Zhao Zhigao's analysis of the current situation faced by Gao Jingshi has to be said to be very insightful. Gao Zhigao has actually discussed this several times with Huang Zhiting, Liu Xin and others at home.
However, Zhao Zhigao failed to personally participate in the discussion at the Nanning Marquis Mansion after all, and did not know Gao Pragmatic's own analysis of the relationship between him and the emperor.
The emperor is the best and most difficult person to be. It's easy to do because he has unlimited power and can do almost anything he wants; difficult to do because he has unlimited power and everyone looks like a potential coveter.
People say that the emperor was the most lonely person in the world when he called him "lonely, Taoist and widowed". In fact, what the emperor originally meant by "calling him lonely, Taoist and widowed" did not mean "lonely, lonely and widowed".
"Gu" means a young man without a father, which means "I lack the upbringing of a father." This is often true, because many emperors lost their parents when they were young; It is believed that one must first have "virtue", and the requirement for virtue is to have all five virtues. Therefore, what he means by being ungrateful is "I have flaws."
In short, the emperor's original intention of "calling him lonely, Taoist, and widowed" was to be self-effacing, but sometimes Chinese is so magical, or maybe it was some kind of coincidence. In the end, this "lonely, widowed" turned out to be a true portrayal of the emperor's psychology.
However, after all, the emperor is also a human being of flesh and blood, and he will also have normal emotions and desires. It is difficult to truly abandon lust and be "ruthless" and only consider interests. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic made the previous judgment: the emperor trusted him, but was worried about his strength.
Therefore, what Gao pragmatism wants to do seems difficult, because once you have something like strength, you can't give up just because you want to. Moreover, Gao pragmatism is not willing to give up, otherwise it will be equivalent to giving up on your ideals.
Gao's pragmatic plan is to make the emperor believe one thing: I, Mr. Gao, have no intentions for the great world, I just intend to seal borders in overseas lands.
It stands to reason that it is difficult for the emperor to agree to the enfeoffment of territories, but Gao Pragmatic's current situation is indeed an exception, because the "territory" he wants was conquered by himself, without even using the power of the imperial court. Not only that, but more importantly, those "soils" were not originally native to the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor did not have to pull them out of his bowl.
Of course, it takes an opportunity to explain this matter. It may even be difficult for the two of them to explain it clearly throughout their lives, but to complete it in the form of a tacit understanding reached by both parties.
But this is all in the future. What Gao Pragmatic needs to do now is to thwart Shen Yiguan's conspiracy without having to show off his talents.
Zhao Zhigao didn't know about these situations, and he didn't know that Gao Pragmatic had no intention of doing anything to Emperor Zheng's concubine. Regarding the possible responsibilities that Imperial Concubine Zheng may bear after this investigation, Gao Pingshi has clearly hinted to the emperor. The emperor's wisdom must not misunderstand her - at most, he would ask her to throw away the seal and remove the imperial concubine. The emperor character in it.
This is already a serious punishment. Once it reaches this point, it can basically be explained to the foreign court. However, both Gao Pragmatic and the emperor knew that this kind of denigration in terms of status was irrelevant, because as soon as the limelight passed, the emperor could always find plenty of reasons to restore Concubine Zheng to the status of "imperial concubine".
To give a less appropriate example, this is like when Empress Dowager Li ordered the emperor to demote Gao Pragmatic three levels in a row. It seemed that he was "downgraded to a foreign post" and went to a remote province like Guangxi. It was quite similar to Yang Shen's assignment to Yunnan. It feels desolate, but in fact Gao Pragmatic is not desolate at all. On the contrary, because the then governor of Guangxi Zhonggu was unable to govern, he took real power in the place.
In fact, almost all officials in the foreign court at that time knew that Gao Pragmatic's trip to Guangxi was just a cover-up for the emperor to wait for the Queen Mother to subside. It would definitely be used again in the future, and some compensation might even be given to Gao Pragmatic for the grievances he suffered - such as Double the reuse.
Talking back to Zhao Zhigao, since he didn't know about the gentleman's agreement between Gao Pragmatic and the emperor, he could only think about it according to his own ideas. His first reaction was to resign himself and recommend an official from the Practical School, but this idea was abandoned the next day.
Because that night, Zhao Zhigao wanted to understand one thing: Although Gao Pragmatic often acted in a high-profile manner, he was extremely cautious as an official. Well, now that I can see that if Gao pragmatism hits Concubine Zheng too hard, it will definitely cause the emperor's dissatisfaction, then Gao pragmatism, who understands the emperor better than myself, is even less likely to make a mistake in this judgment.
In this way, Gao Pragmatic also shows a persistent pursuit, which is worth pondering.
When today's cabinet meeting came, Zhao Zhigao first watched with cold eyes, and finally determined that Gao Pragmatic's various behaviors were indeed not intended to kill Concubine Zheng, but that he was just luring a snake out of its hole - and this snake was undoubtedly Shen Yiguan.
Therefore, Zhao Zhigao, who had rarely been active in cabinet meetings, took the initiative this time. After the meeting, he specifically reminded Shen Yiyi to pay attention.
