In the simple but elegant living room of the Gao family, Ren Pingsheng finally met Gao Weicheng.

Ren Pingsheng had seen Gao Weicheng's image in few news reports in his previous life, and this face-to-face contact, Gao Weicheng's impression on him was deepened.

Gao Weicheng, who is in the media, always frowns and looks solemn, coupled with his angular facial features, he always feels that he is the kind of person who is not angry but powerful and resolute, but after talking and contacting, Ren Pingsheng found that this person is not as serious and unapproachable as he seems.

Before Ren Pingsheng came in, Gao Weicheng was still reading a book in his hand, and the Gao family's private house was not as magnificent as some officials, the furniture and furnishings inside were quite exquisite, Gao Weicheng was unloaded from his work state, and he looked quite intellectual.

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan and Ren Pingsheng walking in, Gao Weicheng put down the book in his hand, got up and stretched out his left hand.

"Dad, this is Ren Pingsheng, my college classmate. Gao Yuanyuan introduced with a smile.

Ren Pingsheng hurriedly took the initiative to shake Gao Weicheng's outstretched hand and said respectfully:

"The high district is good. ”

Gao Weicheng's handshake was very powerful, he patted Ren Pingsheng on the shoulder, and said kindly:

"You and Yuanyuan are classmates, and when you come to the house, you are guests, don't call your position. ”

Ren Pingsheng was also very interested, and immediately changed his words:

"Hello uncle. ”

Gao Weicheng pointed to the sofa in front of him.

"Sit. ”

Ren Pingsheng and Gao Weicheng sat face to face, Gao Yuanyuan took the initiative to bring two cups of coffee from the kitchen, put them in front of the two, chatted with them for a few words, and then walked away, leaving the space for the two men.

Gao Weicheng picked up the cup of black and strong coffee in front of him and took a sip.

"My hometown is in Qinchuan, and I don't have the habit of drinking tea, what about you. ”

"I can do it all, I don't pick the taste. ”

Ren Pingsheng picked up his cup and took a sip, the taste of the latte was very pure, Gao Yuanyuan was indeed a caring person.

Gao Weicheng put the coffee in his hand back on the table, he leaned on the sofa, and said in a relaxed manner:

"Xiao Ren is good, young and promising. ”

"It's over, I'm still very frizzy, and I need more mention from my uncle. ”

Ren Pingsheng said modestly:

Gao Weicheng nodded and said:

"I've often heard Yuanyuan mention you, you should have come earlier. ”

Ren Pingsheng has been waiting for Gao Weicheng's dialogue for a long time, since he took the line of the Gao family, he has been building his own circle of strength, the purpose is to get close to the circle of the Gao family, and the circle must be on the same level between the circles, otherwise it will be difficult for the two to establish common interests, let alone exchange interests.

Prior to this, Ren Pingsheng had already provided two extremely confidential pieces of information to the Gao family through the memories of his previous life. One piece of information was quickly verified, and the other has not yet seen the results, but these two pieces of information are enough to enhance his image.

In Gao Weicheng's view, the person who can provide this kind of information must have a different general personnel context behind or underneath, this kind of character usually does not show up, acts unassumingly, and rarely makes a move, but often makes a big gain as soon as he shoots, and the hit rate is extremely high.

Of course, the success of this kind of character has a lot to do with the person behind him.

Like a puppet in a puppet show, the one who is really manipulating behind the scenes is the one who is high up in the line.

For this kind of character, the local officials with more experience have heard or witnessed it, and it is best not to compete with them in any field they are involved in or meddle in, and let them play freely.

It's okay to disturb them, but if you offend the person above them, you may be able to get a catastrophe on your head at any time.

From the perspective of the Gao family, Ren Pingsheng is very similar to this kind of character in terms of family background, entrepreneurial starting point and development process.

are all plain backgrounds, with a certain degree of higher education, and then suddenly rise rapidly in a certain field, and accumulate a lot of wealth in a very short period of time, but unlike other entrepreneurs who became rich overnight, they pay great attention to keeping a low profile in their actions, and they don't like to invite fame and fame, and they don't like to show up, the more so, the more it proves the Gao family's speculation.

