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Chapter 851 Entering the Cabinet (10)

 "Ten jars of Yuan Yujiu, haha, what Yuan Yujiu is just sour horse milk wine, but it is just a common drink among the Mongolians." Zhu Hengjia smiled slightly. It is not uncommon to drink this thing frequently before traveling through time.

"A piece of top-quality sable fur. Well, this thing is rare in the eyes of others, and it is just like this in my eyes. After defeating Siberia, Deng'er brought me a total of 100 pieces of top-quality sable fur, and there is no shortage of this thing."

"Yeah, Qianlima?"

When the old emperor saw that Chen Bangyan had three words written on the gift list: "Thousand-mile Horse", he couldn't help but be moved.

He loved horses the most. He remembered that there was a divine horse that traveled thousands of miles a day: Lightning. Riding lightning and fighting on the battlefield was so uncomfortable! Later, Lightning died of old age and could no longer find passion on riding another horse. It seemed that something was missing in life. It was the passing youth or the memories of the glorious years. I couldn't understand it.

"Is there really a divine horse in this world that runs as fast as lightning?"

Zhu Hengjia was stunned for a while, and suddenly shouted: "Set up and go to the imperial horse farm. I want to see this thousand-mile horse!"

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Zhao Chengde, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse, was in a good mood these days and made a fortune: 50,000 taels of silver.

Originally, the Imperial Horse Prison was in the middle of the 12 Inner Court, and was in charge of the military talismans of the Imperial Stables, the horses of the Tengxiang camps, the elephant houses, and even had to manage grasslands and imperial shops, manage imperial shops, and manage finances with households. They were actually "inner housekeepers". The Imperial Horse Prison was in charge of the seal and eunuch, and had high and powerful positions, including the officials, officials in charge of the statutes, and the escorts, and the officials who wrote and wrote were majestic.

Official rumors: The Sili Supervisor approved the cabinet tickets on behalf of the emperor, and compared the cabinet with the confidentiality, which was actually the "internal minister"; the Imperial Horse Supervisor held the military positions with the Ministry of War and the Governor, which was actually the "Shufu" of the inner court.

But that's all old calendars!

Zhao Chengde was unlucky and met a master who likes reform and is suspicious.

Emperor Guangwu first changed the system of garrison to the military system of the camp; then he felt that the Imperial Horses supervised the Imperial Shop and managed part of the finances with the households. It was reported that it was suspected of competing for profit with the people, so he closed the imperial shop and canceled the power of the Imperial Shop. Of course, it was not that the old emperor did not love money, but that he did it more concealed. Through the war, the royal family obtained a large amount of unowned land, and the number of imperial shops increased greatly. He also gained huge wealth by investing in the Daming Money House. Therefore, the government offices with bad reputation such as the Imperial Shop were closed.

What's even more ruthless is that the old emperor felt that the Imperial Horse Supervisor was in charge of both the military talismans of the stables and the Four Camps of Tengxiang, which was too powerful. In order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from re-emerging Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, the powerful officials like Wei Zhongxian would no longer let him take charge of the Four Camps of Tengxiang.

The army is the lifeblood of the old emperor, and it is not safe to hand it over to eunuchs, but it is not safe to hand it over to military generals. After thinking about it, they let them restrain each other. The Imperial Horse Supervisor was in charge of military talismans, and no military talismans could be transferred; the Twenty-six Guards of the Personal Army were changed to the Thirty-six Battalions of the Imperial Army, and the Imperial Army Governor's Office was set up to manage the Imperial Army. The Imperial Army Governor's Office was responsible for the daily management of the Imperial Army, but there was no military talismans, so the Imperial Horse Supervisor was in charge of military talismans, but there was no military talismans, so the Imperial Horse Supervisor was in charge of military talismans, but there was no authority to manage the Imperial Army.

Even so, the old emperor was still worried and set up a supervising eunuch in the Imperial Horse Supervision, and the power of the seal eunuchs were divided into two groups. They were the left and right governors (first ranks), two generals (first ranks), and two deputy generals (second ranks), and two generals (second ranks), and two generals (second ranks), and two generals (second ranks), and each other.

In addition to the imperial guards, he also established two thousand palace guards composed of veterans of hundreds of wars, including one guard chief (third rank) and two deputy guard chief (third rank).

Only after doing this can Emperor Guangwu fall asleep peacefully.

The emperor slept soundly, but Zhao Chengde's power was less. Today, the Imperial Horse Prison is only responsible for the military talismans of the stables and the grasslands. Although it is still an important department among the twelve prisons, it is incomparable to the past.

