Jinyi champion

Chapter 930 Lai in the Imperial Academy

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Si is summoning Huang Zan, the new academician of the Hanlin Academy, to teach Huang Zan face-to-face the opportunity to continue to contribute to the matter of the ceremony.

Zhang Zuo was listening, with a smile on his face all the time, and when the meeting between the monarch and his ministers was over, Zhu Si arranged for Zhang Zuo to personally send Huang Zan to the Imperial Academy to take up his post.

The fact that the eunuch walked with Huang Zan with the supervisor in charge of ceremonies just showed how much the emperor attached importance to Huang Zan.

"Eunuch Zhang, in fact, there is no need to bother you."

At the gate of the palace, Huang Zan wanted Zhang Zuo to go back.

Here the emperor wants to maintain a close comrade-in-arms relationship with Huang Zan, but Huang Zan feels that, as a civil servant, he should not get too close to the imperial party.

Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "How can our family disobey His Majesty's orders? Xueshi Huang, don't worry, even if we go to the Imperial Academy, our family won't say much in front of others, just pretend that our family doesn't exist."

Huang Zan thought for a moment, then nodded, and then the Imperial Horse Supervisor prepared two carriages, one in front and the other in the back, and took the two of them to the Imperial Academy.

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The new Hanlin Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy has officially arrived, and he is still responsible for helping the court to discuss ceremonies, and belongs to the faction of "successor not successor".

Given Huang Zan's prestige among Confucian officials, he obviously couldn't support this position, and the people in the Imperial Academy didn't welcome him, but when they heard that Huang Zan was coming to take up the post with Zhang Zuo by his side, some people had to take it seriously.

Yang Shen is currently in the Imperial Academy, but his purpose of coming here is not to compile the "Records of Wu Zong", but to let people sort out historical cases related to etiquette and law allusions.

Yang Shen plans to publish a batch of books on etiquette in the capital, further attacking Emperor Jiajing's willful and reckless behavior from the public opinion field, and occupying the moral high ground.

Ye Guizhang and Yu Chengxun came to see Yang Shen together and told Huang Zan about his appointment to the Imperial Academy.

"...His visit this time is not easy. Eunuch Zhang, the supervisor of ceremonies, personally accompanied him. It seems that His Majesty is still unwilling to give up on the ceremony. I'm afraid there will be new tricks in the future."

Yu Chengxun tried to keep his voice as low as possible, for fear that others would listen.

Yang Shen said: "Is there someone to see?"

Yu Chengxun sighed: "If he came alone, others might pretend to be confused, but now even Shi Xueshi and Feng Xueshi are not allowed to come forward to greet him... Do you want to go and have a look?"

"no need!"

Yang Shen was not so annoyed, probably he looked down on Huang Zan from the bottom of his heart, and added coldly, "This is just an insignificant little person, he is definitely not the one who advises His Majesty, but he has never shown it in the ceremony. Zhang Shidu in front of you, you have to pay more attention!"

Ye Guizhang asked in surprise: "Yongxiu, is that Zhang Shidu or the person who advises His Majesty?"

Yu Chengxun said from the side: "There is such a possibility. Otherwise, why did the Imperial Academy, who was promoted by His Majesty, not even make a sound on this matter? It is unusual!"

Zhang Bangqi was stuffed into the Imperial Academy by the emperor, but he has not done anything until now. He appears to be extremely low-key, but the more low-key he is, the more he will arouse suspicion from others.

"Did Jingdao still not come to answer Mao today?"

Yang Shen asked suddenly.

Yu Chengxun shook his head: "Respect this person, you know, he is not motivated to do anything, probably no one will go to ask for it three times, he can't call this great god, but it doesn't matter, what is different about him?"

Ye Guizhang said: "Even if Jing Dao goes to the Imperial Academy, it won't affect the situation."

Yang Shen didn't make any further comments.

But both Yu Chengxun and Ye Guizhang could feel that Yang Shen seemed to really value Zhu Hao, even though he used to think that Zhu Hao was in harmony with them, and sometimes even sang against them, but at the critical moment...Yang Shen still wanted Zhu Hao to help him, not them These self-proclaimed descendants.

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On Huang Zan's first day in the Imperial Academy, life was not happy.

Very sad.

At the beginning, there were people who greeted him, but those people just looked at the face of Zhang Zuo's colleagues. After Zhang Zuo left, everyone was very indifferent to him. Huang Zan didn't even know what he could do. He has no clue about what happened, and there is no one who can really guide him to familiarize himself with the environment.

He had hoped that Zhang Cong would come earlier, but he didn't want Zhang Cong to know that he was not welcome, and he was not seen in the Hanlin Academy that day.

Huang Zan left the Imperial Academy very early in the afternoon, and went back to see Su Xigui who was waiting for him in the mansion.

"Brother-in-law, is it good to be a Hanlin scholar?" Su Xigui originally wanted to go to congratulate Huang Zan. The first day of a new official's tenure should always be beautiful, but Huang Zan said coldly: "Help me when you have time." Ask that little friend Zhu, when will His Majesty let me join the cabinet?"

"..."

Su Xigui was speechless for a moment.

You have just entered the Hanlin Academy, and you want to ascend to the sky and become a court elder in one step?
Huang Zan saw his brother-in-law's speechlessness, and said helplessly: "The intrigue in this Imperial Academy is really not comparable to ordinary yamen. No one is doing practical things. There are many people who are full of knowledge, but they focus on how to judge seniority and form cliques. Go, I would rather not go to such a filthy place!"

