They said they were going together to "see things", but Gao Pangshi made a temporary arrangement and ordered Liu Wei and Dong Yiyuan to send their two bodyguards directly to his Jianxinzhai Villa in the northwest suburbs of the city. Instead of going up to the front with them to meet the Gonggun princes.
This approach can be said to be intentional, or it can be said to be just a slight advance of the original plan.
It was impossible for the more than a thousand guard servants to be brought into the capital, otherwise the censor patrolling the city would definitely make a fuss about it. For these servants, the normal operation is to send the master to the outside of the city gate, and then settle somewhere on the outskirts of the city according to the pre-planned plan. It is unlikely that there will be any danger when the master enters the capital. At most, a dozen or so good guards will be left behind. enough.
When general-level officers like Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei arrived in Beijing, their escorts would usually live in corresponding Buddhist temples and Taoist temples outside the city. This could almost be said to be a time-honored tradition.
Not only that, the civil and military officials in each province or town often have designated accommodation units. That is, whenever the officials from this province or this military town come to Beijing, their escorts and entourage will stay there every time. It can be said that it is a rule.
Of course, whether it is a Buddhist temple or a Taoist temple, food and accommodation are not provided free of charge. The borrower must pay money, but it will be called sesame oil money in name.
However, this time Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei were blessed by Gao Pragmatism, whose Jianxinzhai Courtyard covers an extremely huge area. It is said to be a villa, but in fact it is a very large manor connected by many buildings.
Among them, there are not only the Xiangshan Mi Shinzai main hospital where he stayed and entertained guests during his vacation, the academy area of the Kyoka Craftsman School, the training area used by armed servants from all over the country when they came to the capital for training, and the Kyoka Technology Research Institute adjacent to the Craftsman School. District and so on.
It can be said that the so-called "Jianxinzhai Courtyard" can now be almost regarded as a satellite city of the capital, with everything it should have. Compared with a serious city, it only lacks a city wall - if you don't count the "courtyard walls" outside each building complex as a city wall.
The training area for armed servants in Jinghua is very large. If necessary, it is not difficult to squeeze in 30,000 people to station and train. However, Gao is also a very cautious person. The number of armed servants trained here is usually only about 3,000 to 5,000. ——Anyway, when they come to the capital, they usually undergo rotational training and assessment. Usually, a batch will be changed every half a month, and one round of three to five thousand is enough.
But this means that the training area is very empty, and it is not a big deal to house thousands of people of the Second General Soldier to guard the servants. Therefore, since Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei came with Gao Jingshi, they were naturally arranged by Gao Jingshi in this way. Gained some brilliance and saved money.
But having said that, they were originally supposed to send the three of them to the city gate, and then go around the city to see the Shinzai Villa. At this time, Gao Pingshi sent them away temporarily, but left more than two hundred of his own guards. , it was obviously for the Dukes of Gungun who came to greet them - you see, they each brought five hundred people according to the rules, and I even only brought more than two hundred.
If the atmosphere wasn't right today, Gao Pragmatic wouldn't have had to do such a show, but now... it's better to be careful.
The three of them rode horses and arrived in front of the group. The officials in the imperial court had long been accustomed to Gao Qingqing riding more horses than riding cars outside the capital, and no one made a fuss about it anymore.
The cabinet elders, led by Chief Assistant Wang Jiaping, first took a few steps forward to greet him. Before he could take more than two steps, Gao pragmatically got off his horse skillfully, raised his hands in a haha, and took the initiative to say thank you: "Students come back." It's just a matter of reporting on the work in Beijing, how dare you work to welcome the princes, it's really a shame, there is no reason for it, there is no reason for it."
It hasn't been too long since Gao Pragmatic left Beijing, less than a year in total, but for some reason, he always felt that Wang Jiaping looked a little older than he did then, and even his back, which had always been straight in the past, was slightly awkward. hunchback.
However, Wang Jiaping was in good spirits. He raised his hand and returned the salute with a smile, and said loudly: "Rixin's plan to pacify Japan is a miracle for the survival of our loyal vassal, and it is the power of God for our court." I have been awarded a special honor. Although the battle and the future are not yet decided, it is not easy to perform a triumphal ceremony, but it is always appropriate to go out of the city to greet you. How can you say that this is absolutely unreasonable? It is naturally reasonable."
This was a greeting that did not require argument. Gao Pragmatic just laughed and waved his hands as if he was not taking it seriously.
After the first assistant finished speaking, as the second assistant, Liang Menglong naturally wanted to continue: "What Yuan Fu said is true! Rixin's return to Beijing this time is to report on his work, which is tantamount to a triumph. Why can't he come to welcome him? If not today There happens to be a great event in the palace, and I’m afraid the emperor will also come in person..."
