Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 163 Before taking office (Part [-])
Eating with the emperor does not mean sharing the same table with the emperor—although the Ming Dynasty has already entered the era of the meal sharing system, for example, Gao Wu always ate with Gao Gong and his wife in Gao Gong’s mansion, but this is a status requirement, Gao Gong’s The concubine cannot eat at the same table with the three of them.

In the same way, high pragmatism is not qualified to have a table with the emperor, prince, and imperial concubine, but to eat with "don't give a table".The dishes are the four dishes and three soups just mentioned.Four dishes, roasted bamboo shoots and goose, panlong vegetables, lychee pork, steamed fresh fish, three soups, pork dragon pine soup, agate cake soup, and meat stuffed money soup.

Although the other dishes were exquisite, Gao Wushi didn't care. He looked at the Beaulieu dish curiously.This panlong dish is a delicacy that appeared in the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty after Jiajing succeeded to the throne. It was first created in the palace of King Xingxian in Anluzhou, Huguang—the hidden residence of Jiajing.

It is said that before Zhu Houcong’s departure that year, famous chefs in Yingzhong used lean pork and fresh fish to chop the stuffing, mixed with shredded fatty meat, added high-quality starch, egg white, minced green onion and ginger, salt, etc. to make stuffing and wrapped in boiled egg skin Make it into a flat roll shape, put it in a steamer and steam it, then cut it into thin slices, put it in the shape of a dragon and steam it in the middle of the plate, and it will become a first-class dish with excellent color, taste, aroma and shape. , so it is called Beaulieu dish.It is characterized by bright color, fat but not greasy, smooth meat and long fragrance.Zhu Houcong loved this dish very much when he was young, and he was full of praise. When he became the emperor, he listed Panlong dish as the royal dish of the court.

However, Gao Wushi didn't seem to pay enough attention to food. He took a piece and tasted it. Although he thought the taste was good, it wasn't so exaggerated to make him full of praise. He said in his heart: Jiajing was probably very lonely back then. I always feel that the dishes in my hometown are the most pleasing to eat.

However, the word Panlong itself has another meaning, which refers to a dragon that is dormant on the ground and has never flown into the sky. Jiajing gave this dish the name of Panlong, probably as a metaphor for his destiny as a true dragon emperor.

Gao Wushi couldn't help thinking with a bit of mischief: I ate Beaulieu dishes for the first time, if I wasn't just a mere child, I'm afraid that His Majesty the Emperor suspected that I had a different heart.

At this time, he didn't know that hundreds of years later, there would still be people who would spread this incident as a legend.

After lunch, Long Qing naturally had other things to "busy", while Concubine Li Gui said that she would take the crown prince to see the queen, and report today's affairs to the queen - she still did a good job in these etiquette matters , since the queen was sick, she took the prince to visit every day.

Zhu Yijun actually wanted to play with Gao Yushi alone for a while—not that he was so close to Gao Yushi now, but that children like to have a companion to play with, and Gao Yushi is close to his age, not to mention, Father Huang and so many powerful gentlemen also praised him for his knowledge, so Zhu Yijun also hoped to play with him more.

It's just that he is a child who grew up in the palace and court after all. Although he is still young, he also knows that he has a different status and must bear some responsibilities, so he reluctantly goes with his mother and concubine.However, before leaving, he still asked Gao Wushi to say: "Gao Shidu, you are my companion now, and it is estimated that tomorrow the inner court will send your confession and waist badge to Mr. Gao's house. You can come to the palace to see me at any time."

It seems that this is just to inform Gao Yushi because he is afraid that he will not know the court procedures and rules, but of course Gao Yushi can hear what he said, nothing more than saying: I am very lonely in the palace, you will give me the pass when you get the pass tomorrow. I'll come over to play with you right away!

He smiled at the moment and said: "I understand what the prince means. I will come to visit the prince after I get the things. By the way..." He paused for a while.

"By the way?" Zhu Yijun's eyes revealed a hint of hope.

"By the way, I have a small gift for the prince." Gao Wushi said with a smile: "The gift was thought up by the minister in his spare time, and then sent someone to try it out. Dedicate it to the emperor, empress and noble concubine, most of them will like it."

"Oh?" Zhu Yijun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It's so fun? Okay, okay, then you have to come early tomorrow, and we don't have much time... we will have a talk in a while."

Well, it means that it is still on winter vacation, and after a while, the "Education Bureau" schedule will be finalized, and school will start.

"Yes, yes, I understand."

When Zhu Yijun left with Concubine Li, the Wenhua Palace was basically empty. Naturally, Meng Chong had already left with the emperor, and Feng Bao also followed Concubine Li and his mother. Laughed, and greeted: "Mr. Chen, are you here?"

It's also a coincidence that the person responsible for sending Gao Yushi out of the palace and back home is none other than Gao Yushi's "old acquaintance" Chen Ju.

"Gao Shidu, don't make a fuss about your servant. You can respect your servant by calling Chen Ju all the time, or you can call him Xiao Chenzi to look kind." Chen Ju's voice is still the same, and it always sounds a little hoarse, but The smile on his face was real.

In fact, what he said cannot be said to be too self-effacing. After all, Gao Wushi is already wearing a hat called "fake bachelor's degree" on his head at the moment. Basically, they are all extremely noble, and their future prospects are probably very promising. Although Gao Yushi, a so-called bachelor, has never even passed the exam for a scholar, but as the prince's companion, and he is the nephew of Gao Ge, there are probably not many of them. A fool would regard him as an ordinary scholar.

As for Chen Ju, although Gao Wushi knew about his future development, there are so many middle-ranking officials in the palace right now, and there are a lot of those who are favored and in power. I really don't think I have any qualifications to be called "Chen Gong" by Gao Yushi.

What's more, I still owe Gao Yushi a favor—the last time Gao Yushi really wrote a letter to his "senior brother" who is the county honorer, and then Chen Ju's brother wrote to say that the county government paid for the county school. It has been repaired, and some granary meals that were owed before have been made up one by one.

For Gao Yushi, this matter was nothing more than writing a letter of less than [-] characters, which can basically be regarded as a little effort, but for Chen Ju, it was a big grace and solved a big problem for him Therefore, I am sincerely grateful to Gao Yushi.

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "Is Mr. Chen taking me back home today?"

Chen Ju bowed slightly, and said, "It is the servant who is lucky enough to get this job."

"I'm sorry to bother Mr. Chen again." Gao Wushi said politely, and then asked, "Is there anyone else?"

Chen Ju was startled, and said in astonishment: "No...no more, why, Gao Shidu, but do you need someone to take care of it? If you have something to tell Mr. Gao Ge, the servant can send someone to go."

Although Chen Ju's status is not very high, he is also a middle-level leader in the inner court. It is not a problem to find someone to deliver the letter, especially today Gao Gong is probably still in the cabinet at this time, not in the official department. It is impossible to be close It's a mistake, so there is such a saying.

"That's not true." Gao Wushi smiled, blinked again, and asked, "Is Chen Gong interested in being transferred to work with the prince?"

(End of this chapter)