If he wants to fight, let him fight. As long as we can make him lose this battle, that's fine. "
Shen Shixing suddenly discovered that although these eunuchs had only studied in the study for a few years and were not as good as ordinary students in terms of knowledge, they all seemed to have a common advantage, that is, they were very good at studying "Holy Family". "This is an extremely unique problem.
The high pragmatism of the Holy Family is unparalleled in the world. This is recognized within the Heart School. If we want to make an analogy, the high arches of Yan Song in the middle and late Shimiao period and the Mu temple can be compared to each other, or even worse.
Under the Ming Dynasty's system, having such a person as an opponent is really a very frustrating thing, and there is almost no place to start.
It’s not that the Xin School has not analyzed how to target high pragmatism, on the contrary, they have analyzed it enough, but the conclusion is very disappointing - there is no way!
This person should not be greedy for money, because he is already rich in the world, and he even plays the role of a money-spreading boy or even the God of Wealth. If you want to find trouble with him in terms of money, you can tell with your toes that it is a complete daydream.
This person doesn’t seem to be lustful either. Although some outsiders deliberately promote Baiyulou as a wine pond and a forest of meat and compare Gao Pragmatic to Shi Chong in the Western Jin Dynasty, one thing is known to everyone: Gao Pragmatic has only had one wife so far, including concubines. None of the waiters accepted one. This makes it difficult for those rumors to take root in people's hearts.
As for saying that if you don't want to take a concubine, you can also use a maid instead... This is the truth. It is true in theory, but in fact there is still a difference. At least in the Ming Dynasty, although it was not illegal to sleep with a maid (the kind with a slave contract), she was usually accepted as a concubine, and it was extremely rare for her not to be accepted.
And if we want to talk about this problem, you can tell by looking at the people Gao Jingshi took when he was abroad twice. He has many servants around him, but there are always very few maids. Anyone who knows this will only think that he has a few servants. The maid who takes care of daily life has nothing to do with lust.
Last time, Liu Shouyou somehow got the idea to prove that there was an affair between Gao Pragmatic and Princess Yongning. In fact, Shen Shixing never believed this in his heart.
It is understandable for Shen Shixing to say that Princess Yongning might be attracted to Gao Longwen, who was already famous all over the world when she was a girl. After all, the princess is just a girl without any social experience. She usually doesn't see other young men except the emperor and Prince Lu. It's not enough to think that she has met the love of her life once she meets Gao Longwen. strange.
Shen Shixing felt that even if it were another man with a great literary reputation and good looks, the princess would probably have the same attitude.
Although Shen Shixing didn't believe it at the time, Yu Youding believed that this was a place where Gao Pragmatism could be attacked. If it succeeded, it would be the best. If it didn't, it wouldn't be a big deal. You might as well give it a try.
Who would have known that not only did it not succeed in the end, but Zhang Jing and Liu Shouyou were also involved in it?
However, this fiasco also made Shen Shixing more cautious about Gao's pragmatic attitude. He even had a very negative thought at the time.
After all, Gao Pragmatic is still very young. Although the Holy Family is extremely prosperous and he is promoted very quickly, as long as there are no major changes in the cabinet, it will still be difficult for him to join the cabinet - this place is very particular about seniority. You Gao No matter how pragmatic you are, it can't change the fact that you were born in the Gengchen Golden List in the eighth year of Wanli. Among the senior officials of the imperial court, you look like a junior.
Normally speaking, even if Gao Pragmatic promotes the "Eastern System" plan to be a perfect success, he should be a minister who has reached the top. As for the cabinet... he won't know if he will be senior enough in another ten years.
Of course, the main premise here is that nothing major can happen to the cabinet, especially Shen Shixing himself - the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty only has an age limit and no term limit. He Shen Shixing is only forty-nine this year (his age is false). If nothing happens, even if he insists on becoming an official at seventy like Guo Pu, he still has thirty-one years left to work!
Thirty-one years is enough to train at least two generations of successors.
To put it bluntly, it’s hard to say whether the emperor can survive until then. After all, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty... well, not many lived long lives.
I thought I could only rely on this method to maintain the situation in a stalemate, but unexpectedly, Zhang Cheng actually came up with another idea today, which suddenly made Shen Shixing understand the true origin of Gao Pragmatic's unparalleled holy family.
That’s right! Although Gao Pingshi's background is good and his resume is perfect, if he stops there and is great, he means being raised with kindness and showing the world how benevolent and benevolent His Majesty the Emperor is, but he will definitely not be reused.
