After Huang Zhiting briefly explained what happened while she was out for Huang Chengzu, Huang Chengzu realized that Gao Pragmatic, who he regarded as "human-looking and dog-like", was actually his daughter's savior. To his surprise, this meathead Shan struggled to stand up tremblingly, swayingly picked up two glasses of wine and walked to Gao Pingshi.
He handed a glass of wine to Gao Yingshi to take it, but he burped from the wine and said: "You are a good young man. You are so thin and weak, and you can actually save my good daughter. Well, you have made great contributions. This drink I’ll reward you with a drink.”
It's good that Huang Chengzu is not completely drunk and has lost his mind. At least he still remembers that saving her daughter belongs to the category of meritorious service.
Gao Wuzhen now saw that Huang Chengzu's mentality was no different from that of a drunkard in later generations. He didn't bother to care about his choice of words. He smiled slightly, took the copper jue from Huang Chengzu's hand, held the cup in both hands to indicate, and said: "This is a gift from the elders, I dare not refuse." , Xie Mingfu." After saying this, he drank it all without saying a word.
There was at least three ounces of Huang Chengzu's bronze barley. Gao Pragmatic drank it all in one gulp, which made him very satisfied and laughed: "Okay, okay, no wonder my dear daughter is willing to bring you to see me. You are a courageous person. Lao...uh, I appreciate it very much!"
He almost said "I" out of his mouth, but luckily Huang Zhiting, who was standing next to Gao Pingshi, raised her eyebrows and stared at him, scaring him away again.
But then, Huang Chengzu lost his mind to talk, and hurriedly sent the two of them away on the pretext that he had drunk too much and was in urgent need of urination.
As soon as the two of them came out of the yard, Huang Zhiting said apologetically: "I didn't expect that I had only been away from home for half a month, and my father was back to his old ways, drinking all day long... Mr. Zhang made a joke. If there is any neglect or disrespect, I will express my gratitude to you on my father's behalf." You apologize."
Gao Qingshi smiled and said it was okay, and then said: "Although there are many people who are greedy for cups in the world, according to my opinion, it seems that it is not your nature to be greedy for cups... But what are your worries that you cannot vent?"
Huang Zhiting looked a little sad when she heard this, and said: "My father was really not like this before... When I was a child, my father was neither fat nor good at drinking. He also asked Mr. Xixi to teach me how to read and write, but In the third year of Longqing, the incident in Zhongzhou happened, and my father changed. He began to drink and eat too much, and he had no interest in political affairs. Fortunately, my mother was still there at that time, and she was in charge of many things. Wanli Five When I was young, my mother-in-law became ill due to overwork and passed away not long after. I was only fourteen years old at the time, so I had to take over this mess..."
"Actually, what did I know at that time? I could only follow what my mother-in-law did before. Fortunately, in those few years, the surrounding area was still peaceful, there were no major disturbances, and the situation was still manageable. After two years of this, I I have roughly sorted out the internal affairs of Siming Mansion, but my father is still not doing anything, and my younger brother Ying Lei is getting older... He is very dissatisfied with me taking over the affairs of the government, and there are some voices in the government, saying that even if my father No matter what happens, since Ying Lei is getting older, Ying Lei should be in charge."
"I had no choice and I didn't want to be said to be arrogant, so I handed over some government affairs such as criminal names, inspections, etc. to Ying Lei to see if he could take over. Who knew that he not only decided the case randomly, based on his own likes and dislikes, but also took advantage of the inspection He took the opportunity to blackmail the prefecture and county. I went to Shixi Prefecture to know that he had blackmailed me too much, so he sent someone to deliver a letter to me.
Unexpectedly, Ying Lei found out about this, and he led his people into the Zhizhou Yamen, and severely injured the fellow Zhizhi in front of the officials and local officials... This incident almost led to a mutiny, and I spent the boss's efforts It took him a while to calm him down, but from then on, I took over his power, so now he keeps hiding and refusing to see me. "
Huang Zhiting said with a sad face, raised her head and asked: "Mr. Zhang, you are very knowledgeable. Tell me, have I really usurped power?"
This... it's hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs. The situation in your family is a bit strange. What should I say as an outsider?
He couldn't help but ponder a little, but didn't speak for a while.
