As expected, Wang Jiaping spoke bluntly. These words really went straight to the core of the problem: If you make him a count now, we will definitely have to use him in the war in two years. Once Chahar is captured by then, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed.
Can Yuan gave an explanation to the "Second Ancestors".
According to people's thinking in the early days of the country, it would not be an exaggeration to give such a great contribution to a prince. Now, although it is impossible to give it to a prince according to the system, it wouldn't be just one level of nobility, right? Well, then, two levels of nobility.
If the earl jumps over the marquis, isn't that the duke? This reward is the ultimate!
Yes, it is not impossible to reach the extreme. Generally, people who can accomplish such a big thing are still very young. After becoming the Duke of the country, they rest at home for a few years and then go to meet the Taizu. It doesn't matter.
But he is different from being pragmatic! According to the court's current plan, this matter will not be delayed for another five years.
What does it mean to defeat Chahar within five years? It means that Gao Pragmatism is not even thirty years old!
He was granted the title of Duke before he was thirty years old. He was not knighted by a relative or a consort, which meant that his position in the court would not be affected. No matter what official he was at that time, he had to continue to work.
Can you believe that a minister of this age and with such talent will not achieve any other achievements in the next forty years of his official career? If he does, what will you reward him with? He won't even receive a knighthood.
It’s all reached the top!
Since Taizu, there has never been an example of a hero being attacked in our court. Could it be that you, Emperor Wanli, want to break this rule?
Sorry, this idea will definitely not work.
Why?
Because no civil servant in the world will agree! You can operate on the hero Gao Pangshi "today", but can you operate on any hero tomorrow?
My court's two-hundred-year tradition of cultivating scholars has been ruined by you?
It is tolerable, but what is intolerable!
Although Wang Jiaping didn't say this, the meaning was very clear: Instead of killing the master because of your high pragmatic merits and lack of rewards, it is better to take precautions now and reward the high pragmatic ones first.
Press it.
I'm not jealous of Gao Pragmatic, I'm doing this for his good, the good of the emperor, the good of the court, and the good of the world!
Zhu Yijun was very moved when he heard this, and thought to himself: Although Mr. Wang has not been in the cabinet for a long time, it is indeed rare for him to be honest and speak out. Regardless of whether I agree with this or not, at least he is indeed thinking about me.
He also recalled a previous secret report from Jin Yiwei, saying that Wang Jiaping once mentioned in a letter to his colleagues that as an official, he "did not dare to seek knowledge from eunuchs and concubines, and did not dare to offend wise men and officials."
To be an unselfish guest, to dismiss an official position but to turn against him, to live in poverty all over the world, and to be a humble scholar, this is worthy of one's heart and worthy of a confidant."
He also said that he believed that the most important thing to do as an assistant minister was to "hide the superiors and guard against the slightest desires", "to guide the secret rules and guard against the budding desires of the king; to make clear the remonstrances and support the generals"
The hub of danger."
Of course Zhu Yijun knew that he had canceled Sutra feasts several times before because of "foot illness". Although Wang Jiaping no longer served as a Japanese lecturer, he would criticize it every time.
Speaking of which, Zhu Yijun was very dissatisfied at that time - I didn't cancel the feast because I wanted to be lazy, I was "violating the Holy Eucharist", why don't you show any consideration?
But now, Zhu Yijun suddenly felt that an assistant minister like Wang Jiaping was quite cute. At least every word he said could be regarded as "serving the public interest wholeheartedly."
Thinking of "serving the public wholeheartedly", Zhu Yijun couldn't help but think of Gao Pragmatism, and couldn't help but compare Gao Pragmatism with Wang Jiaping.
In terms of talent, of course, being highly pragmatic is better. Zhu Yijun compared the civil servants and military generals of this dynasty for two hundred years, and even believed that no one with all-round talents in both civil and military affairs could be better than being highly pragmatic.
But if we only talk about criticism and remonstrance, I am afraid that Wang Jiaping must be more pragmatic. Wang Jiaping has no worries at all, no matter how big or small. Whenever he feels that what he, the emperor, has done is wrong or not good enough, he will do it.
explain.
Gao Pragmatic is not the case. He doesn't seem to care about some small things that "prevent the slightest change". For example, he certainly won't elevate this matter to the point where the whole country's scholars don't study hard because the emperor didn't.
