Daming Palace, inside the Chengtian Gate of the Forbidden City, an old man and a young man from the Gao family in Xinzheng were walking slowly towards the palace. Several of the accompanying officials knew that the emperor was eager to see Mr. Gao, but this Mr. Gao was not in a hurry.
Not slow, he was still walking and introducing the layout of the palace to his little nephew. The group of eunuchs were so anxious that they wanted to say, "But Mr. Gao, please go first. We men don't have anything important anyway. I promise to leave it to this young master."
"It's better to introduce it clearly".
But just think about it, there is no need to say it - even the Holy Emperor will never interrupt Mr. Gao when he is speaking. How can these servants of the emperor have such courage? They dare to interrupt Gao Gong's words,
I'm afraid the Holy One would dare to break their dog legs! No matter what, I can only watch Mr. Gao pointing at each door and hall.
"Pragmatically, you see, the outer layer of the imperial city, the one facing south is called Daming Gate, which is opposite to Zhengyang Gate and Yongding Gate. It goes slightly east and north, and passes through Gongsheng Left Gate and goes eastward, which is called Chang'an Left Gate. Further east, cross
Yuhe Bridge, from the west side of the Ten Princes' Mansion to the north and east, is called Dong'anmen. Then it turns to pass Tianshi'an Grassland, and then west to north, it is called Bei'anmen, which is also commonly known as 'Houzaimen'. It turns to Taiping
Cang, meandering south to west, is called Xi'an Gate. Then south to Lingji Palace, Huichang to the west, called Chang'an Right Gate. Within the red gate, to the north of the gate, is the Denwen Drum Courtyard. There are six gates outside this
.There are seventy-two red shops around the outside of the wall."
Although Gao Pragmatic didn't know the purpose of San Bo's detailed explanation of the palace's location to him at this time, he would not miss the opportunity, secretly memorizing every detail and nodding his head.
Gao Gong became more and more happy when he saw it, and continued to give directions: "Outside the Forbidden City, the first level to the south is the Gate of Chengtian. Every year after the frost, the officials and other officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Criminal Justice Department imprisoned people, and they built a corridor in front of the gate to the west, east and west.
To the south of the corridor, the government offices of the Five Prefectures and other offices sit east to west, and the government offices of the official department and other offices sit west and east. The chief of the official department sits first, the main hall of the punishment department is the second, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the third, and the rest are listed next. The second level in the south
It is called Duanmen, and the third level is called Wumen. Wei Que is divided into two parts, called Zuoye Gate and Right Yemen. Turning to the east, it is called Dongshenghua Gate, to the west, it is called Xihua Gate, and to the north, it is called Yuanwu Gate. This is surrounded by
There are eight gates. There are thirty-six red pavilions around the outside of the wall. Every night, a member of the honorable ministers stays inside the left gate of the palace. Every time the officers and soldiers carry copper bells to patrol, and the river that protects the city surrounds it."<
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"In the imperial city, starting from Bei'anmen Lane, the east side of the street is called Huangwa East Gate. The south side of Mendong Street is called Shangyi Jian, and the north side of the street is called Si Shi Jian. Further east, it is called Wine, Vinegar Noodles Bureau, and Neiwei and Dyeing Bureau.
The leather room and the paper room are called the needlework bureau, the scarf and hat bureau, and the gunpowder bureau, which is also the armory of the military warfare bureau. Further east and slightly to the south are the Neifu supply storehouse, called the Fanjing Factory, and the Hanjing Factory.
Siyuan Bureau, Bell and Drum Division. Further south, it is called Xinfang, it is called the Governor of the Capital, and the Supervisor of the Ceremony..."
Gao Pragmatic's eyes narrowed: "Supervisor of Ceremonies?"
Gao Gong laughed, with an indescribable light flashing in his eyes, and nodded: "Yes, Supervisor of Ceremonies."
"That's the ceremonial eunuch over there..." Gao Pingshi didn't say anything explicitly, but subconsciously glanced at the few lieutenant officials around him, and you must know that there is also an eunuch with a pen here.
But it seems that in front of Gao Gong, the eunuch Bingbi is also very well-behaved. Unfortunately, when he was at the gate of Chengtianmen just now, he was shocked by the grandeur of the palace. He was a little distracted and did not hear the name of this great eunuch clearly.
However, he does seem to have good facial features. If you don’t look at the mid-level official attire, he actually looks a bit like a Confucian scholar.
Upon hearing this, the eunuch, who was quite a Confucian scholar, saw that the uncle and nephew finally took a breath and stopped talking. He quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said carefully: "Mr. Gao, the emperor is here.
I'll wait for you in the inner study." Now that I've arrived in the palace, the titles have become a little more strict. Although Gao Gong's recovery is imminent, it is only imminent after all, and he has not yet resumed his official position. Therefore, it is strictly speaking wrong to call him "Ge Lao".
