Since the matter may involve Concubine Zheng, the situation is becoming more and more complicated.
Gao Jingshi knew very well how much Zhu Yijun loved Concubine Zheng, and what level was her holy scroll? As long as the harm of this matter is not enough to overturn the world, Zhu Yijun will never touch her; even if someone wants to touch her, Zhu Yijun will definitely fight to the end.
Speaking of the Holy Scroll, there is something very interesting here. Gao Pingshi knew that Concubine Zheng wanted to deal with her, but in the end she did not succeed. Instead, she was severely warned by Zhu Yijun, so from now on Concubine Zheng did not dare to do it again. He spoke ill of himself openly.
However, Gao Pragmatic knew very well that this did not mean that Zhu Yijun really valued his holy scroll more than Princess Zheng. In fact, although he and Imperial Concubine Zheng are both people who have obtained the Holy Scroll, their Holy Scrolls are not similar in nature.
If people want to be successful, it is often like winning a battle. The first thing they need is to know yourself and the enemy. In a popular way, a person must have an accurate positioning of himself.
There is no doubt that his pragmatic positioning and that of Concubine Zheng are completely different in Zhu Yijun's eyes. Gao Jingshi was a minister of the outer court, and Concubine Zheng was a concubine of the harem.
Whether Gao Jingshi receives the Holy Scroll ultimately depends on how useful his governance skills are to the emperor; whether Concubine Zheng receives the Holy Scroll depends on whether the emperor can feel spiritual comfort from her - ah, Of course there is physical comfort, but in fact, for the emperor, that is probably not the most important thing.
After all, if the emperor just wanted women, it would not be difficult.
There is a saying that "those who treat others with sex will lose their sex and lose their love." In the original history, Concubine Zheng never had the dilemma of "fading beauty and relaxing love". It can be seen that her importance to Zhu Yijun did not lie in beauty at all.
In this case, she is actually in a certain invincible position, and even a highly pragmatic person would not choose to fight her openly.
In the final analysis, the highly pragmatic Holy Scroll comes from talent, but in order for talent to be put into play, the emperor first needs to be motivated. If the current emperor suddenly followed the example of his imperial grandfather Emperor Jiajing and went into hiding to practice Taoism and was too lazy to take care of government affairs, then it would not be that important whether he was highly pragmatic or not.
Gao pragmatism was important at the beginning because the emperor still had many things that needed Gao pragmatism to handle for him. In the eyes of the emperor at that time, these things could and could only be accomplished by Gao Pragmatism. Therefore, even if a favored concubine like Emperor Zheng showed signs of being detrimental to Gao Pragmatism, she would receive a stern warning from the emperor.
But then was then, now is now, and the future is future.
Is high pragmatism still important now? Still important. But...is it still as important as it was then? It may have been slightly worse.
At that time, the emperor had a lot to do, especially such a big thing as conquering Yuan. That was the foundation of the "Zhongxing Holy Lord" achievement that the emperor had carefully prepared for more than 20 years. Compared with this, it was certainly worthwhile to warn Concubine Zheng, and it must be done.
What now? Fayuan has declared victory, and even other subsequent changes have been basically resolved. The high pragmatism at this time is naturally not as important as before.
Fortunately, the world has not been completely peaceful after all. Something happened in the northwest, and it is not yet time to let go of Nanshan. Gao pragmatism still needs to continue to do his best for the emperor.
Of course, the emperor's love for Gao Pragmatic's Holy Scroll was not entirely out of "use of his best ability". The friendship between the two as classmates for many years still existed. It's just that although this friendship is deep, it's really hard to say that it can beat the pillow.
According to Gao Pragmatic's previous judgment, he and Princess Zheng should actually be in a state of being in a state of fear. In other words, unless one party has reached a point of desperation, it will not attack the other party.
If this judgment is not wrong, then judging from the current situation, Concubine Zheng may think that she has reached a point of desperation.
is it so serious? Gao pragmatic thought for a while and felt that it depends on the basis on which Concubine Zheng decided to be desperate.
If Concubine Zheng's determination of being desperate is based on her own Holy Scroll, that is to say whether the current development of events has shaken her Holy Scroll, then Gao Pragmatic believes that she is not desperate.
However, if Concubine Zheng's determination of being desperate was based on whether her son Zhu Changxun had a chance to inherit the throne, then obviously...she is indeed very close to being desperate now.
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help feeling a little emotional, a woman's feelings for her children were really terrible. No wonder there is a saying that "women are weak by nature, but mothers are strong." Originally, when Zhu Changxun still had a chance, Concubine Zheng was still willing to wait for the opportunity. Now that she saw that the opportunity was close to disappearing, she immediately became desperate. .
