Why did he want to rebel?
Was there any point in asking such questions now?
The establishment of the Daqin and the destruction of the Daming had already become an established fact. Was there any point in thinking about these questions now?
In any case, Xiao Ruxun thought it was meaningless, so he did not intend to answer. Without even thinking, he left.
Again, his time was very precious. He didn't even dare to waste too much time sleeping now.
There were too many things that needed to be arranged and done. That night, dinner was prepared by Lao Huotou, who was directly transferred from the army to the palace. The original people in the palace were not at ease, so they sent Lao Huotou from Myanmar to be the royal chef.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as an imperial kitchen. In the beginning, the emperor's meals were taken care of by Gwanglu Temple. However, Gwanglu Temple was equivalent to today's large collective dining hall. The cooking was standard, and the rice cooked in the same pot was not delicious.
Later, it was said that because the Gwanglu Temple's cooking was so bad that it became famous in the capital, even the emperor could not stand it. In addition, starting from the Jiajing Emperor, the emperor was not willing to go out for a stroll, so he simply handed over the cooking to the eunuchs, who were responsible for buying ingredients for the emperor to eat.
The eunuchs were much more considerate than the Gwanglu Temple's cooks.
For example, in order to show his frugality and devotion, Chong Zhen the Emperor ate vegetarian food with the empress ten times a month. However, real vegetarian food was tasteless even for ordinary people, let alone the emperor who had lived a luxurious life since he was a child. The emperor disliked the taste of vegetarian food, and his devotion began to waver. So the eunuchs thought of a method.
They gutted the whole goose, stuffed it with vegetables, boiled it, took it out, washed it with wine, and cooked it with sesame oil. After eating it, the emperor was very happy and praised the vegetarian food. From then on, he did not reject eating vegetarian food.
From this, it could be seen that the eunuchs were indeed very considerate. For the emperor, they would do many things that normal people could not think of. Moreover, they had no descendants and could not pass on their inheritance. The only support they had was the emperor. They did not live for the emperor, but died for the emperor. Where could one find such a loyal servant?
Xiao Ruxun also began to have a headache over the tens of thousands of eunuchs left in the Ming Palace and the question of whether or not they should be kept in the future.
There was no doubt that the eunuch group was the most intimate and loyal servant group of the royal family of the centralized and unified dynasty. It had even developed to the point where it was indispensable. Basically, there were eunuchs in every unified and centralized country in the world, and this was especially true for China.
To the emperor of a unified regime, the eunuchs were first castrated. They had no fertility and could not have descendants. Therefore, they could not pass on their titles. Be it power, wealth, or status, they were all fleeting. They were all bestowed by the emperor, and they would be taken back after they died. This was a very good deal.
After a eunuch was stripped of his power, it was impossible for him to be accepted by his original family. In the era of bloodline inheritance, being stripped of your power meant that you were cut off from everything in the past. For the rest of your life, you could only belong to the royal family.
Therefore, eunuchs were always the vassals of the emperor. No matter how powerful they were, as long as the emperor gave the order, they would be taken down. In the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs took advantage of the An-Shi Rebellion to seize control of the military. However, after that, eunuchs had never escaped the control of the emperor.
To sum it up, the most loyal were eunuchs.
Faced with the desire of the civil officials and generals for power and status, it was often difficult for the emperor to resist alone. The founding emperor often had great prestige and influence, so he could do this. However, it was difficult for the future emperor.
However, with the existence of the eunuch group, the emperor could use the eunuchs who were completely loyal to the emperor to balance the power of the court and the opposition. Thus, he could achieve a position of supremacy. Therefore, eunuchs were the scapegoats appointed by the emperor for most of the time in history. Everything they did was according to the emperor's instructions.
Moreover, eunuchs could also ensure that the emperor's harem would not be in trouble. They would not make the emperor's head look like a cuckold. They could also ensure the purity of the royal bloodline. Moreover, if eunuchs were to be replaced by female officials, there would always be some heavy work that the female officials could not undertake. Moreover, going out to announce imperial edicts was something that women would never do.
Moreover, the emperor always had some private matters that required absolutely reliable people to handle. Eunuchs were the best choice.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Ruxun decided to keep the group of eunuchs.
He also ordered Zhou Yao to start selecting young eunuchs who could still be retained in the Ming Palace and had no connections with the royal family. Those young eunuchs and eunuchs who had too many connections with the royal family could be excluded.
Who knew what these fellows would do for their master?
However, there would always be some things that needed eunuchs to do in the future. Whether it was the daily life of the royal palace or political needs, Xiao Ruxun had to ensure that there would be a reliable group of eunuchs to use. These fellows who were loyal and had no other intentions were the best scapegoats.
As for the illegitimacy of the group of eunuchs, Xiao Ruxun did not want to think too much about it.
In this era, the royal power was the most powerful. The stability of the royal power was the most important. Everything else could be put aside.
Lying in the side room of the Huangji Palace, Xiao Ruxun rubbed his eyes tiredly.
How should he put it? This was a very strange feeling.
Once he decided to become emperor, he suddenly realized that he didn't even have much time to sleep. There would always be things that needed to be arranged, things that needed to be done, things that needed to be worried about.
Moreover, this feeling of being alone was not very good.
However, Xiao Ruxun did not plan to call Caiyun, his two children, and his old father to the capital. Everything was not settled yet. He wanted to at least wait until the capital was completely under his control. Only then would he give the order to bring his family from Myanmar.
At the very least, Myanmar was much safer than the capital. Xiao Ruxun did not want to put his family in danger.
Thus, he had to speed up his control of the capital. He needed to have his family by his side for them to be reliable. It was also better to have his son by his side and personally raise him.
Since he had become emperor and had no other sons, Zhenbang was the best candidate to be the crown prince. If he did not bring Zhenbang with him to guide him, Xiao Ruxun would not feel at ease leaving the empire to him after his death.
Given how important this empire was to him, Xiao Ruxun felt that he had to let him know a few things.
With these thoughts in mind, Xiao Ruxun slowly fell asleep. Because he was thinking too much, he only slept for around four hours before waking up.
"Someone come! What time is it now? "
Xiao Ruxun rubbed his eyes and called for someone to come in.
The one who came in was Zhou Yao. He had not left for the entire night. He had spread out a blanket and leaned against the wall to sleep, keeping watch for Xiao Ruxun. When Xiao Ruxun called for him, he woke up and rushed in.
"Replying to Your Majesty, it is not yet seven."
Xiao Ruxun stood up and stretched.
"Bring me some water. I want to wash up."
"Yes!"
Zhou Yao quickly went out to get the water. Because he was inexperienced, he was somewhat slow. Xiao Ruxun was a little impatient, so he found several maids to bring some things for Xiao Ruxun to wash up. He even apologized to Xiao Ruxun, saying that he was unprepared and that this was a capital crime.
Was this also a capital crime?
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