The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 253
The court meeting ended in the hearts of the ministers with great emotion.

Liu Jian stood there, dazed for a long time without concentrating, and he didn't even notice when Dai Yi came over.

"Old Liu Ge, what do you do?"

Dai Yi asked lightly.

In the end, Liu Jian still didn't put his hand into his pocket, and he didn't mention the letter requesting to postpone the review of "Da Ming Hui Dian".

Liu Jian said: "What His Majesty asked me to do yesterday, basically has a plan, can I tell His Majesty?"

"Yes." Dai Yi said with a smile, "anytime is fine, as long as there is no misunderstanding. Then our family will send you a message to see if it is convenient for His Majesty to meet you."

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang received Zhang Zhou, Liu Jian, Wang Jia, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, but did not summon Liang Chu to see him.

Zhu Youtang said: "Before Bing Kuan told me that this "Hui Dian" was completed after he referred to Han Yuan's current compilation progress, plus his additions and changes that he almost forgot to sleep and eat. There must be many unclear points. It is necessary for the Imperial Academy to complete the final compilation and publish it, but I don’t know how long it will take for the Imperial Academy to review and correct it?”

The problem was thrown to the three members of the cabinet.

On this kind of question, Wang Jia will not answer.

It's agreed that you will take the blame on your cabinet. I'm just an errand runner. You won't let me take the lead at a time like this, right?

Liu Jian didn't answer.

Xie Qian said, "I need to ask Xueshi Wang."

Only then did Wang Jia realize that he was naive.

Politics is not just what you say it is, there are always many "expediency", or you can't help yourself.

Wang Jia didn't know whether to say ten days or eight days, or two or three months, or just don't publish it in a fine school.

Zhang Zhou took over the words and said: "Your Majesty, I think that this book will take about half a year, and it will be handed over to the Imperial Academy for final editing. I just did my best, and the rest... ...It all depends on Wang Xueshi and the others."

half a year?

This deadline made Liu Jian and others feel very comfortable.

But thinking that the original purpose of extending the proofreading time was to limit Zhang Zhou's contribution, but now it was Zhang Zhou who offered to extend the time limit, the meaning is different.

This also seems that Zhang Zhou is "high-minded and upright", but it is these cabinet ministers who are small-bellied.

"Half a year, will it be too long?" Zhu Youtang seemed dissatisfied with this time limit.

Zhu Youtang is still very concerned about the writings and biographies of the Hongzhi period, and the meritorious service in the field of literary governance. Compiling such large-scale classics in any era is enough to brag about. Without the link of compiling books, Mingjun's reputation will be greatly reduced.

Liu Jian took the initiative to take responsibility this time and said: "Return to Your Majesty, it should be about the same in a month or two."

"Okay." Zhu Youtang said, "then one and a half months will be the time limit. This book must be completed. If there are major mistakes, the time limit can be extended. Otherwise... it must be submitted on time. This matter can be done Make it public in the courtroom."

"Yes."

Liu Jian took the order, and at the same time he knew that things were definitely not that simple.

The deadline has been extended, and the rest is estimated to be negotiating conditions, which is the so-called negotiation.

Liu Jian had a headache when he thought of the previous negotiation for Zhang Zhou's meritorious service in Liaodong. The previous meritorious service was still a bit "non-related" to their cabinet. Not to them, but this revision of the book really touched the cheese of their cabinet.

"The three elders go back and read those books first. I have something I want to talk to Bingkuan, and I will send someone over when I get back."

The three of Liu Jian immediately understood that the emperor still had to follow the rules of last time and talk to the eunuch who was in charge of rituals.

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The three of Liu Jian returned to the cabinet in silence, and Wang Jia had already gone back to the Imperial Academy. There was still a lecture in the East Palace that morning, so Wang Jia could not delay his errand.

After they sat down, they raised their heads and looked at each other without saying anything unnecessary.

Overall.

The choice given to them by the emperor is either to accept it, and everyone sits down to discuss the signature issue. Your interests are a bit sacrificed, but you are still in harmony.

Or if you don't accept it, I will force someone to proofread and publish it, and I will tear myself apart.

For Liu Jian and the others, there is still no good choice.

After a while, the emperor really sent someone to come, but this time it was different from last time, only the eunuch Dai Yi, the eunuch who took the seal, came as the supervisor of ceremonies, but Zhang Zhou, the instigator of the incident, also came in person.

