The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 306 Jun's Grace is Unforeseen (Part [-])
In later generations, eight-year-old children are at the age of acting like a baby to their parents, enjoying the best time in their lives.

But the little prince in front of him had to study and study under the supervision of all the ministers of the East Palace.

The prince reads differently from others. Others study for fame, while the prince studies for the purpose of governing the country.

It's hard to describe the difference in words.

Xie Shen carefully observed the little prince who was sitting in front of the book case, and found that Zhengde at this time was completely a good baby, not at all unruly as described in later history.

Yes, human beings are inherently good.Zhengde's personality change is also caused by the repression of life in the palace for a long time, a kind of rebellious psychology.

Xie Shen couldn't help feeling that the timing of his appointment to Youchunfang Youzanshan in Zhan Shifu was very good, and the little prince was "somewhat saved".

Lectures are nothing more than Confucianism, the little prince is like a puppet listening to the lectures of the concubines, although he is very bored, he has to pretend to be taught humbly.

There are many assistant ministers in the Eastern Palace, but those who can really give lectures to the crown prince can be counted on one hand, the left and right bastards, and the right and left Yude. As for Xie Shen, the sixth-rank praise, he really has no status, and is more of a role as the director of the Eastern Palace Office.

The Master said: "When you serve the king with courtesy, people think it is flattery."

Zhang Tianrui, the concubine of Zuo, read a sentence quietly, and asked, "What does your highness think, what does this sentence mean?"

Since the prince has just left the cabinet to study, naturally he can't talk about too profound things, otherwise it will be difficult to understand, and it will discourage the prince's enthusiasm for studying.Therefore, Zhang Tianrui chose the most accessible "The Analects of Confucius" as the teaching material for his lectures.

Xiao Zhengde seemed to have read this sentence before, and immediately said in a deep voice: "This sentence means that if you serve the monarch with courtesy, people will think it is flattery."

Zhang Tianrui nodded in satisfaction, and continued to ask: "What do you think, Your Highness?"

Zhengde tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then said: "The king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the son. The ministers serve the father with courtesy, which is to abide by their duties. They think that this is flattery, and most of them are villains and sycophants."

Although the little prince's answer was not perfect, it still gave his own opinion.

Zhang Tianrui was very satisfied.

Today, His Majesty showed the appearance of a wise king when he was the crown prince.In Zhang Tianrui's view, the prince of this dynasty also has the possibility of becoming a Mingjun.

Xie Shen secretly sighed in his heart.

When he was reading history books, he knew that Zhengde was young and intelligent, and now it seems that this is true.

Such a good seed should be cherished, it would be a pity if it develops into a king who loves leisure and hates work according to the historical track.

To some people, the words "Eastern Palace Attendant" are like a rock of great importance, but in Xie Shen's view, the words "Eastern Palace Attendant" is nothing more than a profession.

After returning from the lecture by the attendant in the Wenhua Palace, Xie Shen and Qianqian played the piano and listened to music in the mansion as usual, cultivating their sentiments.

The biggest advantage of the Hongzhi Dynasty is that there are not too many changes. This refers to both military affairs and politics.

Without so many messy things, people can calm down and do some practical things without being hindered.

Serving in the Eastern Palace, compiling and revising the canons, and accompanying Qianqian playing the piano, listening to music and writing stories, Xie Shen lived a very comfortable life.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the tenth year of Hongzhi.

This year has been very unfavorable from the beginning. Since March, earthquakes have occurred in Jingshi, Zhending, Ningxia, Yulin, Zhenfan, Lingzhou, Taiyuan, Haifeng, etc., and Tunliu is the most serious.

This frightened Emperor Hongzhi.

You must know that in feudal society, earthquakes can interpret many things, the most direct one is that the emperor has no virtue.

After all, the Son of Heaven is the son of God, and when God gets angry, he must take the blame for his son.

An idle organization like Qin Tianjian came into use at this time, and after some interpretation of God's will, Chen's written memorial was handed over to the palace.

Emperor Hongzhi heaved a sigh of relief after reading Qin Tianjian's interpretation of the earthquake, as long as he is not allowed to commit his own crime.

On March 22, after listening to the sutra feast, Emperor Hongzhi sent his personal eunuch Wei Tai to the cabinet to summon Xu Pu, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian to the Wenhua Hall for discussion.
Naturally, the subject of the discussion will not be announced to the outside world, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is the emperor who asked the cabinet ministers for their opinions on the recent frequent earthquakes.

The imperial imperial chamber, the cabinet, and the imperial imperial chamber are all next to each other, to the south of the Wenhua Hall.

After the emperor issued an edict, several cabinet ministers immediately left for the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters.

Very different from the first emperor, Chenghua Emperor, Emperor Hongzhi was very diligent in governing, and in this respect he was comparable to the workaholic Emperor Taizu.As a place for the emperor to lecture on the scriptures, the Wenhua Hall is also often used to summon courtiers. Of course, because of the distance, the emperor usually only summons cabinet ministers.

After the earthquake, the most important thing to do is to appease the people.

What the emperor has to do is to reflect on his words and deeds, such as whether there is any immorality.The local government will have to reduce or exempt taxes to a certain extent.These are all routines, you just need to do it step by step, there is really no difficulty.

However, when Mr. Xie Qian and Xie Ge were chatting with his son Xie Pi at home, he inadvertently told the news that the emperor wanted to release Xie Shen to the Lu'an Mansion of the Chief Secretary of Shanxi.

Xie Shen was sipping tea in the Hanlin Academy that day, when he heard that Xie Pi was coming, he quickly asked someone to welcome his friend in.

The two have to work in the Yamen on weekdays, so they don't see each other very often. If they want to get together, they will do so in private.

Xie Shen was a little curious and said, "Why, Brother Pi Xian actually has time to come to the Imperial Academy, and Mr. Tu doesn't stare at you anymore?"

Xie Pi hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Congratulations Brother Shen, you may be promoted."

Promotion is a lucky start, Hanlin Xiuzhuan is the sixth grade, which is standard for the number one scholar.Zhan Shifu Youchunfang Youzanshan is also the sixth grade, although it is extremely noble, but in terms of grade, there is really no improvement.Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to give him a rightful education.

Xie Shen knew that Xie Pi's father was a cabinet minister of Shengju Zhenglong, so he would naturally have first-hand information, and this news should not be false.

"Brother Tuo Pi has said auspicious words, but I don't know what official position it is?"

Xie Pi said helplessly: "Your Majesty seems to have an idea to release you, it should be from Shanxi."

I rely on!

Xie Shen almost cried out.This was really beyond his expectation.

The career trajectories of the top three in the first class of the Ming Dynasty are all determined, that is, to mix their qualifications in the Hanlin Academy first, and then go to the East Palace to mix their qualifications.If you mix it up, you can become a cabinet reserve cadre.
This kind of work is leisurely and not easy to make mistakes, which is simply beautiful.

As for those who were born in the lower ranks and were born in the same Jinshi, they had to go to the county magistrate and magistrate to gain their qualifications. It was still a matter of whether they could return to Beijing, let alone enter the center of the Ming court.

(End of this chapter)