Unlike Tu Xiying and other seniors who have been in high and low officialdom for many years, rookie Zhao Zhigao cannot be so calm when he feels that something bad has happened.
The former, as a fourth-grade official and one of the Xiaojiu Qings, was a high-ranking figure even in the entire Ming Dynasty.
But even for such a distinguished and high-ranking official, Zhao Zhigao clearly heard the emperor's questioning in the hall and saw Tu Xiying's ugly face when he came out.
Then wouldn't it be even more humiliating for me, who is just a sixth-grade Hanlin Academy editor?
What a strict emperor!
With such an uneasy feeling, Zhao Zhigao followed Deng Yizan and walked step by step into the examination hall of the Ministry of Personnel with his head buried.
Zhao Zhigao was summoned to meet the emperor for the first time, but he did not dare to raise his head to witness the emperor's honor. He only hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I, Zhao Zhigao, compiled by the Hanlin Academy, pay homage to your majesty."
Unexpectedly.
As he expected, the emperor reprimanded him head-on.
Instead, the voice that reached Zhao Zhigao's ears was slightly gentle.
"Get up, Qing Zhao. It's not a court meeting now, so Qing Zhao doesn't need to be too formal."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhigao felt a little more at ease.
After thanking him again, he slowly raised his head and took in the scene in the hall.
On either side of Zhao Zhigao's peripheral vision were two ministers from the Ministry of Personnel, sitting on the left and right sides of the lobby.
At the top of Shen Shixing's train was Zhang Juzheng, who seemed to have been handed something by the emperor and was reading it carefully.
Wen Chun's class leader, Gaoyi, was sitting upright. As if feeling Zhao Zhigao's attention, he turned his head and nodded slightly.
Several people were given seats by the emperor, but they looked like they were having a private meeting.
The emperor, who was occupying the hall of the Gonggong Examination Office majestically, was dressed in regular clothes, looking at himself with great interest, showing no emotion or anger.
During the Wanshou Festival in August, Zhao Zhigao still saw the emperor from a distance. Now that two months have passed, the emperor has grown a lot.
After just one glance, Zhao Zhigao withdrew his gaze and did not dare to look further.
At this time, the emperor's voice came again.
"Zhao Qing, our imperial grandfather, how are you doing with your imperial examination records?"
Zhao Zhigao's heart sank when he heard the word "Record". Sure enough, he still couldn't escape a scolding.
He is a Hanlin compiler, so naturally he has work to do from lecturing, reading, editing, and reviewing.
Working means you have to pass the exam.
Compiling factual records is what Zhao Zhigao has accomplished in this year.
When the emperor asked now, it was probably the part responsible for him that was dissatisfied.
After all, Zhao Zhigao was not like Tu Xiying, who cut meat with a knife. He thought for a moment and replied cautiously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the actual records of the two dynasties are being compiled step by step. Although the part compiled by the minister is slightly delayed, it will be equalized as soon as possible."
Since all the questions have been raised, it is natural that there is no way to avoid it, so I have to express my position and make up for it as soon as possible.
He really didn't mean to fight against the government, he just wasn't too busy.
Mu Miao was in power for six years, and it was common practice to take three to five years to complete the records. As a result, Zhang Juzheng was forced to shorten the deadline in order to pass the exam.
I only started editing it in October last year, and the deadline is to complete it by August next year!
It took four years after King Sejong's death to start compiling the records. Who would have thought that within two years of Mu Zong's death, the records would be completed?
The incident happened suddenly. He had invited colleagues to give lectures one or two years in advance. He couldn't cancel without reason, right?
Zhao Zhigao was thinking a lot.
The emperor nodded and asked curiously: "Let's tie it as soon as possible...won't Zhao Qing not give lectures next year?"
Zhao Zhigao's heart skipped a beat and he felt dizzy.
No wonder Tu Xiying walked out with an ugly expression. The little emperor was too harsh!
I’m already planning to make up for it, so why bother talking about things with lectures?
He couldn't think of how to respond for a moment, so he had to kneel down in a hurry.
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhao Zhigao and shook his head with an unclear expression.
