This time, Gao Pragmatic's memorial was handed over to Zhan Shifu, and reached the cabinet through the General Affairs Department.
The meaning of going to Zhan Shifu instead of Hanlin Academy is that Gao Pragmatic deliberately showed that he was a close minister of the prince.
He did this so that outsiders could not figure out the details: the prince had been watching politics for nearly a year. Although he was still young, Bao Buqi also had his own thoughts. Gao Pragmatic was his companion and stayed with the prince for a long time. This time, they returned home triumphantly from the exam back home. The two boys got together and maybe they came up with some ideas.
Since there may be a prince's intention here, you have to consider your own position. Even if you object, you should not just curse - here is a very magical fact: it was very common for civil servants in the Ming Dynasty to curse the emperor. Princes are rare.
Because the effect of scolding the emperor is immediate. If the emperor accepts it, it means that your scolding is justified, and the emperor has to be convinced; if the emperor does not accept it, and even reprimands, demotes officials, and even uses a court staff, that is even better. It is better to criticize and admonish ministers. The fame comes immediately.
But scolding the prince is not the case. No matter how old the prince is, he is still just the prince. As long as he has not ascended the throne, he is still in the "learning stage". During this period, even if he puts forward some suggestions that don't look very reliable, the ministers will at most have to give up. It is really not the way to be a minister to object with clear reasons and to care about everything.
What's more, the current Emperor Longqing has a better temper. Even if he is offended, he will only be demoted. The court staff has never appeared at all. Beating people to death in court is an old thing in the time of the previous Emperor Shizong, so everyone They are not very afraid of the emperor.
Because of his special background, Gao Jingshi was the only nephew who stayed with Gao Gong, who had no biological son. Whether his superior was under Gao Gong's instigation or not, everyone had to take into consideration.
You must know that for officials, they are more afraid of tall beards than the emperor. Being directly reprimanded or even demoted by the emperor can earn you a reputation as a critic, but it is different if you are targeted by Gao Huzi. His old gentleman is now a Heavenly Official. If he doesn't like you, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will immediately invite you to tea, and that will be the end of the story.
What is the purpose of the official examination, so it is so powerful? This department is in charge of the discussion and punishment of civil officials. During the three-year period of Beijing inspection and major plans, it is in charge of the government orders and the handling of Beijing inspections and major plans. It also undertook the commissioning of various provinces and various discussions and resolutions, compiled the merits and demerits of officials in charge of various departments, and all matters such as reporting illness, recovery, recovery, donation, replacement of vacancies, case investigation, writing of documents, and taking photos.
Well, to put it simply: this department is mainly responsible for finding trouble, and the targets of finding trouble are all civil servants across the country.
This is awesome.
Regarding the official department of the Ming Dynasty, which department did the civil servants like to be paid most attention to? Wenxuan chooses the Civil Service Department, because this department is responsible for calculating your merits and then giving you promotions. Which department are you most afraid of being paid attention to? Test your merits in the Cleaning Department, because this department is responsible for finding trouble and then punishing you.
This is just like in later generations, if the regional leader is very satisfied with you, the person who talks to you will be the Organization Minister, which means you are about to be promoted; if he is not satisfied with you, the person who talks to you will be the Jiwei Secretary, which will be very serious. Something is wrong.
Everyone wants to be promoted, and no one wants to make trouble, so the intimidation power of the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is even higher than that of ordinary cabinet ministers, and Gao Gong is now the chief assistant and Heavenly Official. Basically, unless there is no way to retreat, no one will I'm going to offend him if I have a brain twitch.
Therefore, even those who have different opinions on Gao Pragmatic's "Yi Yi Lu Shu" have decided to wait and see which way the wind blows before deciding whether to express their attitude. Not to mention those who agree with the highly pragmatic views. They are eager to wait for the cabinet vote and the approval of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and then go to the Shu Council to second the opinions, advocate and sing praises.
