The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Li Dongyang came to the study and saw Li Zhaofan immersed in a book.

As I got closer, I discovered that my adopted son was writing the Hainan volume of the Ming Dynasty Huidian.

"This book is meant to admonish hundreds of officials and be passed down to future generations. How could Yan Chengjin ask you to write it? What a nonsense!"

The Ming Dynasty Huidian is a must-read book for all officials, and its compilation must be commissioned by the imperial court.

He and Liu Jian were given the opportunity to compile and edit the book just because they were appointed by Emperor Hongzhi.

But Li Zhaofan is just a scholar!

Li Dongyang eagerly took the manuscript paper and quickly walked into the palace and arrived at Fengtian Hall: "Your Majesty, Yan Chengjin despised the ceremony and actually asked Zhaofan, my son, to edit it.

Please also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to take back the general code. "

In this way, Yan Chengjin will not be impeached by hundreds of officials, and Li Zhaofan will not be punished. This is a strategy that has the best of both worlds.

Li Dongyang was heartbroken for this student...

Hearing that people outside the palace were involved in the compilation, Emperor Hongzhi looked displeased and ordered Yan Chengjin to be summoned.

Not long after, Yan Chengjin came from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and saw that Li Dongyang was also in the hall, looking at him with anger.

"I agreed to let the Metropolitan Procuratorate edit it, but I didn't agree to let the Prince edit it!

Then Li Zhaoxian has not even achieved fame, but you actually asked him to compile the canon for all officials to consult? "

The Ming Dynasty Huidian was born out of the control of various departments.

It is used as a code of conduct for officials when they join the company.

Li Zhaofan is not even an official, so the book he compiled uses officials as a reference guide. How funny!

This is like a person who cannot swim teaching others how to swim.

Yan Chengjin was frightened: "Your Majesty already knows."

"I also know that you paid the prince one thousand one hundred taels of silver!" Emperor Hongzhi said abruptly.

"I know the crime!"

Lightspeed admits his mistake and lets His Majesty calm down first, otherwise, anything he says will be contradictory and evasive.

I saw Emperor Hongzhi's expression softening. This guy is really spineless. I just wanted to get angry, so I got angry.

His expression softened a little: "I don't want to punish you, so I will return the code to the cabinet."

"I obey the order and will return it to the court tomorrow."

Emperor Hongzhi and Li Dongyang were surprised. They thought this son would fight hard, but they didn't expect it to happen so easily...

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East Palace,

Zhu Houzhao closed the door of the hall, dismissed all his companions, and secretly hid in the bed to count the money.

"One thousand one hundred taels, plus two thousand three hundred taels, a total of three thousand four hundred taels.

You can buy war horses, two hundred! Recruit 300 soldiers, plus my own armor...to make up an army of 500 fine cavalry, there is still a shortfall of 2,280 taels. "

After calculating, he wrote in the book: Yan Chengjin still owes me two thousand eight hundred taels.

At this moment, a voice sounded outside the palace door: "Your Highness?"

"Get away, everyone. I'm in a bad mood today." Zhu Houzhao said happily, holding the big box and looking at the threshold warily.

"It's Lord Yan asking for an audience."

Lao Gao?

After a while, Yan Chengjin walked into the dormitory in confusion, "The meeting ceremony will be held tomorrow, and His Highness's border scroll will be finished today."

"If you need to rush to send troops to the border to report the time, you can use 800 miles to rush. If you are in a hurry, you can also use 800 miles to rush."

"???" Yan Chengjin looked confused.

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand: "More money!"

Lie down!

Adding more money equals 800 miles of expedited service?

Yan Chengjin accidentally saw a line of small words on the booklet: Yan Chengjin still owes me two thousand eight hundred taels.

He immediately pinched Zhu Houzhao's neck, "When did I owe you so much money!"

The little eunuch on the side rushed up to him, shouting to escort him.

After a moment, Yan Chengjin looked serious: "Your Highness, this book will be presented to Your Majesty tomorrow. If you delay any longer, you won't be able to leave your name."

"Give me another thousand taels, and I can hand it over to you early tomorrow morning."

"make a deal."

After Yan Chengjin left, Zhu Houzhao called several eunuchs from the inner academy to serve on the pen and ink.

He rolled up his sleeves, holding a pen on each side of the book, and wrote in random patterns on the two books, as if he had heads on his hands.

At midnight, most of the lights in the palace were extinguished, except for the East Palace, which was brightly lit.

