The entire capital was in turmoil. The left minister of the Ministry of War who had started this whirlwind, and Gao Gongbao, the pragmatic and pragmatic assistant manager of the military affairs department, was not in the Ministry of War. People from several yamen next to the Ministry of War came over and wanted to ask Gao Gongbao face to face.
After careful inspection, everyone was told that Gao Gongbao had gone to the Beijing Camp, reportedly to inspect defense, and everyone had no choice but to leave with regret.
The so-called Gao Gongbao went to Beijing North Camp to inspect the defense is actually half true and half false. Accompanied by Qi Jiguang and others, he did inspect several bastions outside Beijing North Camp, but only 24 bastions were inspected.
The three of them did not continue, but stayed at one of the fortresses near the lake to play chess with Qi Jiguang and chat.
Gao Jingshi's chess skills were completely unworthy of his status as the No. 6 pick. Even to put it politely, he was just mediocre. Fortunately, Qi Jiguang's chess skills didn't seem to be very good either, and he was evenly matched with Gao Jingshi.
Two bad chess players played against each other for three games, but Gao Pragmatic won two out of three games and barely won.
It's a pity that although Gao Pragmatic's chess skills are not good, his vision has never been bad. Just when Qi Jiguang smiled and admitted defeat, he couldn't help shaking his head and joking: "I'm afraid my bad chess skills will be difficult for Mr. Nantang, and it's not easy to do it casually."
It’s hard to win but lose casually. It’s going to be hard, right?”
Qi Jiguang saw that Gao Pragmatic was not angry, so he laughed, cupped his hands and said: "With Gong Bao's wisdom, how can he not be good at chess? In the end, it will be seen that Gong Bao is just focusing on today's big event. This
I was just multitasking, and I almost gave away some fame and bad generals for nothing."
Gao Pingshi reached out his hand casually, pushed the chess pieces away, shook his head and said: "Some people say that chess is the art of the emperor, and some people say that chess is the art of the general. I don't think so."
Qi Jiguang was slightly surprised and asked: "Oh? But I don't know what Gong Bao thinks about chess skills?"
"Chess is like life." Gao pragmatically said: "The law is based on yin and yang, and it is based on magic. Small victories rely on skills, and big victories rely on virtue."
Qi Jiguang was deep in thought, but had not spoken yet. He was pragmatic but thought of himself and said: "A few years ago, I invited my mentor, Mr. Dongye, to come to Beijing. At that time, he may have thought that I was a gem that could be carved, so he accompanied me to Beijing.
But not long after that, my husband criticized me... Nantang Gong, does he know what he said about me?"
Qi Jiguang was surprised and said: "With Gong Bao's talent, it's hard to imagine how he can criticize the general at the end. I guess En Xiang must have a unique and high-level opinion?"
As expected of Qi Jiguang, he could speak well. On the one hand, he affirmed that he was highly pragmatic and "a genius", while at the same time, he said that Guo Pu "must have unique and high opinions". He was really exquisite, clear and harmonious.
Gao Pragmatic laughed, then held a chess piece and sighed softly, saying quietly: "Sir, you blame me for being too calculating."
Qi Jiguang couldn't help but be stunned, hesitated for a moment, and said: "This...can be considered criticism?"
"Of course it's criticism." Gao Pingzhi said: "My husband taught me the principle of 'small victories rely on skills, big victories rely on virtue'. Unfortunately, I didn't understand it at the time, and I was afraid that I would have failed my husband's hard work."
Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that's not the case. In the future, Gong Bao is already the best in the world in terms of academics and achievements. If this is not enough to satisfy En Xiang, then En Xiang's standards are too high.
." Qi Jiguang had already joined the Real School in the Gao Gong era, so he treated Guo Pu as a "favor".
However, Gao Pangshi seemed to be in a trance at this time. He closed his eyes and still murmured: "Small victories rely on skills, great victories rely on virtue..."
Qi Jiguang's heart moved, and he couldn't help but laugh, and thought to himself: Enxiang is indeed very discerning. Judging from Gao Gongbao's appearance, he is still "excessive calculations"! It even seems that he may want to give all this "virtue" to his calculations.
Went in.
Just like when we were playing chess just now, he knew that I would not dare to beat him, so he made the moves he wanted without thinking at all. On the contrary, it made me tired that "it is neither easy to win nor easy to lose" and I could only think hard about how to lose.
More "real".
Qi Jiguang's idea may be that "virtue" and "power" are somewhat confused, but in his opinion, Gao Pragmatic, as a Shangguan, itself represents "virtue", at least as a general under his command, if not
It is definitely unethical to respect Shangguan. Gao pragmatic knew this, so he was certain that Qi Jiguang did not dare to defeat him.
This means that "virtue" is also taken into account.
However, Qi Jiguang was not sure what Gao Wuzhen was thinking now. The only thing he could guess was that it must be related to today's situation.
Skills and virtues?
What exactly does Gao Gongbao want to plot?
