I have said before that when the Ming Dynasty granted a certain robe, the emperor usually only gave one set. If you wanted to wear it every day, you had to find someone to do it yourself. The emperor's reward actually only gave you the right to wear the robe, so it is highly pragmatic.
Of course, the sitting python robes were all made by myself.
This is a small matter, and he naturally does not lack this small amount of money, but the meaning of King Lu giving him two sets of python robes is different.
Theoretically speaking, Gao Jingshi was not an official in Prince Lu's palace. Prince Lu, as the vassal king of a country that had not yet been established, should not have any dealings with him. This was against the rules.
But the Ming Dynasty's system... sometimes as long as the emperor turned a blind eye, that was all.
Judging from today's situation, the emperor obviously didn't care - or maybe he even acquiesced, because Zhang Cheng was the chief ceremonial officer, and normally speaking, it was impossible for Prince Lu to touch him.
What's more, the timing of Zhang Cheng's appearance is also exaggerated. The dynasty has just dispersed, and many officials have not left yet. In broad daylight, His Highness Prince Lu would not have dared to come "to make friends with the courtiers" even if he had eaten the courage of the bear and the leopard.
"That's right.
Therefore, King Lu's actions were either directed by Zhu Yijun or acquiesced by him. No matter how you say it, it means that Zhu Yijun has no objection to him coming to make friends with Gao Pragmatic.
Gao Pingshi smiled and said, "I was so frightened by the mistake of His Highness King Lu that I expressed my love. I would like to ask Zhang Bingbi to convey my gratitude to me."
Zhang Cheng was a little confused and thought to himself: Is this the end? Didn't everyone say that this former Xiaoge elder and today's Gao Gongbao are particularly "on the road"? Isn't it possible to see the intention of His Highness Prince Lu?
"This... thanks, our family will convey it to His Highness Prince Lu on Gao Gongbao's behalf, but, uh..." Zhang Cheng did not expect that Gao Jingshi did not take the initiative to answer, so it was difficult to say it all at once.
"What is Zhang Bingbi in trouble for?" Gao Pragmatic smiled gently: "If it is an official matter and the court is free to enforce laws, I am afraid that this department will be unable to help, but if it is just a matter of money, Zhang Bingbi can say,
Our academy has never valued gold or jade."
Zhang Cheng was stunned: I'm short of money? I won't come to you if I'm short of money. You don't need my help in the palace. What can I give you in return? Hey, wait...
"Haha, our family...well, our family..."
"It seems that Zhang Bingbi hasn't thought about it yet. How about this? After Bingbi thought about it, he went to find my cousin Gao Guoyan, who is in charge of Jinghua Bank. There are still some secular affairs that need to be dealt with in the headquarters.
Without delaying my writing and thinking, I’ll take my leave now and see you later.”
Gao pragmatically said, he cupped his hands, turned around and left. The two young eunuchs were holding the trays, and they didn't know if they wanted to follow.
Although Zhang Cheng's expression was not good, he still waved his hand for them to follow Gao Pragmatic, while he hesitated a little and went on his own.
Of course Gao Pragmatic knew what King Lu meant by looking for him. There were only two possibilities, either he hoped that he would support him in spending money on his wedding, or he wanted to "solicit sponsorship" outright.
However, Gao Pragmatic did not intend to go as he wished with either approach - the imperial treasury had already spent hundreds of thousands of taels on the wedding, and the land granted to him was enough (the vassal king officially granted land to him).
(Only enjoy the benefits, specific matters will be handled by the local government)), if he now jumps out to express his support for continuing to increase the cost of Prince Lu's wedding, the emperor and the Empress Dowager Cisheng may be happy, but his reputation for being pragmatic will definitely be affected.
Although Gao Pragmatic's reputation is no longer "praised as good in the world", some people have begun to argue that Jinghua is too strong, but because he has always asked Jinghua to pay attention to its goodwill and has not done anything to make people angry, this statement is still
It's far from mainstream.
But once Gao Pragmatic supports continues to increase the cost of Prince Lu's wedding, it will definitely be remembered by interested people, at least the "fascinating" label will never escape.
If singing praises of virtue is considered to be flattering, then every official of the Ming Dynasty has the experience of flattering, which does not need to be explained at all. But the nature of the specific flattering behavior is different. It supports using the imperial treasury to indulge the vassal king's "wanton extravagance",
This is definitely a black spot for officials. Gao Pragmatic will never take the blame unless he can.
As for King Lu directly soliciting sponsorship and asking him to contribute a sum of money out of thin air... Haha, do you, His Highness King Lu, have such a great reputation?
Yes, even if I, Gao Shishi, bear all the construction costs of your Prince Lu's Mansion, it's not that I can't afford it, but why should I?
