Chapter 220: Promote a minister first

March 19th, the day of the Enrong Banquet.

After the court meeting was over, Zhu Youtang specially called three cabinet ministers and the bachelor Wang Hao to the Palace of Qianqing.

Obviously they were discussing candidates for the new positions of Hanlin Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu. In fact, they wanted to seek greater development for Zhang Zhou.

"Several of you, you are all the prince's gentlemen, and you are very troubled about the matter of giving lectures in the East Palace. I would like to mention it to you today. Do you think you can promote Zhang Bingkuan as a lecturer? "Talking about matters at the Sutra Banquet"

Zhu Youtang's words were very direct.

I don’t plan to give Zhang Zhou the position of editor in the History Museum of the Imperial Academy. I want to directly promote him to be a lecturer in the Imperial Academy and directly join the lecture in the East Palace. Let me ask you if you agree.

All four were silent.

Li Dongyang also glanced at Liu Jian specifically, probably questioning Liu Jian's previous behavior.

Look

You insisted on recruiting Zhang Bingkuan and said not to suppress him. This is a good time. Give him the number one pick and he will give him wings to take off. As long as he is the number two pick, the emperor will You can't be so confident if you single-handedly promote the second best person to become a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy.

Wang Hao asked, "Your Majesty, there is no precedent for this."

At this time, three people in the cabinet pretended to be dumb. Wang Hao, as the tutor of Zhang Zhou's rural examination, could not sit idly by and ignore it.

Zhu Youtang sighed, "I also know that there was no such rule before. I would not mention it before, and I will not mention it again this time. If it is based on Bingkuan's previous achievements, it shouldn't be here." The Hanlin Academy supported him, whether it was to treat the princess' illness, or to calculate the victory of the Ming Dynasty's northwest frontier army with God's will, what should he do?"

The four of them were very confused after hearing this.

Your Majesty, you seem to be quite sensible.

One thing comes to another. If he has meritorious service in the northwest, you want to promote him to the position of uncle or marquis. If we fight again, you want to directly promote him to be a lecturer in the Imperial Academy based on his military merit. This makes no sense.

You are meddling in the back garden of our civil servants’ deep-rooted private property.

Zhu Youtang ignored the strange looks of several people and continued, "But Bingkuan has been to the East Palace many times to give lectures before, and taught the prince many academic matters, and also gained the prince's trust. Even though he is not yet known as the Prince's teacher, he is already the Prince's teacher."

Liu Jian took a breath and said, "Your Majesty said that Zhang Jinshi had given lectures to the Prince before."

Liu Jiandao, "Your Majesty, there are so many lecturers in the East Palace, and there are many talented and learned people in the Hanlin Academy and Zhanshifu. Why should he, who was paying tribute at that time, give lectures to the prince?"

Maybe he was angry, or maybe it was difficult to explain the matter. It was a long story, so he just kept silent.

Immediately Dai Yi took a step forward and said, "Don't misunderstand me, Mr. Liu Ge. Your Majesty asked Mr. Zhang to go to the East Palace and never talked about the Yixue. When the prince was studying behind closed doors a few years ago, Mr. Zhang even more Accompanying the prince for more than a dozen days and nights, Academician Wang should know this. "

Liu Jian looked at Wang Hao. < /p>

At that time, I felt that the emperor might just have a whim, but who knew that the emperor wanted to make this matter a normal thing.

As soon as Zhang Zhou became a Jinshi, the emperor could not wait to mention Zhang Zhou as a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy.

What he did is probably going to mess up Hanyuan’s system. If everyone wants to take advantage of merit in the future, it will be difficult to stop this trend.”

At the critical moment, Xie Qian also seemed to be a stickler for rules. The officials of the Department of Science and Technology are the same as the officials, who advise the emperor.

Zhu Youtang continued to remain silent.

Dai Yidao, "Gentlemen, didn't your Majesty tell you that the prince has just been out of court for only a year, and his temperament has not yet been decided. At this time, it is necessary to have a gentleman who can convince the prince to teach him from time to time. Even if the next palace examination is over, it will be three years later. The prince should have achieved some success in his studies, and there is no need to promote him to anyone. Besides, Mr. Zhang is really good at teaching the prince, not only in knowledge, but also in teaching. I also learned a lot about how to deal with people.”

