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Chapter 10 The Sutra
Wenhua Hall, due to a fire in the three main halls during the Yongle period, was temporarily used as a resting place for the emperor when he went to court. After the three main halls were restored, it was changed to the place where the prince regent was located.Its roof was changed to green glazed tiles like Ciqing Palace. During Jiajing's reign, it became the place where the emperor held sutra banquets, and the glazed tiles were changed to yellow again.

Now that the first prince of the Wanli Dynasty has been officially canonized, he is still young but has never been enlightened. Regardless of whether the emperor likes it or not, the courtiers took the time to make up for the prince's lessons in accordance with the ancestral system, so the Wenhua Palace became the place for the prince's scripture feast.

Jingyan is said to have begun in the Han Dynasty and was later imitated by other dynasties.Its original intention was to give lectures to the emperor, and it was an on-the-job education, just like some bosses and leaders in later generations who went to Yangtze University or party schools for further studies while working.

It's just that there is only one student of Jingyan, the emperor, but there are a lot of teachers, and the quality is very high. They are either prime ministers or chief ministers, and the last one must be academic authorities with high reputations.

Similarly, the bosses and leaders have many things to do, and they cannot attend lectures all day long. Sutra banquets are not held every day. They usually give lectures whenever the emperor has free time.

The problem is that there are not many emperors in the world who sincerely love to learn. It would be great to go to the harem to accompany the concubines when they have free time. No one is willing to listen to a group of old men nagging and criticizing.

As a result, by the Ming Dynasty, this training class became a ceremony similar to ancestor worship, used to show to outsiders how diligent and hard-working the emperor was. It was basically a formality, and had a fixed time. It was held every Tuesday of every month, called the Dajing Feast. .

Where there is a big one, there should be a small one. In addition to the big sutra banquet for the emperor to study, there is also a small sutra banquet.Just from the name, you can tell that this kind of activity is definitely not prepared for the emperor, but there should be only one person who is qualified to attend lectures in the Forbidden City and can be compared with the emperor, the prince!
That's right, at the same time as the prince's wedding, the courtiers took turns to present memorials, forcing Emperor Wanli to agree to hold a small scripture feast.They may have good intentions, but they have hurt the prince. This is a bit like parents. In short, it is for your own good. As a child, you have to continue whether you like it or not.

On the second day of his wedding, Hong Tao had to get up at dawn, leave his bride behind, put on his nine-slit leather suit, got on the chariot, and rushed outside the Wenhua Gate on time to attend his entrance ceremony.

Wenhua Hall is not a building, but a complex of buildings.There are two courtyards at the front and back. The main entrance faces south and is called Wenhua Gate.There are two main halls, Wenhua and Zhujing, in the front yard, and two side halls, Bunren and Jiyi, in the east and west.After passing through the main hall and heading north, you will reach Wenyuan Pavilion, which is the royal library.

This design is quite convenient for teaching. If the content of the professor is controversial, the bachelors don't have to argue with the students. They can usually find the correct answer by looking through the information in the library.

Different from the grand banquet that Wang An talked about along the way, there are neither court nobles nor six ministers outside the Wenhua Gate. Even the basic book exhibition, etiquette, service, and praise officials are nowhere to be seen. There are only four small sutras. Eunuch and a sedan chair.

"Master Qiansui, it's Mr. Shen Ge, the chief assistant..." Seeing this scene, Wang An was a little surprised, but more importantly, he was embarrassed.It was obvious that the emperor did not pay attention to the prince's education at all, and did not even intend to cover it up with a pretentious show.

But this was a huge blow to the prince's heart, and the only thing he could say was the sedan chair.Fortunately, the courtiers did not follow the emperor and add insult to injury, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.

"Stay outside!" But Hong Tao didn't look displeased at all. As if nothing had happened, he ordered the East Palace officials behind him to stop and walked into the gate unhurriedly.After standing still for a moment, he first looked at the side halls on both sides. When he saw that the doors and windows were closed, he continued to walk towards the Wenhua Hall.

Shen Yiguan is a thin old man with white beard and hair. He is not tall and looks to be in his seventies. There are many age spots on his face and back of his hands.But his eyes are still clear and his speech is relatively clear, with a slight southern accent.

"Master Shen, student Zhu Changluo..." After bowing to the old man, Hong Tao walked to the north of the desk alone and sat down, lowering his eyelids and saying nothing.There is some information in my memory about this bachelor who was the chief assistant of the cabinet. He was a late bloomer. In the second year of Longqing (1568), when he was almost 40 years old, he passed the top 100 in the imperial examination. He barely squeezed into the Hanlin Academy and was elected as a shujishi. , began to rank according to seniority, waiting for one day to be appointed by the imperial court.

Compared with other colleagues in the Hanlin Academy, Shen Guangyuan is a bit unscrupulous. He neither seeks connections nor deliberately makes friends with powerful people. It seems that he is satisfied after becoming a civil servant and is ready to live in peace for the rest of his life.

He lay there for six years. Emperor Mu Zong, Zhu Zaijing, died alive, and Emperor Shenzong, Zhu Yijun, was welcomed.In the new era of the new dynasty, the opportunity came in the second year of Wanli (1574), and I was assigned a good job with the same examiner.

Although this job does not have much real power, as long as it is done properly, it is not without opportunities to show one's face.None of the ministers in the DPRK and China just jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. The candidates must include their family members, relatives, friends, and fellow countrymen.As an examiner, if you show some goodwill, you will be understood by a big boss.

It turned out that there was actually a relative of a big shot in this interview. He was very big. The eldest son of Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, came.The other examiners were all trying to curry favor, but Shen, who always acted impartially, was surprised to see the son of the chief minister lose his reputation.

Just when others thought Shen Yiguang was going to be unlucky, this old man was actually promoted.Although he was just an editor of the Hanlin Academy with little real power, he had made progress in level after all.

As for why Zhang Juzheng didn't take revenge, it might be that he had too many things to remember, or it might be that he was too lazy to deal with a low-level official.With Mr. Zhang Ge's status, as long as he wants to interfere, he can get his son a top-ranked person anytime and anywhere.

Anyway, Shen Guanyi escaped, but he didn't learn his lesson and continued to speed up on the road to death.Three years later, Zhang Juzheng's father died. According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what position he held, he had to resign and go home to observe mourning. He could only come back after three years to wait for work assignments.

At this time, the reform of the Wanli Dynasty was in full swing. If he suddenly left for three years, the efforts of the previous few years would be in vain.So Zhang Juzheng, with the consent of Empress Dowager Li and the Emperor, directed and acted in a little farce to win love!
He first wrote a resignation letter and submitted it, and then found a few colleagues with good connections to submit a petition to the emperor, presenting facts and reasoning. The core idea was that the Ming Dynasty could be without anyone, except Zhang Ge Lao, who could not live without him even for a day!

With this reason, the emperor could issue an order to seize love. Rejecting Zhang Juzheng's resignation on the basis of official business was completely in line with the regulations and could also show the character of the emperor and his ministers.

In order to make the script more exciting, Zhang Juzheng did not agree to the emperor's love for the first time and argued with reason. He was so angry that he insisted on going home to observe filial piety.After repeated resignations and attempts to stay, the Empress Dowager was finally alarmed.The old lady issued a decree and helped the emperor to persuade the chief minister to put the country, the country and the country first.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng reluctantly and against his will ignored his filial piety for the sake of the Queen Mother and the Emperor, sacrificed his family for everyone, and continued to stick to his position as the chief minister of the cabinet, working hard for the Ming Dynasty!

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