Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 240
Chunwei has become the focus of many people's attention, and the Ding Chou Ke Examination has become the focus of everyone's attention. Many people want to see how the imperial examinations after the new emperor's ascension to the throne are like, and want to see the level of scholars in this subject.

Zhu Yunying got some news through various channels, and he probably knows the level of scholars in this department well.

Generally speaking, in his first imperial examination after he ascended the throne, it is difficult to have some talents for governing the country without accident.It wasn't just one person who gave a tactful answer to Zhu Yunying's question, and it wasn't just one person who was worried about the level of scholars in this department.

Then there is no way, sometimes it is like this, and it is possible that there are many talents of Zaifu in one department.

For example, in this subject in the second year of Emperor Renzong Jiayou of Song Dynasty, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zhang Heng, Zhang Dun, Lu Huiqing and so on emerged.Gathered the top talents in the fields of politics, literature, history, military and so on.

But it is also possible that there are not many malleable talents after one subject, which is also a very normal thing, and there is nothing to make a fuss about.

But we still need to look at the later training. It doesn't necessarily mean that he won the number one pick and he must be the top talent.Zhu Yunying is very aware of this truth, and he also understands that later training is extremely crucial for these 'new subjects'.

Zhu Yunying is in a good mood, mainly because he knows that he can continue to do some things well.Some things cannot be forced, and the gold content of the scholars in this department is relatively average, so there is no way to do it.If they can't become pillars, then expect them to become capable ministers and officials.

While Zhu Yunying was reviewing the memorial, Wang Chengen came over and whispered, "My lord, the Supreme Emperor has a decree to let me go to the Qing Palace."

Zhu Yunying probably understood the reason, and said calmly, "Oh, you have someone to answer a message, there are a lot of things to do today. I have to go later, let Grandpa Huang wait, I will go there during dinner."

If there is something urgent, Lao Zhu will come over by himself.So wait a little bit, no problem.

In fact, there are no particularly big things, mainly some more daily things.Now Zhu Yunying's main work, apart from supervising Chunwei, moving the capital and preparing for war, is just some daily chores, but overall it is good and relatively smooth.

After finishing these tasks, Zhu Yunying walked towards Qianqing Palace in a calm manner.

Old Zhu was already drinking wine and eating fried soybeans comfortably, Zhu Yunying was not polite, just sat down and started pouring wine.

Old Zhu glanced at Zhu Yunying, and asked, "We have heard that the crown prince is going to be enlightened?"

"Well, grandson plans to let him enter the main hall, let famous Confucian scholars give lectures to the prince and kings in shifts, and choose students from the Imperial College or new scholars to accompany the reading." Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "Study the scriptures, learn from the past, understand the present, and know the opportunity , as it should be.”

Old Zhu was happy, and said to Zhu Yunying, "If this is the case, a Confucian emperor benevolent will be raised for us. We said earlier that the crown prince should use practical teaching, and he doesn't need to learn from ordinary scholars, just memorize poems Nothing good. You also have to choose a group of noble and upright people in front of the prince, and let him understand the way of the emperor, the teaching of rites and music, the traces of success and failure in the past, and the things of farming among the people."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, and said to Lao Zhu, "My grandson also thinks the same way, but now, we really don't want to abolish Confucianism. Let's not say that Confucianism has too much influence on the people. It is difficult for us to establish a new theory. , not to mention that the new theory may not be suitable for imperial power."

The abolition of Confucianism is often just a mouthful, and even the mouthpiece is too lazy to talk about it.

The main reason is that the influence of Confucianism is in all aspects. It does not mean that the Four Books and Five Classics read by scholars are Confucianism.It also includes common people, and many people's thoughts are also influenced by Confucianism.

What's more, many Confucian ideas are indeed in the interests of the imperial power, which is why the rulers of all dynasties promoted Confucianism.To say that the status of Confucianism is directly abolished is really a fantasy, and it is indeed difficult to find a relatively mature theory and culture to replace some of the status of Confucianism.

Old Zhu remembered something normal, hehe smiled and said, "You have the same thoughts as us, our prince of Ming Dynasty should also have a look. It's just that you are not ordinary. Although you have read some books, you just haven't read them out. We were I'm too busy, so I didn't invite you a famous teacher."

Zhu Yunying was not happy, and retorted, "The grandson also did homework when he was young, but the grandson has always only read books. It's not that he plans to be a Jinshi, so there is no need to memorize the rhetoric. He is not the father, he is the real talent."

Lao Zhu became more and more proud, and his eldest son will always be his pride.

Dazhu had a literary name before, not only because of the great Confucianism Song Lian and others, but also because Dazhu still had real talents and practical learning.Of course, Da Zhu is not just like Zhu Yunqi, he has almost become a Confucian disciple.The image of Dazhu's Confucian disciple is to show to the outside world that his mind is still that of an emperor.

"The grandson's prince should also be like this. You must learn." Zhu Yunying said to Lao Zhu, "Send him to the Dabentang. Our clan's education can't be too sloppy. But the grandson doesn't intend to let him He has learned too deeply, he is the crown prince, and he will sit on the dragon chair in the future."

