Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 792 The Cabinet Situation Will Change (4 more changes)
Guo Pu's words, high pragmatism but dare not be.

Wu Dui was not a protege of Gao Gong's examination. He donated money to enter the Imperial College in his early years. At that time, Gao Gong was in charge of the Imperial College. He took a fancy to him, devoted himself to training him, and trained him personally. This is why Wu Jinshi became the later Wu Jinshi—this is very understandable. , he used to rely on donations to enter the Imperial College, how high can his level be?
This is very different from other Gao Gong students, so when Gao Gong was forced to resign by Xu Jie later, so many students did not dare to send Gao Gong under the situation of "full dynasty upside down", only Wu Dui All the way to the suburbs.

It's not that Wu Dui is not afraid of death, but that he knows the importance of Gao Gong's kindness to him. It can be said that without Gao Gong, Wu Dui would not have the status of Jinshi.Others have not received Gao Gong's teaching grace, but he has, so if he doesn't send Gao Gong's words, his conscience is too condemned.

Of course, this only shows the closeness between Wu Dui and the Gao family, and it does not mean that Gao Yushi, the "brother", will definitely "not dare to be". The eldest is a Jinshi in Jiajing for 38 years, and he is 56 years old this year.

Although according to the rules of this era, when they met in private, Wu Dui would call Gao Yushi "Senior Brother", but his seniority and age are here, how dare Gao Yushi put on airs of "Senior Brother"?Being able to honestly be a junior junior brother is already a big face for Gao Gong.

Gao Wushi didn't even dare to say it, Guo Pu just teased him for a while, and then said: "The matter of Liu Ting and Deng Zilong is easy to handle, whether you go to Wu Junze, or simply go to the emperor, it can be resolved. However, this It’s best for the cabinet to come forward for such a matter, and this old man can help you with this matter, this is almost the last thing this old man can do for you.”

Gao Wushi was startled: "You want to resign?"

In fact, Guo Pu has resigned almost ten times, but the resignation of important ministers in this era is often just to express their attitude. Whether they can succeed or not depends on whether the emperor approves it. Obviously, the emperor does not intend to approve it now, or two The palace did not agree with the emperor's approval.

But Guo Pu said this, which means that he is really determined to resign—there are other ways to decide to resign, such as going to see the Queen Mother or the Emperor in person, or talking about his parents.

Guo Pu's father is no longer there, but his old mother is in good health and can still go out for a walk every day. Guo Pu has always wanted to go back to take care of his old mother, which Gao Wushi knows.

After all, although the old lady is in good health, her age is always there. It is not certain when she will leave. Maybe she will be fine in the morning, but if she sits there at noon, she may leave in the blink of an eye.This is sometimes the case when people get old, so Guo Pu very much hopes that he can accompany his old mother on the last journey.

The high-practical Mr. Guo is definitely not as good as his predecessor Gao Gong in terms of talent, but in terms of personal conduct, he does not lose to anyone, and he is truly a filial son.

Sure enough, Guo Pu said: "Yes, this old man is [-] years old. It's already a rare year. It's time to retire. Besides, Jiaci will have her [-]th birthday next year. If you are a son at this age, you still don't want to go back. Don't you have to wait for your retirement?" Longevity?"

Qi Yi, referring to centenarians, basically dare not think about it in this age, so Guo Pu's reason is very hard.

Gao Wushi knew that it was impossible to persuade him, so he could only say: "The old lady will have her birthday next year, and the students will definitely come in person."

Who knew that Guo Pu waved his hand and said, "What are you doing here? My place is a small place, and I can't accommodate the hundreds of servants you take with you everywhere. There won't even be a place to stand. Don't take my few Mu Susukida has been trampled. Although it is not worth a few dollars, it is also passed down from the ancestors, so it cannot be destroyed by the old man."

Gao Wushi was a little embarrassed, so he had to change the subject and said, "Speaking of which, students also have a lot of industries in Henan. Weihui is not far south of Anyang. Why don't you let Brother..."

Guo Pu waved his hands again and again: "Don't meddle in these matters! Although the descendants of the Guo family are useless, they can still be a teacher in Anyang, enlightening people and teaching them, and they won't starve to death on the street."

That's true, and although Mr. Guo is not greedy, his regular salary and allowance are high. Besides, officials in the Ming Dynasty are paid according to their pre-retirement level, and Guo's family is relatively small. "They can feed the whole family, and it is impossible to starve to death.

As for Guo Pu's death in the future... I'll look at the situation and help out at that time. Anyway, it seems that Teacher Guo is around, so he won't charge me a penny.

But Gao Wushi was still a little depressed, and said sadly: "The student has just come back, and he has to say goodbye to the teacher. It's really sad..."

Guo Pu has taught him for seven or eight years, so he naturally has feelings. Besides, Gao Yushi is indeed his most accomplished student—the number one scholar in the six poems, there is no way to become more accomplished. He also sighed when he heard what Gao Yushi said. In a tone, he said: "There is always a banquet in the world. As long as you remember the teachings of being a teacher, you will be a clean official in this life, and in the future you will devote yourself to assisting the government, and you will be satisfied as a teacher."

