Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1962 Returning to Japan (Yuan [-]) Waiting for him to cover the sky with one hand (two in one)
If it is said that Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue’s pairing of the two masters of the Heart School was the Suzhou League—one was from Taicang, Suzhou, and the other was from Changzhou, Suzhou, then Zhao Zhigao and Shen Yiguan were the Zhejiang League—one of these two was One is from Lanxi, Jinhua, one is from Yin County, Ningbo, and both are from Zhejiang.

Of course, whether it is Suzhou in the south of Nanzhili under the jurisdiction of Governor Yingtian, or Ningbo and Jinhua in Zhejiang a little further south, they all belong to the category of "Jiangnan" and are also the fundamental place of the School of Mind.

The meaning of fundamental importance does not mean that these two areas will not have the influence of other schools. In fact, it is difficult to distinguish schools strictly according to regions.The southern list will also produce Jinshi of the practical school, and the northern list will also produce Jinshi of the mind school. It mainly depends on which school of theory the Jinshi himself prefers, as well as his teacher when he was studying and his room teacher when he was selected. , What is the origin of the school teachers?

If it’s just a hypothesis, Jinshi A’s mentor in the past was from the Mind School, but he was chosen by Gao Yushi. He considered that the relationship between masters and successors is difficult to change in Ming Dynasty, and it is more promising to follow Gao Yushi, so in the future Becoming a member of the Practical School... This is actually completely possible.

Even more extreme, the Fangshi of this Jinshijia is an official of the School of Mind, but the teacher is highly pragmatic. At first, he insisted on only recognizing Fangshi and became a member of the School of Mind.However, later, for whatever reason, he felt that the Practical School was more in line with his philosophy, so he turned around and joined the Practical School... This is still feasible.

Of course, the social pressure faced by changing teachers is greater than that of changing families, and there is a high probability that they will be spurned by scholars.

In short, an official's belief in a certain school of thought is different from his apprenticeship. The former can be changed at will, while the latter is generally a kowtow, and he will never consider going out in this life.Because the consequences of "going out" may be similar to those of Catholics who have taken His Majesty's "order to break the door".

Of course Zhao Zhigao and Shen Yiguan don't need to think about these things, their Xin School beliefs are still very strong, and besides, they have reached their position, the ship is too big, and it is naturally difficult to turn around.However, in the current reality, faith cannot solve the problem, so the two of them look at each other now, and they both don't know where to start.

After a long silence, the teacup bottomed out.

As the landlord, Zhao Zhigao had to smile wryly and said, "Brother Jiaomen, if you like my tea, how about I ask the housekeeper to pack a few catties for you later?"

"Brother Suyang is really good at joking, but my younger brother is from Yin County. Thanks to the blessing of Ningbo Port, what kind of good tea can't be seen?" If the family is not revitalized in the court, I am afraid that even the folk foundation will not be preserved in the future, brother Suiyang, are you not in a hurry?"

"What's the use of me being anxious?" Zhao Zhigao spread his hands: "The battle in North Korea should not have been difficult at first, but who knew that Li Rusong would stop after a slight setback in the Bitu Pavilion, but in the end Gao Rixin went to the battle in person. ...

In the past 20 years, he has traveled north and south, and he has never lost a battle. Naturally, this is the current situation.I am in a hurry?I was anxious, could I get rid of him and tell the emperor to let me lead the army to fight? "

It is not impossible for elder Ge to command the troops in person. Gao Yushi himself is also an elder, but in general, the Ming Dynasty did not allow elder Ge to lead the troops in person. Usually, there is a minister of the Ministry of War or a minister of the Ministry of war. If the minister goes, it will be the best.

As for Gao Yushi, he was an exception. The main reason was that he had built up enough prestige due to his previous military exploits. When the war did not go well, the first thing the emperor and even the entire court thought of was to let Gao Yushi go out.Moreover, Gao Yushi himself does not reject it.

It is actually relatively rare that the senior ministers of the cabinet do not reject the leadership of the army.In the Ming Dynasty, most people would pride themselves on their status as elders, and often disdain to lead soldiers, and hang out with those sweaty Qiu Ba.However, Gao Yushi never seemed to have this kind of mentality that is common to civil servants. Instead, whenever he had the opportunity, he was willing to lead the army, and he was not at all afraid of "tainting" his noble background as the number one scholar of the Six Scholars and Hanlin Wenkui.

