Chapter 972 You can’t afford to interfere! 【Ask for votes】
Zhang Xingcheng is thin and handsome. Although he is over fifty, he is already graceful and has the temperament accumulated by a wealthy family for many years.
The two sat across from each other. Zhang Xingcheng dismissed the maid, poured tea for Gao Shilian himself, and said with a smile: "Shen Guogong is really a man who enjoys happiness. The ups and downs of the world are not lingering in his mind. He lives in a luxurious house with the music and the piano playing in harmony. The younger generation is really envious of him. ! ”
Gao Shilian seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Why, seeing the turmoil in this storm, Deli wants to stand on the tide and be a part of it?"
Deli is Zhang Xingcheng's character.
Gao Shilian was from the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty. His grandfather was Gao Yue, King of Qinghe in the Northern Qi Dynasty. His ancestral home was Quan County, Bohai, so he had a close relationship with the Shandong gentry. His sister married Chang Sun Sheng as his second wife and was entangled with the Guanlong Group, which gave Gao Shilian his unique identity that he could navigate between two opposing political groups with ease.
Zhang Xingcheng leaned in silence for a moment, thinking about his words, and then said: "I wonder how Duke Shen can teach me?"
This is the recognition of Gao Shilian's words.
Gao Shilian nodded. People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Who can not be tempted by the huge interests in front of him, and who can not fight for them with all his strength?
"Deli wants to seek the chief executive of a government?" Gao Shilian asked.
Zhang Xingcheng burst into laughter: "Is it true that Duke Shen is making fun of me? I am aware of myself. Not only is Jingzhao Yin the treasure of Fang Jun, but even the other five prefectures are not something that the Shandong nobles can covet. I just want an adjutant, and my wish is fulfilled." .”
Gao Shilian sighed and said: "You have taken a fancy to Jingzhao Mansion, right?"
Zhang Xingcheng did not hide anything, nodded and said: "The Fang family was born in Shandong, but this year they have gradually drifted away from the Shandong gentry. Fang Jun is a sincere gentleman, so naturally we dare not go and try to get involved, but now that the tide has risen, we ourselves I don’t want to give up this opportunity.”
If we look at it carefully, Fang Xuanling can actually be regarded as the leader of the Shandong gentry. It's just that Fang Xuanling has a light personality and is easily and absolutely unwilling to get involved in factional battles and groups. For the Shandong nobles, Fang Xuanling is actually very disappointed. There is no such person...
How can you be considered a leader if you can't fight for everyone's interests?
Gao Shilian has long since become a human spirit, and he clearly understands the thoughts of the Shandong nobles. This is because I can't bear the loneliness, and I want to forge ahead in the turbulent court, and pry a gap in the situation that is firmly controlled by the Guanlong Group.
The Shandong gentry have been aggrieved for too long...
Gao Shilian leaned back slightly on his chair and said, "Do you believe what I say?"
Zhang Xingcheng hurriedly said: "Please enlighten me, Duke Shen. If I didn't sincerely respect your character and wisdom, how could I dare to come here rashly?"
Gao Shilian nodded and said calmly: "In that case, I will give you a piece of advice. Just do your job safely and do your best to pave the way for future generations in the government. When the situation changes, why take risks yourself? Now? Now is the battle between the Guanlong Group and the imperial power. A wise man should stay out of it and let it change. You must always believe that foundation and strength are the most important conditions for your future. As long as the Shandong nobles can maintain the foundation that has been passed down for thousands of years, they will one day obtain an upright position in the court. How can the envious fish in the ocean retreat and build a net? ”
Gao Shilian's position was detached and free of desires. He was able to look at the political situation from the perspective of a bystander and understand it more thoroughly. I am not saying this today to gain anything, I am just thinking about the local sentiment in my heart.
After all, the ancestral graves of the Gao family in Bohai are still in their original place. In the future, when I return to my hometown after falling leaves and returning to my roots, there will always be a few people from my hometown thinking of me...
Zhang Xingcheng was horrified and moved.
I am really a fan of the authorities!
The Shandong gentry are indeed rich in heritage, but they have been suppressed in every possible way since entering the Tang Dynasty. Their power above the court is almost negligible. Even if some children from Shandong gentry enter the court as officials, most of them are in idle positions. It has to be said that it is sad and ironic that only Zhima Guaner, who is in the fifth rank, can become a "representative".
Under such circumstances, to rashly get involved in the struggle between the Guanlong Group and the imperial power is to seek death. If either party moves their fingers at will, they can be crushed into scum...
As Gao Shilian said, how can the Linyuan fish retreat and build a net?
With the foundation of the Shandong nobles, one day he will be prominent in the court again!
A hidden saying is: You can't afford to get involved now!
What he has to do now is to continue to accumulate this heritage, and then silently pave the way for advancement in the court.