It's not impossible for me to pay, one hundred thousand taels? Two hundred thousand taels? Three hundred thousand taels? Or five hundred thousand taels?
Either way!
However, I have to trouble you to ask the people behind you to come forward and talk to me. Whether it is the emperor or the empress dowager, their face is worth the price.
But you, Zhu Yili, can't do that. Let me tell you straight: You are not worth the price as a vassal king, even if you are the emperor's younger brother.
Why is King Lu still a little "valuable" now? Isn't it because Zhu Yijun doesn't have a legitimate son yet?
Although the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo has been born, who in Shenjing knows that Concubine Wang Gong is not favored?
Of course, more importantly, the prince's health was not very good. According to Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju, the eldest son suffered from jaundice and whooping cough, and almost died several times. He was also troublesome at ordinary times. He would vomit milk and sleep on his stomach if he was not careful.
(Babies may suffocate if they sleep on their stomachs too early), sores will appear, and a lot of people in the palace will be worried every day.
Of course, Gao Jingshi knew that this young master should not die in infancy, but... Queen Wang was still very young, and Li Shizhen was waiting for treatment at any time, so what good could Gao Gongbao do?
hurry?
Although it is said that "it is difficult for doctors to heal themselves since ancient times", Li Shizhen in history also lived to be seventy-five years old, and he still had at least ten years to live. Why panic? As long as he is not allowed to imitate Shen Nong and taste hundreds of herbs like in history, he can do anything.
If you taste it yourself, you will probably live longer.
In fact, the root of this problem lies with Queen Wang.
Gao Pragmatic originally thought that Queen Wang had been repelling another pregnancy because of postpartum depression or fear of childbirth after giving birth to the emperor's eldest daughter, but later he discovered that the situation might not be that simple - Queen Wang might have been "morally motivated"
Kidnapped”.
Empress Wang is undoubtedly a virtuous queen, but virtuous queens since ancient times have had one characteristic, which is to desperately "anti-jealousy".
What is anti-jealousy?
As we all know, there has long been a folk saying of "seven outs and three out", among which there are two of the "seven outs": lust and jealousy.
Let’s put the former aside and talk about jealousy. The scope of jealousy is actually very wide, but at this time in women’s family life, even in the Tian family, there are some of the most common jealousies, such as prohibiting or opposing husbands from taking concubines,
It is prohibited or opposed to the husband having sex with his concubines more often. For relatively "minor crimes", just change the prohibition or objection to "minimize as much as possible".
In this way, the other way around is: encouraging husbands to take concubines, encouraging husbands to have more sex with concubines, and minimizing or even simply avoiding having sex with husbands is "anti-jealousy" and "virtuous".
This was truly a magical operation that left Gao Pragmatic dumbfounded. Even though he was a man, he felt it was extremely twisted.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic suspected that Queen Wang's current mentality was close to this level. But this was not her fault, but the fault of social public opinion and the fault of cultural roots.
Even if the special identity of Tianjia is removed, the relationship between Zhu Yijun and Queen Wang is still very good. Why does Queen Wang still think and act like this under such circumstances?
It can only be said that it is caused by cultural orientation and public opinion. She believes that only by doing this can she be a good queen and a good wife. At the same time, in her heart, a good queen and a good wife are helpful to her husband.
, so she insisted on doing so.
This kind of thinking is certainly distorted in Gao Pragmatic's view, but the trouble is that he and Queen Wang can't be alone at all, so he can't find opportunities to persuade her and change her mind. In some Mingchuan novels, as a courtier
The plot of actually dating the queen seemed to him to be a complete dream - just look at how difficult it was for Princess Yongning to meet him.
She was just a widowed princess, but if she were to be the queen of the dynasty, let alone dating other people, even if it was just a matter of "meeting alone", she would probably lose her head.
Gao Jingshi was the one who compiled the "Da Ming Huidian". He knew very well how strict the harem bans were in the Ming Dynasty. As a person who did not have the ability of nine-headed insects, he did not intend to commit suicide in this way.
Of course, Gao Jingshi has huge potential power in the palace. Even if he does not come forward, he can convey his words to anyone in the palace. It is a pity that neither Huang Mengyu nor Chen Ju are suitable as lobbyists to solve the problem for the Queen.
Knot.
A virtuous queen like Queen Wang was very wary of the eunuchs themselves. If the eunuch tried to persuade her to "compete for favor" or "flattery", it would definitely have the opposite effect. Wang, who always tried his best to take care of the affairs of the harem,
The queen may even be angered, and Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju may be in trouble.
Moreover, there has not yet been a dispute over the country's origins. To persuade the Queen and the Queen to "consider the Ming Dynasty"... this persuasiveness seems to be lacking a little.
