Chapter 291 Fortunately, Nanjing (3) has everything to rely on
Gao Pangshi thought for a moment and realized that Shen had always deliberately shown an excessively respectful attitude, which was rare in the court. He deliberately did not call himself by official title, such as "Chief Assistant" or "Yuan Fu" ", instead of insisting on using the title of "Guo Gong", there is a deep meaning behind this move.
Gao Pragmatic secretly analyzed that in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, titles were often more than just simple titles. It reflected the level of the official position, the amount of power, and the closeness of the relationship between officials. As a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, Shen Guanyin and I As a member of the cabinet, according to common sense, he can call me "Chief Assistant" or "Yuan Fu". Such a title is not only in line with official etiquette, but also reflects respect for my main power.
However, Shen Guanguan insisted on choosing the title "Guo Gong". On the surface, this seemed to emphasize my superior title to someone else and show respect for me. But in fact, this was a kind of Strategy.
By calling him this way, Shen Yiguan is actually reminding everyone that although I, Gao Pragmatic, have a high status in the cabinet, I am also an honorable minister with the title of Duke.
In the Ming Dynasty, there has always been a clear gap between honorable ministers and civil ministers, and there is also a certain balance of power. There is no way to do this. Who made it possible for Li Shanchang to be the only civil minister and Duke of the Ming Dynasty before me? Not to mention Li Shanchang The end is not good.
Shen's consistent behavior is undoubtedly implying that my influence has gone beyond the cabinet, beyond the customary scope of civil servants, and has touched the realm of honorable ministers. Of course, it can also be said conversely that my influence has exceeded the realm of honorable ministers. category, seriously eroding the power of civil servants.
Both the former and the latter are extremely rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and are bound to cause some problems and contradictions. Therefore, Shen always insists on using such titles, which can be regarded as a clever flattery or interpreted as A veiled warning.
In this way, Shen has always shown respect for me, and also reminded me invisibly - you have a different identity now, and you have become a target of public criticism in a sense. I don't know how many people are watching your every move. Be ready to make trouble at any time. Therefore, I ask you, Gao Yuanfu and Duke Jing, not to interfere too much in the official affairs of Nanjing, especially when it involves the interests of the Xin School.
Haha, it has been the same for many years. There is no doubt that this is a typical official maneuver, conveying complex political signals through subtle changes in rhetoric.
In the court, such confrontations are often covert and subtle, requiring officials to have sufficient political wisdom and sensitivity. Gao Pragmatic is naturally aware of this. He knows that Shen Yiguan's abnormal behavior is not without purpose, but It must have deep-seated intentions. Therefore, he must be more cautious and shrewd when dealing with his relationship with Shen Yiguan to ensure that his position and strategies are not exploited by the other party.
In this context, Gao Jingshi was already considering whether he needed to investigate the Chunhe Palace's repair accounts. Now it seems that the problem has become more complicated, because through Shen Yiguang's "reminder", it seems that he needs to investigate this matter. This delicate relationship in officialdom is taken into account.
He must find a balance between safeguarding the interests of the court and maintaining the stability of the court. At the same time, he must prevent his actions from being used by Shen Yiguan and becoming a handle for the other party to attack him.
Gao's pragmatic eyes glanced at the accounts handed over by Shen Guanyi. He understood in his heart that the renovation of Chunhe Palace has now been completed, and no matter what the emperor's intention was, whether he had considered the corresponding consequences... This is not a problem now.
Of course, the problem now is not to prevent the repairs. After all, Shen Yiguan's status when he went south was prominent enough. He came to Nanjing as a pavilion elder to supervise related affairs, and he had great power to "cut first and report later". Now the Spring Harmony Palace Now that the repairs have been completed, what's the point of stopping it? The only thing left to do is how to deal with the account handed over by Shen Yiguan.
Gao pragmatic knew that directly refusing to disburse funds or questioning Shen Yiguan's accounts at this moment would undoubtedly cause an unnecessary storm in the court, and Shen Yiguan might seize the opportunity and bite him back.
The reason is not complicated. Shen always uses the title "Guo Gongye" to remind himself that he has just been granted the title of Duke, and the momentum is too strong. It is best not to show off his sharpness now, so as not to arouse vigilance or even dissatisfaction from all parties.
At the same time, the Emperor asked him to build the Chunhe Palace, and it was specially built for you, Lord Jingguo. Instead of thanking Tianen, you investigated him as the person in charge... Lord Jingguo, are you here? Showing face to the emperor?
Why, the majestic duke of the country still cannot satisfy you, do you want more? Then do you want to enter the court without being in a hurry, praise and worship without fame, and go to the palace with swords and shoes? Or do you want a fake yellow axe, plus nine tins, for a total of 100,000 yuan?揆?
