Half longing for the dawn and half not yet clear, drunk and smelling the flowers, sleeping and smelling the orioles.
This kind of lazy state rarely appears in the emperor after the new year.
Zhu Yijun fell asleep in the second half of Xu o'clock last night, but did not get up on time before Mao o'clock.
Instead, he remained confused until it was already half dark, then he reluctantly sat up, rubbing his shoulders.
"What time is it?"
He moved his shoulder, which was a little painful from lying on his side, prompting Zhang Hong to casually ask about the time.
Although we are about to start preparing to take office, we must not be able to work continuously.
Occasionally I sleep in and relax, but no one makes any comments.
"Long live my lord, there's only one moment left before it's time."
Zhang Hong quickly called to the female ministers and came forward to serve the emperor in dressing and washing.
Zhu Yijun rubbed his face to wake himself up, then began to rinse his mouth and wipe his face: "Is there nothing to do today?"
The schedule for the past few days has been fully booked.
He listened to government affairs at court, offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple, visited deceased ministers, and went out to debate scriptures. Now he has finally managed to handle all the matters that need to be dealt with.
Zhang Hong naturally did his homework on the emperor's schedule.
He held the washbasin beside him and replied softly: "Long live my lord, apart from the memorial sent by the two palaces this morning, I have no other arrangements."
Zhu Yijun nodded: "It's nothing urgent. I'll deal with it in the afternoon."
That means it's okay.
Although there are a lot of memorials, it is still okay to set aside a morning break.
There is nothing important in the court meeting, so I won't go there today.
As for the Sutra Feast, of course it was postponed - not because the emperor was lazy, but because the officials of the Sutra Feast unanimously requested to reorganize the course materials and hold the Sutra Feast at a different date.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun asked casually: "What is the reaction of Shilin to the discussion three days ago?"
Zhang Hong thought for a moment and replied respectfully: "Long live my lord, now a large number of scholars have gathered in Yanshan Villa to review the grand event of that day."
"Dan Zhouzheng led a group of scholars to annotate the words and sentences one by one in order to compile them into a book as soon as possible."
"The supervisors of the Imperial College are all talking about the events of that day. I heard... that there is already a vague theory of 'the birth of a holy king'."
"The title of 'Seven Sages' has begun to spread among the people, and all of them put His Majesty first."
While Zhu Yijun listened, he opened his arms and allowed the female officer to dress him.
The reaction Zhang Hong said was obviously limited to the capital city.
After all, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is here, and things will definitely not ferment too quickly.
Moreover, it will definitely take some time for people to move from the gimmick of "the emperor's debate on the Bible" to the content of the debate.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun did not act too hastily and simply said: "Let the General Secretary act quickly and report the matter as soon as possible."
Zhang Hong responded hurriedly.
After the little emperor finished his instructions, he couldn't help but shake his head.
The bureaucracy is aging, so don't expect the propaganda department to function normally.
It's already the fourth day, and there is no newspaper yet - Wang Shizhen is working alone. Yesterday, he added an additional volume to the "Yangshan Hall Collection" and published the events of that day.
It seems that we still need to separate the affairs of the General Administration Department's newspaper and the new newspaper from the News and Pages Department and entrust them to professional people.
Zhang Hong pulled out his chair and respectfully invited the emperor to sit down for breakfast: "Long live my Lord, I have a lot of things to do. I haven't fished for a few days. It's rare to have a rest this morning. How about some leisure time?"
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he subconsciously pinched it with his right hand, which was obviously moving.
He hesitated for a moment, and then said implicitly and noncommittally: "I will go to the two palaces to pay my respects first."
Zhang Hong understood immediately and winked at the young eunuch beside him, asking him to go down and prepare.
Seeing this, Zhu Yijun coughed lightly: "It's enough to make a nest. Don't go out of your way to release fish. I'm just sitting here and practicing my mind. Not being able to load the goods is the second best thing."
Last year he fished a lot, and the eunuchs also had many tricks.
According to Jin Yiwei, the fishermen of Jinshui River secretly lamented that there were many more giant fish in the river.
Zhang Hongwei promised: "I know this."
He said it to show that he understood, and kept gesturing behind him, telling the little eunuch to hurry up and take care of it.
