Of course, being pragmatic is not too troublesome, because it is completely necessary to bear this trouble.
Using Di Bao to pass on gossip was a method he had thought up before when he was in Sanshen Garden, because the resources that could be used were obvious - Gao Gong suffered a big loss from Ke Dao when he had a fight with Xu Jie last time.
Since Zhao Zhenji was in charge of the imperial examination, he naturally had to add sand to the imperial examination, so there were many disciples and former officials who entered the imperial examination. Among them, Zhao Zhenji controlled the Metropolitan Inspectorate, so it was more difficult to add sand to the Metropolitan Inspectorate.
It was so big that many students entered the sixth subject.
The Imperial Palace newspaper must go through the Sixth Section, so some people who collect information and insider information will definitely find ways to go through the General Affairs Department and the Sixth Section. The General Affairs Department is currently out of reach, but the Sixth Section is no problem - there are high-level students in every subject.
Among them, it is simply unjustifiable not to take advantage of it.
Moreover, it’s not that they were asked to confuse right and wrong, but that they were asked to spread a relatively legendary story in private. And although this story is not completely true, in fact, the difference is not very big, at least in terms of the results.
Basically, that's what happened, so that we don't have to worry about being traced later - we are officials, it's just the news we heard, and besides, we didn't report it! What, I, the official, can't say anything? You're too worried
Where is the ancestor emperor?
Moreover, Gao Gong's disciples are far more reliable than Zhang Juzheng's disciples. In history, when Gao Gong fell, the worst performance of Gao Gong's disciples was just to pretend that they did not have much contact with Gao Gong, while the good ones were basically
Under the attack of Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, he "repented" and would rather be demoted and punished, or even lose his official position and live in the forest for the rest of his life. No one stood up to beat the benefactor, which is quite interesting.
Zhang Juzheng's disciples were different. They were good at creating various historical records of the Ming Dynasty. The most famous one was the incident in the early years of Wanli, when several disciples openly impeached Zhang Juzheng, their prime minister and the first assistant of the dynasty.
The person in question was Liu Tai, who was the censor of Liaodong at the time. In the first month of the fourth year of Wanli, he issued a memorial to impeach Zhang Juzheng for "being good at imposing authority and defying the laws of his ancestors."
"In the more than 200 years of our reign, we have never heard of anyone using his disciples as teachers, so I decided to go and thank him!" The young emperor Wanli then ordered "to arrest Tai and bring him to the capital, to send him to prison, and to order hundreds of imperial staffs to be stationed at a distance."
Zhang Juzheng's performance was also very direct: "Juzheng's penis was saved, but his name was removed from the people." However, just seizing the official position could not relieve his hatred, so he "falsely accused Taiwan of privately redeeming his money", "then garrisoned Taiwan and Guangxi, and the father of Taiwan was shocked."
"Long, my brother and the country are all guilty. Not long after arriving at Xunzhou, I drank in the garrison and died violently when I returned." Yes, losing an official position is not enough to relieve hatred, but losing your life! Even your whole family will be punished for this.
Only by looking at each other can you relieve the hatred in your heart.
However, it is a pity that Zhang Juzheng's brutal persecution of Liu Tai not only failed to deter opponents, but also led to larger-scale impeachment including his disciples Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian.
In the fifth year of Wanli, "Ju Zheng suffered the death of his father, and he took matters into his own hands." Wu Zhongxing was the first to object, saying, "Ju Zheng's father and son were separated in different places, and they did not hear each other for nineteen years out of ten. Once they were abandoned thousands of miles away,
Your Majesty will not let the crawling star run and mourn in the coffin, but you will definitely want him to go against his will and suppress his emotions, carry the sorrowful woman in the temple in pain, and blame him for being a slave to Mo Yuanyou, and to adjust Yuan Xizai, how unkind!" He also pointed out this matter.
"It is the eternal principle, heard and heard from all directions... There is no better way to eliminate change than this"!
