Banquets given by the emperor were very high rewards. Historically, emperors rarely ate with their ministers. By the Ming Dynasty, these matters had very strict rules. Take the so-called banquets as an example. According to different specifications, there are large banquets, medium banquets, regular banquets and small banquets. The first three are regular banquets, while the small banquets are basically special banquets given by the emperor to his ministers. .
Palace banquets are different from ordinary ones, especially because Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a humble background and was very polite after he conquered the world. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, the specifications of banquets were clearly stipulated: the big banquet should have the ceremony of nine nobles, and the middle banquet should be the same as the big banquet. The banquet ceremony for the Seven Lords of Wine is always the same as that of the Central Banquet, but all the officials bow and kowtow three times at a time, and the wine is consumed until three or five Lords are served.
But it was obvious that Long Qing's impromptu intention to stay and have a meal together was just "just by the way". It was completely different from these three high-end banquets, so it couldn't be a big banquet, a medium banquet or a regular banquet, but only a small banquet.
Although there are no explicit regulations on the date, location, specifications, etc. of small banquets, there are also various types of small banquets. Generally speaking, there are banquets for traveling, banquets for summons, banquets for conquests, banquets or food for official officials or official business.
The meal that Gao pragmatic received today with the emperor and the prince seemed to belong to the banquet given by the emperor. However, it was extremely rare to have Concubine Li in the room. Presumably Long Qing also felt that for a "child" like Gao Jingshi, who was only seven or eight years old, there was no need to pay special attention to certain routines.
"Since ancient times, the source of troubles and troubles has always been caused by obstruction, and the harm of obstruction often arises from the disharmony between superiors and subordinates." This is the reason why the sage kings in the past "made it their first priority to understand the feelings of the subordinates, and the emperor and his ministers met each other every day."
During the Ming Dynasty, the most common way for the emperor to contact and meet with his officials was to summon the right ones. By summoning and asking questions to his ministers, the emperor made it possible for "the virtue of the emperor to be inherited from the subordinates, and the virtues of the ministers to be promoted." If this is the case, "the superiors and subordinates will be harmonious and prosperous", and the success of virtue can be expected.
Zhao Dui is not a court meeting, so it does not have a fixed location. It is often based on the emperor's interest or needs. Its content generally has three points: consulting on government affairs, reciting poems and writing poems, and discussing classics and history. The former is a practical need, and the latter two are a supplement to the sutra feast.
If you want to classify the banquet that Gao Jingshi received today, it is probably the last one.
After Meng Chong, Shen Shixing and others left, Feng Bao arranged for the other disciples to be sent back to their respective mansions. There were only four people left in the Wenhua Hall: the emperor, the prince, Concubine Li Guifei and Gao pragmatism - Feng Bao Not counting the other middle-ranking officials who were accompanying him, they were basically unable to speak on their own initiative without the emperor asking questions at this moment.
But before the emperor could ask the question, a eunuch spoke up. But he asked the emperor: "Long live Grandpa, what are the rules for today's meal...?"
This sentence was asked by the eunuch in charge of Shangshan Supervisor. He had no choice but to ask because it was his duty. Although the palace had clear regulations on the dishes for dozens of banquets, today was a complete special case, so he did not dare to just order one at will.
In fact, it would be easier if there were just three people, Longqing and his wife, father and son, because they would either not pay attention to these "trivial matters", or they are not familiar with the vast rules and regulations in the Ming Dynasty palace, so they would choose a reasonable one and handle it according to the rules. , there will be no obstacles.
The trouble is that there are civil servants present today - although Gao Pingshi is young, he has been praised by many top scholars and Jinshi just now. This eunuch of the Shangshan Supervisor is not a eunuch who was trained as a pen-writing eunuch. He was a eunuch since he was a child. Even those who studied with the "seniors" in the palace did not know that Gao Jingshi could not understand the affairs he was responsible for, and he was afraid that Gao Jingshi would find something wrong.
When Long Qing heard this, he was also a little dazed. After thinking for a while, he said: "Give Gao Aiqing a daily banquet with wine and food." Then as if he remembered something, he added: "Originally, there should be five minutes of wine, because Gao Aiqing is young, let's forget it. .”
The eunuch in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor breathed a sigh of relief, it would be easy to handle the emperor's will.
When talking about wine and rice on a daily basis, each table usually has five minutes of wine, three kinds of soup, four kinds of dishes, and one portion of rice. If the wine was removed according to the order, it would be equivalent to adding only four dishes, three cups of soup, and one portion of rice and a pair of bowls and chopsticks. It was very easy to handle, so I quickly followed the order and went down to prepare.
At this time, Long Qing smiled and said to Gao Pingshi: "Gao Aiqing, I have just seen a few of your talents. From now on, when the prince enters school, you, the bachelor's student, must help him a lot."
This sentence is obviously meant to be ridiculing. After all, even if Gao Pragmatic really became an official because of Emperor Longqing's "Golden Words", his main job should be to be the prince's companion, not the "fake bachelor's degree student", but the prince The companion is just a new official who was just casually created, and he doesn't even have a rank.
The bachelor's degree at the Imperial Academy really has a rank, and although the formal rank is not high, it is only from the fifth rank, but you must know that in the Hanlin Academy, the highest rank of the official Hanlin bachelor is only the fifth rank, and he has participated in the court. Qualified!
Hanlin bachelor's degree, there are only two real bachelor's degree students. Although Gao Wuzhi's current "fake bachelor's degree" is only a nominal honorary officer, honorary officers can also be formally called. Didn't Shen Shixing just change his name to "Gao Shidu"?
Officialdom is like this. Whichever title above your head sounds the most powerful and noble, others will usually call you by this title. Just like Qi Jiguang's real position is Chief Soldier, but how can Chief Soldier Qi sound as majestic and domineering as Qi Shaobao's title? Therefore, people who respect Qi Jiguang in later generations often call him Qi Shaobao. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai had already assumed the most powerful position as Minister of Beiyang. Didn't people also call him Yuan Gongbao?
After listening to Long Qing's words, Gao Pangshi certainly knew that there was an element of politeness in them, but most of them were still sincere. He couldn't help but said sternly: "Although I have little virtue and little talent, I have been entrusted by your majesty to do my best." Try your best to do this as a companion reading." His words were not very literary, mainly because he was afraid that he would not sound like a child at all.
Long Qing smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I can rest assured about Mr. Gao's Qilin'er." He turned to Concubine Li and said, "Do you have anything to tell me, my dear concubine?"
Concubine Li also smiled, looked at Gao pragmatically and said, "I have heard of you Gao Aiqing before. Is Gao Aiqing the nephew of Zhang Siwei and Zhang Shilang?"
Gao Pragmatic's mind was not slow to react, and he immediately thought that this might be because he met Li Wei, the father of the country, at his uncle's house last time, and Li Wei mentioned such a thing in front of his daughter at some point. But it doesn't matter, it's even a good thing. After all, Li Wei has a good relationship with Zhang Siwei, so he shouldn't say bad things about himself in front of his daughter for no reason.
Then he said: "Back to the noble concubine, yes, Zhang Gongfengpan is the uncle of Weichen."