He can set an example for the world. He is pragmatic and pays attention to the matter-of-factness.
However, no matter what, the two of them can be regarded as "serving the common good".
Gao Jingshi did not want to receive a knighthood now because he was afraid of affecting the stability of the court and then affecting the subsequent battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty, so he would rather give up such a good opportunity.
Wang Jiaping did not agree with Gao Wushi being rewarded now, because he was worried that after the battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty went smoothly, Gao Wushi would have the tendency of "exalting the dragon but regretting it" with great achievements and no reward, which would affect both the king and his ministers.
It is not good for the imperial court and the world.
Although the starting points of the two people are different, they are both "serving the public interest" and not for their own selfish interests, which is particularly rare.
Of course, Zhu Yijun himself does not believe that high merit can defeat the master - no matter how high the merit is, it cannot defeat the master! Gao Pragmatic had explained this to Zhu Yijun more than ten years ago, and Zhu Yijun completely agreed.
At that time, Gao pragmatic gave Zhu Yijun two examples, one was Wang Jian and the other was Guo Ziyi.
One was to help the First Emperor conquer the world and sweep across Liuhe; the other was to help Li Tang pacify Anshi and return the capital to the old capital. When it comes to unparalleled achievements, both of them can be called.
In 236 BC, Wang Jian led his army to capture Zhao in only eighteen days, and also captured nine other cities. In 222 BC, he attacked Zhao again and met Zhao General Li Mu. The two had a stalemate for more than a year.
Li Mu was eliminated by Wang Jian's counterintuitive plan, and Wang Jian successfully captured the State of Zhao.
At first, Jing Ke failed to assassinate the King of Qin, so Yingzheng used this to send Wang Jian to send troops to the Yan Kingdom. Wang Jian refused, because he knew the principle of hiding the bow when the bird is gone. In 225 BC, under the command of Wang Jian, the Qin army finally defeated the Chu army. AD
In 222 BC, Ying Zheng unified the princes.
The world was finally unified, and Wang Jian naturally contributed a lot. But Wang Jian was not comfortable, because he knew that his status was too high, he could not be promoted, and he would not be rewarded. He knew that this was the so-called meritorious service, and he was afraid that the emperor would be afraid
He asked the emperor to go home and farm.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Jian said to the First Emperor, I am old and long for the pastoral life in the countryside. I want to return to my hometown and enjoy the happiness of family.
However, the First Emperor was the First Emperor after all. He did not follow this trick and refused directly. How could a wise man like Ying Zheng not know Wang Jian’s intentions in doing so? However, Ying Zheng was not afraid that Wang Jian would pose a threat to him. After all, the Qin State
The military power is still firmly in his own hands. Therefore, even after the six kingdoms are unified, he will still use Wang Jian in the future.
So after rejecting Wang Jian, in order to appease him, the First Emperor said to him bluntly: "If you stay, I won't kill you."
No one knows whether Wang Jian was relieved or not, but the emperor's attitude was clear enough, so Wang Jian no longer asked to return to his hometown, and ended up living a peaceful life.
Gao Jingshi was discussing history with Zhu Yijun at that time. When talking about this point, he especially emphasized the ambition of the First Emperor and told the emperor: The supreme being in the world should have the magnanimity to encompass the whole world.
Zhu Yijun deeply believed this, and he has demanded himself with such magnanimity from then on. This is a change brought about by high pragmatism, and it is also the result of Zhu Yijun's own personality - in history, Zhu Yijun dared to delegate power, which has been explained many times before.
If the case of Wang Jian focuses on the magnanimity of the First Emperor, then the case of Guo Ziyi was made known to Zhu Yijun from the side of the courtiers.
When Guo Ziyi was forty years old, he was appointed as the military governor of Shuofang, commanding 100,000 elite troops. After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, he was appointed as "Deputy Prime Minister" and Minister of War. After regaining Chang'an, he was given the title of Situ and was granted the title of Duke of the State. In 758 AD, he was promoted to Zhongshu.
Order, and became the real prime minister. In 762 AD, Guo Ziyi was granted the title of Fenyang County Prince for his meritorious service. In 779 AD, Guo Ziyi was honored as "Shangfu" by the emperor, and was given the title of Taiwei. In 781 AD, Guo Ziyi died and was given a gift by the court.
