After the ceremonial dress was put on, Empress Dowager Li called over Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of etiquette, and sent the emperor to the main hall of the Wenhua Palace with all the palace officials like stars holding the moon.
When they arrived at the main hall, the quiet whip was fired three times (the quiet whip is a small object made of bamboo that makes a whip sound), and the salute officer praised: "The Holy Spirit has arrived!"
Zhu Yijun immediately ascended the Jade Majesty from the back of the palace, walked up to the front of the palace, and stood in front of the dragon chair. Those accompanying him were not allowed to walk on this step. They had to go around the front of the palace to arrange their duties.
Zhu Yijun looked down and his head immediately started to sweat. The scene was so big, he saw:
Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng, Zhang Juzheng, the great scholar, and other high-ranking officials of the Manchu Dynasty and above were all present. They were old or young, tall or short, fat or thin, and they all had good looks. There was no ugly person.
The man in the python robe or red robe is full of red and purple eyes. Together with the Hanlin, the imperial censor, the imperial guards and other people, and including the powerful men in the palace, the whole area is covered with darkness, making him dizzy when he looks at it.
The whole hall was in solemn silence, and Zhu Yijun looked down. He didn't know many of these people except Zhang Juzheng, Lu Tiaoyang and others, but the mentality of being alone emerged spontaneously.
When he sat on the golden dragon couch inlaid with gold and engraved dragons, the salute officer praised: "Bow!" The ministers all knelt down like the wind blowing through the weirs, shouting: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live my emperor."
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Although Zhu Yijun had been served by people in the harem before, and knew that the identity he traveled through was that of an emperor, it is difficult for modern people to imagine what the supremacy of imperial power is - they lack perceptual understanding.
At this moment, when he saw the important ministers prostrating themselves and bowing to him as a child, he understood one thing: he was really the most powerful person in the world, and even in the world!
A kind of pleasure ran through his body like an electric current. This feeling made him sincerely happy, and he was also a little confused. Then there was a sense of fear deep in his heart, as if he made a slight movement downwards.
The shuddering feeling that something was about to be broken. This feeling made him intoxicated and confused, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
Seeing him sitting dumbly, the ceremonial officer couldn't help but feel the grass growing in the temple. He panicked and coughed lightly, then raised his head to glance at the emperor and winked.
Only then did Zhu Yijun come back to his senses and hurriedly said loudly: "Ping Shen!"
As soon as the saluting official raised his hand, all the ministers shouted: "Long live thanks!" With this bow and thanks, the distinction between monarch and ministers became clear. Zhu Yijun finally understood why countless famous people came one after another for this dragon chair, and why this splendid palace was filled with rain of blood.
Fishy wind.
Now is not the time to think about these things. Zhu Yijun recalled the process of the banquet taught by the Ministry of Rites, coughed slightly, and said: "I heard that it is impossible to correct the present without archeology. Only by hearing more can we build things. I will practice the great treasure with age.
, I am deeply afraid that my virtue is not worthy of being worshiped by all the people, and entrusted by the emperor. Now, according to the laws of our ancestors, we worship Confucianism and Taoism, prepare a small banquet, and ask for advice from the ministers. I hope that the ministers can teach me, and clarify the waxing and waning of rational desires.
The reason for this is the political gains and losses, the debate between the loyal and the evil talents, the reason for the rise and fall of the industry, to show the sincerity of my vigilance and encouragement!"
"I would like to express my gratitude to Heaven for my kindness, and I will obey the decree!" It is also like a grass weir blown by the wind, and it is kowtowed down.
After this exchange of questions, the ministers exited the hall, and the banquet officially began.
The ceremonial officers of Honglu Temple introduced Zhi Sutra Banquet, Tong Zhi Sutra Banquet, attendants, lecturers, book exhibitions, deacons, attendants and other officials were at Danbi. After five bows and three kowtows, they entered the hall in turn and stood in east-west order according to their grades.
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During the ceremony, two censors and two censors each stood on the left and right sides of the palace door. The deacon lifted the desk that had been placed in the north of the palace to the center of the south side of the throne and stepped down.
The saluting official praised: "Enter the lecture!" The two lecturers were Wang Xilie, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Ding Shimei, the bachelor's student of Taichang Temple, came to the lecture table and stood side by side.
The scribe Luo Wanhua and Wang Jiaping came to the lectern and stood east and west. The salute officer praised: "Bow!" The four bowed first, and the emperor bowed in reply. It was not easy, the emperor only bent down when he met the teacher.
Then the four of them knelt down, bowed five times and kowtowed three times, and were granted a level body.
Luo Wanhua, the scribe of Dongzhan, came to the imperial court, knelt down and unfolded the book on the imperial desk, which was the "Great Learning" volume in the "Four Books". Then he stood up and bowed down.
Wang Jiaping, the scribe of Xizhan, came to the lecture, bowed and unfolded the book on the desk to the same page.
