In the early spring of the fourteenth year of Ming orthodoxy, a team of thousands of people entered the capital with a swagger, and they called it "tribute", but in fact they demanded a reward.
It turned out that after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols who retreated to Mobei were in chaos and split into three parts: "Tatar", "Warat" and "Uliangha".
Since the beginning of the Yongle period, the three tribes have submitted to the Ming Dynasty respectively, and they have to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year.
After Yongle, the Warat tribe became more and more powerful, controlling Tatar in the Xuande period, and conquering Uliangha in the Orthodox year, unifying the three Mongol tribes.
After the unification of Mongolia, Warat continued to harass the border of the Ming Dynasty, which became a serious border trouble in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time became more and more active in the matter of "Tonggong......
The "Tonggong" section, the matter is big, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen is young and ignorant, the cabinet is under the power of the eunuch Wang Zhen, and he does not dare to make decisions without authorization, so the fold of this pilgrimage was received by the eunuch Mao Gui from the minister, and then hurriedly sent to the clerical office.
Wang Changsui, who was also the chief eunuch of ceremonies, was bowing down at the door at this time, and he had been serving Wang Zhen for a longer time, so when he saw Mao Gui running over in a panic, he grabbed him and said, "The ancestor is having a toothache, and if you accidentally disturb it, you will eat a few big mouths!"
” "This is the fold of the Wara tribute, just handed it over......
Mao Gui followed and collapsed, and some sweat broke out on his forehead, "What did you say?"
Why is this stall ...... the ancestors?"
"Watch out for your foul mouth!"
Wang Chang pointed at Mao Gui, and the little turtle who usually likes to squint instantly glared at the boss, "The ancestor is in the middle ......"
"What are the cubs talking about?
Get in!
Accompanied by Wang Zhen's sharp and piercing voice, a blue-glazed plate shattered on the ground with a "clang", which frightened Mao Gui and Wang Chang into a cold sweat.
"Ancestor forgiveness ......"
Mao Gui followed behind Wang Chang with small steps, and as soon as he entered the hall, he fell to the ground with a "bang", and he didn't dare to take out the fold in his arms for a while.
Seeing that Mao Gui didn't speak, Wang Chang couldn't help but turn around and glance at him, but saw that Mao Gui was just hiding on the side, burying his head low, looking like he was waiting for him to speak first.
"This bastard......"
Wang Changsui scolded secretly in his heart, and was about to raise his face to speak, but saw Wang Zhen covering his cheeks and staring at him, "Has the ice cellar gone?"
What should I do......
Oops......"
"Back to the old ancestor, I have already ordered someone to go, thinking that I should be back soon......"
Wang Chang said casually, and then untied a delicate small sachet from his waist, "The senior imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital heard that the old ancestor had a toothache, and personally boiled it with plantain, two-sided needles, chamomile hemp and other things to make a medicine, thinking of honoring the old ancestor......"
"Count him as having a heart......
Wang Zhen hissed twice, beckoned to Wang Changsui, Wang Changsui immediately hunched his waist and held the sachet in front of Wang Zhen, "Ancestor, bite the ...... behind the root of your teeth" Wang Zhen had a terrible toothache at this time, and he didn't bother to pick up Wang Changsui's stubble, so he directly grabbed the sachet and poured it into the palm of his hand, took out a few that looked square, and quickly stuffed them into his mouth.
"Hiss......"
Wang Zhen closed his eyes, and felt that his gums were numb, and then he felt cold, and the toothache was really relieved a lot, "Hmm......
That high ......
What's high?
If you pass the word, the imperial pharmacy will be under his control in the future......"
"Old Ancestor......"
Mao Gui saw that Wang Zhen was in a better mood, and hurriedly threw a grateful glance at Wang Changsui, and then took out the fold from his arms, "Old Ancestor, the mission of the Warat tributary has arrived, this is the list of people and gifts this time......"
"Take it ......"
Wang Zhen caught a glimpse of the thick pile and couldn't help frowning, "What did the cabinet say?"
” "Back to the old ancestor, the cabinet hasn't seen it yet, and said that it was sent to the old ancestor first to ask for instructions......"
Mao Gui looked at Wang Zhen's expression, and his tone became more careful, "The emperor's meaning is also ......
