Gao Gong looked solemn, nodded, and said: "I thought about the suggestion you made before going to Datong, and I thought it was quite reasonable, so I sent a private letter to Dongye to inquire about its meaning."
Gao Pingshi hurriedly asked: "How would Mr. Dongye reply?"
"He refused." Gao Gong shook his head and sighed: "He said in his reply that he had been an official for more than thirty years and was unable to serve his parents. His father passed away before, and he, Ding You, had not finished his filial piety, so he was forcibly summoned by the late emperor.
To come back is extremely unfilial. Now that I have become an official, it is so nice to personally watch the soup and medicine in front of my mother's bed to fulfill my duty as a human being! I also attached a small poem casually, saying: Three rooms in that thatched house block the sun.
, surrounded by hibiscus hedges to protect from the wind. There is a farming genealogy on the wall, and a few farming pictures on the wall... It is quite a leisurely sight."
"This..." Gao Pingshi frowned immediately, hesitated, and then spoke: "Uncle San thinks that Mr. Dongye's refusal to return to Beijing is really because, uh, is it really just because he has to fulfill his filial piety?"
Gao Gong smiled, shook his head again, and said: "Dongye was selected as a Shujishi in the 14th year of Jiajing's reign, ranking fourth in the second class, but I wasted 13 years after the provincial examination, and in the second year of Jiajing's reign, I wasted 13 years.
It took ten years to get on the gold list, two subjects later than him... When I joined the cabinet with him, he happened to be ranked before me. Now that I want to ask Your Majesty to revive him, he will definitely be behind me when he comes back.
If it were you, what would you think?"
Gao Pangshi was also a little embarrassed. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and said gloomily: "But now that Yin Licheng has taken the path of the inner court, there is a high possibility that he will get the imperial edict and join the cabinet. He... my nephew thinks that it is difficult for him to be the same as the third uncle.
In this way, the balance of power in the cabinet may be unbalanced, and if we do not introduce a like-minded person, we may cause disharmony."
The person who lived in Licheng of Yin Dynasty was Yin Shidan. He was from Licheng, Shandong Province.
Gao Gong naturally understood the reason, otherwise he would not have written to "Mr. Dongye" asking him if he was willing to accept rehabilitation. At this moment, hearing Gao Pingshi say this, he nodded and said: "Of course I know this, but...
Why did you say that Gao Nanyu was not worthy of your support last time? He originally begged for a break from illness, but now he has recovered from his illness. After the Yin Shidan entered the cabinet and the vacancy of the Minister of Rites became available, Gao Nanyu could resume his official position as the Minister of Rites. After three days,
In May, I can recommend him to join the cabinet. Gao Nanyu is the same year as me and his qualifications are not as good as mine. In addition, he is a loyal person. After joining the cabinet, he can live under me. Why not?"
Nanyu is the nickname of Gaoyi. Gaoyi was the first in the second class of Gao Gong's class. In the early years of Longqing, he resigned due to illness. In the original history, in the sixth year of Longqing, only Gao Gong was left in the cabinet.
Together with Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong used Long Qing's words to revive Gao Yi and recommended him to join the cabinet. As a result, when Gao Gong and Feng Bao were fighting, Gao Yi was timid and did not dare to join him. Later, Gao Gong was expelled, and Gao Yi again
He was so frightened that his condition worsened, and he vomited blood and died soon after.
To put it simply, Gao Gong brought him into the cabinet originally because he wanted to have an ally, but in the end, this person did not play any role at all, and it was a waste of his quota.
Gao Pragmatic sighed in his heart: Why not? History has proven that this person is timid and has no sense of responsibility. He is not qualified to be your comrade!
But Gao Pragmatic couldn't explain this reason verbally, so he had to say: "My nephew heard that Gao Nanyu's illness seems to be consumption. There is no radical cure for this disease. Who knows when he will suffer from it again? This is not one of the reasons to rely on."
