The court meeting ended with great emotion in the hearts of all the ministers.
Liu Jian stood there, stunned for a long time without paying attention. He didn't even notice when Dai Yi came over.
"Mr. Liu Ge, are you busy?"
Dai Yi asked in an understatement.
In the end, Liu Jian did not put his hand into his pocket, and he did not mention the letter asking for an order to postpone the review of the Ming Dynasty ceremony.
Liu Jiandao, "What your Majesty asked me to do yesterday has basically been figured out. Can I report it to Your Majesty?"
"Yes." Dai Yi said with a smile, "Any time All is fine, as long as there is no misunderstanding. Then we will send a message to you to see if it is convenient for your majesty to meet you."
Inside Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang received Zhang Zhou, Liu Jian, Wang Hao, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, but did not summon Liang Chu to see him.
Zhu Youtang said, "Before Bingkuan told me that this canon was completed by referring to the current compilation progress of Hanyuan and adding that he almost forgot to eat and sleep. There must be many unknowns. In some places, the Imperial Academy is needed to complete the final editing and publication, but I don’t know how long it will take for the Imperial Academy to complete the revision.”
The difficult problem was thrown to the three cabinet members.
Wang Hao will not answer this kind of question.
We have agreed that if there is any blame, the cabinet will take the blame. I am just an errand boy. You will not let me take the blame at this time.
Liu Jian did not answer.
Xie Qian said, "I have to ask Bachelor Wang."
Only then did Wang Hao realize that he was naive.
Politics is not just what has been agreed upon. There are always many "expedients" or involuntary decisions.
Wang Hao didn’t know whether to say ten days or eight days, two or three months, or just publish it without finessing it.
Zhang Zhou took over the conversation and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that this book will take about half a year to be handed over to the Hanlin Academy for final editing. I am just doing my part. Liu Jian and others felt very comfortable hearing the deadline of half a year.
But when I think about the original extension of the proofreading time, the purpose was to limit Zhang Zhou’s contribution, but now it was Zhang Zhou who took the initiative to extend the time limit, the meaning is different.
This still makes Zhang Zhou appear to be "high-spirited and upright", but on the contrary, they, the cabinet ministers, are petty.
"Half a year, won't it be too long?" Zhu Youtang seemed not satisfied with this time limit.
Zhu Youtang is still very concerned about his writings and biographies during the Hongzhi period and his achievements in civil affairs. Compiling such large-scale classics in any era is enough to brag, and the emperor also wants to be Mingjun, who has been passed down through the ages, if he lacks the link of book repair, Mingjun's reputation will be greatly reduced.
Liu Jian took the initiative to take responsibility this time and said, "Your Majesty, one or two months should be about the same."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang said, "Then one and a half months forWithin the deadline, the book must be completed. If there are major mistakes, the deadline can be extended. Otherwise, it must be submitted on time. This matter can be made public in the court. "
"Yes. ”
Liu Jian accepted the order, but at the same time he knew that things were definitely not that simple.
The deadline has been extended, and the rest is probably about negotiating terms, which is the so-called negotiation.< /p>
Liu Jian had a headache when he thought about the previous negotiation when Zhang Zhou was awarded the credit for Liaodong. The last meritorious service was a bit "irrelevant" to their cabinet. No matter Zhang Zhou was granted the title of Marquis or continued to stay, The Hanlin Academy is not a threat to them yet, but the book revision this time has really shaken the mood of their cabinet.
"The three cabinet ministers will go back and continue reading those books. I have something to say. I want to talk to Bingkuan. I will send someone over when I get back. ”
Liu Jian and the others immediately understood that the emperor still had to follow the previous rules and talk to the eunuch who was the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Liu Jian and the others returned in silence. During the cabinet duty, Wang Hao had already gone back to the Hanlin Academy. There was a lecture in the East Palace that morning, so Wang Hao couldn't delay his errand.
After they sat down, they looked up at each other. At a glance, there is no need to say anything unnecessary.
In general, the emperor gave them a choice, either accept it and sit down to discuss the signature issue. Your interests are somewhat sacrificed, but you are still in harmony. .
Or if you don’t accept it, I will force someone to proofread and publish it, then I will break up with Liu Jian and others.
Not long after, the emperor indeed sent someone, but this time, unlike last time, only the eunuch Dai Yi came, but Zhang Zhou, the instigator of the incident, also came in person.
