Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1322
The possibility that Gao Yushi thought of made him suddenly realize that he was in a very dangerous position.

At this moment, with the emergence of the method of "worshiping the aunt" proposed by Wang Xijue, if Imperial Concubine Zheng reacts, she can also find ways to make Zhu Changxun worship the queen as the aunt according to this principle.

But there is a prerequisite for this matter, that is, the matter of "worshiping the aunt" must be approved by enough courtiers before it can achieve the desired effect.However, Zhu Changxun will definitely not be able to win the support of the Heart School, so the only object that Imperial Concubine Zheng can win over is the Real School.

Winning over the School of Reality, in the eyes of Imperial Concubine Zheng, would definitely not be trying to win over the Xu family.The reason for this is not only that high pragmatism is currently dominant, but the more important one is Xu Guo's age.

To put it simply, Zhu Changxun was not even an adult when Xu Guo officially became an official.

Zhu Yijun didn't have any major physical problems other than his "foot disease", unlike his Emperor Kao Muzong, whose body was so weak that anyone could see it.And as Zhu Yijun's most favored concubine, she also knew that the emperor was relatively restrained on the whole—maybe he had learned the lesson of Mu Zong.

In this way, Zhu Changxun will not be able to become the emperor until Xu Guo becomes an official. When Xu Guo retires, who can the mother and son count on in the outer court?

If you can't find Xu Guo, you can only find Gao Yushi.Although Imperial Concubine Zheng had never met Gao Yushi, she knew that Gao Yushi was the same age as the emperor, and it was said that Gao Yushi was very good at equestrian skills.

Riding a horse is no better than riding a motorcycle in later generations. This thing looks majestic, but it is actually not easy. For those who are not good at equestrianism, riding a horse may be more tiring than walking.Those who can ride horses all the year round must not be in poor health.

In this way, at least the high-practical official career will not die due to physical reasons, so once he is willing to support Chang Xun, there is a high probability that he will be able to take care of Chang Xun Yuji.

As far as Gao Yushi's current momentum is concerned, he had already entered the cabinet [-]% at that time. If the process had been long enough, he would have even served as the chief assistant, so this advantage is self-evident.

Since wooing high pragmatism has become the first option, Imperial Concubine Zheng only needs to consider the means of wooing.Judging from Liu Xin's analysis just now, the first person that Imperial Concubine Zheng wants to use must be the emperor. As long as she finds a way to let the emperor talk about this matter with Gao Yushi, or make this request clearly, Gao Yushi will be very happy. Hard to say no.

Why is it so hard to say no when you could say no before?

Because no one thought of "worshiping the mother-in-law" before, Gao Wushi could use the reason of adhering to the Confucian tradition to refuse, saying that he insisted on waiting for the queen to give birth to a son-in-law.The emperor could not object to this statement, and it was even unlikely to object, because he also had deep feelings for the queen.

However, it is different now. Now both Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun can "worship their aunt". At this time, if you ask the emperor who he wants to worship, is there any need to ask the answer?It must be Chang Xun.

It's the same for anyone who worships. If the emperor asks Gao Wushi to bring it up again, it's obviously difficult for Gao Wushi to object.

The trouble is that Gao Pragmatism doesn't want to do that.Be it Zhu Changluo or Zhu Changxun, Gao Wushi looked down on their performance in history.

Later generations talked about Zhu Changluo, the Emperor Taichang of Ming Guangzong in history. Although he bluntly said that he was addicted to wine and sex, indulged in lust and pleasure, so that he became a "January Emperor", and even made such a ridiculous "Hongwan case" It is a sad story, but he was praised for his short-term administration, saying that he "abolished the mining tax of the Wanli Dynasty, brought order out of chaos, and revived Gangji."

Unfortunately, in Gao Yushi's view, the emperor's performance just shows that he will never be an emperor at all.

Originally, after the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Saerhu, Zhu Yijun had already realized that the troubles on the northeast border were not small, and began to actively mobilize manpower, material and financial resources to prepare for revenge, but the sudden death of the queen made him mentally broken, and he himself died a month later. Passed away.

Under such circumstances, if Zhu Changluo is a smart emperor, he should know that he is under a lot of pressure, and the rise and fall of the country rests on his shoulders.Moreover, as long as Saarhu's great revenge can be avenged, his authority can also be established.

But to succeed in revenge, the key is to have money in hand.You can fight wars only if you have money, which has long been proved in the three major campaigns of Wanli.If it weren't for Zhu Yijun spending a lot of internal money in it, the three major Zhengs in the original history might not be able to win a game!
But where does the internal money come from?The big head is mining tax.