Shen always didn't dwell on these things, but said: "He can't stop him from going out, and I can't replace you, but since the matter has developed to this point, if there are no restrictions, let him continue to use troops like the rumors Wa country, I worry that in the future, in the eyes of every town in the world, there will really be only Gao Yushi... At that time, the mind and learning will be completely unable to say one, two, three, four in military affairs."

Zhao Zhigao did not accept this, but murmured: "Brother Jiaomen, I have often been thinking recently that the battle under the sun will eventually be over, and Gao Rixin's military exploits are already outstanding enough. The so-called Annan, Dingbei, Zhenxi and Zhengdong have been fought in all directions, but what about the future? Will there still be wars? There is a saying that although a country is big, it will die if it is warlike, so the emperor can't just keep fighting like this?"

Shen Yiguan frowned and said, "Brother Suiyang, we can't pin our hopes on the fact that there will be no war in the future. You see, who would have expected the North Korean war before?
That Hideyoshi Hira jumped out out of nowhere, and the good Japanese king was doing it uneasy, but wanted to use force against North Korea, and that's why this incident happened.As for saying that there will be no more wars in the future, I think it is hard to say.

Brother Suiyang, regardless of other things, let me ask you, the rest of the Chahar tribe, haven't there been reports that they have established a firm foothold in the Western Regions in recent years?
Chahar and I, Daming, are really feuding. Now their old nest has been seized, and they have no choice but to fly far away, but the Mongols live by water and grass, so they can leave today and return tomorrow.Now that they have established themselves in the Western Regions, how difficult is it to kill them back?In the past few years, the pressure on the northwest frontier defense has been increasing day by day. Who knows that there may be another war someday? "

"That's different." Zhao Zhigao shook his head and said, "Since the great victory against the Yuan Dynasty, the Chahar Tribe has been greatly weakened. Although they are now firmly established in the Western Regions, their strength is definitely not as good as it was then. In this way, it may be said that they may have great influence on the Northwest." It is true that the border defense has some impact, but if it is said to pose a huge threat, I don't think it will be enough.

Since the threat is not too great, it is nothing more than border friction, it is impossible for Gao Rixin to make another westward expedition, or even go further westward.

Besides, even though Gao Rixin played so fast in the Western Expedition to Ningxia, it cost a lot of money in the end... so how much did it cost to conquer the Western Regions?In my opinion, as long as the Shaanxi Xingdusi is not in danger of being overthrown, with Gao Rixin's current status, it is impossible to personally lead the army again. "

The Shaanxi Xingdusi mentioned by Zhao Zhigao here is actually not Shaanxi at all, but Gansu in later generations.What Zhao Zhigao meant was that unless there was a possibility of losing Gansu as a whole, it would be impossible for Gao Yushi to act in person for the following level of border troubles.

Can Gansu be lost as a whole?almost impossible.

The current Ming army is no longer what it was 30 years ago. Although judging from the registered military strength in the Northwest, there has been no change in the past 30 years, but in fact the original shortages and impostors have long been better controlled.Now the Ming Dynasty has at least 10,000+ troops in the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and the level of training and equipment has also been greatly improved compared with the past, which is really different.

Under such circumstances, the Chahar Department, which has been "declining in strength", can at most find an opportunity to fight against the autumn wind. It is a big deal to successfully rob a few border Wubao. Mustard disease, how can it threaten the whole of Gansu?
All in all, Zhao Zhigao's view is that it is unlikely that there will be a major war in which Gao Yushi personally leads the army, while Shen Yiguan believes that we should not place our hopes on this, otherwise the School of Mind will always be on the passive side.

For this reason, Shen Yiguan shook his head and said, "Even if the rest of Chahar can't make a fuss, or because of their limited ability, they can't make a big enough disturbance, but who can guarantee that Gao Rixin won't take the initiative to provoke trouble?"

"Take the initiative to provoke something?" Zhao Zhigao couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a while.

"That's right." Shen Yiguan nodded and said: "Maybe the rest of Chahar's department can only make small troubles, but if Gao Rixin thinks it is necessary, he can take the initiative to attack.

Brother Suiyang, I even thought of the reasons for him. I said that to get rid of the evil, the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan courts should be wiped out, so I want to personally conquer the Western Regions, completely wipe out the rest of the Chahar tribe, and restore the Northwest to a peaceful and prosperous age... So, does Brother Suiyang think the emperor will refuse? "

It may be that most civil servants of the Ming Dynasty really would not consider such a thing as taking the initiative to attack. Zhao Zhigao suddenly felt a little speechless when he heard such a hypothesis.Because he also knew that if Gao Wushi really made such a proposal, the emperor would probably not refuse it.