The latter obviously also understood the emperor's temperament and fishing skills. He ignored the steps the emperor prepared for him and slowly retreated out.
Zhu Yijun rubbed his neck and started eating breakfast.
"Has the Ministry of Rites discussed Mr. Tao's posthumous affairs?"
Tao Dalin's posthumous title must not contain the character "奖" as in history.
After all, he is a Japanese lecturer who was born in the East Palace. If he is given a bad posthumous title despite his merits and demerits, what do you think of his student?
Zhang Hong thought about it for a moment and then said: "The Ministry of Rites has finished the discussion. It is based on the literary comparison set by His Majesty, and we will choose the best."
"It's time to go to court today."
Zhu Yijun nodded.
Ma Ziqiang is still a good man. As long as his needs for fame and wealth are met, he may be a good worker.
After Zhu Yijun swallowed what was in his mouth, he said slowly and quickly: "How are the preparations for the Weixin Pavilion?"
The Weixin Pavilion he mentioned refers to the Lingyan Pavilion belonging to the Wanli Dynasty.
It is taken from a well-known allusion of "Although the Zhou Dynasty was an old state, its fate was restored", coupled with the word "the emperor's private name", it can be said to simply and straightforwardly reveal the emperor's three ambitions.
ZTE.
ZTE.
Or ZTE.
When Zhang Hong heard the emperor ask about this matter, he quickly replied: "When I reply to Your Majesty, most of the things on paper have been settled."
"The Chief Supervisor of Rites and the Ministry of Rites had already done some feng shui research and picked several addresses and the date for starting construction. The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also competed to fund the construction of the palace. It was just a matter of choosing the specific site. Now the Secretary
There are some differences between the Rites Supervisor and the Rites Ministry."
"The intention of the inner court is to follow the example of Lingyan Pavilion and build it in the palace to facilitate your majesty's sacrifice."
"The Ministry of Rites wants to build it outside the palace, near the Imperial Ancestral Temple, so that officials and people can pay their respects conveniently."
Zhu Yijun listened carefully and shook his head: "Then build it outside the palace. I just need to take two more steps."
For a pavilion of this nature, the more people who want to admire it, the more precious it becomes.
It would not be good to leave it in the palace so that no one can enter.
As for offering sacrifices...it sounds like the emperor would conscientiously offer sacrifices himself.
When Zhang Hong heard this, he bowed in response.
Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Hong and said, half jokingly and half seriously: "If my eldest companion is interested, there is no chance that he will be among them."
Zhang Hong was startled and couldn't help but look up at the emperor.
However, he saw that the emperor was immersed in his porridge and had no intention of continuing this topic.
Zhang Hong lowered his head silently, wondering whether Long Live Lord was beating him up or encouraging himself, and felt a little confused for a moment.
Zhu Yijun kept asking Zhang Hong about the affairs inside and outside the palace.
I finished my breakfast quickly.
In this short time, the morning color has become clear.
At the same time, this also symbolizes the beginning of a rare day of leisure for the emperor.
After breakfast, Zhu Yijun went for a routine walk and trot to exercise.
After running and walking all the way, I came to Yuanxi Yannian Hall.
Paying greetings to Empress Dowager Li is a very healing thing - mainly reflected in Empress Dowager Li's current attitude towards the emperor, which is very satisfying in emotional value.
Zhu Yijun vividly repeated the scene of the Bible debate to Empress Dowager Li.
The latter was sometimes surprised, sometimes praised, and occasionally repeated the comments of the married women.
Zhu Yijun also took care of his audience. He didn't mention anything about the content of that day, but he wrote about the reaction of the Confucian scholars.
Not only did Queen Mother Li listen with rapt attention, but even her newly enlightened younger brothers and sisters opened their mouths wide and looked at the emperor with admiration.
I stayed with Queen Mother Li for half an hour and talked about the family feud.
Only then did Zhu Yijun stand up and leave.
Afterwards, he took a walk all the way to Qianguang Hall to pay his respects to Queen Mother Chen.
Empress Dowager Chen had always had a resentful temperament, and when Zhu Yijun met this person, he couldn't lively anymore.
He didn't even ask her to go fishing. He only talked about interesting things and just looked at the emperor with a smile.
