The third prince's full moon celebration has been completed, and the news about Kai Enke has been announced for several days. Not to mention the entire Zhou Dynasty, the students who went to Beijing have already blocked the street where the bulletin board is.
Xie Xiao was leaning on the low couch in Liangyi Hall, lying half-lying in an inconspicuous manner, flipping through the booklet in his hand. There were some positions that were vacant or about to be vacant. What Xie Xiao wanted to cultivate were pure ministers who could be completely used by him.
, naturally had to be placed in a more important position. He squinted his eyes, and his eyes stayed on the cabinet ministers, the young minister of Guanglu Temple and the young minister of Dali Temple.
"Ming Zhong, are all the academies open at this time?" Xie Xiao suddenly had a sudden impulse and threw the booklet on the low table and sat up.
"Yes, Your Majesty, as soon as the news about Enke came out, almost all the students came to Kyoto, and the colleges started early." Ming Zhong smiled with a flattering look on his face. He knew what the Emperor was most concerned about recently, so he said
What kind of words can speak to the heart of the Emperor?
"Call Xie Jian, I want to leave the palace." Xie Xiao stood up and went to the inner room to change clothes. He stretched out his arms and turned around to find Ming Zhong still standing there, looking at him with some horror. Xie Xiao
Frowning, "You dog slave, why don't you hurry up and get over here."
Ming Zhong was so excited that he called his disciple Fu Jiu, who was guarding the gate, to ask Xie Jian, the commander of the imperial army. He hurriedly went forward to help Xie Xiao change clothes.
One person's words. When Xie Xiao ascended the throne, he pushed Xie Jian to the position of commander of the Forbidden Army against all opinions. At that time, many ministers opposed it. When Xie Xiao said, the Forbidden Army is my personal guard, he was speechless.
Xie Xiao chose a light blue robe with very few patterns and led Ming Zhong and Xie Jian out of the palace.
"Young Master, I heard that there are students holding a poetry meeting at Liuyunshui Pavilion today. You may wish to go and have a look." Xie Xiao is a very clever person who can stay around. Xie Jian asked as soon as he heard that the emperor was leaving the palace.
Subordinates, what's new in Beijing today?
Xie Xiao glanced at him with a smile: "Then go take a look."
Gu Huasi only returned from Yunzhou with his teacher after visiting Mr. Fu in February. He wanted to rest for a few days and return to the academy as soon as possible, but he was strictly ordered to stay at home by the old master.
Only then did he hear that his third sister had been drafted into the palace. He asked the old Marquis disapprovingly, but his words silenced him. The old Marquis said that if his father was half as motivated as he was, he wouldn't have to work so hard.
The Houfu is planning, but time does not wait for me.
Gu Huasi was considered a celebrity among the aristocratic family members. When they heard that he had returned to Beijing, the aristocratic family members and students all came to invite him. He picked and chose and was finally invited to participate in the poetry meeting, but when he arrived at the scene, he could not arouse much interest and found a secluded place.
In the corner, he was playing with a jade cup in his hand. Over the past month, he had also carefully considered the words of the old Marquis. It was not that he did not want to become an official as his family thought. On the contrary, the teacher once said that he was most suitable for the court. But the teacher also once said that he did not want to become an official.
He warned him not to settle down prematurely if his heart was wild and untamed. So Gu Huasi followed his teacher to study everywhere, tempering his mind and killing his eagerness to seek adventure and excitement.
On the wooden platform in the center of the waterside pavilion, students talked loudly, ranging from poems and songs to writing articles, from romance to court politics. The Great Zhou Dynasty was relatively tolerant of speech, and it was very common for students to discuss political opinions and ideas. Nowadays
The most highly regarded is the thought of Confucian scholars. Among them, the student surnamed Li standing on the wooden platform is the most eloquent. He focuses on "the law is ancient and has no evil, and following the rituals is innocent". He is eloquent and eloquent, winning the hearts of many students.
of thunderous applause.
