But in the final analysis, it was a long time later, a journey of a thousand miles began with a single step, and the current high pragmatism still has to honestly follow your own plan step by step.

There are at least three things that need to be done in his plan:

First of all, make sure that the high arch does not fall. How long Emperor Longqing can live is not something that Gao Pragmatic can control, although this emperor is likely to be a wise and foolish person who has been underestimated by later generations of scholars, but as a little bee in the harem, his body is estimated to be bad, and this matter, it is probably useless to persuade him.

Then it is necessary to assume the worst, if Longqing still dies at a point in history, then it is important to quickly close the relationship with the crown prince. But even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he has no real power in the early days, and it is difficult for him to take charge of major affairs for at least the first ten years, so it is Li Guifei who actually represents the imperial power during this time, and it would be better if he could still catch Li Guifei's line.

It's just that the problem is that it is difficult to contact Li Guifei directly, and Gao Pragmatic relied on talking about Gao Gong to promote the "Prince Playmate" incident, which created an opportunity to meet Li Guifei, and then it depends on his own performance and Li Guifei's reaction. The other is the plan that has been planned to win over Li Guifei's family, especially her biological father Li Wei.

This plan originally did not take into account Zhang Siwei, but it was only when he met Li Wei at Zhang Siwei's house that day that Gao Shishi remembered that Zhang Siwei had a good relationship with Li Wei in history, which is a point that can be used, with this relationship, it is much more convenient for him to contact Li Wei, at least it will not seem too abrupt. But the premise is obvious, for this greedy and incompetent guy, he must be able to come up with conditions that make him tempted, and it is best before Longqing dies - if the crown prince ascends the throne and Concubine Li becomes the Empress Dowager Li, Li Wei's worth here will definitely rise, and it will be more expensive to win over.

As for Feng Bao, he has already had a secret meeting with Zhang Juzheng, although Zhang Juzheng has not agreed to join forces with Feng Bao because of his own situation, but Gao Pragmatic still knows nothing about it. Gao Pragmatic's current attitude towards Feng Bao is still in the line of thought of "if you can win over, you should still try to win over, and if you can't win over, you will find a way to get rid of it". Specifically, it depends on whether his next "fame" plan can be implemented smoothly, if it goes well, he can get the opportunity to enter the palace every day to study with the prince, and then wait for the opportunity to move.

Feng Bao's advantage is nothing more than two things: he is a close confidant of Concubine Li Guifei, and he is the prince's companion. If he can deal with the crown prince and Li Guifei, then Feng Bao is not a threat to himself, it may be an exaggeration to say that life and death are taken, but there is really no need to be afraid of him; But if you can't get the crown prince and Concubine Li Guifei by yourself, then you have to be careful with Feng Bao, if you can win over as much as possible, if you can't win over, you can only find a way to get rid of it.

Gao Pragmatic, who has always hoped that everything will be decided and then moved, has even made a backup plan: if Feng Bao is proven to be a threat rather than a help, Gao Pragmatic will go all out to move Gao Gong, fight Li Guifei's dissatisfaction, and kill Feng Bao while Longqing is still in power. Gao Gong really wants to do this now, and the chances of success are still very high.

After all, in addition to his own holy family with the number one in Tianzi, he actually has helpers in the inner court - Meng Chong, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, was recommended by him, and this person has no great ability, and he is both grateful and afraid of Gao Gong, as long as Gao Gong clearly states that he wants to kill Feng Bao, Meng Chong will definitely not dare not work hard.

Besides, Feng Bao and him are not grasshoppers on the same line, and they are actually a threat to him, so why not kill him? Anyway, there is an old man in the high pavilion, and he Feng Bao is still more horizontal than Xu Jie? If you offend anyone, don't offend the tall beard.

The above is just the preparation that must be made in the imperial court.

The second thing to do is to cultivate hope. Raising hope is not better than raising fat, it is not enough to stay at home all day to study, and it is not popular to nest in the deep mountains and old forests to pretend to be a hermit these days, generally speaking, for people of this age and status, there are only two better ideas.

The first idea is to move around more. Of course, walking around does not mean walking around the garden at home, let alone going out every day to bully men and women to eat flowers and wine, this is not a highly pragmatic and capable person who takes the civil official route, even if he subconsciously thinks that doing this is actually quite interesting, quite a bit impatient, but for his "lofty ideals", he can only give up.

Walking around means to appear more in the capital Shilin, and to have a good relationship with the people in the Beijing Shilin and make a name for yourself. It's just that Gao pragmatic consideration, firstly, it is very time-consuming, energy-consuming, and money-consuming, after all, you have to participate in all kinds of poetry clubs, outings and other messy activities, and secondly, you have to cater to their preferences and couplets, poems, calligraphy and paintings, cultural treasures, current affairs, and temperament, and maybe you will be called to participate in some lectures......

It's not that Gao Pragmatic doesn't know these things, or can't go along with them, but it's really not very interesting, and it's too much of a waste of time, not to mention that their Gao family is a real learner, he does these things a lot, and when he goes home, he is estimated to be taught a lesson by Gao Gong, and he is inevitably suspected of sitting on a crooked ass.

Then you can only consider the second way of thinking. The second line of thought can be described in one word: words and deeds. Yanshen means to say some famous sayings and aphorisms that shake the world, or to do something that everyone praises as good.

Gao Pragmatic decided to do the two together, saying and doing together-it depends on this wave of commotion prepared to enter the palace and become the prince's companion.

The last thing to do is to cultivate personal power. The personal power in the officialdom is high and pragmatic and is not in a hurry to cultivate, and it is basically in a state of "it is good to have it, but it is not in a hurry if it is not". For example, this time Liu Xian's father and son's matter, after Liu Xian's matter is done, most of them should be able to be regarded as peripheral elements of the "Gao Party", similar to Ma Fang and Zhao Ke - don't look at them externally called Gao Gong's descendants, but no matter how Wuchen is descended, under the political atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty, they can only be peripheral elements. The real lineage must be Gao Gong's protégé disciples, and even if they are Gao Gong's peers and colleagues, they can generally only be said to be political allies.

However, Gao Pragmatic feels that after all these years of officialdom polishing, Liu Xian seems to have learned a lot smarter, and he may be able to see the implicit meaning of his operation. If this is the case, then he should be able to guess his intentions towards Liu Ling. In terms of his own identity and future, Liu Xian should not refuse to let Liu Wei get close to him, so that he will have a team of martial ministers in the court in the future.

For a person who aims to be a big civil official, one more military general who is close to him, although it may not have much impact on the overall situation, but for the current high pragmatism that is still a cloth cloth, it is more or less a start.