Different from the previous time when he pretended to be low-key on the way back to his hometown, this time Gao pragmatically escorted Gao Gong's coffin back to his hometown. He did not make any fanfare along the way. When he met local officials and gentry who came to visit him, he received them all with a smile, even if they were called.
He accepted the offer calmly.
It's not that Gao Gong has become pragmatic, but the situation of returning home this time is different from the last time. Now that Gao Gong has passed away and he has resigned, he is not afraid of being impeached at all - if you have the ability, you accuse me because of my cheap old man.
That's why dad is praised so highly.
This is really a shameless person without an official position.
Moreover, the visits of officials and gentry along the way also have another effect for him, which is to prevent some people from misjudgment and thinking that Gao Gong is gone and they can do whatever they want - Gao Gong will not be defeated even if he dies.
Just because Gao Dang is dead does not mean that Gao Dang is dead.
Before Gao Pangshi left Beijing, according to the edicts of the two empresses and the emperor, the cabinet had been adjusted. In fact, everyone moved forward, with one exception.
Guo Pu was promoted from the second assistant position to the first assistant position, that is, the bachelor of Zhongji Palace; Lu Tiao Yanggang was promoted to the second assistant position, so he resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown; Zhang Siwei was promoted to the second assistant position, that is, the bachelor of Jianji Palace;
Ma Ziqiang was promoted from Wenyuange University to Wuyingdian University; Shen Shixing was promoted from Dongge University to Wenyuange University.
Four of the six formal bachelor's seats in the cabinet are currently occupied, and two are still vacant. The third-ranked Wuyingdian bachelor and the sixth-ranked Dongge bachelor are vacant.
Lu Tiaoyang's entry into the cabinet had a hint of compromise, because he was also a disciple of Xinxue. At that time, after Zhang Juzheng's fall, the ministers of Xinxue were relatively nervous. Although it was true that Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong had always had a close relationship before, what did he say?
He was also a disciple of Xu Jie, and when Gao Gong was in power, he could barely hold his nose and follow Zhang Juzheng.
When Zhang Juzheng fell, these people were panicked, so for the sake of overall stability, Gao Gong recommended Lu Tiaoyang to join the cabinet to fill a position. Although Lu Tiaoyang was a disciple of Cheng Wende, the leader of the Xinxue Yongkang sect, he was at least relatively incorruptible.
He was upright and upright. Historically, when Zhang Juzheng was in power, he withstood the pressure and did not let Zhang Juzheng's eldest son Zhang Jingxiu obtain the Jinshi. He still had character.
However, Lu Tiaoyang was not young, and had already submitted his resignation several times before. This time Gao Gong passed away, he did not know what he was thinking about, and he resigned very resolutely. After discussing with Guo Pu, Zhu Yijun also
I asked the Empress Dowager of the two palaces for instructions and finally approved it.
Zhang Siwei joined the pavilion in the third year of Wanli. In fact, after Lu Tiaoyang entered the pavilion, Gao Gong intentionally recommended Zhang Siwei to the pavilion. However, Zhang Siwei's health had been going up and down in those few years. By the second year of Wanli,
It was not until the second half of the year that things got better, so it was not until the third year of Wanli that he was finally promoted to Minister of Rites, and the Grand Scholar of Jiadong Pavilion was admitted to the cabinet.
Zhang Siwei is of course a die-hard Gao Dang member and a core member, and Ma Ziqiang is almost the same. Ma Ziqiang is from Shaanxi, and his family is also a big businessman. The three families of Zhang Siwei, Wang Chonggu, and Ma Ziqiang basically control at least half of the northern salt industry.
If he were not in the same camp as Zhang Siwei, he would not be justified emotionally or rationally, so he is also a high-ranking party member.
