Xu Yingyuan was in a hurry, and called out Wei Zhongxian's former name, "I said Old Wei, the miscellaneous family has no offense to you at all. Even Your Majesty, the miscellaneous family has interceded for you, although Your Majesty has not pardoned you, but you can't take revenge and drag me into the water? What are you trying to do when you send people out? ”

Wei Zhongxian looked at this gambler who was barely a friend, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If he wasn't forced to do so, how could he choose the person in front of him, greedy for small profits, and didn't know the overall situation.

However, even though Xu Yingyuan is not good in a thousand ways, he is at least more moral in treating his friends. At this point, he had no choice.

Wei Zhongxian let go of pressing Xu Yingyuan's shoulder, Xu Yingyuan quickly got up and put on his shoes, and prepared to leave the room. Wei Zhongxian just said lightly and let Xu Yingyuan sit back.

"It is precisely because Gonggong Xu is righteous enough that I want to give you a great fortune. Of course, if you want to avoid suspicion, then just leave, when I don't say anything. But did Grandpa Xu ever think that if you sent me to Fengyang safely, wouldn't you be alone with me, and people wouldn't treat you as my comrade? Wei Zhongxian calmly blew on the hot tea, and said slowly after taking a sip.

Xu Yingyuan, who had already walked to the door, couldn't move a little when he heard the word Dafugui. Wei Zhongxian ruled the court for more than three years, and everyone in the court said that the eunuch party was corrupt and accepted a huge amount of bribes.

But Xu Yingyuan, who went south with Wei Zhongxian, knew very well that the property that Wei Zhongxian brought to Fengyang would not exceed 200,000 taels of silver. Although this number is already very huge, it is not half a point worse than the number calculated by the civil officials of foreign dynasties.

Xu Yingyuan entered the palace as a eunuch for only one purpose, to live a rich life that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. This Wei Zhongxian went south to Fengyang, only carrying so much property, and he didn't believe that he killed Xu Yingyuan, Wei Zhongxian had no backhand in the capital.

Therefore, after Wei Zhongxian said the three words of great wealth, Xu Yingyuan looked at the door of the room one step away from him, and then looked at Wei Zhongxian. Finally, he gritted his teeth and returned to his place and sat down.

Before Xu Yingyuan could sit down, he said eagerly to Wei Zhongxian: "Old Wei, you can't shake me." If you take any great wealth and fool me into doing something unfavorable to Your Majesty, tell you, don't even think about it. If you really have that kind of plan, don't do it early. We broke up in two, and the friendship between you and me ended today. ”

Wei Zhongxian didn't care about Xu Yingyuan's shouting, and he said with a smile: "It's not good for Your Majesty? You're really thinking too much. Now I hope that Your Majesty will live a long life, and that is me, Wei Zhongxian. If anything happens to your majesty, do you think I can still sit here and drink tea? ”

Xu Yingyuan listened to Wei Zhongxian's answer, and then he relaxed a little, crossed his legs again, and was ready to listen to what Wei Zhongxian wanted to say.

After watching Xu Yingyuan sit down again, Wei Zhongxian decided not to mention the great wealth, but instead asked a strange question: "I, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, rule the world together with the scholars, why can the inner court compete with the scholars in the court?" ”

Although Xu Yingyuan is a good drinker and gambler, he can mix in the position of the personal eunuch next to Chongzhen, and he still has a basic political vision.

Although he didn't understand what Wei Zhongxian's problem had to do with Da Fugui, Xu Yingyuan still said: "The inner court can compete with the civil officials of the outer court in the court, firstly, because of the trust of His Majesty; Second, because of the law passed down from the ancestors, the power of the celebrant to approve the red is precisely for my inner court to check and balance the outer court. ”

Wei Zhongxian bowed slightly, and then asked, "What else?" ”

Xu Yingyuan was suddenly a little surprised, he glanced at Wei Zhongxian suspiciously, and then pondered for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "Forgive the miscellaneous family for being stupid, I really don't know what other ways the inner court can restrain the outer court." ”

Wei Zhongxian whispered openly and honestly: "Your Majesty's trust is a number of days, and no one can guarantee that Your Majesty will always believe in you." Although the law left by our ancestors is good, it also needs to be operated. The key to the inner court's ability to resist the outer court is to work together. Your Majesty gets along with our eunuchs day and night, and if everyone of us says bad things about the same person to Your Majesty, even if this person is as virtuous as Zhongni, Your Majesty will be suspicious. Yes, although my Emperor Ming said that he would rule the world with scholars, in fact, the Ming Dynasty was the eunuch and the scholars who ruled the world together. ”

Xu Yingyuan listened to Wei Zhongxian's remarks, and immediately jumped up in fright, "Gonggong Wei is talking nonsense, if your words are spread, even the first emperor will not be able to protect you." ”

Wei Zhongxian looked at Xu Yingyuan, who looked flustered, and at this time, he didn't forget to lower his voice and talk to himself, and couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous. "Among the eunuchs, is there no one who dares to compete with the scholars for the authority to govern the country?" Wei Zhongxian's heart couldn't help but feel like Xu Mingwu.

Under Xu Yingyuan's accusation, Wei Zhongxian's expression was unmoved, and his composure gave Xu Yingyuan an illusion that he was making a fuss.

