Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1806 Pingwo ([-]) Guo Pu passed away
Another month later, the disaster situation in Henan has been clearly brought under control, and various disaster relief work is coming to an end, and the long-term recovery work naturally does not need to be pragmatic. Finally ready to return to Beijing.

The officials in Henan were relieved to hear this news. Although after this incident, everyone knew that the province, as Mr. Gao Ge, would not be negligent in the disaster relief and reconstruction work in Henan in the future because of Mr. Gao Ge's departure. But at least he himself returned to Beijing after all, so everyone doesn't have to be scared every day, which is always a good thing.

No matter what his mood was, Gao Pragmatic's departure was made so grand that from Kaifeng to Weihui, officials and common people lined the road to see him off, offering Wanmin umbrellas and souvenirs.Gao Yushi was even forced to "open business" again and again, getting out of the carriage from time to time to meet the people along the way. In order to keep smiling, the muscles on his face stiffened from laughing.

After passing Wei Hui, Gao Wushi finally couldn't hold back anymore, and strictly ordered officials from all over the country not to organize any kind of farewell or even disclose his itinerary, which finally calmed down a bit.

At this time, Gao Wushi received a piece of news, and started to hurry on his way under shock. However, the news was not that the imperial court intended to canonize Toyotomi Hideyoshi and negotiate peace with Japan, but that his mentor Guo Pu was seriously ill.

Guo Pu is a native of Anyang County, Henan Province. After he became an official, he has been living in Anyang, which is the outskirts of Zhangde Prefecture.His family only has farmland that has been bestowed by the emperor over the years, which is only two to three hundred acres of land. He has not even received the farmland under his name, and has always refused to accept high-level gifts. His life is quite poor.

But maybe it is because of his pure heart and asceticism, coupled with his knowledge of medicine, Guo Pu has always been in good health.Until the disaster in Henan began last year, Guo Pu, regardless of his advanced age, personally participated in the disaster relief work among the people. Unfortunately, he contracted an illness not long ago, so he couldn't afford it.

Gao Yushi had planned to visit him because he was going back to Beijing, but at this time he heard that his teacher was seriously ill, so he abandoned his car and ran all the way from Weihui to Zhangde, and finally caught up with his teacher for the last time.

Looking at the mentor who was so thin that he almost lost his appearance on the sick bed, even a thick and dark person like Gao Yushi couldn't help but had tears in his eyes, and knelt down in front of Guo Pu's bed, holding his mentor's hand and being speechless.

On the contrary, Guo Pu had already returned to the light at this time. Seeing Gao Wushi's true feelings, he was relieved and joked openly, patted the hand of his own disciple, and said with a smile: "The first time you saw me is here The place, the last time I saw me was still here, it was considered a beginning and an end, this is a good thing, why are you crying, are you afraid that I will teach you again?"

It's fine if he doesn't say it, but the high-practical one couldn't bear it even more, the tears couldn't be stopped at once, and he choked up and said: "Please teach me a lesson every day, the morning bell and the evening drum will never stop."

"Hehe..." Guo Pu patted the back of his hand again, shook his head and said, "No need, you did a good job, I feel relieved to leave."

Gao Wushi's complexion changed, and he hurriedly said: "Teacher, don't do this, you will definitely get better. The student has already sent a letter to the capital, and the famous doctor will arrive soon."

"Although I'm not a famous doctor, you can always see the signs of exhaustion, so don't bother others. You are an old man now. If you continue to confess, how many people will have to gather around this order?"

Guo Pu paused, sighed, and said again: "You have done a good job these years, originally I have nothing to say, but since you are here, as a teacher, I always leave you a few words of advice at the end. Power should have a beginning and an end, will you listen?"

Gao Wushi kowtowed and said, "Teacher, please admonish me."

"Okay." After Guo Pu finished speaking, he fell silent, while Gao Wushi knelt down on the ground without moving. After a while, he heard his mentor say, "Shangjiu, Kanglong has regrets."

"Students must keep it in mind." Gao Wushi replied, seeing that Guo Pu didn't follow up, he asked again: "Teacher, what other lessons do you have?"

His answer was silence.

Gao Wushi didn't dare to ask questions, so he waited for a while, but he still didn't hear Guo Pu's answer, and finally couldn't help but look up, only to see that Guo Pu had closed his eyes and died suddenly.Gao Yushi was greatly mourned, and outsiders heard the news and broke in, only to find out that Mr. Dongye had resigned, and they couldn't help crying.

Then Gao Wushi quickly arranged the funeral, and at the same time went to the court to report his grief.Due to Guo Pu's status, his funeral had to wait for the emperor to grant the altar and stipulate the scale of the ceremony. Therefore, Gao Pragmatism could not stay in Anyang to wait, but hurried back to Beijing on horseback to fight for the honor of his mentor.

On the way back to Beijing, Gao Wushi showed the spirit he had when he attacked Chahar last year, and rushed all the way, and arrived in the capital within three days.However, according to the regulations, he first went to see the emperor to explain the dispatch of disaster relief.

Although the emperor already knew the news of Guo Pu's death, he first expressed his condolences to Gao Yushi as soon as they met, but after all, the state affairs were important, so he asked in detail how the disaster could be so huge.

Gao Wushi replied: "First of all, there must be a delay in reporting the disaster. Some officials are unwilling to report the disaster immediately because of the consideration of their wealth and life, but try to cover up and suppress it. In order to avoid affecting their career promotion, upper officials often work together with lower-level officials to hide and not report. Or use the big to make the small.

