I saw Yuan Wei kneeling on the ground and reported loudly: "The emperor is overjoyed!" God gave me the Ming Dynasty a happy grandson! ”

As soon as he said this, others had no choice but to follow: "Congratulations to the emperor." The eunuchs also said: "Slaves and maids congratulate the master......" and knelt on the ground.

Emperor Jiajing stared at the people under the imperial stairs, his brows trembled imperceptibly, and finally fell on Yuan Wei's face.

Yuan Wei, who usually didn't dare to face Jiajing's gaze, turned his eyes to the emperor at this moment, which is called 'Yingxi', which is not a loss.

But what disappointed him was that the expression on Jiajing's face was very complicated, but there was no trace of joy...... The monarch and the ministers looked at each other for a moment, Jiajing saw a thick begging from Yuan Wei's gaze, and finally sighed in his heart, squeezed out a smile and said, "How can my grandson not know?" It's been two months. ”

"Yes." Yuan Wei nodded, and said in a deep voice: "But the prince doesn't have a name yet, please give it a name to Your Majesty." "I scolded in my heart: 'The two dragons of the dog don't see each other, and my son wants Lao Tzu to name his grandson, so I have to ask me, an outsider.'"

He, as well as everyone present, thought that Emperor Jiajing had no excuse, but when he saw Jiajing, he smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry." ”

"Your Majesty," Yuan Wei was anxious and said, "If the prince has no name, he can't enter the genealogy of the Zongren Mansion, and he will never be the legitimate prince of King Jing!" ”

"You can't say that." Jiajing still said unhurriedly: "He is my grandson when he is named early, and he will not become someone else's when he is named late," he said with a wry smile and said: "I also have a hard time, the children of ordinary people's families are not born with a large size, but also 'dog eggs' and 'dog leftovers', and when they grow up, will they be named?" Then he smiled at Yuan Wei and said, "Let King Jing think of a nickname first, so that he can feed." ”

He said this, but it may also be sincere, because Jiajing himself gave birth to eight sons, and as a result, he lived two kings of Yu and King Jing, and King Yu gave birth to two sons, all of whom died young, which gave him a good reason to believe that the child's life was thin and he couldn't afford the royal preciousness, so he should wait until he grew up.

Of course, this is just the speculation of the ministers, as for what Jiajing thinks in his heart, only God knows.

Seeing Yuan Wei's face of deep disappointment, Jiajing seemed a little unbearable, looked at Li Fang who was kneeling beside him and said, "Li Fang." ”

Li Fang hurriedly said: "The slave is here." ”

"According to the ancestral system, how should I reward the emperor and grandson in the palace?" Jiajing asked as he got up from his seat.

"Back to the master, if you add the emperor and grandson, the palace will reward you with thirty-six kinds of festive treasures, and you will also send ten eunuchs and ten palace maids to serve you." Li Fang paused and said: "If it is the prince, the number of treasures, eunuchs, and palace maids will have to be doubled." ”

"How many people do you need to serve one child?" Jiajing smoothed his long hair and said: "The country is too tight, just reward it according to the ordinary emperor and grandson." ”

"Yes." Li Fang has served Jiajing for decades, and can feel something strange from his words...... In the past, although this master was mean to his descendants, he was cold and warm-hearted, but this time he was cold to King Jing's son, and his heart was cold, which made people shiver coldly.

No matter what others do, Gao Gong is a double happiness, and the emperor publicly promised that as long as the Guozijian can achieve good results in the autumn season, he will be promoted to the right attendant of the ministry, which is much better than in the Qingshui Yamen of the Guozijian.

What made him even happier was the emperor's attitude towards King Jing's son, that kind of unexpected coldness, which was enough to make those wall grasses weigh and weigh to see if the victory or defeat was a foregone conclusion, and it could also make those who were attached to King Jing have no chance to build momentum for King Jing's ascendancy.

For him and King Yu, this is really a good result, so the high sacrificial wine with a gloomy face when he goes out in the morning can't help but be overjoyed at this moment. The phrase that Shen Mo said yesterday has been echoing in his mind, 'Win first and then lose, and lose first and win', and now it seems that it is extremely prescient.

