Gao Shidu's first round of contact with the nobles' children ended in such flattery. Gao Pragmatic failed to find out from this superficial contact whether the nobles' attitudes towards him were really the same as those of their children.
It's so friendly and harmless.
Gao Pragmatism, who has always boasted of his long career in the officialdom, does not believe that these top noble families have no doubts about the previous incident of the prince's playmate, because from the fermentation of the incident of the prince's playmate to the birth of the prince's companion, the whole thing was ultimately beneficial.
Others, it is he who is highly pragmatic. Even if those nobles simply consider the problem from the simple idea of "who benefits, who is the mastermind", they will definitely be suspicious of the uncle and nephew of the Gao family.
However, from the previous contact, Gao Pragmatic could not feel their hostility towards him.
There are only two explanations for this: one is that they are indeed good babies who are harmless to humans and animals, and they really have no doubts about such a situation, so they naturally will not show any hostility; the other is that they have doubts, but they do not show any hostility.
For some reason, this hostility born of suspicion is well hidden by them.
According to the thinking that Gao Pragmatic learned from a famous modern fighter, "I have never been afraid to speculate the worst about the Chinese people," he absolutely did not believe that the nobles had no doubts about his uncle and nephew.
The reason why these families are still prosperous after more than a hundred years, although there are various historical reasons, political symbols and other factors, they are well versed in officialdom customs, and the cautious attitude of the patriarchs of the past generations must also be an important part of it.
Reason - Otherwise, why would there be so many prominent families that ended up with the fate of "someone committed something, the land became smoky, and he was exterminated", or "so-and-so died, and his son asked for an attack, but the emperor did not allow it, so he was expelled."
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Well, they had suspicions, but they were able to conceal their suspicions, and even pretended to be extremely happy and deeply honored by Gao Pragmatic's invitation. We have to say that it is difficult to find names in history books for these distinguished nobles.
Even if the disciples do not have any serious skills, at least their official communication skills, which they have learned through words and deeds from their elders in the family, are indeed profound enough that they can possess Ochumelov's color-changing skills at the age of less than ten years old.
For a moment, Gao Pragmatic actually remembered an experience he had gained through nearly ten years of hard work in officialdom: a leader, no matter how much I think his level is poor, if he can become my leader, there must be someone or someone.
They are stronger than me in some aspects and can do better.
Now, although these teenagers are kind to me, even a little fawning, they make Gao pragmatic extremely wary, and even creepy - don't think you are great just because you are a time traveler. Compared with yourself, these "ancients"
Just because they lack hundreds of years of historical knowledge, it doesn't mean that their level of dealing with people is worse than mine! It's not surprising at all that if you don't do it carefully, your boat will capsize in the gutter.
Remember, don’t.
Due to time constraints, the next step was for the cooks to prepare for the lunch, while Gao Jingshi and the group of teenagers visited the scenery near Xinzhai. The areas near Xishan and Xiangshan were different from those in the Qing Dynasty. At this time, they were the imperial tombs and Zaoyao.
It is the main burial place for royal relatives and nobles, so the degree of development is far less than that of the Qing Dynasty. Many cultural scenery is not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty, but the natural conditions are more beautiful.
However, there is really not much worth describing during the tour itself. Generally speaking, it is still about seven parts having fun and three parts complimenting each other, so there is no need to spend more words.
Even the lunch itself was mediocre - not that there were no good dishes: roasted mushrooms, cabbage, grilled clams, fried prawns, frog legs, bamboo shoots and chicken breasts, three things, cooked ham, distiller's grains, roasted venison, boiled
Belly, fish with frozen ginger and vinegar, raw braised beef, flowered pearls, grilled loach, fermented fermented meat, jellyfish pool, fried chicken, grilled duck, a twist of needles, braised meat.
The more interesting ones are bean sprouts, three things, fried chicken, jellyfish pool and raw beef. Among them, bean sprouts have been introduced before, so I won’t mention them again.
The dish "Three Things" needs special mention. It is made from seafood (sea cucumber, abalone or shark's fin) plus fat hen and pork trotters, mixed with seasonings and simmered over low heat. This dish
It is the origin of the famous Fujian dish Buddha Tiaoqiang and the famous Hunan dish Zu'an Shark's Fin.
The method of frying chicken is very similar to that of camphor tea duck, which was popular in the south in later generations. It can be regarded as the origin of camphor tea duck. The method is to marinate the chicken first, then continuously pour hot oil on the chicken, and finally steam it.
Jellyfish Hui is a bit like the cold jellyfish of later generations, it is a cold dish.
Although the name of Sheng Cuan Beef is very unfamiliar, in fact, judging from the way it is eaten, it is very similar to the later Shabu Shabu. Gao pragmatically estimates that later generations of Shabu Shabu came from this dish, but the meat is from beef.
Became mutton.
As for the question of whether cattle can be eaten in the Ming Dynasty, well... the emperor may set an example by not eating farm cattle and only eating the so-called "end of life" cattle, but officials and nobles, everyone knows - you have evidence that I ate it
Didn't this cow "end its life" on its own? Then call the cow out and let's confront it?
Oh, you ask me why my family always has cows that have expired? Hey, is there something wrong with you? My family has so much land, and there are not enough cows to work with. I accidentally killed a few cows from exhaustion, and it was my own property that was lost.
, I, the rightful owner, didn’t say anything. Why are you so anxious and worried?
We are all decent and well-educated people. After having a good meal and drinking, of course we must wash our hands after the meal.
Gao pragmatically put down his chopsticks and waved gently, and the strong women who had bought them in advance filed in neatly dressed in neat clothes and carrying thin copper basins. And beside each strong woman, there was a maid, each carrying a thin copper basin.
There is a tray with neatly placed white cloth towels and a beautiful rosewood box.
After the ceremony, Gao Pragmatic was the first to stand up and wash his hands as the master. When he stood up, the first thing he did was not to put his hand into the water, but to open the rosewood box on the tray held by the maid, and then put his hand into the water.
All the young men were startled, and subconsciously looked at the tray in the hand of the Gao family maid next to them. They saw that the red sandalwood box was very exquisite, about three inches wide and four inches long, with a carved side.
The laurel flower is tilted out, and there is an inscription in the blank space, which is the word "国士".
The young people couldn't help but think about something they heard two days ago: It is said that Gao Shidu came to the palace a few days ago and presented a rare thing to the emperor, queen and concubine.
Apply it to your hands, and the hands will not only be extremely clean after cleansing, but also have a peculiar fragrance. Especially if your hands are stained with oil, ink, etc., if you use it to clean it, it will have the effect of conjuring gods. Emperors, empresses, noble concubines, etc. will all be delighted by it...
Could it be that this box contains that treasure?
Everyone's eyes quickly turned back to Gao Yingshi, because after he dipped his hand in the water, he reached out towards the open red sandalwood box.
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