Chapter 4 Meeting the Prince for the First Time (Part 1)
Gao Pragmatic still kowtowed politely: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he stood up solemnly. Although the emperor was close enough to Gao Gong, it did not mean that Gao Pragmatic did not need to pay attention to etiquette. As a former first secretary of the county party committee
For a veteran who has been working in his position for several years, this sentence is one of his creeds. As for kowtow, he had already broken the psychological barrier a few years ago - in fact, he was forced to do so.
, I had to say to myself like an Ah Q: Anyway, we are all kneeling to the ancients, and we have ancestors for who knows how many generations, what’s the big deal.
Sure enough, Long Qing said with a smile: "I have seen that the Gao family has a strict family tradition." Then he said to Gao Gong: "I heard that the husband has brought his nephew with him. He has already ordered the prince to come with him... uh, come on.
I’m talking to Xiao Gaoqing’s family.”
Gao Gong was okay, he just thanked the emperor with his hand, but Gao Pingshi was shocked again and said to himself: "It seems that I still underestimated the status of the third uncle in the emperor's mind. I am such a little brat now."
, Just because he is 'Mr. Gao's nephew', the emperor actually called the prince to accompany me? This is really a worldview that has been subverted..." After thinking about it, he said politely: "You are so young and white, how dare you work for your highness the prince?
?"
Long Qing waved his hands with a smile and said: "It doesn't matter. Since the prince started studying, he has rarely seen his younger brother due to the rules in the palace. I see that he is always bored. You two are almost as old as each other. Think about it.
Let’s play together. Feng Bao, take the little Gaoqing’s family to the side hall to wait for a while, and then send someone to urge the prince.”
Feng Bao hurriedly agreed and led Gao Pragmatic away politely. Long Qing, with a cheerful expression on his face, took Gao Gong's hand and entered the main hall.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. Let alone the reminiscences between the monarchs, ministers, teachers and students on Gao Gong's side, Gao Pingshi followed Feng Bao into a side hall. Feng Bao led him to sit in the outer hall and said: "Little
I was supposed to be at the imperial concubine’s place just now. We estimate the time and think it’s almost here now. Mr. Xiao Gao, please take a rest while we go to pick up the young master.”
"Xiao Ye" is undoubtedly referring to the prince. The eunuchs and maids in the Ming Dynasty called the prince "Xiao Ye". Similar to this, they also called the emperor "Emperor", "Long Live Grandpa" and so on.
On the contrary, the "Long Live Lord" commonly used in later film and television dramas is relatively rare - of course there are too many fallacies in film and television dramas, and this is already trivial.
Hearing his tone of voice that was so polite that it could even be called respectful, Gao Pingshi couldn't help but feel a little carried away. But now he is still in charge of the Dongchang and the Royal Horse Supervisor [Note: The Royal Horse Supervisor is not in charge of horses but in charge of military power.]
He is a powerful eunuch who controls both the secret service and the military power in the capital. Looking at the inner court, he should be regarded as the second most powerful eunuch. A white-bodied brat like him is just relying on the prestige of the third uncle, so it is better not to pretend to be a tiger.
, so he quickly stood up and bowed his hands in a decent manner: "How virtuous and capable the boy is, he deserves to be so polite from the factory owner."
Feng Bao quickly waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, what are you talking about, Mr. Xiao Gao? Considering the family background of the Gao family in Xinzheng, Mr. Xiao Gao might not be an important minister in the cabinet in a few years? Our family is just a servant serving the emperor, so we treat it as a courtesy in advance.
, that’s nothing..."
When Gao pragmatic heard what he said, he thought in his heart: "What a good opportunity!" He said hurriedly: "I don't agree with what the factory master said - it's too modest! Even my third uncle always praises the factory master when he mentions it on weekdays.
I praise the factory master as the best among the Confucian officials in the imperial court today. If it weren't for... ah, I would have recommended the factory master to take a step further!"
When Feng Bao first heard that Gao Gong praised him at home, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart and thought to himself: "If Gao Suqing really knows how to praise me, how come I, Mr. Feng, don't have a palm print yet?" But when he heard the "if not" later, he couldn't help but think.
