Fu Que!?
Not to mention Gu Xiancheng, even someone as unfamiliar as Li Kun couldn't help but look shocked.
This is not as simple as kneeling outside the palace and reciting music.
Fu Que represents disapproval of the emperor and cabinet decisions!
There is a fight between top and bottom!
Gu Xiancheng was surprised and said: "Xiong Dunpu?"
Li Sancai put down the hands on their shoulders, shook his head and said, "I don't know the details. I just heard from your master and Zidao that there are some injustices involved."
"They appealed to Zhang Jiangling several times, but all ended in vain, so they had no choice but to resort to this strategy."
Rushi was named after Zhao Yongxian, and Zidao was named after Wu Zhongxing, both of whom were concubines in the fifth year of Longqing's reign.
They are all heroes of Southern Zhili.
They are also good brothers in history who successively impeached Zhang Juzheng, and were later banned and dismissed from office together.
When Gu Xiancheng saw that Li Sancai was vague in his words, he also understood that there were outsiders present and it was difficult to elaborate.
He had no choice but to suppress his thoughts and wait to ask again later.
Li Kun still looked confused and followed the two of them into the manor.
The manor's stone bridges, rockeries, pavilions and waterside pavilions are elegant in style, making it a good place for literati to gather.
The three of them chatted all the way.
Gu Xiancheng casually reminisced about the past.
Li Sancai occasionally tested Li Kun's knowledge.
Li Kun is quite satisfactory, just click on it.
"Uncle Shi, Brother Lu's knowledge is really much deeper than yours. In my opinion, you will serve as a foil for the two of us in this examination."
Li Sancai was in the middle to moderate the atmosphere, stroking his hands and smiling.
When there are many people, it has almost become Li Sancai's instinct to mention as many people as possible in his speech.
Who should be admired and who should be ridiculed? You can choose them at your fingertips.
Naturally, Gu Xiancheng did not refute. Instead, he spread his hands and said, "I won the imperial examination this year and was ranked last. Naturally, I cannot compare with the two prospective Jinshi."
"Let me get familiar with the examination room, wait three years, and then follow in your footsteps."
When Li Kun heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly and said, "I'm almost forty years old, why are you making fun of me?"
After saying that, he waved his hands repeatedly.
The three of them smiled in unison.
Just kidding, the atmosphere became a little more lively.
Li Sancai brought up a topic that every candidate cares about: "As you know, last month, the Etiquette Department reported to Zhu Nanyong on the matter of the Chen Hui Examination."
As soon as these words were said, the two of them looked at Li Sancai seriously.
Li Kun was especially serious - he eagerly followed him to eat the meal, didn't he just want to hear some pre-exam information?
Li Sancai did not show off, and said bluntly: "During the Longqing period, Gaoyi from the Ministry of Rites asked the late emperor to submit a memorial to the late emperor, and the inscription should be around 600 words."
"However, after the second session of the congress, the scholars again focused on brevity and thorns, and went too far in craftsmanship."
"Therefore, Zhu Nanyong from the Etiquette Department asked Your Majesty to abolish the word limit."
Li Kun and Gu Xiancheng looked at each other.
This is no small matter. A 600-word article is completely different in structure and technique from an article with no limit on word count.
If we had prepared according to the previous 600 words, it would be completely different.
Why do students come to Beijing in advance to prepare for exams? Isn’t it just because of this kind of thing?
If we wait for the local decree and then prepare for the exam, won't we waste two months in vain?
Li Kun asked: "Is this accurate?"
After Li Sancai heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "Otherwise, Nanyu Gong Gaoyi is actually an elder Duan Ning."
"Some people wanted to overturn the proposal he initiated. Not only did he not interfere, he even admitted in front of His Majesty that his previous thinking was not appropriate during the court discussion."
"Now the limit has been changed to 1,500 words."
When Gu Xiancheng heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
The more words there are, the more skills you can show off, which is good news especially for a student like him who has a wide range of skills and is not specialized in hooks and spines.
