The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 254 Executive Editor
Palace, Qingning Palace.

Zhu Youtang came to greet the Empress Dowager Zhou. After entering the Qingning Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhou had not finished worshiping the Buddha, so Zhu Youtang stood at the open window and looked out the window.

"Emperor, have you been waiting for a long time?"

Empress Dowager Zhou finally came out.

Zhu Youtang hurried over to salute the Empress Dowager Zhou, and the grandparent and grandson sat down and chatted about the family affairs.

"This Qingning Palace is really well built. It has never been so comfortable to live in. This year's cold winter is all due to the plumbing arranged by Bingkuan. Ai's house has not caught the wind and cold once. In the coming year, the Qianqing Palace should arrange these."

The Empress Dowager Zhou still cared about her grandson very much.

She herself enjoys the convenience and comfort of heating, and knowing that only she has this kind of treatment in the palace now, she can't help reminding her grandson.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "The imperial grandmother has a heart, and the grandson has discussed with Bingkuan. If you easily change the structure of the Qianqing Palace, I am afraid that bad things will be caused, so I am going to discuss with the ministers of the court. Build the Nuan Pavilion. The East Nuan Pavilion is used as a place for the grandson to deal with court affairs after the winter, and the West Nuan Pavilion is used as a place for the prince to study in winter, so that the prince is usually by his grandson's side, and the grandson can go to supervise his studies at any time."

"Very good, very good."

The Empress Dowager Zhou did not persuade her grandson to say anything about not building large-scale construction projects.

The pattern of the emperor not moving to the Qing Palace reflects the emperor's respect for the ancestral system.

"I'm also planning to add some copper pipes to the rest of the palace for heating. The details will be presided over by Bingkuan, but we have to discuss it with the ministers in advance." Zhu Youtang didn't mean that he only cared about his father and son.

Of course, we also need to make arrangements for those empress dowagers and concubines, and the Kunning Palace also needs to be arranged.

The Empress Dowager Zhou said with a smile: "It is right to discuss everything with the ministers of the DPRK and China. Don't be the same as when you trusted Li Guang before. If something happens, you will be criticized easily."

The old lady is discerning.

It can be seen that Zhang Zhou is more far-sighted than Li Guang.

Even if many of the construction works in the palace are within the reasonable range, if there are some natural and man-made disasters later without the consent of the ministers of the court, they will often be repaired by Zhang Zhou or by people with ulterior motives. Get in touch.

"What the emperor's grandmother said is very true, and the grandson also has such thoughts." Even if Zhang Zhou didn't mention it himself, Zhu Youtang is paying attention now.

Can't give those ministers a chance to attack his trusted Bingkuan.

"Recently, Bingkuan also helped me edit the "Hui Dian", and he alone completed the compilation of almost the entire "Hui Dian". I plan to bring it to the court tomorrow and mention it to all the ministers. My grandson also wants to Ask the emperor's grandmother what she thinks about this matter."

Zhu Youtang was ready to make a statement, but he naturally wanted to hear the opinions of his elders on related matters.

At any rate, the Empress Dowager Zhou has experienced the "Four Dynasties", Yingzong, Daizong, Xianzong and Xiaozong, and has rich experience and knowledge. Zhu Youtang not only wants to show off Zhang Zhou's achievements to this grandmother, but also wants to use the experience of the Empress Dowager Zhou to help He conspires.

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Tell me in detail."

Then Zhu Youtang talked about Zhang Zhou writing a book alone.

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The Empress Dowager Zhou had been listening to her grandson, and her eyes were deep, especially when she heard that after Zhang Zhou completed the book, she did not fight for merit immediately, but proposed to the cabinet headed by Hanlin to discuss matters such as fine schools.

After hearing this, although she nodded in agreement with her grandson, she was also thinking about something.

"Bingkuan has made great contributions to the court of the Ming Dynasty and you, the emperor. I never thought that he is such an all-rounder in civil and military affairs. He can even compose the "Hui Dian" at his fingertips, and he can handle things well. So organized."

When the Queen Mother Zhou said these words, she was more lamenting Zhang Zhou's "tactful sophistication".

Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "Even the empress has been telling me recently that Bingkuan was bestowed on me by God and given to Daming, and the rise and fall of Daming will be entrusted to him in the future. It is rare that he can uphold the integrity of being dedicated to the court, I will also help him achieve fame."

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "No matter how good you are, you are still a courtier."

"Yes."

Zhu Youtang understood what the old lady meant.

Don't let Zhang Zhou have the opportunity to exercise power.