But the response from the cabinet seemed a bit slow this time. On the first day I received the letter, there was no response from the cabinet at all. The next day, when the clock was about to drop, a belated receipt was sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Moreover, this bill is also very intriguing, because it was approved by Gao Gong, but he only approved one sentence:
"This matter is serious and needs to be investigated in detail before handling."
Early the next morning, when the officials in the capital were discussing privately, the Supervisor of Ceremonies approved and replied:
"The officer's statement is very detailed and does not seem to be false. The cabinet should send someone to verify it as soon as possible and make a discussion as soon as possible."
At this moment, the officials in the capital had some idea. They subconsciously felt that this matter was probably ordered by the palace, and maybe even Gao Huzi was caught off guard - otherwise, why would Gao Huzi delay the time? Instead, the emperor urged the cabinet to do it quickly?
But is this really the case?
Of course not. How could Gao Pragmatic not discuss it with Gao Gong in advance for such a big move? As soon as he returned to Beijing, he told Gao Gong the ins and outs of the incident, including the various circumstances he investigated, in detail. He even told Gao Gong that he had originally planned to investigate and do calculations more carefully. , and then find an opportunity to tell the truth. Teacher Guo thinks that now is a good opportunity.
Gao Gong naturally wanted to ask about the specific situation, and then thought about it carefully all night, and then decided how to handle the matter the next day. To put it simply, Gao Gong needs to use this incident to quietly release the news of Guo Pu's return to Beijing, so that in addition to "it happened in the palace" and "it happened to Gao Gong", there is another "it happened to Guo Pu" to the outside world. doubt.
Resurrecting an official, especially a senior cabinet minister, also requires a reason. Generally speaking, there is a major event that needs the official to handle at the moment, so the reason is relatively sufficient. For example, if Gao Gong rises to power, Xu Jie will step down. The cabinet lacks an important minister who is both qualified and capable and highly trusted by the emperor. Only Gao Gong can fully satisfy these three points, so he can rise to power easily.
Now that Gao Gong wants to resurrect Guo Pu, he also needs a reason. Guo Pu certainly has enough qualifications, but the relationship between the emperor and him is not deep. At present, several major affairs of the imperial court have been almost completed. He is in the most relaxed and comfortable moment in several years, and there are no urgent matters that require an old pavilion master to deal with. .
But there is a saying in later generations that goes well: if you have an opportunity, you should take it; if you don't have an opportunity, you should take it if you create an opportunity.
There is a reason to retaliate, and there is no reason to create a reason to retaliate!
This is the intention of the high arch.
The reform of the post station is no joke, and it fully deserves the words "this is a big thing." However, Gao Gong is currently in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he also pays attention to the Ministry of War; Zhang Juzheng was originally in charge of the Ministry of War, and now he also takes care of the Ministry of Punishment; Yin Shidan was nominally in charge of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites, but in fact the senior officials of these two departments were very senior and did not pay much attention to Yin Shidan - for example, Gao Yi, the Minister of Rites, was the same year as Gao Gong. , the two subjects of Yin Shi and Dan were earlier.
By the way, Yin Shidan was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, the same year as Zhang Juzheng.
In fact, in order to create conditions for Guo Pu's resurrection, it is not necessarily necessary to start with the reform of the post station. However, when Gao Gong thought carefully that night, he remembered that when Gao Jingshi talked to him about the post station affairs, he emphasized several times that "the post station is under the control of the Ministry of War." ", an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly understood why Guo Pu asked Gao Wu to make a fuss about the inn.
The Ministry of War is Zhang Juzheng’s supervisor! If Guo Pu was reinstated to manage the reform of the post station, it would be equivalent to fighting for power with Zhang Juzheng.
Guo Zhifu knew that Zhang Juzheng and I were going to have a falling out, so he expressed to me that he was willing to join forces to suppress Zhang Juzheng!
How could I reject his kindness?
