Gao Pragmatic smiled and Shi Shiran said: "If the Holy Father just mentioned this and my nephew rushed to the palace to do this companion reading, then he would naturally be discussed by the government and the public, and the scholars would despise me, saying that I am a flatterer of the Gao family. Go up. However... my nephew has a plan. He just needs to make some preparations before that. I'm afraid they will be more anxious than us and have to send me to the palace to study with the prince. "
"Oh?" Gao Gong had only known that his nephew was smart at reading, but he didn't know that he had other strategies. He couldn't help asking, "What's the plan?"
Gao Pingshi raised his eyebrows slightly: "The name of this plan is: Li Dai Tao Jian."
"Tell me about it." Gao Gong subconsciously sat up straight and straightened his expression.
Gao pragmatic sat down again and stretched out a finger: "Third uncle, are the current major affairs of the court determined by the cabinet, reported to His Majesty, and implemented in the ministry?"
Gao Gong replied: "That's natural."
"What do the nobles from the founding and Jingnan families have to say?" Gao pragmatically asked with a smile.
"Two lines of nobles?" Gao Gong curled his lips: "Since the Civil War, most of the prestige of the nobles has been lost, and now that many years have passed since the civil war, no matter which line of nobles he is, it will not matter. But they are just being raised by nobles and nobles, so how can they really participate in the government affairs? Even Zhu Xizhong, Zhang Rong and a few others are just submissive on weekdays and do some honorable work such as offering sacrifices to the suburbs."
"Even so, are the courtiers willing to allow nobles to invite favors at will?" Gao Pragmatic's smile remained unchanged.
"Is this noble person asking for favors indiscriminately?" Gao Gong frowned, but the disdain on his face suddenly subsided, and asked very cautiously: "What do you mean by this? Which noble person is inviting favors indiscriminately?"
Gao pragmatic smiled and waved his little hands, and said in a grand manner: "Uncle San, don't be nervous. Of course you don't have it now, but... we can let him have it."
"Us?" Gao Gong frowned and glared at him again: "Don't play riddles. If you have anything to say, tell him quickly."
Gao pragmatically smiled: "Third uncle, before I come to the capital, you told me to pay attention to my words and deeds, and not to act willfully in the capital..."
In fact, the implication of these words is very simple. What Gao Gong meant at the time was: There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the capital. Although you and I, the third uncle, are deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, if you always have conflicts with others outside, especially if you always offend some It's also very troublesome for people with a big background, so you guys, please pay attention to me and don't offend others without any trouble!
Seeing that Gao Gong's expression remained unchanged, Gao pragmatism knew that this kind of talk would stop there and it would be useless to say more, so he continued: "So after my nephew came to the capital, he went to the gate of the palace and asked the emperor, relatives, distinguished ministers, etc. General condition of the home.”
Gao Gong's face softened a little, and he nodded and said, "This seems to be your intention...but what does this have to do with what you said before?"
"Zhu Yingzhen, the eldest grandson of Zhu Xizhong, Duke of Chengguo, was nine years old at the time, Zhang Yuangong, the eldest son of British Duke Zhang Rong, was eight years old, and Li Zongcheng, the eldest grandson of Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu, was seven years old." Gao Pragmatic looked at it with bright eyes. Gao Gong: "If the Holy One calls these people to play with the prince first..."
Gao Gong was dumbfounded at first, and then his expression changed drastically. He stretched out his hand to block it and said, "Absolutely not! If this happens, the entire court will be blown up!"
Gao Pragmatic laughed, with a somewhat proud look on his face: "But Third Uncle, these nobles are all hereditary and retiring from the country. It is reasonable that their heirs have many friendships with the royal family. Yes. Since Your Majesty wants to bring more joy to the prince’s childhood, and to play with these loyal and good people for generations, at least on the surface, there’s nothing treasonous about it, right?”
