"Two pavilion elders, let's put aside other things for today. The grandson's enlightenment is a big deal, so we must get this matter settled today!"

There were three ministers in the cabinet at this time. The first was Shen Yiguan, followed by Zhu Geng and Shen Li. They were all old men in their seventies.

Here, Shen Guanyin is from Ningbo, Zhejiang, and is the leader of the "Zhejiang Party" in the imperial court. He likes to form cliques for personal gain, likes to retaliate, and likes shiny things. Although this person's character is not very good, on the one hand, he is good at handling government affairs. On the one hand, this person was not particularly strong-willed and did not like to support the emperor's ideas. Therefore, Wanli used him as his first assistant.

The next Zhu Geng is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Although he is from Zhejiang, he is not a Zhejiang Party member. Well, Mr. Zhu Ge is actually a peacemaker.

The last one is Shen Li. This person is from Shangqiu, Henan. Compared with Shen Guangxi's daily style, this person is simply a moral model.

He was single-handedly promoted by Zhang Juzheng, but when Zhang Juzheng fell ill and all the civil and military officials of the court went to Zhang's house to greet him, he refused to go. In order to show his closeness, Zhang Juzheng invited him to his home to write a memorial together. What did he say about the country's affairs? Can be done in a private home...

Therefore, it is conceivable that the two people named Shen are destined to dislike each other.

"Chief Assistant, it is useless for us to talk about this matter here. What is the opinion of the Hanlin Academy?"

"Well, Mr. Shen Ge, the Hanlin Academy is too busy writing its own defense at the moment, so how can it have the time to take care of this. Your Majesty has already said this, and the cabinet will directly draw up the list. Then it will be sent to the prince for review, and then a trial lecture will be organized. "

"The arrangement of this matter is against the rules."

"Hey, when the matter is urgent, follow the authority. Besides, the prince is only twenty-two years old this year!"

Everyone knows that betting on potential stocks has great hope of obtaining excess profits. Therefore, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but also in all dynasties of the Chinese Empire, as long as the royal family did not become a puppet, then the position of teacher to the prince was eagerly sought by ministers. : On the one hand, the prince's official position will definitely skyrocket after he ascends the throne. On the other hand, it is: Emperor's Master! Which scholar doesn't want this title.

But... Taisun's teacher...

Let’s do the math. Today (Wanli) is only forty-one years old this year. Even according to the Zhu family’s convention that emperors don’t live very long, even if today’s emperor died at the age of fifty, the prince would only be thirty-one years old at that time. .If the prince dies at around fifty years old in the future, then it will probably be thirty years before the grandson ascends to the throne...

It's not impossible to burn a cold stove, but to burn a cold stove that has been burning for thirty years? Everyone should shake their heads faster.

Therefore, the meaning of Shen Yiguan's words is: Unlike in the past, the Hanlin Academy was very active in finding teachers for the crown prince. In terms of finding teachers for the grandson, the proud men in the Hanlin Academy were not very happy. So. , this matter should be directly assigned by the cabinet. Whichever unlucky person is assigned will be the one, lest the officials of the Hanlin Academy can't get it done for a long time, and in the end the cabinet will be attacked from both sides by the emperor and the officials.

"Huh! A bunch of villains! They are only utilitarian, but there is no righteousness! My grandson is only four years old, and he has an unusual obsession with money. If he doesn't correct himself, what will happen to him in the future?"

"Mr. Shen Ge, is it useful to curse people? It's better to come up with specific candidates."

"The official has his own choice. Let's do it this way. The official will be one of them. In addition, the official recommends Lu Shujian."

The so-called Lu Shujian is Lu Kun. He was also from Shangqiu, Henan. Together with Shen Li and Guo Zhengyu, he was also known as the three great sages of Wanli. This man used to be the minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He was forced to take up his official position due to the widespread attack on the first demon book case. So

Now he is no longer in officialdom, but writing and teaching in his hometown. In later generations, he was respected as one of the twenty-four Confucian scholars in ancient China.

"With Lu Shujian's character and knowledge, it is of course no problem to teach the grandson. So many years have passed since the demon book case, and the emperor should have calmed down... But this person is not in the court now, and I don't know if he can answer the call.

"

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhuge. If the emperor gives permission, I am confident that I can recruit him with just a letter. Chief Assistant, what do you mean?"

