Chapter 281 The Return of the Japanese Fu (Yuan Si) is in Danger
As Gao Pragmatic's contributions become bigger and bigger, his personal prestige has risen to a level that even the opposition dare not face up to. Therefore, Zhao Zhigao, one of the two current speakers of the Xin School, has completely lost However, Shen Yiguan, who was originally a little far away from the central core and was temporarily elected to replace Wang Xijue's vacancy, obviously still harbors some illusions.
However, although Zhao Zhigao usually seems to be sickly and has no independent opinions, this time the plan has been decided and he is very determined. No matter what, he refuses to have a head-on confrontation with the pragmatic school headed by Gao Pragmatism.
In fact, Zhao Zhigao's attitude, which is somewhat like capitulationism, is not just his personal attitude. In the thirty years of confrontation between the Practical School and the Xin School, the Xin School as a whole has been defeated again and again.
From Xu Jie's response before he stepped down from the stage, to the moment when Gao Pragmatic sneezes, people can't help but wonder if there is any metaphor behind the sneeze. It is true that the sea has changed, and the times have changed.
Many practitioners of psychology can’t help but reflect on what is the reason for all this?
Many people initially believed that this was mainly because Gao Gong, Guo Pu, and Zhang Siwei were the first assistants of the Real School. They "occupied" the emperor's entire growth period, making the ideas of the Real School influence the emperor. Too big. When the emperor completely takes charge of the government, and with the emperor acting as a counterbalance, the Practical School will naturally be invincible.
But some people think that things are not that simple. They believe that in addition to the influence of the three chief assistants in the early years of Wanli, Gao Pragmatic's own abilities and performance must not be ignored.
As the emperor's only "classmate", or perhaps his childhood playmate, Gao Pragmatic himself may have had a greater influence on the emperor than the three chief assistants combined, and this is what Gao Pragmatic later did. One of the key factors in its rise.
Of course, Gao Jingshi has achieved his current achievements and prestige obviously not only because of the Holy Scroll. In history, there are not many close officials who have better Holy Scrolls than Gao Jingshi - many years ago, some people said that Gao Jingshi was the "Dong Xian" of the Ming Dynasty. Woolen cloth.
However, later Gao Pragmatic relied on a series of military exploits to nail those who said these words to the pillar of shame of a gossip, and then this phenomenon stopped.
Of course, there was another reason why these people were crucified, which was related to the comparison between Gao Pragmatic and Dong Xian.
Dong Xian was a favorite of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty. He was favored by Emperor Ai at first because of his extraordinary appearance. He was promoted to Huangmenlang as soon as they met, and he began to be favored. When Emperor Ai asked about his father, Dong Gong, the Marquis of Yunzhong, he was recruited to serve as the emperor that day. The magistrate of Baling County was promoted to the rank of Guanglu Doctor.
Dong Xian was favored more and more, and he was appointed as the Prince Consort and the Imperial Attendant. Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty would accompany him in his carriage when he went out, and he would accompany him when he came in. Within one month, he received a total reward of ten million yuan, and his wealth shocked the court.
Emperor Ai thought that it was difficult for Dong Xian to return home as his personal attendant, so he issued an edict to allow Dong Xian's wife to enter the palace directly and live in Dong Xian's residence in the palace, just like the wives of long-term officials could live in official residences. He also summoned Dong Xian's sister made her Zhaoyi, whose status was second only to the queen's. She also renamed her residence Jiao Feng to match the queen's Jiao Fang.
How exaggerated was Emperor Ai's favor for Dong Xian? In addition to giving it to himself, Emperor Ai also promoted Dong Xian's father, Dong Gong, to the post of Shaofu, gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei to collect his taxes, and later moved to serve as a guard.
Emperor Ai also appointed Dong Xian's father-in-law as the chief craftsman, and Dong Xian's brother-in-law as the chief craftsman. He also ordered the general chief craftsman to build a large house for Dong Xian under the North Tower. It had front and back halls and the doors faced each other.
Extremely exquisite and gorgeous.
Servants from Dong Xian down to Dong Xian's house were all rewarded by Emperor Ai, including weapons from the arsenal and treasures from above. Dong Xian was responsible for selecting the best items for use, and the clothes he wore when riding in the carriage were second only to the emperor.
, a beaded jacket made of gold sewn with jewels, a jade pendant made of gold sewn with jade pieces, prepared to reward Dong Xian, nothing was missing.
Emperor Ai even asked a general to build a tomb for Dong Xian next to the Yiling Mausoleum. There was a small chamber inside made of strong cypresses, and a patrol road outside. There were several miles around, the gate and the outside of the door.
There are countless screens set up.
In addition, Emperor Ai often used various means to improve Dong Xian's status. On the second day of May in the second year of Yuanshou (1 BC), the Han Dynasty formally determined the official names of the three officials and their respective divisions of labor. Dong Xian was appointed as the Grand Sima.
; Prime Minister Kong Guang was made Great Situ; Peng Xuan was made Great Sikong and was granted the title of Marquis of Changping.
