Chapter seven hundred and eighty-fifth concern is chaos, the emperor picks thorns
After changing his mind, King Jiangdu rushed into the palace at the speed of a 100-meter race. How did he coax the Lord of Hailing County? Did he also promise a lot of unequal treaties? This is not something worth wondering to Zhang Shou.
...Anyway, the anti-filial father was already so entangled that he was about to collapse. Now it is normal for him to collapse in front of his precious daughter.
After helping Zhu Ying such a big favor and completing the task of visiting the fourth prince and Zhang Chen, Zhang Shou killed two birds with one stone. Naturally, he also received a great reward from his beloved wife after returning home. However, the consequences of this reward are
He woke up the next morning and yawned constantly. When he arrived at Ciqing Palace, he had to ask Chu Kuan to bring him the most bitter strong tea.
He even wondered whether he should ask the skilled woman at home to prepare two medicinal meals and give him a good supplement...
The third prince had heard his father gloating yesterday that King Jiangdu followed Zhang Shou to Tongzhou and bowed to his beloved daughter when he came back. Of course, he knew that Zhang Shou and his people also went to see the fourth prince and Zhang Chen.
There was no news from Luo Sanhe as soon as he sent him there. It had already been a month since he and the fourth prince were separated. He was obviously anxious, but he still felt uncomfortable opening his mouth at this time.
He just felt that if he opened his mouth, Zhang Shou would think that he was monitoring his whereabouts. However, he tried his best to resist the urge to ask about his fourth brother's current situation, listened to the class carefully, and waited for the break.
Zhang Shou actually took the initiative to speak: "The fourth prince has lost a little weight these days, but he is still full of energy. Your Highness, there is no need to worry."
The third prince's eyes widened immediately, and he asked hurriedly: "Has he lost weight? Did he not eat well or sleep well? Or maybe he was too obsessed with winning, so..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Chu Kuan cough softly. Realizing that he was confused when he cared, he vomited out all the words that had been boring in his heart for several days in one breath. He suddenly blushed, but thinking that this was Zhang Shou, he
It wasn't the other teachers he couldn't talk to, let alone didn't dare to talk to. He still whispered: "I just...just miss him."
Zhang Shou suddenly smiled. For such a good brother who loves and protects his younger brother, he is not sure whether the third prince can do this forever, but at least from now on, he is undoubtedly happy to see it happen. Therefore, he nodded slightly and said softly: "
The Fourth Prince probably misses you a lot too, but he made a big deal when he left the palace, but he doesn't want to come back and give in, so he probably has to be separated from you for a while longer."
"As for the Luo Sanhe that His Royal Highness sent to the Fourth Prince last time..." He paused and did not look at Chu Kuan. Instead, he calmly told the story about the Fourth Prince's words that deceived people. Sure enough,
, he only saw that when he said that Luo Sanhe had gone to another village, the third prince showed a blank expression at first, and then became frightened and angry.
"How could this be so! How could he make such a decision on his own!" However, after scolding Luo Sanhe angrily, he lowered his eyelids again, but he thought of the fourth prince's character. He has been like this since he was a child, and his fourth brother does not like people.
, or if he finds someone he doesn't like, he will try his best to trick him away, even going so far as to act coquettishly in front of his father.
However, if the fourth prince likes someone, then he will do everything possible to keep him! This is just like the fourth prince who once left in frustration because he failed to pass the Jiuzhang Hall exam, but then he still chased after Zhang Shou, saying "teacher, sir"
The teacher is the same.
Having said that, although His Royal Highness the little Prince was very unhappy with Luo Sanhe's decision, he did not want his third brother to have someone who would do everything he wanted. After thinking about it, he still felt that he had left Luo Sanhe with his own will.
It was still right to send it.
Just like Chu Kuan, although his actions and words often make him feel comfortable, he always keeps a certain distance from others. He knows that he should keep someone by his side who will often dislike you and make sarcastic remarks.
Therefore, the third prince finally changed his mind and said: "Of course Luo Sanhe was wrong, but the fourth brother is really too troublesome... When he comes back, I will definitely ask him to curb this too wanton temper!"
Zhang Shou chuckled, then shook his head and said: "Your Highness, with all due respect, the fourth prince's character can only be guided, not overcorrected. Because his sharpness is his most valuable thing, if he overcorrects, then he will never
If you are as gentle as jade, Your Highness, you may become extreme."
"What we can do is to let him understand what is right and what is wrong, and then let him do what he thinks is right according to his temperament, not because of difficulties or other concerns.
Go and stop him. As for the idea that His Highness the Crown Prince is worried and wants people to stay by his side, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.”
"This time I went to see Zhang Chen and the fourth prince, but I did not go to see Luo Sanhe. It was not because I thought he would not encounter problems, but because I felt that coming out of the inner study hall of the Si Li Prison actually separated him from the civil society.
