Chapter 011 Serving as a sacrifice to the mausoleum (4th update)
On the 16th day of the fifth month of the eighth year of Wanli reign, an edict was issued to the cabinet, six ministries, the Imperial Academy, the Hanlin Academy and other yamen, expressing the emperor's pure filial piety. This year he would personally pay homage to the late Emperor Mu Zong on the anniversary of his death and pay homage to the Zhaoling Mausoleum.
Xu Guo, a scholar of Dongge University, Wang Guoguang, the imperial censor of Zuodu, Pan Sheng, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Wei Xuezeng, the minister of the Ministry of Works, accompanied the emperor and counselor at the ceremony. He also wrote Gao Pragmatic Accompanying the Emperor and the counselor's memorial speech compiled by the Hanlin Academy.
King Lu was ordered to supervise the country, and the four assistant ministers in the cabinet were ministers of residence. The cabinet and various yamen should handle affairs as usual. If there is an urgent matter, please ask the Empress Dowager of the two palaces and King Lu to make a decision, and report it to the government.
The imperial edict was sent to the Hanlin Academy, and everyone in the Hanlin Academy looked at him with pragmatic eyes.
Think about it, the four ministers who accompanied the emperor on his trip included a cabinet minister, a general secretary, and two ministers. The four of them were responsible for the "counselor ceremony," that is, arranging various ceremonies.
In addition, the only civil servant who accompanied him was Gao Pragmatic!
The counselor's memorial speech is also responsible for writing the memorial speech. This job... To be honest, who among these top academics in the Hanlin Academy can't write it? Doesn't it have to be this six-song champion to have this ability!
But there is no other way. The emperor has identified this person in his heart. Who would let someone serve as the emperor's companion for ten years? This kind of opportunity has lasted more than 200 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that this is the only one who can envy him. .
Some people were discussing privately: Given the emperor's trust, Gao Xiuzhuan might not have been in the cabinet for ten years?
But there are also objections: It seems that the Emperor Nobuyoshi is not wrong, but after all, he has to go through court recommendation to enter the cabinet. Gao Xiuzhen's original advantage is that he is young, except for doing well in the exam. However, being young may not be true when he is recommended by the court. What an advantage.
Think about it, ten years from now Gao Xiuzhan will be less than 30 years old. How old are the cabinet elders and the nine ministers? How many years will it take for them to approve such a young cabinet minister to join the cabinet? Wouldn’t he just be the chief assistant? If he is a chief assistant in his thirties and does not make a big mistake and continues to work until he becomes an official, will he have to be the chief assistant for more than thirty years? Who can bear it?
However, private discussions were private discussions, and everyone still came to congratulate Gao Xiuzhan, as if Gao Xiuzhen was going to be Yuan Fu tomorrow.
Gao Pragmatic had not expected this at first, but at this time he could only thank them all with a smile, and kept being humble, saying that the emperor is nothing but a talented person who does not know you all. If he has the opportunity in the future, he will definitely introduce you to the emperor. Such talents.
In short, what he says is better than what he sings. As for whether anyone believes it, Gao Xiuzhan has no control over it. Anyway, he just speaks softly and sticks... Oh, I'd better put away the stick first. It seems to be okay for the time being. No need.
Of course Xiao Liangyou and Wang Tingzhuan are also envious, but their mentality is better than that of other Hanlin officials. At least there are only two Gao Pinggong officials of the same age among the Hanlin officials - they are the two of them.
As for the rest of the same year, those who stayed in Beijing had already begun to observe politics, and those who had been awarded foreign officials had gone to various places. However, the group of "half-way cultivators" who had passed the imperial examination and became Shujishi had already entered the Hanlin Academy, but they were still He has to study for almost three years before he can be officially awarded an official title, so he can't help Gao Xiuzhuan now.
Now they are the only two people who can help Gao Xiu compile the work. This is a good opportunity - especially since Gao Pragmatic has to accompany the emperor to pay homage to Emperor Mu Zong, so the compilation work will be delayed. At this time, it can be
It's time for them to show off their abilities.
