Gao Pragmatic thought about it carefully, and it would be a good thing if he could strengthen his relationship with Liu Yingjie. After all, Liu Yingjie is a person with considerable vision and ability, and there is no problem with his personal ethics. According to Gao Gong's habit, when selecting officials, he should be based on those who are capable. . Moreover, if there are no accidents, Liu Yingjie will soon form a team with Qi Jiguang to make Jiliao's defense operations as secure as a rock.
Another point is that poaching Zhang Juzheng's corner was something Gao Pangshi, who was sitting on the side of Gao Gong, had always been interested in doing. Moreover, there is a very magical thing about Zhang Juzheng. It stands to reason that the relationship between teachers and students in the dynasty is unusual. Most of them are both prosperous and destructive. However, Zhang Juzheng's disciples often find themselves unable to cope with his master. "Betrayal" "There are quite a few people. This is something Gao Pangpang is very interested in taking advantage of.
Of course, Liu Yingjie was not Zhang Juzheng's protégé, but the same year, but because of this, his relationship with Zhang Juzheng was actually worse than that of his protégé. As long as he was handled properly, he might not be able to find an opportunity to exploit this corner.
But the trouble with the Bailixia incident is how to talk about it with Liu Yingjie. If Liu Xian and himself met by chance and were attacked at the same time, and then the two sides joined forces to suppress the Bailixia thieves, there would be at least two problems.
The first is that Bailixia is a giant bandit in the north. It has been in Gyeonggi and Xuanfu for many years. If they were to destroy it with just a few servants, Liu Ying would not look good on his face - even as the governor of Shuntian. To wipe out this group of thieves, you two nosy people actually killed the rabbit easily by grabbing the grass and hunting the rabbit. Isn't this talking about Liu Futai's corpse being a vegetarian?
The actual situation can be guessed by the high pragmatism: although Cao Gan himself is not weak, because his "main business" is to sell horses and sell horses rather than rob houses, Liu Yingjie either doesn't care much, or he may have insight into the Xuanfu border army Regarding the relationship with Cao Gan, he did not want to offend his allies. You must know that Liu Yingjie, the governor of Shuntian, is not the governor of Shuntian. His main responsibility is actually to "prepare the captives", that is, to be responsible for the defense of the capital. Although he can also take care of the suppression of bandits, it is by no means his main duty. If the suppression of bandits causes trouble, The border troops of the neighboring Xuanfu are not happy. If something happens in the capital in the future and the Xuanfu refuses to come to help, then there will be another dispute. It will be a small loss but a big loss.
The second is that since you said you have wiped out the giant bandits, where are the heads of the enemies you killed and the thieves you captured? Did the thieves escape, or what happened to them? You can't just talk about these things in vain, you have to give an explanation. But it was impossible for Gao Pragmatic to give this explanation - he had swallowed it all by himself, so how could he explain it?
Therefore, we cannot tell Liu Yingjie that the thieves have been wiped out.
But if the thieves were not wiped out, it would be difficult for Liu Xian to share the benefits, and Gao Wuzhi now needs Liu Xian to share some benefits so that Gao Gong and Zhang Siwei can use Liu Xian again. Although, for such a famous general, with his high status, it would not be a big deal if he was activated without saying a word. Although the Duke of the Xu family in Nanjing has a noble title, under the power of today's civil servants, facing an imperial minister like Gao Gong, he dare not make irresponsible remarks even if he has the courage to do so. It's something that consumes Gao Gong's prestige. It's best not to do it if you can.
After much deliberation, Gao Pragmatic found only one way, which was to launch a large-scale attack on his own side. The thieves would not dare to fight against the enemy, and all the troops would contribute.
He mentioned this idea to Liu Xian and said: "I will tell General Liu to lend my Sanshenyuan family Ding Zhuang slaves and more than 2,000 Ding Zhuang people to conquer Baili Gorge. All the bandits in Baili Gorge are afraid." The general was so powerful that he did not dare to resist, so he surrendered. Because the general relied on my servants to win, Bailixia surrendered and threw himself under the gate of my Sanshen Garden. What do you think, general?"