Zhang Xingcheng stood up and left the table, bowed his hands to the ground, and said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Mr. Shen Guo, for your guidance. This junior did not overestimate his own abilities and almost went astray!"
Gao Shilian was very pleased to see Zhang Xingcheng listen to the advice. He laughed and said: "Sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, a certain old man who is about to die, where did he come from so many rules? Suwen Deli, you studied under Mr. Xuande, a famous scholar in Hejian. I don't know. How much of your teacher’s essence have you learned? Mr. Xuande is a master of Confucian classics. I have also read the "Shangshu Shuyi" compiled by him, and I have benefited a lot from it."
Mr. Xuande's name was Liu Xuan, and he was a great scholar of Confucian classics in the late Sui Dynasty.
This man is a strange person. He has been smart and resourceful since he was a child, and has many special abilities. It is said that his eyes are so bright that he can look at the sun without dizziness. He can read ten lines at a time and never forget them. He can also "draw a square on the left, a circle on the right, recite orally, count with the eyes, listen with the ears, all five things at the same time, without missing anything"...
This man had profound knowledge and was famous for a while, but it was a pity that his later life was miserable.
At that time, when the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Liu Xuan left Chang'an and returned to his hometown of Hejian alone. Hejian County was already at war, and rebels were fighting everywhere outside the city. He was trapped in the city, only a hundred miles away from his wife in Jingcheng's hometown, but could not communicate with her.
Many of Liu Xuan's disciples have already joined the rebel army. They sympathized with the teacher's plight and went to Hejian County to ask for Liu Xuan's release. Later, the rebel army failed, and Liu Xuan was left alone and staggered back to his hometown of Jingcheng. Officials in Jingcheng knew that Liu Xuan "knew a thief" and were afraid of being implicated. How could they dare to accept him? So the city gate was closed tightly.
It was the severe winter season, and the old man, who was nearly seventy years old, was hungry and in rags. In that freezing cold night, he cried out to the sky and the earth, and the great scholar who was full of knowledge was extremely frozen and finally died tragically in the city... …
He was famous during his lifetime and even more famous after his death.
Hearing this, Zhang Xingcheng looked a little sad when he thought of his teacher's tragic death. He forced a smile and said: "Teacher is a scholar of nature and possesses extraordinary talents. How can a stupid person like me get the essence of it? It's just that under the teacher's guidance, I know how to be a human being." The way is to never go astray.”
Gao Shilian sighed: "Who has no chance of death? If he can be remembered by his students and praised by the world after his death, it is considered a well-deserved death."
Zhang Xingcheng was silent.
After the two chatted for a few more words, they stood up and left.
After Zhang Xingcheng left, a man with a round face and a short body walked out of the back hall. It was Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji casually sat down where Zhang Xingcheng had just been, and looked at Gao Shilian with some displeasure: "Why did my uncle persuade Zhang Xingcheng to quit? Although the Shandong gentry have been suppressed, they have a deep foundation and have not broken their bones. Once they participate, they will definitely be able to give We can take advantage of this opportunity. Could it be that my uncle has lived in Guanzhong all his life and is on the same side with the Guanlong Group, but he still misses his hometown? "
The confrontation between the Guanlong Group and the imperial power puts the Guanlong Group at an extremely disadvantageous disadvantage in every aspect. At this time, if there are Shandong nobles participating, it will disrupt the situation and increase variables, which will be beneficial to the Guanlong Group.
But Gao Shilian asked Zhang Xingcheng to withdraw. How could Changsun Wuji not complain?
Gao Shilian sighed, looked at his extremely outstanding nephew, and said solemnly: "You only saw that His Majesty wanted to suppress the Guanlong Group just like he suppressed the Shandong nobles back then, but why didn't you see that His Majesty was restrained in everything? How could the situation be suppressed? This is a competition for interests between the imperial power and the Guanlong Group. The situation is under your Majesty's control. So this is your majesty's tacit approval. But if the Shandong nobles are involved, it will undoubtedly expand the scale to the entire hinterland of the Central Plains. Do you know how many of Dou Jiande's remnant Liu Heitai's gang members will make trouble once the situation becomes chaotic? At that time, what do you think His Majesty will do?”
Changsun Wuji was stunned.
What Gao Shilian said makes sense. Once the Shandong gentry joins them, such consequences are very likely to occur!
So what will His Majesty do?
When it comes to understanding His Majesty, Changsun Wuji thinks that no one needs to know him.
There is only one answer. They will definitely deal with the Guanlong Group as quickly as possible. Even if they cut off an arm, even if they kill hundreds of people, they must stabilize Guanzhong, and then attack the Central Plains with all their strength.
By then, not only the Shandong gentry will suffer a devastating blow, but it will also be the end of the Guanlong Group...
I want to be beautiful...
(End of chapter)