Feng Shining's identity was very special. So special that even Liu Baosheng, a member of the military, was familiar with the chief steward of the Song Dynasty court.

Li Kui naturally didn't know this person, so he could only listen obediently to Liu Baosheng's introduction.

The most famous eunuchs in the Northern Song Dynasty are Guo Huai and Chen Lin. These two are famous because of a story that has been passed down for thousands of years, where a civet cat exchanges for a prince; there are also Li Xian and Tong Guan, these two are very strange.

He became the commander-in-chief of the northwest military.

Especially Li Xian, he even took charge of the financial power for a time and reduced fiscal waste to 60% of the original level, reversing the fiscal deficit of the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop, and achieved remarkable results.

A group of civil servants were forced by this guy to impeach him.

You are such a loser, and you have actually made a group of second-ranked Jinshi scholars so miserable in terms of IQ that they have no face to see anyone. How can the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty survive?

In fact, Li Xian's method was very simple. The military expenditure of the Song Dynasty accounted for 70% of the tax. As long as the military expenditure was reduced by half, the finance of the Song Dynasty could be reduced to about 60% of the original amount. The method used by Li Xian was very simple. Prioritize the supply of capable people.

The army at war offended the civilian officials and squeezed the benefits of the generals. Naturally, this person's ending was not good.

As for Tong Guan, he is too famous. He has military exploits, and his military exploits are even more outstanding than most useless generals in the Song Dynasty. In addition, he is a disciple of Li Xian. Fortunately, it was in the Song Dynasty. If he had been in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this man would have seen

Li Xiande shouted: "Dad!"

Of course, he is also a traitor.

In fact, there was nothing he could do about him becoming a traitor. When faced with Huizong of Song Dynasty, a failed king, every one of them in the court was basically a traitor, and no one could escape.

Moreover, the eunuchs in the Song Dynasty were very strange, with rich experience. Some were generals, some were in financial management, some were in charge of river engineering, made small inventions, etc. There were all kinds of eunuchs. It seemed that there was no root of trouble, and the great

The IQ of the eunuchs of the Song Dynasty

It has increased a lot. You must know that the Song Dynasty did not have an inner court system like the Ming Dynasty, and there was no gentleman in the palace who specialized in teaching eunuchs to read. It can be said that these barbaric eunuchs could even learn to fight through self-study.

, what else can’t be done?

Compared with his colleagues, Feng Shining seemed much more orthodox. According to Liu Baosheng, Feng Shining had never left the palace in his life. He worked diligently in the palace for more than fifty years and assisted four emperors. It can be said that he worked hard and had a transcendent status.

Even the Empress Dowager treated him with courtesy. This was simply God's choice for Liu's great support in the palace.

It stands to reason that the biggest backer in the palace must be the emperor.

But now the little emperor is living under the maternal authority of his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Gao, and his aunt is strictly disciplined by the Empress Dowager. He is cautious and does not dare to make mistakes.

Even if he chooses the queen, he can't make the decision.

Meng was the granddaughter-in-law chosen by the Empress Dowager Gao Taotao herself, so the young emperor could not help but be dissatisfied.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Empress Dowager to become the Liu family's backer. As for... Empress Dowager Xiang, the queen who came out of the Prime Minister's Palace may really despise the daughter of a general, and that's not the case either.

On the contrary, Feng Shining was a low-key person, but in the palace, all the eunuchs were his descendants, and they were highly respected. As long as he said something, he could do it better than the Queen Mother.

If Feng Shining nodded and was willing to protect the Liu family, then there would be no chance of anything happening to Liu Qingjing in the palace.

But Liu Baosheng was a little unsure and asked Li Kui: "My dear nephew, what you said seems feasible, but Chief Feng has been in the palace for so many years and he has never heard of a bad reputation! What if he doesn't want the money?"

"Uncle! You are too honest. How can you know without giving it a try? Besides, he has a good reputation because he does not take power. You also said that he has not had any trouble in the palace for more than fifty years.

Gongye. Eunuchs like Li Xian,

He yelled and cheered as soon as he left the palace, not to mention being eye-catching. For the sake of merit, he even did not hesitate to touch the interests of the generals, and finally ended up in a miserable end. But if he is a eunuch who does not fight for power and profit, who will care whether he accepts money or how much he charges.

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Li Kui explained: "In addition, most eunuchs are greedy for money, and even family members cannot be trusted."

Liu Baosheng lowered his head and thought about it carefully. It was the same reason. He nodded and admitted: "What my nephew said is that eunuchs are real people."