At this time, Emperor Ai intended to let Dong Xian surpass Kong Guang secretly. Kong Guang was extremely respectful and knew that Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty wanted Dong Xian to be respected and favored by others. When he heard that Dong Xian was coming soon, Kong Guang put on his clothes and hat and went out to wait.
I saw Dong Xian's car in the distance and stepped back.
When Dong Xian arrived at the middle gate, Kong Guang entered the small room next to the gate. After Dong Xian got off the bus, Kong Guang came out to greet him. He was very cautious in greeting him and did not dare to receive him with the etiquette of receiving a person of the same status.
In this way, after Dong Xian returned, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was very happy when he heard about it, and immediately promoted the sons of Kong Guang's two brothers to serve as regular ministers of the admonishment officials. In one case, Dong Xian's power was almost equal to that of the emperor.
However, the most shocking thing for future generations was yet to come.
One day, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty held a banquet in the Linqi Hall, where he had a banquet with Dong Xian, his father, his son, and their relatives. The ministers and the regular servants, Wang Hong and his brothers, were waiting nearby. Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, feeling a little drunk at that time, watched calmly.
Dong Xian smiled and said, "I want to imitate Yao and become Shun. How about that?"
Before Dong Xian could say anything, Wang Hong's expression changed greatly and he added: "The world belongs to Emperor Gao, not to His Majesty. Your Majesty inherits the imperial line and should pass on the throne to his descendants until infinity. Important matters passed down from generation to generation are of vital importance. Please
Your Majesty, please stop talking nonsense!"
It stands to reason that such a warning was an act of loyalty and righteousness, but Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was very unhappy after hearing this, and his face was so ugly that everyone around him was very scared. The final result was to drive Wang Hong out, and he was no longer allowed to serve him in the future.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At first, those people compared Gao pragmatism to Dong Xian, and this was the main reason that later caused Zhu Yijun's anger. Zhu Yijun asked himself that Gao pragmatism was both a monarch and a minister, and
Good friends regard the cooperation between the two as an example of wise kings and wise ministers since ancient times. How can they tolerate someone treating them as Emperor Ai and Dong Xian?
When Zhu Yijun heard the news from Dongchang and Jinyiwei, his lungs were about to explode. Besides being good-looking, Dong Xian served Emperor Ai all day long. How could he be a wise minister of the country? He was just like the eunuchs in the harem. How can it be compared with my pragmatism as the pillar of the country?
Let’s talk about Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, what kind of bullshit emperor is he, you actually compare him to me?
However, one thing to note here is that Zhu Yijun's anger in this matter was not just due to Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty favoring Dong Xian and coining the idiom "the habit of cutting sleeves". As an emperor, he was more sensitive Part of it is that Emperor Ai's political actions were similar to him at that time.
What are the similarities? There are two points: the first point is that they are both young; the second point is that they like reform.
Let’s talk about youth first. Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty was only twenty-five years old when he died and reigned for only six years. Although he was already an adult king when he ascended the throne, his reign was roughly the same age as Zhu Yijun, who was already in charge at that time.
Besides, he likes reform. Politically, after Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty came to the throne, in the second year of Jianping (5 BC), he accepted the petition of the Great Sikong Zhubo, canceled the official reform during the Suihe period of Emperor Cheng, and restored the two positions of prime minister and imperial censor. government system. At the same time, the state pastoral system was abolished and the provincial governor was restored.
However, in May of the second year of Yuanshou (1 BC), Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty restored the three-gong system, but changed the name of the imperial censor to "Da Sikong" and the prime minister to "Da Situ", and elevated the status of Da Sima to make He was the head of the three princes. After the new reform of the three princes, Dong Xian, Kong Guang, and Peng Xuan were appointed as the Great Sima, the Great Situ, and the Great Sikong respectively. Emperor Ai also wanted to reform the Sizhi and Sili, and add the position of Sikou, but things were still unresolved. He died when he wasn't sure.
During the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, there were many palaces, gardens, and treasury collections. Although the people's wealth was not as good as that of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the population reached its peak, the largest since the beginning of the Han Dynasty. So Emperor Ai I also want to reform the economy.
In the early days of Emperor Ai's accession to the throne, General Shi Dan of the Zuo replaced Wang Mang as Grand Sima Fu of the Zuo Dynasty. As soon as Shi Dan took office, he proposed to Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty the restriction of land and slaves, in an attempt to save the Han family from their bad luck.
After discussions among the ministers, Prime Minister Kong Guang, Grand Sikong Hewu and others formulated specific regulations: princes, kings, princes, princesses, officials and people should not occupy more than thirty hectares of land; the number of slaves and maidservants of princes and kings was limited to two hundred people, and princes, There are one hundred princesses and thirty officials and citizens; merchants are not allowed to own land and are not allowed to serve as officials. Those who exceed the above limit will have their land and slaves confiscated and become officials.
This could be said to have been a reform with certain compromises, but it was still opposed by the powerful people who controlled the government. First of all, it was opposed by the relatives of Ding and Fu. Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty himself had no practical implementation of this edict. support, especially when he later rewarded Dong Xian with two thousand hectares of land, which was nearly seventy times the maximum land limit, so the order to limit land and slaves became a dead letter.
