Gao pragmatic guessed correctly, Zhu Yijun wanted to use him as the minister of the Ministry of household affairs, Shi Xing as the minister of the Ministry of industry, and transferred Shen Li to the censor of Zuodu.
Zhu Yijun did not leak the slightest bit about the transfer of these three important positions, and there was no inside information from Princess Yongning. It was entirely Gao Pragmatic's guess based on his years of understanding of Zhu Yijun.
As for what kind of compensation Zhu Yijun would give to Shen Shixing, or to put it more bluntly, what kind of compensation he would give to the Xin School, this was actually not a problem for Zhu Yijun, who had been the emperor for more than ten years. You must know that although he was not personally in charge of the government earlier, due to his high pragmatism, he has been "watching the government" since the period of the prince. It has been many years. After all, he has a few brushes.
Although Gao Pangshi didn't say it, he had two predictions in his mind: One was to replace Shu Hua, the Minister of Punishment, with a die-hard supporter of Shen Shixing. In fact, Shu Hua himself is a member of the Heart School, and he is only fifty-one years old (a virtual age), but both of his advantages have certain problems.
Although Shu Hua is a member of the Xin School, he was a gold medalist in the 38th year of Jiajing, one subject earlier than Shen Shixing. He usually doesn’t particularly respect Shen Shixing - of course, lack of respect does not mean disrespect, it’s just talk. Shen Shixing was somewhat unhappy because of his reserved behavior.
However, this is not the key. The key is that Shuhua is very principled and a bit "disobedient". After he became a Jinshi in junior high school, he first served as a promotion official in Hengzhou, then succeeded as a promotion official in Fengyang Prefecture, and transferred the household department to Shizhong. He adopted the policy of appeasing the people and was approved by Emperor Shizong. He was transferred to the Criminal Department and was given the title of Shizhong. Almost from then on, he became associated with the word "criminal".
At the beginning of Longqing Dynasty, he moved to the criminal department for the third time and gave it to Shizhong. Later, because Gao Gong and Xu Jie had different opinions on the treatment of alchemist Wang Jin and others, Shuhua naturally supported Xu Jie. So after Gao Gong came to power, Shuhua allowed Shaanxi to participate in politics. As I said just now, this person prefers to "take it easy", so he resigned one after another and returned home.
By the time Zhu Yijun succeeded to the throne, Gao Gong had already reorganized the imperial court with the help of Gao Pragmatic. At this time, the conflict with the Xin School was relatively relaxed (the suppression of the Xin School was also a kind of relaxation), and it was time to appease people's hearts. . So under the pretext of Zhu Yijun's imperial edict, Shu Huaqi was restored to the rank of Imperial Servant Shaoqing.
Unexpectedly, although Shuhua was young, his health was not very good, and he "returned from illness" not long after. After he recovered from his illness, Gao Gong revived him again and served as Minister of Dali Temple in Nanjing. Soon after, he was promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment, and finally Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
The result of so many years of working in the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and other legal departments is that this guy has a very tough temper and likes to stick to the rules. This is not a bad thing in itself. The bad thing is that Shen Shixing's style is exactly the opposite of his.
As we all know, Shen Shixing is an all-round crystal monkey. Even if the relationship between the Heart School and the Practical School is so tense now, he can sit down and "negotiate" with Gao Pragmatic. This is evident from this - of course, Gao Pragmatic himself He is also a slippery guy, so the two of them had the opportunity to sit down and talk. If Gao Gong was still the party leader, there would definitely be nothing to talk about, and there would be no conflict between the two.
Therefore, being inconsistent with Shen Shixing's style and not respecting Mr. Yuan Fu enough was Shu Hua's first problem.
The second question has actually been mentioned just now, that is, this person's health is not good, not a small bad thing, but a big bad thing. If we want to compare his physical condition, it is probably similar to that of Zhang Siwei: Zhang Siwei once resigned from his job and returned to his hometown due to illness, and Shu Hua once resigned from his job and returned to his hometown due to illness - at the age of forty, he was too ill to even work. If you can't persist, you can see that your health is very worrying.
In fact, it's also to blame that Gao Pingshi didn't know enough about a not-so-well-known figure like Shu Hua in his previous life. If he had known him well enough, he would have known that Shu Hua actually only had two years left to live.
