"The world must be full of cunning and unstoppable traitors, and the captives must have rising power." Wu Shen wrote to Emperor Xiaozong again.
After all, the voices that slander and criticize the justice of the Thirteen Classics are only a minority. Not to mention the emperor's firm attitude, people like Yang Biao, Huan Dian, Zhao Qi, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan and the countless disciples and officials behind them are also absolutely
We will not allow this kind of voice to become mainstream.
So there was nothing for Xun Yue to worry about. Besides, he wasn't really worried about what kind of hindrance these people would have. They were nothing more than a pebble in the rolling torrent.
People were mainly concerned about what kind of concessions the emperor needed from those famous scholars before he would release the quota for compiling the Thirteen Classics of Justice. At this time, it was Dr. Guanglu Fuwan who first set an example for everyone. He asked the emperor
He presented the Jinwen Shangshu annotated by successive Fu family scholars since his ancestor Fusheng, as well as several collections of pictures and books that were not available in the palace.
After receiving the considerate dedication from his father-in-law, the emperor immediately appointed him as the Commander of the City Gate School and allowed him to enter Tianlu Pavilion to participate in the compilation of the Thirteen Classics of Justice.
Then everyone saw them, and they all followed suit and presented their collections of classics. Unexpectedly, some people accepted the books, but the emperor did not open the door for them, but only gave them rewards such as money. Then everyone suddenly realized
, it turns out that in addition to dedicating books, you also have to be a scholar with profound knowledge, a reputation that can convince others, and most importantly, you have to be able to catch the eye of the emperor.
As a result, the number of people who donated books immediately decreased a lot, but the emperor still used this to collect more than a thousand volumes of books that were not in the secret palace, which was considered a harvest. At the same time, it also involved Dr. Han Rong, Yilang Kong Rong and other qualified scholars.
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"Since the beginning of the year, I have ordered Cui Shizhong to carefully collect the classics collected by each family, enrich the secret palace, and compile the imperial review. Over the past year, each family has treasured their own books, and few people have volunteered to donate them. What they have received is only a few thousand volumes. It is better to copy them in Hedong.
There are so many." In the Xuanshi Hall, the emperor took the summary of the book records and said to his secretary, Zhu Hao: "This time the ministers are presenting, after all, there are more than 50,000 volumes in the secret palace's collection, right?"
"I'd like to promise." Zhu Hao lowered his head and thought about it, and then counted in detail: "Duke Cui obtained a thousand volumes of illustrations from his search, a thousand volumes were confiscated by the rebel families in Hedong, and there were also a thousand volumes presented by the princes of the imperial court. The original illustrations of the Secret Mansion
There are 47,000 volumes in the collection, totaling more than 50,000 volumes."
"According to the original request I told you, in addition to history books, art of war, prophecies and astronomical books, all the other collections of scriptures have been selected and handed over to the general supervisor to print a copy and hide it in Taixue." The emperor has always paid attention to this.
It's just that there are too many books to be printed, there are not enough literate craftsmen, and the work of compiling text is also very complicated, so it has not seen much results for so long.
In response to this, the emperor has begun to expand the scale of paper production and printing and the number of craftsmen under his supervision, and has formulated many preferential policies for craftsmen. Now he can at least guarantee the daily paper expenses for official documents of the imperial court: "Publishing, compiling books,
There is already a complete process of making a list of generals and supervisors. The secretary supervisor only needs to sort it out and deliver it. Nowadays, the secretary supervisor is busy compiling Chinese records and the Thirteen Classics of Justice, and has no time to pay attention to this matter. You have to pay more attention to it.
, communicate well with general supervisors, Imperial College, etc."
As the second son of Zhu Jun, Zhu Hao acted like his father and was talented. However, he was not suitable to stay in the purely clerical department of the Secretary Supervisor, and he seemed mediocre under the aura of such distinguished officials as the Secretary Supervisor.
The emperor asked him to go to various government offices more often and interact with other officials, perhaps to observe his actions and know what he could do.
"Only, I will work hard and live up to your majesty's trust." Zhu Hao responded simply.
"Fame and fortune are so touching." The emperor looked at the familiar or unfamiliar book titles on the book summary and said with emotion: "If it weren't for the righteous compilation of the Thirteen Classics this time, how would they be willing to publish it home?
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If they are not taken out and handed over to the general supervisor for printing and publication, how will these books, whose titles the emperor has never seen, be passed down?
The emperor glanced at Xun You beside him, suppressed the emotion in his heart, and said instead: "What is the discussion in Chengming Palace about Zuo Fengyi's matter?"
