Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 155 Accompanied by the Prince (Part [-])
"I'm here to ask you, is there any official in the Imperial Academy who is suitable for Gao Qing's family to take up the position now?"

As soon as these words were uttered, not only Shen Shixing, but also the other six lecturers, including Gao Gong's disciples, all stared at Emperor Longqing with wide eyes, with an inconceivable look.

Shen Shixing hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Academy is the most noble place in the country. Most of the officials are from Jinshi, and even the officials of the eighth and ninth grades in the academy must come from the Imperial Academy. I was awarded an official in the Imperial Academy. Mr. Gao's talent has been proved by books and documents just now, and the ministers are so happy and heartbroken. However, the country has its own regulations, and this noble official in the Imperial Academy should not be granted casually."

When Shen Shixing said this, he raised his head and glanced at the three people in the hall, and found that not only Longqing was unhappy, but the prince was also unhappy, and even the imperial concubine frowned a little.He smiled wryly in his heart, but he still had to explain: "Your Majesty, when I say this, I am actually thinking of Mr. Gao."

Before Long Qing could speak, the crown prince Zhu Yijun couldn't help it anymore, and asked sullenly, "Mr. Shen, it's good that the lonely gentlemen are all important ministers of the country. But the lonely companions, should they be white?"

Gao Wushi scratched his head when he heard it. Although Zhu Yijun had seen his own father being pissed off by the civil servants and had nowhere to say it, after all, he had never really been the leader of the civil servants, so it was inevitable that he would be a little arrogant It means oppressive, and I don't know if it will be directly pushed back by Shen Shixing?

But fortunately, Shen Shixing's temper cultivation is finally in place. After hearing these words, he just replied calmly: "His Royal Highness forgives the crime, how dare I think so? It is because the prince is out of the cabinet to study, how does the lecturer arrange it?" , the imperial court has long established a rule, so all lecturers have official positions. However, the position of accompanying students is not regulated by the imperial court. However, your Majesty should know that after Cheng Zujing’s death, the state system became more and more perfect, and the Imperial Academy, Zhan Shifu and other institutions also made corresponding arrangements for the prince’s study in the pavilion. In the early years, the prince accompanied the reading So he gradually moved to the position of serving as a bachelor's student, serving as a lecturer and other officials... Therefore, I think that no matter where you look at it, there is no need for a new official to be accompanied by the prince."

After all, Shen Shixing was born as a school official and not a speech officer, so what he said was quite polite, but politeness is polite, the truth is still clear - the country has its own system!
Zhu Yijun was dumbfounded by the words and didn't know what to do for a while.

Concubine Li Gui sighed secretly, but this time she did not criticize the prince, but just looked at the emperor.

After all, Long Qing was a darling and madman. Originally, he felt that Shen Shixing's words were very reasonable. If it was normal, he would definitely choose to accept advice with an open mind.However, in front of the son, especially after the son was pushed back by some words, some father's dignity was disturbed for a while, and he felt that he had to find a place for his son, otherwise, where would I lose my face as a father?

But after all, he is not as young as Zhu Yijun. Although he is usually easy to talk, but being easy to talk does not mean he is easy to fool - if he is really a foolish emperor, can he kick off the prelude to the "Longwan Great Reform"?Can such a large group of capable ministers and generals be used?

So Emperor Longqing calmed down his previous dissatisfaction, and said lightly: "The imperial court set up officials such as the Bachelor of Attendance and the Bachelor of Attendance, for the purpose of teaching scriptures and lectures. Today, I specially selected Gao Aiqing to accompany the crown prince to read, but there is something special about it. What's more, Shen Qing's family, you also said just now that you love Qing's talents, and you, the senior champion, are delighted and heartbroken when you see him. Since you are a talented and learned generation, why should I break the rules and appoint officials?"

