Chapter 277: Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese (19) is like slaughtering a dog
The fact that Yu Shenxing was "elected" as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is a pretty good result from a high and pragmatic standpoint. The first point is of course good because of the relationship between Yu Shenxing and him back then.
Yu Shenxing was one of the daily lecturers when he went to Gao Jingshi to serve as the prince's accompaniment. To sum up the two factors, even if Gao Jingshi was not counted as Yu Shenxing's disciple, there was no problem in calling him "sir" respectfully.
With such a relationship, even if Yu Shenxing disagrees with Gao Pragmatic's opinions at certain times, at least it is unlikely that he will speak harshly to each other. At least it will not be a big problem for the two parties to maintain a semblance of harmony.
The second good point is that although Yu Shenxing is very "moral", he also pays more attention to reality. He is a person who can adhere to higher ethics, but he is not willing to completely ignore the actual situation for the sake of morality. This kind of person
People who are highly pragmatic are easier to deal with.
The third point is true, but it's a bit shabby to say, and that is that Yu Shenxing's health is not very good. Yu Shenxing's qualifications are quite old now, and his official reputation has always been very good. Logically speaking, he should have made his mark long ago.
Yes, why was he elected as the Minister of Rites just now? Because he resigned due to illness a few years ago and went back to recuperate for a few years before being reinstated, which delayed his "progress."
Poor health means that his ability to control the Ministry of Rites will not be too strong, and there is a high probability that the two ministers will be given more space to spread their presence. In this case, Gao Pragmatic will have the opportunity and motivation to fill people in the Ministry of Rites - even Gao Gao.
All things considered pragmatically.
It is a coincidence that the former right minister of the Ministry of Rites has just been elected, and now the position is vacant. However, this matter has not been finalized for the time being because the emperor was busy paying attention to the war. It is now autumn, and the right minister of the Ministry of Rites cannot always be lacking.
, so after he joins the cabinet and the Minister of Rites is replaced, the selection of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites will inevitably become the next topic, which is obviously an opportunity.
Gao Jingjing's candidate was Xiao Liangyou, who was ranked second in the Gengchen Division in the same year as him. Xiao Liangyou was very knowledgeable. Gao Jingjing's "famous work" "Longwen Whip Shadow" was actually his masterpiece in the original history——
Of course, it is his masterpiece after serving as an academic officer for many years.
Well, even to make up for this, Gao Pragmatic still had to recommend him to be the young uncle.
Xiao Liangyou is currently one of the ministerial bachelors of the Hanlin Academy. According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, there are four ministers and ministers, and all of them are serious "prime ministers". As long as they can be externalized, it is safe to have a minister.
Of course, although Xiao Liangyou is not in charge of the academy, his qualifications are obviously older than that of Ye Xianggao, who is in charge of the academy.
Ye Xianggaoneng was in charge of the affairs of the academy, firstly because he was smart in handling affairs and had everything in order; secondly and most importantly, because he was a highly pragmatic disciple, which made him especially favored by the emperor. In terms of real qualifications, Xiao Liang
You Ke is one subject ahead of Ye Xianggao, and one subject with his mentor Gao Xiangyou. This is called a senior, so Ye Xianggao will definitely be the first to salute Xiao Liangyou when he sees him.
In addition to Xiao Liangyou, Tanhua Wang Tingzhuan, who is in the same department as Gao Jingshi, is also one of the people he wants to recommend. As for Wang Tingzhuan's recommendation, Gao Jingshi takes a fancy to his ability to coordinate and plans to use it when he has the opportunity.
He was recommended to the Ministry of Industry to prepare for the construction of a series of infrastructure projects in the future.
As for the three disciples, Gao's pragmatic attitude is to depend on the situation. To be precise, it should be called waiting for opportunities and making specific arrangements when suitable vacancies become available. As for now, the main task of the three is still to do their jobs well and take care of their parents.
However, this is all a matter for later. The most urgent task is to write a speech - not to resign and hold various positions, but because the imperial edict ordering myself to join the cabinet is coming soon anyway, and as a rule, I must decline first.
