Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1752 Aid Korea to Fight Against the Japanese ([-]) Like Tu Yigouer
The fact that Yu Shenxing was "elected" as Minister of the Household Department was a pretty good result from a highly pragmatic standpoint.The first point is good, of course, because of the relationship between Yu Shenxing and him in the past, and when Gao Yushi was the prince's companion, Yu Shenxing was one of the daily lecturers. Yu Shenxing's disciple, but it is no problem to address him as "Mr."

With such a layer of relationship, even if Yu Shenxing disagrees with the high-practical opinions at certain times, at least he is unlikely to speak ill at each other. At least the two sides will definitely not have a big problem maintaining the peace of face.

The second point is that although Yu Shenxing is very "moral", he also pays more attention to reality. He is a person who can adhere to a high level of ethics, but he will not completely ignore the facts for the sake of morality. People are easier to deal with when they are highly pragmatic.

The third point is good, and it sounds a bit weak, that is, Yu Shenxing's health is not very good.Yu Shenxing's qualifications are quite old now, and his reputation in the officialdom has always been very good. It stands to reason that he should have been a leader long ago. Why was he elected as Minister of the Ministry of Rites now?Because he resigned from office due to illness a few years ago, he was reinstated after going back to recuperate for a few years, which delayed "progress".

Poor health means that his ability to control the Ministry of Rituals will not be too strong, and there is a high probability that he will give the two servants more space to spread out. In this way, Gao Pragmatic will have the opportunity and motivation to fill people in the Ministry of Rites—and even choose Gao Think about it pragmatically.

It is a coincidence that the former right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Ding You, is currently vacant, but this matter has not yet been settled because the emperor was busy paying attention to the war.Right now, it is autumn, and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites cannot be lacking all the time, so after he enters the cabinet and changes the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the selection of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites will inevitably become the next topic, which is obviously an opportunity.

The high-practical candidate is Xiao Liangyou, my same year and the second place in the Gengchen Division.Xiao Liangyou is very knowledgeable, and his highly pragmatic "famous work" "Long Wen Bian Ying" is actually his masterpiece in the original history-of course, it is his masterpiece after he has been a school official for many years.

Uh, even in order to make up for this, it is necessary for Gao Yushi to recommend him to be the Young Zongbo.

Xiao Liangyou is currently one of the Imperial Academy's Servants. According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, there are four Servants and Servants, all of whom are serious "Prince Ministers". Although Xiao Liangyou was not in charge of the courtyard, his qualifications were obviously older than Ye Xianggao who was in charge of the courtyard.

Ye Xianggaoneng was in charge of the affairs of the academy, firstly because he handled affairs with great skill, and kept all aspects on balance; secondly, and most importantly, because he was a highly pragmatic student, which made him especially favored by the emperor.In terms of seniority, Xiao Liangyou is one class earlier than Ye Xianggao, and he is one class ahead of his mentor Gao Yushi. This is called a senior, so Ye Xianggao must be the first to salute Xiao Liangyou when he sees him.

In addition to Xiao Liangyou, Wang Tingzhuan, who is in the same department as Gao Yushi, is also one of the people he wants to recommend. As for Wang Tingzhuan's recommendation, Gao Yushi has taken a fancy to his ability to coordinate all the time, and plans to use it when he has the opportunity. Recommend him to the Ministry of Industry to prepare for the construction of a series of basic projects in the future.

As for the three students, the highly pragmatic attitude is to look at the situation. To be precise, we should wait for the opportunity and make specific arrangements when there is a suitable vacancy.As for now, the main task of the three of them is still to do their jobs well and take care of them by the way.

But this is all for later, the most urgent thing is to write the resignation—not to ask for the resignation book and various positions, because anyway, the imperial edict ordering myself to join the cabinet is coming soon, and as usual, I must first resign.

What's more, Gao Wuzhen now not only wants to refuse to join the cabinet, but also wants to refuse the title of Marquis of Nanning.Although this is all a scene, but the Ming Dynasty's scene must be done, otherwise how could Zhang Juzheng's seduction of love make such a big fuss, and it is almost impossible to end it?
Sure enough, as soon as he went to the study to write half a chapter of Ci Shu, the emperor's imperial decree arrived.Presumably the chief inspector also knew that he was bound to resign, so the angel who came was just a young prisoner. Gao Yushi didn't know him, but he vaguely remembered seeing him.

Undoubtedly, Gao Wushi politely declined the offer, but instead ordered Gao Mo to reward the young prisoner with a red envelope of 20 taels of silver.With his status and status, he naturally wouldn't be too concerned about this mere young prisoner. He turned around and wanted to leave, but he didn't expect this angel to be familiar with him. When I saw it, it really lived up to its reputation."

Gao Wushi smiled slightly, and replied simply: "Don't dare, please trouble the angel." Then he was about to turn around, but the angel said again: "It's a coincidence, our family and Lord Hou are also our own family..."

Gao Wushi stopped when he heard the words, gave him a slightly surprised look, and said, "The angel is also surnamed Gao?"

