"As soon as you go to the high city, you will be sad, and the willows will be like Tingzhou. The clouds of the river are rising and the sun is sinking, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings. Under the birds, the green Qinyuan is in the evening, and the cicadas are singing in the autumn of the Han Palace. Pedestrians don't ask about the year, so the east of the country comes to Weishui. ”

Standing on the top floor of the main building of Jianxinzhai, looking at the four fields on the outskirts of Beijing where the spring rain is coming, Gao Shishi chanted softly in his mouth.

In front of him, Guo Pu was holding a cup of hot tea, without raising his eyelids, but he sneered and said, "You kid, why do you have to pretend to be so emotional, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings?" Ha...... Didn't you stretch out the hand that stirred up the storm? Isn't this mountain rain something you've been planning for a long time? ”

Gao was stunned and said, "How can there be? ”

Guo Pu didn't say a word, grabbed the paperweight on the table, and was about to fight. Gao Pragmatic hurriedly put away his stunned expression, bowed with a smile on his face, and begged for mercy: "The teacher is angry, the teacher is angry...... This mountain rain, uh, is a part of the students. ”

"Smack!" Guo Pu smashed the paperweight back on the table, with a look of disdain: "A force? When you say this, you don't feel sorry? ”

Gao Shishi smiled bitterly and said self-deprecatingly: "Okay, okay, a total of one force, students account for eighty percent, this is all right?" ”

Guo Pu looked at him carefully, suddenly sighed, and said faintly: "Where did you learn these methods?" I didn't teach you this, and Su Qing definitely can't teach you this, you ......" Speaking of this, he sighed again, put the teacup on the table, and his face was gloomy.

Gao Shishi coughed dryly and said, "This is taught by people, and it is all forced out." ”

Guo Pu glanced at him but didn't say anything, obviously waiting for him to explain.

Gao pragmatic then said: "Teacher, what Zhang Ge Lao has done over the years, we have already discussed, and there is no need to elaborate, in short, he is by no means a person who is willing to live under others, and his temperament seems to be calm, but in fact he is impatient, let him wait for the step by step to take the position, he will definitely refuse." Otherwise, how could Feng Bao and him hit it off so well? ”

"As for Feng Bao, needless to say, this person used his power for personal gain, arranged his brother and nephew as officials, and accepted bribes wantonly, and even last time he sent a painting to Zhang Gelao, and later Zhang Gelao had to give him back five thousand taels of silver, which can be described as insatiable...... Of course, eunuchs, greedy for money, as long as we don't mess with politics, we can endure it. However, he used public weapons indiscriminately, and without the permission of the emperor, he privately dispatched Dongchang Fanzi to investigate the ministers of the court and generations of nobles, which is a conspiracy! ”

Gao Shishi's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Right now, he has not yet reached the power, so he has such a dog's guts, and he will be ...... Hey, it's okay to refer to a deer as a horse. ”

But isn't it, in history, Gao Gong has been framed to return to his hometown, and Feng Bao still made up a case of Minister Wang out of nothing, and he had to put Gao Gong to death. Isn't that case a typical reference to a deer as a horse? Even Zhang Juzheng was almost cheated by his pig teammate - later Zhang Juzheng's students jumped back and broke with Zhang Juzheng one after another, including Zhang Juzheng's improper attitude in Minister Wang's case.

Guo Pu stopped talking, he knew the meaning of Gao Pragmatic's words - it was already undoubted that Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng would join forces, so Feng Bao used the power of Dongchang to investigate the "Gao Party" and the nobles, it was impossible for Zhang Juzheng to be without the shadow of Zhang Juzheng, and it was not unreasonable for Gao Pragmatic to say that he was forced to fight back.

In addition, Feng Bao may even have planned to assassinate Gao Shishi, which made Guo Pu even more angry - just a eunuch, bold and reckless!

In Guo Pu's eyes, or even in the eyes of any civil minister, Feng Bao's behavior is absolutely not tolerated.

You dare to assassinate Gao Pragmatic today, and you dare to assassinate Gao Gong tomorrow! Rootless slaves, dare to do so!

Although he only assassinated Gao Shishi, a supernumerary civil servant, in the eyes of the civilian officials, this is a direct provocation to the majesty of the entire civilian official group!

