You are a lonely person.
When he first entered the palace, Wang Zhi was only nine years old. He was not like those children from poor families who voluntarily entered the palace to seek wealth and honor because of his livelihood. His father and ancestor were Yaomin from Guangxi. Because of the rebellion, he was defeated and captured. The descendants of the prisoners of war were implicated, and Wang Zhi and children of other ethnic groups were sent to the palace and became a servant.
However, when Wang Zhi and the other children who entered the palace together stood together, waiting for a great eunuch, who is said to be the most powerful and talkative person in the palace, came to choose his apprentices, the other party was surrounded by them on the left and right. Walking in front of them, sharp eyes swept across their faces, but finally stopped on Wang Zhi and said the above sentence.
You are a lonely person.
Wang Zhi was stunned for a while. He was still too young. Before coming to Beijing, he didn't even know Mandarin. If he didn't make up for it after entering the palace, he might not even understand what the other party was saying.
But even if he understood, now he still seems to understand, looking at each other with a bewildered expression.
"I see ambition in your eyes," the man said again.
Wang Zhi was still at a loss.
Or, in fact, he may have understood, but he pretended not to understand.
Every time the family changes, the clan suffers misfortune, and the long journey from Guangxi to the capital is enough for him to learn a lot.
Like hiding things.
Like pretending to be clumsy.
Such as being humble.
The other party smiled and didn't say anything, just pointed at Wang Zhi and a few other people, and said to the servant in charge of arranging the children, "That's them."
The servant nodded and bowed, and led Wang Zhi and several other children down.
In the months after that, they didn't see the person who spoke to Wang Zhi again.
Later, Wang Zhi learned that that person was Liang Fang, the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor.
The so-called palm seal, the palm is not the official seal, but the red, that is, the power to help the emperor to review the memorial.
You don't need to know more about it, even if you just listen to it, you can imagine how powerful this Indian eunuch really is.
Wang Zhiyao remembered the scene of the people surrounded by clouds that day, he was even more majestic than the high officials he had ever seen.
Can I be like that person in the future
Now that he has become an eunuch, he must also be the most powerful person among the eunuchs.
A man is born as a great man, and dead as a ghost.
The days in Neishutang passed very quickly. Wang Zhi was talented and smart, and his learning progress was faster than many others, but he saw the darkness and filth in the palace, and he knew the truth that Mu Xiu would be destroyed by Lin Feng. He is arrogant by nature, and he can force himself to suppress it. He honestly pretends to be a low-key appearance. Although he has been praised several times by the master of Nei Shutang because of his cleverness, it is not enough to arouse jealousy.
Neishutang is a school specially set up for eunuchs in the palace. It is not only necessary to read and write characters here, but also to be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and to be familiar with the classics. Wang Zhi heard that since the establishment of the Neishutang, this dynasty has Those eunuchs who are a little bit famous are all outstanding in the Neishutang.
The reason for learning these, of course, the original intention of the court was not to let the eunuchs also take the exam, but to use Confucian principles to educate them and make them loyal and reliable people.
In addition to teaching literature and science, some carefully selected children will also learn martial arts in the inner book hall. Wang Zhi is one of them. They are taught martial arts by the inner guards, or other senior eunuchs with good martial arts skills, and eunuch Liang occasionally comes over On a trip, when I saw Gengu with a good understanding, I would also give pointers. Among them, Wang Zhi was pointed by him the most times. The progress was not fast, Liang Fang quickly lost interest, and no longer put any thought on him.
It was during that period of study that Wang Zhi heard about a person, Zheng He.
Zheng He was not originally Zheng, but Ma. He was not a Han, but a Hui. He was taken to Nanjing because of the war, and by chance he entered the mansion of Emperor Yongle who was the King of Yan at the time. In the Northern War, he made great contributions and was trusted by the emperor. He was given the surname of Zheng He. He was also ordered to go to the Western Ocean seven times.
What a similar life experience, what a similar experience!
He is also an alien, and he also entered the deep palace involuntarily. The difference is that this eunuch of the Three Treasures has made a name for himself.
Wang Zhi had a faint yearning in his heart.
Maybe one day, I can become such a person
Is it hard to be an eunuch
Of course it is bitter.
The incompleteness of the body depends on the person's face, the intrigue in the deep palace, and the danger of life at every turn. Rao is Wang Zhi, no matter how early and wise, no matter how hard he is, he is not without fear in the depths of his heart. He often dreams back at midnight. He woke up, as if he was still on his way to the capital.
Sometimes he passed by the officials who came to discuss matters in the palace, and Wang Zhi could clearly see the undisguised contempt in the eyes of these adults, as if they were clean and Wang Zhi and others were filthy.
The eunuchs and palace maids are all slaves.
Slaves, slaves, slaves, slaves and slaves all their lives, this path was not chosen by oneself from the beginning, but can't it be turned over again in the future
No, of course he wasn't reconciled.
Even if he can't choose which path to take, he has to walk out of his own avenue on this path.
For this obsession, Wang Zhi studied very hard. When others put in five points of effort, he often had to pay seven points, eight points, nine points.
A year later, because Neishutang performed well, Wang Zhi was assigned to Zhaode Palace, that is, to serve Concubine Wan.
He has a sweet mouth, works diligently, and quickly won the love and trust of Concubine Wan.
From Wan Guifei's point of view, this young eunuch is a shrewd eunuch and has a strong ability to do things, so he can be cultivated as a confidant.
In the days of Zhaode Palace, Wang Zhi also saw a lot and learned a lot.
Not only that, but he also got the attention of Emperor Chenghua. Because he loved Wu and Wu, the emperor was also deeply impressed by Wang Zhi.