But Gao Pangshi at least knew that at the beginning of spring this year and before the outbreak of the Northwest Rebellion, Shuhua fell ill because he accidentally caught a cold during the change of seasons. In about three months, he took a month's leave intermittently, and the emperor sent him an imperial doctor seven times for diagnosis and treatment.
Of course he felt uncomfortable with this physical condition, and he asked to resign twice, but Zhu Yijun refused. But if Zhu Yijun wants to replace him now, it is not difficult to do it. With a little hint, Shu Hua will definitely resign. When the time comes, Zhu Yijun will push the boat, and the Minister of Punishment can be replaced.
As for who to replace, Zhu Yijun only needs to ask Mr. Yuan Fushen to recommend him. As for the recommendation, it is obviously just a formality. The Practical School has gained so many benefits that it is impossible to oppose this nomination.
In addition to replacing the Minister of Punishment, there is a second possibility, which is to add cabinet ministers.
There are currently five people in the cabinet: Shen Shixing, Xu Guo, Zhang Xueyan, Wu Dui, and Wang Jiaping. Many of them are very capable, but certainly not many. It is completely reasonable to add another cabinet minister.
As for the operation, it is not difficult, as long as Shen Shixing asks for it as the chief assistant. Although generally speaking, the emperor would decline the initiative of the cabinet to add cabinet ministers, because it is a bit like saying that the cabinet's work is not done properly.
But sometimes the emperor could "follow his advice". For example, if Shen Shixing came to ask for help three times in a row, Zhu Yijun could completely agree to it, and there would be no problem with the "procedure."
So why is adding cabinet ministers an option? There is no need to explain this question much. Wang Xijue's rule has ended long ago, and he is now eagerly waiting for the resumption.
Originally, Shen Shixing had planned to resurrect him for a long time, but Wang Xijue believed that he had enough to support his hopes and refused to give in to other positions. However, the previous opportunity to join the cabinet was ruined by Gao Pragmatic, so it took him so long to end his rule. He still stayed in his hometown and refused to move.
Wang Xijue's life and status have been introduced before, so there is no need to go into details here. In short, he does have the capital, and his current failure to join the cabinet is purely due to his high pragmatism.
As for which one Zhu Yijun will choose among the two, Gao is pragmatic but it is difficult to judge. Theoretically speaking, the latter school of thought is obviously more beneficial, but it is hard to say whether Zhu Yijun will choose it.
Although the emperor still has a close relationship with him, in many cases the emperor may not be willing to have factional imbalances. This is not only because of the stable rule, but also because Zhu Yijun is focused on "Eastern System" at this time, and he may not want his heart to be stable. At this time, the school of thought and the practical school were in sharp opposition, causing delays in government affairs.
There are signs of this. For example, this time the ministers of the Practical School caused the Northwest Rebellion. Although Gao Pragmatic quickly put it down, the merits are merits and demerits. The reward of Gao Pragmatism is not linked to the punishment of Gao Guangxian and Liang Wenmeng. . However, Zhu Yijun ignored the recent large number of memorials from Xin School officials demanding severe punishment for Gao Guangxian and Liang Wenmeng. This is very interesting, indicating that he did not want this matter to expand and become a battle between the Xin School and the Real School. field.
What Zhu Yijun wanted was for the stability of the government, to implement and handle the issue of the vassal ban as early as possible, and to loosen the financial constraints of the court, so that he could have the financial resources to launch a large-scale attack on the Chahar tribe, wipe out the residual Yuan in one fell swoop, and realize the capital of the second ancestors. The great achievements that could not be realized established his own historical position.
The emperor is already the supreme king in the world. It is unrealistic for you to expect him to have any other pursuits. Under the teachings of Gao Gong and others and the influence of Gao pragmatism, at least the emperor's ambitions are still very positive. This is enough. It is better than liking wine ponds and meat forests, isn't it?
However, under these circumstances, it was difficult for Liu Xin to give Gao Pragmatic any advice. After all, her strengths were not in this area.
So soon the two of them talked about another thing. Although Liu Xin heard about it for the first time, she was quite interested.