"How do you know the importance of this?" Gao Gong said anxiously: "Those people can easily find a lot of reasons to advise His Majesty. Why is it that the prince is old and has not left the cabinet to study? It is already too late. It is not suitable to play and have fun; it can also be said that the prince is the crown prince of the country. He has not yet completed his sacred studies but hangs out with the sons of his ministers all day long. How can such a king be a king and why a minister should be a minister? This is the way to create chaos... Are you still afraid of them? Nothing to say? When the time comes, there will be a lot of remonstrances piled up in the General Affairs Department, which will only cause trouble to the Holy One!"
"It is precisely for them to go to the court to remonstrate, and it is precisely for the Holy Spirit to worry about this!" Gao Pragmatic suddenly straightened his face: "Three uncles, think about it, once it really comes to that situation, you will come forward again and ask the Holy Spirit to summon you." What will the outer court think if I enter the palace to read to the prince?"
Gao Gong couldn't help but be startled.
Gao Pragmatic continued: "They will think that you are standing on the side of the entire civil servant group, using a semi-formal 'accompanying' to suppress the 'playmate' used by the Xungui Group to 'flatter' the prince! This represents your He is trying to find ways to protect the interests of the entire civil servant group - after all, if the connection between the noble group and the prince is too close... Even if His Majesty is in his prime, the prince will always ascend the throne in the future."
"Be careful!" Gao Gong slapped the table and glared at Gao pragmatically.
Gao pragmatic shut up immediately, but he knew that enough had been said here.
Gao Gong had a strong ability to accept the new words "civilian group" and "honorable group". He was not confused at all, but he was a little shocked, and his eyes even looked at Gao pragmatically.
What kind of monster is this kid? Even though he is only eight years old in fictitious years, he has already understood the conflict of interests between civil servants and noble military ministers, and can he even take advantage of it at such a level? If he grows up and is really named on the gold medal list, will this be a big deal? It’s not far away to turn the clouds over and cover the sky with one hand!
After a long silence, Gao Gongcai asked seriously: "Pragmatically, what ideals do you have?"
Gao Pangshi was a little surprised, but he still answered calmly: "The saint bows his head and will never be replaced for eternity; enriching the country and strengthening the army will revive the Ming Dynasty."
After hearing this, Gao Gong felt relieved. He looked at him with indescribable eyes and nodded slowly: "I hope you will always remember what I said today."
Gao Pragmatic somewhat understood his thoughts, but he pretended not to understand what he meant: "This is natural, why did Third Uncle say this?" Then he immediately changed the subject: "Third Uncle, did you agree?"
Gao Gong took a breath again and said: "I can agree first, but if things really come to that point, how can you be sure that it is you who enters the palace to accompany the prince? It should be noted that there are many ministers in the court, and there are also many ministers in his family. There are probably no children of the right age to choose from.”
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "It's simple. First, the prince only knows me now, and he seems to have a good impression of me. This is a big advantage. It can be said that the first to get the moon is the one who is closest to the water. Second, I have a plan to make the palace more beautiful." No one outside the world can object to me reading to the prince."
"Oh?" Gao Gong didn't dare to look down on his little nephew now. He couldn't help stroking his beard and asked, "What's your plan? You're so sure?"
Gao pragmatically smiled and said: "I don't have to rush to tell you what my nephew has planned at this time. As long as the third uncle makes some arrangements for my nephew, my nephew will definitely make everyone in the inner and outer courts happy, and everyone will be satisfied."
Immediately, I explained my idea of Gao Gong one by one.
After hearing this, Gao Gong hesitated a little and said cautiously: "Your... ostentation is not small. Anyway, I will believe you for once. Although these arrangements involve even the harem, as long as the Holy Emperor is persuaded, it is not enough." There’s nothing difficult to do. Well, just get ready and I’ll find a time to mention it to the Holy One. I’m sure the Holy One will agree.”
"Thank you, Third Uncle. My nephew will definitely live up to Third Uncle's hard work."