This means that there is nothing wrong with following the ancient methods, and there will be no deviation in following the old rituals. During the meeting, the students gave examples one after another, and for a while everyone's admiration for this idea reached its peak. Perhaps no one objected, and everyone was echoing the discussion. Some
The old-fashioned students became emboldened and began to compare the current emperor's decree on demoting and ascending to the throne and the land decree and military decree that were about to be implemented, and implicitly said that the emperor would suffer the consequences in the end.
Xie Xiao and his party sitting on the attic, Ming Zhong didn't dare to breathe or look at the emperor's face. Xie Jian glanced at the emperor hesitantly, opened his mouth to lighten the atmosphere, but couldn't say a word.
He didn't say it out loud. Xie Xiao was tossing an orange in his hand: "Why are you so nervous? Maybe I will kill them for a few words." Xie Xiao said the first sentence with an obvious expression.
It was meant to be a joke, but the tone of the next sentence was colder and the expression was indifferent, "There are many scholars in this world, I can't kill them all, can I?"
Ming Zhong swallowed silently and raised his eyes to meet Xie Jian, the commander of the Forbidden Army. Both of them chose to shut up and turned their heads to continue looking down.
The students in the attic did not know that they were dancing on the current emperor's radar. When Xie Xiao was studying as a prince, he did not agree with the Confucianism of Taifu Zou at that time. He did not completely abandon it, but believed that it was necessary to govern a country.
It is a practical law. The reform, establishment and improvement of laws and regulations will promote the progress and development of a country. My father prepared for so many years, but could not complete the reform until his death. It was after he ascended the throne that the so-called three firepowers of new officials were taken into office.
He forcibly pushed back the decree of demotion. A few days ago, he just said that he wanted to inspect the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, but he was blocked by a bunch of people. These people were really tired of living.
"Scoff," just as the atmosphere below was in full swing, I suddenly remembered an inappropriate scoff. The scoff was so obvious that all the sounds paused for a moment. Everyone looked for the sound and saw a young man in the corner, dressed in a black suit.
Moon-white robe, black hair tied in a crown, noble and elegant. There is a gentle and gentle smile on his face, and his eyes are leisurely and a little indifferent. They are clearly two separate emotions, but people don't feel that they are inconsistent.
Gu Huasi sat down and listened for a long time. Each of these students thought that they were representatives of Confucianism and talked nonsense there. His voice was very calm, but his words were full of arrogance, "Brothers, how can you summarize Confucianism like this?"
, but still have the nerve to regard yourself as a student?"
One sentence made the students who were talking loudly just now widen their eyes. Gu Huasi smiled specially at the student surnamed Li: "Study but not master, it will be embarrassing."
The student surnamed Li immediately couldn't sit still, threw the wine glass in his hand, and said sternly: "Brother, you are so confident, why don't you discuss today's topic?"
Gu Huasi was still sitting, not even changing his movements. "According to the principle of 'Following the Ancient Laws and Following the Rites', everything must be learned from the way it was in the past and pursue conservative restoration. In this case, the predecessors were benevolent and friendly, and there were no disputes or wars. Why did the previous dynasty
Die in three lifetimes.”
As soon as these words came out, you could hear needles dropping in the waterside pavilion. A moment later, whispers started to sound again. The student surnamed Li's face turned red, and even though he rummaged through everything, he couldn't even come up with a rebuttal.
Gu Huasi did not look at him and continued: "If you do not follow the same rules in governing the world, you will not follow the ancient rules. Therefore, Tang and Wu were kings who did not follow the ancients, and Xia and Yin were kings who did not follow the rituals. Those who rebelled against the ancients were indispensable, but there were not many who followed the rituals.
The emperor's current reform laws are for the people's livelihood. Don't worry about whether you can get a spot on the gold medal list this time. But here, everyone is following what others say and fishing for fame." Gu Huasi stood up, picked up the folding fan on the table and shook it, "I knew it would be so.
I won’t come to a poetry gathering like this, it’s very boring.”
Gu Huasi left everyone waiting and walked outside the water pavilion. He wasted his time. He might as well go find the teacher to drink tea.
"Master, please stay." Gu Huasi turned around, and a middle-aged man with a white face and a beardless face stood behind him and cupped his hands towards him.