"I have met the three elders." Zhang Zhou seemed very polite, as if he hadn't noticed that Xie Qian was rolling his eyes at him.

"Please." Liu Jian said.

These words seemed to be addressed to Dai Yi.

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The cabinet was on duty, and Dai Yi asked his subordinates to withdraw, so Zhang Zhou was the only "outsider" in the cabinet.

Dai Yidao: "Your Majesty's intention is to fix the merits of the "Hui Dian". Your Majesty wants to use Zhang Shijiao as an assistant to guide the re-calibration of the "Hui Dian". , and let him give pointers and divide responsibilities, after all, he is already a lecturer in the Imperial Academy, and His Majesty's "Hui Dian" has a lot of expectations, so the three elders should be fine, right?"

From Liu Jian's point of view, this is what they could have expected.

Since your people can't find any faults in this "Huidian", Zhang Zhou should be the executive editor-in-chief to complete the refined proofreading of "Huidian" and publish it accordingly.

Even if it is to pick faults, Zhang Zhou will pick his own faults in the future, or it is called revision, so that the credit will fall firmly on Zhang Zhou.

Liu Jian said: "Yes!"

"Well." Dai Yi was very satisfied with Liu Jian's answer, and smiled, "I don't know who there are people who can handle affairs in the Imperial Academy. It's better to let Mr. Zhang dispatch the manpower. But from the court From the point of view of the officials, the three cabinet elders are the chief editors, so the three should be fine, right?"

Liu Jian shook his head and said, "This old man is ashamed."

It’s just a matter of saying, since the emperor trusts Zhang Zhou so much, he can just let him be the editor-in-chief, why should we be named?
Dai Yi said with a smile: "As ministers in the same palace, why are they so meticulous? After the book is completed, His Majesty will reward you elders and officials in the Imperial Academy, but it is on Mr. Zhang's side, Maybe we have to go a step further. His Majesty wants to say in the court tomorrow that when the book is completed, he will be promoted to be a Bachelor of Attendance. I wonder what the three of you think?"

That's the point.

The three of them were thinking in their hearts, the emperor was going around, didn't he just want to be promoted to Zhang Zhou's official again?

Xie Qian said: "Yang Jiefu has been a Jinshi for 14 years in Chenghua, and has been in the court for more than 20 years. Now he is just a lecturer. If Zhang Bingkuan has entered the court for less than a year, and his rank is less than three years, he has to be a bachelor. Will it be chaotic? Have you approved the regulations of the Hanlin Academy's evaluation?"

"Ha ha."

Zhang Zhou sat next to him, and then just smiled brightly there.

Xie Qian felt a little displeased when he looked at Zhang Zhou, but he still asked patiently, "Bingkuan, do you also think you should be promoted to a bachelor's degree?"

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty rewards meritorious service, isn't it? I don't mean to strive for merit, but if meritorious service is not rewarded, it will probably damage the regulations even more."

Xie Qian said angrily: "You should enter the Dudu's Mansion!"

The implication is that it seems to be bickering with Zhang Zhou, and it seems to be arguing.

Zhang Zhou shrugged his shoulders: "If I enter the Governor's Mansion and the "Congress Code" cannot be completed, both parties will be happy, but His Majesty may be disappointed."

"Hey!"

Xie Qian rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhou.

Even though he usually has such a big opinion on Zhang Zhou in his public attitude, it is not enough to say that he has any "hate" towards Zhang Zhou.

Did Zhang Zhou do anything that made him feel very angry?
Since Zhang Zhou entered the court, he has never deliberately targeted Xie Yuqiao in any incident. He Xie Yuqiao is not forgiving, but one thing is good, that is, he is reasonable, and he will not hold grudges even if he quarrels.

Dai Yi saw that there was basically no sense of gunpowder at the scene, or that the focus of the battle was not on this table at all. The three members of the cabinet also knew that it was useless to target Zhang Zhou here, and all decisions were made by the emperor.

Dai Yi smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang's words are not bad. Your Majesty has high hopes for the "Hui Dian". Therefore, your Majesty must strictly review and proofread this book. Your Majesty thinks that Cheng Minzheng, a former Hanlin scholar, returned to the Hanlin Academy. I don't know if the elders have any opinions?"

The matter of Zhang Zhousheng serving as a bachelor was only raised by Xie Qian, and then the three members of the cabinet followed Dai Yi's words logically and focused on Cheng Minzheng.

