Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1559 Borrowing Strength (Part [-])
There was a rather beautiful carriage parked at the gate of Shangshu Gaofu. It looked like the "Jinghua Cloud Carriage" that had become popular in Beijing and other places in recent years.Because of Jinghua's improved shock-absorbing equipment, although there are no rubber tires, this kind of carriage is much stronger than the previous carriages. Therefore, it has gained the reputation of "cloud carriage" in the market, which means the feeling of sitting in a carriage. It is simply "like sitting on a cloud".

However, the popularity of Jinghua carriages in the past few years, according to the high-practical understanding, is not actually how good it is, but that there are several serious "flaws" on the basis of decent comfort. It has become popular in Beijing and Beijing.

Can flaws lead to popularity?That's right, sometimes this is true, because the defects of these "Jinghua cloud cars" almost all point to the same point: expensive.

The standard model is priced at 2000 taels of flat silver, with no carvings, no precious metal decorations, and no inscriptions on the shaft;
The Fengya model is priced at 5000 taels of silver, and there are plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum carvings that can be customized, the windows are covered with silver, and the car shaft can be inscribed with the family hall name (such as Li’s "Longxi Hall"), or not. , and the font is not optional, unified as Song;
The Dongliang style is priced at 8000 taels of flat silver. There are pagoda, apricot, pine and cypress carvings that can be customized, the windows are covered with gold, and the car shafts can be inscribed with several types of inscriptions such as family hall numbers, family emblems, and ancestral training. Fonts are also optional, and there are seal characters. , Xiaozhuan, Lishu and Songti;
The price of the "top match" Guoshi model exploded directly, as high as 2 taels of silver.A total of 49 types of carvings can be selected, not to mention the gold-coated decoration on the car windows, but the gold decorations can also be painted on. The number one scholar Gao Yushi wrote it himself (in fact, it was copied from Gao Yushi's original work)... In a word, it is compelling enough.

In addition to the outrageously expensive price, the cost of using these carriages is also staggering, because according to Jinghua's "suggestion", they need to go to Jinghua's carriage shop to change the wheels at most every three months, and the replacement of the wheels is at the user's own expense.According to different grades, the cost of replacing the four wheels ranges from 30 taels to 80 taels.

In addition, there is also the replacement of the core technology product of "Cloud Car" - the shock absorption system, from spiral wire springs to iron leaf springs, etc., basically every year. It is unstoppable.

In short, if you are just an ordinary "rich family", you will definitely not be able to afford to use this carriage. Only a family with an extremely rich family background, at least 10,000+ taels of silver, can be so prodigal.

Especially the top matching "National Scholars" model. I heard that dozens of dignitaries in the northern and southern capitals have not been able to own one. On the contrary, the feudal lords from all over the world have honestly placed many orders.

For example, some wealthy princes such as Zhou Wang and Shu Wang even placed a few orders at a time, and then spent a sum of money to have Jinghua deliver them to them (this carriage is only sold in the two capitals), including the parts that need to be replaced in the future, which also cost extra money. The money allows Jinghua to deliver regularly.

Concubine Zheng's status in the harem is second only to the queen (if the queen mother is not counted), so Zheng Guotai is also a person of status now, and of course he has to buy a Jinghua cloud car to set off his status.However, the rise of the Zheng family was a bit late, and it didn't catch up with the stage when Gao Yushi sent cadres everywhere to lure people onto pirate ships in the early years, so he can't be regarded as a real rich man, he only bought a standard car.

At this moment, he was out of Shangshu Gaofu, and got into his carriage impatiently.This car is expensive to sell, but the space is indeed not small. If the figure is relatively slender, a table of leaf cards can be opened inside.

As soon as Zheng Guotai got into the big sedan chair, he sat down by the right window, and said to a white-faced and beardless man opposite him: "Mr. Pang, thanks to your caution this time, if you weren't with me Come on, if today's important event cannot be known to the imperial concubine in time, it might be too late tomorrow."

"Why? Gao Situ disagrees?" The man in the car asked back.

"There is no disagreement or disagreement." Zheng Guotai waved his hands again and again, and said, "The thing is like this..." After speaking, he relayed the situation just now and the conversation with Gao Yushi to "Pang Gong" to know.

"Duke Pang" is actually called Pang Bao (not Feng Bao...), he is one of the two elders from Yikun Palace in the inner court, the other is Liu Cheng, and he did not come today.

Both Pang Bao and Liu Cheng were eunuchs from Yikun Palace. They were not of high status at first, they were just two little servants.However, because of his low status, he couldn't curry favor with Huang Mengyu, Chen Ju, or even Zhang Cheng and others in the past.

However, it was a blessing in disguise, and she won the trust of Concubine Zheng Huang when she was only a Concubine De.Needless to say later, naturally, with the promotion of Zheng Huangguifei's status, all boats have risen.Up to now, these two people have split up the imperial duties and set up the second supervisor. They are two rising stars in the inner court.