Mengtiao: "Is there any hidden secret here? Gao Gong... did you not recommend me because of other reasons?"
But it was inconvenient to ask directly, especially since the other person seemed smart enough and behaved so maturely that he didn’t look like a child of several years old, but after all, it was only the first time that I met him. What if the other person was just a tutor?
He is strict, so he is very polite, but his mind is still no more than that of an ordinary child? It would be very unsightly if certain words were spread.
When Feng Bao thought about it, he didn't intend to pursue this matter. He rolled his eyes, pretended to be extremely happy and laughed, and became more polite: "Hey, Mr. Xiao Gao, please don't praise me.
, Although our family considers themselves to be diligent in studying, but in front of the bright moon like Mr. Gao Ge, our family's ability is probably not even the light of a grain of rice. How can we dare to be such a Confucian?"
Gao Pangshi was about to give Feng Bao another hat when he heard a childish voice: "Darling, since when did you pay attention to your studies? It was obvious that when I was studying, you fell asleep watching from the side..."
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You don’t need to think too much about the person who said this, he can only be the current prince and future Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun.
Gao Pingshi saw that Feng Bao's face was embarrassed, but there was a hint of haze in his eyes, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, but he pretended not to notice and turned to look at the door. He saw a boy about the same height as himself, with red lips and white teeth.
Walked in with a smile.
He was wearing regular clothes with a red background and a small round black hat on his head to cover his shaved head. Children in the Ming Dynasty had the custom of shaving their hair, and royal children were no exception. There was a special grate in the palace.
There are usually more than ten attendants in the room, who are specially responsible for getting hair, growing hair, putting it into bags, and having plastic surgery (grooming) for the prince's children. When a prince or princess is born, their hair will be cut on the full moon and named after a hundred days.
Shaving one's hair is called "asking for one's hair". At least in this regard, the children of the princes are no different from the children of the people. They all have to shave off all their hair without leaving a hair, "like the children of the Buddha".<
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The six-petal round hat made of black and blue crepe that His Royal Highness is currently wearing is called a "dhara hat". Generally speaking, boys start to grow their hair when they are in their teens. After one year, they start to grow their hair.
Choose an auspicious day to "put it into the bag", that is, tie the hair behind the head, put it in a special bag, and hang it behind your back. The bag is about two inches wide and more than a foot long. It is made of black silk in winter and black gauze in summer.
Generally speaking, it is not until the prince chooses to marry a concubine that he chooses an auspicious occasion and performs a crowning ceremony to show his adulthood.
However, if the princes are named princes or queens, they will be rewarded with crowns and robes by the court, such as mian robes, Pi Bian robes, regular robes, and the Baohe robes created during the Jiajing period. What is a little strange about Gao Pragmatism is that currently, the prince
Although he is young, he has indeed been granted the title of prince. Why he is still dressed like this is a bit surprising. Thinking about it, it is probably because the emperor did not expect Gao Gong to bring him in before, so he did not inform him in advance.
The prince, and the prince may be very casual in the palace, and does not dress too "troublesome".
Of course, these are all trivial matters. Gao Pragmatic didn't bother to delve into them. He just glanced at the prince briefly. In terms of appearance, there was nothing outstanding and certainly nothing out of the ordinary. His small face with red lips and white teeth was a bit baby fat and round.
It's round, and from a child's perspective, it's quite cute.
He knew that the children of the royal family were very sensitive to some etiquette, and he did not dare to delay too much, so he stepped forward to greet him: "I am a humble citizen and a pragmatic person. I have met His Highness the Crown Prince." He did not kneel down and kowtow, but bowed deeply - this suited him.
Coming from an official family and a scholar, after all, although the prince is already a "king" in theory, he is only a prince after all, and he is neither used nor suitable to be exactly the same as when facing the emperor.
"No courtesy." Judging from the prince's tone, this sentence was said very casually.
However, Gao Pragmatic didn't dare to be too casual, and he still straightened up after finishing the salute - he was not familiar with this young man.
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