A little thing, let the old ancestor look at the criticism......"
"This ......
How many people are this?
Wang Zhen browsed through the list of tributary people, and his hands trembled unconsciously, "More than two thousand, right?"
” Originally, according to the initial regulations, the tribute envoys to the Ming Dynasty were not more than 50 people every year, but because Wang Zhen privately accepted bribes from Warat and carried out smuggling transactions with Warat nobles, there was no restriction on this article, resulting in the tribute envoys of Warat in recent years increased to more than 2,000 people, you must know that the Ming Dynasty will reward and return according to the number of tribute envoys.
"They reported three thousand ......"
Mao Gui looked at Wang Zhen's unkind face, and couldn't help but gasp, "But the number of people at the bottom is only two thousand and a half at most, so it should be a false number......
"Oh, my teeth ......"
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Wang Zhen let out a terrible wail, and spit out all the medicine in his mouth at once, "These Mongolian Tatars, who are getting more and more daring, dare to run to the root of the imperial city to play this set!"
” In fact, Wang Zhen was so angry, not only because Warat falsely reported the number of tribute envoys, but in the final analysis, he did business with the Warat people last year, and as a result, he received a batch of inferior horses, so naturally he could not sell them for a price, and lost a lot of silver.
But Wang Zhen had to break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, after all, it was not easy to explain the smuggling of military supplies to Mobei to the emperor, originally he was thinking of making money with harmony, buying a lesson, and talking to those Warat nobles, and this matter will pass, but look at the current situation......
If the Warats were willing to be honest, they would be in for hell!
"Ancestor, don't be angry, save yourself from being angry......
Mao Gui and Wang Chang saw Wang Zhen lose his temper, and they were all trembling with fear, "I can't be angry with those poor ghosts who don't know anything, and I can't ...... it."
"Tell the Ministry of Rites......"
Wang Zhen squinted his eyes and gritted his teeth with a gurgling sound, obviously in pain, "According to the number of heads, not a single child will be given to them!"
” "Yes......
It's ......"
Mao Gui only nodded at this time, but fortunately, someone sent the ice cubes over at this time, so Wang Changsui hurriedly wrapped it in cotton cloth, and then lowered his head and held it with both hands, "Ancestor......"
Wang Zhen grabbed the ice cubes wrapped in cotton cloth, and then carefully applied them to his cheeks, sat back in his seat and gasped, the hall became quiet for a while, and even the sound of the wind whirling outside the door could be heard clearly, "How to calculate the price of the tribute horse?"
” Mao Gui didn't expect Wang Zhen to suddenly ask such a question, so he couldn't help but be stunned, until Wang Changsui secretly pulled the corner of his clothes, and then came back to his senses and said, "Back to the ancestors, ten taels of silver for a horse, and a tribute of a thousand horses, a total of 10,000 taels." ” "Ten thousand taels!
How dare they ask for it!
Wang Zhen seemed to remember that he had been deceived by the nobles of Warat, so he gritted his teeth when he said this sentence, "Send the order to the Ministry of Rites and tell them to settle the bill according to two taels of silver!"
” Two taels of silver?
It costs four or five taels of silver to buy a bad horse from the south!
Mao Gui opened his mouth, but Wang Changsui secretly made a color, so he swallowed and salivaed, "Ancestor Mingjian." ” "Hmm......
I feel much more comfortable......
Wang Zhen held down the ice cube and rubbed it on his face, and actually laughed, "These Mongolian Tartars are just incurable!"
” "The old ancestor is right!"
In fact, Wang Chang felt that Wang Zhen's decision was a bit impulsive and hasty, but he dared to talk too much, so he had to follow Wang Zhen's wishes to tout, "I guess that the next time they enter Beijing, they will know that they will be honest with their tails between their legs!"
” "Yes, if the ancestor doesn't give them some color, the toothache may not be better......"
Mao Gui wanted to follow the sycophancy, but he didn't expect that his mouth was clumsy, and his heart jumped when he said it.
"Bring the pen!"
Wang Zhen's toothache has been alleviated a lot, and his mood has improved a lot, so he didn't bother with Mao Gui, "Speaking of which, it's not a matter of hundreds of tribute envoys, but ......"
