After receiving the gift of 100,000 taels of silver from Zhou Chong, Gu Dayong no longer complained to Zhou Chong, and he also looked up to Zhou Chong more. No wonder the other party was in charge of nearly half of the business of smuggling along the southern coast at a young age.

This kind of generousness alone is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Gu Dayong did not go back to the palace directly while sitting in the carriage, but went to other places to do some things. When he finished the work and returned to the palace, it was already dusk and the palace gate was about to close. Gu Dayong stepped on it.

After entering the palace, I went back to a yard where I lived in the leopard room to rest.

As one of the highest eunuchs in the palace, Gu Dayong is a relatively low-key person. After many eunuchs make a name for themselves, they like to buy yards and servants outside the palace, and even marry several wives and concubines like ordinary people.

It seems that doing this will allow the eunuchs to regain some of their dignity as men. However, Gu Dayong has always lived in the palace, never bought a yard outside, nor has he married a wife and concubine. In addition, Emperor Zhengde often needs him to accompany him.

In serving, Gu Dayong had no time to leave.

The yard where Gu Dayong lives is not far from Emperor Zhengde's bedroom. Although the yard is not big, it is very delicate. In addition, in addition to Gu Dayong, there are also several small eunuchs who serve him. When Gu Dayong is fine, he usually

He also likes to train those little eunuchs. He will even be sent to Neishutang for study if he performs well. In this way, when these little eunuchs grow up in the future, they will become Gu Dayong's good helper.

Gu Dayong ran outside the palace for a day and felt very tired. He planned to go back to his place to have a good rest, but unfortunately, he just came back, and the little eunuch who served him came to report: Zhang Yong, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, came to visit.

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Zhang Yong was very proud of this period. Since he killed Liu Jin with Yang Yiqing last time, his reputation has reached its peak. Not only did the people highly appreciate him as an eunuch, but the court also rewarded him many times, such as his

Because of his relationship, the brother and the younger brother were named Tai'an Bo and Andingbo respectively. He himself received countless rewards, especially he took over Liu Jin's position and became the eunuch in the Silijian, and also served as the Imperial Horse.

The eunuch in charge of the seal, the chief of the Sili, and the chief of the Imperial Horse, it can be said that all the civil and military power in the inner court are in his hands. Liu Jin, who had power before Dalian, was not as good as him.

However, although Zhang Yong has great power, he is not as authoritative as Liu Jin. Moreover, he has always been in charge of the Imperial Horse Prison and has dealt with warriors more frequently. His personality is also affected. He is not as petty as ordinary eunuchs. He is usually busy with government affairs.

At that time, he would delegate the power in his hands, unlike Liu Jin, who was very serious and small. Moreover, Zhang Yong got along well with several ministers of the court. The inner court and the outer court cooperated tacitly, which was also a good match for the Ming court.

It brings a new trend and has also been much more accessible to government orders.

However, although Zhang Yong was proud, he also had his own worries. Although he was a eunuch, he was a unique eunuch. Other eunuchs were very greedy, but Zhang Yong did not value money very much, but Zhang Yong also had himself.

The thing he greedy is his reputation. He wanted to be a eunuch who had been passed down in history, which was one of the reasons why he chose to kill Liu Jin before.

After Liu Jin's death, Zhang Yong had no rivals in the inner court, and the ministers of the court were very respectful to him, but Zhang Yong had a greater desire in his heart, that is, he wanted to be a eunuch.

If he could do this, he would go further than his predecessors Zheng He and Liu Yongcheng, and become the first eunuch to be named in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Speaking of which, Zhang Yong's contribution is indeed quite good. He is familiar with martial arts. If he is not a eunuch, it would be impossible to be a prince. Unfortunately, he is a eunuch. He is an instructor around the emperor, so although he revealed to the cabinet.

The idea of ​​his desire to be a vassal was considered unethical by the ministers of the cabinet, so he did not pass. This disappointed Zhang Yong and also hit his confidence a lot. During this period, he became much more low-key again.

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Zhang Yong's mood had just improved, but he didn't expect that he would have trouble coming to the door. In the morning, Gu Dayong tied his adopted son Zhang Rui to the palace and said that he would deal with it himself.

. At first, when Zhang Yong saw Zhang Rui's embarrassing look with red and swollen cheeks, he felt a little angry. After all, Zhang Rui is his own person no matter what, Gu Dayong did this without giving him any face, but when Gu

The little eunuch Wang Gui sent by Dayong told the story, and emphasized that Zhang Rui offended Zhou Chong, which made Zhang Yong calm down suddenly.

Speaking of Zhou Chong, Zhang Yong naturally knew very well. Zhou Chong's previous Journey to the West was given to Zhengde through his hands. In addition, Zhang Yong also knew that His Majesty the Emperor also valued Zhou Chong very much, not only because of him, he was spared the king.

