Wang Jiaping really spoke straightforwardly, and his words really went straight to the core of the problem: If you make him an earl now, you will definitely not be able to do without him in two years, and once Chahar is defeated at that time, the Ming Dynasty will be regarded as the destruction of the remnants of the Yuan, and give an explanation to the "Second Ancestors".

Such a big credit, according to the ideas of the people at the beginning of the country, even if it is not too much to give a prince, although it is impossible to give it to the prince according to the system, it will not just enter the first level, right? So good, enter the two levels of the knight, the earl skips the marquis, isn't that the grandfather of the country? This reward has reached the extreme!

Yes, it's not impossible to reach the extreme, anyway, people who can do this big thing are generally too young, and after becoming the grandfather of the country, after resting at home for a few years, they will see Taizu go, it doesn't matter.

But he's pragmatic and different! According to the current plan of the imperial court, this matter will not be delayed for another five years.

What does it mean to set foot in Chahar in five years? It means that Gao Pragmatic is not even thirty years old!

Before the age of thirty, he was crowned the grandfather of the country, and he was not knighted by his relatives or knights, which means that his position in the court will not be affected, no matter what official he was at the time, he has to continue to work.

Do you dare to believe that a powerful minister of this age and such talent will not have any other merits in the next forty years of his career in the sea? And if so, what will you give to him? He's even got the best reward!

Since Taizu in my court, there has been no example of taking meritorious men to open the knife, could it be that you Wanli Tianzi want to break this example?

I'm sorry, but this line of thinking definitely won't work.

Why?

Because the officials in the world will not agree! You can take Gao Pragmatic as a hero "today", but can you take any hero tomorrow?

The style of raising scholars in my court for 200 years was ruined by you?

It's tolerable, it's unbearable!

Although Wang Jiaping didn't say this, the meaning was very clear: instead of being pragmatic and rewarding at that time, and you will kill because there is no reward, it is better to take precautions now and press the high pragmatic reward first.

I'm not jealous of Gao Pragmatism, I'm doing this for his good, for the emperor's good, for the court's good, for the world's good!

Zhu Yijun was very moved when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: Although Mr. Wang has not been in the cabinet for a long time, it is indeed rare for him to be honest and outspoken, whether I agree with this or not, at least he is really thinking about me.

He remembered a secret report from Jin Yiwei before, saying that Wang Jiaping once mentioned him as an official in a letter to his colleagues, "I dare not seek knowledge from the eunuch palace concubine, and I dare not offend the wise man and doctor." There is no hidden feelings, there is no selfish guest in retreat, the official is dismissed and reversed, the family is surrounded by four walls, Xiao Ran is cold, this is worthy of the heart, and the confidant is also worthy of it. ”

He also said that he thought that the most important thing to be an auxiliary minister was to "be able to hide in the future, and prevent the desire in the eyes", "channel the secret rules, and prevent the desire of the monarch before it sprouts; Clearly admonished, supporting cadres will be the center of the bad. ”

Of course, Zhu Yijun knew that he had canceled the banquet several times before because of "foot disease", and although Wang Jiaping was no longer a Japanese lecturer, he would criticize him every time.

Speaking of which, Zhu Yijun was very dissatisfied with this time at the time - I didn't cancel the sutra feast because I wanted to be lazy, I was "Eucharist", why don't you be considerate at all?

But now, Zhu Yijun suddenly feels that an auxiliary minister like Wang Jiaping is also quite cute, at least his every word can be regarded as "dedicated to the public".

Thinking of "wholeheartedly serving the public", Zhu Yijun couldn't help but think of Gao Pragmatism, and couldn't help but compare Gao Pragmatism with Wang Jiaping.

In terms of talent, of course, high pragmatism is better. Zhu Yijun compared the civil and military generals in the past 200 years of this dynasty, and even believed that no one who was a civil and military all-round talent could be high and pragmatic.

But if you only talk about admonishment, then I am afraid that Wang Jiaping will still be on top of high pragmatism, Wang Jiaping is completely unconcerned in his heart, no matter how big or small, but if he feels that he has done something wrong as an emperor, or is not good enough, he will say it.

