Chapter 247 Just accept it

Zhu Youtang summoned the three cabinet members and the newly appointed Hanlin bachelor Wang Hao in the Palace of Qianqing.

Just ask one thing.

It is about the progress of compiling the Ming Dynasty Code. < /p>

He talked a lot, mainly mentioning the difficulties in compilation, and Liu Jian also specifically mentioned that one person is indispensable, "Former Hanlin Yang Tinghe did his duty in running the compilation departments, consulted and Most of the proofreading is done by him personally. After he left Beijing and returned to Shu, his errands were irreplaceable. I hope your majesty will recall him as soon as possible."

Zhu Youtang. He just nodded, looked at Xiao Jing aside and said, "Is there any news from Xindu County?"

Xiao Jing said, "Not yet."

Zhu Youtang said, "I'm back in the capital." , I promised to come back in four months and give him the position of Hanlin bachelor. I will break my promise and make progress in compiling the collection of rituals in the Ming Dynasty."

"This"

Liu Jian is also very embarrassed. .

When I mentioned the revision of such a legal work before, I mentioned that the Ming Dynasty Collection Ceremony in the early years of Hongwu should also be revised. However, because it was too time-consuming and laborious, other basic contents were not completed. Naturally, I don’t have the energy to cultivate this.

Xie Qian stepped forward and added, "Currently the Hanlin Academy is short of manpower."

He wanted to remind the emperor.

After the prince came out to study, the tasks of the Hanlin system increased. In addition, this class did not even select shuji scholars. Although there were only twenty or thirty shuji scholars, they took the lead in repairing books. , can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Actually, Xie Qian cannot say that the slow progress of the compilation is mainly due to the fact that Cheng Minzheng, who was previously the "Deputy Chief Editor", was convicted and dismissed. There will be no progress in the next life.

As for Wang Hao, although he is now a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, he puts more energy into teaching the prince.

"That means there is no progress. Alas"

Zhu Youtang sighed, "There is one person who seems to have a lot of experience in the matter of the ceremony. He also secretly I have compiled some classics and I am going to find someone to verify and verify them."

When the three cabinet ministers and Wang Hao heard this, they instinctively thought that the person the emperor was talking about should be Cheng Minzheng.

If someone from the current Hanlin Academy system is doing this, the emperor does not need to come and tell them alone, unless this person is not currently in the Hanlin Academy.

Except for Cheng Minzheng, who else in the Hanlin Academy can get the emperor's favor in the matter of repairing the Ming Dynasty ceremony?

"Your Majesty, all ministers in the court are responsible for their respective affairs. There should be no arrogance in one's position," Li Dongyang reminded.

This is to prevent Cheng Minzheng from returning prematurely.

Although to a certain extent, the three cabinet members did not show open hostility towards Cheng Minzheng, in fact they were Cheng MinzhengAs for the initiator of the incident, others do things based on their expressions.

Zhu Youtang said, "It's not trespassing. He usually has very complicated thoughts. However, the book is still being handed over for preliminary investigation. After a few days, when the time is right, it will be sent to the Hanlin Academy." , for verification.”

The three cabinet members were a little confused.

Listen to this, the book is almost finished

Which one of the Ming Dynasty chapters is it?

"Your Majesty, I don’t know who it is. "What book did you write?" Wang Hao asked on behalf of the three cabinet members.

Zhu Youtang sighed, "Let's just say it bluntly, it's Bingkuan."

It's him again.

This is the most intuitive idea of ​​the four people. Even Wang Hao feels that the candidate he once selected in the Jiangnan Provincial Examination and is now the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty is a bit too eye-catching.

"It's not which one, but the complete book of Huidian. As for the specific compilation, I don't know. I'll look at it later." Zhu Youtang seemed nonchalant.

It’s not that he looked down on Zhang Zhou. If he really felt that Zhang Zhou was beyond his capabilities, he wouldn’t have mentioned the matter to these four people in advance.

He thinks so.

No matter how good Zhang Zhou’s writing is, others will not treat him well because he touches the most basic interests of the Hanlin system. Before the book is written, he will be criticized in various ways, and his good work will also be criticized as bad.

It is reasonable to say hello to the minister in advance.

