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The word slave is easy to write, but difficult to do.

On the first day of entering the inner school, the old eunuch who disciplined Xi asked Xiaoer and the others to recite "slave" three times silently in their hearts, and said: "Once you enter the palace gate, your body is no longer your own. Put your past self Forget it, and keep in mind that you are slaves in this palace. You can live only if the master lets you live, and you have to thank the master for your grace if the master lets you die. This is the life of our slaves. The words "servant" are engraved in my heart, and I remember my identity, so that I can live a smooth life in the future."

Slave, slave, slave, Xiao Er was talking about it, but he didn't feel much in his heart. In the past, at home, he would do all the hard work willingly, so that his parents would no longer dislike him. He never served as a slave. I don't know, it turns out that the word "servant" was written with blood and tears.

There are many things to learn in the inner school, the rules in the palace, how to serve the master, who are the masters in the palace, who is the eunuch in charge, etc.

Everyone learns carefully, this is not only a means for them to become prosperous after entering the palace, but also a little capital for them, who are slaves of others, to save their lives.

As soon as you enter the palace, it's as deep as the sea. This is for those who are concubines and masters. How many little eunuchs like Xiaoer and the others can get to Gu Yuanwu's level, and most of them will In the ups and downs of the cruel harem strife, those who are clever can live to old age without a shadow, but if they are a little careless, they will die without a place to die.For Xiaoer and the others, the imperial palace is not only as deep as the sea, but also like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If you want to survive in it, you have to be 12-cent all the time.

Dongli has established the country for a hundred years, and it has gone through nine generations. The current ruler is Song Jin, Emperor Hongyou. Song Jin is generous and can be regarded as a successful king.There is only one thing, this benevolent monarch is the most affectionate, there are countless beauties in the harem, besides the empress, there is also a noble concubine, two concubines, four Jieyu, and several beauties.

With more women, there will naturally be more children. Except for the crown prince and ten princes born by the empress, the first prince and eight princes born by Concubine Shu Gui, Concubine De, Concubine Xian and several Zhao Rong all have princes.

Xiao Er carefully memorized the people in each palace and various complicated rules and taboos, and made a record one by one, so that he could look over it repeatedly in case he forgot.

In the past few days, he has been working hard on reading and writing, and he has practiced his handwriting like a dog. Most of the young eunuchs entering the palace are children from poor families, and few of them can read. Zhao Qing has a little background, and the rest of them can't even write their own names. When Gu Yuanwu was teaching, he only picked some enlightenment readings such as Three-Character Classics and Thousand-Character Classics.

The inner school is located in the Si Li Jian, which is located in the outer city of the imperial city, which is still far away from the inner city where the emperor lives.

Xiaoer and the others haven't yet entered the palace to worship their master, so they live in the inner school. After two months, when their injuries are all healed and the rules are almost learned, they will be assigned a palace courtyard.

Entering the palace for the first time, everything is new to these teenagers.

The teaching eunuch will take them to the 24 yamen, explaining the purpose of each place and the affairs in charge, while proudly saying: "Look carefully, the twelve supervisors, the fourth division, the eighth bureau, and the 24 yamen, who are in charge of the authority can They are all eunuchs. It is because of the trust of the master that we entrust all the affairs of the palace to us. After you enter the palace, you will be assigned a master and follow your master to work everywhere. You must be smart and a little With good eyesight, less talk and more work, it is easier to win the favor of the masters, and it is easier to get promoted and get rich than those ministers."

The children turned around and walked half of the imperial city. After calculating the number, they felt that something was wrong, and turned around, as if they missed a yamen.

Ma Cheng couldn't keep the words in his stomach, so he asked, "Grandpa Hai, why didn't you see the Clothes Bureau?"

The teaching eunuch walked in front of the children, and paused when he heard the words, the skin on his face drooped, and his expression changed instantly.

He stopped, turned around in the long and narrow alley, and stared at the dozens of children in khaki trousers and jackets in front of him, "I just said that I should talk less and work more, and you will be taboo when you turn around. Asking questions? As a slave, even if there is something you don’t understand, you have to think about it slowly. In the future, when the master speaks, you will ask around because you don’t understand? I think you are tired of your life. Slap your mouth! Two mouths for one person!"

The children have already suffered a lot of beatings and scolding these days. Eunuch Hai is mean and he is also very strict with them. Being beaten has become a common occurrence. These little eunuchs will also be beaten well.

There was no reason today, but because Ma Cheng said a word, they would be beaten again. The children felt aggrieved and did not dare to offend Eunuch Hai, so they could only complain because they thought Ma Cheng was too talkative.

Ma Cheng was not convinced, he was wronged, isn't it just a sentence, you can't ask if you don't understand?Could it be that if you become a slave, you don't even have the right to speak and ask questions?Since entering the palace, no one has regarded them as human beings.

Ma Cheng endured and endured, but still couldn't hold back his anger, and whispered: "What kind of master are you? Mei Xiang is a master, just like us, you are all slaves. You only entered the palace a few years earlier than us, so why are you so big? Garlic... ouch..."

He didn't speak loudly, but he was a little bit angry. He wanted to complain to Eunuch Hai, but he spoke quickly and urgently. Before Zhao Qing and Xiao Er could pull him, Ma Cheng's words came out.

