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As Chen Jianchou stepped out of the tunnel, he was stunned by what lay before him.
It was a vast underground hall, carved from a natural cavern and later refined into a circular floor, with seven separate tunnels leading into it, including the one he had just exited.
Chen Jianchou’s heart pulsed in alarm.
The case file had been explicit that the seven chief eunuchs had died suddenly. Now, there were seven tunnels. Thus, he had reason to believe that the other six tunnels must each lead to the tombs of the other six eunuchs.
Unlike the Great Xuan Court, the Yu Kingdom had inherited the old Wei Dynasty system in full, retaining the complete eunuch hierarchy of the inner court. The eunuchs were divided into 24 departments. Those who held the seals of these departments were known as chief eunuchs. Subordinate to them were their deputies, scribes, and those working in the Maritime Offices and Weaving Bureaus.
Within these departments, the chief eunuch of the Ceremonial Office held supreme authority. Though it was only an upper-fourth-rank...
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