Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1976 Inside and outside the palace ([-]) So it is!

After the Majesty's meeting was over, Gao Yushi still came out of the harem accompanied by Liu Ping and headed towards the cabinet.In order to avoid some gossip, this time they did not discuss any details, and even tacitly did not mention the respective issues of the monarch and his ministers during the meeting.

Of course, Liu Ping still couldn't help asking about Nanyang Huangzhuang, but Gao Wushi replied that the emperor had said that "you and Liu Ping will discuss everything."After hearing this, Liu Ping finally felt completely relieved.

Gao Yushi just returned to Beijing today, and after all, he came back in the name of reporting on his work. Naturally, he is not on duty at the cabinet at this moment, but only part of his report. I want to meet the elders and listen to what the elders have to say about their work.

Although Gao Yushi himself is a cabinet minister, theoretically it is not a big deal if he does not go to "report to work", but after all, there are chief assistants and second assistants on his head, and their qualifications are older. Going there can always show respect for the seniors. It also helps a little bit with fame, or at least it doesn't hurt.

Coincidentally, all the ministers in the cabinet are chatting in the small chamber at the moment, and they seem to be waiting for news from the palace at any time.

Seeing Gao Wushi coming, Wang Jiaping was really surprised. While standing up to greet him at the same time as several other cabinet members, he smiled and said in a joking tone: "Rixin has been tired all the way. Why did you come to the cabinet after returning home to rest? Could it be that you are worried that I will not be able to handle the cabinet affairs after you leave, so you are in a hurry to supervise it?"

Everyone laughed, and Gao Wushi replied with a smile, "Yuanfu was joking. This time, he returned to Beijing to report on his duties. Why don't you come to the cabinet to make a detailed statement?"

When he said this, not to mention Wang Jiaping felt at ease, even Zhao Zhigao and Shen Yiguan couldn't help but secretly said loudly.This is what makes him respectful but not arrogant, high-skilled but not complacent. It is by no means a coincidence that he is so pragmatic that he is what he is today.

With such a face, the cabinet ministers naturally have to know how to measure. Wang Jiaping, as the chief assistant, naturally waved his hands immediately and said: "Rixin's words are serious. You use the honor of the cabinet to calm the Japanese, which originally represents The cabinet, returning to Beijing to report on the work, naturally only needs to report to the emperor, so why come to the cabinet to report the details? That wouldn't be a report to oneself, how can there be such a reason in the world?"

Then, without waiting for Gao Wushi to answer, he waved his hands and said, "Come here, since you're here, please sit down first. Let's take advantage of today's rejoicing to talk about the rectification of the country."

In fact, Gao Wushi also guessed that the cabinet would definitely discuss this matter today, so he didn't refuse, so everyone sat down one by one, as if discussing important cabinet affairs.

Wang Jiaping started first, saying: "In the past 30 years of my Wanli Dynasty, I have quarreled several times over the matter of the country. In the past, the main problem was that the emperor did not have a son. Therefore, all the officials have different opinions on the matter of the country. .

At that time, most of my colleagues believed that since there was no legitimate son, then the eldest son should be established, that is, it was suggested that the emperor should appoint the eldest son as the prince.Another faction believed that the eldest son of the emperor had been weak and sick since he was a child, and was worried... that something might happen, so he suggested that the third son, who was more physically fit, should be made the crown prince.

Naturally, there is another faction that thinks that the queen is still young, so she should not rush to register because she has no son for the time being, otherwise, once the prince is registered, the empress gives birth to a son, and things will become awkward and difficult.

At that time, no matter what kind of considerations these three schools were more inclined to, they all had their own reasons, which made the whole matter froze, and thus the issue of the country was still hanging in the balance until now. . "

When he said this, he sighed with emotion, and then continued: "Fortunately, the empress recuperated for several years, and gave birth to two princesses one after another, which proved that the phoenix body was healthy, and this barely reassured the court officials. , and didn't push the emperor too much to register...

However, the national capital is a major event in the world after all.All the cabinet officials know that one of the reasons why "Hu has no luck for a hundred years" is that they do not have a stable succession system. How can I leave the country vacant for a long time? "

When everyone heard this, they all nodded their heads in approval, especially Wang Jiaping's interpretation of "Hu Wu's Hundred Years of Fortune", all elders in the pavilion had a unified understanding.

