Chapter 283 Zhengguoben (Yuanqi) Cishu has been approved
The emperor wanted to play dumb, which was not too unexpected from Gao Pragmatic. After all, although Zhu Yijun had some of the stubbornness of the Jiajing Emperor, he also inherited some of the tact of the Longqing Emperor. In the original history, Zhu Yijun played a cold war with the civil service group and did something very wrong.
Violence and non-cooperation are essentially manifestations of this contradictory character.
Obviously, Zhu Yijun still embodies such a contradictory character.
From Gao Pragmatic's point of view, Zhu Yijun indeed values the relationship with himself. Whether his starting point is personal feelings or considerations as a ruler, it cannot change this fact - Zhu Yijun wants to maintain the intimacy and harmony between the monarch and his ministers.
, don’t want to destroy it.
But at the same time, Zhu Yijun was very clear about the nature of the "national dispute". As the emperor, he did not want to give in on this matter, because giving in on this matter was tantamount to acknowledging that the Confucian system was superior to imperial power, and
The so-called "Confucian system" is actually just a tiger skin of civilian power.
In other words, giving in means that he admits that ministerial power can trump imperial power. As an emperor, it is normal for him not to accept this.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun chose another way to compromise, that is, to play the emotional card and pretend that in order to maintain the close relationship with you, Gao Shijian, I would rather compromise with you - these compromises I made were because I was your classmate
friendship, not because of the pressing pressure of the civil service group.
Obviously, Zhu Yijun has a very pragmatic style. He divides and disintegrates, avoids the important and takes the easy, and defeats them one by one... Oh, if you add the "prince and sub-father" he promised before, then you also need to win over and bribe. This is really a perfect replica.
He has learned Gao's pragmatic political tactics for many years, and he is worthy of being Gao's good classmate.
"Your Majesty." Gao Pingshi said softly: "The heaven and the earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs; the saints are unkind and regard the common people as stupid dogs. As a minister, I should regard the ruthless as sentient, manage yin and yang, follow the four seasons, and follow all things.
The appropriate thing is to control and pacify the barbaric princes outside, and to be close to the people inside, so that the ministers and officials can fulfill their duties."
Zhu Yijun's heart gradually sank. He was not an uneducated person. The first half of this sentence is well known to everyone. It comes from the "Tao De Jing", which means that the movement of heaven and earth has its own laws. The second half of this sentence is from Chen Ping, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.
Explanation of the position of prime minister. Only one sentence in this passage by Gao Pingshi is his own: "As a minister, I should regard ruthlessness as emotion."
Needless to say, Jun Zuo, he has placed his hope in pragmatism for so many years. Obviously pragmatism has done the same and done a good job.
The bad thing is "regarding ruthlessness as emotion".
What is love? According to Zhu Yijun's understanding, love means a pragmatic person who believes that he is responsible for the world, the country, and the people, and is willing to use his talents here.
Being ruthless means being responsible to the world, the country, and the people. Pragmatically, he may be forced to do things that go against his own wishes, even if these things make him very embarrassed.
So Zhu Yijun's heart sank, because if pragmatism said this, it obviously meant that he did not think that Concubine Zheng's important performance was equal to the responsibility he shouldered, even if the request to "let Concubine Zheng go" was made by his own emperor.
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"Alas..." Zhu Yijun sighed. He didn't know what he should say, and he didn't even know whether he should believe the pragmatic words.
Are there really people in the world who wholeheartedly care about the world, the country and the people, and have no selfish motives at all?
Zhu Yijun doesn't know that even though pragmatic performance in recent years seems to really attach importance to these things. However, Zhu Yijun also thinks, if there is no selfishness at all, then how can you explain the wealth you have now, which is as rich as the enemy's country?
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"However, humans are not grass and trees, so how can we be ruthless?"
Just when Zhu Yijun fell into confusion, Gao Pragmatic spoke again. He sighed: "I ask myself, I have done some things for the Ming Dynasty over the years, and I have also received some exaggerated praise.
But I understand that no matter how hard I work for the Ming Dynasty, I cannot completely ignore myself.
Your Majesty, you see, I managed the Ming Dynasty's finances, and although I never cheated on a single penny, I still accumulated tens of thousands of wealth; I guarded the border for the Ming Dynasty, but because of this I also had some influence in Mongolia and Manchuria; I opened the borders for the Ming Dynasty and made the
Annan was restored and North Korea was annexed, but at the same time it also exerted certain control over the Three Propaganda and Six Comforts...
Your Majesty, I forgive you for arrogating your words. You and I have grown up together, so the Emperor knows best. I will never ask the Emperor to do something that I cannot do... even though I have learned from the teachings of the sages.
As far as I'm concerned, the emperor should be perfect.
What a harsh accusation, Your Majesty. Since I am a minister, I have the responsibility to advise the emperor, but I will not criticize the emperor so harshly. Who can really have no selfish motives? At least I can't. I can
All I can do is put myself before the country and the emperor to consider...
Therefore, Your Majesty, I will make the "Medicated Eucalyptus" have the best possible results, and will also comfort some people who I can comfort. As for the rest, I am only a minister after all, and I am afraid that I am beyond my power. Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
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Zhu Yijun looked at Gao Jingshi blankly for a while, then suddenly took a breath and said: "Pragmatic, I... I really didn't expect you to say that."
Gao pragmatically bowed slightly and said calmly: "I have disappointed the emperor. I am guilty."
"What crime are you guilty of? If you are so guilty, then the entire court... Huh, I think it's time to kill the nine tribes." Zhu Yijun looked desolate, shook his head vigorously, and said: "Pragmatic, what you said today
Did you want to say it a long time ago?"
"No, Your Majesty, I never wanted to say these words in my life."
