“…… The ministers are clumsy and self-controlled, quite able to mediate, since Gengchen is out of office, the door is selfless, and a piece of paper does not enter, which is known to the gentry and the people of the world. Ma Dong was famous, and he went through dozens of battles in the army, known as Guoyi, and was promoted by the minister as a general in southern Liaoning. The rest of Ma Chengen and others, all of whom were supervised by the ministers during the Monan War, were loyal and brave in battle, and their merits were registered, so the ministers were called thousands of miles away.

Today, Li Minzhi and other impeached ministers for accepting bribes for personal acts, saying that Ma Dong bribed ministers with 3,000 taels and white jade horses. What do you see, what do you hear, and what do you not know what it is? The minister's family is rich, since the first emperor Longqing four years, because the family is promising, the accumulation of millions of dollars, the world knows. Can its three thousand taels be bribed? What is the basis for this? These are all under the name of the festival, and the minister hereby states that this is actually the case. ”

“…… His Majesty knew the ministers, so he did not move for him, and then gently comforted the ministers, relieved the ministers' doubts, and the ministers were not grateful for the grace of God? However, according to the minister's knowledge, Li Minzhen and the other four people were all out of the gold list of Guiwei (the eleventh year of Wanli). The minister thought that they were still young and sharp, and they were also officials, so they were not deeply guilty. ”

“…… Today, His Majesty is in a big rage, and of the four of them, two are in the town and Fu Division, one is dismissed and repatriated, and one is demoted and transferred for external use. This solidifies the righteousness of His Majesty's reward and punishment, but in the eyes of the world, the ministers are self-respecting and take revenge for personal gain. ”

“…… They act either in ignorance or in instigation. No matter what, if you take the lead now, you must introspect yourself, and you don't have to waste ten years of hard work. Moreover, this not only shows the benevolence of His Majesty, but also cherishes talents for the world. If so, although the minister hesitates at home, he is grateful. ”

The above is the main content of Gao Pragmatism's recital the next day. Obviously, this is a sparse article to save people, and the object of his rescue is the imperial history Li Minzhi and other four people who were heavily reprimanded by the emperor because of his impeachment.

Gao Pragmatism did not explain much about the "slander of the monarch" in this sparse article, after all, Shoufu said that he would not accept it, and the emperor also expressed his position in person, and he did not agree with this statement, so Gao Pragmatism naturally did not need to argue.

His essay mainly explained some of the charges that were climbed, such as the transfer of Ma Dong and others to Liaodong, Li Minzhen and others said that he accepted bribes of 3,000 taels and white jade horses, etc., Gao Pragmatic said very domineeringly: Only 3,000 taels can't get into the eyes of Lao Tzu at all.

Officials all over the world like to show their poverty, but Gao Pragmatic is an exception, often saying that his family is worth millions, which is really the only one of the scorpions.

But this hand is indeed suitable for him, after all, Jinghua is placed there, and the pigs know how huge this industry is, and they can't hide it anyway, so they just show the carriage and horses, saying that Lao Tzu is rich. Lao Tzu's money is earned above board, and it is proof of practicing the doctrine of my real school, are you jealous? Then you can also do one, I'm not jealous!

However, explaining these are all trivial matters, and the biggest effect of this sparse text is to persuade the emperor to withdraw his order and not to deal with Li Minzhi and the other four people excessively. The reason is high and pragmatic also said, "They are still shallow, young and sharp, and they are also officials, and they are not deeply guilty." ”

Moreover, although this is the emperor's legitimate reward and punishment, if he really does this, the people of the world will say that this is his pragmatic "self-respect, self-respect, personal revenge". Then, he raised it again and pulled this matter to the point of "showing His Majesty's benevolence and cherishing talents for the world".

As he said to Liu Xin yesterday, this sparse text is to "show my elegance and grandeur, and my broad-mindedness to repay grievances with virtue" - anyway, the emperor will have the emperor's own understanding, and it doesn't matter how to say it.

Hypocrisy? Of course hypocrisy, but this is officialdom.

An official like Hai Jui said that he could be a model for all generations, but in fact, most of them were only used when later generations flaunted it, because if you really look at what big things Hai Jui has done, this is ...... It's embarrassing.

Some of his sittings are indeed very famous, and they also create conditions for others to do great things, but if you really want to care about how many great things he has done himself, this is really only a handful, and the timeliness is very short--people go to tea and it is cold.

A "good official" who is truly "useful" is one who can make correct decisions worthy of his position in office and ensure that he or she will continue smoothly, thereby producing good social benefits. Like Hai Rui, his name has gone down in history, but how much did the people at that time really benefit? Even if a small number of people who benefited at that time, after Hai Rui left, did they spit out the original profits?