That’s okay

Liu Jian and the others were also thinking that if the emperor didn’t say anything, they would let the eunuch, the eunuch in charge of etiquette, come out to talk about the pros and cons on behalf of the emperor< /p>

Zhu Youtang opened his mouth and added, "I will hereby make a promise to you, except for Bingkuan, that I will not have such promotions in the future. The establishment of officials in the East Palace, The purpose is to teach the prince and correct his faults in knowledge and conduct. If Bingkuan cannot be entrusted with a high position just because he is a new scholar, it will be against the original intention of the establishment."

The emperor even used the word "invite", which was actually very considerate.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are relatively able to see the overall situation clearly, and they know that it is a bit difficult to persuade them at this time.

But Xie Qian was holding back a lot of evil fire. With his temper and outspoken nature, he almost wanted to speak out. Fortunately, Your Majesty, you knew that this was to teach the prince. You were seduced by Zhang Bingkuan alone. Forget it, now we have to ask Zhang Bingkuan to take the prince into the ditch, but he still has the nerve to let us understand

Zhu Youtang said, "If the Qing family has no objections, then the matter will be settled as such." . It will be announced when the Jinshi is released from office in a few days."

"Your Majesty," Liu Jian came out and said.

Zhu Youtang frowned, and after all the hard talk with you, you still object

"The veteran is not opposed to Zhang Zhou being an official in the East Palace, but can he use the Imperial Academy History Museum to compile it?" "Liu Jian mentioned the identity of the author."

We no longer care about the situation, but please give the emperor some face, don’t promote him out of the ordinary, and follow our rules.

Of course Zhu Youtang was not happy.

Liu Jiandao "Maybe he can compile it for the History Museum and give lectures in the East Palace.After that, he will be promoted to lecturer based on the progress of his teaching. This will not only encourage him to work hard for the prince's studies, but also prevent others from confusing his original intention with clever tricks. The ministers will also not be in trouble with Zhang Zhou. This can also be done for Zhang Zhou. The prince sets the rules. ”

At this time, Liu Jian still has his own tricks.

To sum up what he means, if the people are confused, it will be difficult to lead the team, Your Majesty.

Although it sounded like asking Zhang Zhou to lecture the prince as a historian did not meet his expectations, the actual purpose was. It has been achieved.

Liu Jian is right. He was promoted directly to the minister. It was indeed a bit of a mess. Even if the emperor didn't care, he couldn't set a bad example for the prince.

If the prince wants to hire someone in the future, he will immediately think that this is what my father did back then. Then the prince will become more diligent in the matter of appointing officials in the future

Liu Jian also said Well, it would be more appropriate to use Zhang Zhou as the editor of the History Museum for a month or two to give him a symbolic temper, and then find an excuse to promote him to the position of lecturer.

After Zhu Youtang was silent for a long time, he nodded and said, "In that case, I hope that all of you will not set any barriers for him, I just want to use him to give guidance to the prince. "Guys, please"

As a king, Zhu Youtang is really stubborn sometimes, but he still has faith in civil servants in his heart.

That was what he felt after he left the cabinet to study. No matter how much he trusted Li Guang before and now admired Zhang Zhou, he did not deny the ability of the ministers in the court. He even knew that running the country mainly relied on the support of these ministers.

It seemed that Liu Jian had won.

But Liu Jian knew very well that he had lost miserably.

As the four of them walked straight out of Qianqing Palace, Xie Qian suddenly thought of it. Wang Hao asked, "Jizhi, Zhang Zhou gives lessons to the prince very often. Didn't he have to prepare for the Chunwei exam before?"

Xie Qian actually couldn't understand this.

Zhang Zhou obviously couldn't understand this. He was just a civil servant. No matter how much the emperor trusted him, he only trusted his calculations on heavenly secrets and other matters. How could he be convinced in his talent and learning and teach him as the prince's teacher?

The prince is so naughty, I was able to listen to Zhang Zhou's lectures

Wang Hao said, "I often went to the palace years ago. The prince's sudden improvement of the Four Books annotations years ago was also due to Bingkuan and his teaching day and night. After that, the prince's studies improved by leaps and bounds." "

""Xie Qian was suddenly speechless.

Suddenly advanced

What the prince looks like, the three cabinet ministers who are nominally the prince and tutor do not know , but as a senior lecturer in the East Palace, Wang Hao is of a clear background.

If Wang Hao said that he has made rapid progress, it should be true.

Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "The prince is not here." Smart or not, in my opinion, the prince's smartness is better than that of ordinary children, but he has never devoted himself to learning. How could Zhang Zhou make him concentrate on studying?"