Gao Pingshi was talking about Queen Wang. iBookstore
Previously, Gao Mo told Gao Jingshi that Princess Yongning had requested to meet Gao Jingshi before. After the two met today, some unspeakable things happened. Gao Jingshi thought that Princess Yongning wanted to see him because she was simply lovesick. Who would have thought that Princess Yongning wanted to see him. It's really not the case. Princess Yongning has accomplished a major event with high pragmatism.
Queen Wang agreed to let Li Shizhen see a doctor!
This is really not easy, and the impact of this incident is extremely huge. Although Gao Pragmatic has not urged it, he is actually very anxious - after all, this incident is directly related to the "National War" that had a great impact in original history. .
In the 14th year of Wanli in the original history, as the movement to liquidate Zhang Juzheng came to an end, the noise in the court gradually subsided. Zhu Yijun's diligence and ability in handling government affairs made everyone feel that the British Lord would come and ZTE could be expected. It felt like no one could have imagined that this would be punctured by the cry of a baby boy.
The baby boy who made this cry was named Zhu Changxun. He was Zhu Yijun’s third son (all of them had died in infancy) and the first son born to Zhu Yijun and his beloved woman Zheng Guifei. You can imagine what happened at this moment. Zhu Yijun's heart will definitely be filled with joy.
However, the hearts of the civil servant group were disturbed by this cry and filled with worries.
In order to prevent civil strife caused by the competition between princes for the crown prince position and ensure that the crown prince can receive training as soon as possible, Yuming Dynasty has always had a tradition of establishing crown princes early. For example, Ming Yingzong was established as crown prince only four months after his birth. Ming Xiaozong was established as the crown prince when he was six years old, Ming Wuzong was established as the crown prince when he was two years old, and Zhu Yijun himself was established as the crown prince when he was five years old.
At this time, Zhu Yijun's eldest son, Zhu Changluo, was already five years old and had not yet been established as the crown prince. Of course, the civil service group was very worried that Zhu Yijun would make Zhu Changxun the crown prince by making Concubine Zheng a queen.
On the third day of the second lunar month of the 14th day of the Wanli calendar, Shen Shixing, the chief minister of the cabinet, submitted a memorial to Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty requesting Zhu Changluo to be appointed as the crown prince. However, Zhu Yijun not only had no response to this, but also prepared to promote Concubine Zheng as the imperial concubine.
The imperial concubine is only one step away from the queen, so Zhu Yijun's move almost confirmed the concerns of the civil servant group. After that, Hu Ke sent Jiang Yinglin, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shen Jing, a member of the Ministry of Justice, and Sun Rufa, the director of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, to not only request that Zhu Changluo be appointed as the crown prince, but also proposed that Zhu Changluo's biological mother, Wang Gongfei, should be named first, and then Zheng Guifei.
The superiority of Jiang Yinglin and others made Zhu Yijun furious, and they were demoted. Later, in order to dispel the worries of the courtiers, Zhu Yijun made the decision that "the demotion is not for canonization, and if they are suspicious, I will appoint the young and deprive the elders." explain.
In the face of the fact that Zhu Yijun still did not appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, his explanation was obviously a bit pale, so the censors Sun Weicheng, Yang Shaocheng, Hu Shilin and others successively petitioned to appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, while Zhu Yijun had a tough attitude He expressed his refusal, and the curtain of the national war began.
These things happened in the original history, and they have happened now. However, Zhu Yijun gave an additional explanation: the reason why he did not appoint a crown prince was because the queen was still young, and he still had the hope of giving birth to a legitimate son - in other words, If the queen gives birth to a legitimate son, the legitimate son will be the crown prince.
This was achieved by Gao Jingshi, because Zhu Yijun also knew that Gao Jingshi was also a supporter of Queen Wang.
In March of the 42nd year of Wanli in the original history, Zhang Cha attempted to assassinate the crown prince Zhu Changluo. Zhu Changxun and his mother, Princess Zheng, became the objects of widespread suspicion. Zhu Yijun was forced to order Zhu Changxun to protect Zhu Changxun's mother and son. As for Luoyang, the dispute over the country's origins that lasted for nearly thirty years came to an end.
On the surface, the dispute over the country that lasted for nearly thirty years made the hustle and bustle in the Ming court gradually subsided more serious than before, leaving Zhu Yijun in a state of neglect for a long time. But in fact, Gao Pragmatic knew very well that the country The negative impact of this dispute on Ming Dynasty was far more than that.