"Besides this, Your Majesty has spoken in a golden tongue, saying that the main thing is to be clear in literature and science, in line with the current situation, and it is better to have something to say."
Li Kun raised his eyebrows and took a breath subconsciously.
Gu Xiancheng's reaction was even greater. He suddenly clapped his hands and yelled: "Okay!"
The two of them were startled by the sudden strange cry.
Gu Xiancheng hurriedly confessed, and said in a hateful voice: "Yangming's post-school style should have been killed long ago!"
Li Kun was puzzled.
This Gu Xiancheng, didn’t he say that he studied under Zhang Qi on the road and also learned the science of mind?
Why are you still shouting and killing?
Li Sancai on the side explained kindly: "Uncle Shi studied with Duke Zhang before he was 20 years old, and after he turned 20, he studied with Duke Xue of Xue Ying Banner."
Li Kun suddenly realized.
This is not surprising.
Xue Yingqi was a famous Confucian in the world, and he was expected to be included in the Xian Temple in Hangzhou and be enshrined alongside Bai Juyi and Su Shi.
Among the scholars, especially in the southern Zhili and Zhejiang areas, his reputation is outstanding.
Although he belongs to the Nanzhong Wang Sect and is also a scholar of the heart, he suddenly turned to the Cheng and Zhu studies more than ten years ago.
Now he is a Confucian who opposes empty talk about conscience and advocates pragmatism.
Gu Xiancheng studied under this man and must have been influenced by him.
However, Gu Xiancheng shook his head: "It has nothing to do with the theory, it's just that I can't get used to the declining social customs and the outdated people's hearts."
Since the Great Etiquette Conference, the scholar-bureaucrats have gradually become depressed.
On top.
Emperor Shizong was greedy and excessive, Emperor Mu Zong was slack in political affairs, and now Zhang Juzheng is monopolizing power and overbearing the master. From the time he was a child, Gu Xiancheng has felt that the interactions between officials and scholars in his family have made him increasingly depressed, depressed, and negative.
After Yan Song, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng entered the cabinet, their affairs of clinging to the chief ministers and forming cliques for personal gain became more and more serious day by day, and the entire officialdom was filled with an air of decadence and decadence.
Below.
Wang Shouren, a saint, could not escape the fate of being annotated by the Six Classics, and his teachings gradually evolved into a bohemian origin.
Since the Jiajing period, there has been an evil trend that advocates extravagance and doing whatever one wants, the so-called "frankness and freedom", which has continuously violated moral ethics.
As he said a few years ago - "Now that the world is roaring, everything is done with ears and eyes, scholars are slow to learn, etiquette, justice and integrity are all gone. Every time the three of us talk about it, we often sigh or cry to each other."
At this time, if no one is defending the right way, where is the justice of heaven!?
Therefore, praising the emperor has nothing to do with whether he studied psychology or Neo-Confucianism.
He was just praising his actions in promoting righteous learning and correcting the world.
He said, this level is not enough.
When he is admitted to Jinshi and enters the officialdom, sooner or later he will have to clarify the administration of officials and beautify customs!
By then, court officials will no longer need to cling to their chief ministers, they can speak freely, and they will not be punished for their words.
Scholars are no longer unruly and talk about benevolence, justice and morality all day long.
That is when all the virtuous people are everywhere and the people are righteous.
However, since Li Kun was here, Gu Xiancheng just stopped talking in order to avoid having to talk briefly.
Li Sancai never left things alone, and took over Gu Xiancheng's words very lightly: "Now, your Majesty, you really have the virtue of beautifying customs."
Gu Xiancheng turned his head curiously: "Oh?"
Li Sancai smiled and said: "Your Majesty not only demoted Li Zaiting to serve as an official in Fujian, but also recruited Prince Shizhen of Yanzhou to accompany him."
Although Li Zaiting was a seventh-rank official and wore a red robe.
But the noble officials of the Qing Dynasty are different from the local officials.
