In July of the eighth year of Dachu Zhengtong, the emperor appointed Chen Jia as the eunuch in charge of the royal horse. He went out of the palace in plainclothes to inspect the scenery of the capital. The news reached the cabinet that day, and the first assistant Yang Peishi was really worried about it. Since the establishment of the inner court in the Taizong Dynasty, twenty-four

In the Supervisory Bureau, the power of the favored eunuchs in the inner court is very huge. In a sense, the eunuchs exercise some of the powers assigned by the emperor on their behalf. What they control and exercise is imperial power!

Since the previous dynasty, the imperial examination system has gradually been completed, and the civil service group has gradually formed, which has greatly restricted the emperor's power. Emperor Taizong established the Twenty-Four Supervisory Bureau of the Inner Palace, which was originally intended to contain the helpless move of the civil service group. Fortunately, since

Since Taizu, there has not been a great eunuch who disrupted the government in three generations.

On the one hand, this is because the emperors of the past dynasties are still considered wise. On the other hand, there are many talents in the outer court. Even if the inner court has great power, their political tactics are not in the eyes of the cabinet and the veterans of the six ministries.

It is still too young, and there are constant disputes over political power in the inner court, and it is not monolithic.

Yang Peishi, who had experienced three dynasties, certainly knew about the affairs of the noble Xi, and his political sense was extremely keen, so he was worried that the emperor would be too fond of Chen Jia, which would lead to the eunuchs becoming more powerful and affecting the government. However, the other elders present did not know the inside story, but they

He was confused. You must know that the appointment of the eunuchs in the inner court is not like the six ministers and nine ministers. It is completely in the hands of the emperor. Yang Peishi can't object even if he wants to.

Mr. Ding Ge couldn't help but ask: "Master Yuanfu, is there anything wrong with the emperor's appointment?"

Yang Peishi shook his head and said: "I'm just worried that this Chen Jia, who has achieved great success as a young man and suddenly rises to a high position, may be a disaster rather than a blessing! Let's take another look, take another look!"

That day when the old man returned to the Yang Mansion, Yulan came to Songfeng Bookstore to read the book to the old man, only to find that the old man was silent in front of a volume of imperial edicts covered in yellow silk. Yulan took a sneak peek and remembered Chen Jia.

name.

As expected by the old man, Chen Jia suddenly became favored at a young age and was full of energy. When he went out, he wore a cloth coat and a small hat, and sometimes rode a donkey or mule. He traveled to and from the capital. No one knew that he was actually a powerful horse supervisor.

The eunuch of the palm print. For a time, the big and small affairs, dialects and alleys were clearly heard, and they were all reported to the orthodox emperor. The emperor was very happy!

The emperor's love for him grew day by day, but he became increasingly dissatisfied with the efficiency of the East Factory. He then came up with the idea of ​​handing over the East Factory to Chen Jia. Meng Chong was shocked when he heard the news. Chen Jia had already squeezed him out of sight.

He is in the presence of the emperor. Although he is powerful in the inner court,

The famous Priest of Ceremony, the number one eunuch in heaven, but the inner court is different from the outer court. Whether a eunuch has power depends not only on his position, but more importantly, whether he has a holy favor. If General Chen Jia

With the Dongchang Great Seal in his hands, where would Meng Chong still have a foothold?

Meng Chong had no choice but to ask the prince for help. The prince was still locked up at home by the emperor to study. He had been studying for more than three months. He did not dare to go out unless the emperor asked him to go out. He was so irritable in Yuqing Palace that he went crazy.

Meng Chong came to the door and told the news. The prince listened for a long time and sighed: "There is nothing I can do!"

The prince did not dare to make friends with ministers in the court. Apart from the title of prince, his influence was so minimal. Chen Jia was presented to the emperor by the imperial concubine. It was naturally clear who he was with. The prince thought for a while and had to call

Meng Chong went to ask Yang Yuanfu.

The prince has been Yang Peishi's grandson-in-law for such a long time, and he has a very clear understanding of Yuan Fu's character. He is neither loyal to the emperor nor to the prince. He is loyal to the entire country, and the prince cannot control the three dynasties of him.

Elder.