Seeing that the topic had come to a dead end, Zhao Zhigao had no choice but to admit: "Using troops to the north and west is an act permitted by Emperor Taizu's last wish, and it is a move that is outside the regulations of the kingdom of non-expropriation. Naturally, the emperor will not object. "

Shen always thought that he had persuaded Zhao Zhigao, so he was about to speak at that time, who knew that Zhao Zhigao hadn't finished speaking, and now he continued: "However, sending troops to the northwest is different from the past, and the transfer of food and grass supplies will be more difficult than any previous battles. several times...

Brother Jiaomen, the biggest problem in marching to the Northwest has never been in military strength, but in logistics.Shaanxi Xingdusi (Gansu) can't even support itself, and needs some food and grass from the neighboring three sides of Shaanxi and some prefectures and counties in northern Sichuan every year, which is the so-called co-payment. in Shaanxi.

How far is it from Shaanxi to the Western Regions?Let’s take Guyuan Town as an example. It’s a full two thousand miles away from the Western Regions, and most of the road is deserted in the Gobi Desert. How much food and grass should be prepared to consume on the way?How many days can I continue to eat after arriving in the Western Regions?
Although Gao Rixin is in charge of the household department, in fact, because of this, he will definitely settle the account carefully, and will never send troops to an expedition two thousand miles away easily.If this kind of battle is won, then it's fine. If it's just in case...not to mention defeat, even if it's just a bad fight, the court will spend a lot of money for every extra day of fighting.Gao Rixin is a local official himself, how could he allow such a waste of money?
In addition, Gao Rixin has already defeated Chahar once by winning the Fayuan. In the future, if he stares at the rest of Chahar's troops, he will not gain more military merits. Then why does Gao Rixin do such a thankless job? thing? "

These remarks are actually quite practical, no matter which element he mentioned, it is a reasonable suspicion.

For example, he said that the difficulty of the Western Expedition to the Western Regions lies in logistics. This one is very realistic and accurate.In the original history, Zuo Zongtang and Zuogong regained Xinjiang. Apart from the political struggle, the biggest difficulty was logistics.

As Zhao Zhigao said at this time, the development of Gansu during the Ming Dynasty was very poor. If the local garrison could only rely on the local surplus food to survive, at least half of them would starve to death. The next best place is in Shaanxi, as he said, in Guyuan-this is an important town in western Shaanxi.

However, it is two thousand miles from Guyuan to the Western Regions, and there are mostly deserts on the way. If all cavalry are used to run there, it will be fine, at least they can detour to the Mongolian grassland further north-just like the trajectory of the Chahar tribe. .But as long as you want to use infantry, artillery and other troops, you can only forcibly collect a large amount of food, grass, and livestock (mostly need camels). How much will it cost?
When Zuogong regained Xinjiang, he planned to need 1000 million taels at the beginning, but in fact it cost more than that.In addition, you need to know that when Zuo Gong did this, most of Xinjiang was still in the hands of the Qing court, and some supplies could be provided locally.

If Gao Yushi wanted to go on an expedition to the Western Regions, it would be almost impossible to replenish on-site. All of them would have to rely on the supply of the two thousand-mile-long logistics line, and the cost would only be more and more.

In addition, there are still differences between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in their understanding of the Western Regions. The reason why the court of the Qing Dynasty finally recognized Zuo Gong's opinion was because of the three points he mentioned in his memorial to Cixi, the first two of which The Qing court was very sensitive and the Ming court did not experience it personally:

At that time, Zuo Gong said, first, the Western Regions have been the land of China since ancient times, and Qianlong tried his best to regain Xinjiang during the Qianlong period. Qianlong's vision cannot be denied; stability, and then threatened the Central Plains, and even Beijing.

First of all, the Ming Dynasty did not have a "Qianlong", and it did not directly rule the Western Regions from a long time ago, so there was no "problem left over from the ancestors".However, Gansu and Qinghai have been defending for 200 years, and they do not seem to have faced a particularly huge crisis, which is not the same as the powerful threat faced by Tsarist Russia during the Qing court.As for the fact that the Western Regions can still influence Beijing, that's even less likely in Daming's view.

After what Zhao Zhigao said, Shen always had no way to refute it. After all, in his opinion, he also felt that the expedition to the Western Regions was not only unnecessary, but also cost too much and the income was too low. It should not be a highly pragmatic choice.

