Wang Xijue? Wang Xijue!
Shen Li's words were like thunder exploding in the minds of everyone present.
Yes, compared to Xu Xuemo, Wang Xijue is the leader of the Heart School who should be worried the most.
Although Xu Xuemo is also one of the current leading figures of the Xinxue School, just like everyone in the meeting today, the leading figures are also divided into several levels. What does Xu Xuemo mean in front of Wang Xijue?
Yes, Xu Xuemo far surpassed Wang Xijue in terms of seniority, but the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was not just about seniority! If we only talk about qualifications, then how did Gao Pragmatic, the number one scholar in Wanli eight years, become the left minister of the Ministry of War in a few years?
Wang Xijue was ranked second on the same list of Shen Shixing, and he has been working as a Hanlin historian since then, but he did not make a fool of himself in his appointment as historian.
As early as the Longqing period, he had taught many students in both the Southern and Northern Imperial Colleges. In the fifth year of Longqing, he became a co-examiner of the joint examination, and he also took charge of the affairs of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy.
In the Wanli era, he not only continued to serve as a fellow examiner, but also actually compiled "Mu Zong's Records" as the vice president of "Mu Zong's Records". At that time, the president of "Mu Zong's Records" was Gao Gong, the first assistant.
In fact, Gao Gong's impression of Wang Xijue was not very good at that time, because Wang Xijue was different from Shen Shixing in that he had never been a low-key and tolerant person. Since he was neither low-key nor forbearing, but he was an important figure in the Xinxue school, Gao Gong's impression of him was obviously not much better.
However, Wang Xijue's reputation as a scholar made Gao Gong have to use him as the vice president of Shilin, otherwise this "Mu Zong Shilu" might be violently criticized between the imperial court and Shilin - as we all know, Gao Gong is the emperor of Mu Zong's dynasty. As a person, you still want to take charge of the compilation of "Mu Zong's Records"? Then we, the gentlemen, will certainly not believe a word of what you say and record here! Not only do you not believe it, but you also want to criticize it, and criticize you, the chief minister of the Mu Zong Dynasty, as well!
So this alone can show the importance of reputation and prestige in the Ming Dynasty.
Isn't this how Gao Pragmatic quickly rose to the decision-making level of the imperial court? He used "Long Wen Whip Shadow" and his own triumphant songs to win six number one prizes. In addition, he compiled "Da Ming Huidian" to become famous all over the world. He also used two decisive victories in "Annan and Dingbei" to gain prestige in the government and the public.
When his reputation and prestige are enough, and the emperor recognizes his abilities, and others cannot dissent in terms of "meritorious achievements", he will naturally be able to rise to the top.
After Wang Xijue compiled "Mu Zong's Records", he actually presided over the compilation of "Sejong's Records" (a revision and completion compilation), so his achievements were not bad - compared to Gao Pragmatic, in martial arts He's a little worse in terms of grades, but his literary skills are completely comparable to Gao Pragmatic's.
Well, I have to say that there is something wrong, and that is probably that the title of Sixth Number One Scholar is indeed a bit too awesome. Even though Wang Xijue was born second in the rankings and was famous all over the world, he still fell short of being pragmatic in terms of "study skills."
But there are also things about him that are incomparable to his pragmatism. For example, he is a world-famous filial son.
The significance of filial piety in the Ming Dynasty needs no further elaboration, and Gao Pragmatic has not had much opportunity to show his filial piety so far. Therefore, compared with Wang Xijue, who resigned and went home to "serve his father day and night" when his father was ill, he is far behind. .
This is also a major advantage of Wang Xijue.
Even the wealth of the Wang family in Taicang may be second only to Gao Pragmatic, and not inferior to the Zhang family in Puzhou.
Since it's not far behind Gao Pragmatic, then why is it necessary to compare with Xu Xuemo?
Among the core figures of the Jingshi School who are here today, whether it is the Imperial College Jijiu or the Zhan Shifu, they are all officials who Wang Xijue has served before. If he is recalled after the end of Ding You's rule, he will definitely not continue to work in these positions. , must go further.
"If Wang Taicang is recalled, at least he will have to be dispatched by the left minister of the Ministry of Rites." Song Zhihan, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, mused: "But based on his reputation among the government and the public, and among scholars, it would be unreasonable if he falls behind Xu Jiading. ...In my opinion, if he returns to the court this time, the emperor may have no choice but to consider letting him replace Pan Xinchang."
Song Zhihan's words completely confirmed Shen Li's opinion: if Pan Sheng wants to become an official, the person who will replace him will not be Xu Xuemo, but Wang Xijue, who is about to return to the court.
Lu Shusheng, who is seventy-five years old but has still been recalled to the court, spoke for the first time today: "Wang Yuanyu has both political integrity and talent, and he is a rare and promising person among the Xinxue school. Although his academic aspirations are high, he is not He gave more lectures; although his articles were good, he did not make many righteousnesses. If he returned to the court, he should be a great uncle. But now the post of great uncle has been given to Xu Shuming... I thought this was just an accident, but now It seems that may not be the case.”