After an unknown amount of time, Qi Jiguang suddenly heard Gao Pingshi say: "Where principles lie, everyone is what they are, and everyone is not what they are. If there is no Confucius in the world, who can determine the truth of right and wrong?"
Qi Jiguang also read, and even "Zhi Zhitang Ji" was published. However, in front of Gao Pragmatic, he could talk about military matters, but he was really not confident enough when talking about Taoism. Hearing this, he had to say: "The final general is stupid, but only
I know that the former benevolent Prime Minister Gao Wenzhenggong once said: "The law has changed with the times, and the law has changed with the times." Now Gong Bao wants to open the vassal ban, but he will not think that the time is right. This is the truth, why bother about what others are doing and what is wrong?
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Qi Jiguang's words surprised Gao Jingshi. He didn't know that Qi Jiguang actually read Gao Gong's works and knew that Gao Gong had said this.
However, Gao Jingshi recognized this sentence very much, especially because he felt that Gao Gong's ability to say this sentence really showed the ambition of a true reformer.
In fact, Qi Jiguang only quoted half of this sentence just now. Gao Gong's original words are: If things are moved, it will be easy to keep things in place; if the law changes with the times, the law will become more fashionable. (Note: This sentence comes from Gao Gong's "
"Collection of Cheng Shi" Volume 4 "Confucius Says Quan")
In fact, it was Gao Gong's words that established the theoretical basis of the "Long-Wan Reform".
If this sentence were to be understood and summarized in the simplest way, what would it be?
In fact, there are only four words: advancing with the times!
Social reality will change. If reality changes, then the things and laws that adapt to it should change accordingly. Otherwise, how can we adapt?
If you don't adapt, bad things will happen, until the country is destroyed and the species is extinct!
Although Qi Jiguang did not elaborate on it, these words seemed to give Gao pragmatism a reassurance. His eyes became firm, he nodded slowly and forcefully, and said in a deep voice: "What Nantang Gong said is true. The law changes with the times, then
It's time to update the law. Now the vassal ban has become a chronic disease of our dynasty. If I don't change it, who can I ask for? Even if there are thousands of people, I will go."
Qi Jiguang bowed slightly and said: "If you don't give up, I will go there from Gongbao."
Gao pragmatic laughed, turned around and patted Qi Jiguang's shoulder hard, saying: "With Duke Nantang by your side, is there anywhere in the world that I can't go to?"
Qi Jiguang hesitated slightly and asked: "What Gong Bao said...could it be that Gong Bao was worried that some sects and feudal lords would rebel?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head, waved his hand and said: "Most of the clans and vassals have no one who dares to cause chaos, but if we don't keep it together, some people deliberately cause changes, and then encourage the emperor to 'execute Chao Cuo'."
Qi Jiguang's expression changed: "Why is this so? If you act so recklessly, aren't you afraid of being criticized by thousands of people and ending up without a cure?"
"Nantang Gong, don't think I'm talking about how the princes in the court dare to do this." Gao Pingshi shook his head and said, "What I'm talking about is not in the outer court, but in the inner court."
"Inner court?" Qi Jiguang was a little surprised and said to himself: "Inner court, Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju are both your assistants, Gao Gongbao?"
"Although the current princes are in power, they cannot treat the inner court as if it were nothing. Today, Duke Chen and I are of the same mind, and there will definitely be someone who wants to replace him. Therefore, the inside and outside are aligned, and one day we will join forces again..."
Gao Pragmatic narrowed his eyes slightly: "This time I want to set off a trend of opening vassals and banning. On the surface, civil and military affairs are consistent, and it is what he said, but I'm afraid there are always people who have evil intentions behind the scenes. I have thought about it, and I have the most practical idea.
Perhaps those who neither care about the safety of the world nor fear the reputation of future generations are the ambitious people in the inner court."
Qi Jiguang said suspiciously: "But if there are only people in the inner court with ulterior motives, this matter may not come to fruition."
"Of course." Gao Pingshi nodded, but sneered: "However, if there are people in the outer court who are forced by the situation, they may not be used by the ambitious people in the inner court to do something that is outrageous to both humans and gods.
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There was no clear reference to these words. Qi Jiguang was confused after hearing this, and he couldn't figure out who Gao Pingshi was referring to. He couldn't help but have a headache. But since Gao Pragmatic didn't say clearly, he must have his reasons, so Qi Jiguang couldn't ask more questions.
, had no choice but to say: "I guess Gong Bao has some countermeasures?"
Gao Pragmatic sighed: "Small victories rely on skills, and big victories rely on virtue. This matter is not something that I, a military minister, should get involved in. This 'skill' is not easy to use indiscriminately, so I have to rely on virtue."
Qi Jiguang became more and more confused and said with a wry smile: "As long as Gong Bao is confident, it will be fine. The general has no other skills, so he can only train troops for Gong Bao. If anything happens to the court, the imperial guards can always be entrusted to him."
Gao Pragmatic smiled and nodded: "That's enough. Whether I can pass the test in the future may also depend on the performance of the Imperial Guard."
