There is nothing wrong with the fact that he is worthy of being rewarded for his military exploits in northern Liaoning. It had been a few days since the good news came. If it hadn't been delayed by Nan Cha's unusual movements, this action should actually have been started two days ago. Now it is considered to be delayed by the unexpected delay.
However, the emperor's oral message came at such a good time, which is inevitably a bit intriguing: the outer court is busy, and the officials from the two schools of mind and practice are from the south and the north. You finish singing first and I will go on stage, and they are starting to squabble. battle.
At this time, everyone's attention was attracted. Officials belonging to the two factions of spiritual learning and practical learning were gearing up and ready to join the battle group at any time; the officials of the neutral faction were in high spirits, sitting on a small bench with melon seeds and peanuts, ready to watch another good show.
Who would have thought that at this time, the emperor just pretended that he had not seen the commotion in the outer court, and instead brought up the matter of confirming Liaobei's military achievements and rewards, ignoring the outer court at all, and talking to himself about his own affairs.
What does it mean? Is the emperor escaping from something, or hinting at something?
There seems to be no need to evade. Although both sides have taken action, no heavyweight minister has expressed his stance yet. If the emperor really wanted to suppress these voices earlier, even if he didn't wait for Hai Rui to defend himself, he could just issue an imperial edict and push the past events towards the late emperor, saying that he did not dare to question the late emperor's holy judgment. good. At this time, the outer court had no choice but to keep silent unless it was absolutely necessary.
Since it's not an escape, it's probably a hint. What can it imply? Everyone felt that the emperor probably wanted to express an attitude, that is, I don't want to see these nonsense now, and my mind is on the border.
This idea makes sense. The emperor's focus has almost never changed in recent years and has always been on Chahar. Be it the Rebellion in the Northwest or the Battle of Yehe River, in the final analysis it all happened because of Chahar.
Extrapolating the domestic evidence, we can also draw this conclusion just from the transfer of Gao Jingshi, the emperor's closest companion: After Gao Jingshi returned from the south to the north and won the Battle of Monan, he successively served as Minister of Yuanmasi in Liaodong and Gaibing of Jin Fuhai. Bei, governor of Liaodong, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and minister of household affairs, each of them is inseparable from Chahar.
The emperor obviously would not put his most trusted and valued ministers on meaningless idle posts. Since Gao Pragmatic's previous positions after returning to the north were all related to Chahar, this is enough to show that the emperor's eyes were focused on Chahar. Never changed.
At this time, smart people have suddenly realized: Why did the Nancha or the Dinghai Jingcha come about?
Because the emperor wanted to divert the attention of the officials from Zheng Guoben's matter, he immediately sent out the capital police, who had been delayed for several months by the Battle of the Northwest.
In other words, the Jingcha itself is not necessarily very important to the emperor. It is only important to the officials, but the emperor may not attach great importance to it.
In this case, it is absolutely impossible to expect the emperor to ignore Chahar, whom he cares about most because of Beijing Chahar. Not only is it impossible, he will also try his best to prevent officials from involving too much energy in this matter, so that his plan to prepare for Chahar will be neglected. Therefore, at this stage, the emperor will try his best to reduce the interest in Beijing and Chacha and put the rewards of the Battle of Northern Liaoning on the table.
At this point, these smart people understood: the Xin School's reaction to Nancha was so great, it can be seen that Hai Rui must have caught some of their sore feet, so at this moment, the officials of the Xin School, including Wang Xijue, must not be able to act like Jingcha was so idle before, and tried his best to advocate for early rectification of the country's foundation.
The matter of "Zheng Guoben" that annoyed the emperor had been resolved by Gao's pragmatic suggestions, so the emperor wanted to turn the court's focus back to Chahar. This is the emperor's true intention.
However, officials in the Ming Dynasty have never been very obedient to greetings. Even when Yan Song was in power, there were many officials who opposed the Yan Party. There were even officials who dared to curse the emperor - such as Hai Rui, who was a typical example.
In such a climate, especially since Beijing Chahar involves the vital interests of many officials, it seems... unrealistic to expect them to ignore Beijing Chahar and focus on Chahar.
Just like Wang Xijue's current embarrassment, it is not difficult to start a trend, but it is difficult to end the trend. The emperor's proposal to investigate the capital attracted the attention of all the officials and no longer forced the emperor to confer the crown prince. Now that the goal was achieved, it was obviously difficult to make them look away and turn to Chahar.
Although these smart people all understand the principle of "seeing through but not telling off", in reality there are always situations that are difficult to control, such as colleagues and friends who fail to understand the emperor's motives for a while, and it is difficult for you not to give him some advice at this time. So in this way, one passed to two, two to three, and in the end everyone understood that the current situation was just manipulated by the emperor.