If one is favored but not reused, then there will be no actual threat to the Xinxue sect, and the matter will be settled!
However, Zhang Cheng pointed out one thing. The reason why Gao Pragmatic was relied upon by the emperor was not because of his background or because he was "young", but because he was a truly capable minister - I could handle the troubles he faced. Solve it, I can find and solve it for you if there is no trouble.
Under this premise, coupled with his background and resume, can he still be reused? With him alone, the emperor could almost rule without asking anything. No matter who is the emperor, loyal and capable ministers like this will definitely be reused.
However, for Zhang Cheng and Shen Shixing, if Gao Pragmatic is really favored by the unexplainable holy family, then there is really no solution, but is he a "capable minister"...
Haha, a capable minister must keep doing things and do everything properly, so that the emperor will rely on him. Once he starts to do bad things, and even messes up things that are very important to the emperor, will the Holy Family collapse?
Of course, if you fail in one thing, you may not be pragmatic and you will fail, but since you fail once, you can fail a second time, a third time, or even countless times. The emperor's patience was always limited. After several failures, could Gao Pinggong's status in his heart still be the same as before?
A thousand-mile embankment collapsed in an ant nest. Especially for a person who has never failed before, this first failure must be the biggest blow to him. At the same time, in the emperor's mind, he will change from a trustworthy minister who can rely on everything to an ordinary minister like ordinary people.
The reason why a legend becomes a legend must be proven countless times, but it is easy to break this kind of legend, as long as one failure is enough.
The real difference between "only one defeat" and "invincible" is not just a single failure.
That is the huge difference between "have" and "have not"!
But, how can we make Gao Pragmatic fail?
Shen Shixing said very covertly and euphemistically: "The high pursuit of peace and stability in the south and the north are invincible. The fault is not that he is only a weak man at a young age, but he is already the number one literary commander in the dynasty... Zhang Bingbi, it is not easy for him to fail."
Zhang Cheng curled his lips and snorted: "The words "Annan and Dingbei" make our ears ring with laughter. Yuanfu, our family is confused. Which of these two battles does he not borrow? Are you relying on other people’s efforts to make merit for yourself?”
Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, and asked in astonishment: "What do you mean by Bingbi's words?"
Zhang Cheng spread his hands: "Look, let's talk about the Battle of Annan first. How did Gao Dang brag to him? Oh, it didn't cost the imperial court a single soldier, or even a grain of rice in Taicang. My Ming Dynasty regained Annan - is that right?"
Shen Shixing nodded and said, "Of course."
Zhang Cheng sneered and said: "Then, is he, Gao, spreading the beans to make an army, or is he fighting against a thousand soldiers and quelling the chaos alone?"
Shen Shixing frowned and said, "I just said that I won't bother the court, but I didn't say that I won't use troops."
"Hold on!" Zhang Cheng slapped the table: "What kind of soldiers did he use? Yuan Fu, do you really believe that his servant, a civil servant, can fight better than the servants of many military officials in my court?"
Shen Shixing hesitated and said: "What Bingbi means is..."
"Originally, our family didn't think about it, but this time the emperor gave him a marriage, which reminded our family." Zhang Cheng became serious and said to Shen Shixing: "Does Yuan Fu still remember Mrs. Gao's pragmatism?" ——What about Huang Zhiting, deputy commander-in-chief of Annan?"
Shen Shixing said: "I met you once, what happened to her?"
"That's not what we're talking about." Zhang Cheng waved his hand: "We're talking about, do you still remember Huang Zhiting's performance in Myanmar this time?"
"Remember, the divine soldiers who traveled thousands of miles across the sea descended from the sky, easily captured Pegu and expanded the land thousands of miles away, and defeated the main force of the reckless thieves in one battle - is this what Bingbi said?"
"Yes, that's it." Zhang Cheng sneered: "Think about it when Yuan Fu brings up the battle with Annan again. That time Gao Pragmatic defeated Annan, Deputy Dutong Huang was the main force under his command - forgive me The Battle of the Mountain is her masterpiece.”
Shen Shixing suddenly understood and asked in great surprise: "You mean... the Battle of Annan was actually fought by Huang Zhiting?"
