The next day, Zhu Yijun bid farewell to Empress Dowager Li, and was attended by the eunuch Zhang Jing, the eunuch Zhang Jing, who was the eunuch of the Department of Ceremonies. Surrounded by everyone, he went to the Wenhua Hall to attend the lecture. According to the regular rituals that began in the sixth year of Longqing, every month on the second and twelfth day of the lunar month,
On the 22nd, the emperor held a lecture in the Wenhua Palace. The ceremony was much grander than that of the daily lecture, which was equivalent to a trumpet sutra banquet. The date of this lecture was reversed from that of the early court, and was changed to today.
In the sixth year of Longqing's reign, Zhang Juzheng submitted the "Emperor's Illustrations" because the emperor was young, which was compiled by Ma Ziqiang and other officials after studying the deeds of emperors in the past dynasties. It selected eighty-one things that "good things can be virtuous" and "evil things can be done".
Thirty-six postures for "being a preceptor", with pictures and texts. He also presented eight articles of "Ritual Notes on Daily Lectures", which detailed the emperor's curriculum and required "non-stop lectures and readings except in severe cold or severe heat." It can be said that the emperor's education
The question was extremely serious and even more demanding than Emperor Longqing's.
This time, the lectures were conducted by honorary ministers, ministers, imperial censors, general political envoys, and Hanlin bachelors respectively serving as officials of the banquet and serving classes. Officials of Honglu Temple and Jinyiweitang were in Liemingzan (who shouted slogans). Zhang Juzheng today
The main lecturers were Tao Dalin and Xu Guoshi. Although Zhang Juzheng felt that the emperor's sacred learning was developing, he did not encourage it and continued to lecture on "Emperor's Illustrations". After a few paragraphs, he talked about Song Renzong's dislike of pearl powder. The story is very simple:
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, people in the palace liked to wear pearl jewelry, and the price of pearls in the capital was therefore very high. One day, Renzong saw Concubine Zhang wearing pearls all over her head and said, "It's not a taboo to have a head full of white." From then on, Concubine Zhang and the harem were no longer involved.
Wearing pearls, the price of pearls in the capital dropped.
Zhang Juzhengjin preached: "The wise king values grain but despises gold and jade. Grain nourishes people, so the sage king values it. Although gold and jade are valuable, they cannot be eaten when hungry and cannot be clothed when cold. They are not worth two baht. They are a waste of people's wealth and are not suitable for use."
Therefore, the "Book" says: 'Do not do anything that is useless or harmful, but it is beneficial; do not value foreign things but cheaply use them.' This is the way to be good."
Zhu Yijun’s ex-wife in his last life liked luxury goods very much. Although he had a rich family fortune, he had also been involved in several scandals. After listening to Zhang Juzheng’s lecture, he felt that it made sense, so he said: "
The treasure of a country lies in its virtuous ministers, pearls and jade, what good are the treasures!"
Zhang Juzheng led the ministers to kowtow and said: "The emperor has mentioned this, which is the blessing of the gods of the country."
The corner of Zhu Yijun's mouth twitched, and he said narrowly: "But the women in the palace are so good at dressing up. I reward them during the Chinese New Year. I always save money, but it's annoying."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Yijun sternly. Zhu Yijun looked at him, and Zhang Juzheng knelt down and protested: "The affairs of the state are so dense, how much is accumulated in the treasury? Only the Holy One will pay attention to those who are annoying in the harem.
Depose him!"
Zhu Yijun felt bored and knew that he was facing the scholar-bureaucrats of this generation with the attitude of later generations, so he was secretly cautious. He nodded and said: "Master Zhang said, I should take the holy ancestor as my law."
Zhang Juzheng said happily: "Since ancient times, saints have suffered no hardships like our saint ancestors. They wandered around when they were young and had no way to make ends meet. Renzu, Queen Wenchun, passed away and could not have a coffin, so she was buried. And when she ascended to the great treasure,
He found a leak in the crystal palace of the Yuan Dynasty, and his life was shattered! Empress Xiaoci sewed the clothes and shoes for the soldiers. I secretly thought that the holy ancestor had the heart of heaven as his heart, so he was able to create great achievements and spread it to the emperor. The emperor could have the heart of the holy ancestor as his heart.