His official title was Taishi, and his posthumous title was "Zhongwu" (a military official's posthumous title was equivalent to Wen Zheng). And later history books praised him as saying: "The master has no doubts about his high achievements, and his power is unquestionable for court and public officials."
When Wu Zetian was in power, in order to eliminate opponents, the army was purged and all were replaced by cronies. These cronies of Wu Zetian failed more than succeeded, and the Tang Empire suffered defeat after defeat in foreign wars, and the combat effectiveness of the army was seriously reduced. In view of this
The pressure on border defense increased dramatically. Wu Zetian established the martial arts department based on the imperial examination system to select talents to enrich the army and stabilize border defense.
Guo Ziyi's legendary and glorious life began when he ranked first in the martial arts examination during the Wu Zetian period (the martial arts examination was not called the number one scholar at that time).
Guo Ziyi was born in a scholar-bureaucrat family in Zheng County, Huazhou. Because of her family's financial difficulties, Guo Ziyi did not take part in liberal arts, but took part in martial arts. After becoming the "Wu Zhuangyuan", Guo Ziyi went to Shanyu as the governor of the left guard.
After years of hard work, Guo Ziyi became the Tiande military envoy and the prefect of Jiuyuan. Later, because of the jealousy of his superiors, Guo Ziyi was left idle and has never been reused. The idle life developed Guo Ziyi's magnanimous and magnanimous character.
However, there is a saying that gold will always shine. Guo Ziyi stayed in the position of Tiande military envoy and Jiuyuan prefect until the Anshi Rebellion broke out. After the Anshi Rebellion broke out, the Tang Empire focused on external affairs and neglected internal affairs, and the problem of long-term peace was
It completely broke out. Because An Lushan was also the governor of Hedong and controlled the northern part of Hedong Road, posing a serious threat to Taiyuan, the northern capital. In a hurry, the center of the Tang Empire remembered Guo Ziyi, who had been idle for many years, and appointed him as the governor of Shuofang.
Let's make every effort to eliminate Anlushan's threat to Taiyuan.
Guo Ziyi lived up to the court's expectations of him and recovered Hedong without any effort. After recovering the lost land in Hedong, he began to recover the lost land in Hebei. An Lushan had been operating in Hebei for many years and his power was relatively stable. In addition, there were a large number of grassland barbarians in Hebei.
These Hu people fully supported An Lushan, which made Guo Ziyi's plan to regain Hebei very difficult.
At this time, the Yan Zhenqing brothers raised troops in Changshan County, Hebei Province to rebel against Anlu Mountain. Seventeen counties and counties in Hebei Province responded at once, and the situation was great. Faced with such a good situation, Guo Ziyi seized the opportunity, went deep into Hebei, and severely damaged the Anshi rebels.
Shocking the world.
Just when Guo Ziyi was shaking the world and was about to wipe out the rebels, Suzong of the Tang Dynasty listened to the slander and forced Guo Ziyi to stop the attack. After Guo Ziyi stopped the attack, the Anshi rebels immediately seized the opportunity to take a breather, and the situation began to reverse. However, Suzong of the Tang Dynasty also sent eunuchs to monitor the early stage.
The army was used to contain Guo Ziyi.
In addition, Suzong also allowed the eunuchs to command indiscriminately, causing heavy losses to the Tang army. Under this bad form, Guo Ziyi endured the humiliation, first operated miserably, and then recovered Chang'an and Luoyang, and then cooperated with Li Guangbi to finally defeat Anshi.
The rebels restored the Tang Dynasty.
After the Anshi Rebellion was settled, in view of the fact that Guo Ziyi had made too many contributions and posed a threat to the imperial power, Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty deprived Guo Ziyi of his military power by promoting him openly and secretly. Guo Ziyi had no complaints about this and accepted it calmly. Guo Ziyi's plain performance dispelled Emperor Daizong's suspicion of him.
wariness.
Therefore, when Tubo and Uighurs joined forces to invade, Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty once again sent Guo Ziyi to lead the army. The Tubo and Uighur forces were so powerful that the Tang generals did not dare to advance. However, Guo Ziyi showed no fear and rode into the Uighur camp alone. With his own prestige, he
The Uighurs withdrew their troops. After the Uighurs withdrew their troops, Tubo was greatly frightened and also withdrew its troops. In this way, Guo Ziyi eliminated the foreign invasion without spending a single soldier.
