Rise From the Humble

In fact, the Wanshou Palace is not called the Wanshou Palace now, but should be called the Yongshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing dreamed of eternal life with heaven and earth, so he named his palace Yongshou Palace. Until the 40th year of Jiajing, Shang Meiren suddenly had a whim when he was sleeping in the palace. He tried to set off small fireworks in the mink tent of Yongshou Palace to have a little romance, but the result was huge. However, fireworks burned down the Yongshou Palace. After the Yongshou Palace was built the next year, Emperor Jiajing changed its name to "Wanshou Palace".

Although Yongshou Palace is right next door to Wuyi Palace, as a foreign minister, Zhu Pingan could only ask for an audience with Emperor Jiajing in this way. The chamberlain would pass the request for an audience to Yongshou Palace. Only after being summoned by Emperor Jiajing could Zhu Pingan enter.

Yongshou Palace was the residence of Emperor Jiajing. If a foreign official entered the emperor's residence without being summoned, it would be an act of seeking death. Not to mention the foreign ministers, even if the emperor's brothers and uncles entered the emperor's residence without being summoned, it would be a death penalty.

For any emperor, entering the palace without being summoned is a taboo.

For example, in the Qing Dynasty, one of the reasons why Emperor Kangxi deposed the crown prince (his eldest son Yinfeng) was that when Emperor Kangxi was patrolling outside the Great Wall, the crown prince approached his tent at night and peeked inside through the cracks.

Entering the emperor's palace without being summoned may confuse the royal bloodline. The concubines who are not favored by the emperor and cannot see men in the harem are all like wolves and tigers. If you are not careful, grass will grow on the emperor's head; the other may be Threatening the emperor's personal safety and entering the emperor's palace without being summoned, what are you going to do? Conspiracy to assassinate the emperor? You must know that the concubines who slept in the Qing Dynasty were all naked and rolled into quilts and carried into the harem.

Therefore, after Zhu Ping'an wrote the note, he went to find the eunuch who was working in Wuyi Cang Sizhi, and the eunuch was also the young eunuch.

"I would like to ask my father-in-law to express my gratitude to you. Attendant of the Hanlin Academy, Sizhi Lang of Wuyi Clan, and Zhu Ping'an, the inspector of the Taicang Bank, would like to see your Majesty."

Zhu Ping'an handed the written note to the chamberlain at Wuyi Cang Sizhi, and asked him to report it to Yongshou Palace and request an audience with Emperor Jiajing.

The little eunuch who works in Wuyi Hall has a very handsome face. Perhaps because he was castrated since childhood, he has almost no male hormones, and his voice is also feminine and soft.

"Oh, it's Master Zhu. The Za family is very polite."

After the little eunuch took the book, he didn't even look at it. He just looked at Zhu Ping'an with a smile, lazily raised his hand, as if swatting a mosquito, and said softly.

"I would like to inform my father-in-law that Zhu Ping'an, the inspector of the Taicang Bank, has asked to see His Majesty. It is related to the inspection of the Taicang Bank." Zhu Ping'an handed over his hand again and repeated it.

Taicang?

It doesn’t matter whether you are in Taicang or Okura.

The little eunuch squinted his eyes, opened the fold and glanced at it, then put the fold back into Zhu Ping'an's hand nonchalantly, and shook his head with a smile on his face, "Master Zhu wants to ask to see the Holy Emperor. However, maybe, If I want to disappoint Mr. Zhu, please forgive me for being unable to do anything today."

Zhu Pingan was not angry at the little eunuch's arrogance.

There are many eunuchs like this in the palace who don't look at others. They serve the most powerful emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and they can't help but feel a sense of superiority.

During the reign of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, these eunuchs were still restrained, but they became more and more arrogant as time went by. Later, they became the dynasty with the most authoritarian eunuchs. Liu Jin, the leader of the "Eight Tigers" during the reign of Emperor Jiajing and his brother, was so powerful that He almost usurped the throne. Although Emperor Jiajing learned from his brother's lesson and became much stricter on the eunuchs, the power of the eunuchs was not reduced much. Slowly, the status of the eunuchs rose again.

