Zhao Zhigao's analysis of the current situation faced by Gao Jingshi has to be said to be very insightful. Gao Jingshi has actually discussed this several times with Huang Zhiting, Liu Xin and others at home.
However, Zhao Zhigao was not able to personally participate in the discussion at the Nanning Marquis Mansion after all, and did not know Gao Pragmatic's own analysis of the relationship between him and the emperor.
The emperor is the easiest to do, but also the most difficult to do. What is easy to do is that he has infinite power and can do almost anything he wants; what is difficult to do is also that he has unlimited power and everyone looks like a potential coveter.
People say that the emperor was the most lonely person in the world when he called him "lonely, Taoist, and widowed." In fact, what the emperor originally meant by "calling him lonely, Taoist, and widowed" did not mean "lonely, lonely, and widowed."
"Gu" means a young man without a father, which means "I lack the upbringing of a father." This is often true, because many emperors lost their parents when they were young;
It is believed that one must first have "virtue", and the requirement for virtue is to have all five virtues, so what he means by being ungrateful is "I have flaws."
In short, the emperor's original intention of "calling him lonely, Taoist, and widowed" was to be self-effacing, but sometimes Chinese is so magical, or maybe it was some kind of coincidence. In the end, "lonely, widowed," turned out to be a true portrayal of the emperor's psychology.
However, after all, the emperor is also a human being of flesh and blood, and he will also have normal emotions and desires. It is difficult to truly abandon lust and consider only interests. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic made the judgment last time: the emperor trusts him.
But I am worried about his strength.
Therefore, what Gao pragmatism wants to do seems difficult, because once you have something like strength, you can't give up just because you want to. Moreover, Gao pragmatism is not willing to give up, otherwise it will be equivalent to giving up on your ideals.
Gao's pragmatic plan was to convince the emperor of one thing: I, Mr. Gao, have no plans for the great world, and I only intend to seal borders in overseas lands.
It stands to reason that it is difficult for the emperor to agree to the enfeoffment of territories, but Gao Pragmatic's current situation is indeed an exception, because the "territory" he wants is all conquered by himself, without even using the power of the imperial court. Not only
In this way, what's more important is that those "soils" were not originally native to the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor did not have to pull them out of his own bowl.
Of course, it takes an opportunity to explain this matter. It may even be difficult for the monarch and his ministers to explain it clearly throughout their lives, but to complete it in the form of a tacit understanding reached by both parties.
But this is all in the future. What Gao Pragmatic needs to do now is to thwart Shen Yiguan's conspiracy without having to show off his talents.
Zhao Zhigao was not clear about these situations, nor did he know that Gao Jingshi had no intention of doing anything to Concubine Zheng. As for the responsibility that Concubine Zheng might bear after this investigation, Gao Pingshi had clearly hinted to the emperor, and he must have considered it as the emperor.
Her wisdom would not be misunderstood - at best, she would be asked to throw away the seal and remove the word "Emperor" in "Emperor Noble Concubine".
This is already a serious punishment. Once it reaches this point, it can basically be explained to the foreign court. However, both Gao Pragmatic and the emperor know that this kind of reprimand is irrelevant, because as long as the limelight is over,
The emperor could find plenty of reasons at any time to restore Concubine Zheng's status as "imperial concubine".
To give a less appropriate example, this is like when Empress Dowager Li ordered the emperor to demote Gao Pragmatic three levels in a row. It seemed that he was "downgraded to a foreign post" and went to a remote province like Guangxi, which was quite similar to Yang Shen's assignment to Yunnan.
It feels desolate, but in fact Gao Pragmatism is not desolate at all. On the contrary, because the then governor of Guangxi Zhonggu was unable to govern, he took real power in the place.
In fact, almost all the officials in the foreign court at that time knew that Gao Pragmatic's trip to Guangxi was just a cover-up used by the emperor to wait for the Queen Mother's anger to subside. It would definitely be used again in the future, and some compensation might even be given to Gao Pragmatic for the grievances he suffered - such as
Double the reuse.
Talking back to Zhao Zhigao, since he didn't know about the gentleman's agreement between Gao Pragmatic and the emperor, he could only think about it according to his own ideas. His first reaction was to resign himself and recommend an official of the Practical School by the way, but this idea came up in the second
It was canceled two days later.
Because that night, Zhao Zhigao wanted to understand one thing: Although Gao Pragmatic often acted in a high-profile manner, he was extremely cautious as an official. So, now that he could see that if Gao Pragmatic attacked Concubine Zheng too much, she would definitely
If it will cause dissatisfaction to the emperor, then the pragmatism of the emperor who knows him better than himself will make it even less likely that he will make a mistake in his judgment.
In this way, Gao Pragmatic also shows a persistent pursuit, which is worth pondering.
When it came to today's cabinet meeting, Zhao Zhigao first watched with cold eyes, and finally determined that Gao Pragmatic's various behaviors were indeed not intended to kill Concubine Zheng, but that he was just luring a snake out of its hole - and this snake was undoubtedly Shen Yiguan.
Therefore, Zhao Zhigao, who had rarely been active in cabinet meetings, took the initiative this time. After the meeting, he specifically reminded Shen Yiyi to pay attention.
