Daming Palace, in the Chengtian Gate of the Forbidden City, an old man and a young man of the Xinzheng Gao clan are walking slowly towards the palace Dauchi, and several accompanying lieutenants know that the emperor is eager to see Mr. Gao, but this Mr. Gao is unhurried, and he is still walking while introducing the layout of the palace to his little nephew, so anxious that this group of eunuchs can't say, "But please Mr. Gao take the first step, we don't have a big deal anyway, make sure to introduce this little prince clearly."

But it's good to think about it, and there is no need to say it—even the Holy One never interrupts when Mr. Gao speaks, how can they have such courage these days of house slaves? If they dare to interrupt the high arch, I am afraid that the saint will dare to break their dog's legs! I didn't know anything, I could only watch Mr. Gao pointing at the various doors and halls for a while.

"Pragmatic, you see, the outer layer of this imperial city, to the south, is called Daming Gate, and Zhengyang Gate, Yongding Gate opposite. Slightly east and north, through the left gate of the public life to the east, called the left gate of Chang'an. Further east, cross the Yuhe Bridge, from the west of the Ten Kings Mansion to the north to the east, called Dong'anmen. Turn to the pasture of Tianshi'an, and then west to north, called Bei'anmen, which is commonly known as 'Houzai Gate'. Turn to the Taiping, turn south to west, and say Xi'an Gate. Then south through the Lingji Palace, the ash factory to the west, said the right gate of Chang'an. Inside the red gate, north of the gate, then Dengwen Drum Courtyard is in Yan. In addition, there are six gates around it. Outside the wall, there are seventy-two red shops around. ”

Although Gao Pragmatic didn't know what the third uncle meant by carefully explaining the location of the palace to him at this time, he would not miss the opportunity, and secretly remembered it everywhere, and kept nodding his head.

When Gao Gong saw it, he became more and more happy, and continued to point out the country: "Outside the Forbidden City, the first to the south is called the Gate of Chengtian. After the frost falls every year, the officials and other courtiers are heavily imprisoned in the west of the middle and west of the east and west of the Yongdao in front of the door. The five prefectures and other yamen sit east to west, the officials and other yamen sit west to east, the first chief writer of the official department, the second main hall of the criminal department, the third seat of the metropolitan procuratorate, and the rest are in the second column. The south second is called the end gate, and the third is called the noon gate. Wei Que is divided into two points, called the left door and the right door. Instead, it is called East Shenghua Gate to the east, Xihua Gate to the west, and Yuanwu Gate to the north. The eight gates of this inner enclosure are also. Outside the wall, there are 36 red shops. Every night, there is a member of the lord, who stays in the left gate of the que, and every time the official army carries the copper bell to patrol it, and the river of the moat surrounds it. ”

And in the imperial city, from Bei'anmen, the east of the street is called Huangwa East Gate. The south of the east street is called the Shangyi supervisor, and the north of the street is called the superintendent. In the east, it is said that the wine and vinegar noodle bureau, the inner weaving and dyeing bureau, the leather room, the paper room, the needle work bureau, the towel and hat bureau, and the gunpowder bureau are also the armory of the war bureau. A little east and south, it is said that the inner house is used for the library, and it is said that the Fanjing Factory, the Hanjing Factory, the Siyuan Bureau, and the Bell and Drum Division. Further south, it is said that the new house is called the governor and the celebrant supervisor ......"

Gao pragmatic's eyes froze: "Master of Ceremonies? ”

Gao Gong laughed, his eyes flashing with an indescribable light, and nodded, "Yes, Master of Ceremonies." ”

"There, it's the celebrant ......" Gao Pragmatic didn't say anything, but just subconsciously glanced at a few lieutenants around him, you must know that there is also a eunuch here.

But it seems that in front of Gao Gong, this eunuch is also very well-behaved. It's a pity that when I was at the gate of Chengtianmen just now, I was shocked by the grandeur of the palace, and I was a little distracted, and I didn't hear the name of this great eunuch, but it looked like he had good facial features, and if he didn't look at this Zhongguan costume, he was quite a bit of a Confucian style.

When the great eunuch heard this, he saw that the uncle and nephew finally took a breath and did not continue, so he hurriedly stepped forward half a step, bowed slightly, and said carefully: "Mr. Gao, the emperor is waiting for you in the inner study." "Now in the palace, the title began to be a little stricter, although the high arch is about to recover, but after all, it is only imminent, and the official position has not yet been restored, so the words of the elder pavilion are strictly incorrect, but the name of Mr. is obviously correct - people are emperors.