Mining tax is not "as the name suggests". It is actually a commercial tax, but it is different from the commercial tax that Gao Wushi is currently implementing. The tax eunuch collects domestic funds.

In the original history, Zhu Yijun’s annual mining tax collection was actually not too much, but the troubles caused were not small. The main reason was that there was no system for “mine tax collection”, and the mining tax eunuchs took advantage of the opportunity. , Playing power and corrupting ink are numerous, so there is a lot of opposition from the people.

However, more than half of the so-called civil opposition was caused by the big businessmen. At the same time, the spokespersons of the big businessmen kept attacking the mining tax and asked Zhu Yijun to cancel the mining tax for decades, but Zhu Yijun insisted on it all the time. refuse to give up.

On the whole, the existence of mining tax is a double-edged sword. It ensures that when the country "has an accident", the emperor can use money to support the war, and it also leads to sharp opposition from the people and the court.

As the emperor of the new Yuji, it does not mean that the mining tax cannot be canceled as a means of compromise with the officials, in an effort to temporarily quell the struggle between the imperial power and the civil official group.

The problem is that the abolition of the mining tax also depends on the timing. At this time, Liaodong seems to be completely corrupted, and you still give up the most reliable financial power in your hands. What kind of magic is this...?

His level of wisdom is probably about the same as Chongzhen's self-abolished factory guard.

It can be seen from this that Zhu Changluo's level is completely unreliable, eight blocks behind his father Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Changluo is unreliable, and Zhu Changxun is also unreliable.

Not to mention the death that happened in the national struggle, but only after he was granted the title of King of Fortune and the country of Luoyang.This His Highness extorted violently, invaded the small people, and tried every means to plunder money. Apart from having no courage to rebel, he basically did all kinds of bad things.

At that time, Zhu Yijun was in a cold war with the officials, and countless memorials were sent to the palace like mud cows into the sea.Zhu Yijun ignored most of the memorials presented by the officials, except for the memorials of Prince Fu's Mansion, which was submitted in the morning, and basically there would be a reply in the afternoon.

With such convenience, traitors and desperadoes from all directions naturally flocked to Zhu Changxun.After Emperor Tianqi and even later Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, King Fu respected him because he was a member of the imperial family and the closest vassal state.

However, what did His Royal Highness Fu Wang do with such a respected status?
The prince, who was said to weigh more than three hundred and ten catties, was drunk and dreamed all his life, shutting himself in the pavilion all day long, drinking fine wine, going to prostitutes, and spending time and money.When thieves were rampant, Henan was plagued by drought and locusts year after year, and the people changed their sons to eat, but King Fu ignored them and still collected taxes. It was rare to even do the most basic form of relief.

At that time, the conscription team from all over the world passed through Luoyang, and the soldiers said angrily, "Luoyang is rich in the imperial palace, and Shenzong spent all the wealth in the world to enrich the king, but now the emperor makes us go to war on an empty stomach and kill the thieves, how unfair it is!"

At that time, Lu Weiqi, the former Shangshu of the Nanjing Military Department who was retired at home, went to the palace many times to persuade King Fu, telling him that even if it was only for himself, he should open the treasury and use some money to help the people.However, Fu Wang's reaction is recorded in the history books very simply: "Don't listen".

The consequences of "not listening" are very serious. In the spring of the 14th year of Chongzhen, on the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Zicheng led his army to capture Luoyang.King Fu and his family hid in the secluded Ying'en Temple in the outskirts, still trying to survive.His eldest son Zhu Yousong ran away from Suocheng with quick feet, and was later welcomed by Ming officials as "Emperor Hongguang" of Nanming.

He ran away, but Fu Wang, who was seriously overweight and had difficulty walking, was unable to escape. He was soon arrested by Li Zicheng's army and escorted back to the city.

On the way, I met Lu Weiqi, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing who was arrested.Lu Lao Shangshu encouraged: "The name is very important, the prince must not humiliate himself!" After speaking, Lu Lao Shangshu scolded the thief for being unyielding, and died bravely.

It's a pity that the King of Fortune bears a bag. How can he commit suicide and die for the country?When I saw Li Zicheng on the 21st of the first month, I kowtowed like pounding garlic, begging for mercy.