"Young Master is very talented in literature. Our Young Master has hit it off with you and we would like to invite you to the attic for a chat." The middle-aged man pointed to the attic behind him again. Gu Huasi looked up and saw two people standing on the attic. One was standing in a green shirt.
, a man dressed in black, who was a little far away and could not see their faces clearly.
Gu Huasi smiled gently: "Thanks to the kindness of the young master, I just drank a few more glasses of wine. I'm a little drunk now, so I can't lose my temper and go to the appointment. Please forgive me. I will see you again if we are destined." Gu Huasi nodded towards the middle-aged man,
Without waiting for him to answer, he turned around and left.
Mingzhong did not complete the task and crept up to the attic. Then he heard the emperor ask: "Where is the person? Didn't you invite me?"
Ming Zhong smiled sarcastically, "This... the young master said he was drunk and would not disturb the Holy Master."
"Humph," Xie Xiao snorted coldly, "Why does he look familiar to me?" Gu Huasi's words just now attracted Xie Xiao's sideways glance.
"The slave looks at it..." Mingzhong talked to Gu Huasi at close range. After thinking about the young master's smile, Mingzhong took a slight breath, "The slave looked at the young master and Gu Ronghua.
It seems somewhat similar.”
"Huh?" Xie Xiao glanced at Ming Zhong and thought about it carefully. It seemed to be a bit similar. "I remember that Marquis Anyang had a grandson studying at Luming Academy?"
"Yes, the eldest grandson of Dafang, his name is Gu Huasi." Xie Jian, who stood aside and said nothing, replied. As the commander of Xie Xiao's imperial army, his responsibility is not only to protect the emperor, but also to help the emperor collect intelligence.
Identity. Xie Xiao adheres to the principle of making the best use of everything and squeezes out the use value of the Forbidden Army.
"Go check it out." Xie Xiao walked down from the attic. It was an unexpected bonus to leave the palace today. He strolled outside and passed by a stall selling sticky cakes and bought one.
"Go back to the palace."
Ming Zhong was holding the sticky cake, and he was still wondering along the way. The emperor never eats these snacks, so why did he buy them? Xie Xiao didn't even change her clothes, and went straight to Weiyu Xiaozhu after returning to the palace.
Gu Panfu was still lying on the deck chair in the yard to get some air when she heard the voice of "See the Emperor" at the door. She opened her eyes in slight surprise and saw Xie Xiao walking towards her wearing a simple blue robe.
"Hail, Your Majesty." Gu Panfu saluted, tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Has Your Majesty left the palace?"
Xie Xiao smiled and pinched the tip of her nose, "Smart guy."
Gu Panfu touched her nose shyly and saw what Mingzhong was holding. "Ah, is that for the concubine?"
Ming Zhong handed the sticky cake to Gu Panfu with a wink, and Gu Panfu took a piece with her hand and stuffed it into her mouth. "It's delicious!" She stretched out her tongue and licked her fingertips gently.
Xie Xiao's eyes darkened, and he held her in his arms and sat on the recliner, "Are you dirty? Have you washed your hands?"
Gu Panfu did not reply to his words, but suddenly leaned forward and kissed Xie Xiao on the lips. She blushed and whispered, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Don't hook me up in broad daylight." Xie Xiao's voice was a little low, and he hugged her and adjusted to a comfortable sitting position, "Does Fu'er have a brother at home?"
Gu Panfu continued to eat the sticky cake and spoke vaguely: "Yes, my legitimate brother. A few days ago, there was a letter from home saying that my brother returned home from a study tour and brought gifts to my concubines."
"Fu'er has a good relationship with her brother?"
"Of course, my brother has a good temper. He always brings gifts to my concubines. When I was young, I even made snowmen for my concubines." Gu Panfu gave Xie Xiao a strange look.
Xie Xiao smiled sullenly, hugged her and said, "Then this winter I will accompany Fu'er to build a snowman."
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The heroine’s golden finger——Gu Huasi. Hahahahaha~
I am choosing a title for the heroine: Wan, Ming, Yi, Yi