It is said that "the six subjects are all promoted, and the internal ones are the fourth rank in the imperial palace, and the third rank in the external affairs are involved in politics. If you transfer to the seventh rank outside, you can get from the third rank, which is also the honor of an official, but many people hate it. Because there are officials who are promoted to the seventh rank,
Words that reduce the potential of the situation."
It is a shame to be promoted to others.
Just complaining will reduce your momentum, and you may even be angry, so you spread rumors and insult the officials.
What's more, it's the official department - "Only the official department is promoted to the imperial court" is no joke.
After Gu Xiancheng heard this, he immediately laughed: "This sycophant is so easy to belittle!"
Among these scholars, Li Zaiting's image was no different from that of Yan Song.
Relegated? The best thing is to abandon the market!
After venting his words, Gu Xiancheng immediately calmed down and asked: "Dong Yanzhou has entered the capital? In the future, won't there be regular cultural gatherings in the capital?"
Wang Shizhen's literary skills were very important.
It is the second best way for scholars to become famous nowadays.
As for number one.
Just submit an article to Wang Shizhen and let him comment on it, so that the whole world will know it immediately - Wang Xijue often writes articles to Wang Shizhen, boasting about his nephew and brother, and helping him become famous.
What's more, Wang Shizhen is still the object of admiration among scholars all over the world.
Gu Xianli immediately put Yan Song Er behind him and asked about Wang Shizhen.
Li Sancai nodded: "Yes, yes, but the Duke of Yanzhou said that in order to avoid delaying the academic examinations of the candidates, he is planning to invite candidates from all over the world to hold a large cultural gathering a few days after the Spring Festival."
What a grand event!
After Gu Xiancheng heard this, he immediately imagined in his mind the scene in which he would outlast the crowd and attract the attention of everyone.
I can't help but feel excited.
He murmured: "It's good, there are still scholars who have not entered the capital. The day after the Spring Festival, all the candidates from the world will gather in the capital, waiting for the announcement of the results. I'm afraid most of them will go to participate in the grand event."
Li Sancai also nodded with a longing expression.
As expected of the Duke of Yanzhou, the first person in the world to form associations, he always misses such a good time when holding cultural gatherings.
All the nobles from all over the world gather together to make a name for themselves. That is the real way to make a name for yourself!
This time, I must ask for advice from others, so that I can form an association in the future and be successful!
Li Kun looked thoughtfully at the side.
Wen Hui... When did it become more important to have more people, the better?
In the past, wasn't it always the only performances for the disciples of famous teachers? When had you ever seen these old masters?
The more Li Kun thought about it, the more he felt something was not right.
However, he was not here to gossip. After thinking about it, he brought up more important things: "I don't know how many scholars in this subject can stay in the capital."
The number of subjects is not certain. Now it is the first subject after the new emperor ascends the throne. There may be more places.
This is a disguised form of asking about Li Sancai.
When Li Sancai heard this, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Long Fei is the first department to have a large amount of work. The Ministry of Rites has already..."
The three of you said something to me.
Gradually move away.
Only the stone bridge and rockery remained motionless, while the flowers, plants and trees swayed in the wind.
…
At this moment, both inside and outside the Wenhua Hall were already the place where hundreds of officials gathered their attention.
Fu Que!
The last time Gao Gong fought with Feng Bao, he asked Zhang Shou to kneel down outside the Meridian Gate to play.
Now Zhang Shouyue is still retiring in Daozhou.
I heard that Zhang Shouyue wrote poems all day long and lamented that his official career was not going well.
Now this time, more than a dozen common people were waiting outside the Wenhua Hall. The incident happened so suddenly that the officials still didn't know what was going on.
They all pretended to be passing by and wanted to see what was going on.
The open space outside Wenhua Hall.
Zhao Yongxian, Wu Zhongxing and others have been kneeling for an hour.
The emperor and cabinet remained indifferent.
Even after the court meeting ended, the emperor and the cabinet did not come forward to deal with it.
