"I'm here to ask you, is there any official in the Hanlin Academy who is suitable for Gao Qing's family to take up now?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Shen Shixing, but also the other six lecturers were startled. Several of Gao Gong's disciples, including Gao Gong's disciples, all looked at Emperor Longqing with their eyes wide open, looking incredulous.
Shen Shixing hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Hanlin Academy is the most aristocratic place in the country. Most of its officials are Jinban Scholars. Even the eighth and ninth grade subordinate officials in the academy must come from the Imperial Academy and must be strictly selected.
He was awarded an official position in the Hanlin. The talent of Mr. Gao has just been documented in books and articles, and the ministers were delighted and heartbroken. However, the country has its own regulations, and this noble official in the Hanlin should not be awarded at will."
When Shen Shixing said this, he raised his head and glanced at the three people in the palace. He found that not only Long Qing was unhappy, but the prince was also unhappy, and even the concubine was frowning. He smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still had to explain: "Your Majesty, minister
I say this because I am actually thinking of Mr. Gao."
Before Long Qing could speak, Crown Prince Zhu Yijun couldn't help it and asked with a sullen face: "Mr. Shen, Gu's gentlemen are all important ministers of the country, which is good. But Gu's companion, shouldn't he be a white man?"
Gao Pragmatic scratched his head a little when he heard this. Although Zhu Yijun had seen his father get so angry with the civil servants that he had nowhere to vent his anger, after all, he had never really eaten at the top of the civil servants. When he spoke, he would inevitably be a little bit too powerful.
It sounds oppressive, and I wonder if Shen Shixing will push him back directly?
But fortunately, Shen Shixing's temper control was finally in place. After hearing these words, he just replied calmly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, forgive me, how dare I think so? It's actually because the Crown Prince is out of the cabinet to study, and he talks about how to arrange the officials.
, the imperial court has long established a precedent, so all the officials have official positions. However, the position of accompaniment is not regulated by the imperial court. Only in the early years of Hongwu, Taizu selected Gao Cai from the Imperial Academy to be Prince Yiwen (Prince Zhu).
(posthumous title). However, Your Majesty should know that after the Emperor Cheng's reign, the dynasty system became more and more perfect. The Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu and other institutions also made corresponding arrangements for the prince to study abroad. In his early years, the prince's companion read
Then he gradually moved to the position of serving as a bachelor, serving as a lecturer, and other officials... Therefore, I believe that no matter where we look at it, there is no need to establish a new official position for the crown prince."
After all, Shen Shixing was born as an academic official rather than a public official. These words were quite polite, but they were still polite, and the truth was still clear - the country and the dynasty have their own laws and regulations!
Zhu Yijun was dumbfounded by what he said and didn't know what to do for a while.
Concubine Li sighed secretly on the side, but this time she did not criticize the prince verbally, she just looked at the emperor.
After all, Long Qing was a doting maniac. Originally, he felt that Shen Shixing's words were very reasonable. In normal times, he would have chosen to accept the advice humbly. However, in front of his son, especially when his son was contradicted by such words.
After I returned home, I felt a little jealous of my father's dignity and felt that I had to find a place for my son. Otherwise, where would I be able to put my dignity as a father?
But after all, he is no better than Zhu Yijun, a little fool. Although he is usually easy to talk, being easy to talk does not mean that he is easy to fool. If he is really a stupid emperor who is easy to fool, can he kick off the "Longwan Reform"? Can he activate such a thing?
Can a large group of people be able to serve as a general?
So Emperor Longqing suppressed his previous dissatisfaction and said calmly: "The state has established officials such as bachelor's degree students and bachelor's lecturers, for the purpose of teaching scriptures. Today I specially selected Gao Aiqing to accompany the prince, but there is something special about it.
He uses it. What's more, you, the Shenqing family, just said that you love your talents. When you, the senior champion, saw it, you were also happy and heartbroken. Since you are a talented and learned person, I am going to grant you an official, so why not?"
