Mikago

When you get old, you can have a few springs, but this year's spring has nothing to do with you.

Ever dreamed of being so popular?The tung flower of the tail is also dust.

The drizzle at the end of February wet the east wall of Yeting Palace.The soft willows by the wall turned into a cloud of smoke, covering the pavilions.

After leaving Jiayou Gate, Lu You walked a few steps across the narrow street and hid in the veranda under the east wall.

Just separated by a wall is the Hanlu Hall in Zichen Palace - 13 years ago, the bedroom of King Anle Zhao Nanxing.

Today, the Hanlu Hall has long been empty.Only the vines planted by Zhao Nanxing's hand were thriving. They slowly climbed out of the palace wall and went south along the long corridor until they reached the Tongming Gate.

After entering the Tongming Gate, it was the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Daning Dynasty.

There is an osmanthus grove inside the Tongming gate.There is a corridor in the forest that winds all the way, and the other end is the center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Changqiu Supervisor.

Lu You had something on his mind, so he walked unhurriedly.

When he was about to reach the Zilan Pavilion, someone came in a hurry in front of him, and when he saw him, he shouted loudly: "I was looking for you, where did this go?"

Lu You saw that it turned out to be the eunuch Si Cheng who was running errands in the province, so he replied: "Just now I met Mrs. Wen from the Ye Ting Bureau, he said that the maids of the Kaijin Pavilion missed their meal, and asked me to bring a food box over there."

The court lady Si Cheng had a good friend with was in the Kaijin Pavilion, and she was taken aback for a moment: "Then Luo Zhaoyi has another moth?"

Lu You replied: "It is said that King Xuan came to the Kaijin Pavilion yesterday, and insisted that there was a fishy smell in the pavilion. Therefore, Luo Zhaoyi ordered the palace servants to take the leftover rose powder to make rouge and spread it on the ground, and then use a fire bucket on it It is roasting. Twenty court ladies have been busy all afternoon without stopping."

Having said that, he asked Si Cheng again: "Could it be that Mr. Yin is looking for me for something?"

Si Cheng quickly took his hand and walked forward: "Hurry up! Everyone is here, and they are all standing in front of the inner academy, waiting for you!"

Saying that, the two of them ran to the west.

After exiting the veranda, and passing through a towering and silent Metasequoia forest, we approached the Neishutang on the west side of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Neishutang, as the name suggests, is the eunuch school set up by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

What Na Sicheng said was true, the open space in front of the inner study hall was already full of young eunuchs who had been around for the past six months.

Ordinary eunuchs in the Daning Dynasty wore green in spring and summer, and brown and purple in autumn and winter. They were all plain in style and texture, and looked like small trees in a garden from a distance.

The rain on the top of the head did not stop for a moment, the clothes of the young eunuchs were already wet, but no one dared to make the slightest movement.

In front of them, there were eight people kneeling, sitting and standing.

Among them, the eunuch sitting on the chair was named Yin Suxin.It was one of the two servants who assisted Duke Changqiu in handling the affairs of the province.

The one holding the umbrella for Yin Suxin was a tall and thin man in his early thirties.He was wearing a black robe that was quite different from ordinary eunuchs, but he was somewhat similar to those officials from the Chief Criminal Department outside the palace.

How could Lu You not know this person—it was the feared ruthless character in Yeting Palace, Prisoner Yang Ren.

Prison is the prison of Zhao prison.It is specially used to imprison and punish palace officials and eunuchs who committed crimes, and also imprison wives and even concubines.

At this moment, Lu You also recognized the person kneeling in front of Yin Suxin and Yang Ren—it was the little eunuch Chen Tao who was sent in from Lu Yinger's outer clean room two months ago.

Lu You came late, and hurried to the end of the line to stand up.Si Cheng, who followed him, explained something to Yin Suxin in a low voice, and then took the umbrella from Yang Ren.

Yang Ren immediately walked up to Chen Tao and asked loudly, "Chen Tao, are you guilty?!"

The young eunuch Chen Tao had been imprisoned for several days, and now his face was pale and haggard.He fell down on the ground in horror and kowtowed repeatedly.

"The little one knows it's wrong. The little one shouldn't steal the goldfish in the pool of Ye Ting Palace. The little one just feels lonely for a while and wants to raise a living animal to accompany him in the house... The little one really knows it's wrong. Please also My lord, be merciful, be merciful!"

