Chapter 54 Eat and Take
After the New Year, Zhu Yuhuan moved back to the East Palace. She had learned almost everything she needed to learn, and she couldn't stay in Kunning Palace forever. Besides, Zhu Yuhuan had to go back to continue attending daily lectures. She wanted to take a vacation, but the group of tutors and lecturers were not happy about it.
Now Zhu Yuhuan is a testing ground. The tutors and lecturers are not watching the Shunde Princess, but the possibility of the future crown prince becoming a wise ruler.
Princess Shunde, as a woman, was well-read, so how could the future emperor's grandson be bad?
Even Zhu Yuhuan, a person with a strong ability to accept things, couldn't help but sweat profusely when facing his group of gentlemen with green eyes.
Why didn't this look look like that of a scholar? It was more like a big bad wolf seeing a little lamb, which made her feel scared...
Even though he had a million doubts in his mind, Zhu Yuhuan still studied hard and submitted his policy papers as usual.
After listening to the lecture, Zhu Yuhuan handed in his thoughts and then looked at the pile of booklets next to him and asked curiously, "Mister Zeng, what is this pile?"
Zeng Heling, known as "Zeng Shijiang," explained, "These are articles written by officials within the Hanlin Academy. Some are also written by those who failed to join the Hanlin Academy but have filled vacancies. They are regularly submitted to Scholar Yang for review and promotion. I am merely responsible for organizing them. The above is from within the Hanlin Academy, and starting here are the articles written by some officials."
The Scholar Yang he mentioned was naturally Yang Pu, who was now a Hanlin scholar and in charge of imperial edicts. In name, Zhu Yuhuan should also call him Master Yang, but the Hanlin scholars had a lot of work to do, and Zhu Zhanji was no longer at the age to attend classes every day, so it was often the lecturers who accompanied Zhu Yuhuan. Yang Pu would occasionally come to report for work, mainly to show his face and show respect, and by the way, to supervise and verify the qualifications of these Jinshi candidates who had passed the 19th year of Yongle.
Zhu Yuhuan gave them a sympathetic look and said half-jokingly, "So the teachers also have schoolwork. It seems we are all 'travelers in the same boat.'"
Although these lecturers recite the words of sages during their daily lectures, they all have their own personalities in private. Especially when they meet a student like Zhu Yuhuan who is free-spirited and talented, they gradually let down their guard after spending a long time with him and get along with him in private as usual.
Zeng Heling said with a somewhat amused look: "As a scholar, I read all the time and have thoughts all the time. Writing down my thoughts and insights is beneficial to my studies."
Zhu Yuhuan chuckled and asked, "Can I see it?"
Zeng Heling looked around and saw that they were the only two left in the room. He lowered his voice and said, "Isn't this... against the rules?"
"It's not the Spring or Autumn Examination papers, so it should be okay to take a look." Zhu Yuhuan reached out and patted the pile of notes, saying, "Learning together, making progress together, this is also a form of remote exchange."
Although the words Zhu Yuhuan said were a bit unfamiliar, Zeng Heling still understood what Zhu Yuhuan meant. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "My lord, you can only watch these here. I will leave soon."
"Okay, okay." Zhu Yuhuan picked up one of the books and just turned a page when he looked at Zeng Heling next to him and said, "How about...Mr. Zeng, you go to the door and give some fresh air?"
Zeng Heling asked doubtfully, "Let out some fresh air?"
"I'm just resting and keeping an eye on things to see if anyone comes over. It would be bad if they caught me peeping." Zhu Yuhuan patted his chest and said, "I won't rummage around, Minister Zeng, don't worry."
Zeng Heling thought about it and it made sense, but he still warned: "Princess, you must not tell anyone else."
Although these articles weren't considered state affairs, the laws didn't say the princess could read them. It would be best if they both kept it a secret and didn't let anyone else know...
Zhu Yuhuan said solemnly: "Don't worry, heaven and earth know, you and I know."
After Zeng Heling left, Zhu Yuhuan curiously flipped through the pile of experiences.
To be honest, she was a little curious about what these people had written. After all, writing articles was a technical job. If the article suited the boss's taste, she might get a chance to be recommended. No wonder these people worked so hard to write their experiences, and each of them had a thick book.
