King Lu will give me clothes?
I have said before that when the Ming Dynasty granted a certain robe, the emperor usually only gave one set. If you wanted to wear it every day, you had to find someone to do it yourself. The emperor's reward actually only gave you the right to wear the robe, so it is highly pragmatic. Of course, all the sitting python robes were made by myself.
This was a trivial matter, and naturally he was not short of this small amount of money, but the significance of King Lu giving him two sets of python robes was different.
Theoretically speaking, Gao Jingshi was not an official in Prince Lu's palace. Prince Lu, as the vassal king of an unknown country, should not have any dealings with him. This was against the rules.
But the Ming Dynasty's system... sometimes as long as the emperor turns a blind eye, that's all.
Judging from today's situation, the emperor obviously didn't care - maybe he even acquiesced, because Zhang Cheng was the director of etiquette, Bingbi. Normally, it was impossible for King Lu to manipulate him.
What's more, the timing of Zhang Cheng's appearance is also exaggerated. The dynasty has just dispersed, and many officials have not left yet. In broad daylight, His Highness Prince Lu would not dare to come "to make friends with the courtiers" even if he had the guts to do so.
Therefore, King Lu's actions were either directed by Zhu Yijun or acquiesced by him. No matter how you say it, it means that Zhu Yijun has no objection to him coming to make friends with Gao Pragmatic.
Gao Pingshi smiled and said, "I was so frightened by the mistake of His Highness Prince Lu's love. I would like to ask Zhang Bingbi to convey my gratitude to me."
Zhang Cheng was a little confused and thought to himself: Is this the end? Don't they all say that the former Xiaoge Lao and today's Gao Gongbao are particularly "on the road"? Could it be that this does not reveal the intention of His Highness Prince Lu?
"This... thanks, our family will convey it to His Highness Prince Lu on Gao Gongbao's behalf, but, uh..." Zhang Cheng did not expect that Gao Jingshi did not take the initiative to respond, which made it difficult to say it.
"What is Zhang Bingbi in trouble for?" Gao Pragmatic smiled gently: "If it is an official matter and the court is free to enforce laws, I am afraid that this department will be unable to help, but if it is just a matter of money, Zhang Bingbi can say, This academy has never valued gold or jade."
Zhang Cheng was stunned: Am I short of money? I won't come to you if I'm short of money. You don't need my help in the palace. What can I give you in return? Hey, wait...
"Haha, our family...well, our family..."
"It seems that Zhang Bingbi hasn't thought about it yet. How about this? After Bingbi thought about it, he went to find my cousin Gao Guoyan, who is in charge of Jinghua Bank. There are still some secular affairs that need to be dealt with in the headquarters. Without delaying my writing and thinking, I’ll take my leave now and see you later.”
Gao pragmatically said, he cupped his hands and turned around to leave. The two young eunuchs were holding the trays, and they didn't know if they wanted to follow.
Although Zhang Cheng's expression was not good, he still waved his hand for them to follow Gao Pragmatic, while he hesitated a little and went on his own.
Of course Gao Pragmatic knew what King Lu meant by looking for him. There were only two possibilities, either he hoped that he would support him in spending money on his wedding, or he wanted to directly "solicit sponsorship."
However, Gao Pragmatic did not intend to go through with either of these two approaches - the imperial treasury had already spent hundreds of thousands of taels on the wedding, and the land granted to him was enough (the lord officially granted land to him). (Only enjoy the benefits, specific matters will be handled by the local government). If he now jumps out to express his support for continuing to increase the cost of Prince Lu's wedding, the emperor and the Empress Dowager Cisheng may be happy, but his reputation for high pragmatism will definitely be affected.
Although Gao Pragmatic's reputation is no longer "praised as good in the world", and some people have begun to argue that Jinghua is too powerful, but because he has always asked Jinghua to pay attention to its goodwill and has not done anything to make people angry, this statement is still Far from mainstream.
But once Gao Pragmatic continues to increase the cost of Prince Lu's wedding, it will definitely be remembered by interested people, and at least the "fascinating" label will never escape.
If singing praises of virtue is considered to be charming, then every official of the Ming Dynasty has the experience of being charming, and there is no need to explain this at all. But the nature of specific flattery behaviors is different. Supporting the use of the imperial treasury to indulge the feudal king's "wanton extravagance" is definitely a black spot for officials. If Gao Pragmatic can't bear this responsibility, he will never bear it.
As for King Lu directly soliciting sponsorship and asking him to contribute a sum of money out of thin air... Haha, do you, His Highness King Lu, have such a great reputation?
Yes, even if I, Gao Shishi, bear all the construction costs of your Prince Lu's Mansion, it's not that I can't afford it, but why should I?
