After Huang Mengyu left, Gao Mo appeared in front of Gao Shishi, holding a stack of transcripts in his hand.

Although Huang and Chen Ergong have been in charge of Dongchang, they obviously do not pay enough attention to Liu Shouyou, or pay attention too late...... Master, here are some important trips of Liu Shou in the past two years, please take a look. ”

Gao pragmatic glanced at it, shook his head slightly, and said, "I'm tired, you pick the important ones and say it." Well, first tell me why Liu Shouyou is staring at me, I shouldn't have offended him. ”

Gao Mo said calmly: "It is true that the master has never offended Liu Shouyou, but the Xinzheng Gao family has offended the Songjiang Xu family, or it should be said that the enmity between the Gao and Xu families has never been so simple. ”

"Xu Huating?" Gao Pragmatic frowned and said: "That's still an old thing in the Jia and Long years, and it's ...... Even if you don't say that the third uncle finally let the Xu family go, even if there is not, what does the grievance between my Gao family and the Xu family have to do with him Liu Shou? ”

Gao Mo said: "Xu Changchun of the Xu family, should the master know?" ”

"Acquaintance." Gao Shishi closed his eyes, leaned back in the chair, and said: "Xu Yuanchun, the word Zhengfu, the number Yinyang, the eldest grandson of Xu Huating." In the second year of Wanli, he was ranked 26th in the gold list of Jiaxu Branch, the director of the Criminal Department at the beginning, and then changed to the Ministry of Rites, and the official was Taichangqing at the beginning of this year. ”

Gao Mo smiled and said: "The old man has a strong memory, but there are more details here for the small ones." ”

Gao pragmatic opened his eyes slightly, looked at him for a moment, closed them again, and said, "It seems that I still have something to ignore, so let's say it." ”

Gao Mo opened a manuscript and read: "Xu Yuanchun, the name is Zhengfu, the name is Yinyang, is the eldest son of Xu Fan and the eldest grandson of Xu Jie. At the sixteenth of his year, he made up for the students, followed his father's official Beijing teacher, sent brocade clothes and guards, and later changed to Shuntianfu students, and took the township test in the first year of Wanli, and ranked 26th in the second year of Wanli.

At the beginning, he was appointed as the head of the Criminal Department, and later changed to the Ministry of Rites, moved to the Wailang, and the former official Guanglu Shang Baoqing, was promoted to the servant Shaoqing, and was promoted to Zhengqing, and was promoted to Taichangqing at the beginning of this year. ”

Gao Mo only said these situations in a little more detail than Gao Pragmatic, but Gao Pragmatic knew that it was definitely not the point, so he continued to listen without saying a word.

Sure enough, Gao Mo continued: "In the early years of Wanli, the Xu family opened a harbor in Songjiang, covering an area of about seventy acres, which was quite prosperous. At that time, Xu Yuanchun had a daughter Xu, married to Liu Chengxi, the son of Liu Shouyou, and the two became in-laws, and the Liu family also invested in the harbor. Later, Jinghua acquired Ningbo and other ports from the Ministry of Industry, and Xushi Port was affected, and the volume of inbound and outbound goods was greatly reduced by more than 30%. However, at this time, neither Xu nor Liu had any abnormal behavior.

At the beginning of the ninth year of Wanli, the lord got the support of Zhang Shanghai and began to buy land in Shanghai County and plan to build a port, while Liu Shouyou began to send people south to Guangxi and Annam about a month or two later, and made secret visits, hoping to find unfavorable evidence of the lord himself or Jinghua. ”

After listening to Gao Mo's words, Gao Pragmatic laughed unconsciously, opened his eyes, shook his head slightly, and said, "It seems that this is the old sorrow and new hatred that have exploded together." It's just that in the early years of Wanli, my third uncle was still in the first auxiliary position, and neither the Xu family nor the Liu family dared to move lightly. In the ninth year of Wanli, the third uncle was deceased, and I just put my hand into the backyard of the Xu family, Shanghai, and it happened that the port was also built, which was really from the mouths of the Xu and Liu families...... No wonder, no wonder. ”

Gao Mo saw Gao Shishi's face mocking, but he didn't seem to care much, and couldn't help but remind: "Master, the old feud between Gao and Xu involves Xu Yuanchun's father, Xu Fan was sentenced to exile at that time, and he was not pardoned until Guo Yuanfu Zhishi, and ordered him to return to his hometown to take care of his father Xu Huating......"

Gao Shishi's heart moved, and he asked, "Coincidentally, it's the ninth year of Wanli again?" ”

"Yes, it's also the ninth year of Wanli."

Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but smile and sighed: "A person like Xu Fan, even if he is exiled, he won't suffer anything, he just can't get over his face, but he can't help but encourage his juniors to come out and make trouble, and it doesn't matter if Xu Huating is no longer willing to be the enemy of my Gao family...... What a son of man. ”

Gao Mo was surprised: "How does the master know that Xu Huating doesn't want to be an enemy of the Gao family?" ”

"Although Xu Huating is old, he is not confused, like his children and grandchildren, he doesn't know how to advance or retreat." Gao pragmatic stood up with a sneer and said: "In the past, it was he who used the mouth of Zhang Jiangling to make peace with my third uncle, and most of the hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land of the Xu family were preserved. If it weren't for my expectations, Xu Huating would either have taken care of his family's affairs, or the descendants of the Xu family would have been fooling around with him, otherwise there would not have been this one. ”

Gao Mo didn't dare to question Gao's pragmatic judgment, so he had to ask, "Then now...... What to do? ”

Gao pragmatic thought for a while and snorted lightly: "Originally, with the Xu and Liu families, even if I dealt with it categorically, it would not be too much. But...... For the sake of the third uncle in the past, after all, he had promised Xu Huating not to care about the old affairs of the two families, I still salute first and then soldiers this time, and give them one last chance to see if the Xu family can restrain themselves from the precipice. ”

Gao Pragmatic paused for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Send a letter to Senior Brother Han, the governor of Yingtian, for me, saying that I want to ask him to visit Xu Huating Gong on my behalf." ”

Gao Mo thought for a while and asked, "Master, do you want to write a handwritten letter to Hua Tinggong?" ”

Gao Pragmatic pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "This matter is not suitable for Mo, you can ask Senior Brother Han to help me convey a word." ”

Gao Mo lowered his head slightly and asked, "What words?" ”

"Ask Duke Xu Huating, is the port of the Xu family willing to sell it to me."

Gao Mo was slightly stunned, and hesitated: "Does the master really want to buy it, or ......?"

"What about real buying, and what about fake buying?"

Gao Mo frowned and said with a wry smile: "Master doesn't know, the port of the Xu family is not a transaction between the Xu and Liu families for a long time, and I heard that there are many famous families in the south of the Yangtze River involved." ”

"Oh?" Gao pragmatic became interested and asked, "What are the famous families?" ”

Gao Mo said: "Don't say anything else, Wang Taicang Wang Jingshi Gongfu participated in a share, and it is said that at least forty or fifty thousand taels of silver were invested in it." ”

Gao was stunned for a moment: "Wang Xijue? Then without waiting for Gao Mo to speak, he suddenly thought of himself, nodded and said: "Yes, although Wang Xijue is from the Taiyuan Wang family, his branch entered Taicang as early as the Hongzhi period, and his grandfather Wang Yong is especially good at management, and he was already a huge rich man in Taicang at that time, and it is indeed natural for his family to take a stake in the port of the Xu family." Not to mention that the Wang family, like the Xu family, are both supporters of Xinxue, and it is reasonable for the two to join forces. ”

Gao Mo didn't answer, but his face was still embarrassed.

Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly: "What, in addition to Wang Xijue, there are also powerful people?" ”

Gao Mo smiled bitterly: "The old man is like a god, there are indeed others, not only powerful, but also a lot." ”

"Tell me about it."

Gao Mo said: "Shen Cifu, Yu Ge Lao." ”

At this moment, even Gao Pragmatic had to change his face.

Gao Mo sighed and said: "Shen Cifu is a native of Changzhou, Suzhou, and Huating Gong is his master, so it is not surprising that there is such a big deal in Xujia Port, and it is not surprising to have a share of the Shen family." ”

Gao Pragmatic didn't speak with a cold face, and only asked after a while: "What is the situation with Yu Ge Lao, he is not a person from Su and Song." ”

"Yu Ge Lao is naturally not from Su Song, but he is from Ningbo." Gao Mo smiled bitterly: "Yu Ge was born in Yin County, Zhejiang, and it is the government of Ningbo. Lord, after Ningbo Guangang was monopolized by our Gao family, Ningbo merchants either cooperated with our Jinghua Ningbo Port, or they set up their own ports to compete, or otherwise, they could only go to Xujia Port in Songjiang to trade. ”

At this time, even Gao Pragmatic had a little headache, subconsciously touched his chin, and said: "I really haven't paid attention to Yu Ge's background, it turns out that his family is also engaged in maritime trade?" ”

Gao Mo replied: "The rich families along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River are either big workers or big businessmen, and it is rare to see people like the Xu family who are still keen to buy a large amount of land...... After the Xu family suffered that big loss, they turned to business, perhaps because the Xu family was influenced by the local celebrity family after returning to their hometown. ”

Gao pragmatic nodded, and said secretly: Maybe it's because of the stimulation of Jinghua making a lot of money in sea trade.

