If others rashly inquired about the holy relics, he would not only not be able to tell them, but would also have to impeach the Holy One personally. But when the Crown Prince asked about the Holy Queen, it was the foundation of human relations and filial piety, and the ministers would naturally know everything.
Just as Zhu Biao predicted, there was no fixed route for his father's trip. Some local officials wanted to pat the dragon's butt but they couldn't. Those who were corrupt and perverted the law were the ones walking on thin ice with fear.
They are not stupid people. When the news of the Holy Spirit's northern tour came out, they all hurriedly restrained their subordinates to wipe out the black accounts and appease the people, hoping to survive this disaster carefully.
But Lao Zhu had been prepared for it. How could he not be able to see clearly this little thing after so many years of fighting corruption? The evidence of some officials' crimes had been found long ago and had not been released until now, in front of those corrupt officials who were ruling the people. punish them severely.
After all, during this northern tour, neither offering sacrifices nor combating corruption was the main purpose. Winning the hearts of the northern people was the top priority, and the people's trust in the Ming Dynasty must be strengthened.
The censor quickly finished his story. After all, he was only a foreign minister who could know about official matters. He could not understand the private situation of Lao Zhu and Queen Ma. In addition, most of the trip was just on the road.
When Liu Jin came to report, Zhu Biao led the imperial envoy to the Huagai Palace. When he arrived at the gate of the palace, the imperial censor carefully arranged his sleeves. Zhu Biao did not rush and just waited.
Imperial envoys convey decrees from heaven to heaven, and are extremely honorable and dignified. Anyone who sees them must bow their heads, but the risks are also not small. You must not make mistakes in every move, word or deed, and you must not go beyond the etiquette. Just death.
However, even the imperial envoy was only more powerful than the prince and crown prince when he announced the decree, so it was Zhu Biao who stepped into the Huagai Hall in front of the imperial envoy and the censor.
There were two teams inside, one team was officials headed by Hu Weiyong and Song Lian, and the other team was a group of princes, big and small, headed by Jin Wang Zhu Ping, including the eleventh son of the emperor who was still in his infancy and who had just turned one year old and those who were under one year old. The twelfth son of the emperor.
It is the custom of Lao Zhu's family to not rush to name a child of this size. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu's two most precious grandchildren were not even named. These two unlucky little bastards were ranked outside the tenth place. , I still don’t know when I will be remembered.
After the imperial envoy stood still, everyone respectfully greeted the Holy Spirit. After some responses, the imperial envoy began to pronounce the emperor's oral edict: "I am telling the prince, prince, and kings that you should know the evil and good deeds when employing people. It is difficult to recognize the evil and good deeds in people. You can only test them by giving them a job." If you know the good but can't use it to know the evil and can't get rid of it, you will have harmed the country from now on. Many times in the past have tolerated the traitor and insulted the traitor. When the unknown is in the beginning, all the knowledge should be used. How can it be difficult for him to retreat from his traitors? Don’t appoint a good person and cast out the evil ones. Don’t be suspicious. Wait for him to be careful!"
Zhu Biao led all his younger brothers and responded in unison: "My sons and ministers will obey my father's teachings."
"I sent a message to the scholars of Song Lian: The prince is the most important weapon in the world. People who have the Yi tripod still know how to love the treasure. How can the prince inherit the importance of the main vessel but not love the treasure? Those who love the treasure must choose upright people to serve as their support. , living day and night, making him familiar with good words, not far away, and doing good deeds, he will naturally gradually develop his virtues. If you only entrust him to the convenience and practice, you will entrust a heavy weapon to the painting without knowing the treasure and love. You will assist the prince today. When expounding and reciting the teachings, we must guide them in a correct way so that they can be enlightened, virtuous, talented, and able to serve the people. In the future, they will be able to conquer the world and live up to my expectations!"
Song Lian led the edicts of the East Palace to kowtow and said: "We must live up to the trust of the Holy One and help the prince to inherit the throne!"
In the edict, the six important ministers said: Store medicines to prevent diseases, store goods to prevent poverty, use talents to support virtues, even if the horse is strong, it can go far, even if the wood is simple, it can be used. I regard the current official as an official. There are few people who are academic but only engaged in grammar, so there are many criminals. If there are wise officials to set an example for them, and they gather together to teach them and teach the ancients to become officials, how can they not follow the way of keeping their bodies and protecting their families with their husbands? As a good thing, from now on, when the officials of the six provinces and Taiwan provinces have free time, they will gather their subordinates to teach classics and history or talk about current affairs to change their temperament. At the end of the year, you can judge whether they lead the teachings or not, and then you can know whether they are virtuous or not. . "
"You who live high in the temple should teach you day and night to achieve your virtues. You may be careful about big things, but often neglect the details. If you are not careful in your actions, you will lose your great virtues. If you tolerate small mistakes, you will make big mistakes. Therefore, it is blocked. Water must come from its source. The source will be blocked and the flow will stop. The cutter will cut down the roots. The roots will be cut off and the wood will be uprooted. I heard that all the wise kings in the past dynasties were famous and their ministers were also wise, so they can help others. When you are in charge of tutoring, you should do your best, and please remember my instructions!"
Hu Weiyong led the six ministers and other officials to respond: "Sage Fu Wei moves the heaven and earth together and treads on the yin and yang. I will obey your will."
Just when everyone thought it was over and were about to stand up, there was another edict, and everyone knelt down indifferently and politely. The Holy Emperor had been away from the capital for so long, and no decree had been sent. It turned out that they were all gathered together.
