In the Silijian, the five great eunuchs gathered together for a rare occasion.

The eunuch Teng Xiang, who holds the seal, sits upright on the tiger-skin chair in the middle.

On his left is the eunuch Feng Bao, who was the chief scribe, commander of the Eastern Depot, and keeper of the Imperial Stables.

On the right is the second in command, the eunuch Chen Hong from the Imperial Household Department.

Following Feng Bao was another eunuch, Li Fang, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Household Department.

The last person in the seat was Meng Chong, who was newly promoted from the Shangshenjian to the Silijian because of his contribution to diarrhea.

These five eunuchs each had their own yamen. Except when they were on duty, they rarely met each other.

Today, Teng Xiang called them together to discuss how to deal with the current serious situation.

"Everyone, we have suffered a crushing defeat this time." Grandpa Teng looked at the four people gloomily and said, "I didn't expect that even though we used the seal, the Sixth Department could still fight back."

"Humph, this is too much!" 'Crazy eunuch' Feng Bao was furious. Duke Cheng's memorial had the most to do with him. It was he who had persuaded His Majesty with so much effort to decide to take back the military power of the Tengxiang Four Guards from Duke Cheng.

The Eastern Depot and the Imperial Stables are still waiting for this powerful army to join them.

What seemed like a done deal was ruined by those censors.

“They don’t take us seriously at all.”

Chen Hong and his men were equally unhappy. Although they were not as powerful as Feng Bao, if the old system of eunuchs guarding local areas could be restored, everyone would benefit greatly.

"If a tiger doesn't show its might, people will think it's a sick cat..."

As we were criticizing the censors one after another, we heard bursts of crying outside.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Teng Xiang looked up and saw Lu Yong, Tao Jin and the other two crying in the Silijian courtyard as if they had lost their parents.

"Why are you crying? Is your mother dead?" 'Fierce eunuch' Meng Chong quickly stood up and scolded the four people who did not know the rules with a dark face.

"Wow, Fifth Ancestor, please help us. We were beaten by the censors..." The four of them knelt on the ground and cried.

Teng Xiang led the eunuchs out to the courtyard and saw that the four men had indeed been beaten.

Clothes are thin in spring to begin with, and they were all beaten until their clothes were torn. Shocking whip marks were faintly visible among the rags.

"Oh, how come you were beaten too?" Teng Xiang asked curiously. He had already learned from Feng Bao that the young cabinet minister was beaten by Zhao Shouzheng.

"Who hit him?" Eunuch Feng asked in a deep voice.

“Woo woo…”

The four of them talked one after another, crying about their previous experiences.

~~

It turned out that they were feeling depressed today, so they went to the restaurant outside Donghuamen to drink to relieve their sorrow.

Life in the palace has been difficult in recent years. Except for the senior eunuchs, middle-level eunuchs like Lu Yong have all been living a tight life.

So when they heard that the Imperial Household Department was selecting eunuchs to serve as imperial eunuchs, the four of them gritted their teeth and sold their belongings, borrowed money from loan sharks, and finally got what they wanted by bribing them.

The so-called "camp eunuch" is actually a military supervisor eunuch who can supervise the actions of everyone from the commander to the soldiers in the camp. He has great power. Even if he does nothing, he can pay off his debts within a year, become rich in two years, and save a lifetime of expenses in three years just by relying on the filial piety of his subordinates...

But the rejection by the Sixth Department not only means that the cooked duck has flown away, but also that there is no way to get the money back...

Who dares to ask the eunuch to spit out the money he has eaten? Isn't that like looking for death in a toilet?

The four poor eunuchs could only swallow their anger and blood, drinking to drown their sorrows, which only made them more sorrowful.

Just as they were sighing in frustration, the four of them suddenly heard the guests at the next table excitedly discussing the wonderful drama of Zhao Zhuangyuan beating up the young cabinet minister at Dong Gongsheng's school.

When the four heard this, they were extremely impressed by Master Zhao. Thinking of his own troubles, Xu Yi slapped the table in shame and said:

"The number one scholar is a weak scholar, but he can still punch hard. The four of us can only sit here and sigh. It's really shameful!"