Zhu Yijun had no choice but to chat aimlessly with Queen Mother Chen.
And he gave instructions and practice to Princess Yanqing on how to fight foxes and cats.
Seeing that it was almost time, Zhu Yijun stood up and left.
Then, of course, comes the popular recreational fishing session.
Zhang Hong, who was following the emperor, obviously felt the emperor's pace speeding up. He quickly wiped his sweat and hurried to keep up.
Zhu Yijun couldn't wait to rush to Taiye Pond. He didn't know what he thought of, but suddenly turned around and said, "Go and ask Li Xuanshi if you want to come to Taiye Pond and practice mind training."
Hearing this, Zhang Hong quickly stopped and responded.
…
The emperor said that it is obviously okay to sit still and practice your mind.
After all, the morning was almost over and he still hadn't caught a single fish.
But for Li Xuanshi, it was not so boring.
Zhu Yijun watched Li Baiyang scurrying about there. After a while, the fish float jumped, and he even got up to tug of war from time to time.
He secretly wondered if there really was such a thing as a novice protection period?
Zhang Hong kept wiping his sweat beside him and winking at the little eunuch from time to time, not knowing what he was giving orders to.
The emperor is thinking.
The eunuch is making a nest.
It seems that only Li Xuanshi is fishing.
Everyone is busy with their own things.
Li Baiyang pulled a big fish to the shore and was very excited: "Your Majesty, look! Look!"
Zhu Yijun hummed perfunctorily and curled his lips. The more he looked at the flapping fish on the shore, the more he felt in his heart.
Fortunately, it was not just the eunuch who cared about the holy will, but also Tianshu.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Han, Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and Chen Dong, Minister of Dali Temple, would like to see you." The eunuch came in a hurry.
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he turned around suddenly.
He seemed to have been granted amnesty: "Please come quickly."
After saying that, he threw the fishing rod on the ground and walked straight to the pavilion to rest and wait.
Put your hands behind your back to relieve embarrassment.
Not long after.
Zhang Han and Chen Dong came together.
When the two came closer, they saw the emperor looking into the distance, seemingly thinking about something important, and they didn't know whether to disturb him or not.
Zhu Yijun heard the movement and slowly turned his head.
"His Majesty."
"His Majesty."
Zhang Han and Chen Dong saluted quickly.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "The two ministers came together to deal with judicial matters?"
After the annual meeting last year, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple learned from the painful experience and began business rectification.
The effect may be limited, but the attitude is at least shown.
Zhang Han and Chen Dong looked at each other.
The former bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, there are several cases that require His Majesty's adjudication."
When he saw the emperor looking at him quietly, he got straight to the point: "First, the Qi Fang, a demon from the west of the country, was executed by the imperial court. However, due to different opinions on the treatment, there has been no execution so far."
Zhu Yijun was startled. This kind of death penalty case was approved by the emperor. He had never seen the case, but he remembered the name.
This all happened on Wuyin day, December of the sixth year of Longqing.
Cao Jin, the former governor of the west of the west, was beheaded. The Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment planned to approve the execution, and the cabinet drafted the votes. He personally approved the red.
It's been more than two years, and there's still no official punishment?
Zhu Yijun was confused: "We have different opinions on the case? Are there grievances?"
Chen Dong hesitated for a moment and explained: "Your Majesty, Gao Guang, the governor of Zhaxi and the deputy censor of the capital, came to the meeting first. Cao Jin reported that the demon had invaded Qi Fang, and Liu Ru colluded with thousands of people and gathered people to conspire against him. But in fact, it was nothing more than losing land to the common people.
I believed Bai Lian and gathered seven or eight people from the same village to beg for some food in the city."
"Now our department and the Ministry of Criminal Justice are re-examining the files..."
Chen Dong stopped as he spoke.
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he also understood why Chen Dong and Zhang Han came together.
Gao Guangxian, the current incumbent, wants to overturn his predecessor's case, which is actually an unruly act.
Because the case was handled by the Three Laws Division, the cabinet followed the procedure, and the emperor ordered the execution.
Even if it is indeed an unjust case handled by Cao Jin, it is still suspected of slapping the emperor and the Three Justices in the face.
