Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 441
In fact, ever since Zhu Yijun uttered the phrase "the two palaces of foolishness are the emperor's close relatives, and they have never been distinguished from each other, they should be treated equally", Feng Bao knew that something was wrong.

The reason why Feng Bao dared to come to Concubine Li Gui to trip Gao Gong was that Feng Bao knew that Gao Gong was a "rule-oriented" person.It is a good thing to follow the rules, but it also depends on the occasion and specific things.

Gao Gong's rules-based approach is exactly the same as that of most civil servants, who regard the system as the rule of heaven.As for the current situation, for example, after Zhu Yijun succeeded to the throne, who is the "mother queen" and who is the "mother concubine" is the reality.

According to the rules and regulations of Ming Dynasty, the "mother queen" can only be Empress Chen.Even if Empress Chen is not the emperor's biological mother, she is the empress of the former emperor. After the new emperor succeeds to the throne, she can only be called "Mother Empress Dowager", and Li Guifei can only be called "Mother Concubine Huang Taifei".

Out of his understanding of Gao Gong, Feng Bao concluded that he would definitely stick to this principle, giving Empress Chen the title of "Empress Dowager" and concubine Li Gui the title of "Emperor Dowager Concubine".And although this approach is completely in line with the rules, it certainly does not conform to Concubine Li Gui's thoughts, and most likely it does not conform to the thoughts of the little emperor—why should my biological mother be inferior to others when I become the emperor?
This is the reason why Emperor Jiajing launched the Great Ritual Discussion and caused the world to be in chaos for so long.The only difference is that the dispute was about who was the Emperor Jiajing's imperial examination, but this time the conflict was about who was the little emperor's mother.

Perhaps in the eyes of future generations, what is so controversial about this thing?Whose blood do I shed, I am the son of that person!

But for Daming, things are not that simple.

This is a great gift!In a Confucian society where etiquette and law are paramount, who is my father or who is my mother must not be messed up. How can human relations be taken lightly?It is related to who is my father and who is my mother in the genealogy a hundred years from now!
If "I" is just an ordinary person, then the problem is a little smaller, but this "I" is the emperor!He is the emperor who has the constitution in his mouth and follows the law in his words!
My dignified son of heaven, the supreme being in the world, can't even really confirm his parents?
This is how conflicts arise. Unless one party backs down, they cannot be reconciled.

Gao Gong, as the leader of civil servants, will he be willing to back down on this important matter concerning the regulation of the world?

Feng Bao thinks: He cannot and will not back down.

That's why Feng Bao found the right opportunity to come to Concubine Li Gui to give Gao Gong eye drops and trip him up.

But why did Gao Gong back down?Even clearly stated in the proposal that "stupidity... should be treated equally"?
Of course Gao Pragmatism convinced him.

How can Gao Pragmatism and virtue be able to persuade Gao Gong, the leader of civil servants, on this matter?You know, since he is the leader of civil servants, he also shoulders responsibilities while enjoying the honorable status.

But Gao Yushi convinced Gao Gong with only three words.

"Great ceremony."

The emperor is always the emperor, with the constitution of heaven in his mouth and the law in his words. This is the exclusive power of the emperor.Even if the emperor is still young, he will eventually grow up one day. Now that he is forced to bow his head, maybe it can be done, but what about the future?As much pressure, there is as much rebound!
He is the emperor, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Under the system of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful the officials are, it is only for a while. Can you still suppress the emperor forever?Want to rebel?At least it is impossible for civil servants, and it is even more impossible for Gao Gong to have such thoughts.

So when Gao Wushi mentioned the ceremony, Gao Gong fell silent.

He is a person who has personally experienced the Daliyi incident. Although he was still young at the time, he also knows how much turmoil the Daliyi and its aftermath have caused to the court.And Gao Gong asked himself, this kind of turmoil was definitely not what he wanted to see at this moment--reforms are on the rise, the country is rising, if there is another big ceremony, how will he face the late emperor in the future?