The complimenting officer praised again: "Reading!" The emperor lowered his head to read, and the reading officer began to read the first paragraph of "The Great Learning": "The way to a great university lies in the enlightenment and virtue...the shortcut." Read it ten times in a row.
While the scholar was reading, the ministers raised their eyes one after another and peeked at the emperor's performance from the corners of their eyes. When they saw the emperor lowering his head and following silently while reciting, the corners of his mouth showed a smile, as if he breathed a sigh of relief.
After reading, the officials began to give lectures. The Four Books and Five Classics were the job of officials in this era. They had already studied every word carefully, and all the annotations were familiar by heart, so it was effortless to speak.
Wang Xilie was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Jiajing and a veteran of three dynasties. He spent many years in the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College. When he gave lectures, he was really eloquent and colorful, but he could explain things in simple and profound terms, fully taking care of the emperor's ability to accept.
After speaking for half a moment, another lecturer, Ding Shimei, combined this paragraph of the book with historical allusions. He also closely followed the theme and used specific examples to demonstrate the subtle meaning of the book.
Zhu Yijun sat upright and listened quietly, without squinting. The original owner of his body had actually recited the Four Books long ago, but he did not understand the meaning of the subtle words in it. Today, with the thinking of an adult of later generations, he once again accepted ancient education and read the "Great Learning"
Comparing his philosophical thoughts with what he has learned in later generations, he deeply understands that his understanding of the Chinese studies of previous generations is superficial.
After the first paragraph, Wang Xilie bowed and asked, "Does your Majesty understand?"
Zhu Yijun replied solemnly: "I know."
So the praise officer called for reading again, and the reading officer read the second paragraph of "The Great Learning" ten times, and the two lecturers spoke again.
After the second paragraph, Zhu Yijun interrupted: "I have doubts here."
The two lecturers and all the ministers, especially the attendants, were all excited. The rituals of this sutra banquet were complicated, but the content was familiar to them. Everyone saw that the emperor was smart and studious, and at first he was popular because of his imperial authority.
After being excited for a while, everyone basically wandered away from the world.
Suddenly hearing the emperor's question, everyone immediately became energetic as if they had been anointed with magic oil - it turns out that these ministers are not just decorations. Once the emperor does not understand or is not satisfied with what the lecturer said, the ministers can come out to explain.
The commentator explained that if you show it on this occasion, it is possible for "Jian is in the emperor's heart". Everyone's eyes are bright, waiting for the emperor to ask questions.
“What’s the meaning of investigating things?”
All the ministers in the palace were overjoyed. In the chapter "Great Learning", it was recognized that the difficulty lies in "investigating things". Since Dong Zhongshu, Zheng Xuan, Sima Guang, Cheng Yi, Zhu Xi, and Wang Yangming of the Zhengde Dynasty were all Confucian masters, but they couldn't agree on the explanation.
The emperor raised this question, which shows that he has achieved "something to learn and something to think about", and it is truly "the sacred knowledge has brought glory to the emperor, and the heroes have gained glory".
Just now, Wang Xilie and Wang Xilie have talked about the study of things, and of course they followed Zhu Xi's annotations (official official school authentic). The study of things is to "exhaust the principles of things." However, due to the limitations of the times, they cannot explain the connotation of the principles of things, and only focus on the manifestations of things.
Zhu Yijun was dissatisfied with his efforts on "morality".
Before the officials and ministers could reply, Zhu Yijun said: "Things have their reasons, and if we examine them in practice, this can be called 'geo'? It can be called 'geo' as far as the world is concerned, as small as weeds and grass bugs, and even things like scholars, farmers, industry, merchants, and soldiers, this can be called 'geo'"
"Things"? Things are there, so they are also there. How can we qualify them? Tell me about it."
This sentence contains three questions. The first question is that "objects" (objects to be studied) all have their own objective laws. If we study them realistically, is this study a "lattice"?
The second question is what does the object being studied include? The third question is that the object being studied is objective and real, and the laws in it also exist objectively. How do we study it? In what way do we study it?
If just now the officials were happy because the emperor had something to learn and think about, now they felt a little frightened. A kid in charge asked a question that was close to Taoism in Confucianism, and everyone felt that he was so wise that he was almost a monster.
A few corrupt scholars among the Hanlin editors could not help but secretly think about the "Sage's gift from heaven" and were even moved to tears. However, none of the people who could enter the palace as important ministers had EQ and IQ below the standard. They could not help but suspect that the emperor was preparing for a sutra banquet.
When , someone prepared such a question for him.
Zhang Juzheng was at the top of the list of civil servants. He looked up at Feng Bao, who was at the top of the list of ministers opposite - only to see that Feng Bao also had his mouth wide open, with a puzzled look on his face and confusion written all over his forehead.
The minds of the ministers were turning over and over again, thinking about various possibilities in their minds, but the two lecturers opposite the emperor were a little confused.
