"Hey, my two good brothers, it's already so late. Have you two decided who will go in to report? This is an urgent war report that has to be sent 800 miles away. The Lord has specifically ordered that there can be no delay. If we delay military and national affairs, the three of us will be in trouble."
The young eunuch holding the memorial saw that the two eunuchs guarding the gate were hesitant to decide who should go in to report, so he couldn't help but urge them anxiously.
What does it matter if we can't escape with the consequences? If we go in, there is a high possibility that we will lose our lives.
The two eunuchs guarding the gate smiled bitterly. We would like to make a decision quickly, but how can we be quick when it concerns our lives? !
"Can you guys do it? Otherwise I'll just go in and report it myself." The young eunuch holding the memorial was almost crying in anxiety.
The two eunuchs' eyes lit up when they heard this, like a bonfire, but soon went out. The palace had strict rules and regulations, and how could the job of reporting in be replaced at will!
"Or, let's just stick to the old rules," suggested a gatekeeper eunuch.
"Okay." Another eunuch guarding the gate nodded.
"Ten taels." The first gatekeeper eunuch stretched out a finger and spoke in a low voice.
"Twenty taels." Another eunuch guarding the gate stretched out two fingers without hesitation and said.
"Thirty taels." The first gatekeeper eunuch gritted his teeth, stretched out three fingers, and continued shouting.
"Forty taels." The other eunuch guarding the gate hesitated, but soon gritted his teeth and added another ten taels of silver.
"Fifty taels!" The first gatekeeper eunuch gritted his teeth.
The other eunuch guarding the gate smiled bitterly and shook his head. He finally gave up and did not raise the price any further.
This is an old rule among the gatekeepers. If no one wants to go in to report, they will use silver to bid. Each bid must not be less than ten taels of silver. The person who dares not bid higher will have to take the job, and the other person who bids higher will give the bid out to the person who takes the job.
This rule is "love money as much as life".
"I'll go in and report. Xiao Shunzi, if I can't come back, you have to ask someone to send the silver you promised and the private belongings in my room back to my house. The key to my cabinet is under my pillow." Before going in to report, the defeated gatekeeper eunuch said to the first gatekeeper eunuch as if he was making arrangements for his last wishes.
"Don't worry, Xiao Dezi, Xiao Liuzi is watching over us. I will definitely not go back on my word." The first gatekeeper eunuch nodded vigorously.
The wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold...
Xiao Dezi took the memorial and walked into the Yongshou Gate. His back looked like Jing Ke who assassinated Qin Shi Huang on the bank of the Yishui River.
When Xiao Dezi walked into the Yongshou Palace, he saw broken pieces of teacups on the ground, an overturned incense table, a group of eunuchs and palace maids trembling like quails, and Emperor Jiajing, the center of the storm.
Hearing the palace door opening and the sound of footsteps, Emperor Jiajing, who was at the center of the storm, looked up and saw the young eunuch coming in.
The storm instantly enveloped Xiao Dezi.
In an instant, Xiao Dezi's legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a thud. Cold sweat poured down his back and one thought ran through his mind: I'm dead!
"Your Majesty, I am truly guilty of a thousand crimes. I have disturbed Your Majesty's meditation. However, the Cabinet has forwarded an urgent report on the Japanese invasion in Taizhou Prefecture, which has been sent 800 miles away. Please read it. Your Majesty, I dare not delay the military and national affairs."
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Xiao Dezi did not forget his business. He knelt on the ground and raised the memorial above his head with both hands.
"Report on the war against the Japanese invaders in Taizhou!"
When Emperor Jiajing heard the report on the Japanese invasion in Taizhou, his already terrible mood reached a new level of terribleness.
Damn Japanese pirates!
A hundred years ago, scabies became more and more serious. Now it has become a serious disease and a disease that people in the Ming Dynasty have to commit suicide by seppuku!
"How dare a tiny country like you repeatedly challenge the Ming Dynasty! You are really going too far!"
Emperor Jiajing's hair stood on end with rage, his face full of annoyance, as if he was about to bite someone.
The temperature in the entire Yongshou Palace suddenly dropped below zero, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were all shivering.
Xiao Shunzi, the young eunuch who was still on duty at the gate of Yongshou Palace, faintly heard the angry voice of Emperor Jiajing in the palace, and couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he was willing to spend a lot of money just now, otherwise he would be the one who is unlucky now. But now, alas, there is nothing you can do, this is all fate, Xiao Shunzi, you can only wish for good luck... ...
"Show it up."
Emperor Jiajing had a gloomy look on his face and said coldly, showing great annoyance.
Huang Jin, who had been serving Emperor Jiajing, came down upon hearing this, took the memorial from Xiao Dezi, bowed and presented it to Emperor Jiajing with both hands.
Emperor Jiajing took the memorial with a gloomy face and began to read it expressionlessly.
When Emperor Jiajing opened the first page, he saw the Japanese pirate leaders Jiangmen, Tiejinang, Honda Heihachi and others, who led more than 10,000 Japanese pirates, sailed more than 700 ships, landed in Taizhou Prefecture, plundered Taizhou Prefecture, divided their troops into three groups to attack the seven counties under Taizhou Prefecture, killed residents, burned farmhouses, and joined forces to attack Taizhou Prefecture City... ...
After reading this, Emperor Jiajing could not help but fly into a rage and kicked the table over again, "How dare you!"
"The slave is guilty..."
The eunuchs and palace maids in the hall knelt down one after another, trembling with fear.
When Xiao Shunzi, who was guarding the palace gate, heard the Emperor Jiajing's furious cry, he couldn't help but be glad for his decision, glad that he was willing to spend so much money... ...he silently mourned for Xiao Dezi in his heart.
After becoming furious, Emperor Jiajing continued to read the memorial.
"Um?"
As he watched, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but utter a puzzled "hmm".
The trembling eunuchs and palace maids kneeling on the ground, after hearing the Jiajing Emperor's "hmm", all put their heads closer to the ground. What's wrong? Could it be that the Japanese invasion is more serious than imagined? !
"Zhu Ping'an?!"
The voice of Emperor Jiajing rang above the heads of the eunuchs and palace maids who were kneeling on the ground and trembling.
Zhu Pingan?!
Huang Jin's eyelids jumped when he heard Zhu Ping'an's name. Yes, Zhu Ping'an was demoted to the magistrate of Jingnan County. This Jingnan seemed to be in Taizhou Prefecture. Taizhou Prefecture was attacked by Japanese pirates, so Jingnan County would not be spared.
Alas! What a pity.
Huang Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Actually, he was quite good looking at Zhu Ping'an, but... ... Alas... ...
"hehe... ... "
Suddenly, everyone who was kneeling and trembling on the ground heard the laughter of Emperor Jiajing.
laughter?!
The Japanese invasion in Taizhou was so serious that His Majesty was so angry that he laughed...
Everyone who was kneeling on the ground and trembling thought so. Huang Jin couldn't help but sigh for Zhu Ping'an in his heart.
"You didn't disappoint me..." The voice of Emperor Jiajing sounded again above everyone's heads.
What
Zhu Ping'an, haha, you didn't disappoint me!
Huang Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, connected the words of Emperor Jiajing in his mind. He couldn't help but open his eyes wide and secretly glanced at Emperor Jiajing. He was unbelievable to find that there was a smile on Emperor Jiajing's face. It was not the kind of smile that came from being extremely angry, but a real smile.