It is not that nomadic peoples have never formed a "big empire". Which one of the Huns, Turks, Mongolians, etc. has never been tyrannical for a while?Since it is powerful, why is the fortune of this nomadic empire not more than a hundred years?
Because even the united steppe empire has a population far less than that of the Central Plains.The only magic weapon for them to maintain their own strength is military combat effectiveness.And this requires the tribal leader to have a strong fighting ability, only in this way can he convince the crowd.

Therefore, the leader elected by the grassland tribe must be an adult man. Only in this way can the stability of the regime be guaranteed.The succession system of the Grassland Dynasty is mostly brother-to-brother, not father-to-son, because the age difference between brothers of the same generation is smaller, and brother-to-brother can better guarantee the combat effectiveness and personal ability of the successor leader.

After all, grassland tribes that rely on military capabilities to maintain unity cannot of course rely on children to govern the entire society.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the escape of Mongolia to the north, although Dayan Khan, the last powerful ruler, succeeded to the throne in Chongnian, the reason for the stable situation at that time was because of his wife Manduhai—Manduhai Bidayan Khan is 25 years older (it is controversial to say that he is 15 years old), and he is even Dayan Khan's great-uncle in terms of seniority.

Then there were some records in Mongolian historical materials that made later generations wonder whether to laugh or to give a thumbs up. For example, Queen Manduhai often led the cavalry, but she could only tie her husband who couldn't even walk steadily to her. It's shocking to think about riding a horse on your back to fight.

And this is actually a manifestation of the nomadic "Guo Lai Changjun".

In any case, there is a natural problem with the succession system of "brother end brother and brother".That is, even if people of the same generation are in good health, it is difficult for them to live longer than 100 years when counting from the time they ascended the throne.And once the adult men of the same generation have passed away, the subsequent inheritance rights will often fall into great controversy.

Because there are often many nephews of younger generations, and they will all be adults by then.The dispute between them will cause the succession of the regime to fall into chaos and split, which will bring opportunities for the Central Plains dynasty to counterattack.

Looking back in history, the conquest of the grassland by the Central Plains dynasty often took advantage of this division and crisis.Or even if the grassland tribes choose to fight at this time, the state of chaos will greatly reduce their combat effectiveness, and they will be easily defeated one by one.This is one of the reasons why "Hu has no luck for a hundred years".

Then, if we look at it the other way around, if conflicts broke out in the Central Plains Dynasty because of the many princes and clan kings who have the legitimacy of inheritance, wouldn't the result be the same?It's the same, for example, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings directly led to the huge national disaster that the Central Plains dynasty could have avoided.

The overturning of the previous car, the lesson of the latter.After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the reason why Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang would rather pass on to the emperor's grandson than to some other son in the case of the premature death of the prince was to ensure that the dynasty he established could have the most clear and clearest. A stable succession system prevents civil turmoil and even being taken advantage of by others.

Seeing that everyone had no objection, Wang Jiaping continued: "I am sorry to see you, now that the emperor's son is born, the biggest controversy since the dynasty can finally come to an end, and I can be said to have overcome my biggest heartache before parting."

Originally, when Wang Jiaping said "the biggest controversy since the dynasty can finally come to an end", Shen Yiguan's expression suddenly became very gloomy, and Zhao Zhigao couldn't help frowning, but when he heard the following sentence from him, "I'm also considered Before the farewell, the biggest heart disease was gone", everyone was not surprised.

"What do you mean by that to Brother Nan?" Liang Menglong, who had long decided to "beg for bones" as soon as he returned to Beijing, was very surprised. He opened his eyes and asked, "What is before parting?"

Of course he knew what Wang Jiaping meant by "before leaving", he asked this because he was too surprised, and hoped that he had just misunderstood or misunderstood.

The other elders were almost the same as Liang Menglong. They were stunned by Wang Jiaping's statement. Following Liang Menglong's question, they all looked at Wang Jiaping in unison.