What's most wrong is that, not to mention sending an internal minister out to persuade him, there must be some Jin Yiwei who come out to drive him away, right?
As a result, there was no persuasion, not even a royal staff.
Only a group of people knelt outside the Wenhua Hall with dismay.
Zhao Yongxian has been in the posture with his forehead touching the ground for an hour. His legs and feet are fine, but his waist is a little uncomfortable.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and I felt chilly again.
The voice of Wu Zhongxing next to him reached his ears.
"The court meeting has been over for a long time, why haven't you seen His Majesty come forward yet?"
They were kneeling here before the court meeting just to make things worse.
Logically speaking, both the emperor and the cabinet should deal with it as soon as possible to eliminate the impact.
Zhao Yongxian buried his head, without moving at all, and whispered: "I suspect that His Majesty is not aware of this matter. Now he is either trying to find out the inside story, or he is getting angry and discussing countermeasures."
That's just outsiders. Those who came from the Hanlin Academy knew the emperor to some extent.
The emperor would probably ask about this kind of thing.
At the same time, he also had the reputation to go beyond the cabinet and receive them.
This is also the reason why they chose Fucheng in Wenhua Hall.
Wu Zhongxing sighed: "Right and wrong can be seen at a glance. Since Yuan Fu is so stubborn and blind to the Holy Spirit, we have no choice but to do this in order to let His Majesty bring order to things."
"After all, Xiong Dunpu suffered injustice for nothing, how innocent is he?"
Some things, once they enter the process, are difficult to correct on your own.
Getting Shangguan to admit his mistake would be even harder than climbing to heaven.
But if Zhang Juzheng did this, don't blame them for making the matter bigger and letting His Majesty and the court officials comment on it.
Of course, whether Zhang Juzheng was also deceived was not within their scope of consideration - it must be intentional!
The two of them knelt on the ground, touching their foreheads to the ground, and talked quietly.
Zhao Yongxian said firmly: "No matter what, we must seek justice for Xiong Dunpu today."
Wu Zhong moved his waist and muttered: "Fortunately, I'm wearing knee pads. It's not a problem to kneel for a whole day."
"It's just a little cold."
As soon as I finished speaking, a gust of cold wind blew by.
They both shuddered.
Zhao Yongxian was about to speak.
Just at this time.
A sound of footsteps sounded in their ears.
When they found out that they were coming down the stairs from the Wenhua Hall, both of them couldn't help but look happy.
The emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore!
This God-given opportunity just happened to give Zhang Juzheng some color.
Just thinking about it.
"Everyone chooses a hall, bachelor. We are here at your Majesty's request."
Zhao Yongxian, Wu Zhongxing, and even the dozen common people and Hanlin behind them all raised their heads slightly.
After glancing over secretly, everyone frowned when they saw the feet dressed only by a few eunuchs.
The emperor didn't show up, so he sent them a eunuch if he wanted to?
Seeing that everyone was about to make a move, Li Jin quickly stretched out his hand and pressed down: "You don't have to get up."
He smiled and said: "Your Majesty said that he still has to attend the banquet, and his studies are more important than anything else. He has no time to listen to you guys talking about your grievances right now."
"Everyone, wait a moment. His Majesty will summon you after class."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
The little eunuchs behind them each put their big cloaks on the bodies of several common people and Hanlin.
Zhao Yongxian, Wuzhongxing Yizheng.
They both said in astonishment: "Eunuch Li..."
Li Jin interrupted the two of them.
He said with a smile: "It's getting cold today and you are about to take a rest. I'm afraid your hands and feet will be cold after staying in the palace for such a long time."
"Your Majesty takes pity on your ministers and asked me to add some clothes to you."
Zhao Yongxian and Wu Zhongxing looked at each other, their eyes filled with unexpected surprise.
…
Wenhua Hall, Sutra Banquet Class.
The Sutra Banquet is an autumn lecture held in August, and is originally scheduled to be held until the second day of October.