But having said that, once Zhang Zhou gained the favor of the emperor and started to make achievements in military and civil affairs, he would naturally gain power gradually. Should he still be bestowed by others?

"Emperor, the Ai family has no opinion. What do you want to do? Discuss with those ministers." The Empress Dowager Zhou did not intend to interfere with the affairs of the court. Way, if Bing Kuan has done such a great thing for you, it would not be appropriate if you don’t get the reward you deserve, so rewards and punishments should be measured.”

"Yes."

Zhu Youtang almost wanted to ask, how can we achieve "moderation"?
"Emperor, I haven't seen Bingkuan recently, why don't you let him come over for a walk? Speaking of which, Aijia is still restless recently, and there are still many dreams... Aijia doesn't want to bother you, so why don't you let him come over?" Give more interpretations of dreams, last time Aijia heard about his interpretation of dreams, he felt much more at ease."

When the Queen Mother Zhou said this, a pair of kind-looking eyes looked at her grandson's face with a sense of vigor.

Zhu Youtang didn't seem to notice that the Queen Mother Zhou was observing him, and said with a smile: "Okay, let him come later."

"Ah."

The Empress Dowager Zhou nodded with a smile, "How is the matter between him and the second girl of the Lin family going?"

"It's also advancing, but after all, it's a matter of marriage, and it won't be too soon. I guess it won't happen until after June or July. I've also asked the supervisor of ceremonies to pay attention..."

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Zhu Youtang left Qingning Palace.

The Empress Dowager Zhou immediately called Jiang Lu over. Jiang Lu was standing at the door earlier, and the conversation between his grandparents and grandchildren had clearly fallen into his ears.

"Find someone to go out, say hello to the two unsatisfactory younger brothers of the Ai family, and tell them that the previous matter can be pushed forward." Queen Mother Zhou said.

Jiang Lu was surprised and said, "It's the Huanyi Bureau..."

"Talk!" Queen Mother Zhou reprimanded.

Jiang Lu looked around and made sure that no one was approaching this way, so he leaned over and asked: "It seems that His Majesty knew about this before, and asked the person in charge of the prison to ask about it, but the empress did not No movement."

The Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Time has passed and the situation has changed, the emperor should have some affection. The Ai family can see that the emperor's state of mind has changed."

"This……"

Jiang Lu was confused.

I also listened to the emperor's words, why didn't I hear the emperor's change of attitude towards the concubine like you did?
"In the past, if the Ai family asked Bing Kuan to interpret the dream, the emperor must have been suspicious or wary... The emperor is still too easy-going and doesn't know how to hide his inner emotions. Ai family watched him since he was a child. When he grows up, he can see his thoughts at a glance." The Queen Mother Zhou roughly analyzed, "But this time, he readily agreed, and he didn't seem to notice it, because in his heart, he already vaguely felt that he was about to open The branches are scattered, and the queen cannot be counted on alone."

Jiang Lu was surprised: "Your Majesty... really have such thoughts?"

"What? You don't believe in Ai's judgment?" Queen Mother Zhou asked coldly.

"Slaves dare not." Jiang Lu quickly lowered his head.

The reason why Jiang Lu was surprised was because he was an eunuch, and his job as an eunuch was only a vain job. He was a servant eunuch, and what he cared most about was actually the division of factions in the palace.

As the confidant of the Empress Dowager Zhou, his good days will come to an end when the Empress Dowager Zhou dies.

Even if Empress Zhang doesn't deal with him, under the shadow of the empress of Liugong, it will be difficult for him to make any achievements in the eunuch industry, because everyone who cares knows that he will not please Empress Zhang, and no one is willing to give it to him. he chance.

Only when there is a "concubine" who can stand against Queen Zhang in the palace, and the power structure in the inner garden of the palace is broken, then Jiang Lu will have the opportunity to "make a comeback".

Because he used to belong to the Empress Dowager Zhou, if the new concubine was supported by the Empress Dowager Zhou, even if the Empress Dowager Zhou died, he would also become the new concubine's think tank and gain the greatest trust.

"The Ai family doesn't know why the emperor made such a change. I think Bingkuan played an irreplaceable role in it, but I don't know why. Listening to the emperor's implication, it seems that even the empress has let go of his prejudice against him now! Others don't know what Bingkuan is thinking. How can the Ai family not know his thoughts? Even the enemy can let go of his prejudice against him, and his methods are really extraordinary."

The Empress Dowager Zhou knew Zhang Zhou's hostility towards Zhang's relatives.

