When Prince Yu transformed himself into a firefighter and went to the backyard to put out the fire, Zhu Ping'an took the initiative to visit Gao Gong out of courtesy and respect.
This is just like paying a visit to a boss. In order to carry out work well, when you arrive at a new place, you have to personally pay a visit to the local bigwigs and say hello as a sign of courtesy and respect.
That’s right, Gao Gong is the big boss of Prince Yu’s Mansion, and he himself is a newbie who has just arrived at Prince Yu’s Mansion.
It is normal for a newbie to visit the boss.
This description is not an exaggeration.
Although his lecturer and Gao Gong's tutor were both officials of the fifth rank, they had different fates. His fifth rank was far inferior to Gao Gong's fifth rank.
He himself had just entered the officialdom, while Gao Gong had been immersed in it for more than ten years and had extensive experience.
I have just entered Prince Yu's Mansion today. Gao Gong came to be a lecturer as soon as Prince Yu opened the mansion, and he has deep roots in the mansion.
If Prince Yu's Mansion is regarded as a small kingdom, then Gao Gong is the prime minister of this kingdom. He is the head of all officials in Prince Yu's Mansion, assists Prince Yu, is deeply trusted and relied upon by Prince Yu, and holds the highest power in Prince Yu's Mansion with Prince Yu's authorization.
Zhu Ping'an knew very well that if he wanted to carry out his work in Prince Yu's Mansion, he had to pay a visit to Gao Gong's dock.
So, after watching Prince Yu go to the backyard to put out the fire, Zhu Ping'an asked Manager Liu about Gao Gong's office and took the initiative to go to pay a visit.
Gao Gong's office faces south and is most sunny. It is located in the center of Chang'an Hall, right next to Prince Yu's main hall.
Close to the center.
Gao Gong's status can be seen from the location of his office.
Zhu Ping'an arrived at Gao Gong's office with the mentality of a newbie, straightened his clothes, and after making sure he was neatly dressed, he reached out and knocked on the door.
The door was ajar.
Dongdong
Zhu Ping'an knocked twice lightly.
Then wait.
No one responded from inside, but Zhu Ping'an moved closer to the door and could hear the faint sounds of talking and laughing coming from within the room.
Huh
Anyone
When Zhu Ping'an heard the sound of talking and laughing inside, he realized that there was already someone in Gao Gong's room, and they seemed to be chatting happily.
Who is it
The person who could chat and laugh with Gao Gong must be no ordinary person. Zhu Ping'an moved closer out of curiosity.
It sounded like they were discussing how to govern a country.
This is even more amazing.
He could actually chat and laugh with Gao Gong on the way of governing the country. Who is this talented person
The voice sounds familiar.
But Zhu Ping'an couldn't remember who the owner of the voice was for a moment. He just had a familiar feeling, as if the name was on the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't remember it.
But it doesn’t matter. When I go in later, I will know that this person is asleep.
Knock, knock... Zhu Ping'an waited outside the door for a while, then reached out and knocked on the door twice again.
Zhu Ping'an was sure that the people inside should have heard him knocking on the door because the conversation and laughter inside were briefly interrupted for 0.01 seconds.
However, after this brief interruption of 0.01 seconds, the sounds of talking and laughing in the room resumed.
One second
Two seconds
... ...
Two minutes passed, and still no one in the room responded to Zhu Ping'an's knock on the door.
All right.
Totally ignored.
Then I can only wait a while and come back to visit again.
Knocking on the door again would really be a nuisance.
Zhu Ping'an stood at the door, pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, preparing to go back to his office first, practice a few pieces of calligraphy, and then come to pay a visit to Gao Gong's dock.
The reason why he practiced calligraphy instead of visiting Chen Yiqin and others who were second only to Gao Gong in power in Prince Yu's Mansion was out of respect and courtesy to Gao Gong. In feudal society, status was very important. Before visiting Gao Gong, the first person in Prince Yu's Mansion, it was not appropriate to visit other people.
Crunch...
Just as Zhu Ping'an was about to turn around and leave, the door opened. Then a gust of warm wind blew on Zhu Ping'an, causing him to stop halfway and look inside the door.
There was no one at the door.
There was only a puff of dust brought by the warm wind.
It turned out that the wind blew open the door. I thought the person inside finally responded to my knocking.
Zhu Ping'an curled the corners of his lips and continued to look inside out of inertia. Then he found that the person inside was looking outside instinctively because the wind blew open the door.
The six eyes met and their gazes converged.
In addition to Gao Gong, there was also a handsome man with a short beard and a face as white as powder, bright and beautiful, and handsome and cool. He was wearing a brand new blue brocade suit without any wrinkles, which made his appearance even more dignified and elegant.
oh... ...
After seeing this person, Zhu Ping'an suddenly realized. No wonder he felt the voice was familiar and no wonder he could chat and laugh with Gao Gong. It turned out to be Zhang Juzheng.
In the eyes of Gao Gong, who was as powerful as he was arrogant, all the civil and military officials in the court were idiots. The only one who saw it was Zhang Juzheng.
"Mr. Gao, Mr. Zhang." Zhu Ping'an immediately raised his hands and bowed to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng in the room.
Gao Gong saw that Zhu Ping'an remained calm and just nodded arrogantly.
When Zhang Juzheng saw Zhu Ping'an, he looked a little surprised, and his handsome pale face, which was covered with powder, turned slightly red with embarrassment.
In fact, Zhang Juzheng heard the knock on the door when the first knock was sounded. However, because he was discussing with Gao Gong and saw that Gao Gong ignored him, Zhang Juzheng pretended not to hear it. After discussing for a while, he heard the second knock on the door. This time, Zhang Juzheng paused the discussion slightly and questioned Gao Gong with his eyes.
Gao Gong frowned and glanced at the door, thinking that the person outside the door was too tactless to interrupt his discussion with Zhang Juzheng. Fortunately, the person outside the door just knocked twice and stopped, so Gao Gong did not get angry. He retracted his gaze and signaled Zhang Juzheng to continue. Seeing this, Zhang Juzheng continued the topic.
As for who was knocking on the door, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng didn't pay attention.
The other colleagues in Prince Yu's Mansion were not in Gao Gong's eyes, and similarly, they were not in Zhang Juzheng's eyes either. The only difference was that Zhang Juzheng would not express it as openly as Gao Gong.
However, unexpectedly, a strong wind suddenly blew in from the window and blew open the half-open door.
Then I saw Zhu Pingan who was half turned around.
I thought it was an insignificant little person who didn't know how to be interesting, but I didn't expect it to be Zhu Ping'an? This person stood out from the competition with me and was appointed by the emperor as the lecturer of Prince Yu's palace.
Zhang Juzheng was stunned for a moment.
Zhu Ping'an knocked on the door twice and was rejected. He was about to turn around and leave when the wind blew the door open.
Three people faced each other, and six eyes met.
Zhu Ping'an was the first to bow and greet, which brought Zhang Juzheng back to his senses.
"Master Zhu..."
Zhang Juzheng couldn't help feeling embarrassed, as if he was caught doing something bad. People knocked on the door according to etiquette, but he and Gao Gong ignored them as if they were insignificant figures. In the end, they were exposed by a gust of wind.