"Hehehe..." Wang Jiaping, who has always been serious, showed a rare kind smile at this moment. He was not in a hurry, and even half-jokingly said: "Before parting, of course I have to beg for bones. I can't just go back home for dinner." .”

All the elders who got the exact answer gasped, and Shen Yiguan was the most anxious, and immediately said: "At present, several major events in the court have not been settled, how can Yuanfu return to his hometown at this time? Besides, Yuanfu Fu's body is strong, and he has not yet reached the age of seventy, so he should..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Jiaping waved his hand to stop him, and interrupted him: "Brother Jiaomen doesn't know, Jiaping seems to be in a strong body, but in fact it's just a strong support, and it's not working lately... that's it. The emperor knew about it, he had sent the imperial physician to see Jiaping four times, and it was confirmed that it was due to the inability to drink water, stagnant damp heat, and he was powerless to recover."

"Water does not dissolve, dampness and heat stagnation" is naturally a vocabulary of Chinese medicine. Changed to a saying that everyone in the future can understand, it probably means that there is a tumor in the gastrointestinal tract.And Wang Jiaping said that the imperial physician had seen the doctor four times and decided that there was no way to recover from it, so most likely it was cancerous, or even at an advanced stage.

If this is indeed the case, there is indeed no salvation in this era.If I can put down the heavy work and take a good rest, maybe I can live two or three years longer.

It was only then that Gao Wushi remembered that Wang Jiaping seemed to have passed away in the 31st year of Wanli in history, and at that time and space, Wang Jiaping had already retired and returned to his hometown for many years, so he should have had a good rest.In this time and space, he is still in phase, and he is still the chief assistant, so it is conceivable that his health will only get worse.

Shen Yiguan was stunned immediately, the news really caught him off guard, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

In fact, he was the only one who felt caught off guard?No matter which one of the other five elders was caught off guard at the moment, including Gao Wushi, he hadn't thought about this in advance—Wang Jiaping has always been thin, even if he had a stomach tumor and made him thinner, then No one will pay attention!After all, there has been a saying since ancient times: "Money can't buy you old and thin."

After the shock, Liang Menglong was the first to react. He immediately opened his eyes and looked at Gao Yushi.

At this time, Gao Pragmatism, who felt his gaze, also reacted: Ah, Wang Jiaping wants to beg for bones, and Liang Menglong also wants to beg for bones.

No, this... This is too abrupt!If I am going to be the chief assistant now, what will Japan do? Will it still be fought?
Gao Yushi's first reaction was not overjoyed, but shocked.The position of Nima's chief assistant came too abruptly, even at the wrong time!If I were to be the chief assistant now, what would happen to the previous Japanese plan? Wouldn't it all have to be overthrown and restarted?
He reacted, and everyone else also reacted.Zhao Zhigao, Shen Yiguan, and Zhou Yongqi all looked at Gao Wushi, and Wang Jiaping also smiled and said: "Everyone knows that Brother Mingquan (Liang Menglong) also wants to beg for bones, so I must ask the cabinet for the next matter." It's new."

Gao Wushi was at a loss - this time it was true - his face froze, and he smiled bitterly: "The news of Yuanfu is too abrupt, and Pingwa has not done his best yet, and his pragmatic mind is still how to log in to the mainland of Japan , how to plow the court and sweep the holes, clear out the thieves, etc., this..."

As he said that, Gao Wushi couldn't help asking: "Yuanfu's illness is really so serious, can't he stick to it a little longer for the emperor and the world?"

In fact, what Gao Pragmatically said is quite problematic. If you say such things in normal times, there is a high probability that you will offend people.After all, from what he said, it seemed as if he was accusing Wang Jiaping of disregarding the safety of the world instead of trying to put down the pick.

However, Wang Jiaping laughed out loud when he heard this, and then clapped his hands and said: "A few years ago, a senior told me that Gao Qiuzhen only wanted to work for the well-being of the community. To be honest, I was skeptical about this at the time, but now It seems that it is still not as good as that senior's eyesight... I am afraid that Rixin can be regarded as my No.

When he said this, he laughed again, and said: "But Rixin, you don't have to do this. Things in the world have to be done by people in the world, and you can't do everything by yourself. Pingwa is certainly a big deal, but this You have done most of the things, and since you have laid the foundation for the rest, it may not be impossible to do it with someone else...