Whether it was the struggle between the Yan Party and the Xu Party, or the contest between King Yu and King Jing, all of them fit Shen Mo's prophecy, which made Gao Gong have to re-examine this young official with a deep background...... He felt that Shen Mo was either inextricably linked to the palace, or he had the ability to perceive the king's heart. But either way, it's enough to prove its value, and it's definitely worth pulling over.

It is said that King Jing's attendant Tang Ruji once served as an official in the southeast with Shen Mo, and they had a good relationship. Therefore, Gao Gong felt that he had to step up his efforts to prevent him from falling to King Jing's side.

So after talking about what happened in the court, Gao Gong looked at Shen Mo with blazing eyes and said, "Jiang Nan, are you satisfied with the current situation?" ”

Shen Moxin said, heh, Gao's headhunting company, and smiled: "I'm very satisfied." ”

"What do you think about your future?" Gao Gong asked again.

"There is the wise leadership of adults." Shen Zheng said: "The lower official is full of confidence. ”

Gao Gong smiled and said: "Don't talk to me here, the old man is in his fifties, and he can still hear which sentence is true." ”

"My lord misunderstood, this sentence is really true." Shen Mo swore to the sky: "I dare to swear by my ancestors." ”

"Oh......" Seeing him say this, Gao Gong was a little confused, and said, "Why are you so confident in me?" ”

"I'll look at the face." He smiled mysteriously and said, "My lord's appearance tells me that you will be in and out of the picture." ”

"Really?" If Shen Mo had said this earlier, Gao Gong would definitely blast him out, but after the confirmation of the court today, he had to believe that this kid was indeed different from ordinary people, so he smiled and said, "I want to listen to you." ”

"Hehe, the lower official aunt said it in vain, and the adult aunt listened to it." Shen Mo looked at the arched face, and began to flicker: "You have a broad forehead, a high eyebrow bone, and eyes as long as inches; The mountain roots, the longevity is straight, the Lanting is plump, the ears are big and firm, and the mouth is wide and abundant! is really born with a ninety percent good face. ”

Listening to what Shen Mo said, Gao Gong unconsciously entered the box, and asked in a low voice: "What is a good face of ninety percent?" ”

"This is a more popular saying, which means that your life is already at the peak, and it is only a little bit away from the extreme." Shen Mo smiled faintly.

"Can physiognomy really be linked to fate?" Gao Gong asked.

"Of course," Shen Mo said eloquently: "Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty said: It is difficult to know the fate of people. Fate is easy to know. What's the use of knowing? with the bones. If human life is in the sky, there is a waiting in the sky. "It means that man's destiny is determined by heaven, and what providence is must be manifested in the body." As long as you look at the physiognomy of the bones, you can know the fate of the person. ”

"Is it really that mysterious?" Gao Gong has been a good student since he was a child, and he does not participate in superstitious activities, but as he grows older, he inevitably begins to believe a little, especially when the future is uncertain, and he wants to seek some confidence through these mysterious things.

I heard the silence and flickering: "This is not mysterious, but mysterious." For example, among the twelve saints - the Yellow Emperor's face is majestic like a dragon, his forehead is as wide as a shield, the emperor's teeth are pieced, the emperor's eyebrows are eight-colored, the eyes of the emperor have double pupils, Dayu's ears have three big holes, Chengtang's arm has two elbows, King Wen of Zhou has four breasts, King Wu can look at the sky without raising his eyes, the back of the Duke of Zhou is bent, Lao Tzu's forehead is higher than the bridge of the nose, and the top of Confucius's head is concave in the middle - the face of the saint corresponds to the mandate of heaven, why don't we mortals? ”

"Then what do you say my face represents?" Gao Gong asked.