Somehow, Gao Pragmatic didn't feel that he was in any danger at this moment, nor did he even think that the situation was very dangerous. Instead, he suddenly thought of the situation at home.
Fortunately, Yuan'er's name is correct and he is both the legitimate son and the eldest son. Otherwise, wouldn't there be a possibility of chaos in my family?
But after thinking about it, he felt that it would not be the case. After all, Zhiting's position as the principal wife was very stable.
Because Meng Guzhezhe and Narita Kai were not born in the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, they were destined to be unable to threaten Huang Zhiting's status. The only person who could threaten her status was Liu Xin.
However, a large part of the reason why Liu Xin even married herself was that she hoped to comfort Liu Xian's spirit in heaven. Otherwise, according to her thinking, she would not be willing to be a concubine.
Even Gao Pragmatic was very suspicious. If she hadn't felt guilty about Liu Xian, even if she became someone's wife, she might be like Qi Jiguang's wife who refused to let her husband take a concubine.
Perhaps it was precisely because she didn't join the Gao family for her own sake that she didn't care about status-related issues now. Meng Guzhezhe had proposed several times before that Liu Xin should be second only to Huang Zhiting among the women in the family and should be called "Second Lady", but Liu Xin firmly refused every time.
It is precisely because of Liu Xin's own persistence that she was the first to know Gao Pragmatic and had the most special relationship with Gao Pragmatic, but she was only known as the "Four Madam" by the servants at home.
Gao pragmatic himself also felt that he owed Liu Xin a lot about this. He mentioned this matter several times, but Liu Xin always said: "If I care about this, why do I have to enter your Gao family? Okay, okay, Don’t worry about it anymore, isn’t it good to just treat it as a lover?”
In this way, Huang Zhiting's position was once again strengthened. With the birth of Gao Ji, the second son who was nominally a twin to Gao Luo, this position became more stable and unbeatable.
Gao pragmatic realized that he was distracted and forcefully pulled his thoughts back, saying: "What Duke Liyang and Duke Jiaomen said is true. Since the matter is of great importance, everyone involved in this matter should be investigated. Yuanfu, Yu I think that since the matter involves the emperor, who should investigate it and it should be decided by the emperor, I wonder what Yuan Fu wants?"
Wang Jiaping didn't think so at first, but since he publicly stated that he would resign in the near future, he actually regarded Gao Pragmatic as his future chief assistant. Since Gao Pragmatic now also thinks that it should be investigated, then let's investigate.
Speaking of which, I am afraid that nearly half of the officials in the capital are from the Practical School. Gao Pragmatic, the party leader of the Practical School, thinks it can be investigated, so what else is there to say?
Come and try it quickly. 】
As for who to choose to investigate, this matter does not necessarily require the emperor's judgment, but for Wang Jiaping, it is still the same. He is pragmatic and doesn't care. What good is he, an old man who does not form cliques and is about to retire? Worry?
"Since the three of you have said so, let's act accordingly." Wang Jiaping said, and said to Chen Ju: "I'd be so kind as to convey the cabinet's views to the emperor."
Chen Ju said: "Don't you dare to bother me when you are responsible for your duties. Gentlemen, please go to the south veranda and take a rest. If there is anything going on here in Xinuan Pavilion, I will inform you in time."
When these words were said, all the ministers were actually a little surprised, because Xinuan Pavilion and Nanlangfang were neither far nor close. Logically speaking, there was no need for the pavilion elders to be so far away from the emperor at this time.
Everyone knows what Chen Ju is like. He is not a casual person, especially he will not order civil servants at will. So the arrangement he makes now can only be said to be the result of the emperor's instructions.
The six cabinet ministers looked at each other without saying a word, neither saying yes nor saying bad, but they all turned around and headed towards the south veranda without hesitation.
The name Nanlangfang is a bit unfamiliar, but in fact everyone would be familiar with it by another name - Nanshufang. In addition to the south study room where Obai was located, Taqing Kang Mazi was actually part of the south verandah, located in the southwest corner of Qianqing Palace.
By the way, the South Study and the Upper Study are not the same place. The former is on the west side of Qianqing Gate, facing north; the latter is on the east side of Qianqing Gate, facing north. Roughly speaking, there is one west and one east, and the relationship is similar to that of Xi Nuan Pavilion and Dong Nuan Pavilion.
Many people may know that Nanshufang had a high status during the Qing Dynasty. Scholars regarded it as an important place for the Qing Dynasty, and they were proud to be able to enter it. Those who were admitted mainly accompanied the emperor in composing poems, writing and painting. Sometimes they also drafted edicts and "composed edicts" in accordance with the emperor's wishes.
