Chapter 33: Inner Court Power Part 1
As the eunuch in charge of the seal of Emperor Shenglong, Sun Anbai naturally had a keen sense of smell. Originally, there was only the situation where King Chu and King Zhao competed for the throne, but now it is possible that a King of Song may be added.
The dynasty now has strong enemies outside, and the Beijin defense line in the north is always facing threats from the Jin Kingdom. If the defense line is lost, the safety of the capital will not be guaranteed.
The court was short of money and food, and the civil servant group continued to consume internally, and the gentry had serious annexation of land, and the permanent army basically had no combat effectiveness.
Under such circumstances, it is urgent to be an emperor with a tough personality and a tough means to defend against strong enemies outside while cleaning up internal disadvantages.
However, the education and style of conduct shown by the other two princes is difficult to bear the expectations of Emperor Shenglong. The key is that this long-lived emperor is becoming increasingly weak and has no time to rectify himself.
Although Emperor Shenglong's lifespan was only forty-nine years, he had a relatively long lifespan in the Emperor of the Tianming Dynasty. I don't know what happened. After Emperor Chengzu seized the throne, his descendants had very short lifespans, and few of them lived long.
He offended King Song because of Ge Sheng's incident, and may have left a disaster for the future. If the other party ascended the throne and became emperor, it would probably be difficult to achieve it if he wanted to go to Fengyang to guard the tomb of Emperor Taizu. Perhaps what he got was three feet of white silk, so it would be good to leave a whole body.
Sun Anbai hurriedly walked towards the Qianqing Palace. Since he had already felt the danger was coming, he had to respond as soon as possible. Being proactive is better than being passive.
"Godfather!" Lu Bin, who had just left the house, hurriedly stood aside and bowed to salute after seeing Sun Anbo.
"Lu Bin, you are so hurrying, are you going to leave the palace?" Sun Anber asked in confusion.
The person on duty in the Qianqing Palace is usually the eunuch in charge of the seal. Each of the four eunuchs with pens is on duty for one day. According to the rules, they can only serve the emperor in the Qianqing Palace. If there is something to ask other eunuchs to do it. Since Lu Bin is out, he must have received the emperor's will.
"That's right, Long lively, ask your son to go to the Prince Song's Mansion, and His Highness Xuan Song will go to Kunning Palace to have supper." Lu Bin said respectfully.
Sun Anbo nodded and signaled Lu Bin to leave, and he also had some speculation in his mind.
The emperor issued an order to save Ge Sheng's life from Zhu Ruisheng's hands, but this action was equivalent to weakening the authority of the Governor of the Jinyiwei, so he had to use this method to express his comfort.
"How is Ge Sheng's injury?" Emperor Shenglong asked casually when he saw Sun Anbo coming in.
"Thank you, Long Sui, for your concern. As long as you rest for a while, there will be no big deal. Maybe you will be a little unscrupulous. I think Ge Sheng is no longer suitable to serve as the supervisor of the Dongchang Factory. Please reconsider another candidate." Sun Anbo said.
"Okay, I will consider it. You can let him recover with peace of mind. Let's be on duty in the Sili Supervision in the future!" Emperor Sheng Long said with a smile.
Fortunately, I took the initiative to show my attitude, otherwise it would be a big trouble!
When Sun Anbo heard Emperor Shenglong's words, he felt a chill in his heart. The emperor did not even allow Ge Sheng to be on duty in the Qianqing Palace. It can be seen that even if he didn't say it, the seat of the Dongchang Factory Supervisor could not sit for two days, and he might even implicate himself and leave a bad impression.
What he wondered was that in just a few days, King Song's influence on the emperor had reached this level. He would never believe it if he had seen it with his own eyes.
"The prince's actions in commanding the yamen this afternoon have left a strong mark in the history of our dynasty, and almost killed the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory. Since the East Factory, the conflict between the factory guards has been like this. You are the only one."
"Ge Sheng ended up as such a thing, and he was also humiliated by himself. He was reluctant to give up his status as Dongchang, but he was brave. I guess Longsheng will not hand over Dongchang to him again." Lu Bin came to the palace and said.
He made a special trip to the Song Palace to announce the imperial edict, asking Zhu Ruisheng to go to Kunning Palace to have dinner tonight. Ge Sheng was beaten up naturally a very good topic, and his little thoughts were actually mixed in this.
The eunuch of the East Factory was always the first eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, but Ge Sheng relied on his good relationship with Sun Anbai and had always occupied this position. Although he was also called Sun Anbai's godfather, he had a lot of opinions about this eunuch who was in charge of the seal.
"Why, Eunuch Lu wants to take over the East Factory?" Zhu Ruisheng asked casually.
This is also normal. Although the power of eunuch Bingbi is very great, the final review of eunuchs is the eunuch who has the seal, and he has to follow the emperor's wishes. At most, he can only make some moves.
But after taking over the East Factory, it was completely different. This is a real position of power. If you have power, you will inevitably have money. Even if you don’t embezzle, you will be extremely rich. More importantly, serving as the factory supervisor also added bonuses to the position of eunuch Bingbi, and its influence increased in an instant.
"We have four eunuchs in the Sili Supervisor, Lao Nu, Ge Sheng, Liang Jie and Sun Baoliang. The one who is least favored by the grandfather Sun is Lao Nu. He will definitely not be willing to give me the East Factory. If he can take over the East Factory, Lao Nu is willing to give me the prince's advice!" Lu Bin said.
Emperor Shenglong attached more and more importance to Zhu Ruisheng. Not only did he hand over the Jinyiwei to him, but he also instigated him to blame the Dongchang Factory Supervisor. This fully demonstrated that King Song had a bright future and might not be able to compete for the throne of the emperor.
King Chu and King Zhao, who were taught by the great masters since childhood, had a cold attitude towards eunuchs. The one who could be attracted to was Sun Anbo, the old eunuch, the most powerful one. For example, Lu Bin, the first eunuch, did not look at him directly, and he was a slave.
Although Lu Bin tried every means to find opportunities and became familiar with the two princes, he knew in his heart that being driven away as a garrison eunuch or a garrison eunuch would be burning incense, and the eunuch who held the seal would not even think about it.
The appearance of King Zhu Ruisheng of Song gave him a little hope, especially Ge Sheng angered Zhu Ruisheng and was almost beaten to death, which also gave him a rare opportunity.
"The Emperor of the East Factory is decided by the Emperor. If the Emperor asks me for my opinion, I should speak for Eunuch Lu. After all, we have not had any contact before."
"The East Factory is now in a mess, and is a group of waste who are not doing business. I hope that after Eunuch Lu takes office, he can make some rectifications." Zhu Ruisheng said with a smile.
Lu Bin is a slutty man, and his style of conduct has never been favored by Sun Anbo. Therefore, he broke the tradition of the Sili Supervisor and even handed over the position of the East Factory Supervisor to Ge Sheng.
But to be honest, this old eunuch's ethics is not a little bit stronger than Ge Sheng.
Lu Bin is good at power but not greedy, has wisdom and means, has his own political ambitions, has unique insights into national affairs, and is also a smart person, so he doesn't have to worry about his abilities.
Chapter completed!