But it is precisely because of this that he has extremely huge prestige in the court and becomes the leader of the civil service group.

Even the prince did not expect that when Meng Chong approached Yang Peishi just to talk, Yang Peishi actually agreed and said that he would write a letter to the emperor the next day to prevent Chen Jia from taking over the power of Dongchang.

Yang Peishi did what he said, and wrote to the emperor the next day to oppose Chen Jia's promotion to the eunuch of Dongchang. At that time, civil servants in the court wrote letters to oppose, and the ministers objected. The emperor was faced with tremendous pressure. Although he was the emperor, he also

We cannot have our own way. We have to put this discussion aside for the time being.

The emperor looked at the pile of memorials against Chen Jia's appointment as the eunuch of Dongchang on the imperial desk, and felt very depressed. At this time, a young eunuch ran in from outside, holding a red lacquer tray in his hand: "Your Majesty, Jingyang Palace

Concubine Hui offers you a bowl of rock sugar and snow pear soup!"

Since the Emperor had Chen Jia by his side, it had been a long time since the Emperor had visited any of the palaces. Thinking of Concubine Hui and his old son Ye Minzhao, he really missed her, so he drove to Jingyang Palace.

Concubine Hui served the emperor for dinner, and Ye Minzhao also came to pay homage to the emperor. The emperor was very happy to see that he was advancing and retreating appropriately. Concubine Hui saw that the emperor looked very tired, so she stood behind him and squeezed his shoulders. The emperor was very happy.

He let out a long sigh and said: "My beloved concubine, it is difficult for me to be the emperor!

"Ever since the Heishigou assassination incident, the emperor saw that everyone seemed to be the mastermind behind the scenes, and he became wary of Concubine Xiao. Concubine Hui had no support from her mother's family, and her son was the youngest among the princes, and she had never revealed her intention to seize the throne.

Intention, there are some things that the emperor can talk to Concubine Hui about.

After hearing this, Concubine Hui smiled and consoled her: "Your Majesty, you are both a king and a father. If the ministers below are disobedient, just punish them! Can they still turn the world upside down?"

The emperor sighed and said, "If only it could be as simple as what my beloved concubine said!" He told Concubine Hui about Chen Jia from beginning to end. "I just think Chen Jia is a talent that can be made.

He is capable and loyal to me. I handed over the East Factory to him because I wanted him to rectify the East Factory and do a better job in the investigation. Why do these civil servants think that I want to praise him one by one?

Become a powerful eunuch!"

Concubine Hui lowered her head and thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, it is difficult to say that this is difficult, and it is not difficult to say that it is not difficult! I have a way to fulfill the emperor's wish, promote Eunuch Chen, and make the civil servants disappear.

Rhetoric."

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this: "If your beloved concubine has any good ideas, please tell me."

Concubine Hui said with a smile: "Since the civil servants don't want Eunuch Chen to take over the East Factory, then the emperor might as well open another factory, called the West Factory, and let Eunuch Chen be the governor. He can also help the emperor investigate and inspect officials. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

The emperor has never thought about this issue from this perspective. Indeed, the civil servants only opposed Chen Jia's appointment as the eunuch of the East Factory. Well, I will not let him be the eunuch of the East Factory now. I will set up a West Factory specifically. You can't object anymore.

The emperor was very excited after hearing this. After thinking about it, he hesitated and said, "But the Xichang was never established by Taizu Taizong?"

Concubine Hui said, "Why did you come to Dongchang before Taizong?"

The period of national mourning for the Queen Mother has not yet passed, and the emperor cannot stay in Jingyang Palace. When the emperor leaves the main hall of Jingyang Palace, the young prince comes out from behind the curtain, but his face is full of anger. "Mother, why are you helping Chen Jia?" That eunuch!" Chen Jia has established a huge power network in the harem in just a short period of time. How could Ye Minzhao have a good impression of this eunuch who was favored by his father?

When he saw his mother and concubine helping the eunuch like this, the young prince was angry and disappointed, and it was very difficult to accept it emotionally.

However, Concubine Hui came over and gently stroked the young prince's head: "Your Majesty, you just need to remember that no matter what Concubine does, it is all for you!"