In Zhu Yijun's view, how could Gao Jingshi be the "Dong Xian" among those people? Among other things, when Gao Jingshi said that the court should collect commercial taxes, he asked Jinghua to take the initiative to pay it when there was no tax in the first place. Relevant taxes are used to create a trend.
Not to mention the rewards. After all, Zhu Yijun was embarrassed to speak out the money he had given Gao Jingshi over the years. Gao Jingshi had brought all kinds of great victories, and the emperor's rewards were nothing more than a few bolts of red silk and a hundred taels of silver.
Classes are completely based on past examples.
The "rewards" that Gao Pragmatic really got, I'm afraid if you look at them seriously, they are nothing more than some words and poems from the emperor. They are mostly honorary and have no actual wealth. Of course, Gao Pragmatic doesn't seem to need financial rewards.
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In addition, although Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty also carried out reforms, he was not only unable to be strict with others, but more importantly, he could not be strict with himself. If he could not do it himself, how could others be convinced?
He and Gao Jingshi are different, or they are different because of Gao Jingshi's persistence. Let's talk about the issue of imperial palaces near the capital. Originally, there were many imperial palaces around the capital. How many are left now? Isn't that all?
Did Gao Pragmatic persuade him to return it to the villagers for self-cultivation?
And Gao Pragmatic himself is not idle either, using many financial means that are much more advanced and humane than this era to promote it. These means can promote this matter very well, and will not give any trouble to the people who redeemed their fields.
Bringing excessive economic pressure - Among them, Jinghua is responsible for the advance loan.
Each one of them is doing practical things for the people. It is precisely for this reason that although Gao Jingshi has many industries and servants around the capital, there has never been a group conflict between the local people and the Gao family servants.
Incidents - such conflicts were not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty at this time.
This shows that Gao Pragmatic indeed has high prestige among the people. He has an outstanding reputation and the people think that he is a good official. Similarly, if he can trust such a good official, then of course the emperor is also a sage.
Finally, Zhu Yijun's anger also comes from the fact that Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty died early - are you traitors cursing me for my early death?
This is not a small problem, it was a fatal problem in the era of imperial power. Therefore, based on all the above, the group of people who accuse Gao Pragmatism of being Dong Xian are naturally in bad luck.
Over the years, Gao Pragmatic has gained more and more credit, so much so that many people are even a little numb, and then they develop a mentality: It is unrealistic to expect Gao Pragmatic to mess things up on his own. Instead of doing useless work,
If you want to fight with him, it's better to just sit back and watch.
This kind of thinking is actually quite Chinese. It is said in "Book of Changes and Qian": "On the ninth day of the lunar month, there will be regrets for the dragon."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Dragon is the king, and arrogance is the highest. Yan is in the position of supreme respect, and he should be overbearing as a warning, otherwise there will be disaster.
In the view of some people in these schools of thought, it is impossible to suppress today's Gao pragmatism through frontal containment. They can only let him go through the current "flying dragon in the sky" and enter the "excessive dragon has regrets" on his own.
The situation is what follows the way of heaven.
The word "Tiandao" is mysterious and mysterious, but since Wang Yangming himself, the Xin School has quickly entered the realm of Xuanchan and falsehood. It is not the purpose that Wang Yangming originally wanted to promote. Now when facing an invincible opponent, they are following these steps
Is it any wonder that the disciples of later generations who went astray chose to use the mysterious "way of heaven" to escape reality?
Zhao Zhigao also held this attitude to a certain extent, which is why there was this dialogue between him and Shen Yiguan. Shen Yiguan was finally persuaded by Zhao Zhigao - he expressed it this way, but no one knew whether he was convinced or not.
Gao pragmatic returned to the capital under such circumstances, so the first surprise he faced when he returned to the capital was that he, Liu Wei, Dong Yiyuan and more than a thousand servants had just walked to the Yongding Gate in the south of the city to enter the city, and they suddenly discovered that
The cabinet ministers have already led the ministers to wait outside the city to greet him.
When Liu Wei and Dong Yiyuan saw this, they felt as comfortable as Zhu Bajie after eating ginseng fruit. They straightened their backs in unison, and were unaware that Gao Qingshi, who was guarded by them on the left and right in the middle, suddenly stiffened and looked at him quickly.
After a while, a deep concentration immediately appeared in his eyes.
The people who came to greet him included cabinet ministers, officials from the six ministries, officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Hanlin Academy, ministers from various temples, Shaoqing, etc., but there was no one from the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
"Master Hou, all the princes in the court are here to greet you!" Liu Wei excitedly turned to Gao Pingshi and said: "Master Hou is really..."
He didn't dare to continue what he said because he had already noticed something was wrong with Gao Pragmatic's face and subconsciously swallowed the rest of his words.
"What is it really?" Gao Pingshi glanced at him and said expressionlessly: "It's really dangerous."
Liu Qi and Dong Yiyuan looked at each other in astonishment. Both of them were confused and dumbfounded.
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