A few days after Sun Rui was dismissed from his post as Sikong, Zuo Fengyi's case finally came to light. Zuo Fengyi and Lu Xu were dismissed from office for dereliction of duty, negligence and other crimes and returned home. The rest of Zuo Fengyi and others were dismissed.
County magistrates, chiefs and other officials were also impeached on a large scale by Fu Xun, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
"It should be so. Fu Gongti did a good job this time. Zuo Fengyi's job is to set an example for other counties. The current local officials either see no hope of progress, do nothing, or neglect their duties.
He has no intention of serving the people." After listening to Xun You's report, the emperor nodded and said: "After Si Li, Bingzhou and other county officials arrived in Beijing, Fu Gongti held a meeting to reiterate the court's determination to rectify the administration of officials. The decree was issued from the top to the meeting.
The more things go smoothly, the more diligent the officials below will be in their work."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Zhongfu from Luoyang, Henan, was originally a city gate captain. He was very capable when he was serving as Wanling, and was known for his uprightness and strength. The Zhong family in Henan is also a very distinctive strong man, whether it is Zhongfu's father, the former Situ Zhong
Hao, his son, Chen Xiang Zhongshao, his nephew, and Huangmen Shilang Zhongji are all generous and loyal people. The three existing Zhong clans all died in wars for the imperial court in history. Loyalty and integrity seem to be their continuation of the relationship.
Inherited family style.
The emperor had long had the intention of cultivating and supporting the Zhong family. When he gave Zhong Fu the position of city gate captain to Fu Wan, he also had the intention of giving him another position. What's more, at that time, he also cooperated with the Yang family and the Guandong scholars to deal with Ma Ri.
He, Shi Sunrui, and now Sikong's position is reserved for the emperor's cronies. No matter what, some benefits must be given to the Yang family. Yang Biao became the first batch of people who were allowed to compile the Thirteen Classics of Justice. It can be said that the emperor
The Yang family was not compensated by the three public servants, which can also be said to be a mediocre reward for their initial cooperation.
In this matter, the emperor dismissed Zhong Fu as the city gate captain, but did not explain other duties. In fact, it was a hint, waiting for Yang to propose it himself. Taking the initiative to give it to others, and asking for it from others, the two are the same.
Things of different nature highlight the gap in status between the two parties.
"The son-in-law is a good candidate. It is said that when he was Wanling, he had reorganized the subordinate officials and was quite famous. Now Zuo Fengyi's officialdom needs such a person to repair it. The minister's recommendation is just right. Let's issue an edict today.
"The emperor put down the book summary in his hand and took a long breath.
Even if this matter comes to an end, it is expected that there will be no major twists and turns in the imperial court for a long time. When the people under him have truly grown up, become famous, and have the qualifications to take charge of the leadership,
.Except for Xun You, all the transitional prime ministers and assistant ministers in the Chengming Palace will completely move their positions.
Now that the court was quiet, the emperor could turn all his energy to the war in Guandong. He looked at Zhu Hao, who had remained silent and did not dare to interrupt, and suddenly asked: "The former general returned to Luoyang from Hanoi?"
"Jinnuo, this is the report from last month, that is, a few days ago, Hanoi was pacified, and there has been no movement in Chenliu." Xun You said thoughtfully: "Now only the war in Runan has not yet ended."
"Runan?" the emperor asked curiously, ignoring Liu Ai, the prefect of Runan who was accompanying him: "Didn't Tian Chou and Guo Jia go there? There are more than 3,000 people in the Yueqi camp, and there are also 10,000 people under Zhang Chao's command. Is it possible?
Still can’t beat it?”
"I was about to talk about this matter, but Zhang Chao, the captain of the school, lost his sight for a moment and was attacked by the enemy's reinforcements. The army was defeated and retreated. Tian Chou and others arrived a step late and fought with the enemy inside the city. Although they made many gains in the end, they still let the enemy defeat them.
The army retreated to Pingyu." Xun You took out a new battle report and presented it, frowning and saying: "Although Zhang Chao has gathered the defeated troops, their morale is low, and Tian Chou's cavalry is not good at attacking the city, so the battle is difficult.
It’s a stalemate.”
"If we wait another month, winter will come. The winter snow is coming, and we will have to withdraw our troops by then." The emperor took the battle report, without opening it to read, and suddenly asked: "Who is leading the reinforcements of the other side?"
"It's Sun Ce, the eldest son of Sun Wentai." Xun You pointed to the battle report lightly, meaning it was mentioned above.
"Sun Ce?" The emperor understood, picked up the battle report and quickly browsed it, and said to himself with some confusion: "What about Zhou Yu?"
"Zhou Yu?" Xun You repeated it, and suddenly he felt that the name was very familiar. He thought to himself, could it be the nephew mentioned by Zhou Zhong?