Chapter 1490 You Are There Too
Bai Jilang: "What do you mean? What do you mean I'm still here?"
Manbao said, "The prince didn't tell me about you."
Shirojiro:......
Bai Shan came up and asked, "Did the prince add us to the list?"
Yang Heshu also came up and said, "Some were added by the Crown Prince, and some were added at the discretion of the court officials."
The three of them then looked at him together and asked, "Brother Yang, were you there at the time?"
Yang Heshu shook his head, "I'm not here, but my father is here."
He looked at the three of them with a complicated expression and said, "The reason you three are on the list is because your names were signed on the memorial regarding the reorganization of the Imperial Medical Bureau."
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang turned their heads to look at Man Bao, "You are here too?"
Manbao puffed out his chest and said proudly: "Of course I am here. Not only am I here, but I am different from you. You go here to study, but I go here to repair books!"
Manbao was quite proud and said happily: "Maybe I still have a rank."
Yang Heshu actually nodded, "You do have a rank, but His Majesty hadn't decided on it before my father left the palace, so he hasn't decided what rank to give you yet."
The main reason was that there were no female officials in this dynasty, and it was difficult to confer an official title even if it was just a title. But if no title was given, it would be embarrassing for the emperor to let Zhou Man work for nothing.
Yang Heshu said, "It's easier to confer titles on medical officers, and there are also old precedents."
"The best female doctors are of the eighth rank. If you can take this a step further, you can be appointed a medical officer, but your rank..." He smiled and said, "I've come to see you today, not only to ask you some questions, but also to remind you that before His Majesty's decree comes down, next time you enter the palace, go and pay your respects to the Empress. This will raise your rank so that when you become a book editor at the Chongwenguan in the future, your words will carry more weight."
It’s not that easy to edit a book. Do you think you can just pick up a pen and write it?
That's called writing a book, not revising a book.
Sometimes editing a book is even more daunting than writing it. What should be included in the book, what should be left out, and what proportion of each content should be given...
Each item had to be discussed one by one. Zhou Man was young and inexperienced. If she couldn't use her official rank to surpass others, she wouldn't even have a say in the proofreading office.
Don't think that the imperial physicians won't put pressure on others. In this regard, even if Dean Xiao personally came forward, it would probably be of no use.
To see how great the contribution of compiling a book is, one can see it by looking at how hard the scholars in the Hanlin Academy racked their brains to compile it. When Zhou Man was just a folk doctor, everyone was willing to give her face. After all, she had good medical skills. After she made meritorious service, the higher-ups would at most reward her with some gold, silver, and jewelry, which did not conflict with the merits they had received.
But after joining the proofreading office, she was one of the editors, and the credit was limited. She took some of it, leaving less for others.
Of course, there are people who are interested in making contributions, and there are also people who want to revise books, but to be honest, there is probably no one who can ignore the contributions.
It is him. Since he has accepted this task, he must think about making a contribution.
He and Zhou Man were naturally in the same group. Whether for himself or for his friend, he had to remind her, "You are the ones who submitted the memorials to the Imperial Medical Bureau. The higher your rank, the more likely the Imperial Medical Bureau will develop according to your wishes."
Manbao began to think, "It seems like I haven't been to the palace to check on the Queen's pulse for a long time. Should I go to the palace again tomorrow?"
Yang Heshu nodded.
So the four of them moved to the study, met up with Mr. Zhuang, and sat together.
The three parties exchanged information and finally filled in the gaps in the story. Of course, no one's information was as comprehensive as Yang Heshu's.
The prince was obviously involved in the incident, but he only told Manbao two things and didn't tell him any other important information.
But Yang is different from the book. Although many things were also recounted by Lord Yang, Lord Yang described them in great detail.
Only then did they realize that the matter of Chongwenguan and the Imperial Medical Bureau had actually been under discussion for a long time, but had yet to be finalized. There were court officials who supported it, but naturally there were also those who opposed it.
After Hou Ji's case was decided, the ministers reluctantly agreed to let the Prince's Chongwenguan recruit talents, but they directly cut more than half of the list he had put forward.
Chongwenguan was established in this dynasty, and the initial number of students was twenty.
The only person in this dynasty who still studies diligently in Chongwenguan is the current crown prince. After all, the previous emperor became emperor through rebellion, and the current emperor was crown prince for only a few months before becoming emperor. Moreover, when he was crown prince, his sons were all over the place and had made great military achievements, so he didn't need to study in Chongwenguan anymore.
Because it is the first one, the rules are not set in stone.
When the prince was young, the twenty students in Chongwenguan were his study companions. They were all selected from the families of royal relatives and third-rank officials and above.
Su Jian was one of them back then, and he was the one who got along best with the prince.
Afterwards, some of these students graduated and went to various places to become officials. Some grew up to be disabled and had to return home to inherit their titles. Some even entered the Eastern Palace to serve as officials under the Crown Prince.
Then all the students in Chongwenguan dispersed, and the prince was the only student left.
There was no way out. He didn't study hard, and the emperor was worried sick. He sent a strict teacher to him every now and then, hoping that he would produce a talented disciple.
As a result, the prince drove away these teachers one after another, even Kong Jijiu, who had taught the prince since his enlightenment, ran away.
At this moment, he wanted to recruit talented people, but the list he submitted included a large group of people. The court officials looked at him and felt that he was not recruiting companions, but recruiting his confidants.
Looking at the list he had drawn up, he had included all the children of royal relatives, noble families, and officials of the fourth rank and above in the court.
Not to mention the court officials, even the emperor couldn't help but have a headache.
This is simply blatant factionalism.
However, the emperor was not angry at all. He was just a little tired and removed all the unsuitable people. After asking for his opinion, he began to reorganize the team of the Eastern Palace for him.
No one thought that the prince really wanted to recruit so many people, including the emperor. Everyone thought he was warning and retaliating against Prince Gong, or was just throwing a tantrum.
But at least this time he was throwing a tantrum in the right way and didn't go straight to Prince Gong's Mansion in Luozhou to beat people up, so the emperor had to accept it.
Bai Shan and other students who were selected from the Imperial College were relatively young, and their main responsibility in Chongwenguan was to accompany their children in their studies.
The people personally selected by the prince and the emperor were officials of the Eastern Palace and the prince's confidants, and they were considered the prince's team.
So after such careful selection, the bosses brought the prince to the Taiji Hall for another discussion this morning and finally finalized the list.
By the way, the affairs of Chongwenguan were settled by an old acquaintance of the prince, his teacher since childhood - Kong Jijiu!
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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