Even Zhang Yong was very envious of Lun's sin and also personally gave Zhou Chong a marriage.

What Zhang Yong didn't understand was that His Majesty the Emperor did not seem to have any contact with Zhou Chong, and the two had never met at all, but this did not prevent His Majesty the Emperor from attaching importance to Zhou Chong, and Zhang Yong even had a sense of intuition

He felt that Zhou Chong must have had some secrets he didn't know, and besides His Majesty the Emperor, only a few people including Gu Dayong and Qian Ning knew about this secret.

Everyone in the world knows that there are eight most popular eunuchs around Emperor Zhengde, which are the Eight Tigers mentioned by others. However, the relationship between the Eight Tigers and Emperor Zhengde is also different. Don’t look at Liu Jin and Zhang Yong in charge of Sili.

The prison holds great power and is also deeply trusted by Emperor Zhengde. But to be honest, Gu Dayong is the eunuch closest to Emperor Zhengde. Only Gu Dayong knows many of the secrets of Emperor Zhengde.

Neither Zhang Yong nor Liu Jin were comparable to him.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhang Yong learned that Zhang Rui was offending Zhou Chong, he couldn't help but feel sank. He asked someone to beat Zhang Rui up in front of the little eunuch Wang Gui, and temporarily imprisoned him.

After Gu Dayong returned to the palace, he immediately came to visit him, wanting to inquire about Zhou Chong from Gu Dayong.

Gu Dayong was not too surprised by Zhang Yong's visit. He also came out to greet him in person. After the two of them sat down in the living room and asked the left and right to retreat, Zhang Yong said in a hurry:

"Eunuch Gu, this boy Zhang Rui is blind and offended someone he shouldn't have offended. But Zhang saw that he was really a talented person, so he couldn't bear to be punished too much. I wonder what you think of Eunuch Gu?"

Zhang Yong's personality is more like a straightforward warrior. He says whatever he wants. Generally, he doesn't like to go around the corner, so he goes straight to the point.

Gu Dayong had long been familiar with Zhang Yong's straight temper, but he did not answer Zhang Yong's question directly, but said with a smile: "Eunuch Zhang, don't worry, now it's time for dinner, I've been running outside for a day.

, I'm already hungry, so I might as well ask me to prepare food and drinks, and we'll talk while eating. Speaking of which, since His Majesty ascended the throne, we haven't sat together for many years. "

Hearing Gu Dayong's words, Zhang Yong was a little helpless, but the guest was at his disposal, and he had something to ask for, so he could only let Zhang Yong arrange it. After the wine and food were put on, he absent-mindedly drank some with Gu Dayong.

Cup, I couldn't help but speak again: "Eunuch Gu, can you give me a clear statement, what is the origin of that Young Master Zhou, and why did His Majesty take it so seriously?"

When Zhang Yong heard this, he put down his wine glass and shook his head, and said with a faint smile: "Eunuch Zhang, we have known each other for many years, so I will not hide ordinary things from you, but for Mr. Zhou,

But I can never tell anyone, and I advise you not to inquire about Mr. Zhou in private, otherwise the consequences may be serious!"

"Serious? How serious is it?" Zhang Yong couldn't help but get angry when he heard Gu Dayong was unwilling to say it, and even let him inquire. After all, with his current identity, Zhang Yong didn't believe that something was wrong.

What he couldn't know.

Seeing Zhang Yong's expression of disbelief, Gu Da used a slow pick-up dish and ate it into his mouth. A strange smile suddenly appeared on his fat face and said, "It doesn't matter if Eunuch Zhang doesn't believe me, but Liu

You should also know that he was originally instructed by His Majesty to seize power with those ministers Xie Qian, and later His Majesty handed over the government affairs to him. To be fair, although Liu Jin was a bit arrogant and domineering in his work, he also reformed some government affairs.

It was a bad thing, so in the end, Your Majesty didn't want to punish Liu Jin so quickly, and he didn't want to kill him either. Unfortunately, Liu Jin did something wrong himself!"

When he heard Gu Dayong suddenly mention Liu Jin, Zhang Yong was still confused at the beginning, but when he heard the last, he couldn't help but show a shocked expression on his face, and he said in surprise: "So that's it, is it...

Could it be..."

Before Zhang Yong could say the following words, Gu Dayong smiled strangely again and said, "Eunuch Zhang guessed well. Liu Jin would not have fallen so quickly. In the end, His Majesty might even spare his life, but he was just like that.

He sent someone to investigate Mr. Zhou, and even wanted to send someone to arrest Mr. Zhou, so Liu Jin fell early and even failed to save his life!"

"Boom~" Zhang Yong only felt like a thunder was hit in his mind, and he was staying there motionless. When he joined forces with Yang Yiqing to get rid of Liu Jin, he did receive instructions from Emperor Zhengde, but he did not expect that

, It turns out that Liu Jin's death actually has such a tortuous inside story.
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