Gao Gong's face was solemn, he nodded, and said: "The suggestion you made before you went to Datong, I thought about it and thought it was quite reasonable, so I sent a private letter to Dongye to ask about his meaning. ”

Gao Shi hurriedly asked, "How does Mr. Higashino reply?" ”

"He wouldn't." Gao Gong shook his head and sighed: "He said in his reply that he had been an official for more than 30 years, and he failed to serve his parents. Now that he has been Zhishi, he just looks at the decoction in front of the old mother's bed, in order to fulfill his duty as a son, how happy! A small poem was attached to his hand, saying: The thatched building has three rooms to cover the sun, and the hibiscus fence is sheltered from the wind on all sides. There are several agricultural genealogies, and a few cultivation maps between the walls...... It's a great tour. ”

"This ......" Gao Shishi suddenly frowned, hesitated for a moment, and still spoke: "The third uncle thinks that Mr. Dongye refuses to return to Beijing, is it really because, uh, is it really just because he wants to be filial piety?" ”

Gao Gong smiled, shook his head again, and said: "Dongye was selected as a Jishi by Jiajing's fourteen-year gold list, and he was selected as a second-class fourth one, but I wasted thirteen years after the township examination, and it was only in Jiajing's twenty years that I had to be on the gold list, two subjects later than him...... When I entered the cabinet with him, he happened to be ranked before me, and now I want to ask Your Majesty to rise up with him, then he will come back after me, and if it is you, what will you think? ”

Gao Pragmatic was also a little embarrassed, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and said depressedly: "But now that Yin Licheng has gone through the inner court, the possibility of taking the middle order and entering the cabinet is very high, he is a ...... The nephew thought that it would be difficult for most of them to be like-minded with the three uncles, so the balance of power in the cabinet might be unbalanced, and if he didn't bring in a like-minded person, he was afraid that things would be discordant. ”

Yin Licheng, Yin Shidan is also, he is a native of Shandong Licheng.

Gao Gong naturally understood the reason, otherwise he would not have sent a letter to "Mr. Higashino" to ask him if he was willing to accept the reinstatement, and at this moment, when he heard Gao Shishi say this, he also nodded, and said: "I naturally know this, but ...... Why did you say that Gao Nanyu was not enough to be ashamed? He was originally begging for rest due to illness, but now his illness has been cured, and after Yin Shidan enters the cabinet, there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, and Gao Nanyu can be reinstated as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, so that in March and May, I can recommend him to enter the cabinet. Gao Nanyu is the same year as me, and his qualifications are not as good as mine, plus he is a loyal person, so he can live under me after entering the cabinet, why not? ”

Nanyu is the number of Grohe, Grohe is the first place in the second class of the same family of Gao Gong, and he resigned due to illness in the early years of Longqing. In the original history, in the sixth year of Longqing, because there were only two people left in the cabinet, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were left, Gao Gong took advantage of Longqing's mouth to recover Gao Yi, and recommended him to enter the cabinet, but when Gao Gong and Feng Bao competed, Gao Yi was too timid to obey, and later Gao Gong was expelled, Gao Yi was so frightened that his condition worsened, and he vomited blood and died not long after.

To put it simply, Gao Gong pulled him into the cabinet because he wanted to have an ally and a younger brother, but this person didn't play a role at all, and it was a waste of places.

Gao Pragmatic sighed in his heart: Why not? History has proved that this person is cowardly and irresponsible, and he is not enough to be your comrade!

But Gao Pragmatic couldn't explain this reason, so he had to say: "My nephew heard that Gao Nanyu's illness seems to be tuberculosis, and there is no cure for this disease, who knows when he will commit it again?" This is not enough to be feared. The second is that although Nan Yugong is poor and happy, he is not like a power-grabbing person, but he is also a little ...... How to say, inaction. The third uncle wanted to balance the cabinet, but this prince did not dare to compete with Li and Zhao; If he wants to rule the world, this prince may not be able to make good use of his power and be the third uncle. Yes, the nephew thought that Nan Yugong was not enough. ”

These two reasons are not made up by Gao Pragmatic, Gao Gong also hesitated a little when he heard it, muttered for a moment, and refused to speak.

