Daming Palace, inside the Chengtian Gate of the Forbidden City, an old man and a young man from the Xinzheng Gao family were walking slowly towards the palace. Several accompanying officials knew that the emperor was eager to see Mr. Gao, but this Mr. Gao was not in a hurry. Slowly, he was still walking while introducing the layout of the palace to his young nephew. The group of eunuchs were so anxious that they wanted to say, "But Mr. Gao, please go first. We men have nothing important to do anyway. I promise to introduce it to this young master." It’s better to be clear about it.”
But just think about it, there is no need to say it - even the Holy Emperor will never interrupt Mr. Gao when he is talking. How can they, the servants of the emperor, have such courage? If they dare to interrupt Gao Gong, the Holy One will dare to interrupt their legs! No matter what, I could only watch Mr. Gao pointing at each door and hall.
"Look pragmatically, the outer layer of the imperial city, the one facing south is called Daming Gate, opposite the Zhengyang Gate and Yongding Gate. A little east and north, past Gongsheng's left gate, and toward the east 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'an Gate. Then it passes through Tianshi'an Grassland, and then west to north, it is called Bei'an Gate, which is also commonly known as 'Houzai Gate'. Then it turns to Taiping. Cang, meandering south to west, is called Xi'an Gate. Then south to Lingji Palace and 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 on the periphery. . There are seventy-two red shops around the outside of the wall."
Although Gao Pingshi didn't know the purpose of San Bo's detailed explanation of the palace's location to him at this time, he didn't miss the opportunity. He secretly memorized every detail and kept nodding.
Gao Gong became more and more happy when he saw it, and continued to point out the situation: "Outside the Forbidden City, the first gate 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 a lot of people, and they built the west and east corridors in front of the gate. South of the corridor. The five government offices and other yamen sit east to west, and the official bureau and other yamen sit west and east. The first one is the main hall of the official department, the second one is the main hall of the criminal department, the third one is the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the others are listed next. South Second Level It is called Duanmen, and the third level is called Wumen. Wei Que is divided into two parts, called Zuoyemen and Youyemen. Turning to the east, it is called Dongshenghua Gate, to the west, it is called Xihuamen, and to the north, it is called Yuanwumen. 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 in 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."
"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 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 war bureau. Further east and slightly to the south are the Neifu supply warehouse, called the Fanjing Factory and the Hanjing Factory. Siyuan Bureau, Bell and Drum Division. Further south, it is called Xinfang, and it is also called the Governor of the Capital, the Supervisor of Si Li..."
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 Supervisor of Ceremonies over there..." Gao Pingshi didn't say anything explicitly, but subconsciously glanced at the few lieutenants around him. 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 behaves well. It's a pity that when I was at the gate of Chengtianmen just now, I was shocked by the grandeur of the palace. I was a little distracted and didn't hear the name of the great eunuch clearly. However, he seemed to have good features. If you didn't look at the middle-ranking attire, he was quite a bit... Confucian style.
Upon hearing this, the eunuch, who was somewhat of a Confucian scholar, saw that the uncle and nephew finally took a breath and stopped talking. He quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said cautiously: "Mr. Gao, the emperor is here. I'll wait for you in the inner study." Now that we're inside the palace, the titles have become a little stricter. Although Gao Gong's recovery is imminent, it's only just around the corner after all, and he hasn't resumed his official position yet. Therefore, it's strictly speaking not right to call him the elder. Sir, it is obviously correct - he is the emperor's master.
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 but be 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 with good eyesight could recommend 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 supervising the East Factory and supervising 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. Everyone can do it well."
Feng Bao nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, thank you Mr. Gao for your advice. How dare you not do your best?"
The conversation between the two of them was very 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 form a secret alliance with 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: "Sir, he's finally here! 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 adjusted his appearance slightly, glanced at Gao Pingshi, and saw that he also dusted off his clothes in a decent manner, he couldn't help but smile and motioned for him to go in with him. Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them stepped onto the steps, a rather excited voice came into their ears: "Sir is finally here!"
Gao pragmatic looked up, and there was already a person standing at the door. He walked down the steps with excitement, 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 Gongshi was stunned as he listened. It seemed that His Majesty really had no airs about Gao Gong. It was obvious that his ministers were here to meet him, but the emperor himself came out to greet him.
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 collar uniform with four dragons on his body, and the sun, moon, stars and the mountain, river and country coat of arms embroidered on his left and right shoulders and chest. This style of high pragmatic understanding represents the meaning of "carrying the sun and moon on your shoulders and having the country in your mind." The only person who can wear this outfit is obviously the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty and Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaihe. But his words couldn't help but make Gao Pingshi a little surprised, and thought to himself: "Is it possible that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't usually 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 call themselves me most of the time, only when facing some special situations. When you are close to someone, do not use this special title in informal situations. Of course, it depends on the emperor's personality. For example, Longqing's father, Emperor Jiajing, admired Taoism and became a demon. 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 a half step back slightly, lifted his hands, and wanted to salute. The emperor refused, and grasped Gao Gong's arms with both hands, saying: "Sir, why should you be polite to me..." Suddenly he saw a child kneeling next to him. He patted his forehead, and with a hint of surprise, he said with a smile: "This kid is your nephew, I guess. I heard Feng Bao say... eh, I'm free of charge."
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 different from what he imagined, even though he has long understood 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.