Remind these four that no matter whether Zhang Zhou is good at cultivation or not, don’t dampen his enthusiasm.

Xie Qian said, "Your Majesty, with the power of one person, it is difficult to write a book. Is there someone behind him to help?"

"I don't know either." Zhu Youtang said, " However, according to reports from Dongchang, yesterday Li Bingkuan handed the written document to Lin Qing’s family, the Imperial College’s priest, for reading, and Lin Qing’s family did not raise any questions about it."

"He. It seems that Lin Shilang was not involved in the revision of the book," Xie Qian reminded again.

Basically, Lin Han knows nothing.

But Liu Jian heard a different meaning from it.

Zhang Zhou’s book seems to have been almost completed, and he actually dared to take it out for others to read

Even if Lin Han did not participate in the compilation of the Ming Dynasty Code, but Lin Han can be said to be the current leader in the academic world. Even he can't find fault with the book. It seems to be very complete and should be very rigorous in textual research. Otherwise, with Lin Han's temper, he would try to cater to the emperor and the emperor. Zhang Zhou, did you see the problem and not say it?

Zhu Youtang continued, "I am not saying that I will publish it based on Bingkuan's manuscript, but I will use his manuscript as a reference. I hope to be able to have a better understanding of Xiu Xiu." Please help me with the formation of the ceremony. You guys, you don’t have any opinions."

Liu Jian said, "Your Majesty, I have not seen this manuscript. I wonder if I can revise it first."

This time Liu Jian said I'm a little anxious.

No matter what Zhang Zhou did before, he did not make a fuss about the basic base of their civil servants. Even if he gave lessons to the prince, it would be an eccentric approach.

ButIf Zhang Zhou compiled the Ming Dynasty Code by himself, and their civil servants had gathered so many manpower and material resources, and worked hard for two years, but could not even reach one-third of the progress of this person's compilation, then what dignity would there be in the future? To question Zhang Zhou's ability

Zhu Youtang directly rejected Liu Jian's invitation: "Mr. Liu Ge, I have told him to go find someone to investigate first. The person he is looking for is currently not available." Not being in the Hanlin Academy will not affect the current progress of the Hanlin Academy's book revision."

Liu Jian looked a little gloomy, but he couldn't say anything else.

After the inner court meeting.

The three people in the cabinet were not on the same path as Wang Hao. When the three returned to the cabinet to check in, Xie Qian immediately made it clear, "How could he be allowed to do anything about repairing books?"

Xie Qian asked, "Do you think Binzhi is trying to gain fame for himself or is His Majesty secretly helping him?"

"I don't know. "Li Dongyang shook his head.

Liu Jiandao said, "Logically speaking, it is difficult for one person to be able to compile a book. How can such a huge masterpiece be completed by one person? I have never heard of His Majesty allocating people from Hanyuan to work on it." Help him"

"Will there be Cheng Keqin?" Xie Qian asked.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang looked at each other.

Although the two are not sure whether Cheng Minzheng is involved, it seems likely at present.

, Yu Qiao, do you think that Zhang Bingkuan was thinking about the ceremony before he won the top prize?"

"That's impossible." Xie Qian also felt that what he said was untenable. , "Is it possible that it's Wang Jizhi?"

Li Dongyang continued to shake his head, "Looking at Jizhi's performance in the court today, he didn't know about it."

"Then there are other No one can be Lin Heng. The two families of Zhang and Lin may get married, but Lin Hengda is quite aloof. He will look up to Zhang Bingkuan and think that Zhang Bingkuan is responsible for repairing books." Xie Qian was also anxious, not this It's not that, it can't appear out of thin air, right?

Liu Jiandao, "Yu Qiao, you have been paying attention in the wrong direction from the beginning."

"What's the explanation?" Xie Qian said.

Li Dongyang smiled and said, "If Zhang Bingkuan really wants to repair books, it must be done by him alone. Otherwise, how can he demonstrate his ability? If this is the case, we don't have to worry at all, because"

"Yes." Li Dongyang nodded, and at the same time looked at Liu Jian, wanting to ask for Liu Jian's opinion.

Liu Jian did not draw the same conclusion as Li Dongyang.

