A large and imposing caravan slowly headed south. The size of the caravan far exceeded that of the newly appointed Ding Ding Great General Lu Shengxiang. Among the two hundred or so people, eighty of them wore fine golden sabers. The remaining one hundred or so cavalrymen wore black robes and carried different weapons. However, without exception, each of them had an eye-catching copper embroidered fish pouch hanging from their waists. The number of carp tails embroidered on the copper pouch also varied. Some had seven tails, while some had four or five tails. This meant that they were Jianghu warriors who had performed meritorious deeds for the imperial court of Li Yang. They were no longer considered to be in the wilderness, but had the official status of an official. With this bag, they could enter the passes and cities without the need for an identity card. The Jianghu martial artists of Liyang were all proud to have a copper embroidered fish pouch. Liu Hao's pouch was embroidered with eight golden fish. It was just that the Celestial State master didn't carry it with him. In this trip, there were three people with seven carp pouches that symbolized Level One masters. There were fourteen people with six carp pouches that symbolized Level Two masters. Dragon Tiger Mountain, Wu Family's Sword Tomb, Dongyue Sword Pool, and all the top sects had sent their trusted subordinates. Most of them were Jianghu martial artists who had been working hard for the Ministry of Justice. They helped the imperial court to gather information and hunt down bandits. The imperial court gave them a talisman to help them in Jianghu.
Two hundred cavalrymen escorted only one carriage. This luxurious carriage, which showed the grandeur of the imperial family, was pulled by four ferghana horses. Around the carriage, there were more than twenty eunuchs. First-class experts with six or seven tails embroidered on their copper yellow fish bags were mixed in. Each of them performed their own duties in an orderly manner. They went all the way south and didn't stop after passing through the city. They only camped in the wild. Along the way, they had to send a thousand to three thousand light cavalry to escort them for hundreds of miles. The distance between them was always one mile. During this period, there were some soldiers who broke the rules and came closer half a mile. They probably wanted to curry favor, but they made a fool of themselves and the commanding officer was stripped of his armor on the same day. For more than half a year, even the Jin Wu elite cavalry and those copper and yellow fish bag experts had not seen the curtain of the carriage completely pulled up even once. There was a special eunuch in charge of the delivery of food and drink. Every time, he would kneel in front of the curtain and speak in a low voice. Afterwards, a hand would lift up a corner of the curtain and take the food box. Next time, the new box would be replaced with the old box, and so on. At first, some people guessed that the person sitting inside was Liu Hao, who was said to be separated from the immortals on earth. but later, they found out that there were eunuchs who needed to clean the toilet. Most of them were told that they had to go to the capital at the last minute. They didn't know what to do and after meeting with Zhao's spy, they had to leave immediately. They didn't even have time to inform their elders, parents, their families, and their children. and so they took of it...... Of course, of the Crown of the Crown of the imperial court......... ................ of Wang............ Otherwise, what kind of person or object in the world would be worth the trouble of these top class masters who were equal to half of the forces in Jianghu?
The reality of the carriage was unexpected. There were only two people. An old eunuch leaned against the wall of the carriage and dozed off. His bright red robe showed that his identity was not ordinary. His real name had long been lost in the passage of time. He was a remnant of Dongyue. When he entered the Dongyue Palace, he was like most eunuchs. He took a senior eunuch as his "adoptive father" and was given a name by his master, who had a higher status than his biological father. Only then did he truly enter the door. It must be known that in the chaotic times of the Spring and Autumn Period, there were countless pitiful people who cut off their descendants' roots. They never thought that they wouldn't be able to become eunuchs. This old eunuch who was now worthy of the title of Diao Temple was called Zhao Sicu. He was already in his forties when he arrived in Great An City. His second master worked in the Imperial Horse Directorate in Great An City's Imperial Palace, but he also didn't become a eunuch. Zhao Sicu, on the other hand, was the most inconspicuous of his disciples. He slowly climbed up the ranks. He had been in charge of the Treasures Directorate and the Directorate of Ribbon Insignia, and served two emperors of Liyang. He was watertight. After so many years, he didn't make a single mistake. Even Han Shengxuan was not stingy with his smile when he saw this colleague. Zhao Sicu was indeed one of the few eunuchs who didn't need to avoid the Diao Temple. Zhao Sicu and the master of the current Directorate of Ceremony, Song Tanglu, were best friends. The two old eunuchs were rivals and coincidentally died on the same day, month, and year. After Song Tanglu became the head eunuch, he didn't care about old friendships with anyone, including his master. He only treated Zhao Sicu like a junior. Two successive "emperors" of Liyang had a whole new level of respect for the same person. It was clear that Zhao Sicu's skills were profound.
The old eunuch with a frail body sat cross-legged, unable to hide his tiredness as he dozed off. His movements were too big and he woke up with a start. His face was drowsy, as if he had dreamed of something. The old man sighed softly.
Liyang had taken over the Spring and Autumn Period, the territory, the gold and silver, the armory, and even the concubines. These things were either reasonable or flawed, but they were not criticized by others. However, there was one action that the late Emperor of Liyang had taken that was criticized both internally and externally. He had taken in almost all of the eunuchs from the eight fallen countries of the Spring and Autumn Period. This had led to the Imperial Palace of Great 'an to become overcrowded and bloated. There were no less than twelve supervisors, four departments, and eight bureaus, and twenty-four yamens. At the time, both the military and civil officials of Liyang didn't quite understand this. The new dynasty was about to take advantage of the situation to fight a decisive battle with the Beimang barbarians. How could they care about these eunuchs who only knew how to gossip? However, the late Emperor of Liyang turned a deaf ear to this. The old Grand Secretary, who was Zhang Julu's master, sent a series of memorials, but all of them disappeared without a trace. As the war gradually came to a halt, the eunuchs knew their place and were surprisingly loyal to their new masters. In the past twenty years, they had been cautious and conscientious. They had only heard of the old eunuchs dying of old age in the Imperial Palace. They had never heard of anyone causing trouble in the Imperial Palace. Although the human cat Han Shengxuan's contributions were inseparable, it was clear that these eunuchs were grateful for the late Emperor's mercy. They didn't have to be homeless after the fall of their country. Other people who had lost their country could still rely on their skills to survive, but it was easier said than done for them.
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