During the nearly thirty-year struggle over the foundation of the country, Zhu Yijun took measures to weaken the power of the civil service group that advocated appointing Zhu Changluo as the crown prince. According to Mr. Qian Mu's statistics in the "Outline of National History", only in In the 29th year of Wanli, "the two capitals are short of three ministers, ten ministers, and ninety-four ministers. The world is short of three governors, sixty-six supervisors, and twenty-five prefects." Even if the civil servants requested supplements, Zhu Yijun still Don't listen at all.
Kedao censors and governors were the core of the supervisory system in the Ming Dynasty. The problem of lack of officials was so serious. It is conceivable that the supervisory system in the Ming Dynasty had been paralyzed in the process of the struggle for national origin.
With the paralysis of the supervisory system, the problem of official corruption during the Wanli period will inevitably be greatly intensified. The resulting problems such as land annexation and refugee uprisings will surely drag the Ming Dynasty into an abyss of eternal disaster.
In the nearly thirty-year struggle over the foundation of the country, although the civil service group unanimously supported the appointment of Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, they were divided into the Donglin Party and the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Xuan, and Kun Party factions for their own interests. Due to the dispute over the foundation of the country and the conflict over interests, the two factions successively launched a series of cases such as the merger of three kings, the Kingdom of King Fu, the prison of Prince Chu, the case of Han Jing's imperial examination, the case of Xinhai Jingchao, Dingsi Jingchao, the demon book case, and the case of the attack. Incidents, and even the Hongwan case and the moving palace case in Taichang and Tianqi periods are all related to this.
In the entanglement between national foundation and interests, the government of Wanli Dynasty fell into a state of extreme chaos. This chaos was even eventually exploited by Nurhaci, which led to the Ming army's defeat at the Battle of Sarhu by Nurhaci's Eight Banners Army.
This is not over yet. Zhu Yijun failed to fill the vacancies in the civil service group, and the Donglin Party and the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang and other parties within the civil service group criticized each other. As a result, a large number of scholars who wanted to serve the country as officials were unable to enter the official career or were unwilling to enter it. In the Ming Dynasty, these people were collectively called "mountain people" due to their official career.
Although the "mountain people" have no chance of official career, their enthusiasm to actively participate in politics has not diminished. Therefore, the "mountain people" mostly participate in politics by becoming ministers of the cabinet and guests of the governor. For example, Shen Shixing, the chief minister of the cabinet The ministers Huang Xiyuan and Lu Yingyang, and the ministers of the cabinet Li Tingji include Chen Jiude and Pan Wei.
Most of the "mountain people" who can become cabinet ministers and governor's guests are famous and have prominent family backgrounds. Therefore, they can form a kind of relationship between cabinet ministers and governors who use mountain people to consolidate their power. The governor-general's participation in politics is a mutually beneficial and win-win relationship. Therefore, in the late Ming Dynasty, the cabinet ministers and governors in various places mostly used "mountain people" as their secret guests.
However, becoming a court guest is, after all, just a helpless move for "mountain people" who cannot enter the official career. And over time, they will inevitably be dissatisfied with indirectly participating in politics as a court guest. As dissatisfaction continues to accumulate in their hearts, they You will definitely find ways to break the status quo.
As for the way to break the status quo, it is very bad: when the Ming court has strong control over various places, they will support the people they join to obtain higher positions, so that they can exert greater political influence ; When the Ming Dynasty's control over various places weakened, they would support their own governors to seize power.
For example, after the fall of the Hongguang court in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the main force supporting the Lu Jianguo, Lu Jianguo, Longwu court, Shaowu court, and Yongli court either coexisted or fought for each other was the "mountain people" who became the guests of governors in various places. Therefore, the emergence of "mountain people" provided basic conditions for the recurrence of feudal rule in the Ming Dynasty.
Since the national dispute has such a big and bad impact, how can Gao Pragmatic not be anxious? Now when Princess Yongning brought the good news that the queen was persuaded by her and was willing to accept Li Shizhen's treatment, how could Gao Pragmatic be unhappy?
The reason why he was so high-spirited when he came in from outside just now was not just because of... the spring breeze.
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