But because the cabinet was too busy, a few classes were suspended and then postponed for half a month.
At this time, the emperor himself, who was being restrained, was neither furious nor hesitant.
Even inside the palace, there was no discussion about the matters surrounding Fu Que outside, but the classes were being conducted seriously.
Zhu Yijun sat upright and listened to the instructions.
"The saints of ancient times had a principle of good deeds when the situation was difficult and human relations changed. It can be seen that the most important thing for a son is to inherit the family, and the least important thing is to support him. Therefore, there must be a trust in the ancestors and the main sacrifice.
People, then the spirits of their ancestors can be comforted, and the aspirations of their parents can be pleased. Those who govern the world with filial piety should respect the body and promote it."
Zhang Juzheng looked sternly, looked at the emperor seriously, and spoke word for word.
The Japanese lecturer took notes and placed them in front of the little emperor.
The little emperor usually looked at his notes and listened carefully.
Draw inferences from time to time: "Sir, I understand."
"For example, Emperor Yao married his two daughters to Shun. Shun immediately obeyed Yao's order but did not go back to discuss with his parents."
"The reason why Shun did this was because he was worried that if he told his parents that they would not agree, then he would not be able to marry, and he would eventually be childless."
"Marrying after informing your parents is to comply with the wishes of your parents and not to dare to make your own decisions. This is the basic requirement of etiquette. Marrying without informing your parents is to ensure the continuation of clan sacrifices and not to have no offspring."
"This is Shun's flexible application of filial piety, and it is also based on Shun's practice!"
"No wonder the saints all said that no emperor of ancient or modern times could be more filial than Shun!"
Tao Dalin looked at the master and the apprentice, teaching and listening as if nothing happened, and he couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
That's all Yuan Fu, I didn't expect that the emperor also had such a calm mind.
He glanced outside the Wenhua Hall without leaving any trace.
Such a big thing as Fuchou was treated as if it didn't happen.
Has it been waiting outside for an hour?
If I knew that the emperor was still serious about learning, I wonder if he would be pleased or angry?
After the emperor drew inferences, the ministers praised him one after another.
Tao Dalin came back to his senses and quickly gave a perfunctory compliment - after getting used to complimenting, everyone now praises in a formulaic way.
Zhang Juzheng's expression was more reserved.
He just nodded solemnly, and even warned the emperor to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, to act steadily and not to be impetuous.
Zhu Yijun was used to Zhang Juzheng's harshness, and he understood to some extent how his predecessor had become so rebellious.
You are worthy of being a Chinese-style parent.
He smiled, nodded in agreement, and said, "Sir, students understand what Mencius said."
"However, the students have other doubts."
As soon as these words fell.
Tao Da quietly took a step back.
here we go again.
Now the two members of the cabinet are on duty in turns, taking time out of their busy schedules to give lessons to the emperor.
Just because since the emperor's knowledge has become increasingly sophisticated, his doubts can no longer be easily answered by Japanese officials - the questions are too deep, often involving the foundation of Confucianism and Legalism, and the lifeline of the country.
This is why the cabinet is too busy and the economic feast has to be postponed.
Outsiders other than Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi are not qualified to answer.
Zhang Juzheng suffered a lot and gained a deep understanding.
He showed a rare expression of reluctance, his face was tugged, and he said dryly: "Your Majesty, please speak."
Zhu Yijun first stood up and saluted Zhang Juzheng.
Then he said respectfully: "Sir, you just said that those who govern the world with filial piety should respect the body and promote it."
A monarch who governs the world with filial piety should practice it and promote filial piety.
Zhu Yijun paused and asked curiously: "Sir, do we also rule the world with filial piety?"
For the content in the Jingyan class, Zhang Juzheng usually uses the "Direct Interpretation of the Four Books", and Gao Yi uses the "Collected Works of Gao Wenduan". Some of the male protagonists were written by me, and some were mended, so I will not explain and quote them one by one.
Chapter completed!