Now that the assault case has been concluded, the Crown Prince Zhu Changluo's lectures will be carried out in full swing. On June 26, the first assistant of the cabinet, Fang Congzhe, and the second assistant Wu Daonan, together with the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, He Zongyan, who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and James Mansion
Qian Longxi, the young minister, Guo Wei, the bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy, Li En, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, Wang An, the eunuch of the East Palace, and Zhong Benhua, a total of eight people, were in the direct room of the cabinet to discuss the date for the prince to give lectures and the candidates for the lectures——
Wang Andao: "The emperor's eldest grandson is twelve years old this year. He should also go out to study in the cabinet. The prince has reported it to the emperor last time. The emperor has given permission for the emperor's eldest grandson to come out of the cabinet together with the prince. The two cabinet elders and all the adults will discuss the selection of officials for the prince.
At that time, I also selected several teachers for the emperor’s eldest grandson.”
Fang Congzhe nodded and said: "Very good. It is not too late for the emperor's eldest grandson to become enlightened at this time. It was already thirteen years since the East Palace gave a lecture for the first time." He also said: "Lecturers have always been selected from the Zhan Shifu and the Hanlin Academy to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable.
Those with high moral character will be appointed, and this time is of course no exception. The crown prince has four official posts, the emperor's eldest grandson has three official posts, Qian Shao Zhanshi, and Guo Xueshi. You two are going to serve as official officials, and five more people have to be recommended.
Come up."
Qian Longxi recommended Sun Chengzong, the concubine of Zuo Chunfang, Cheng Jiming, the concubine of You Chunfang, and Xu Guangqi, the Zuo Zanshan of Zuo Chunfang. Guo Huize recommended Zhou Yanru, the minister of the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Yuan, the editor of Zhang Yuan.
When Fang Congzhe heard the word "Zhang Yuan", he frowned slightly and said: "Zhang Yuan is only nineteen years old this year. He has been in the Hanlin Academy for less than three months. He is equivalent to a Jinshi in Guanzheng. How can he be an official?"
Wang An and Zhong Benhua had previously visited Guo Hui, who was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, and asked Guo Hui to recommend Zhang Yuan when selecting the emperor's eldest grandson as an official. They said that this was the prince's wish, and Guo Hui was a good old man, so he naturally agreed, and Guo Hui
I really felt that Zhang Yuan had good character and knowledge, so I recommended Zhang Yuan and Zhou Yanru together. When I heard Mr. Fang Ge’s objection, I couldn’t help but blush and look a little embarrassed——
Wang Andao: "The prince's spring and Autumn period is five years old. However, Zhou Shizhuo and Zhang Xiuzan are both under twenty-five years old. Of course it is not appropriate to be the prince's official lecturers, and their qualifications are not enough, but to give lectures to the emperor's eldest grandson
The official is suitable. The emperor's eldest grandson is lively and active by nature, and he likes to ask questions. He must be an energetic and quick-minded CI Lin official to serve as the emperor's eldest grandson's lecturer.
It is a good story that a champion should serve as an official for the emperor's eldest grandson, which will be very beneficial to the emperor's eldest grandson being canonized as the emperor's grandson as soon as possible."
In the past few years, ministers from the foreign court have requested several times to appoint Zhu Youxiao as the emperor's grandson. However, Emperor Wanli did not respond. Once the emperor's grandson was established, the crown prince's foundation was completely solid -
Wu Daonan said: "Zhou Shi is good at Shangshu, and Zhang Yuan is good at Spring and Autumn. These are all things that the emperor's eldest grandson must learn. I think the emperor's eldest grandson should choose an experienced person in addition to Zhou and Zhang.
That’s it, what do you think, Mr. Fang Ge?”
Fang Congzhe thought to himself: "Zhang Yuan serves as the official lecturer for the emperor's grandson to prepare for his smooth entry into the cabinet when the emperor's grandson takes the throne in the future. The crown prince is only thirty-five years old this year, and Emperor Wanli is still energetic. It will be the emperor's grandson's turn to take the throne.
I'm afraid it will be twenty years later. What's more, what if he became a lecturer in the East Palace? None of the four lecturers of the prince at that time are still in the government. Jiao Hong is giving lectures in Nanjing, Liu Yuening has died of illness, and Guo Zhengyu has died of demons.
Shu Yi was imprisoned for the case, and although he was later released, he was dismissed from office and died of depression. Dong Qichang is even more miserable. He is still recovering in the Ministry of Punishment Prison and is half-dead." Since Wu Daonan and the eunuch of the East Palace insist, Fang Congzhe will not be such a bad person. No.