Shen Shixing is naturally not so easy to refute, and he wants to answer after hearing the words, but Long Qing naturally has his support——
He didn't give Shen Shixing a chance to continue speaking, and then continued: "As for the fact that the imperial court currently does not have the position of accompanying the prince, that is easy to deal with. I listened to Mr. Gao's lectures in the past, and Mr. Gao once said, 'There is a scripture.
The power of determination, power is the scripture of undetermination', so 'things are moved, and things are easy to be in place; laws are moved by time, and laws are updated with time', I think it is the most reasonable. Therefore, since we need a prince now
By the way, of course the imperial court should also 'update the law to keep up with the times' and create this new position."
It has to be said that the level of Long Qing's words is a hundred times higher than that of Zhu Yijun, and using Gao Gong's words to talk about things is a hidden killer move - you Shen Shixing is a scholar, but Gao Gong is not only
He is your senior Jinshi, senior academic officer, and is still your main leader. Although you civil servants are not afraid to refute the emperor, do you Shen Shixing dare to bear the charge of "disrespecting seniors"? And do you have the courage to argue with Gao Gong about him?
A word that obviously has reform ideas?
Sure enough, this time it was Shen Shixing's turn to be a little embarrassed. Shen Shixing was not originally a very strong character, otherwise why historically, after Shen Shixing became the first assistant, Wanli became less and less concerned about the advice of civil servants.
Above? Although part of the reason here is that Wanli saw through the powerlessness of the civil service group in certain matters, it cannot be denied that Shen Shixing himself is indeed not a "strength order" type official.
Therefore, as soon as Long Qing said these words, Shen Shixing could only use "superior leadership" to explain: "If Your Majesty has this idea, I really have no right to comment, but the establishment of new official positions is of great importance and must go through the cabinet.
Discuss..."
Long Qing showed a trace of satisfaction and glanced at the prince. As expected, he saw the prince looking at him with admiration. The father's dignity in Long Qing's heart was greatly satisfied, and then he glanced at Concubine Li.
Concubine Li then spoke directly about the prince's reading for the first time: "Mr. Shen."
When Shen Shixing saw that it was the imperial concubine calling him, he didn't dare to raise his head. He just looked down at his toes and bowed slightly: "I'm here."
Concubine Li said: "I just heard you discuss the book "Long Wen Whip Shadow" presented by Gao Pingshi. They all said that it was very well written. If the prince can read this book well, it will be of great benefit, right?"
Shen Shixing didn't even raise his head: "Reporting to the noble concubine, yes."
"Well, in that case, his contribution to dedicating the book must be discussed, right?" Concubine Li smiled and glanced at Gao Pragmatic, and said, "I see that although this child is young, his knowledge and character are both top-notch.
The emperor and I deliberately wanted him to study with the prince. This was also for the prince and to consolidate the country's foundation for the Ming Dynasty. The Shen Qing family should understand this truth best. In this case, you can't just ask people to do things, but
There is not even a reward. If word gets out, how can the outside world not say that the emperor and I are ignorant?"
After hearing this, Shen Shixing couldn't help but groan secretly. He knew that the imperial concubine's words were a combination of soft and hard words: on the one hand, she said softly that this matter was related to the country's foundation, and on the other hand, she said hardly that if the official was not given, the government and the public would criticize her.
The emperor and the concubine are stingy. If I continue to insist, it will not only be unreasonable, but also appear to be disrespectful, and may even directly offend Gao Gong.
That’s all, it’s not that I don’t persuade you, I really can’t help you!
"Since Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine are all so insistent, I dare not stand alone with my dissent. I agree that there is nothing wrong with setting up a new position for the Crown Prince, or calling it another name. The only question is whether this position belongs to the Hanlin Academy or the Zhanshi Mansion.
I think it is better to ask the cabinet to discuss it and then submit a vote to make a final decision."
But Long Qing shook his head and said: "Don't go to such trouble, Meng Chong, Feng Bao, please remember: Gao Pingshi was the prince's accompaniment, without rank, and his official position returned to the Hanlin Academy. In addition, he used his merits as a gift of books to serve as a lecturer to the bachelor's degree.
Since it is not a real job, I will not consider my character for the time being."