Chapter Thirty-Eight: Sycophants Descending
When he said this, Gao Huaiyuan couldn't wait to give himself a few big slaps, since he was a child, he had never been so condescending to a person, and he had a stammer! Even he didn't expect that he would be able to say such a sensual thing, if he couldn't say it a few years ago, with the knife on his neck, could he have changed now? Or is it because he saw such a big official, he began to become a villain?
But Gao Huaiyuan immediately vetoed his own idea, he knew that he was indeed changing, not as he thought just now, but began to become more calm, in this place in the capital, it can be said that the ground is full of thorns, he must see people and talk about people, and talk nonsense in order to protect himself, all for his ideals, there is nothing shameful for him to do this! So he quickly reassured again.
Shi Miyuan was obviously very satisfied with Gao Huaiyuan's performance, so he casually opened the gift box on the table, and after seeing the crystal clear wine utensils in the gift box, even Shi Miyuan was slightly surprised.
Because as a high-ranking and powerful court member like him, he has never seen anything good! It can be said that he has seen all the good things in the world, and he is not unfamiliar with this kind of glazed ware in front of him, because there are several sets of such glazed ware hidden in his secret room, including vases, fish tanks, and tea sets, all of which are things that some courtiers want to convince him and buy from other places with a lot of money.
And this set of glazed wine utensils in front of him, compared to the few pieces of glazed ware he collected, is not bad at all, and even exceeds, just this almost colorless and transparent degree, is not compared with ordinary glazed ware, like such a set of glazed ware, he has also heard of the value on the market, and this Gao Huaiyuan does not seem to be stupid! actually came to see him for the first time, and took out such a precious thing to give him as a meeting gift, which is not a capital that ordinary people can afford!
So he immediately closed the lid of the gift box again, his expression was a little uncertain, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Gao Huaiyuan, who was standing with his hands down, his movements were very fast, and the lid of the box just blocked Zheng Qingzhi's vision, so Zheng Qingzhi didn't see what the box contained.
Shi Miyuan's heart churned, this set of gifts was too valuable, and Gao Huaiyuan was just a small county lieutenant before, but he took out such a valuable gift at once, how much capital can he have at his age? Shi Miyuan felt that he seemed to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan, so he began to want to re-examine Gao Huaiyuan.
Gao Huaiyuan saw Shi Miyuan's expression with the corner of his eye, and said in his heart, he made a mistake in his busy work today, and did a bad thing with good intentions, which made Shi Miyuan, an old thief, seem to be suspicious of himself!
So Gao Huaiyuan hurriedly bowed down and said, "Xiangye! Although the little one is able to see you for the first time today, but the little one has often heard his father talk about the things of the Xiang Ye since he was a child, and the father has always respected the Xiang Ye very much, just because the father of the family has a humble official position, but there is no opportunity to see the Xiang Ye, so after the little one arrived in the capital, the father of the family has repeatedly mentioned that he wants to let the little one pay attention, if one day he can see the Xiang Ye, he must let the little one say hello to the Xiang Ye on his behalf! This is the thing that my father prepared for the little one a year ago, and today I can finally see the Xiangye, so the little one dedicated this thing to the Xiangye! ”
Gao Huaiyuan's brain was very active, and he immediately figured out the reason, and quickly pushed all the things about this gift onto his father, and picked himself up, by the way, it was equivalent to mentioning the matter of his father Gao Jian in front of Shi Miyuan.
After Shi Miyuan listened to Gao Huaiyuan's words, his heart suddenly became relieved, Gao Huaiyuan is not a big official, but he just forgot that Gao Huaiyuan still has a father who is an official! His dad seems to be the general judge of some place, although the grade is not high, but it can be regarded as a powerful one, presumably he has been an official for many years, and he will have a very rich family background, so it makes sense that Gao Huaiyuan gave him such a heavy gift when he met for the first time, so he was a little self-deprecating, feeling that he looked too highly at this rough man.
So Shi Miyuan smiled and said, "Oh! I see, but I don't know where Ling Zun is an official? ”
Gao Huaiyuan hurriedly replied: "My father is a general judge in Shaoxing, and he has been an official in Shaoxing for more than ten years, although Shaoxing is not far from the capital, but because of trivial matters, my father has never been able to get his wish, and I will personally meet you!" I didn't expect that today I had the honor to let the little one have the honor to meet Xiangye, which is really a blessing for our father and son! ”
There are few people in this world who don't like to listen to people pat themselves on the back, especially a powerful minister like Shi Miyuan, who has long been accustomed to listening to people welcome and pat the horse, so Gao Huaiyuan picked up the good ones and said, anyway, good and obedient don't need money, there are only benefits and no harm in saying it, I really feel disgusting, after going out, find a place to spit and vomit, at this time he is determined to pat Shi Miyuan's fart well.
Sure enough, after listening to Gao Huaiyuan's words, Lao Huai Dachang, although he knew that his reputation was not too good, but it was still very comfortable to be so complimented.
So he immediately laughed and said, "You are very good! Very good at talking! The old man is very happy to see you today! Deyuan! Gao Cong is a lovely person, follow you in the future, you have to teach him well, Guicheng can have this son to complement him, and the old man will rest assured!
Gao Cong, you just have to work hard in the palace! As long as you do your thing well, the old man will not treat you badly! Remember the old man's words! ”
Gao Huaiyuan looked at Shi Miyuan's smug appearance with the corner of his eye, so he was secretly happy in his heart, he passed this level today, at least he left a good impression on the old immortal guy, and he estimated that he would be able to enter his magic eyes in the future, which is a good thing!
Then Shi Miyuan asked Zheng Qingzhi about Guicheng's studies, Zheng Qingzhi took out a small seal of Guicheng copying the emperor from his sleeve and presented it to Shi Miyuan to see.
Gao Huaiyuan stood aside and stopped making a sound, but carefully observed Shi Miyuan's expression, when he saw that he was struggling to see things, he remembered that this guy was already sixty or seventy years old no matter how much he said, even if he maintained it well, he couldn't escape a dazzle.
So he secretly wrote down this matter, and waited for Zheng Qingzhi and Shi Miyuan to finish speaking, and then bid farewell to Shi Miyuan with Zheng Qingyi and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.