Although Gao Dang is still there, Gao Dang's power cannot be maintained only by overthrowing Ling Yunyi.
The reason why Gao Pragmatic persisted in pursuing Ling Yunyi this time and insisted on beating up the lost dog despite the disapproval of Guo Pu and Zhang Siwei was because he knew that Zhu Yijun was in the rebellious period of youth and had a bit of a temper, so he only In addition to the factor of being able to follow the hair, the main reason is that after Gao Dang lost Gao Gong, the real core figure, he showed too little vitality for more than a year.
When Gao Gong was here, reform measures were carried out in an orderly manner, stably and resolutely, and the results were quite gratifying. Gao Pragmatic was very pleased with the changes at that time.
But once Gao Gong died, the situation began to change. At the beginning, Guo Pu was quite motivated. After all, when he took over, the overall situation of the imperial court could almost be said to be good. Of course, he also wanted to add icing on the cake and bring the country's power to a higher level, but it didn't take long for him to discover that Something is wrong.
First, signs of lack of unity began to appear within the Gao Party. This can be divided into two parts: First, Gao Gong's former direct descendants have developed centrifugal force, that is, the group with Gao Gong's disciples as the core, began to have their own plans, although it usually seems that Guo Pu's intention is Guo Pu takes the lead, but it is inevitable that sometimes there will be some procrastination or even disobedience, which leads to some "inoperability" in Guo Pu's orders. Out of ten efforts, at most seven points will be implemented, and sometimes only three points will be left. It worked.
Second, the Jin Party, with Zhang Siwei as its new leader, formed its own faction within the Gao Party. At the same time, many Shaanxi officials were swayed, and there was a feeling that Shanxi and Shaanxi could form an alliance and establish their own party at any time. Ma Ziqiang used to be the leader of the Shaanxi Party. After his death, the Shaanxi Party did not have a leader with enough reputation. Ma Ziqiang's family has always been on good terms with Zhang Siwei's family, so it is reasonable for Shaanxi Party members to prefer Zhang Siwei.
This resulted in the formation of an actual dual system within the Gao Party. Guo Pu had a "status" and inherited Gao Gong's legacy and even his position as an old friend. Therefore, the direct backbone of the Gao Party still respected him in name. However, the loyalty of these direct descendants to him obviously has reservations; Zhang Siwei is not bad either, his direct descendants Jin Party is as stable as Mount Tai, and there is also Shaanxi Party as an ally, and they are also recognized as Gao Gong's successors, many Senior party officials believed that people like them would respect Zhang Siwei sooner or later, so it would be better to vote early than to vote late, so as to become a hero.
In addition to the lack of unity within the party, Guo Pu also faces external difficulties. The external difficulties are also divided into two aspects: First, although the emperor's attitude towards him is also very respectful, it can still be seen that this respect is not as real as it was for Gao Gong. This may not seem like a big problem, but Guo Pu knows that once the critical moment comes, this will be a fatal flaw - the late emperor only said, "Whenever something is unresolved, just ask Mr. Gao," but he didn't say to ask Mr. Guo. !
Xiao Gui, Cao Sui, Xiao He and Cao Shen are all famous ministers of the same generation, but who in the world really thinks that Cao Shen can be evenly matched with Xiao He?
Today's situation is similar. Gao Gong is like Xiao He, and Guo Pu is like Cao Shen. His merits are obvious, not to mention his posthumous honor, which is all "honest"! If others have any doubts, they can only swallow it in their stomachs, otherwise they will be against the world's civil servants - has Li Dongyang never done a single wrong thing in his life? But after he became Duke Li Wenzheng, who else in the world would dare to say anything wrong about him?
It is a taboo for the dead and a taboo for the venerable. Since he is a deceased person, he is also a respected person - he is respected to the extreme of being a civil servant. So naturally, even if it is not good, it is good. What else is there to say?
The trouble for Guo Pu is that if he wants to win the same respect as Gao Gong, his achievements will be even greater than Gao Gong's, but this is impossible - not to mention his ability, at least the people under him are far behind. Not as obedient as the Gao Gong era!
If Guo Pu were 20 years younger, he might still have the energy to compete, but he is actually older than Gao Gong. It will be time to become an official in two or three years. Can he still compete?
So Guo Pu could only settle for the next best thing. As long as the emperor still had the superficial respect he had now, that's it. Don't force anything else.
Except for the emperor, the rest is the relationship with the Xinxue lineage.
There is a view in later academic circles that Practical Studies and Xinxue are different schools in Chinese Confucian culture. The spiritual core of Practical Studies is to advocate reality over virtuality, seek truth from facts, and apply the world. The academic school that regards the nature of mind as the origin of all things in the universe. The more common and universal view in academic circles is that there is both integration and divergence between practical learning and spiritual learning.
There is even a question that many scholars often discuss, that is, whether the study of mind should also be regarded as a kind of practical study. This is because the original intention of Lu Jiuyuan and Wang Yangming in founding the philosophy of mind was actually to uphold the true and despise the false and promote the moral practice of society.
But in fact, this statement is too theoretical and ignores the actual development direction of Xinxue - because in the development process of Xinxue, things quickly backfired, that is, the descendants of Xinxue fell into empty talk about human nature and rationality. A pragmatic and effective "virtual and mysterious" way.
Huang Zongxi later pointed out: "The learning of Confucians has spread across the world, but later generations took "Quotations" as the ultimate conclusion. They only attached one or two questions and answers to Yiluo's disciples, and then they were listed as Confucians and used their name to deceive the world.
Those who manage wealth and wealth have an eye for gathering; those who open houses and defend borders, have an eye for rough materials; those who read and write, have an eye for playthings; those who pay attention to political affairs, have an eye for lay officials.
He only uses his broad theory to establish the ends of the people, establish the heart of the heaven and earth, and create peace for all ages to bind the world. Once there is concern about the official, on the day of serving the country, he will open his mouth blankly, as if sitting in the clouds. The world is in such a state of decay that it makes those who believe in it think that making meritorious deeds is a dharma method, not something that Confucian scholars are endowed with. "
And Wang Euzhi put it even more straightforwardly: "Wang's disciples... abandoned practical learning, worshiped empty space, despised rules, and acted wildly. They used their hearts and minds to use their knowledge without good or evil, and tended to enter the realm of no scruples." This is really the case with mental studies that have gone astray.
The battle between practical learning and mental learning did not only occur in the era of Huang Zongxi and Wang Fuzhi. What Guo Pu is facing now is actually a battle between practical learning and mental learning. And this scene, at least, has to start with Gao Gong and Xu Jie Counting starts from the first fight!
Although Xu Jie has retired to the official position long ago, Xu Jie's disciples are still there, and the fans of Xin Xue are still there! After being suppressed by Gao Gong with the power of imperial power for so long, Gao Gong was finally beaten to death. Can he still think of a way to save the situation?
Therefore, after Gao Gong's death, many places began to slack off on the New Deal. Some officials were resisting openly or covertly, and some even expressed their opposition outright and unmistakably!
A lot of Guo Pu's energy was tied up in these waves of opposition. To a certain extent, he had already worked hard to stabilize the overall situation of the Gao Party during this year!
Why did Gao Pragmatic kill Ling Yunyi painfully?
How could it be as simple as venting bad anger!