But the emperor happened to explain at last year's annual meeting that the prison should be cleaned up. When Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment encountered such a thing, they could only blame the emperor.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but sigh: "In the future, this kind of matter can be directly reported to the court for re-examination and thorough investigation. I am not omniscient and omnipotent, and I don't have time to see the whole story of the case I have appointed. It's not like you don't know."
He waved his hand and said, "Send the case back for re-investigation. No matter how insignificant Guizhou's life is, he will not be killed unjustly just to save our face."
The two ignored the emperor's second remark, and both let out a deep breath: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhang Han then said the next thing: "Your Majesty, the case of Chen Zhen, a Qianhu in Hangzhou Wei, who beat to death the envoy Jian and asked for his position has been investigated."
Shen Wei was a member of the cabinet ministers in the second year of Longqing's reign.
In the fifth year of Longqing's reign, he was sent as an envoy to confer the title of King Su. When he returned to the court in March of the following year, he passed by Suining County and fought with Chen Zhen and his entourage from Hangzhou Wei Qianhu, but was beaten to death by Chen Zhen's infantry.
Shujishi was beaten to death by Qianhu, which was naturally a major case that shocked the world.
Chen Dong saw that Zhang Han had left half of his sentence, so he was forced to continue: "Your Majesty, Chen Zhen beat Shen Wei to death because when the two clashed that day, Shen Wei made insulting remarks and the background of Chen Zhen and his generals. It was only because of the excitement of the crowd that this tragic incident occurred.”
"Now the Ministry of Punishment plans to execute the forty-two people involved in the case together. Dali Temple thinks it is unacceptable and asks His Majesty to judge."
He roughly condensed it into one sentence and pointed out the biggest problem.
This is not a simple criminal case, but a political case. If you are not careful, it may provoke civil and military disputes.
The matter was so important that Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment had a disagreement, and the power of decision was left to the emperor.
Zhu Yijun also had a headache after hearing this.
Of course he knew this too.
Zhang Han of the Ministry of Punishment was taking care of the sentiments of civil servants. After all, the consensus among the court and the government was that this case could not be tolerated.
He even used Datong Zhenwu as an example - "In the past, the Datong Zhenwu Revolution was not completed by interrogation, so powerful officials and soldiers violently pursued each other, and when trouble occurred, they became rampant."
But there is no problem in beheading the principal offender, but the punishment for the accomplice is unusually severe.
Therefore, Dali Temple does not agree.
In particular, this case has its own reasons. If dozens of people are to be beheaded, how the military officials would feel is something that has to be considered.
Zhu Yijun thought for a long time, then he had to use his old skill of making paste, and said in a compromise: "Then... Chen Zhen will be beheaded as the leader, the punishment will be canonized, and the Huang descendants will not be allowed to inherit it. Yang Zhong, Ge Liangyou, Song Qiao, Qiu Zhao Jian and others sent the border guards into exile."
Zhang Han looked dissatisfied.
Chen Dongwu bowed down and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Then came some legislative matters.
For example, in a memorial written by Sun Dai, the censor of Sichuan Province, he implored the judicial department to formulate a ban on "recruiting a second husband", that is, after the husband dies, the husband and son-in-law are brought to the house.
Of course, the reason is also straightforward - "To transfer all the property, property, children, and maidservants left by the previous husband to the future husband is particularly different from that of prostitution. It does not rely on shame and destroys the ground, and it causes the most serious disasters."
Zhu Yijun was impatient when he heard it. Although his words always reflected his will, he himself didn't understand this stuff.
Wait until the two of them finish talking.
Zhu Yijun said with great emphasis: "Zhang Qing, Chen Qing, and Zhu Zi said that studying things leads to knowledge, the prince said that knowledge and action are unified, and I talk about cause and effect and practice."
"As for the knowledge and cause and effect of this law, I think the judge should pay more attention to it, go through more grids, explore the theoretical cause and effect, and don't always be like a castle in the air. Let me pat my head and settle it for you."
When the two heard this, they looked at each other.
I have never seen an emperor act like an emperor before, but this is the first time I have seen an emperor acting like a master.
After all, it’s different.
The two of them were inexplicably reprimanded and expelled, so they had to bow and leave: "Your Majesty is teaching me a lesson. I will sort out the cause and effect of the laws and orders when I wait."