He briefly flipped through the articles of the Hanlin Academy's Shujishi. Most of them were old-fashioned things, but there were indeed some with gorgeous writing style. It could be seen that they read and studied a lot in their daily lives. Zhu Yuhuan flipped through quite a few of them. Most of them were articles praising the beautiful mountains and rivers of Yingtian, which made Zhu Yuhuan quite confused.
I was living well in Shuntian, why did you mention Yingtian again... ?
But if you insist, it does match up with another thing.
Zhu Yuhuan had some impression of this matter. It seemed that Renzong wanted to move the capital back to Nanjing, but unfortunately he died before he could accomplish his mission. Most of the officials in the court vaguely realized the emperor's intention, so they wrote letters to the emperor one after another. Even the articles used for practice were full of praises for His Majesty, praising Yingtian as a paradise on earth.
Everyone knew that Yang Pu was a loyal minister to His Majesty. Showing up in front of him, wouldn't that be the same as showing up in front of His Majesty? Who wouldn't do such a good thing?
Sometimes Zhu Yuhuan really had to admire the scholars of the Ming Dynasty. You say he was stubborn, but when he encountered problems, he would either say "the water is too cold" or "his scalp itches." You say he was stubborn, but sometimes he could still show you the ductility of metal.
Zhu Yuhuan, somewhat uninterested, turned to the documents submitted by the officials at the bottom. There weren't many of them. After all, these people had already lost their eligibility to enter the Hanlin Academy and were content to focus on their official duties. While they still had to socialize, their writing was far more perfunctory. However, compared to the Shujishi (Shujishi) who were still drafting documents within the Hanlin Academy, these officials' writings were less embellished with rhetoric. However, since they had already begun handling government affairs, their writings were more grounded in reality, making them more appealing than the earlier ones.
It is indeed not an easy task to take both into account.
Zhu Yuhuan flipped through the last book and was slightly stunned.
Although this book is thin, it is sharp in words and exposes the shortcomings in every sentence. Compared with the previous articles, it is not like an ordinary experience. More importantly, this person is completely different from the previous ones. He resolutely opposes moving back to Yingtian and lists several reasons, convincing people with both reason and emotion.
The only bad thing is that this article goes against the majority of people, and more importantly, it goes against the current Emperor.
Zhu Yuhuan read the article over and over again, almost memorizing it by heart, before he remembered the name of the person who wrote it.
Zeng Heling had been standing guard at the door, just as Zhu Yuhuan had instructed. Suddenly, Zhu Yuhuan ran over, grabbed his sleeve, and frantically asked, "Hey! Where is the author of this article from? Minister Zeng, do you know?"
Zeng Heling was somewhat puzzled by the princess's impetuousness. He took the booklet from Zhu Yuhuan, glanced at the name on it, shook his head honestly, and said, "Judging from her official position, she should have been a Jinshi in the same class as me. She didn't enter the Hanlin Academy but was appointed to the Ministry of Personnel as a clerk. However, I don't have any recollection of her."
Zeng Heling was a first-class Jinshi in the 19th year of Yongle, that is, the top scorer of the Xinchou year. There were more than a hundred Jinshi candidates that year, so it was naturally impossible for him to recognize everyone.
"I want to see him." Zhu Yuhuan's eyes sparkled as he said, "The sooner the better."
Zeng Heling was quite confused and said, "The princess wants to meet the steward... This is not in accordance with etiquette..."
No matter how favored she is, it is not allowed for a princess to contact outsiders. What would others think if this were to get out?
Zhu Yuhuan looked at him eagerly and said, "Really?"
Zeng Heling met her expectant gaze and finally said, "Then... I'll think of a solution."
After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He should never have agreed to the princess's request. But no matter who it was, if they really looked into the princess's eyes that were always bright and shining, they probably wouldn't have the heart to refuse.
Zhu Yuhuan immediately beamed, patted Zeng Heling's arm, and said, "Okay, and don't forget the 'Grass Book' that Minister Zeng promised to bring me. I've heard that Minister Zeng's ancestors were well versed in agriculture and sericulture."
Zeng Heling couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why was this little princess eating and taking things at the same time?
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