Look, look, once the wind is steered in this direction, things won't be easy to talk about.
"Mr. Shen Ge, since the renovation of Chunhe Palace has been completed, and Mr. Ge is responsible for handling it, naturally no one else can comment." Gao Pragmatic's voice was calm, and no emotion could be heard: "But this account involves The amount of silver is quite large, and since I am also a local official, I have the responsibility to ensure that every expenditure is clear and used appropriately, which Mr. Shen Ge must also understand."
Shen Yiguan smiled slightly, as if he had expected Gao Pragmatic's reaction. "I naturally understand the prudence of the Duke of Guo. Every expenditure on this account is in accordance with the emperor's will and under the supervision of the Nanjing eunuch." I also believe that the Duke of the country will be able to clearly understand what is going on."
Gao Pragmatic nodded. He knew that Shen Yiguan was using the name of the emperor to suppress him, but it didn't matter, because at the same time it was also an opportunity. Buddhist scriptures cannot be written incorrectly, but a monk with a crooked mouth can always recite the scriptures crookedly. This Who doesn't understand the truth? If we can review this account and find out what's wrong with it, we can not only save money on the treasury, but also give Shen Yiguan a warning in court.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "In this case, Mr. Shen Ge, I will have someone carefully review this account." Gao's pragmatic tone is still calm, but his determination is unquestionable: " I believe that Nanjing officials are loyal and will do nothing wrong. However, in order to be responsible to the emperor and the court, necessary review is still indispensable."
A glint flashed in Shen Yiguan's eyes. He knew that Gao Pingshi was implying that if there were problems in the accounts, he would not let it go easily. But he would not give up easily either. This confrontation has just begun. Do you want to check? , then do a good search, and in the end you will find that Nanjing is no better than Beijing, and this is not where the core of your power lies.
"My official will naturally abide by the Duke's decision." Shen Yiguan bowed slightly, with a respectful attitude on the surface, but there was a hint of provocation in his words: "I also believe that everyone in Nanjing will welcome the Duke's review. After all, those who purify themselves will purify themselves.”
Although the conversation between the two was polite and they always kept smiles on their faces, there was already an undercurrent of competition between them. Gao Pingshi knew that this battle would not be simple. Since Shen Yiguan dared to hand over the accounts, there must be something wrong. Prepared. But so what, I am not able to get to where I am today because of the foresight of the so-called time-travelers. As the chief minister of the cabinet who has fought all the way to the top of civil servants in the battlefield and officialdom, I also have my own means and resources.
It is conceivable that in the coming days, Gao Pragmatic will begin to secretly investigate the repairs of Chunhe Palace. He will not make a big splash, but will use his cronies and some reliable officials to investigate every expenditure in the accounts. Careful verification. He will ensure that every step he takes is to expose the shadows under the accounts as much as possible without causing turmoil in the court.
And Shen Yiguan will definitely not be idle. Nanjing is one of the core coverage areas of the Heart School, and Shen Yiguan's influence in Nanjing's officialdom cannot be underestimated. He will definitely contact his people secretly to prepare for the highly pragmatic attack. Investigation. Of course he knew that this fight was not only to protect his own interests, but also for the survival space of the Xin School in the court.
What happened in front of the Confucius Temple has spread all over the world, and the practical school has achieved a great victory over the heart school. Cuofei Shen Yongmao stood up and argued hard at that time. I am afraid that the heart school has been defeated, and Lu Wang's heart school can only be completely reduced to Xiangxiaye said. In this situation, he, Shen Guanyin, had to stand up and do something.
In fact, when news of the Confucius Temple incident reached Nanjing, Shen Yiguan's first reaction was "It's over." He felt that the dispute between practical learning and spiritual learning was no longer suspense, and the practical school had achieved a complete victory. But he soon came to his senses, I found that things are not that simple, but it has brought some benefits to myself to some extent.
The Confucius Temple Incident was indeed a heavy blow to the Xin School, but both the emperor and the Real School seemed content to cripple rather than kill the Xin School, so that although the political characterization was extremely harsh, in fact there was no specific Targeting the officials of the Dou Xin school of thought ruthlessly.
It should even be said that the emperor and Gao Pragmatic did not take action against any specific person at all. The current situation is that although all the officials of the Xin School are panic-stricken, they are still sitting firmly under their buttocks.
In other words, the mental impact is great but the strength has no impact at all. And this actually brings benefits to Shen Yiguan.
The strongest fortresses are often broken through from within, but internal unity often requires some external pressure. This is really an extremely interesting truth and historical practice. Dialectics will never go out of style.
Today's Heart School is no longer a strong fortress. Even as a group, they have never been very strong (there are special analysis and descriptions in previous chapters). In the past, the Heart School seemed to be strong because of its large number of believers. So there was a period of great momentum.