“I have met three pavilion elders. "Zhang Zhou seemed very polite, as if he didn't notice that Xie Qian was rolling his eyes at him.
"Please. Liu Jiandao said.
But these words seemed to be addressed to Dai Yi.
When the cabinet was on duty, Dai Yi asked all his followers to withdraw. As a result, there was only one person in the palace. Zhang Zhou was an "outsider".
Dai Yidao said, "Your Majesty's intention is to revise the ceremony. Your Majesty wants to use Zhang Shishang as your assistant to guide the revision of the ceremony." , regarding the textual research part, involving classics, it is also up to him to give guidance and divide responsibilities. After all, he is already a lecturer in the Imperial Academy, and His Majesty has a lot of expectations for the ceremony, so the three cabinet ministers should be fine."
From From Liu Jian's point of view, this is what they can expect.
Since your people can't find fault with this code, then you should use Zhang Zhou as the executive editor. Complete the fine revision of the Huidian and use it for publication
Even if it is to find faults, it will be Zhang Zhou who will find his own faults in the future, or revise them, so the credit will be firmly attributed to Zhang.
Liu Jiandao: "Yes"
"Yes. "Dai Yi was very satisfied with Liu Jian's answer.He smiled and said, "I don't know who the people in the Hanlin Academy are who can handle things. It would be best to let Mr. Zhang handle the manpower when the time comes. But from the perspective of the court officials, you three elders are still the best." Editor-in-Chief, the three of them should be fine."
Liu Jian shook his head and said, "I am ashamed to be the one."
I just said, since the emperor trusts Zhang Zhou so much, he might as well just let him be the one. Editor-in-Chief, why do you still need us to be named?
Dai Yi smiled and said, "We are ministers in the same palace, how can we be so meticulous? After the book is completed, Your Majesty will treat the ministers and ministers in the Hanlin Academy." The reward will not be small, but Mr. Zhang may have to go further. Tomorrow, His Majesty wants to tell the court that he will be promoted to a bachelor on the day the book is completed. I don't know what the three of you want."
This is the point.
The three of them were all thinking that the emperor was going around in circles, but he just wanted to be promoted to Zhang Zhou's official position
Xie Qian said, "Yang Jiefu became a Jinshi in the 14th year of Chenghua. He has been in the imperial court for more than 20 years, and now he is still just a lecturer. If Zhang Bingkuan has been in the imperial court for less than a year and has been in the imperial court for less than three years, he will be promoted to a bachelor. Will it mess up the regulations of the Hanlin Academy's examination?"
"Haha."
Zhang Zhou sat next to him and smiled brightly.
Xie Qian looked at Zhang Zhou a little displeased, but he still asked patiently, "Bingkuan, do you also think you should be promoted to a bachelor's degree?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, " Your Majesty rewards based on merit, isn't it? I don't mean to strive for merit, but if you do not reward merit, it will probably be more damaging to the regulations."
Xie Qian said angrily, "You should. Enter the Dudu's Mansion"
The implication is that he is bickering with Zhang Zhou and also having an argument.
Zhang Zhou shrugged, "If I enter the Governor's Mansion and fail to complete the ceremony, both parties will be happy, but His Majesty is afraid that he will be disappointed."
"Hey"
p>Xie Qian rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhou.
Although he usually has such strong opinions on Zhang Zhou in his public attitude, if he has any "hatred" for Zhang Zhou, it is not serious.
Did Zhang Zhou do anything that made him very angry?
From the time Zhang Zhou entered the court, he did not deliberately target anything to thank Yu Qiao. He thanked Yu Qiao without saying anything. Forgive, but one good thing is that he is reasonable and will not hold grudges even if he quarrels.
Dai Yi could see that there was basically no smell of gunpowder at the scene, or that the focus of the dispute was not at this table at all. The three cabinet members also knew that there was no use targeting Zhang Zhou here. All decisions were made by the emperor. The next.
Dai Yi smiled and said, "What Mr. Zhang said is true. Your Majesty has high hopes for the ceremony. Therefore, Your Majesty must strictly revise this book. Your Majesty wants Cheng Minzheng, a former Hanlin scholar, to return to the Hanlin I don’t know what the opinions of the cabinet ministers are.” Follow Dai Yi's words, focusing on Cheng Minzheng.
This is not so much a negotiation.
It would be better to say that this was the emperor unilaterally making conditions with the cabinet. In fact, Liu Jian and the others also knew that they only needed to listen and see how many "benefits" the emperor needed in order to take credit for the compilation of the Ming Dynasty Code. , from the credit of Zhang Zhou to the credit of the entire Hanlin Academy headed by Zhang Zhou.
"Ke" Liu Jian is speaking in Mandarin again.
Cheng Minzheng came back to help with the book revision, and it sounded like there would be no problem.
Dai Yidao "After the book was completed, His Majesty wanted to reinstate him as a non-commissioned officer of Cheng Xue, but he did not stay in the capital. He transferred the Nanjing Hanlin Academy to be in charge of affairs, and replaced Nanjing Hanlin Academy in charge of affairs. Zhang Yuanzhen, a bachelor at the time, transferred the capital to the capital. What do the three elders think?"
Liu Jian did not answer directly this time.
Cheng Minzheng has only resigned from office a few days ago
He wants to be reinstated
This is Zhang Zhou secretly helping Cheng Minzheng Cheng Minzheng and Zhang Zhou get involved in the vendetta issue at the same time Is it necessary for Zhang Zhou to help Cheng Minzheng without avoiding suspicion
Or is this the emperor’s intention, and he just wanted to help Cheng Minzheng come back with the help of Zhang Zhou’s revision of the book?
< p>"Three people." Seeing that the three cabinet members were not willing to accept this, Dai Yi could not help but continue to persuade, "Scholar Cheng was an official in the court before. It can be said that he worked conscientiously and never did anything that went against the rules. If just because of some rumors in the market, he would be stigmatized and never ask about the affairs of the court, which would be a great loss to the court. His Majesty also fully considered his negligence and negligence in transferring him to Nanjing. Not avoiding suspicion is also a punishment for him.""With his merits in writing books, why are the three elders still in trouble?"
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian and found that neither of them was willing to express their opinion on this, so he nodded and said "Okay"
When Dai Yi heard this, he was completely relieved and said with a smile "The rest, even those who participated in the Hanlin Academy's ceremony, will be promoted to one level based on their success in writing. Those who have previously revised books but are not in Hanyuan for the time being will also be promoted as appropriate. The details of the revision will be discussed in the court tomorrow. I’m sure the three pavilion elders won’t have any objections this time.”
Dai Yi was quite polite.
Every time he said something, whether it was beneficial to the cabinet and other traditional civil servants, he would seriously inquire.
This is also convenient for him to go back and repeat everything to the emperor.
"Yes." Liu Jian just nodded in agreement this time.
Dai Yi smiled and said, "Then we have to report back to Your Majesty. Regarding the details of the book repair, we might as well let Mr. Zhang talk to the three pavilion elders. This is also your majesty's order. The three pavilion elders, Zhang Sir, let's go home first."
After Dai Yi got his satisfactory answer, he went back to report to the emperor.
But Zhang Zhou was left behind.
After seeing off Dai Yi, Liu Jian and the others did not look rude to Zhang Zhou. Instead, they looked at Zhang Zhou up and down with suspicious, unfamiliar and emotional expressions.
Liu Jiandao "Bingkuan,It has been nearly two months since he entered the imperial court, so what?"
Zhang Zhou is also an official of the Hanlin Academy, and he is of the same line as Liu Jian and others. Liu Jian is also the marking officer for Zhang Zhou's imperial examination. No matter how much both parties say, they also lead Due to the difference in identity and status, Liu Jian had to behave like a teacher no matter what, so as not to make Zhang Zhou feel that he was petty.
Zhang Zhou said with a hand, "Go back to Mr. Liu Ge, I will stay in the Hanlin Academy for a while." The days were short, so I spent most of my time walking between the East Palace and the gun range outside the city. After returning home, I thought a lot about the ceremony and did not dare to neglect anything.
Xie Qian smiled and said, "You are quite capable. You have only been in Beijing for a little over half a year and you have been able to do so many things. Others may not be able to do so much in their lifetime." ”
Zhang Zhou said, “Xie Ge’s old words laughed, because I have learned some techniques of Kanyu Xuankong before. If I have figured it out, I will mention it to Your Majesty. It is also for the stability of the court. If it can be used for my own I didn't deliberately avoid taboos about adding some help to my career, nor did I deliberately act in an independent manner. ”
“Yeah. "Liu Jian nodded.