Wang Zhen wanted to say, "Who made you catch up with the toothache", but as soon as the words came out, he seemed stingy, so he changed his words, "You can't lose the face of our Daming, right?"
” "What the ancestor said is extremely true."
Mao Guizui was not flattering, so he could only show a respectful attitude, only to see him turn around, put the fold on his back, and handed the red pen used for "batch red" to Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen nodded with satisfaction, then tapped the red pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a neat line of small letters on the fold: cut the price of the horse, and receive the reward according to the number.
Before Wang Zhen entered the palace, he was an instructor with the reputation of "Xiucai", and he learned a good hand since he was a child, although he entered the palace as a eunuch for more than 20 years, but this kung fu has not yet fallen.
"Strong and powerful, not inferior to Yan Liu!"
Wang Changsui doesn't know how to appreciate words, but he still gives a thumbs up, although he has no culture, but he still has the basic skills of patting sycophants, otherwise he can serve Wang Zhen for so many years?
"Mouthy!"
Wang Zhen knocked Wang Changsui's head with the barrel of the pen, but the smile on his face was undisguised, this was an intimate move, and Wang Changsui was naturally happy in his heart.
Mao Gui was also envious on the side, but Wang Zhen didn't mean to knock him on the head again with the pen, but just handed over the fold and said, "Send someone to the ward emperor first, and then stamp it and let the Ministry of Rites do it!"
” "Huh!"
Mao Gui nodded, took the fold and respectfully retreated backwards, but as soon as he came out of the hall and saw Wang Wen, the imperial history of the left capital waiting at the door, the waist pole stood up, "Lord Wang, this is a matter of the Ministry of Rites, what are you doing with the imperial history of the left capital?"
It's not that way to please the ancestors!
” "What Grandpa Mao said is, isn't this just in time?"
Wang Wen smiled awkwardly, and at the same time stretched out his hand to pick up the fold, but saw Mao Gui raise his eyelids high, "Just save me from running away, the old ancestor has just finished explaining, and Lord Wang will do it for him!"
” "Eh, yes!"
Wang Wen nodded and took the fold, and at the same time stuffed a few ingots of gold into Mao Gui's sleeve, this kung fu is skillful, and if others don't look carefully, they really can't see it.
Mao Gui didn't look at it, he just took his hand, and a smile appeared on his face, "It's done, Lord Wang, go quickly, the old ancestor is naturally waiting, otherwise the position of Zuodu Yushi would have been snatched by others!"
” "Grandpa Mao bothered!"
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Wang Wenha bent his waist and put away the fold, but when he turned around, the expression on his face froze: he wanted to be dignified and left to be the imperial history, and his status could be on an equal footing with the six Shangshu, but he had to ......
"Humph!"
Wang Wen clenched the fold tightly and clenched the fist in his sleeve tightly, "Faint gentleman!"
Adultererous!
Troubled times!
See how long you can go crazy!
” In that year, the people of Warakobian were quite disturbed.
Note 1: In the history, Wang Zhenluo passed the scriptures, was the first to show talent, and then emasculated into the palace, fortunately in the Ming Xuanzong, favored by the Ming Yingzong, in the late period of orthodoxy, he was the first generation of authoritarian eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty.
Note 2: When Wang Zhen was in power, he was the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the pen, and the eunuch of the celebrant was the eunuch of the seal.
Generally speaking, the power of the eunuch is higher than that of the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch, but there is no customization.
For example, Wei Zhongxian in the late Ming Dynasty was powerful, but he was the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, but the eunuch Wang Tiqian, the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the eunuch, also obeyed his orders, and Wang Zhen was in the same situation at this time.
(To put it bluntly, it depends on the degree of favor of the emperor) Note 3: Regarding the title of Wang Zhen, it is determined here: Ming Yingzong and the people of the Inner Dynasty with similar status call him "Mr.", the people of the Inner Dynasty with a lower status call him "Old Ancestor", the flattering princes and ministers call him "Weng Father", the neutral ministers call him "Wang Gonggong" (with respect), and the upright ministers call him "Wang Daju" (referring to the powerful eunuchs, without emotion).
Don't remember, but don't be too troublesome, who made the eunuch Wang Zhenda wear many hats and be powerful?
(A variety of titles are only for dramatic effect, if there is any omission, please forgive me.) ）