What's more, Gao Wuzhen now not only has to refuse to join the cabinet, but also has to refuse the title of Marquis of Nanning. Although this is all a show job, the show job of the Ming Dynasty cannot be done without doing it, otherwise Zhang Juzheng will seize the opportunity.
How could the affair become so big and almost impossible to end?
As expected, he had just gone to the study to write half a chapter when the emperor's imperial edict arrived. He probably knew that he would resign, so the angel who came was just a young eunuch. Gao Pragmatic didn't even know him, but he only vaguely remembered it.
Saw it.
There is no doubt that Gao Jingshi politely declined this request, but he ordered Gao Mo to reward the young eunuch with a red envelope of twenty taels of silver. With his status, he would not be too generous to this mere young eunuch.
He turned around and was about to leave, but he didn't expect that this angel turned out to be a stranger. He smiled and thanked him: "They say that Lord Marquis is the most generous and generous in the world. When I saw him today, he really lived up to his reputation."
Gao pragmatic smiled slightly and simply replied: "I don't dare, bother the angel." Then he was about to turn around, but the angel said again: "What a coincidence, our family and the Marquis are actually the same family..."
Gao pragmatic stopped when he heard the words, looked at him slightly surprised, and said: "The angel also has the surname Gao?"
Seeing that Gao Pingshi was finally interested, the angel was overjoyed and hurriedly raised his hands and said, "The Marquis knows that our family's surname is Gao, and our nickname is Huai - Huaiyang means Huai."
Gao Huai?
Gao Jingshi felt bad, but his face remained calm, and he even showed a smile that seemed to be appreciative. He nodded and said: "Okay, I remember it, Angel, it's easy to go." Then he hit Gao Mo again.
A look indicated another reward.
Gao Mo was naturally very good at these things, and he took out a red envelope containing twenty-two pieces of small-denomination Federal Reserve banknotes and handed it to Gao Huai, saying with a smile: "Since we are from the Marquis family, the reward should be double - just now
I am disrespectful, I hope the angel can forgive me."
Gao Huai was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear, and said hurriedly: "Hey, eh, the old steward has ruined our family, how can I be embarrassed..." He said he was embarrassed, but there was no lag in collecting the money.
As soon as he finished speaking, the wordless envelope was already tucked into his sleeve, leaving no trace at all.
Gao Mo had already seen that Gao Jingshi was unwilling to talk to him, so he took the initiative to lead him out of the house, finally freeing Gao Jingshi.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As soon as Gao Qingshi returned to the study, he heard Liu Xin ask: "This Gao Huai's name seems a bit familiar. I always feel that I have heard it somewhere, but I want to
I can’t get up... I see that your attitude towards him is a bit strange, maybe it’s not just because you two are the ‘family’, right?”
Gao Jingshi snorted and said angrily: "In the Xinzheng Gao family's official family, what kind of family can I and a minister who came from a gangster in the capital be the same family? As for the fact that this guy's name seems familiar to you, it's probably because he has a notorious reputation.
, so it will be stinking for thousands of years.”
"Wow!" Liu Xin was quite surprised when she heard this. She opened her eyes and said, "I have never heard such comments from you as 'notorious and will be infamy for eternity'. What kind of bad thing did this guy do?"
Are you so accusatory?"
Gao pragmatism said angrily: "What bad thing? It's really exhausting the bamboos of the Southern Mountains, and the crimes are endless; it's hard to eliminate the waves of the East China Sea! Have you ever heard of the four words 'Gaohuai chaos Liao'?"
"I seem to have some impression, why don't you tell me more?" It was rare for Liu Xin to see Gao Jingshi angry, and she was very curious about what the eunuch had done. Gao Jingshi didn't use any words this time, and immediately told her about Gao Huai
Things are coming.