That being the case, he turned back from the distant future to the present, and said: "Forget about the expedition to the Western Regions for now, let's just say that he will continue to conquer the Wa Kingdom now... Brother Suiyang thinks what impact this will have, I will learn from my heart." Should one faction oppose it?"

Zhao Zhigao refused to express his opinion first, but asked instead: "What do you think, brother Jiaomen?"

"Of course I am against it." Shen Yiguan waved his hand and said, "He is a local official of the household department. As long as he can afford money, it will be difficult for us to express objection on court expenses, but Japan is one of the countries that Emperor Taizu did not confiscate. , is this always true?"

"This is indeed a fact, but..." Zhao Zhigao considered it carefully: "Since Gao Rixin dared to make such a suggestion, it can be seen that he believes that this one, like many previous ancestral systems, can be circumvented.

For example, the reason why Taizu established the country without conquest is because Taizu believed that they did not pose a threat to China, but he was only worried that future generations would regard themselves as rich and powerful, and take conquest as a joke, and fall into the danger of "a country is big, but it will die if it is warlike" among.

But the current matter of the Wa Kingdom has exceeded the expectations of the Emperor Taizu. It was the Wa Kingdom who first used force to invade my courtiers, so I had to use troops against them.As for whether it is enough to expel the Japanese pirates, that is, as it is at the moment, I have to think of another possibility..."

Shen Yiguan frowned and asked, "What's possible?"

"North Korea is attached." Zhao Zhigao analyzed: "Since North Korea is attached, it has become the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and the southern part of Korea is very close to the Wa Kingdom, only two days by sea. In this way, if the Wa Kingdom is not conquered, is it right? Can it be said that our North Korea has always been threatened by the Wa country?"

Shen Yiguan murmured: "Brother Suyang is saying that Gao Rixin will use this as the reason, thinking that Japan should be completely defeated, and its ambition and strength should be curbed from then on. Only in this way can it be regarded as stabilizing the newly attached land of North Korea?"

"Of course, but this is only one of them." Zhao Zhigao sighed: "Brother Jiaomen, you may not know that Gao Rixin and I were colleagues in the Imperial Academy for a period of time. At least I understand a little bit.”

Shen Yiguan let out a "huh" and didn't say much.In fact, there was a reason for his performance, because he only won the top 130 in the imperial examination. Although he was selected by the museum later and won the Shujishi, his status in the Imperial Academy is still not high, and it can even be said to be the lowest batch. .

What is the characteristic of the Ming Dynasty? In a place like the Imperial Academy, everyone is "score-only". Your brother can get a top three in the exam and be close to a "heavenly god" with a top one?

Of course, Shen Yiguan was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing, four subjects earlier than Gao Yushike.However, Shen Yiguan stayed in the Imperial Academy much longer than Gao Yushi. When Gao Yushi entered the Imperial Academy, Shen Yiguan was still there, and he was still just an editor.

In contrast, Gao Yushi, as the No. [-] scholar, did compilations as soon as he entered (the convention is customary, and the No. [-] scholar directly does the compilations). It can be seen that grades are almost a kind of hard currency in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Gao Wushi and Shen Yiguan both served in the Imperial Academy for a period of time after the eighth year of Wanli, in fact, because Shen Yiguan's original standpoint on psychology and the several points he put forward were disliked by Guo Pu, they were sent to serve concurrently. The Secretary of the Nanjing Guozijian, so the two of them hardly even met each other a few times.

Zhao Zhigao was different, he was also a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing, the same year as Shen Yiguan, but Zhao Zhigao was the Tanhualang of that subject, one of the trio of "Heavenly Immortals".When Gao Yushi was in the Imperial Academy, Zhao Zhigao had already served as a bachelor's student in the Imperial Academy, so when Gao Yushi wrote the Wanli edition of "Daming Huidian", Zhao Zhigao was even regarded as one of his superiors.

It is precisely because of this different experience that Zhao Zhigao would talk about it with great interest—I was Gao Rixin’s top peak back then, while Shen Yiguan didn’t even want to talk more—Niang Xipi , I didn't even have a chance to talk to Gao Rixin back then.

Of course, Zhao Zhigao was just a little proud, and didn't mean to poke Shen Yitong's pain on purpose, so he saw that Shen Yiguan didn't express much, so he continued on his own: "Brother Jiaomen, do you still remember the run on Nanjing by the Ming Federal Reserve a few years ago?" case?"

A glint of gloom flashed in Shen Yiguan's eyes, and he said coldly, "Of course I remember."