Seeing that Gao Wushi finally got some interest, the angel was overjoyed, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I want to teach the Marquis to know that our family's surname is Gao, and our humble name is Huai - the Huai of Huaiyang."

Gao Huai?

Gao Yushi was feeling unlucky in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he even showed a smile that seemed to be quite admiring. He nodded and said: "Okay, I remember it, the angel is easy to go." Then he hit Gao Mo again. A wink, indicating to give another reward.

Gao Mo was naturally handy with these things, and he took out a red envelope containing a small 20 Liang Fed bank note and handed it to Gao Huai, smiling in his mouth and saying: "Since it is the Hou Ye's family, the reward should be doubled——Fang is I am disrespectful, I hope the angel will forgive me."

Gao Huai was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear, and hurriedly said: "Hey, hey, the old steward ruined our house, how can you be so embarrassed..." He said he was embarrassed, but the action of collecting money was not half-delayed. As soon as the servant's voice fell, the wordless envelope had already been put into his sleeve, and there was no trace of it.

Gao Mo had already seen that Gao Yushi was unwilling to talk to him, so he took the initiative to lead him out of the mansion, and finally freed Gao Yushi.

As soon as Gao Wushi returned to the study, he heard Liu Xin ask: "This Gao Huai's name seems to be familiar. I always feel that I have heard it somewhere, but I can't remember it... I think your attitude towards him is a bit strange. Shouldn't you?" It's just because of what kind of 'family' you two are?"

Gao Wushi snorted softly, and said angrily: "Xinzheng Gao's family of officials, what kind of family can he and I, a courtier who came from a gangster in the capital, come from? As for your familiar name, it is probably because he is notorious, It has been stinking for thousands of years."

"Wow!" Liu Xin was quite surprised when she heard that, and said with her eyes wide open, "I haven't heard comments like 'notorious and infamous' from you a few times. What bad things did this guy do to make you so accusing?"

Gao Wushi said angrily: "What's wrong? That's really a mountain of bamboo, and the crime of books is endless; the waves of the East China Sea, the poison will never be exhausted! Have you ever heard of the words 'Gaohuai Chaos and Liao'?"

"I seem to have a little impression, why don't you expand on it?" Liu Xin was really angry when Gao Wushi was rarely seen, and was very curious about what the eunuch did.Gao Wushi didn't play any tricks this time, so he immediately told her about Gao Huai.

According to Gao Wushi, Gao Huai is a native of the capital, a rogue, and lives by collecting taxes for others in Chongwenmen. It is similar to the younger brother of a modern usury company who comes to press for debts, or collects protection fees from the local government, so he knows how to collect taxes. the benefits of.

Gao Huai originally had a wife and children, but when he owed a lot of debts because of gambling and whoring and had no money to pay back, in order to avoid debts and get ahead, he actually asked to enter the palace from the palace. have such a "tradition").

Afterwards, Gao Huai slowly accumulated some money in the palace. He didn't spend it randomly this time (or maybe he had no place to spend it). Instead, he successfully obtained the position of tax supervisor in Liaodong by bribing the emperor's favorite minister Yan Dajing.

The tax supervisor eunuch itself has no rank, and Gao Huai supervised the taxation of Liaodong in the capacity of Shangshan supervisor and supervisor.Jiancheng is the third rank in the eunuch official system, the fifth rank.Speaking of which, a scoundrel back then who got into the fifth rank was regarded as a glorious ancestor.

In March of the 27th year of Wanli, Gao Huai officially took office in Liaodong.In just two months, Gao Huai handed over all the 500 taels of silver he looted to the emperor.Zhu Yijun was very happy, and gave him the mansion of the guarding eunuch in Liaodong, and named him Fuyang Store, so that he could continue to collect taxes as a mansion.As a result, Gao Huai was even more flustered.

If it is said that Gao Huai is just honestly opening mines and collecting taxes, perhaps future generations will have a slightly higher evaluation of him, but don't forget that he was born as a scoundrel and a rascal who collected usury loans.He was in charge of the original tutelary mansion, and as a result, he really regarded himself as the tutelary eunuch of the main town, and privately added the word "guardian" to his position, just like a local official.

This matter was once impeached by the Liaodong officials, but Zhu Yijun said, "I am destined to die", and recognized Gao Huai's privately added position. As a result, Gao Huai became the real Liaodong guard eunuch, and his full name has since become "The imperial envoy guarding Liaodong and other places cooperates with the Shanhaiguan customs to supervise the tax collection of Fuyang stores and manage the mining affairs of Mashi Taifu", which can be described as child's play and really absurd.

Since Gao Huai was recognized as the guarding eunuch of Liaodong in May 27th of Wanli, he became the emperor of Liaodong in a mighty manner. By the time Gao Huai returned to the court in 36th of Wanli, the ten years could be called the darkest moment in Liaodong.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" stated that among the many mine supervisors and tax envoys, "the most tyrannical ones increased to Chen Feng and Gao Huai", and Gao Huai was listed as a representative of overbearing eunuchs. It is conceivable that his power and harm are great. "Gao Huai Biography" is less than [-] words, but there are more than ten crimes listed, two of which are the most serious.

