Gao pragmatic wanted to go to his manor near Wangping Town. Naturally, he wanted to inspect it personally and make corresponding arrangements, but it didn't stop there. Previously, he encouraged Gao Gong to persuade Emperor Longqing to find a playmate for the prince. Now let's see
Gao Gong had quietly finished the work, so Gao Pragmatic naturally wanted to sneak out to observe, until the emperor could no longer withstand the pressure from the courtiers and summoned him back to the capital to accompany the prince.
This is actually for the courtiers to see, which is equivalent to an alibi - you see, I was studying in the manor honestly, but I didn't expect that there would be such a thing!
When I mentioned this reason to Gao Gong, Gao Gong immediately agreed. After all, being an official these days is about reputation, and the appearance must not be too ugly.
Originally, Gao Yingshi planned to leave early the next morning, but something went wrong. Actually, it couldn't be called a mistake. It was just that early the next morning, his uncle Zhang Siwei sent someone to invite Gao Yingshi to come over.
As a result, time was delayed.
The entire manor in Wangping Town was given to me by my uncle. Since my uncle invited me, Gao Pragmatic had to go, so he ordered me to watch the moon and listen to Qin to wait in Gao Mansion first. I took Gao Xiaozhuang and Gao Moer with me.
The man went to his uncle's house.
Gaofu is located in Qianti Hutong. Although it is not too far from the Forbidden City and the Six Ministries, it occupies a relatively small area. However, Zhang's Mansion is different. Not only is its area more than three times that of Gaofu, but its location is also excellent——
Located on the east side of Hebao Lane, further east from this place and over the palace wall is Taiye Pool, which is the South China Sea part of Zhongnanhai in later generations.
Of course, as Zhang Siwei is the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and his family is a wealthy businessman who controls the Changlu Saltworks, it is natural for him to live here.
The disciples of the Zhang Mansion already recognized Gao Jingpang, who had been here once. When he saw his carriage, he respectfully stepped forward to say hello: "Master Biao, you are really early here."
Gao Pragmatic didn't have the airs of a young master, and asked with a smile: "Is my uncle up?"
The doorman nodded and bowed with an apologetic smile, and said: "Master, you are up, but it is a coincidence that a distinguished guest came to the house early in the morning, and he is currently accompanying you personally... If young master Biao is not in a hurry, why not go to the west first?"
Let’s have a cup of hot tea in the flower hall to warm up. What do you think?”
Gao Pingshi was startled, stopped, and asked: "So early? Who is he?"
The doorman glanced towards the West Flower Hall and said cautiously: "Master Zhang, the Jin Yiwei is in charge of serving Mr. Li."
Gao pragmatic opened his mouth and thought to himself: Li Guifei's mason father Li Wei? Does he have a relationship with my uncle?
He smiled, took out a small piece of silver, threw it to the disciple, and asked pretending to be casual: "Li Guozhang and my uncle are on good terms?"
"Oh, I would like to thank you for the reward, young master." The disciple hurriedly accepted the silver reward and said more diligently: "Master, please tell me how the relationship between the master and Li Guozhang is. We servants don't dare to make random guesses, but Li Guozhang
It’s true that my husband always comes here once or twice a month. Oh, by the way, sometimes I even host banquets.”
"Does Li Guozhang's family run a salt business?" Gao Pragmatic asked again as he walked away.
"I've never heard of salt trading, but..." The doorman carefully looked around and saw that there was no one around, and then continued: "Young Master Biao, the father-in-law may have been afraid of poverty at the beginning.
After Jin Jian Zuo, his father was given the title of Commander of the Imperial Guards because of his daughter's wealth. A few days after he took office, he wanted to make money in the Imperial Guards, but the idea he came up with was not very good. It must be said that the imperial chariot Luan Tao was too old.
I want to replace the old one with a new one and ask for a purchase supervision..."
Zhu Xixiao is the younger brother of Duke Cheng, Zhu Xizhong, and is currently the Commander-in-Chief of the Jinyi Guards. The two brothers are the great-great-grandsons of Zhu Neng, the hero of Jingnan in the past, and were highly regarded by emperors Shizong and Longqing. Zhu Xizhong is now the distinguished leader of the Jingnan clan.