After all, he is the Nine-Five Supreme Emperor who has been in power for fifteen years, and is no longer the ignorant little emperor he was at the beginning. Although using Dinghai Jingcha to divert Zheng Guobin's attention was probably Gao Pragmatic's handiwork, Gao Pragmatic was still trapped in the "North-South Controversy" and the emperor had already guided the development of the situation with a lofty attitude of looking down on all living beings. It can be seen that Jinshang has really grown up.
However, when everyone turned around and thought about it, they seemed to have doubts: As the person who proposed this strategy, is Gao Pragmatic really trapped in it and unable to get out? It doesn't seem very reasonable either.
Since smart people can think of this, smart people like Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue have obviously realized it already.
On the night when the emperor's oral order was issued, Wang Xijue quietly visited the Shen University Scholar's Palace to visit Shen Yuanfu.
Shen Shixing seemed to have been in low spirits these past few days. When he met Wang Xijue, the servant at home brought two cups of ginseng tea. The strong fragrance of ginseng made people sober up as soon as they smelled it.
But Wang Xijue couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said apologetically: "It makes Yuan Fu worry about it, and Xijue is very uneasy."
Shen Shixing's eyelids were slightly swollen, and he looked indeed depressed, but his attitude remained the same. He waved his hands calmly, shook his head and said, "When you are in Zhilu, how can you not worry about anything for a day? Gao Qiuzhen said something in his early years. It's very good, 'Since you have a respected position, don't be afraid of the great responsibility'. I am the chief assistant, and everything in the world must be scrutinized. Even if this incident didn't happen, I wouldn't have much leisure."
Wang Xijue said in surprise: "Gao Qiuzhen also said such a thing? His rise to prominence only happened after the Battle of Monan, but..."
"This is not something I said recently. I said it a long time ago. At that time, the emperor had not been in power for a long time, and there were many sacred studies. Morning visitors would start every day before dawn. I happened to be the school inspector on that day. I am afraid that the emperor still had some I was angry when I got up, and said to Gao Qiuzhen who was reading with me and my servant, 'Everyone in the world says that it is good to be an emperor, but who knows that being an emperor can't even decide when to get up!'"
Wang Xijue's expression froze, and he thought to himself: I am quite angry when I wake up now, and how should I respond to this?
Shen Shixing also paused and said with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, Brother Yuan Yu, I was in a daze at that time. I didn't know whether it was better to reprimand or admonish. But I was very truth-seeking. Although I was only eleven or twelve years old at the time, and every day Ribi had to get up about an hour earlier to arrive at the palace to accompany the reading, but without any complaints, he immediately said the above sentence solemnly."
Wang Xijue was horrified and said solemnly: "I've heard a lot about this kid's early wisdom, but I never expected that he would be so wise early. If he had said these words in recent years, I would still understand, but he was like this at the age of eleven or twelve. Realize, this... is a bit too amazing."
"People at that time always compared him with Yang Sheng'an. Even Gao Wen was very proud of this when he was still young, thinking that it would be a great honor for his nephew to be compared with Yang Sheng'an. Little did I know that I already knew that Gao Qiuzhen was ten times more powerful than Yang Sheng'an!
Yang Sheng'an's early wisdom was not limited to his literary talent, but his pursuit of truth was more than just his literary talent? Apart from being unable to fight in battle, this boy knew almost everything. He was full of wits and deep thoughts. He was able to play tricks on Feng Bao and others at a young age. Such a person is always underestimated by those who claim to be smart. How can there be no reason for his defeat? "
When Shen Shixing said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if he was really my disciple."
Wang Xijue was silent for a moment, and suddenly realized that Shen Shixing's words not only meant the literal meaning, but also meant to wake him up. He thought he was worried that he had also underestimated Gao pragmatism.
He hurriedly said: "As a lesson from the past, Xijue did not pay enough attention to Gao Qiuzhen when he returned to Beijing this time, so he is now in a dilemma. Yuanfu's warning today is like a wake-up call, Xijue must be careful remember."
"Brother Yuan Yu, there is no need to say such things between you and me." Shen Shixing shook his head slightly, picked up the ginseng tea and took a big sip, and then said: "Those who seek truth highly will have extraordinary talents, and now they are our rivals as well. , I don’t say these words to boost others’ ambitions or destroy my own prestige. It’s just that I have more dealings with him after all, so it’s appropriate to have some understanding. I’m not blaming you for anything, don’t get me wrong.”