"That's good. Brother Jiaomen should remember the silver bricks that were brought out by the Ming Fed later on, right?" Zhao Zhigao said seriously, "Many of them are engraved with the number of 'Bank of Japan so-and-so'."

"Yes." Shen Yiguan still looked gloomy.Of course he looked ugly, because in that incident, he was also a member of the "Jiangnan Alliance". Although she only provided more than 3000 taels of Federal Reserve bank notes, she was still one of the short sellers.

Who knew that the Ming Fed could actually take out so much cash in one and a half months, which made them work in vain. Later, the Ming Fed set a "ten-year observation period", and all normal savings in the subsequent ten years would be He was asked to explain the source of the money and to testify with a pledge.

Although this move did not have much practical impact on them, it was undoubtedly very ugly in face, as if the Ming Fed had publicly announced that they were some kind of suspects, which made people feel resentful.

Some people may say, wouldn’t it be enough not to deposit the money in the Federal Reserve Bank of Ming Dynasty?Of course not, really not.

Since the development of the Federal Reserve Bank of Ming Dynasty, the circulation of large-value, medium-value and small-value bank notes has been very extensive, especially in economically developed areas, and it has almost become legal tender.

If it is said that ordinary people think that small banknotes of five taels and ten taels are of little significance [Note: because of the cost relationship, the current minimum bank note of the Ming Fed is five taels, and if it goes up to ten taels], because they Usually, such a large denomination is not used to spend money, but for middle-class people with a little wealth, especially businessmen, it is really inconvenient to leave the bank notes of the Ming Fed.

If this businessman's business is bigger, and the payment of thousands of taels of silver is traded at a time, then naturally everyone is willing to receive "a piece of paper" instead of a large amount of cash. It's not safe to go.

Shen Yiguan's family conditions are quite good, he was born in a well-known scholarly family, and he himself is the concubine of the great poet Shen Mingchen - Congzi actually means "nephew", which is the same as the relationship between Gao Gong and Gao Yushi .Shen Yiguan's grandfather was Shen Wenzhen, a great calligrapher, which shows the heritage of their Shen family.

In fact, in the run on Shen Yiguan, he just paid 3000 taels of silver bills for the sake of the "Jiangnan Alliance" in the face of the township party. deep.

However, in the end, the "punishment measures" of the Federal Reserve made him feel that he had lost face and actually affected the family business, so he was naturally very dissatisfied.

Zhao Zhigao didn't know these behind-the-scenes details.He is an extremely cautious person, and he is usually not very bold. When the "Jiangnan Alliance" wanted to organize the Ming Fed, Zhao Zhigao felt that it was not safe, so he did not participate, but pretended to be sick and avoided disaster. Therefore, he was not opposed by the Ming Fed afterwards. punished by measures.

Zhao Zhigao continued at this time: "It can be seen from this that the silver produced in the country of Wa is an important source of income for the Gao Rixinna Jinghua Group, not only Jinghua, but also the officials of the Beiyang Party who have no great wealth in the country of Wa. Benefit?"

Shen Yiguan's heart moved, and finally his face showed seriousness, and he pondered: "Brother Suiyang's words are reasonable. I have heard that Japan is rich in gold and silver. Many years ago, there was a saying of 'Shizhou silver, Jiazhou gold', and later I heard It is known that this country not only has these two gold and silver mines, but also has many equally huge mining areas.

In the past 30 years, Gao Rixin has searched and bought mines all over the world, and has controlled many mines. Since there are so many gold and silver mines in Japan, how could Gao Rixin let them go?Even if he is willing to let go, how can those gluttonous people in Beiyang agree?

However, the Federal Reserve of Ming Dynasty has become so big, if he is still allowed to control a large amount of gold and silver in the Wa Kingdom, then even if he does not become the Minister of the Ministry of Households in the future, the world's financial power will still be in his hands!Brother Suiyang, the threat in this..."

"You and I think it's a threat, but will the emperor see it as a threat?" Zhao Zhigao is really a pessimist, and sighed after hearing this: "The problem now is that not only Gao Rixin himself is unparalleled, but also his Beiyang Founded by Jingnan Xungui Collective...

Jingnan Xungui has been regarded as the foundation of imperial power by successive emperors since he became a ancestor. Although they no longer command soldiers, who would dare to go to the emperor and accuse all Jingnan Xungui of treason?I'm afraid that those who do this will be regarded by the emperor as having ulterior motives and shaking the foundation of the country! "

Shen Yiguan frowned, he knew that although Zhao Zhigao's words were pessimistic, they were telling the truth.Although the nobles of Jingnan have long since declined after the Tumu Fort and no longer hold real power, even after the highly pragmatic military reform, they have nothing to do with the military at all, but their political status is still important.