Naturally, Shen Shixing is not so easy to refute, and he wants to answer when he hears the words, but Longqing naturally has his backing——

He didn't give Shen Shixing a chance to continue talking at all, and then continued: "As for the fact that the court doesn't have the position of a prince to accompany him as a student, that's easy to handle. When I listened to Mr. Gao's lectures in the past, Mr. Gao once said that there are scriptures." The power of determination, power is the sutra of indetermination', it is based on the principle that "if things are displaced, easy things will be in place; if the law is changed by the times, the law will be changed to meet the times", I think it is the most reasonable. Therefore, since a prince is needed now Accompanied by reading, the imperial court should of course 'change the law to keep up with the times' and create a 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 Gao Gong's words are used to explain things, which is an implicit killer move-you Shen Shixing was born as an academic officer, but Gao Gong not only It is your senior Jinshi, senior academic officer, and now it is your main leader.Although you civil servants are not afraid to refute the emperor, do you dare to bear the charge of "disrespecting your predecessors"?Do you have the courage to argue with Gao Gong about his obviously reform-minded words?

Sure enough, this time it was Shen Shixing's turn to sit on the wax.Shen Shixing's personality is not very strong, otherwise why in history, after Shen Shixing became the chief assistant, Wanli became less and less concerned about the advice of civil servants?Although part of the reason for this is that Wanli saw through the inability of the civil official group in certain matters, it cannot be denied that Shen Shixing himself is indeed not a "strong order" official.

Therefore, as soon as Long Qing said these words, Shen Shixing could only use "superior leaders" as an excuse: "If your majesty really thinks so, I really have no right to comment, but the establishment of a new official position is of great importance, and it has to go through the cabinet." Discuss..."

Long Qing showed a hint of satisfaction, and glanced at the prince, and sure enough, he saw the prince looking at him with admiration.The father's dignity in Long Qing's heart was greatly satisfied, and then he gestured to Concubine Li Gui.

For the first time, Concubine Li Gui spoke directly about the prince's accompanying reading: "Mr. Shen."

Seeing that it was the imperial concubine calling him, Shen Shixing didn't dare to raise his head, but just looked down at his own toes, and bowed slightly: "The minister is here."

Concubine Li Gui said: "I just heard you discuss the book "Long Wen Bian Ying" presented by Gao Yushi. You all said that it is very well written. If the crown prince can read this book well, it will be of great benefit, isn't it?"

Shen Shixing didn't raise his head: "Report to the imperial concubine, yes."

"Okay, since that's the case, should we discuss his achievements in offering books?" Concubine Li Gui glanced at Gao Yushi with a smile, and said, "I see that although this child is young, his knowledge and character are all top-notch. The choice, the emperor and the palace intend to keep him to study with the prince, this is also for the prince, and to consolidate the country's foundation for Ming Dynasty, this truth should be understood by Shen Qing's family. There is not even a reward, if it is passed on, can it be said that the emperor and this palace are ignorant?"

Shen Shixing couldn't help crying secretly when he heard this, he knew that the words of the imperial concubine and empress were both soft and hard: on the one hand, he said softly that this matter was related to the country, and on the other hand, he said forcefully that if he did not give an official, it would be criticized by the government, the public and the people The emperor and the concubine are stingy.In this way, if I continue to insist, not only is it unreasonable, but also appears to be disregarding human feelings, and may even directly offend Gao Gong.

Forget it, it's not that I don't want to persuade you, I really can't persuade you!
"Since the Holy Majesty, the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine are all so insisting, I dare not stand alone. I agree to create a new post of the Prince's companion, or use another name. It's just that whether this official belongs to the Imperial Academy or the Zhan Shifu depends on the situation. The minister thinks that it is better to ask the cabinet to discuss it, and then submit the bill to make a holy decision."

But Long Qing shook his head and said: "No need to be so troublesome, Meng Chong and Feng Bao, please remember: Gao Yushi is studying with the crown prince, has no rank, and the official belongs to the Imperial Academy. Due to non-substantial duty, temporarily disregard the product."

(End of this chapter)