As for the question asked by the emperor, although these two men had thought about it when they were studying the classics, they both believed in Zhu Xi's explanation. It was not okay to disagree. No points would be given if they did not fill in the correct answer during the exam. Suddenly they were asked by the emperor like this
It is a profound question, and the emperor also gave a scope - specific definitions of "ge" and "wu". How to answer this? The standard answer is that the emperor "has doubts". Although he also knows other answers, but in the banquet
Who dares to talk nonsense? Immediately, his forehead was sweating profusely and his fire was muted.
Luo Wanhua, the official of the exhibition, was the number one scholar in the second year of Longqing. He had just entered the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for four years and was a new one. It is said that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. When the official of the exhibition was dumbfounded, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Go back to the emperor, I know
, the principle lies in things, this is what Zhu Zi calls the "debate of subject and object", which is in line with the gist of "ge" and "objects" mentioned by the emperor Shicai. In addition, Zhu Zi said, "ge is the ultimate, and is the ultimate," and those who examine things exhaust physics.
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Upon hearing this, all the ministers secretly gave Luo Wanhua a thumbs up.
Luo Wanhua not only answered the emperor's questions and avoided an awkward moment, but also gently flattered the emperor. He said that Zhu Xi's annotations were in line with the gist of the emperor's definition, and the answers he provided to the emperor did not deviate from the exam syllabus. He was truly worthy of being the top scholar.
What a talent! Zhang Juzheng, who was ranked first, kept his eyes on Luo Wanhua, showing unabashed appreciation.
Zhu Yijun just saw that the lecturer was mute, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious, fearing that he would disturb the sutra banquet. When he saw someone replying, he was very happy, and with a smile on his face, he said: "What is your name? What official position do you live in?"
"Your Majesty Luo Wanhua, now compiled by Hanlin." Luo Wanhua's voice trembled.
Why do scholars in the world want to be officials in the capital? Why do young people like to read for Hanlin exhibitions, serve as lecturers, and wait for the emperor's ministers? Just look at Luo Wanhua and you will know. There are tens of thousands of officials in the world, and there are not even a thousand like Luo Wanhua.
There are also eight hundred, but how many can let the emperor know his name? Today, he answered a question from the emperor, and his name was listed - even if the empress dowager is now in charge, Luo Wanhua is still young and can afford to wait.
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Seeing his excitement, Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "What you said is right, but you can think about the exhaustive methods. What do you get? Tell me. Let me listen. This is a banquet where you can fully display what you have learned. You have what you have thought about and what I have learned.
Let’s listen together.”
Luo Wanhua and others are so excited. The emperor is really a "sage and gifted by heaven". Knowing that those of us who teach and read have concerns, we can only provide you with standard answers, so let us express our personal opinions-do you want to show what you have learned? I learn from it.
After so many years, isn’t it just for this highlight moment?
Luo Zhuangyuan immediately began to examine the question: the emperor gave the definition of "ge" and "object", this is the stem of the question, asking "how to exhaust", and this is the meaning of the question - his mind was spinning very fast, in less than a breath,
He replied loudly: "I think that the principles of things cannot be obtained without grids. How can we grid them? It needs to be measured qualitatively. For example, if you want to know the weight of something, you can call it; if you want to know the length of something, you can measure it. Then you can know it.
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Just after Luo Zhuangyuan finished his answer, Hanlin Wang Jiaping also echoed: "The nature of this thing is not the principle of things. If you want to understand the nature of things, you can measure them. If you want to understand the principles of things, you need to correct yourself first.
Meaning - Zhu Ziyun, "Today I will practice one thing, and tomorrow I will practice another thing. If I have accumulated many habits, I will naturally find a way to connect them." It can be seen that the acquisition of this principle is not a day's work. You must first correct your body and mind, and make your mind clear.
Defend against the interference of external objects and gain the power of penetration."
These two took the lead, and the ambitious ministers and lecturers in the palace all spoke, either answering directly or refuting others, and they could not say anything at the same time.
Zhu Yijun saw that the atmosphere was getting better, and listened with a smile. He occasionally added a few words to guide everyone in the direction of "the physical world is real, and it needs to be classified into categories to investigate its rationale." It was quite lively.
Seeing that it was late, the salute officer looked at Zhang Juzheng and saw Juzheng nodding his head. He said: "Your Majesty, it's time to talk about Shangshu." Then everyone stopped talking.
The lecturers on "Shang Shu" were two other lecturers, namely Tao Dalin, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Bor, the right minister and wine minister. Zhu Yijun listened carefully and did not make any mistakes again. He was calm and quiet. When the compliments were received, the ceremony officer praised him.
: "After the lecture and reading, the banquet was given." Everyone realized that it was past noon. After thanking the ministers, they performed a dance according to the banquet ceremony, had a banquet, and received royal gold, silver, colored satin, silk, etc.
If there is a difference in rewards, they will be scattered.