Chapter 254 Executive Editor

Imperial Palace, Qingning Palace.

Zhu Youtang came to greet the Queen Mother Zhou. After entering the Qingning Palace, before the Queen Mother Zhou had finished worshiping the Buddha, Zhu Youtang stood at the open window and looked out the window.

"Emperor, you've been waiting for a long time"

The Queen Mother Zhou finally came out.

Zhu Youtang hurried over to salute the Empress Dowager Zhou, and the grandfather and grandson sat down and chatted about home affairs.

“This Qingning Palace is really well built. I have never lived in such a comfortable place. This year’s cold winter is all thanks to the water heating arranged by Bingkuan. The Ai family has not been caught by the wind and cold even once. The Qingning Palace should also be used in the coming year. Arrange these over there."

Empress Dowager Zhou still cared about her grandson in her words.

She herself enjoys the convenience and comfort of heating. Knowing that she is the only one in the palace to have such treatment, she can't help but remind her grandson.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "The imperial grandmother is interested. My grandson has discussed it with Bingkuan. If he easily changes the layout of the Qing Palace, he is afraid that bad things will happen, so he is going to discuss it with the ministers of the DPRK." , Nuan Pavilions were built on the left and right sides of the Qianqing Palace. The Dongnuan Pavilion was used as a place for the grandson to handle court affairs after winter, and the Xinuan Pavilion was used as a place for the prince to study in winter, so that the prince would be by his side at all times and the grandson could supervise him at any time. "It's very good, very good."

The Queen Mother Zhou didn't persuade her grandson to do anything.

The emperor's indifference to the layout of the Qing Palace reflects the emperor's respect for the ancestral system.

"I am also planning to add some copper pipes for heating in other places in the palace. The specific details will be presided over by Bingkuan, but it must be discussed with the ministers in advance." Neither did Zhu Youtang He said he only cared about his father and son.

Of course, arrangements must be made for those queen mothers and concubines. Kunning Palace also needs arrangements.

The Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and said, "It is right to discuss everything with the ministers of the DPRK. Don't be like when you trusted Li Guang before. If anything happens, you will be criticized easily."

It can be seen that Zhang Zhou is more foresighted than Li Guang.

Even if a lot of the construction work in the palace is within a reasonable range, if there is no consent from the ministers of the DPRK and there will be some natural or man-made disaster later, it will often be taken advantage of by some scoundrels or people with ulterior motives. The person contacted Zhang Zhou about building the East and West Nuan Pavilion.

"What the imperial grandmother said is absolutely true, and my grandson also has such thoughts." Even if Zhang Zhou didn't mention it himself, Zhu Youtang now paid attention to it.

Cannot give those ministers the opportunity to attack Bingkuan, whom he trusts.

"Recently, Bingkuan helped me compile the canon. He alone has almost completed the compilation of the canon. I am going to bring it to the court tomorrow and mention it to all the ministers. I also want to ask the emperor’s grandmother’s opinion on this matter.”

Zhu Youtang was ready to make a statement, and he naturally wanted to hear the opinions of his elders on related matters.

After all, the Empress Dowager Zhou has experienced the "Four Dynasties", Yingzong, Daizong, Xianzong and Xiaozong, and her experience and knowledge are comparable.In addition to showing off Zhang Zhou's achievements to his grandmother, Zhu Youtang also wanted to use the experience of Queen Mother Zhou to help him make suggestions.

Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Please tell me in detail."

Then Zhu Youtang told Zhang Zhou about writing a book alone.

The Empress Dowager Zhou had been listening to her grandson, and her eyes were profound, especially when she heard that Zhang Zhou did not immediately claim credit after writing the book, but instead asked the Hanlin leader of the cabinet to discuss the fine revision with the ministers. thing.

After hearing this, although she nodded in agreement with her grandson's statement, she was also thinking about something in her heart.

"Bingkuan served the Ming Dynasty and you as the emperor, and it can be said that he took the greatest credit. I didn't expect that he was such a versatile person in both civil and military affairs. He could even handle the compilation of canons. He can also handle things in such an orderly manner."

When Empress Dowager Zhou said this, she was more impressed by Zhang Zhou's "sophistication and sophistication."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Even the queen has been telling me recently that Bingkuan was given to me by God and to the Ming Dynasty. In the future, the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty will also be placed on him. It is rare for him to uphold it." I am committed to the integrity of the court, so I should help him achieve fame."

Empress Dowager Zhou said, "No matter how good he is, he is still a minister."

"Yes."

Zhu Youtang understood what the old lady meant.