What's more, when you become the first assistant, some things will be more convenient to handle, and you can give more appropriate support for the Pingwa, don't you think? "

Gao Yushi always felt that Wang Jiaping's words were a bit... alas, even a bit like "a man's words are kind when he is about to die", which makes people feel a little sad.

Wang Jiaping is a good person. From a political point of view, he is a neutral school, that is, the traditional school of Neo-Confucianism. He sometimes seems a little rigid and serious in his conduct.

Although he did not fully approve of some of the reforms of the Practical School that he considered too radical, but as long as the reforms did produce practical results, he could admit without hesitation and change his previous views. provide support.

From this point of view, although he is not considered a reformer, he is definitely not the kind of person who insists on "opposing for the sake of opposing" for his own self-interest.Therefore, although he is not active enough in some matters, he can be called fair.This is also an important reason why the relationship between Gao Yushi and him has always been good.

He has been in the cabinet for some years. Although he has not been sitting in the position of chief assistant for a long time, it has not become a hindrance to high-level pragmatic work.

In Gao Pragmatism's plan, after Liang Menglong's official appointment, there should be a relatively long period of time when Wang Jiaping is named in the cabinet and he is highly pragmatic in governing.Gao Wushi has no objection to this, and even thinks that he is indeed too young. Being the chief assistant at such an early age may make the government and the opposition, as well as the emperor and queen mother, a little nervous.

Huh... wait, wait, something is wrong.

Zhu Yijun has always trusted him very much, this is known to everyone in the world.However, today he was uncharacteristically suspicious of me because of the word "Luo" in Gao Luo, and even couldn't help expressing this suspicion directly, which was completely inconsistent with his previous style, and even more in line with what he had experienced a long time ago. The political wisdom is extremely inconsistent. Is it because he knew that Wang Jiaping would be begging for bones in the near future, so he was too nervous and lost his sense of control?
At this moment, all the previous doubts were like meteors piercing the night sky in the darkness, and all of a sudden they were illuminated without hiding, and all the strange phenomena were explained.

Gao Wushi took a deep breath, and finally knew why the various anomalies in the capital today occurred.

Although the empress gave birth to a son-in-law, it is reasonable for Zhu Yijun not to pick him up in person, but the eunuchs of the chief of ceremonies don't need to be with the Kunning Palace. Is it difficult to send a representative to go with the courtiers?But Zhu Yijun didn't do that.

The problem of Gao Luo's name is even more strange. Even though the word "Luo" may have some deep meaning in Zhu Yijun's opinion, Gao Luo was "adopted" to Princess Yongning after all, and it will not appear in the Gao family's genealogy in the future. Then what else could Gao Pragmatism put on his "ulterior motives"?

How "ulterior motives" can it be?No matter how ulterior motives, should Gao Luo be allowed to "take the bird position"?Isn't this nonsense? Why should he?This is the Ming Dynasty, and it’s not some European country that doesn’t respect the Salic Law [Note: An ancient law code in Europe, the most famous stipulation is that women have no right to inherit land], the princess has no possibility of succession at all, let alone Not to mention the "adopted son of the eldest princess".

Therefore, the sensitivity Zhu Yijun showed today was completely inexplicable to Gao Yushi. He really couldn't understand what was going on with the emperor before Wang Jiaping said he wanted to beg for bones.And now, he finally understood.

The emperor did trust himself and relied heavily on himself, but I am afraid that the emperor never thought that he would be the chief assistant before he was less than 40 years old. This is not to say that there is no precedent, and it even sounds unbelievable.

[Note: In fact, there were quite a lot of young people in the cabinet in the early Ming Dynasty, but the cabinet at that time was not the same as the later cabinet in terms of attributes. The later representative of "Xiangquan". ]
"Yuansuke, this happened too suddenly, and we need to carefully consider the follow-up arrangements for the Pingwa, but no matter what, I still hope that Yuansuke can stay for a while..."

"Hehehe." Wang Jiaping shook his head with a smile, and said, "I just hope that the Guoben issue can be settled earlier. This is my last wish before I leave. I wonder if Rixin would like to help?"
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