Gao Pragmatism is different, he doesn't seem to care about some trivial things. For example, he will definitely not elevate this matter to the point that the scholars of the whole country are not good at studying because the emperor has not been able to set an example in the world because the emperor has not been able to set an example for the world. High pragmatism pays more attention to facts.

However, no matter what, both of them can be regarded as "dedicated to the public".

Gao Pragmatic was reluctant to accept the reward now, because he was afraid that it would affect the stability of the imperial court, and then affect the next battle to destroy the Yuan, so he would rather take the initiative to give up such a good opportunity.

Wang Jiaping disagrees that Gao Pragmatic is now rewarded, because he is worried that after the battle to destroy the Yuan Dynasty goes well, Gao Pragmatic will have a tendency of "Kanglong has regrets" with high achievements and no rewards, which is very unfavorable to the monarch and the ministers, and even more unfavorable to the court and the world.

Although the starting points of the two are different, they are both "dedicated to the public", not for their own selfish interests, which is especially rare.

Of course, Zhu Yijun himself doesn't believe in any high merit to cover the master - no matter how high the merit is, it can't cover the master! Gao Pragmatic explained this truth to Zhu Yijun more than ten years ago, and Zhu Yijun completely agreed.

At that time, Gao Pragmatic gave Zhu Yijun two examples, one was Wang Jian and the other was Guo Ziyi.

One is to help the First Emperor conquer the world and sweep Liuhe; One is to help Li Tang pacify the history of peace and return the old capital. If you want to talk about miracles, these two can be called them.

In 236 BC, Wang Jian led an army to capture the state of Zhao in only eighteen days, and also captured nine other cities. In 222 BC, he attacked Zhao again and met with the Zhao general Li Mu. The two held each other for more than a year, and Li Mu was eliminated by Wang Qian's counter-intrigues, and Wang Jian successfully won the Zhao State.

At first, Jing Ke attempted to assassinate the King of Qin, and Ying Zheng sent Wang Jian to send troops to Yan State. Wang Jian didn't agree, he knew the truth that the bird was hiding from the bow. In 225 BC, under the command of Wang Qian, the Qin army finally defeated the Chu army. In 222 BC, Yingzheng unified the princes.

The world is finally unified, and Wang Jian naturally makes great contributions. But Wang Jian was not comfortable, because he knew that his status was too high to be promoted, and there was no reward. He knew that this was the so-called meritorious master, and he was afraid that the emperor would be afraid of himself, so he begged the emperor and hoped to go home and farm.

Wang Jian said to the first emperor, I am old, I long for the idyllic life in the countryside, I want to return to my hometown, and enjoy the joy of family.

However, the First Emperor was the First Emperor after all, and he didn't eat this set at all, and directly refused. is as wise as Yingzheng, how can he not know Wang Qian's thoughts in doing this. However, Ying Zhengcai will not be afraid that Wang Jian will pose a threat to him, after all, the military power of the Qin State is still firmly in his hands. Therefore, even after the unification of the Six Kingdoms, he will use Wang Jian in the future.

So after rejecting Wang Qian, in order to appease him, the first emperor said to him bluntly: "You stay, I won't kill you." ”

No one knows whether Wang Jian is relieved, but the emperor's attitude is clear enough, so Wang Jian no longer asks to return to his hometown, and as a result, he has lived his life peacefully. 16

Gao Pragmatic discussed history with Zhu Yijun at that time, and when he talked about this, he especially emphasized the mind and courage of the first emperor, and told the emperor: The supreme of the world should have the elegance of the world.

Zhu Yijun thought so, and demanded himself with such elegance from then on. This is the change brought about by high pragmatism, and it is also the result of Zhu Yijun's own personality - Zhu Yijun in history dared to delegate power, which has been explained many times before.

If Wang Qian's example focuses on the elegance of the first emperor, then Guo Ziyi's example is from the side of the courtiers to Zhu Yijun.