But now Zhang Zhou actually made peace with Queen Zhang?

The Empress Dowager Zhou didn't think that Zhang Zhou had no sense of crisis... Coaxing Mrs. Zhang, didn't you, Zhang Zhou, follow in Li Guang's footsteps?You are paralyzing the enemy, ready to give the enemy a fatal blow!
Others will not help you, how can I not help this old bone?
On the matter of confronting Zhang's relatives, only my old bones have the same position as you.

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Early next day, Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Youtang announced in public that "Da Ming Hui Dian" was about to be completed, and the Imperial Academy began to complete the final proofreading.

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers in the court were stunned.

The most surprising people are those who have participated in the revision of the book, or those who know the progress of the revision... The progress of the compilation of "Daming Huidian" is no secret to the ministers of the court. Seeing that it is about to reach the stage of final publication, it is impossible to spread the wind until now.

As for why this happens...

The ministers present were full of question marks.

Observing the reactions of the three elders in the cabinet, as well as the Hanlin scholar Wang Jia, they felt that they might be overthinking, maybe they just speeded up the progress suddenly, or they wanted to give the world a "surprise"?

"For the final proofreading, I will still be in charge of the editor-in-chief Mr. Liu Ge. I don't know if Mr. Liu can be selected to actually supervise this matter?"

In front of all the ministers present, Zhu Youtang directly asked Liu Jian who would be the executive editor.

Liu Jian knew very well why the emperor came to ask him, that he wanted to use his mouth to mention Zhang Zhou's name...except for him, mentioning it by others, even the emperor, would not achieve that effect.

"The old minister believes that Zhang Zhou, the Minister of Hanlin, has contributed a lot to the compilation of the "Hui Dian". With his talent, he is worthy of the responsibility of reconnaissance. Please take him as the leader, and cooperate with all the officials in the Hanyuan. Finish the survey before a month."

Liu Jian can't go against the emperor's will.

It seems that the officials from the Hanlin Academy suffered a disadvantage, but it is a good thing that everyone is happy to finish the "Daming Huidian" ahead of schedule, especially Zhang Zhou gave up the credit, and everyone shared the credit with the rain and dew.

No matter how stubborn you Liu Jian are, you can't ignore the overall situation, right?
Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "I think Zhang Qing's family is also very suitable for this matter! Zhang Zhou!"

"The minister is here."

Zhang Zhou was also among them, and then Zhang Zhou walked out of the east class.

Many Wu Xun were also looking sideways at Zhang Zhou.

They are also pondering... Isn't this Zhang Banxian a member of our Wuxun faction?

Why did you turn your face away and go to help civil servants to edit books, or to edit "Da Ming Hui Dian"?Even Liu Jian recommended him in front of the emperor, and asked him to be the executive editor-in-chief to edit books?Isn't this putting the credit for compiling the book on this kid?

The way the civil servants want to win over this kid... is simply more "cruel" than us.

Zhu Youtang said: "What difficulties does Zhang Qing's family have in the matter of compiling the "Hui Dian"?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "I know that I can't do it alone, so I asked the former Hanlin Cheng Bachelor to enter the pavilion to collaborate in compiling this classic. I also invited Guozijian Lin Jijiu and others to cooperate in this matter. The rest...I don't know how to deploy. Everything should be arranged by Mr. Liu Ge and Wang Xueshi. The minister is only doing surveys and corrections."

"it is good."

Zhu Youtang readily accepted Zhang Zhou's statement that he did not take credit.

The ministers present, regardless of civil or military, except for a very few who knew the inside story, were all wondering why such an important task of compiling the "Da Ming Hui Dian" would fall on Zhang Zhou's head?

And how did Zhang Zhou recommend Cheng Minzheng and Lin Han to participate in this matter?
Why didn't Wang Jia, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy, and the three members of the cabinet come out to raise objections?
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There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

The six divisions obviously had opinions on this matter, but the first person to speak out was Zuodu Yushi Mingui.

"Your Majesty." Min Gui came out and questioned, "The compilation of the "Hui Dian" gathered the painstaking efforts of scholars of all dynasties in the Ming Dynasty. Although the compilation of the pavilion and pavilion was less than three years old, the preparation time in advance was more than 20 years. How can we take care of textual research and writing when writing? Please think twice, Your Majesty, and appoint another person to be responsible for coordinating and editing."

Min Gui didn't directly start with Zhang Zhou's knowledge, or his qualifications, or the emperor's trust.

Probably now the civil servants can also see that in order to prevent Zhang Zhou's rise, he must come up with some practical "means", instead of talking in the vernacular and just admonishing him.