"Do you think so too?" Huang Zhiting's eyes became even more gloomy and she said with a wry smile: "I didn't believe what those people said. Siming Mansion is an inheritance left by our ancestors. My father doesn't care about it, and my younger brother can't care about it. If I don't care about it, then what will happen if I don't care about it?" Can the ancestral property still be preserved? But since you think so, it seems that I really did something wrong... Anyway, I will send someone to find Ying Lei and hand over all the power of Siming Mansion to him. In fact, I will send someone to find Ying Lei. That's fine, then I can read some books with you in peace. Mr. Zhang, are you...will you teach me?"
This is not the result that Gao Jingshi wants to see. He didn't speak just now because he felt it was inconvenient to talk. However, Huang Zhiting actually controls Siming Mansion. This is an unexpected surprise. He was busy helping her strengthen control and it was too late. Why? Can it be destroyed instead?
Gao pragmatically said hurriedly: "Miss Huang, you have misunderstood me."
"Huh?" Huang Zhiting looked confused.
Gao Pragmatic put on his most serious and serious demeanor, and said righteously: "Miss Huang, do you know what it means to usurp power without authorization?"
Huang Zhiting didn't understand what Gao Jingshi wanted to say, so she shook her head subconsciously, her eyes a little blank.
Gao pragmatically said: "To make one's own decisions is called trespassing, and to conspire to seize is called usurpation. Your Majesty is sitting in the palace well, without any illness or pain. Do you not allow him to take charge of the affairs of the government? Do you restrict his access? Do you restrict him from meeting with retainers and outsiders? ?”
Huang Zhiting shook her head and said, "None of them."
"Since there are none, what does it mean to be good and what does it mean to usurp?" Gao Pragmatic may not be good at artillery, but he is very skilled at artillery. He can make black people white and dead people alive. What's more? Is this a small problem in Huang Zhiting’s family? Immediately give Huang Zhiting an analysis.
All in all, Gao Pragmatic's conclusion is that Huang Zhiting's approach is not only not about usurping power, but on the contrary, it is the right thing to do! This is a very courageous and responsible act of righteousness that should be praised and imitated by all generations!
Huang Zhiting was so praised by him that her face turned red and her expression was twitchy. She lowered her head and whispered, "How can she be so good?"
"There are some." Gao Pingshi was tireless and continued to give her more confidence, and said: "If there was no Empress Dowager Dou in the old Han Dynasty, who could have taught three wise kings, and with the rule of Wenjing and Fenglangju? Xu? If there had not been Liang Hongyu in the Song Dynasty, how could Huang Tiandang's battle turn the tide and inspire people? The monuments of the predecessors are so great, why should the successors belittle themselves? Miss Huang, you are a woman who is not inferior to other men, I really admire you very much. "
Well, I'm mainly very happy...
Huang Zhiting didn't know what he was thinking. She just thought that he was sincerely praising her, and her heart felt like honey. But she was also afraid that he would think that she had a domineering personality and wanted to be in power. Although she praised her, she was not happy in her heart. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous and said cautiously: "Actually, I don't want to take care of these things, but there is really no way..."
Gao pragmatic thought her attitude was just like the new king's "three requests and two concessions" before he ascended the throne. He didn't take it seriously at all, and he just focused on persuading her to give up the idea of handing over power.
Huang Zhiting had an inexplicable trust in him. Seeing his persuasion, she gave up her previous thoughts. At this time, the two of them walked outside a courtyard. Huang Zhiting finally got rid of her sad mood, smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Zhang, thank you for your explanation. I am in a much better mood now... This is the guest house of my home. You can stay here while you are in Siming Mansion. After I meet the officials in the mansion later, I will introduce you to them... I will tell them that you are my invited guest. Mr. Zhang will not Do you mind?"
It doesn't matter, as long as you don't say that I am your teacher, otherwise if my identity is exposed in the future and the dignified Sixth No. 1 Scholar actually accepts a female disciple who is a chieftain, it will be more trouble than if I marry you home.
He immediately smiled and said, "Why not?"
Huang Zhiting smiled sweetly and was about to speak when a servant hurried over and reported: "Miss, Mr. Cen Ling of Sicheng wants to see you!"
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