As he was chatting, Xu Chenyun suddenly approached Zhu Cilang and whispered: "Your Majesty, if you can, it is best to completely abolish the eunuch system..."

Out of humanitarian spirit, Empress Xu believes that this method of castration is too cruel and is a practice of life and should be prohibited.

Moreover, some eunuchs in the palace were in a dark heart, and they were fighting openly and secretly, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Zhu Cilang stopped talking, but just stared at the queen softly, and this gaze made the queen feel scared.

Her past ten years of experience in husband and wife made her know that her husband was unhappy.

Zhu Cilang was really unhappy. What is the eunuch? He is a slave to the royal family! He can also be said to be the emperor's most trusted person. How can he be abolished if he says he is abolished!

Suspicion is a common problem for all powers, and the emperor is even more so. They are not at ease with the ministers of the foreign court and are often worried that someone will covet the throne.

Under this common problem, a large number of eunuchs were born. These eunuchs were people around the emperor, and many of them grew up with them and were "no desires".

Not only were there eunuchs in ancient China, but there were all over the world, Asia, Europe, and Africa without exception. Three or four thousand young ancient Greece, Egypt, Babylon, and India all had special groups of eunuchs.

In addition to political reasons, there are also factors in life.

The royal families or royal families in various countries should prevent chaos in the harem. It is necessary to use some men who are not good enough to prevent themselves from cuckolding.

Of course, Zhu Cilang was not worried about this. In his opinion, if you don’t have the capital to stud horses, don’t look for so many women!

Zhu Cilang used to think that the eunuch system was a backward, ignorant and cruel system.

However, as a ruling class who was born and raised in the Ming Dynasty and was used to eunuchs since childhood, he had been influenced by the surrounding environment.

Especially after becoming emperor, this habitual influence gradually changed the desire to control power.

The twenty-four yamen in the imperial city, the Dongchang and Jinyiwei, which are in charge of intelligence, as well as the Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, the provincial municipal and commercial departments, and even important places in all parts of the country, and national warehouses in various places.

Just now when Empress Xu proposed to cut eunuchs, Zhu Cilang's first idea was to send these eunuchs who were unwilling to surrender to various places, either supervise or manage the imperial village.

Because eunuchs are more trustworthy than civil and military ministers, they can act as their right-hand men, monitor and restrain the ministers.

The important thing is that eunuchs will not pose a threat to the imperial power, and can be freely restrained and released, and do whatever they want.

The eunuch system of the Ming Dynasty has developed to its peak, forming a very complete set of hierarchical and responsible management systems.

In the Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful the eunuch was, even Wei Zhongxian, who was known as nine thousand years old, was vulnerable in the face of imperial power.

As long as the emperor's master said a word, no matter how much power the eunuch holds, it will disperse ashes. Unlike Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yan, who had to call the eunuch with power, she had to call him father (Afu).

Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, the power of eunuchs was greatly weakened and they were basically unable to interfere in government affairs.

After Zhu Cixuan ascended the throne, he was very cautious in treating eunuchs. Even if he was a little tired, he insisted on reading all the memorials submitted by the cabinet and asked the liexi supervisor to assist in approving the award.

Throughout history, behind every autocratic eunuch, there is a weak, lazy, and unintentional emperor.

It is not the eunuch's autocracy, but the emperor's delegation of power. No matter who is in that position, there is a chance of autocracy, even if it is a pig.

Looking at the somewhat cramped queen, Zhu Cixuan withdrew his gaze, put the chopsticks on the porcelain chopsticks rack, leaned back in the chair, and took the brocade handed over by the eunuch beside him and wiped his mouth.

He did not look at Empress Xu again, but looked at the row of eunuchs in front of him who were waiting to stand up, and said lightly: "I understand, let's talk about this later."

Empress Xu is a smart person. She can see that her husband is dissatisfied and dare not act too out of style, so she has to keep silent about this matter.

After leaving Kunning Palace, Zhu Cilang was still considering the eunuch along the way.

He suddenly spoke, "Xiao Shenzi, how did you become a eunuch?"

The eunuch Chen Mao bowed his head and replied: "Return to the emperor's words, in the 16th year of Chongzhen, the thief swept across Henan. The father of the slave was arrested as a tyrant. He refused to be killed because of resistance. His mother was hanged in grief and angry. At that time, the slave was only twelve years old and had no choice but to enter the palace with nothing to do...."

Zhu Cixuan was surprised: "Did you cleanse yourself?"

Chen Mao replied: "Yes, I cut it with my own knife..."

Recalling the scene of castration at the beginning, Eunuch Chen is still scared. It hurts so much!

"Take a knife...cut?"

Zhu Cilang showed surprise on his face. He really never expected that Xiao Shenzi, who was twelve years old, had such courage!

Without thinking too much, he raised another question: "Before the palace issued an eunuch, you will be cleansed by yourself. What if you haven't waited?"

Chen Mao smiled miserably and replied, "I can't live anymore, so I don't care about so many places. There are many people living in poverty and difficult to maintain in my hometown. They all voluntarily signed up for the palace.

Some families even cleaned up the boy who had three generations of single-letters. If they were lucky enough to wait until the palace election was selected, they could at least change their family to live without worries..."

Zhu Cilang could imagine how hard life would be for those who were not selected and who were cleansed up in advance.

He asked, "Did you ever regret it?"

Chen Mao said: "I don't regret it. After entering the palace, I felt like I had entered heaven, and I began to truly experience the hope of life. I don't have to worry about eating and drinking here..."

"And compared to the war outside, the emperor is the safest in the world!"

Zhu Cilang smiled and thought to himself that it was you who happened to come south to my side. If you chose to be a eunuch in Beijing, you would have to go up to the city wall to face the army of thieves and re-experience the sinisterness of society.

Chen Mao continued: "Being able to enter the palace to serve the emperor is a blessing that I have saved in eight lives. I will never leave the emperor for the rest of my life!"

"I know, I know."

Zhu Cilang stopped his loyalty and did not want to listen to these stupid scenes again.

Zhu Cilang is destined to not hear some truths.

Before entering the palace, many eunuchs felt that eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were a promising profession!

Eat imperial grain, have high salary, formal staffing, pension security and promotion opportunities, and various benefits, even a wife can marry!

It can be said that you can have anything except that you cannot pass on the family line!

Of course, if you make a fortune in the palace, you can adopt one of your children and nephews to support your elderly care.

If the ancestral tomb is so good that it is good, he is a job by the emperor, and he is in the Sili Supervisory Office, and then he happens to meet an emperor who doesn’t like to manage things, and he becomes a person like Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, which is even more amazing!

Scholars have been admitted to the Jinshi for more than ten years and have been admitted to the Jinshi and become officials. When they meet powerful eunuchs, they have to be honest as their godson!

This kind of good profession is simply the first choice for poor children who are willing to live alone!

This also led to the great competitiveness of applying for eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, and the number of people who signed up was ten times more than the number of places selected.

When he returned to the Ganqing Palace, Zhu Cilang did not think about this anymore.

The eunuch system has existed thousands in China, and it has even developed a close symbiotic relationship with the imperial power.

The capable emperors of all dynasties can easily control eunuchs, while the incompetent emperors have to rely on eunuchs to fight with ministers.

The court officials of all dynasties only hoped that eunuchs would not interfere in the affairs of the court. They did not have much objection to the eunuch system itself, and no one would have suggested to the court that the eunuch system was completely abolished.
Chapter completed!