Just say that Zhang Zhou came late and didn't know the progress of the book revision. This article should have persuaded the emperor to take back his order.

But the problem is...

You Min Gui can think of it, but Liu Jian and the others can't think of it?Since Liu Jian recommended Zhang Zhou, you, Min Gui, have never thought about why?

There are still many discerning people present who can see the key to the problem.

Zhu Youzhan pointed to Wang Jia and said, "Scholar Wang, please tell me."

The emperor felt that it was meaningless to persuade these ministers by himself. It was a cliché, always talking about why I should use Bingkuan, but you thought I was just listening and believing.

But if it wasn’t for Zhang Zhou’s revision of the "Congress Code", I would never let him take charge of this matter, and the chief assistant of the cabinet and others would not agree, right?

No brains?

After all, Zhu Youtang opened the "God's Perspective", so he naturally knew why he used Zhang Zhou, but most of the people present were in the game, and they couldn't understand what the emperor and Liu Jian were doing in their bewilderment.

Wang Jia said: "Previously Zhang Shi said that he contributed a lot to the compilation of "Classic Books". It should be in charge of the survey and proofreading."

Not much to say.

Wang Jia also felt that there was no need to hide it. Zhang Zhou has made great contributions, and now he is appointed as the executive editor. You should also know that this matter cannot be changed.

Min Gui felt a headache when he heard this.

Liu Jian said that Zhang Zhou made great efforts, and you, Wang Jia, also said that he made great efforts?Even if it's really big, as long as you don't recognize him, you say that he has a small effort, he must have a small effort!
This principle belongs to the chief assistant and Hanlin bachelor, don't you understand?
This is called controlling public opinion, and it is also called the right to speak of literati.

Why is it so powerless when the right to speak falls into the hands of you guys?
"The matter is settled like this." Zhu Youtang didn't bother to argue, "The matter of surveying the school will officially start today, and the recent rest and bathing of the Hanlin Academy will be released first. Transfer people, and send another person to transfer Zhang Yuanzhen, who is in charge of the Hanlin Academy in Nanjing, to Beijing to cooperate! That's it!"

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The meeting ended.

As soon as all the ministers left Fengtian Hall, they surrounded the cabinet and the Imperial Academy almost all together.

Tu Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Ge, I really want to say congratulations. The "Hui Dian" has only been compiled for two years, and it has reached the stage of the head school and the completion of the book? Such things are really fortunate for Ming... But I don’t know why there was no news about it before?”

Liu Jian's face was still calm.

But Wang Jia looked ashamed.

We have been working on it for two years, but the progress is still very slow. As a result, Zhang Zhouyi produced the book by himself, and then announced to the public that the progress will be accelerated and the book will be completed soon.

The problem is... There are really not many parts that can be changed, otherwise Liang Chu will know where there is something worth discussing after looking at it.

Except for Yang Tinghe who returned to his hometown, Cheng Minzheng and Liang Chu did not pick out any faults in the three executive editor-in-chiefs... Who should be credited with this credit?

"Let's talk about it after the book is finished."

Xie Qian still had a thick skin, so he dealt with it at this time.

Among the ministers onlookers, there are also many martial arts, they are also very strange.

It's obviously a great thing to "celebrate together", so why are the three members of the cabinet and Wang Jia all like dead mothers?
Min Gui walked over and asked, "Then can you tell me why Zhang Bingkuan is in charge of compiling the book? Could it be that Daming is no longer capable?"

"Okay, don't ask too much!"

Xie Qian walked over to give Min Gui a hand.

However, before Min Gui could be pulled two steps away, the envoy Yuan Shouzhi jumped out again and asked, "Zhang Bingkuan, come out!"

Zhang Zhou had already walked a few steps at this time, and the discussion here seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Hearing that he didn't need to hide anything, he walked over with a smile and said, "Yuan Yintai, do you have anything to do?"

Yuan Shou said straightly, "Do you know what you're doing?"

Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, "I'm very vulgar. I don't know what to say. It's like the folks say that you have as big a head as you want. If you think my head is too small, I don't deserve such a big hat... I also ask you to go forward and ask His Majesty to entrust this errand to someone else."

"Don't worry too much!" Xie Qian yelled at Zhang Zhou, and then said to the people present, "Everyone, it is the result of your Majesty's careful consideration with the cabinet and Hanyuan. The matter of compiling the book is with you and the others." It's irrelevant. As for how to compile it, don't worry about it!"

(End of this chapter)