"What did they see in the Secret Pavilion?"
"Your Majesty, Dr. Dong has read the "Classics", "Shangjun Shu", "Shenzi", "Juzi", "Dharma Treatise", "Sixteen Classics", "Zaiyou", "Pirates" in the secret pavilion. "Law of Thieves", "Law of Prisoners", "Law of Catch", there are more than ten books that the villain doesn't know the title of!"
"See so much?"
In the Weiyang Palace, the eunuch's return made the new emperor slightly stunned.
"Dong Qing is so sick that he needs to seek medical attention!"
No royal family would completely trust a certain school of thought, and no emperor would completely trust a certain person. Dong Zhongshu, who was named by Emperor Jing, was no exception.
But when Dong Zhongshu's situation was reported, the new emperor felt that Dong Zhongshu was a little anxious and panicked.
The books in the Secret Library are ancient. The more you read, the less you will gain.
Even if he took control of the Secret Pavilion himself, he only looked for some contents as reference, rather than looking around like this.
"I know, let's get down!"
The new emperor waved his hands and let out another long breath.
"Your Majesty, Duke Shen wants to see you!"
The eunuch who visited Dong Zhongshu went down, and another eunuch entered the palace and mentioned another official.
"Xuan...wait, I'll go and greet you personally!"
The new emperor was just about to let the eunuch Xuan Shenpei enter the palace, but then quickly changed his mind, straightened the emperor's robe and stood up.
As soon as he walked out of the main hall of Weiyang Palace, he saw Shen Peigong striding forward.
This kind of time is much faster than arriving after the notification is confirmed. If the new emperor's guess is correct, Shen Peigong will have already stepped forward when the eunuchs made their voices heard to convey the message.
"I have met His Majesty!"
Still three meters away, Shen Peigong bowed slightly and saluted.
Shen Peigong's etiquette is an ancient etiquette, which belongs to the etiquette used by the heads of various university sects to meet the king before the unification of the Qin Dynasty.
In that era, many of the leaders of these sects were personally greeted by kings, and they were also guests at the thrones of major kings. Their status was rarely different from that of kings, let alone waiting and reporting, or speaking inferiorly to others.
The new emperor paid attention and did not delve into these matters, but bowed in return.
Shen Peigong is already over eighty years old, but his body is old and full of vitality. The new emperor can even feel the hot magic power in his body like fire.
He bowed to greet him when he came out of Weiyang Palace. This courtesy obviously made Shen Peigong very satisfied.
The two of them entered the main hall of Weiyang Palace side by side.
"Where is Your Majesty studying?"
The new emperor likes to stay in Weiyang Palace, but he does not always sit here waiting for a certain minister, but moves him here to study, rest, etc.
On the slips, there is the emperor's sword of the new emperor, and there are also scrolls of bamboo slips.
Shen Peigong took a look, and the words on the bamboo slips suddenly came into his eyes.
"Your Majesty, these poems are just for fun. When many literati write poems, they pile up rich words but lack substantial content. It is not suitable for Your Majesty to indulge in them!"
Except for some review bamboo slips, these bamboo slips of the New Emperor are mostly Fu written by someone.
Lacking sufficient depth and breadth, the Fu written by these literati is undoubtedly the composition of primary school monks in front of ancient inherited content such as the "Book of Songs".
These poems are fine for fun, but if you want to learn the true principles and understand the principles of governing the country, these poems are completely useless and will even waste time.
Shen Peigong frowned slightly.
His student Wang Zang was the prince's young master, the new emperor's teacher.
As a result, the new emperor is now obsessed with such small compositions. This is obviously due to the failure of Wang Zang and others to teach.
As Wang Zang's teacher, Shen Peigong was even regarded as the new emperor's master to a certain extent, and he also had certain educational responsibilities for the new emperor, which made him persuade him again and again.
The new emperor looked respectful and nodded, but there was a slight glint in his eyes.
If Zhang Xuezhou were here, he would definitely be able to find a similar comparison. Students who like to read extracurricular books are very common in many schools. Some students have their extracurricular books confiscated by their teachers and even call their parents. Some students pay too much attention to extracurricular books. Performance dropped repeatedly.
A strict teacher is certainly good to his students, but whether the students understand it at the time is another matter.