Therefore, Zhu Xixiao does not necessarily regard Li Wei as a big figure - according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty, even if the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, Li Wei, his grandfather, may be knighted, but it is not hereditary, and those who become the Duke of the country only need to
If you are not stupid enough to rebel, you will live with the country and be a prince for generations. It is self-evident who has a higher status.
Sure enough, the disciple looked surprised at first, and then said with a smile: "Young Master Biao is really a genius, you can guess it! Who is Zhu Taibao from, how could he be deceived by him? At that time, he said to Li Guozhang
He said: "Today, the treasury is in decline and the world is in trouble. My holy emperor is benevolent and virtuous, and he is thrifty at home. All the courtiers are doing their best to assist externally. I, the emperor, are close to people, and I will keep this in mind at all times. I look at this matter
If you just waste money and silk, you will be criticized by the world, what can you do?' This made Li Guozhang very unable to come to power."
Gao pragmatic smiled again and asked, "Is there anything coming from the palace?"
The disciple waved his hand and said with a smile: "No, no, everyone said that the imperial concubine is a sensible person, how can she open her eyes for her father because of this? Not only did she not speak for Li Guozhang, I heard that she even called the uncle into the palace to scold him.
A meal.”
Gao Pingshi's heart moved, and he thought to himself: This Concubine Li is quite good at life. Her father looks ugly, and as a daughter she couldn't reprimand him directly, so she called her brother over to criticize her, which was not against filial piety, but also showed off to outsiders.
Having a pure and upright attitude has really killed two birds with one stone.
Gao Pragmatic has never been a traditional gentleman who can be bullied. He often looks at people "without the greatest malice", so he then thought: After Li Guifei made this attitude, even if Li Wei did something ugly again in the future
As long as Concubine Li is not exposed directly, she can pretend that "I don't know anything" - what a trick!
Before Gao Jingshi could speak again, two people who were talking and laughing suddenly came over from the East Flower Hall. Gao Jingshi turned his eyes and saw that one of them was his uncle Zhang Siwei, and the other was a short and thin old man.
It should be that Li Guozhang.
Gao pragmatic hesitated for a moment, but decided to go directly to say hello. He walked forward. After Zhang Siwei also saw him, he stood still and bowed: "My nephew has met my uncle."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Siwei didn't care, he stepped forward rashly, nodded with a smile, and introduced: "Pragmatic, come and see Li Guozhang."
Gao Gao was pragmatic and not pretentious. He slightly changed his direction and bowed again: "This junior has met the abbot of the country."
The short and thin old man Li Guozhang took on the appearance of an elder, nodded while stroking his sparse beard, and said casually: "Well, you don't need to be polite, little kid."
Gao Qingshi smiled secretly in his heart, but his face was calm. He bowed slightly and stepped aside.
But Zhang Siwei smiled and added: "The emperor may not know something, but my nephew has been somewhat unpopular in the capital recently..."
"Oh?" Li Guozhang was slightly startled, then turned his head and looked at Gao Pragmatically: "What?"
Zhang Siwei smiled reservedly: "Xuan Weng returned to Beijing years ago. Among the Gao family's children, only one person, Jing Shi, came with him. On the day he arrived in Beijing, he also introduced Jing Shi to his colleagues. Many colleagues in the cabinet and various ministries expressed their gratitude to Jing Shi.
This kid is so praised."
Li Guozhang was surprised: "Oh! Is he Mr. Gao Ge's nephew?" His face suddenly became very kind, he bent slightly towards Gao Pingshi, and praised with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Gao is very good.
Your Majesty is very happy. When I see you today, it is indeed unusual. Good, good!"
With a smile on his face, Gao Pingshi thanked him and said, "I am so embarrassed that I have been praised so much by His Majesty and other gentlemen."
He said this, but he was quite disdainful in his heart: Although this old man "changes color" quickly, his acting skills are really not very good. This attitude is obviously because he is afraid of my third uncle's reputation and hopes to always be consistent with the emperor's attitude.
, and then forced it out, I guess this cheap uncle of mine should understand clearly - Hey, wait, the uncle probably introduced me on purpose, right?
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