Gao Qi did not delay and immediately returned to Chunhe Palace. However, Gao Qi was still working in Wenyuan Pavilion at this moment, but he would not see him for a while. He was not surprised by this, so he just informed his uncle.
With a sound, he sat on the guest seat in the study room of the side hall of Chunhe Palace and took a nap.
Speaking of which, he really hasn't had much rest since Gao Pangshi asked him to go out to do business, and now his eye circles have turned black. However, Gao Qi is very open-minded about this. He has been staying with Gao Pangshi all these years.
He deliberately imitated his uncle's words, deeds, and even his work style, and he has achieved some success so far. People who have dealt with him say that he is "soft-spoken and unfathomable."
Gao Qi was quite proud of this situation, but he never showed it. He really learned a lot from Gao Pragmatic, and therefore knew what he could and couldn't do.
He knew that he was just his uncle's cousin, not even one of his "disciples", but now he was highly regarded and was about to take control of Jinghua's "East Factory". In this case, he should be more and more important
Be careful in your words and deeds, and you must not make any mistakes, let alone show any self-esteem in front of others, otherwise your uncle will look at you.
[Note: The scope of the concept of "obong the son" has changed in history, and the Tang and Song Dynasties are generally used as the dividing line. Before the Tang and Song Dynasties, in the patriarchal sense, from the father to the brother (divided into from the father to the brother, from the father and the brother)
)'s son is called a follower (different from the brother/disciple who is called a clan title), that is, the grandson of his father's brother (uncle/uncle). For example, if B is the grandson of A's father's brother, then
B is A's servant.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, China's etiquette system began to be further refined and improved. People at that time began to only call the sons of brothers as Congzi, that is, "Congzi" was equivalent to the "nephew" in "uncle and nephew", while the sons of cousins were called "Congzi".
"Cousin nephew" can actually only be regarded as a clan nephew, and can also be called "Zai Congzi".
But one more thing to say here is that if the Ming Dynasty court had no son to show its kindness to important ministers, a nephew could do it.
For the quota of favor, a cousin or a concubine can be used, which is more humane.]
There is no doubt that Gao Qi cares about Gao Pragmatic's views. Who in the entire Xinzheng Gao family doesn't know who this large family relies on?
Gao Qi has been an intelligence secretary for so many years and has long developed the habit of analyzing situations carefully. Naturally, he will not let go of the situation in the clan. In his eyes, the Gao family in Xinzheng is probably in this situation:
Under the shade of Uncle Liu's big tree, although I, Gao Qi, am not a direct descendant of Liu Fang, I am loved by Uncle Liu and occupy an important position in the family. Every room in the family is like a tree.
The branches stretch out individually, each carrying different missions.
The eldest uncle, Wu Zi, will not be mentioned. The sixth uncle was extremely disappointed with him and left him to guard the ancestral temple in Xinzheng. The second uncle, Meng Nan, although not related to the Gao family by blood, was deeply loved by the sixth uncle for his calmness and potential.
His uncle trusted him and entrusted him with the important task of being the Prime Minister of Siam. He was actually the number one civil servant in southern Xinjiang. His reputation in Dingnan’s political arena was as strong as Mount Tai. It was a pity that his second uncle had no heirs... However, it may also be because he had no heirs.
Isn't it the sixth uncle who has such trust in him?
But having said that, although the uncle has no future at all, his son Rui Chu and his sixth uncle have high hopes for him to serve as the first patrol envoy of the Dragon Tooth Administrator to guard the transportation artery of the Dragon Tooth Strait.
This is obviously a test of his ability and a cultivation of his potential. My cousin may have a lot of good fortune in the future.
He also has a younger brother, Ruilong, who is also practicing in southern Xinjiang and serves as the patrol envoy of Bei Boni. He is also very important. But above him is his sixth uncle's younger brother Gao Wuqin, who has this Boni patrol envoy.
, the space for the performance of the Beiboni garrison is limited. The sixth uncle made this arrangement, whether it was based on seniority considerations alone, or he deliberately suppressed Ruilong, so as to prevent the two brothers from losing precedence and each taking the throne.
