Shangshu Gaofu - Oh no, the discussion in Nanning Houfu lasted for a long time. It was not until the lights came up that some recent related matters were discussed in detail. Gao Pragmatic, who had been discussing the march, the ceremony, and the whole day, finally Feeling a little tired.
However, God destined him to be busy tonight, and he received several more messages at this time.
The first news was that the emperor was very impatient. After Gao Pingshi left the palace, he issued another oral order, requesting that a cabinet ministerial appointment with the participation of all nine ministers be held tomorrow. Gao Pragmatic, as the Minister of Household Affairs who had not resigned from his post even when he went to Mongolia, theoretically also had to participate in the imperial examination.
However, considering that the number one candidate recommended this time was himself, he declined to attend tomorrow in front of the angel after some thought. Of course, he would not directly say "to avoid suspicion", but would say that he had accumulated fatigue from the battles in the previous period, so he would directly ask for leave to recuperate tomorrow.
According to the workaholic Zhu Yuanzhang's regulations, the Ming Dynasty had very few holidays, but high-ranking officials naturally had some privileges. For example, ministers above the ministry level have a high degree of tolerance when it comes to asking for leave. Whether it is personal leave or sick leave, basically as long as you ask for it, the emperor will approve it - this is called caring for ministers.
Since Ting Tui is not going, where will Gao Pragmatic go? I want to say goodbye to Xu Guo.
Xu Guo's relationship with Gao Pragmatic has been quite tense in recent years. This is undeniable, and everyone in the court is aware of it. However, in terms of factions, Xu Guo has always been of the pragmatic school.
In addition, as Xu Guo was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Jiajing, he was Gao Gong's disciple after all. Even though he had been at odds with Gao Gongshi in the past few years, now that he has returned to his hometown as an official, Gao Jingshi, as Xu Guo's "brother", still has Put on the proper posture and break the willows yourself (to say goodbye) to show respect.
Farewell the next day, he was in the west of the city. Gao pragmatic went alone, with only a few servants, and found that there were very few people who came to see Xu Guo off, probably no more than ten people, and almost all of them were his disciples in Beijing. Gao Pingshi looked left and right but couldn't find Shen Li, and couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Xu Guo was wearing a green cloth robe today, which must have been done deliberately, but he did look free and easy. Seeing Gao's pragmatic expression, he knew that he was looking for Shen Li, so he smiled and said, "If Rixin is looking for Longjiang, it will be great." No need, you know who he is, if Enxiangruo didn’t call me back then, he wouldn’t even take the initiative to go to the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”
Gao Pangshi also laughed and nodded: "That's right. Senior Brother Longjiang once said in the past, 'State affairs must be done in private affairs and not in the body.' However, he rarely interacted with him, even only on the day of worshiping Confucius every year. Take the initiative to visit my uncle..."
He paused and sighed: "It's all old things, we can't look back on them."
"If you can't chase, why chase?" Xu Guo now seemed to have no official position and was light-hearted. The long-lost open-mindedness returned to him. He narrowed his eyes and said calmly: "Old things and old people will eventually go away, just like the water of the great river. He went east and entered the sea. Instead of lamenting that he never returned, future generations should be less obsessed and think more about water control, which would benefit the country and the people."
Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised. He felt that Xu Guoyi's resignation made him look more like a true "pragmatic school". However, even though he had these thoughts in his mind, he still echoed his words and said: "Senior Brother Yingyang taught me a lesson that I must remember."
"Teach me a lesson?" Xu Guo laughed loudly upon hearing this, shook his head and said, "Who in the world can teach you a lesson, Gao Rixin!"
Gao pragmatic didn't know what he wanted to say, so he could only laugh along and replied: "Senior brother, these words are also a lesson."
"No, I'm just saying that no one can teach you a lesson - this sentence itself is not a lesson, it is just a statement of facts." Xu Guochang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Rixin, you and I have been quite ignorant in the past few years. I know it, and you know it too. But I have returned to my hometown today, so I can say some things clearly..."
Gao Jingshi said sternly: "Senior brother, I have some advice. Pragmatic Ding must remember to reflect on himself."
These words obviously still had a strong sense of pretense, but Xu Guo didn't care and just continued: "Not only are you rare in ancient and modern times in terms of talent and knowledge, but your layout and adaptability are unparalleled. I watched the people in the court." Sir, even if we are tied together, we may not be your opponent. However, you also have your problems."
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "Senior brother, how can I say that my little brother is so capable? It's just a matter of time."
Xu Guo still didn't care about his modesty and said: "Your problem is that you say you are modest, but in your heart you are extremely conceited."
Gao Pragmatic was stunned and even speechless for a moment. Speaking of which, this is the first time that he has been evaluated in this way. After all, after so many years, although he has performed at the top level in various aspects such as knowledge, politics, and military leadership, he has always behaved very modestly and self-control. This " This is really the first time that the comment "arrogant" has been placed on him.