It's better to wait, wait until Zhu Changxun is born and the national war begins, and then think of a solution on your own.
After leaving the palace, Gao Mo came over immediately, looking a little anxious.
Gao Pangshi had a sudden thought and thought to himself: Could it be that Myanmar or Siam has changed again?
Who knew that after Gao Mo walked over quickly, he lowered his voice and said something more troublesome than the changes in southern Xinjiang.
"Sir, urgent report from Puzhou, my grandpa is seriously ill."
Gao pragmatic originally planned to talk while walking, but when he heard this sudden bolt from the blue, he subconsciously stopped and stood blankly on the spot.
Gao Mo didn't dare to say anything more. After waiting for a long time, Gao Pingshi came back to his senses and asked with the last bit of luck: "Seriously ill means..."
"This..." Gao Mo was also a little embarrassed to speak, but in the end he could only reply in a low voice: "Maybe, time... is running out."
Gao Pingshi stopped being dazed this time and said decisively: "Go to Shiyongfang, immediately!"
As he spoke, he walked quickly to his green sedan chair without hesitation. Without waiting for his servants to lift the sedan curtain for him, he opened it himself and got in like the wind. He even shouted: "Get up the sedan chair."
,hurry up!"
Gao Mo quickly followed and informed the governor that the honor guard should be diverted to Yongfang.
Not long after, the honor guard of "Prince Shaobao, right minister of the Ministry of War and right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, governor of Liaodong and in charge of military affairs" came all the way to Xiao Yongfang, shocking the gate of Zhang University's scholar's residence.
Come out and see what's new.
Of course, the disciple was confused. Of course he knew that the governor of Liaodong was his young cousin, but who was his young cousin? How could he come suddenly without informing him? This... was not etiquette. How could the young cousin do this?
Making such a mistake? Did something happen to the person he sent before and was delayed?
However, something even more unethical happened.
Gao Pingshi, who was wearing a bright red silk python robe, rushed out of the green nun sedan. He even took off his official hat. He grabbed the black gauze hat in his left hand and rushed over like the wind.
People would never admit their mistakes, so Menzi had to salute as soon as he bent his legs. However, Gao Pragmatic directly stretched out his hand to push him away. His voice changed from his usual gentleness and became very cold and stern: "I have something urgent to see my uncle, please get out of the way!
"
Menzi was completely stunned, but he actually said this to the people behind him, because those people didn't know what happened yet, so they subconsciously stretched out their hands to stop him. As a result, before the words of inquiry could be uttered, they were also directly pushed away by Gao pragmatism.
opened.
Several servants of the Zhang family did not dare to stop him, so naturally they were rushed in by him.
Zhang Siwei, who was in the side hall, had just returned home and his buttocks were not even hot from sitting. He heard some noise outside, as if someone was shouting "Young Master Biao" or something, and he couldn't help but be startled.
I didn’t hear that my nephew is coming today. What’s going on?
Zhang Siwei was about to send someone out to take a look, but unexpectedly, a figure walked in quickly, and at the same time he said: "Uncle, let the servants retreat first, my nephew has something important to report."
"Seeking truth?" Zhang Siwei was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted when he saw Gao Pragmatic's serious face, waved his hand and said: "Everyone, step back, no one will be left within thirty steps."
This was the first time the servants had seen such a situation, and they hurriedly retreated. Zhang Siwei then asked: "Please be honest, what happened? You are not a rash person. Sit down and take a breath first..."
Gao pragmatic interrupted: "Uncle! Urgent report from Puzhou, grandpa is critically ill!"
"Snapped!"
A cup of fragrant tea that Zhang Siwei was holding fell directly to the ground. The top-quality Yu Kiln tea cup suddenly shattered into pieces, and the fragrant tea soup splashed all over the floor.
Gao pragmatic didn't speak anymore, and Zhang Siwei was stunned for a while, then took a breath, stood up suddenly, and said: "I'll go... No, I can't think clearly now... Seek the truth, you go and take my place."
I wrote a memorial and said that my old father was seriously ill and very anxious. I wanted to resign from all my posts and return to my hometown immediately to fulfill my filial piety to my parents."
Gao Pragmatic was stunned at first, and suddenly realized that his train of thought was wrong. The expression on his face immediately changed from eagerness to sadness, and his voice immediately became a little choked. He twitched before saying: "Okay..."
But when he turned to leave, he suddenly stopped and turned around and said: "Wait a minute, uncle, this matter needs to be discussed further."
Zhang Siwei had just slumped back on the Grand Master's chair weakly. At this time, he slowly moved his eyes, looked at Gao Pragmatic, and asked with some confusion: "Discuss? What are we discussing?"
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