After a while, Gao Gong said: "What you said also has some truth, but Dongye is a person with an upright temperament, and it is really difficult to think of returning to him and living under me." ”

Gao pragmatic thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Third uncle, I remember that in addition to the two heavenly officials, Dongye Gong also served as the chief examiner of the township examination twice, and once as the chief examiner of the general examination, and also wrote "Xue Yue", "Four Thoughts", "Four Fears", "Nine Character Diagrams", "Continuation of Ye Cheng", etc., which can be called a work and a rich five-car? ”

"What's so strange about that?" Gao Gong said in surprise: "He is the fourth in the second class of Yiwei Branch, and he is ten times better than me." ”

"Ten times better than me" is the habitual rhetoric of ancient literati to praise others, Gao pragmatic naturally will not take it seriously, but with the character of Gao Gong, it is not easy to praise people like this, it can be seen that this Mr. Higashino's ability is at least highly respected by Gao Gong.

Gao pragmatic laughed, blinked, and said, "Third uncle, you say...... Will my nephew be lucky enough to be under Mr. Higashino's door? ”

Gao Gong was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood: "You mean...... For this reason, invite him to Jingshi first? ”

Gao pragmatic smiled but did not speak.

"It's a good idea." Gao Gong thought for a while and said: "However, Guo Dongye is rigorous in his studies, and he doesn't like to accept apprentices, even if he has served as an examiner several times and has countless protégés, he rarely contacts his protégés. Now that he has been in office for three years, you want to worship him, but I am afraid it will not be easy. ”

Gao pragmatically said: "It's always the same way...... Did the third uncle ask me to go to Anyang, did he want me to persuade him to accept the resumption on behalf of the third uncle? ”

Gao Gong nodded: "Although you are young, after all, you are my close relative, and you are also his junior, you bring my handwritten letter to visit him on my behalf, he can naturally know my sincerity." ”

Gao pragmatic smiled: "I'm afraid that this handwritten letter is going to be rewritten by the third uncle, this time I don't write to ask him to go out of the mountain to recover, just write to ask him to teach the little nephew to study, what do you think?" ”

Gao Gong thought for a moment and thought, "It can be, but it's ...... Then you'll have to wait a few more days before you can go. ”

"Huh?" Gao was stunned: "Why is this?" ”

Gao Gong turned his face, glared at him, and said, "Why?" As I said earlier, Guo Dongye is rigorous in his studies, if you are too poor in learning, how can he accept you? I'll come up with a question today, you can make a righteous article and take a look at it with me, if the writing is unbearable, I don't want you to go to Anyang to lose my face. ”

Gao pragmatic asked himself that although he has been busy with other things for most of the year, but his homework has not been left behind, he is a very self-taught person, Gao Gong's family has many classics, and he lectured on the "Four Books" in Yudi when he was in Jiajing for 31 years, and those handouts have been saved in Gao Gong's home, and later even compiled into "Analects Straight Talk", "Zhongyong Straight Talk" and other books, Gao Pragmatic has already read it, although there are still some swallowing dates, but it has also benefited a lot.

In addition, Gao Pragmatic himself also wanted to test his own level, so he said: "Please ask the third uncle to do the question." ”

"Guo Dongye is a Hongda Yazheng, if he wants to test you, he will definitely not test the scriptures (five classics), but only the books (four books), and my question will also come out of the book." Gao Gong glanced at Gao Pragmatic, thought about it slightly, and said: "The question says: The son is Yan Yuan, use it to do, give it up and hide it, only I have a husband." ”

After Gao Gong finished speaking, he clapped his hands lightly, called in a maid, and ordered her to study ink for Gao Shi. Gao pragmatic walked to the side of the bookcase, sat down silently, and began to think about solving the problem.