When Guo Ziyi was forty years old, he served as the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, holding 100,000 elite soldiers. After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, he served as the "deputy prime minister" and the secretary of the military department. After the recovery of Chang'an, he was given the rank of Situ and was named the Duke of Guo. In 758 A.D., he became the real prime minister. In 762 AD, Guo Ziyi was crowned the king of Fenyang County because of his merits. In 779 AD, Guo Ziyi was honored by the emperor as "Shang Father", and was added to the rank of Tai Lieutenant. In 781 AD, Guo Ziyi died, and the imperial court gave him the title of Taishi, nicknamed "Zhongwu" (Wuchen Ji, equivalent to Wenzheng). And the history books of later generations praised: "There is no doubt that the master is high, and the power is not taboo for the government and the ministers."

During the reign of Wu Zetian, in order to eliminate opponents, a major purge was carried out on the army, and all of them were replaced by cronies. Wu Zetian's cronies were not successful enough to defeat more than anything, and then the Tang Empire made foreign wars defeat after defeat, and the army's combat effectiveness declined seriously. In view of the sharp increase in the pressure on border defense, Wu Zetian set up a military department on the basis of the imperial examination system to select talents, enrich the army, and stabilize border defense.

Guo Ziyi's legendary and glorious life began with the first place in martial arts during the Wu Zetian period (at that time, martial arts were not called champions).

Guo Ziyi was born in a family of scholars in Zheng County, Huazhou, because of the middle of the family, Guo Ziyi did not participate in liberal arts, but participated in martial arts. After becoming the "Wu Champion", Guo Ziyi went to serve in the Shan Yu Metropolitan Protectorate as the chief of the left guard. After years of hard work, Guo Ziyi accumulated merit and became the military envoy of Tiande and the Taishou of Jiuyuan. Later, because of the jealousy of her boss, Guo Ziyi was idle and never reused. The idle life has developed Guo Ziyi's pampered and magnanimous character.

However, as the saying goes, gold always shines. Guo Ziyi stayed in the position of Tiande military envoy and Jiuyuan Taishou until the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion. After the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, the problem of the Tang Empire's external emphasis on the outside and the neglect of the interior and the long-term peace completely broke out. Because An Lushan was also the envoy of Hedong Jiedu and controlled the northern part of Hedong Road, it posed a serious threat to the northern capital Taiyuan. The center of the Tang Empire hurriedly remembered Guo Ziyi, who had been idle for many years, so he appointed him as the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu to make every effort to remove An Lushan's threat to Taiyuan.

Guo Ziyi lived up to the expectations of the imperial court and recovered Hedong without much effort. After recovering the lost land in Hedong, he began to recover the lost land in Hebei. An Lushan has been operating in Hebei for many years and has a relatively stable power. In addition, there were a large number of grassland Hu people in Hebei, and these Hu people fully supported An Lushan, which made Guo Ziyi's plan to recover Hebei difficult.

At this time, the Yan Zhenqing brothers raised troops in Changshan County, Hebei Province to rebel against An Lushan, and for a time, seventeen counties in Hebei responded, and the situation was very good. In the face of such a good situation, Guo Ziyi seized the opportunity to go deep into Hebei and severely damage the Anshi rebels, which shocked the world for a while.

Just when Guo Ziyi was shocking the world and was about to exterminate the rebels, Tang Suzong listened to the slander and forced Guo Ziyi to stop attacking. After Guo Ziyi stopped the attack, the Anshi rebels immediately seized the opportunity to take a breather, and the situation began to reverse. However, Tang Suzong also sent eunuchs to supervise the army in the early stage to contain Guo Ziyi.

In addition, Suzong also allowed the eunuchs to command indiscriminately, causing heavy losses to the Tang army. In this bad form, Guo Ziyi endured humiliation, first dismal management, and then recovered Chang'an and Luoyang, and then cooperated with Li Guangbi to finally completely defeat the Anshi rebels and restore the Tang Dynasty.

After the Anshi Rebellion was pacified, in view of Guo Ziyi's great merit and posing a threat to the imperial power, Tang Dynasty Zong adopted the method of ascending and descending secretly and deprived Guo Ziyi of his military power. Guo Ziyi has no complaints about this and accepts it calmly. Guo Ziyi's bland performance dispelled Tang Dynasty's wariness of him.

