Gao pragmatic read the official document for a while and felt a little arrogant, because the jurisdiction of the censor was too broad, whether it was military affairs, government affairs, civil affairs, criminal punishment, everything could be managed, and even Gao pragmatic himself
Two pitfalls were buried that year - with the help of the tax clearance team sent by the Ministry of Household Affairs, the province's post station accounts and commercial tax accounts were checked.
The reform of the post station was highly pragmatic and presided over by Guo Pu. This matter was one of his achievements. It can even be said that he was able to become a patrol censor and send a large envoy as a new scholar this time to a large extent.
Some of his achievements in the past.
Because if we start counting from the time when Gao Pangshi became the prince's companion, he is certainly not a "first official", and he has been an official for ten years. Not only does he have an outstanding literary name, but he also has no reputation for corruption. This is completely consistent.
Censor standard. As for how the "official" who is the prince's companion can be corrupted, that is another question. Anyway, there is no chance. Just like Hanlin officials, there is no chance of being corrupted, but when he is transferred to the censor, who will
Would you still say that this person is not greedy because he has no place to be greedy?
If you really want to be greedy, as long as you are an official, you will always find an opportunity.
He took a short break, read for a while, and approved some relatively simple official documents first, leaving some that needed detailed examination for the time being. He was about to go for a walk in the backyard, walk around a few times, rest and think, when suddenly an official came in
I'd like to inform you that Zhang Zhongcheng would like to ask Mr. Tai to pay a visit.
This made Gao Jingshi a little surprised. Logically speaking, he just took office today. According to custom, he will definitely go to the capital to see the governor tomorrow, but tonight, the governor usually holds a big banquet for Gao Jingshi to cleanse himself from the dust.
However, Zhang Ren was seriously ill. He looked like he might die at any time when he greeted Gao Jingshi. Naturally, he couldn't hold the reception banquet. However, he just invited Gao Jingshi to come to the house alone today, and he would definitely even meet him tomorrow.
Some people can't even wait for a visit. Why is that?
However, no matter what reason Zhang Ren had for inviting Gao Pragmatic, he had to go anyway, so he didn't bother to think about it and said to the official: "Go and report back. I will be there immediately after taking a bath and changing clothes."
It's hot in the south, and even in October, there's no coolness in Guilin at all. Gao Pragmatic's bath is either a northern scrub or a cold shower. He puts on another patrol uniform and goes out, taking Gao Zhang and Cao Ke with him.
The two of them went to the governor's capital courtyard.
It is impossible for all the three hundred servants brought by Gao Jingshi to live in the procuratorate. Gao Zhang had gone to find a place to live. When he came back just now, Gao Jingshi immediately captured the young men and accompanied him out.
The governor's capital is not far from the inspector's court, but its regulations are much higher than those of the inspector's court. It has a vermilion lacquer gate, stone lions and gold plaques, and is of extraordinary style. Not to mention the area it covers, it is at least four times larger than that of the inspector's court.
Cao Ke looked at it and said with some dissatisfaction: "Guangxi is really closed. Nowadays, the procuratorates in Jiangnan, Huguang and other places have the same regulations as the capital courts. But in Guangxi, the procuratorates where I live are worse than the capital courts.
so much."
Gao pragmatic glared at him: "Don't make trouble for nothing. The capital court handles major military and political affairs in a province. There are many subordinate officials, so naturally it needs to be bigger. Why does the procuratorate need to be so big?"
Cao Ke didn't dare to argue with him and immediately fell silent.
Naturally, the disciples of the Duyuan would recognize Gao Jingshi in his official uniform. They nodded and bowed to welcome Gao Jingshi in through the gate. The person who came out to guide Gao Jingshi was not an official of the Duyuan. Judging from his appearance, he was a servant of Zhang Futai.
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Gao Jingshi was moved in his heart and followed him calmly. Sure enough, he went directly into the inner hall of the backyard, while Gao Zhang and Cao Ke were naturally left outside to drink tea.
It stands to reason that with Gao Jingshi's status as patrol censor, Zhang Ren should have come forward at this time even if he had not gone out to greet him. However, until Gao Jingshi entered the backyard, he did not see Zhang Ren.