Lu Shusheng was older and had higher seniority, so he called Wang Xijue and Xu Xuemo by their names instead of their place of origin.
At this time, Xu Guo also gradually realized that something was not right. He frowned and said: "What Mr. Quan (Lu Shusheng's name is Pingquan) means is that all of this has been planned from the beginning, and everything is linked together." Huan, just to take full advantage of the two important positions that Pan Xinchang left behind after he left?"
Lu Shusheng nodded, but said no more.
Seeing this, Xu Guo took a deep breath and once again felt that he was under great pressure. Just after Zhang Siwei left, the chief assistant of the Xinxue school actually made such a big move as soon as he took office? Does Shen Shixing really want to provoke an all-out struggle between the two factions? But this... doesn't seem to be Shen Shixing's style.
Gao pragmatism was always the most observant. He found that Xu Guo seemed a little shaken, but still not completely determined, so he finally took the initiative to speak and said: "Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, but they cannot forget their fame. Where are the generals in ancient and modern times? ? A pile of grass is gone in the deserted grave. The world knows that the gods are good, but only gold and silver can not be forgotten. In the end, I only regret that there is not much, and when the time comes, my eyes close. The world knows that the gods are good, but my beloved wife cannot be forgotten. It is your birthday When you talk about your kindness, you will go with others after your death. Everyone in the world knows that gods and immortals are good, but only children and grandchildren can never forget them. There have been many infatuated parents in ancient times, but who has seen filial children and grandchildren?"
Everyone was startled when they heard this, Xu Guo was even more confused and said in surprise: "Why do you feel so emotional about seeking truth?"
"It's just an unreasonable emotion." Gao Pragmatic smiled: "But then again, it's not completely unreasonable... People, sometimes what they think in their hearts and what they do are always very different. Especially when you are in a high position. People have a lot of control over themselves, there are many things you can do if you want to do them, and you have to do them even if you don’t want to do them.”
Lu Shusheng said with great interest: "To be honest, considering the success of your studies and politics, it seems that you shouldn't have these emotions. If my prediction is correct, you should be using this to say that Shen Rumo did this out of necessity. Of?"
Gao pragmatically smiled and said: "Lao Gao Quan saw it. This junior is just talking nonsense and cannot be taken seriously."
That being said, no one thought Gao Pragmatic would talk nonsense on such an occasion. He must have meant something, and the most reasonable guess was exactly what Lu Shusheng asked just now.
Han Ji suddenly thought about it and said, "I may have guessed some of what Qiuzhen is referring to."
When everyone looked at him, Han Ji said calmly: "To be honest, those Jiangsu and Zhejiang maritime merchants have united to put pressure on local officials. This pressure was passed on layer by layer, and finally it all fell on Shen Yaoquan's shoulders. Therefore, he, the first chief assistant of the Heart School after Xu Huating and Li Xinghua, had to change his past behavior and become tough and eager."
When everyone heard this, they all felt that it was reasonable, but Tu Menggui added: "We cannot rule out another possibility, that is, Shen Yaoquan is like Xu Huating in the past. When he is in power, he is submissive and makes people think that he has a personality. Cowardly, in order to save. But he doesn't know that once he has the power, he will carry out his orders..."
It seems that the incident when Master Gao Gong was forced to retreat by Xu Jie left such a deep impression on Tu Menggui that even now he would think of Xu Jie when he looked at Shen Shixing.
But speaking of it, Shen Shixing and Xu Jie are indeed quite related, and they are both from Su Song's area, not only from the school sect, but even from the township party.
Of course, Wang Xijue and Xu Xuemo are also from this area.
At this point in the discussion, no matter what everyone thinks of Shen Shixing himself, at least this time everyone has basically reached a unanimous opinion on the actions of the Heart School, and there are only three words left.
what to do?
Xu Guo looked around at everyone in embarrassment and sighed: "Everyone, if Pan Xinchang volunteers to resign and recommends Wang Taicang, who is about to return to the court, to join the cabinet, if Brother Ziyu and Brother Junze and I object, we must have a solid reason. . However, Wang Taicang has always been in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu. If you want to say that he is not responsible, it is a bit difficult to handle. "
It seems that Xu Guo now feels that at least most of the people in the meeting do not agree with Zhen Yijing's contingency plan, so he has to remind them from another direction.
Wang Xijue has always been a Hanlin official, which means that unless he offends the emperor with his remarks, it is basically unlikely that there will be any evidence.
Everyone was thinking about it. After a while, Zhang Yigui, who was offering wine at the Imperial College, spoke up. He asked tentatively: "Wang Taicang has served as an examiner for several times. I wonder if there has been any malpractice among them?"
Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads slightly after hearing this, especially Lu Shusheng, who said directly: "First of all, Wang Yuanyu shouldn't be that kind of person; secondly, even if there is, the matter is too far away. If we look back now, we can still find out. What kind of flower do you want?"