"That's right. A man should avenge his grievances when he has been wronged. Only then can he be a real man!"

"We have to find a way to vent our anger!"

The four of them reached a consensus and started discussing how to proceed.

Xu Yi said: "If you want to fight, fight the leader!"

"Xu Fan has been knocked down..." Tao Jin reminded.

"I'm talking about Ouyang Yijing." Then Xu Yi lowered his voice and said, "I know where his home is. Let's ambush him and wait for him to get off work and enter the alley, then we'll jump out and beat him up!"

"Okay, let's do it!"

The four of them didn't even bother to drink anymore. They immediately went to the grocery store, bought sacks, sticks, ropes, whips and candles, and then rushed to the Elbow Alley where Ouyang Yijing lived and lay in ambush.

Not long after, he saw Mashen, dressed in the robes of an imperial censor, walking into the alley with a serious expression.

"Ouyang Yijing!" Tao Jin shouted from the left.

Xu Yi took the opportunity to curse the god and turned around to put the sack over his head.

The other two men came up and attacked, swinging wooden sticks.

Unfortunately, before they could fight for a few rounds, the four were surrounded by a group of censors who followed them into the alley, and they were unable to escape even if they wanted to.

It was unlucky for the eunuchs because Ouyang Yijing usually kept to himself.

But today, a big incident happened in which the young minister was beaten, and a large group of censors followed him to his house to discuss the next countermeasures.

As a result, the four eunuchs only looked at the man leading the way, Masashi, and did not notice that there was a large group of people following behind him.

These officials were already feeling humiliated for not being able to capture Zhao Shouzheng.

Seeing these four eunuchs dare to follow suit and commit crimes in the street, and they were holding thick and hard sticks...

They immediately laughed in anger and rushed over to tie up the four people, using the ropes they brought with them.

Then the Imperial Censor-in-Chief tied the four men to the street and whipped each of them with eighty lashes before letting them go back to answer questions.

Of course, they used the whip they bought.

As for those thick candles, they were also taken to Ouyang Yijing's home and lit for the meeting in the evening.

Not a single bit wasted.

~~

In the Imperial Household Department, after hearing the four people's complaints, Teng Xiang was so angry that he stamped his feet and said, "What a shame! How shameful! You set up an ambush without even considering how many people they have. Are you pigs?!"

"You said you wanted to buy whips, so why did you buy candles?" Meng Chong asked puzzled.

"I'm afraid he won't come back until dark, so I don't want to hit the wrong person." Tao Jin explained with a sad face.

"Oh, it turns out to be lighting..." Meng Chong stopped talking.

"Ancestors, not only did they beat us, they also threatened to impeach us tomorrow." Lu Yong quietly added a 'they' and dragged the five ancestors into the water.

"Ha, ha ha..." 'Angry Eunuch' Chen Hong laughed in anger: "Do you really think we are good men and women?"

"That's right. If we don't give them a good beating, those censors will shit and piss on our heads!" Teng Xiang gritted his teeth and looked at Feng Bao and Li Fang who had been silent the whole time and said, "What do you two think?"

"I'll listen to you, brother." Feng Bao was also filled with anger, and nodded in support, saying, "We have to teach them a lesson!"

"Yes." 'Eunuch Li' Li Fang nodded and said nothing. He was an outlier among the eunuchs, very upright and well-behaved, and always felt that if things got out of hand, they would be out of control.

However, the situation did not allow him to have any objections.

"Well, no matter what happened in the past, we are facing a powerful enemy. The five of us in the Imperial Household Department must unite as one and not be bullied anymore!" Teng Xiang finally got a taste of the chief steward's temper. With a grim smile, he asked Lu Yong and the other three:

"If someone hits you, what will you do?"

"call back!"

"What if there are not enough people?"

"Bring more people."

"What if I can't defeat him with my bare hands?"

"Get your weapons!"

"What do you say after the fight?"

"We are taking revenge on our own, it has nothing to do with our ancestors!"

"Yeah." Teng Xiang nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's enough to have this awareness. Go ahead! Our family will not ignore you."

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