I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 35
Among the four bachelors in the cabinet, although Ren Jin is the youngest, she has a very special status.

Because the Bachelor of Wenhuadian has always had the job of tutoring the prince in his studies, if nothing unexpected happens, after the prince ascends the throne, Ren Jin will be the new chief assistant minister.

Li Tian had seen Ren Jin's family background before, and it was a rough one. When Ren Jin was ten years old, his parents fell ill and died one after another. It was Ren Jin's grandfather who raised him with painstaking efforts.

Ren Jin was very competitive. He took the imperial examination for the first time and was a first-class Jinshi in high school. Unfortunately, before he could take his grandfather to Beijing to enjoy the blessings, the old man let go.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a Dingyou system. Whenever a close relative left, officials, regardless of their rank, had to suspend their duties for three years to observe the mourning.

Ren Jin, who had just been selected into the Hanlin Academy as a good scholar, was delayed for another three years. When the three-year mourning period was over, Ren Jin was over thirty.

However, Ren Jin was also blessed because of this. Because of his filial piety, he was specially promoted by the Ministry of Officials to be the Chancellor of Guanglu Temple.

In the next ten years, Ren Jin, who had the halo of a filial son, rose all the way to the top, and finally became an official in the cabinet, and was awarded a bachelor of the Hall of Martial Arts, which has been passed down as a good story.

The emperor and the University of Martial Arts Hall came to the East Palace hand in hand. Naturally, the situation was not small. Zhu Zhanji, who got the news, rushed out of the palace to greet him.

"I pay homage to my father." Zhu Zhanji bowed and turned to Ren Jin:
"Zhan Ji pays homage to Master Ren."

With the emperor present, it was inconvenient for Ren Jin to speak, so he just nodded slightly.

Looking at Zhu Zhanji who had lost a lot of weight, Li Tian touched his nose and said in embarrassment:
"Master Ren and I just came to see your studies, so don't be nervous."

Zhu Zhanji trembled when he heard the words, remembering the rough food and drink of the past few days, resisting the urge to burst into tears, bowed and said:
"My son, don't be nervous."

"Just don't be nervous." Li Yun patted Zhu Zhanji on the shoulder, strode towards the hall, and said casually:

"By the way, how much money do you have left in the East Palace Collection Supervisor?"

Hearing these very familiar words, Zhu Zhanji thought that his father had come to help him save money again, so he burst into tears:
"Father, my son has no money, not even a penny."

Ren Jin didn't understand the soreness in Zhu Zhanji's heart. Seeing the prince crying in front of so many people, he coughed in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, pay attention to your manners."

"Master Ren, help me persuade my father, the East Palace Collection Supervisor really has no money."

Zhu Zhanji wiped his tears without any image, and grabbed Ren Jin's arm, crying like crying.

Ren Jin frowned, puzzled, what did His Majesty do to make the Prince lose his composure.

"Your Majesty is just asking about the treasurer's money, Your Highness, why are you here?"

A few steps into the Provincial Palace, Zhu Zhanji waved his hands anxiously, shaking his head like a rattle:
"Master Ren, didn't my father just ask, last time he took away all the money from the Treasurer, and my army was disbanded. Master Ren, look at my face, has it lost a lot of weight?"

Ren Jin stopped to take a look, and found that the prince had indeed lost some weight, and was about to speak, but saw the emperor turned back and kicked the prince's ass.

"Father, what are you kicking me for?"

Zhu Zhanji rubbed his butt, hiding behind Ren Jin with an aggrieved expression.

"Kick you? Why don't I kick you to death?" Li Tian offered another kick as he spoke.

"Prince Tangtang, I really don't know how to be ashamed to cry because of a mere 1 taels of silver."

Ren Jin has never seen the emperor look like this, but in order to avoid accidentally hurting herself, she still cupped her hands and advised:

"Your Majesty, I think that educating the crown prince should be based on words, punching and kicking will lose His Majesty's majesty."

Zhu Zhanji nodded again and again, and said loudly:
"Yes, Father, what Master Ren said is very reasonable."

Seeing Zhu Zhanji's look of being beaten, Li Tian snorted twice, took out a stack of bank notes from his arms and said:

"I just want you to experience the life of the common people for a few days. Since you don't understand my painstaking efforts, then that's all. I really care about your little money."

Listening to his father's duplicity, Zhu Zhanji curled his lips secretly. It was obvious that there was no money in the internal treasury that day, so what did it have to do with the people.

But after receiving a thick stack of banknotes, Zhu Zhanji immediately worshiped in the tunnel with a face of guilt:
"It's my fault that I didn't understand my father's painstaking efforts. I will never cry in the palace again."

Li Tian originally planned to pay back the money today, seeing that Zhu Zhanji was so knowledgeable, he nodded his head twice with a smile.

Ren Jin stroked his beard aside and nodded secretly.

Your Majesty spoke earnestly and sincerely, the prince knew his mistakes and could correct them, and the harmony between father and son was truly a great blessing for Daming.

"Okay, Zong Yu, let me see how the prince's studies are doing."

Turning around and sitting down, Li Tian took a sip of the tea ceremony.

Ren Jin respectfully responded, this is the moment to show his teaching achievements, turned to look at Zhu Zhanji and said:

"Your Highness, in "Guanzi Xiaokuang", the people of the world are divided into four classes: scholars, peasants, businessmen, and businessmen. Among them, merchants are the most humble. Now, in the Ming Dynasty, merchants account for half of the tax and silver every year. What is your Highness's explanation?"

Although Zhu Zhanji is dark and crying, but when he mentions the world, Zhu Zhanji suddenly looks like a different person, his eyes are shining, and he talks eloquently:
"Merchants are disliked by people all over the world because they don't care about farming and mulberry, and they like to seek profits. But in my opinion, merchants are not useless."

At the end of a half-hour academic quiz, both Ren Jin and Zhu Zhanji were dry mouthed, and Li Tian also had a new understanding of Zhu Zhanji's agility and intelligence.

He now understands why Zhu Di likes this grandson so much. Zhu Zhanji's IQ is a proper genius boy in later generations.

Ren Jin drank a few sips of tea to moisten his throat, cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, is the prince still doing well in his studies?"

Hearing this, Li Tian glanced at Zhu Zhanji who was looking forward to it, put down the teacup in his hand, and said with a straight face:

"Zong Yu, pass on my decree. From today onwards, the crown prince can watch the government in the cabinet and freely enter and leave the six yamen. No one can stop him."

When Li Tian's words fell, Zhu Zhanji blushed with excitement. He had long wanted to see how the grand scholars reviewed the memorial.

"My son, thank you for your kindness."

Zhu Zhanji threw himself to the ground, his voice trembling.

The prince's studies were recognized by the emperor. As one of the prince's emperor teachers, Ren Jin was also honored, and looked at Zhu Zhanji with a smile and said:

"Your Highness, don't disappoint His Majesty's hard work this time."

"Master Ren, please don't worry, Zhan Ji will definitely watch the government carefully, and will never disappoint the painstaking efforts of the father."

Zhu Zhanji patted his chest and reassured loudly.

The money has been returned, and the school questions have been finished, Li Tian stood up and said:

"Okay, I still have important things to do. If you have time, go to the Hukou Reform Bureau more often. That's the hope of Ming Dynasty."

Ren Jin kept nodding and echoed:

"Your Majesty is right. As the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, you really should go to the Household Reform Bureau to learn something."

Respectfully sent Li Tian and Ren Jin out of the East Palace, and closed the palace gate. Zhu Zhanji couldn't bear the ecstasy in his heart, jumped up and down, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would never let his father and Master Ren down.

(End of this chapter)