Actually, Gao Pragmatic had thought about these problems, but he couldn't tell Gao Gong and say, "I believe that Sanbo can handle them" - isn't this equivalent to throwing the pot directly to Sanbo?

Oh, you kid just wants to be happy for yourself, and after I'm done, I'll be the third uncle, so I deserve to wipe your ass?

Gao Gong did take a lot of suggestions that were too pragmatic, but that didn't mean that he would unconditionally support this kid messing around - the suggestions he didn't take, and the suggestions that he said he wanted to "slow down" after adopting them, were the same suggestions?

In the final analysis, Gao Gong is a very assertive politician, and Gao Gong's suggestions to him can only be adopted when they are optimized on the basis of conforming to his original ideas. And the current situation, it is obvious that Gao Gong thinks that Gao Pragmatic does not need to go to the border in person to get things done, on the contrary, if Gao Pragmatic really goes, it may cause a lot of gossip in Beijing.

Chen Yiqin has just resigned for less than half a month, and most people in the political arena think that he took the initiative to take the initiative because he was unbearable to be splinted between the Gao Zhang Alliance and the Li Zhao Alliance, although Gao Gong did not bear the main responsibility for this matter, but it was also somewhat affected in public opinion, so he didn't want to be caught by the officials again because of Gao Zheng's dancing too happily at this time - he felt that if things developed to that extent, Zhao Zhenji would definitely make a force from it.

This is like two masters making moves, most of them will not do it at will, because the more eager they are, the easier it is to expose their weaknesses, so Gao Gong now wants to calm down for the time being, and see how Zhao Zhenji will make a move next.

And there is another thing, Gao Gong did not make it clear to Gao Gong: Meng Chong sent someone to contact Gao Gong a few days ago, saying that Yin Shidan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had quietly contacted the people in the inner court and hoped to enter the cabinet.

This is not at all expected by Gao Gong - Yin Shidan also worked as a lecturer in Yuwangfu, although he joined later and did not "play the whole game", but Zhang Juzheng also entered halfway like this, and he has been in the cabinet for a few years now!

Now, among the lecturers of Yuwangfu back then, he Yin Shiyi alone has not entered the cabinet, of course he is itching in his heart, and it is normal to have this kind of behavior.

However, the reason why Gao Gong didn't take this matter out to Gao Pragmatic was not to hide it from him, mainly because Gao Gong knew that Yin Shidan had a very bad temper, and he was too tough and straightforward, and his popularity in the officialdom was worse than his tall beard, and this person wanted to enter the cabinet...... I'm afraid that it is very likely that I will not be able to pass the level of Tingtui.

At this time, of course, Gao Gong did not expect that in history, Yin Shidan's entry into the cabinet was not a normal court push route - he took the inner court route and took the emperor's decree to enter the cabinet.

As mentioned above, although it is indeed feasible to enter the cabinet in the middle of the decree, in this case, the identity of this "cabinet elder" in the eyes of the world is equivalent to mixing with water, and the quality is relatively poor. Gao Gong also thought the same way, so he miscalculated.

But in any case, now that Yin Shijun has the possibility of entering the cabinet, Gao Gong has to consider whether his joining will affect the current general balance of the cabinet, which is also one of the reasons why he doesn't want Gao Shicheng to dance too happily recently, causing him to be caught on fire by the officials and ask to calm down.

Then now the contradiction comes: Gao pragmatic needs to constantly show his ability to strengthen his status and importance in the eyes of the emperor's family, so as to avoid the result of "the wind will destroy it" in the future; Gao Gong believes that the current in the court is turbulent, and the Gao Zhang Alliance and the Li Zhao Alliance may be about to try to meet the dagger, and there is such an uncertain factor as Yin Shidan, so he does not support Gao Shishi's current move that is too eye-catching.

Of course, his arms can't twist his thighs, and he doesn't have the strength to contradict Gao Gong in public and private, but he is not a person who gives up easily, so he thought about it for a while and decided to change his way - or to persuade Gao Gong from another angle.

Convincing Gao Gong, a politician who is good at seeking the country and clumsy in seeking his own life, is of course difficult to say, because it is difficult for him to be fooled, but it is easy to say, because his starting point for dealing with people is too clear - as early as when Gao Pragmatic followed him into Beijing, Gao Gong once told him very seriously: To be an official is to do things, and to be a big official is to do great things.

Gao Gong's words are not only a teaching to the younger generations, but also his own code of conduct. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic knows that if you want to persuade Gao Gong, you must and can only make a fuss about "doing things".

"Third uncle, a few days ago, there was an excerpt in the Ministry of War, saying that it was found that the ordnance manufacturing of some guards was indiscriminate and shoddy, and the pass rate was not even less than 30%, and the border troops in various places were also complaining about this, and the Xuanda side was also very angry about it......

When Gao Pragmatic said this, seeing that Gao Gong had obviously paid attention, he immediately struck while the iron was hot and continued: "I have heard Cao Gan's report that he heard in his conversation with Ma Lanxi Ma Gong that the equipment of the Xuanfu and Datong border armies is very bad, especially the firearms, which are of extremely poor quality, and they are often blown up, failing to kill the enemy, but hurting themselves. ”

Gao Gong frowned and said, "I have also heard about this matter, which is one of the reasons why we said that we must effectively rectify military affairs." The implication of his words was: I know this, but I have my plans, and you don't want to use this reason to move me.

But Gao Pragmatic was not in a hurry, and continued: "Previously, my nephew was very curious, why the southern army under Qi Nantang liked to equip the bird gun, and whether it was Xuanda or Ji Liao, these northern troops preferred the three-eyed gun...... Later, after a detailed investigation and comparison, the nephew finally found the reason. ”

Gao arched his eyebrows and raised: "What is the reason?" ”

Gao Shishi smiled, shrugged his shoulders, and said: "The three-eyed gun can fire iron bullets far away, and can be used for hand-to-hand combat, so when a soldier is about to fight, he can pretend that he is too late to reload, and he should not use firearms, but directly use them in hand-to-hand combat, so as to avoid suicide and self-harm caused by exploding." ”

Gao Gong was stunned when he heard this, and after a while, his face turned blue, he forcibly suppressed his anger, and asked in a deep voice, "This is a common phenomenon?" ”

"Yes." Gao Pragmatic said with great certainty: "Cao Gan and them, dealing with the Xuan and Dabian armies is not a day or two, not even a year or two, he said that there are many soldiers in the border armies of the two places, and they are too lazy to carry gunpowder and projectiles when they are about to fight, and they only use a three-eyed gun as an iron shovel, the reason is that these things are used as firearms, which is too reassuring, it is better to be an iron shovel, or it is an iron rod, and it can always smash people." ”

"Bang!" There was a sound on the ground, and Gao Gong slapped the table hard, and said angrily: "Bastard! How did this kind of thing pass so many inspections and finally be distributed to the soldiers? Are all the key officials at all levels taking bribes? He deserves to be punished! ”

When he can't be punished, he can't be punished, he is silent and does not speak.

Gao Gong gritted his teeth for a while before forcibly suppressing his anger and continued to ask, "Then why did Qi Yuanjing's subordinates use the Bird Gun?" The people under his command are not afraid of suicide and self-harm? ”