"How dare a countryman talk about etiquette?" Zhang Jingxiu just replied. Seeing Zhang Jingxiu's answer, Zhao Nanxing could only ask and answer himself: "The new etiquette has changed the customs and treated the people like innocent children. This can be regarded as truly practicing the idea of governing the country with benevolence!" Zhao Nanxing looked at Zhang Jingxiu and said with a smile: "What's more? , this new ritual still inherits the ambition of your majesty, so after Siwen becomes an official, he should work hard with all officials at home and abroad to do good things, so that the implementation of the new ritual will not be chaotic."
"What Bu Lang said is that students are afraid that the world will not be chaotic?" Zhang Jingxiu nodded after hearing this. Zhao Nanxing smiled slightly.
After Zhang Jingxiu met Zhao Nanxing, he entered the palace again.
"Your Majesty is still not here. I went to Jiangzuo Temple. Master, please come back tomorrow." However, after Zhang Jingxiu came, Tian Yi told him that Zhu Yijun was still not there, so Zhang Jingxiu had to go home again.
As for Zhu Yijun, after returning from Jiangzuo Temple, he asked Tian Yilai: "Is Zhang Jingxiu here today?"
"Coming!" Tian Yi replied. Zhu Yijun nodded and said nothing more. He only told Sun Bin, the Supervisor of Liturgy, Bingbi: "If the rotary wooden type printing press of Zuo Temple is successfully manufactured, let the Ministry of Industry issue a reward according to the plan." Sun Bin said yes.
Then, Zhu Yijun happened to see Li Wen, the clerk, bringing in memorials and asked, "What kind of memorials are they?"
"Going back to your Majesty, there is something about Zhao Bulang, the doctor in the examination department, asking the son of the former Grand Master Enyin to be the minister of Shangbao." When Li Weng just said this, Zhu Yijun slightly frowned and said: "Take Zhao Nanxing's Bring the chapter!"
"According to the order!" It was already the afternoon. The setting sun was lying beside the small West Pool in the courtyard, making the water sparkling. The spring breeze was slightly cool. Zhu Yijun was sitting on the rocking chair by the pool, holding Zhao Nanxing's chapter memorial. , he began to read it carefully. After reading it for a while, he ordered without being happy or angry: "Xuan Zhao Nanxing comes to see me! In addition, let Zhang Jingxiu also come to the palace to see me."
"Your Majesty wants to see me?" Zhao Nanxing stood up and looked at the eunuch who came to deliver the order, and stood up unexpectedly.
The eunuch who delivered the order agreed: "How dare you pass the order indiscriminately in the clerk's room?"
"The emperor has always respected teachers and valued education. For this reason, he does not care about Taiyue's faults in exercising power, but only talks about his achievements in safeguarding the country and teaching emperors. His benevolence cannot be compared with that of Yao and Shun, and he always hates that he cannot be praised by the world for his kindness!"
"The prince's request for the son of Enyin Taiyue must be in line with the emperor's wishes. Since the emperor values his heart, there is an opportunity to summon him." Shi Xing, who was also here, said to Zhao Nanxing with an envious smile on his face. stand up.
After hearing this, Zhao Nanxing's face suddenly became excited, he raised his eyebrows and walked away, and began to imagine that he would then talk in front of the emperor and impress the emperor, and then he would be able to display his ambitions and serve in the imperial court. The common people in Xia'an staged a story of co-governance by monarchs and ministers.
And just when Zhao Nanxing was guessing whether the emperor would let him be sent to Fuyuan or promoted to minister, and even put his name on the rumored screen, he unknowingly arrived in front of the emperor.
Zhu Yijun raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Nanxing after seeing him: "In your opinion, what does Zhang Jingxiu look like?" Zhao Nanxing was slightly startled, and then thought that Zhang Jingxiu was quite modest when in contact with him, even He also took the initiative to decline his favor and said to Zhu Yijun truthfully: "Your Majesty, Siwen is a gentleman!" At this time, Zhang Jingxiu also came here, but seeing that Zhu Yijun had asked Zhao Nanxing first, he had to wait in the outer hall.