Pang Bao is the eunuch who is now the imperial supervisor of the inner court, and also the "big companion" of Zhu Changxun, the third son of the emperor.According to the habits of the Ming court—no, it should be said to be the inner court—if Zhu Changxun can become the crown prince in the future and become emperor one day, then Pang Bao's status will probably be the same as Feng Bao's status in the original history.

Concubine Zheng Huang had always trusted him, and after the emperor made him Zhu Changxun's "big companion", Concubine Zheng relied on him even more, and entrusted him with a series of affairs for Zhu Changxun to become the prince—after all He is the big companion, if Zhu Changxun can become the prince, he will definitely be one of the most important direct beneficiaries, there is no need to have the slightest doubt about the issue of loyalty.

At this moment, Pang Bao's complexion changed slightly after hearing Zheng Guotai's words, but he was not as shocked as Zheng Guotai was, instead he thought hard, until the carriage drove out for a while, he still did not speak.

Zheng Guotai was in a hurry, and said: "Mr. Pang, you just said something. Do you think Gao Situ's words are just to scare us?"

It may be that Zheng Guotai's identity played a role. Pang Bao took a look at him, and finally spoke, saying: "To be honest with Uncle Guo, our family is still not sure whether Gao Situ's words are alarmist or not."

Zheng Guotai widened his eyes and was about to speak, but Pang Bao went on to say: "But the matter is of great importance, for us, our attitude towards this matter can only be that we would rather believe it than believe it. "

"Hey, that's not the same!" Zheng Guotai was so anxious that he rubbed his hands together, and said: "The gate of the palace has already been closed, I can't get in, so I can only trouble Pang Gong for a while. Please report to Pang Gong as soon as possible." Empress and noble concubine, please make a decision early."

Pang Bao nodded in response: "This is a matter of our family's duty, and our family is naturally bound to do so."

Only then did Zheng Guotai heave a sigh of relief, he loosened his back, leaned on the backrest, and said: "It's bad luck, I thought that Gaofu would form an alliance with Gao Situ this time, and from now on my nephew will be married." With the strong support from the outer court, this... matter is almost settled.

Who knows, Wang Xijue is so lingering, seeing that Gao Situ is in a little trouble now, he wants to take the opportunity to turn the whole story of Zheng Guoben up, he really doesn't know what to do!I was puzzled, he held Zhu Changluo so much, this kid will definitely be able to credit him when he grows up?What is Concubine Wang Gong in the harem, she has no status in the eyes of the emperor, the situation in the future may be even more worrisome, and I don't know how long it will last..."

"Uncle Guo is careful." Pang Bao reminded: "It's a taboo for Qi Chen to talk about the harem."

"It's just to talk to you." Although Zheng Guotai replied, he took the initiative to cut off the conversation, sighed, and said, "Didn't you say before that Wang Xijue and the others did this for these reasons, so They think that if Zhu Changluo inherits the general order in the future, it will be easier to control... er, influence?

However, I thought about it afterwards, now that the emperor is in his prime, the time they are waiting for is probably too early!Wang Xijue probably couldn't see it himself, so why is he jumping up and down here? "

"Even if it's not him, it might be his son, his protégé, or his old official." Pang Bao smiled slightly: "In short, with such a level, if the eldest son of the emperor really wins the throne in the future, their royal family will still have some benefits What's more, if he has such a great achievement, he can be regarded as a great honor for the Heart School. How can the later generations of the Heart School not remember their Wang family?

Our family remembers that Wang Heng, the son of Mr. Wang Ge, was Jie Yuan in the provincial examination in a certain year. If there were no other inside stories on this list, with this level of literary talent, he might not have a Jinshi background in the future.If his father has such great achievements, do you think Wang Heng's future will be limitless? "

"Damn, these civil servants think too far ahead, and they won't let go of the benefits decades later." Zheng Guotai cursed bitterly.

"Speaking of which, our family has come to think of it. Did you mention the other important matter of your visit to Gao Situ? How did Gao Situ answer?" Pang Bao asked again.

Who knew that Zheng Guotai's face froze, and he slapped his thigh angrily: "Fuck it, I just heard that the country's affairs have changed, and I forgot about Jin Yiwei."

The corner of Pang Bao's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help complaining: "You, you, why did you forget such a big thing? Now that Gao Situ has delegated power, since Wang Zhizhen recommended Li Wenquan, Li Wenquan is of course useless It has been changed, but he is going to be the commander of Jinyiwei after all. If there is no mistake in the future, he will probably go to the governor.

But although the Commander has someone, the Beizhen Fushi is very likely to change!Regarding Wang Zhizhen's matter, although the emperor thinks that he is capable of doing things well, and still wants to keep him, but the general situation has reached this point, it is useless for the emperor to entangle, and sooner or later he will agree to his resignation.

and then?Then Wang Zhizhen resigned, your immediate boss is gone, this is the best opportunity!If you can take the top spot in Beizhen Fusi and take charge of Tiqi and Prison, will some people in the outer court dare to be as presumptuous as they are now? "

"Then what should I do? I was so scared that I forgot all of a sudden." Zheng Guotai opened his eyes wide and said, "Why don't you go back to the palace and report to the imperial concubine first, and then I'll kill the carbine and ask Gao Situ for support. ?”

Pang Bao couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said helplessly: "Go back now? Not to mention how Gao Situ will look at you, but the current situation is reversed. Gao Situ never asked me to wait, but we have to wait Trying to get Gao Situ to come out earlier to take care of things and suppress the elder Wang Ge, why do you think Gao Situ should give us such a big face?
Besides, although Gao Situ opposed the elder Wang Ge and refused to let the eldest son of the emperor become the prince, he never said that he would support the third son of the emperor.What reason does he have for asking you to be the Fushi of Beizhen?You have become the Fushi of Beizhen, you can threaten the people of Wangge Lao Hexin school, but can you also threaten him Gao Situ and the real school? "

"That's not possible, Mr. Pang, don't talk nonsense, a mere Beizhen Fushi can threaten Gao Situ?" Zheng Guotai shook his head and said: "Don't my sister know Gao Situ's status before the emperor? Even my elder sister... may not be able to shake him, let alone being a governor of Beizhen, even if I am the commander of the Jinyiwei, or even the left governor of the Jinyiwei, or even the governor of the Jinyiwei, I can't shake him. Pang Gong, don't you Forget, what happened to Liu Shouyou back then!"

Pang Bao frowned. He didn't know whether he was persuaded by him or he had other thoughts. He nodded heavily and said, "Uncle Guo is right. Gao Situ's status in the emperor's mind is indeed not a certain person. One thing can be shaken. Especially this time he has resolutely delegated power, in my opinion, the emperor's trust in him may be even higher."

Zheng Guotai sighed: "That's the problem. Right now Wang Xijue is our enemy, but Gao Situ may not be regarded as a friend. He still insists on waiting for the queen's son. Speaking of... Hey, what do you think is going on in his mind?
Wang Xijue and the others thought that Zhu Changluo's birth mother was not powerful, so it would be easy to control... influence in the future, but if the queen gave birth to a son, could Gao Situ have a way to influence it? "

"Well...it's hard to say." Pang Bao pondered and said, "Do you remember how Gao Situ won the trust of the emperor?"

"Is there anyone in the world who doesn't know about this matter? Naturally, he is so holy because he has been the emperor's companion for more than ten years." Zheng Guotai replied immediately.

"Otherwise... oh, our family is saying that it's more than that." Pang Baodao: "In addition to the great achievements he has made several times over the years, there is another point that must not be ignored, that is, Zhenggong Gao Wen was the emperor when he was the prince. The literary teacher who went out to study in the pavilion (referring to Gao Gong's "knowledge of the scriptures" feast with the military minister Zhu Xizhong and the prince Zhu Yijun at the time), that is to say, the emperor's first "emperor teacher" was actually Gao Wenzheng.

So, what do you think, uncle Guo, given the current situation of the court, including the status of civil servants in the world in the eyes of the emperor, once the reserve position is settled in the future, who will be the master's literati? "

"Oh... I see. From the writer's point of view, only Gao Situ has the best chance, and the rest may have to stand aside."

Zheng Guotai rolled his eyes, then suddenly opened them wide again, and said: "Oh, I said, why is he so old-fashioned, and he looks like he is sitting on the Diaoyutai, I dare say he already knew this - don't care Whoever becomes the crown prince in the end is not bad for him, anyway, the first 'Emperor Teacher' must be the one who didn't run away!"

"Uncle Guo's eyes are as sharp as a torch, and our family also sees it that way." Pang Bao boasted casually.

Zheng Guotai didn't really care about his words, but thought hard for a while, and said: "In Pang Gong's opinion, what should we do now?"

"Our family is just slaves, so how dare we have any opinions." Pang Bao lowered his eyelids and said calmly, "But didn't the imperial concubine have already said that? Unless Gao Situ changed his mind and began to support the eldest son explicitly, otherwise We must not sing against Gao Situ.

As for today's matter, presumably after the imperial concubine learned about it, she would immediately think of a way to persuade the emperor, as uncle Guo thought, and asked Gao Situ to come out and see the matter. "

"What about Wang Xijue?" Zheng Guotai was a little worried, and said: "Even if Gao Situ came out immediately, after all, what happened in the recent period still has an impact on him, in case he refuses to put in too much effort or is unable to branch……"

Pang Bao's eyes flashed brightly, and he said: "Presumably the imperial concubine will go all out to make Wang Xijue feel better."
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