Isn't it impossible for me to pay? One hundred thousand taels? Two hundred thousand taels? Three hundred thousand taels? Or five hundred thousand taels?
Either way!
However, I have to trouble you to ask the people behind you to come forward and talk to me. Whether it is the emperor or the empress dowager, their face is worth the price.
But you, Zhu Yili, can’t do it. Let me put it bluntly: You, a vassal king, are not worth the price, even if you are the emperor's biological brother.
Why is King Lu still somewhat "valuable" now? Isn't it because Zhu Yijun doesn't have a legitimate son yet?
Although the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo has been born, who in Shenjing knows that Concubine Wang Gong is not favored?
Of course, what's more important is that the prince's health is not very good. According to Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju, the eldest son of the emperor sometimes suffered from jaundice and whooping cough, and almost died several times. It is troublesome at ordinary times. If you are not careful, you will spit up milk, sleep on your stomach (baby sleeping on his stomach too early can easily suffocate), and get sores. A lot of people in the palace are worried every day.
Of course, Gao Jingshi knew that this young master should not die in his infancy, but... Queen Wang was still very young, and Li Shizhen was waiting to see a doctor at any time. What good could Gao Gongbao do? hurry?
Although it is said that "it has been difficult for doctors to heal themselves since ancient times", Li Shizhen also lived to be seventy-five years old in history, so he still had at least ten years left to live, so why panic? As long as he is not allowed to taste everything by himself like Shen Nong did in history, he will probably live longer.
In fact, the root of this problem lies with Queen Wang.
Gao Pragmatic originally thought that Queen Wang had been repelling another pregnancy because of postpartum depression or fear of childbirth after giving birth to the emperor's eldest daughter, but later he discovered that the situation might not be that simple - Queen Wang might have been "morally motivated" Kidnapped".
Empress Wang is undoubtedly a virtuous queen, but virtuous queens since ancient times have had one characteristic, which is to desperately "anti-jealousy".
What is anti-jealousy?
As we all know, there has long been a folk saying of "seven outs and three out", among which there are two among the "seven outs": lust and jealousy.
Let me put the former aside first and talk about jealousy. The scope of jealousy is actually very wide, but at this time in women's family life, even in the Tian family, there are some of the most common jealousies, such as prohibiting or objecting to husbands taking concubines, and prohibiting or objecting to husbands having concubines in the same room. For relatively "minor crimes", just replace prohibition or opposition with "minimize as much as possible".
In this way, the other way around is: encouraging husbands to take concubines, encouraging husbands to have more sex with concubines, and minimizing or even simply avoiding having sex with one's husband is "anti-jealousy" and "virtuous".
This was really a magical operation that stunned Gao Pragmatic. Even though he was a man, he felt it was extremely twisted.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic doubted that Queen Wang's current mentality was close to this level. But this is not her fault, but the fault of social public opinion and the fault of cultural roots.
Even if the special identity of Tianjia is removed, the relationship between Zhu Yijun and Queen Wang is very good. Why does Queen Wang still think and do this under such circumstances?
It can only be said that it is caused by cultural orientation and social public opinion. She believed that only by doing this could she be a good queen and a good wife. At the same time, in her heart, being a good queen and a good wife was helpful to her husband, so she insisted on doing so.
This kind of thinking is certainly distorted in Gao Pragmatic's view, but the trouble is that he and Queen Wang can't be alone at all, so he can't find opportunities to persuade her and change her mind. Some plots in Ming Dynasty where a courtier actually fell in love with the queen were all a dream to him - just look at how difficult it is for Princess Yongning to meet him.
She was just a widowed princess, but if she were to be the queen of the dynasty, let alone dating other people, even if it was just a matter of "meeting alone", she would probably lose her head.
Gao Jingshi was the one who compiled the "Da Ming Huidian". He knew very well how strict the harem bans in the Ming Dynasty were. As a person who did not have the ability of nine-headed insects, he did not intend to commit suicide in this way.
Of course, Gao Jingzhi has great potential power in the palace. Even if he does not come forward, he can convey his words to anyone in the palace. It's a pity that neither Huang Mengyu nor Chen Ju are suitable as lobbyists to relieve the Queen's heart.
A wise queen like Queen Wang was very wary of eunuchs themselves. If the eunuch tried to persuade her to "compete for favor" or "flattery", it would definitely have the opposite effect. Queen Wang, who always tried her best to take care of the affairs of the harem, might even be angered, and then Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju might be in trouble.
Moreover, there is no dispute over the country's foundation at the moment. To persuade the Queen to "consider the Ming Dynasty"... this persuasiveness seems to be lacking a little.
