After Zhu Yingzhen said goodbye and left, Gao Shishi originally planned to take a hot bath and take a good rest, and by the way, he also carefully scrutinized the matter of being knighted, and sorted out the doubts in it.

Although he is now focused on completing the "Eastern System" and believes that everything else must make way for this, the matter of this knighthood may not be without utility, and he still has to think about it to see if he can exchange the resignation of the knighthood for something more practical.

This benefit does not necessarily have to be obtained by himself, if it is the benefit of the entire school of practice, it is not impossible, but it is not easy to do. In any case, whoever makes meritorious service will be rewarded, and this is the normal operation.

However, Gao Shishi's bath was not completed, and he was just about to give the order to go down, when he saw Gao Mo coming, and he was also carrying a tall woman. At this time, Gao Pragmatic was on the small building, Gao Mo and the woman had just passed through the arch, the two sides were far away, Gao Pragmatic couldn't see her face clearly, and only felt that the woman's walking posture was very different from the maid at home.

It may be too much to say that she is struggling, but judging from her gait, there is obviously a feeling of "I am not inferior to anyone", and there is no intention of pretending to be dignified or pretending to be delicate.

Gao Shishi immediately smiled, he knew who this was.

"Miss Liu, don't come unharmed?"

Above the small building, Gao Pragmatic took the initiative to say hello with a smile, which made Gao Mo downstairs slightly stunned.

Different from the "ladies first" model deliberately created by Western society after coming out of the Middle Ages in order to pretend to be civilized, the Ming Dynasty adhered to the usual Confucian system of etiquette, that is, only distinguishing between the inferior and the inferior, not between gender. Neither will you be treated ceremoniously because you are a man, nor will you be treated ceremoniously because you are a woman.

For example, if the person who comes is a lady who is more than three grades (a high pragmatic rank), then regardless of other reasons, it should be a high pragmatic first greeting - usually a bow.

On the contrary, if the other party's rank is lower than that of Gao Pragmatic, it is natural that the other party will salute him first. If two people are of the same quality, it doesn't matter in order, but if one person salutes first, the other person must return the salute with a flat courtesy.

Although it was a society in which men were superior to women at this time, etiquette was not based on gender, and it was considered equal rights to a certain extent, which was also a sign of the supremacy of Confucian etiquette.

The woman downstairs is naturally Liu Xin, she is not wearing the clothes of Mrs. Destiny at the moment - of course, she is not Mrs. Destiny - so theoretically speaking, Gao Pragmatic's act of preemptively greeting is a bit "out of order", which is the reason why Gao Mo was slightly stunned.

However, Gao Mo was even more stunned soon, because Liu Xin had already smiled and said, "The owner said so, the slave family can't afford it." ”

The reason why Gao Mo was even more stunned was because first of all, the title in these words was not quite right, when did the master become her "owner"? Secondly, the tone of this is wrong - there is no problem with the second half of the sentence, but when Liu Xin said it, she didn't have the deliberate flattery of ordinary women in front of Gao Pragmatic, but it seemed to be joking. Even, it made Gao Mo feel that the tone of the word "yo" was a bit "provocative".

Gao Mo was worried that the old man would be displeased, and was about to use "I have seen the master" to split away, but who expected that Gao Pragmatic was not only not displeased, but laughed: "The tiger girl of the gate, the battle is great, what can Miss Liu afford?" Then he waved his hand to stop Gao Mo, who was about to salute, and ordered: "No need to be polite, Miss Liu is not an outsider, please invite her upstairs." ”

Although Gao Mo knew that Liu Xin and Gao Pragmatic were old acquaintances, he didn't know that her status here was so unique to Gao Pragmatic, so he had to hide the doubts in his heart for the time being, and asked Liu Xin to go upstairs more respectfully than before. Liu Xin bowed slightly, and asked Gao Mo to lead the way.

The two went upstairs, Gao Pragmatic stretched out his hand to point to the guest chair, and said with a smile: "Miss Liu, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you, owner."

Gao pragmatic waited for her to sit down, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "I just wanted to ask, you and I are obviously friends of equal generations, when did I become your owner?" ”

Liu Xinyan smiled: "I was hired by Mrs. Zun, and now I am also working for Jinghua, how dare I not call the owner of the cardinal?" ”

"Oh......" Gao pragmatic said suddenly: "You fought in southern Xinjiang before, and you actually led the troops in such an capacity?" ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "Otherwise? ”

"I thought it was just...... Well, just a cameo. Gao pragmatic smiled.