He frowned slightly, thinking that Zhang Ren had been an official for many years and had become a governor. It was impossible that he didn't understand these rules. Could it be that he went out of the city to greet me in the morning and his condition worsened again?
If this is the case, that would be a bit bad. After all, Liu Yaojie is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Guangxi is only half of the country under his rule. If he does not have the support of the governor of Guangxi and fights against him alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to win.
he.
But having said that, Gao Pingshi also knew that it would be difficult for Zhang Ren to support him. After all, he was a member of Xu Jie's township party.
At this time, a Zhang family servant said to Gao Pingshi with an apologetic face: "Master Jintai, I'm really sorry, my master is sick in bed and can't greet him in person..."
Gao pragmatic nodded and asked, "Is Zhong Cheng in the house?"
The servant bent down slightly and said, "Yes, the master is in the bedroom. He invites you to come in and talk. I will forgive you for any neglect."
Although Gao Pragmatic felt that it was a bit rude to go to the bedroom to talk, but he looked like he was about to die of illness, so there was nothing he could do, so he reluctantly nodded and said: "It doesn't matter."
Then he walked in, walked around the screen and turned left. Sure enough, he saw Zhang Ren half-lying on the bed, with several thick pillows behind him. He seemed to think that if he straightened up, he would be less rude. He stood in front of the bed.
There were two maids, and they didn't look like Han girls. It's just that Gao Pingshi didn't know much about ethnic minority costumes, so he didn't know whether the two girls were children, Yao people or Miao people.
"The attendant has seen Futai." Gao Pragmatic bowed his hands and said.
"I'm very rude to you to come to the backyard. Please give me a seat. Qualuo, Mengdang, hurry up and prepare a seat for Gao Zhizhi." Two maids bowed and brought a yellow pear wood armchair to him.
Gao pragmatically sits down.
Zhang Ren saw that Gao Pingshi was looking at the two girls with a somewhat confused look, and explained: "They are both white seedlings with some abilities. They were recently invited to treat me."
Gao Jingshi was stunned for a moment: "Ask them...to see a doctor?" After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at the two Miao girls. Seeing that they were fair-skinned and beautiful, with clear eyes, he couldn't help but secretly thought: Could your illness be that of a "little person"?
"Sick" right?
At this time, Zhang Ren said again: "They said that I can live for more than two months."
Gao pragmatic was shocked: "Ah, how could it be... what kind of disease is this?" He said this, but he thought to himself: Could it be that these two Miao doctors don't know how to treat patients and are just talking nonsense?
Zhang Ren sighed: "It's not a disease, it's a poison."
"Gu... Gu insect's voodoo?" Gao Jingshi was even more surprised, and then suddenly remembered that the two people in front of him were Miao girls. When he looked at them again, he didn't feel that they were white and beautiful at all. His eyes became clear, and he only felt that they were white and beautiful.
Many weird and disgusting bugs may emerge from your body at any time.
Zhang Ren nodded and said with a wry smile: "It's lucky to say that, if I hadn't been fair when I was an official in Pianyuan, and saved their tribe when mediating a conflict between several Miao villages, I would be here now.
I may already be a pile of withered bones."
Gao pragmatic was not very concerned about the relationship between him and the two Miao girls. Instead, he questioned the poison and said: "I heard from Mr. Li Binhu (Li Shizhen), the author of "Compendium of Materia Medica", that the poison is
It’s medicine.”
Zhang Ren smiled bitterly and said to the two Bai Miao girls: "Qua Luo, Meng Dang, which one of you can explain to Gao Zhizhi?"
The two women looked at each other, and one of them said: "The voodoo can be medicine or poison, it just depends on what the person who casts the voodoo wants to do."
Although she spoke Chinese with a strange accent, she was very fluent. Gao Pingshi estimated that the Miao village she was in was relatively close to the Han settlements, but seeing as she answered so concisely, she probably didn't want to explain too clearly.
Gao pragmatic couldn't ask any more questions and turned to Zhang Ren and said, "How could Futai be poisoned? Are there many Miao people in Guangxi?"
