Gao pragmatic rushed to the cabinet, originally intending to stabilize the mood of his third uncle Gao Gong as before. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the cabinet, he heard from Hanlin on duty that Mr. Gao Ge knew that he had been involved and went back home without saying a word. Went, and today it has been temporarily changed to Mr. Guo Ge to write the votes.
Gao Pragmatic was startled for a moment and then immediately felt relieved. According to the custom of the Ming Dynasty official circles, of course the person who was invited had to go home and take the initiative to suspend his duties pending investigation. But generally speaking, it was not so urgent. He would leave on the same day he was invited, so since Gao Gong was so happy , indicating that he has already thought about this matter and plans to follow Gao Pragmatic's previous suggestions.
Then it'll be fine.
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and felt that since he was already here, he might as well go to the teacher's place to see him, so he turned around and walked towards Guo Pu's duty room.
After Yin Shidan left office and Guo Pu entered the cabinet, Gao Gong reported to the Ming Emperor and once again adjusted the division of labor in the cabinet.
In the current cabinet, Gao Gong himself is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment. This is obviously to eliminate the administration of officials, and there is no need to go into details.
Guo Pu is now in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Husbandry, but at the same time he can also intervene in some matters of the Ministry of War - because his main job now is the reform of the post station proposed by Gao Pragmatic Shang Shu, which mainly involves the Ministry of Hunan and the Ministry of War.
Zhang Juzheng was originally in charge of the Ministry of War. Now that part of the power of the Ministry of War was devolved, he was added to the Ministry of Work.
Now the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty is very interesting. It has two assistant ministers to supervise it, and there is also a young master and the official secretary to preside over the affairs of the ministry - the official official here is not Gao Gong, but Yang Bo.
It must be explained here that in the Ming Dynasty, there are two people with the title of "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Personnel" on their heads. One is Gao Gong. He holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but he is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War.
This thing sounds strange, but there is a reason for it: the Minister of Personnel is actually the highest status among the six books, needless to say. As the true "party leader" of the Jin Party, Yang Bo's qualifications and status are very respected, and he had served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs before. Now that he has not committed any crime, it is impossible to demote him.
At the same time, not long after the restructuring of Zhao Zhenji's capital camp was implemented, the Ministry of War became vacant. The left minister Gu Zhongxu, who acted as the minister, was ordered by the emperor to live in Beijing not long ago, so the Ministry of War was completely without a chief official. This was definitely not going to work, so Gao Gong invited Yang Bo, who was recuperating in Beijing, to take charge of the Ministry of War in the name of Minister of Civil Affairs. [Wufeng's note: Yang Bo took charge of the Ministry of War as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Although it is abnormal, it is indeed a historical fact. ]
Therefore, the current situation of the Ministry of War is the most complicated among the six ministries: First of all, Zhang Juzheng has been in charge of the Ministry of War since he joined the cabinet. Not only is his influence deeply rooted in the Ministry of War, but there are also many "little so-and-so" among the generals in outer towns who look up to him; Yang Bo, a veteran of the Imperial Dynasty, was also a core figure in the Jin Party. He was in charge of the Ministry of War with the dignity of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. It is undeniable that the power of the dragon crossing the river was undeniable. However, Guo Pu was not the same. Auxiliary, and because he was responsible for reforming the post station, he must have enough influence on the Ministry of War. The emperor was also very concerned about this, so he naturally had to speak out at the Ministry of War.
It can be said that the Ministry of War Yamen is now regarded as a Three Kingdoms - Zhang Juzheng is regarded as Cao Cao, and Yang Bo and Guo Pu are regarded as the Sun-Liu Alliance because of Gao Gong's relationship.
Of course, in this way, it can actually be said that Gao Gong also has a great influence on the Ministry of War.
When Gao Pangshi came to visit Guo Pu, Guo Pu was reading a memorial about the Ministry of War.
He was not surprised when he saw Gao Jingshi. He knew why Gao Jingshi came, but he refused to talk to him about Gao Gong's involvement. Instead, he said: "You came just in time. There is something related to the Ministry of War." Memorial, come and take a look."
Gao pragmatic was a little surprised, because although Guo Pu was his teacher, he was a person who kept public and private affairs very separate. Even if he discussed government affairs, he would only talk to Gao pragmatic about things about Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and others. Today An exception was actually made?
However, Gao Pragmatic didn't ask any more questions, he just took the memorial and read it.
This memorial was sent to Liang Wenmeng from the Ministry of Military Affairs. The memorial said: "The people in the area captured the chieftain's money and blocked it. People thought that the border was safe, but the ministers thought it was safe. It was announced that the Shaanxi tribute city in Dashan was due. , the civil servants followed the old habits and whitewashed Chinese poems, the military officials used the excuse of paying tribute and relaxed their will to fight and defend, the border people were not appeased in the right way, the training of the soldiers was not based on reality, the castles collapsed and were not repaired, and the fields were left in ruins. The development has not yet been completed. The barbarians are surrendered to Tongding, and the mentality of dispersion gradually arises; the yellow ironware, every time the prohibition of illicit relations is violated, as a result of the departure and stay of barbarians, the placement of barbarians, the increase and decrease of rewards and rewards, and the delay of market periods. All can be considered.
"In Jizhen, the barbarians privately asked for rewards, but the soldiers withheld their monthly rations. The southern soldiers were rewarded twice as much, while the northern soldiers were even more angry. If Liaodong is still in trouble, it will be a long time to win and worry about the enemy; if the captives are captured in the west, The dangers of attacking Guo on the false road can be considered deeply by those who say that the border is safe, but this minister has not solved it. I beg to give strict orders to the civil and military officials on the nine sides, and carefully draw the scriptures to achieve practical results."