He slowly said: "Now, it only takes one year to pass the test, and the volume of affairs has increased sharply. I can understand that the ministers are not used to it, so I have given it three years to run up and down, and punish all officials at the same time.
Increase or decrease the affairs of various ministries and departments as appropriate."
"Since you said that you will keep up with the progress of the actual record compilation, I don't want to be too harsh on you. I just want to see the results."
"However, our emperor clearly issued an edict prohibiting court officials from giving lectures. Why, Qing Zhao, turned a blind eye?"
When Zhao Zhigao heard the emperor's gentle voice asking questions, he pursed his lips and said nothing.
The late emperor prohibited many things, including corruption, which was no less!
Besides, he’s not the only one doing the lecturing!
Furthermore, doesn’t the emperor have any random fate?
He, Zhao Zhigao, has been involved in giving lectures for decades, which is much longer than the few years he has been an official. How can he just give up?
When he was still studying, the Quzhou Qulu Lecture Conference, Hangzhou Zhenzhen Lecture Conference, Longyou Shuinan Conference, and Lanxi Lanyin Conference were of great help to him. How many friends did he make during the travels?
Can these benevolences and connections be abandoned at the drop of a hat?
At the beginning, he "arrives when he is scheduled and does not dare to delay". Could it be that after becoming an official, he would "cut off the relationship"?
After a long while, Zhao Zhigao replied stiffly: "Reporting to your Majesty, I am not giving a lecture, but just a meeting with friends. Please understand!"
The person was kneeling and his tone was dissatisfied.
Zhu Yijun heard this and shook his head in disappointment.
He didn't mind rushing Zhao Zhigao back to Zhejiang so that he could give lectures.
But the problem now is that the atmosphere of the Hanlin Academy, as a reserve for internal ministers and assistant ministers, has been ruined by Zhao Zhigao!
He studied under Qian Dehong, studied under You Yu Wang Ji, his first teacher was Li Chunfang, and his master was Zhao Zhenji. He can be said to be the successor of Miao Hong's Xinxue and a disciple of Yangming.
This resulted in a large number of people gathering around Zhao Zhigao in the Hanlin Academy.
Luo Wanhua, the number one scholar in the second year of Longqing, and Zhang Yuanxi, the number one scholar in the fifth year of Longqing, were both disciples of Wang Ji, and they served Zhao Zhigao as their elders.
Jiajing Jinshi Geng Dingxiang and Zeng Tongheng treated Zhao Zhigao as a descendant of the Wang family in central Zhejiang.
Zou Dehan, a member of the younger generation of shuji, regarded Zhao Zhigao as the leader of the comrade alliance.
This group of people developed small groups within the Hanlin Academy and among various ministries and bureaus, and formed alliances on the grounds of the Capital Lecture Conference - "Gather comrades from the ministers, bureaus, and bureaus, and form an alliance to give lectures at Xingshan Temple"
Monk's house."
This kind of small academic group derived from the imperial court cannot do anything.
We can only start with the example of Zhao Zhigao and carry out mental attacks.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun sighed and said, "Zhao Xiuzhan, you are different from Tu Qing."
"He is a Jiajing Jinshi, so he doesn't take Huang Kao's edict seriously, but you, Zhao Qing, are the emperor's protégé and the emperor's protégé."
"Not to mention loyalty to the emperor, why do you even forget about respecting your master?"
"Fake things to hide things and use excuses to cover up. Is this Zhao Qing's 'scratching away dirt, understanding and understanding are true'?"
To figure people out, you have to start with the key points.
Zhu Yijun somewhat understood this later chief assistant.
As a left-wing orthodox member of the Wang School, loyalty to the emperor may not be a concern, but if you ask why you don't respect your teacher, you will feel very uncomfortable.
As expected, Zhao Zhigao looked slightly moved after hearing the emperor's words.
Zhu Yijun pressed forward step by step and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Qing."
"A scholar's official position will be based on what he has learned. If he becomes an official without clear knowledge, he will use it to cut off the sword without being able to use it. He will do too much mystical things and be too practical. He will not be able to use this to serve the world."
"Have you listened to the teacher's teachings, just in case?"
If Zhao Zhigao was only slightly moved by the emperor's previous words.