If the nobles are gone, wouldn't the emperor become completely alone in the face of civil servants?So no matter how much energy the nobles still have, the emperor will protect their status to the death. This is neither because the emperor likes the nobles nor how much real power the nobles have, but because the emperor cannot live without the nobles. .

The so-called stars holding the moon, if all the stars are gone, who will hold the moon?

The two of them don't know the situation in Japan, otherwise they will think that the reason why Japan after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death is so undercurrent is because of the problem of the moon in Toyotomi's house, that is, there is no "stars" ——There are no relatives, and there are few generations.

If you want to compare it, Daming's "pro-vassals" are the vassal princes from all over the country-they have long been useless.And Daming's "Pu Dai" is actually honorable, they have no real power in the first place, if even the status is cancelled, it will be completely meaningless, then the Ming Dynasty, the generals with virtual power in the late Muromachi shogunate, and the current Toyotomi family will have another How much difference?
Perhaps the only difference is that the civilian officials of Ming Dynasty still seem to be obedient, and they can also control the military power, overwhelming the generals group.However, the obedience of civil servants is never absolute. They have all kinds of reasons to reject the emperor's edict. How can this compare with honor?
Nobility is the extension and expansion of imperial power, and they have to do whatever the emperor asks them to do. Isn't this a hundred times more honest than your civil servants?If China had not been poisoned by warlord chaos since the Han and Tang dynasties, so the subsequent Song and Ming dynasties were afraid of military generals chaotic governance, how could there be such a thing that today's civil officials are riding on the heads of nobles?

But even so, the nobles are undoubtedly a group that the emperors must maintain. They do not necessarily need to be "useful" at ordinary times, as long as they are nominally ready to accept the emperor's order and take over military power at any time.

To keep the nobles, the civil servants had to restrain themselves, lest the emperor return the power of the Ministry of War to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies with a single order, and the pattern of civil nobles and military inferiors was reversed again.

Therefore, Gao Wushi's move of wooing Jingnan honorables seems to have raised a group of wastes, and they are all gluttonous wastes, but it is only at the critical moment that he finds out: precisely because he is so closely tied to these honorables, not only Political opponents who are also civil servants are wary of dealing with him. I am afraid that even the emperor will feel similarly timid and do not know where to start.

Shen Yiguan frowned and thought for a long time, but he still couldn't find a solution, and he couldn't help but said in annoyance: "Then just ignore his continuous new achievements, and ignore the fact that the Heart School is retreating step by step?"

"Yes, that's what I planned." Zhao Zhigao nodded repeatedly.

"What?" Shen Yiguan's eyes widened, and he could hardly believe his ears: "Brother Suiyang, what are you talking about?"

"I say, to turn a blind eye to his continuous achievements, to turn a blind eye to his ever-increasing authority, and to turn a blind eye to the step-by-step retreat towards the central school."

Shen Yiguan was dumbfounded, and even once wondered whether Zhao Zhigao's brain was broken due to illness.

Who knows, Zhao Zhigao continued: "When Shen and Wang were in power, they thought of countless ways to try to stop Gao Rixin. Did they make any changes in the end? No, almost nothing. Gao Rixin's rise is like the rising sun. Generally, it is not human power that can stop it at all.

Shen Changzhou is Yuanfu, and Wang Taicang is the leader of Jiangnan Shilin. Since neither of them can do it, you and I are only group assistants now. Is Gao Rixin right? "

"Gao Rixin's becoming the second assistant was foreseen a long time ago, but where did he start as the first assistant?" Shen Yiguan was taken aback for a moment, and frowned, "Wang Yuanfu is in good health, isn't he?"

Zhao Zhigao smiled wryly and said: "He is in much better health than me, but in Gao Rixin's current situation, Wang Duinan (Wang Jiaping's name Duinan) is stronger, but he is not an idiot. ...It's like Li Shilu (Li Chunfang) was as useless back then, so he might as well ask to resign himself, so as to preserve his name."

"Okay, not only you, Brother Suiyang, but even Wang Duinan, the chief assistant, is planning to just watch Gao Rixin cover the sky with one hand?" Shen Yiguan was so angry that he stood up and was about to leave.

Zhao Zhigao also stood up slowly without haste, and said with a smile: "If he doesn't cover the sky with one hand, how can the 'sky' know how powerful he is and how dangerous he is?"
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