Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 260 Li Gan's Purpose, Qin Hui Takes the Bait
But this time Li Gan didn't want to confront the civil servants.

Most of the people who wrote to ask His Majesty to re-open the sutra banquet were middle- and lower-level civil servants.

For example, Qin Hui, Cai Jing, and officials above the minister seldom posted such posts.

If you think about it carefully, you will know the reason. Now that the Imperial Academy is in such a decline, it is people like them who are benefiting.

The deputy examiners and fellow examiners of the Hanlin Academy, the ownership of the three tripods, the number of ministers in the Ministry of Rites, and the candidates for the prime minister...

The Hanlin Academy is like a fallen giant. His inheritance and even his body have been divided up by other yamen in the court, nourishing others.

Now that this giant who has been down for so many years and is about to die wants to be resurrected, will those who carve up him be willing?
However, Li Qian didn't take too much into consideration of these high-ranking officials and ministers in the court when he made a decision. His confidence came from two aspects.

One is that although the Hanlin Academy has declined, it is only a hundred years away from its prosperity at this time, and it is only a generation.

People's memory has not faded, and subconsciously, whether it is ordinary people or many officials of the imperial court, they still think that the Imperial Academy will be the holy place for civil officials.

If someone really dared to stand up and blatantly oppose the revival of the Imperial Academy, he would definitely face the saliva of most officials.

Because it violates political correctness.

Of course, Li Qian didn't want to do things with great fanfare and under the slogan of revitalizing the Imperial Academy.

He just wanted to restore the Jingyan system, which was another source of confidence for him.

The so-called Jing Yan is to select learned civil servants to give lectures to the emperor and help him learn various scriptures.

In the activities of this situation, some changes have taken place in the absolute status of the monarch and his ministers.

With a teacher-student relationship, the emperor is no longer completely supreme, and the courtiers are no longer absolutely inferior.

Otherwise, why is it that the emperor is the supreme honor for civil servants and is pursued by so many people?
In addition to the benefits in name, civil servants also have substantial benefits.

As long as the emperor is willing to listen to the lectures of the civil officials, he will be influenced by them subtly, and even be guided by them, and do many things according to the wishes of the civil officials.

How happy is this for them?

Based on Li Gan's understanding of these people, these civil servants would never give up any chance to exert influence on the emperor.

So as long as he proposes to re-open the sutra banquet, even people like Qin Hui and Cai Jing will not refuse...

Thinking about it, Li Gan didn't act rashly, but planned silently in his heart.

Everything must take the initiative, and the reopening of the Sutra Banquet is no exception.

Naturally, Li Qian couldn't get on the pole, and begged these civil officials to reopen the sutra feast.

If he really did that, Li Gan would be in a passive position if there was any accident and discord between the two parties later.

The situation he wanted was that all the civil servants came to beg him to reopen the sutra banquet. Under the pleadings of the ministers, and even hanged themselves without opening the sutra feast, the soft-hearted emperor had to reluctantly agree. Trial out the sutra...

But it is also difficult to create such a situation. The civil servants have hit a wall with Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Muzong twice, and now their enthusiasm has weakened a lot.

In addition, the Hanlin Academy has been in decline for so many years, and there is no Hanlin to stand up and shout for this matter...

Thinking of these obstacles, Li Gan shook his head slightly.

No matter when, there are always more solutions than difficulties. If you do mental calculations or not, as long as you grasp the greedy temperament of these civil servants, Li Qian will still be able to control them...

Today, suddenly an eunuch from the Ziwei Hall came to the Imperial Academy, saying that His Majesty the Emperor had issued a decree to summon the number one scholar of this subject to the palace to face the saint.

Naturally, Zhuge Liang didn't delay, and hurried into the palace with the eunuch who came to deliver the decree.

Although he left, the news was like a stone thrown into the stagnant pool of Hanlin Academy, causing the surface of the pool to wrinkle a little.

How many years has it been since Gong Li came to the Hanlin Academy's heirs?
It's just that after the initial turmoil and discussions, the Hanlin Academy has returned to a pool of stagnant water.

It's just a summoned person. It's normal for His Majesty the Emperor to be curious about the new champion. However, most of this curiosity is short-lived and will not have any impact on other officials in the Imperial Academy...

It's just that shortly after Zhuge Liang entered the palace, the news spread to the ears of all the big figures in the court.

The grown-ups didn't respond to this, and just passed it off as meaningless news.