Gao Gong seemed slightly surprised, and asked rhetorically, "In the inner study?" ”

"Yes." The big eunuch smiled on his face: "When the emperor heard that you received the order, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and he always came to the inner study these days, saying that he wanted to see which officials had the eyesight and recommended you...... Oh, this is going to make our family say, with Mr. Gao's domestic popularity, how can anyone else recommend him? But the emperor likes to come, and our family, as a subordinate, has to follow the emperor's thoughts, not ......"

"Feng Bao, you are still the commander of the East Factory and the supervision of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, right?" Gao Gong asked seemingly nonchalantly.

"Yes, Mr. Gao has a good memory."

"Well, do it well, the position of the factory supervisor of the East Factory is not suitable for everyone, everyone can do it well."

Feng Bao nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, thank you Mr. Gao for your order, dare not be dedicated?" ”

The conversation between the two of them on this side could not be more natural, but on the other side, Gao Shishi was so surprised that he almost opened his mouth wide.

Didn't the history books say that Feng Bao was Zhang Juzheng's political ally and was very unfriendly to Gao Gong? Otherwise, why did he secretly form a knot with Zhang Juzheng and join forces to bring down the high arch?

How to ...... right now? It seems that Feng Bao deliberately pleases the rhythm of the high arch?

He was distracted, the two of them had already finished talking, and when he turned his head to look, he saw Feng Bao trotting forward all the way, shouting: "Emperor, Emperor, Mr. Gao has arrived!" Mr. Gao has arrived! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged male voice with great joy immediately came from inside: "Mr. has finally arrived!" Hurry up, please! ”

Feng Bao had just climbed the steps, and when he heard this, he immediately stopped, turned his head and said loudly: "Mr. Shengshang Xuangao has come to see ......."

Gao Gong tidied up his appearance slightly, glanced at Gao Shishi, and saw that he also dusted off his clothes in a decent manner, so he couldn't help but smile and motioned for him to go in with him. Who knew that as soon as the two stepped on the steps, a rather excited voice came into their ears: "Mr. is finally here!" ”

Gao Pragmatic looked up, there was already a person standing at the door, walked down the steps with an excited face, grabbed his arched hands, and sighed vigorously: "Sir, do you know that I hope that Mr. will be like a long drought and look forward to the rain, this time there is a chance to recover Mr., I can't send the imperial chariot to pick you up!" ”

Gao Pragmatic listened to it in a daze, it seems that His Majesty really has no shelf in the face of Gao Gong, obviously it is a courtier's visit, but the emperor himself greeted the door.

Gao Pragmatic looked up, only to see that this person was wearing a golden two-dragon play bead winged crown, a bright yellow four-group dragon round-necked regular dress, and the left and right shoulders and chest were embroidered with the sun, moon and stars and the Shanhe Sheji coat of arms. Such a highly pragmatic understanding represents the meaning of "shouldering the sun and the moon and having a social mind", and the person who can wear this dress can obviously only be the current emperor and Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan. But his words couldn't help but be a little surprised, and said secretly: "Could it be that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty usually doesn't like to call himself 'I' very much?" ”

In fact, he thought too much, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty would not call themselves me in most cases, and only called themselves I on very serious or important occasions, but the emperors of the Ming Dynasty called themselves me most of the time, and only when facing some particularly close people, they did not use this special self-title in informal occasions. Of course, it depends on the personality of the emperor, such as Longqing's father Emperor Jiajing, who advocates Taoism and enters the devil, and many times likes to use Taoist terms to refer to himself.

Gao Gong was also very excited when he saw Longqing, but he still remembered the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, took half a step back slightly, and as soon as he shook his hands, he wanted to salute. The emperor refused, grabbed his arms with both hands, and said: "Sir, why should you be polite to me......" Suddenly saw a little child kneeling next to him, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, and then let go of the hand that grabbed Gao Gong, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "This child is Mr.'s nephew, I heard Feng Bao say it...... Eh, no rudeness. ”

Gao Pragmatism was still a little nervous - after all, he was seeing the emperor, although he was the soul of a modern person, and he didn't regard anyone as nobler than himself, but the emperor was also a "legendary" figure in the eyes of modern people, and it was easy to see a living one, and it was inevitable to be a little excited - but then again, this emperor really didn't fit the line at all with his imagination, even if he had long understood the character and style of this Longqing Emperor from the history books, but when he really saw him as gentle as the uncle next door, This tension disappeared without a trace in an instant.