Qi Jiguang was shocked, but his expression was still calm, and he was just a little worried, saying: "The imperial guards were trained to destroy the Tumen, and I really don't want to use them in China."
Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "Whether it is internal or external, in the final analysis it is all for the purpose of 'updating the law to keep pace with the times', and there is not much difference."
After Qi Jiguang heard this, he said no more, but he felt even more worried.
Gao pragmatic didn't say much anymore, looked at the sky, and said: "It's time to go back and check the numbers, but I don't know who is going to jump out this time?"
With that said, he turned and left. Qi Jiguang saw him off and watched his green sedan go away with some worry in his eyes.
A stocky general next to him saw it and couldn't help but ask: "Why did Gao Gongbao speak so vaguely today? The imperial court wants to reduce the vassalage?"
Qi Jiguang glanced at him angrily and said: "Cutting down the feudal vassal? Is there any other feudal vassal that is worth cutting down?"
The general said inexplicably: "Since we don't cut down the feudal vassal, how can we say 'kill Chao Cuo'?"
Qi Jiguang sighed: "What Gao Gongbao means is that the imperial court is not planning to cut down the vassal vassal, but if the protection is not enough, some people will deliberately say that the ban on opening vassal is like cutting down the vassal, and then secretly plan to cause some things to trap them."
Gao Gong protects the dangerous situation."
The general suddenly realized it, thought for a while, and then said: "We have to be careful about this. Some sects don't seem very smart, and they might be fooled."
Qi Jiguang was silent for a while, shook his head and said: "This is not something we can hear. I guess since Gao Gongbao is prepared, it will be difficult for those people to get favors from him. We can still train our troops with peace of mind and wait for the military order from the imperial court."
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The general was a big-hearted person. When he heard this, he nodded repeatedly: "The commander is right, it is only right for us to train our troops and wait for the war to begin. Who cares who he hits - it is not a military merit to hit anyone?"
Nowadays, the Imperial Guards like to call Qi Jiguang's new position "Commander", not because of anything else, but because this position is only used by the Imperial Guards. It is really unique to Scorpion Baba. It sounds very different, and it seems that
The Praetorian Guards are particularly unique.
Qi Jiguang sighed, but said no more, turned and left silently.
When Gao Pragmatic arrived at the Ministry of War, he still did not escape the "interview". Many people specially waited for him at the entrance of the Ministry of War. As soon as they saw him coming, they all gathered around and praised Gao Gongbao's literary courage while asking roundabout questions about it.
How to do it.
But Gao Pragmatic just chatted with them in a comfortable manner and refused to say too much. He only suggested that the memorial should be sent to the minister. The emperor only discussed it with the cabinet and did not issue a formal edict to express how to deal with it, so it is not convenient to discuss it in detail.
Everyone tried again and found that they couldn't ask any questions, so they had to leave one after another.
Gao pragmatism may have made up his mind because of Gao Gong's words during a conversation with Qi Jiguang, but now he is very calm, does not ask for more information, and goes back to his place as the number one scholar in Jinggongfang, Zhaohui.
After resting, he even took the time to write a letter to Huang Zhiting who was far away in Siam. While he was concerned about her physical condition, he gave a general explanation of his situation, but he did not ask about Siam.
This is Gao Pragmatic's style. Since he told her to handle it, as long as she didn't take the initiative to speak, Gao Pragmatic wouldn't ask any more questions.
On the second day, not long after Gao Pangshi arrived at his duty room at the Ministry of War, a subordinate came in and reported that Mr. Wu Ge was here.
The relationship between Wu Dui and Gao Jingshi was unique. The person communicating here had just told Gao Jingshi that he had followed him in. When he saw Gao Jingshi, he said: "Qiu Zhen, have you read the new edict issued by the emperor early in the morning?"
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Gao pragmatic smiled bitterly and said: "Senior brother, you are joking. I have just arrived at the Ministry of War. I haven't even had time to drink tea. How can I see any edict? Senior brother is in the cabinet, so I naturally read the edict early, but how can the Ministry of War be so fast?"
Wu Dui said "Oh" and didn't mind. He just waved his hand to let the others go out first. Then he sat down under Gao Pragmatic's greeting, took a breath and said, "The prince-in-law you chose back then has been promoted."
Gao Pragmatic didn't react for a moment and asked in shock: "Prince-in-law? Who is he?"
Prince Consort? Which Prince Consort? What does it have to do with me whether he gets promoted or not?
Wu Dui chuckled, blinked his eyes, and said: "To tell the truth, you haven't woken up yet, have you? Have you chosen a few princes-in-law? It's not the Captain Hou Gongchen."
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Oh, Hou Gongchen...
Gao Pangshi suddenly said: "It turns out to be him. What official position has he been promoted to?"
Wu Dui blinked again, moved closer, and said mysteriously: "Zongren Mansion Zuo Zongzheng is in charge of affairs."
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PS: Another clue that has been buried for several years has been activated... Well, in principle, I did not randomly give the plot to anyone before. If I did, it means there is a follow-up arrangement - unless I forget it later.
