Zhu Yijun changed from his regular clothes to casual clothes. At the same time, he ordered the palace officials to give seats to the three eunuchs.
Feng Bao and the other three people thanked them and just sat down. Zhang Hong and Zhang Jing were sitting with their buttocks on their hips, their legs ready to stand up at any time, but Feng Bao was sitting firmly and straight.
After sitting down, he directed the eunuch to open the window a small crack, and said: "The ground in the emperor's palace is too hot, so we need to put in more basins of water to prevent the emperor from overheating -" After saying that, he stood up and gave the emperor some water. Zhu Yijun poured tea and seemed restless.
This kind of behavior was what he usually did, and he didn't take it seriously. However, Zhu Yijun, who had changed his soul, found Er Zhang's behavior very dazzling.
Eunuch Cao, the general manager of Qianqing Palace, smiled and said: "Eunuch Feng, please sit down. You are busy with state affairs, so we can do this ourselves - General Manager, you can talk to the emperor." Zhu Yijun also said: "Sit down, my companion." Feng Bao said. After sitting down again, the eunuch served tea.
Both Zhang lowered their eyebrows and said nothing. Feng Bao looked at Zhu Yijun and said with a smile: "The emperor has really grown up. I remember when the emperor used his slaves as horses to ride, how many years ago? Today at the banquet , The emperor surprised all the ministers with his words, "The servants are really happy to see it, and the old emperor must be happy to see it in the sky -" After saying this, his eyes were red and he was almost in tears.
Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, Zhu Yijun also recalled his childhood days in his heart - but like a layer of oiled paper, only a hazy yellow warmth remained, but he couldn't remember the specific situation. Qiang smiled and said : "In the past, I had many companions. The emperor entrusted the state affairs to his companions, and the companions had to serve him sincerely."
After hearing this, Feng Bao stood up and knelt down in a hurry, and said: "Your Majesty will not treat your ministers as dull, but I dare to repay you with an impure heart and do my best!" Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded, and told him to get up. Hearing him call himself a slave for a while, and a minister for a while, he felt in his heart But very irritable.
While they were talking, Zhang Cheng came back and conveyed the Queen Mother's oral instructions: "The emperor is young. Although he is approving the emperor in the Palace of Qianqing, he should not work too hard. Feng Bao and others have only taught a few things carefully. Don't ask for instructions on everything, so as not to trouble the emperor." Zhu Yijun stood at attention, while Feng Bao and others knelt to listen.
With the Queen Mother's approval, Zhu Yijun ordered three chairs to be brought in, and the things were placed opposite each other in front of the desk, so that Feng Bao and others could sit and work.
There was a dragon couch with bright yellow cushions in the palace, which was placed behind the table. Zhu Yijun sat facing Feng Bao and others, slowly drank tea, ate snacks, and read books. He also asked people to bring copybooks and practice some big calligraphy.
These memorials were sorted by the many internal officials of the Supervisor of Ceremonies according to their priorities. Feng Bao and others were used to doing it, and they quickly marked it with a red pen. All the memorials that Zhang Juzheng put in yellow were approved, and they belonged to Lu Tiaoyang, and several people could see them. Be a little more careful. After waiting for approval for a while, Feng Bao took out a memorial and read it first (so that the emperor's eyes would not be tired), but it was the year-end summary title in the Jiangxi Governor's Newspaper - non-urgent official business, the memorial was on the way In the past two months, Zhu Yijun understood the vastness of the empire and the speed of information transmission. Lu Tiaoyang's sticker read: "I understand." Feng Bao replaced Zhu Yijun and gave instructions: "I understand, your new governor, I'm looking for some suitable people and staff, and it's already the second day of the second lunar month that this inscription arrived at my place. Feng Bao, the chief seal officer of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, has written it for me."
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He thought that Feng Bao still had a little sense of humor and teased the new governor with his ridicule. This guy had no experience. The questions that were supposed to be issued at the end of October were only issued a year ago and were not added. Urgent, ignoring the distance factor.
After this question book was finished, Feng Bao continued to criticize other question books, and occasionally used them to teach Zhu Yijun, but they were all trivial matters. Although the matter was minor, some of the memorials were very long and ugly, and it was difficult for the cabinet to explain them. He, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the others all looked at the future and were still not angry. Zhu Yijun paid attention to learning the tone and usage of criticizing Hong, and he learned quickly.