Then he opposed Zhang Yuan's appointment as the emperor's official post in person.
So it was agreed that the crown prince would serve as four officials, namely Qian Longxi, Guo Hui, Cheng Jiming and Xu Guangqi——
The three officials appointed by Emperor Sun were Sun Chengzong, Zhou Yanru and Zhang Yuan——
The Crown Prince and the Emperor's eldest grandson's lectures are scheduled to begin on the first day of July. There will be two days of lectures and one day off. The Ministry of Rites, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Honglu Temple, and Guanglu Temple will prepare the relevant etiquette and related utensils for the lectures in the East Palace.
The Director of Ceremonies submitted the list of seven East Palace lecturers, and Emperor Wanli quickly approved it. Zhang Yuan became the youngest East Palace lecturer in the Ming Dynasty.
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Before noon on June 29, Zhang Yuan, Wen Zhenmeng, Zhang Dai, Ni Yuanlu, Hong Chengchou, Ruan Dacheng, Zhou Zuo and Qi Chengshun of Shang Dynasty, Qi Biaojia and his son, and a group of Zhang Lianfang's friends in Beijing all went to Datong outside Chongwen Gate.
At the bridge pier, Zhang Lianfang, Huang Zunsu, Xu Guanji, Xia Qichang, and Sun Jike saw them off. Three months after observing the administration, Zhang Lianfang was granted the title of magistrate of Rugao County, Taizhou, Yangzhou Prefecture, Huang Zunsu was granted the title of magistrate of Ningguo Prefecture, Nanzhili, and Xu Guanji was granted the title of magistrate of Ningguo Prefecture in Xi'an.
Xia Qichang was appointed magistrate of Shanyang County, Shang Prefecture, Ji'an Prefecture, and Sun Jike was appointed magistrate of Zhen'an County, Shang Prefecture, Xi'an Prefecture. These five people left Beijing on the same day to take up their posts, while Hong Chengchou was left in the Ministry of Justice to continue to observe the government.
This makes it very likely that Ruan Dacheng will serve in the Ministry of Punishment. In addition to being a senior official, Ruan Dacheng is an eighth-rank official, but he has a better future than the sixth- and seventh-rank local officials such as Huang Zunsu and Zhang Lianfang. In this way, the ten Hanshes who were released were
Six of the members stayed in Beijing, and four were let go. Huang Zunsu and Xia Qichang were working in Yangzhou and Jiangxi, both of which were considered good places. Xu Guanji and Sun Jike were a little frustrated. They were in the poor border areas of Shaanxi.
After being selected, Zhang Yuan consoled him: "Brother Xu and Brother Sun are finally able to put into practice what they have learned in their lives. They can benefit the government and benefit the people in this poor and cold place -"
Zhang Dai interjected from the side: "You two wise brothers must not forget to plant sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes."
Everyone laughed. They often gather to give lectures these days. What Zhang Yuan talks about the most is the theory of glaciers. Drought relief, building water conservancy projects, and planting sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes have almost become Zhang Yuan's mantra.
Xu Guanji and Sun Jike both laughed and said, "I don't dare to forget, I don't dare to forget."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn are life-saving rations in years of famine. In normal years, people don't like to plant them because they are unprofitable. After the two wise brothers took office, they were not in a hurry to promote them. They could first cultivate them in the mountainous and abandoned fields.
Experiment with planting, and then encourage people to plant on barren land, step by step, and gradually expand planting. Also, I heard that there are a lot of tobacco plants in Shaanxi. Tobacco is not very beneficial. Although it cannot be banned, it must be restricted."
No one can question Zhang Yuan's prestige in the Han Society. Xu Guanji and Sun Jike did not think that Zhang Yuan said these things as a proxy. They nodded and said: "Brother Jiezi is right. Now that the two of us have arrived at that place, we will have to do it anyway."
To make some actual achievements, famine preparedness and disaster relief come first.”
Zhang Yuandao: "We, my colleagues in the Han Society, will be separated from each other from now on, but we should not lose contact with each other. It would be better to keep in touch with each other through letters."
Under the shade of the willows by the Datong Bridge, Zhang Lianfang and a group of his friends chatted and laughed heartily to get away from each other.
