Chapter 161 The Troubles in Nancha (Eighty Four) Loneliness
There is nothing wrong with the matter of confirming the reward for military exploits in northern Liaoning. It has been a few days since the news of the victory was received. If it had not been delayed by the changes in the southern investigation, in fact, this action should have been started two days ago.
Now it is considered to be delayed due to unexpected postponement.
However, the emperor's oral instructions came at such a good time, which is inevitably a bit intriguing: The outer court is busy, the officials from the two schools of the mind school and the practical school are from the south and the north. You finish singing first and I will go on stage, and they are starting to squabble.
battle.
At this time, everyone's attention was attracted. Officials belonging to the two factions, namely, the spiritual school and the practical school, were gearing up and ready to join the battle group at any time; the officials of the neutral group were in high spirits, sitting on a small bench with melon seeds and peanuts, ready to watch another good show.
Who would have thought that at this time, the emperor just pretended that he had not seen the commotion in the outer court, and instead brought up the matter of confirming the military achievements and rewards in northern Liaoning, completely ignoring the matter in the outer court, and talking to himself about his own affairs.
What does this mean? Is the emperor escaping from something or implying something?
There seems to be no need to escape. Although both sides have taken action, no heavyweight minister has expressed his position. If the emperor really wanted to suppress these voices earlier, he could do so even if he did not wait for Hai Rui to defend himself.
An imperial decree came down, pushing Qian Chen's past to the late emperor, saying that he did not dare to question the late emperor's holy judgment. At this time, the outer court had no choice but to keep silent unless it was absolutely necessary.
Since it's not an escape, it's probably a hint. What could it be hinting at? Everyone felt that the emperor probably wanted to express an attitude, that is, I don't want to see these nonsense now, and my mind is on the border.
This idea makes sense. The emperor's focus has almost never changed in recent years, and has always been on Chahar. Whether it is the Northwest Rebellion or the Battle of Yehe River, in the final analysis, it all happened because of Chahar.
Extrapolating the domestic evidence, we can also draw this conclusion just from the transfer of Gao Jingshi, the emperor's closest companion: After Gao Jingshi returned from the south to the north and won the Battle of Monan, he successively served as Minister of Yuanmasi in Liaodong and Gaibing of Jin Fuhai.
Bei, governor of Liaodong, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, each of them was inseparable from Chahar.
The emperor obviously would not put his most trusted and valued ministers on meaningless idle posts. Since Gao Pragmatic's previous positions after returning to the north were all related to Chahar, this is enough to show that the emperor's eyes were focused on Chahar.
Never changed.
At this time, smart people have suddenly realized: Why did the Nancha or the Dinghai Jingcha come about?
Because the emperor wanted to divert the attention of the officials from Zheng Guoben's matter, he immediately sent out the imperial police, which had been delayed for several months by the Battle of the Northwest.
In other words, the Jingcha itself was not necessarily very important to the emperor. It was only important to the officials, but the emperor did not necessarily attach great importance to it.
In this case, it is absolutely impossible to expect the emperor to ignore Chahar, whom he cares about most because of the Beijing inspection. Not only is it impossible, he will also try his best to prevent the officials from involving too much energy in this matter, allowing him to prepare for war
Chahar's plan was neglected. Therefore, at this stage, the emperor would try every means to reduce the interest in Beijing and Chahar, and put the reward of the Battle of Northern Liaoning on the table.
At this point, these smart people understood: the Xin School's reaction to Nancha was so great, it can be seen that Hai Rui must have caught some of their sore feet, so at this moment, the officials of the Xin School, including Wang Xijue, must not be able to act like
Beijing Cha was so idle before, and tried its best to advocate the early restoration of the country's foundation.
The issue of "Zheng Guoben" that annoyed the emperor had been resolved by Gao's pragmatic suggestions, so the emperor wanted to turn the court's focus back to Chahar. This was the emperor's true intention.
However, officials in the Ming Dynasty have never been very obedient to greetings. Even when Yan Song was in power, there were many officials who opposed the Yan Party, and there were even officials who dared to curse the emperor - such as Hai Rui, who was a typical example.
In such a climate, especially since Beijing Chahar involves the vital interests of many officials, it seems... unrealistic to expect them to ignore Beijing Chahar and focus on Chahar.
Just like Wang Xijue's current embarrassment, it is not difficult to start a trend, but it is difficult to end the trend. The emperor proposed the inspection of the capital, which attracted the attention of all the officials, and no longer forced the emperor to confer the crown prince. Now that the goal is achieved, he wants to let
They withdrew their gaze and turned to Chahar, which was obviously difficult.