In response to Wu Zhongxing, "Zhao Yongxian came in the next day; and tomorrow, Ai Mu, Shen Shenxiao came in." Well, they are all disciples of the Zhang family, they are simply rebelling.
This is very embarrassing.
So Zhang Juzheng was furious, "then Zhongxing and other four people were in charge. Not long after, Zou Yuanbiao, a Jinshi, was fighting, and he was also a court staff; the five of them made a sound that shocked the world." In the ninth year of Wanli, the officials of the capital were planned, and five people were inspected. Ji, I will not describe it again."
Why did Liu Tai, Wu Zhongxing, and Zhao Yongxian, as their disciples, dare to impeach Zhang Juzheng, who was both the leader and the most powerful chief minister in the history of the Ming Dynasty?
Some scholars in later generations analyzed that there are roughly three reasons:
The first is to inherit the tradition of civil servants speaking out since the early Ming Dynasty. Since many civil servants have dared to remonstrate with the emperor throughout the ages, and the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have always been particularly active in this matter, it is natural to impeach powerful officials.
Second, Zhang Juzheng does have things that can be impeached. Liu Tai, Wu Zhongxing, Zhao Yongxian and others all have certain reasons for impeaching Zhang Juzheng. This is the reason why Liu Tai claimed that "the friendship between the king and his ministers is important, and personal favors must not be taken into account."
The third is the consideration of personal integrity and interests by the impeachers, which is what Liu Tai said: "death and immortality." The fact that none of the powerful officials after Jiajing had a good death made Liu Tai and others convinced that the Zhang family, whose power was unprecedentedly high, would not suffer the same fate. He died well, so he rebelled against Zhang as a disciple. Although it was unnatural and would inevitably lead to disaster, it could also achieve the effect of "shout the world with his voice." When Zhang loses power, he can be reinstated or even promoted. Or if he does not exist, it is also possible. The fact that after Zhang's death in the tenth year of Wanli, Liu, Wu, Zhao and others were rehabilitated by Zhaoxue also proves that this judgment is correct.
But in fact, these scholars seem to have overlooked one thing: besides Zhang Juzheng, there were many other "teachers" or even "enxiangs" in the Ming Dynasty. Why were they not impeached by the students like this, but he was Such a shocking event happened to Zhang Juzheng? In terms of power, when Emperor Longqing was in power, Gao Gong's power was no worse than that of Zhang Juzheng in the early years of Wanli. Zhang Juzheng also relied on "internal ties with Feng Bao" to consolidate his authority. , Gao Gong was the one who could directly recommend the Chief of Ceremony’s Palm Seal back then!
Do you, Zhang Juzheng, really have no problem with how you behave?
Is there any problem that will cause trouble and be impeached by the disciples one after another?
Let’s get back to the topic. Since Gao Pragmatic knows that Gao Gong’s disciples are relatively reliable, especially these disciples who are now placed in the academic circles, almost all of them later repaid Gao by ending their political lives without regrets. Gong, then it’s natural to ask them for a little help.
As for Liu Wei’s inability to figure out why Gao Pragmatic did this, it’s actually very simple. Gao Pragmatic needs to use this matter to achieve three purposes: First, let all officials in Beijing feel that Liu Xian is indeed a famous general, even if he only brought a few hundred borrowed Ordinary servants can force a large group of thieves who have been running rampant in the North for many years to surrender; secondly, help Liu Wei increase his popularity and let some people know in advance that Liu Xian has a son who is brave enough to win the three armies. If he succeeds in the future, it will not be easy. Being forgotten; third, this is a bit selfish. Liu Xian and his son can succeed. In the final analysis, it all depends on the fact that Mr. Gao is willing to lend his servants to "send troops" for them?
Look, although Mr. Gao is young, he is not bad at what he does! This is a man from his own family who works hard for others and eliminates harm for the court! He is a role model for our generation!
Well, I am a bit thick-skinned, but this is very pragmatic.