Unfortunately, Shen Yiguan had already decided that Gao pragmatism cannot be eradicated. He believed that as long as Gao pragmatism existed, the Xin School would be suppressed. Especially if Gao Pragmatic succeeds in becoming the first assistant, then the Xin School may really be destroyed by him and disappear.
Therefore, Shen Yiguan obviously did not adjust his plan according to Zhao Zhigao's ideas. Instead, he came up with the idea of increasing efforts to provoke Gao Pragmatic to attack Concubine Zheng. At this point, Zhao Zhigao was completely disappointed with Shen Yiguan and began to think about himself wholeheartedly.
Of course, although he said he was thinking about himself, he was actually thinking more about his son Zhao Fengwei. This is really a son who has worked so hard to finally become a son, which pities the hearts of parents all over the world.
Now that it has been judged that Gao Pragmatic will not be cruel to Concubine Zheng, and his real purpose is just to deal with Shen Yiguan, then Zhao Zhigao does not feel that he needs to resign and recommend an official from the Practical School to the cabinet, because... If Shen Yiguan were to fall, it would be difficult for the Heart School to continue to elect the vacant position.
After all, Shen Yiguan's matter this time is not trivial, especially the nature of the matter may be very bad in the eyes of the emperor. Once it is revealed to the world, not only will his future be ruined, but also the position that the Xin School can keep. Yes, most of them will be captured by the Real School.
There are only two positions in the Real School, and we cannot lose them all at once. Therefore, Zhao Zhigao did not dare to consider resigning. Instead, he was forced to decide to sell his teammates - if you continue to do this, Shen, there is a high probability that there will be no chance. Well, since there is no way to escape "death" anyway, why not let you use your spare energy and let me sell it, at least I can get a good price.
Judging from Gao Jingjing's style as an official, if I, Zhao Zhigao, betrayed Shen Yiguan, Gao Jingjing would definitely give me face afterwards, which would at least be enough for me to save my son's future.
This is enough.
Any orthodox dispute between the Heart School and the Practical School is nonsense. Now the situation is clear enough. There is no one in the Xinxue School who can compete with Gao Rixin in the short term!
People have to accept the reality, and for the present, they can only endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and then secretly find ways to push Rixin up, and see if he can get rid of the road by himself, and reach the point where he has regrets.
"Of course what Quan Zi did was to contribute a little bit to my Xinxue lineage, but today's situation is irreversible, and we can only temporarily stop our activities for the follow-up."
Zhao Zhigao ignored Zhong Zhaodou's obviously uncontrollable expression of surprise and sighed: "Jiaomen Gong has stepped into a trap without even knowing it. I have tried hard to persuade him today, but he still can't change his mind... If he is defeated like this Okay, I’m done with my Xinxue lineage.
There is a saying that 'if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood'. I have decided to express my goodwill to Gao Rixin, hoping to retain the last vitality of the Xin School in the court. "
Zhong Zhaodou was able to become Zhao Zhigao's most trusted disciple, so he was certainly not an inexperienced person. As soon as he heard what Zhao Zhigao said, he immediately knew that Master Shixiang was going to give up his job to protect the commander... Well, this description seems inappropriate. But what the heck, that’s what it means anyway.
Zhong Zhaodou was a disciple of Zhao Zhigao, not Shen Yiguan. He knew that his future was bound to his master, Zhao Zhigao, so he immediately said: "As the master said, since Mr. Jiaomen doesn't listen to the good advice of his master, If you try to persuade me, but insist on going your own way, you will not be immune to the consequences, and the teacher must deal with it early... Release the intention of reconciliation to Gao Nanning, and the student thinks it is the right time."
Zhao Zhigao was very satisfied after hearing this and nodded: "You are a sensible person, which is why I have always placed high hopes on you, but this matter is not easy to handle at the moment... In your opinion, how should I release my goodwill?" Is that good?"
Zhong Zhaodou immediately said: "Reporting to the teacher, the student thinks that this is a serious matter, and it is not appropriate to announce it to the public before Gao Nanning makes a commitment."
"Yes, it is necessary to be careful when sailing a ten thousand year ship." Zhao Zhigao nodded in affirmation.
Nonsense, how can such obvious betrayal of teammates be so publicized? Although Mr. Zhao Ge said he was trying to save his son, he was a dignified elder after all, so he didn't want to lose face? Of course, you have to be careful, first test the tone of pragmatism, wait until both parties are sure that the matter can be discussed, and then finalize the relevant issues in private one by one, and only then can you start to implement each step.
Although there is no way to completely "pay money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand" in many transactions in politics, and often require a bit of "gentleman's agreement", Gao Pragmatic's past performance shows that he is still a very reputable person, but As Zhong Zhaodou said: This is a big deal - if you can be careful, you must be careful.
Facing the expectant gaze of Master Shixiang, Zhong Zhaodou knew that he had to continue to make suggestions, so he added: "According to what Master Shixiang said, the cabinet has reached a consensus on the thorough investigation of Yikun Palace, so no matter what Any cabinet minister can unabashedly express his willingness to play a role in this matter."