Lao Zhu clapped his hands and praised, this is also his mind, "That's the reason, he doesn't want to be a scholar or a Jinshi, we don't care about literary talent or anything. We have to let the prince of Ming Dynasty learn to do practical things and understand reason, and that's it. Wait. When he grows up a bit, let him carefully observe the livelihood of the people to know the hardships of food and clothing, and to understand the likes and dislikes of the people so as to know the good and bad customs."

After dinner, Zhu Yunying also had a brief exchange with Lao Zhu about the affairs of the court.

Don't think that the current Lao Zhu has abdicated, but Lao Zhu is not completely indifferent.He paid close attention to many things, especially the Northern Expedition planned for Zhu Yunying's promotion, and Lao Zhu was extremely sensitive.

Back then, he swept the world and established China, and his military talent was unquestionable.In fact, Lao Zhu is also very clear, although his grandson is good at martial arts since he was a child, it seems that he wants to be a martial emperor.But in Lao Zhu's opinion, his grandson's military talent is average. Fortunately, he has some foresight and is very stable in using troops.

This time in the Northern Expedition, Lao Zhu not only wanted to build momentum for Zhu Yunying, but also to deal another severe blow to the weak nomads.In this way, his grandson will have military proof again, and can accumulate strength for the future continuation of the Northern Expedition.

Naturally, Zhu Yunying would not hide some things from Old Zhu. He didn't say that he would monopolize power when he became the emperor, and he didn't say anything and didn't communicate with Lao Zhu.There are not so many gaps, and Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu still have a tacit understanding in these matters.

After washing, Zhu Yunying fell asleep soundly.He snored while sleeping, but it didn't affect Lao Zhu, because Lao Zhu also snored while sleeping.The two of them are not afraid of affecting each other, it's not about hurting each other, they've been used to it for a long time.

Wang Chengen woke up Zhu Yunying in a low voice, and Zhu Yunying got up to wash up.

Old Zhu also woke up, and said to Zhu Yunying, "Just eat something here, we won't be able to sleep even if we wake up."

Zhu Yunying agreed to come down, ate cakes and porridge after washing, and chatted with Lao Zhu.

"Did you bring the court clothes?" Lao Zhu pointed to Zhu Yunying and said, "Show us a change of court clothes."

Zhu Yunying bowed his head, he was wearing a dragon robe, of course this is also ordinary clothes.Court clothes are more formal and are not usually worn under normal circumstances.As for whether to bring it or not, court clothes are available in the East Palace and Jinshen Hall, so there is no need to carry them all the time.

But Lao Zhu said so, so Zhu Yunying naturally didn't care.Smiling, he asked Wang Chengen to fetch Lao Zhu's court clothes and put on the crown.

"Grandfather, you are still bigger than your grandson." Looking down at the court clothes, Zhu Yunying was also happy, "The grandson's clothes fit well, but they are a little loose. Our shoulders are not as wide as yours."

Lao Zhu leaned on the bed, and said with relief, "It's okay, but your chin doesn't look like ours. It's too much like your mother, with a pointed chin. The eyebrows and eyes are like your father's, and the nose is like him, just like your grandmother."

Zhu Yunying, who was chatting at first, suddenly seemed to realize that something was wrong, even though old Zhu always looked like an iron man.But Lao Zhu's age is almost seventy after all, according to some records in history, maybe Lao Zhu is about to reach the end of his life.

Although Zhu Yunying has always felt that because of his existence, many things have changed. For example, Da Zhu seems to have lived a year or two longer than in history.But Zhu Yunying has always been more worried about Lao Zhu's body.

In other words, he was worried that Lao Zhu would lose his desire to survive. Perhaps Lao Zhu was really tired long ago. He insisted not to see the person he cared about the most, probably because he was not particularly at ease with his grandson Zhu Yunying.What Lao Zhu thought about was to continue to escort his grandson, and leave after seeing his grandson completely stabilized and in control of the court.

Without saying anything sad, Zhu Yunying just smiled and chatted with Lao Zhu, and then left Qianqing Palace.

For me, the company of grandchildren and great-grandchildren is of course important.But in Lao Zhu's view, it is more important to handle the government affairs well and manage the country of Ming Dynasty well.

Wang Chengen and the others lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. They followed Zhu Yunying all the time, and they could clearly feel that Zhu Yunying was unhappy.Don't look at Jinshang who is usually generous and benevolent, and he is not harsh on the people who serve him.It's just that once Jinshang gets angry, once Jinshang makes a decision, the indifference is also shocking.

After the whipping is over, the courtiers also rely on shifts and positions to stand up.

Many people were surprised to see Zhu Yunying, who was dressed in court clothes, stepping up to the throne.It's not a big deal, and it's not a specific festival, etc. Why do you dress so formally today? Could it be that something big happened?

It doesn't matter what the courtiers think, Zhu Yunying is just presiding over the morning court, discussing some things, it looks no different from usual.Some things, he should probably be clearer in his heart.

(End of this chapter)