"Just sending money is not reliable, why not just recognize a relative!" Li Kui encouraged others to recognize their godfather, and there was no pressure at all. The eunuchs of the Song Dynasty were not keen on recognizing their godfather, unlike later, if the young eunuchs were not in the palace.

A 'father' is basically as miserable as a child who has lost his mother and has no support in life.

The more Liu Baosheng listened, the more disgusting he became. Who would want to be related to an eunuch? Isn't this an insult to the ancestors?

What's more, if Liu really did this, it might be an insult to the royal family.

Feng Shining is the chief steward of the palace, but he is a eunuch after all. If Liu accepts him as his godfather, wouldn't it mean that the emperor also has a godfather? This makes the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother think so?

But Li Kui felt that there was a way to do this: "Uncle! You can't care about face. There is a mixture of fish and dragons in the palace, and people are unpredictable. You see, in the Song Dynasty for so many years, the official family has never been short of nobles to serve, and there are no dragons born.

A few. But why aren’t there a few to feed them?”

Liu Baosheng's heart suddenly tightened. The palaces of the Song Dynasty had always been the most cruel. Emperor Renzong would not have survived if it had not been for Chen Lin and Kou Zhu.

Li Kui's words seemed to have infinite magic power, which made him feel awkward, but he couldn't help but want to continue listening: "Now that the girl is favored in the palace, you should have thought that the most likely one will give birth to a dragon son in the future.

, once a dragon son is born, he will be the eldest prince. And the queen is not a favorite of the official family. If the queen has nothing to do, she will definitely hold a grudge against her sister. Of course, it doesn't matter if you compete for favor, but what if you attack the child? "

"What should we do?" Liu Baosheng was shocked. He was led into this misunderstanding by Li Kui. Of course, it was not a misunderstanding, but a possibility that he couldn't see or touch, but he had to guard against.

Which emperor of the Song Dynasty never gave birth to a biological son? But there are many sons who cannot support themselves.

He couldn't help but be alert.

Liu Baosheng thought about his daughter and his great cause as the father-in-law, and he did not dare to look down upon it. He gritted his teeth and said, "Recognize, you must recognize this relative. Even if you ask me..."

Liu Baosheng was also willing to go all out and no longer wanted to lose face. In terms of his age, there was no problem at all for him to recognize Feng Shining as his godfather. Feng Shining had worked in the palace for more than fifty years and was already in his sixties. But the problem is

It doesn't matter that you are always shameless, but if you do this, what will the Empress Dowager do? The father of the grandson's favorite concubine recognizes a servant in the family as his godfather, or a eunuch? Does she also have to hold her nose to recognize this relative?

How about seniority?

In terms of seniority, wouldn’t the Queen Mother want to call Feng Shining brother? Isn’t this giving him eye drops?

Li Kui stopped and said: "Uncle, don't worry, just let the girl recognize her uncle. As long as Feng Shining is willing to nod, she will have no worries in the palace. Don't worry about it. Before the situation becomes clear, you'd better

Disappearing from everyone's sight. Appearing at this time is the biggest threat to the girl."

"Yes, yes, everything my nephew said makes sense. If your uncle and I had had you by my side to make suggestions, we wouldn't have been so passive." Liu Baosheng was almost in tears when he mentioned the sad part.

This may sound awkward, but if you think about it differently, you can easily find that the role of eunuchs is much more useful than the superior queen mother or empress dowager. Especially eunuchs are trustworthy! It is better to deal with eunuchs than to do business with women.

Officials make transactions. After all, the former is too emotional. Compared with the reliable reputation of eunuchs for collecting money and doing things, the empress dowager and empress dowager in the palace are all women. Their preferences are changeable, while eunuchs are very single. They only love

money.

Eunuchs will not be as unattainable as the Cao family, nor will they be as noble as the Xiang family. They dare to accept all money sent to their doorsteps, and even if the civil servants know that the eunuchs collect money, they don't care.

How can a person quarrel with a dog?

At this moment, Liu Baosheng realized that the reason why he had been clueless was because he lacked a counselor like Li Kui. He took Li Kui's hand and said gratefully: "My dear nephew, you have helped me a lot."

"But uncle, there is one more thing you need to worry about right now." Li Kui poured cold water at an inappropriate time.

Liu Baosheng asked: "What's the matter?"

"I heard from Brother Han that your money seems to have been given away. I don't know whether it was sent to the Meng family. But if it is given away, it will be difficult to get it back. If you can't get the money back, I'm afraid you

There is no money to go through Feng Shining's relationship." Li Kui reminded.

Liu Baosheng was shocked and turned pale, wailing: "What a terrible fate! Cheng Zhijie, why are you still standing there stupidly? Hurry, prepare your horse to chase your eldest brother-in-law back!"
Chapter completed!