Unfortunately, Shen Yiguan has already decided that Gao Jingshi cannot be eliminated. He believes that as long as Gao Jingshi exists, the Xin School will be suppressed. Especially if Gao Jingshi successfully becomes the first assistant, then the Xin School may really be destroyed by him.
Both form and spirit were destroyed, and disappeared into thin air.
Therefore, Shen Yiguan obviously did not adjust his plan according to Zhao Zhigao's ideas. Instead, he came up with the idea of increasing efforts to provoke Gao Pragmatic to attack Concubine Zheng. At this point, Zhao Zhigao was completely disappointed with Shen Yiguan and began to think about himself wholeheartedly.
Of course, although they say they are thinking about themselves, they are actually more concerned about their son Zhao Fengwei. This is really a matter of putting all your efforts into a son, which is pitiful for the hearts of parents in the world.
Now that it has been judged that Gao Pragmatic will not be cruel to Concubine Zheng, and his real purpose is just to deal with Shen Yiguan, then Zhao Zhigao does not feel that he needs to resign and recommend an official from the Practical School to join the cabinet, because...
If Shen Yiguan fell, it would be difficult for the Xin School to continue to elect the vacant position.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After all, Shen Yiguan's matter this time is not small, especially the nature of the matter may be very bad in the eyes of the emperor. Once it is revealed to the world, not only he himself
His future will be ruined, and even that position will probably not be retained by the Heart School, and will probably be taken over by the Practical School.
There are only two positions in the Real School, and we cannot lose them all at once. Therefore, Zhao Zhigao did not dare to consider resigning. Instead, he was forced to decide to sell his teammates - if you continue to do this, Shen, there is a high probability that there will be no chance. Well, since there is no way to escape "death" anyway, why not let you use your remaining energy and let me sell it, at least I can get a good price.
Judging from Gao Jingjing's style as an official, if I, Zhao Zhigao, betrayed Shen Yiguan, Gao Jingjing would definitely give me face afterwards, which would at least be enough for me to save my son's future.
This is enough.
Any orthodox dispute between the Xin School and the Real School is nonsense. Now the situation is clear enough. There will be no one in the Xin School who can compete with Gao Rixin in the short term!
People have to accept the reality, and for the present, they can only endure the humiliation and bear the burden, and then secretly find ways to push Rixin up, to see if he can get rid of the road by himself, and reach the point where he has regrets.
"Of course what Quanzi did was to contribute a little bit to my Xinxue lineage, but today's situation is irreversible, and we can only temporarily cease all activities for the sake of follow-up."
Zhao Zhigao ignored Zhong Zhaodou's obviously uncontrollable expression of surprise and sighed: "Jiaomen Gong has stepped into a trap without even knowing it. I have tried hard to persuade him today, but he still can't change his mind... If he is defeated like this That’s it, I’m done with the same lineage of Xinxue.
There is a saying that 'keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood'. I have decided to express goodwill to Gao Rixin, hoping to retain the last vitality of the Xin School in the court."
Zhong Zhaodou was able to become Zhao Zhigao's most trusted disciple, so he was certainly not an inexperienced person. As soon as he heard what Zhao Zhigao said, he immediately knew that Master Shixiang was going to give up his job to protect the commander... Well, this description seems inappropriate. But whatever, that’s what it means anyway.
Zhong Zhaodou was a disciple of Zhao Zhigao, not Shen Yiguan. He knew that his future was bound to his master, Zhao Zhigao, so he immediately said: "As the master said, since Mr. Jiaomen doesn't listen to the good advice of his master, If you try to persuade me, but insist on going your own way, then you will not be affected by it, and the teacher must deal with it early... Release the intention of reconciliation to Gao Nanning, and the student thinks it is the right time."
Zhao Zhigao was very satisfied after hearing this and nodded: "You are a sensible person, which is why I have always placed high hopes on you, but this matter is not easy to handle at the moment... In your opinion, how should I release my goodwill?" What’s better?”
Zhong Zhaodou immediately said: "Returning to the teacher, the student thinks that this is a serious matter, and it is not appropriate to announce it to the public before Gao Nanning makes a commitment."
"Yes, it is necessary to be careful when sailing a ten thousand year ship." Zhao Zhigao nodded in affirmation.
Nonsense, how can such an obvious act of betraying his teammates be such a big deal? Although Mr. Zhao Ge said he was trying to save his son, he is a dignified elder after all. Don’t he have no respect for face? Of course, he must be careful and test Gao Pragmatic first. After both parties are sure that the matter can be discussed, the relevant issues can be finalized one by one in private before each step can be implemented.
Although there is no way to completely "pay money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand" in many transactions in politics, many times a little "gentleman's agreement" is required. Judging from Gao Pragmatic's past performance, he is still a very reputable person, but As Zhong Zhaodou said: This is a big deal - if you can be careful, you must be careful.
Facing the expectant gaze of Master Shixiang, Zhong Zhaodou knew that he had to continue to make suggestions, so he added: "According to what Master Shixiang said, the cabinet has reached a consensus on the thorough investigation of Yikun Palace, so no matter what Any cabinet minister can unabashedly express his willingness to play a role in this matter."