Liu Xin shook her head and said, "I want to too, but that's not easy." ”

"Oh? Why? Gao asked pragmatically.

"I'm afraid you don't know how powerful Jinghua is in southern Xinjiang." Liu Xin said, subconsciously glancing at Gao Mo.

Gao pragmatic didn't blink, and said calmly: "But it's okay to say it." ”

Liu Xin smiled slightly: "Okay, then I'll say it bluntly - Jinghua's status in Southern Xinjiang is probably not much different from the emperor's status in Daming." ”

Although Gao Mo, who was standing on the side, was prepared, he couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Although he was not yet in his sixties, he was already beginning to show signs of longevity, and one or two of his right eyebrows were noticeably longer than elsewhere.

Gao Pragmatic was still calm, and replied: "No matter how big it is, there is always a difference, and what does this have to do with what capacity you lead the troops?" ”

Liu Xin pursed her lips and said, "Of course it has a relationship, but it has a lot to do with it." If I still lead the troops as a guest general, even though I have the orders of my wife, I am still an outsider in the end. Outsiders, if you just bring three or five thousand soldiers and horses, then it's okay, but I command tens of thousands of troops, how can this be suppressed?

Gao Shutai, you must know that the number of people I brought over is very limited, and at most they can only act as a Chinese army, personal guards, and the like, so are those arrogant soldiers under your command willing to honestly obey my orders? Naturally, I had to mix up the identity of my own family, and then use the tiger skin of Mrs. Zun to reluctantly command them. ”

Gao Shishi frowned a little when he heard this: "Is it so difficult to command the garrison?" Zhiting's order, they also dare to discount? ”

"That depends." Liu Xin said very politely: "If she appears in the army, no one will dare to discount her orders, or even disobey her." But you also know that she is pregnant when she goes south this time, and she doesn't have many times in the army, and most of the time she stays in Dingnan's mansion to control the situation remotely, at this time...... Naturally, the effect will be worse. "Three K

Gao pragmatic's smile had already retracted, and he said, "For example? ”

Liu Xin shrugged his shoulders slightly and said, "For example, the last time I attacked the rebels in eastern Siam by sea, Huang Dutong clearly ordered that all the land and water armies under his command must be controlled by me, but in fact, in order to convince them, I almost wore out my mouth. In the end, thanks to your jade pendant, it worked, otherwise I would have almost needed to use force to force it. ”

Gao Shishi was a little angry in his heart, and he suppressed his anger, and said: "I have a clear order, all the departments in southern Xinjiang in Beijing, without papers, martial arts, merchants, and soldiers, are all controlled by Zhiting, why do these people dare to question it?" ”

"Well...... this" Liu Xin tilted her head slightly, thinking: "Maybe they are still not suitable for listening to women's commands?" You also know that the toast wolf soldiers under Huang Dutong's command obey the orders of the female toast, which is traditional, but your garrison is different.

Among the several garrisons in southern Xinjiang, there are even many people who are not Han at all, but 'promising youths' among the local people who are willing to become 'Han Chinese' with their military exploits. In the families of some places, women are not allowed to even stand in front of men, for example, when men go home, women are not even allowed to stand, and have to kneel to welcome men home. People in this kind of place, if you let them honestly listen to the command of women, it will naturally be a little difficult. ”

"So exaggerated?" Gao Pragmatic was also a little surprised, but he immediately shook his head and said, "That's not good, even if I don't have time to care about their private customs and habits now, at least I can't copy this set of things in my Jinghua."

The system of respect and inferiority implemented by Jinghua is based on the Ming Dynasty, and this article must be strictly implemented - respect and humility only look at the level, regardless of gender. Gao Mo, you take note of it, and then ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to issue a regulation for me to review, and then issue it to all ministries in southern Xinjiang for them to comply with it. ”

Gao Mo immediately responded. Liu Xin said with a smile: "Although Jinghua is your own decision, there are not many native soldiers in the garrison, what reason do you want to convince them?" ”

This article is difficult to be pragmatic, he raised his eyebrows: "Go to the country etiquette, let them learn to abide by it, that is to lift them." If they are unwilling to implement it, they will say that the garrison has its own iron law of military law, and even if the military law is not moved, it will only cut off their future as a Han national, and I don't think many people dare to be dissatisfied. ”

