Chapter 365: Nine Thousand and Nine Hundred Years of the Ming Dynasty! Even Greedier than He Shen! (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Tan Jin?”
“Who is this? I don’t recognize him. Did such a character exist in the Ming
Dynasty?
“Exactly, I have never heard of him!”
“Who is this Emperor?”
“Hahaha, did I actually guess it right? Was it indeed an Imperial Tomb that was buried?”
“The Ming Dynasty didn’t have any Emperor established of this sort!”
And Gu Santong too began to ponder.
Among the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty?
Which of them had this title?
But after giving it a thought, he realized immediately, “Oh? Was it him?”
Seeing everyone continually asking questions, Luo Feng laughed and said, “Hehe, this guy hails from the Ming Dynasty, and at this point, he’s already over nine thousand years old!” “Is it Wei Zhongxian?”
“How is Wei Zhongxian’s surname Tan?”
“A bunch of silly birds! How can you all still not figure out his identity! The Emperor who established the dynasty is another eunuch, the first eunuch of the Ming Dynasty!”
Luo Feng looked at everyone who still did not figure out the tomb owner’s identity and was not surprised.
After all, those who knew history might not necessarily know this character.
After all, he was not as famous as Wei Zhongxian.
If it were not for his cheat code, Luo Feng would not have known this eunuch either.
“This person, self-proclaimed as the established Emperor, his name in life was Liu Jin! The surname Tan was probably his initial name!” Luo Feng began to speak.
“What! It was actually him?”
“Hey, host, you could just tell his name directly, couldn’t you? Why go around in circles? You’ve made us all get into it!”
“Yes, we would have known directly if you had just said the name. So troublesome!”
“Does this Liu Jin also deserve to be called the founder? He is not comparable to Wei Zhongxian, is he?”
“I think it’s a close call. In terms of wealth, how can Wei Zhongxian compete?”
Luo Feng glanced at the empty coffin and began to speak: “Liu Jin was originally surnamed Tan, but after he followed eunuch Liu, he adopted his godfather’s surname. As such, since it’s not a bestowed imperial surname, after death, he needs to be called his original surname of Tan. On the other hand, if it was a name given by the emperor, if you were to ever establish a monument for him, it has to bear this surname!”
In regards to Liu Jin’s identity as a eunuch, the item Luo Feng had been searching high and low for was none other than Liu Jin’s manhood.
So long as he found that object, he could confidently determine that this is indeed Liu Jin’s tomb.
But after searching everywhere, he found nothing.
So he was not very certain.
Perhaps, Liu Jin did not include the phallic object as part of his burial items?
Or perhaps this was not even Liu Jin’s tomb to begin with?
But that could not be the case. After all, the tomb, crafted so grandly, and even had so many replica jade seals, along with the nine-layer coffin, dragon throne, and the Chenghua Emperor’s chicken cup could not possibly belong to any other candidate.
The only likely candidate would be Liu Jin.
Liu Jin (about 1451-1510), born in Xingping, Shaanxi, was a eunuch in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. His original surname was Tan (or Dan), he was adopted by the eunuch Liu Shun when he was six years old, changed his surname to Liu, and became a eunucn atter entermg tne palace.
In the Hongzhi years, Liu Jin committed crimes and served the crown prince
Zhu Houzhao after being pardoned. In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi (1505), Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne as Emperor Wuzong and ordered Liu Jin to take charge of the Zhongguo Division, together with other seven favored eunuchs, known as the “Eight Tigers” , he was the leader. Liu Jin invented various amusements for Zhu Houzhao, deeply gaining Zhu Houzhao’s favor, and was quickly promoted to the eunuch in charge of the inner court. In the first year of Zhengde (1506), he was ordered to control one of the three major camps in the capital, “Three Thousand Camp”.
Moreover, Liu Jin also occupied more than three hundred imperial villages in the name of the emperor. These acts aroused the vigilance of courtiers, Liu Jin was impeached repeatedly, but not only was he unscathed, he was also promoted to the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, using the Grand Scholar Jiao Fang as his pawn, he persecuted those courtiers who had opposed him. From the second year of Zhengde (1507), Liu Jin began to control the promotions and dismissals of all civil and military officials, officials saw him kneel and bow, corruption was rampant, his power was overwhelming, people of the time called him the “Standing Emperor”, and Zhu Houzhao was called the “Sitting Emperor”, implying that the person in power was Liu Jin, not Zhu Houzhao.
According to legend, Liu Jin believed in the words of the sorcerer Yu Yuming, thinking that his nephew (some say grandson) Liu Erhan would become an emperor, so he privately hoarded weapons. Because he had made too many enemies, it led to another member of the “Eight Tigers”, Zhang Yong, and the courtier Yang Yiqing to collaborate. After pacifying the rebellion of the Ningxia Prince Anhua in the fifth year of Zhengde (1510), they presented the letter from the Anhua Prince that Liu Jin had hidden, which mentioned Liu Jin’s plot. Liu Jin was thus arrested, and in the process of confiscating his home, they found weapons, jade seals, and a fan with a hidden dagger, which confirmed his guilt of treason. On August 25th, Liu Jin was executed by being cut into pieces.
“Professor Gu, let’s get out of here first, let’s talk when your archaeological team arrives!”
Since the identity of the tomb owner had been revealed.
Luo Feng was not in such a rush anymore.
“Alright!”
After returning to the surface.
The two began to discuss, wanting to capture concrete evidence that it was Liu Jin’s tomb.
Various analyses, plus experts from outside the field also connected with them.
It was basically certain that it was Liu Jin’s tomb.
“But what’s with those accompanying burials outside? He’s a eunuch, so why were there so many women graves?”
“Nonsense, isn’t a eunuch a human? Though they may not have ‘it’, with their authority, finding women is far easier for them than for you, if we put it in the present context, goddesses, celebrities, school beauties, they can call and dismiss these people as they wish! Do you understand?”
“Damn it, speaking of this, I’m so envious!”
“There’s nothing to envy, they can only look, but they have nothing to touch them with! Perhaps they are there to take care of his life, or… Haha you know, satisfy him using props!”
“Damn! That sounds quite nice! If I could live such a life, even being a eunuch wouldn’t be a problem!”
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