Therefore, the hypocrisy of officials is just a means, just as shooting is murder, and killing with a cane is also murder, in fact, there is no need to distinguish so carefully, the key is why the killing, whether it is a good person or a bad person, and what kind of result is caused after the killing - this is the meaning.

At the time of presenting this recital, Gao Shishi was still at home and did not receive visitors.

There are actually a lot of visitors, but when people come, they know that Gao Pragmatic will not open the door, but ...... Whether or not to open the door is a highly pragmatic matter, and whether to come or not to visit is their business, which is a matter of attitude and even position.

For example, the ministers of the practical school, whose official positions are higher than those of high and pragmatic, have sent people to visit; Those of his rank not only sent people, but also brought their own letters to persuade them; Those below the high pragmatic grade all came to the door in person, and then were politely sent away by Menzi.

There are a lot of nobles and even Qi Jiguang and others are different, even if the level is higher than the high and pragmatic, they can only send people, and they can't come - there are internal contradictions among other civil officials, and you have a military minister to comfort you? What do you want?

But there are also special people, who can "reluctantly" open the door for them, and these people are not particularly noble, but simply "special": highly pragmatic protégés.

Li Tingji, Ye Xianggao, and Fang Congzhe were admitted by their teachers. Of course, Gao Pragmatic would not talk to them about this, but just talked about some academic things, and then cared about their respective work conditions.

In fact, there is nothing to ask about the recent situation of the work, the Hanlin Academy is now in charge of the affairs of the academy is Chen Yuma, and the "Chen Party" left by Chen Yiqin back then was not big, after the battle in Burma, Chen Yuma has fallen to high pragmatism, and now it is a side line of the practical school. In this way, Li Tingji and the other three will naturally not have a bad time in Hanlin Academy.

The noble yamen of the Hanlin Academy, usually nothing important, is nothing more than compiling history or something, and occasionally goes to the cabinet to be a political practitioner - of course Li Tingji does not go, he is one of the three tripods, and he can mix his qualifications if he stays in the hospital.

Gao Pragmatic was not in a hurry to appoint the three of them, but still planned to follow the most "popular" method at this time, throw them in the Hanlin Academy to boil up, and wait for the qualifications to gradually become sufficient, and then directly entrust the important task - but will not give it to the chief official, Gao Pragmatic does not trust this kind of "no work experience" official appointment and dismissal system, he still trusts his own method of training cadres through the former Red Dynasty.

"Start from the grassroots" will definitely not be learned in Daming, after all, people are already Hanlin Qinggui and are "prime ministers". However, the experience of "training in multiple positions" and "presiding over the comprehensive work of multiple places and departments" is still highly valued by high pragmatism.

As for how long they will stay in the Hanlin Academy, this is not possible, there is only an approximate timetable: the high level is pragmatic and will enter the cabinet by themselves. Before entering the cabinet, Gao Pragmatic didn't plan to use the three of them.

Well, anyway, today's Shixue School is not short of three people who can be used, or it is only a high-ranking official who can be used.

Li Tingji and the three of them also know the importance of it, although they have stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three or four years, but the experiences of the predecessors of the Hanlin are all there, and they are not in a hurry - after all, not everyone can experience the experience of the teacher, he is too special.

The three of them chatted in Shangshu Mansion for nearly half a day, talking about scriptures and Taoism in the morning, and after lunch, they talked about a few games. Li Tingji is older and is from Sandingjia, so he accompanies Gao to play chess, and Ye Xianggao plays against Fang Congzhe.

Gao pragmatic chess skills are commonplace, but Li Tingji seems to be proficient in this, and Li Tingji won three games in a row, but the result made him sweat in a hurry.

However, the high pragmatic "energy" is big enough, no matter how ugly the loss is, he is very leisurely and doesn't care at all. This made Li Tingji suspicious, and secretly wondered in his heart: Did my teacher take the opportunity of talking to me to hint at something?

Is it to blame me for not knowing how to rein in my edge? Or do I want to be downplayed? Or ......

He was distracted, and he was actually pulled back by Gao Pragmatic. Li Tingji hurriedly admitted defeat, Gao pragmatically shook his head with a smile, and said, "You think too much." ”

Li Tingji immediately admitted his mistake, but he inevitably had some slander in his heart: I remember that Guo Gong also said that you were "too calculating", but now I think too much.

Who knew that Gao Pragmatic seemed to have learned his heart, and while stretching out his hand to mess up the chess game, he said lightly: "Calculating too much is not the same thing as thinking too much." ”

Li Tingji was already relatively upright, and when he heard this, his face immediately turned red, but he didn't know how to answer, Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe next to him glanced at this side at the same time, but at the same time, they immediately withdrew their gaze.