But take a closer look? Xu Jie was released by the late emperor because of his harsh treatment of Gao Gong, and Shen Shixing was replaced by Gao Pragmatic because he was unable to control his subordinates. It is not that the Xin School has never obtained the highest nominal civil power, but it failed every time. After fighting against the practical school represented by the uncle and nephew of the Gao family... what exactly went wrong?
Shen has always felt that the core of the problem is that the Heart School has never united.
When Xu Jie was in power, he prided himself on being arrogant. Luo Zhi's party members were almost limited to talking. They played a trick of concealing their strength quietly and attacking their main opponents at critical moments. However, they forgot that while wooing Yanlu, they often Offended more administrative officials - Yan Lu is the one who supervises administration!
Therefore, once he tried to ask the emperor to resign to gain more say for himself, once the emperor followed suit, he did not have enough charm to attract the largest number of administrative officials to petition the emperor to retain him, creating pressure on the emperor.
As a result, Xu Jie had no choice but to retire and return to his hometown, and then he was hit hard by Gao Gong, who returned many of the properties he had acquired. Fortunately, Gao Gong was still very particular, and he refused to comply with the "frontline general"'s request to continue the investigation. , simply transfer the person away, leaving Xu Jie with the last bit of face and still enough wealth to "retire in old age".
When Shen Shixing came to power, it was another story. Gao Pragmatic did not seem to like to use common party methods to deal with opponents. He rarely took the initiative to arrange for his subordinates to impeach officials of the Xin School. Instead, he was keen to demonstrate pragmatism to the emperor through practical abilities. The difference between Xinxue and Xinxue.
Everything he has done in these years has proved to the emperor: The characteristic of our school is that we can get things done. As long as the errands assigned by the emperor are completed, we can successfully complete them, and even exceed the quota.
He did not take the initiative to attack the Xin School, but just continued to achieve things, which made the Xin School jealous, fearing that he would continue to accumulate huge reputation, so they had to find ways to sabotage what he wanted to accomplish - but this led to another paradox: What Gao Pragmatic wants to do is what the Emperor wants to do, so if you destroy Gao Pragmatic's plan, you are essentially violating the Holy Will.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So the more things like this happened, the more dissatisfaction the emperor had with the Heart School. Once something unfavorable to the Heart School happened, he needed to "take leadership" As usual, important ministers with "responsible" duties resigned, and the emperor simply agreed - wasn't this how Shen Shixing stepped down?
Therefore, in Shen Guangxi's view, Gao Pragmatic is more difficult to deal with than Gao Gong. Gao Gong is indeed very powerful, but his method of doing things is still within the normal officialdom routine. There are traces to follow and tricks to break.
The more difficult thing about Gao Pragmatic is that he always aligns his position with that of the emperor - or conversely, he always makes the emperor's position consistent with his own.
This is troublesome. The emperor is the supreme arbiter. In theory, he should be impartial in the struggle between the two factions, but Gao Pragmatism can always pull the emperor to stand with him. How can the Xin school fight? "Princes and generals will be at peace. "Have any kind of knowledge" is not what their Xin School is good at!
Now that the Confucius Temple incident broke out, people within the Xin School are panicking. Seeing that Zhao Zhigao, one of the two elders of the Xin School, has actually knelt down, the only hope left is Shen Yiguan. No matter who his disciples were, the Xin School officials , now they can only come to vote for him, Mr. Shen Guan, Mr. Shen Ge.
Since the Confucius Temple incident broke out, in less than a month, Shen Yiguan has received more than a hundred private letters - note that these are only from people who are qualified to write to him. Many low-level officials have simply surrendered. No way. But this is not a big deal. No organization can allow disorderly "cross-level communication", so the owners of these hundreds of letters are basically the majority of people in the Heart School who can speak.
At this point, Shen Yiguan has actually become the leader of the Xin School officials and the party leader. The Confucius Temple incident severely damaged the reputation of the Xin School, but it increased Shen Yiguan's personal prestige. This is really a fickle world with both blessings and misfortunes.
This secret confrontation between Gao Pragmatic and Shen Yiguan was like a war without gunpowder smoke. Although there was no sword or sword, the danger and complexity were no less than the real battlefield. And the result of this war, It will directly affect the court structure of the Ming Dynasty and the future political trend.
However, there is no rush to divulge at this moment, because Gao Pragmatic still has to express his position first: "The Ministry of Accounts has no objection to the above expenses. Tomorrow I will send a letter to Taicang to allocate it. Please inform all parties to contact Mr. Shen Ge to collect it."
Shen Yiguan knew that today was not the result of a struggle, but he still felt that he had won the victory first. He raised his hands and smiled and said: "The Duke of Guo is wise and decisive, which is admirable. I will thank the Duke of Guo on behalf of the Jiangnan officials and gentry."
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