Okay, here is the translation following your instructions: Zhengde Wai Ji -> Records of Zhengde's Reign (Off-the-Record)

Author: Gao Yang
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: On the Dragon Boat Festival of the 18th year of the Hongzhi era in the Ming Dynasty, it was a festive occasion during a prosperous period—how lively the Dragon Boat Festival was. Grand Secretary Liu Jian was holding a banquet in his mansion, gathering the talented officials from the Grand Secretariat to compete in poetry writing by dividing the rhyme. Suddenly, the door officer hurried onto the hall, walked up to Liu Jian, bent down, and whispered in his ear, "Grand Secretary! An eunuch has been sent from the palace. The Emperor has summoned you, and please come to the palace immediately." In the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were referred to as "" (eunuchs); they ranged in rank, with the highest-ranking ones being the "Chief Censor of the Imperial Secretariat," who could substitute for the Emperor in reviewing memorials and participate in military and state affairs. However, there was no one named Zhang among the Chief Censors of the Imperial Secretariat. It could be inferred that the summons to the palace was not for an urgent matter requiring immediate attention. Therefore, Liu Jian asked, "Do you know the reason for the summons?"