Gao pragmatic smiled again: "I'm not blaming you, I just want you to know that 'calculating too much' does not mean that you should not be calculated, and 'thinking too much' is useless." You can go back and think about this sentence. ”

Li Tingji had no choice but to respond, and at the same time, Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe also pushed the chess game very tacitly, saying that it was a tie.

Gao Shishi asked them: "How have Ruan Fuyuan and Erdemutu studied recently?" ”

The three of them glanced at each other, and Li Tingji came forward to answer: "Ruan Fuyuan is smart, but he is clever, his writing is gorgeous, and his foundation is not solid. Erdemutu's talent is limited, but this son is sincere and generous, and he studies very hard, and the three students like him very much. ”

The reason why Gao Pragmatic asked this was because he was busy with his own affairs, so he became the shopkeeper again, and handed over the two disciples to his three protégés, and asked them to guide the two of them in learning and "teach art on behalf of the teacher".

Listening to Li Tingji's words, Gao Pragmatic bowed slightly, and asked: "If you don't care about the identities of the two of them, you will only be regarded as my Ming students, and then assume that they have passed the academic level...... What kind of officials do you think the two sons will be able to do in the future? ”

This question is obviously the school examination, and Li Tingji and the three of them did not speak immediately.

After a while, it was Li Tingji who was the first to speak and said, "The student thinks that Erdemutu can be used as a frontier, as for Ruan Fuyuan...... Or it can be a word minister. ”

Fengjiang, which means to supervise and fu; The word minister can be big or small, the "Qingzi Prime Minister" is also a word minister, and the Hanlin editor is also a word minister. However, the words Li Tingji said here may mean something, probably saying that Ruan Fuyuan is more good at slapping horses and is suitable for being a "close minister".

Gao pragmatically smiled, did not say anything, and asked Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe: "What do you two think?" ”

Ye Xianggao said: "The students thought that Erdemutu could be in charge of the army, and Ruan Fuyuan could enter the cabinet. ”

There is a big difference between his words and Li Tingji's opinion, but Gao Pragmatic is still noncommittal, and looks at Fang Congzhe again.

Fang Congzhe shook his head and said: "The student is dull and has never had the wisdom to know people, so he doesn't dare to speak falsely. ”

Good guy, three students, it's okay to see people differently, even the difference in personality is so big.

However, Gao Pragmatic didn't make a judgment, just smiled and said, "Okay, I know what you mean." Then he stood up and said, "I'll go and change my clothes, and you can wait for yourself." ”

The three of them hurriedly stood up, each made excuses to leave, and Gao Pragmatic didn't do much to keep them, and let them go with a polite word.

Although Gao Shishi's "changing clothes" was just an excuse, he was just about to go back to the backyard to take a nap, but he was told that the Holy Will had come down.

Gao pragmatic asked for a while, only to know that the emperor really refused to agree and "insisted on the original verdict", but because he wanted to give Gao pragmatic face, he issued another holy decree to him to explain the reason.

Of course, there is nothing else to do, it is nothing more than the Fa-rectification and Discipline Yunyun. Of course, although this holy decree was written for a long time, it is estimated that it was not dictated by the emperor in full, but only a meaning, and then drafted by the Chinese scholars. The whole article is written in a very good way, and there are a lot of truths, but there is only one meaning: those who should be sent to prison must be sent to prison, those who should be beaten must be beaten, those who should be dismissed must be stopped, and those who should be surrendered must be surrendered, otherwise it will open a bad mouth to slander the important ministers.

Gao pragmatic is indispensable, just give orders to go down and let the people pay attention to the trend of public opinion in Beijing.

After such a delay, Liu Xin, who had finished taking a nap, came out again, knowing this result, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Now you have done everything you should do, your reputation has been preserved, and the unlucky ones continue to be unlucky, do you have to listen to the emperor's consolation and 'come out and look at things'?" ”

Who knows that Gao Pragmatic still shook his head: "No hurry." ”

"Not in a hurry?" Liu Xin was surprised: "Wait any longer, Wang Xijue will arrive in Beijing, and Shen Shixing will have a strong helper at that time, and this matter will have to make waves again." ”

Gao pragmatic pondered that he couldn't sleep this afternoon, so he simply sat down on the Taishi chair, leaned back, cocked Erlang's legs without the demeanor of a minister, tilted his head and said: "It's good that Wang Xijue is here, he will be the elder of the pavilion together, and I don't have any good gifts for him...... Wouldn't it be appropriate to let him eat deflated? ”

Liu Xin was even more surprised: "Can you still be involved with Wang Xijue in this matter?" ”

"It's not me who pulled him, it's that he's definitely jumping in." Gao pragmatic smiled: "You just wait and see." ”

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