This statement was so shocking that Shen Shixing found it difficult to accept it. But having said that, according to Zhang Cheng’s analysis, it doesn’t seem to be completely unreasonable…
"Let me ask again, which battle has Gao Pragmatic directed?" Zhang Cheng added at this time, and then he snorted softly and said: "We have seen the battle report, and every time it was his turn, Gao Pragmatic took action. , the other party either surrendered directly, or... Huang Zhiting was the one leading the charge! Yuan Fu, don't you think there is something wrong here?"
Shen Shixing thought about it carefully and found that Zhang Cheng seemed to have missed someone named Cen Ling, but that was no longer the point. The point was Zhang Cheng's conclusion, "Gao Pragmatic himself did not directly command any troops in the Battle of Annan." A big battle.”
This seems to be a fact.
Shen Shixing couldn't help but feel a little entangled, and asked: "Even if the Battle of Annan was fought by Huang Zhiting, what about the Battle of Monan?"
"Ah ha? The Battle of Monan?" Zhang Cheng laughed loudly: "Yuanfu, think about it again, where was Gao Pingxi during the Battle of Monan?"
Shen Shixing couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhang Cheng sneered and said: "Except for building a city, he has almost never been to the front line! Who are the people fighting? They are riding Han Naji and Sanniangzi's Tumote elite, especially that Chacha Taiji, those are the ones who really fight the war! We also have them here in the Ming Dynasty, such as Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang and his son, and even Zhang... What Zhang is, after all, it is the father and son - these are the people who fight the war! Gao pragmatically do it What?"
Shen Shixing actually disagreed with these words.
As a civil servant leader himself, he felt that just because Gao Pragmatic did not directly go into battle, he could not be said to have done nothing. If Gao Pragmatic hadn't convinced Hannaji, Zhongjinhatun and Qataiji and united them, no matter how powerful the Tumote cavalry was, it would have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty!
Besides, commanding Xuanda, Shanxi, Jizhen, Liaodong and other towns from the center is not something that can be done casually.
As for Gao Pragmatic not being on the front line, that's normal! There were so many handsome men in the Ming Dynasty, who would personally kill people with a knife? In the past, when Wang Wencheng was fair and steadfast in the rebellion of King Ning, he didn't go to kill anyone with a knife, right?
However, Shen Shixing also admitted that Zhang Cheng at least discovered one thing: Gao Pragmatic really didn't seem to have directly commanded even a single battle.
Is this his weakness?
Possibly, at least doubtfully.
However, Shen Shixing thought about it more carefully and had doubts again. He asked: "Even if he did not direct the battles in Annan and Dingbei by himself, but mainly relied on the generals under his command to exert their due combat power, but ...What about the Battle of Liaonan?"
Zhang Cheng chuckled and said: "The Battle of Southern Liaoning? Haha, Yuan Fu recalls again, which famous general - no, a famous marshal - was summoned to Liaodong by him before the Battle of Southern Liaoning broke out, and he With him?"
Um? Is there such a thing?
Shen Shixing was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Ma Lan Xi!"
"That's right! It's Ma Fang!" Zhang Cheng was proud of his discovery and said: "Ma Fang bravely championed the three armies. Even Anda, who was at the peak of his military power, backed away. What kind of ability is this? Yuan Fu, compare it with me. Look, Bahannaji is Anda’s grandson, Qataiji is Anda’s general, and the third lady is Anda’s Hatun—is Anda the most powerful one?”
Uh, there seems to be something wrong with your comparison?
But Zhang Cheng was in high spirits and didn't notice that Shen Shixing was stunned and silent. He continued: "These three people joined forces to defeat Tumen and Xin Ai, but Ma Fang was even more powerful than An Da. Doesn't that mean Ma Is Fang definitely capable of defeating Tu Tu? Isn’t this the end of the world! Gao Pragmatic has found Ma Fang. As long as he listens to Ma Fang in this battle, he can’t lose even if he beats him with his eyes closed!”
Shen Shixing was a little confused. There seemed to be something wrong with what he said, but it seemed to make sense... But he was the same as Gao Pragmatism. As a civil servant, he still felt that Gao Pragmatism should have played some role.
All of the above show that Gao Pragmatism is at least good at employing people! Isn’t it a skill to be able to employ people? This is a great skill, okay!
Of course, Zhang Cheng's words are not completely without purpose. Shen Shixing now also feels that the so-called invincibility of being highly pragmatic may really have some merit.
In other words, if Gao Pangshi doesn't have these generals who are extremely capable of fighting, and he takes command himself, I'm afraid...hehe, I'm afraid the outcome will be unpredictable!
You can think of a way to do this...
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