Daming Yuanfu

The emperor wanted to pretend to be a fool, which was not beyond Gao Pragmatic's expectations. After all, although Zhu Yijun had some of Emperor Jiajing's stubbornness, he also inherited some of the smoothness of Emperor Longqing.In the original history, Zhu Yijun played the cold war with the civil official group and engaged in non-violent non-cooperation, which is essentially the embodiment of this contradictory character.

Obviously, the current Zhu Yijun still embodies such a contradictory character.

From Gao Pragmatism's point of view, Zhu Yijun does pay more attention to his relationship with himself. Whether his starting point is personal feelings or considerations as a ruler, this fact cannot be changed——Zhu Yijun wants to maintain the intimacy and harmony between the monarch and his ministers , don't want to break it.

But at the same time, Zhu Yijun is very clear about the nature of the "country-based struggle".As the emperor, he didn't want to give up on this matter, because admitting to this matter was equivalent to acquiescing that the Confucian system was higher than the imperial power, and the so-called "Confucian system" was actually just a tiger's skin of civil power.

In other words, admitting counsel means that he admits that the power of the ministers can override the imperial power.As an emperor, it is perfectly normal that this cannot be accepted.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun chose another way to compromise, which is to play the emotional card, pretending that I would rather compromise with you in order to maintain the intimate relationship with you. Friendship, not because of the pressing of the civil service group.

Apparently, Zhu Yijun has a highly pragmatic style in this move, splitting and disintegrating, avoiding the most important and taking the lightest, and defeating each one... Oh, if you add the "Prince and Sub-Father" he promised before, then you must also add bribery.This is really a perfect reproduction of Gao Yushi's political tactics for many years, and he is worthy of being Gao's good classmate.

"Your Majesty." Gao Wushi said softly: "The world is not benevolent, and all things are treated as dogs; saints are not benevolent, and people are treated as dogs. Ministers are kings, and they should treat ruthlessness as sentient beings. It is advisable to control the feudal lords of the four barbarians on the outside and attach themselves to the common people on the inside, so that the ministers and ministers can hold their own positions."

Zhu Yijun's heart gradually sank. He is not an ignorant person. The first half of these words are well known. They come from the "Tao Te Ching", which means that the movement of heaven and earth has its own laws, and the second half of the sentence is Chen Ping An explanation of the post of prime minister.In Gao Wushi's passage, there is only one sentence in his own words: "The minister is the king, and he should treat the ruthless as the sentient."

Needless to say, Jun Zuo, he has put his hopes on pragmatism for so many years, and it is obvious that pragmatism has done the same, and he has done a good job.

The bad thing lies in "taking ruthless as sentient beings".

What is a sentient being?According to Zhu Yijun's understanding, Youqing is a pragmatic person who believes that he has a responsibility to the world, the community, and the people, and is willing to use his talents here.

And ruthless, in order to be responsible to the world, the community, and the people, he might be forced to do things against his own will, even if these things would make him very embarrassed.

So Zhu Yijun's heart sank, because if he said this pragmatically, it obviously means that he does not think that the important performance of Concubine Zheng is comparable to the responsibility he shoulders, even if the request to "let Concubine Zheng go" was made by his own emperor .

"Alas..." Zhu Yijun sighed, he didn't know what he should say, and he didn't even know whether he should believe the pragmatic words.

Are there really people in the world who think wholeheartedly about the world, the country and the people, and have no selfishness at all?

Zhu Yijun doesn't know, even if he is pragmatic, his performance over the years seems to really take these things seriously.However, Zhu Yijun would also think, if you have no selfishness at all, then how can you explain the incomparably rich wealth you have now?

"However, people are not grass and trees, so no one can be ruthless."

Just when Zhu Yijun was in a daze, Gao Wushi spoke again, and he sighed: "I asked myself, I have done more or less things for Daming these years, and I have received some exaggerated praise, but my minister I understand that no matter how hard I try my best for Daming, I can't completely ignore myself.

You see, your majesty, although I have never been greedy for money for the Ming Dynasty, I have accumulated tens of thousands of wealth; I have been guarding the frontiers of the Ming Dynasty, but because of this, I have some influence in Mongolia and Manchuria; Annan recovered and North Korea was attached, but at the same time it also formed a certain control over the three propagandas and six comforts...

Your Majesty, forgive me for overreaching your words.You and I grew up together, so the emperor knows best, but I will never ask the emperor to do things that I can't do... Although from the teachings of the sages, the emperor should be perfect .

How harsh this is, Your Majesty.Since a minister is a minister, he has the responsibility of persuading the emperor, but a minister would not be so harsh on the emperor, who can be really selfless?At least the minister can't do it.What I can do is to put myself after Jiangshan Sheji and the emperor to consider...

Therefore, your majesty, I will let the "medicated diet case" have the best possible result, and I will also appease some people who I can appease. As for the rest, I am just a mere minister after all, and I am afraid I can't do it. Please forgive me. . "

Zhu Yijun stared blankly at Gao Yushi for a while, then let out a breath of foul air suddenly, and said, "Yushi, I...I really didn't expect you to say that."

Gao Wushi bowed slightly calmly, and said, "I have let the emperor down, and I am guilty."

"What's your crime? You're still guilty if you're like you, then the whole court... Humph, I think it's time to punish the Nine Clans." Zhu Yijun looked sad, shook his head vigorously, and said, "Pragmatically, what you said today Didn't you want to say it a long time ago?"

"No, Your Majesty, I didn't want to say those words in my life."

"Really?" Zhu Yijun thought for a while, then nodded himself and said: "Yeah, you don't need to say that... I'm not blind, how can I not see what you are doing, you don't need to say it of."