In addition, Ma Ziqiang's youngest son Ma Zhen and Gao Jingshi also had a close friendship. They had known each other when Mu Zong selected the prince to accompany him as a student. Later, after I accepted the tribute, Gao Jingshi expanded the trade network of the Beijing Caravan and began to travel to
Shaanxi and Gansu developed, and the Ma family, as a local leader, also contributed a lot. Ma Zhen even rushed back to Shaanxi personally to help, so Ma Ziqiang was not only a high-ranking party member, but even in the Wanli era, he could be regarded as a core member.
It's just that Ma Ziqiang is not young, the same age as Gao Gong. He is sixty-five this year, and judging from his usual physical condition, he is actually not as good as Gao Gong. Historically, he also died in the sixth year of Wanli, but Gao Pingshi can't remember clearly.
Just the month.
Before Gao Pangshi left Beijing, he discussed Ma Ziqiang's physical condition with Guo Pu, and Gao gave some suggestions on what the party should do if Ma Ziqiang died.
The one who is a little troublesome now is Shen Shixing. Shen Shixing is also a disciple of Xinxue, but Gao Gong still recommended him to the cabinet in March this year. There are two reasons: First, Lu Tiaoyang was in poor health at the time, and he had to go to the doctor to take leave every now and then.
, the Xin Xue disciples were all worried that Lu Tiaoyang would die at any time - in fact, although he was sick, he still lived for two years after becoming an official in history - so they very much hoped that a young Xin Xue minister could join the cabinet.
The second is that when Zhu Yijun was the crown prince, Shen Shixing "knew about the affairs of the Prince's Jingyan" and was the nominal deputy of Gao Gong and Zhu Xizhong. In fact, he was the officer in charge of the Prince's Jingyan, and in a sense, he was Zhu Yijun's teacher.
Now the student has been the emperor for six or seven years. As a teacher, he has had enough qualifications and it is indeed time for him to join the cabinet.
In this way, among the four assistant ministers of the Ming Dynasty, there are now three people from the practical school, who can all be regarded as high-ranking party bosses, and one Shen Shixing from the heart school can be regarded as Fengwei.
However, although Shen Shixing is a disciple of Xinxue, it is not easy to simply regard him as an opponent of the Gao Party, because he himself is a relatively moderate person, and his political stance is not particularly clear and firm. According to Gao's pragmatic
From a point of view, he is a bit like "Xu Jie with a little less ruthlessness".
Of course, although Shen Shixing lacked a bit of Xu Jie's ruthlessness, it cannot be said that he was a complete bureaucrat. He also had his own political philosophy, which was that the court should be united.
He has never said this to anyone else. The reason Gao Pragmatic knows this is entirely because he knows that Shen Shixing's performance in history, being all-round and able to play both sides of the situation is the impression that Shen Shixing has left to future generations in history, but in fact that
It was precisely what he had to do in order to ensure the unity of the imperial court.
In the post-Zhang Juzheng era in history, the two factions fighting to protect Zhang and defeat Zhang were fighting fiercely. Major political issues were rarely considered from the perspective of right or wrong, but from the standpoints of both sides.
Shen Shixing replaced Ding You when he returned to his hometown and then died of a sudden illness. Zhang Siwei was the first assistant. He struggled between the two factions for seven or eight years. He only took a stand in the last one or two years when there was really no other way. As a result, he was
He was forced to become an official. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic felt that Shen Shixing was actually a bit of a big-picture person, but his authority and personality prevented him from being a strong first assistant.
Since you can't be strong as the first assistant, you don't have to worry about being the group assistant.
Therefore, even though Gao Gong has passed away and Gao Pragmatic has left the Central Committee, he is not worried at all that Gao Dang's opponents can instigate Shen Shixing to become enemies of Gao Dang. Gao Dang's reformists are still completely in control of the court.
Consider the overall situation.
What's more, to say the least, even if Gao Dang collapses in the cabinet, Gao Pragmatic is not very worried. Because in addition to the two palaces and the emperor, as well as Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju, Gao Pragmatic has already done other things at the beginning of the fifth year of Wanli.