"The emperor said that Doctor Chen should write down what you want to say in the Secret Pavilion. He will review it together with the letter sent from the Imperial College." On the third floor of the Secret Pavilion, Lan Gui, the chief guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, bowed his head to the people in the Secret Pavilion. "Then I ask you to be patient and go back to work and study with the people in the Imperial College... Don't cause trouble to the ministers, and don't disrupt the order. There are so many important military and national affairs that need to be done seriously in the north and south of the Yangtze River and the central regions."
"I understand." Chen Kangbo nodded slightly, but then asked again in a serious tone, "Excuse me, Mr. Lan, is this all you have to say?"
"Yes." Lan Gui nodded immediately.
Upon seeing this, Chen Kangbo just nodded and said nothing more.
Zhao Ding, however, couldn't hold it in any longer and took the initiative to interrupt: "Master Lan, may I ask where you are now? What are you doing?"
"I dare not hide it from Minister Zhao. When there was a commotion here just now, the emperor was drawing in the stone pavilion beside the fish pond..." Lan Gui answered immediately without any hesitation.
"Drawing a picture?" Zhao Ding was stunned for several breaths before asking in confusion. "Drawing what?"
"To make the "Yu Ji Tu" and the "Hua Yi Tu." Lan Gui explained seriously. "The government has been working on these two maps these days..."
"But the two famous paintings by Pei Xiu and Jia Dan?" Zhao Ding was stunned again before he reacted.
This was not his fault, but the message from Emperor Zhao made people feel as if they were in another world. In fact, not to mention Zhao Ding, almost everyone else in the secret chamber was in a trance.
It should be noted that "Yu Ji Tu" is a geographical map that focuses on hydrological mountains, while "Hua Yi Tu" is a geographical map that focuses on administrative divisions. The former was created by Pei Xiu of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the latter was created by Jia Dan of the Tang Dynasty. They are recognized geographical model maps of this era and belong to the category of professional and high-end professional knowledge that gives civil officials a headache when they hear about them.
"Exactly."
Lan Gui responded sincerely. "This matter actually started before the Jing Kang period. At that time, the Emperor Taishang Daojun issued an order to remake the two maps of "Yu Ji" and "Hua Yi" according to the old maps of Pei and Jia, and prepare to store them in the secret cabinet, carve them on stone, and then display them in the Chang'an Stele Forest, as well as in Mingdao Palace, Dongxiao Palace and other places..."
When everyone heard the words "kept in the secret pavilion", they couldn't help but look at the empty surroundings.
"As a result, by the time of the Jingkang Incident, the two maps had already been completed, and the stone carvings were 99% done, but there was no time to write the back of the stele. However, it was for this reason that when the Secret Pavilion asked for the Jin people, the two maps were spared because of the stone carvings..." Lan Gui continued to explain without panic. "A few days ago, the emperor heard that you were in the daily meeting in the Secret Pavilion and asked about the relevant books and sundries, but he found two stone tablets in the corner of Yanfu Palace, so he took them out and placed them outside the stone pavilion for observation. But for some reason, the emperor took a look and said directly that the details of the two maps were extremely detailed, but there were too many distortions in Jingdong and Liaodong, and there was also some bias in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and the parts in Guangxi and Nanyue were even more absurd. It was also ridiculous to deliberately magnify the line of Chang'an, Luoyang, and Dongjing, so he wanted to correct it himself... However, for some reason, the more the two maps were corrected, the more mistakes there were, and now it has been four or five days of careful correction."
Everyone in the secret chamber looked at each other again, not knowing what to say... What could they say?
If we have to say something, it's not that we can't say it. On the contrary, there are too many things to say. After all, at this sensitive moment, no matter what the official does, it will arouse people's reverie. "Yu Ji Tu" and "Hua Yi Tu" can certainly lead to many meanings, such as "Jiuzhou Complete" and "One World"; and the official can also find out something by inquiring about the collections in the secret cabinet, which at least shows that the official knows this place well; and the "distortion" of Jingdong and Liaodong can be interpreted in many ways.
In fact, most people don’t think that Emperor Zhao has the ability to complete these two pictures. Instead, they believe that the emperor is more of a veiled critic. But the problem is that the Secret Council is almost on the verge of a coup, so those things seem insignificant.
The key point is that Emperor Zhao finally expressed his attitude that he did not want the chaos to affect the operation of the government, which was somewhat of a relief.
In fact, as Lan Gui chattered on and on about the trouble with the two pictures, Lu Haowen, Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun and others personally took Lan and Chen Kangbo downstairs, and easily calmed down the originally boiling atmosphere downstairs.
Even Chen Kangbo bowed slightly while holding the boot and went back directly.
Soon after, the students of the Imperial College dispersed after receiving the imperial edict and submitting their memorials, and the riot was instantly extinguished.
However, the apparent naturalness could not conceal the undercurrents underneath... A sudden petition, launched simultaneously by the Secret Pavilion and Xuande Building, coupled with Chen Kangbo's later public political declaration, had already formed an established fact similar to a political riot. Its huge political significance could not be ignored just because the government later sent people to pacify it.
It can only be said that after this incident, the power of the pro-war faction within the bureaucracy and literati was undoubtedly demonstrated, and they also formed a distant echo with the Emperor Zhao at the top, causing many people to feel anxious about the situation.
Leaving aside other people for now, let's just say that evening, the Prime Minister Zhao Ding returned home. He was restless after thinking about it for a while, and it was difficult for him to maintain the demeanor of a prime minister... However, soon, he received an invitation that he found somewhat unexpected, but reasonable, and then he immediately went out to meet the invitation in casual clothes at dusk.
It was nothing else, it was just that Privy Councilor Zhang Jun invited his old friend Zhao Ding to his house for a rare chat.
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