When Gao pragmatic returned to Shangshu Gao's mansion, he found that not only were the doors of his house decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, but even the plaque had been changed. The four gilded characters "Nanning Houfu" looked very familiar. After a closer look, I realized that they were actually inscribed by Chen Han, Yubi.
The important people in the mansion greeted each other inside and outside the gate. Among them, Gao Mo led a group of people to greet him outside the gate, while the three girls Liu Xin, Meng Guzhezhe, and Narita Kaifei were waiting behind the gate.
Gao Jingzhi just looked at the door plaque outside the gate, but didn't say anything. After he crossed the gate, walked around the screen wall, and saw the three women, he asked: "Why is the plaque on the door of Nanning Marquis Mansion hung up? I still have it." I have to resign!"
"Anyway, it's 'three words of imperial edict are not allowed'. If you hang up, just hang up." Liu Xin said helplessly: "Besides, it's not us who want to hang up. It was the emperor who sent Chen Zhangyin to deliver the plaque. He said solemnly that the person above him was Chen Han, and he must not lose his etiquette.
The Marquis was not around at that time, and we were all women. Although Uncle Mo was close to the Master, he could not act as a servant on behalf of the master. In this case, who else in the house dares to deal with this thing? He had no choice but to let Chen Zhangyin talk to himself and ordered the small yellow door under his hands to be hung up. "
Only then did Gao pragmatic know the whole story. There is nothing wrong with this matter in terms of formal etiquette. After all, the person who presented the plaque is Chen Ju, which means that it is the emperor's oral edict. Without him as the master in the palace, others would never dare to resist the edict. Then Can't we just let Chen Ju hang up the plaque?
If there is a will in front of us, even if the government and the public have something to say, it will be enough to push back and forth, and the emperor will definitely come forward. At the same time, no one can say that they ignored the integrity of civil servants and hurriedly used the Marquis Mansion plaque before finishing the speech.
"Congratulations to the Marquis for being a civil servant and being able to join the cabinet to assist the government." Seeing that he no longer cared about the plaque, Liu Xin smiled and congratulated him again.
Gao pragmatic forced a smile, but sighed: "It's just roasting on the fire."
Liu Xin raised her eyebrows slightly: "So what? Real gold is not afraid of fire."
Gao pragmatic glanced at her in surprise and said, "You are calmer than me. What's the matter? Can't you see the problem behind this?"
"How big a problem is it? It's just that the emperor needs a great achievement - he already needs it very much, and it happens that North Korea is facing overthrow, and its envoy is in the capital, so Ming Dynasty needs a great victory to strengthen the Korean people's dependence on Ming Dynasty. Just determination.
After all, if North Korea surrenders to Japan early, even if Ming Dynasty sends troops in the future, it will face even greater troubles. Although the Koreans were useless, Li Huo had been the king for so many years. He stood on the side of the Ming Dynasty. Only when the Ming Dynasty sent troops could he be famous and not be hated by the Korean people, which would add some variables. "
Gao pragmatic glanced at her sideways and said, "You know that's not what I want to say."
Liu Xin chuckled and said: "Then what did the Marquis say? Could it be that the Marquis is still worried that someone in the court will jump out and stroke your tiger's beard? Don't worry, at least the three things in Jiangnan, Bozhou, and North Korea will be settled. Before, no matter how stupid those people in the court were, they would never confront you, Lord Marquis."
"I don't do it now, but that doesn't mean I won't settle accounts later." Gao Pragmatic curled his lips and said, "We in China have always liked the idea of settling accounts after the fall."
"Ha, I am afraid that no one after the fall will dare to settle the accounts with the Marquis." Liu Xin also curled her lips and said: "Even if the border army is now strong, it can push North Korea evenly and drive Toyotomi Hideyoshi's soldiers into the sea. , but if they really want to achieve complete victory... Without the Marquis’ nod, are they planning to swim across the Tsushima Strait to meet Toyotomi Hideyoshi?”
"It's not necessarily impossible to accept it when it's good." Gao Pragmatic chuckled: "If we come to Korea to bring order to the chaos and ensure the survival of the Ming Dynasty, the prestige of the Ming Dynasty will be established. After all, Japan is a country designated by Taizu as a country not to be conquered, so it doesn't necessarily have to be Go attack."
"Oh, if that's the case, things will be very bad." Liu Xin covered her mouth and chuckled, glanced at Narita Kai, and said: "Third Madam, don't you have anything to say to the Marquis?"
Kai Narita obviously had something to say, and her anxiety was already written on her face. However, I wonder if there are certain rules in Japan. For example, as the head of the family, Gao Pingshi didn't ask her, and she didn't dare to bring it up even if she was anxious. In short, even if Liu Xin said this, she still just looked at Gao Pragmatic longingly, but never took the initiative to speak.