As it was approaching dusk, the light in the palace gradually became dim, so Manager Cao ordered the lanterns to be held. When the palace lanterns were hung up, butter candles as thick as a child's arm were lit, and the palace was bright, Manager Cao ordered the meal to be passed around. Zhu Yijun finished the dinner and left. After the meal, he said: "My companions come over for dinner every time."
Feng Bao and others followed the courtesy and said: "I dare not eat in front of the emperor for fear of staining the holy eyes."
Zhu Yijun was annoyed by this etiquette and said, "You can eat when you are free. I will go outside the palace to eat. I will wait until I come back to see you again." After that, he took Zhang Cheng and others, put on his big cloak and went out.
As the emperor walked around the palace, people gathered around him like stars over the moon. Those who held lamps, carried hot water, carried hand stoves, and carried large sweaters and clothes were all assigned by General Manager Cao. Zhu Yijun had been to the Forbidden City twice in his previous life. There was nothing to see, so I walked with my head down. Because the Qianqing Palace was huge, I walked around three times and was slightly sweating before returning to the palace.
When he returned to the palace again, it was almost the end of the day (nineteen o'clock). Feng Bao and others had already eaten and were still reviewing the memorial. Zhu Yijun still sat on the couch and picked up the title book that Feng Bao and others had reviewed. He turned it over randomly. After turning it over for a while, he threw it on the table and yawned.
Feng Bao was secretly happy and said: "The Queen Mother asked me not to ask for instructions on anything, so as not to disturb the emperor's rest. Are you here today? I still go back to the ceremonial supervisor to approve the red." Seeing that Zhu Yijun was paralyzed, he also pretended to be bored. and nodded.
After Feng Bao returned to the ceremonial supervisor's room, he briefly explained a few words and then left the palace and returned to his house outside the capital.
The outer house was taken care of by a housekeeper named Xu Jue. After Feng Bao returned home, he washed up briefly, changed his clothes with Xu Jue's help, put on a prosthetic beard, got on a green woolen sedan, and went straight to the famous restaurant in the capital. Go to the hotel "Taibaiju".
After entering Taibai Residence, Xu Jue took Feng Bao to a secluded courtyard. Feng Bao and Xu Jue separated and walked out of a passage in the courtyard. After exiting the passage, there was another green sedan chair waiting at the entrance of the alley. Feng Bao After getting on the sedan chair, the bearer lifted it up and headed towards Zhang Juzheng's house on Hufang Bridge.
Zhang Juzheng was doing official business in the study. He heard from the housekeeper You Qi that Feng Bao was visiting. He knew that Feng Bao had received the letter during the day and hurriedly went out to greet him. The two met and Zhang Juzheng called Feng Bao "Shuanglin Gong" (Feng Bao's nickname). Shuanglin), Feng Bao called Zhang Juzheng "Jiangling Gong". Not only did the two of them talk about each other as equals, but in their words, Zhang Juzheng was even somewhat flattering to Feng Bao.
The two of them entered the study and sat down. Zhang Juzheng stepped back and took out a piece of Miyun Dragon that he had collected for many years. The so-called Miyun Dragon was a tribute tea exclusive to the royal family in the Song Dynasty. Feng Bao had a few elegant bones on his body. Ju Zheng was skilled in making tea and said with a smile: "My husband is so lucky, this tea is rare."
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: "Do you have this tea, Shuang Lin Gong?"
Feng Baodao said: "The governor of Jiangxi sent tribute tea to Beijing last year. I got three kilograms of it, but it was new tea. The tea from Jiangling Gong was old tea, which is the most rare."
Zhang Juzheng said: "This is a gift from my mentor Huating Gong (Xu Jie). Shuanglin Gong likes it, so I should give it to him."
While talking, Zhang Juzheng made tea, poured it into two pear flower cups, and made a gesture of invitation. The two looked at each other, smiled, and raised their glasses to enjoy the tea.
While drinking tea, the two exchanged some opinions on recent major events in the court. Both of them are top politicians and cultural figures. They speak without any village customs. They can finish one thing in a few words and then move on to the next.
After the important events in the court were finished, Zhang Juzheng stood up and pushed open the window. Feng Bao also walked to the window and saw that it was quiet outside the window, with no one around. The crescent moon was like a trace in the sky, reflected by the lights hanging on the corridor of Zhang's residence.
Almost out of sight.
Zhang Juzheng said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, during the banquet today, shocked the ministers with his words. He is truly a gift from Heaven."