As the power is small, fewer people will respect him. Therefore, it is really a fortune to receive 50,000 taels of silver.

What's even more gratifying is that the gifts were Chen Bangyan, the first-rank official of the imperial court, the Mongolian Governor (added to the title of Shangshu). Generally, the governor and governor are all centered around Ma Huanxi and He Liang, and the governor Chen actually gave him silver, which surprised him.

Moreover, Governor Chen asked him to help only a small favor: when the emperor came to see the Qianlima, he introduced his son Chen Gongyin to the emperor. This was just a small task for Zhao Chengde. Chen Gongyin was left behind because of the fact that the Qianlima had just arrived in the new environment and needed someone familiar with the horse's nature to take care of him.

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It is a huge event for the emperor to come and ride a thousand-mile horse!

Zhao Chengde was busy asking people to clean the imperial stable. This imperial stable is naturally different from ordinary stables. A horse and a single room are not only dry and ventilated, and are also equipped with feed troughs, straw feeding racks and sinks. The servants were busy back and forth, and soon the upper and lower parts of the imperial stable were completely renewed.

The old emperor took Concubine Huang to the racecourse next to the imperial stable and ordered: "Take that thousand-mile horse to me."

Zhao Chengde gave a wink at the supervisor. The official understood and a handsome middle-aged scholar came over with a divine horse.

Huh? This person has a beard, not from the palace. Zhu Hengjia was suspicious and asked Zhao Chengde: "Who is this?"

"Report to Your Majesty, this is a horse trainer sent by Mongolian Governor Chen Bangyan. Because the divine horse first arrived in Nanjing, the old slave was afraid that the country would not be able to adapt to the environment, so he asked this person to take care of him for a while."

"Well, you think carefully. A horse is the most delicate and careless."

Zhu Hengjia nodded and showed off the horse-shaped classic in front of Concubine Huang: "My beloved concubine, the horse-shaped horse mainly looks at five aspects: first look at appearance, the head should be square, the neck should be slender, the back should be wide and flat, the most important thing is the limbs, as the saying goes, the head should be 'a good horse grows on the legs', with a big head, thick top and thin bottom; second look at the face, the limbs and hooves should be straight; then look at the color of the hair, horses are divided into solid color and variegated colors. Generally, military horses choose dark horses, white, and color of the color of the hair, and spotted hair are not allowed to join the army; also look at age, horses are of the best physical strength; also look at personality, these horses are divided into four types, namely fierce, fierce, middle, and fierce, the more intense the personality, the better!"

Concubine Huang looked at the divine horse, with snow-white fur, round head, thin neck, wide back, long legs, and strangely asked: "You just said that military horses are not usually white, but I remember that you used to have a mount "Lightning", which is a white horse; now this divine horse is also a white horse. Isn't it contrary to the horse racing technique?"

"Haha, my beloved concubine doesn't know that military horses generally do not choose white, referring to ordinary white horses. My "lightning" also has this horse, which is snow-white all over, with no miscellaneous hair, round head, thin neck, wide back, thin top and big head. Good horse, good horse! Traveling thousands of miles a day should not be empty!"

After showing off his profound knowledge in front of his beloved woman, Zhu Hengjia was proud and stepped on the kickstick and turned on the horse. Although he was already seventy years old, he was the emperor of the horse for his whole life, and riding a horse is not a trivial matter.

"Yu Yuyu!"

The white horse roared, and actually started to be tempted, shaking his head and trying to throw Zhu Hengjia off.

Oh no, this horse is actually fierce and has a more savage than the "lightning" of the past. I'm careless! I should feed it a handful of beans first, exchange feelings before riding it!

The old emperor secretly regretted it and tried his best to tighten the horse's belly and pull the reins tightly, trying to stabilize his body and not fall down.

In the crisis, I suddenly saw the horse trainer running towards me, "Your Majesty, please protect me!"

He blew a long whistle, strangely, when the white horse heard the whistle, his emotions immediately stabilized and he no longer struggled violently. The man came to the head of the horse again, whispered in a low voice, and persuaded the horse to be obedient. The horse seemed to be able to understand people's words, but he no longer resisted and sniffed.

The old emperor was overjoyed and gently stroked the horse's neck for a while, and walked on the horse. So fast! Without tying the ground, he ran ten laps in a row.

"Well!"

He held the divine horse, turned over and dismounted, and called the horse trainer: "What's your name? I want to reward you with great help!"
Chapter completed!
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