Zhang Ren shook his head and said: "What I've been hit by is not a Miao Gu, but a Yao Gu, so Gua Luo and Meng Dang can't cure it. They can only help me extend my life for half a year... There are still more than two months left."
"Can Yao people also use poison?" Gao Pragmatic was stunned.
Zhang Rendao: "Gu poison has been around since ancient times. Zhizhi is the Sixth Number One Scholar and has extensive knowledge. You should know that there are many miraculous arts in the land of Chu and Wu, and using poison is one of them. And Miao Gu is only the best developed one among them."
, there are also many barbaric alien races in the past who knew the art of Gu. The Yao people and children all have their own different Gu arts. However, relatively speaking, the children have been taught the most by the Han people and have lost the most of the art. But the Yao people have lost the most.
But it's different, their Gu skills are less lost, and their magical properties are not weaker than those of Miao Gu."
After Gao Pingshi heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said: "The poison in Futai was done by the Yao people in Bazhai?"
Zhang Ren shook his head slightly and said, "Maybe, maybe not." He said and looked at the two women again.
The woman who spoke before spoke up and said: "The poison is not a witchcraft. It cannot be planted without meeting."
This was understandable to Gao Qingjing. He estimated in his mind that the so-called voodoo bugs might be similar to some kind of parasitic bugs. If this was the case, they must be in contact with people. How could they plant voodoos without meeting them?
Gao Pingshi frowned and said: "So, Futai must have met the person who planted the poison three or four months ago?"
Zhang Ren sighed and said: "It should be so, but I can't remember it. I was in Guilin during that time and obviously had no contact with the Yao people."
Since he couldn't remember it, Gao Pragmatic naturally had no choice. He frowned and thought for a while, then asked: "Since Yao Gu is different from Miao Gu, these two girls can't help Futai undo the poison, then... Futai
After all, he is the governor of Guangxi, and there are many Yao people under his control, so why can’t we recruit some people who can help Futai cure the evil?"
Zhang Ren struggled to smile and said: "Gao Zhizhi, China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times, but look at how many people in the Ming Dynasty have read books? How many people can there be in a hundred? That Gu
Among the various ethnic groups in the southwest, just like our knowledge, not everyone can do it. Even among them, those who know the art of Gu are much less than those among the Han people who are educated. How can I be so good?
Is it easy to find someone who can solve the poison?"
Only then did Gao Pragmatic suddenly realize, and thought to himself: Fortunately, not everyone can do it, otherwise it would be difficult to fight? By then, parasites will be flying all over the sky, just like locusts passing through the border. I am afraid that no large army will be able to use it, and they will all be killed before they reach the ground.
Poisoned to death.
Zhang Ren seemed to be able to read minds. When he saw Gao Pragmatic's face, he showed a smile and said: "I also had the worry that I pointed out when I was young, but it was unnecessary, because raising Gu is extremely troublesome and often fails.
.According to my understanding, if you are lucky, you can refine the same type of Gu in one or two years. If you are unlucky, your efforts may be in vain after several years. I heard that there are some more magical ones that cost more than ten dollars.
Years or even twenty years have passed, and I don’t know if it’s true or not…”
When he said this, he paused and added: "Besides, Li Binhu is actually right. There are many people who use poison as medicine, but only a few people who harm others."
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but smile, thinking that Zhang Futai must have had the same worries as me at the beginning when he was dealing with the Miao people in the Pianyuan area.
But think about it, if Gu can really be cultivated on a large scale, how can these Miao people, Yao people, etc. retreat again and again, and lose again and again? Besides, Li Shizhen is originally from Huguang, and in his early years, he often went south to Pianyuan to collect medicine.
, since he said that voodoo is medicine, there must be a basis for it.
As for the fact that he didn't mention poison, that's understandable. Even if a great doctor sees poison, he or she will always think about how to use it for medical purposes. He may mention a little bit about its toxicity, but he will never talk about it in a big way.
Let’s talk about how best to use this poison to harm people.
Zhang Ren saw that Gao Pragmatic was thoughtful, and after waiting for a while, he spoke again: "Not only are there few people who know how to use Gu, but I also support converting the Bazhai area back to its native land. How can any Yao people be willing to do it for me?"
