"I seem to understand somewhat!" Wang You looked thoughtful.
"Okay, go down and think about it yourself!" Chen Hongyu said with a smile.
Chongwenyuan is a unique institution. It is the collective name for the institutions that receive and organize classics. In fact, Chongwenyuan is divided into three halls. Zhaowen Hall, Jixianyuan, and History Hall are divided into three halls, which are responsible for collecting books, collating books, and compiling history.
Generally speaking, the official positions in the Three Halls and the Secret Pavilion, such as bachelor's degree, bachelor's degree, waiting list, etc., are high-ranking titles awarded to higher-ranking civil servants, and are not actual positions.
However, in many cases, the positions of the three bureaus have special political symbolic meanings.
The prime minister is a bachelor of Zhaowenguan, the second prime minister is a supervisor of national history, and the last prime minister is a bachelor of Jixianyuan.
Since the founding of the Wu Dynasty, the highest official positions in the three major offices have been held concurrently by the prime minister.
And now, because of his outstanding political achievements and reputation, and because he was highly appreciated by King Wu, Zhengshitang planned to let him serve in the Third Hall to express his recognition.
For ordinary ministers, this represents the recognition of the ministers in the upper political affairs hall and the improvement of their reputation and status. How can they refuse.
However, he has a bigger plan in mind.
Only by ascending to a high position quickly enough can we make greater contributions. In the future, when Dongchen Shenting invades the Confucian world, we can make greater contributions and prepare more precious materials for the main body to break through the golden elixir.
Therefore, he must use more effective means.
In the early imperial examinations, he could rely on his distracted body, age, and Confucianism and Taoism to pass all the way and lay the solid foundation.
But the road ahead requires him to climb up steadily step by step.
Although Dongchen Shenting is no longer as urging as it was at the beginning, time is also limited.
And now, he is using various means to enhance his reputation and status.
Giving lectures in Lingxian Pavilion is one kind, and today's repeated resignation from the post of Lingxian Pavilion is also one kind.
The imperial court appointed Wang Anshi to the post of pavilion many times, but he refused to resign.
Nowadays, most of the scholar-bureaucrats in the court think that Mr. Banshan has no intention of fame and career, and is a real celebrity. It is a pity that they did not get to know him, which invisibly reminded him of his prestige.
Even several ministers and young emperors in the political hall should have expressed similar thoughts.
Of course, the little emperor might have truly admired and appreciated him, but that was not necessarily the case for the three prime ministers.
These three prime ministers are all with a level of cultivation of Perfect or above, and Qin Xianggong is a great Confucian.
If you have a clear mind and a clear mind, you may not be able to guess his thoughts, but this is not important.
As long as his goal is achieved, after every resignation, the position of the Third Hall given to him will be higher.
However, only he can use this method.
What is his current status? He is the number one scholar in the new subject in the ninth year of Hongguang, a new generation leader of the Minglian School, the magistrate of Lingzhou, a real Jinshi, the founder of the remaining new school that has spread all over the world, and a famous scholar of the generation, Mr. Banshan.
Each status cannot be underestimated, and the sum of these statuses represents his status and qualifications.
For him, ordinary official positions are of no use to him, and any kind of reputational recognition is useless.
For ordinary officials, once you refuse, it means that you are self-righteous and do not know how to commend yourself.
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Yujing, Huaqing Pool. The weather is mild at this time, and there are koi carp swimming in the Huaqing Pool.
The fifteen-year-old Emperor was squatting by the pool and throwing the bait in his hand into the water.
"Eunuch Bai, are you saying that Xu Ping once again refused the position of pavilion?"
Beside him, a middle-aged man with a fair face and a beardless figure nodded and replied in a feminine voice: "Your Majesty, Xu Zhizhou has indeed rejected the post of pavilion again."
Hearing this, the young emperor chuckled, clapped his hands and stood up.
While taking the towel handed to him by the maid next to him and wiping his hands, he said calmly: "Tell me, is Xu Ping really not interested in fame and wealth and indifferent? Or does he want to sell it for a price to show off his high integrity?
"
Hearing this, a look of panic appeared on the middle-aged eunuch's face, and he lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Zhizhou is very knowledgeable and has profound attainments in Confucianism. He is a famous person in the world, and he is also a state magistrate and an important member of the imperial court.
I don’t dare to make unreasonable comments, slave.”
Hearing the eunuch's answer, King Wu smiled with satisfaction and said with relief: "Relax, Eunuch Bai, you have been by my mother's side since you were a child, and you are an absolute confidant.
I ask you to say it, just say it, and I won’t do anything to you.”
After hearing this, he seemed to feel that what King Wu said was true. Eunuch Bai hesitated for a moment and then continued: "Your Majesty, although I have not had much contact with Xu Zhizhou, I have heard many stories about him. Your Majesty, you are even more so.
Always talk about him.
Therefore, I dare to tell you my thoughts.
The old slave feels that Xu Zhizhou must be really upright and upright, and is unwilling to accept the post of government official. Ordinary officials rush to the post of government official in the capital, which may not be as important as his position in his mind."
"Oh?" King Wu heard this and said with great interest: "Tell me, why do you think he is a noble person?"
"Your Majesty, Xu Zhizhou is the number one scholar in the new subject in the ninth year of Hongguang. He is your disciple. Coupled with his own talent, it can be said that he has a bright future.
Nowadays, Xu Zhizhou's political skills and talents are gradually revealed, and his future is even more promising.
A position in a palace that is out of reach for ordinary officials may not be something he cares about too much.
In addition, Xu Zhizhou has profound attainments in Confucianism and Taoism. He is now a Jinshi and holds lectures at Lingxian Pavilion in Lingzhou to teach scholars.
No matter where you are from, you don’t ask for anything in return.
This kind of behavior can completely show his mind and state of mind."
Hearing this, King Wu laughed directly, "Yes, I think so too!"
Suddenly, Eunuch Bai breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had made no mistake.
"Xu Zhizhou was the number one scholar in the new subject in the ninth year of Hongguang.
During the imperial examination, although I was young, I had already noticed his extraordinary qualities.
In the time that followed, with the information I had and Xu Zhizhou's performance, it became more and more clear to me: I do have the ability to recognize people.
Xu Zhizhou used his actions and performance to tell me that he has lived up to my repeated promotions."
At this time, Eunuch Bai was shocked when he heard the emperor's words.
Although in the past, Emperor Cong had noticed that the Emperor was very optimistic about Xu Zhizhou, he did not expect that he was so optimistic.
"Eunuch Bai, how do you think I should praise Xu Zhizhou, a capable minister and famous person like him?"
"I don't know this!"
King Wu thought for a moment and frowned: "In addition to various classics, there are also more and more cultural relics collected in Chongwen Academy. The space is not enough, so some of them were moved to the secret pavilion in the newly built Chongwen Academy's central hall.
It’s better to simply set up another secret pavilion in the middle hall to store cultural relics.”