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 veteran who had been working as the first secretary of the county committee for several years, it was not surprising that he was polite to many people. One of the tenets. As for kowtow, he had already broken the psychological barrier a few years ago - in fact, he was forced to have no choice but to say to himself like Ah Q: After all, they are all kneeling to the ancients. They have ancestors for who knows how many generations. What's the big deal? .
Sure enough, Long Qing smiled and said: "I have seen that the Gao family has a rigorous 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 have 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 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 took Gao pragmatic away politely. Long Qing took Gao Gong's hand into the main hall with a cheerful expression on his face.
Two flowers bloom, one on each side. Ignoring the reminiscences between emperors, ministers, teachers and students at 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, "Young master should have been at the imperial concubine's place just now. Our family has estimated the time, and I think it is almost here now. Mr. Gao, please take a rest while we go to pick him up."
"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" and "Long Live Grandpa". 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.
Gao Pingshi couldn't help but feel a little elated when he heard his tone of voice was so polite that it could almost be called respectful. But now they are still in charge of Dongchang and Yumajian [Note: Yumajian is not in charge of horses but in charge of military power. ], a real-power 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-largest person. A white-bodied brat like him is just relying on the prestige of the third uncle, so he should not The fox pretended to be the tiger's power, so he quickly stood up and bowed his hands in a decent manner: "You are so virtuous and capable, you deserve to be so polite from the factory boss."
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 respectful in advance. , that’s nothing…”
When Gao pragmatic heard what he said, he said 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 talks about it. I praise the factory master as one of the best scholars and officials in the imperial court today. If it weren’t for... ah, I would have recommended him 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. Meng jumps: "Is there any hidden secret here? Gao Gong... did you not recommend me because of other reasons?"
But it is not convenient to ask directly, especially since the other person looks smart enough and behaves so maturely that he does not look like a child of several years old, but after all, it is only the first time for me to meet him. What if the other person is just a tutor? Strict, so the etiquette is thorough, but in fact, the mentality 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, 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, but he heard a childish voice: "Darling, when did you pay attention to your studies? Obviously when I was studying, you fell asleep watching from the side..." "
There is no need to think too much about the person who said this, it can only be Zhu Yijun, the current prince and future Wanli Emperor.
Gao Pingshi saw Feng Bao's expression of embarrassment, but there was a hint of haze in his eyes, and his heart couldn't help 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, walking in with a smile.
He was wearing regular clothes with a vermilion background and a small round black hat on his head to cover his bare head. It was a custom for children in the Ming Dynasty to shave their heads, and royal children were no exception. There is a special "Gate Room" in the palace, usually with more than ten attendants, who are responsible for getting hair, keeping hair, putting it in the bag, and having plastic surgery (arranging the appearance) for the prince's children. When a prince or princess is born, their hair will be cut on the full moon. After a hundred days of naming, their hair will be shaved on schedule, which is called "please 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."
The six-petal round hat made of black and blue crepe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is currently wearing is called the "Dhara Hat". Generally speaking, boys start to grow their hair when they are more than ten years old. After a year of growing their hair, they choose an auspicious day to "put it into the bag", that is, the hair is tied behind the head, put in a special bag, and hung behind the 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 that he has become an adult.
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 crown robes created during the Jiajing period. Gao Jingshi was a little surprised that although the prince was still young, he had indeed been granted the title of prince. Why he was still dressed like this was a bit surprising. Thinking about it, it was probably because the emperor did not expect Gao Gong to bring him in, so he did not inform the prince in advance. The prince might also be very casual in the palace and did not dress too "troublesome".
Of course, these are all trivial matters, and 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. The 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 I have met His Highness the Crown Prince." He did not kneel down and kowtow, but bowed deeply - this suited him He was a scholar from a family of officials. After all, although the prince was already a "king" in theory, he was still just a prince. He was 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.
