Gao Jingshi gave Su Yonglu advice, but he didn't want to see Gao's party lose an important member. But after all, he was only Gao Gong's nephew, not Gao Gong himself. Whether Su Yonglu listened to these suggestions or not, Gao Jingshi had no control over it, and it didn't matter. Interested in taking care of it.
There is a way for the Buddha to save those who are destined. I have said this to someone high, and it can be considered that my benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted.
After all, I have my business to attend to.
There must be some people in the capital who can't wait to take action, and now it's time to consider closing the trap I've laid out since I left the capital.
Su Yonglu was inspired by Gao's pragmatic suggestions and felt that the feng shui of the Gao family's ancestral tombs was good.
Although the elder of the small pavilion in the Jiajing Dynasty was very smart, he was not good at reading, and his character was extremely poor. He was greedy for money, lustful, and had a lot of faults. Otherwise, even if Yan Song eventually fell, the Yan family would not be able to do it. Zi knocked down the nine springs from the clouds.
The little pavilion elder in front of him, Long Qingchao, seemed to be much better than Yan Shifan. Not only was he equally skillful, he could provide him with suggestions to solve such a big trouble at the age of less than ten years old, but he was also very good at reading.
Previously, he was well-known in Shilin with "Long Wen Bian Ying", and was specially appointed by His Majesty to be the accompanying reader to the prince. This time, he even defeated Xiao Sanyuan in the Henan Boy Examination, creating a great story. If this continues, as long as he does not go astray, there is great hope for him to become a Jinshi in the future.
As long as he takes the right path and becomes a Jinshi, can Lao Gao Ge's foundation of having students all over the world be used to his advantage?
Su Yonglu didn't know it, but he was shocked when he calculated it. As long as Gao Pragmatic could pass the imperial examination, his future prospects would be limitless!
Think about it, what would he have then? The prince's close associates are the guarantee of his future holy family; the disciples of the Gao family are his future help in the court; the Mongolian classics are the foundation of his future reputation... As long as he can win the gold medal, he will really have everything. , no one can stop him from ascending to the throne!
He is not even short of money, and it is almost impossible for his reputation to be ruined because of his personal ethics!
This is too unique. Who else is worthy of being his political opponent in the future?
Su Yonglu did the math and was shocked. Even Gao Pingshi was a little dazed when he heard the last part of his words, so he quickly asked again.
Gao Pragmatic just thought that he was considering the feasibility of this suggestion and didn't mind. He once again expressed to him that if there were still surplus refugees who were difficult to resettle after the work-replacing program, he happened to do something to benefit his hometown. Coal mines and iron mines have also built workshops, which can more or less help place some workers. At the same time, he modestly stated that his ability was limited and he could only arrange a few thousand people, not tens of thousands of people. He hoped that Zhongcheng would not mind.
How could Su Yonglu mind?
He sighed in his heart, if all the wealthy households in Henan had such a high consciousness as you, Gao Shidu, and could cooperate with the governor's office so proactively, we, Su, would probably do it ourselves without even asking Mr. Pan He. Got it taken care of! If you have such achievements, you will have great hope of returning to the Divine Capital to join the pavilion in the future! What a pity that there is only such a high-ranking official in the world who is willing to sacrifice his family for the country. What a pity!
However, Su Zhongcheng actually overthought it. Gao Shi read that there was no such thing as sacrificing his family for the country. He was clearly like a wild goose plucking his feathers - mining is such a hard job. Unless people can't survive, there are really not many people who are willing to do it. Following this wave of refugees to attract people is almost as cost-effective as later generations taking advantage of other countries' economic crises to buy at the bottom. You would be a fool not to do so.
Of course you should serve the country, but it would be insensitive to sacrifice your family. The best way is to get the best of both worlds.
Returning to the inn from Su Yonglu's governor's office, Gao Jingshi called Gao Jue and asked him to get all the recent letters from the capital. He wanted to carefully analyze the situation in the capital.
It has been almost half a year since he left the capital at the end of last year. To be honest, there has been a lot of movement in the capital in the past six months. All kinds of information must be sorted out before returning to the capital, and then carefully think about the previous arrangements. Is it still suitable, or are there any omissions?
After all, historically, Emperor Longqing only had about a year left to live. Once this emperor passed away, some people would take action against Gao Gong.
If he didn't have to wait for Gao Gong to become the first assistant in order to induce some people to take action, why would Gao Gong have to wait for so long? When he accompanied Gao Gong back to Beijing, he suggested that Gao Gong find a way to win over some people, didn't he? safer?
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I really can’t.
Although Gao Gong's successful comeback was due to the secret arrangement and acquiescence of Emperor Longqing, a certain pavilion elder also played a big role in it. If Gao Gong returned to Beijing, he would not touch his recognized political enemies, but instead take him first. It would be too shocking for this ally to take action. Who would dare to be of the same mind as Gao Gong in the future?
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic cannot come up with such a bad idea, and Gao Gong cannot do this either. Even when Hai Rui was involved in the Songjiang land withdrawal case, Xu Jie secretly gave Zhang Juzheng a huge sum of money, reportedly 30,000 taels of silver. Zhang Juzheng came to Gao Gong to intercede, but Gao Gong still accepted Xu Jie's request for peace and gave him Zhang Juzheng has this face. Even this power-for-money transaction case, which disappointed him very much, was not pursued.
However, in Gao Gong's heart, that was also the seed for him and Zhang Juzheng to part ways. After this seed was planted, it would one day sprout, grow, and bear fruit. It was from that moment that Gao Gong thought that he had repaid Zhang Juzheng's affection. If Zhang Juzheng still refused to restrain himself, he would have no choice but to ignore the old friendship and regulate officials strictly.
The recent situation has further loosened the alliance between Gao and Zhang that was originally maintained by mutual pressure.
Because Zhao Zhenji retired from office, and Li Chunfang completely lost her confidence in confronting the Gao and Zhang alliance because of Zhao Zhenji's resignation.
If it weren't for the fact that the issue of my answer to the tribute has entered the final stage, and he, the chief assistant, could not resign at such a critical moment, I am afraid that he would have taken the initiative to resign and return to his hometown - in fact, Li Chunfang has submitted his resignation twice. He resigned because Emperor Longqing refused to let him leave at this time.
Gao pragmatic carefully analyzed Long Qing's move. He felt that Emperor Long Qing was unwilling to let Li Chunfang resign now, not because he wanted to blame Li Chunfang for the great achievement of granting tribute to me, but because Emperor Long Qing himself might also be wrong about it. I am dubious about the actual effect of paying tribute.
This thing can be accomplished because the main thrust comes from the high arch, and Zhang Juzheng is the main booster. Except for Gao Pragmatic, no one else in the Ming Dynasty can predict the situation, so although it seems that the peace negotiation is successful and Northern Xinjiang may be fine from now on, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents.
What if I go back on my word, and just after negotiating peace and receiving the title, I raise troops to attack the border again, wouldn't this tribute issue become a laughing stock? Who will be responsible for the package then? If Li Chunfang, the nominal chief minister who will step down sooner or later, is not allowed to take on this responsibility, will Gao Gong be left to shoulder the blame if something goes wrong?
Master Long Qing would not agree.