Don’t let Zhang Zhou have the opportunity to take power.

But having said that, once Zhang Zhou gained the favor of the emperor and began to make achievements in military and civil affairs, power would naturally gradually come into his hands. Should he need someone else to give it to him?

"Emperor, the Ai family has no objections. Whatever you want to do, please discuss it with those ministers." The Queen Mother Zhou did not intend to interfere in the affairs of the court. "Writing and writing biographies have been the best way for ministers to leave their names in history since ancient times." Way, if Bingkuan has done such a big thing for you, it would not be inappropriate, so rewards and punishments must be measured."

"Yes."

Zhu Youtang almost wanted to ask, how can we achieve "moderateness"

"Emperor, I haven't seen Bingkuan recently, why don't you let him come over and sit around? Ai Jia is still feeling uneasy recently, and she still has a lot of dreams. Ai Jia doesn’t want to bother you, so you might as well ask him to come over and interpret more dreams. Ai Jia felt a lot more at ease after hearing his interpretation of dreams last time.

When Queen Mother Zhou said this, a pair of kind-looking eyes looked at her grandson's face with a sharp look.

Zhu Youtang did not seem to notice that Queen Mother Zhou was observing him, and smiled and said, "Okay, let him come later."

"Yes."

"It is also progressing, but it is a marriage matter after all, and it will not be too fast. It is estimated that it will take It won't be completed until June or July. I also asked the Chief of Ceremonies to pay attention."

Zhu Youtang left Qingning Palace.

The Empress Dowager Zhou immediately called Jiang Lu over. Jiang Lu had been standing at the door before, and the previous conversation between his ancestors and grandson was also clear.fell into his ears.

"Get someone to go out and say hello to the two unsatisfactory brothers of the Ai family. Tell them that the previous matter can be pushed forward." Empress Dowager Zhou said.

Jiang Lu was surprised and said, "It's Huanyi Bureau"

"Talk too much," the Queen Mother Zhou scolded.

Jiang Lu looked around to make sure that no one was approaching, then he leaned over and asked, "Your Majesty seemed to have known about this before, and even asked the supervisor to ask. There was no movement from the Queen Mother's side."

Empress Dowager Zhou said, "Times have changed, and the emperor should have some affection. The Ai family can see that the emperor's mood has changed."

"This"

Jiang Lu looked confused.

I have also listened to the emperor’s words, but why didn’t I hear like you that the emperor has changed his attitude towards the concubine?

“In the past, if the Ai family had If Bingkuan is asked to interpret the dream, the emperor must be suspicious or wary. The emperor is still too easy-going and does not know how to hide his inner emotions. The Ai family has watched him grow up and can see his heart at a glance. "The idea." Empress Dowager Zhou roughly analyzed it, "But when it was brought up again this time, he readily agreed. He didn't seem to notice it, because in his heart, he had a vague feeling that he wanted to spread the idea and could not count on the queen alone. "

Jiang Lu was surprised and said, "Your Majesty really has such thoughts."

"Why don't you trust the Ai family's judgment?" Queen Mother Zhou asked coldly.

"I dare not." Jiang Lu quickly lowered his head.

The reason why Jiang Lu was surprised was that he was a eunuch, and his duties as a eunuch were only false. He was a chamberlain eunuch, and what he cared about most was actually the division of factions in the palace.

As Empress Dowager Zhou’s confidant, his good days will come to an end once Empress Dowager Zhou dies.

Even if Empress Zhang doesn’t deal with him, under the shadow of Empress Zhang, the leader of the Sixth Palace, it will be difficult for him to make any achievements in the eunuch profession. This is because everyone who cares knows that he will not displease Empress Zhang. No one is willing to give him a chance.

Only when a "concubine" appears in the palace who can rival Empress Zhang, and the power structure in the palace is broken, will Jiang Lu have the chance to "make a comeback."

Because he once belonged to the Empress Dowager Zhou, if the new concubine was supported by the Empress Dowager Zhou, then even if the Empress Dowager Zhou dies, he will become the new concubine's think tank and gain the greatest trust.

"The Ai family didn't know why the emperor had such a change. It seems that Bingkuan played an irreplaceable role in it, but they didn't know why. Listening to the emperor's words, it seemed that even the queen had let go of her prejudices against him now. Others don’t know what Bingkuan is thinking, so how can the Ai family not know that even his enemies can put aside their prejudices against him, and his methods are really extraordinary.”

The Empress Dowager Zhou knew Zhang Zhou’s hostility towards Zhang’s relatives. .