Zhu Houzhao's eyelids were fighting up and down, and he almost couldn't open his eyes. He yawned several times and felt depressed: "Who knew that making money with a plate of lunch is so hard, I'm really trapped to death..."

The little eunuch who was waiting for the pen and ink at the side was already very sleepy. He even took the opportunity to persuade: "Your Highness, go to bed. It's almost dawn..."

"How can I break my promise after receiving money from Lao Gao? How can I earn money from Lao Gao in the future!"

However, Zhu Houzhao was really sleepy.

He had an idea: "Bring me some walnuts."

After a while, the little eunuch brought over the crushed walnuts.

Zhu Houzhao stood up and said, "Fall down on the royal chair of this palace."

"???" The little eunuch had a big look of confusion written on his face.

He spread the chopped walnuts all over the throne, but he felt that it was not enough, so he picked the pointed ones and placed them in the middle.

Zhu Houzhao sat down on it, grimacing in pain, but full of energy.

Early in the morning.

Yan Chengjin, Zheng Qian, and Wang Yue each held a stack of Ming Dynasty rituals, waiting to go to court.

All the officials who were looking forward to the reconstruction of the Ming Dynasty ceremony came over.

At this moment, a young eunuch from the East Palace came with Hui Dian in his arms: "Master Yan, His Highness will ask you to go to the East Palace in a moment and pay the money."

This guy is still thinking about recruiting troops and horses to fight against the Tatars.

What a good boy who talks about his word.

"I know."

The golden bell rang, and hundreds of officials lined up to enter the Fengtian Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi looked in the direction of the Metropolitan Procuratorate: "Yan Chengjin, show me the Ming Dynasty Ceremony."

Xiao Jing had come down to take it and presented it to Emperor Hongzhi.

The officials were whispering and watching the Emperor Hongzhi's expression, but they found that the Emperor Hongzhi's expression became strange.

"Why don't I remember that the court established Li Manzhu Guard in Jianzhou. Who compiled it?"

Yan Chengjin bowed slightly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it was the prince."

The corners of Emperor Hongzhi's mouth twitched suddenly, and he held up the Hui Dian, and his old face was a little embarrassed.

The prince really compiled it. Is the Hui Dian compiled by the prince readable?

It's ruined, ruined!

The faces of the officials became extremely exciting.

At this time, Ma Wensheng stepped forward: "Your Majesty, in the previous dynasty, Li Manzhuang Guard was established in Liaodong, which was one of the three guards in Jianzhou.

It's just that it hasn't been paid tribute for a long time, and Your Majesty has forgotten it."

"It really exists? The prince is good, I forgot but he still remembers it." Emperor Hongzhi laughed.

Xiao Jing presented several supplemented Hui Dian again.

The Hainan Provincial Administration and astronomy and customs sections were added.

Just looking at the catalog, even though Emperor Hongzhi had never read the entire book, it can be seen that after the additions, it is much more complete than before.

"Your Majesty, can you let me take a look?"

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others gathered together and flipped through a few chapters.

This guy did not modify the original book, but added a part.

It is really more complete.

Seeing the opportunity, Yan Chengjin handed over a booklet and said, "Your Majesty, this is the list of people who will be compiling the Ming Dynasty Code this time."

Emperor Hongzhi opened the list, and the names of Yan Kesong, Cheng Minzheng and others came into view.

He widened his eyes.

Your father is far away in Yansui, and Cheng Minzheng is in Korea. How can they compile it? This is deceiving the emperor!

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "I want to hear how your father compiled the Ming Dynasty Code?"

"I have never been to the three borders, and everything I have written and heard comes from my father.

So, in fact, the author should be my father.

I am just a ghostwriter."

Yan Chengjin said so.

Just like writing a thesis requires a supervisor, there is nothing wrong with saying this.

Emperor Hongzhi was unable to refute it, and the officials did not know how to refute it.

The three cabinet members did not mind letting these two people leave their names.

"The three cabinet masters have made contributions to compiling the Code, and each of them will be awarded a dragon robe. The rest of the compilers will be promoted to ten stones of rice.

Let the historians record the gentlemen in the history books."

Yan Chengjin breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, his father, who was far away in the border, could also be recorded in the history books.

Li Dongyang was secretly happy, my son Zhaofan turned a disaster into a blessing.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Ministry of War and asked worriedly, "Has Datong sent back any memorial?"

"Your Majesty, no!"