Zhao Zhigao nodded and said: "Not bad."
"So, the current situation is that Mr. Jiaomen has gone to Section Chief Qian and asked him to put pressure on Jinyiwei, while Gao Nanning is ensuring that Chen Zhangyin will suppress Factory Supervisor Wang of Dongchang, right?"
Zhao Zhigao still nodded and said: "Yes."
"Master, judging from Factory Supervisor Wang's performance yesterday...how sure do you think Chen Zhangyin is of controlling him now?"
"It is not appropriate to make a conclusion on this matter." Zhao Zhigao frowned slightly, shook his head and said in deep thought: "At present, Gao Rixin seems to be confident about this, but I am a little doubtful, and Mr. Jiaomen thinks that Wang An has his own plans. I won’t be willing to be led by Chen Palmprint.”
After listening to this, Zhong Zhaodou didn't feel worried at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Since Gao and Shen Ergong's thoughts are completely different, the space that the Prime Minister can move will be greater, and it will be difficult to release goodwill to Gao Nanning." It’s easier and more discreet.”
"Oh? Will the plan come out?"
"The students have a plan that can be discussed with the teacher." Zhong Zhaodou coughed lightly and said, "The students can discuss it in the forum, saying that this investigation is of great importance and cannot only be verified by Dongchang Supervisor Jin Yiwei, but the General Constitution and the factory should be ordered The supervisors will work together to supervise the management."
The so-called "General Constitution" refers to the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The then Zuodu Censor was Xiao Daheng. Zhao Zhigao pondered for a moment, smiled slowly, and said: "Yes, this approach not only showed Gao Rixin It’s good, and it won’t arouse anyone’s suspicion, so it’s actually the best strategy.”
Zhao Zhigao knew about Xiao Jiujiu: Xiao Daheng's identity was quite special.
The public name is Xia Qing, and his nickname is Yue Feng. He is a native of Tai'an Prefecture, Shandong Province. He was originally the son of a peasant in the countryside. He was poor when he was young. He moved to Tai'an City with his father to make a living by selling tofu. He entered a private school at the age of six and died at the age of fifteen. The father passed away, and the young man lost his father.
Fortunately, this man was well educated and talented, and was supported by local officials and wealthy businessmen. Therefore, in the 29th year of Jiajing, he was able to marry the Liu family of Yangqiu. When Xiao Daheng came of age, he was indeed "long and handsome. "Ye is powerful".
In the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, he participated in the palace examination after the imperial examination, and was ranked among the top 160 Jinshi scholars. He was first awarded the title of magistrate of Yuci County, Shanxi Province. At that time, Yuci suffered from successive years of famine, and the people were hungry, cold, and homeless. Xiao Daheng posted a list to recruit people. The refugees petitioned for warehouse relief. They also tried their best to eliminate the current abuses and reform taxes, and the people supported them.
In the forty-third year of the Jiajing reign, Xiao Daheng was promoted to the head of the household department for his outstanding political performance. When he left Yuci, "old and young climbed up to the pillars and cried". In the forty-fourth year of the Jiajing reign, he was promoted to the head of the household department. The following year, he was promoted to the Shaanxi household department. Si Langzhong.
After that, he successively served as the chief minister of the Henan Province, the chief minister of the Shaanxi Province, and the right counselor of the Chief Secretary of Shanxi Province. He helped the people and prepared troops in the border areas, participated in supervising the troops to go out to the border, and defeated the Tatar enemy troops invading south. He also seized the opportunity to achieve " The gift of "paying tribute" promotes the tribute market.
In the sixth year of Longqing's reign, Xiao Daheng returned home to raise his mother because of her old age. On his way back to his hometown the following year, he received the news of his mother's obituary five hundred miles away from home, so he walked barefoot and walked more than a hundred times a day.
He hurried back home and stayed in mourning for three years, paying filial piety both internally and externally.
After serving, he served successively as Deputy Envoy of Shanxi Provincial Inspector, Shanxi Right Councilor and other positions. In the eighth year of Wanli, he was appointed governor of Ningxia. In the following year, he was appointed governor of Xuanfu and became the sole official of the feudal frontier.
The Xuanfu area is close to Tumote Fengzhou Beach, where Yi and Han people live together, and the relationship is complicated. From time to time, there is a Ji Mingha who is not careful, and his cavalry harasses the border residents. The tycoon rides out alone to calm them down, and everyone obeys his orders. Wanli Ten
In the second year, the imperial court gave him the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of War.
There is no need to talk about his follow-up resume, because it can already explain a lot of problems: as a Shandong native, he must have been born in Beibang; he served in Shanxi since he first entered officialdom, and then moved to Henan, Shaanxi, and then returned to Shanxi——
He has served within the main sphere of influence of the Practical School from beginning to end. So, does it still need to be explained which sect he is from?
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PS: I’m really sorry. I was observed and cared for as a giant panda for two days because of a very untimely cold. Fortunately, it seems that it is really just a cold at the moment... I hope so. I apologize again.