However, in this way, the matter is not usually complicated, and even his previous inferences have become less reliable.

Gao Pragmatic suddenly thought of what he talked about when he met Wu Dui and Wu Xun father and son that day.

Wu Xun said that Zhejiang's maritime merchants are divided into two factions, one group advocates the establishment of an alliance chamber of commerce with Zhejiang maritime merchants alone to fight against Jinghua's "erosion" in Zhejiang; The other faction advocated a great alliance with the nobles and celebrities in Nanjing, and launched an all-out war with Jinghua.

It is said here that "Nanjing" is actually just a reference, and in fact it means to concentrate the strength of the entire Jiangnan - whether he is a noble, a celebrity, a family or a wealthy person, as long as he is involved in the maritime trade, the upper class people in Jiangnan can join in and form a joint force to compete with Jinghua.

At that time, Wu Xun said that at present, the Zhejiang faction still has the upper hand, although Gao Pragmatic laughed at these people in his mouth, but in fact, he knew in his heart that once the entire Jiangnan joined forces to compete with Jinghua, Jinghua may not be able to win.

However, Gao Pragmatic judged at that time that as long as Xu Bangrui, the Duke of Wei, and Li Yangong, the Marquis of Linhuai, did not participate, this "Jiangnan Alliance" would not be able to do anything for a while.

But today he found out, I'm afraid not necessarily!

Although Xu Bangrui and Li Yangong have a prominent position among the nobles and have a relatively strong influence, the most they can influence is the circle of the nobles, but they can't affect the local Wenchen family!

And now it seems that the Wenchen family at the forefront may be the Xu family with an independent harbor, and Liu Shouyou is the one standing next to the Xu family.

But the back of the Xu family is not simple, such as the Jiajing forty-one year gold list, which is known to later generations to be very powerful, and its "three tripod armor" Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, and Yu Youding are all standing behind the Xu family!

Who is more powerful than Xun Gui?

Civilian-official clique!

Gao Shishi's face was pale, and he scolded in his heart: your grandmother's legs, I said how Liu Shouyou is the same as eating a bear's heart and leopard gall, a brocade governor dares to play these tricks with me, and you are just a marionette, and those standing behind you are the real main messengers.

What's the matter, seeing that our school of practice is now slowly gaining the upper hand, you have begun to play the trick of changing concepts, and you want to turn the political and academic dispute into a dispute between the north and the south?

Is it going to be the same as the Wanli Dynasty in the original history, and come up with something like the Qichu Zhejiang Party? And then what kind of Donglin Party and Eunuch Party will be made?

Be your mother's spring and autumn dream!

With my high pragmatism, the regional party came out and a Lao Tzu fought down!

In the struggle between schools of thought, it is still the concept of governance, and as long as the regional party appears, sooner or later it will become a township party.

What is the situation of the township party group? I will oppose what you agree with, and I will agree with what you oppose.

Then from then on, there is no distinction between right and wrong in the Ming Dynasty, only the difference between friend and foe.

What is a sign of national ruin? This is a sign of the death of the country!

"Let's stop asking Senior Brother Han to visit Xu Huating for the time being." Gao pragmatic and decisively said: "The matter is big, and it is no longer easy for me to make a decision. ”

Gao Mo nodded in response, and asked with some concern: "It's good for the master to be cautious, but the worries of Huang Gong and Chen Gong are not unreasonable. Zhang Whale and Liu Shou have joined forces inside and outside, this inner court is only afraid that it will be troublesome, and the master is still in the outside office, a small worry, this thousand days to prevent thieves...... There's always a mistake. ”

In fact, Gao Pragmatic also has this concern. And he thought a little deeper at this point.

Originally, there was a "internal and external cooperation" in his own advantages, which was where the Xinxue School had been untruthful in the previous ten years. And this time, I don't know if it's a coincidence or an intention on the side of the Heart School, but I actually found that Liu Shou has such a person who can connect inside and outside to act as a puppet in front of the stage.

If Gao Pragmatism was able to directly contact Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju in person, it was because the matter of accompanying the prince to study was known to the world, and it was difficult for even outsiders to say that Gao Pragmatism was willing to degenerate and was willing to be with eunuchs, so the impact on his reputation was not very great.

So now the Heart School has also found a good way not to affect the reputation of several important ministers, that is, through Liu Shouyou's line, to get the first news from the inner court sent by Zhang Whale.

In other words, the great political advantage of "insight into the divine will" may no longer be possessed by Gao Pragmatic alone.

Gao pragmatic narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "I originally thought that it would be better to start directly from the Xu family, but now it seems that this cure is a little difficult for the time being, so I am afraid that I have to retreat to the second best thing and treat the root cause first." ”

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