Feng Baodao: "It's true, I'm very surprised today. Last month I took a test on a few lines from the Holy Book of Four Books. Although I can recite them, I still don't understand them. How can I be so advanced in the Holy Book in just a few days?"
Reported to the Queen Mother and asked the Emperor to approve it.
Zhang Juzheng raised his thick eyebrows, held his hands on his long beard, looked at Feng Bao, and said: "What the Holy One said today, can anyone in the palace teach you?"
Feng Bao smiled calmly and said: "I was just about to ask my husband, the people who work as teachers for the emperor are not the people in the inner study..."
Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng muttered: "The emperor's enlightenment is also a blessing to our ancestors. Since Shuanglin Gong has reported to Cisheng and asked the emperor to approve it, it is better to continue." After saying this, he smiled self-deprecatingly.
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When Feng Bao saw Zhang Juzheng's approval, he was very happy. He cupped his hands towards Dongfang and said, "If your Majesty can serve as diligently as Taizu and become an ancestor, it will be a blessing to our ministers and all the people." After saying this, he also smiled.
Afterwards, Zhang Juzheng left the window open, and the two discussed Minister Wang's case for a while. Seeing that it was almost late at night, Feng Bao took his leave. Zhang Juzheng gave him the Miyun Dragon in his collection, and the two said goodbye.
The next day, Zhang Juzheng, together with Cheng Guogong and others, went to the memorial hall to congratulate the emperor on the completion of the imperial banquet. In the memorial table, in addition to some official articles praising the saints, Zhang Juzheng and others also wrote: "Your Majesty, you have worked hard in your early years, and you will have many blessings."
If you are able, you can try to read the memorials to learn about great politics."
Empress Dowager Li was very unhappy when she saw such a report from Zhang Juzheng and others. She thought that the ministers were trying to undermine the success of the seedlings, so she sent an order to Zhang Juzheng and others: "The emperor is young and is about to overwhelm me with state affairs. How can he learn great politics? Please don't allow it. Congratulations."
The report will be sent to the residence after the form has been prepared separately."
He called Zhu Yijun again and told him that he could read memorials, but not more than five per day, that he should study more and think more, and not interfere in political affairs. Zhu Yijun heard that although he was not happy in his heart, there was no abnormality on his face.
Empress Dowager Li has different opinions in later generations. Some people say that she had political ambitions, similar to Cixi, while others say that she came from a small family and liked to take advantage of others.
Judging from his observations, he felt that Queen Mother Li had no political ambitions because she was almost indifferent to state affairs. She spent all her time except for Zhu Yijun's education and worshiping Buddha. She was a woman who was willing to live a simple life.
At this time, Empress Dowager Li's idea should be very simple. I, Lao Li, have no education and can't do it well, so I don't want to do it. You, the emperor, are still young. Let Mr. Zhang do it well and don't cause trouble! As for the unofficial historians who say that Zhang Ju
Zhu Yijun, who was having an affair with Empress Dowager Li and had experienced the etiquette for two days, simply didn't bother to argue.
Zhu Yijun returned to the palace and meditated. Later generations paid too little attention to feudal ethics. In ancient times, most of the education women received was that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue." The Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules have been nurtured and brainwashed since childhood, just like people who need to eat and drink.
Water is generally recognized naturally.
Judging from the performance of Empress Dowager Li, she attaches great importance to ethics and believes that Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and others were chosen by her husband. According to the principles of the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules, it is right to act according to her husband's opinion. As for the high profile and tall beard, although she is also her husband However, Gao Huzi said: "How can a ten-year-old child be the emperor?" (Zhang Juzheng took the quote out of context and was suspected of frame-up), but this offended Empress Dowager Li, who had to be overthrown. Others were left to Si Just go to the ceremonial supervisor and the outer court to handle it.
As a result, although Zhu Yijun performed amazingly at the Sutra Banquet, he did not gain the power to govern. The most direct consequence of the Sutra Banquet was that Zhu Yijun added an item to his schedule. The original one was to go to the two palaces every morning to pay respects; On the third, sixth, and ninth day of the month (including nine days of thirteen, sixteen, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-six, and twenty-nine), you will participate in a puppet-like morning dynasty; during the rest of the time, you will study the Four Books and Five Classics in the Wenhua Hall. History; in the afternoon, write, read, review lessons, chat with the two palaces or have free activities. After the banquet, the rest remains unchanged, with the addition of reading memorials from the Qianqing Palace. - No more than five books.