The above are what Gao Pingshi said in a serious history lecture for Prince Zhu Yijun as his attendant. In addition, he also told a few short stories that are familiar to future generations (note: I will not list them one by one, I think everyone knows them)
Know).
In short, this is what happened: Tang Suzong felt that Guo Ziyi's prestige was too high and wanted to take back his military power, but Lao Guo obediently handed over his military power;
Tang Suzong messed up the situation and needed Lao Guo to come out to pick up garbage. Lao Guo came out obediently;
His old subordinate Wang Yuanzhen and others missed him and did not like the new commander, who was causing trouble. Tang Suzong asked Lao Guo to deal with it, but Lao Guo did not protect his own shortcomings at all and would kill without mercy;
Guanzhong was empty, the Tubo army marched straight into Chang'an, and Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty summoned him again. Lao Guo, who had been put aside by the imperial court, was summoned again and hired 20 cavalry from his own pocket to go to the country.
The old subordinate Pugu Huai'en was forced to rebel. Tang Daizong summoned him again, and Lao Guo came out to help the emperor wash the land again...
This is a super old scalper who is hard-working and loyal. When the emperor meets such a minister, it is like he saved the galaxy in his previous life, right?
Li Shimin and Li Zhi don’t have such old scalpers!
In his early years, Li Jing planned to inform Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty about Li Yuan and Li Shimin's plan to rebel against the Sui Dynasty; Li Ji was once an enemy of Li Tang, but he got involved with Wu Zetian in his later years; Su Dingfang was Li Tang's sworn enemy for the first half of his life; the Xue Wanche brothers,
They are all Li Jiancheng's buddies; Qibi Heli is not like Guo Ziyi, who can kill everyone just for the emperor's pleasure; even Pei Xingjian can pretend to be ill because of Ashina Funian's death.
Therefore, any emperor who has a minister like Guo Ziyi under his command must burn incense to celebrate!
The question is, why did Gao Pragmatic give this example?
Zhu Yijun, who was still the prince at the time, didn't think so much, but now he understands more and more, because he discovered that what Gao Wuchen is doing now, isn't it the reincarnation of Guo Ziyi?
Needless to say, just say that the "true leader for two hundred years" who was the leader at the time was demoted three levels to Guangxi just because he took the blame for the emperor.
But Gao Pragmatic didn't complain at all, he just left, and two years later he brought back an Annan enclosure.
Not to mention the next few years, Gao pragmatism is simply a firefighter. He will go wherever there is difficulty, never refuse, and never fail. As long as he is assigned by Zhu Yijun, Gao pragmatism guarantees to handle it properly, even
Better than the emperor expected.
Isn't this the reincarnation of Guo Ziyi? No, he does a better job than Guo Ziyi. After all, Guo Ziyi only fights wars, but he is also very pragmatic and can still manage politics! For example, if it were not for his high pragmatism, who would be able to do such a mess in Jingying?
Only high pragmatism! He even got it done calmly!
Am I afraid that this kind of minister will outshine his master?
What a joke! I'm just afraid that it won't be used enough and won't be praised highly enough!
If it weren't for respecting and being pragmatic in my own choice, how could I not be awarded the title today!
However, Zhu Yijun was indeed determined to respect Gao Pragmatic's decision. Therefore, since Wang Jiaping found such a good reason, he certainly would not use it.
"Mr. Wang is an old man who wants to build a country. Although I have no doubts about employing people and will reward those who have merit, in order not to make the world suspicious, I will suppress the pursuit of truth for the time being. I must be magnanimous in pursuing truth.
Because of this, there will be resentment." Zhu Yijun said calmly: "This meritorious service was originally based on seeking truth. Now that I have suppressed the reward, how do you gentlemen and Yang Qing think I should reward you so that the people in the world will not laugh at me?
Divide, so that there is no limit to the number of people?"
----------
Thanks to book friend "Cao Mianzi" for your reward and support, thank you!
Thanks to book friends "gdafaj" and "in disrepairnn" for their monthly ticket support, thank you!