Although these smart people all understand the principle of "seeing through but not telling off", in reality there are always situations that are difficult to control. For example, colleagues and friends fail to understand the emperor's motives for a while. At this time, it is difficult for you not to give him some advice. Therefore, it is so
One, two, two, three. In the end, everyone understood that the current situation was just manipulated by the emperor.
After all, he is the Nine-Five Supreme Emperor who has been in the imperial court for fifteen years, and is no longer the ignorant little emperor. Although the use of Dinghai Jingcha to divert Zheng Guobin's attention was probably Gao Jingjing's work, but now Gao Jingjing himself is still stuck in "
Unable to get out of the "North-South Conflict", the emperor has guided the development of the situation with a lofty and condescending attitude towards all living beings. This shows that the emperor has really grown up.
However, when everyone turned around and thought about it, they seemed to have doubts: As the person who proposed this strategy, is Gao Pragmatic really stuck in it and unable to get out? It doesn't seem very reasonable.
Since smart people can think of this, as smart as Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue has obviously already realized it.
On the night when the emperor's oral order was issued, Wang Xijue quietly visited the Shen University Scholar's Palace to visit Shen Yuanfu.
Shen Shixing seemed to have been in low spirits these past few days. When he met Wang Xijue, the servant at home brought two cups of ginseng tea. The strong fragrance of ginseng made people sober up as soon as they smelled it.
Wang Xijue couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said apologetically: "It makes Yuan Fu worry about it, and Xijue is very uneasy."
Shen Shixing's eyelids were slightly swollen, and he looked really depressed, but his attitude remained the same. He waved his hands calmly, shook his head and said, "When you are in Zhilu, how can you not worry about anything for a day? Gao Qiuzhen said something in his early years.
It's very good, 'Since you have a respected position, don't be afraid of the great responsibility'. I am the chief assistant, and I have to look at everything in the world. Even if this incident didn't happen, I wouldn't have much leisure."
Wang Xijue said in surprise: "Gao Qiuzhen also said such a thing? His rise in status was only after the Battle of Monan, but..."
"This is not something I said recently. I said it a long time ago. At that time, the emperor had not been in power for a long time, and there were many sacred studies. Every day before dawn, there would be morning visitors. I happened to be the school inspector on that day, and I am afraid that the emperor still had some knowledge.
I was angry when I got up, and said to Gao Qiuzhen who was reading with me and my servant, 'Everyone in the world says that it is good to be an emperor, but who knows that being an emperor can't even decide when to get up!'"
Wang Xijue's face stiffened, and he thought to himself: I am quite angry when I wake up now, and how should I respond to these words?
Shen Shixing also paused and said with a wry smile: "To be honest with brother Yuan Yu, I was in a daze at that time. I didn't know whether it was better to reprimand or admonish. I am more truth-seeking. Although I was only eleven or twelve years old at the time, and every day
Ribi had to get up about an hour earlier to arrive at the palace to accompany the reading, but without any complaints, he immediately said the above words solemnly."
Wang Xijue was horrified and said solemnly: "I've heard a lot about this kid's early wisdom, but I never expected that he would be so wise early. If he had said these words in recent years, I would still understand, but he was like this at the age of eleven or twelve.
Realize, this... is a bit too shocking."
"People at that time always compared him with Yang Sheng'an. Even Gao Wen was very proud of this when he was still young, thinking that it would be a great honor for his nephew to be compared with Yang Sheng'an. Little did I know that I already knew that Gao Qiuzhen was ten times more powerful than Yang Sheng'an!
Yang Sheng'an's early wisdom is not limited to his literary talent, but his pursuit of truth is more than just literary talent? Apart from being unable to fight in front of the battle, this boy knows almost everything, is full of wits, and has a deep mind. At an early age, he played tricks on Feng Bao and others.
Among them, such a person is always underestimated by those who claim to be smart. How can there be no reason for his defeat?"
When Shen Shixing said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "It would be great if he was really my disciple."
Wang Xijue was silent for a moment, and suddenly realized that Shen Shixing's words not only meant the literal meaning, but also meant to wake him up. He thought he was worried that he had also underestimated Gao pragmatism.
He hurriedly said: "As a lesson to others, Xi Jue returned to Beijing this time and did not pay enough attention to Gao Qiuzhen, so he is now in a dilemma. Yuan Fu's warning today is like a wake-up call, Xi Jue must be careful
remember."
"Brother Yuan Yu, there is no need to say such things between you and me." Shen Shixing shook his head slightly, picked up the ginseng tea and took a big sip, and then said: "Those who seek truth highly will have extraordinary talents, and now they are our rivals as well.
, I don’t say these words to boost others’ ambitions or destroy my own prestige. It’s just that I have more dealings with him after all, so it’s appropriate to have some understanding. I’m not blaming you for anything, don’t get me wrong.”