Zhao Zhigao nodded and said, "Not bad."
"So, the current situation is that Mr. Jiaomen has gone to Section Chief Qian and asked him to put pressure on Jinyiwei, while Gao Nanning has ensured that Chen Zhangyin will suppress Factory Supervisor Wang of Dongchang, right?"
Zhao Zhigao still nodded and said: "Yes."
"Master, judging from Factory Supervisor Wang's performance yesterday...how sure do you think Chen Zhangyin is of controlling him now?"
"It is not appropriate to make a conclusion on this matter." Zhao Zhigao frowned slightly, shook his head and said in deep thought: "At present, Gao Rixin seems to be confident about this, but I am a little doubtful, and Mr. Jiaomen thinks that Wang An has his own plans. I won’t be willing to be led by Chen Palmprint.”
After hearing this, Zhong Zhaodou didn't feel worried at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Since Gao and Shen have completely different ideas, the space that the Prime Minister can move will be greater, and it will be difficult to release goodwill to Gao Nanning." It’s easier and more discreet.”
"Oh? What's the plan?"
"The students have a plan that we can discuss with our teachers." Zhong Zhaodou coughed lightly and said, "The students can discuss it in the forum. This investigation is of great importance and cannot be verified by just the Dongchang Supervisor Jin Yiwei. The general constitution should be ordered to contact the factory. The supervisors will work together to supervise the operation.”
The so-called "General Constitution" refers to the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the censor of Zuodu at that time was Xiao Daheng. Zhao Zhigao pondered for a moment, then smiled slowly and said, "Yes, this approach shows goodwill to Gao Rixin without arousing anyone's suspicion. It is actually the best strategy."
Zhao Zhigao knew about Xiao Jiujiu: Xiao Daheng's identity was quite special.
The public name is Xia Qing and his nickname is Yue Feng. He is from Tai'an Prefecture, Shandong Province. He was originally the son of a peasant in the countryside. His family was poor when he was young. He moved with his father to the city of Tai'an to make a living selling tofu. He entered a private school at the age of six. When he was fifteen, his father passed away and the boy lost his parents.
Fortunately, this man was well-educated and talented, and was supported by local officials and wealthy businessmen. Therefore, in the 29th year of Jiajing, he was able to marry the Liu family of Yangqiu. After Xiao Daheng came of age, he was indeed "long and handsome, and he was very powerful."
In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, he took part in the palace examination after the joint examination. He was ranked third and one hundred and sixty with the same background as Jinshi, and was first appointed as the magistrate of Yuci County, Shanxi Province. At that time, Yuci suffered from successive famines, and the people were hungry, cold and displaced. Xiao Daheng posted a list to appease the refugees and petitioned for warehouse relief. He also tried his best to eliminate the current shortcomings and reform taxes, which was supported by the people.
In the forty-third year of Jiajing reign, Xiao Daheng was promoted to head of the household department for his outstanding political performance. When he left Yuci, "old and young climbed up and cried". In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing period, he was promoted to the head of the household department. The next year, he was promoted to Shaanxi Province Doctor of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
After that, he successively served as the chief minister of the Henan Province, the chief minister of the Shaanxi Province, and the right counselor of the Chief Secretary of Shanxi Province. He assisted the people and prepared troops in the border areas, and participated in supervising the troops to go out to the border to defeat the Tatar enemy troops invading the south. And seize the opportunity to achieve the gift of "paying tribute" and promote the tribute market.
In the sixth year of Longqing's reign, Xiao Daheng returned to his hometown to raise his mother because of her old age. On the way back to his hometown the following year, he received the news of his mother's obituary five hundred miles away from home. He then walked barefoot and walked more than a hundred miles a day to return home. He stayed in mourning for three years and paid tribute to her both internally and externally.
After serving, he successively served as Deputy Envoy of Shanxi Provincial Inspector and Right Participant in Political Affairs of Shanxi Province. In the eighth year of Wanli, he was appointed governor of Ningxia. The following year, he was appointed governor of Xuanfu and became the sole official of the feudal frontier.
Xuanfu is located near Tumote Fengzhou Beach, where Yi and Han people live together, and the relationship is complicated. At that time, a Ji Mingha was careless, and his cavalry harassed the border residents. The tycoon rode out of the fortress alone to pacify them, and everyone obeyed his orders. In the twelfth year of Wanli, the imperial court gave him the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of War.
There is no need to talk about his follow-up resume, because it can already explain a lot of problems: as a Shandong native, he must have been born in Beibang; he served in Shanxi since he first entered officialdom, and then moved to Henan, Shaanxi, and then returned to Shanxi—— From beginning to end, he served within the main sphere of influence of the Practical School. So, does it still need to be explained which sect he belongs to?
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PS: I’m really sorry, because of a very untimely cold, I was observed and cared for as a giant panda for two days. Fortunately, it seems that it is really just a cold at the moment... I hope so. Apologize again.
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