It's not so much a negotiation.

It might be better to say that this is the emperor unilaterally making conditions with the cabinet. In fact, Liu Jian and the others also know that they only need to listen and see how many "benefits" the emperor needs before they can credit the compilation of "Daming Huidian" to Zhang Zhouzhou. In this matter, the merits of Zhang Zhou became the merits of the entire Imperial Academy headed by Zhang Zhou.

"Yes!" Liu Jian spoke in official language again.

Cheng Minzheng came back to help revise the book, and it sounded like there was nothing wrong with it.

Dai Yidao: "After the book was completed, His Majesty wanted to return to his post as a Cheng Xueshi officer, but he did not stay in the capital and transferred the Nanjing Imperial Academy to be in charge of the academy. Jing Xuyong. What do the three elders think?"

Liu Jian didn't answer directly this time.

How long has Cheng Minzheng been out of office?
Do you want to be reinstated?

Is this Zhang Zhou secretly helping Cheng Minzheng?Cheng Minzheng and Zhang Zhou were both involved in the case of vending questions, so why did Zhang Zhou help Cheng Minzheng without avoiding suspicion?

Or did it mean that this was the emperor's intention, and that the emperor wanted to help Cheng Minzheng come back with the help of Zhang Zhou's revision of the book?
"Three." Seeing that the three members of the cabinet were not willing to accept this, Dai Yi couldn't help but continue to persuade, "Scholar Cheng was an official in the court before, and he was conscientious, and he never did anything that violated the rules. It is because of some rumors in the market that he will be infamous and not asked about the affairs of the court, which is a great loss to the court. And when he was transferred to Nanjing, His Majesty also fully considered his 'overseeing' and 'Not avoiding suspicion' is also a punishment for him."

"With his achievements in compiling the book, why should the three elders still suffer so much?"

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, and found that neither of them was willing to express their opinions on this, so he nodded and said, "Also!"

Hearing this, Dai Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "The rest, those who participated in the revision of the "Hui Dian" in the Imperial Academy, will be promoted to a higher level with the success of the book. Those in Hanyuan will also be rewarded according to their circumstances. The details of the revision of the book will be decided by the court tomorrow, and the three elders will not have any opinions this time, right?"

Dai Yi was quite polite.

Every time he said something, whether it was beneficial to traditional civil servants such as the cabinet, he would seriously inquire.

This is also convenient for him to go back and repeat it to the emperor one by one.

"En." This time Liu Jian just nodded in agreement.

Dai Yi smiled and said: "Then our family will report back to His Majesty. Regarding the details of the revision of the book, you might as well let Mr. Zhang explain to the three elders in detail. This is also His Majesty's order. The three elders and Mr. Zhang, let us go back first." .”

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Dai Yi got a satisfactory answer and went back to the emperor to report.

But Zhang Zhou was left behind.

Sending Dai Yi away, Liu Jian and the others did not show a very rude look towards Zhang Zhou. Instead, they looked at Zhang Zhou up and down with suspicious, unfamiliar and emotional expressions.

Liu Jian said: "Bingkuan, it's been almost two months since he entered the court, how about it?"

No matter how you say Zhang Zhou is also an official of the Imperial Academy, he is in the same line as Liu Jian and the others. Liu Jian is also the examiner of Zhang Zhou's palace examination. No matter what you say, there are differences in identity and status between the two sides. Liu Jian has to show his teacher no matter what Zhang Zhou's demeanor can't make Zhang Zhou feel that he has a small belly.

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said: "Back to Mr. Liuge, I stay in the Hanlin Academy for a short time. I mostly walk between the East Palace and the cannon field outside the city. After returning to the mansion, I will think more about the revision of the "Congress Code". I dare not have it." neglected."

Xie Qian smiled and said: "You are very capable. You have only been in Beijing for half a year, and you can do so many things. I am afraid that others will not be able to do so many things in their lifetime."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Xie Ge laughed at the old saying, just because he had learned some techniques of geomancy and emptiness before, and if he had calculated it, he would mention it to His Majesty. I didn't deliberately avoid the taboo, and it didn't mean I deliberately acted on my own."

"Yes." Liu Jian nodded.

In addition to the somewhat contradictory positions, Zhang Zhou did not do anything outrageous, and Liu Jian could not pick out Zhang Zhou's flaws in Zhang Zhou's conduct or morality.

