My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

"What I'm going to talk to Your Majesty about today is the Book of Rites."

The lecturer Bi Ziyan stepped forward. Huang Shijun beside him had already opened the lecture notes for him and flattened them with a paperweight.

After hearing Bi Ziyan's words, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched his nose.

This thing needs to be reviewed first by the Hanlin Academy and then reviewed by the cabinet.

Being able to pass it shows that the courtiers are really critical of him as the emperor's unreasonable behavior.

""Quli" says: Don't be disrespectful, look thoughtful, and calm your words. Peace to the people!"

"Pride cannot last forever, desires cannot be followed, aspirations cannot be fulfilled, and happiness cannot be extreme."

Bi Ziyan used standard Mandarin, and his voice was loud and solemn.

In just thirty words, Bi Ziyan extended his explanation to four to five hundred words.

We are all Jinshi, but no one has a theory that can explain the Four Books and Five Classics.

Everyone present, except for the six ministries and nine ministers, officials from other ministries, especially those from the Hanlin Academy, had very few opportunities to see the emperor.

After smacking his mouth, Zhu Youxiao said sleepily.

Looking through the book? That is the responsibility of the librarian.

The emperor only needs to listen, he doesn't even need to take class notes.

This is not so much Bi Ziyan's will as it is the will of the courtiers.

Bi Ziyan's meaning when he said this was very clear. He hoped that the emperor would abide by etiquette, maintain respect for his courtiers, and not be prone to making trouble.

"I would like to be taught."

After hearing what Bi Ziyan said, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the last paragraph of "Book of Rites: Qu Li Part 1".

Courtiers expected the emperor to respect them.

Laying paper, grinding ink, recording? That is the responsibility of serving as a reader and lecturer.

While talking, Bi Ziyan was observing the emperor's reaction and wanted to know if the emperor listened.

It is easy to fall asleep if you accept cramming education honestly.

Like Bi Ziyan, there were other courtiers.

Zhu Youxiao was listening, but only listening.

It’s finally time to play, and a big class lasts for an hour, which is really unbearable.

That stupid rumor? !
"When a senior official comes down from the public gate, he will ride on his horse. If he rides on a horse, he will be whipped by the court. If he dares not to teach, he will move on the left. When a horse walks on the road, he will be in the middle. If a horse crouched with its feet and cudded, there will be punishment. A horse with teeth on the road will be punished. There will be punishment.”

When the emperor studied, all the officials in the court had to wait on him.

But looking at today's sutra feast, this is a young emperor who is respectful and eager to learn.

After the explanation, Bi Ziyan's lecture for today was over, and he returned to the left side of the lecture with anxiety.

The first impression of the emperor is that he is aggressive and uses his power to bully others.

The only problem is that I doze off easily.

"what."

After beating Ha Qie, Zhu Youxiao slapped his mouth again before speaking.

"Sir, have a drink."

With these words from the emperor, the main part of today's sutra feast is over.

The next step is to give a banquet.

Sitting on the main seat, Zhu Youxiao was still reading the lecture notes. He never touched a drop of water or a grain of rice in the Qianqing Palace.

The main topics of the Sutra Banquet are the Four Books and the Five Classics.

Four Books: Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, and Mencius.

The Five Classics: Book of Songs, Book of Records, Book of Rites, Book of Changes, and Spring and Autumn Period.

Among them, "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" are short chapters compared to "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", both of which are extracted from the Book of Rites.

The two Cheng brothers (Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi) of the Northern Song Dynasty tried their best to respect it, and Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty made a collection of chapters and sentences, which led to the Four Books.

There was nothing wrong with the book, but it used Zhu Xi's annotations, and Zhu Youxiao was very unhappy.

Looking at the emperor sitting on the throne with a book reading, most of the courtiers below who were eating the banquet given by the palace felt calm.

Look at the emperor's current behavior. The courtiers are eating and he is reading. What is this called?
This is called forgetting to eat and sleep!

Although the emperor's actions are a bit extreme, there is still hope! His abiding by the etiquette of the Sutra Banquet means that the emperor abides by the etiquette of the dynasty.

Watching the emperor flip through the handouts, Han Xu's head was filled with questions.

Is this still the emperor who went to live in the army just after his father died?

Is this the same emperor who stopped the dynasty and allowed Bi Ziyan, who was not following the convention, to become the chief minister of the cabinet?

Originally, he was already ready to watch Bi Ziyan's jokes today.

For this reason, he also prepared several sets of words of admonition if the emperor did not follow the etiquette of the Sutra banquet, intending to take the opportunity to gain fame.

As a result, he punched the air.

Your heart is really unpredictable.

Just when the ministers were enjoying their meal, Zhu Youxiao felt a little hungry, so he picked up his book and left without saying hello.

When they noticed that the emperor had left, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

The emperor sat on it and watched everyone eating, and it was not a pleasant meal.

After the ministers who attended the sutra feast had finished enjoying the feast, they also packed up a portion and took it away to share with their families.

This is a customary practice and can be regarded as a gift from a disciple to his master.

"Your Majesty is very eager to learn. This is a good thing."

A group of courtiers were walking on the way out of the palace. Xu Guangqi was holding a food box in his hand and said kindly to Sun Ruyou, the Minister of Rites beside him.

"This way, we can feel at ease."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Sun Ruyou nodded and praised.

"It's a good story when word spreads about not letting go of the scroll."

"Good story."

Hearing the conversation between the two people behind him, Han Xu, who was walking in front, snorted in his heart.

The calculation didn't work, he was in a bad mood at the moment.

The emperor obeyed Bi Ziyan's orders very much, but what about Bi Ziyan, a minister who cared about his orders.

The attitude is not as good as that of those Qiu Ba.

Han Xu didn't know that even if Zhu Youxiao wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn't do it at the Jingyan.

Confucianism has long been integrated into every aspect of this society. Failure to respect the Sutra Banquet means disrespecting the scholars in the world and pushing them to the opposite side of themselves.

With the end of the first sutra feast, the emperor observed etiquette throughout, and his story of reading a book during the banquet was also spread.

Today's Ming Dynasty has changed compared to the Wanli period, but not completely.

Although courtiers could see the emperor, there were not many opportunities.

For this reason, understanding what kind of person the emperor is from rumors is a compulsory course for many people.

The emperor's performance at the sutra feast made many people happy.

As long as it's not deviant to the point of being outrageous.

Just when the foreign ministers were happy that the emperor finally surrendered, Xiyuan.

Looking at the annotation of "University" in the handouts, Zhu Youxiao frowned.

The three principles are to be clear about virtue, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection.

The eight items are: investigation of things, knowledge, sincerity, integrity, self-cultivation, family order, country management, and world peace.

There's nothing wrong with the stuff, but it's Zhu Xi's proofreading, which makes me unhappy.

"I remember that someone was the editor-in-chief of Wang Shouren's works, right?"

Looking at Liu Shimin beside him, Zhu Youxiao asked aloud.

"Go back to your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shimin immediately spoke out.

"My servant vaguely remembers that there are two books in the collection of ancient and modern collections. One is "Yangming Wenlu Sequel" compiled by Qian Dehong in the 45th year of Jiajing. The other is "Wang Wencheng Gong" compiled by Xie Tingjie in the second year of Longqing. "Complete Book".

"Go find it for me, I want to take a look."

Upon hearing that there was a complete compilation of Wang Yangming's works, Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered.

Zhu Xi's annotations seem boring, so why not read Wang Yangming's book? (End of chapter)