"How dare Xijue." Wang Xijue hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Today there are many people outside talking about the emperor's oral instruction this afternoon, saying that..."
"I already know these statements." Shen Shixing waved his hand to stop Wang Xijue from repeating it. He frowned and said, "But what's the use of knowing these? Don't you and I don't know why Dinghai Jingcha came about? It's not difficult to know the reason. It's difficult. How to deal with it.”
Shen Shixing emphasized in a more serious tone: "Dinghai Jingcha diverted hundreds of officials' calls for Zheng Guobin. You and I knew this when the Jingcha was raised. But this is a conspiracy, and it is justifiable. Is it true? Can we not deal with it? Since we have to deal with it, we must have fallen into the trap. What can we do?"
Wang Xijue was speechless for a moment. When he was in Suzhou, he always felt that Shen Shixing was a little timid in the face of Gao Jingjing, let alone taking advantage of Gao Jingjing. It was rare to avoid suffering a loss, or even a big loss. Therefore, Wang Xijue always felt that Shen Shixing was lacking in ability at that time. , I'm sorry for the title of No. 1 Scholar.
Who would have thought that after Wang Xijue himself came to Beijing, he was high-spirited for less than half a month before he fell into the trap of high pragmatism and was led by the nose. Even now he has half his foot in the mud. If it hadn't been for Shen Shixing's reminder, Hai Rui might have had his face covered in mud this time, and his reputation would have been completely ruined.
It seems that it's not that Shen Shixing is incompetent, but that Gao Pragmatic is too sinister and full of evil. He can't get even a little bit of it, otherwise he will be poisoned. Shen Shixing knew very well that this boy was powerful, so he would rather be careful and make no big mistakes than take any risky actions. This was why Gao Pragmatic always took advantage of him.
However, this is not a long-term solution. Although the Heart School has a strong foundation, the Practical School has gradually become the mainstream in the north and has begun to penetrate into the southern provinces.
If the Heart School is always so passive and allows Gao Pragmatism to cut a knife today and cut into pieces tomorrow, no matter how strong the corner is, one day it will be dug down.
What's more, it's not just the Real School that opposes Xinxue. For example, Gu Xiancheng is not from the Real School, but when he criticizes Xinxue, he is much more vicious than the Real School. He is very hateful with every sentence he criticizes.
These people have nothing to do with Xinxue, especially the appearance of Gu Xiancheng, which also means that there are problems and vacillations within the southern Xinxue base camp - Gu Xiancheng is from Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture, and he is really from the place where Xinxue is at its peak. Yes, this is actually the case, which shows how serious the situation is.
Under such a situation, if Shen Shixing and himself can't suppress Gao Pragmatic together, then who can suppress him in the future when the two of us are gone? Don't forget, Gao Pangshi was only twenty-five or six years old, and he was already a senior official in the ministry and an important minister in charge of the financial power of the Ming Dynasty. If he wins the decisive battle of Chahar in a few years, no one can stop him from joining the cabinet to assist the government.
At the age of thirty, most top academics have just made their way onto the gold medal list and have just entered official careers. However, those who are highly pragmatic are very likely to become elders at that time. Who dares to underestimate the weight and influence of this? And when he became the chief minister, who among the others in his cabinet could survive him? If there are no accidents, his holy family is as stable as it is today. Isn't this a sign that he will rule for decades?
By that time, Xinxue will really be gone, and I'm afraid there will be no chance of a turnaround.
Thinking of this, Wang Xijue unconsciously looked at Shen Shixing's swollen eyes, and suddenly he could understand that the chief assistant in front of him was called an all-rounder, but was also considered not tough enough.
With an opponent like Gao Pragmatic who has various advantages, the burden on Shen Yuanfu's shoulders is so heavy that no one can understand it unless he has a certain status! It's easy to sit at home and talk about things. Do you have the ability to try to compete with Gao Xiangpang?
Is he really so pragmatic that he never gets angry in front of others because he is easy to get along with?
shallow!
There is no need to get angry at anyone. You can kill the person with a wave of your hand. Does he need to get angry at you? Not to mention, these people who are behind the scenes to make Shen Yuanfu not tough enough. If they were to stand in front of Gao Pragmatic, they might not even be able to stand straight.
"Thank you Yuanfu for your hard work." Wang Xijue sighed with emotion, and said sincerely but quite lonelyly: "I have written to all the members about the Nanjing investigation, urging them to cease operations. Please Yuanfu not worry about the situation in Nanjing and try his best to protect Li Chengliang , to keep the only fulcrum of my Xinxue lineage in the towns of Jiubian."
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