Eunuch Hai heard those words clearly. Eunuch Hai stepped forward, twisted his ears, and pulled Ma Cheng out of the crowd. He raised his foot and kicked Ma Cheng on the waist, followed by a few hard kicks. , "Little bastard, it's against you. How dare you not listen to what the old man said, and dare you call me a slave? Bah, even slaves have high and low standards. Today, our family will teach you to know the rules in this palace."

This has always been the case in the palace, those who entered the palace early oppressed those who entered the palace late, and those with high ranks oppressed those with low ranks.A gradeless eunuch like Xiaoer and the others, even if they were beaten to death, would be dragged to the Huichun Hall and set on fire. No one will care about your life or death, because any crime can kill you. The sudden death of the dead has become a more reasonable thing.

Ma Cheng was kicked countless times by Eunuch Hai, and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth. He curled up and lay on the ground without even making a sound.

Xiaoer and the others hurriedly knelt down and begged, "I beg Haigong to be gracious."

Eunuch Hai hadn't vented enough anger yet, coming to teach these little eunuchs was the most lucrative job in the palace, no one would come, and it only fell on him after pushing and pushing. As a reason to vent, Ma Cheng's move can be regarded as hitting the gunner.

"Hmph," Eunuch Hai gave Xiaoer and the others a cold look, "You guys are very loyal. Unfortunately, in this palace, the most worthless words are etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame. If you want me to spare him, it's okay, the four of you applaud each other , I don’t shout to stop, and no one is allowed to stop! What? Isn’t it loyalty? Do it, shout loudly, and shrink back when it comes to the real thing. I know that everything in the world is gold and silver. Mom is fake!" As he spoke, he kicked Ma Cheng a few times.

If this continues, Ma Cheng will be beaten to death by Eunuch Hai.Xiao Er and four faced each other in twos, Xiao Er glanced at Lian Zui, Lian Zui nodded, Xiao Er stretched out his hand, but couldn't hit him no matter what, raised his hand in mid-air, trembling a few times, Xiao Er clenched it With a fist, he turned his palm back and slapped himself on the face, "I beg Mr. Hai to be merciful!"

While beating herself, Xiao Er begged hard, begging Eunuch Hai to spare Ma Cheng.Lian Zui was stunned for a while, but he also reacted, and slapped his mouth like a sophomore.

Yunxiu was already crying unbearably, if he beat Zhao Qing, he might as well kill him.Xiaoer's blow saved Yunxiu, as long as he is not allowed to hit Zhao Qing, he is willing to hit himself as many times as he wants.

Zhao Qing bit the corner of his mouth. How could he have suffered such humiliation before? He was forced to come here by a rank nine eunuch. If he didn't have a big matter in his heart, he would risk his life today to kill this old eunuch. The goods were slaughtered.

The four children stood in the middle of the road and slapped themselves in full view. The pain on their faces was no longer important, but the grief and indignation in their hearts was more serious.Only now did Xiao Er realize that it was no big deal to take off her clothes in front of Master Li when she first entered the palace.Compared with today, this can really be called a thousand cuts to dignity.

At this time, Xiao Er really realized what the word slave really meant.What dignity, they are slaves, how can there be any dignity.

After hitting for more than a hundred times, Eunuch Hai still didn't want Xiao Er and the others to stop, looking at Xiao Er and the others' red, swollen and purple cheeks, a perverted pleasure surged in his heart.

The rest of the young eunuchs were all trembling with fright, and originally wanted to come up to intercede, but when they saw Eunuch Hai's distorted and comforting ugly face, they were so frightened that they dared not say a word.There was the sound of slaps on the flesh, and the little eunuchs were afraid, so they had to lower their heads and stand aside, not to look at the miserable appearance of the second class.

"What's going on? What are you all doing here?"

When a wet voice came, everyone was shocked.

Eunuch Hai looked out of the crowd and saw that Gu Yuanwu was approaching. He quickly walked a few steps to meet him, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Gu."

Gu Yuanwu nodded slightly, and frowned when he saw Ma Cheng lying on the ground.He also came from a young eunuch, and he knew that things like this in the palace happened all the time.The life of eunuchs is very hard. After all, only a few can make it through. Most of the rest are struggling with poverty and illness. There is no hope or sustenance in the miserable days. Many of them are using various methods There are various ways to relieve the sorrow and pressure in the heart.Some people went to Jiaofang to get drunk, some kept collecting money, and some took pleasure in abusing young eunuchs.

Gu Yuanwu sighed, and said, "I'm too busy there, and I'm looking for some young eunuchs to help."

While talking, he called out to the second and fourth boys: "You guys, don't come with me!"

Xiao Er's entire face was made of wood, and Gu Yuanwu's words came to his ears with a buzzing noise.It took him a long time to realize that Gu Yuanwu was helping them.

The little two and four hurriedly helped Ma Cheng up as if they had received an amnesty, and followed behind Gu Yuanwu.

"You're all gone too, what does it look like to be stuck in the narrow passage?"

Gu Yuanwu is the supervisor of ceremonies, and he is many ranks higher than the ninth-rank eunuch, Eunuch Hai. What's more, Gu Yuanwu is the prince's companion. The old eunuch can afford to offend.

Eunuch Hai smiled like a flower, and replied repeatedly: "Yes, yes." He watched helplessly as Xiao Er and the others followed Gu Yuanwu out of the narrow lane.