It's better to wait, wait until Zhu Changxun is born and the national war begins to emerge, and then think of a solution by yourself.
After leaving the palace, Gao Mo came over immediately, looking a little anxious.
Gao Pangshi had a sudden thought and thought to himself: Could it be that Myanmar or Siam has changed again?
Who knew that after Gao Mo walked over quickly, he lowered his voice and said something that would be more troublesome than the changes in southern Xinjiang.
"Sir, urgent report from Puzhou, my great-grandfather is seriously ill."
Gao pragmatic originally planned to talk while walking, but when he heard this bolt from the blue, he subconsciously stopped and stood on the spot.
Gao Mo didn't dare to say anything. After waiting for a long time, Gao Pingshi came back to his senses and asked with the last bit of luck: "What does being seriously ill mean..."
"This..." Gao Mo was also a little embarrassed to speak, but in the end he could only reply in a low voice: "Maybe, time... is running out."
Gao Pingshi didn't stay in a daze this time, and said decisively: "Go to Xiaoyongfang, immediately!"
As he spoke, he walked quickly to his green sedan chair without hesitation. Without waiting for his servants to lift the curtain for him, he opened it himself and got in like the wind. He even shouted: "Get up the sedan chair." ,hurry up!"
Gao Mo quickly followed and informed the governor that the honor guard was diverted to Xiaoyongfang.
Not long after, the honor guard of "Prince Shaobao, the right minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the governor of Liaodong Province who is in charge of military affairs" came all the way to Xiaoyongfang, holding up the avoidance sign, and shocked the door of Zhang University's scholar's residence. Come out and see the freshness inside.
Of course the disciple was confused. Of course he knew that the governor of Liaodong was his young cousin, but who was his young cousin? How could he come suddenly without informing him? This... is not etiquette. How could Master Ciao make such a mistake? Could it be that something happened to the person he sent before and was delayed?
However, something even more unethical happened.
Gao Pingshi, who was wearing a bright red silk python robe, rushed out of the green nun sedan. He even took off his official hat. He grabbed the black gauze hat in his left hand and rushed over like the wind.
People would never admit their mistakes, so Menzi had to salute as soon as his legs bent. However, Gao Pragmatic stretched out his hand and pushed him away. His voice changed from his usual gentleness and became very cold and stern: "I have something urgent to see my uncle, get out of the way! "
Menzi was completely stunned, but he actually said this to the people behind him, because those people didn't know what happened yet, so they subconsciously reached out to stop him. However, before the words of inquiry could be uttered, they were also directly pushed away by Gao pragmatism. opened.
Several servants of the Zhang family did not dare to stop him, so naturally they were rushed in by him.
Zhang Siwei, who was in the side hall, had just returned home and his buttocks were not even hot from sitting. He heard some noise outside, as if someone was shouting "Young Master Biao" or something, and he couldn't help but be startled.
I didn't hear that my nephew is coming today. What's going on?
Zhang Siwei was about to send someone out to take a look, but unexpectedly, a figure walked in quickly, and at the same time he said: "Uncle, let the servants retreat first, my nephew has something important to report."
"Seeking truth?" Zhang Siwei was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted when he saw Gao Pragmatic's serious face, waved his hand and said: "Everyone retreat, no one is left within thirty steps."
This was the first time the servants had seen such a situation, so they hurriedly retreated. Zhang Siwei then asked: "Qing truth, what happened? You are not a rash person. Sit down and take a breath first..."
Gao pragmatic interrupted: "Uncle! Urgent report from Puzhou, grandpa is critically ill!"
"Snapped!"
A cup of fragrant tea that Zhang Siwei was holding fell directly to the ground. The top-quality Yu Kiln tea cup suddenly shattered into pieces, and the fragrant tea soup splashed all over the floor.
Gao pragmatic didn't speak anymore, and Zhang Siwei was stunned for a while, then took a breath, stood up suddenly, and said: "I'll go... No, I can't think clearly now... Seek the truth, you go and take my place." I wrote a memorial and said that my old father was seriously ill and very anxious. I wanted to resign from all my posts and return to my hometown immediately to fulfill my filial piety to my parents."
Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that his train of thought was wrong. The expression on his face immediately changed from eagerness to sadness, and his voice immediately became a little choked. He twitched before saying: "Okay..."
But when he turned to leave, he suddenly stopped and turned around and said: "Wait a minute, uncle, this matter needs to be discussed further."
Zhang Siwei had just slumped back on the Grand Master's chair weakly. At this time, he slowly moved his eyes, looked at Gao Pragmatic, and asked with some confusion: "Discuss? What are we discussing?"
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