Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 12 Zhang's Case Money (Part [-])
The biggest news at the beginning of the fourth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty must have been Gao Gong's recovery.He not only re-entered the cabinet and became a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts, but also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, known as the "Heavenly Official", under the emperor's instigation and insistence.All of a sudden, Gao's mansion changed from a sparsely populated place in the past two years to a bustling scene, and the originally small and undeveloped Gao's mansion was packed to the brim all day long.

And the government and the public—especially the officials of the science and Taoism who stood on Xu Jie's side during the upside-down turmoil were a little panicked, not knowing when Gao Gong's sword of revenge would fall.But Gao Gong accepted Gao Pragmatic's persuasion, and instead dispatched his disciples and old officials to let the wind out, saying, "Xu Jie was kind to me in the past, and although there were some quarrels because of some political differences, it is already a thing of the past. In the future, I will work together with my colleagues to redress the affairs of the country." So, finally, I didn't scare a few people to death.

After Gao Wushi accompanied him to the palace last time, there were not many important events worth mentioning. He was just studying at home.It was not until the 25th day of the first month of the fourth year of Longqing that a visit from a person changed his life slightly.

The visitor's surname was Zhang, his first name was Siwei, his style name was Ziwei, and his nickname was Fengpan. He was from Fengling Township, Puzhou. He was promoted to a Hanlin bachelor and promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of officials to participate in the government.

This promotion actually caused some controversy in the court.

Ordinarily, Zhang Siwei's qualifications and resume are actually not bad: he was born with a unique talent, he was selected as a scholar at the age of fifteen, and he was ranked among the top.In the 28th year of Jiajing's provincial examination, he won the No.2 exam. In 32 years, Zhongjinshi, because of his excellent writing and calligraphy, entered the Imperial Academy as the No. 1 Shujishi. In 34 years, he was awarded the editorship of the Imperial Academy. In 41 and 44, the same examiners in the two full examinations copied the copy of "Yongle Dadian".

At this time, Siwei studied behind closed doors, read extensively, pondered deeply, and achieved quite a lot.On behalf of Yuan Wenrong, he drafted strategists' documents, learned from the ancient times and learned from the present, and was highly scheming. He was hailed as a "true natural gentleman" by officials and scholars; he formulated national policy plans for Xu Wenzhen, stated his interests and interests with sufficient reasons for various policy theories, and won praise. value.

In the first year of Longqing, a copy of "Yongle Dadian" was recorded and promoted to Youchunfang Youzhongyuan.The emperor was the first to give lectures, and he used Siwei as the lecturer on the Jingyan day. He answered correctly with all his heart, and he played a lot, and the emperor often listened to him willingly.In the same year, he presided over the Shuntian Township Examination, and soon he was promoted to Zuo Chunfang Zuo Yude and the Imperial Academy's attendant. Until Gao Gong returned to the cabinet this time, he was exceptionally promoted and reused.

If you want to look at it from the perspective of the officialdom in Gao Yushi's previous life, this person first came from a wealthy family, and at the same time he was half a high-ranking official. As for political achievements... Not to mention outstanding achievements, they can also be called quite accomplished.If you have to nitpick, it is nothing more than "lack of grassroots work experience".But it was the Ming Dynasty at this time, and the promotion of officials in the Ming Dynasty actually didn't pay much attention to the so-called grassroots work experience-not to mention Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. I haven't worked at the grassroots level, but both of them can be called good looks to save the time.

So, what was the most important thing for an official in the Ming Dynasty?
First, look at the list.What list is Zhang Siwei?He was born as a serious Jinshi, and was the No. 1 scholar in the Hanlin Academy.

Second, look at the officials.What kind of official is Zhang Siwei?The emperor's close academic officer, and has experience in compiling grand ceremonies.

Again, look at the name.What is Zhang Siwei's name?Hanlin was born with a noble name, and served as an examiner twice.

Then this... No matter how you look at it, it is qualified. Although it seems a bit surprising to directly serve as the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, it is actually not surprising when you think about it. After all, it is a "feudal dynasty". In theory, as long as the emperor is willing , A commoner yesterday can also rule the world immediately today.So, why did Zhang Siwei's promotion cause controversy?
In fact, in the final analysis, the reason is that Gao Gong made Gao Wushi show his face too high-profile.Because after that, those who are interested look back and check, oh!Zhang Siwei is actually a highly pragmatic uncle!
Gao Yushi's father, Gao Cai, had his original wife's surname Sun, but unfortunately died young without a son. His next wife's surname was Zhang, who was the daughter of the Zhang family in Puzhou, Zhang Siwei's biological sister, and also Gao Yushi's mother.

What does this mean?It shows that Gao Gong and Zhang Siwei can be regarded as relatives who turned a corner!

Fortunately, Gao Yushi is only Gao Gong's nephew after all, and the Gao family has as many as six households in Gao Gong's generation, otherwise the controversy will be even greater, but even so, Zhang Siwei's appointment is quite been questioned.During the discussion in the cabinet, thanks to Zhang Juzheng who said a few fair words, this appointment was barely reached a consensus in the cabinet - Zhang Juzheng also admired Zhang Siwei quite a lot.

Of course, although the cabinet's promotion of Zhang Siwei seemed a bit reluctant, it was easier for the supervisor of ceremonies to handle it-the emperor would never hold back when it came to Gao Gong's efforts, which was very guaranteed.

As for Zhang Siwei's visit to Gaofu this time, the first thing is naturally not to see his nephew, but to thank Gao Gong for his recommendation.Gao Wushi didn't know what uncle and uncle talked about—after all, their meeting could be regarded as an official exchange between superiors and subordinates, and it was not easy for Gao Wushi to attend.

When Gao Wushi learned that the meeting between Uncle and Uncle was over and rushed to the flower hall, Gao Gong had long since disappeared, while Zhang Siwei was already standing at the door of the flower hall with a smile on his face, looking at him.

Gao Wushi quickly stepped forward and made a big gift to his nephew: "Nephew Shishi has met uncle."

"Get up, my family doesn't need to be too polite." Zhang Siwei helped his little nephew up with his own hands, looked at him with a smile, and said with satisfaction: "The last time I saw you, you were just over your knees, but now you are waist high. Okay, okay... Before you come, is your mother okay?"

Gao Wushi got up and replied: "Mother is fine, but sometimes I miss my uncle and grandma."

Uncle and uncle are the local names for grandpa and grandma in Puzhou. Gao Wushi doesn't usually speak in this tone. Obviously, he said it here deliberately for Zhang Siwei to listen to.

Sure enough, Zhang Siwei smiled even more when he heard this: "If there is nothing wrong with Xinzheng, you can mention it to your father and let your mother go back to Puzhou to visit relatives for a while... Your father is now in the middle Du, I don’t need your mother to take care of me.”

What Zhongdu said in Daming was Fengyang, Gao Pragmatic's biological father, Gao Cai, is now the judge of Fengyang Mansion.Here is one thing to explain, the Fengyang Mansion had a very high status in the Ming Dynasty. Although the position of general judge was not high, it was not bad.However, Gao Cai probably should have been promoted sooner. The main reason for his displeasure was that he took the imperial examination too late, and the problem with this matter was Gao Gong: at the time of Lianghe Dian Examination, most of the examiners were Gao Gongmen students, and Gao Gong In order to avoid suspicion, Gong didn't let the sixth younger brother Gao choose to take the test.It was not until the mid-Jiajing period that Gao Xuan was able to be selected clearly. As a result, his years were wasted, and his official career started a bit slowly.

(End of this chapter)