Gao Pingshi waited for a moment and saw that she was still looking at him, her mouth tightly pursed. He couldn't help but feel a little funny and said, "Okay, just say what you have to say."
Unexpectedly, Narita Kai opened his mouth first, but swallowed the words as soon as they came to his mouth. When he spoke again, he said: "No matter how urgent the matter of the slave family is, it is not bigger than the master. The master has returned triumphantly after a journey of thousands of miles. The dust has not been washed away, and the great joy has not yet been celebrated." , how can I talk about other things? I would also like to ask you to take a shower and change clothes, celebrate the honor with everyone in the house, and have a good night's rest before talking about anything else."
Gao Pragmatic was greatly surprised. He did not expect Narita Kai to have such a high level of etiquette awareness. He had some doubts that Liu Xin taught her, but after taking a look at Liu Xin, he found that Liu Xin also had a surprised look on his face. He couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Okay, since you have such intention, then I'll do it for you." Then walked towards the backyard.
He also wanted to see how many surprising advantages this Kafi Princess, who was only known for her fighting skills and beauty in Japanese history, had.
As soon as Gao Pragmatic left, Liu Xin originally planned to ask Narita Kai why he had to wait another day even though he was in an emergency. Unexpectedly, Narita apologized to Meng Guzhezhe, saying to the effect that Meng Guzhezhe was left out because of his own fault. On the other hand, she felt very sorry.
In fact, Meng Guzhezhe was not very touched. Although Gao Jingshi just nodded to her when she greeted her and congratulated her without saying a word, in fact, she and Gao Jingshi had no physical contact and did not spend much time together. Although the relationship was not close, Gao Pragmatic's reaction was not unexpected, and she couldn't say she was too disappointed.
On the contrary, Kafeiji's words seemed to suggest that a certain pot should not be opened, which made her a little unhappy. It's just that Kaiji's Japanese-style apology seemed particularly sincere, even a little condescending, but it didn't really seem like she was deliberately angry with herself, which made her a little embarrassed.
"It doesn't matter." After all, Meng Guzhe was not good at words, but he was kind at heart. In the end, he was not angry. He even felt that it was a bit rude to say only two words, so he added: "Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack on North Korea was an enemy of the Ming Dynasty. You are Japanese, so you must be very embarrassed now... I have actually experienced similar things, and I understand your embarrassment."
Ji Feiji quietly learned about Meng Guzhezhe's past events, but because she and her men were all Japanese, even if they could speak Chinese, it was not convenient after all, so they couldn't find out too clearly.
Ji Feiji only knew that Meng Guzhezhe's father was actually ordered to be killed by Gao Pingshi, which also involved a very powerful Jurchen chief... Ah, this is the revenge of killing his father! I don’t know why, but Meng Guzhezhe, a Jurchen woman, doesn’t seem to care too much about this.
Ji Feiji didn't know that this was a different custom inheritance between the Jurchens and Japan. In Japan, the education received by "princesses" like Ji Feiji, who were trained as Ji warriors since childhood, and "geges" such as Menggu Zhezhe among the Jurchen tribe are completely different.
Since Samurai Hime is a "samurai", of course she also has to practice a lot of samurai ways. Therefore, Katsuki Hime has had the idea of treating herself as a family guardian since she was a child. For things like "revenge for killing her father", her first reaction is naturally "Must be revenged."
Jurchen women are completely different. Many Jurchen customs are deeply influenced by the Mongols, especially the current "Ye He" who originally had a different surname, Ye He. He originally moved from Mongolia to Ye He's territory and finally merged with Ye He.
This means that the women of the Yehe family will follow the Mongolian tradition of obeying the strong. Even if this strong man is responsible for killing his father, husband, or son, it will not affect their choice: accept reality.
In Mongolian customs, if a man cannot protect his daughter, wife, or mother, it is because a man is incompetent and has nothing to do with a woman. No matter how hard it is, the woman cannot be blamed. Speaking of which, this may be regarded as a true form of male chauvinism, but it is more responsible than Yang Yuhuan who was entirely blamed for the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion.
Meng Guzhezhe and Jia Feiji were not thinking on the same line, but Liu Xin saw it clearly. At this time, he took over the conversation and said, "Your master is going to take a bath, and you two are just watching here?"
As soon as these words came out, Meng Guzhezhe's cheeks suddenly filled with joy. Although she pretended to be the so-called "Second Lady", she had not yet consummated her marriage with Gao Pragmatic. When Liu Xin said this to her face, she really didn't know how to react appropriately and was immediately at a loss.
Jia Feiji was shocked and said hurriedly: "That's bad. Failure to serve your husband well is a serious crime. Thank you Sister Liu for reminding me!" After saying this, she hurriedly chased Gao Pingshi without caring about anyone.
Meng Guzhezhe was surprised and embarrassed at the same time. He didn't know what to do for a moment. He didn't really want to go, and it didn't matter if he didn't go. He was completely stupid where he was.
Liu Xin chuckled, quietly walked forward, and whispered in her ear: "Sister Meng Gu actually wants to miss such a good opportunity? I'm not telling you, you see, your master is usually very busy, you If you don't think of more ideas and dangle them in front of him, when will he think of you?"
Meng Guzhezhe was embarrassed and frightened by Liu Xin's words, and hesitantly said: "But..."
"Stop being a butt. If you keep being a butt for a while, nothing will happen to you when you go again!" Liu Xin said mysteriously: "Look at how proactive Ji Fei Ji is. I heard that Japanese women have been around since they were young. I have been taught all kinds of things about how to serve my husband. If you hesitate for a while longer, I am afraid that everyone will be heartbroken..."
Liu Xin, a modern girl, was naturally not afraid of saying these words. Who knew that she was so straightforward that she frightened Meng Guzhezhe. She became even more timid after being surprised, and said: "Then... then I will go." ?”
"Pfft!" Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh, then immediately coughed to suppress her laughter, pretending to be serious and glared at her, lowered her voice but said viciously: "Of course I have to go! Even if she has climbed on your master, you You have to pull her down too - you are the second lady, even if you want...that or something, you have to go first, understand!"
Liu Xin was the teacher personally appointed by Gao Pingshi to Meng Guzhezhe. Since the "teacher" emphasized it so much, what else could Meng Guzhezhe have to say? No matter how frustrated he was in his heart, he could only bite the bullet at this time.
She swallowed a mouthful of Xiangjin guiltily and hesitated: "But...but I don't know what to do."
Liu Xin didn't expect this, and said in shock: "Didn't anyone teach you before you got married?"
"Yes, there are, but...but, they didn't teach me to take the initiative to serve." Meng Guzhe defended weakly.
"What evil have I done!" Liu Xin put her hand on her forehead, sighed, and said feebly: "After you go, as long as Ji Feiji does anything, you will do it! And you must have a clear mind and a bright eye. When you find out what she plans to do, you have to do it before she does... Do you understand?"
"Ah, but...I understand."
"If you understand, go quickly. If you delay any longer, there will be no hope." Liu Xin pushed her and said repeatedly: "Hurry, hurry."
Meng Guzhezhe hurriedly chased him to the backyard, but Liu Xin couldn't help but sigh and said to herself: "It's so bad in these broken times. When the eldest daughter-in-law has to ask her best friend for help, let her husband get married earlier." I gave birth to a few more babies with my concubine, and all of them have brain problems... No, they are deeply tortured! Deeply tortured!"
After thinking about it, I watched Meng Guzhezhe's back disappear at the entrance of the courtyard, and suddenly felt a little sad. I thought to myself: I think they are deeply poisoned, but they all feel very happy, but I am the only one who is forcing a smile. Who is the one who is being tortured? The poisonous one?
As I thought about it, I became more and more lonely, and thought: No, they just have limited thinking. Since they were young, they have bound their life goals to a man who they didn’t even know who he was at the time. But now it just happens that this man is highly pragmatic. That's all - essentially, it doesn't matter who this person is... but, what is my goal in life?
Liu Xin's eyes became blank, and she thought: Gao Pragmatic's goal in life is very clear. He wants to change the country through as gentle a means as possible, and at the same time, he has reserved a way out for himself. Whether he succeeds or not is just an attempt;
Huang Zhiting's goal in life is to be a good wife and mother. Even if she is a good wife and mother in the eyes of the Han people in the Central Plains, she may act a bit weird, at least too strong in her career, but in the final analysis, her mind is very simple and she has no other thoughts than this;
Although Meng Guzhezhe and Jia Feiji have very different ideas, when it comes to life goals, I'm afraid they are similar. They are generally the same as women of this era. They just marry a chicken and follow the chicken, and marry a dog and follow the dog. What's more, Gao Qingzhi is completely outstanding in this era. What more can a husband ask for if he is like this?
what about me? What exactly is my life goal? I am not a man. In this era, I neither have the ability nor the expectation to change this country. The major events in the world actually have nothing to do with me. Whether the future is good or bad, it is neither my responsibility nor my burden.
There is no need to help the world, I should be alone, but I don't want to marry a Ming Dynasty man whose vision is hundreds of years behind mine, and I don't want to be his concubine, so what on earth should I do?
Live in seclusion and be alone? There are not even any interesting entertainment activities in this era. How boring would it be to live in seclusion? I would have to suffocate myself to death?
Suddenly, a sense of isolation and alienation arose in Liu Xin's heart. She felt like a mouse trapped in a glass enclosure. Although the world around her was so real, she had never integrated into it.
Blending in...should I blend in?
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