Chapter 26: The Imperial Prelude

More terrible things …… When free, Yang Shiqi and Deng Jian gossiped in the teahouse of Zhang s house.

Eunuchs like Deng Jian, of course, were very considerate to people, and as the two of them talked cordially, Yang Shiqi turned his words around and said, “Eunuch Deng, dare I ask why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked my humble servant to come here to teach in the first place?”

Teng Jian sipped his tea and smiled, “Yang Gong, this well …… according to the slave girl’s knowledge, it seems to be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has heard that you have been a teacher for many years before leaving the government, Yang Prime Minister has taught for so many years, it must be very insightful.”

Yancey: “……”

He grimaced and said nothing.

Before this layer of windowpaper was poked through, although he vaguely felt that there was this possibility, but now that there was real evidence, he realized that the original prince’s favor towards him was just a joke.

And recently he also heard some terrible rumors, the reason why he wants to teach Zhang Anshi to read is because the Han king proposes to let the royal relatives go to the royal family banquet, here …… can be a great mystery.

I’m afraid that someone will deliberately try to make a fool out of Zhang Anshi, a straw man, at that time.

And at that time, once His Majesty is furious and pursues the matter, who will be out of luck?

Even if he, Zhang Anshi, was a pig, it was a pig that was related to the Crown Prince.

And he, Yang Shiqi, this unfavorable errand pot, even if it is to take the blame.

So, Yang Shiqi desperately drank tea to vent his fire, and then continued to desperately go to the latrine.

It’s over.

The rain is coming, the thunder will come, and then there will be no bones left, and all the beautiful dreams will be gone.

Just at this point …… is there any escape?

Yang Shiqi could only continue to visit his grave, and then face Zhang Anshi every day to ask him with concern: “Servant Yang, have you eaten?”

Yancey just wants to eat people.

After a few more days, he still went to Hanlin to order his work, and then prepared to depart for the Zhang family.

Only when it was time for the Hanlin Duty Room to count, that hall official gave Yang Shiqi a strange look and said, “It’s Servant Lecturer Yang? Servant Lecturer Yang, you have finally come, quick, quickly enter the palace.”

“Into the palace?”

“Yes, His Majesty has an edict summoning you for an audience.”

Yancey: “……”

Is this a blessing or a curse?

…………

In the Forbidden City of Nanjing.

Zhu Di is talking to Yao Guangxiao and Hejin and Yang Rong in the hall.

Today, however, even King Han Zhu Gaoxu is here.

Zhu Gaoxu loves to make a scene, especially with Zhu Di. Although he boasts that he is Li Shimin, he knows that his father is not Li Yuan.

So no matter what time of the day it was, this His Royal Highness, the King of Han, always appeared by Zhu Di’s side at the right and wrong time.

“Father …… Yang Shiqi this person, the child minister has not heard of, but I heard, he is the crown prince’s attendant ……”

Zhu Gaoxu paused and then said, “He is already not young in years, but is so obscure, I heard that he does not even have the merit of a lifer.”

Hearing that Zhu Di was going to summon Yang Shiqi, Zhu Gaoxu commented on this.

Yao Guangxiao, who stood on the sidelines, only turned a deaf ear, and he never asked about Zhu Di’s family affairs.

As for Xie Jinyin ……

Xie Jin this person and the Prince relationship is very good, of course, good to good, for the people around the Prince, but he is guarded.

This is actually understandable, peers are enemies.

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoxu and said, “Just say less.”

Said to look at Xie Jin, said: “Xie Qing family know this Yang Shiqi?”

Although Xie Jin is into the cabinet for the Wen Yuan Pavilion University doctor, but also in the Hanlin Academy, for the situation of the Hanlin Academy is quite understandable.

Xie Jin thought for a moment and said: “Your Majesty, this person is indeed as His Highness the King of Han said, the time of the Great Ancestor Gao Emperor, the country lacks Confucian students, so although the opening of the Imperial Examination for the scholar, but also ordered the ministers to recommend Confucian students into the dynasty, Yang Shiqi is in this case into the dynasty out of the civil service, but he is usually silent in the Hanlin Academy, and also has not demonstrated outstanding talent, so I think that ……”

Xie Jin’s words did not continue, but the meaning is already clear.