He obviously said this on purpose, and Gao Pingshi was really startled and thought to himself, "Is it possible that I misunderstood that no one from the Supervisor of Ceremonies came today? Didn't the Emperor deliberately hit me?"
"Is there great joy in the palace?" Gao Pingshi asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Liang Menglong said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I am really happy... The Queen gave birth to a dragon son this morning - the war between the country and the country can be put to rest!"
Gao pragmatic suddenly opened his eyes wide and said with great joy: "Oh, unexpectedly... this is such a great joy, and the whole world should celebrate it!"
Wang Jiaping took the conversation again, smiling from ear to ear as well, and said: "Yes, yes, Lin Lao can see this scene, and we veterans of the two dynasties can finally feel relieved."
When Gao Pingshi heard "veteran of two dynasties", he thought Wang Jiaping was just talking about himself, but then he thought: Huo, it seems that several cabinet ministers here today are veterans of two dynasties?
Really, even his high pragmatism can be said to be a veteran of two dynasties in theory - although his prince's companion and fake bachelor's degree are not serious official positions, in the Ming Dynasty, temporary "missions" are often more important than official positions. Even tighter. Since he also called himself a "little minister" in front of Emperor Longqing back then, it should naturally count.
If you think about it carefully, Wang Jiaping, Zhao Zhigao and Shen Guanyin were all Jinshi in the second year of Longqing (of course Wang Jiaping was on the northern list, Zhao and Shen were both on the southern list), Zhou Yong was a Jinshi in the 41st year of Jiajing, and Liang Menglong has even more amazing qualifications - —Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing. Speaking of which, these two members of the Practical School are even veterans of three dynasties!
Thinking of this, Gao Pragmatic suddenly felt that it was really time for the Practical School to change its leadership in the cabinet. Look at Liang Menglong, his hair is so white that no black can be seen, Zhou Yong also has a wrinkled face, and his hair is gray and white...
Of course, thinking about it, Gao Pragmatic had not wasted his time on saving face. At this time, he also said hello to Zhao Zhigao, Shen Yiguan and Zhou Yong.
Zhao Zhigao is a thin old man, as kind and gentle as ever, but his complexion is not very good. The bright red bullfighting uniform is a little shaken when he wears it. It can be seen that the owner of the suit is much thinner than before.
He didn't speak energetically enough either. He had to stop and take a breath midway through a few pleasantries with Gao Pragmatic, so that Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but advise him to take better care of his health.
This is not a pretense. Gao Pragmatic actually doesn’t feel that he has any grudge against Zhao Zhigao. To a certain extent, even if any official of the Xin School is fighting, as long as the issue they are fighting is just the means of governing the world and has not turned into a personal matter. Grudges and high pragmatism will not cause anger to the point of wishing the other party to get sick.
It's not that noble, it's simply not necessary.
Now that he knows that there is a great joy in the palace today, Gao Pragmatic is no longer so vigilant about people who have not seen the Supervisor of Ceremonies before. But from the perspective of the ministers, since everyone knows about this, of course they all know that they still have work to do - many people have not had time to write their congratulations. They must be submitted to the Secretary tomorrow morning at the latest. It's from the ceremonial supervisor.
Therefore, although the people who came to greet us today were a large number of people, they seemed unorganized, pragmatic and considerate. They quickly said that in such a great joy, everyone has something to do, so don't hang around all the time. It spun around on its own. As for everyone's kindness, I also appreciate it. I am really grateful and dare not take it lightly.
Each of the yamen and ministries walked over to thank him and said some special words, because everyone was indeed busy with something, and the big scene of greeting him quickly dispersed.
However, the elders did not leave. Instead, at Wang Jiaping's suggestion, they all went to the palace together with Gao Pragmatic - of course they were not going to the harem, but to the cabinet, which was also in the palace.
At this time, Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei, who had been standing aside for a long time, felt a little embarrassed. They don't have the status to follow the cabinet, and they don't know what to do now.
Fortunately, Gao pragmatic did not forget them, and even specially waved them over to say hello to several pavilion elders - yes, during the greetings between the officials and Gao pragmatic just now, these two world-famous generals and The senior officials of the first rank, who were the commander-in-chief of the army and the commander-in-chief of the five-army governor's office (the governor-general and commander-in-chief of the first rank), did not even have a chance to interrupt and say hello.
Damn you, the elders of the pavilion are exchanging greetings. Do you, "the little so-and-so who is the lackey of the sect," have the right to talk to you? At present, the only military ministers who can enjoy such treatment are Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang... Well, maybe Li Rusong is also possible.
Perhaps for the sake of being pragmatic, Wang Jiaping took a good look at the two generals, nodded and said: "Er Cao's trip to Korea this time to fight is considered hard. Since he came to Beijing to report on his duties, he also gave a detailed account of his military exploits. , the cabinet will draw up a vote to propose the reward, and ask the emperor to approve it as soon as possible."