"This" is difficult to explain to Wang Kuo.

You three elders, are you going to ask me today why I didn't teach the prince well and let Zhang Bingkuan take advantage of it?

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You also know that the prince is naughty and does not study hard, so you are wrong, thinking that everyone in the East Palace can meet the current majesty that you met at that time

In the Chenghua period What is the status of the prince? What is the status of the prince now? Why are you three pretending to be so confused?

Xie Qian complained, "As soon as you enter the court, you will have to serve as ministers. Maybe in a few years, we will have to make way for him. The whole Hanlin Academy can't stand the torment."

"Yeah. "Li Dongyang nodded, but his eyes kept falling on Liu Jianjin.

Liu Jian did not make any statement in front of Wang Hao, an "outsider". He stretched out his hand to indicate that he should leave quickly. Even if something happened, it would be for the cabinet. The three of them had a meeting behind closed doors.

Zhu Youtang went to supervise his son's homework at noon.

Wang Hao did not come to give lectures in the morning. , but Zhu Houzhao didn’t stop in class. This was because the day after the palace examination delayed his homework, Zhu Houzhao yawned repeatedly during the morning class. He would only pretend to be in front of his father.

"Father. , does it mean that Zhang Zhou is coming to teach his son soon?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard about this, he was completely depressed, and his little eyes were shining out.

Zhu You Zang smiled and said, "Don't call him by his name anymore, just call him Mr. Zhang." "

"Father, why don't you call him Mr. Zhang?" Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied.

Although I listened to the lectures by Zhang, he wanted to be the teacher and overwhelm me. Then I How can you bargain with him?

When Zhu Youtang heard this, he straightened his face and said, "That means he doesn't need to come."

"Farewell, father, let him come. I promise that I will not make trouble in class, listen carefully and succeed in my studies as soon as possible, and I will be your minister in the future and help you govern the country well."

Zhu Houzhao said as if there was no gatekeeper.

Zhu Youtang frowned.

In the few days since he came out to study, his mandarin expressions have become increasingly slippery.

This must have been taught by no one.

Self-taught

"After Bingkuan came, study with him attentively. He can't come here all the time. He still has errands in the Imperial Academy, so don't pester him too much after class. He, especially, don't ask for things outside the palace from him. "

"If I think there is something I can give you, I will give it to you. You can't embarrass him without giving it to you. ”

“I will also explain to him that I don’t need to spoil you. I will hit you when I need to and I will punish you when I need to. I can’t teach you all the time, so he will teach you the rules for me.”< /p>

After hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was almost confused.

Did he invite a gentleman back, or did he invite a father?

"Father, or else. Forget it, just let him enter the palace occasionally to give lectures to his ministers."

Zhu Houzhao began to regret it.

Father, you are playing too much. If you let that guy have the right to beat me, then your son and I will be passive everywhere. I might as well be like before and be a temporary personal trainer. I don’t want to suffer. .

Zhu Youtang had a look on his face that said, "You have a day too, my boy." He almost gritted his teeth and said, "I've been waiting for Bingkuan to finish the palace examination. After waiting for so long, do you think it will change easily? If so, If there is something he can't discipline you, I'll take care of it myself."

"Father"

When Zhu Houzhao saw that his father was leaving, he almost cried and begged on the spot.

It’s still too naive.

I thought Zhang Zhou came to play with him, but it turned out

Zhu Youtang came out of Wenhua Hall in a good mood.

Zhu Youtang said to Dai Yi who was following him, "No matter how strict other officials are, they are still ministers and dare not discipline the prince, but Bingkuan is different. The prince thought I was looking for Bingkuan." The kid who came to mess around with me still doesn’t know my good intentions.”

Dai Yixin said.

This is not a good intention, it should be called a "sinister intention"

First, Zhang Zhou sent fun things to whet the prince's appetite, making the prince think that Zhang Zhou was Gong is just here to play with me.

As a result, when Zhang Zhouzhen won the Jinshi and was really about to become an official, the emperor also "revealed his true nature" and let the prince know that he had invited a strict teacher back.

Let your kid always forget about schoolwork when I am busy with state affairs. Now with Bingkuan here, let’s see how you succeed

Dai Yi asked tentatively, "Is Mr. Zhang really He dares to use severe methods to correct the prince's mistakes."

