Gao Shidu's first round of contact with the distinguished disciples ended with such flattery. Gao Pragmatic failed to find out from this superficial contact whether the attitudes of the noble families towards him were really as cordial and harmless as the children of their families showed.
Gao Pragmatism, who has always boasted of being a long-time official, does not believe that these top noble families have no doubts about the previous incident of the prince's playmate, because from the fermentation of the incident of the prince's playmate to the birth of the prince's companion, the whole thing was ultimately beneficial. Others, it is he who is highly pragmatic. Even if those nobles simply considered the problem from the simple idea of "who benefits, who is the mastermind", they would definitely be suspicious of the uncle and nephew of the Gao family.
However, from the contact just now, Gao Pragmatic could not feel their hostility towards him.
There are only two explanations for this: one is that they are indeed good babies who are harmless to humans and animals, and they really have no doubts about such a situation, so they naturally will not show any hostility; the other is that they have doubts, but out of the blue For some reason, this hostility born of suspicion is well hidden.
According to the thinking that Gao pragmatic learned from a famous modern fighter, "I have never been afraid to speculate the worst about the Chinese people," he absolutely did not believe that the nobles had no doubts about his uncle and nephew.
The reason why these families are still prosperous after more than a hundred years, although there are various historical reasons, political symbols and other factors, they are well versed in officialdom customs, and the cautious attitude of the patriarchs of the past generations must also be an important part of it. Reason - otherwise, why would there be so many prominent families that ended up with the fate of "so-and-so committed something, the land became smoky, and he was exterminated", or "so-and-so died, and his son asked for an attack, but the emperor did not allow it, so he was expelled." ?
Well, they have suspicions, but they are able to hide their suspicions, and even pretend to be extremely happy, deeply touched and honored by Gao Pragmatic's invitation. We have to say that it is difficult to find names in history books for these distinguished nobles. Even if the disciples do not have any serious skills, at least their official communication skills, which they learned from the words and deeds of their elders at home, are indeed profound enough. They can possess Ochumelov's color-changing skills at the age of less than ten years old.
For a moment, Gao Pragmatic actually remembered an experience he had gained through nearly ten years of hard work in officialdom: for a leader, no matter how low I feel he is, if he can become my leader, there must be someone or someone. They are stronger and better than me in some aspects.
Now, although these teenagers are kind to me, even a little fawning, they actually make Gao Pragmatic extremely wary and even creepy - don't think you are great just because you are a time traveler. Compared with yourself, these "ancients" Just because they lack hundreds of years of historical knowledge does not mean that their various levels of dealing with people are worse than mine! If you do it accidentally, it is not surprising that the boat will capsize in the gutter.
Remember, don’t.
Due to time constraints, the next step was for the cooks to prepare the lunch, while Gao Pragmatic and the group of teenagers visited the scenery near Jianxinzhai. The areas around Xishan and Xiangshan were different from those in the Qing Dynasty during the Ming Dynasty. At this time, they were the main burial places of imperial mausoleums and relatives of the emperors who died in infancy. Therefore, the degree of development was not as high as it was during the Qing Dynasty, and many cultural landscapes were not as good as during the Qing Dynasty. , but the natural conditions are more beautiful.
However, the tour process itself is really not much worth describing. Generally speaking, it is still about 70% fun and 30% mutual praise, so there is no need to spend more words.
Even the lunch itself was mediocre - not that there were no good dishes: roasted mushrooms, cabbage, grilled clams, fried prawns, frog legs, bamboo shoots and chicken breasts, three things, cooked ham, distiller's grains, roasted venison, boiled Belly, frozen fish with ginger and vinegar, raw braised beef, flowered pearls, roasted loach, fermented fermented meat, jellyfish pool, fried chicken, roasted duck, a twist of needles, braised meat.
The more interesting ones are bean sprouts, three things, fried chicken, jellyfish sink and raw beef. Among them, Panlongcai has been introduced before, so I won’t mention it again.
The dish "Three Things" needs special mention. It is made by mixing seafood (sea cucumber, abalone or shark's fin) with three ingredients: fat hen and pig's trotters, adding seasonings, and simmering over low heat. This dish is the origin of the famous Fujian dish Buddha Tiao Qiang and the famous Hunan dish Zu'an Shark's Fin.
The method of frying chicken is very similar to that of camphor tea duck, which was popular in the south in later generations. It can be regarded as the origin of camphor tea duck. The method is to marinate the chicken first, then continuously pour hot oil on the chicken, and finally steam it.
Jellyfish Hui is a bit like the cold jellyfish of later generations, it is a cold dish.
As for Raw Cuan Beef, despite its unusual name, in fact, judging from the way it is eaten, it is already very similar to the later Shabu Shabu. Gao Pragmatic estimates that later generations of Shabu Shabu came from this dish, but the meat is from beef. Became mutton.
As for the question of whether cattle can be eaten in the Ming Dynasty, well... the emperor may set an example by not eating farm cattle and only eating cattle that are so-called "end of life", but officials and nobles, everyone knows - you have evidence that I ate it Didn't this cow "end its life" on its own? So why don't you call the cow out and let's confront him?
Oh, you ask me why there are always cows in my family that are dying? Hey, is there something wrong with you? I have so much land, and I don’t have enough oxen to work with. I accidentally exhausted a few of them to death. What I lost was my own property. I, the real owner, didn’t say anything. Why are you so anxious? , What are you worried about?
Everyone is a well-established and well-educated person. After having had enough wine and food, of course you must wash your hands after the meal.
Gao pragmatically put down his chopsticks and waved gently, and the strong woman who had bought in advance filed in dressed in neat clothes and carrying a thin copper basin. Next to each strong woman, there is a maid, each carrying a tray, on which are neatly placed a white cloth towel and a beautiful rosewood box.
Following the ceremony, Gao Pragmatic, as the host, was the first to stand up and wash his hands. I saw him standing up. The first thing he did was not to put his hand into the water. Instead, he opened the rosewood box on the tray held by the maid, and then he put his hand into the water.
All the young men were startled, and subconsciously looked at the tray in the hand of the maid of the Gao family beside them. They saw that the red sandalwood box was very delicate, about three inches wide and four inches long, with a carved side. The laurel flower is tilted out, and there is an inscription in the blank space, which is the word "国士".
The young people couldn't help but think about something they heard two days ago: It is said that Gao Shidu came to the palace a few days ago and presented a rare thing to the emperor, queen and concubine. Apply it to your hands, and the hands will not only be extremely clean after cleansing, but also have a peculiar smell. Especially if the hands are stained with oil stains, ink stains, etc., it can be used to cleanse it, and its effect can be used to connect the gods. Emperors, empresses, noble concubines, etc. are all very happy with it...
Could it be that this box contains that treasure?
Everyone's eyes quickly turned back to Gao Yingshi, because after he dipped his hand in the water, he reached out towards the open red sandalwood box.
