Sometimes the title can explain the problem. For example, calling Gao Pragmatic "Brother Rixin" generally means that the two people are not only equals, but also have a good relationship...at least on the surface, they have a good relationship.
However, there is one thing that needs to be explained here, that is, according to ancient tradition, unless they are blood relatives, calling someone "brother" does not necessarily mean that the other person is older than you.
In fact, there is no need to be "ancient", let's take a relatively recent example: Captain Chang Kaishen often calls the other party "brother" in his letters to Northeastern Marshal Zhang, and instead calls himself "brother" - as we all know, Chang Kaishen is better than Marshal Zhang. But he is 14 years older. Therefore, the ancients' practice of calling each other "brother" and calling themselves "brother" was mainly out of self-effacement.
Of course, "Rixin" is the nickname. If the relationship is more intimate, or in a more private situation, you can call him "Brother Qiuzhen" and replace the nickname with a Chinese character.
However, "brother pragmatic" won't work, because calling him by his first name is rude, and since you already call him by his first name, it would be too nondescript to add the honorific "brother".
There is a unique exception here, that is, when the emperor calls Gao pragmatism, he can theoretically call him "Gao pragmatism" directly on any occasion. There is no disrespect problem, because he is the emperor and the supreme emperor in the world.
Of course, the emperor didn't call Gao pragmatic this way before he got the title, and he has always called him "Qiuzhen" since then. When Gao pragmatically built the Rixin building and gave himself a nickname, the emperor changed his name to "Rixin".
This is no problem, just as the emperor would often call his ministers "Sir" who had served as ministers and then ministers of the cabinet. "New" expresses the close relationship between the two.
Closer to home, if instead of calling "Brother Rixin", you call him "Mr. Rixin", there are two situations.
The first type is that Gao Pragmatic's status is much higher than that of the other party. In order to show respect, the other party must use the honorific title, that is, the "number + public" model, or the "surname + public" model - that is "Gao Gong".
There is no clear age limit for "male" here, because when the ancients respectfully called someone "a certain male", the "male" could have several possibilities.
For example, the other party is your male elder, for example, the other party is a senior scholar, for example, the other party has a distinguished literary name (military name is also acceptable), for example, the other party represents the imperial court, or for example, the other party is a high-ranking official of the imperial court... etc., etc., you can address them with respect. For the public.
Gao Pangshi obviously has a distinguished reputation and is also a high-ranking official in the court, so no matter how old he is, there is no problem in being called "Rixin Gong" or "Gao Gong".
Second, the status of the other party is not necessarily far inferior to that of Gao Xiangpang, but since there is no friendship between the two, then out of politeness, they should call each other "Mr.
Gao Jingshi and Shen Yiguan did not have much friendship. As mentioned before, the time when they had a chance to cross paths should have been when they were in the Hanlin Academy. However, due to some strange combination of circumstances, the two actually did not fight a few times. Face to face.
They have only met each other a few times, and the two parties belong to different schools of thought. Naturally, they usually have different views and do not work together. So how can we talk about intersection or friendship?
The last time Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue stepped down for some reason, the Xin School had no one available for a while, so Zhao Zhigao and Shen Guanyi were added to the cabinet. It stands to reason that these two people and Gao Pragmatic would become colleagues in the cabinet, and they should have the opportunity to build relationships, at least The face is enough to call each other "brother".
It's a pity that Gao Pragmatic led his army to go on an expedition not long after, and went to North Korea to fight for more than half a year. He just returned to Beijing today, so naturally this relationship can't be discussed.
All in all, in short, there is really no friendship between Gao Pragmatic and Shen Yiguan. They are almost just acquaintances. They can only call each other "Rixin Gong", "Jiaomen Gong", or "Gao Minggong". "Gong", "Gong Shen".
Since the relationship is so estranged, of course they can't joke around randomly, especially joking about the female students in each other's family, which is a taboo for scholars. It is impossible for Shen Yiguan not to know this, and he should not make such a stupid mistake.
But the problem is that Shen Yiguan said this now, which surprised Gao pragmatically. This is because Shen Yiguan was obviously unreasonable in this matter. At this moment, whether he said nothing, walked away on the spot, or even turned his face and yelled at him, Shen Yiguan's reputation among scholars would be damaged afterwards.
Shen Guanyi was known for his extremely bad reputation in the original history, but his bad reputation was because he was petty and cliquey for personal gain, plus he was slippery and refused to take responsibility. He was not said to be stupid.
Although his current reputation is not very good, at least it has not reached the "height" in the original history. He should still cherish it to some extent, especially because he should not make jokes about the curvy figures of cabinet ministers, which will bring trouble to himself. Adding another stain to a bad reputation.
In just a moment, Gao Pragmatic judged that Shen Yiguan's words were not unintentional or reckless, and there must be a reason.
What could be the reason? After all, this is still something that will damage your reputation...
Wait—reputation?