After a long time, he may not be able to do better than the third prince and Zhang Chen, so why not let reality correct his extreme character?"
"He thought he was criticizing Eunuch Chu in front of me before, and this time he spoke rudely when he met the Fourth Prince. He is such a self-centered person. His Highness the Crown Prince expects him to be a loyal minister beside the Fourth Prince. In fact, he is not qualified yet. The only way is to let him
He understands that it is not enough to have courage and justice that he can do things well, then he will have a future."
"Although it seems that the censor in the imperial court only cares about finding faults all day long, if you really can be a good censor as long as you can find faults, then it won't be that if we look at ancient and modern times, there are only a few famous admonishers. Then
I wanted to be a loyal minister, but I chose the wrong person and the wrong method."
Chu Kuan knew that Zhang Shou had chosen the wrong person. It was a double entendre, referring to the third and fourth prince brothers, as well as him and Zhang Shou himself. Even if he knew that Zhang Shou was not completely showing favor to him,
But he still smiled and nodded.
Then, he softly said to the third prince: "Your Highness, although the fourth prince may be really tired and thin due to the busy schedule, but compared to spending time studying in the palace every day, this life may be more suitable for him.
.Didn’t you say that whether he likes to be a wise king or an idle king depends entirely on his own preference?"
Zhang Shou said so and Chu Kuan also said the same. The third prince had no choice but to nod his head. However, he hesitated again and again, but the biggest worry in his heart still did not come out because he was afraid that if he did, it would arouse Zhang Shou and Chu Kuan's unusual concern.
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The fourth prince was not in the palace, so he was not worried that his younger brother would become estranged from him because of this, but he was worried that because of the heavy schoolwork and various chores, he would gradually forget the happy time they used to support each other and the deep love they once had.
The brotherly love seems to never change.
Even now, when he looks back at himself when he went to Banshan Hall to listen to Zhang Shou's lectures more than a year ago, he feels that the shy child is really a bit naive... Then, in a few days, a few months, or even
In a few years, will he feel that the little interactions between him and his fourth brother are also very childish?
His father once said to him with emotion that time will change a person and make people feel that the most important things are not important at all. It is like when his father dug out the words and objects he had memorized when he was a child after many years, the result was that
I can't find the same emotion as before.
His father even told him that he could no longer remember Prince Lu's face, and no matter how hard he tried to recall every detail of the brothers' interactions as children, he could only think of a few very poor scenes. Every time he thought of his father's words,
The third prince felt confused as he spoke, feeling extremely frightened and even a little worried.
The third prince had to try his best to appear precocious because he became the prince. He even had a vague idea in his heart that he could not tell anyone. He didn't really want to grow up. He even hoped that his father would live a long life and continue like this. He just wanted to be a little boy.
Just be the prince.
The third prince was confused, and both Zhang Shou and Chu Kuan could see it. However, neither of them gave any advice on this point. Zhang Shou hoped that the third prince could maintain such an innocent heart for a few more years, instead of immediately
He became worldly and sensitive, but as for Chu Kuan... he had other ideas of his own.
In any case, the small matter of Zhang Shou taking King Jiangdu to visit the fourth prince and Zhang Chen only caused a small stir among the people involved. What attracted greater attention was that after five consecutive lectures at the public school, Ge
Yong once again invited five famous people to come to the house, and then, a wonderful drama came. A group of clan members suddenly came to the house and started questioning them.
Although the status of the clan in this dynasty is different from the pig-raising vassal system in history in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it is more similar to the clan system in the Tang Dynasty, but it has added that the descendants of the clan can take the imperial examination. Except that they cannot be included in the cabinet, they cannot
Once you are in charge of the military, other officials can take up the post. On the contrary, you will be raised by the imperial court for the rest of your life just by virtue of your birth. This kind of happy life is gone.
Therefore, the people gathered in Ge's Mansion this time were not the well-fed clan members, but a group of people who had served as local officials or officials of the Six Ministries, were direct descendants of Emperor Taizu, and had outstanding knowledge and abilities.
Therefore, at first, some of the celebrities did not take it seriously because of their knowledge and reputation, but after a while, they became very energetic. However, no one expected that this scene of clan quarrel was just a cover-up, and the emperor actually quietly disappeared in the middle of it.
After all, neither Yan Yuxi nor Chen Xianzhang had ever seen the emperor who had just passed middle age.
And the emperor privately made a promise to these clans that whoever could refute one person would choose the best candidate for these clans who were waiting for vacancies. This made several clans feel like they were on the receiving end of a fight. After all,
, even if a clan was born as a Jinshi, facing the tacit suppression of civil servants, only a few extremely talented people would be lucky enough to finally reach the upper class.