"Good means." Liu Xin clapped her hands, and then sighed: "It's a pity that these methods can only be used if you say they can be used, even if it is Huang Dutong, he is cautious in acting in southern Xinjiang, for fear of ruining your reputation and prestige." ”

This is a new statement, Gao Shishi was a little surprised, and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Liu Xin is not an ordinary person after all, and she has no scruples when she hears the words, so she said bluntly: "Although Huang Dutong has never expressed such a meaning, as a close observer, I can still see some of it when I ask myself: she is afraid that others will see her as the leader of Southern Xinjiang on your behalf, and she is even more afraid that others will treat her as Empress Lu or even Wu Zetian." ”

Gao was a little surprised: "How could she have such an idea?" How do you see that? ”

Liu Xin spread her hands: "Is it strange that she has this kind of worry?" You have been an official in Beijing all the year round, and you are really 108,000 miles away from southern Xinjiang, although the garrisons and advisory groups in various parts of southern Xinjiang are all your family members or simply brothers, but ...... How so? These people still have to listen to her moderation, so how different is this situation from some periods of Empress Lu and Wu Zetian? ”

Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Rumors are rumors, before Liu Bang and Li Zhi died, whether it was Empress Lu or Wu Cong, they couldn't be the masters, in fact, the person in charge was still their husbands." ”

Who knew that Liu Xin hesitated for a moment at this time before she sighed and said, "So you know now why she cares so much about whether you are safe in Jingshi?" ”

Gao was stunned for a moment: "This is ...... Well? He wanted to ask, "What do you mean by this", but suddenly he stopped talking, thought about it, frowned, and said, "Is she afraid that if I die, Jinghua will get out of control?" ”

"Why are you more taboo than me?" Liu Xin couldn't help but complain: "Don't die or live at every turn, I think she is also deeply poisoned by feudal etiquette...... Forget it, don't talk about this.

In short, I suggest that you better find an opportunity to go to southern Xinjiang to inspect it in person, so as not to make everyone over there only know Huang Dutong, but not your high cardinal. You may think that Jinghua's internal mutual restraint system is very perfect, and this will not happen, but the local people are not necessarily.

If it goes on like this, if it goes on for a long time, not only will it not be a good thing for you, but the key is that it will be more stressful for her. I can feel that she has a heart set on you, which makes her feel very difficult even about the arrangement of her two younger brothers. Oh, and did you know that resentment against her is growing within the Huang Toast right now? ”

Gao Shishi's eyes froze, then he groaned, and finally let out a breath of turbidity, and said in a deep voice: "I expected, but ...... But I didn't expect it to appear so soon. ”

Liu Xin didn't have any doubts about his "expectations", just nodded and said, "I also think that in your style, this should be expected, but this matter is ...... You'd better not underestimate it. ”

She didn't wait for Gao to answer pragmatically, she frowned slightly and said: "The 'fiefdom' occupied by the Huang Tusi before was not too extensive, but because your naturalized household registration system was first implemented in Annam, and you have been introducing Han people to enrich the local area, the population of those areas has grown quite fast, and most of these people have become members of their rule." In other words, the power they now control is not weak. ”

Gao pragmatically said: "But I have asked the southern Xinjiang side to readjust these control areas. ”

"Of course I can see your intention in splitting them up, but it can lead to other problems." Liu Xin said solemnly: "Huang Dutong talked to me about this issue in private, although she didn't say it explicitly, I think she is still very worried that after these people reach the new 'fiefdom', they will develop like those vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, forcibly occupy fields and other industries through various means, and finally turn from the 'fence' in southern Xinjiang to a cancer." ”

This kind of development trend is highly pragmatic and has really been envisaged, but he didn't expect Huang Zhiting to think like this, after all, ...... That's her maiden home.

It seems that those "brother demons" in later generations are not the same as the women at this time, and the women at this time may be more concerned about marrying chickens and dogs, and entering the husband's family, that is, the husband's family.

Gao Shishi pondered for a while and asked, "You came to Beijing to tell me about this matter?" ”

Liu Xin shook her head: "This is just one of them. ”

"Well, Zhiting didn't mention this to me before, and since she asked you to talk to me, there must be something inconvenient to talk about in the manuscript...... What is her own attitude, and what advice does she have? ”

Liu Xin sighed and said, "She does have a suggestion: to take back the right of Tusi to govern the place. ”

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