Li Dongyang asked: "Has Your Majesty mentioned to you how to mention the "Hui Dian" tomorrow?"

Zhang Zhou pondered.

In comparison, the resourceful and resourceful Li Dashi is more able to ask questions, so he is more pragmatic.

"Your Majesty's meaning may be to directly mention that the compilation of the "Hui Dian" is coming to an end, and then we will arrange manpower to compile it. As for the meritorious service that Minister Yang said earlier, His Majesty will also affirm it. As for whether it will be mentioned in it I don't even know the role of this person."

Zhang Zhou also wanted to remind them.

Don't ask me everything, I'm not a roundworm in the emperor's stomach, it's impossible to know everything.

Xie Qian smiled and asked: "Then tell me, how did you repair this book? Others have worked hard, and dozens of people have not made much progress. You have repaired it within three to five months? Or do you mean it when you arrive in Beijing?" Did you ever plan to edit the book before?"

Zhang Zhou was surprised and said, "Isn't it through the progress of the Imperial Academy's book revision and some personal opinions? I don't mean to steal the credit."

"Okay." Xie Qian rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhou, and said with a smile, "It's fine to talk to the officials in the court, why do you have to pretend to be in front of us? Who is helping you with this book?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "If you want to talk about help, it may be... Cheng Xueshi helped the most, and the Guozijian Lin Jijiu Gang will refer to it for details. In addition, His Majesty also intends to complete this book... And... I also mentioned it below, and I know something about Xuankong , or use the book that has already been completed in the future as the basis for compiling...so I dare not take credit for it."

"Ah? The future is a book? Do you have the eyes of the sky?" Xie Qian smiled, obviously he didn't believe Zhang Zhou's nonsense.

Zhang Zhou felt wronged.

I have never been so honest, and I tell you that I can know what your future book will look like, of course not a few years later, but a book that will be revised after several revisions in decades.

It is obviously unrealistic for you to want to reach that level now.

"How did Yang Jiefu's matter happen?" Li Dongyang asked, "Ji Zhi said that you were the one who spoke to His Majesty?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty only met Yang Shi once, and I feel that he may have relatives who are about to pass away. This matter is mostly decided by His Majesty. The decision for the two brothers to return to their hometown to see their relatives is also issued by His Majesty. I have not suggested this. As for Your Majesty Why this decision was made, I don’t know.”

Zhang Zhou seems to regard himself as a "good student" who knows everything.

Help Liu Jian and the others spy on the emperor's mind.

When answering questions, he did not deliberately avoid anything.

But between Zhang Zhou's words, he deliberately made a momentum of "I am not targeting you, but His Majesty intends to target you", which can be regarded as a reminder to Liu Jian and the others.

It is good for civil servants to be in power, but the result is easy to backfire. Xiaozong's benevolence can be manipulated by you. When Emperor Zhengde ascends the throne in the future, even if he is just a brat, he will still be inspired to resist because of the pressure given by civil servants.

It's better to lower your posture and not put pressure on the emperor, in fact, you don't want to make trouble for Daming.

"The three pavilion elders, I can only detect something from Yang Shishang, and most of them are based on some people's experience in the world, or the suggestions made by the news they have learned before."

"Your Majesty has also asked me about this, and I have clearly said that the lifespan of ordinary people cannot be calculated from the secrets of heaven. Human factors account for the majority, and most things are not determined by secrets."

Zhang Zhou seems to want to put himself in the position of an ordinary literati.

It is also telling the truth.

The butterfly effect he produced is already large enough. Those who should have died may not have died until now, and those who were not dead may have been buried in the loess. It does not necessarily require him to directly touch or directly change...

Changes in humanities are most likely to increase exponentially. Although Yang Tinghe's mother is in Sichuan, Zhang Zhou can't be sure whether he has affected the old lady's lifespan.

As for when Zhu Youtang will die, or if he brought Wang Yue back from the death line...

History has changed, and Zhang Zhou also understands that even if this time and space develops according to the timeline, even if he can live for hundreds of years, he will not be able to see his own birth hundreds of years later in this time and space.

This is already a parallel world, there is no Zhang Zhou in the future, only a brand new timeline brought by him as a traveler.

"Bingkuan, it is an act of a benevolent minister to do things with heart." Li Dongyang finally advised Zhang Zhou as a teacher.

(End of this chapter)