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zhigao was already a little embarrassed.
Zhao Zhigao's master in Zhu Yijun's words refers to Zhao Zhenji.
These words are naturally quoted from the original words of Zhao Zhenji, a professor at the Hanlin Academy.
Unlike some stereotypes, Cho Jung Gil is a very responsible person.
When Emperor Shizong asked for advice during the Gengxu Revolution, the six ministers and nine ministers could not say a word for the whole day. "But when the officials gathered to discuss it, they were speechless for the whole day."
When asked about Xu Jie, he could only respond perfunctorily, "You must have a good plan."
At this time, only Zhao Zhenji stepped forward to take on the important task of "working hard" - "there is no authority to supervise the war and command all the generals."
Similarly, although Lao Zhao also loves lecturing, he emphasizes the principle of "aiming to be a sage and lecturing to set one's mind."
For those who can only give lectures but cannot do things, they will mockingly say, "Follow occult explanations and not practical ones."
Only magic can defeat magic.
Zhu Yijun directly carried out Zhao Zhigao's teacher and strongly denied his behavior.
He looked at Zhao Zhigao quietly, waiting for his reaction.
…
Outside Chengtianmen, there are many government offices, so people are naturally chatty.
In particular, the emperor only inspected the staff and went to the hall to receive courtiers.
Officials from various government offices were watching and asking, but they couldn't help but talk about it.
Especially in the Hanlin Academy, which was only separated from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Yamen by the Luanjiaku of the Ministry of Industry, three or five people had already gathered together to talk loudly.
In the check-in room where Zhao Zhigao usually works, there are desks everywhere, but two of them are empty.
The remaining two Hanlin officials in the room were each sitting in front of the case, talking to each other in the distance.
"Your Majesty is too influenced by Yuan Fu and Ding Anbo."
"Tu Butang and Zhao Rumai have probably never suffered such humiliation in their lives."
A young man with an appearance of no more than 20 years old and wearing a Hanlin official uniform wrote something while sighing.
What happened next door quickly spread to all the yamen.
There were many people who were aggrieved by Tu Xiying—how could a dignified fourth-rank official be so openly humiliated?
It’s really too harsh!
At least that's what Yu Shenxing thought, and he couldn't help but reveal it.
After hearing this, Li Changchun seemed not to understand the meaning, and said casually: "If you don't persuade, you can't make progress, and if you don't punish, you can't discipline. This is especially true in political affairs."
"Your Majesty's ability to practice it is not only due to the personal teachings of the two chief ministers, but also due to the official words and words of you."
"Of course I understand this. There is no need to take credit for being an official."
Although Yu Shenxing is only twenty-nine years old now, he cannot resist being a Jinshi early.
After five years of hard work in the Hanlin Academy, I have now become an official and lecturer before the emperor.
But perhaps because of his good background and success as a young man, Yu Shenxing often speaks without covering up.
For example, I would write articles privately and talk about things during my official years with people everywhere.
Slightly frivolous.
On the contrary, it was Li Changchun.
Although he is the same age as Yu Shenxing, and even ranked first in the second class, his ranking is sixty places higher than Yu Shenxing.
But because he was born in Sichuan, he had no support from the township party and lacked the educational resources of the Confucian classics school, so his official career was not even comparable to that of Yu Shenxing.
After being severely beaten by officials, Li Changchun gradually became a little more cautious in his conduct.
Yu Shenxing shook his head and corrected: "It's not that I'm asking for credit, but that I thought I'd be able to pass the test, and I was a little too hasty in seeking treatment."
"I know that the cabinet is trying to quickly reverse the decline and correct official practices. The intention is naturally good, but it is too harsh!"
"Things that happened in the past three years are now often weighed down in one year."
"We even neglect to write words in order to rush to work, what about the officials in the local and state governments? We are afraid that in order to avoid punishment, we will torture and punish the people and harm the people!"
Looking at it from Yu Shenxing's perspective.
It is not a problem for Zhao Zhigao, who is in the same department, to give lectures occasionally. After all, compiling records is not an urgent matter in itself.
According to past progress, it took four years after King Sejong's death to start compiling the records. Is anyone in a hurry?
