Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 24 Conquering Chen Ju ([-])
What Gao Wushi didn't expect was that he only tipped out 20 taels of silver yesterday, and not only "earned" it back the next day, but even made a lot of surplus.

Early this morning, Gao Gong had already gone to the cabinet to be on duty, but a group of palace people came to the house. The door thought that the saint had rewarded Mr. Gao Ge, Shi Shiran stepped forward and asked, but the other party actually said that the saint did The reward is only for Mr. Xiao Gao.

Naturally, Gao Gong couldn't be Mr. Xiao Gao. The entire Gao Mansion in the capital may be called "Mr. Xiao Gao" by the palace at present.Although Menzi was very surprised, he didn't dare to neglect under his feet, and immediately sent someone to report to Gao Pragmatic.

When Gao Wushi learned that the emperor had rewarded him, he was also a little surprised. He rolled his eyes and thought to himself: Even if the crown prince told the emperor about the "consultant" he made for him that day, the emperor shouldn't be so blatantly rewarding him, right?Although the Emperor Longqing was not well-educated, he would never be a political idiot after all these years.However, no matter what the emperor meant, this matter could not be delayed, so he hurriedly ordered the people to open the middle door, and went out personally to welcome the angel to receive the reward.

After leaving the mansion, Gao Wushi discovered that the leading eunuch today was actually an acquaintance, and it was Chen Ju who was ordered to go to Henan to welcome Gao Gong back.

Although Chen Ju has always served as the Supervisor of Rituals, he is still only a Prime Minister so far. He is separated from the "Eunuch" known to ordinary people in later generations, and there is a "Young Supervisor" in the middle. His status in the palace is not very prominent. .Of course, under his supervisor, there are Dianbo, Changshou, Fengyu and other ranks, so although his status is not high in the eyes of the Gao family, he is actually a mid-to-high-ranking figure in the palace. Characters, if given the chance to be released, can also be guarded eunuchs in ordinary lands.

When Chen Ju came here today, he also had something to say.Because if Emperor Longqing had rewarded Gao Gong, the eunuch must have delivered the decree, and most of them had to be eunuchs above the eunuch Bingbi, the chief ceremonial supervisor. The Bingbi eunuchs ranked later by the pen eunuchs are likely to be named by the emperor.

And if the eunuchs who went were not the eunuchs of the Si Li Jian and the Yu Ma Jian, but the ten eunuchs other than these two eunuchs, then I am afraid that the eunuch of Labor Palm Seal would have to go there himself.This is not only related to the importance of Gao Gong in Emperor Longqing's mind, but also related to the rank and status of cabinet ministers-the reason why Chen Ju made the trip when he went to Xinzheng to pick up Gao Gong back to Beijing was because Gao Gong After all, Gong has not yet officially recovered, and objectively speaking, he is just a commoner, so it is not appropriate to let the eunuchs go on long-distance business trips.

But since today it was only a practical reward for Gao, there was no need to give it so grand and important. It may be that Chen Ju did a good job in picking up Gao Gong in Kaifeng Mansion last time, so he was still allowed to come to pass on the reward this time.

Gao Wushi realized that the reason why the emperor rewarded him was not necessarily because of the role of his own staff, but the emperor felt that he had a good conversation with the prince last time, and his words and deeds Outstanding, very enlightening to the prince, I am very relieved. Looking back at Gao's literary and fan heirs in the past dynasties, I have such a beautiful son, and I intend to reward him." ——Actually, these words should probably be understood in this way: after the prince met Gao Yushi The mood was very good, and when the father and son met, they raised their mouths. The emperor was very happy when he heard it, and waved his hand: "Reward!"
So Gao Yushi got two new books made by the imperial court, two boxes of imperial tribute emblem ink, two pieces of imperial tribute duan inkstone, two imperial tribute lake brushes, and two imperial tribute rice paper knives.

The value of this wave of rewards is certainly not low, but that is not the key, after all, these things cannot be sold. What is really important is that the rewards conform to the identities of both parties.

According to the customs of the past dynasties, the emperor's rewards to his subordinates were also depending on the dish. For example, in terms of a high-level and pragmatic background, if you directly rewarded money, it would not only be a failure, but almost an insult.For a scholar from a family of officials like him, usually he can only appreciate elegant things such as books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Calligraphy, paintings, etc., but because Gao Yushi is still young, he does not reward calligraphy and paintings, so as not to make him play with things and lose his mind.

Of course, generally speaking, the emperor himself may not be so specific about rewarding things. After all, the eunuchs in the palace are professionals in doing these things, and they are already familiar with them, unless someone deliberately obstructs them. Otherwise, nothing will go wrong, so there is no need to repeat these.

For Chen Ju, Gao Pragmatism has an impression—not referring to the last time he took Gao Gong.

Gao Yushi was relatively good at liberal arts when he was a student. He liked to read books on history, and he didn’t give up his hobby of reading even after he started working. To be more specific, he still had some understanding of Ming history.As for Chen Ju, Gao Yushi remembers one thing most clearly: he will become the eunuch in charge of ceremonies and the admiral of Dongchang in the future.

Here is one point that needs special explanation: In the Ming Dynasty, the two positions of the chief inspector of ceremonies and the admiral of the East Factory were rarely concentrated in the hands of the same person, because the chief inspector of ceremonies approved the cabinet votes on behalf of the emperor and opposed the cabinet. Confidentiality means holding administrative power; while Admiral Dongchang is equivalent to controlling the secret service organization, which is regarded as holding supervisory power independent of the three legal departments.

Obviously, if these two powers are held by the same person, the emperor is likely to be emptied—even if not emptied, at least it is very likely to be "isolated from inside and outside."Therefore, under normal circumstances, the admiral of the East Factory is the eunuch Bingbi, who is the supervisor of ceremonies—usually the number one eunuch Bingbi—in history, Wei Zhongxian of the Tianqi Dynasty was "nine thousand years old", and he was the chief Bingbi who also served as the East Factory. Admiral.

In addition to the Lijian, there is another important place in the twelve prisons of the inner court, which is called the Yumajian.The position of eunuch in charge of imperial horse supervision is not comparable to that of Bi Mawen in Journey to the West.The most important thing about this position is to share the military handle with the Ministry of War and the Governor. It is actually the "Shufu" of the inner court-that is, the "Twelve Regiment Battalion of Admirals" [Note: The so-called Twelve Regiment Battalion has different names in different periods, Jiajing Twenty-nine years later, due to changes in the battalion system, it was often referred to as Jingying].In addition, the Yumajian also managed the pastures and Huangzhuang, operated the Huangdian, and managed finances with the household department. He was the "inner steward" of the Ming court; This is against the East Factory, which is the admiral of the Rites.

Of course, the establishment of the East Factory is a common practice, and the establishment of the West Factory is a special case. Therefore, the eunuch in charge of the Inspector of Ceremonies is still in the "top leader" position in the inner court, and the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor can only be second in command.

(End of this chapter)