But Wang Zhiyi was not here.
Maybe many people feel very satisfied after being favored by Concubine Wan and sitting on the top seat of the chambermaid in Zhaode Palace, but Wang Zhi did not.
His goal from beginning to end was not Concubine Wan, or even the emperor.
What about the great eunuch of Zhaode Palace, and what about the palm print of Supervisor Si Li.
I want to stand in a higher position, hold greater power, like the eunuch of the Three Treasures, the legend is wonderful and unparalleled.
This is the life I want to live.
Soon, this opportunity came.
Because of the demon fox case, the people of the court were panicked, and the emperor was restless day and night, always dreaming that someone was watching him secretly. Dongchang and Jinyiwei did not catch the so-called behind-the-scenes master because of their unfavorable performance. They have been reprimanded by the emperor several times.
At this time, Wang Zhi stood up, and he asked the emperor for orders, saying that he could solve the matter.
The emperor was dubious, but finally gave him the right to enter and leave the palace freely.
Wang Zhi lived up to his expectations, handled things perfectly, and even captured the demon Li Zilong. A group of people were swept up inside and outside the palace. He took advantage of the emperor's poor impression of the East Factory and established the West Factory. Became the superintendent of the West Factory for a while.
The taste of youth in power and rising to the sky came too quickly and beautifully, so that people like Wang Zhi who were deeply stoic also became Tao Ran for a while, lost their sense, and was eager to expand the West Factory. Xichang held great vigilance and vigilance, and Dongchang Shangming and others were also dissatisfied with their power being divided and secretly stumbled him. Even the emperor and Concubine Wan, who had supported him before, gradually changed their attitudes. .
Wang Zhi was acutely aware that he was in a situation of isolation and helplessness.
It seems that his power is still great, and his momentum is still prominent. When they go outside, when they hear the name of the West Factory, everyone is more frightened than the East Factory.
This was the fruit of his single-handed efforts, but now the fruit is ripening so fast that it is about to fall to the ground and rot.
I was still too impatient, and my steps were too fast, Wang Zhi thought with a headache.
Even if he is smart, after all, he is in the game and has no expert guidance.
This was the final fate of almost all the eunuchs in power, but Wang Zhi was not reconciled.
There is no way to end the world, and when he was confused and confused, a person appeared.
The other party was Tang Fan, and Shuntian Prefecture promoted officials from the sixth rank.
The official position was too small to make any waves in this part of the capital, but because of Pan Bin's words, Wang Zhi became interested in this little man.
In order to solve Pan Bin's dilemma, the other party borrowed Pan Bin's mouth and gave Wang Zhi two ideas: one is to leave the camp of Concubine Wan and switch to the prince.
The second is to abandon everything that is now and go out for business, such as military exploits.
At first, Wang Zhi didn't take these two ideas seriously and didn't take them to heart, but then many things happened, all of which seemed to confirm the correctness of Tang Fan's words one by one.
With careful attention, Wang Zhicai discovered that this Tang Runqing, although his official position was low, was really a wonderful and capable person.
Not to mention, the cases he solved alone are enough to make people stunned.
Wang Zhi realized that he might have underestimated Tang Fan, so he approached him intentionally or not.
Before that, he never thought he needed friends.
Wang Zhi also admitted that when he first became friends with Tang Fan, he had ulterior motives. He guessed that with Tang Runqing's keenness, he might have also sensed his own mind.
But Tang Fan didn't say anything, and even gave Wang Zhi a lot of ideas to help him get through the difficulties, from the capital child abduction case to Weining Haizi's joint advance and retreat, unintentionally interfering with willows and willows, the two got closer and closer. The relationship is delicate, they are not friends, but they can trust each other unconditionally.
When a real gentleman interacts with a real villain, it seems that the gentleman always suffers a little bit, so even if Tang Fan knew that Wang Zhi was not the same as him, seeing that the other party still had a bottom line of principles, he was not stingy for the sake of doing wrong things like Shang Ming. pointing.
Unconsciously, the two have been dating for so many years.
When Wang Zhi rose above the waves and became as famous as the Three Treasures Eunuch he once admired and longed for, he realized that he seemed to have completely deviate from the original direction.
In the beginning, he just wanted to make all those who looked down on him kneel down and bow down.
But now, what he got has far exceeded his initial expectations.
Maybe a hundred years later, when others mention the name Wang Zhi, they will not compare him to Shang Ming Liang Fang, who only intrigues and fight for power, but will say that this is a man of my generation.
Wishing is enough.
"Old Ancestor, Tang Xiang will return to Jiangnan in a few days. Shall we prepare?" A little Huangmen ran over and asked out of breath.
"What are you going to prepare, he has already made his official career, and he has to be greeted by hundreds of officials?" Wang Zhi rolled his eyes.
"Yes, but Tang Xiang has a reputation in the court after all, and I heard that Ding Anbo is also with him this time..." Xiao Huangmen murmured.
"That Guwazi must be here to eat and drink again. When they are about to arrive, you can report it. You don't need to make so many fuss. Believe it or not, you won't be able to get good at that time, but you will still suffer. A slap in the face!"
Wang Zhi let out a small snort. Although his temples were now star-white, his handsome silhouette was still visible. His arrogance had long since settled in the years, but only a pair of eyes were as sharp as electricity, the same as before.
The little apprentice wanted to say something, but Wang Zhi waved his hand impatiently and had to leave unhappily.
Although he showed great impatience, when he heard that the man was coming, the corner of his mouth couldn't help showing a slight smile.
Under the west window, the wind swayed the green bamboo, and it was suspected that an old friend came.
Year after year, the trees are full of flowers.