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Chapter 13 Winning over Chen Ju (Part 1)



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 What Gao Pingshi didn't expect was that he just rewarded twenty taels of silver yesterday, and not only did he "earn" it back the next day, he even made a lot of profit.

This morning, Gao Gong had naturally gone to the cabinet to be on duty, but a group of palace people came to his home. The disciples thought that it was another saint who had given a reward to Gao Ge. When Shi Shiran stepped forward and asked, the other party actually said that the saint indeed had something.

The reward is just for Mr. Xiao Gao.

Naturally, Gao Gong cannot be Mr. Xiao Gao. The entire Gao Palace in the capital may be called "Mr. Xiao Gao" by the palace. Except for Gao Pragmatic, he doesn't think twice about it. Although the disciples were very surprised, they didn't dare to put their feet on it.

If you are negligent, send someone immediately to report it to Gao Pragmatic.

When Gao pragmatic learned that the emperor had rewarded him, he was a little surprised. He rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Even if the prince told the emperor about the "consultant" he served as his "consultant" that day, the emperor shouldn't reward him so blatantly, right? This guy

Although Emperor Longqing was not highly educated, after so many years of experience, he could not be a political idiot. However, no matter what the emperor meant, this matter could not be delayed. He hurriedly ordered people to open the central gate and went out to personally remove the angels.

Welcome to receive your reward.

After leaving the palace, Gao Jingshi discovered that the eunuch leading today was actually an acquaintance. It was Chen Ju who had been ordered to go to Henan to welcome Gao Gong back.

Although Chen Ju has always been serving as the eunuch, he is still just a eunuch so far. He is separated from the "eunuch" known to ordinary people in later generations as a "young eunuch", and his status in the palace is not prominent.

.Of course, under him as the eunuch, there are also levels such as Dianbo, Changshou, and Fengyu, so although his status is not high in the eyes of the Gao family, he is actually a middle-to-high-level person in the palace.

If a prominent person has the opportunity to be released, he can also become an ordinary guard eunuch.

Chen Ju also had something to say when he came today. Because if Emperor Longqing had given a reward to Gao Gong, the person who delivered the decree would definitely be at the eunuch level, and most likely he would have been the eunuch Bingbi, the chief eunuch, or above, although the chief eunuch Bingbi was usually not that high.

will receive this errand, but the Bingbi eunuchs ranked below the chief Bingbi eunuch are likely to be named by the emperor to deliver the order.

And if the eunuchs who went there were not the eunuchs from the Si Li Jian and Yu Ma Jian, but the ten eunuchs besides these two eunuchs, then I am afraid that the eunuch from Labor Palm Print would have to make a trip in person. This is not the same as Gao Gong's position in the eyes of Emperor Longqing.

The degree of importance is related to the rank and status of the cabinet ministers - the reason why Chen Ju made the trip to Xinzheng to pick up Gao Gong back to Beijing was because Gao Gong had not officially recovered at that time, and objectively speaking he was just a commoner.

The body is white, so it is not appropriate to let the eunuchs go on long business trips.

But since today is just a reward for Gao Jingshi, there is no need to be so ceremonious. Maybe it was because Chen Ju did well when he went to Kaifeng Mansion to pick up Gao Gong last time, so he still let him come this time to pass on the reward.
After passing on the reward and receiving the reward as usual, Gao Pingshi realized that the reason why the emperor rewarded him was not necessarily due to the role of his own staff, but that the emperor felt that he had a "very pleasant conversation" with the prince last time, and his words and deeds

Outstanding, he is very inspiring to the prince, and I am very pleased. Looking back at the literary tradition of the Gao family, now that there is such a good son, I would like to reward him." - In fact, these words should probably be understood this way: after the prince met Gao Pragmatic,

He was in a good mood and mentioned it when the father and son met. The emperor was very happy after hearing this and waved his hand: reward!

So Gao pragmatically obtained two new imperial books, two boxes of imperial ink, two imperial inkstones, two imperial pens, and two imperial rice paper knives.

Although the value of this wave of rewards is not low, that is not the key. After all, these things cannot be sold. What is really important is that the rewards are consistent with the identities of both parties.

According to the customs of the past dynasties, the rewards given by emperors are also based on what is served. For example, given a pragmatic background, if a reward is given directly, it will not only be a failure, but also almost an insult. For someone like him

Scholars from aristocratic families can usually only appreciate elegant things such as books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones. If Gao Jingshi is older, or has already been named on the gold medal list, he can also appreciate some rare things such as calligraphy and paintings by famous artists.

However, because he is very pragmatic and is still young, he does not reward calligraphy and paintings, in order to prevent him from becoming despondent with playthings.

Of course, generally speaking, the emperor himself may not be so specific about what to reward. After all, the eunuchs in the palace are all professionals when it comes to doing these things, and they are already familiar with it. Unless someone deliberately interferes with it,

Otherwise, nothing would go wrong, so there is no need to go into details.

Gao Pragmatic has an impression of Chen Ju - not referring to the last time he took on Gao Gong.

When Gao Pragmatic was a student, he was relatively good at liberal arts and loved reading historical books. Even after joining the workforce, he did not give up his hobby of reading. To be more specific, he had some knowledge of the history of the Ming Dynasty. Gao Pragmatic remembers Chen Ju.

The most clear thing is that in the future he will become the eunuch of the ceremonial department and the admiral of the East Factory.

There is one point that needs special explanation here: in the Ming Dynasty, the two positions of the Chief of Ceremonies and the Superintendent of the East Factory were rarely concentrated in the hands of the same person, because the Chief of Ceremonies approved cabinet votes on behalf of the emperor and was in charge of the cabinet.

Confidential, it can be regarded as having administrative power; and the admiral Dongchang is equivalent to controlling the secret service organization, which can be regarded as having supervisory power independent of the Three Laws Division.

Then it is obvious that if these two powers are held by the same person, the emperor is likely to be emptied out - if not emptied out, at least it is likely to be "isolated from inside and outside". Therefore, under normal circumstances, the admiral of Dongchang is

It is the eunuch Bingbi who is the eunuch of the ceremonial department - usually the first eunuch Bingbi - in history, Wei Zhongxian of the Tianqi Dynasty was "9,000 years old", and he was the chief eunuch Bingbi who also served as the governor of the East Factory.

In addition to the Secretary of Ceremonies, there is another important position in the twelve inner palace prisons, called the Royal Horse Prison. The position of the Royal Horse Prison and the eunuch is not comparable to that of Bi Mawen in Journey to the West. The most important thing about this position is that it is related to

The Ministry of War and the governor jointly held the military command, which was actually the "prince" of the inner court - that is, the "Admiral's Twelve Regiment Camps" [Note: The so-called Twelve Regiment Camps had different names in different periods. After the 29th year of Jiajing, because of

Changes in the business system, often referred to as Jingying]. In addition, the Royal Horse Supervisor also managed the grassland and the Imperial Village, ran the Imperial Store, and handled finances with the households, and was the "internal steward" of the Ming Dynasty; the West Factory was set up twice in the Ming Dynasty

, was also supervised by the Imperial Horse Superintendent, thereby competing with the Dongchang branch of the Supervisory Supervisor of Ceremonies.


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