"I have no objection to you two, but to be honest, you two are quite young."

The teacher of the prince is the future grandson, isn’t the teacher of the grandson of the future grandson? You two old guys are in your seventies, how can you still see the grandson ascending the throne? Choose old men like you,

Where will the grandson's future helpers be? The emperor would definitely not agree to just recommending the old man to take office.

"What the Chief Minister said makes sense. So let's take a look at the Jinshi who were awarded the title in the 26th, 29th, and 32nd years of Wanli."

"But, let's start with this year's (thirty-two) new scholars."

"Well, the top three scholars in the Jiachen Division this year are Yang Shouqin, Sun Chengzong, and Wu Zongda. What the official means is that one of these three people must send one to go to the grandson, otherwise the emperor will think that we despise the grandson."

"What Mr. Zhu Ge said is reasonable. After all, Taisun is the son of Canglong, and although his remarks a few days ago were inappropriate, we can see Taisun's careful thinking. Therefore, I also believe that this year's

There are three people in the first class, and at least one person will be sent to the grandson."

"Then choose the number one scholar?"

"Haha, I'm afraid Mr. Shen Ge doesn't know yet, right? The Number One Scholar's mother just died and he went back to observe his filial piety. He won't be able to come back within three years."

"Then second place?"

"Well, Sun Chengzong, why did this man become a Jinshi at the age of forty-one? That's all. Even if you become a Shujishi at such an age, after many trials and tribulations, I'm afraid he will become an official before it's time to join the cabinet.

That's him! Huh? Do you want Tan Hwa Lang to come too?"

"No, the number one scholar has returned to his hometown to mourn. How could he waste all the country's talents with his grandson for decades?"

"Okay, let's arrange it like this. Next, someone, come and bring me the list of Jinshi of Xin Chou Branch in the 29th year... Well, hahahaha, two pavilion elders, this year's number one scholar is the most suitable.

Let’s go to Taisun’s place to choose someone.”

The most suitable person Shen Guangyong said was Enke's number one scholar in the 29th year of Wanli, Zhang Yicheng, a native of Huating (Shanghai), Songjiang Prefecture, South Zhili.

This man's father was a famous calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, with a well-educated family background and profound knowledge. He wrote good calligraphy, poetry, and was excellent at playing music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. After he won the first prize, he served as editor of the Hanlin Academy, and one day he arrived

In the evening, he rarely attended gatherings of colleagues, but devoted himself to studying. So three years later, most of his generation of Jinshi who entered the Hanlin Academy were assigned to various ministries or localities to become actual officials. He was the only one who still

In the Hanlin Academy, he continued to associate with Shushan Xuehai.

It is really appropriate for such a person to teach my grandson!

"Okay, this is the fourth candidate. Go on, someone, come and get the roster of the 26th Wuxu Department."

When it came time to select personnel for this department, the cabinet elders who were good at government affairs knew that they could not send any more top picks and second picks to the department at this time.

At this time, those who need to stuff things in are officials who have experience as local officials and know how to actually handle government affairs. In this way, through the education of His Highness Taisun, they will know how the Ming Dynasty works. If you still stuff it in without knowing it,

Hanlin, haha, I don’t know whether the officials are complaining or not. The shrewd emperor must be dissatisfied.

However, the Ming Dynasty's imperial examinations have long gone down the wrong path: if there are three people in the top three, it is basically impossible to become a local official. Therefore, in the list of Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli, the elders directly skipped the third place of Jinshi.

People, they set their sights on the second- and third-class companies.

"I recommend one person, Xiong Tingbi. This person was born as a Jinshi in the Third Class of the Wuxu Department. He served as an official in Baoding and did a very good job. Now he is a supervisory censor in the court, and he is also someone who dares to offend Yan Zhijian.

Why don't you just send this person over?"

"Hahaha, the chief assistant still likes to tease people as always. However, I also think this arrangement is very good."

"Hey, it's rare that Mr. Shen Ge agrees with my opinion. So, Mr. Zhu Ge, would you recommend someone as well?"

"Well, I'm thinking, the five people we recommended have good character, knowledge, calligraphy, articles, and practical skills. But there is still a shortage of people to teach etiquette. Therefore, we must choose an official from the Ministry of Etiquette."
Chapter completed!