Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2057 Zhengguoben ([-]) "Wu Zixu"

During the conversation, the two had arrived at Qianqing Palace.At this time, Chen Ju had already waited outside the hall in person, and while welcoming the two pavilion elders up the steps to the outside of Xinuan Pavilion, he said in a low voice: "The emperor, Longti Kangtai, after receiving all the preparations for the establishment of the Korean province today, the emperor King Xuan Gongshun came to listen to the music, and afterward, it was agreed that King Gongshun should be sealed in Weizhou."

Wang Jiaping slowed down and asked, "Is there any reluctance to be obedient to the king?"

Chen Ju smiled and said, "How can you force it? King Gongshun is so grateful, it's like being born again."

As soon as this remark came out, not only Wang Jiaping couldn't believe it, but even Gao Yushi was quite surprised.The two pavilion elders looked at each other, and it was still Wang Jiaping, the chief assistant, who asked, "This is not due to human nature, there must be a reason for it, please make it clear with your palm print."

Chen Ju also couldn't help admiring the unpredictable reaction of the two elders, so he explained: "The emperor summoned King Gongshun to listen to the three chapters of "Deadly Loyalty" in No. 30 of "Wuyue Spring and Autumn", and then asked King Gongsun if he would like to seal it The Kingdom of Yue. King Gongsun was shocked, and insisted on conferring near Shenjing to admire the holy glory. The emperor felt his sincerity, so he promised him that he should be conferred in Weizhou."

Of course Wang Jiaping and Gao Yushi knew the story told in "The Spring and Autumn of Wu and Yue", but Wang Jiaping had really heard the full set of "The Spring and Autumn of Wu and Yue", that is, "Huan Sha Ji" - after all, Kunqu opera was originally the favorite of literati , he is no exception.

However, Gao Yushi is obviously a fake scholar, he has no interest in opera, so he has no idea what the specific story of "Wuyue Chunqiu No. 30 Three Outs" is.

After Chen Ju finished speaking, seeing that Wang Jiaping and Gao Wushi didn't say anything else, he bowed slightly and went in to report.

At this time, Wang Jiaping immediately lowered his face and sighed, compared to the high-practical bewilderment: "The emperor may compare King Gongsun to Goujian, so that he would not dare to entangle whether the fief is rich or not, but Wu Zixu, the old minister of the country ... If you don't know how to advance or retreat, it's time to die.

I think I have been in Beijing for thirty years since the mid-term examination in the second year of Longqing. I only fulfilled my responsibilities as a minister, but I have long lost my filial piety. Lin ridiculed, thinking that he was in love with power. "

Now it was Gao Wushi's turn to be shocked.He was at a disadvantage because he didn't know what was sung in this play, but after hearing what Wang Jiaping said, he probably guessed that it might be the history of Wu Zixu's murder.

It's just that Wu Zixu's murder seemed to be excessive persuasion, which caused Fu Chai to be furious and unable to control his temper, but this kind of argument is totally untenable, it is purely a child's thinking.In fact, the main cause of Wu Zixu's death can only be two points: first, Wu Zixu's meritorious deeds are so great that he cannot be sealed;

On the surface, this matter looks like this: After King Fu Chai of Wu successfully defeated the Yue Kingdom in revenge, King Gou Jian of Yue became the servant who fed Fu Chai his horse.At this time, the state of Wu not only defeated the state of Chu, but also nearly wiped out the state of Yue.

At this time, Wu Zixu kept persuading Fu Chai to kill Gou Jian, but Fu Chai disagreed.After repeated persuasion to no avail, Wu Zixu believed that Wu's strength had come to an end, so he entrusted his son to Bao Mu of Qi.At this time, Bo Pi took the opportunity to frame Wu Zixu for treason, so Fu Chai gave Wu Zixu a sword to kill himself.

After Wu Zixu's death, Sun Wu, who was a friend, felt chilled and left the state of Wu, while Goujian, the king of Yue, defeated the state of Wu and washed away his humiliation.

But in fact, how could an important minister like Wu Zixu be killed simply because of repeated persuasion to no avail?Fu Chai is so stupid that he doesn't care about his image at all, doesn't he care that more subjects lose trust in him?Obviously impossible, otherwise he would not have won the victory at that time.

There are two reasons for Wu Zixu's death. The first is that Wu Zixu's contribution is too great.When Wu Zixu fought the world for the first king, Fu Chai had no power. It was Wu Zixu who defeated several countries and made Wu the overlord of the princes in the world.

Such unworldly achievements were fine in the period of the former kings. After all, Wu Zixu was pulled up by the former king's insightful eyesight. But after Fu Chai came to the throne, this would be a great threat to Fu Chai, so Fu Chai must find ways to suppress it.