"How dare Xijue." Wang Xijue hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Today there are many people outside talking about the emperor's oral speech this afternoon, saying that..."
"I already know these statements." Shen Shixing waved his hand to stop Wang Xijue from repeating it, frowning and said: "But what's the use of knowing these? Don't you and I don't know why Dinghai Jingcha came about? It's not difficult to know the reason. It's difficult.
How to deal with it.”
Shen Shixing emphasized in a more serious tone: "Dinghai Jingcha diverted hundreds of officials' calls for Zheng Guobin. You and I knew this when the Jingcha was raised. But this is a conspiracy, and it is justifiable. Is it true?
Can we not deal with it? Since we have to deal with it, we must have fallen into the trap, so what can we do?"
Wang Xijue was speechless for a moment. When he was in Suzhou, he always felt that Shen Shixing was a little timid in the face of Gao Pragmatism, let alone taking advantage of Gao Pragmatism. It was rare to avoid suffering a loss, or even a big loss, so Wang Xijue was old at that time.
I feel that Shen Shixing's ability is lacking, and I feel sorry for the title of No. 1 Scholar.
Who would have known that after Wang Xijue came to Beijing, he was high-spirited for less than half a month before he fell into the trap of being pragmatic and was led by the nose. He even has one foot in the mud now, if it weren't for Shen Shixing's reminder.
, maybe this time Hai Rui will have his face wiped with mud, and his reputation will be completely ruined.
It seems that it's not that Shen Shixing is incompetent, but that the pragmatic guy is too sinister and full of bad things. He can't get even a little bit of it, otherwise he will be poisoned. Shen Shixing knows very well that this guy is powerful, so he would rather be careful and make no big mistakes.
Being willing to take any risks will always give some advantages to those who are pragmatic and pragmatic.
However, this is not a long-term solution. Although the Xin School has a strong foundation, the Practical School has gradually become the mainstream in the north and has begun to penetrate into the southern provinces.
If the Xin School remains so passive and allows Gao Pragmatism to cut a knife today and cut into pieces tomorrow, no matter how strong the corner of the wall is, one day it will be dug down.
What's more, it's not just the Practical School who oppose Xin Xue. For example, Gu Xiancheng was not from the Practical School, but when he scolded Xin Xue, he was much more vicious than the Practical School. He was very hateful with every sentence he said was heart-breaking.
These people have nothing to do with Xinxue, especially the appearance of Gu Xiancheng, which also means that there are problems and vacillations within the southern Xinxue base camp - Gu Xiancheng is from Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture, and he is really from the place where Xinxue is at its peak.
Yes, this is actually the case, which shows how serious the situation is.
Under such a situation, if Shen Shixing and himself can't suppress Gao Pragmatic even if they join forces, then who can suppress him in the future when the two of us are gone? Don't forget, Gao Pragmatic is only twenty-five or six years old.
He is already a senior official in the ministry and an important minister who holds the financial power of the Ming Dynasty. If he wins the decisive battle of Chahar in a few years, no one can stop him from joining the cabinet to assist the government.
At the age of thirty, most top academics have just made their way onto the gold medal list and have just entered official careers. However, those who are highly pragmatic are very likely to become senior ministers at that time. Who dares to underestimate the weight and influence of this? But at that time
He became the chief minister, who among the others in his cabinet could survive him? If nothing unexpected happens, and his holy family is as stable as it is today, isn't this a sign that he will stay in power for decades!
By that time, Xinxue will really be gone, and I'm afraid there will be no chance of a turnaround.
Thinking of this, Wang Xijue unconsciously looked at Shen Shixing's swollen eyes, and suddenly he could understand that the chief assistant in front of him was called an all-rounder, but was also considered not tough enough.
With an opponent like Gao Jingshi who has various advantages, how heavy the burden on Shen Yuanfu's shoulders can't be understood unless he has a certain status! It's easy to sit at home and talk about things, but if you have the ability to go against Gao Jingshi?
Is he so pragmatic that he almost never gets angry in front of others because he is so easy to get along with?
shallow!
You don't have to get angry at anyone, you can just wave your hand to kill the person, so why should he get angry at you? Not to mention, these people who are not tough enough to orchestrate Shin Yuanfu behind the scenes, if they are really allowed to stand in front of Gao Pragmatic
, I’m afraid I can’t even stand straight.
"Yuanfu has worked hard." Wang Xijue sighed with emotion, and said sincerely but quite lonely: "I have written to all the members about the Nanjing investigation, urging them to cease operations. Please Yuanfu not worry about the situation in Nanjing and try his best to protect Li Chengliang
, to keep the only fulcrum of my Xinxue lineage in the towns of Jiubian."
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