Xu Guo seemed to be very satisfied with Gao Pragmatic's reaction. He smiled slightly and said: "Those who practice practical learning all over the world regard daily innovation as radical and state as conservative. Is this true? Either way, or not, it doesn't matter. That’s it.
I have only one question today, and I hope that Rixin will not shy away from it and speak the truth to teach me: When you rule the world, will those who hold other political views still be able to live? "
Gao pragmatic was surprised again and frowned: "Senior brother, this question is really unexpected... Could it be that senior brother thinks that my younger brother is suspected of taking over power?"
"Maybe you don't have this intention, but you have this ability." Xu Guo suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Rixin, after all, this world is the emperor's world, not your world. The emperor believes in you and respects you twenty years ago. No one in the world has been able to surpass you, but now you have conquered the Yuan Dynasty and made a triumphant return, but you have been granted a title for your merits as a civil servant. This is a special case for a hundred years, which shows how kind the emperor is to you."
Gao Pingshi vaguely guessed what Xu Guo's worries were, so he forcibly intervened and said: "You treat me as a countryman, and I will repay you as a countryman."
Xu Guo was interrupted by Gao Pragmatic's words, but he was hardly affected. He quickly continued: "Rixin, don't get me wrong, I don't suspect you of any disloyalty, I'm just worried... if this continues , you may lose respect for the imperial court in the future, and may even forcefully suppress anyone who opposes you in order to promote your ideas."
Gao pragmatic already understood what he meant, nodded and said: "In that case, I will answer the question that my senior brother just asked: If I come to Japan to rule the world, those who hold different political views... their people will survive, but their government will not work. "
After Xu Guo heard this, he didn't seem too surprised. He just nodded and said, "In that case, I hope Rixin can develop his grand plan. The country is gone, Rixin please come back."
With that said, Xu Guo waved and turned around, walking towards the ox cart approved by the emperor to be used to send him back to his hometown, and never looked back. Several of his disciples came up to say goodbye, but he just waved and said "take care".
Gao pragmatic followed up, placed a willow branch next to the shaft of the car, said "treasure", and then turned and left.
A pair of "brothers" who are three years apart in age (i.e. three twelve years), both worked hard for the prosperity of the Practical School in the early Gao Gong era, but they finally found their way when they were about to reach their peak. dispute, and finally parted ways after Gao Pragmatic gained an absolute advantage.
The only good thing is that the situation of gentlemen's dispute and harmony without difference is probably maintained in the end. From then on, the mountains and rivers never met, and there was no way they knew each other was better or worse.
After bidding farewell to Xu Guo, Gao Pragmatic was also a little emotional. He always felt that this seemed to mean the end of one era and the beginning of another. What ends is the era when the two schools of practical learning are fighting; what is beginning is the era where Gao Dang sticks to his word.
There are not many internal constraints anymore, and it’s time to travel light. However, since Gao Yingshi has already said that he wants to recuperate, it seems a little inappropriate to see Xu Guo off, and it is even more difficult to continue to be carefree, so Gao Yingshi still chooses to return home early.
Of course, no one in the Nanning Marquis is recuperating, so no one is allowed to enter. On the contrary, the highly pragmatic students came together to congratulate him today.
Gao Pragmatic already has many disciples, but there is actually a difference between "students" and "disciples" in the officialdom. The three "students" in the officialdom who receive the most attention from him are mainly those three: Li Tingji, Ye Xianggao, Fang Congzhe.
These three were all Jinshi in the 11th year of Wanli. They were only one subject later than Gao Jingshi. According to the consistent rules of the Ming Dynasty, it was actually unlikely that they would become Gao Jingshi's students. However, being highly pragmatic can easily become an exception, so he became a fellow examiner that year, happened to pick the papers of these three, and became their room master. In the end, he was worshiped as a mentor by the three of them.
Nine years have passed since the eleventh year of Wanli, and these three have almost had enough experience in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu. Now among the three of them, Li Tingji has served as a minister of the Imperial Academy; Fang Congzhe serves as his deputy and serves as the secretary of the Imperial Academy; Ye Xianggao still stays in the Hanlin Academy and serves as one of the bachelor's degree students at the Hanlin Academy. The "establishment" of the bachelor's degree and the lecturer's degree are both two people).
As the highest academic institution in the imperial court, the Imperial College is similar to the ancient Taixue. Its wine-making and department functions are equivalent to the principal and executive vice-principal, so these two positions are actually very important. For example, Gao Gong served as a wine minister for the Imperial College back then, and his partner at that time was Zhang Juzheng, the director of the Imperial College.
As for Ye Xianggao's serving bachelor, that is also an important position. This is because under normal circumstances, the top theoretical leader in the Hanlin Academy, the Hanlin bachelor, is often absent. Therefore, the four bachelors with the prefix "Servant" are often the "big four" in the Hanlin Academy, and who among these four has the final say? , it depends on which of these four the emperor chooses to "take charge of court affairs".