However, Zhang Jingxiu heard Zhao Nanxing's words and glanced at Zhao Nanxing for a moment. Zhu Yijun also glanced at Zhao Nanxing at this time and asked: "Then does he have no talent, no usefulness, and no obvious merits?" Zhao Nanxing was stunned again, and then thought of Zhang Jingxiu asking him about it. When Xin Li expressed his opinion, he did not express his position in a hurry. He was obviously cautious and thoughtful, so he said: "Your Majesty, Si Wen is rigorous and steady, and he has the virtue of not doing anything for his father's name. He can be a good man in governing the country."
"You are both a gentleman and a talented person, so why are you preparing to hide such a gentleman and talented person?" Zhu Yijun suddenly asked in a deep voice.
Zhao Nanxing was momentarily stunned by the question. Zhang Jingxiu, who was in the outer hall, couldn't help but frown and glanced at Zhao Nanxing's back.
"Reply truthfully!" Zhu Yijun said.
"Yes!" Zhao Nanxing responded and said: "After all, he is the son of the Grand Master, and Shilin had a lot of dissatisfaction with the Grand Master before, and he also had plots to liquidate and retaliate. I am afraid that he will want to retaliate against Shilin after he takes power, so I will It's a villain's business, so I plan to live in Shangbaosi just because of my kindness."
"Since you say he is a gentleman, why do you treat him like this, making him covered in dust and unable to develop his talents?" Zhu Yijun asked at this time.
Zhao Nanxing hurriedly held the elephant wat and kowtowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, it is clear! Just because he is a gentleman, he must be able to suffer such grievances. Even if he fails to achieve his ambition, he will not be dissatisfied with the scholars and avoid upsetting the hearts of the scholars. Uneasy!"
"What if he can't bear it anymore and becomes a villain instead of a gentleman?" Zhu Yijun asked. Zhao Nanxing: "This..."
"Have you ever asked him for his opinion?" Zhu Yijun asked. Zhao Nanxing replied: "I don't have it!"
"I have neither asked nor thought about whether people will be able to bear it or not."
"You disrespect a gentleman so much that you even deliberately wronged and suppressed him. Zhao Nanxing, do you think you, the examiner, are being fair? Are you taking the examination seriously?" After Zhu Yijun said this, he asked Zhao Nanxing in a deep voice. .
Zhao Nanxing suddenly felt a chill running down his back, and had to blush and say, "What I did was indeed unfair!"
"Not only are you being unfair, you also have no respect for gentlemen!" Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty said so!"
"But Secretary Shangbao is already a fourth-rank civil servant, so it doesn't count as wronging Zhang Siwen."
"I feel that Zhang Siwen will not feel aggrieved because of this, let alone be dissatisfied with Shilin, knowing Shilin's good intentions." Zhao Nanxing replied with some frustration.
"quibble!"
"Since a gentleman values righteousness or profit? Is his life's ambitions in vain, or is he the one who can win in the end?"
"Is this the way to treat a gentleman?" Zhu Yijun asked. Zhao Nanxing's face suddenly turned redder: "I have a villainous heart!"
"But your majesty, I didn't intend to ask for favors from him. It's just that he came to Beijing, so I wanted to use this to please him. But your majesty is right, a gentleman doesn't value this!" Zhao Nanxing answered truthfully.
"Why didn't you plan it?" Zhu Yijun asked. Zhao Nanxing: "I didn't want him to become an official!" Zhang Jingxiu outside the palace only raised his eyes slightly after hearing this.
Zhu Yijun then said: "Let me ask you, does Secretary Shangbao have any salary to receive?"
"Yes." Zhao Nanxing replied. Zhu Yijun asked: "Where does his salary come from?"
"People's wealth and people's wealth." Zhao Nanxing replied. Zhu Yijun chased after him and asked: "Since you are a member of the people, what qualifications do you, Zhao Nanxing, have to use the people's anointing to please Zhang Jingxiu, just so that Zhang Jingxiu can be grateful to Shilin and no longer have any desire for revenge?"
"Can you use your official position in the imperial court to please one person?"
"Is the people's wealth and people's anointing something you can just use to please others?"
"Is this the way to please a gentleman?"
"As a doctor in the exam department, I don't know how to make the best use of people's talents and things. I don't know that because of their special status, I don't want to let them benefit the country and the people. I don't want to use the people's money and people's money in vain, but I just want to use the money and people's money to waste the money and people's money." The method has wronged a gentleman, are you worthy of the country, the people, and a gentleman?!"