It's just that suppression sometimes requires a lot of patience. It is often necessary to expand Wu Zixu's series of mistakes to justify the suppression before he can act.But first, Wu Zixu may have done nothing wrong, and second, Fucha may not be able to set up such a big game. At this time, Wu defeated Yue, and Fucha's prestige rose sharply, so he simply took the opportunity to kill Wu Zixu, and it was over.

The second reason is because Wu Zixu has too much power.At that time, Wu Zixu could be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people. When Fucha succeeded to the throne, he even said that he would give Wu Zixu half of the country of Wu.

This kind of statement was obviously just a political statement and could not be taken seriously, so it was rejected by Wu Zixu, but it also shows Wu Zixu's prestige and status in Wu.

A courtier, or an old minister of the first emperor, has the meaning of "fate" to some extent. Of course, Wu Zixu's too much power is a great threat to Wu Wang Fuchai, so the situation is similar to the previous one. Gradually reduce power, or kill Wu Zixu.

Since the story is like this, if Zhu Yijun listened to this play today and was really implying that someone in the court was Wu Zixu, then Gao Pragmatic can be sure that Zhu Yijun is definitely not targeting Wang Jiaping, but only someone Gao.

Although in comparison, Wang Jiaping is obviously more in line with the character image of "Old Xiangguo", but if you think about it carefully, apart from age, is there anything he is more like Wu Zixu than Gao Yushi?
Wang Jiaping made great contributions in the hands of the first emperor, which is obviously not suitable for Wang Jiaping, because he was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing. When Mu Temple passed away, Wang Jiaping only did two major things: one is to participate in the compilation of "Shizong Shilu" The second is to be ordered to enter Shu to become a pro-vassal.

Many people participated in the compilation of "Records of Sejong". At that time, most of the people in the Hanlin Academy participated in this work. There are not many Wang Jiapings without him, and there are not many Wang Jiapings without him. What kind of great contribution can it be?
Not to mention being ordered to enter Sichuan to become a feudal vassal, you can find any academic official in the Imperial Academy to do this job, and it is not a big problem to even send a eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies too much. labor.

Of course, Gao Yushi did not have any outstanding achievements at the time. Even if he did, for example, he did put forward many reform suggestions, but because of his age, they were basically recorded on Gao Gongtou. I want to take those credits from the deceased third uncle's name and enjoy them myself.

So, don't look at the period of the first emperor, but only look at the Wanli Dynasty?Don't compare it at all-all the princes of the court, if you want to talk about merit, it may not be enough for a high-level and pragmatic person to add up.

Especially in the 20 years after the eighth year of Wanli, the great victories of the imperial court were almost all achieved by Gao Pragmatic, and the reforms of the imperial court were almost all promoted by Gao Pragmatically.If you really want to compare it this way, it seems that all the princes in the court are all vegetarians, and it seems that he is the only one who is highly pragmatic and working alone.

It's not that other people really don't work, it's that he has done too much in a pragmatic way!

What is the result of doing a lot of work well?Of course, the more officials become bigger, the more prestige accumulates, and the more power they grab.At the same time, there are more and more people around him to earn merits and watch his face.

Who is more like Wu Zixu at that time?Of course he is highly pragmatic!Wang Jiaping thought that the emperor implied that he was Wu Zixu, but it was because he happened to be the chief assistant, and he had been admonishing the emperor a while ago, so he made a dogmatic mistake.

Now that he understood the truth, Gao Wushi wanted to point out the situation and comfort Wang Jiaping, but changed his mind before he could say anything.

Right now this political struggle has reached a fever pitch, and in fact it has become a decisive battle between the School of Reality and the School of Mind.As a neutral faction on the side of traditional Neo-Confucianism, Wang Jiaping has almost no political power because the traditional Neo-Confucianism is too loose, so he can easily become cannon fodder in this conflict.

To be honest, for Gao Yushi, even if Wang Jiaping really became cannon fodder, he would not feel much guilt. After all, although there is no gunpowder in political struggles, they are often more cruel than battlefields.However, recently, Wang Jiaping has clearly shown signs of leaning towards the Real School, and his actions will definitely affect more traditional Neo-Confucianism neutrals.

In this way, regardless of whether it is emotional or rational, Gao Yushi should consider Wang Jiaping's final result.If Wang Jiaping really becomes cannon fodder, Yu Li will lose the enthusiasm of the neutral school to move closer to the practical school.

