When later generations looked at the history of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Daming felt that this Gao Shiming was a very capable person, when Wei Zhongxian was in power, he could always be mixed in the celebrant eunuch, if you want to say how much Wei Zhongxian appreciates him, that's not it, because he is just an ordinary eunuch. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It wasn't until Emperor Chongzhen ascended to the pole that he became a eunuch with a pen, and Chongzhen was a eunuch with a palm print for a long time, which shows that Emperor Chongzhen trusted him very much.

However, a person like him in an important position did not have much fame in the late Ming Dynasty history, where various celebrities were born, and he did not make any achievements or losses.

It wasn't until he came to this world that Zhu Daming learned from Zhu Youxiao's empress, that is, Empress Yi'an Zhang, that Gao Shiming was recommended by her to Emperor Tianqi and then arranged for him to be the celebrant supervisor. Zhu Daming suddenly realized.

For the person who was strongly recommended by Empress Yi'an Zhang, and Emperor Tianqi agreed to arrange it in the celebrant supervisor, Wei Zhongxian of course had no way to take it out, and after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, he would definitely have to reuse it.

And such a person, of course, is what Zhu Daming needs to rely on now.

It didn't take long for Zhu Daming to meet Gao Shiming.

Gao Shi understands that he is white and clean, and his literary quality is polite, if he is not dressed as a eunuch, he looks like a middle-aged scholar.

After Gao Shiming came in, he immediately knelt on the ground and saluted, confessing his guilt.

It seems that he was also affected by the cleanup of Wei Zhongxian's party members, and he may also be worried that he will be liquidated indiscriminately by Cao Huachun.

"Gao Shiming, I called you here because I wanted to hear you talk about the personnel of Jinyiwei."

Gao Shiming was a little confused, he thought that the emperor might have called him to announce his disposition, because he also knew the situation of the Great Dynasty today, as soon as the Great Dynasty ended, Cao Huachun took over the celebrant with the holy decree, and he, the eunuch of Bingbi, was also temporarily suspended.

Just now, Cao Huachun took a group of henchmen and took down all the people who were close to the Wei Party such as Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian, and said that they would be examined one by one.

Although Gao Shiming has been on the throne since the beginning of Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne, he has begun to move closer to Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, who are new to the ceremonial supervisors, and helped them to familiarize themselves with and master the affairs of the ceremonial eunuchs.

After all, the Empress Zhang of the First Emperor has become a thing of the past, and no one knows about the old things of the previous dynasty, and it is still unknown whether Empress Zhang will speak for him again.

However, looking at the current situation summoned by the emperor, it doesn't seem to be a sign that he wants to deal with himself.

The people who can mix up to the present in the celebrant supervisor, without exception, are all smart people, listening to the emperor ask about the personnel of Jinyiwei, they know that the emperor wants to do something to Jinyiwei, and they know that the emperor wants to take out Tian Ergeng, but he doesn't know who to replace Tian Ergeng.

Of course, Gao Shiming can't say that he doesn't know anything about Jinyiwei, nor can he directly show signs that he has seen through the emperor's thoughts, but just said respectfully: "As far as the slave maid knows, since the Jinyi Guard set up the Gongwei Division, the full-time Gongwei His Majesty and the Imperial Palace, since the Jinyiwei pro-army command envoy has been changed to the Jinyiwei pro-army command envoy, in addition to the guards of the pro-army in Da Nei, he is also responsible for patrolling and arresting and picketing hundreds of officials. In addition to the North Town Fu Division in Beijing, there is a South Town Fu Division in Nanjing, and there is also a Yiluan Division in the palace ban, and the Jinyi Guard commands the consul general, and has always been directly appointed by the emperor, and the cabinet and the six ministries and temples are not allowed to interrogate. ”

Zhu Daming heard this, especially the last two sentences, and already knew that Gao Shiming had guessed what he meant, and talking to smart people was worry-free, so he said: "I also know a little bit about what you said. It's just that I haven't been on the throne for a long time, and I don't know much about the talents that Jinyiwei can use today. Back then, Empress Yi'an strongly recommended you to serve as the celebrant supervisor, and now that Wei Zhongxian and his party have gone to work, you are considered an old man in the ceremonial supervisor, and Empress Yi'an strongly recommended you to me, saying that you are available, and I hope to get your help. In today's situation, Jinyiwei is very important, but I don't know who should go and who can use? ”

After listening to what the emperor said, Gao Shiming instantly put his mind at ease, and was no longer worried that the emperor would take the opportunity to rectify Wei Zhongxian and his party to rectify himself, thought for a while, and said: "The slave maid is fortunate to be trusted by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks, and now he has the emperor's grace and is regarded as a confidant, and the slave and maid should know everything." ”

Gao Shiming looked around and saw that there were only the emperor and himself in the warm pavilion at present, and then continued: "Jinyi Wei Nanbei Zhenfu Si Zhenfu envoy, Wei Commander Tongzhi, command servants, all Wei Zhongxian, Tian Ergeng's henchmen. If the emperor is determined to eliminate the eunuchs in the court, and the brocade guards defend the emperor's side, if there are one or two ill-intentioned people, the consequences will be unimaginable, and they must be cleaned up first. ”

Zhu Daming nodded, and Gao Shiming continued: "The emperor is worried that all the officials of the Jinyi Guard Yamen are unavailable, and he is very worried. As far as the slaves and maids know, the palace Yiluan Division is quite different from the Nanbei Zhenfu Division controlled by Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun, and its principal is personally selected and appointed by the former emperor, and Wei Zhongxian's party must not be deeply involved, and the emperor may be able to choose and appoint from it. ”

Seeing that the emperor was a little puzzled, Gao Shiming slowly said an old thing.

