Gao pragmatically's last stop before leaving the capital was to visit his uncle Zhang Siwei and his teacher Guo Pu. The two had serious talks with Gao pragmatically respectively.
Early the next morning, Gao Pingshi left Beijing and headed south, heading to Guangxi to take up his post.
This time he went south to Guangxi and obtained the emperor's permission to bring armed servants with him, so he specially mobilized 300 well-trained servants to accompany him.
The servants he brought this time were different from the past few times. Since this time he was going to Guangxi, a densely forested area, he did not bring cavalry. The three hundred people were all foot soldiers, but they were still equipped with horses. It was somewhat similar to Qi Jiguang's arrival
Horse infantry trained after Ji Town.
Another biggest difference is that this time all the three hundred servants were carrying muskets openly, and the accompanying baggage team also carried enough gunpowder and projectiles, as well as some cash.
Gao Jingshi does not have much influence in the south. His deepest tentacles in the south are the original Guangzhou official port that he bought or replaced from the Ministry of Household Affairs. After Gao Jingshi arrives in Guangxi, if he wants to use money, food or other materials, the nearest channel is
Transferred from Guangzhou.
However, the provincial capital of Guangxi at this time was not in Nanning, but in Guilin, which was relatively far away. And since Guangxi was not peaceful, mobilizing supplies was naturally dangerous, so before he set off south, he sent Gao Mengnan to
Went to Guangzhou to take charge.
Gao Mengnan is the adopted son of his uncle Gao Jie. He has been operating the port and building a fleet with Shuai Jiamo in Tianjin Port. He is already relatively experienced in both port operation and scheduling and understanding of the fleet, so he was selected by Gao Pragmatic.
to Guangzhou.
Of course, the northern fleet is dominated by sand ships, which is somewhat different from the mainstream sea-going ships in the south. However, Gao Pragmatic's transfer to Guangxi was an emergency, and he had no better way. In fact, he originally thought that Shuai Jiamo was from the south, so the transfer
It might be better to go to Guangzhou Port, but after all, Gao Mengnan bears the Gao surname, and it is easier to open up the situation in Guangzhou - of course there are high-ranking party officials in Guangdong, and they may give Gao Mengnan a little face, but it is hard to say if Shuai Jiamo is replaced.
Fortunately, Gao Mengnan went to Guangzhou this time mainly to prepare for Gao Pragmatism in Guangxi, so what he really needed was not a sharp-bottomed sea-going ship, but an inland river ship. This is much simpler and easier to do if you have money. So Gao Pragmatism
When he was sent to Guangzhou, an order was also conveyed within Beijing. From the day the order was received, all proceeds from Guangzhou Port would be temporarily stopped from being deported to the capital, and would all be retained in Guangzhou, waiting for new orders before being dispatched. At the same time,
Gao Mengnan will have access to these funds.
Gao Mengnan took the sea route south to Guangzhou, which was theoretically faster than Gao Pragmatic's arrival in Guangxi, so he also received some instructions from Gao Pragmatic in advance, and there were many things that he had to take care of immediately after arriving in Guangzhou.
Gao Pangshi, together with Liu Xin and 200 Liu family servants, a total of more than 500 people, went south by land and settled in Xinzheng 12 days later.
Gao's mother, Mrs. Zhang, had already learned about her son's recent situation in advance. As soon as Gao pragmatic arrived in Xinzheng, she sent people to take him back to Longwen Yayuan.
The gate of Longwen Yayuan was originally built at the level of a castle and should have been expensive. However, when Gao Pragmatic came back this time, he found that the gate seemed to have been rebuilt again.
He looked around and saw a majestic and exquisitely carved stone archway outside the gate, with four gilt characters "Six No. 1 Scholars" written on it, and a pair of couplets on the two main pillars in the middle.
, the first couplet says: "Six Yuan and the third, the true leader in two hundred years", the second couplet says: "I have served you for ten years, I have written and written elixirs for you."
The font of the signature is smaller, and Gao pragmatism is far away, so it is not very clear. It seems to have the words "Dedicated to Zhuangyuanfang" and other words. In front of the gate of Longwen Yayuan, there is also a tall flagpole with the flag fluttering.
, it also has the words "Six Yuan Ji Di" written on it.
Liu Xin and Gao Pingshi walked side by side, and when they saw this scene, they said with envy on their faces: "Gao Zhizhi, your Zhuangyuanfang, even if it can't be said to be 'unparalleled', it must be 'unprecedented'.
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Zhizhi is an elegant name for the censor of the patrol in the Ming Dynasty. Its origin is "Xiuyi Zhizhi" in the Han Dynasty. "Xiuyi Zhizhi" is also called "Zhizhi envoy" and "Xiuyi censor". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
In the second year of Tianhan Dynasty, Fan Kun, the official of Guanglu, and Zhang De, who had served as Jiuqing, etc., wore embroidered clothes, held festivals and tiger talismans, and used the method of military rejuvenation to send troops to suppress the peasant uprising, hence the name. This informal official name,
The embroidered clothes themselves represent being favored by the monarch. To point directly to it, Yan Shigu's annotation in "Book of Han·Biao Officials and Officials" quoted Qian Qian as saying: "Doing things according to instructions is without selfishness."
Therefore, using the embroidered clothes to point directly to the name of the patrol censor is not only an affirmation that the patrol censor is trusted and favored by the emperor, but also implies the power of the patrol censor to "supervise the army".
After hearing Liu Xin's words, Gao Pangshi smiled and said, "The encounters I've had recently are quite unprecedented."