The residence of Zhuge Liang was no longer a secret to them these two days, but at this time and that time, they were already unable to perform any external tricks on a sixth-rank official of the imperial court.

Those disgraceful methods will be eliminated, and replaced by the open and aboveboard solicitation in the court...

Today is not only the day when Li Gan called Zhuge Liang into the palace, but also the day when Qin Hui routinely asked Li Gan to report and discuss memorials.

"Qin Xiang, Your Majesty invites you in."

The old eunuch looked at Qin Hui with a smile, then turned around and led him the way.

Qin Hui was contemplating at the moment, subconsciously moved his steps, and followed the old eunuch into the palace.

It's just that when he approached the political affairs hall, Qin Hui was awakened by the sound of talking and laughing from inside.

Is there anyone else in there?

He came back to his senses and looked up at the old eunuch, but the old eunuch only left him a back view, and had no intention of explaining to him at all.

Qin Hui frowned slightly, and followed the old eunuch into the room.

As far as he could see, the person who was chatting and laughing with His Majesty the Emperor surprised him a little.

"Prime Minister Qin is here!"

Li Gan greeted Qin Hui with a smile: "Sit first!"

He naturally also saw the expression on Qin Hui's face, which was exactly what Li Qian wanted.

"I've seen Prime Minister Qin."

Zhuge Liang stood up and slightly bowed his hands to him as a salute.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Qin Hui thanked him, he took a surprise look at Zhuge Liang, nodded in response, and sat aside.

"Is Prime Minister Qin here to discuss the memorial with me today?"

Li Gan looked at the little eunuch standing behind Qin Hui holding a stack of memorials, smiled and waved his hands and said, "Why don't you put these memorials here first, and we will talk tomorrow."

Qin Hui frowned slightly, and looked at Zhuge Liang from the corner of his eye. This kind of behavior of His Majesty the Emperor is not a good sign.

"Your Majesty, these memorials brought by the minister are all important matters. Many of them have been delayed for two days. If you don't reply today, I'm afraid there will be delays."

He cupped his hands and said: "If you don't want me to wait here for a while, I will discuss these memorials after His Majesty's affairs are finished."

"This……"

Li Gan paused slightly, showing a bit of hesitation just right.

On the other side, Zhuge Liang also seemed to be very good at winking, and immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, important affairs of the country must not be delayed. Please leave first."

"Wait a minute! No way!"

Li Gan immediately sat up straight, stretched out his hand to stop him, frowned and said, "I haven't finished talking just now, how can you leave?"

"Your Majesty, is there any reason to abolish state affairs because of this matter?"

Zhuge Liang's attitude was extremely resolute: "I must not be a courtier who deceives the emperor, not to mention that now that Prime Minister Qin is still here, how dare I let Qin equal him?"

Said has stood up.

"You still can't go." Li Gan said directly without thinking: "It's not too late to talk about these memorials after I discuss these memorials with Prime Minister Qin!"

Unexpectedly, Qin Hui suddenly said at this time: "I have nothing important to do today, your Majesty and Zhuge Xiuzhuan can talk first, and I can wait a little longer."

The corners of Li Gan's mouth turned up slightly, and then he regained his composure. He knew that Qin Hui had taken the bait.

Of course, you can't say it directly on the face, let a small official from the sixth rank speak here, and let a prime minister wait by the side, how can there be such a reason?

So Li Gan's face was full of emotion, but he just hesitated to make a decision.

Zhuge Liang on the other side was even more sincere and fearful: "How dare you let Prime Minister Qin wait here? Let's go to the side hall and wait!"

Qin Hui glanced at him meaningfully, then smiled and said: "It's okay, I want to hear Zhuge Xiuzhuan's high opinion first, I can just wait here."

"Then let's listen together!"

Before Zhuge Liang said anything else, Li Gan made a final decision.

There was a flash of hesitation on Zhuge Liang's face, but he still saluted and said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Where did you just say?"

Li Gan returned to his cheerful look just now.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I just talked about the ninth line of the Gua Chua, regretting death, don't chase the lost horse, recover yourself..."

"Okay, I remembered, you go on!"

Li Qian slumped back to his seat, looking at Zhuge Liang with great interest.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhuge Liang nodded, and then Wen Sheng explained to Li Gan.

Qin Hui on the side slightly widened his eyes, what is this?
If he heard correctly, this should be the content in the Book of Changes, right?

He glanced at Zhuge Liang and Li Gan suspiciously. When he was outside the Political Affairs Hall just now, he heard these two talking and laughing. His Majesty the Emperor laughed happily.

