Recruiting talents is something that every emperor will do, even if some emperors have many traitors around them, there are always a few who are different, the Kangxi Emperor is wise and discerning, famous in history, the Kangxi Emperor often let the ministers recommend talented people to him, and one day the Kangxi Emperor learned that a minister's teacher was talented and a rare talent.
But how do you take this teacher for yourself? The Kangxi Emperor thought of a good way, that is, to let the ministers recommend talents to themselves, and many ministers recommended talents who were satisfied with the emperor, but the minister did not recommend a person to the Kangxi Emperor.
When the Kangxi Emperor saw this, he pretended to casually say to the minister, "I heard that there is a talented man in your mansion, so why don't you recommend it to Yuan?" After the minister listened, he also understood in his heart that the emperor had taken this opportunity to ask for someone from him, but he still said with a clear and confused look: "The minister has not found any real talent, and does not dare to rush to recommend it to His Majesty." ”
The Kangxi Emperor then said, "You don't have a high-ranking person in your house, so why don't you recommend it to Yuan?" The minister was surprised and said, "Gao Shiqi? That Mr. Teaching? But surprised, the emperor had already spoken so clearly, and the minister did not dare to say anything more, so he could only bring the teachers in the family to the emperor's side.
This minister is Nalan Mingzhu, Nalan Mingzhu from an ordinary attendant to the imperial court, naturally has his own talent, and is also familiar with the behavior of officials, at that time Gao Shiqi was less than 20 years old, born bad, after the death of his father, to sell literature to subsidize the family, and later became a teacher of the Nalan Mingzhu family.
The Kangxi Emperor accidentally read Gao Shiqi's article, thinking that this was a talent and must be used for his own use, and after many inquiries, he learned that Gao Shiqi was in the home of the minister Nalan Mingzhu, so he asked For someone from Nalan Mingzhu.
In 1669, Gao Shiqi entered Taixue, and the Kangxi Emperor gave him the qualification to test, Gao Shiqi was the first, and from then on he went to the career path, but Gao Shiqi was given by the Kangxi Emperor, and only then did he have such a special honor, which made many people who took the examination as an official very dissatisfied, thinking that Gao Shiqi "took the back door" and privately isolated Gao Shiqi.
The Kangxi Emperor was also under pressure from the imperial court ministers, if Gao Shiqi rose too fast, it was indeed difficult to convince the public, the Kangxi Emperor suspended the promotion of Gao Shiqi, and by 1671, Gao Shiqi entered the Guozi Prison, and the following year the Kangxi Emperor toured the east, and Gao Shiqi accompanied him.
Gao Shiqi was knowledgeable and learned a lot, and the Kangxi Emperor had a wide range of interests and a strong desire for knowledge, so Gao Shiqi was often able to tell the Kangxi Emperor something new, which made the Kangxi Emperor very trusting, and Gao Shiqi was also able to make a smooth career and often follow the Kangxi Emperor's side.