Then he listened to the silence and said slowly: "The forehead is broad, and the face can assist the Holy Lord; The eyebrow bones are high, and the teenager has many tribulations. The eyes are as long as inches, and they are noble; Look at the nose again...... Mountain roots, longevity and straightness, Lanting abundance, born in the entrance hall of the eunuchs, in the middle and late years, the noble ambition. ”

"What about big and strong ears?" Gao Gong was fascinated by what he heard, and he couldn't wait to ask.

"If you are big, you will be heroic, and if you are strong, you will be mighty," he said with a silent smile.

"What about the breadth and abundance?" Gao Gong asked with a big grin.

"Broad-mouthed and rich, ranking among high-ranking officials." He smiled silently and said: "Judging from the face of an adult, you should be from a scholarly family and an official family; Since he was a child, he has been very smart, and he is eager to learn, and it is said that it is easy for a middle jinshi, but his fate is ruined, and he occasionally loses the hope of being a leader on the gold list. Participated in the imperial examination rate failed, and it was not until more than ten years later that he failed to come to Jitailai, worked hard, and won the championship with a high ranking......"

Gao Gong listened and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, because Shen Mo said it too accurately, it was too deep, as if he was holding his resume and reading it there...... Although he has always been very low-key, he does come from a family of eunuchs. Grandfather Gao Kui, raised people during the Chenghua period, Yu Heng Shilang of the Ministry of Government and Industry. His father was noble and virtuous, Zhengde was a scholar for 12 years, and the official was Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, which was an out-and-out scholarly family, and he was an official for generations.

In such family conditions, Gao Gong received a strict family education since he was a child, 'good at duality at the age of five, and reciting a thousand words at the age of eight'. Slightly longer, that is, to study the scriptures and the righteousness, and study hard. At the age of seventeen, he was in the township with the 'Book of Rites', but after that, he spent thirteen years on the road of the imperial examination before he was admitted to the Jinshi and was elected as a Shujishi. It's exactly the same as silent calculation, it's amazing! Lord Gao thought with some excitement.

In fact, there is nothing magical, there is Jinyiwei's brother, even his ancestors for eight generations, and he can find out, so Shen Mo has long known Gao Gong's family and personal situation, and it is no different from reading it.

Then he listened to Shen Mo and continued: "According to the face of the adult, it should have developed earlier, but your mountain roots are too long, so you have to start later than others. Fortunately, you are destined to meet a noble person early...... "Wait for the time to run, you will soar into the sky, hold the power, and show your ambitions!" ”

He only listened to Gao Gong's eyes and nodded his head again and again...... I want to ask why Shen Mo suddenly changed to fortune-telling, and his level is still so high? In fact, this is a miraculous move for him to break through the current predicament!

Although he has not been in the capital for a long time, it is said that he should be a man with his tail between his legs and obediently dormant for a few years, but the things in the southeast have not been able to wait for long, and he is not allowed to go down step by step.

Shen Mo knows that people can't sit back and wait for opportunities to come, because most of the time, opportunities are earned by themselves. A real talent, first of all, must be able to sell himself, but he can't learn from Mao Sui to recommend himself and come to the door like a merchant to sell, otherwise even if people take you in, they will not pay attention to you...... If people don't pay attention to you, how can they do their best to help you get through this difficult time?

Therefore, even if it comes out to sell, it must be sold with skill, level, and demeanor, for example, the idol of the scholars of the past generations, Mr. Kong Mingkong, is the best example...... To say that Zhuge Liang is a marketing genius, especially good at selling himself, he takes retreat as advance, imitates the last shortcut of the ancients, and lives in seclusion in Longzhong...... You must know that the big people of that era recognized this reason, thinking that the masters were all living in seclusion, and the laity were rolling in the red dust, so they flocked to those famous hermits, and they couldn't wait to take out their hearts, and they also asked to come down the mountain to give themselves ideas.

Of course, it's not enough to live in seclusion, if you don't have a reputation to spread out, you can't wait for the master for a lifetime, so you have to hype yourself. For example, Mr. Zhuge sings "Liang's Father's Yin" in front of people all day long...... what is "Liang's Father's Yin"? A song sung at the funeral of the dead! In addition, he always compares himself to Zhong Leyi, and would rather let others think that he is a psychopath, and he wants to spread his fame.