And all of this was deliberately created by Ren Pingsheng.

Ren Pingsheng is not the kind of character in the legend, and he does not have a line to the sky, but he does have the ability to predict the unknown, because he is a reborn.

To survive and develop in this complicated country, it is not possible to rely on the memory of the previous life and one's own ability, and without political leverage, it cannot withstand the wind and waves.

Ren Pingsheng is a reborn person empty-handed, he can only rely on himself to create a political umbrella, and the first step has to start from the Gao family.

In his previous life, Gao Weicheng stayed in the position of the top leader of Handong New Area for 5 years, which was also the 5 years of rapid development of Handong New Area, and his career was closely related to the development of Handong New Area.

The starting point of Ren Pingsheng's career is in Handong New District, and many degrees of future development are also in Handong New District, how to manage the relationship with the Gao family, if you use the strength of the Gao family to develop and grow, it is very important for his "five-year plan".

For this day, Ren Pingsheng has been preparing for a long time, so when he sat in front of Gao Weicheng, he showed a confident and unfazed posture, which gave Gao Weicheng's first impression very good.

In Gao Weicheng's view, although the classmate recommended by his daughter is young, but the city government is very deep, and his eyes are very sophisticated, and he seems to have a lot of experience.

From this aspect, it further consolidates Gao Weicheng's view that Ren Pingsheng belongs to that kind of character.

Next, Gao Weicheng wanted to know the purpose of this young man's approach to the Gao family, what was his real thought? This is also the reason why Gao Weicheng wanted to meet him.

After a brief greeting between the two, Gao Weicheng casually mentioned:

"I heard Yuanyuan say, you have a lot of research on history. ”

Ren Pingsheng modestly replied:

"I don't dare, I'm just a little interested, history is a mirror of reality, and many objective laws can actually be confirmed in history books. ”

Gao Weicheng nodded slowly, he raised the book in his hand, and said meaningfully:

"You should have read this book and what do you think. ”

When Ren Pingsheng came in earlier, he had already seen the cover of the book out of the corner of his eye.

He is no stranger to this book, since 2006, there has been a period of Ming history fever in China, compared with the popular "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty" and other books, the historiography circles more respect Huang Renyu's "Wanli Fifteen Years", this book has a high degree of analysis and interpretation of China's traditional social and political system, and has had a great impact on historical research and writing in the past ten years.

As a lover of Ming history, Ren Pingsheng has certainly read through "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli", as well as the opinions of the academic community on this book.

But Ren Pingsheng knows very well that Gao Weicheng called himself here, and it is by no means as simple as talking about history, since he mentioned "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli", he naturally has a deep understanding of this book, and if he doesn't come up with some dry goods now, I'm afraid he won't be able to pass this hurdle.

Fortunately, Ren Pingsheng was very familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty, so he thought about it for a while, organized the language, and said:

"Since ancient times, before modern times, there is no one who has won the country more righteously than Ming. Taizu started an incident with a puppet, without the suspicion of relying on authority, without the suspicion of foreseeing the artifact, corporal Lixian, and all the people returned to their hearts; Taizu fought horses for half his life, swept away unification, expelled foreign enemies, recast rivers and mountains, and made great contributions to the Chinese Taoist system; after Taizu ascended the throne, he swept away the five beetles, eliminated violence for the people, was clear and honest, and restrained officials. Although the court has changed repeatedly, it still does not deviate from the system of Taizu. ”

After listening to Ren Pingsheng's words, Gao Weicheng had no expression on his face, he was noncommittal, and continued to ask:

"Everyone says that he died in Wanli, what do you think?"

Ren Pingsheng knows that the real exam question is coming, and Gao Weicheng's question is not simple.

