The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Such a big thing happened at Xizhimen, and it immediately alarmed the high-level figures.

The first big shot to arrive at the scene was Sun Yong, the junior supervisor of the Secretariat of the Imperial Household Department, and the superintendent of the nine gates of Zhengyang, Yongding and other seven gates of the imperial city.

The title of this official position is as long as that of the general protagonist, and can be abbreviated as the superintendent of the twenty gates. Except for the four gates of the palace city guarded by the imperial horse prison soldiers, all the gates are supervised by Eunuch Sun.

The body of Liu Gonggong, the gate officer of Xizhimen, was fished out and placed in front of the gate of the watch shop inside the city gate.

Although Liu Gonggong had died at this time, his eyes were still wide open. This was his last stubbornness.

Eunuch Sun frowned and looked at Liu Gonggong's body.

Next to Eunuch Sun was Pang Bazong, who was really trembling, as if facing the abyss and treading on thin ice.

Now he finally experienced the dangers of officialdom and understood the helplessness of the small people involved.

Let alone other things, the eunuch Sun, the commander of the twenty gates, could turn this fourth-rank military officer into a small soldier and send him to the border town in a rage.

That's right, although Pang Bazong seems to be a small figure, he is actually a commander, a real fourth-rank officer, but he is worthless in the capital.

There are big and small battalions in the Beijing camp. Small battalions are all served by hereditary officials at the command level, and Pang Bazong belongs to the small battalion.

Originally, Pang Bazong guarded Xizhimen, away from the political hustle and bustle. Although his life was dull, it was also safe.

Since receiving a person who was sent to Xizhimen as a soldier, his life has been hard to describe.

After a while, Eunuch Sun said, "He seems to die with his eyes open."

Seeing that Eunuch Sun did not find a coroner to examine Liu Menguan's body, Pang Bazong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Grandpa Lin said that as long as Eunuch Sun did not ask the coroner to examine in detail, it would be easier to deal with.

While thinking, he answered: "Eunuch Liu was full of worldly affairs, full of resentment, and indignant. Although he died a martyr, he still died with his eyes open for this world."

Eunuch Sun said coldly: "You know so much about his thoughts before his death?"

Pang Bazong immediately took out two pieces of paper and presented them, saying: "Before Eunuch Liu jumped off the city wall and committed suicide, he left a suicide note and gave it to me for safekeeping."

Eunuch Sun did not take the suicide note, and asked again: "What kind of person is Liu Menguan usually?"

Pang Bazong replied: "Eunuch Liu was a bit cynical when he was alive, a bit like a scholar who was talented but not appreciated and full of complaints.

Even his habit of drinking and singing was the same. Whenever he received some silver, he would use it to drink wine. All the gatekeepers knew this.

I heard that Eunuch Liu studied in the inner study hall of the palace. Because he offended someone, he was demoted to Xizhimen"

"No need to talk about the past! Let's talk about now, recently!" Eunuch Sun shouted lightly.

Pang Bazong then took the topic back a little and continued, "Anyway, Eunuch Liu is very dissatisfied with the current situation and has been trying to find ways to move up and leave Xizhimen.

A few days ago, you saw with your own eyes, in order to seek an opportunity to get close to Empress Zheng, Eunuch Liu even wanted to give Lin Jiuyuan a hundred sticks to intimidate him, but he was beaten instead.

Maybe due to long-term repression, Eunuch Liu's mind is indeed a bit extreme. In order to move up and return to the palace, he will do anything and at any cost."

Perhaps because he felt that Pang Bazong talked too much nonsense, Eunuch Sun said impatiently, "So he was stimulated to post a letter of denunciation again?"

"Yes, yes." Pang Bazong hurriedly continued, "The background information of Lin Jiuyuan being exiled to Xizhimen was also spread here.

Eunuch Liu felt that this was another opportunity to show his face and get promoted, so he had to post a letter of denunciation to name the civil servants.

Thinking that this would muddy the waters and relieve the worries of the emperor, and then it would attract the emperor's attention. Pay attention to it.

I was ordered to run errands to post the notice, and I can't disobey the order of Eunuch Liu. "

Eunuch Sun pointed at the body of Eunuch Liu, "And then he was like this?"

Pang Bazong explained: "As I said just now, Eunuch Liu is an extreme person, he does things at all costs, and he is very gambling, so this time he wants to take a big gamble.

So he left a suicide note, made a suicide gesture, and then fell into the city and fell into the moat, with a chance of life and death.

If he didn't die, it would be a huge fortune, and he would completely help the emperor solve the current troubles. The emperor will definitely use him in the future.

But unfortunately, he lost the gamble this time and directly gambled his life away. "

Eunuch Sun then reached out to take Eunuch Liu's suicide note and said, "It sounds reasonable."

He also ordered: "Buy him a good coffin, and then wait for the imperial edict."

Then Eunuch Sun turned and left the watch shop. Before leaving, he looked at the city gate.

There was a very tall and strong man holding a spear, as if he was guarding the gate of the city gate diligently.

"You are pretending very well!" Eunuch Sun complained silently and got on his horse and left.

Lin Tailai also saw Eunuch Sun, the commander of the 20 gates, and muttered in his heart, "I have seen through you a long time ago."

Last time he had a "conflict" with the gate official Liu Gonggong, when Eunuch Sun arrived at the scene, he only punished General Pang and left directly.

This has exposed the nature of Eunuch Sun, that is, "seeking profit and avoiding harm" and "exquisite self-interest."

Such a person will not seek trouble for himself without benefit, and will also acquiesce that the situation will develop in a trend that is beneficial to him.