The second house was not prosperous, and the previous generation had only one son, Guoyan, the third uncle. As a result, he only had two sons, and the eldest son died young. In the end, he only had a younger son, Gao Ming, to support. He has just grown up now, and he is still very playful.
The third uncle loved him very much, so he didn't let him enter the capital immediately, and naturally he didn't develop any influence.
However, San Bo himself has been in charge of Jinghua Bank for many years, and his prestige in the financial world is unrivaled by anyone except Liu Shu himself, which makes all factions dare not underestimate him. I just don’t know if Gao Ming can take over Nai’s father’s authority in the future...
Let’s wait and see again in a few years.
Although Wuguan, the seventh uncle of Sanfang, has no real power in the capital, he was originally from Liufang and was the younger brother of Liushu. He was adopted as the heir to Sanfang. He has the tablet of Wen Zhenggong, and he is the first in the clan.
Naturally, everyone respects him.
The uncle in the fourth room died young and had no heirs, so I won’t mention it.
My father, Wu Ben, was once a member of the Jinyi Guards. Later, due to the arrangement of his sixth uncle, he resigned from his position and concentrated on training the three of us brothers. Although I cannot say that I have made outstanding achievements in the position of intelligence secretary, I am diligent and conscientious and strive to do my best.
I have lived up to my sixth uncle's trust, and now I am looking to take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me. Remember to act cautiously and don't show off.
My second brother Gao Chun and my third brother Gao Pu are now training in Nanyang with my eighth uncle Wuqin. Gao Chun is good at administration, and Gao Pu is famous for his decisiveness. The two of them have gradually become mixed in the land of Nanyang.
I have some tricks up my sleeve. I just don’t know if I will have any impact on their future if I take charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs...
The sixth uncle's brothers all have many heirs, and Liufang's lineage is really the backbone of the family. The seventh uncle Wu Guan adopted the third family and inherited the third grandfather Wen Zhenggong; the eighth uncle Wu Qin served as the patrol envoy of Bo Ni and was known for his stability.
Recently, he was secretly ordered by the secretary-general to wipe out the local indigenous people. I don’t know how he feels in his heart; Ninth Uncle Wujian was appointed as the patrol envoy to Luzon, and used decisive and tough methods to frighten the so-called Luzon Kingdom; Tenth Uncle Wuzhong has a withdrawn temperament, but has a filial heart
It's commendable. I insist on staying in my hometown in Xinzheng to take care of my two elders. I don't know when I would like to go to Nanyang to get a share of the pie.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Then there are the eleventh uncle, Wuzheng, and the twelfth uncle, Wuruo. These two uncles were born in the sixth house, and their talents were relatively average in the past. In recent years, they have been replaced by the sixth uncle.
My uncle stayed with me to study and served as a non-full-time confidential secretary, and he made some progress.
The twelfth uncle was appointed back to Henan last time to take charge of the security of the six families and the two elders. He has not returned to Beijing yet. I don't know if the sixth uncle plans to separate the security team from the Jinghua Trading Company in the future. If it is separated, I am afraid that the twelfth uncle is expected to take charge.
On the contrary, the eleventh uncle performed poorly. Last time, he was beaten by the sixth uncle because he had two concubines in a row and was not punctual when working in the secretariat. I wonder if he will have a chance to be entrusted with important tasks in the future.
The above are Gao Qi's general views on the internal situation of the family. Among his uncles, it seems that the "fourth uncle" and "fifth uncle" are missing. In fact, that is because these two highly pragmatic cousins left early and their names
Although he entered the family tree and calculated his ranking, none of them are here anymore.
The reason why he doesn't have many opinions about his peers in the sixth room is mainly because these peers are still young - the eldest brother in the sixth room is Gao Yuan, who is only fourteen years old this year. If it weren't for the Western Expedition to Southern Xinjiang last year,
It is necessary for him to brush up on his qualifications. He should still be studying at home at the moment.
However, although Liu Fang's cousins are young, they definitely have the best future. Not to mention Gao Yuan, the eldest son, after all, doesn't the sixth uncle's family property belong to him?
