Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 372 Undercurrent of the Capital (Part [-])
Originally, Gao Wushi thought that Gao Gong's eagerness to send a confidential letter might be due to some major event in the capital, or even a drastic change, and he was already prepared for bad news in his heart.However, to his surprise, when Gao Wushi opened the envelope, he only saw a very ordinary letter from home.

This letter is so ordinary that after reading the letter, Gao Pragmatic even wondered whether Gao Gong used some black technology such as invisible ink.He took the letter paper and read it over and over again, even looking through the sunlight, but no matter how he looked at it, it was just such a letter from home.

Did you send the wrong letter?This is impossible, if Gao Gong is so careless, the world's government affairs will be messed up immediately.

Black technology?That would be more like talking in a dream. Even if black technology does appear in Daming of this era, it can only come from his highly pragmatic hands in all likelihood.

Gao Wushi thought to himself: In this way, Sanbo's real intentions can only be hidden in this plain family letter?It's just, is he doing it because it's a big deal and he's worried about leaks, or is he trying to test me, or both?
He picked up the letter and read it carefully again.This letter is neither long nor short, and the words are plain and straightforward, similar to ordinary spoken language.

In the letter, Gao Gong briefly described what happened in the capital in the past six months, and his position was relatively neutral, without any obvious tendency.Even the confrontation between Gao Dang and Zhao Zhenji was expressed in a neutral tone almost bystanders, not only did not add insult to injury to Zhao Zhenji, but even expressed regret at the end.

In addition, Gao Gong also talked about some government affairs. Judging from the tone, it was just a simple "information", but most of them were related to Gao Yushi.

For example, the palm of the Southwest Capital was a little unstable. Zeng Xingwu, a student of Zhang Juzheng, was temporarily transferred to Sichuan to serve as the governor. When Zeng Xingwu passed through Guizhou, he met Liu Ting as an ally of the Gaodang Party. Horse, prepare to pacify the chaos.

Another example is the case of Ding Sijuan from Huizhou, which has basically been closed. The general conclusion is that someone has tampered with the tax itself. The tax was reduced by half as a whole, and the remaining half was shared by Shexian County and other counties according to the local tax payment ratio last year.

Another example is that Xuzhou, Pizhou and other places have been flooded again this year, which led to the interruption of water transport, refugees everywhere, and local corruption. Gao Gong took advantage of the overwhelming momentum of Zhao Zhenji to forcefully pass a resolution in the cabinet that [-]% of the annual water transport should be transported by sea. To the capital.However, due to the frequent stops of shipping in the capital and the cramped port, the imperial court decided to give a one-year buffer period to discuss and determine temporary stops along the way for supplies and shelter from wind and waves, and by the way, let Tianjin Wei renovate and expand the original port.

In addition, Gao Yushi once suggested to Gao Gong, regarding the flood control and diversion of the Yongding River, Gao Gong also told him some recent corresponding measures in the letter.

However, the two items that Gao Pragmatism is most concerned about are put at the end.

One is that Gao Gong told him that the matter of Ida's tribute has been basically negotiated, and the court angel has set off for Datong with the imperial edict.

According to the result of the discussion, Altan Khan will swear to accept the canonization of the Ming Dynasty in front of the relatives and dignitaries of the right-wing Mongolian tribes and the leaders of other tribes controlled by the right-wing Mongolia, and swear that the Mongolian right-wing will never violate Bian Yunyun from now on.

At the end of talking about this matter, Gao Gong said very simply, "...the tribute will be accomplished in this way, my emperor is very comforted, and all ministers who have made a few words of merit will be rewarded generously."

When Gao Yushi read it before, he only regarded this sentence as a "passion" and ignored the past. When he read it again, he suddenly understood: there are several meanings here!
First of all, the tribute was defined by the emperor as a success in advance—those who obstructed the tribute before were "crucified on the pillar of shame in history" in advance; at the same time, those who advocated the tribute before should be counted as all Meritorious ministers, everyone can rest assured that there is no need to be trembling anymore.

Secondly, the emperor should reward the meritorious officials.In other words, before Li Chunfang retires, he can still get a reward for his meritorious service in presiding over the tribute, and it is estimated that he can at least earn an honorable official position; For example, it is also possible to join the Zhu Kingdom, from the prince Taifu to the prince Taishi, or even simply enter the Shaoshi, or even from the Jianji Temple to the Zhongji Temple, etc., the key Look at the mood of the emperor.

In the end, it is possible for Gao Yushi himself to get a reward, but it is best to return to the capital as soon as possible - after all, when the emperor does this kind of thing, it really makes a difference whether you are in the capital or not, and Gao Gong, as the third uncle of Gao Yushi , it is inconvenient for him to bring it up, even his disciples should not mention it, otherwise there will be suspicion of asking for credit, and Gao Yushi can only appear in front of the emperor himself, so that the emperor can think of himself: oh yes, this matter Xiao Gaoqing's family also made great efforts in this matter, so I deserve a reward!

This one is a reward for the success of Alda's tribute, which is a good thing, and the other one may not be so good.

Gao Gong vaguely mentioned that once Li Chunfang resigned, there would only be him, Zhang Juzheng, and Yin Shidan left in the cabinet.Yin Shidan has never dealt with him very well, but it doesn't matter, because this person is not an old minister of Yudi, and he has no old friendship with the emperor. In addition, he took the route of the inner court and took the imperial decree to join the cabinet, so he is very popular among the government and the public. Contempt, can't turn over any big waves.

The problem is that since Yin Shidan is of no great use, the importance of Zhang Juzheng has increased.Originally under the check and balance of the alliance of Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji, Gao and Zhang had always joined hands to fight against the enemy. From the outside world, they seemed to be of one mind, but in fact they both knew in their hearts that because of the relationship between the previous Songjiang field withdrawal case, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong already had a quarrel, once the alliance between Li and Zhao disintegrated and their external pressure disappeared, most likely they would turn from allies to passers-by, or even outright hostility.

Zhang Juzheng is different from other people in the previous cabinet. He is also an old minister of Yudi, and he is only worse than Gao Gong in terms of closeness; at the same time, he is a disciple of Xu Jie. In the end, he stepped forward to give Mr. Xu a hand.Now Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji, the two intruders who took away half of Xu Jie's political inheritance, are gone, and the rest of the Xu party can only find Zhang Juzheng if they want to hold their thighs; Than.

If Zhang Juzheng had no ability and ambition, how could he have been valued by Gao Gong back then, relied on as his right-hand man, and even once hoped that he would become the successor of his career and be able to carry forward his reforms?
Gao Wushi put down the letter, both excited and emotional: The battle of Gao Zhang is finally about to start.

(End of this chapter)