After hearing this, Liu Xian's eyes lit up and he felt that this was a good idea. It not only took care of the interests of both parties, but also found a cover for dealing with the aftermath. It was really the best of both worlds.
However, after all, Liu Xian had been an official for many years and was not as straight-faced as Liu Wei. After thinking about it, he looked at Cao Gan and said, "It's a good idea, but Cao... well, your servant's face must be a bit unsightly."
Gao Pingshi didn't say anything, but turned to look at Cao Gan.
Of course Cao Gan knew that if he followed this method, his reputation in the world would be basically ruined. But after all, he is a person who can lead the team to work alone as a son-in-law. He has a good idea of when to talk about face and when to talk about interests.
In the current situation, going against Gao Pragmatic is asking for death, but following Gao Pragmatic, not only can you obtain a legal status, but you can also continue to trade outside of your mouth, and even this business will probably continue because of the "Gao" banner. Better to do some.
What's more, behind the big banner with high characters there is also a big flag with Zhang characters. In the business world, the Zhang family is absolutely powerful, stomping and trembling in the north. With the face of the Zhang family, at least those Gao pragmatically promised him just now. You don’t have to worry about finding the source of quality goods such as Hu silk and Su embroidery.
Cao Gan used to be alone with only an ineffective younger brother. He was so hot-blooded that he dared to do anything. He couldn't fight and ran away with his younger brother. But now it's no longer possible. Not only has he married a wife and given birth to a child, but his wife's family also has a large group of loyal subordinates. How can he just leave her alone?
If you want to lose face, just lose some face. In the future, with the young master of the Gao family taking care of you, your family and even your brothers will be safe, not to mention...
Cao Gan glanced at Gao Pingshi and had an idea that just came to his mind that made his heart pound.
Gao pragmatic saw that although his expression remained unchanged and he didn't seem to be obviously disgusted, his eyes flickered a little. He knew what conditions he might have, but he didn't think about whether he should say it at the moment, so he simply took the initiative and said: "Cao Gan, you If you have any requests, you can put them forward directly. Although I am young and dare not claim to be generous, I am not a stingy person."
Seeing Gao Pingshi's sincerity, Cao Gan took a deep breath and said: "Master, I heard that the Gao family is a century-old noble family with a family tradition of literary tradition and has served as officials for several generations... Especially, especially this one, the literary style of the family is excellent, and the young man Just wanted to..."
Gao Pingshi was startled for a moment, looked at his middle-aged bald head, and said with some surprise: "You want to... study?"
Cao Gan's old face turned red and he waved his hands in a hurry: "No, no, no, no, where can I get the information to study? It's just, it's just... I have a son, who is only six years old, and he also learned a few words from the accountant at home. , but the accountant of the younger one was a poor old boy who couldn't even pass the examination for a scholar, and he couldn't learn much from him. Originally, the younger one didn't dare to expect that Quanzi would have the opportunity to study in this life, he just wanted to He can recognize a few characters to some extent, and he shouldn't be like the younger one who can't read a bunch of big characters, which makes people laugh... But this time, the young master won't give up. Bailixia is already the young master's property, and the younger one wants Quanzi to... let him Quanzi went to the Gao clan to learn a few words and gained some literary flair. I wonder what you think..."
"Hahahaha!" Gao Pragmatic laughed.
Cao Gan's face turned red. He really envied his status as a scholar. Otherwise, how could he not even dare to call himself "I" after being scolded by Gao Pragmatic yesterday? But Gao Pingshi's laughter made him feel a little ashamed, and he secretly regretted: I was also deceived by lard, and as a thief, I was forced to join the young master's army, and I even thought about letting my son go to school.
Who would have thought that after Gao Pangshi finished laughing, he did not ridicule at all, but said with a comforting smile: "Poor parents in the world, I understand what you mean. Although according to the Gao clan rules, children born outside the family are not allowed to enter the clan school. I can't change it either. However, I allow you to send your son to me, and I can teach him a lesson in my spare time while studying."