But now Zhang Zhou has actually made peace with Queen Zhang

The Queen Mother Zhou does not think that Zhang Zhou has no sense of crisis to coax the Zhang family. Aren’t you, Zhang Zhou, following Li Guang’s example? Follow me, you are so stupidParalyze the enemy and prepare to give the enemy a fatal blow

Others will not help you, how can I, an old man, not help you

In the matter of confronting Zhang's relatives, only This old man like me is on the same page as you.

Go to Fengtian Hall early the next morning.

Zhu Youtang announced in public that the Ming Dynasty Conference would be completed as a book, and the Hanlin Academy would begin the final proofreading.

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers in the court were shocked.

The most surprising ones are those who have participated in the book revision, or those who know the progress of the book revision. The progress of the Ming Dynasty Huidian is not a secret to the court ministers. If It is said that this book is about to reach the final stage of publication. It is impossible that the news has spread only now.

As for why this happened

The ministers present were full of questions.

Looking at the reactions of the three cabinet ministers and the Hanlin scholar Wang Hao, they felt that they might have overthought it, maybe they suddenly accelerated the progress, or they wanted to give the world a " "Surprise"

"I am still responsible for the final revision of the proofreading, and I am still responsible for the chief editor, Mr. Liu Ge, and others. I wonder if Mr. Liu Ge can choose someone to actually supervise this matter"

Liu Jian knew very well why the emperor came to ask him. He wanted to use his words to mention Zhang Zhou’s name. No one else, not even the emperor, could mention Zhang Zhou’s name except him. That kind of effect.

“The veteran believes that Hanlin Minister Zhang Zhou has contributed a lot to the compilation of the canon, and his talent is enough to be responsible for the revision. I invite him to take the lead in coordinating with the Hanlin Academy. All ministers, please complete the review before July."

Liu Jian cannot go against the emperor's wishes.

It seems that the officials who came from the Hanlin Academy suffered a loss, but completing the Ming Dynasty Ceremony ahead of schedule was a good thing that everyone was happy about, especially Zhang Zhou who gave up the credit, and everyone shared the credit.

No matter how stubborn you Liu Jian is, you can't ignore the overall situation

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "I think Zhang Qing's family is also very suitable for Zhang Zhou in this matter"

Zhang Zhou was also among them, and then Zhang Zhou walked out of the east class.

Many Wu Xun also looked sideways at Zhang Zhou.

They are also wondering if this Zhang Banxian is from our Wuxun faction

Why did he change his face and go to help civil servants repair books, or to repair the Ming Dynasty code? They all recommended him in front of the emperor and asked him to be the executive editor to repair the book. This is not to put the credit of repairing the book on this kid.

The methods used by civil servants to win over this kid are simply more "cruel" than ours. ah.

Zhu Youtang said, "What difficulties does Zhang Qing's family have with the matter of cultivating the ceremony?"

Zhang Zhou said, "I know that I cannot accomplish it with my own strength, so I asked the former Hanlin Cheng bachelor to He went into the pavilion to collaborate on the compilation of this classic, and also invited Lin Jijiu from the Imperial Academy and others to collaborate.Regarding the same matter, the rest of the ministers don't know how to arrange it. Everything should be arranged by Liu Gelao and Wang Xueshi. I am only responsible for checking the school. "

"Okay. ”

Zhu Youtang readily accepted Zhang Zhou’s argument that he did not take any credit.

The ministers present, regardless of whether they were civil or military, except for a very few who knew the inside story, were all curious about why the Ming Dynasty Ceremony was built. Such a major errand would actually fall on Zhang Zhou

And Zhang Zhou recommended Cheng Minzheng and Lin Han to participate in this matter, what is the explanation?

Why is the Hanlin Academy in charge? Bachelor Wang Hao and three members of the cabinet did not come out to object.

If something goes wrong, there must be something wrong.

Liu Ke Shizhong obviously has opinions on this matter. , but the first person to speak was Min Gui, the censor of Zuodu.

“Your Majesty. Min Gui came out and questioned, "The compilation of Huidian is the result of the hard work of scribes from all dynasties of the Ming Dynasty. Although the compilation of the pavilions and pavilions took less than three years, the preparation time was more than twenty years. If the Hanlin Minister was talking about Zhang Zhouxing's compilation, How can I take care of the research and writing? Please think twice and appoint another person to be responsible for the coordination and editing. ”

Min Gui did not directly start from Zhang Zhou’s knowledge, his qualifications, or the emperor’s trust.