After all, he is open-minded, but when he said this, he smiled and comforted Gao Wushi and said: "Besides, Anyang is the only way you must go back to Xinzheng. When you go back in the future, if your teacher is still in the world, you can also go to my place." Hang around for a few days—but it’s agreed, a few hundred family members are fine, as a teacher, you can’t entertain him.”

Gao Wushi was amused by him, and said: "Okay, okay, the students who are going to catch Minger will ask the people below to buy land not far from the teacher's house, and build a few large rooms for it, so that the family members can settle down in the future."

"That's all nonsense." Guo Pu knew he was joking, and waved his hand: "Let's not mention these things for now, before the teacher leaves, if you have anything else that needs to be done for the teacher, you might as well let me know listen."

"Well..." Gao Yushi really couldn't think of anything that Guo Pu needed to help with right now. Some things need to be arranged, not temporarily.

Seeing him hesitate, Guo Pu said, "Since you can't remember it, don't worry. Although the teacher has to leave, it probably won't be settled in a day or two. After you go back today, think about it carefully. Then tell the teacher."

But at this moment, Gao Wushi thought of an important matter, and hurriedly asked, "Teacher, after you leave, will the cabinet add another minister?"

Guo Pu heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and said: "Are you worried about Fengpan?"

Gao Wushi said: "Although after you leave, my uncle should be the chief assistant, but at that time there will only be four people left in the cabinet. Although Mr. Xu Ge is my third uncle's student, he is from Huizhou..."

The north and the south are not a big problem, but I have to say that in this era, because of the division of Jinshi, the Southern Jinshi looked down on the Northern Jinshi—except for Gao Yushi, because they were tested together in the end—so when they were officials, Township parties will also appear.

The smaller township parties are the same county, the same prefecture, and the same province, while the largest township parties are Tongnanbang and Tongbeibang.Xu Guo's hometown is one of the most important places for learning of the mind. [Wufeng’s Note: When talking about the case of Ding Sijuan from Huizhou in the previous article, I have already mentioned how many court officials there are in Huizhou or even just one She County. ]
Moreover, Xu Guo as a whole is a bit slack in his shoulders—that is, a bit slippery, not the kind of strong-willed people like Gao Gong and Guo Pu who have extremely clear and firm political attitudes.

Guo Pu shook his head and said: "This matter is difficult to handle now. Shen Rumo, you don't think he is usually amiable and does things quietly. In fact, he is a bit like Xu Jie back then. He seems to have been giving in all the time. In fact, he only backed down on some corners, not the key point at all, but his backing down will make it difficult for us to tear ourselves apart with him...

However, you don't have to worry, let me tell you this, if Wang Xijue didn't return to his hometown to take care of his father, after the teacher left this time, Ting Tui would probably take him as the leader.But he went back to his hometown, and heard that his father was seriously ill and might not survive this year, so within three years, Wang Xijue needn't worry. "

Gao Wushi went through the high officials in Beijing, and asked, "Who could that be? Brother Wu should have insufficient qualifications, right?"

Of course Wu Dui's qualifications as an official abroad are very good, but the problem is that his qualifications as a Beijing official are very insufficient, and Da Sima has only worked for more than a year, so it is estimated that Ting Tui will not be very interesting.

Sure enough, Guo Pu shook his head again and again, and said: "Where can we get Wu Junze's turn? Even if everything goes well for him, he will probably have to survive for another two or five years. There is a chance of joining the cabinet."

This is the disadvantage of foreign appointments. The qualifications of Beijing officials are insufficient, and the disadvantages of court referrals are too great. Most of the ministers who are qualified to be appointed by the court, such as cabinet elders and Jiuqing, have been serving as Beijing officials for a long time. You are a foreign official. Where can I get acquainted with them?How can I get recommended you?People know a lot of Hanlin academic officials, so I don’t want to recommend someone, but of course I recommend someone I’m familiar with.

"Who would that be?"

Guo Pu smiled: "Pan Shuilian (Pan Sheng) has been a minister of the Ministry of Rites for a while, and his qualifications are sufficient. He was a Jinshi in Jiajing for 20 years, and more importantly, he has been leaning towards the school of practical learning all these years, but He’s from Zhejiang again, so it’s even, so he’s considered a neutral faction. We don’t have to worry about letting him join the cabinet, and neither do Shen Rumo and the others, everyone is happy.”

Oh, Pan Sheng... It's not impossible, but this is not what everyone is happy about, this is just a neutralizer that both sides can barely accept.

But Pan Sheng treated him pretty well, no matter what his reasons were, this was finally good news.

It seems that with the departure of the teacher, the cabinet is about to enter a roughly evenly matched situation.

Zhang Siwei and Xu Guo are the two housekeepers of the Practical School, while Shen Shixing and Yu Youding are the opposite of the Mind School, and finally Pan Sheng who will probably remain neutral.
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Tomorrow is the 70th birthday of the motherland. I wish the great motherland more prosperity and beauty! ~
(End of this chapter)