According to what Gao Jingshi said, Gao Huai was from the capital, and he was born as a rogue. He made a living by collecting taxes for others in Chongwenmen. He was similar to a modern loan shark company who came to collect debts, or a younger brother who collected protection fees from the local government, so he knew how to collect taxes.
the benefits of.
Gao Huai originally had a wife and children, but when he owed a lot of debt and had no money to pay back because of his gambling and whoring, in order to avoid the debt and to get ahead, he actually committed suicide in the palace to enter the palace (as mentioned earlier, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was very poor.
Those who have this "tradition").
Later, Gao Huai slowly accumulated some money in the palace. This time he did not spend it randomly (or maybe he had no place to spend it). Instead, he bribed the emperor's favorite Yan Dajing and successfully obtained the position of tax supervisor in Liaodong.
The tax eunuchs themselves have no rank. Gao Huai supervised the taxes in Liaodong as Shangshan Supervisor and Superintendent. The supervisor was the third level in the eunuch official system, the fifth rank. Speaking of which, a scoundrel in those days got to the fifth rank.
, it can be regarded as a glorious ancestor.
In March of the 27th year of Wanli, Gao Huai officially arrived in Liaodong. In just two months, Gao Huai handed over all the 500 taels of silver he had collected to the emperor. Zhu Yijun was very happy and gave him the residence of the eunuch guarding Liaodong.
, and named him Fuyang Store, allowing him to continue collecting taxes as a government office. As a result, Gao Huai became even more prosperous.
If Gao Huai just mined and collected taxes honestly, perhaps future generations would have a slightly higher evaluation of him, but don’t forget that he was a rogue loan shark. Now that the villain is successful, he will naturally swell out of proportion. He entered
The person in charge was the former garrison, but in the end he really regarded himself as the garrison eunuch of the main town, and secretly added the word "guard" to his position, making him look like a local official.
This matter was once impeached by the officials of Liaodong. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun said "I am determined to do so" and recognized Gao Huai's private position. As a result, Gao Huai became the real eunuch guarding Liaodong, and his full name has since become
"The imperial envoy guards Liaodong and other places and cooperates with the Shanhaiguan Supervisor to collect Fuyang shop tax and manage mining affairs. Ma Shi Taifu" is child's play and really ridiculous.
From the time Gao Huai was recognized as the eunuch guarding Liaodong in May of the 27th year of Wanli, he became the emperor of Liaodong. By the time Gao Huai returned to the dynasty in the 36th year of Wanli, the ten years could be called the darkest moment in Liaodong.
"History of the Ming Dynasty" states that among the many mining supervisors and tax envoys, "the most tyrannical ones include Chen Feng and Gao Huai", and lists Gao Huai as the representative of the tyrannical eunuchs. It is conceivable that his power and harm are great. "The Biography of Gao Huai"
In less than 600 words, there are more than ten crimes listed, two of which are the most serious.
First of all, they did not know how to pretend to understand, interfered in the military affairs, and undermined the defense of Liaodong. In Liaodong during the Wanli period, there were Japanese pirates in the south (during the Korean War) and Tartars in the north. The conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens was very serious, and there were also Japanese pirates harassing the sea in the south.
Fortunately, at this time, the Ming Dynasty still had a complete defense system in Liaodong, and the responsibilities of the garrison in each city were also very clear.
Gao Huai's duty was to collect taxes, but since he got the title of guard, he actually regarded himself as a general guarding the local area and interfered wantonly in local military affairs. For example, in the thirty-fourth year of Wanli, the thief chief Ang led ten thousand people to invade Shanhaiguan.
In the east, the local defenders had successfully repelled it, but after Gaohuai got the news, he had to force the officers and soldiers in each city to pursue it, leaving the towns in Liaodong empty for defense. Although he was very lucky this time, this incident did not cause serious consequences.
, but it caused unanimous and serious concern among Liaodong officials.