Gao Jingshi suddenly had a flash of inspiration and roughly understood Shen Yiguan's plan: I, Shen Yiguan, have a bad reputation to begin with, and it won't be a big deal if I get a little worse, but your Gao Jingshi's reputation is so good, it's like a ray of light. Thousands of auspicious colors.
So, if I can use my reputation to be a little bit worse and your flawless reputation to be stained with some dirt, wouldn't it be a great deal?
However, Gao Pragmatism's words and deeds are as well as meritorious deeds. If we can say that this is the era of ZTE, then each of the major signs of ZTE seems to be related to Gao Pragmatism. Therefore, it is basically a dream to find problems with him in terms of righteousness.
If righteousness is not lacking, then we have to think of ways to deal with personal ethics. However, there seems to be no problem with high and pragmatic personal ethics.
He was generous with his righteousness and wealth. When he was passing by Weihui when he was young, he borrowed 300,000 yuan in debt to provide disaster relief. He was known as the Buddha of Ten Thousand Households in various places in Henan. Nowadays, people in Henan will subconsciously raise their hands when mentioning Gao Gong and Gao pragmatism. Say hello to Xinzheng;
He is a good drinker and is not an alcoholic. Whether it is a state banquet or a small gathering, he will accept every toast and will never drink a drink by himself. manners at banquets;
He was magnanimous and had been with the emperor for more than 20 years. Except for those who clearly violated national laws and military orders, he never killed anyone indiscriminately, never framed someone, and never killed anyone without teaching him. Anyone who was convicted of his Majesty's crime for attacking him in the court would repeatedly advise the Emperor to give him a lighter punishment. Even if he did not persuade him at the time, he would often bring up the old matter again in the next few years and continue to ask the Emperor to correct his behavior. New opportunities.
He also did not value women and did not take a concubine for several years after his marriage. A few years later, Meng Guzhezhe entered the country, but it was to appease the Jurchens and use Ye He to support Jianzhou; Najia Feiji was to create a wedge for the Ming Dynasty's business community in the Japanese country... Only this one wife and two concubines, in the Ming Dynasty If not unique among high-ranking officials, they are rare.
What else can be said about such justice and private morality? However, is it really impossible to find fault with it?
That's not necessarily the case. At present, it seems that Shen Yiguan has taken Liu Xin's appointment as a target for his high pragmatic personal ethics.
This seems strange. If we say that when Liu Xin entered the Gao family, it could be said that it had an impact on the Gao family's family tradition. After all, Liu Xin became Gao's pragmatic staff (secretary-general) as an unmarried person at that time. Living in Gaofu for a long time without avoiding suspicion is not in line with the conventions of the Ming Dynasty.
But although there were some rumors at the time, they did not cause a big fuss. Now that Gao Pragmatic has accepted Liu Xin as his disciple, how come it is regarded as a loss of personal ethics?
This is actually the difference between rumors and reality. It turns out that Liu Xin was the secretary-general of the Gao Mansion, and no matter how the rumors spread, they were just rumors. But when Gao Pingshi finally took a concubine, it was confirmed that there was something going on between the two.
For example, if two celebrities are rumored to be dating, as long as there are no photos or videos of them, as long as they firmly deny it, the public can only discuss it, but if there are photos and videos, it will be confirmed, no matter how hard they deny it It's no use either.
Of course, this comparison is not appropriate, because social tolerance varies greatly in different eras. The reason why Shen Yiguan regards this matter as a target of Gao Jingjing's bad personal ethics is mainly because it means that Gao Jingjing has been suspected of seducing women from good families in the past few years...well, girls from good families.
If we go one step further, the Liu family has been "indifferent" to this phenomenon for nearly ten years, which will raise another question, that is, whether Gao Pragmatic uses power to suppress others, which makes Liu They dared to be angry but did not dare to speak. In the end, they compromised and accepted the established facts with a pinched nose.
In fact, this last suspicion is Shen Yiguan's real purpose. After all, the Ming Dynasty still adhered to the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Permanent Rules. As long as Liu Xin was unmarried, it was not a big problem for Gao Pragmatic to "seduce" her. Only seducing a married woman was a big problem.
[Boss Cao: Meow meow meow? ]
However, using power to suppress people, especially forcing the daughter of an official to become a concubine, is a big problem, and it is a big problem enough to cause an uproar in both the government and the public. Many people may stand up to impeach Gao Pragmatic and force him to resign voluntarily.
This is the characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. In many cases, the personal moral requirements of courtiers for high-ranking officials are even much higher than their requirements for their administrative abilities. At this time, a mere issue of personal ethics may even have the huge power of "one-vote veto".
As the saying goes, Gao Pragmatic thought so much in his mind, but in fact, it only took a few breaths.
"The Liu family entered my Gao family based on the last words of Duke Liu Nanchang. I have known Duke Liu Nanchang for a long time and respect his bravery. Since these were his last words, I can't bear to violate them." Gao pragmatically replied, turning his head again. He glanced at Liu Wei and said, "General Manager Liu knows this best."