Therefore, Guo Pu nodded at this time.

Then he remembered one more thing and asked, "By the way, there is one thing, I forgot to ask you before - whose idea was it to let the military department investigate Qi Jiguang on its own?" You, or Su Qing? ”

Gao pragmatic did not hesitate, and replied directly: "The student's idea, the third uncle also agreed. ”

Guo Pu frowned: "You should know that Qi Jiguang is the most favored and trusted military minister by Zhang Juzheng, if you let the Ministry of War investigate him, can Zhang Juzheng still protect him?" ”

Gao Shishi smiled and asked, "Does the teacher think that the students are doing this too much?" He paused, but without waiting for Guo Pu to answer, he continued: "Let the students guess: the teacher may think that for Qi Jiguang, we should either simply not move him, so as not to make Zhang Ge nervous; Or just beat him to death with a stick, so as not to make him even more determined to revolve around Zhang Ge? ”

Guo Pu didn't speak, but judging from his expression, it was obvious that Gao Pragmatic guessed correctly.

Gao Pragmatic showed a rare hint of embarrassment, and after thinking about it, he said, "What about Qi Jiguang...... It's contradictory. ”

"Oh?" Guo Pu is actually not very interested in Qi Jiguang, but he is very interested in Gao Shishi's expression, this student who is evaluated by him as "too calculated", rarely seems embarrassed - he is really too calculating, he simply does not let go of any possibility when calculating, and he must prepare a plan as carefully as possible for each possibility, so he rarely has this kind of "difficult" time.

Gao pragmatic said: "Qi Jiguang's cashier, in fact, the students did not send someone to investigate in detail, but nine times out of ten it is true. ”

Guo Pu said indispensably: "Then arrest it, what is the matter of admonishment?" ”

Gao Shishi shook his head, and said with a straight face: "But the money he collected did not fall into his pocket." ”

Guo Pu frowned, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "It's all for Zhang Juzheng?" ”

"Not really." Gao pragmatically explained: "He must often give gifts to Zhang Gelao, needless to say, but that's not all, and it doesn't even account for most of his 'accepting bribes' and 'risking the army's salary'." ”

"How?"

Gao Shishi scratched his head and said: "I heard that as early as in Zhejiang, Qi Jiguang once recruited 2,000 people, but reported to the imperial court to get 4,500 people's military salaries - he actually took 4,500 people's military salaries. ”

Guo Pu's face sank, and he asked seriously: "Is there such a thing?" Has no one been impeached? ”

"It's hard to impeach." Gao Shishi spread his hands: "The 2,500 military salaries he 'fraudulently received' here, he didn't leave a penny of his own money, and he raised all the soldiers." ”

Guo Pu was stunned: "Of the 4,500 military salaries, he only raised 2,000 people?" Does that mean that the people under him were corrupt and deceived him? This guy can't even figure out this account? ”

Gao pragmatic sneered, and waved his hand again and again: "The teacher misunderstood, this has nothing to do with arithmetic, but that he is really so expensive to raise soldiers." ”

At that moment, Gao Pragmatic told Guo Pu about Qi Jiguang's training and raising of troops and even building ordnance, and Guo Pu suddenly realized after listening to it: "I see, this is the meaning of spending a lot of money to raise elite soldiers, I understand." But then he asked, "But that doesn't explain what you're doing." ”

Gao Shishi sighed: "Qi Jiguang is still capable, and Qi Jiguang is irreplaceable for military training, since he is not doing these things for personal gain, it is finally excusable." As for...... Letting the military department self-check has the intention of startling the snake, but in fact, it is also deliberate. ”

"On purpose?" Guo Pu frowned: "You deliberately let Zhang Juzheng know that you want to move him?" ”

Gao Pragmatic spread his hands again: "Even if you don't do this, can't Zhang Ge Lao see it?" The student just told him to be a little more sure. ”

Guo Pu's brows furrowed even deeper, and he groaned: "What you said is not the truth, with Zhang Juzheng's scheme, you can naturally see how dangerous you are already in, but what is the point of you doing this?" Let him be sure...... Well? Wait a minute! ”

Guo Pu's complexion changed, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "Sound east and west? ”

Gao pragmatic laughed: "The teacher's eyes are like a torch, and he sees thousands of miles." ”