Su Xigui nodded to express his understanding.

But I continued to slander in my heart, feeling that you met other people's eyes in the Hanlin Academy, so you said such angry words... If you go, others will flatter and compliment you, try again! ?

"Brother-in-law, there is no rush to join the cabinet. Zhu Xiaodao is quite reliable in his work. He said he can help you into the cabinet, and he also said that you can stay in the cabinet for a year or so. He will never break his promise. It is better if you enter late, or you will be able to transition smoothly for a period of time, maybe the court cannot do without you, how many days can you still be the chief assistant?"

Su Xigui didn't want to see Zhu Hao.

Huang Zan glared at him: "Are you in trouble?"

Su Xigui looked helpless: "Brother-in-law, let me go to see other people, it's easy to say, it's this little master Zhu, is he short of money? Don't talk about money, women, houses, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, everything that other people in this world are rare , there is nothing he really likes...

"That's right, I'm good at spending money, and I'm good at dealing with people who like money, but when I encounter this kind of nonsense, even if I have strength, I have nowhere to use it."

Huang Zan looked stern: "Can't you think about something he likes?"

"I can't figure it out. The ghost knows what he is thinking. If he is willing, he is the one who will enter the Imperial Academy to become a Hanlin bachelor. Not to mention the current elders, even if it is Yang Ge who is still in court...cough, this Maybe you don't like to listen to the words, but that Yang Zhongtang was probably screwed by him.

"You said that he is so capable, His Majesty trusts him in every possible way, he doesn't ask for a high position, and he is even unwilling to be a editor at the Imperial Academy. What is so rare about such a person?"

Su Xigui had an attitude that if I don't go, whoever wants to go, he didn't cooperate with Huang Zan very much.

Huang Zan used to be polite to his brother-in-law. After all, he had to rely on his brother-in-law to maintain and take care of many things, and even official affairs depended on Su Xigui's relationship.

Now that Huang Zan is no longer the Secretary of the Nanjing Household Department, it seems that he can't get more benefits from his brother-in-law, so he can't send his brother-in-law to do things for him.

Su Xigui once again said in a discussing tone: "Brother-in-law, if you feel that you are not going well in Hanyuan, and you can't handle your interpersonal relationship well, then it's better to let Zhu Xiaodang come to His Majesty to help you talk about it, let's not take the road of Hanlin, go back to be a If you are a minister of the Ministry of War, or you still have the chance to be in charge of the Ministry of Officials, it will show your extraordinary talent."

Huang Zan said: "No matter how bad the Imperial Academy is, it is also a place of nobility. The cabinet is the decision-making center of the Ming Dynasty. It is better than doing things in a mediocre way and taking orders from others!"

According to Huang Zan, no matter how uncomfortable I am, I am better than before. Anyway, I will stay in the Imperial Academy and wait for the future to become a cabinet elder.

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On the next day of the court meeting, Huang Zan, as a Hanlin scholar of the Yili School, was able to appear in the court class in an upright manner, and his position was still very high, almost next to several cabinet ministers.

The ministers didn’t seem to remember that there was a ceremony at all that day. Anyway, now the monarch and ministers have reached a compromise in terms of etiquette, forming a delicate balance. Even if some people are dissatisfied, they will probably have to wait until the next time the emperor initiates the ceremony to the civil servants again. caused by the attack.

The memorial that Zhu Hao gave to Tang Yin about the construction of the railway was taken to the court to discuss the matter, and it was proposed by Zhu Si himself.

"...Dear gentlemen, I think you have seen it two days ago. Trains and railways are too important to Daming. The goods transported at one time are far from comparable to ordinary horse-drawn carriages. In terms of speed, it takes less than two carriages from Xishan to the capital. The time is only a little slower than the fast horse, but the train can transport more goods, even if it does not transport other goods..."

Zhu Si told the ministers present about the benefits of building trains and railways.

But none of the ministers was interested.

For the orthodox civil servants, they only cared about the stability of the Ming Dynasty, they followed the old ways, and they did not take the initiative to break the rules. However, unconventional things like trains and railways were not something civil servants liked.

When Sun Jiao saw that the civil servants only let the emperor talk to himself, he couldn't help but feel that the little emperor was a bit pitiful, so he went out and said: "Your Majesty, it will take time to test the feasibility of such a novelty. If we want to build more trains and railways, I am afraid that it will cost people and money, and if there is any accident, the loss will be huge."

Zhao Huang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, also came out to object: "Transporting military supplies on a straight dirt road can be unprepared for the Di Yi. If it is transported by railway, it is easy for the Di Yi and bandits to control the target, and the possibility of danger on the road is greater. Sun Butang proposed the following: Time proves, the minister seconded."

Zhu Si looked very disappointed.

Tang Yin submitted the requested memorial at the right time, and Zhu Si could have agreed to it by taking advantage of the situation.

But now that even two ministers who had always been neutral and inclined to him came out to oppose him, Zhu Si knew that he could not get the support of his courtiers in the matter of building the railway.

"Anyway, I don't plan to use the Ministry's money and food, do I?"

Zhu Si's attitude cooled down, and he stopped asking for help, "I use roads to build roads and roads to maintain roads, and I don't need money from the court, so I won't discuss with you."

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers present were not happy.

It is difficult for us to pull you back when it comes to the big ceremony, but now that you are more capable, you want to get rid of us even when it comes to governing the country?

Jiang Mian came out and said: "Although the emperor is rich all over the world, the wealth within the sea is also the wealth of the people."

(End of this chapter)