As long as the compilation progress is not delayed due to Gao Xiuzhuan's absence, although the emperor will most likely not know it, Gao Xiuzhuan will definitely know it when he comes back. At that time, I will definitely have to thank the two of them for their hard work in the same year. Both of them are very practical and know
With their qualifications, it would be extremely difficult for the emperor to know about them. However, as long as they are recognized by Gao Xiuzhan, who is the same year, wouldn't it be a matter of time before their names reach the ears of the emperor?
If Gao Xiuzuan were an ordinary person, they might still worry about whether he would be jealous of others because of this. But Gao Xiuzuan was not an ordinary person. There was no sign of his position being replaced in the eyes of the emperor. What could he do if he was jealous of others?
Xiao Liangyou and Wang Tingzhuan knew in their hearts that Gao Wuzhen would only worry about not having enough help now, and would not worry at all that someone in his department could replace his holy family!
This is an opportunity. Wouldn't it be foolish not to seize this opportunity?
So when Gao pragmatically said to them apologetically, "It's going to be hard for you two Nian brothers during this period," the two of them were polite and said that it's not hard or not, and they will try their best to ensure that they don't fall behind too much.
Compilation progress.
On May 20th, the emperor Luan Jia set out. King Lu led the cabinet and the civil and military ministers of various ministries to bid farewell to him at Xizhimen. Gao Pingshi, as an accompanying official, also set out with Luan Jia.
Of course, in addition to himself, he also brought about twenty servants with him. Among them, Hou Gongchen, a student from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture, also pretended to be a servant of the Gao family.
Of course the emperor traveled by dragon chariot, and the four ministers also had their own large green cloth sedans. However, Gao Xiang was not of high enough rank and could not ride in a sedan chair, so he had to ride a horse. In fact, these regulations have been somewhat relaxed now, but they will not be relaxed no matter how relaxed they are.
To the point where he didn't even take it seriously in front of the emperor.
For example, in the second year of Longqing's reign, Sun Wendong, the uncle of Yingcheng City, was immediately fined and suspended from salary because he illegally rode a sedan chair.
Although Gao Pragmatic was not afraid of being punished and had his salary suspended, he did not want his reputation to be damaged, so he honestly rode a horse instead of traveling. This was a pain for Hou Gongchen. Given his family conditions, it was obviously too much to think that he could ride a horse. So based on this
Along the way, Gao pragmatically spent some time teaching him how to ride a horse.
I just wonder if there is a pair of eyes observing him in the third princess's phoenix chariot?
But it doesn't hurt to observe. Gao Jingshi felt that Hou Gongchen learned quite quickly, at least he never fell off his horse. Of course, Gao Jingshi prepared a happy horse for him. This kind of horse itself is not tall, and it has experienced
Strictly trained, with a docile personality, a steady gait, and generally not easily frightened, it is a typical aristocratic horse.
This horse was still given to Gao Jingshi by Hannaji Tuo Cao Gan, but Gao Jingshi's riding skills were just okay, but he didn't ride it much. Now he actually used the waste for Hou Gongchen's convenience.
When the emperor travels, it is of course very grand. The sixteen-carrying dragon chariot must be swept and sprinkled with water along the way. Naturally, the journey is not fast. Although Changping is close enough, at the speed of the imperial chariot, he must stop in the chariot to rest for a night.
.Gao Pragmatic estimated that Zhu Yijun would probably find an opportunity tonight to let the third princess take a look at Hou Gongchen.
However, the third princess should be able to see Hou Gongchen, but Hou Gongchen cannot see the third princess.
Sure enough, the royal chariot stopped when it arrived at Nansha River, because there was an imperial palace here, and there was a large royal courtyard built in the imperial palace. Most of the emperors of the past dynasties would stay here when they visited Tianshou Mountain.
Gao Pingshi didn't know whether it was because the other courtyard of Huangzhuang was spacious enough or because he had received special care. In short, the accompanying Zhongguan assigned him a separate courtyard. Not only was the north room beautifully built, but even the servants had good facilities. residence.
Not long after, another group of middle-ranking officials arrived, saying that the emperor had given them several portions of royal food for them to deliver, and asked Gao pragmatically to go see him after eating.