Then many people came to visit to see what this arrogant boy who had nothing to do and liked to sing funeral songs was sick. As a result, when we met and chatted, I found that the young man was very energetic, and then I realized that he was trying to be famous! So some guys with the same goal, such as Pang Shanmin, Pang Tong, Ma Liang brothers, Xu Shu, Cui Zhouping and others, called him brothers, interacted frequently, praised each other, built momentum for each other, and finally beat the reputation of the brothers.

If you are an ordinary person, you can do this step, and you can go to Liu Biao or Yuan Shu to have a certain official and a half-position. But Kong Ming has great ambitions, so naturally he can't be satisfied with this, in addition to seclusion and momentum, he also actively compiles a network for himself. For example, his eldest sister married Kuai Qi of the Jiangdong Kuai family, and the second sister married Pang Shanmin; is ruthless, even if he vomits and vomits every day, he also closes his eyes and marries the ugly girl of the famous man Huang Chengyan...... And Huang Chengyan is Cai Mao's brother-in-law. So after three ingenious marriages, he, an outsider from Shandong, actually got in touch with the six major families in Xiangyang, and his status rose sharply all of a sudden, greatly improving his own value.

But this is not over, Kong Ming is deliberate, he worships the most famous Mr. Shuijing in Jiangdong as his teacher, 'worship under the bed alone, kneel and perform respectfully', the old man was very moved, and he also began to praise his students, saying that he was 'Wolong'. At that time, people wanted to be famous, all by the praise of celebrities, the more powerful the celebrities, the more boundless the blowing, then congratulations, finally become a superstar, wait at home for others to come to sign a contract.

Sure enough, he coveted Uncle Liu Huang to seduce him, and pursued it hard in the thatched house, and finally achieved the joy of fish and water in half a push...... Oh no, it's a friend of fish and water.

Of course, silence will not imitate Kong Ming, but some of the immutable truths still have to be carefully summarized. If he wants to succeed in this era, it is obviously impractical to start his own business, after all, he gave birth to a Jiazi early, and the Ming Dynasty is still very stable.

If you don't want to start your own business, then you have to find a suitable boss, of course, he also found this, that is, Boss Yuwangyu. But there are already a lot of people around him, who are not related to him, and don't know him, why should they accept him and reuse him? It doesn't make sense.

So I have to think silently, what do I rely on to attract Yuwang? Choosing the right boss is only the first step to success, more importantly, you have to make the boss pay attention to yourself, although you don't expect Yuwang to look at the thatched house like Brother Xuande, but at least you have to send a sincere and warm invitation, right?

But the problem is that the iron law of the Ming Dynasty is that the prince is not allowed to make friends with the minister privately, so he can't see the boss himself, and he can only save the country through the people around King Yu.

In the end, he locked Gao Gong, according to reliable sources, Prince Yu's feelings for Gao Suqing are really like a continuous river, which can be described as obedient and obedient. If you can clean up the high arch, it is equivalent to cleaning up Prince Yu.

For a stinky stone like Gao Gong, which is hard and soft and inedible, if you want to conquer him, you have to find another way, such as ...... Fortune teller! Shen Mo once got Tang Shun's biography "Six Editions", "Soldier Edition" was given to Qi Jiguang, and the remaining five copies were still in his hands, and he often used them to figure it out. After reading it, Shen Mo suddenly realized that the fortune teller and Bao Zheng Holmes and others were simply peers!

When he mastered the Tang Clan's divine appearance, he began to prepare, first let Jinyiwei's brother check the eight generations of Gao Gong's ancestors, and then have the top eyeliner in the palace to report to him Emperor Jiajing's every move, so as to speculate on the dynamics of the court today.

So even if Gao Gong didn't ask, he would take the opportunity to report to Li Zhen and start pouring [***] soup into Lao Gao. However, Gao Gong asked very cooperatively, which made his plan even more flawless.

After some of the fancy things he had carefully prepared, the high arch was really put on the set......

(To be continued)