The second is frantic looting. Gaohuai's specialty is extortion, but Liaodong is different from other places. In the original history, this place did not have the highly pragmatic corn and drought-tolerant rice that are now introduced. At that time, Liaodong "planted only millet, which only matured once every year, and
The rain is not coming, and everything is deserted." In addition, it is located in a border fortress, so the economy is very backward. Now Gaohuai is coming to scrape the land again, and what good can be done after knocking the bones and sucking the marrow?
According to "Records of Shenzong", Gao Huai donated three times to the palace, totaling 45,500 taels of silver. But this is very problematic. Is it possible that he only collected such a small amount of money in Liaodong for ten years?
"The Biography of Gaohuai" says that he plundered at least hundreds of thousands, which shows that most of it went into his own pocket. Such cruel plundering was naturally based on the massive bankruptcy of the people in Liaodong.
Li Hualong, the governor of Liaodong at that time, once said that there were originally 47 large households in Liaoyang, all with assets worth tens of millions, but "the search for Huai has been exhausted" and they were all ruined. The large households could not stand it, as ordinary people can imagine. So at that time
The people of Liaodong sang: "Liao people have no brains, they all cut them out in the Huai River; Liao people have no marrow, they all drain them in the Huai River."
The harm caused by Gaohuai's rebellion in Liao was politically the destruction of war defense, excessive command, and the seizure of military power; economically it was excessive extortion, leaving the people with no place to stand. Under such a dark rule, the internal situation in Liaodong was already in danger.
In the twenty-eighth year of Wanli, the demon Dao Jin Deshi of Liaodong, who is said to be a Korean, successfully launched the Liaozuo Rebellion with the cult as a rallying cry and the current suffering as a temptation. More than 3,000 people (according to Korean records, 50,000)
The poor peasants who were forced to live by Gaohuai launched a riot and separatized Gushan Fort. The struggle lasted for half a year, and was finally pacified after the Ming Dynasty mobilized elites from Liaodong for a conquest.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This riot is obviously a dangerous signal. Liaodong, which was originally threatened by foreign enemies, is now uneasy internally. Governor Li Hualong shouted: "Liaodong is in danger"
, warned the court: "If the Huai River is gone, Liao'an will be safe; if the Huai River is there, the Liao Dynasty will perish"! It is also said: "If the Liao Dynasty perishes, the capital will not be able to sleep in peace."
However, these remarks were not recognized by Zhu Yijun. Gao Huai continued to extort money in Liaodong until the situation in Liaodong became even more chaotic. Officials and generals from all parties impeached Gao Huai. Zhu Yijun could not withstand the pressure and was imprisoned in the 36th year of Wanli.
Forced to recall Gaohuai.
However, it was too late. The economy of Liaodong had suffered huge damage and the people's hearts were no longer there. However, Nurhachi worked hard to win over people's hearts over time, which led to a serious phenomenon of people and military households in Liaodong fleeing from Jurchens. Another ten years later, that is, the fourth year of Wanli
Seventeen years later, the Battle of Saarhu finally broke out, and the Ming Dynasty's advantage in Liaodong completely ceased to exist.
"Ah, I remembered. When you told me about Li Chengliang's history, you once said this - when Gao Huai was in chaos in Liaodong, Li Chengliang went to suppress Liao for the second time, and he was complicit with him, right?" Liu Xin
Finally remembered.
Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "That's right. At that time, Li Chengliang had long lost the vigor he had many years ago. He just wanted to hang out for a day. He didn't dare to go against Gao Huai, who seemed to be trusted by the emperor, so not only did he not object
, and even colluded with Gao Huaihang, which finally caused the situation in Liaodong to get out of control."
"So your point of view is that Gao Huai is the culprit, and although Li Chengliang has a higher status, he is actually just an accomplice." Liu Xin frowned and thought, "Then what are you going to do now? While this guy is still just a young prisoner,
Knock him to death in advance?"
"I'm not afraid of changing history, especially changing it for the better." Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "The current good situation in Liaodong is the result of my many years of hard work. I will never let someone like Gao Huai ruin my plan.
.”
He paused and said in a deep voice: "Removing a Gaohuai is like slaughtering a dog."
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