Han Ji, who is in charge of the Hanlin Academy, also said: "What Quan Lao said is true, and there is another point. When Wang Taicang was an examiner, he was a fellow examiner, and he was not the examiner. It should be noted that the examiners in the fifth year of Longqing and the second year of Wanli Examiner..."
Well, the examiner in the fifth year of Longqing was Zhang Juzheng in the original history, but due to the influence of Gao Pragmatism, in this world, Guo Pu was the examiner, Zhang Juzheng was the deputy examiner, and Wang Xijue was You Zhongyun at that time, and he was the middle examiner of the "Eighteen Houses" Room examiner for the second room.
As for the examiner in the second year of Wanli... it was Zhang Siwei.
Therefore, using the examination scandal to attack Wang Xijue would mean killing the enemy three thousand and damaging himself eight hundred... No, killing eight hundred the enemy and damaging three thousand himself would be a completely bad idea.
Only then did Zhang Yigui realize that his thoughts almost involved Guo Pu, the Prime Minister who had returned to his hometown after serving as an official. He couldn't help but shrink his head subconsciously and did not dare to say anything more.
Next, everyone tried to find out Wang Xijue's past "misdeeds" to attack him and prevent him from joining the cabinet. However, after repeated discussions, no one was reliable.
Even at the end, Wang Xijue's daughter who claimed to be an immortal was brought out to speak out, thinking that this could be used to say that Wang Xijue did not follow the teachings of Confucius, did not "respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them", and even failed to discipline his daughter well, and even added fuel to the flames. , thinking that oneself are given a different kind of brilliance.
At this point, Gao Pragmatic finally couldn't stand it anymore.
Where is this going? Wang Xijue's daughter claimed to have attained Taoism. Although this fact really makes people speechless, in her early years, because of the untimely death of her promised husband, his daughter kept her integrity and never got married again. In the outside world, this is the so-called "chaste and fierce girl", but in Gao pragmatic terms, this kind of thing may be too much mental stimulation for a young girl, and maybe her brain is no longer clear... In his case In the original era, this was probably something like schizophrenia, just a pitiful pathology.
Are you blaming Wang Xijue for this? What's the matter, Wang Xijue didn't realize that the man in the other family might have a hidden disease, so his life span is short, so he is not worthy of being a pavilion elder?
What’s the point!
His married daughter from the royal family is not an emperor marrying a princess, so how can you kidnap her back for a pre-marital physical examination?
Gao Pragmatic finally couldn't help but cough lightly. After everyone looked at him, he said: "Everyone, in pragmatic opinion, it is better to overturn Pan Xinchang's old account than to overturn Wang Taicang's old account. Wang Taicang's old account is not easy to overturn." , but Pan Xinchang’s old debt is much easier to clear. Moreover, even if he succeeds in clearing Wang Taicang’s old debt, he can only be limited to him. Although he is the most famous among the Xinxue school, it does not mean that he is the only one who can do it. Join the cabinet. But if we change our thinking and directly dig out Pan Xinchang’s old accounts and get rid of him...can he still recommend people to join the cabinet at this time?"
These words are simply enlightening!
Everyone suddenly realized: Yes, just now you have gone too far. Why do you have to cause trouble for Wang Xijue? Since people are connected with each other, then I don't follow their ideas, but directly kill Pan Sheng. Aren't all the subsequent links, buttons, etc. all in vain? Why hang yourself on Wang Xijue's tree?
A group of people immediately expressed their support. Among them, the pragmatic cousin Zhang Mengnan also spoke for the first time today: "What Qiuzhen said is absolutely true! Wang Taicang's bad record is not obvious at present, but Pan Xinchang is different. This person can enter The cabinet itself has its own problems. It was something that had to be done in the first place, and it was not impeccable in terms of operational methods. If I remember correctly, when he was promoted to the cabinet, there was a lot of controversy, and the more important point is that , even though there was a lot of controversy at the time of the recommendation, he directly accepted it without even asking for resignation, which can be used as a talking point."
Well, when Pan Sheng was admitted to the cabinet, it was clearly presided over by Guo Pu, and Shen Shixing also expressed his approval. Therefore, although there was a lot of controversy when the court was recommended, the cabinet's opinions were always unified, and the emperor recognized it.
Logically speaking, this is nothing. After all, no matter how controversial it is, his recommendation still passed. But now that it's time to settle the scores, there's not much else to worry about: Even if Tingtui reluctantly approved of you, but you didn't take the initiative to resign under such controversy, then there's something wrong with your character! How do you deserve to be a pavilion elder?
As for why I didn't say it before...I didn't pay attention at the time. What's wrong? I'm not convinced?
Party struggle is party struggle. No matter how high-sounding it is, it is still party struggle. Although you must compromise when it's time to compromise, but when it's time to fight, there's no need to say anything, just fight!
Xu Guo sighed in his heart, turned to Gao Pingshi and asked, "Qing Zhen, what do you think?"
Gao Pragmatic nodded slightly and replied: "The cabinet ministers are role models for all officials. If there is someone with bad conduct, I think he should be impeached... he should be impeached."
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