Under the cover of these impassioned clans, the emperor who restrained all his sharp edges and kept quiet would naturally be inconspicuous. However, if the emperor just stayed calm and listened to the whole process, and then filtered out the candidates based on the observed situation afterwards.
If the right person is a reading official in the East Palace, then...that would not be the day today that is known for its willfulness!
At first, the emperor seemed to have only ears and no mouth. After watching for a long time, he finally asked: "I would like to ask you, gentlemen, to gather together in the capital just now during Zhang Xueshi's wedding. Is it really such a coincidence, or is it because he summoned Ming Ming before?
The Academy Chief Yue Shan and other four mountain chiefs were summoned to the capital, and now three of them have become teachers in the East Palace. Do you want to follow suit?"
As soon as these words came out, at least four of the five celebrities suddenly changed their expressions, including Chen Xianzhang, and the last one, Yan Yuxi, had a face as dark as water. When he saw that the other clan members all shut up for a moment, it seemed that he was the only one who had not shown up just now.
The middle-aged man looked up and down. Although everyone saw this man smiling and seemed very easy-going, they were all in a bad mood.
While others were thinking about it, Chen Xianzhang was the first to speak: "I came to Beijing on the recommendation of the former Imperial College Chief Sicheng. It happened that a student was taking the exam next year, so we set off together. Before I left, Zhao Ming
Chief Yue Shan of the Academy has already been summoned to set off. To say that I have no ideas in my heart would be an lie, but to say that I have ideas that I can replace them with is unrealistic."
"Yue Shan was good at agriculture, and I once went to Zhaoming Academy for advice, so I knew that if he could teach His Highness the Crown Prince, I would never be qualified. As for Confucian classics and history, although I am confident, I leave it to the superior.
I have never heard of anyone self-recommending. For me, when I was in the Imperial College, Da Sicheng was my teacher. Now that he recommends me, I cannot refuse."
"After all, I have received money and food from junior students and supervisors, and I have also passed the civil examination. Now my family has a total of 100 acres of land that is tax-free. I often get preferential treatment from inns and government houses when I go out. I can't just do it for myself.
In my leisure time, I owe the imperial government many years of subsidies, so I should do something. After all, I am able to teach and educate people in the countryside, thanks to the blessing of fame."
Seeing that the others had different expressions, the emperor continued to ask with great interest: "Then Mr. Baisha's so-called "doing something" probably does not mean that even if the imperial court does not re-employ you, but just uses you as a minor official,
Are you also willing to be a subordinate for the rest of your life?"
Why does this clan speak so harshly? This is the biggest thought in the minds of Yan Yuxi and the other three celebrities at this time. Of course, they are very glad that they did not speak first. Of course, some people are even more fortunate that since Chen Xianzhang has finished speaking, then this profound scholar
If you are a famous Confucian, the possibility of entering Ciqing Palace should be very low.
Of course, the most important thing is Chen Xianzhang's next response. However, the next moment Chen Xianzhang's answer came out, even Yan Yuxi, who didn't change much when he was initially questioned by the middle-aged clan member, couldn't help but change his face.
"The so-called doing something is to repay the imperial court's investment in me as a scholar. After the repayment is completed, it will naturally be the time when I return to my hometown to teach." Chen Xianzhang said extremely calmly, and there was even a hint of saying in his words.
Unrivaled determination.
And the emperor seemed to hear the meaning of "Mencius" in "Mencius" that was deeply hated by most emperors, that is... If the king regards his ministers as his hands and feet, then the ministers will regard him as his heart; if the king regards his ministers as dogs and horses,
Then the ministers will regard the king as a fellow countryman; the king will regard the ministers as dirt and mustard, and the ministers will regard the king as a bandit.
Although Chen Xianzhang had not reached the last sentence, the meaning of the middle sentence was already obvious. However, the emperor, who had always been maverick, was not only not annoyed by such a big truth, but also asked with interest: "
So if Mr. Baisha wants to set a time limit for this matter, how many years should it be?"
"In other words, how long do you think the grain and rice distributed by the imperial court to the Linsheng and Supervisors, as well as the taxes that you are exempted from as a candidate, are worth your service to the imperial court?" When saying this, the emperor's expression was still the same.
He was smiling, but the clan members around him couldn't help but feel secretly awe-inspiring. They were all very worried that Mr. Baisha, who had been too daring to speak just now, would not stop talking in a shocking manner.
Under everyone's gaze, Chen Xianzhang actually frowned and thought for a while, and then said with a smile: "I was a scholar at the age of sixteen, passed the provincial examination at the age of twenty, and now I am thirty-seven. Do the math.
I received four years of rice from the imperial court, and then seventeen years of one hundred acres of land exempted from taxes. After all, even if I am just a small official this time, I should still work hard for five years."