At least it was difficult for the students who had their extracurricular books confiscated to have the mentality of 'thanking the teacher' at that time.
It is difficult for most students to let go of the bad breath in their hearts, not to mention that the new emperor was criticized by Shen Peigong.
The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system. As a superior emperor, the new emperor did not like to be restrained.
He asked Shen Peigong and others to settle in the court in order to get rid of the constraints on him and find a group of obedient ministers. There was no need to add another constraint.
In the end, the new emperor couldn't hold back his temper and forced a smile to change the subject.
"I wonder why Duke Shen came in such a hurry?" the new emperor asked.
His question stopped Shen Peigong's teaching.
Teaching students is important, but Confucianism is obviously more important.
This made Shen Peigong quickly mention his intention.
Dong Zhongshu's matter was resolved, and he could safely ask for a position in the court.
Being invited by the new emperor with high standards of etiquette, Shen Peigong also wanted to see what kind of position the new emperor could give him. This could also truly touch the status of Confucianism in the new emperor's heart.
Shen Peigong asked a few tentative questions, which made the new emperor think about it for a few seconds.
The fire can only grow stronger if it burns slowly. How could he give Shen Peigong any high-ranking official at the beginning?
When it comes to the Sangong and Jiuqing, no one is simple. The official positions of these people need to be carefully considered.
For the emperor, as long as his ministers make no mistakes, they will remain in that position until they are old and unable to hold the position.
It is indeed not easy for the new emperor to make room for Shen Peigong.
The current situation belongs to the court. Before the hole was dug, Shen Peigong wanted to plant trees.
Shen Peigong was a little more impatient, but the new emperor's behavior was also a little irritable, and he invited Shen Peigong over too early.
"Dong Zhongshu bid farewell to me today. The post of Doctor of Taixue is vacant in the imperial court!"
The new emperor spoke slowly, and when he saw Shen Peigong's solemn and dissatisfied expression, he knew very well that Dong Zhongshu's position was completely unable to satisfy Shen Peigong.
"But Shen Peigong, you are the head of the Confucian sect, so there is no reason to hold the position of a great Confucian," the new emperor said.
"What about me?" Shen Peigong said with a better expression.
"What position does Duke Shen think is better?" asked the new emperor.
"Of course..."
Shen Peigong almost blurted out that the higher the better.
If the new emperor is willing, he certainly feels that the position of prime minister is suitable for him.
But it is impossible for a country to have two prime ministers. If you want him to ascend, then Prime Minister Wei Wan must step down.
Shen Peigong felt that he had come a little too impatiently. After handling his own affairs, he would at least have to visit some of the court officials.
As long as there is communication in advance and some people are willing to give up their positions, his official position will be easy to determine.
But Shen Peigong needs to carefully consider who to target.
Confucianism can also use fighting methods to solve problems within the sect, and those involving non-Confucian sects have a need to visit.
He thought about it for a while and couldn't decide which soft nail to pick.
"Then the more you can use your old abilities, the better!"
The words in Shen Peigong's mouth also changed direction. He was not so delusional as to ask the new emperor to directly give him the position of three ministers and nine ministers.
The new emperor cannot give this kind of position randomly, and they need to stabilize their basic base before they can fight for it.
"There are many positions in the imperial court that are suitable for Shen Gong's ability to be used," the new emperor said casually: "But if someone goes up, someone needs to go down. If Shen Gong can do some assistance, these high-level positions can be freed up!"
"As long as your majesty points out, I am willing to cooperate," Shen Peigong said excitedly: "Confucianism has a lot of talents, and they will not be inferior to any of the current important officials in the court!"
"Then I am happy to welcome Confucian talents to the court." The new emperor smiled and said: "As long as the Confucianists have suitable candidates, I can arrange even the positions of prime minister and imperial censor!"
The new emperor named two positions, which were real positions of power in the imperial court and also top-level positions.
The former holds the top position of civil servants in the world, while the latter has the power to supervise officials in the world.
These two positions were so important that Shen Peigong could not say a word, and even caused Shen Peigong to breathe slightly.
Obviously, the new emperor revealed his dissatisfaction with these two high-ranking officials.
This involves Prime Minister Wei Wan and Yushi Dafu Zhi Buyi.
If the Confucians want to ascend to power, they must first pull these two people down.
