Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 69
Ever since he stopped going to court, Gao Ming either teased his wife or children every day, and lived a very comfortable life. Most importantly, with Wei Zheng's "bronze wall and iron wall", no one in the court could trouble him.

Wei Zheng had asked Wei Shuyu to submit a letter to Li Shimin before, in addition to being grateful for the emperor's kindness, he also praised Gao Ming from the inside to the outside, almost saying that he is the best prince in the world.

Although this was Wei Zheng's second time expressing his gratitude, there was no one in the court who criticized him, and even the arrogant speech officer Yushi chose to shut up.

why?Do people still think that Wei Zheng can't flatter?

Obviously this is impossible. Wei Zheng spent his whole life offending people, offending the court from top to bottom. It was only when he was old that he won the title of "advocate minister".

To put it bluntly, Wei Zheng is the stone in the latrine—it is smelly and hard, and if anyone offends him, he won't care if you are an important court official or a royal nobleman, he will still make you unable to step down.

Wei Zheng is well-known, and now he is sick at home, and still has the official position of a prince and grand teacher on his head. In terms of rank, he is a minister of the first rank, two ranks higher than Fang Xuanling, the left servant!
The reason why Gao Ming did not go to court was to visit Wei Zheng, the crown prince and grand teacher. This is called "respecting the teacher and respecting the way". No one can fault it, and Wei Zheng has already sent a "thank you letter". Attack clever.

In addition to not going to court, Gao Ming also enjoys the right to "not go to school". As the highest institution of learning in the Tang Dynasty, the supervisors of the Imperial Academy are still reciting his "Gao Ming's rhymes". If he is allowed to go there to study , who will teach him?
Now even Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda are busy studying the second couplet of the phrase "Smoke lock willow on the pond", and others dare not come to give advice. Isn't it obvious shame?
In this way, now Gao Ming neither "goes to work" nor "goes to school". Every morning he wakes up to exercise, and then learns some basic etiquette in the palace with Su Wan'er.

Gao Ming knew very well that as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he still had to know some etiquette, otherwise he would lose face if he made a joke.

Su Wan'er taught seriously, and Gao Ming studied hard, so in just a few days, she can basically do it well. The only thing that is more difficult is "sit upright".

Sitting upright is actually sitting on your knees. After kneeling, sit on your ankles, keep your upper body straight, and then put your hands on your knees neatly. You must not squint your eyes.

In the beginning, Gao Ming was not used to it, and he couldn't bear it until he knelt down for a cup of tea, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted. Su Wan'er couldn't help but be surprised seeing how desperate he was.

"Lang Jun, why are you so serious about kneeling and sitting? I feel that this is the first time that you are paying special attention to a kind of etiquette!"

Hearing Su Wan'er's question, Gao Ming suddenly smiled "hehe".

"Hey, what do you know? Let me tell you, when this man is kneeling, his testicles are hanging naturally. They are neither squeezed nor pressed. A man who can maintain the habit of kneeling for a long time can be cute during the day." Da, it will be fierce at night, if you don’t believe me, I will let you see it tonight!"

"..."

When Su Wan'er heard this, she covered her face and fled in despair. Gao Ming who saw this scene was naturally overjoyed.

"I always feel that the shy wife is very happy when she is amused!"

However, Gao Ming's leisurely and happy days did not last long, because his "iron wall" was gone.

In February of the 17th year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng died of illness.

Wei Zheng passed away, Li Shimin felt very sad for this, and abolished the dynasty for five days. On the day of Wei Zheng's funeral, Li Shimin also summoned all civil and military officials to send him out of the city, and carved a book inscription himself.

After Wei Zheng was buried, Li Shimin bestowed upon him the posthumous title of Sikong and Governor of Xiangzhou, and gave him the posthumous title of "Wenzhen". All the glory.

Li Shimin's performance is perfect, he vividly interprets a king who "lost his beloved minister", but Gao Ming knows that in fact, Lao Li is not so sad, he is just acting.

This can also be regarded as the art of the emperor.

In contrast, Gao Ming felt a little blocked. At the beginning, he was indeed acting, but after meeting Wei Zheng twice, they became familiar with each other, and Wei Zheng also said a lot of good things for him. , so after Wei Zheng passed away, Gao Ming was still a little sad.

Gao Ming never liked to owe favors to others, especially to the dead, so on the fifth day after Wei Zheng's burial, he came to Wei Zheng's mansion again.

Looking at the deserted Wei Mansion in front of him, Gao Ming couldn't help but sighed.

"It seems that Old Wei has indeed offended many people!"

According to the practice of the Tang Dynasty, after the death of many officials, especially those important ministers, there must be many disciples, friends, subordinates, etc. who will come to pay respects, and the door will not be deserted for at least a month.

But Wei Zheng has only been buried for a few days, why is there no one there?The answer is obvious, Wei Zheng is the kind of person who is obstinate until he has no friends.

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately sighed, ordered his followers to stay outside, and went into Wei Zheng's mansion by himself.

For Gao Ming's arrival, Wei Zheng's family was not too surprised, because in their view, Gao Ming is a person who respects his teachers, so it is normal for him to come.

After Gao Ming entered, he first offered three sticks of incense to Wei Zheng, and then expressed condolences to Wei Zheng's widow. Before leaving, Gao Ming found an excuse to call Wei Shuyu outside, and then pointed to the carriage parked at the door towards him. Uncle Wei nodded.

"Brother Wei, there are two boxes on this carriage, which contain 1000 taels of silver, please accept it, this is my heart for Master Wei."

When Wei Shuyu heard Gao Ming's words, he shook his head immediately.

"No, I can't accept this. His Royal Highness is in the heart of Uncle Yuxin to accept it, but His Royal Highness please bring it back!"

His attitude was very firm, but Gao Ming smiled and shook his head again.

"Brother Wei, your father was well-known during his lifetime, and he was a free-spirited official. He must have no money left. Now that he has passed away, all the expenses of the Wei family will fall on your shoulders. To put it bluntly, Brother Wei, your official position It's the young minister of Guanlu Temple, your salary may not be able to cover the expenses of Nuo Da's mansion, right?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Wei Shuyu immediately showed a trace of hesitation.

"This……"

Seeing his hesitant expression, Gao Ming hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and continued to persuade him.

"I heard that Lingtang is from the Hedong Fei family, and is also a big family in Hedong. If you can't support the Wei Mansion, you will be laughed at. Compared with this, what is it to accept my meager kindness? "

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Wei Shuyu sighed deeply, and then bowed deeply to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness is so kind, Shuyu once again thanked His Royal Highness, and if His Royal Highness sends you any orders in the future, Shu Yu will definitely die!"

Looking at the solemn Wei Shuyu, Gao Ming smiled again.

"Originally, I just planned to return favors, but I didn't expect to win people's hearts. Is this a surprise?"

(End of this chapter)