The first is pretending to understand, interfering in military and political affairs, and undermining Liaodong's defense.In Liaodong during the Wanli period, there were Japanese pirates in the south (during the Korean War) and Tartars in the north. The conflict between Daming and Jurchen was very serious, and there were also Japanese pirates harassing the sea in the south.Fortunately, at this time, Daming still has a complete defense system in Liaodong, and the responsibilities of the defenders in each city are also very clear.

Gao Huai's job was to collect taxes, but since he got the title of guard, he actually regarded himself as a general guarding the local area, wantonly meddling in the local military affairs.For example, in the 34th year of Wanli, the thief chief Ang led ten thousand people to invade the east of Shanhaiguan. The local defenders had already successfully repulsed him, but after Gao Huai got the news, he had to force the officers and troops in all cities to pursue them, leaving the cities and towns in Liaodong empty of defense. .Although luck was very good this time, and the incident did not cause serious consequences, it aroused unanimous and serious concerns among Liaodong officials.

The second is crazy search.Gao Huai's line of business is extortion, but Liaodong is different from other places. In the original history, there was no corn and drought-tolerant rice introduced by Gao Pragmatism today.At that time, in Liaodong "there was only millet planted, and it was ripe at the end of the year, but the rain was not relentless, and everywhere was barren." In addition, it was located in a frontier fortress, so the economy was very backward. Now Gaohuai came to scrape the land again. it is good?

According to the "Records of Shenzong", Gao Huai made a total of three donations to the palace, totaling 45500 taels of silver.But this is very problematic. He only searched for such a small amount of money in Liaodong for ten years. Is it possible?
"Gao Huai Biography" said that he searched at least hundreds of thousands, which shows that most of the money went into his own pocket.And such a cruel search is naturally based on the massive bankruptcy of the people in Liaodong.

Li Hualong, the governor of Liaodong at that time, once said that there were originally 47 large households in Liaoyang, all of which had tens of thousands of assets, but "the search for Huai has been exhausted" and they were all ruined.Even if the big family can't stand it, ordinary people can imagine.So the people of Liaodong at that time sang: "The people of Liao have no brains, and they all gouge them out; the people of Liao have no marrow, and they all suck them out."

The dangers of the Gaohuai chaos in the Liao Dynasty are politically sabotaging the defense, commanding excessively, and encroaching on military power; economically, it is excessive extortion, leaving the people without a place to stand.Under such a dark rule, the internal situation in Liaodong is already precarious.

In the 28th year of Wanli, Jin Deshi, a demon Taoist in Liaodong (it is said that he is of Korean ethnicity), called for a cult and used the current suffering as a lure to successfully set off the Liaozuo Rebellion. More than 3000 people (5 in Korean records) were killed Huai forced the poor peasants who could not survive to riot and separatist Gushanbao.The struggle of these people lasted for half a year, and finally the Ming court mobilized elites from Liaodong to conquer.

This riot is obviously a dangerous signal. Liaodong, which was threatened by foreign enemies, is now in an uneasy state. The governor Li Hualong shouted: "Liaodong is at stake", warning the court that "if Huai goes, Liao will be safe, and if Huai is here, Liao will perish"!Also known as: "The death of the Liao Dynasty means that the capital will lie down without a pillow."

But these remarks were not approved by Zhu Yijun. Gao Huai was still wantonly extorting in Liaodong. Until the situation in Liaodong became more chaotic, officials and generals impeached Gao Huai one after another. Zhu Yijun couldn't stand the pressure and was forced to recall him in the 36th year of Wanli Gao Huai.

However, it was too late, Liaodong's economy had already suffered huge damage, and the people's hearts were no longer there, but Nurhachi tried his best to win people's hearts in time, which led to a serious phenomenon of Liaodong people and military households fleeing Jurchen.Another ten years later, that is, in the 47th year of Wanli, the Battle of Saerhu finally broke out, and the Ming Dynasty's advantage in Liaodong completely disappeared.

"Ah, I remembered. When you told me about Li Chengliang's history, you once said this - when Gao Huai was in chaos in Liaodong, Li Chengliang was in Liaodong for the second time, and he joined forces with him, right?" Liu Xin Finally remembered.

Gao Wushi nodded and said: "That's right, Li Chengliang at that time had long since lost the vigor he had many years ago, and he only wanted to spend a day at a time, and he didn't dare to confront Gao Huai, who seemed to be trusted by the emperor, so not only did he not object , and even colluded with Gao Huai, which finally led to the situation in Liaodong getting out of hand."

"So your point of view is that Gao Huai is the culprit. Although Li Chengliang has a higher status, he is actually an accomplice." Liu Xin frowned and thought about it: "Then what are you going to do now? While this guy is just a mere young prisoner, Press him to death in advance?"

"I'm not afraid of changing history, especially for the better." Gao Wushi said with a calm face: "The current good situation in Liaodong is the result of my hard work for many years, and I will never let someone like Gao Huai spoil my arrangement. .”

He paused, and said in a deep voice, "Excluding Gao Huai is like killing a dog."
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