Chapter 143 The Unparalleled Holy Family [4th update]
It is better to use your remaining courage to chase the poor bandits, and not to use your reputation as an academic overlord.
To overthrow Ling Yunyi with a thunderous force can only be regarded as a means to intimidate political opponents, but intimidation alone is not enough. The reason why the new policy of the state can only be maintained barely after Gao Gong's death can never be found before.
The feeling of gradual progress is ultimately due to the fact that Gao Dang's real strength has declined significantly since Gao Gong, the core figure, was missing.
In an era when imperial power was supreme, the "real strength" of ministers came from two aspects. One was the allies and disciples gathered around them based on their own prestige or other factors, which were the so-called connections; the other aspect was more direct and came from
To the emperor’s trust and support.
The current situation is that Gao Dang's connections are generally still there. Even if they are scattered and become a bit like a dual system, they are still in a state of "meat rotting in the pot" after all, and there is no such thing as switching to others. Gao Dang
What the party really lacks is the emperor's trust and support.
At least, the emperor's trust and support for Gao Dang now is definitely less than when Gao Gong was alive.
The biggest role of Gao pragmatism is to make up for this shortcoming!
Guo Pu and Zhang Siwei were both Gao Pragmatic's teachers, but this time when faced with Gao Pragmatic's strong and almost childish behavior, they just accepted it. Are they really just doting on Gao Pragmatic? What a joke!
The real reason why they decided not to object was because they knew something about Gao Jingshi's influence in the palace, but were not sure about it, so they remained silent. At the same time, they also wanted to see Gao Jingshi's influence in the palace.
What influence does the successor of Wen Zhenggong have on high-ranking party officials?
It turns out that Gao Pragmatic was not only able to instigate Zhao Yumin and Lin Yicai, Guo Pu's disciples in the fifth year of Longqing, but he could also persuade Gao Gong's direct disciples such as Song Zhihan, Hu Wei and others to come forward to support him.
What surprised the elders was the last one - Gao Pingshi could actually ask Wang Guoguang, the censor of Zongxian Zuodu, to do the final blow!
This surprised them so much!
Who is Wang Guoguang? He was on the gold list in the 23rd year of Jiajing, one subject earlier than Zhang Juzheng!
When Gao Gong implemented the New Deal during the Wanli period, Wang Guoguang was the Minister of Household Affairs selected by him. He actually presided over the clearing of land, the opening of sea taxation, and the promotion and implementation of the One Whip Law in Jiangnan and other places. By the way, he also "took the time" to compile the
"Wanli Accounting Records" is an extremely important financial classic!
To put it simply, he was Gao Gong's most effective assistant in financial reform. Until the fifth year of Wanli, because Ge Shouli, the former backbone of the Gao Party and the censor of Zuodu, was old and retired, Gao Gong had no more suitable candidate for the time being.
Only then did Wang Guoguang have to be allowed to succeed the General Constitution to prevent public opinion between the government and the opposition from getting out of control.
But how could such a senior minister be easily moved by a young boy like Gao Pangshi?
The reason is simple: finance.
When talking about finance here, of course it does not mean that Gao Jingshi spent money to bribe Wang Zongxian, but that Wang Guangguang and Gao Jingshi had had many exchanges in the past few years. The two sides had a lot in common on the issue of Ming Dynasty's financial reform, and even
There is also some cooperation.
When Wang Guoguang was in charge of the household department, because of the reform of the post station, the opening of the port to tax, and the clearing of land and other new policies, a large number of accounting talents were needed, so he selected some mathematical skills from the "Jinghua Craftsman School" founded by Gao Jingjing in Jianxinzhai on the outskirts of Beijing. The best people went to assist the officials and clerks sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the results were very good.
Here I would like to add a narration: Jinghua Craftsman School is a "professional school" that Gao Pragmatic began to consider establishing long before the death of the late Emperor Longqing [Wu Feng's Note: See Chapter 060 of this volume to get something for nothing], and it was founded in the first year of Wanli.
At first, the school only opened five major categories: mathematics, mining, iron smelting, carpentry, and medicine. Originally, Gao Shiji wanted to open navigational subjects, but because his strength could not extend to the south at that time, he could not find any. There is no suitable teacher, so I have to give it up first.
However, the subject of carpentry requires learning about shipbuilding. When it was newly opened at that time, because it could only recruit talents in the North, it was usually taught how to make sand boats. Later, other ship types were gradually involved. However, the teaching staff was still very weak. Being highly pragmatic, I can't rush it, so I can only treat it as laying the groundwork in advance.
The students of this Jinghua Craftsman School were all the children of refugees who were recruited by Gao Jingshi from Wei Hui. The basic requirements for enrolling in the school are very simple: to become Gao Jingshi's servants. In addition to the age and other criteria, On the contrary, it is a small matter.
For those children of refugees, becoming a highly pragmatic servant is a good thing that they can only dream of - a servant means a close confidant and a guaranteed job! Considering their boss's wealth, becoming his servant at least means that they don't have to worry about going hungry. Even if he dies, he can still stand out if he succeeds in his studies. Among other things, Gao Xiaozhuang, a servant, owns the three major factories in Kaiping, Beijing! In terms of income alone, he can't change it even if he is given to a prefect! (Of course, this Don’t consider becoming a corrupt official...)
Because of these relationships, Wang Guoguang and Gao Pragmatic actually have a very close relationship, and as a high-ranking official who joined Gao Dang relatively late, Wang Guangguang has a clear view of Gao Dang's current situation: As long as Guo Pu has not yet taken office, Gao Dang will It cannot be a single-core political group. Even if Guo Pu becomes official, Zhang Siwei may still have to rely on Gao Pragmatic, his nephew, to ensure Gao's leadership of the Party.
Sometimes Wang Guoguang even secretly wondered whether Gao Gong had already anticipated this step when he sent Gao Jingshi to the palace to study with the prince. That move was simply to give Gao Jingshi the leadership position to take charge of the practical school Gao Party a few years later. foreshadowing!
Therefore, when Gao Jingshi returned to Beijing and a conflict broke out between him and Ling Yunyi, Wang Guoguang guessed that Gao Jingshi might want to take action. Sure enough, the day after Gao Jingshi returned to Beijing (the same day he visited Zhang Siwei) So he quietly sent him a letter, asking for his help in impeaching Ling Yunyi in three days.
Three days later? Wang Guoguang is not a novice in officialdom, so he naturally knows that this is a "Dragon Gate Triple Wave", each wave is stronger than the last wave, and his task, Wang Zongxian, is to shoot this most critical wave.
Facts have proved that Wang Guoguang's guess was absolutely correct. Gao Pragmatic's nearly ten years of companionship was indeed not in vain. His Majesty the Emperor's cruelty in this matter exceeded everyone's expectations!
Gao pragmatically won a great victory in his first battle back in Beijing! The dignified Minister of the Ministry of War was completely defeated by Gao pragmatically, who was only a new imperial examination candidate in name.
Wang Guoguang even suddenly recalled the nervous look of those who were imitating Xu Party members and felt in danger when Gao Gongqi returned to Beijing at the end of the third year of Longqing.
Gao Pragmatic... This "little pavilion elder" returned to Beijing just like Gao Gong did back then, giving people an unstoppable feeling!
If there is any difference, it is simply that Gao Gong is the imperial teacher and Gao Pragmatic is the companion.
There is no need to doubt the one thing they have in common now, that is, the Holy Family is unparalleled!