Hey.

Lu humorously sighed, he clearly remembered the scene on the day of the incident.

The goldfish kept in the small earthen jars were searched out from under Chen Tao's bed and placed in the patio.But after a while, the big white cat raised by Luo Zhaoyi took the fish away in one bite, ate the head and tail, and threw its body on the embroidered couch in the Kaijin Pavilion.

Luo Zhaoyi was frightened, and called the eunuch guarding the pond over to scold him.The influence rippled around, and in the end it was all on Chen Tao's head.

The weak meat, the strong eat.I'm afraid this is the biggest law in the palace.

Chen Tao had already lost his voice from crying, and almost prostrated himself on the ground in front of Yang Ren, begging for mercy.But at this moment, he was far from the only one who felt the fear.

The legs of the little eunuch standing beside Lu You kept shaking.It is not the first time that everyone has participated in such a rally and understands what will happen next.

Yang Ren turned his gaze from Chen Tao to the crowd, and glanced around coldly.

"You do things in the Ministry of the Interior based on the words 'loyalty and voluntary'. But once you get into trouble and receive punishment, resentment will naturally arise in your heart...and those who hold resentment are absolutely Those who cannot be kept in the palace - this truth, you should have understood since the first day you entered the palace. If you still don't understand, you don't have the qualification to stay in the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

The surroundings were still silent.

Everyone tightened their necks and lowered their heads, for fear that their eyes would meet Yang Ren's.

Lu You didn't want to get into trouble, so he also lowered his eyes.

The next moment, he heard Yang Ren yell "beat", followed by Chen Tao's cry of pain.

The crackling planks hit the 13-year-old eunuch hard.Ten or twenty blows, as fast as a torrential rain.

Under the severe pain, Chen Tao kept begging for mercy, and even cried out to seek refuge from his parents.

But no one can stand up and protect him.

Slowly, Chen Tao's voice became lower and lower, and eventually he could no longer hear it.

The rain at the end of February is still falling non-stop.The water on the ground flows vertically and horizontally along the gaps in the bluestone slabs, sending blood-red strands to the feet of every little eunuch.

Everyone was terrified, but no one dared to make a sound.

Chen Tao's body was dragged down, Yang Ren also bowed to Yin Suxin and said goodbye, and turned back to Ye Ting Prison.Next, the three eunuchs standing behind Yin Suxin stepped forward instead.

What is this going to do?

Lu You was wondering, but heard Si Cheng yelling at the crowd: "Raise your head up for me, and stretch out your hands, let the adults take a closer look. Hurry up!"

The little eunuchs had just been frightened, and they didn't even dare to show their breath, so they had to do as quickly as possible.

The three big eunuchs came over immediately, one was looking at the palms and fingers of each person;

In this way, the three of them looked at the newcomers of Bailaihao one by one, then stood beside Yin Suxin again, and began calling for them to come out one by one.

The eunuch who looked at people's palms, the people selected were all slightly older, and most of them were short and tall, looking simple and honest.

Most of the selected young eunuchs are flexible and have slender hands and feet.On weekdays, he is often alert and active, unable to stop for a moment.

As for the one who looks at the appearance, the ones selected are naturally people with good looks.However, because Lu You was covered with a mask, he was not favored.

After finishing the selection, Yin Suxin first got up and returned to Changqiu Prison.And after he walked away, all the selected junior eunuchs also left immediately with the three big eunuchs, and no one came out to give any explanation.

The remaining dozens of young eunuchs stood in the rain and looked at each other. After a long time, someone yelled "Wow". It turned out that the blood-stained rain had penetrated the cloth shoes, and even the cloth socks It was dyed a faint red.

Lu You quietly left the team, walked towards the northeast, and entered the Changqiu Prison in a short while.Then bypass the majestic Chonghua Hall, pass through the West Bianmen, and walk towards the Lizao Hall in the backyard.

Lizao Hall is the place where the Changqiu Dukes of all dynasties dealt with their daily affairs.In the huge courtyard, the vegetation is luxuriant and the forest spring is quiet.Since Qi Yunchu took office, no one else is allowed to enter or leave without authorization.

Lu You came to the front of the hall with ease, reached out and knocked on the door.

There was no response from Qi Yunchu in the room, but the door opened by itself - Li Hongzhi looked around twice, and dragged Lu You into the door.