Chapter 487: Heart-to-Heart Talk! Old Man Guo, Pay Attention to Your Mentality!
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Dealing with Peking affairs for a while.
His Highness the King of Han finally couldn't bear it anymore and came to Guo Zi's residence angrily.
After all, Guo Zi was a giant in Peiping and the minister in charge of all affairs in Peiping. His residence was actually very simple, even a little shabby.
Apart from an old servant and his first wife, Old Man Guo's family does not even have a single servant, which shows his integrity.
This kind of person is either a treacherous person or a truly virtuous person.
Zhu Gaoxu believed that he was the latter, otherwise the officialdom in Peking would have been rotten to the core.
If Guo Zi was a pretentious and greedy villain, then he would have been in cahoots with Sun Yu and others a long time ago. How could there be any of the following things.
"My lord, please forgive me!"
"My master's old illness has relapsed in recent days, so he closed the door and thanked guests!"
The old servant of the Guo Mansion spoke tremblingly, fearing to offend the notorious Prince of Han.
Seeing his cautious attitude, Zhu Gaoxu felt a little dumbfounded.
He has a reputation for being evil, but he is only targeting corrupt officials. He has not reached the point of bullying the old and the weak.
"Don't worry, old man, just take me to see Guo Zi. I came here specifically to visit him today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu picked up the things in his hands.
The old servant looked at the wine bottle he was carrying in both hands, and the corners of his mouth suddenly twitched.
Damn it, do you ever visit patients like this?
Why are you afraid that the patient will not die, so you come with wine to send him away?
In desperation, the old servant could only sigh secretly and took Zhu Gaoxu to the study.
"Sir, His Highness the King of Han has arrived and wants to see you."
"not see!"
A loud shout came from the study, and the two people outside the door looked at each other in confusion.
"Old man, isn't your master sick?"
"..."
Zhu Gaoxu glared at him angrily, then kicked the door open.
I saw Guo Zizheng, the giant of Peking, copying copybooks attentively. From time to time, he would pick up a tea cup and take a sip. He was living a happy life, and how could he look like he was seriously ill?
"Oh, old man Guo, you are quite leisurely and at ease. Leave all the government affairs to me. It would be better for you to hide here and live a comfortable life!"
When Guo Zi heard this, his face was expressionless and he didn't even raise his head. He said calmly: "I have already submitted my resignation. Your Majesty will soon send some wise ministers to assist you."
"Old man Guo, your endurance is too low, isn't it?"
Zhu Gaoxu signaled the old servant to go out and close the door, and put two bottles of wine on the table. Specifically, they should have been placed on the copybook copied by Guo Zi.
The copybook was destroyed, and Shangshu Guo suddenly raised his head and glared at Zhu Gaoxu.
Unexpectedly, the latter didn't care and sat down in front of him.
If possible, Guo Zizhen wanted to beat this guy violently to relieve his hatred.
"Old man Guo, let's talk. What's going on? Are you frustrated with the court?"
The copybook was destroyed by the King of Han, and Guo Zi lost interest. After a long sigh, he spoke quietly.
"Sun Yu and I have known each other for many years, but I never expected that he would do such a thing."
"Qianli is an official just for money! What he said that day is really shocking!"
"How many of the civil and military officials in the dynasty, and all the princes in the imperial court, have such thoughts? It would be too sad to be obsessed with obtaining fame just to be an official and just to make money!"
He, Guo Zi, had been honest and true to his heart all his life, but in the end, his colleague with whom he had the longest friendship was imprisoned for corruption and taking bribes, and he even said such crazy words as "Thousands of miles to become an official just for money"!
One can imagine how much impact this will have on Guo Zi.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu just curled his lips and opened the wine jar directly.
"Well, this is actually quite normal."
"As Sun Yu said, you may be able to stick to your true intentions when you first enter the officialdom, but as time goes by, things begin to change."
"If you don't take bribes and don't take advantage of others, then you are an outlier. You are not gregarious. You will only be ostracized and suppressed by your colleagues and superiors. Your career will be cut off, and you may even be framed."
"The entire environment of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom is like this now, so corruption has been banned repeatedly and emerges in endlessly."
After hearing this, Guo Zi's expression became darker and darker, and the groove on his face became a little deeper.
“Back then, Emperor Taizu Gao imposed severe punishments, governed the country with strict laws, and severely cracked down on corruption. For this reason, he killed countless corrupt officials!”
"It has only been so long, but officials all over the world have gone down this old path again. Have they really forgotten the severe punishments of the Hongwu Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu just smiled indifferently and did not comment.
The Hongwu Dynasty was famous for its harsh punishments. The case of Guo Huan alone was recorded in the annals of history!
At that time, the civil servants and officials were not as rampant as they are now. Not to mention corruption and bribery, they went to court all day long as they visited the grave, fearing that they would be the next to suffer.
Although Emperor Taizu Gao was known as a "tyrant" because of this, you have to admit that this severe punishment method is easy to use, and the civil servants and officials are all honest.
Of course, this method is not recommended because the cost is too high.
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the worried old man Guo and pointed out the source of the problem.
"Old man Guo, do you know why these civil servants and officials healed their scars and forgot about the pain?"
"Because they have confidence in their hearts, they are officials and gentry in the government, serving as herdsmen for the emperor. The emperor cannot do without them no matter what; they are local gentry in the opposition, controlling the most fertile fields and fertile soil, thus controlling the local people!"
"The local gentry annexed the fields and UU read www.uukanshu.net to control the people; the gentry in the court fought for power and profit, whitewashing peace!"
"This has been the case in all dynasties throughout the ages. This is their confidence. No matter which court, they cannot do without scholars like them!"
Guo Zi was startled when he heard this and froze on the spot.
"You must have heard that the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Rites are vigorously promoting the new learning. This new learning is completely different. It contains many kinds of doctrines and scriptures, not just Cheng and Zhu!"
"When the new learning gradually gets on the right track, except for these Cheng and Zhu disciples, there is no one available in the court. Their greatest confidence and foundation have disappeared. Even if you want to take corruption and bribery, you must weigh your weight!"
"So, there is no need to be disappointed with the current decadent court. In the near future, a vibrant Ming court will appear!"
This time, Zhu Gaoxu had no reservations and directly stated the true purpose of promoting the new learning.
After Guo Zi heard his grand plan, he took a deep breath.
Replace Cheng and Zhu with new learning and cut off the foundation and confidence of the Jin gentry.
Can this really be done?
But if it really does happen, what kind of court will it be, and what kind of Ming Dynasty will it be?
"Old man Guo, adjust your mentality and come back quickly to handle government affairs. I'm sure the emperor will not agree to your resignation!"
"The next step is to build the Peiping business circle. I need your cooperation, otherwise I won't have time to deal with those things!"
After Guo Zi listened quietly, he fell into deep thought.
After an unknown amount of time, he sighed.
"That's fine."
"I will trust Your Highness for once."
The two of them raised their glasses and clinked them, and everything was clear.
Zhu Gaoxu finally put his heart back into his stomach and muttered secretly.
"The deception was successful."
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