Liu Xin didn't know the real reason why Gao Jingshi was demoted to the third level, so in her opinion, Gao Jingshi had suffered an unreasonable disaster, and comforted her: "From what I can see from the Nu family, this is just an excuse for the Empress Dowager Cisheng to happen, and her original intention is
It should just be a warning to the emperor not to forget the ancestral system, and direct criticism is just to be angered. Moreover, Yuan Fu and Zong Xian have a clear distinction between right and wrong. Although he was demoted and downgraded, Taishi was the one to directly criticize, which can be said to be a loss in the east and a gain in the past."
Taishi is a general and elegant name for the officials of Hanlin Academy and Zhanshifu.
Gao Pragmatic smiled and said nothing. In fact, although Liu Xin didn't know anything about the two princesses, her analysis was spot on. The biggest reason for Queen Mother Li's sudden attack was actually to warn Zhu Yijun.
As Zhu Yijun grew older, didn't Empress Dowager Li know that sooner or later he would be independent and pro-government? However, she had always been strict in discipline, and she was afraid that her son would behave like some of the previous emperors who came to the throne at a young age in the Ming Dynasty, so she would find an opportunity to beat him.
Fan.
In fact, despite her talk of deposing the emperor and establishing a new king, it was actually just a threat, just like when a parent disciplines a child by saying, "Are you going to spank?"
When she persuaded Queen Wang to return to Kunning Palace, she had already hinted to the queen that she should go back to Kunning Palace to "stay at peace" - if the emperor was deposed and a new king was established, could the queen still stay in Kunning Palace?
It's just that Zhu Yijun was too confused at the time and didn't hear it. As for whether the queen understood the meaning, outsiders don't know.
As for Gao Pragmatic's misfortune, rather than the emperor taking the blame, it is better to say that the two princesses took the blame - the incident of the princess's love poem must not be spread, and the root cause of this matter is that Zhu Yijun violated the rules and took them to Gao Pragmatic
In the government, Zhu Yijun took the main responsibility and issued the edict to offend himself. Gao Pragmatic failed to dissuade him, so he was jointly and severally liable and was demoted to the third level.
As for the seriousness of the edict to sin against oneself, it is actually not as high as many people imagine. Looking at various historical materials of the Ming Dynasty, you will find that not to mention that the emperor himself would be forced to issue an edict to sin against himself when he did something wrong, even like "a comet appeared in a certain place"
, "The superior issued an edict to blame himself", "Thunder struck the Huangji Palace, the superior issued an edict to blame himself", "A certain place had not rained for two years, but this year there was a severe flood, the superior issued an edict to blame himself"...
Not to mention that Emperor Chongzhen, who later worked conscientiously to bring chaos to the world, once issued six edicts to sin against himself.
But so what? The king’s father is no longer the king’s father? The king’s father’s orders are no longer the imperial edict?
Issuing an edict to blame oneself is nothing more than the strength of the civil service group as a whole, forcing the emperor to make such a gesture. It does not mean that the emperor's authority is greatly affected. Although I cannot deal with all the literati in the world, I can deal with a few of them.
Pinch, that’s no problem!
You know, even an extremely violent and moody emperor like Emperor Jiajing had to issue edicts when it was time to punish himself. For example, in the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, a fire broke out in the palace and burned down three palaces. Jiajing was not the Roman Emperor Nero.
If he plays with it by burning it, won't he still issue an edict to sin against himself?
"Looking forward to the coming of benevolence and love, it is all my fault. I am writing this article of sin against myself to show to all my subjects."
Even an iron-fisted emperor like Grandpa Jiajing couldn't handle it. What's so strange about the little Emperor Wanli who made a mistake and was punished by his mother?
When Empress Dowager Li asked Zhu Yijun to issue an edict to punish himself, she did not mean to tell him "not to disobey the queen mother". She did not need to tell him. She was actually telling Zhu Yijun not to go against the ancestral system recognized by the entire civil service group!
Of course, Emperor Wanli in history did not believe in evil, so there was the later "Struggle over the Country" and the subsequent twenty years of not going to court, but did he win?
No, he lost, and the prince is still Zhu Changluo.
It can be seen that for the entire civil servant group, the struggle must have more sophisticated methods, and force will not work unless they have the ability to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and rebuild it.
But how could demolishing and rebuilding be something the emperor would consider? Only Li Zicheng would consider it.
If we don’t postpone reconstruction, we can only follow a highly pragmatic approach and replace it slowly, beam by column, brick by tile, not only to ensure that the house will not fall down, but also to ensure that the materials are gradually replaced with new ones.
Why does Gao pragmatism always feel that it can't be solved in just a few decades? The reason is this.
People who have been ill for a long time cannot undergo major operations such as disembowelment and abdominal dissection, so they must first strengthen their roots and strengthen their foundation. He had followed this idea when he persuaded Zhu Yijun outside Nanshahe Huangzhuang to "break down the three major problems and solve them."
In the final analysis, Gao Pragmatic never thought that he was here to demolish the house. He always regarded himself as a repairer and renovator, who would definitely make more noise than Li Hongzhang and less than Sun Dapao.
Liu Xin didn't know the inside story, but she was able to analyze the matter so closely that Gao Pingshi couldn't help but take another look at her. He even thought for a moment that if this woman were a man, she would be even more powerful than Liu Wei.
I am determined to win over him vigorously.
What a pity.
Gao pragmatic smiled slightly: "Miss Liu is right, but this mulberry elm may not be ripe yet, and it may be poisonous. It's hard to say whether it can be eaten happily."
Liu Xin suddenly smiled and said, "Zhang Taiyue hasn't even become the first assistant, is there anything else that can stump Gao Zhizhi?"
As soon as these words came out, Gao Pingshi's expression suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