The second is that although Nan Yugong is poor and happy, and he is not like a person who wants to take power, but he also has some... how to say, inaction. The third uncle wants to balance the cabinet, but this Duke does not necessarily dare to compete with Li
, Zhao is competing with each other. If he wants to rule the world, this Duke may not be able to make good use of his power and serve as the third uncle's assistant. Therefore, my nephew thinks that Duke Nanyu is not worthy of relying on him."
These two reasons were not made up by Gao pragmatism. Gao Gong hesitated a little after hearing this and pondered for a moment, refusing to speak.
After a while, Gao Gongcai said: "What you said makes some sense, but Dongye is an upright person. It is really difficult to think of being like him and being under me."
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and suddenly asked: "San Bo, I remember that in addition to serving as Tianguan twice, Mr. Dong Ye also served as the examiner for the provincial examination twice and the general examination once. He also wrote "Xueyu" and "Four Thoughts". "Proverbs", "Proverbs of Four Fears", "Nine-Character Illustrations", "Xu Ye Cheng", etc., they can be said to be full of works and rich in knowledge?"
"What's so strange about that?" Gao Gong said in surprise: "He is the fourth in the second class of Yiweike, and his talent is ten times better than mine."
"You are ten times better than me in talent and learning" is a customary saying used by ancient literati to praise others. Gao Pragmatic will naturally not take it seriously. However, with Gao Gong's character, it is not easy to praise others like this. It can be seen that Mr. Higashino's This ability is at least highly respected by Gao Gong.
Gao pragmatic laughed, blinked, and said: "Third uncle, do you think... will my nephew be lucky enough to become a disciple of Mr. Dongye?"
Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood: "You mean...for this reason, we should first invite him to the capital?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled but said nothing.
"This method can be tried." Gao Gong thought for a while and said: "However, Guo Dongye is rigorous in his studies and does not like to accept disciples. Even though he has served as an examiner several times and has countless disciples, he rarely contacts his disciples and former officials. . Now that he has been in office for three years, it will not be easy for you to become his disciple."
Gao pragmatically said: "There is always a way... The third uncle asked me to go to Anyang just now. Do you want me to persuade him to accept the restoration on behalf of the third uncle?"
Gao Gong nodded: "Although you are young, you are my close relative after all, and you can also be considered his junior. If you bring my handwritten letter to see him on my behalf, he will naturally know my sincerity."
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "I'm afraid I have to ask Third Uncle to rewrite this autographed letter. This time, instead of asking him to come out and recover, I'll write to ask him to teach my nephew's studies. What do you think, Third Uncle?"
Gao Gong thought for a moment and said thoughtfully: "Yes, yes, but...then you have to wait a few more days before you can set off."
"Huh?" Gao Pingshi was stunned for a moment: "Why is this?"
Gao Gong straightened his face, glared at him, and said: "Why? I just said that Guo Dongye is rigorous in his studies. If you are too poor in knowledge, how can he accept you? I will ask a question today, and you can control it Let me have a look at the article. If it's badly written, I don't want you to go to Anyang and embarrass me."
Gao pragmatically asked himself that although he had been busy with other things for the past six months, his homework had not fallen behind. He was a very self-taught person. Gao Gong's family had many classics, and he was in the 31st year of Jiajing. Yu Di lectured on the "Four Books", and those lecture notes were kept in Gao Gong's home. Later they were even compiled into "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Doctrine of the Doctrine" and other books. Gao Pingshi had already read them all, and although he still swallowed them a little bit, he still couldn't read them. Benefited a lot.
In addition, Gao Pragmatic also wanted to test his own skills, so he said: "Please ask the third uncle to come up with the questions."
"Guo Dongye is a man of great elegance and integrity. If he wants to test you, he will definitely not test the Classics (Five Classics), but only the Four Books (Four Books). I also wrote this question myself." Gao Gong looked at Gao Pragmatic
He glanced at it, thought for a moment, and then said: "The title says: The Master said to Yan Yuan, if you use it, you will practice it, if you throw it away, you will hide it. Only I and you have this husband."
After Gao Gong finished speaking, he clapped his hands gently, called in a maid, and ordered her to study ink for Gao Pragmatic. Gao Pragmatic then walked to the desk, sat down silently, and began to think about the topic.
