Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 52 The House of the Rich (Part [-])
Gao Wushi wanted to go to his manor near Wangping Town, so he naturally intended to inspect it himself and make corresponding arrangements, but it didn't stop there.Earlier, he encouraged Gao Gong to persuade Emperor Longqing to find a playmate for the prince. Now that Gao Gong has done it quietly, Gao Wushi naturally wants to sneak out to observe it. When the time comes, the emperor can't withstand the pressure of the courtiers and calls him back to Beijing. The prince is the accompanying reader.

This is actually for the courtiers to see, which is equivalent to an alibi-you see, I was honestly studying in the manor, but I didn't expect such a stubble!

Tell Gao Gong this reason, and Gao Gong immediately agrees, after all, being an official pays attention to reputation these days, so eating must not be too ugly.

Originally, Gao Yushi planned to leave early the next morning, but something went wrong-in fact, it was not a mistake, but the next morning, uncle Zhang Siwei sent someone to invite Gao Yushi to come to the house A narrative, so time has been delayed.

The whole manor in Wangping Town was given by my uncle. Since my uncle invited me, Gao Wushi naturally had to go, so I ordered to watch the moon and listen to the piano and wait in the Gao mansion first, and brought Gao Xiaozhuang and Gao Mo with me. People went to the uncle's house.

Gao’s Mansion is located in Qiantizi Hutong. Although it’s not too far from the Forbidden City and the Six Ministries, it occupies a relatively small area. Zhang’s Mansion is different. Not only does it occupy more than three times the area of ​​Gao’s Mansion, but the location is also excellent—— Located on the east side of Hebao Lane, further east of this place, over the palace wall is Taiye Pond, which is the South China Sea part of Zhongnanhai in later generations.

Of course, with Zhang Siwei's status as the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, and his family is a wealthy businessman who controls the Changlu Salt Field, it is only natural that he lives here.

The disciples of the Zhang family already recognized Gao Yushi who had been here once, and when they saw his carriage, they came forward respectfully to say hello: "Master Biao, it's really early for you to come here."

Gao Wushi didn't have any airs about the young master, so he asked with a smile, "Has my uncle woke up yet?"

The door nodded and smiled apologetically, and said: "Master got up, but it was just a coincidence that a distinguished guest came to the house early in the morning, and now he is being accompanied by the master... If you are not in a hurry, Mr. Biao, why don't you go west first?" Drink a cup of hot tea in the flower hall to warm up your body, what do you think?"

Gao Wushi was taken aback, stopped in his tracks, and asked, "It's so early? Who is it?"

Menzi glanced at the West Flower Hall, and said cautiously: "Master Li, the Commander of Jin Yiwei is Mr. Li."

Gao Wushi opened his mouth, and thought: 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 door, and asked casually, "Li Guozhang and my uncle are on good terms?"

"Hey, thank you, Young Master Biao." Menzi hurriedly accepted the reward, and said more attentively: "Master Biao clearly learned, how is the relationship between Master and Li Guozhang? As servants, we dare not guess casually, but Li Guozhang It's true that my husband will come here once or twice a month. Oh, by the way, sometimes the master will host a banquet."

"Does Li Guozhang's family run a salt business?" Gao Wushi asked again as he walked.

"I've never heard of the sale of salt, but..." The doorman carefully glanced left and right, saw that there were no outsiders around, and then continued: "Young Master Biao, the country's father-in-law may have been afraid of poverty back then. After today's appointment, his father was awarded the command of Jinyiwei by virtue of his daughter's honor. He wanted to make money in Jinyiwei within a few days after he took office, but he didn't think of a good idea. Old, I want to replace it with a new one, and please supervise the purchase..."

Gao Wushi smiled: "Then, Zhu Xixiao disagrees?"

Zhu Xixiao is the younger brother of Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng, and the current governor of Jinyiwei.These two brothers are the great-great-great-grandsons of Zhu Neng, the hero of Jingnan in the past, and they were highly valued by the emperors Sejong and Longqing. Zhu Xizhong is now the leader of Jingnan, so Zhu Xixiao may not be able to treat Li Wei as a big man—— According to the habits of Ming Dynasty, even if the crown prince succeeds in the future, Li Wei, the grandfather, may be ennobled, that is not hereditary. Hou, it is self-evident who has a higher status.

Sure enough, Menzi was surprised at first, and then smiled apologetically, "Young Master Biao is really talented, you can guess it all! Think about who Zhu Taibao came from, how can he be deceived by him? He said to Li Guozhang at that time He said: "Today, the treasury is getting tighter and the world is in dire straits. My holy son of heaven is benevolent and virtuous. He is thrifty inside. All the courtiers are doing their best to help outside. I am close to the emperor in my life, and I will always remember it. I look at this matter." It is a waste of money and silk, and it will be criticized by the world, how can we do it?" This made Li Guozhang very unable to step down."

Gao Wushi smiled again, and asked, "Is there anything going on in the palace?"

Menzi waved his hands and said with a smile: "No, no, it is said that the imperial concubine is a sensible person, how can she look up for Naifu because of this? Not only did she not speak for Li Guozhang, but I heard that she called the uncle into the palace to scold him Meal."

Gao Wushi's heart moved, and he thought to himself: This Concubine Li Gui is quite good at life.Her father was ugly. As a daughter, she couldn't directly reprimand her father, so she called her brother over to criticize her. This did not violate filial piety, but also showed her upright attitude to outsiders. It really killed two birds with one stone.

Gao Yushi has never been a traditional gentleman who can be bullied. He often judges people "without the greatest malice". Therefore, he thought: After Li Guifei made this attitude, even if Li Wei did something ugly in the future Things, as long as she is not directly stabbed in front of Concubine Li Gui, she can pretend that "this Palace doesn't know anything" - a good trick!

Before Gao Yushi could speak again, two people who were talking and laughing at Yanyan suddenly came from the East Flower Hall. It should be that Li Guozhang.

Gao Wushi hesitated for a moment, but decided to go up to say hello directly. He walked forward, and after Zhang Siwei also saw him, Shi Shiran stood still and bowed: "My nephew has seen my uncle."

Zhang Siwei didn't care about him rushing forward, nodded with a smile, and recommended: "Be pragmatic, come and meet Li Guozhang."

Gao Pragmatism is not hypocritical, and he bowed again in a slightly different direction: "The younger generation has met the father-in-law."

The short and thin old man Li Guozhang took the appearance of an elder, stroked his sparse beard and nodded, and said casually: "Well, you don't need to be too polite."

Gao Wushi smiled secretly, but his face was calm, he bowed slightly, and stepped aside.

But Zhang Siwei added with a smile: "The head of the country may not know something, but my nephew has a little reputation in Beijing recently..."

"Oh?" Li Guozhang was slightly taken aback, and turned his head to look at Gao Yushi: "Why?"

Zhang Siwei smiled reservedly: "Xuan Weng returned to Beijing a few years ago, and among the Gao family's children, he only brought Pragmatic. On the day he arrived in Beijing, he also introduced Pragmatic to his colleagues. This kid is full of praise."

Li Guozhang was taken aback at this moment: "Oh! He is that nephew of Mr. Gao Ge?" His face suddenly became very friendly, he bent slightly towards Gao Wushi, and praised with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Gao is very good. Your Majesty is delighted, seeing this old man today is indeed extraordinary, good, good!"

Gao Wushi smiled and thanked, "Your Majesty and all the gentlemen have praised you so much, I am ashamed of you."

He said it on his lips, but he was quite contemptuous in his heart: Although the old man's "color change" is fast, his acting skills are really not very good. This attitude is obviously out of fear of my third uncle's reputation and hope that he will always be consistent with the emperor's attitude , and then forced it out, I guess my cheap uncle should have seen it very clearly—oh, wait, maybe uncle introduced me on purpose, right?
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