Obviously the emperor’s attitude todayThe speed allowed Liu Jian to see many problems.

Zhang Bingkuan, what's the benefit?"

The outspoken Xie Qian made another very unreasonable suspicion.

Since Zhang Zhou had not made any progress in repairing the book, the emperor told him in advance and vowed to show it to others soon

Xie Qian added, "It will take seven years to complete the ceremony." , it is difficult to make any progress. I also participated in a section at the beginning. Just researching this article took a lot of effort. I heard that Yang Jiefu forgot to sleep and eat when he was revising the book, and often stayed up for several days in a row. Since everyone knows that this revision is not successful, then Your Majesty. If you say this deliberately, aren't you afraid of being suspected later?" Li Dongyang said, "Then there is only one explanation. Zhang Bingkuan is trying to deceive Shengting."

Xie Qian directly questioned, "Then. Why did Lin Hengda not have any opinions after reading this manuscript?"

Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "Maybe it is just a simple part and does not involve detailed rules and regulations such as the Ming Dynasty Code."

Li Dongyang shook his head and said. p>

Let’s talk.

Not even the three cabinet ministers could accurately grasp Zhang Zhou’s pulse.

"Stop making unreasonable guesses." Liu Jian said, "Just go back and find someone to ask. See who else is involved now, and you will probably understand something."

"Yes." Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both nodded.

After guessing, it’s better to find someone to find out. As long as someone can see the so-called Ming Dynasty Code, they can basically get to the bottom of it.

"You can't ask Lin Hengda for anyone," Xie Qian asked with a smile.

Back to the original question.

Information asymmetry.

And it seems that there is no direct contact with Zhang Zhou.

As for the first draft of the Ming Dynasty Huidian, Zhang Zhou had someone make a simple engraving.

Zhang Zhou selected some parts that might be controversial, transcribed them separately, and found someone to send them to Cheng Minzheng, who would then consult with him.

Cheng Minzheng was sitting at home in his mansion in the capital, leaving only one old servant, who worked as both a doorman and a yard sweeper. This old servant was also the one who usually made fire and cooked. Cheng Minzheng probably felt that he was being I am afraid of being cheated by servants, but I will never do anything by others again if I can do it by myself.

"Huidian Zhang Bingkuan"

Cheng Minzheng thought, is this so ridiculous?

Obviously he could not connect these two keywords together in his mind.

"Yes, sir." The old servant said.

"Go and bring the books in and I'll go there myself."

Cheng Minzheng thought that since it was the Great Ming Dynasty Codex, it must be a thick stack, at least with seventy or eighty books. , but when he arrived at the door, he saw the Jin Yiwei sent by Zhang Zhou to deliver the books. He frowned when he saw only two thin booklets with dozens of pages.

But he still didn’t do it in front of Jin YiweiWhat to say.

After taking back the book and closing the door, he sighed, "Even if he has a sharp tongue for secrets, I still can't believe everything about him. Are you kidding me?"

Cheng Minzheng held two books in his hands and wanted to throw the books on the ground and ignore them.

It seems that Zhang Zhou helped him, but he also felt that Zhang Zhou harmed him.

From Cheng Minzheng's point of view, he would think that if Zhang Zhou hadn't been so popular before, others would have misunderstood Zhang Zhou asking him for questions

No matter whose fault it was< /p>

It’s all Zhang Bingkuan’s fault

“Master, the Jinyiwei Baihu who came earlier seemed to say that Zhang Zhuangyuan mentioned that whether the master can return to the court in the future depends on this opportunity. "Yes." There was some piety in the old servant's duty, so he said what he needed to say.

"That's all."

Cheng Minzheng sighed.

"At least he can figure things out. Does he really think that I am unwilling to do anything? Why not let me go back to my hometown early and let me live a quiet life for a few days."

Cheng Minzheng doesn't have much nostalgia for officialdom.

Just like when he was impeached by ginseng in the early years of Hongzhi, he voluntarily resigned and returned to his hometown. Being an official was really not a life pursuit for him.

At most it is embellishment.

It’s good to have it, but it won’t affect your life if you don’t have it.