Perhaps the civil servants also noticed it now and wanted to stop Zhang Zhou. Zhou Rising must come up with some practical "means" instead of just talking nonsense

Just say that Zhang Zhou came late and didn't know the progress of the book revision. This should have convinced the emperor. , let the emperor take back his life.

But the problem is

You and Min Gui can think of it. Liu Jian and the others didn't expect that since Liu Jian recommended Zhang Zhou, you and Min Gui didn't think of it< /p>

There are still many discerning people present who can see the key to the problem.

Zhu Youtang pointed at Wang Hao and said, "Scholar Wang, please tell me. ”

The emperor feels that it is boring to persuade these ministers by himself. It is a cliché and always talks about why I use Bingkuan, but you think that I just listen and believe.

But otherwise Zhang Zhou compiled the ceremony himself. I will never let him be responsible for this matter, and the chief minister and others in the cabinet will not agree to it, right?

Aren’t you brainless?

Zhu You After all, Zang had the "God's Perspective" enabled, so he naturally knew why Zhang Zhou was used, but most of the people present were people in the game, and they were confused and had no idea what the emperor and Liu Jian were doing.

You don’t need to say too much.

Wang Hao also feels that there is no need to hide anything. Zhang Zhou’s contribution is great. Now he has been appointed as the executive editor, and so do you. You should know that this matter cannot be changed.

Min Gui had a headache after hearing this.

Liu Jian said that Zhang Zhou contributed a lot, and you Wang Hao also said that he contributed a lot. It's really big, but as long as you don't recognize him and you say his contribution is small, he will definitely contribute little

This truth comes from the chief minister and the Hanlin bachelor. Don't you understand?

This is called controlling public opinion, and it is also called the right to speak of literati.

Why are you so powerless when the right to speak falls into the hands of you guys?

“That’s how it’s settled.” Zhu Youtang didn’t bother to defend himself. The matter will officially start today. All matters such as the recent sabbaticals and other matters in the Hanlin Academy will be put aside first. Except for the prince's studies, manpower will be transferred from the Imperial College and another person will be sent from Nanjing to transfer Zhang Yuanzhen, the head of the Hanlin Academy, to Beijing to coordinate. "< /p>

The meeting ended.

As soon as the ministers left the Fengtian Palace, they almost all surrounded the cabinet and the Imperial Academy.

Tu Jian smiled and said, "Mr. Liu Ge, I really want to say congratulations. It has only been two years since the Huidian was compiled, but it has already reached the stage of being generalized and written into a book. This is really a milestone in the Ming Dynasty." Fortunately, I don’t know why there was no news at all before.”

Liu Jian looked calm.

But Wang Hao looked ashamed.

We have been working on it for two years, but the progress is still very slow. As a result, Zhang Zhou finished the book by himself, and then announced that he would speed up the progress and complete the book soon.

The problem is that there are really not many parts that can be changed, otherwise Liang Chu would know where there is something worthy of discussion after taking a look.

Except for Yang Tinghe who returned home, Cheng Minzheng and Liang Chu did not find fault at all among the three executive editors before and after them.

Xie Qian was still thick-skinned, so he responded at this time.

The ministers watching around also included many martial artists, and they were also very strange.

It is obviously a great thing to "celebrate the whole world", but why are the three cabinet ministers and Wang Guo acting like their dead mothers?

Min Gui then walked over and asked, "Can you tell me something about that?" , why is Zhang Bingkuan responsible for coordinating the book repair? Is there no one in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Okay, don't ask any more questions"

Xie Qian walked over and gave Min Gui a hand .

But before Min Gui could be pulled out, Yuan Shouzhi, the general envoy, jumped out and asked, "Zhang Bingkuan, come out."

Zhang Zhou had already After walking a few steps, it seemed that the discussion here had nothing to do with him.

Hearing this, he didn’t need to be shy. He walked over with a smile and said, “Yuanyintai, are you okay?”

Yuan Shouzhi said, “Do you know what you are doing?”

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Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, "I'm a very vulgar person. I don't know what to say. It's just like what the people say, the size of your head will wear the size of your hat. If you think my head is too small, it doesn't deserve to be so big." I also ask you to go and tell His Majesty that you can entrust this task to others."

"You should save it," Xie Qian shouted to Zhang Zhou, and then said to the people present, "Everyone, please do this. Bingkuan's coordination is the result of your Majesty's careful consideration with the Cabinet and Hanyuan. The matter of compiling the book has nothing to do with you. As for how to compile it, don't worry about it." Please remember to collect it and the latest website. The fastest and free reading without anti-theft