What a coincidence, Ye Xianggao is currently the "chief minister". By the way, after the three of them passed the Jinshi examination that year, it was Chen Yubi who was responsible for presiding over the next examination to select Shujishi. Under Gao's pragmatic explanation and arrangements, the three of them all performed outstandingly in their library selections, and were deeply appreciated by Chen Yubi.
In addition, he later subdued the Chen Party and promoted Chen Yubi to the position of Heavenly Official. Therefore, before Chen Yubi resigned from the Hanlin Academy as "in charge of affairs", he recommended the only highly pragmatic disciple who remained in the Hanlin Academy. Ye Xianggao replaced himself. Of course, the emperor also knew that Ye Xianggao's teacher was Gao pragmatism, so the appointment was approved without any trouble.
In a word, it can be said that the current top three academic officials in the Ming Dynasty have been dominated by the three disciples of Gao Pangshi for two or three years.
In fact, their subject, the Guiwei Section Gold List in the 11th year of Wanli, is full of talents. Li Tingji, Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe have all been first assistants in the original history. Not to mention, there are also many celebrities on the list.
The top three in this subject are Zhu Guozuo, Li Tingji and Liu Yingqiu. The number one scholar, Zhu Guozuo, was handsome and had beautiful handwriting. However, during the Wanli Dynasty, he basically worked in the East Palace, that is, in Zhan Shifu, and rarely had the opportunity to appear. In the original history, Emperor Guangzong Taichang entered the cabinet only after his dynasty. Unfortunately, Guangzong was short-lived. In the third year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian thought that he was troublesome, so he drove Zhu Guozuo home.
Second on the list is Li Tingji, who needs no introduction. Liu Yingqiu, a prostitute, was arrogant and disliked many official styles. He often ridiculed high-ranking officials, which offended many people. He never became a high-ranking official in his life, but he had a very good relationship with Tang Xianzu.
However, it didn't matter if Liu Yingqiu himself failed in his official career, his son Liu Tongsheng was actually quite successful. He won the top prize in the tenth year of Chongzhen and did better than his father. Later, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he fought against the Qing Dynasty in his hometown in Jiangxi and died of fatigue, which can be regarded as his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
Needless to say, Ye Xianggao, ranked in the top 20, and Fang Congzhe, ranked in the top 30. Twenty-two Shen Yongmao is the son of Shen Shixing. Because of Shen's appointment as a Jinshi, there were officials who impeached Shen Shixing at that time, but Zhu Yijun simply ignored it at the time.
Similar to Shen Yongmao's situation, Zhang Siwei's son Zhang Jiazheng was also impeached and said that he relied on Zhang Siwei's reputation to go to high school. However, like Shen Yongmao, there was no solid evidence.
In fact, these situations are the same as Wang Xijue's son Wang Heng. If his father passed the exam when he was in power, he would inevitably be questioned or even impeached. But in fact, literary talents are real - almost all elite education in this era is in the families of civil servants, because The civil servants themselves relied on taking exams to get ahead. Who wouldn’t be full of the “chicken baby” attribute?
However, Wang Xijue's temper became even more explosive and he directly asked Wang Heng to stop taking the exam and wait until he abdicated before taking the exam again. The result was still second place and second in the world.
Guo Zhengyu, the twenty-seventh person in the second class, later became the leader of the Donglin Party. He had been Zhu Changluo's daily lecturer for many years, and he had been strongly promoted by the Donglin Party for a long time, hoping to let him join the cabinet. However, the Donglin Party may not be completely independent. For example, he also had a bad relationship with Shen Yiguan, and his subsequent resignation was related to this.
The forty-seventh person in the second class was Xu Dahua of the Donglin Party. This person was used by the eunuchs to impeach Xiong Tingbi and destroyed the Great Wall, leaving him with eternal infamy.
Born 221 in the same year as the Jinshi, he was Tang Xianzu, the author of the literary masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion".
Two hundred and seventy-one people were born in the same category as the top three, and the last one was Liang Yunlong, a fellow student of Hai Rui.
Liang Yunlong was born on an island, so naturally he was extremely poor. He studied at the age of thirteen and did not achieve fame until he was fifty. Hai Rui, who was unemployed at home at the time, wrote a letter to celebrate him, and also to celebrate Hainan, which was super weak in imperial examinations. Liang Yunlong was still somewhat famous in Hainan, and he admired Hai Rui throughout his life. After becoming an official, he even wrote an article for Hai Rui.
In short, there are many celebrities in this subject, and now Gao Pragmatic feels that since he, as a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli, can be a cabinet minister, it is necessary for his peers and disciples to start using it. Arrangements for the same year are already in progress, but it is not easy to meet immediately. We need to meet the students first.
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