Coming out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ping An found Tai Zheng standing at the door talking to someone.The man was dressed in a green robe, with smiling eyes and a kind face.Seeing Ping An coming out, he nodded to him, then turned and entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Pingan asked Youtai, "Who is that?"

"I don't know." Youtai said, "He saw me standing here and asked me if I was looking for someone. It should be someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?"

Ping An looked back thoughtfully, but the other party had already walked into the yard and was out of sight.He turned his head and smiled at Youtai, "Let's go back first." Eunuch He led them over and left immediately without staying.So now the two have to go back by themselves.

For Ping An, this incident was just an episode with little influence, but he didn't know that someone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was talking about him at the moment.

The man in Qingpao asked the person who had just interrogated Ping An, "Chen Rui, have you met him, how is it?"

Chen Ruiyin smiled tentatively, with a bit of disdain on his face, obviously he didn't take Ping An seriously, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhu, I won't miss your business. That kid is pretty good, be careful, but it's a pity... In the end Younger."

"Oh? It seems that you already have a solution?" The green-robed man called Lord Zhu asked with a smile.

Chen Rui nodded, "Please rest assured, my lord."

This Mr. Zhu Chengzhu is one of the two regular servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is the adjutant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the time when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was at its most prosperous, the official position was the Internal Supervisor. In addition, there were two young supervisors, five internal regular servants, and countless other subordinate officials. The cashiers of the internal treasury and even the diet and daily life of the emperor... In short, the 24 yamens are actually equivalent to splitting the original Ministry of Internal Affairs and setting up various divisions.

In the beginning, the purpose of retaining the Ministry of Internal Affairs was to supervise a yamen so that everyone would not go their own way.But later, the Supervisor of Rituals gained the trust of the emperor, and the power in their hands was expanded logically. In the end, they were the ones who led the various divisions. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had no real power except for a name.

For example, the new eunuchs who entered the palace should actually be selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and then arrange where they will go. However, the people on the side of the chief of staff have always been selected by themselves, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has no right to intervene.What's more, the Ministry of Internal Affairs found some good seedlings, and they were called into the internal school before they could be cultivated.When he comes out again, he will be the supervisor of ceremonies.

The secret struggle for power has been going on for many years, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been suppressed almost all the time.Up to now, even the staff has been streamlined a lot. There are only two internal servants below the internal servant supervisor as deputy, and the number of subordinate officials has also been reduced to seven or eight.

"The ancestors were once rich", how could the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs be willing to be silent?The chief inspector of ceremonies formed a lineage of his own and excluded them. If he wanted to restore the glory of the past, he had to step on the chief inspector of ceremonies and let the emperor know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a yamen that has been passed down for several dynasties, is the most loyal and capable of.

But how easy is it to suppress the Supervisor of Rituals?Before Zhu Cheng appeared, the Minister of Internal Affairs was in the hands of the Supervisor of Rites, and he had no power to fight back.

Zhu Cheng is the nephew of Mr. Zhu, the current internal servant. It is not clear whether he is close to outsiders. Anyway, with this relationship, he will be the internal servant when he enters the palace.

After all, only 100 years have passed since the previous dynasty, and the palace city of the former dynasty was used when the Great Chu was established, and many eunuchs and maids were left behind.Therefore, many rumors about the glory of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are still passed on by the palace people.

Zhu Cheng entered the palace at a very young age and has been working as an errand for the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He grew up listening to these rumors, so naturally he is determined to carry forward the Ministry of Internal Affairs and restore its former glory.

He himself is also capable, and with the support of Mr. Zhu, he has also sat in the position of the regular attendant in the past ten years.No matter how old Mr. Zhu is, he is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Zhu Cheng has been dormant for many years, and now that everything is ready, he thinks that the time is not waiting for him, so he will formally attack the supervisor of ceremonies.

And Ping An is the entry point he has chosen out of thousands of choices.