Sir, it is obviously correct - he is the emperor's teacher.
Gao Gong seemed a little surprised and asked: "In the study room?"
"Yes." The big eunuch said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty couldn't help being happy when he heard that you had accepted the order. He has been coming to the inner study for the past few days, saying that he wanted to see which officials were discerning and recommended you.
...Oh, it’s up to our family to decide. With Mr. Gao’s popularity in the country, who does he need to recommend? But the emperor likes to come, so as servants in our family, we have no choice but to follow the emperor’s wishes..." "Feng Bao, you are still the admiral of the East Factory and the supervisor of the Royal Horse Supervisor, right?" Gao Gong asked seemingly casually.
"Yes, Mr. Gao has a good memory."
"Well, do your best. Not everyone is suitable for the position of Factory Supervisor of Dongchang, and everyone can do it well."
Feng Bao nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, thank you, Mr. Gao, for your advice. I dare you not to do your best?"
The two of them had a conversation that seemed natural, but Gao Pragmatic, on the other hand, was so surprised that he almost opened his mouth.
Didn’t the history books say that Feng Baonai was Zhang Juzheng’s political ally and was very unfriendly to Gao Gong? Otherwise, why did he secretly join Zhang Juzheng and join forces to bring down Gao Gong?
Why right now...it seems like Feng Bao is deliberately trying to please Gao Gong?
When he was distracted, the two people over there had already finished talking. When he turned around to look, he saw Feng Bao running up all the way, shouting: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Mr. Gao is here! Mr. Gao is here!" As soon as he finished speaking, an overjoyed middle-aged male voice came from inside: "Finally, sir, you have arrived! Please come quickly!"
Feng Baocai had just stepped up the steps. When he heard this, he immediately stopped, turned around and said loudly: "Mr. Xuan Gao, the Holy One, comes to see you..."
Gao Gong tidied up his appearance slightly, glanced at Gao pragmatically, and saw that he was also dusting off his clothes in a decent manner, so he couldn't help but smile and motioned for him to go in with him. Who knew that the two of them just stepped on the steps, and one of them was quite handsome.
An excited voice reached my ears: "Sir is finally here!"
Gao pragmatic looked up and saw that there was already a person standing at the door. He walked down the steps with excitement on his face, grabbed Gao Gong's hands, and sighed vigorously: "Sir, do you know that I hope that sir will be like a long drought and look forward to the rain this time?"
If I have a chance, Sir, I wish I could send a royal chariot to pick you up!"
Gao Wuzhen was dumbfounded as he listened. It seemed that His Majesty had no airs at all when facing Gao Gong. It was obvious that his ministers were here to meet him, but the Emperor himself came out the door.
Gao pragmatic looked up and saw this man wearing a golden two dragons playing with pearls and a good winged crown, a bright yellow round-collared uniform with four dragons on his body, and the sun, moon, stars and the mountain and river heraldry emblems were embroidered on his left and right shoulders and chest. This way.
The pragmatic understanding of the style represents the meaning of "carrying the sun and moon on one's shoulders, and having the country in mind." The one who can wear this kind of clothes is obviously the only one who can wear this kind of clothes is the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaiye. But his words can't help but be high.
Pragmatic was a little surprised and thought to himself: "Is it possible that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't like to call himself 'I'?"
In fact, he was overthinking this. In most cases, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty would not call themselves me, and would only call themselves me on very serious or important occasions. However, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty would most of the time call themselves me, only when facing certain special situations.
When you are close to people, you do not use this special self-identification in informal situations. Of course, it depends on the emperor's personality. For example, Longqing's father, Emperor Jiajing, admired Taoism and was obsessed with it. He often liked to use Taoist terms to refer to himself. Gao Gong was also very excited when he saw Long Qing, but he still remembered the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers. He took half a step back slightly and tried to salute with his hands. However, the emperor refused and grabbed his arms with both hands and said: "
Sir, why should you be polite to me..." Suddenly I saw a child kneeling next to me. I couldn't help but be startled for a moment. Then I let go of Gao Gong's hand, slapped his forehead, and with a hint of surprise, said with a smile: "This child is
Mr.’s nephew, I heard Feng Bao say...hey, I’ll live without ceremony."
Gao Pragmatic was a little nervous at first - after all, he was meeting the emperor. Although he was the soul of modern people and did not regard anyone as nobler than himself, the emperor was also a "legendary" figure in the eyes of modern people. Well
It's easy to see a living person, and it's inevitable to be a little excited - but having said that, this emperor is really not what he imagined, even if he has already known about the character and style of Emperor Longqing from history books,
But when I saw that he was as gentle as the uncle next door, this nervousness disappeared without a trace in an instant.
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