In addition to some contradictory positions, Zhang Zhou did not do anything that made people and gods angry. Liu Jian could not find any flaws in Zhang Zhou's behavior or morality. .
Li Dongyang asked, "Have your Majesty mentioned to you how to mention the ceremony tomorrow?"
Zhang Zhou pondered. In general, the wise scholar Li is better at asking questions, and he is more pragmatic.
"Your Majesty may want to directly mention that the compilation of the canon is almost finished. After arranging manpower to compile it, Your Majesty will also affirm the achievements Yang Shi mentioned earlier. As for whether I will mention my role in it, I don’t know. ”
Zhang Zhou also wanted to remind them.
Don’t ask me about everything. I am not a tapeworm in the emperor’s belly. It is impossible for me to know everything.
< p>Xie Qian asked with a smile, "Then tell me, how did you repair this book of yours? Others have worked hard, and dozens of people have not made any big progress. Did you finish it within a month, or did you finish it before arriving in Beijing?" I had planned to revise the book."Zhang Zhou was surprised and said, "I did not go through the progress of revising the book through the Hanlin Academy, and added some personal opinions. I don't mean to steal the credit. ”
“Okay. "Xie Qian rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhou and said with a smile, "Forget it if you tell the officials in the court that way, why should you act so coquettishly in front of us? Who is helping you?" Zhang Zhou said " In terms of help, perhaps it was Bachelor Cheng who helped me the most. I also have the Imperial Academy Lin Jiujiu Gang to refer to me for details. In addition, His Majesty also intends to complete this book. I have also mentioned it, know something about Kanyu Xuankong, or get the book that has been completed in the future. , as the basis of compilation, so I dare not take credit for it. ”
“Ah, Book of Future Already, do you have clairvoyance?” Xie Qian smiled, obviously he did not believe Zhang Zhou’s lies.
Zhang Zhou felt very wronged.
p>I have never been so honest. I told you that I can know what your future books will be.What it will look like, of course, is not the book after a few years, but decades after several revisions.
It is obviously unrealistic for you to reach that level now.
"What happened to Yang Jiefu?" Li Dongyang asked, "It was you who suggested Jizhi's talk to His Majesty."
Zhang Zhoudao, "I have only seen Yang Jiefu talk about it." On the one hand, I feel that one of his relatives may be passing away. This matter is largely decided by His Majesty. The decision for the two brothers to return home to visit their relatives was also made by His Majesty. As for why Your Majesty made this decision, I do not know. ."
Zhang Zhou seems to regard himself as a "good student" who knows everything.
Help Liu Jian and the others spy on the emperor's intentions.
I didn’t deliberately avoid anything when answering questions.
But in his words, Zhang Zhou deliberately created a momentum of "I am not targeting you, but His Majesty is targeting you intentionally", which can be regarded as a reminder to Liu Jian and others.
It is good for civil servants to be in power, but the results can easily be counterproductive. Xiaozong is kind and can be manipulated by you. When Emperor Zhengde ascends the throne in the future, even if he is just a brat who is still in his infancy, he will still be under pressure from civil servants. And was inspired to resist.
It is better to lower one's attitude and not put pressure on the emperor. In fact, it is also not to cause trouble for Ming Dynasty.
"Of the three pavilion elders, I can only detect something in Yang Shitao. Most of them are suggestions based on some human connections or information that I have learned before."
"Your Majesty has also asked me about this, and I have also made it clear that the lifespan of ordinary people cannot be calculated by heaven. Human factors account for the majority, and most things are not determined by heaven."< /p>
Zhang Zhou seems to be trying to put himself in the position of an ordinary scholar.
It is also telling the facts. < /p>
Humanistic changes are most likely to increase exponentially. Although Yang Tinghe's mother lives in Shu, Zhang Zhou cannot be sure whether he has affected the old lady's lifespan.
As for when Zhu Youtang died, or when he brought Wang Yue back from death
History has changed, and Zhang Zhou also understands that even if this time and space develops according to the timeline After that, even if he lives for another few hundred years, he will never be able to see his birth a few hundred years later in this time and space.
This is already a parallel world. There is no Zhang Zhou in the future, only a brand new timeline brought by him as a time traveler.
"Bing Kuan, working hard is also an act of a benevolent minister." Li Dongyang finally seemed to be admonishing Zhang Zhou as a teacher. Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft