The palm seal of the celebrant and the chief eunuch are to a large extent a relationship of internal checks and balances, and the palm seal has a high status and the real power of the pen, so the emperor will of course sit back and relax.

However, in history, Chen Ju was able to concurrently serve as the commander of Dongchang as the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and embezzled most of the real power of the chief eunuch, almost being in charge of the ceremonial eunuch alone, which shows that he is deeply trusted by the emperor. What's even more remarkable is that he can be recognized as a "virtuous eunuch" by the civil official group at the same time, which is very surprising in the Wanli Dynasty where the struggle between the imperial power and the civil official group is extremely fierce.

Extraordinary people must have extraordinary abilities, so Gao Pragmatic is happy to have a good relationship with this virtuous eunuch.

Chen Ju is indeed as good as his name, well-behaved, and wants to leave after finishing his errands, and he doesn't seem to have the habit of reaching out for red envelopes and tips. But Gao Pragmatic rarely had the opportunity to get closer to him alone, how could he let him go so easily? At the moment, he smiled and kept the guests: "Chen Gong has worked hard here, if you don't dislike it, you might as well go to Xiaosheng's study to sit for a while, although it is not a meal at the moment, Xiaosheng also has some good tea given by his uncle, which happens to be the same as Chen Gong." ”

Chen Ju didn't seem to expect Gao Pragmatic to leave him for tea, he looked a little flattered, and hurriedly bowed: "Mr. Xiao Gao, don't torture the slave maid, where can the slave and maid be worthy of a Chen Gong?" As for the hard work, the left and right are just doing some errands for the saint to serve tea, running errands, this is what a slave should do, where do you dare to say anything hard? ”

Gao pragmatic laughed, waved his hand and said, "Isn't it an important errand to wait for the Holy Lord?" The saint is comfortable, and he doesn't worry about chores, so he has the energy to think about the world's major events. That's why I want to say, this minister and the eunuch must have their own responsibilities and fulfill their responsibilities. In this way, the world can be stable for a long time; Only when the country is strong can it prosper. Chen Gong, you say, is this the truth? ”

Chen Ju was overjoyed when he heard this, nodded again and again, and said, "Mr. Xiao Gao, isn't this the truth?" Although the slaves and maids are despicable, they always do their best to serve the saints, right? Oh, that's really a little careless, so that the Holy One will be disgusted and emotionally biased when the great policy is unfolded. Mr. Kodaka though ...... Well, this is still young, but this insight, it is really the best in the world! ”

Once such a scene is spoken, the distance between the two sides will quickly shorten, and inviting Chen Ju to drink tea or something is a piece of cake.

Chen Ju is a eunuch in the palace, and there is no need to be particularly shy about being invited into the backyard of Gaofu, and now Gao Zheng invited Chen Ju to his study, and the two daughters who admired the moon and listened to the piano went to prepare fragrant tea, leaving the two to talk alone.

Pinming was just a rhetoric, Gao Pragmatic mainly wanted to ask about the recent situation in the palace, so after the two sides sat down according to the guests, he took the initiative to ask: "Chen Gong, I heard that when Jiajing was twenty-six years old, you were only nine years old, and you were selected into the palace and assigned to be called under the gate of Jinzhai Gongmen?" ”

Although Chen Ju was surprised why Gao Pragmatic knew about his past as an inconspicuous little eunuch in the inner court, this question was scratched to the itch, and he sat up slightly straight, and arched his hand: "It is all the trust of Emperor Shizong of the ancestors, so that the slaves and maids are fortunate to listen to the teachings of the Duke of Zhai in the morning and evening, and now although the Duke of Zhai has passed away for many years, his earnest teachings, voice and smile are like face-to-face...... Heck, I learned a lot over the years. ”

The so-called Jinzhai Gong is the eunuch Gao Zhong Shiye during the period of Emperor Jiajing of Sejong, who once held the positions of eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor and commander of the 12th regiment battalion. The epitaph after Gao Zhong's death was written by Xu Jie, who was a scholar at the time, and another scholar Yuan Wei Shudan, and Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo and the Governor of the Later Army, were sealed, which shows their status at that time.

Gao Pragmatic invited Chen Ju to have tea today, but he had no specific intention, and mentioning this mouth was just to shorten the distance in his heart, and then he made a big move: "I heard that Brother Ling has been studying at home for many years, and he has seen a lot of progress, and he has already obtained the status of a child a year ago?" ”

Chen Ju was surprised when he heard Gao Shishi's words: "How did this slave and maid's family get into Mr. Xiaogao's respectful ears?" ”

Gao pragmatic smiled: "It's a coincidence, Chen Gong is from Ansu County, Baoding, right?" Chen Gongke still remembers that in the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing, my third uncle presided over the big exam? Liang Wu, the current county leader of Ansu County, is from the same Jinshi as Jiweike, and he is my protégé under the third uncle. Last time, he came to Beijing in the same year as Yigan to congratulate my third uncle on his recovery, but he didn't realize that the third uncle was on duty in the cabinet that day, so the special boy received one or two first. During the chat, it happened that Chen Gong and his party were Xin Zheng last time, and the kid praised a few words about Chen Gong's elegant and upright words, and Liang Xianzun mentioned the matter of Brother Ling......"

Chen Ju was surprised and delighted when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "Oh, Mr. Xiao Gao praised it falsely, it was really praised, how dare the slave maid deserve the reputation of 'Yazheng'......" said and paused slightly, with three points of expectation in his eyes: "Liang Xianzun is actually ...... Uh, it's Mr. Koda's brother? ”

Since Gao Gong took Gao Pragmatic with him to teach him personally, then Gao Gong's protégé can reasonably be regarded as Gao Pragmatic's senior brother, which is probably not a big problem from the customs at this time. Of course, when Gao Pragmatism was so young, he still had to express it like this, obviously there was a certain compliment, after all, the "senior brothers" are all Jinshi who have passed the title of the gold list, and they are the first-class talents in the world, but Gao Pragmatism has not even taken the test as a child - in a strict sense, he is not even a "scholar" now, but he is born here, and no one will think that he will not be a "scholar" in the future.

"Sort of." Gao replied lightly with a pragmatic expression.

Chen Ju was slightly stunned, then he realized it, and said secretly: "I am abrupt, the Gao family has a family history, several generations of official eunuchs, this son is the leader of the Gao family, and he is even more valued by the Gao Ge Lao, and he personally takes him by his side to carefully train him, his heart is naturally very high, and it is not surprising that he looks down on Liang Xianzun, who was born in the top three. ”

In fact, Gao Pragmatic is not looking down on Liang Wu's scientific examination ranking - although Liang Xianzun is indeed only the 163rd in the top three, and he is close to the bottom of the entire gold list. But even if the Jinshi is counted down, it is also a Jinshi, an absolute elite who has one subject every three years without any pretense and only takes more than 300 people in the country. Gao pragmatic's attitude is just to express: Master, I am the prime minister, Liang's district and county order, he called me a junior brother, that is he climbing me, if I give face, I will respond to him, if I don't give face...... What is he going to do?

Of course, he expressed this attitude, not to say that he really has such a strict concept of hierarchy - after all, he is a young man in the new era who was born in New China and grew up under the red flag, and this consciousness of equality still exists - just to lay a foundation for what is going to be discussed next.