However, Gao Gao was pragmatic and considered that this was not the end. He changed his mind and thought, if Zhu Yijun really meant to imply that he had become Wu Zixu today, then if Wang Jiaping really resigned now, once he takes over as the chief assistant, will he be the first assistant? Became a rafter?
If coupled with Wang Jiaping's influence, the loose traditional Neo-Confucianism began to move closer to the Real School, wouldn't Wu Zixu's position be more secure?
Therefore, the crux of the problem now becomes how to determine whether Zhu Yijun's performance today implies that "Wu Zixu" is in court.Or to put it bluntly, is it implying that he is highly pragmatic and that he was Wu Zixu, the old minister of Wu at that time.

It's a pity that Chen Ju just went to tell the emperor that the two elders had arrived. It didn't take long, and there was no time for Gao Yushi to deduce seriously.Chen Ju had already reappeared at this time, bowed with a smile on his face and said, "The emperor ordered me to invite Yuan Fu and Gao Ge to come in for an audience."

Wang Jiaping was ready to resign—of course, not resigning in person now, after all, doing so was not in compliance with the rules, but meant to persecute the emperor. He planned to go back to write his resignation after the audience.

But now that he has made up his mind, his attitude at this moment is extremely calm, his face is solemn but not in a hurry, his movements are calm, not angry but powerful, and the prime minister's demeanor is full for a while.

On the contrary, Gao Pragmatic, who has always walked like a leisurely stroll in the palace, is now walking heavily.He frowned tightly, as if he was facing an extremely difficult and difficult task and was unable to make up his mind for a long time.

Entering the Xinuang Pavilion, Zhu Yijun crossed his legs and looked at the two with a smile.

"See Your Majesty." The two elders saluted at the same time.

"Exemption." Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "There is good news today. Earlier, the Supervisor of Rituals received a memorial from North Korea. Everything was ready for the establishment of the province. I only owe Dongfeng. Afterwards, I brought King Gongsun to discuss it. He We have already promised to seal Weizhou, so that there will be no hindrance to the establishment of the province."

It stands to reason that at this time the two elders should be smart enough to make a joke, at least they should flatter a few words on this topic, say something like "My emperor is wise".

However, just as Gao Wushi was about to say something, Wang Jiaping bowed his hands in awe and said: "Your Majesty, Youdao is a monarch and minister, and now the old ministers and the elder Gao Ge came to face the saint, and they all stood in awe, but the emperor can't even sit properly. , It’s really not a gentleman’s posture. Please also ask the emperor to sit upright, so that the old minister and Gao Ge’s old Fang can discuss it.”

Zhu Yijun obviously didn't expect such an incident, so he couldn't help being taken aback.

Speaking of it, Wang Jiaping's words are of course correct, but in fact, we have been monarchs and ministers for many years, no matter what, we can't talk to each other in accordance with the etiquette every time we meet.What's more, today is to talk about a happy event, this kind of attention to sitting posture may not be so absolute.

The point is, isn't it just crossing your legs, and it's not too much. As for going online to the "junjunchenchen" like this?
Zhu Yijun's heart now is not mainly about how much dissatisfaction he has after Wang Jiaping said such a sentence, but he is more wondering why Wang Jiaping is so angry today?
"Ah... What Yuanfu said is that I got carried away with my complacency." Although he was puzzled, Wang Jiaping's words were at least correct, and Yuanfu's face still had to be given, so Zhu Yijun immediately admitted his mistake, accepted Erlang's legs and sat down.But in this way, Zhu Yijun also lost interest in talking for a while, and simply sat and watched Wang Jiaping's response.

"If the emperor has made a mistake, he will correct it. There is nothing good about it." Wang Jiaping nodded without any change in expression, and went straight to the topic: "The emperor and King Gongshun discussed the location of the vassal. The old minister thought that the process was not important. Alright, then the next step should be the establishment of North Korea’s province.”

Zhu Yijun always felt that Wang Jiaping's speech was blunt today, as if he was choking on fire. Even though he usually has a straight temper, he didn't reach this level, which is a bit baffling.

But since Wang Jiaping said so, Zhu Yijun had no choice but to put on a businesslike attitude, nodded blankly and said, "Then, why did Yuan Fu teach me?"

Wang Jiaping shook his head and said: "The old minister has never been to North Korea, so he is not the best person to make suggestions on the establishment of a province in North Korea. Isin is the first contribution of North Korea, and the old minister thinks that the emperor should listen to his opinion."

"Well... what Yuanfu said is true." Zhu Yijun said in his heart: I originally wanted to listen to a pragmatic view, but you are the chief assistant, so I couldn't help but call you here for consultation.Since you have said so yourself, then I have nothing to be polite about.

"For the truth, tell me."
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