Yuan Fu gave instructions personally, and the two of them were naturally very busy and grateful. The other pavilion elders, such as Liang Menglong and Zhou Yong, knew that they were all direct descendants of Gao Pragmatic, so they also spoke a few words of comfort one after another.
Even Zhao Zhigao praised him casually - Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but doubt after hearing this, thinking that Zhao Zhigao might not know about Dong Yiyuan's defeat in Xianxing, or even know about it, but the matter and the characters were in his mind I can't match the number.
But it was different when it came to Shen Yiguan. The man first looked at Dong Yiyuan and asked, "Is Peng Xingu working under you?"
Dong Yiyuan admitted embarrassingly, and then said: "There will be no real guilt in this matter..."
"It's good to know." Shen Yiguan interrupted expressionlessly: "Although Gao Ge Lao begged for you, it is unheard of to cause a big defeat because of such a thing. I hope you will be more vigilant in the future. Even if you are not punished this time, you will be punished in the future. Don’t do it again.”
There was obviously something in his words. Although Dong Yiyuan didn't know what the cabinet fight was about, he probably guessed that Shen Yiguan's words meant to accuse Gao Pragmatic of shielding his subordinates. Dong Zongrong was obviously a very old man, but for thirty-nine days he was sweating on his forehead. He repeatedly said that he would remember the teachings of Shen Ge and would never do this again in the future.
When they arrived at Liu Wei, Shen Yiguan seemed to be a little interested. After looking at him carefully, he suddenly said with a smile: "He is still a talented person, but his head is too tall. I heard that your sister has entered the Gaofei?"
But he obviously didn't want Liu Wei to answer, because after asking this question, Shen Yiguan turned to Gao Pingshi with a smile and asked: "Mr. Rixin, isn't Mrs. Zunru also so 'superior'?"
There is a saying that Liu Wei is indeed tall, but in terms of height, he is only about two fingers taller than Gao Jingjing. Using Jinghua's calculation method, it is only two or three centimeters.
But he is not only tall, because he has been practicing martial arts for many years, his muscles are far beyond what tall people can compare to. Although Gao Pragmatic also maintains a certain amount of exercise from time to time, his figure can only be described as well-proportioned, while Liu Wei can only be described as "extremely burly". Standing in front of several senior civil servants, he looks like an iron-clad King Kong. The visual pressure is really exaggerated.
Of course, there is no comparison. In terms of personal strength, even if the six pavilion elders were added together, Liu Wei could take care of him within ten breaths.
Obviously this comparison is meaningless, because even if there is only one Shen Yiguan, now they are actually completely ignoring Liu Wei, and Liu Wei can't say anything more.
Gao Pingshi knew in his heart that Shi Linjian had always had a bad impression of Liu Xin. In Shilin's view, Liu Xin was not a chieftain like Huang Zhiting. She was obviously a Han woman, but she led troops to fight in southern Xinjiang like a female chieftain. After the war, she didn't live well. Instead of finding a husband to marry and being at home to take care of her husband and raise children, she became the so-called secretary-general of Jinghua, working as a staff member in the Gao Pragmatic Mansion.
If you are a man, this is understandable. Being a core staff member in the "Prime Minister's Mansion" is not easy. Let alone the county magistrate and prefect, even the Bingbei Dao must be polite when meeting him. But the problem is that Liu Xin is a woman, which is unacceptable to many people - you are an unmarried woman who has lived in Gao Mansion for a long time, but you are actually Gao Pragmatic's chief staff? What exactly does your staff do?
Fortunately, the Liu family is a general, and it is an emerging general with a recent history. Liu Xian made his fortune at the bottom, so although Shilin had some private rumors about Liu Xin, he didn't care too much.
"The Liu family has only relied on some small efforts in fighting to get where it is today. What an honor it is to be able to send their own daughter to the family of the Practical Learning Sect, Gaoge Lao, who was born in the Sixth No. 1 Scholar? What is Liu's status? Naturally, I can’t take care of my family.”
In fact, this was probably the reason why Liu Xian was so worried about this when he died. And it was precisely because Liu Xin knew that her father would never settle down on this matter that she gave up her previous insistence on not getting married, and finally rectified the Liu family's name.
Although she was not the main wife, Shilin thought that this was the right thing to do, because in their minds, the Gao and Liu families thought that it was definitely inappropriate.
It stands to reason that the matter would be over at this point, but Shen Yiguan made a joke about it today, which was a bit beyond Gao Pragmatic's expectations.
If you call me "Brother Rixin", it's not harmful to make a joke like this. But if you call me "Brother Rixin", is it appropriate to make such a joke?
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