Seeing that Xu Yingyuan calmed down a little, Wei Zhongxian continued: "I want to be rich and rich, but I don't have a big responsibility, it seems that I have mistaken Gonggong Xu." In that case, Father-in-law Xu should take care of himself. ”

Originally, he was a little hesitant, considering whether to leave and no longer listen to Wei Zhongxian's words that made his heart tremble, but this Wei Zhongxian's agitation finally stimulated Xu Yingyuan's nature as a gambler.

"I've already heard that, so much so. I just listened to the whole thing, but I couldn't do it, and in the end I pretended that I didn't hear anything. Could it be that Wei Zhongxian can still stand up and testify against me, he who told me about this is more guilty than me. Xu Yingyuan thought about it and finally sat down, but this time he sat in a very restrained posture, as if he was ready to get up and leave at any time.

Wei Zhongxian turned a blind eye to Xu Yingyuan's performance, just looked at the cloud tea in his hand, and continued to say: "My Ming scholar was suppressed by Xungui in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but now he is overpowering Xungui and monopolizing the government. It relies on the political inheritance of the system of protégés. And my inner court and the outer court have been fighting for power for more than 100 years, although there have been ups and downs, but they will not be as sluggish as the nobles, why not? It's because my inner court also has its own heritage.

Although there is a saying that once the son of heaven is a courtier. But what was changed was just a few chief eunuchs, and the eunuchs who were really responsible for doing things in the various yamen of the inner court were always those old men who were fathers and sons. The twenty-four yamen in the palace, as long as you capture the hearts of these more than 100 stewards and eunuchs, the inner court is in the palm of your hand. ”

Xu Yingyuan looked at Wei Zhongxian suspiciously, "Old Wei, don't fool me. I've been in the palace since I was a child, why haven't I heard of these remarks from you? ”

Wei Zhongxian raised his head and smiled at Xu Yingyuan, "What kind of place is in the palace, this kind of secret, except for the word of mouth between the generations of seniors and seniors in the Inner Book Hall, who dares to fall into words, thinking that their lives are too long?" ”

Xu Yingyuan felt that Wei Zhongxian didn't seem to deceive himself, he couldn't help but nodded, but then he said to Wei Zhongxian angrily: "Okay, you old Wei, I was almost deceived by you, since it is a secret story passed down by word of mouth between the seniors and seniors in the Inner Book Hall, how can you know so much about the white body that has never been to the Inner Book Hall?" ”

A strange look flashed on Wei Zhongxian's face, but he was not angry at Xu Yingyuan's accusation, but said softly: "The miscellaneous family was naturally unclear, but the Wei Dynasty was quick to talk about it that day, and revealed his tone in front of the Hakka family, and the miscellaneous family naturally knew about it. On that day, his father-in-law Wang An was interested in the Wei Dynasty to take over as the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, but unfortunately the first emperor was more interested in the miscellaneous family, and the secret that the father-in-law said to the Wei Dynasty was known by the miscellaneous family. The miscellaneous family was only slightly arranged, and the father-in-law had to give in and abdicate to make way for Xian. ”

Xu Yingyuan was a little skeptical about Wei Zhongxian's explanation, but Wei Zhongxian himself exposed the ** who was in power back then, and the credibility is still very high.

However, Xu Yingyuan still asked suspiciously: "Since you have been a son of heaven and a courtier, now that Lao Wei has stepped down, Wang Chengen is the most trusted by His Majesty in the palace, why has the miscellaneous family never seen a steward eunuch take the initiative to pay allegiance to Wang Chengen?" ”

"Because no one knew that the first emperor would die young, and King Xin would inherit the throne. Wang Chengen is just a candidate who was eliminated by the Inner Book Hall, so naturally he will not hear these secrets. What's more, he is still missing one thing, although those stewards and eunuchs in the palace have their own inheritances, they have never said that they are actively loyal. They rashly ran to pledge their allegiance to Wang Chengen, did Wang Chengen dare to accept it? Wei Zhongxian's rhetorical question made Xu Yingyuan a little speechless, and he seemed to believe Wei Zhongxian's words a little now.

"What is it that is so important that without it, the inner court would be a mess of sand?"

Wei Zhongxian fumbled and pulled out a brown sheepskin booklet from his bosom as the cover, this booklet was obviously often flipped through, and the corners of the pages were a little worn. Wei Zhongxian reluctantly touched the booklet for a long time before gritting his teeth and pushing the booklet in front of Xu Yingyuan.

Xu Yingyuan looked at this thin booklet, puzzled, he pressed his fingers on the booklet and said, "With such a booklet, you can master the inner court?" ”

Wei Zhongxian shook his head and said, "It is with this booklet, coupled with His Majesty's trust, that you can master the inner court. Without His Majesty's trust, you would be just a stack of waste paper with this pamphlet. ”

Xu Yingyuan suddenly deflated and said, "It turns out that you want me to transfer this booklet to Wang Chengen?" Also, the miscellaneous family offered this booklet, but it can win Wang Chengen's favor and get some benefits, but this is far from being rich and rich, right? ”

"If you just ask you to hand over this book of eunuchs to Wang Chengen, what will the miscellaneous family talk about sending you a great fortune. The great wealth that the miscellaneous family talks about is not so mixed with water. Wei Zhongxian shook his head and said.