According to the rules of the palace, the eighth day of the Spring and Autumn seasons is the day of the feast, and October 22nd is no exception.
The young emperor of this dynasty may be able to find an excuse to be lazy and refuse the Japanese banquet, but he does not have enough authority to avoid the Sutra banquet. Compared with the Japanese banquet, the Sutra banquet is more grand, and its significance is not only for the emperor.
Class has begun, which symbolizes the glorious tradition of formalism in which wise kings and wise ministers sit down to discuss the truth.
Mr. Li got a job as a reading officer, so he had to come to Wenhua Hall early today. Compared with the day on the 20th, Wenhua Hall was more crowded at this time, with dozens of people standing there.
On the left side of the throne are civil servants, including bachelors, Jiuqing, ministers, Hanlin, and representatives of science and education; on the right side of the throne are nobles, including princes, nobles, and relatives. The whole hall is filled with scarlet clothes and jade belts, and it looks as brilliant as a brocade.
Xia, the only people in green robes are Li You and some Ci Linke Taoist officials, but they are very eye-catching.
There is a lecture table in the door of the palace facing the throne. The lecturer stands in the middle, and the reading officer Li You and the exhibition officer Zhu Fanghe are on the left and right.
At this time, His Majesty the Emperor had not yet arrived, and everyone in the palace was whispering to each other. Li You wondered whether this kind of sutra banquet was also in the nature of a regular gathering of big bosses?
After taking a few glances at the crowd, Li You discovered Lin's Prince Consort. He saw that this man was wearing a bright red silk robe, with a unicorn patch embroidered on his chest, and a black gauze cap on his head, standing like a human like a dog.
After several princes.
Li You couldn't help but look in the direction of Prince Consort Lin, which attracted the attention of Zhu Bulang who was opposite the lecturer, and he said, "Li Sheren also thinks Prince Consort Lin is strange? Last night Prince Consort Lin invited his relatives and friends to have a drink in our alley.
I declined to have fun, but Chitose actually let him go, which made me feel strange. How did you persuade Chitose to let the consort out the night before?"
"The bitterness in this is really insignificant." Li You said sincerely.
After waiting for a while, the emperor did not arrive, but there were eunuchs carrying several golden screens across the right side of the throne in front.
Li You couldn't help but ask: "What is this for?"
Zhu Bulang didn't have time to answer, but the lecturer standing in the middle, Hanlin named Wang, took the initiative to explain to Li You: "This is because Gui De Qianzai is coming to listen to the lecture."
The other party was kind, and Li You was also polite. He nodded slightly and said in thanks, "Thank you for clearing up the doubts. But the classics say that women can also enter the house?"
Wang Hanlin has been lecturing in Wenhua Hall for four or five years, so he is naturally familiar with the situation. "The late emperor issued an edict before his death, ordering Guide Qiansui to supervise His Majesty's studies. However, in the past two years, the emperor has grown older, and Guide Qiansui no longer participates in the scripture feast.
But I don’t know why I came back today.”
Zhu Bulang also said: "It's weird. It's weird."
Li You also exclaimed in his heart, "What a strange thing." This old prince also praised her for being a thousand years old. No wonder this dynasty gave birth to a different kind of princess. It was all because of his left and right edicts.
Fortunately, the eldest princess Guide was of the female generation, and there was no possibility of her being crowned emperor. If other princes had received such extraordinary treatment, they would have been regarded as "honoring the country" by the ministers.
Soon after the emperor came to the Wenhua Palace, all the ministers paid their respects, and the sutra banquet began.
There was a special large-style book placed on the lecture table, and a similar book was placed on the imperial table on the left front side of the emperor. Zhu Bulang held a jade handle and flipped through the book. Whenever he turned to a page, Li You read it aloud three times. After that, Wang
Hanlin began to explain, and then continued the cycle as usual.
This Zhongyong Commentary was delivered to Li You yesterday, so he had previewed it in advance and could read it fluently.
In addition, as Mr. Li guessed, when the person was replaced in the middle of the history lecture, the emperor gave Wang Hanlin tea, but ignored him.
The banquet lasted from morning to noon. Li You's mouth was dry and his throat was filled with smoke, but he still couldn't wait for the rain and dew to come. He couldn't help but cursed: "This little emperor is not a kind person."
It was already lunch time, and the Buddhist feast was coming to an end. The palace was getting ready to leave, and Li You wanted to go back to the cabinet to find a few buckets of water.
At this moment, he walked out of the inner prison from behind the golden screen and went to the front of the emperor to play a few words quietly.
The emperor looked surprised when he heard this, turned his head and looked inside the golden screen, and then said to the palace: "Sister Huang said that the scholar bullied the sage and made three mistakes in two hours. He should be severely punished. Are you aware of this?
objection?"
... All the officials in the palace were speechless, but they were all surprised in their hearts. Generally speaking, missing a few words is not a big problem as long as it does not involve key words. No one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes if they read aloud for two hours.
The most I can do is correct it, why should I label Shao Nian as "bullying the Holy King"?
Moreover, although Princess Guide was strict with the eunuchs and the clan, she was still tolerant and generous to the court officials. However, she did not know why she deliberately found fault with the scholar today. I guess it was because the little scholar had offended Guide Chitose.
"Since there is no other objection, the Procuratorate will note that Li You will be fined three months' salary," the emperor said on the spot.
Li You was more surprised and angry than anyone else! Salary doesn't matter, and he doesn't rely on it to make a living. But what happened to the woman behind Jinping? She turned against her just after putting up her pants? How could she be so deliberately humiliating!
He had previously imagined that His Majesty Chitose, who was deeply in love with Yu Mengmeng, came to support him, but he didn't expect that he was not a supporter but a destroyer. It was simply inexplicable!
Under the watchful eyes of the imperial guards and the strong onlookers of a group of important ministers, Mr. Li had no choice but to kowtow "Thank you". In his heart, he really wanted to scold you - I haven't received the salary of your Zhu family a few times since I became an official!
I had been fined twice by Mr. Chen before, doing inspections and promotions. Most of the time, I was like a white worker without salary. Now I just got a position in the capital and was fined by the emperor for three months. It seems that I will still give it to Zhu for a while.
Working for free at home.
After Li You thanked him for his kindness, he then thought that it would be a good idea to resign from this job. He then repeated: "As Chitose said, my talents are sparse and my knowledge is shallow, and I am not qualified for my duties. Please remove me from being a scholar."
The emperor did not say anything, but looked inside the golden screen. He only heard Princess Guide say: "It is a great virtue to know your mistakes and correct them. How can you be so angry and ask for help in front of your Majesty, making your Majesty laugh so hard? I will break your heart to threaten the Holy Lord."
Don't do it! If you know that your talents are limited and your learning is shallow, you should strive to improve your knowledge. Your Majesty is also a person who cherishes talents. All the books in the east room of Wenhua Palace are available for you to read."
Mr. Li almost grabbed the ground with his head and vomited three liters of blood. The big hats were overwhelming one after another. Just now they were bullying the Holy Lord, and now they are threatening the Holy Lord... I couldn't help but sigh that in this world, kindness is as thin as paper and women's hearts are fickle.
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Others in the palace knew clearly that Li Sheren must have offended Guide Chitose severely. Those who originally planned to come out to help him stopped talking. Anyway, Li Sheren did not suffer any actual losses. In total, he was fined more than twenty years.
It's only two pieces of silver. It's not economical to go against Princess Guide for this little money.
Those with a sharper mind realized that with the honor and means of the eldest princess, she would not lower herself to do such an unprovoked act. This must be a signal.