Therefore, when the Tubo and the Hui joined forces to invade, the Tang Dynasty sent Guo Ziyi to lead the army again. The Tubo and Hui forces were so strong that the generals of the Tang Army did not dare to advance. Guo Ziyi was not afraid, and rode into the Hui camp alone, relying on his prestige to urge the Hui to retreat. After the Hui retreated, the Tibetans were terrified and also retreated. In this way, Guo Ziyi relieved the external trouble without spending a single soldier.

The above is what Gao Pragmatic said as an attendant for the prince Zhu Yijun to tell the history seriously, in addition, he also deliberately said a few small stories familiar to future generations (note: I will not list them one by one, I think everyone knows).

All in all, that's what happened: Tang Suzong felt that Guo Ziyi's prestige was too high, and he wanted to take back the military power, and Lao Guo obediently handed over the military power;

Tang Suzong messed up the situation, and Lao Guo needed to come out to pick up the garbage, and Lao Guo came out obediently;

The old subordinate Wang Yuanzhen and others missed him, they didn't like the new chief, they made a mess, Tang Suzong asked Lao Guo to clean up, Lao Guo didn't protect his shortcomings at all, and he didn't care about killing;

Guanzhong was empty, and the Tubo army drove straight into capture Chang'an, and the Tang Dynasty Sect summoned again. Lao Guo, who was not used by the imperial court, was called on again and hired twenty cavalrymen out of his own pocket to go to the country;

The old subordinate Gu Huaien was forced to rebel, and Tang Dynasty Zong summoned again, and Lao Guo came out to help the emperor wash the floor......

This is a super old scalper who is full of hard work and loyalty, when the emperor meets such a courtier, it is simply saving the galaxy in his last life, okay?

Li Shimin and Li Zhi don't have such old scalpers!

In his early years, Li Jing was ready to tell Emperor Yang of Sui about the anti-Sui plan of Li Yuan and Li Shimin's father and son; Li Ji used to be Li Tang's enemy, and in his later years, he mixed with Wu Zetian; Su Dingfang was a sworn enemy against Li Tang in the first half of his life; Xue Wanche's brothers are all Li Jiancheng's best friends; Qi Bi He Li is not like Guo Ziyi, who can kill anyone for the sake of the emperor's happiness; Even Pei Xingjian was able to pretend to be sick for the sake of Ashina Funian being killed, and he had a conflict with Li Zhi.

Therefore, if there is a courtier like Guo Ziyi under the emperor's hand, he has to burn high incense to celebrate!

The question is, why did Gao Shi give this example?

Zhu Yijun, who was still the crown prince at the time, didn't think about it so much, but now he understands it more and more, because he found that what Gao Pragmatic is doing now is not Guo Ziyi's reincarnation?

Needless to say, let's just say that the "true leader in the past two hundred years", who was the leader at the beginning, was not demoted to Guangxi three levels because he helped him, the emperor, carry the black pot?

But Gao Pragmatic didn't complain a word, just left, and brought back an Annan two years later.

And in the next few years, not to mention, Gao Pragmatic is simply a firefighter, where there is difficulty, never shirk, never fail. But all the tasks he Zhu Yijun gave were handled properly and pragmatically, even better than the emperor expected.

This is not the reincarnation of Guo Ziyi? No, he does a better job than Guo Ziyi, Guo Ziyi is just fighting, and he can still manage politics if he is pragmatic! For example, if it weren't for his high pragmatism, who would be able to do it? Only high pragmatism! He even did it peacefully!

This kind of courtier, I'm afraid that he will be overpowered?

Joke! I'm afraid that I won't use it properly and hold it high enough!

If it weren't for the sake of respecting and pragmatic my own choice, how could I not be crowned today!

However, Zhu Yijun did make up his mind to respect Gao Shi's own decision, so since Wang Jiaping found such a good reason, of course he would not use it.

"Mr. Wang has become a country, although I am not suspicious of employing people, and meritorious service will be rewarded, but in order not to make the world suspicious, this time I will temporarily press the skill of seeking truth. Presumably, with the elegance of seeking truth, there will be no resentment because of it. Zhu Yijun said lightly: "This merit was originally based on seeking truth, and now that I have pressed down on the reward, how do you and Yang Qing think I should be rewarded, so that I will not make the world laugh at me, and I will not distinguish between right and wrong, and tolerate people immeasurably?" ”

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