Zhu Yijun nodded and signaled the two of them to walk slowly.
The two of them just walked away with their front feet.
Li Xuanshi shouted there again.
Zhu Yijun subconsciously glanced back and closed his eyes suddenly.
He turned his head and waved his hands repeatedly: "No more fishing, no more fishing, it's time to go back and have lunch!"
Having said that, without waiting for Li Xuan to pull the fish up, he confiscated its fishing rod and dragged it directly back to Wanshou Palace.
…
Rest time is always short.
The time quietly arrived on March 15th.
The emperor's schedule is once again fully booked.
Early in the morning, the Ministry of Rites came to Xiyuan to invite Zhu Yijun to the Imperial Palace, and invited 403 Gongsheng students from the Ministry of Rites to attend the court.
That's right, today is the time for the palace examination.
This time, 402 people were selected for the examination, including two sons of palace officials, and the last person was Hai Rui, who was specially granted the qualification for the palace examination.
The palace examination only determines ranking, not demotion, so today these 403 people will all be disciples of the emperor.
Zhu Yijun must come up with the question.
Of course, it is said that the emperor sets the questions, but in fact, whether it is the palace examination policy or the selection of concubines, it is essentially the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet that sets the questions, and the emperor makes the decision.
Its fundamental function is to declare its existence and confirm the teacher-student relationship.
What's more, if you encounter the late emperor's lazy temperament, he won't even bother to come forward and just give an oral message.
But it is different for the hard-working classmate Xiao Zhu.
He knows how to work diligently - he only took half an hour to pick a topic proposed by the Ceremony Department.
"Heng Shi Cheng Shu, the guards pass the meal, sweat through the imperial clothes, forget about tiredness every day, political affairs are not industrious, and the effectiveness of political principles, Gu Du said that he practiced Xuanmo and was quiet and inactive... What is the meaning of this title?
It’s not good.”
Zhu Yijun directly rejected this question.
He looked at Ma Ziqiang and said displeasedly: "What does it mean that although some monarchs are diligent in government affairs, the best governance results are those who advocate tranquility and inaction?"
"First ask if it is, then you can ask why."
"Is it because Emperor Taizu was tired every day and his political effectiveness failed? Or is it that my imperial grandfather was quiet and inactive and the country prospered?"
This was an original examination question in history, but it did not prevent Zhu Yijun from shaking his head.
He couldn't pass this kind of pre-positioned test question.
Since we have to presuppose a position, why not presuppose his?
When Ma Ziqiang heard this, he said that the emperor was difficult to serve, and at the same time he respectfully admitted his mistake: "It was the minister's omission. Then will your Majesty look at other topics?"
There is naturally more than one policy question, otherwise Zhu Yijun would not have been asked to choose randomly during the exam.
It's a pity that the little emperor seems to like none of the questions.
Zhu Yijun picked up another volume: "...However, in terms of moral examination and governance, it is still not comparable to Ji Si, and it is said that Tang Yu..."
"Ma Qing, the rule of the Three Dynasties is indeed unprecedented, but times are different. Is it possible that the territory of the Three Dynasties will be the same as today? Can the people of the Three Dynasties be like today?"
"The situations are different, and the difficulty of governance is different, so how can we generalize it and let everyone answer it?"
Ma Ziqiang couldn't help wiping his sweat.
After the emperor no longer hid his clumsiness and showed his accomplishments in Confucian classics unscrupulously a few days ago, he has obviously become more courageous.
He actually dared to point out the rule of the Three Generations.
If it were another emperor to say something like this, it would be strange if the Confucian scholars didn't shower him with blood.
As for now...he, Ma Ziqiang, can't stop him anyway.
The eldest uncle smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites has only these few policy topics. Your Majesty is reluctant to choose one, otherwise the imperial examination will be delayed."
He could use his toes to think of what the emperor wanted to do.
As expected.
The emperor sighed.
He patted himself on the shoulder: "Forget it, I'll do it myself."
After the emperor said this, he didn't give him a chance to argue. He left the test questions and went straight to the Huangji Palace.
Ma Ziqiang quickly followed.
Only the doctor and the chief of the etiquette department were left looking at each other.
Chapter completed!