The first emperor's trust and respect for him can be said to have reached the peak of a monarch and his ministers, and the first emperor's last order, could it be that he made another big ceremony for Daming?

Seeing that Gao Gong fell silent, Gao Wushi proposed the idea of ​​respecting the two palaces.After Gao Gong heard it, he was still a little hesitant at that time, thinking that such words were actually unfair to Empress Chen, and if Empress Chen refused, everyone would not be able to bear the trouble.

However, Gao Wushi told him that the problem with Empress Chen had been resolved.

Gao Gong was only a little surprised, but immediately understood that his nephew had many ways to solve the problem, but the most proficient method was nothing more than throwing money at it.

This is really a one-force drop for ten sessions, Gao Gong couldn't help smiling wryly after thinking about it.

After all, in this world, there are really not many things that can't be solved with money.If there is, most of the money is not enough.

And more importantly, high pragmatism and money.

Gao Gong has never been involved in Gao Yushi's industries, and he doesn't know how much money he has, but judging from Gao Yushi's generosity, Gao Gong even suspects that he is no worse than his uncle's family.

In fact, Gao Gong has a misunderstanding here. Gao Gong has a pragmatic family background. If you only talk about the money sold by these industries, it is actually still inferior to the Zhang family in Puzhou. After all, Changlu Salt Field is a giant in the northern salt industry in this era. Mac.But the high-practical earning speed is indeed stronger than that of the Zhang family in Puzhou!

Originally, the most profitable industry in Gao Shishi's hands was Jinghua soap. Since last year, briquettes have not only monopolized the Jingshi market, but also purchased from Jingying and Xuanda towns, and their sales and profits have also increased significantly. But even so, Still can only start with Jinghua Soap.

But since the successful completion of Alda's tribute, the huge profit of Jinghua Soap was quickly surpassed by the Jinghua Caravan!
Originally, the Jinghua caravan had only two business routes: from Xuanfu and Datong to the right-wing Mongolia.

However, after the tribute was granted, Cao Gan, under the personal planning and supervision of high pragmatism, not only opened up two business routes in Yanbian and Ningxia to trade with the Ordos Ministry, but also continued to strengthen his leading position in trade with right-wing Mongolia. "Amount" has been greatly increased due to the peaceful trade between the two parties.

Last year alone, that is, the five years of Longqing's gross profit reached more than 70 taels!Because they sent a large amount of daily necessities and luxury goods loved by the nobles to the right-wing Mongolia, they were regarded as VIPs by the royal court of Alta and enjoyed various privileges.Even now, Rangba Hannaji, the leader of the pro-Ming faction, has greatly improved his status in right-wing Mongolia, and is regarded as the most powerful person below Alta except Xinai Huangtaiji.

And now, Cao Gan went to Suzhou in person, preparing to open up western trade routes, opening up trade routes in Turpan, Duogan, Qinghai, Yarkand, Heshuote and other places.

The last time Gao Wushi received his report, this guy was in Suwang Mansion to communicate with the local feudal lord and the military.

Therefore, even if some necessary expenses are excluded, Gao Pragmatic's property at hand can at least provide him with millions of taels of income every year!
This is equivalent to more than one-third of the revenue of the Ming treasury!And this income belongs to highly pragmatic individuals!You know, although the Changlu Salt Farm of the Zhang family in Puzhou earns more than this, they have to pay much more than Gao Shishi. As Gao Shishi and Gao Gong said before, although the salt merchants make money, But they spend a lot of money—management up and down, every link must be missing, and all have to be fed.

Therefore, what a big deal it is to spend money to settle the poor and powerless Empress Chen's family?

The "Great Rites" was really a nuclear bomb left by Emperor Jiajing to Gao Yushi, which frightened both Empress Chen and Gao Gong.

Now, it was Feng Bao's turn to sit on the wax.

(End of this chapter)