But as soon as the test method came out, the cabinet acted like an order to shorten the construction period, so that Zhao Zhigao, who loved lecturing, was unable to complete the heavy tasks assigned by the cabinet.
This is not Zhao Zhigao's fault, it is clearly caused by the harsh entrance examination method!
Poor innocent Zhao Zhigao had to be summoned by the emperor to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to be reprimanded and humiliated.
Li Changchun rolled his eyes when he heard this.
Is it possible that it would take more than ten people in the past three to five years to write a six-year record, which would be too leisurely in itself.
But after all, he is a colleague who is on duty and cannot speak too directly.
He had no choice but to joke: "Wu Zhongxing invited you to Fugu this morning. At that time, you should just go with the flow."
Yu Shenxing saw that Li Changchun was unwilling to talk about this matter and gave Li Changchun a dissatisfied look.
However, when Li Changchun mentioned Wu Zhongxing, he felt a little emotional: "Don't tell me, Wu Zhongxing made the right bet this time."
"I just heard that your Majesty went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to bring Wuzhongxing and the others with him. I'm afraid he can get two birds with one stone, fame and a holy family."
After Li Changchun heard this, he couldn't help but muttered: "People are also completely offended by them."
Yu Shenxing was about to speak.
Suddenly, a person walked in outside the duty room. It was Wang Jiaping who was in the same department.
Seeing Wang Jiaping, the two of them closed their mouths in unison.
Although Wang Zhongbo was only seven years older than the two of them, he was really difficult to get along with - at least not as a good friend who casually talked about current affairs.
Wang Jiaping would never show off to others, because he himself didn't treat anyone well. They didn't know that in private, but when on duty, the two of them had never seen him smile at each other.
In addition, Wang Jiaping held a dignified and strict attitude, and the Imperial Academy privately called him a "disciplined person."
It's hard to say whether this is a compliment or a nickname to exclude.
At first, all the Hanlin officials thought that this person was just seeking fame and fame.
When Wang Jiaping compiled the actual records, it involved Gao Gong's brother Gao Jie, who had bribed Zhao Wenhua when he was the censor of Jiangdu. Gao Gong specifically asked Wang Jiaping to keep it secret, and Wang Jiaping walked away directly.
After everyone learned about it, they followed the steps of the sedan chair to carry the person, and sang the person's first name in cooperation.
It stands to reason that if the big guy has given you a good reputation, you should reciprocate the favor and sing it for the big guy next time.
As a result, when it was Wang Jiaping's turn to carry the sedan, he was indifferent and did not join the crowd.
Only then did everyone realize that this guy was not only guilty, but he also didn’t give much face to his colleagues!
It would be great if this kind of person is not ostracized. Colleagues would not dare to talk to him about any outrageous topics anyway.
Li Changchun coughed slightly and changed the subject: "Uncle Zhong came back from the clan's residence? How did Zhao Rumai do his report in the Ministry of Officials?"
There is a wall separating the Zongren Mansion from the Household Department and the Official Department. Today, many officials are listening to the wall over there.
Although Wang Jiaping went to the clan mansion to deliver books on official business, he would definitely pay some attention to it.
Wang Jiaping sat down just now. After hearing this, he replied without raising his head: "No problem, His Majesty was unhappy because the progress of editing the records was delayed, so he reprimanded Zhao Rumai through the words of Master Zhao."
Li Changchun and Yu Shenxing looked at each other.
Is this nothing? What’s the difference between pointing your nose and scolding?
Yu Shenxing asked curiously: "What then?"
Wang Jiaping raised his head and glanced at Zhao Zhigao's empty seat, and said with a strange expression: "It is said that Zhao Rumai bowed his head and admitted his mistake. Tomorrow he will publish a newspaper to confess to Zhao Guanshi and promise to dissolve the Capital University Association and not to give lectures until he has completed his studies."
"His Majesty also specially called the Secretary of General Affairs and ordered the newspaper to be delivered to the home of Zhao Guanshi in Neijiang, Sichuan."
Li Changchun burst into laughter.
Then he quickly covered his mouth.
