Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

The bells, which usually sounded melodious and gentle, and carried the dignity of the royal family and the emperor, were obviously a little hurried today.

Zhao Ji and his sons did not go directly to the Daqing Palace, but summoned the guards who were ready to serve them in their escape in the area of ​​Xiaodongmen.

This group of guards disappointed Zhao Ji.

There were more than 200 people in total, with enough horses, and everyone had armor. Even the helmets were phoenix-wing helmets that only the first-level generals of the Song Dynasty had.

The Zhao family was quite generous to these guards.

The rank was high enough, and the annual salary was at least hundreds of strings.

It was just a guard on duty, and the annual income of hundreds of strings of salary, rewards, and benefits was not low.

The land in this era was relatively low-yielding. The net income of one mu of land was at most one and a half strings, two strings, and at least less than one string.

A few hundred strings of cash is equivalent to a small landlord with hundreds of acres of land.

It's just standing guard in armor every day, no worries, no effort, no stress.

No one dares to embarrass Ban Zhi.

These people are inherited from generation to generation and are related by marriage. If you offend one, you will offend the whole group.

Although they have no power, the most important thing is that they are the emperor's guards, which is equivalent to the guards of a wealthy family.

You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog.

Even the top civil servants and dignitaries will not offend a Ban Zhi for no reason. Only the high-ranking military officers of the Imperial City Department, the Inner City Chief, the Deputy Chief, and the Imperial Army Department and the Palace Front Department are very majestic in front of Ban Zhi, after all, they are direct managers.

Even Ban Zhi and these high-ranking officials in charge of the palace ban sometimes act recklessly, and they dare to plot against the emperor and the empress.

During the reign of Emperor Renzong, Yan Xiu and other officials of the Imperial City Division climbed over the palace and entered the harem.

They killed people everywhere and searched for Emperor Renzong's bedroom to assassinate the emperor.

Later, Yang Jingzong, the governor of Taining Army, Deng Baoji, the deputy governor, and Yang Huaimin led the army to the scene.

Before they arrived with the squad, it was Empress Cao who encouraged the eunuchs and palace maids to close the palace door and fight to the death.

At the same time, there was also a beauty named Zhang who ran from her residence to Emperor Renzong's palace in a strange way, saying that she was here to protect the emperor. Emperor Renzong was moved to tears.

Before dawn, Yang Jingzong, Deng Baoji, Yang Huaimin and others arrived.

The squad was in chaos, and Wang Zhongzheng, a low-level eunuch in the inner yellow gate, shot and killed three people on the spot with a bow and arrow.

Wang Zhongzheng rose to prominence as a result and was appointed as the official of Dongtou Gongfeng. Later, he was in charge of the affairs of Huanqing Road. He was awarded the imperial weapons for his meritorious service in defeating the western bandits.

There was something very special about the Northern Song Dynasty. Eunuchs entered the officialdom just like ordinary military generals. Their appointments were based on their military merits.

Of course, the emperor's trusted eunuchs certainly had an advantage in gaining military merits and rose faster.

For example, Tong Guan.

But Tong Guan was not an exception, nor was he the only eunuch to obtain a high-ranking military position. This was a normal operation in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It was a little magical that Tong Guan worked his way up to become a prince and the head of the Privy Council.

In the early and middle period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Privy Council wasMilitary generals were in charge, and civil officials assisted.

In the middle and late stages, civil officials were in charge, and military generals assisted.

In the later stages, it was purely civil officials who were in charge, and military generals were kicked out of the Privy Council.

In the end, an eunuch was in charge of the Privy Council, and civil officials helped.

It was quite magical.

Before Tong Guan, the most famous high-ranking military eunuch was Wang Zhongzheng, and Pingban Zhihuolun was his starting point.

After taking the imperial weapons, he was promoted to Tuanlianshi, Nei Shi Yaban, Zhaoxuanshi, and Deputy Duzhi, and later to the supervisor of the palace.

In those days, this was the top eunuch.

Li Xian, Shi Deyi, Song Yongchen, only Li Xian had a higher official rank.

But there were no eunuchs in the Song Dynasty.

Even in the Qing Dynasty, which claimed to have strict family rules and strict restrictions on eunuchs, there were still eunuchs causing trouble in the middle and late periods, especially in the late period, when several powerful eunuchs emerged.

The eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty seemed to have great power and there were many famous eunuchs, but they were just slaves of the emperor. Their struggle for power was a struggle between imperial power and civil power, which was completely different from the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The eunuchs in the Han Dynasty were also released by the emperor to compete with the gentry for power, but later they got out of control.

The eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty were truly holding the sword upside down, and the imperial power fell into their hands in many cases.

When Suzong and Daizong were held hostage by Li Fuguo, it was still Li Fuguo's personal power.

After Su and Dai, the eunuchs as a whole controlled the imperial power and suppressed the power of the prime minister, becoming the real rulers of the Tang Empire.

Promising emperors, such as Tang Xianzong and Xuanzong, could still suppress the eunuchs, but only for a while. (To read the exciting novels, go to Flylu Novel Network!)

After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, especially Emperor Daizong, the eunuchs took control of the military power and the power to welcome the emperor. The eunuchs in the Northern Department completely suppressed the civil officials in the Southern Court.

The eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty completely controlled the inner court and had power in the outer court. They also had legal military power. The Shen Ce Army only knew the lieutenant, not the emperor.

When each generation of emperors was strong, the eunuchs would endure it.

When the emperor eventually died, the eunuchs would inherit in an orderly manner. They would often abolish the successor favored by the emperor and support the prince they favored to succeed to the throne.

Whenever the emperor of the Tang Dynasty died, the residences of the princes were very lively. The eunuchs led the Shen Ce Army to welcome the new emperor and ushered in a prince into the palace.

Officials could only passively accept it. They had no power to participate.

The power of the eunuchs reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty.

But they only brought trouble to the emperor and squandered some money, but they could not bring chaos to the world.

Because the civil officials in the court could do nothing about the eunuchs, and even the emperor had to look at the eunuchs' eyes.

The local vassal states ignored the eunuchs and often sent troops to Chang'an in the name of eliminating illegal eunuchs.

In this way, a delicate balance was formed.

This is how the Tang Dynasty came to be, and the society, population, and wealth all developed.

The one who broke the balance was the sudden appearance of Huang Chao. This private salt dealer caused chaos in the Tang Dynasty, and the old order was completely unbalanced, which led to Zhu Wen's complete subversion.Overthrow and destroy the Tang Dynasty.

The eunuchs in the inner court were completely eliminated by Zhu Wen, just like the Shen Ce Army. Nearly a thousand eunuchs were killed and their bodies thrown into the Yellow River, completely disappearing.

In the Song Dynasty, eunuchs did not have their own organization. []

They did not have independent military power.

They could become military generals based on their abilities, but they would be punished if they failed.

Wang Zhongzheng had made meritorious contributions in protecting the emperor during the reign of Emperor Renzong, but he had made mistakes in the expedition against Western Xia during the reign of Emperor Shenzong, so he was demoted without saying anything.

In the end, he was just a defense envoy and a supervisor of palaces and temples, and his official position was not high.

Moreover, in the inner court, eunuchs were actually integrated with military generals and guards.

Just like now, although Tong Guan was not there, Liang Shizhong, Li Yan and other high-ranking eunuchs all rushed over.

There were also several deputy governors, wearing armor and holding bows and arrows, with dozens of strong eunuchs as guards.

They are part of the eunuch heritage of the Northern Song Dynasty, and they can even carry imperial weapons.

The eunuchs were quite excited, and they also held bows and arrows and stood in a circle in armor.

Seeing Zhao Ji and his son coming, the eunuchs all put on a loyal look, and their spirit was obviously higher than that of the Banzhi.

Although the Banzhi were wearing armor and holding weapons, their body shape, size, and martial arts were definitely better than the eunuchs.

But they all looked uneasy, and could even be said to be absent-minded. Although there were many of them, they were also children of noble families selected from a large number of Banzhi. Loyalty should not be a problem (Qian Zhao), and they were quite reliable.

But the problem was that they had family property in Tokyo and lived a very comfortable life. They had to abandon their wives and children in a hurry, leave the gentle land, and embark on the road of escape with the emperor's family. It can be said that most of the 200 Banzhi were unwilling to do so.

Although the Song Dynasty might be destroyed, they would lose their current income and privileges.

But they could keep their family business and at least live a comfortable life for several generations. Who would be willing to abandon everything and embark on an unknown road of escape?

If they were blocked or caught by the bandits, they would be in danger of their lives.

These Banzhi of the Song Dynasty have not seen blood, never been on the battlefield, and never fought with others for several generations.

In terms of will, courage, and courage, they are not even as good as the lowest level of green forest characters, and the gap is not small.

They are just a bunch of fake goods, silver-like wax spears.

No wonder Song Qinzong wanted to use Guo Jing, the liar, because he really had no one to use.

That feeling of helplessness also hit Zhao Ji's heart at this time.

Just use these people to protect himself and escape?

A group of dozens of bandits can wipe them all out, right? .