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General Pang called Lin Tailai aside and whispered, "I have said everything you said."

Lin Tailai nodded and said calmly: "That's fine."

Manager Pang asked nervously: "Will Eunuch Liu's suicide reveal any flaws?"

Lin Tailai was a little surprised and said, "He committed suicide. How can there be any flaws?"

At that time, on the top of the city, Eunuch Liu had two choices. The first choice was to be thrown down. It was hard to say where he would be thrown.

The second option is to yell and jump down by yourself. If you jump into the moat, you might still have a chance to survive. If you survive, you will be rich and wealthy.

Eunuch Liu finally chose the second option and took the initiative to jump in to fight for wealth.

So Lin Tailai really didn't lie. Eunuch Liu did commit suicide, but he was really unlucky.

Mr. Pang was still very nervous: "There is also the suicide note. This evidence has been sent to others."

Lin Tailai still said calmly: "The book of death was originally written by Eunuch Liu himself, what's the problem?"

He just asked Eunuch Liu to write some cynical words to express his anger and curse a few civil servants, similar to the words on the post.

Eunuch Liu, who had been hungry for three days, happily took up the pen and wrote in exchange for two pancakes.

If these few sentences are regarded as a suicide note, then they are considered a suicide note.

Mr. Pang was nervous to no end, "If Mr. Sun doesn't believe me,"

Lin Tailai said angrily: "If Eunuch Sun doesn't believe you, there will probably be factory guards down there looking for you!

And you didn’t want to suffer at the hands of the factory guards, so you went to the top of the city and committed suicide!

The conclusion of this case is that you were the one who killed Mr. Liu, and you committed suicide out of fear of the crime! "

Mr. Pang suddenly felt that his legs were weak and he was dying. A dull and boring life turned out to be a kind of happiness.

After Sun Yong, the twenty-door admiral, left Xizhimen, he quickly arrived at Dong'anmen, where the famous Dongchang Yamen was located.

Factory Gong Sun Siam was sitting in the government office, waiting for Sun Yong's return.

Probably due to the fact that they both have the surname Sun, Sun Changgong recognized Sun Yong as his godson a long time ago and sent Sun Yong to study in the inner library.

This is normal in the eunuch profession. For example, the current No. 4 eunuch Chen Ju is the godson of Gao Zhong, the great eunuch during the Jiajing period.

After meeting Mr. Sun Chang, Sun Yong relayed everything he heard from Mr. Pang.

After hearing this, Mr. Sun Factory said exactly the same thing as Sun Yong just said: "It sounds very reasonable."

Sun Yong asked: "How to report to the emperor?"

Mr. Sun Changgong said: "I will report to the emperor truthfully on my own first, and then I will report it with my heart. Do you know how to say it with your heart?"

Sun Yong replied: "I know."

Of course, there must be a distinction between speaking truthfully and speaking from the heart.

So Sun Changgong entered the palace first to meet Emperor Wanli, and Sun Yong was waiting.

I don't know how long it took, but Emperor Wanli, who had been very angry recently and was still lying in Yude Palace to rest, asked Sun Yong to meet him again.

When Sun Yong came to the emperor, he found that the emperor had summoned more than a dozen eunuchs, and almost all of them in the palace were here.

In front of many people, Sun Yong played very carefully:

"After investigation, it was found that Liu, the internal minister guarding Xizhimen, received training from sages in the inner study hall since he was a child. He has always been loyal and has a strong temperament.

Recently, when Liu saw that many foreign ministers were deceiving the public, stealing their reputations, and disturbing His Majesty, he angrily posted a post to reprimand and persuade.

I also saw the scholar Xu Guo disobeying his advice and going for a swim. In anger, he fell into the city and committed suicide. He wanted to die as a warning to the world. It is true that there are few loyal and courageous people! "

There was an eunuch named Wei Shen in the Bureau of Ceremony, who was a senior eunuch and had already become a young eunuch during the Jiajing period.

After the original factory boss Zhang Jing fell, Wei Shen failed to win over Sun Xian to replace the factory boss, and he was always a little unconvinced.

Hearing the report from Sun Xian's godson Sun Yong, Wei Shen couldn't help but criticize and said: "How can there be such an upright and loyal minister? We have never heard of it. Is it just Sun Yong's pretentious words?"

Emperor Wanli, who was lying on the soft couch, suddenly spoke and sternly scolded Wei Shen: "What nonsense! Can't there be loyal people among the ministers?"

Wei Shen was stunned, then he knelt down to apologize, and the others said nothing.

Then Emperor Wanli issued an edict: "He will be buried with great honors by the Gaoliang River outside Xizhimen! And a temple will be built to offer sacrifices. I will personally write the word 'loyalty' on the plaque!"

The emperor's golden words have sealed the life of the gatekeeper Liu!

Sun Yong quickly stepped forward to receive the order, and Emperor Wanli added: "You don't have to do it yourself! You pass the order to the cabinet and let the officials from outside the court handle it. You can supervise it!"

Sun Yong felt very happy. Usually, on major matters that the emperor valued, he would send eunuch Bingbi, the chief of etiquette, to convey the decree and supervise.

I was assigned this kind of errand today. Didn't I enjoy the treatment of a eunuch holding a pen?

There is nothing wrong with the godfather's approach. First let the emperor know that Liu Mengguan is not a pure loyal man, but he is just trying to climb up by any means, and finally got away with it.

Then let the emperor know that he was very sensible and deliberately molded Liu Menguan into a loyal martyr, so that the emperor could truly recognize him!