Zhu Youtang walked in front. Hearing this, he glanced at him sideways and said with a smile, "You don't know what kind of person Bingkuan is. Don't look at him. He usually laughs and laughs, but he doesn't have a straight face." , but he is unambiguous in his actions. Have you ever seen him grovel to the prince?"

Dai Yi thought about it.

Not really.

Could it be that the prince bullied others and was afraid of being polite to him, so he became more aggressive.

But Zhang Zhou didn’t have a good attitude toward him, and the prince couldn’t fawn over him.

He belongs to the donkey

“The Enrong banquet is almost over, go and let me know. "Let Bingkuan come to the palace early after finishing his work and tell him the news," Zhu Youtang said excitedly.

After finally hiring a gentleman who he thought was very competent for his son, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but want to share his thoughts with Zhang Zhou.

Dai Yidao said, "The slave will arrange for someone to inform you right now."

"Go quickly"

The Ministry of Rites, the Enrong Banquet.

As the number one scholar, Zhang Zhou was the center of attention at the scene. Zhang Mao even made no secret of his admiration for Zhang Zhou at the wine table and toasted Zhang Zhou himself for all the new scholars present to see. Stayed.

As the leader of the Ming Dynasty’s martial arts, the British Duke was a figure that others could not please.

He is so "approachable"

But no matter how polite he is, he can't be so polite to a new scholar

An official from the Dudu's Mansion who was attending the banquet said, "This Zhang Zhuangyuan is not only talented in learning, but also a master of heaven's will. He is also very knowledgeable in hanging pots. I heard that he can cure difficult and complicated diseases. Even the people in the capital He is an extraordinary person who can eliminate acne and epidemics. "

He who brags about his boasts does not brag about Zhang Mao, but he brags about his bragging rights on Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Mao stood up again holding the wine glass, his old face still a little red from drinking a few more drinks.

Seeing Zhang Mao get up, the Jinshi in each seat also got up.

Only Lin Han, a dark-faced man next to him who came to the banquet with the Imperial Master Jijijiu, was still sitting there calmly.

I, Lin Han, need to give you face, old man, but you really treat yourself like a dish

No matter how awesome you are in the Dudu Mansion, will there be any intersection between us in the future

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Zhang Mao pretended that he had not seen Lin Han's indifference towards him, and said to Zhang Zhou with a smile, "Nephew Bingkuan is also my benefactor, Mr. Zhang. The dog has been ill and bedridden for many years, and he relies on him to cure illnesses and save lives, so After he enters the court, I will definitely support him with all my heart."

The Jinshi all cast envious glances.

But there are still people who are thinking about it.

You old man Zhang drank too much, right?

With his current status and status, I am afraid that if you want to ask him for support, he will not pay attention to you

Most of the Jinshi present only knew that Zhang Zhou treated the princess, predicted palace disasters, and helped Wang Weining win the great victory in the northwest. They also did not know from the previous notices how much the emperor relied on Zhang Zhou, nor did they know Knowing that Zhang Zhou often comes in and out of the palace now, he is the emperor's most trusted advisor.

They only regarded Zhang Zhou as a meritorious official. Only a few people knew that Zhang Zhou's current status in the eyes of the emperor was even worse than that of Li Guang in his heyday.

“You’re so polite, Sir.” Zhang Zhou returned the favor with a smile.

Zhang Mao said, "Come and drink this cup."

The atmosphere of the Enrong Banquet was very strange.

Because Zhang Mao and others were just hanging around Zhang Zhou alone, most Jinshis present were left out. After all, Jinshis only had one chance to participate in the Enrong Banquet in their lives, and they didn’t know whether they were the number one scholar in the past. Is it only today that I get special treatment?

When the banquet is about to end.

Zhang Zhou picked up the wine glass and walked to Tang Yin. Tang Yin looked at Zhang Zhou with a strange look on his face.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Brother Tang, it's time to honor our bet, right? You and I made an appointment to judge by ranking in the imperial examination. Now that you have lost, you won't just deny it, right?"

Everyone present fell silent.

Even Zhang Mao and other dignitaries came over to join in the fun.

Zhang Mao said, "Bingkuan, I have also heard about your bet. If you win, let this Jiangnan Yayuan be your disciple."

" Where is the master?" Tang Yin took a breath and said calmly.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "My master traveled all over the world, and I didn't know where he was, so I accepted his disciples on my behalf."

MeaningThe idea is, you don’t need to find a mentor.

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