Gao Yushi remained silent, while Zhu Yijun continued: "Similarly, only you fully understand my every move, otherwise you wouldn't have said that... Pragmatism, I remember you once told me when I was young that the emperor No need to apologize to anyone, no need to thank anyone, do you?"

Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows slightly, then immediately calmed down, nodded and said, "Yes."

"I forgot to ask the reason back then, can you make up this lesson for me now?" Zhu Yijun asked.

"It is the subjects who are responsible to the emperor, not the emperor to the subjects." Gao Wushi said indifferently: "The emperor is only responsible to the world, so he accepts the power of the world and assumes the responsibility of the world."

Zhu Yijun was silent for a moment, and said: "But who will represent the 'world'? I am afraid that the name belongs to the emperor, but it belongs to the officials."

Yes, otherwise, how could there have been so many years of national disputes?

Gao Wushi nodded and said: "Hundred officials can steal the name of the people and use it to persecute the monarch; they can also steal the name of the emperor and use it to deceive the people. Therefore, the first thing that makes the world clean is the officials. turbidity."

Zhu Yijun smiled, half sarcasm and half sighing: "Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is called Zhongxing. It stands to reason that the court is full of power, but I don't know how clear or dirty you think the court is?"

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "The clear has its turbidity, and the turbid has its clearness, just like the (Yangtze) River has its turbid flow, and the (Yellow) River has its clear source. There are many things in the world that are difficult to determine right from wrong, and the world's How can a person cover up good and evil with one word?"

Zhu Yijun chuckled, and asked, "I see that people in the world can always sum it up in one word when they talk about wise and stupid rulers."

Gao Wushi asked back: "Really?"

"Isn't it?" Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "Thought Yang Guang, who 'didn't make much contribution to Yu,' was posthumously named Yang, and Li Shimin, who murdered his brothers and forced his father to abdicate, was posthumously named Xiao. Does it make sense?" [Note: "Taizong" is not a posthumous title, and Li Shimin's posthumous title was "Wen" at first, that is, Emperor Wen, and later added to Emperor Daguangxiao, the great sage of civil and military affairs, referred to as Emperor Xiao for short. ]
Gao Wushi also shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, in the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, the ministers rebelled against the emperor. If you don't derogate the previous emperor, how can you show the integrity of this dynasty? Wang Shichong also gave Yang Guang a posthumous posthumous title. ?It's just that Wang Shichong was abdicated by Sui Chan.

In the past, in the rotation of dynasties, either the ministers rebelled against the emperor, or the ministers attacked each other. Pursuing posthumous titles for the former emperor was nothing more than political considerations. How many of them are fair?With the exception of our dynasty, the Taizu expelled the Tartars and restored China, and since ancient times, there is nothing more righteous than this. Therefore, there is a saying in the posthumous title of "opening the sky and walking the way, and setting up the discipline". "

Speaking of this, Gao Wushi couldn't help complaining in his heart. The posthumous title of the emperor really got longer and longer, from the original one or two characters, to Zhu Yuanzhang's place.

Thinking about his "opening up the sky and walking the way, setting up the discipline, establishing the great sage, the supreme god, the benevolent, the righteous, the martial, the virtuous, the success of the high emperor", Gao Pragmatic will inevitably roll his eyes-isn't it good to be a high emperor? Why are all the evaluations piled up?It's really better to just follow what Qin Shihuang said back then... Are your descendants worthy of evaluating me?

However, Gao Wushi's remarks were actually changing the subject. Zhu Yijun obviously didn't fall for it, and shook his head and said, "You know I'm not talking about that."

Of course, Gao Wushi knew that Zhu Yijun was not talking about these things. The main point of his question just now was that the evaluation of the emperor by later generations would eventually be simplified and faked, which was exactly the opposite of his emphasis on the complexity of people just now.

Gao Yushi was quite helpless, and said with a wry smile: "That's why Caichen also said just now that the people of the world are so harsh on the emperor, and they always demand full blame. It seems that every emperor must be perfect."

Zhu Yijun suddenly lost interest, and said: "I don't know how I will be arranged in the future... But let them do what they want, at least pragmatically, what you said today still has some human touch. Although you said it, the emperor does not need to thank anyone, But... I still want to thank you."

Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "The minister insists that the emperor does not need to thank you. If the minister has contributed something, the emperor will reward him."

"Reward..." Zhu Yijun laughed and said, "You are not short of money, and it is not convenient to reward you with a title, so I have no choice but to give you a promotion."

Gao Wushi was startled, shook his head and said, "I'm already a Tutor, I can't be promoted any more."

This seems to be nonsense, how can a living grand master be promoted casually?Even if your emperor wanted to be promoted, he wouldn't dare to ask for it.

But Zhu Yijun smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's not about that."

Then he walked to the imperial table, picked up two memorials and said: "I'm talking about this——Yuanfu and Cifu Cishu, I have already agreed."
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PS: This chapter almost drove me crazy. As for the high-level answer to the emperor’s words, I thought about five versions back and forth.From Gao Yushi's personality, experience, consistent style, to the possible reaction of the emperor, etc., after deliberation and repeated weighing, I really tested myself.

I was stuck here the night before yesterday, and last night I thought that I should choose a less bad one and finish writing and posting it...but I still don't think it's going to work.Procrastinating until I wake up... Actually, I am not very satisfied with this version, but I really can't delay any longer, so let's talk about it after posting it.After all, the characteristics of web articles are here, if I delay any longer, I am afraid that some readers will suspect that I am going to cut it... Again, that is impossible.