, we will be able to maintain our great legacy forever and spread it to all borders.”
After answering two questions, Zhu Yijun completely understood the template of the ideal emperor in the minds of these "virtuous ministers". He was secretly calculating in his heart, but said in his mouth: "I dare not not follow the teachings of the ancestors, but I am fortunate to have mentored you."
The two exchanged some words, and Zhang Juzheng and others continued to speak for a while. The internal supervisor reminded the praise officer to let the emperor take a break between classes.
When Zhu Yijun entered the left room of the Wenhua Hall, he was exhausted, and all the officials in the hall were whispering and stretching their waists. Zhang Juzheng closed his eyes and fell asleep, when a young eunuch came out and said: "Mr. Zhang, the emperor has asked you to come in." Zhang Juzheng listened and moved. Entered the left chamber.
After paying homage, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Sir, look at this."
Zhang Juzheng saw a wooden box about one and a half feet high placed on the table, inlaid with gold and jade. There was a crystal cover under the box. There was a round copper cake swinging left and right inside. There was also a silver disk on the top of the box. It is densely engraved with time marks such as Zizhu and Zizheng. The pointer on it points to the scale on the disk, which is Si Zheng.
Zhang Juzheng had never seen a clock before, but he was extremely intelligent. He smiled and said, "Does this thing tell time?"
Zhu Yijun said: "That's right. I call it the "clock". It was made by the craftsmen in the palace. When compared with the Qin Tianjian, the time is half a quarter slower every day, but it is extremely ingenious."
Zhang Jing joked from the side: "This clock uses a heavy hammer, and the escapement was obtained by the emperor after he inspected the objects. How can there be any craftsmen in the palace..."
Zhu Yijun couldn't stop him, and he screamed. As expected, Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and shouted with anger: "You eunuchs dare to seduce the emperor to indulge in strange skills and obscene things. You deserve to die!"
Zhang Jingnai was the director of etiquette in the inner court, Bingbi. Zhu Yijun came up with the idea of a clock when he was visiting the palace. He was originally a man who loved to work hard, and he was excited to supervise the construction of a clock to please the emperor. Previously, because Zhu Yijun wanted to make toothbrushes and other items, He did it all by himself.
At this time, Zhang Jing's power was only under Zhang Hong and Chen Ju. This time, Feng Bao was in trouble. Zhang Hong and Chen Ju were promoted to palm seal and admiral of Dongchang, but they had nothing to do. They felt very disappointed. He was more thoughtful about the camp and never missed every opportunity to flatter Zhu Yijun.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Juzheng scolded him as "eunuch" just after taking a photo, and he almost exploded with anger. He had been in power in the inner palace for many years, but his ability to complain was not lost at all. At this time, he knelt down straight. His eyes were red and he said nothing.
Zhu Yijun raised his forehead and said: "Master, don't be upset, this matter is..."
Zhang Juzheng's anger did not subside, but he interrupted Zhu Yijun and said: "Your Majesty, when Shicai Chen came to speak, he thought that the Emperor understood it, but he misunderstood the saint's teachings and studied strange and obscene things in the name of 'investigating things'? This must be He is bewitching the Holy Heart from left to right, and I ask the Emperor to kill this treacherous evil spirit who shakes the King's heart!"
When Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jing, he saw that he still didn't say a word, just knocked his head on the ground, tears rolling down drop by drop. He said helplessly: "Why is this?"
Zhang Juzheng bowed his waist and said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't you hear that 'don't do good deeds because they are small, and don't do evil deeds because they are small?' In the past, when Zhou was like a symbol, the emperor was afraid, and I was worried about its beginning!" "
After Zhu Yijun heard this, his anger surged. He originally wanted to use the clock to make a fuss, but he opened his mouth quickly, and Zhang Juzheng became angry even faster. He actually regarded the clock as a scourge. As a minister, he compared the emperor to Zhou. The king, who has just revealed his power, Zhu Yijun, wants to take the lead in the reform, how can he give in? With a cold face, he looked directly at Zhang Juzheng and shouted: "Sir, don't go too far!"