The emperor returned to the Qianqing Palace and hurriedly summoned Chen Jia for discussion. A few days later, the emperor suddenly issued an edict with lightning speed, ordering Chen Jia to establish the West Factory, and the West Factory would take over the powers of the East Factory and Jinyiwei. Come in, you even have the power to audit Dongchang, and your authority is greater than that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Suddenly, Chen Jia was so arrogant that all the officials were horrified!

The emperor ordered the number of captains in the West Factory to be twice that of the East Factory. The officers in the West Factory were mainly selected from the Imperial Guards. These people then selected their own subordinates. In just a few months, the number of officers in the West Factory was extremely expanded. A huge force was formed in the DPRK.

A major case happened at this time. Zhang Hua, the great-grandson of the late Shaobao Zhang Rong and a fellow commander of Jianning Guards in Fujian Province, went rampant in the countryside and killed people. His enemies reported him. Zhang Hua went to Beijing to pay bribes and was detected by Chen Jia. Xichang Prison was tortured, which was originally a good thing. However, for the sake of political achievements, Chen Jia deliberately made the case bigger, implicating many ministers who had opposed him, and turned a good case into an unjust, false and wrongful one.

Chen Jia kept up his efforts and solved several major cases, and the emperor's favor for him was unparalleled. At that time, there were many defectors in the court, many party members, and the power of the West Factory became great, which attracted the attention of the people.

Yang Peishi never expected that Chen Jia would rise so quickly. After being the chief minister for so many years, he definitely would not be without countermeasures. He immediately united with the six ministers and nine ministers of the central and central courts to deal a fatal blow to Chen Jia. Shangshu Previously, Yang Peishi found Ye Yichen and asked him to sign the memorial. With Ye Yichen's prestige, if he was willing to lend a helping hand, Chen Jia would undoubtedly die. However, Ye Yichen had an ambiguous attitude and said: "I am the commander-in-chief of the five armies under the orders of the Holy One. The government only controls the military and does not care about political affairs."

Yang Peishi had no choice but to submit a letter in September to impeach Chen Jia for twelve major crimes. The six ministries and nine ministers seconded the proposal and asked for the dismissal of Xichang. For a while, the court was fierce. This was a struggle between the inner court and the outer court, and the eunuch between the title and the power. struggle.

Yulan has been paying close attention to this matter. She can't figure out why the prince refuses to sign his grandfather's memorial. She also understands now that Chen Jia has the favor of the emperor and is extremely powerful. If no one can stop him, he will say Maybe he can develop into "Wei Zhongxian" and "Liu Jin" from another world.

Now grandpa is not facing Chen Jia, but the emperor behind Chen Jia. The emperor's temperament has changed drastically since he returned from the southern tour. Not only has he alienated the prince, but also alienated the ministers. If he wins this fight, it will be easy to say, if Yang Peishi If you lose, the whole family may be in disaster.

And Yang Peichen now has to fight!

The Yang family were all extremely nervous. Yulan even pushed down the post Qi Shi sent. At this time, it was really hard to go out.

The game between the two sides soon came to an end. The emperor could not bear the pressure from the outer court, so he had no choice but to agree with the old man and others and dismissed Xichang. However, deposing Xichang was already the emperor's limit, and he would not put Chen Jia in prison again.

He was interrogated and sent back to the Royal Horse Prison.

Everyone in the Yang family celebrated. The eldest master and the second master even united with several colleagues to write a plan to continue their efforts and beat Chen Jia to death completely.

After reading the memorials from his sons, the old man put them away without saying a word: "Let's end this matter! Chen Jia, no one should mess with him again!"

The eldest master and others were confused, but Yu Lan vaguely understood what the old master meant. The emperor was forced by the pressure from the outer court to cancel the West Factory against his will, and he was already very aggrieved. If these ministers continue to force him like this,

There may be a huge backlash, but then the gains will outweigh the losses. In terms of understanding the emperor and understanding the Sacred Heart, the old man is much more sophisticated than them.

After this incident, Chen Jia also stayed quiet for a while. On the surface, the court calmed down, but in fact, there was a turbulent undercurrent. The situation was so complicated that Yulan couldn't understand it. During this period, she often came in and out of the old man's house.
Chapter completed!