Seeing such a battle for the first time, several young princes burst into tears and howled uncontrollably. The eunuch holding them couldn't hold them back for a while, causing a lot of noise in the palace.
The emperor ordered the prince to say: "When a ruler governs the world, he must be aware of human relations and physical matters, and then he will not be confused when dealing with matters. From the time I started in the fields to today, I have been managing the military and civil affairs with all my heart. You should be friendly to the virtuous and be kind to you." You are wise and wise. Those who go against one's own will seek good, and those who obey one's will will be judged for their wrongs. In this way, right and wrong will not be confused. If you want to judge the affairs of the world, they can be managed and managed. You respect me and don't forget my instructions!
Zhu Biao responded loudly: "My son, I will obey my father's teachings."
No one had any intention of getting up, and the imperial envoy said: "The Holy Spirit's oral instructions have been conveyed, and there are still questions for the continuation of the poem test, so you can get up and answer them."
At this time, everyone stood up and stood in silence. Zhu Biao turned his head and ordered: "Take the eighth brother and the other young princes down to comfort them. If you cry again, your throat will be broken."
The eunuchs hurriedly agreed, carefully holding a few struggling and crying children and retreating. The hall suddenly became quieter, and everyone was able to figure out the meaning of the decree.
"A few days ago, the Holy Spirit gave a banquet and invited scribes to recite poems and compose poems. During the banquet, they talked about Song Taizu's poem about the moon, which goes like this: "Only before I leave the sea of the sea and thousands of mountains of ink can I reach the middle of the sky and the world will be bright." No one can continue..."
Everyone present was well-read in poetry and books, and the allusion here was naturally clear. At the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, compared with the other countries that were divided at the same time, the Southern Tang Dynasty was more powerful. Due to the establishment of imperial examinations and the construction of schools, the culture was also particularly prosperous.
The kings and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty were all good at poetry, especially the master Li Yu. They were often proud of this and looked down on the Northern Song Dynasty who was established as a military general.
In the eighth year of Kaibao's reign in the Song Dynasty, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin led his army to besiege Jinling in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yu sent his envoy Xu Xuan to persuade him. The envoy recited his poem "Autumn Moon", and it was recited all over the world, and his words were like this.
Zhao Kuangyin came from a family of officials. His great ancestor Zhao Tiao served as the magistrate of Youdu County in the Tang Dynasty. His great ancestor Zhao Jue served as the censor Zhongcheng in the Tang Dynasty. His grandfather Zhao Jing served as the governor of Ying, Ji and Zhuo prefectures. His father Zhao Hongyin served as the commander of the Protectorate of the Holy Capital, a male from Tianshui County.
With such a family background, Zhao Kuangyin was a man of both civil and military skills. He laughed loudly at Xu Xuan and said, "You are a poor scholar, but I am ignorant!"
Naturally, Xu Xuan was dissatisfied and said, "How can you be poor if you make big claims without any truth?"
At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was sweeping the world and wrote a poem loudly: "It is not until thousands of mountains are dark at the bottom of the sea that all the countries in the sky are bright."
Just one sentence made people feel that the momentum was extraordinary. Xu Xuan also turned pale. All the generals in the Song Dynasty were eager to slap the face of the Southern Tang Dynasty. It was a pity that Song Taizu lacked the strength. The beginning was so grand, and the rest was basically unstoppable. If not, I can’t think of anything at the moment, which makes it more embarrassing.
But is it good to fight? It doesn’t matter whether you write poetry or not. If I can’t disgrace you in the Southern Tang Dynasty, then I’ll just cut off your head, and then the Southern Tang Dynasty will be destroyed...
This sentence has been criticized by no one for hundreds of years. It’s not that difficult. There were many great poets in the Song Dynasty. But whoever dared to expose Taizu’s shortcomings was not seeking death. In the Yuan Dynasty, no one was interested and no one was interested. People dare to go beyond the rules and continue the imperial poem.
Until now, the censor continued to talk about the Holy Master drinking wine and said to him:
“It’s not until you leave the bottom of the sea that thousands of mountains are covered with ink, and then you reach the middle of the sky where all the nations are bright.
The long night shines brightly and brightly, covering up countless stars.
The great ambition arose from this, and he stood tall to help all living beings. "
"There is one more thing left. Your Majesty, I would like to ask everyone in Beijing to continue this. If you are able to accomplish this wonderful story, I will definitely be rewarded heavily."
No one dared to continue, but it didn't stop them from stroking their beards and complimenting them. That is to say, Lao Zhu was not here, otherwise the scene would have been more lively. Zhu Biao felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
In fact, he knew about this just now. The emperor's poem was originally prepared for him except for him, the prince and prince who stayed in Beijing, and who dared to continue it. Of course, he would not be given any time to prepare.
Everyone praised the Holy One for his civil and military skills, and stepped on Song Taizu a few times. However, their eyes were always paying attention to His Highness the Crown Prince. Song Lian and others silently concurred in their hearts to prevent the Crown Prince from being overwhelmed and unable to think.
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and said: "Persisting in this ambition will become an eternal ambition, and winning a hundred battles will bring peace."
"good!"
Majestic, majestic, majestic! I am so lucky to see this happen!
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took a few breaths to realize what a talent this is. It really makes all the ministers ashamed."
"Yes, yes, this story has come true!"
No matter how talented this poem is, whether it is neat and decent, if it was written by two founding ancestors and a future Emperor Taizong, it is bound to be passed down through the ages.
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