"Really?" Zhu Yijun thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Yeah, you don't need to say that... I'm not blind, how could I not see what you did, you don't need to say it.
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Gao Jingshi remained silent, while Zhu Yijun continued: "Similarly, only you fully understand every move I make, otherwise you wouldn't say this... Jingjing, I remember you once said to me when you were a child, the emperor has
You don’t need to apologize to anyone, and you don’t need to thank anyone, right?”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows slightly, then calmed down immediately, nodded and said: "Yes."
"I forgot to ask why back then, can you teach me this lesson now?" Zhu Yijun asked.
"It is the ministers who are responsible for the emperor, not the emperor who is responsible for his ministers." Gao pragmatically said: "The emperor is only responsible for the world, so he accepts the power of the world and bears the responsibilities of the world."
Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment and said: "But who represents the 'world'? I'm afraid the name belongs to the emperor, but the real thing belongs to the officials."
Yes, otherwise, how could there be so many years of national disputes?
Gao pragmatically nodded and said: "Hundred officials can steal the name of the people and use it to oppress the emperor; they can also steal the name of the emperor and use it to bully the people. Therefore, the purity of the world depends on the officials; the turmoil of the world depends on the officials.
turbidity."
Zhu Yijun smiled, half sarcastically and half sighing: "Now the Ming Dynasty is called ZTE. It stands to reason that the people should be in full swing, but I don't know how much do you think this court is pure and how dirty?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "The pure has its turbidity, and the turbid has its purity, just like the water of the (Yangtze) River has its turbidity, and the water of the (Yellow) River has its clear source. There are many things in the world that are difficult to determine right and wrong.
How can a person cover up good and evil with just one word?"
Zhu Yijun chuckled and asked: "I think people in the world can always sum it up in one word when talking about wise kings and cowardly kings."
Gao pragmatic asked: "Really?"
"Isn't it?" Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "Imagine that Yang Guang, who 'shared little merit with Yu', was posthumously named Yang, and Li Shimin, who killed his brother and killed his brother, and forced his father to abdicate, was posthumously named Xiao. How should this be true?
Make sense?" [Note: "Taizong" is not a posthumous title. Li Shimin's posthumous title was "Wen" at first, that is, Emperor Wen, and later it was added to the great sage of civil and military affairs, Emperor Guangxiao, or Emperor Xiao for short.]
Gao pragmatism also shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, during the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, ministers rebelled against the emperor. If we don't disparage the previous emperor, how can we show the integrity of this dynasty? Wang Shichong also conferred a posthumous title on Yang Guang. He was the Ming Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Why?
?It’s just that Wang Shichong accepted Sui Zen’s concession.
In the past, during the rotation of dynasties, ministers either rebelled against the king or attacked each other. The posthumous title for the king of the previous dynasty was nothing more than political considerations. How many of them were fair? Our dynasty was the exception. Taizu expelled
The Tartars, the restoration of China, and the integrity of the country have never been better than this since ancient times. Therefore, the posthumous title has the saying of 'opening the sky and setting the right path, establishing the discipline and establishing the pole'."
Having said this, Gao Pingshi couldn't help complaining in his heart that the emperor's posthumous title was getting longer every day. From the original one or two words, it had grown straight to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After thinking about his words of "opening up heaven and enforcing laws, setting up great sages, being benevolent, righteous, martial, virtuous and successful as a high emperor", Gao Pragmatic inevitably rolled his eyes - it's not good to just be a high emperor, he has to give future generations a whole life.
Why are you piling up all the comments? It's better to just follow what Qin Shihuang said back then... Are your descendants worthy of evaluating me?
However, Gao Pingshi's words actually changed the topic. Zhu Yijun obviously did not fall for the trick and shook his head and said: "You know that's not what I'm talking about."
Of course Gao Pragmatic knew that Zhu Yijun was not talking about this. The main point of his question just now was that future generations' evaluation of the emperor would eventually be simplified and stereotyped, which was exactly the opposite of what he had just emphasized on the complexity of human beings.
Gao Pragmatic felt helpless and said with a wry smile: "That's why Cai Chen also said that the people in the world are so harsh on the emperor and always demand full blame. It seems that every emperor must be a perfect man."
Zhu Yijun suddenly lost interest and said: "I don't know how I will be arranged in the future... But let them do whatever they want. At least your words today are pragmatic and have some human touch. Although you said that the emperor does not need to thank anyone,
But...I still want to thank you."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "I insist that the emperor does not need to express thanks. I have made contributions and the emperor will stop rewarding me."
"Reward..." Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "You are not short of money, and it is inconvenient to reward you with a title, so I have no choice but to promote you."
Gao Pingshi was startled, shook his head and said: "I am already a Taifu and cannot be promoted any further."
This seems to be nonsense. How can a living grand master be promoted casually? Even if your emperor wanted to be promoted, he would not dare to ask for it.
However, Zhu Yijun smiled, waved his hand and said, "That's not what I'm talking about."
Then he walked to the royal table, picked up the two memorials and said: "This is what I'm talking about - Yuan Fu, Ci Fu, I have already approved it."
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ps: This chapter almost drove me crazy. I thought about five versions of Gao Pragmatic’s answer to the emperor. From Gao Pragmatic’s personality, experience, and consistent style to the emperor’s possible reaction
Waiting, deliberation, and weighing again and again, I really tested myself.
I was stuck here the night before yesterday. Last night I thought I should choose a less bad one and finish it and post it first...but I still don't think it works. I put it off until I woke up...In fact, I am not very satisfied with this version now, but
I really can’t put it off any longer, so I’d better post it before talking about it. After all, the characteristics of online articles are here. If I delay any longer, I’m afraid some readers will suspect that I’m planning to cut it... Again, that’s impossible.