On July 19th, all the Gao clan members of the famous Xinzheng Gao family in Zhongzhou went out to welcome the coffin of Gao Gong, the Gao family's most accomplished member to date, back home.
The Gao family of Xinzheng, a family with many generations of officials, naturally has strict etiquette and rules. Gao Pragmatic can be regarded as a person who has seen the world. He has been accused of being thrown around. After traveling for more than 1,400 miles in a row, he felt that he was almost exhausted to death.
It's not over yet, the funeral has to be held at home, waiting for Gao's disciples, deceased officials, in-laws and old friends who have rushed from all over the country to attend the funeral to say their final farewells to Gao Gong. There are also countless people who can't come but have sent memorial tributes.
The great Confucian sages and the famous scholars...
To sum it up in three words: there are too many things to do.
Fortunately, Gao Jingshi was liberated a little this time. At least those who came to bid farewell to Gao Gong's body no longer had to kowtow to Gao Gongshi one by one. Gao Jingshi's second brother Gao Wuguan was confirmed by the clan to be adopted by Gao Gong.
, so now people who kowtow until they can’t straighten their waists have been replaced by Gaowu Guan.
However, Gao Wuguan was not at a disadvantage, because he was adopted by Gao Gong, and he received Gao Gong's favor, and his official status was Shangbao Si Shaoqing.
Gao pragmatic looked at his second brother who gritted his teeth and insisted on returning gifts to the guests, and secretly said in his heart: Brother, if it weren't for your eldest brother and me, you wouldn't be able to get along with Shang Baosi Shaoqing now, but you could only get along with Shang Bao Sicheng.
ah!
You know, normally speaking, by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the Enyin system had become stricter. Historically, the view of high affairs was that Enyin was normally Shangbao Sicheng. Even if Zhang Juzheng was so awesome, he was just Enyin's son Shangbao Sicheng.
.So this time Gao Wuguan's favor can be regarded as a special favor. It is very, very rare to be promoted from the sixth rank to the fifth rank. Of course, this also has a premise, that is, because Gao Gong was not defeated, he lived to become the grand master.
But to be honest, both Shang Baosi Shaoqing and Shang Bao Sicheng are redundant officials with no meaning in Gao pragmatism, because Shang Baosi is only responsible for stamping a seal without even looking at the documents.
Is it necessary to let civil servants of the fifth and sixth grades do things?
Moreover, Shangbaosi is also divided into internal and external departments. The eunuchs of the inner court also have a share, which belongs to the inner Shangbaosi. The civil servants of the outer court have another share, which is the current yamen of Gaowuguan. In addition to expressing their respect for the civil servants,
The care has no other meaning.
So if you are sure that you will pass the Jinshi examination, you might as well not be an official. After all, Enyin official has little room for improvement. The only thing is to be promoted to Taichang Temple, and you can only get in by hanging around, and you will be promoted to the first level after passing the exam in nine years.
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This second brother is considered useless. I don’t know if he will have the guts to resign directly in the future, or take the Jinshi exam, or start his own business - oh, it’s not his own business, it should be said that he came to give me the big brother.
Even though I am a part-time job and am not an official, your elder brother's salary is much more generous than that of my emperor classmate.
In addition to Gao Wuguan, his heir Chengyin Shangbaosi Shaoqing, Gao Gong also earned two Enyin places for the Gao family in Xinzheng, both of whom were students of Enyin Imperial College, which is commonly known as "Yinyizi Imperial College".
"Study" is said to be "a son", but in fact it is not necessarily a son, it can also be a nephew, or even a grandson or great-nephew.
However, when Gao pragmatic came back and asked, no one in the clan was willing to go.
It's not that the descendants of the Gao family are unwilling to study. On the contrary, everyone feels that most of the current Imperial College students are just hanging around, and few are really willing to study. Therefore, the academic style of the Imperial College is not good. Going to the Imperial College to study is not as good as studying at home. Gao
Clanology actually seems to be more reliable than the Imperial College.
Gao Pragmatic has no choice, but it doesn't matter. This quota can be reserved, but there seems to be no explicit regulation for how long it can be reserved. But it doesn't matter. Gao Pragmatic feels that as long as he is here, his brothers and even his future nephews probably won't need it.
I care about the identity of a mere Imperial College student.
After working hard for several days, Gao Gong's funeral was finally completed.
Standing in front of Gao Gong's grave, Gao Qingshi felt a little depressed. Suddenly he remembered what his third uncle had said to him.
"I Gao Gong asked myself: I am dedicated to serving the country, so why should I be afraid of dirty words? Pragmatically, you must remember: look forward and backward, worry about slander and fear of ridicule. This generation may be able to steal the official reputation of the time, but it is rare to be known as a sage for thousands of generations; bear the hope of the world, open up
According to the trend of the times, this generation may be criticized at the moment, but it will be praised for thousands of years! How can we leave traces and shadows in the life of the world, and how many seasons of grass and trees are there? It is neither power nor wealth - no matter how much you sleep in the vast summer,
It's nothing more than a bed; even if you have thousands of hectares of fertile land, you can only bury your bones in one place. After thousands of years, there are only two kinds of people who can report: loyalty and traitor."
Third Uncle, based on your actions in this life, you should be an undisputed loyal minister, right?
As for being able to live up to the world's expectations and create a good atmosphere... San Bo, you have done it too.
Rest in peace, third uncle. I'll leave the rest to my nephew.
My nephew is unfilial. Although I have been greatly favored by you, I cannot build a house for you and observe mourning for three years. However, I guess it is not this that you always care about, but what your nephew is going to do. As for the filial house, it is now
Your heir, he will accompany you well for three years.
Third Uncle, you don’t know that in my original history, Zhang Juzheng was later said to have extended the life of the Ming Dynasty for fifty years. Regardless of whether this is true or not, he served as the chief minister of Wanli for ten years and only helped the Ming Dynasty.
Although your life has been extended for fifty years, my nephew believes that if you have been the chief minister of Wanli for the past six years, you will at least extend your life for the Ming Dynasty for another sixty years... You are better than Zhang Juzheng.
Haha, maybe you didn’t want to argue about this for a long time, or maybe you didn’t intend to argue in the first place. Otherwise, why were you so excited when you heard the news that Zhang Juzheng died of depression? Did you think of your many years of friendship with Zhang Juzheng, or
Do you remember that Zhang Juzheng was assassinated by his nephew and me to be disgraced?
But you don't need to feel any guilt, because I know that there are only so many things he can do for Ming Dynasty, and he is really not as good as you and my uncle and nephew.
My teacher is now in charge of the imperial court. He is in very good health. As long as he does not resign, he can still work for many years. Your reform achievements will definitely be retained and even continue to advance.
However, I don’t know if my uncle will be able to take over as the first assistant in the future. Although I deliberately lured Li Shizhen to the capital, he said that my uncle has always been weak and his physical strength has been severely damaged.
, if you can always maintain a peaceful mind, you may be able to live a few more years, but if there are too many joys and sorrows.
Alas, I don’t know if my grandparents will pass away one after another as in the original history. If this is still the case, I’m afraid my uncle will be extremely sad and hurt... Tell me, should I invite Li Shizhen to go to Pudong?
State, show it to my grandparents?
But San Bo, don’t worry. Even if my uncle’s fate is still the same as in history, I will be fine. I have spent so much thought and made so many preparations, even if the power of the "Gao Party" is cut off.
Year, nothing unexpected will happen...
I will definitely be able to restore the fate of the Ming Dynasty and prevent the tragedy of China's fall from happening again.
San Bo, your heroic spirit is not far away. Please believe in me and protect me...