The entry of people without merit into the civil service was an expedient measure at the founding of the Great Ming, and when, after decades of imperial examinations, there were a large number of entrants into the dynasty, these people naturally had no one to look up to.

For example, Xie Jin, the emphasis on the mention of the imperial examinations, that is, Xie Jin is a jinshi origin.

Zhu Di said without showing any emotion, “I have heard that this Yang Shiqi is a talented person, so I would like to meet him.”

Xie Jin heard, immediately stopped, words to this point, if you say anything else is insensitive.

King Han Zhu Gaoxu, however, could not help but say, “Father’s side or out of the traitors, father must be clear.”

This Han Wang has always liked to contradict, of course, in exchange for other people this is called to offend the face of the Holy, but Zhu Di like this son, but think he is straight to the heart, so not only will not add to the crime, but repeatedly praised.

However, Zhu Di face this time is face pulled down, said: “You are a vassal king, national events, do you still have to do the Lord?”

Zhu Gaoxu: “……”

“Your Majesty, Yang Shiqi has an audience.”

“Xuan.” Zhu Di said.

A moment of effort, Yang Shiqi apprehension into the temple, salute as ritual, mouth called long live.

Zhu Di shot a glance at Yang Shiqi, saw his appearance, then said, “Yang Qing is on duty in Hanlin?”

“Yes.”

Zhu Di said, “What are the duties?”

Yang Shiqi said, “Compose the scriptures, or go to the East Palace on duty.”

Zhu Di doesn’t like these dancers, but still patiently said, “The court’s official correspondence, can be involved.”

“Yes. The Hanlin is responsible for transcribing the imperial edicts and sangs and archiving them, and I know a little about that.”

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Then I’ll ask you, since you often go to the East Palace to attend lectures, what do you think of Zhanzhengfu?”

The Zhanfu was an institution of the Eastern Palace, responsible for the Crown Prince’s education as well as his living and residence.

Yang Shiqi’s heart was in a state of flux, he could not understand why the emperor had to summon himself, just now the matter came to a head, he had to deal with it.

So he said, “When Zhanfu gives lectures to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, most of them love to go into lectures on the art of poetry and grammar, and I think it is not proper.”

Zhu Di came interested: “Oh? Then according to what the Secretary said, what should be into the speech?”

Yang Shiqi said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince should pay attention to the study of the Six Classics, and read the edicts of the two Han periods in his spare time. As for poetry and grammar, it is a trivial skill and not enough to learn.”

Zhu Di listened and looked at Yang Shiqi with a strange look.

This person …… is different from other civil officials, in many civil ministers there, this poetry and grammar is simply like their lifeblood, but Yang Shiqi thinks that it is just a small carving skill.

Zhu said, “What is the use of studying the edicts of the two Han periods?”

Yang Shiqi said, “Successive generations of the Son of Heaven have had gains and losses in the edicts they issued in response to different situations.

Yang Shiqi continued after a pause: “If you read these imperial edicts, you can understand more about the situation in the states and counties during the Han Dynasty, and then compared to the Book of Han, you can learn the situation after the edicts were issued, and then conclude the impact of the edicts, whether it is a blessing or a curse for the country. Then we can review why some of the edicts could not be implemented, and why some of them led to the collapse of discipline in the world, while some of them benefited the world. In this way, one can learn from history.”

Zhu Di heard, the spirit is more full, he gazed at Yang Shiqi for a while, turned to look at Xie Jin, said: “Xie Qingjia think how?”

Xie Jin said, “I have doubts about what Servant Yang said about understanding public sentiment and state policy through edicts …….”

Yang Shiqi carefully glanced at Xie Jin, who was his superior’s superior’s superior, a university scholar of the Wen Yuan Pavilion, so he hastened to say, “Please also ask Duke Xie to give advice.”

Xie Jin said, “By virtue of this, it is only a glimpse of the leopard in the tube.”

Yang Shiqi said, “That’s why the comparison needs to be made, and the truth of the matter can only be found after constant comparison against the Han Book, the Edicts, and the Sonnets.”

Xie Jin smiled, “You have been in Hanlin for a long time, with this, can you know the world affairs?”

“Slightly.”