Li Zicheng didn't know what to do when he saw the prince of the three-hundred-pound fat ball kneeling in the hall and crying for mercy. Anyway, the more he watched, the more angry he became. The head deer was slaughtered and cooked together with King Fu in the same giant pot. A banquet was held at Zhougong Temple in Xiguan, Luoyang, and he ate with his subordinates, which was called "Fu Lu Banquet". (Note: There are different opinions on the ending of this matter, and this is the most dramatic one.)
Of course, no matter whether Zhu Changxun's death was so "wonderful", at least his performance before his death was enough to disgrace Zhu Yijun.

Even Gao Pragmatic would occasionally persuade himself. After all, Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun were still young at this time, and the current training may change a lot.But how to put it, it's like asking him to choose another time travel, and it's impossible for him to mess with Zhang Xianzhong. It's too embarrassing for him to change his prejudice against Zhu Changluo and Zhu Changxun.

However, the hard-to-get rid of prejudice is not the most critical issue. Gao Wushi really made up his mind not to choose between the two of them, rather than trying to make the queen give birth to a son by herself. The reason is because of the overall political situation. consider.

This matter is not complicated, just make an assumption: Zhu Changxun, a high-ranking official, worshiped the queen as his aunt, and under the emperor's partial help, Zhu Changxun gained the leading edge... May I ask if the School of Mind can agree?Will you give up?
Don't forget that the study of the mind is a "practical moral study". They may sometimes give in and compromise in other matters out of consideration of avoiding the edge, but in this matter, they are irrevocable!
Retirement means that the cornerstone of their school's existence has been shaken, or even shattered!
In analogy, it is equivalent to asking Gao Yushi to admit in public that "the ancestral system is not easy to change", and there is no need to talk about it.

So in the final analysis, high pragmatism actually needs to meet three conditions: it must not only prevent the School of Mind from going wild and completely split the civil service group; Civilian groups engaged in a long-term cold war.

The only solution is for the queen to give birth to a legitimate son.

After listening to Gao Yushi's analysis and explanation, Liu Xin couldn't help sighing: "The queen's stomach is really important, and after you say that, even I feel a little worried... You said today's The rumors...the blind cat meets the dead mouse, is it true?"

The rumor Liu Xin mentioned was brought up by Chen Ju and Gao Yushi, and Gao Yushi told Liu Xin just now: this afternoon, a new rumor has spread in the capital, saying that the empress's mother was injured when she gave birth to the emperor's eldest daughter. I will no longer be able to conceive in the future.

In fact, Gao Yushi was not [-]% sure that the queen was fine, but he still said: "Hei Ding worked hard for this, and I mobilized the power in the palace to sort out all the performances of the queen when she gave birth to the eldest daughter. It also includes various details of the queen's diet and daily life after that, all compiled into a book and handed over to Mr. Binhu for review..."

"If the emperor finds out how much you care about the empress, I think you may lose your life." Liu Xin said jokingly, then paused, and said seriously, "What did Li Shizhen say?"

Gao Wushi said: "Mr. Binhu thinks that the Queen has a heart disease."

"Sickness?" Liu Xin frowned and said, "It's what you suspected before. The empress is afraid that people will say that she is jealous and promiscuous, that virtue is not worthy, and that she cannot be a mother to the world?"

"In addition, Mr. Binhu also put forward a hypothesis." Gao Wushi sighed: "He suspects that the previous delivery was not smooth, which caused the queen to have some kind of fear, which made her unwilling to conceive again. So I will unconsciously find all kinds of reasons to refuse to make out with the emperor..."

Originally, Gao Wushi was very serious when he said these words, but Liu Xin nodded after hearing this, and said: "I also think that giving birth is a very scary thing, especially in this era when surgery is too unreliable, and there is no A caesarean section or something, even without anti-inflammatory injections, giving birth to a child is completely close to death."

Gao Wushi was stunned for a moment, then said suspiciously: "Could this be the reason why you don't want to marry?"

Liu Xin glared at him: "So what if it is, so what if it's not?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "I think you're thinking too much. As far as I know, the success rate of a successful delivery is most closely related to the mother's physique. With your physical condition, I don't think there will be twins even if you give birth to twins." What a danger."

"You're standing and talking without back pain!" Liu Xin waved her hand in disgust: "Speak up, talk about business, don't just talk about me, I only have two or three people who care about whether I have children or not. Now we are discussing whether the queen will have children, there are many people who care about this matter... What are you going to do now?"

Gao Wushi sighed, "Try to delay..."

At this point, Gao Mo's voice suddenly came from outside: "Master, there is something urgent."

Gao Wushi knew that Gao Mo would not interrupt rashly, so he looked at Liu Xin and replied, "What's the matter?"

Gao Mo said: "Emperor Zheng's younger brother, Zheng Guotai, is here for a visit."
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