Interesting... This Liang Zhangke [Wu Feng's note: They were all given to Shizhong. In the Ming Dynasty, they were commonly known as section chief and Zhangke. In this book, if he is called section chief, it seems a little weird, so he will be called Zhangke from now on] Quite brave.
As we all know, most of Xuan Dashan and Shaanxi are direct descendants of Gao Gong, while Ji Liao is Zhang Juzheng's subordinate. You actually criticized both groups?
Guo Pu saw Gao Pingshi was silent and asked, "Do you know who Liang Wenmeng is?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Not very familiar."
"He was the gold medalist in the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, and Su Qing was his tutor." Guo Pu paused, and then added calmly: "But his tutor was Zhang Taiyue."
Gao Pragmatic was suddenly startled and thought to himself: Is it so interesting?
However, if this is the case, then Liang Zhangke's actions seem to be more interesting.
Gao pragmatically picked up the memorial again, read it carefully, thought for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "This Liang Zhangke seems to be my senior brother too."
The "senior brother" he refers to here is from Gao Gong. The implication is that these are our people.
Guo Pu remained calm and asked, "Why do you see it?"
Gao pragmatically smiled and said: "Although he criticizes from both sides and the discussion is fair, he still has some emphasis."
"Tell me."
"Teacher, you are testing students again." Gao Pragmatic didn't mind, and said with a smile: "Look at what he mainly said when he criticized Xuanda Shanshan? It was that the soldiers were lax and firearms were flowing out, but there was no specific reference. This kind of Even if the matter is reported to the Holy One, the Holy One will at most issue a strict order and no one will lose a piece of flesh."
Guo Pu raised his eyebrows slightly: "What about Ji Liao?"
Gao Pingshi laughed, waved his hand and said, "Qi Yuanjing, this unlucky guy, has been tricked again."
"How to say?"
Gao pragmatically put the memorial on Guo Pu's desk, pointed to one of the paragraphs and read: "Teacher, look at this sentence: 'In Jizhen, the barbarians asked for rewards privately, and the soldiers deducted monthly rations, and the southern soldiers The reward was doubled, and the northern soldiers were more angry - deducting the monthly rations of the northern soldiers and giving rewards to the southern soldiers. Anyone who heard this would think that Commander Qi must be acting unfairly, right? After all, the southern soldiers were all led by Commander Qi. Go."
After hearing this, Guo Pu looked at Gao Pangshi thoughtfully and asked, "From your tone, it seems that you think Qi Jiguang was wronged?"
Gao Jingshi said seriously: "Teacher, as far as the students know, the pay and rewards of the southern soldiers have always been higher than those of the northern soldiers, but this is not a recent thing. Counting it, it has been like this since Qi Shuai recruited soldiers alone."
"I know that." Guo Pu asked calmly: "What I care about is, are the Beibing soldiers dissatisfied?"
"It's hard to say, there may be some." Gao Pragmatic, who was a bachelor, said directly: "But it's useless not to accept it. The performance and record of the southern soldiers are indeed far better than those of the northern soldiers. Students don't know how the teacher views this issue, but as a student In my humble opinion, if I were to lead an army, I would rather have 3,000 southern troops than 10,000 northern troops."
After hearing this, Guo Pu couldn't help but smile: "You lead troops? Can you lead troops?"
"Of course you can't lead troops." Gao Pragmatic was a little embarrassed, but immediately added: "However, the execution of orders and prohibitions is the foundation of an army. The southern soldiers are far better than the northern soldiers in this regard. This is always a fact, right? Anyway, The students feel that it is better to lead an elite army with arms and fingers than a large army with incompetent command."
"Don't think about the problem so simply." Guo Pu reached out and tapped the memorial and said, "What if this army breaks into chaos because it refuses to accept such differential treatment? Who will be responsible at that time?"
Gao Pangshi didn't feel that Qi Jiguang's subordinates could cause chaos at all, but it was hard to say. After all, he looked at the problem as a descendant, and his trust in Qi Jiguang almost reached the level of blind faith. However, a civil servant like Guo Pu at the time, But he didn't think highly of Qi Jiguang - at least, there was absolutely no sense of admiration.
When Guo Pu saw that Gao Pingshi had stopped talking, he said quietly: "Let me tell you something: Liang Wenmeng originally considered himself a student of Zhang Taiyue."
Gao Pragmatic's face suddenly changed and he blurted out: "Oops!"
Guo Pu finally showed a wry smile and said, "Now you know where the trouble is?"
Gao pragmatic slapped his thigh and said anxiously: "Although his room master is Mr. Zhang Ge, after all, his master is my third uncle. Therefore, he can either vote for Mr. Zhang Ge or my third uncle. No one can say anything about him." I am ungrateful and betray my teacher. Now my third uncle and Zhang Ge are at odds with each other. He probably thinks more highly of my third uncle, so he hurriedly wants to change his affiliation..."
Gao Jingshi put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "But the problem is that when he framed Qi Jiguang like this, outsiders must have thought that it was my third uncle who instigated it, and his goal was to cut off Zhang Ge's arm! If only outsiders think so, that's the key point. What would the emperor think! We have just made a decision to retreat in order to advance, but we forced the emperor to take the initiative to suppress Mr. Zhang Ge, and as a result, he interfered... Oh, this guy really picked a good time!"