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On the first day of July, Zhang Yuan took a shower and changed clothes early in the morning. He rushed to the Hanlin Academy at the beginning of the morning and entered the Meridian Gate together with the bachelor Guo Wei and the lecturer Zhou Yanru. Inside the Huiji Gate, he met four lecturers from the James Mansion.
: Shao Zhan Shi Qian Longxi, left concubine Sun Chengzong, right concubine Cheng Jiming, left Zanshan Xu Guangqi, Xu Guangqi smiled at Zhang Yuan, signaled with his eyes, but did not talk. Seven officials followed Fang Congzhe, Wu Daonan and two cabinet ministers.
After leaving the Wenhua Hall, the lecture hall of the East Palace will be located in the Wenhua Hall.
Zhang Yuan walked behind Sun Chengzong, looking at the strong back of this fifty-year-old man, and his heart was full of respect. He had met Sun Chengzong several times before, but had never talked. A few days ago, he learned that Sun Chengzong was with him and Zhou Yanru
As an advisor to the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhang Yuan was very happy to spend more time with Sun Chengzong. Asking for advice was something he wanted to do. Although Sun Chengzong was a scholar, in his early years, he served as an aide to the governor of Datong, traveling around the border with a sword and visiting border towns.
In Gubao, he gathered heroes and became friends with Xu generals and old soldiers, so he was familiar with the situation of the captives and knew the affairs of the surrounding areas. This is experience and experience that Zhang Yuan did not have, and he must learn it with an open mind -
Enter from Wenhua Gate, walk through a corridor, and come to a main hall with yellow glazed tiles on the top of the mountain. The main hall is five rooms wide and three rooms deep. It has twelve water chestnut doors. The east and west side halls are Bunren Hall and Bunren Hall.
Jiyi Hall, the back hall is the main Jing Hall, and the halls are connected by corridors. Going out of the back door of Wenhua Hall, there are only more than a hundred steps away from the gate of Ciqing Palace.
This is not the first time that the crown prince has given lectures, so the standards are not very grand. However, because it is the first time for the emperor's eldest grandson to study, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple also prepared corresponding etiquette tributes. The seven lecturers changed into bright red in the side hall.
Officials, regardless of their rank, all wear a red robe. Of course, this red robe is only worn when giving lectures——
The minister of Honglu Temple presided over the ceremony and after singing praises, Zhong Benhua, the eunuch of the East Palace, led Sun Chengzong, Zhou Yanru, and Zhang Yuan to the main Jing Hall in the back hall. The crown prince lectured in the Wenhua Hall, and the emperor's eldest grandson lectured in the main Jing Hall.
The Chief of Ceremony prepared two sets of each of the Four Books of Classics and History, one set for the emperor's grandson, and the other set was placed in front of the official lecture case. The emperor's grandson, Zhu You, wore a round hat and Tsing Yi, and was accompanied by a young chamberlain who read with him.
Zhang Yuan recognized this young chamberlain. He was Gao Qiqian, the 16-year-old godson of Eunuch Zhong. Zhang Yuan nodded secretly and said to himself: "Yes, it would be best to let Xiao Gao be the companion of the eldest grandson of the emperor. Eunuch Zhong has started to go on the road."
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Because the emperor's eldest grandson was not canonized, the lecturers did not have to salute and only bowed. Instead, the emperor's eldest grandson had to salute the three lecturers. Sun Chengzong quickly asked Eunuch Zhong to help the emperor's eldest grandson up and join those who were speaking and those who were listening.
They were all sitting, with a lecture table in front of them——
Sun Chengzong asked Zhu Youxiao: "What book has His Highness read before?"
Zhu Youxiao moved his mouth and couldn't answer. He turned to look at Zhong Benhua. Zhong Benhua was about to answer for Zhu Youxiao when Sun Chengzong waved his hand and said, "Let His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun answer for himself."
Zhu Youxiao was sitting there upright, so nervous that he kept swallowing his saliva, his face flushed, and he held back a sentence for a long time: "The Thousand-Character Essay came to 'Jing Xing Weixian'."
Generally, when children are enlightened, they first recite "Three Character Classic", then "Hundred Family Surnames", then "Thousand Character Classic", and then learn the Four Books. Even the children of officials with mediocre qualifications should recite "Thousand Character Classic" before they are ten years old.
It's over, but prodigies like Qi Biaojia and Zhang Dai had read all the Four Books and Five Classics when they were ten years old. Zhu Youxiao is already twelve years old this year and has not finished reading "The Thousand Character Essay". This makes Eunuch Zhong who is standing by him very confused.
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