Further down, he has eight younger brothers and three younger sisters. Among these eight younger brothers, there are two nominal direct brothers-Gao Ji and Gao Luo, of which Gao Luo is only the nominal direct descendant of his wife Huang Zhiting.
The third son, Gao Yuan's real biological brother is actually Gao Ji. Huang Zhiting also has a daughter, Gao Yan, who is the eldest of the three sisters and the only legitimate daughter.
Liu Xin has only one son and one daughter. The son is Gao Chun, the fifth among the brothers, and the daughter is Gao Zhen, the youngest among the sisters.
Meng Guzhezhe had three sons, but no daughters. The three sons were Gao Mu, the third son, Gao Wei, the seventh son, and Gao Zhan, the youngest son.
Narita Kai had two sons and one daughter. They are the second son Gaoyan, the second daughter Gao Yi, and the eighth son Gao Hao. Among them, Gaoyan has the clearest future, and he is probably the future Japanese general who conquered the barbarians.
In Gao Qi's view, among the nine sons and three daughters of the Sixth Uncle, the eldest son Gao Yuan's status is unshakable and he is the stable heir apparent to Duke Jingguo; the second son Gao Yan just said that he will become the general of the Japanese shogunate to conquer barbarians. Then there is the elder Gao Yuan.
Si Gaoji, as the second son, there is a high probability that he will be well-educated in the future so that he can help his elder brother Gao Yuan.
As for the third son Gao Mu, the fifth son Gao Chun, the seventh son Gao Wei, the eighth son Gao Hao, and the ninth son Gao Zhan, they are all only a few years old now, and it is impossible to see what the sixth uncle will do in the future.
The fourth son, Gao Luo, on the other hand, because of his special status, it is said that the nobles in the palace intend to let him be the prince's companion in a few years. His future should be very promising - but his optimism has little to do with the Gao family. After all, the Gao family now
Internally, the imperial court did not pay much attention to it, but regarded Southern Xinjiang as the family's business. Therefore, Gao Luo was the least likely to compete internally with his brothers.
It is understandable that the Gao family attaches great importance to southern Xinjiang but not to the imperial court. After all, the imperial court has strict rules. Even if Gao Yuan can directly serve as an official (civilian title) in the name of Duke Jingguo in the future, others do not have such conditions.
If you want to be an official in the imperial court, you have to take the imperial examination.
Isn't this a joke? There has actually been a consensus within the Gao family for a long time. They know that the current southern Xinjiang is just because Gao Pragmatic himself is not here, and it is difficult to integrate. Otherwise, once integrated, it will be regarded as a small court even compared with the Ming Dynasty.
According to this comparison, all the sons of the Sixth Uncle are princes. Even with my status as Gao Qi, I am afraid they can be regarded as princes. Even if they are not the same as the "Great Court" of the Ming Dynasty, they are smaller than it.
Okay, then Uncle Six's sons are considered kings of the county, and I, Gao Qi, am also a prince. Isn't it more satisfying than going to the imperial court to take the imperial examination?
In the final analysis, I just don’t know what Uncle Liu thinks about this matter. Anyway, the clan’s consensus is already there: we must try our best to fulfill the emperor’s promise, and let Uncle Liu return to southern Xinjiang to be the general guardian after he retires. At that time,
Even if the Gao family clan members in southern Xinjiang do not have the name of royal relatives, they still have the actual status of royal relatives!
Gao Qi fell asleep in a daze, thinking about the future. He didn't know how long it took before he woke up drowsily. It didn't matter when he woke up. When he opened his eyes, he found that the study was brightly lit.
Outside the window, it was already night.
Gao Qi was shocked, secretly thinking, why did he oversleep? He quickly stood up and sat up, only to find that he was covered with a thin quilt. He quickly looked around and saw Uncle Liu sitting in front of the desk, holding a
The Hu pen moves slowly on the rice paper, with the brush strokes flowing.
Gao Qi was startled, stood up, and called out awkwardly: "Uncle Six..."
"Are you awake?" Gao Pingshi stopped writing, turned to look at him, and said with a smile: "It seems that I am exhausted. How are you now? Are you hungry? The palace just gave me a late-night snack. I never feel hungry at night.