It turned out that in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian, who had always won the trust of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, got carried away, just got a good horse, and galloped in the palace, but collided with the honor guard of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the Apocalypse was furious, and personally shot the horse that Wei Zhongxian was riding with a bow and arrow.

For this matter, Chongzhen knew that because Zhu Youzhen had not yet left the palace at that time, he should still be a witness to the incident, but Zhu Daming didn't know, but he chose to believe that after all, for any emperor, if the guards and soldiers in the palace were not in charge of the completely reliable people arranged by himself, how could he sleep well.

Considering the "palace removal case" that occurred when the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended to the pole, and even the "Attack Case" a little earlier, it is completely understandable that the Emperor of the Apocalypse arranged forces to ensure his own safety outside of Wei Zhongxian.

And the Yiluan Division that Gao Shiming said was one of the efforts made by Emperor Tianqi to ensure the safety of the inner court.

The original duty of the Yiluan Division is to guard the inner hall, and the current function of course also includes the inner guard, but unfortunately they are not eunuchs and cannot enter the real inner palace, so the main function at present is to stand inside and outside the Huangji Hall during the emperor's dynasty, and be responsible for standing guard on both sides of the road from the noon gate and the Huangji Gate to the Huangji Palace, commonly known as "human stakes".

The number of Yiluan Division is not large, compared to the Jinyi Guard, which is close to 60,000 people, the strength of Yiluan Division is insignificant, including the one hundred and twenty so-called Han generals who are on duty in the three major halls of the Huangji, Zhongji, and Jianji, as well as the five hundred captains and wrestlers who are on duty in the inner and outer city towers of the Wumen Gate, there are only more than 620 people in total, and only one commander is in charge, and under the command is two thousand households, and then several hundred households.

Although the number is small, it is a very important force in the palace, and it is also a force that Zhu Daming must master now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Daming immediately said to Gao Shiming: "You immediately go to the Yiluan Division of the Wumen Gate to spread my will, from now on, you will take over the Yiluan Division, the commander of the department and the officials of more than 100 households, who are not allowed to return home after being on duty within three days, and will be sent at any time." ”

After Zhu Daming finished speaking, he personally wrote down an edict, used the small seal of the study on the Qianqing Palace that he wore with him, and handed it to Gao Shiming.

Gao Shiming immediately received the order and left, and about a quarter of an hour later, Gao Shiming sent someone to report that he had taken over the Yiluan Division, the Yiluan Division commanded, and the hereditary Jinyi Wei commanded the affairs Wang Guoxing had received the order.

At this point, the uneasy feeling in Zhu Daming's heart gradually dissipated.

That night, Zhu Daming went to Kunning Palace to spend the night. In the past few days when I came to Daming, at first I was unwell and needed to recuperate, and then I was planning to get rid of Wei Zhongxian, and I didn't have time to think about anything else, and occasionally took time to go to the harem to see the queen and the concubines, and just had a meal, talked and left.

During this day, from morning to night, he was busy finishing up the matter of dealing with Wei Zhongxian and eliminating hidden dangers, so it wasn't until dinner time that Zhu Daming remembered that he should go to Kunning Palace to meet the queen and have a meal together, so as not to make the harem uneasy.

Wang Chengen led the way, and he didn't need a guard of honor, only accompanied by the eunuchs and maids of the Qianqing Palace, he passed through the Jiaotai Palace and came to Kunning Palace.

It just so happened that Empress Yi'an was also there, but they all heard about what happened in the court today, and heard that the emperor quickly cut through the mess and dealt with Wei Zhongxian, Wang Tiqian, Li Yongzhen and other Wei parties in the inner court.

After all, Wei Zhongxian's previous power was too great, and there were too many internal and external ministers attached to Wei Zhongxian in the court and the party in the palace, and they all didn't believe that the emperor could take down the Wei party so easily.

Originally, Empress Zhang and Empress Zhou talked for an afternoon, but when it was time for dinner, they were just about to leave Kunning Palace, and when they heard that the emperor was coming, they didn't leave because they wanted to know the latest situation as soon as possible.

It didn't take long for Zhu Daming to arrive at Kunning Palace, Empress Zhang and Empress Zhou of Yi'an hurriedly finished their salutes, and Wang Chengen also prepared the imperial meal.

Zhu Daming sent people to call Concubine Tian and Concubine Yuan, who had unique East and West Palaces, and used the time to talk about the situation in the court and the central government, and talked about the current treatment of Wei Zhongxian.

Concubine Li Tian and Concubine Jing Yuan knew that the emperor wanted to stay in Kunning Palace, so they retired after dinner.

Zhu Daming took the opportunity to ask the imperial sister-in-law Zhang about Yiluan.

It turns out that this Wang Guoxing is not simple, he is actually the son of Zhu Youxiao's uncle.

Zhu Youxiao's biological mother Wang, like Zhu Youzhen's biological mother Liu, was born as a palace maid, and died soon after giving birth to the prince, until the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, he finally had the title, and Wang's maiden family was also stained with light, and his younger brother Wang Sheng was named the Marquis of Xincheng, and Wang Sheng's son Wang Guoxing was also given the hereditary position of Jinyiwei, and was arranged by the Emperor of the Apocalypse into the Yiluan Division.

At this moment, Zhu Daming understood. Yiluan Si was indeed not controlled by Wei Zhongxian, after all, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was not really a fool, and he also knew the truth that he couldn't put all his eggs in one basket, although he gave Wei Zhongxian monstrous power, but Yiluan Si, which was related to his personal safety, was still in his own hands. Empress Yi'an's words made Zhu Daming even more relieved.