Since the South Study Room "is not allowed to be entered by anyone who is not a noble person or a close relative of the superior," it is a core confidential institution strictly controlled by the emperor. He can issue edicts and orders at any time, which makes the South Study Room "increasingly powerful and powerful." .
Compared with the Nanlangfang, which did not have much presence in the Ming Dynasty, the status of the Nanshufang in the Qing Dynasty was greatly improved. It was Kang Mazi who weakened the power of the meeting of kings and ministers to discuss government affairs, and at the same time transferred some functions of the outer cabinet to the inner court, and implemented An important step towards a high degree of centralization.
The ministers arrived at the south verandah and took their seats, and soon a young eunuch came to serve tea. At the same time, six small gilt heaters were brought, and each minister was given one to put in front of him.
Wang Jiaping waved his hand and ordered the young eunuch to exit the door, and then said: "Today is a happy day, but unexpectedly something like this happened. Although as a minister, the first thing is to pray for the blessing of the Holy One, but the country's foundation is still not enough. Forgot..."
He glanced around at the other five cabinet ministers, and his eyes were locked on the face of Zhao Zhigao, who was watching his nose and heart, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Brother Shuyang, I am on duty today, and I have something to discuss with Brother Shuyang. "
Zhao Zhigao was a little surprised, because Wang Jiaping and him had almost opposite personalities. The two of them usually had little communication in the cabinet. He didn't know why Wang Jiaping had something to discuss with him so seriously today.
"Yuanfu please speak, Zhigao is listening attentively."
"Is that so, brother Huyang, is your son Feng Wei serving as the deputy transport envoy to the Huaihe River?" Wang Jiaping asked.
"Yes, Quanzi is in Huai'an." Zhao Zhigao replied, but his heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, Wang Jiaping frowned and said quietly: "Wu Chongli, the censor of Shandong Province, today went to court to impeach the prince for corruption..."
Zhao Zhigao's expression suddenly changed, and his tone was slightly cold: "It has always been difficult for the Lianghuai Transport Envoy to hold the positions for a long time. The reason is that no matter whether he is really greedy or fake, he will offend some people."
Wang Jiaping did not answer the question, but continued: "According to Wu Chongli, the prince collected an additional salt tax of more than 70,000 taels of silver in Huai'an, but it was not reported in the account."
Zhao Zhigao now didn't know what the situation was, and he didn't know whether Wu Chongli had any concrete evidence, so he hesitated for a while on how to answer. It happened that at this moment, he turned his eyes and saw Gao Pragmatic, and he immediately had an idea, and immediately said: "The Lianghuai Transportation Department is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the dog is just a deputy envoy. How can he do such a thing under the supervision of the Ministry of Household Affairs? Come?"
The "mere deputy envoy" he refers to here may need some explanation. The Salt Transport Envoy of the Lianghuai Capital is in charge of the salt administration of the Lianghuai Province and has three divisions: Taizhou, Huai'an, and Tongzhou. Assuming that the transfer envoy of the capital is from the third rank, Tongzhi is from the fourth rank; the deputy envoy is from the fifth rank, each of them has one person. There are also judges below, starting from the sixth rank, with no quota. In addition, there are the positions of experience department, governor, salt department department, salt warehouse, ambassador and deputy envoy of the laboratory.
There are two "deputy envoys" here, but the latter one is not popular and is generally referred to as "the deputy envoy with experience in the Salt Academy". Zhao Zhigao's son Zhao Fengwei is not this one, but the previous one, who is equivalent to the third-in-command of the Salt Transfer Department in Lianghuaidu.
Generally speaking, the position of the third-in-command in a unit is quite embarrassing, but Yanyuan is different. Among the three divisions under the jurisdiction of the Lianghuai Capital Salt Transport Department, Huai'an is the largest, strongest, and richest - this is actually easy to judge. Among the three divisions, Taizhou and Tongzhou are prefectures, and Huai'an is the prefecture. The area alone is much larger.
Because of the importance of Huai'an, the deputy envoys of the Salt Academy were generally not stationed in Yangzhou, where the Salt Academy was located, but in Huai'an. This created an opportunity for the deputy envoys to dominate Huai'an.
When Zhao Zhigao said this, he was either using pragmatism as a backing or a shield. In short, he must have bad intentions, and everyone can see this.
Wang Jiaping moved his eyes slightly and looked at Gao Jingshi, but Gao Jingshi said calmly: "The problem of salt administration in Huai'an and Huai'an is far more than just Huai'an, none of the three places can escape... However, I originally planned to wait a little longer. Played on."
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