In the early days of Jiajing, when Zhang Cong was the first assistant, the eunuchs in the palace would bend down and salute from a distance when they saw Zhang Cong, but Zhang Cong would ignore them; when Xia Yan was the first assistant, when Xia Yan entered the palace, , the eunuchs always looked straight at Xia Yan, and Xia Yan would also nod to the eunuchs; and when Yan Song became the first assistant, Yan Song would take the initiative to greet the eunuchs with their hands over their hands, and would also stuff red envelopes from time to time.

From this we can see the changes in the eunuch's status and mentality. These eunuchs are spoiled.

"Please make it public."

When Zhu Ping'an took the fold in his hand, he put a piece of broken silver into the little eunuch's hand.

The little eunuch squeezed the silver in his hand and accurately figured out the weight of the silver, five taels of silver. The smile on his face became a little brighter with this ingot of silver.

"Hahaha, the reason why the Zajia family didn't pass the message to Master Zhu is not to embarrass Master Zhu, but to do it for Master Zhu's benefit. Today, the Holy Master is in a bad mood. In the morning, Zhejiang Taoist Censor Li Chenghua and Chen officials inspected five things and were stopped. After arriving at the second door, the father-in-law Wan who presented the zhezi was scolded, and Yushi Li was also scolded by Mr. Yan Ge."

The little eunuch put the silver into his sleeve, glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention, then the man holding the orchid pulled Zhu Pingan's sleeve, came close to Zhu Pingan's ear, and whispered softly.

"Thank you so much, father-in-law, otherwise Ping An would have made the same mistake as Li Yushi." Zhu Ping'an cupped his hands and thanked him.

"Wherever, the Za family also fell in love with Lord Zhu." The little eunuch smiled and shook his head.

Hit it off?

Zhu Ping'an rolled his eyes in his heart, with a look of shame and pride on his face, and continued to ask with the snake-beating stick, "I don't know, sir, why is the Holy One troubled? Although Ping An is stupid, he also wants to share His worries for the Holy One."

"Master Zhu, does he know what the adults in Wuyi Palace are writing today?" the young eunuch narrowed his eyes and asked.

"But Qingci?" Zhu Pingan said.

"Yes and no." The little eunuch smiled slightly and shook his head, looking mysterious.

"Please clear up your doubts, father-in-law." Zhu Ping'an said and quietly stuffed a piece of silver into the little eunuch's hand.

Just do what you like.

Zhu Ping'an "likes" dealing with such hobbies.

The little eunuch squeezed the silver in his palm, and the smile on his face became even more vivid. He put the silver into his sleeve, looked at Zhu Pingan and asked softly: "Master Zhu, does he know what the next two days are?"

Zhu Ping'an shook his head. I only know that there are three more days until the Taicang Bank's door is replaced. As for the next two days, I don't know.

"In two days, it will be June 19th, which is the day when Master Cihang became enlightened." The little eunuch explained.

Real person Cihang? !

Zhu Pingan was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and thought of some classical fairy novels he had read in modern times. Then he remembered Cihang, a real person who also appeared in "The Romance of the Gods". He was a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun and a Taoist " One of the Twelve Golden Immortals, Cihang Zhenren, also known as Cihang Guanyin, is one of the most classic immortals in ancient Chinese legends. His dojo is located in Luojia Cave in Putuo Mountain. The magic weapons he uses are the Three Treasures, Jade Ruyi, and the Pure Glazed Vase. .

Does this image sound familiar?

Is it exactly the same as Guanyin Bodhisattva?

Generally speaking, the general public considers Cihang Zhenren and Guanyin Bodhisattva to be the same person. However, Taoism calls him Cihang Daoist, Buddhism calls him Guanyin Bodhisattva, and folk calls him Guanyin Empress.

However, for professional religious people in Taoism and Buddhism, there are differences between the two, especially in Taoism. Master Cihang and Guanyin Bodhisattva are different gods and Buddhas, and there are very clear and obvious differences between them.