"Food, please take it to pad your belly." He pointed to the food box on the side of the table.
"It's not a hurry." Gao Qi quickly put the quilt aside, walked to Gao Pingshi and asked, scolding himself: "Why didn't uncle wake up my nephew? What should I do if I miss something?"
"It's okay." Gao Jingshi shook his head lightly and said, "The things you sent before are enough."
Gao Qi hesitated for a moment and finally asked: "Is uncle going to completely defeat the Xin School this time and let officials from the Real School take over Nanjing?"
Gao pragmatic did not answer immediately. He put down his pen, raised his head, and looked through the study window, seeming to be looking at Zhongshan in the distance. After a while, he slowly said: "The situation in Nanjing has not changed for a long time.
The Zhihan.Xin School is deeply rooted here, and the nobles are in the same spirit with them. If we don't take this opportunity to rectify it, the imperial government will be compromised once it reaches this place, which will be very harmful to the country."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then uncle really intends to eliminate the chronic diseases of Nanjing's psychology?" Gao Qi asked.
Gao pragmatic turned around, picked up a written memorial from the desk, and handed it to Gao Qi: "This is the memorial I am going to submit to the emperor. You can read it first."
This approach is not illegal. After all, officials may not all write their memorials themselves. Otherwise, why would they have so many masters? Gao Qi is a confidential secretary. If he is kept outside, he will be like a master. It is normal to read the memorials. After all, Gao Qi is a confidential secretary.
, this is one of the unspoken rules of Ming Dynasty officialdom.
Gao Qi took the memorial and read it carefully. The memorial listed in detail the corruption problems discovered during the renovation of the Nanjing Imperial Palace, as well as the list of officials and dignitaries involved. But it was different from Gao pragmatic's usual memorials.
Pragmatic did not put forward clear opinions on how to deal with it, but simply put the issue in front of the emperor, obviously letting the emperor make his own decision.
"Uncle, this is..." Gao Qi was a little confused.
Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly: "The emperor is wise, and he can naturally see the hidden dangers. If I directly propose a solution, it will appear that I have an agenda. It is better to let the emperor make his own decision, which will show the emperor's wisdom."
This is interesting. He is not saying that the emperor can see the seriousness of corruption, but that the emperor can see the seriousness of the hidden dangers. In other words, he believes that in the emperor's view, although corruption is serious, it is not actually the biggest trouble.
The hidden danger behind this matter is more important.
Gao Qi thought for a while before he suddenly realized: So, those nobles should have been on the side of the emperor, but now they have formed a local force with the Xin School in Nanjing. This is not a hundred times more serious than the corruption problem of a few hundred thousand taels of silver? Besides,
The total price is several hundred thousand taels, so there can’t be that much corruption... After all, the Nanjing Imperial Palace has indeed been renovated!
"Next, there are some things for you to do." Gao Qi's pragmatic voice sounded again, interrupting Gao Qi's thoughts.
"Uncle, please give me your instructions." Gao Qi responded immediately.
"First of all, you must closely monitor the trends in Nanjing's officialdom, especially the contacts between officials and nobles of the Xin School in the past few days." Gao Pragmatic continued to order.
"Uncle, I can rest assured that my nephew has already arranged for manpower to do this." Gao Qi replied.
"Okay, you did a good job. Now, I want you to contact the appropriate officials and ask them to report it at the appropriate time. The first step is to question the funds for repairing the palace. The second step is to wait until the limelight rises, and then
Let them join more people in requesting a strict investigation into the renovation of the Nanjing Imperial Palace." Gao Pragmatic's voice was extremely steady, as if he was talking about an idle matter that had nothing to do with him.
Gao Qi was no stranger to this. This was a common way to play power games in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, especially among important ministers. This was the most common practice.
"Don't worry, uncle, my nephew will take care of it." Gao Qi replied solemnly. He is the intelligence secretary, and he is not only responsible for the internal affairs of Beijing. He also handles the news from the imperial court. Of course, he knows which officials should be contacted in Nanjing.
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