Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 481
Different from the previous low-key on the way back home, this time Gao Gong escorted Gao Gong's coffin back to his hometown, not to mention the big fanfare along the way, and when he met local officials and gentry, he would meet them one by one with a smile, even if the other party He also calmly accepted the invitation to welcome the world.

It’s not that Gao Wushi has drifted away, but the circumstances of his return home this time are different from the last time. Now that Gao Gong has passed away, he has also resigned. He is not afraid of being impeached at all. It was because of my father that I was so highly praised.

This is really light-hearted.

Moreover, the visits by officials and gentry along the way have another effect for him, which is to prevent some people from misjudging, thinking that Gao Gong is gone, and they can do whatever they want--a tiger will not be defeated, Gao Gong He is dead, but it doesn't mean that Gao Dang is dead.

Before Gao Yushi left Beijing, according to the edicts of the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces and the Emperor, the cabinet had already been adjusted. In fact, everyone took a step forward, except for one.

Guo Pu entered the first assistant position from the secondary assistant position, that is, the Grand Bachelor of Zhongji Temple; Lu Tiaoyang just entered the second assistant position, and resigned due to illness, and returned to his hometown; Ma Ziqiang was promoted from Wenyuange University to Wuyingdian University; Shen Shixing was promoted from Dongge University to Wenyuange University.

The cabinet has six official bachelor places, four of which are now occupied, and two are still vacant. The third-ranked Martial Arts Hall bachelor and the sixth-ranked Dongge bachelor are vacant.

Lu Tiaoyang's entry into the cabinet before was a bit of a compromise, because he was also a disciple of Xinxue.At that time, after Zhang Juzheng fell from power, the ministers of Chaozhong School were quite nervous. Although Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong had always had a close relationship before, he was still a disciple of Xu Jie. He followed Zhang Juzheng with his nose in the air.

When Zhang Juzheng fell, these people were quite panicked, so for the sake of overall stability, Gao Gong recommended Lu Tiaoyang to join the cabinet to fill a position.Although Lv Tiaoyang is a disciple of Cheng Wende, the leader of the Yongkang School of Mind Learning, he is at least honest and upright. Historically, when Zhang Juzheng was in power, he withstood the pressure to prevent Zhang Jingxiu, the eldest son of Zhang Juzheng, from getting a Jinshi. He still has a strong character.

However, Lu Tiaoyang is not young, and he had already offered to resign several times earlier. This time Gao Gong passed away, he did not know what he was thinking about, but he resigned very firmly. After discussing with Guo Pu, Zhu Yijun again The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces was consulted and finally approved.

Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet in the third year of Wanli. In fact, after Lu Tiaoyang entered the cabinet, Gao Gong deliberately recommended Zhang Siwei to join the cabinet. The second half of the year was considered good, so it was delayed until the third year of Wanli before he was finally promoted to the Minister of Rites and a scholar of the Jiadong Pavilion into the cabinet.

Zhang Siwei is of course a hardcore high-level party member, and he is also a core member, and Ma Ziqiang is similar.Ma Ziqiang is from Shaanxi, and his family is also a big businessman. The three families of Zhang Siwei, Wang Chonggu, and Ma Ziqiang basically control at least half of the northern salt industry. a high party.

In addition, Ma Ziqiang’s youngest son, Ma Zhen, and Gao Yushi also had a close friendship. They had known each other when Mu Zong chose the prince to study with him. In the development of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Ma family, as the leader of the land, also contributed a lot. Ma Zhen even rushed back to Shaanxi to help out. Therefore, Ma Ziqiang was not only a high-ranking party member, but even in the Wanli era, he could already be regarded as a core member.

It’s just that Ma Ziqiang is not young. He is the same age as Gao Gong. He is 65 this year, and in terms of his usual physical condition, he is actually not as good as Gao Gong. Historically, he also died in the sixth year of Wanli, but Gao Yu couldn’t remember the month. .

Gao Wushi discussed with Guo Pu about Ma Ziqiang's physical condition before leaving Beijing, and gave some advice on what Gao Dang should do if Ma Ziqiang also passed away.

What is a little troublesome now is Shishihang.Shen Shixing is also a disciple of Xinxue, but Gao Gong still recommended him to join the cabinet in March this year. There are two reasons: one is that Lu Tiaoyang was in poor health at that time, and he had to go to the hospital to ask for leave every now and then, so the Xinxue disciples were very worried about Lu Tiao Yang was going to die at any time—in fact, although this man was sick, he still lived for two years after he became an official—so he very much hoped that a young Minister of the Heart School would join the cabinet.

The second is that when Zhu Yijun was the crown prince, Shen Shixing "knowledges about the Prince Jingyan's affairs". He is regarded as Gao Gong and Zhu Xizhong's nominal deputy, but actually the supervisor of the Prince Jingyan. In a sense, he is also Zhu Yijun's teacher.Now the student has been the emperor for six or seven years, and his qualifications as a teacher are really enough. It is indeed time for him to join the cabinet.

In this way, among the four assistant ministers of Ming Dynasty's cabinet, there are now three from the practical school, all of whom can be regarded as high-ranking party leaders, and Shen Shixing, who is from the heart school, acts as a phoenix tail.

However, although Shen Shixing is a man of mind and learning, it is not easy to simply turn him into an opponent of the high party, because he is a person with a relatively mild personality, and his political stance is not particularly clear and firm. In terms of point of view, he is a bit like "Xu Jie who is a little less sinister".

Of course, although Shen Shixing lacked a bit of Xu Jie's viciousness, it cannot be said that he is a complete bureaucrat. He also has his political philosophy, that is, the imperial court should be united.

He has never said this to anyone else. The reason why Gao Yushi knows it is entirely because he knows the performance of Shen Shihang in history. It was he who had to do it in order to ensure the unity of the court.

In the post-Zhang Juzheng era in history, the two factions of protecting Zhang and fighting against Zhang were very happy. Few people considered the affairs of the state from the perspective of right and wrong, but from the standpoint of both sides.

At that time, Shen Shixing succeeded Ding You and Zhang Siwei, who returned to his hometown and then died of a sudden illness, was the chief assistant. He struggled between the two factions for seven or eight years. Forced to become an official.Therefore, Gao Wushi felt that Shen Shixing was actually a bit of a big picture, but his authority and personality prevented him from being a strong chief assistant.

Since you can't be strong as a capital assistant, you don't have to worry about being a group assistant.

Therefore, even though Gao Gong has passed away and Gao Yushi has left the central government, he is not at all worried that Gao Dang's opponents will provoke Shen Shixing to fight against Gao Dang. The big picture.

What's more, taking a step back, even if Gao Dang collapsed in the cabinet, Gao Yushi would not be very worried.Because apart from the two palaces and the emperor, as well as Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju, Gao Wuzhi had already made other arrangements at the beginning of the fifth year of Wanli, leaving behind.

(End of this chapter)