So although the imperial court wanted to favor the people, the people got nothing.The people suffered but the imperial court knew nothing about it. After the disaster happened, the local government was still collecting taxes and food.In addition, some officials are corrupt and incompetent on weekdays, and they are unable to rescue disasters when disasters suddenly occur, and do nothing.After the court knew about it, the people had already suffered from it.This matter is worthy of the provinces' deep thinking and self-examination, and the imperial court will also be held accountable and form a system for this in the future. "

Zhu Yijun felt very reasonable.He first verbally praised Gao Wu for his dedication during the disaster relief period, supervising the various divisions, everyone dedicated their efforts, and the people all benefited from the credit, and then said that the promotion of rewards will be issued in the near future.

Gao Wushi said that this matter is only his responsibility, and there is no need for a reward, but the posthumous title of his mentor Guo Pu is what he cares most about at the moment.Zhu Yijun said that this matter has been discussed by the cabinet, and since you return to Beijing, you can also go to the cabinet to participate.

So Gao Wushi bid farewell to the emperor and hurried to the cabinet, where he was indeed discussing Guo Pu's posthumous title.According to Wang Xijue's statement, Guo Pu could be posthumously named Wensu; Wang Jiaping thought it could be raised further and suggested the posthumous title Wenjian; Wu Dui and Liang Menglong thought it could be mentioned again and suggested the posthumous title Wenzhong.As for Shen Shixing, he is the chief assistant and has not yet expressed his position.

After Gao Yushi came, he first listened to what they had to say, and then said that even if Guo Pu's posthumous posthumous title was not Wenzheng, he should be Wenzhen.Wu Dui and Liang Menglong would not object, but Wang Xijue insisted that the posthumous title was too beautiful, while Wang Jiaping remained silent.

I would like to add a little bit here. Although the ranking of posthumous names in the Ming Dynasty is similar to that of the Qing Dynasty, there are still some differences.Among the posthumous titles of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, Wenzheng is certainly the most perfect and most beautiful posthumous title, but it is not the second most beautiful posthumous title of the Tartar Qing Dynasty, Wenzhong, but Wenzhen.

In addition to "Wenzheng" and "Wenzhen", the posthumous titles of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty were as follows: Wencheng, Wenzhong, Literature, Wenduan, Wending, Wenjian, Wenyi, Wensu, Wenyi, Wenxian, Wenzhuang, Wenjing, Wenyu, Wenjie, Wenyi, Wenjing, Wenmu, Wenzhao, Wenke, Wengong, Wenxiang, Wenqing, Wenxiu, Wenkang, Wenjie, Wenmin, Wenda, Wentong, Wenjie, Wen An, Wen Lie, Wen He, Wen Xi, Wen Rong, Wen Min, Wen Si.

According to Wang Xijue, Wen Su just made it into the top ten; the slips approved by Wang Jiaping ranked eighth; the text Zhong proposed by Wu Dui and Liang Menglong was already ranked fourth.

It should be said that although these proposals have their own political stances, they still have a certain basis from the perspective of posthumous posthumous law.

For example, Wang Xijue believes that the posthumous posthumous title of "Wen Su" is because the posthumous law says: "Gang De Ke is called Su; if you are determined and determined, you are called Su."This is in line with Guo Pu's style of being a man and an official, and it cannot be said that Wang Xijue proposed it randomly.

The same is true of Wang Jiaping's proposal.This is also in line with Guo Pu's characteristics. He has indeed been like a day for decades. Whether he is in office or in office, his moral conduct remains the same as before, so he can naturally be posthumously named Wenjian.

As for Wenzhong proposed by Wu Dui and Liang Menglong, there are many posthumous interpretations of the word "loyalty", and it can be used almost casually, and there is always one that can be used:

Loyalty is given to one's life at the risk of one's life; loyalty is called loyalty to one's own country; loyalty is called loyalty to one's virtuous people; loyalty is called loyalty to one's life and benefit to the country; loyalty is called loyalty if one does not think about one's life; loyalty is not turned against in the face of adversity; loyalty is said to be pure and firm in prosperity and decline; loyalty is said to be honest and just. Loyalty; serving the king with integrity is called loyalty; promoting the virtuous and being sincere is called loyalty; being able to respond to others is called loyalty; sacrificing one's life to serve the country is called loyalty; The ruler is called loyalty; serving the ruler with filial piety is called loyalty; being safe and not choosing things is called loyalty; teaching people to be kind is called loyalty;

Therefore, "Wenzhong" is actually a panacea. Although it is a very high posthumous posthumous title, but because various characteristics can be interpreted as "loyalty", it has actually become a certain status symbol. The specific meaning is different. obvious.

Since Wen Zhong, who ranked fourth in the Ming Dynasty, was already more inclined to symbolize status, then Wen Zhen, who ranked second only to Wen Zheng, was no exception.

The meaning of high pragmatism is to posthumously be Wenzhen, and "zhen" is also a panacea in the posthumous law: chastity is called chastity if you are innocent and chaste; It is called chastity; worrying about the country and forgetting death is called chastity; being unconcerned inside and outside is called chastity; being loyal and not disturbing is called chastity; keeping the integrity and gaining a name is called chastity; being in the center is called chasteness; keeping the teaching is hard to break is called chastity; Congyi is called chastity; straightness is indomitable, chastity is called chastity; if the name is not good, chastity is called chastity; when the ruler does not guess, chastity is called chastity; when virtue is upright and firm, chastity is called chastity;

According to Gao Yushi's mind, Guo Pu's posthumous title is essentially a matter of status, and it is not limited to his personal status, it is also related to Gao Yushi himself, and even the entire Pragmatic School, which cannot be discussed at all! ——
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