Then the question arises, who can laugh at the Book of Changes?Even Qin Hui couldn't laugh.

Could it be that these two are working together to play him as the right-hand man?
Qin Hui had doubts in his eyes, but he didn't make a sound on his face, just listening without saying a word.

Just after a while, amidst Li Qian's laughter, Qin Hui's eyes flashed a flash of surprise.

"No, Your Majesty, after obtaining this hexagram, it's not all smooth sailing, you can just sit back and wait, but you also have to make progress. I once had a good friend..."

Looking at Zhuge Liang who was smiling and talking eloquently, Qin Hui kept feeling in his heart.

Telling the most boring and most rote-memorized "Book of Changes" in a humorous and witty way, even if this skill is placed in the Imperial College, not many doctors and teachers understand it.

"Your friend is too unlucky."

Li Gan said with a smile: "Such a rare misfortune happened in a hundred years, and he just happened to catch up?"

"It's not just luck."

Zhuge Liang's face was a little solemn: "The strategy is lost first and then gained, and people leave first and then reunite. This is the original intention of this line. However, to obtain the original intention, it is better to follow the trend instead of waiting for the rabbit..."

Li Gan nodded thoughtfully.

Qin Hui on the other side also gave Zhuge Liang a strange look.

After talking about several hexagrams in succession, Zhuge Liang stopped and said to Li Gan: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qin has waited for so long, I really shouldn't talk about it today."

"My subject, please leave for the time being, and enter the palace again in the future."

Li Gan looked at Qin Hui at the side with hesitation, and said in his heart that it was almost time for fire.

"Your Majesty, Zhuge Xiuzhuan has learned from the past and the present, and the minister is also fascinated by it. How about..."

"Oh, forget it."

However, Li Qian sighed, and interrupted his next words: "It's really not good to let Qin Pangping be here. I have heard enough today, so don't delay the state affairs."

Qin Hui has nothing to do, although he has seen Zhuge Liang's ability today, but he really didn't have too many associations for a while.

The only change may be that the willingness to recruit Zhuge Liang was one hundred before, but now it has risen to one hundred and one, that's all...

In the next few days, Li Gan called Zhuge Liang to the palace every day, and when many important ministers met with His Majesty, he was on the sidelines.

All kinds of signs have made you adults more and more aware that something is wrong.

Even Li Gan received a lot of memorials talking about the impeachment of Zhuge Liang, saying that he was a Hanlin, and his corpse was a vegetarian meal.

In the Dagan court, if many censors impeach you, it does not necessarily mean that you did something wrong, but it definitely means that you are very popular.

Now Zhuge Liang is such a very prosperous person.

Of course, in addition to the memorial to impeach Zhuge Liang, there are more memorials to support him, and more and more voices are asking for the restoration of Jingyan.

Zhuge Liang went to the palace every day to sage. After all, he didn't go there to mess around, but to explain the scriptures to His Majesty the Emperor.

Is this business?
Of course it is, and in the eyes of many civil servants, teaching His Highness the emperor to be a man of knowledge and courtesy is a very important matter, and there is nothing more important than this.

It’s just teaching to teach, your implementation method is very problematic!

It is actually very taboo for private individuals to teach His Majesty the Emperor when they are alone.

Who knows if what you teach is right or wrong?Who knows if you will mix some private goods in it?In other words, Zhuge Liang is a newcomer in the officialdom, he has not joined any faction, and does not have too many interests involved.

Otherwise, someone would have impeached him for this reason.

The accusation of flattery and flattery may not necessarily bring you down, but the accusation of pouring private goods into His Majesty the Emperor is very likely to kill you. This is the magic of the court.

It is in such a big environment that the voice of restoring the Sutra Banquet is constantly being amplified.

The civil servants suddenly found that His Majesty the emperor didn't seem to follow his father and grandfather very much, and he was still a person who liked to learn.

Otherwise, how could it be possible to call Zhuge Liang into the palace to attend lectures every day?
Since you love learning, the current one-to-one teaching mode is destined not to last forever, and it is also unreasonable and unhealthy.

Then let's resume the Jingyan lectures as soon as possible!Many to one is king!

It's a pity that after such a memorial was handed over, there was no response from His Majesty the Emperor, and the hearts of the ministers who had thoughts in their hearts were suddenly raised.

Because this shows that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't seem to be very happy to consider the matter of Jingyan.

(End of this chapter)