He coughed twice, pretended to shake his head and said with emotion: "Zhao Guanshi once said, 'You can learn as soon as you become an official, and you can do it with ease.' When Zhao Rumai is able to do it with ease and no longer fails in the exam, he will naturally be able to reopen the forum.
Already."
Yu Shenxing was not as damaged as Li Changchun.
Instead, he felt some empathy and sighed: "Your Majesty is too harsh."
To repent in a newspaper is really too humiliating.
It was clearly agreed that even if he got a poor grade, he would still have the opportunity to make corrections within a time limit.
Wang Jiaping suddenly said: "It's not that your Majesty is strict, it's just that 'everything must have a beginning'."
"In addition to reprimanding Tu Butang and Zhao Rumai, Your Majesty also generously praised several people who achieved excellent results."
Of the three people present, all of them knew the historical allusions by heart.
Everything must have a beginning, and it is easy to do it if it has its beginning, but it is difficult to do it if it has no reason.
It's easier to do something when it's just starting out, but it becomes harder to do it if you don't have a good start.
Of course Wang Jiaping was right to speak for the emperor from the perspective of the central government.
But it is indisputable that Zhao Zhigao was caught as a typical case.
It all depends on whose perspective you are speaking from.
Yu Shenxing shook his head secretly.
Wang Duanren did not speak to his colleagues, but instead gave a speech during the meeting. It is no wonder that his colleagues did not like him.
Yu Shenxing stopped talking and felt a bit silent.
Li Changchun took over the topic at the right time and said: "I wonder who you have rewarded?"
It is said that if you are evaluated for excellence within three years, you will definitely be promoted.
Li Changchun was inevitably a little curious about the circumstances under which he could get an excellent scholarship.
Wang Jiaping crouched down at his desk and wrote quickly, while casually replying: "For example, Wang Yongji, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, a foreign minister."
"The four counties of Bazhou, Wuqing, Wen'an, Dacheng, and Jinghai belonging to the two prefectures of Shuntian and Hejian originally had 4,577 hectares of reed land, and collected 9,154 taels of silver every year, and stored it carefully in the treasury.
"
"But when the Ministry of Household Affairs conducted an inspection this year, it was found that none of the levies collected over the years were merely used to annex the local tycoons and fill the pockets of the subordinates."
"The Ministry of Personnel and Ke Dao rated him as an excellent person on the grounds that he investigated the bad government in Jidian."
"Or Wang Xijue, the Minister of Criminal Affairs of Nanjing."
"This year, there are 397 heavy-duty prisoners in Northern Zhili. Among them, there are countless people who have been wronged and hurt. Once they come to the judicial department, they can't argue with each other. If they are involved in theft, they will be tortured in every possible way, regardless of the authenticity.
It’s cruel, the recognition is due to coercion, and the stolen goods are not without pretense.”
"Looking at Southern Zhili, Wang Shilang must do everything personally. Whenever he encounters a heavy prisoner, he will be sent to the interrogation officials so that Xiaoran knows the whole story. Yuan Yao will not be tired of studying it in detail when he is recommended. He also provides justice to the people. The Legislative Department has prestige and is rated as the best.
"
Wang Jiaping spoke eloquently, and Li Changchun was thoughtful.
Everything must have a beginning.
Those who fail the exam in the first few years will definitely be punished the most severely, but the rewards will also be the most severe.
If you don't find the path this year, it's too late.
But now that the template case comes out, it may not be impossible to compete next year.
Thinking of this, Li Changchun couldn't help curling his lips: "I don't know if anyone from a leisurely government office like our Hanlin Academy can pass the exam."
The words just fell.
The door was pushed open again.
The three of them looked up together.
I saw my immediate superior, Shao Zhanshi and Wang Xilie, a bachelor's degree student in charge of the Hanlin Academy, hurried in.
The three of them quickly stood up and saluted.
"Master Wang."
"teacher."
Wang Xilie waved his hand to interrupt the salute of the three people, and said hastily: "Quick, your Majesty is coming to the Hanlin Academy! Follow me to greet you!"
He looked at Wang Jiaping again, but stopped talking.
In the end, I couldn't help but tell me: "You will be rewarded later, and don't say anything bad about your colleagues."
It should be a little late to add another chapter
Chapter completed!