If we follow the answer in the book "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli": the reason why the Ming Dynasty fell was because China never realized numerical management, we should start from the tendency of traditional culture to emphasize philosophical speculation and ignore mathematics, physics and technology, and reflect on traditional Chinese culture.

If we answer from the perspective of a historian of the Ming Dynasty, we should discuss the inherent shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and tax system, which led to the empire's lack of sufficient financial resources to deal with the border crisis, and finally fell into a situation of internal and external troubles.

If we answer from the perspective of folk historians: we should grasp the special role of eunuchs and factory guards in the Ming Dynasty, focus on criticizing Chongzhen's killing of Wei Zhongxian, which led to the imbalance between eunuchs and civil officials, and criticize it from the perspective of civilian officials misleading the country.

But these answers were denied by Ren Pingsheng one by one, this is not a defense meeting for history majors, and Gao Weicheng did not come to discuss history with him.

They are talking about history, but they are not talking about history.

Ren Pingsheng decided to answer from another angle, an angle that no one had seen before:

"The death of Ming is the death of eight words. ”

"Oh. ”

Ren Pingsheng's answer was obviously beyond Gao Weicheng's expectations, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face, and he couldn't help asking:

"What eight words. ”

Ren Pingsheng sat up straight and said in a straight voice:

"There is no beginning, but there is an end. ”

Although Gao Weicheng's posture was still very relaxed, his two thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he seemed to be thinking about these eight words.

Ren Pingsheng watched Gao Weicheng's reaction and continued:

"It's hard to start a business, and it's even harder to keep a business. Throughout the history of the dynasty, at the beginning of the grass, they were well aware of the shortcomings of the previous dynasty, the entrepreneurial monarchs were also cautious and diligent, and the imperial court and counties also abided by the law and did not cross the thunder pool, and the country was able to be governed. But after three generations, both monarchs and ministers indulged in pleasure and relaxed, and the government was also defeated, and it was not far from the death of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"The rule of Taizu, Chengzu can still be maintained, Renxuan is no longer worthy of the name, and then it is not as good as the next generation; not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the dynasties of all dynasties cannot escape these eight words. ”

Gao Weicheng's thick eyebrows tightened, and he asked:

"Then what do you think you should do to overcome these eight words? ”

Ren Pingsheng shook his head lightly, sighed and said:

Since ancient times, countless people with lofty ideals have been looking for an answer to this problem, but none of them have been well solved. ”

"The only feasible way, or close to feasible, is to clean up and rectify the bureaucratic system from time to time, so that they can find the ideal and state when they started their business, can they improve their ability to fight corruption and resist change, and can they restore their previous high efficiency and clean government. ”

Gao Weicheng had a very serious expression on his face from the beginning to the present, and after Ren Pingsheng finished speaking, he leaned forward, and his two bright eyes were firmly fixed on the young man in front of him, and he said in a deep voice:

"The national criminal code should not be used lightly. ”

Ren Pingsheng was not afraid at all, met the two sharp eyes, and said with a slight smile:

"After the great punishment, there will be great cure. ”

Gao Weicheng's expression instantly brightened, and he raised his eyebrows and smiled:

"Good. ”

Ren Pingsheng smiled slightly, secretly calling for luck in his heart.

Gao Weicheng will test himself with "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli" today, obviously before this, he had a very in-depth investigation of everything about himself, I am afraid that Gao Yuanyuan is doing this matter, but she has never shown her clues in front of herself, and it was not until today that she put it up through Gao Weicheng's mouth, which shows the depth of Gao's city.

However, although Gao Weicheng's exam question is difficult, Ren Pingsheng finally passed this hurdle with his understanding of history and politics.

What Ren Pingsheng is worried about now is not Gao Weicheng's attitude.

It's that he can't figure out to what extent the Gao family has a good grasp of their own details, and how much they know about the black history before their careers.

What do they want from themselves, and where do they stand in the Gao family's chess game.

It's all hard to figure out, Ren Pingsheng can only explore and try.

He's come this far, and he can only go on.

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