What Xuanfu Ma Zongrong thinks, and what cabinet General Zhao plans, these are not things that Gao Pragmatic can know at the moment. After all, he has no intelligence sources worth mentioning now.
At this moment, Gao Pragmatic still focused his attention on the palace.
Along the old road that Gao Gong took him to meet the Holy Spirit last time, Gao Pingshi kept talking to Chen Ju who was leading the way, while thinking about the current situation in his mind.
On the surface, everything seems to be going well for me recently, and the current situation is not a little good, but a great one:
The third uncle recovered smoothly and acted as the first assistant as the second assistant. Except for Zhao Zhenji, no one in the cabinet came forward to speak against him. Various measures to rectify officialdom and eliminate bad habits were being carried out in an orderly manner; a whipping method found a breakthrough in the "Huizhou Ding Silk Case" in the south, and follow-up matters were highly pragmatic. If the suggestions are implemented, it is not too late to first see the reaction of the five counties in Huizhou before making any calculations; Gao Gong is personally handling the issue of opening up Yuegang to the sea, and it is not Gao Pragmatic's turn to make irresponsible remarks for the time being, but he can rest assured. This is a great blessing for government affairs.
Through the reward from the wealthy uncle, I got the huge industry of Sanshenyuan for nothing, and unexpectedly gained the even more fertile Bailixia. The future "Industrial Saving the Nation" plan was a big step ahead; the foundation for soap production has basically been laid. Fundamentally, although the coal exploration is still a little behind, once the talents recruited in the plan are in place and with the funds provided by Bailixia, there seems to be no problem; although the number of servants and guards trained by Gaomo according to his own plan is small, A little bit, but it can still be regarded as a backbone force. Next, we have to wait for the outcome of the matter that I wrote to Qi Jiguang about, but my requirements are not high. With Qi Jiguang’s official style, he will not fail to give face; Cao Cao Gan took his own handwritten letter to visit Ma Fang and Zhao Ke respectively. Calculating the time, the two commander-in-chiefs should learn about his appointment as the crown prince's companion by about the time they received Cao Gan's invitation. In addition, With the influence of the two major political forces of Gao Gong and the Jin Party, there must be no surprises in the plan to stabilize the Xuanfu and open up Datong... so the industry is even better.
What is more important to me is the connection with the palace, which seems to be going smoothly at the moment. Either out of love for Wujiwu, or out of true love for talents, Long Qing seems to have a very good opinion of himself. His Royal Highness Zhu Yijun seems to have a good attitude towards him. As for whether it is because the child is afraid of being alone or for some other reason, then It doesn't matter, as long as I have the opportunity to stay with him for a long time, there is no such thing as coaxing children; even Li Guifei's place seems to be better than I expected before, at least I don't realize that she has a crush on Gao Gong now. What kind of prejudice? Although she is not particularly affectionate towards her, her attitude is considered friendly. If she stays with her son for a long time in the future, she should have the opportunity to further influence her opinion; even Chen Ju, the potential eunuch in the palace, has already He privately agreed to work with the prince, and just waited for him to find an opportunity to advise Zhu Yijun... This is a good thing for his personal foundation.
As for others, of course there are some. For example, although my uncle Zhang Siwei treated him well before, he should mainly care about the face of his third uncle and his mother. In addition, he is indeed "not short of money", so he is so generous, but now he obviously takes it more seriously - this You can feel it from the conversation just now in the Hanlin Academy; and for example, Liu Xian and his son have pledged themselves to the Party, which is an unexpected surprise that has never been seen in history... and so on.
But after all, Gao Pragmatic knew that there was a sword of Damocles hanging over his head - the life span of Emperor Longqing!
This was something that no one dared to guarantee. No matter how much he, a pragmatic time traveler, tried to deal with, he would not be able to change it or even predict it without knowing the slightest bit of medical skills. All he could do was to be careful, make all other preparations in place, and greet the arrival of that day with an attitude of waiting for the doomsday judgment.
But have all these preparations been done?
No!
Zhang Juzheng still plays the role of Gao Gong's close friend in the cabinet. The outside world also regards Gao and Zhang as one, like-minded and inseparable.
As for Feng Bao, that's even more interesting. The first time Gao pragmatic entered the palace, he tested him, but he looked very excited at that time, and even Gao pragmatic was deceived by his demeanor. Unexpectedly, he would start to feel restless when he turned around - the copy of the full text of "Longwen Whip Shadow" in his uncle's hand was clearly released by Feng Bao, who was also the director of etiquette Bingbi and the admiral of the East Factory.
Actually speaking, Feng Bao’s purpose of doing this is not easy to judge:
If we interpret it in the worst light, then Feng Bao may have deliberately leaked the full text of "Long Wen Whip Shadow" in advance, hoping that some people with ulterior motives in the officialdom of the capital and scholars would make early preparations so that they could find faults as soon as possible and attack Gao Pragmatic from becoming the crown prince. The “legitimacy” of companion reading.
But there is a problem here: after Emperor Longqing insisted on a special decision and the cabinet voted by a show of hands to form a resolution that would not be rejected, the matter of the crown prince's accompanying reading has actually become "legally effective". Even if someone really jumps out now Finding trouble, or even finding trouble with this person, would have no effect - neither the emperor nor the cabinet could accept such a situation where Hong Guoguo (I hate blocking words!) was slapped in the face. At least, at this time, if someone really jumps out and makes noise, this person will never get good results.
Gao Pragmatic never believed that any highly talented scholar would be willing to put his own future in order to destroy a child's so-called reputation.
Because from the perspective of the outside world - even from the perspective of Gao Gong's political opponents - although Gao Pragmatic being the prince's companion would make them unhappy, that's all. Isn't Gao Gong the real opponent?
As long as Gao Gongdou can be brought down, isn't this little kid Gao Pragmatic a rootless tree? Isn't it just a matter of one sentence whether he can be rounded or flattened?
So did Feng Bao do this out of good intentions?
Oh, he can say that he hopes that Young Master Gao will soon spread his literary skills to the capital and become famous all over the world...
I believed your evil deeds!
I don’t believe you, Feng Bao, can’t see that since I, Gao Pragmatic, can stay with the prince for a long time in the future, the importance of you, the prince’s “big companion”, will inevitably decrease. In the future, once I become a Jinshi in high school, I will not only have the most formal and innocent background, but also have the heir apparent—even the favor of the emperor.
So what will happen?
Ha, that means that in a few years, there will be another high arch! Another powerful chief assistant who can even decide the candidates for the eunuch in charge of the ceremony!
Insider? At that time, I am afraid that whoever will be the Chief of Ceremony will be determined by my pragmatism, and no one will dare to call me the Prime Minister!
Feng Bao in history was resentful because Gao Gong refused to recommend him to the position, and finally joined forces with Zhang Juzheng to kill Gao Gong in one sentence. Has he changed his temper now?
Even if I can't see the mystery behind your move for the time being, if you have the intention of setting up an ecstasy formation, it's just a wink for a blind man - I, the pragmatic, will never believe it!