Shen Yiguan didn't expect that there was such a thing in it. As expected, he was startled and heard Liu Wei say: "Yes, that's right. In fact, my sister-in-law has known Gao Ge Lao since she was a child. Now that I think about it, it was an old thing in the fourth year of Longqing..."
While reminiscing, he gave a brief description of the past events, and then said: "Because of this story, my sister-in-law had secretly made a secret promise for a long time, but unfortunately everything was delayed later, and it was a mistake that was irreversible.
However, because of the events in southern Xinjiang, the roommate and Mrs. Gao became close friends. Mrs. Gao had repeatedly hoped that her sister-in-law would join the Gao family, but she was always hesitant... Moreover, it was actually Mrs. Gao's Huang who first suggested that her sister-in-law join the Gao family and become the secretary-general of Jinghua.
As for my father's last words, alas...my father has known the reason for this for a long time. However, the world is so unpredictable, and my father doesn't know where to start. Therefore, it was not until his death that he had to mention it as his last hope. He could only say so with a smile. Jiuquan.
Although the general is stupid and dishonest, how dare he not retaliate for this? My sister-in-law felt extremely guilty, always saying that it was because she was obsessed with her status that she regretted the death of her loved ones. Gaoge Lao heard about it and took pity on him, so he decided to marry her..."
As Liu Xian's only son and Liu Xin's only brother, Liu Wei is one of the direct parties involved, and he is also the current head of the Liu family without a doubt. When he said this, all the "presumption of guilt" about Gao Pragmatism suddenly became anecdotes and completely lost any meaning.
Shen Guanyi was caught off guard. He really didn't know that Liu Xin and Gao Pangshi had crossed paths when they were young. After all, although he knew the story of Liu Xian and his son and Gao Pragmatic, as a person of this era, it was impossible for him to inquire carefully, and he would never have thought that Liu Xin, a young lady of the Liu family, had a role in it.
From Shen Guanyin's point of view, the whole thing was outrageous, very outrageous. The most outrageous thing is that the highly pragmatic wife Huang Zhiting is actually a close friend of Liu Xin. Liu Xin's appointment as the secretary-general of Jinghua was actually based on Huang Zhiting's suggestion... It's outrageous that he opened the door to outrageous things. , so outrageous.
As for Liu Wei saying that Liu Xin was unwilling to enter the Gao family as a concubine at first, Shen Yiguan felt that this was the only thing in the whole thing that was not so outrageous and even relatively normal.
Although the Gao family in Xinzheng was a practical sect, compared to the Liu family, which had been a member of the general sect since Liu Xiancai, the difference between these sects was indeed a bit big in the Ming Dynasty. But no matter what, although the difference between civil and military affairs is huge, the Liu family is still nominally a "high-ranking family" and "father and son are in charge of the army." It is indeed a bit embarrassing for a direct daughter of the family to marry as a concubine.
Therefore, Liu Xin himself hesitated, but Shen Yiguan took it for granted.
In fact, although the family status of civil and military families is quite different, it does not mean that marriage is completely impossible. For example, as mentioned before, Xiao Ruxun married the daughter of former Shangshu Yang Shang.
Of course, Xiao Ruxun is also a bit special. Although Xiao Ruxun himself served in the military and made great contributions in defending the isolated city in the Battle of Ningxia, he is usually known for his good writing, good handwriting and good chanting. Good poetry often holds gatherings among literati. [Note: Qi Jiguang also had this hobby, so much so that there is a "Zhi Zhitang Collection" left in the world. ]
In short, when Liu Wei said this, everything that seemed wrong at first had a reasonable explanation. Normal people would only feel sorry for it, and no one would think that any of the parties was at fault.
If I had to say it, it was probably God's will that caused Huang Zhiting to marry in front of him. But there was nothing that could be questioned about Huang Zhiting, and he even praised her as worthy of being the destined wife, with a broad mind, no jealousy, and the beauty of an adult.
But this would make Shen Yiguan embarrassed. Ultimately, what he did today was because he was dissatisfied with Zhao Zhigao's previous "surrender and compromise" approach. He always thought that even if he could not change the current situation of weak psychology, he would at least live a disgusting and pragmatic life, so that this person The proud man who has almost never suffered a loss knows that he is not the only one in the world.
Who would have thought that he is highly pragmatic and young at the same time, his alertness is not as high as usual, and he can grasp the key points at once among thousands of clues. As soon as he opens his mouth, he uses a calm tone to fight back fiercely, directly blocking Shen Yiguan's original plan. Death, and finally Liu Wei came forward to put the coffin on the whole matter.
"I see, this is just like Meng Lang. His words were rude. Please forgive Mr. Rixin for Haihan."
Now that the matter has come to this, Shen Guanyi has no choice but to lower his attitude and give in first before making any plans.
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