"Master, our family is afraid that we will soon run out of rice to cook"

"What"

"I spent a lot of money to redeem your prison sentence. Money, the money you paid for the book was still on credit. When people heard that you were in trouble, they went to our ancestral house to ask for it, and the family had no choice but to pay it. They also sent many letters from home, saying that they hoped that I could find a way to help make up some money. ”

“Ahem”

Only then did Cheng Minzheng realize that if he was not an official, he would not be able to support his family.

“It’s all useless.” Scholar," Cheng Minzheng sighed there.

"Master, even to give face to Zhang Zhuangyuan, he also said that as long as you can change a few more words on this, each word can give a lot of polish, you will start from now on. That's it." The old servant grimaced.

He thought.

Your family is hungry, why aren’t my family?

As an old servant of the Cheng family, who is still different

" What’s annoying is giving books, calligraphy and paintings to some unlearned people who don’t even know what they are. Well, Zhang Bingkuan shouldn’t be considered unlearned, right?”

“Yes, sir, he He is the number one scholar, so he won’t do anything blindly.”

“Let’s take a look.”

It doesn’t matter if you look at it at night. , the old servant went to deliver food, but Cheng Minzheng didn't even bother to eat.

"No time, no orders from me, don't bother me"

"Sir, can you still watch"

"Go out"

"Sir, you"

"Come here to get some water to drink. Why do you do such a job that you don't want to eat, and you don't even give me tea?"

Old The servant thought for a while, you said not to let me disturb you, but now you are saying that I am not good at my job

Sure enough, any master is difficult to serve.

Chengguogongfu.

When Zhu Fu returned home, he first went to see his mother, and then called his eldest son over to scold him. Holding back his anger, he went to the main hall to wait for his second son to return.

But it was not until the second watch that the servants reported that Zhu Feng came home smelling of alcohol.

Then people were called to him.

"Father"

Zhu Feng was still surprised.

Originally, Zhu Fu said he would come back the day before, but Zhu Feng went out to the city to wait. However, it turned out that Zhu Fu came back a day late. Zhu Feng could not go out to the city every day to wait and go out to find someone to drink with.

Zhu Fu said, "You have some military merit, but I don't know why you got so bad, right? Look at what you are like. When His Majesty finds out that you are not doing your job properly, wouldn't he take away the Marquis you got?"

"My child was just upset about personal matters, so he asked Brother Zhang to go drinking with him."

Zhu Feng was also very innocent.

Recently, there was a divorce, and there were a lot of people asking for help. There were so many messes in Yanwu Hall that I couldn’t handle, and I wanted to give up. It was just a drink, and I didn’t delay my work. They were not all casual workers. I drank after that

Not to mention me as a lecturer, but those who are students, they should drink, don’t they drink the same?

Do you expect these big bosses to say anything? Romance

"Brother Zhang in your mouth, is he the scheming Mr. Zhang beside His Majesty?"

"Yes."

"Oh, that's okay. "Zhu Fu lost all his anger in an instant, and instead asked with an eager face, "I didn't do anything else except drinking."

"What did my father ask about?" Zhu Feng was half drunk and half awake. , has no political consciousness and cannot understand the hidden meaning of the words.

Zhu Fu said, "Where are you drinking? Instead of going to Jiaofangsi, find some girls."

"Just in an ordinary restaurant." Zhu Feng shook his head.

"Have you ever asked him if he doesn't know how to do things? What are your plans for being a father?" Zhu Fu wanted to keep a straight face in front of his son and pretend to be a strict father, but he seemed to be Ask for something.

Half seriousness and half flattery.

Then he became neither angry nor happy nor sad, and even he felt awkward.

I can’t hold my head up in front of my son.

Zhu Feng said, "Didn't Your Majesty ask my father to go to Yanwu Hall?"

"Well, let me go to a place like that and listen to you young people talking about how to fire cannons. What's the point?" Zhu Fu felt that the emperor was making fun of him.

Study, learn, actually learn from your son and his son’s friends.

Shame on Dafa.

"Father, not only you, but also Duke BaoguoheShouning Hou is also here, and recently many princes and princes have sent people to ask me if they can come in to learn if they have a chance. I told them that it is not shameful to listen to your majesty, father. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading