In the fifth month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng, Renyin (the tenth day of the lunar month), the Yanhe Hall was used to listen to the government.
The Ministry of Rites reports: Zheng Yi, a qualified Jinshi, and others have violated the taboos of the King of Gaolu and should be expelled.
The Empress Dowager then graciously extended her favor and exempted these offenders from the crime of tabooing Jinshi, and ordered Yousi to still hire them.
Therefore, the Ministry of Rites asked again: This year's imperial examination, because the emperor observes filial piety, please be exempted from the imperial examination according to the story.
The two palaces have edicts.
Therefore, there will be a miracle in this year's imperial examination - the province will directly win the first prize!
If this person had better luck, he would still be a good candidate in the provincial examination.
Then the record that Feng Jing worked so hard to set back then will be broken this year.
Another legend of winning three yuan!
However, this is unlikely to be the case.
On this day, An Dun, the supervisory censor, was promoted to the imperial censor, to fill the gap of Manzhongxing, who had served as the envoy of the Northern Dynasties when the emperor ascended the throne last month.
Although, the promotion and dismissal of the censor is as difficult to figure out as the wind.
But Andun's sudden promotion still made the whole court look at him with suspicion - although the name was to reward Andun for impeaching Gan Chengli, what was it actually for? Don’t the courtiers know yet?
This undoubtedly stimulated Yushitai.
The crows originally had KPIs to complete, but now that Andun has been promoted, they no longer have any worries!
…
Mr. Lu stood under the inner east gate and arranged his robes for the last time. After confirming that there were no flaws or omissions, he held the imperial hut and walked into the palace under the guidance of Hemen Tongshiren.
This inner imperial city is no stranger to Lu Gongzhu.
It can even be said that he grew up under the inner east gate with his father and ancestors.
Moreover, it had only been a few years since he left Bianjing.
He was in the fifth year of Yuanfeng, and he really couldn't stand it. The emperor and ministers in the court had to go to Hengshan to fight against the Western bandits without careful arrangements. He couldn't persuade him, so he had no choice but to ask the county to go out. ——He was the Privy Councilor at that time and was responsible for the military and state affairs. The emperor did not listen to him, and he, the Privy Councilor, had no interest in being in front of him.
Therefore, for Lu Gongzhu, it was only more than two years and less than three years since he left Bianjing.
No one in the palace was unfamiliar to him.
Except...that young master!
Thinking of the young master, Lu Gong's hand holding the Chao Hut trembled slightly.
The day before yesterday, he invited the senators to a gathering. Originally, the royal family would not interfere.
After all, the Lu family and the royal family have maintained trust for four generations.
The facts were similar to what he expected. The two palaces did trust him, but he missed the young master!
That young master has no feelings for the Lu family, and has never established any trust!
So, after the young master expressed his stance, the crows took notice.
Although the censor's impeachment was not painful to him.
Over the past few decades, he has carried eight hundred impeachment memorials on his back instead of one thousand.
But……
But he had to pay attention to the young master's attitude.
What happened the day before yesterday, although it was just a trivial matter, made Lu Gongzhu know that the young master must not treat him as an eight-year-old child.
More than just IQ and political acumen.
The same goes for power!
When Renmiao came to power, where did he get his power?
Lu Gongzhu remembered that his father Lu Yijian told him that when Zhang Xianming bowed his curtain, Renmiao would not participate in the government affairs in the court hall.
Even if you say a few more words, you may be scolded by Zhang Xianmingsu.
Empress Guo, relying on Zhang Xianmingsu, often put pressure on Renmiao.
Lu Gongzhu remembered that his father also told him that after Renmiao came to power, he once pulled down the lapel of his clothes and showed his father the skin on his neck that was red from fingernail pinching.
It was for this reason that his father, Lu Yijian, made up his mind to help Renmiao abolish the empress!
Your Majesty, this is no longer an ordinary shrew!
However, now that the young master, who also ascended the throne as a child, has a say in the court, it is far beyond what Renmiao can match.
Lu Gongzhu now knows.
The Queen Mother would often show him memorials and listen to the young master's opinions.
The young master often read and studied the handwriting and memorials left by Emperor Daxing.
His memory is terrible!
Not only did the Emperor Daxing remember everything he told me, he would remember it word for word.
Legend has it that he also remembered the things that the two palaces told him very clearly.
In addition, Lu Gongzhu also learned that Cheng Hao from Luoyang was seriously ill a few days ago.
The young master directly used the urgent horse delivery to deliver the royal medicine to Cheng Hao, and also wrote words of condolence in his own handwriting.
This matter has now spread throughout Bianjing City as Cheng Hao expressed his gratitude to the emperor for his kindness.
What is a quick delivery?
The emperor's mouth and hands.
Wherever Ma Di arrives, the Emperor's order arrives!
Has there ever been a young master in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, who came to the throne at such a young age and was able to control so much power and have such a big voice?
Except for King Cheng, who was carried to court by Duke Zhou, no other one could be found.
Mr. Lu walked slowly, and more things emerged in his mind.
The legends he heard on the way to Beijing made his heart beat.
The pure and filial young master...
The benevolent young master...
"The descendant of Zhenren Temple is also the master of the country", and people in Bianjingfang City praised him endlessly.
'The Divine Lord of the State and the Ming Lord of the Country', all the senior ministers who met him praised him in this way.
Sima Guang, in particular, was full of praise for it.
It is believed that this young master is the contemporary King Zhou Cheng, who will surely revive the country and eliminate the old evils.
But when Han Jiang and Wen Yanbo talked about this young master, their eyes were wandering and they hesitated to speak.
"Uncle Hui knows it when he comes to the imperial court..." These are Wen Yanbo's words.
"When Uncle Hui sees you, you will know that your lord is extraordinary..." Han Jiang also said the same.
so……
"Young Master, it is by no means as simple as described in the market..."
Mr. Lu knew it.
If he is just as clever, filial, and benevolent as the legend says, then given his age, this young master can only be praised by the government and the public.
But it is absolutely impossible for him to have already come close to power, influenced the military and the country, and even started to take over power after taking the throne for just over two months!
Thoughts were flying in his mind, and before he knew it, he had arrived in front of the banquet hall of Yanhe Hall.
At this time, the court meeting had already ended and all the officials had left.
The door to the banquet hall of Yanhe Hall was still open.
The ever-bright lamps in the temple are still burning one by one.
The aroma of the fumigation cage filled the air.
Lv Gongzhu, led by Hemen Tongshiren, walked to the front of the palace with a fluorine in his hand and bowed respectfully: "Mr. Zizhengdian University scholar, I wish to express my sincere wishes to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor. !”
After a while, a slightly older female voice came from the hall: "Bachelor, there is no need to be polite, please come into the hall to speak!"
It’s the voice of the Queen Mother!
Lu Gong held the fluorine and bowed again: "I thank the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty the Emperor..."
I couldn't help feeling anxious and nervous inside.
He followed step by step, following the closing steps and entering the familiar little hall.
Emperor Daxing summoned him here countless times.
He has been here countless times, persuading Emperor Daxing again and again.
Especially for Yongle City...
Thinking of those past events, Lu Gongzhu had already stood in the palace.
He raised his head and looked at the young master sitting on the throne in the north of the palace.
Although only a small figure could be seen, sitting quietly on the throne, looking at him silently.
The young master's eyes were calm, without any additional emotional fluctuations.
There is absolutely no curiosity, prying, and careful thinking that a child should have.
Instead, he looked like an adult, like a king who had been sitting in that position for a long time, looking at an incoming minister.
Then, Lu Gongzhu remembered the folklore and Zhang Dun's private evaluation: The official family is a born holy master!
Holding the imperial hut, Mr. Lu bowed twice to the throne and the curtains on both sides of the throne, and then said: "Young Master, a scholar from the University of Zizhengdian, have been summoned to see you, Your Majesty. I wish you all the best, the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and the Queen Mother. Long blessings to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Happy to me!"
Lu Gongzhu finally heard the young master's voice.
A childish voice, steady but powerful.
"Come here, give Academician Lu a seat and some tea!" He continued to speak calmly.
A chair was moved behind Mr. Lu, and then the cooked tea was served.
Mr. Lu held his hand and thanked him, and then sat down carefully.
Then I heard the Empress Dowager say from behind the curtain: "The officials were asking me a few days ago: When will Lu Xueshi enter the capital?"
"In general, the bachelor is the guardian appointed by the Emperor Daxing. He must be a great scholar in the country and must be knowledgeable. After the bachelor enters the capital, he must consult with the bachelor on major national affairs and world affairs..."
Lu Gongzhu quickly stood up and thanked him: "I am afraid, and I don't dare to be so kind to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Maester's words are serious!"
"The bachelor is appointed by the emperor to protect and support the important ministers who support me!" The young master said: "I have been waiting for the bachelor in Bianjing for several months!"
"I finally met the bachelor today!"
"The poem goes: His son is the leader of the country!"
"I see the same with the bachelor!"
Mr. Lu listened and hurriedly bowed to him with a phoenix in his hand: "The emperor has entrusted me with Da Xing, and His Majesty the Emperor loves me so much...Old minister, I can only devote myself to death and die!"
He is a Confucian official, so of course he knows the meaning of "his son is the leader of the state".
This is a description of childbirth!
The young master regarded him as Zichan, which moved Lu Gongzhu deeply - the famous ancient official he admired most was Zichan.
At the same time, the comments of those elders and ministers began to echo in Mr. Lu's mind.
'The young master is a born holy master', this is the legendary Zhang Dun's private evaluation.
"Uncle Hui knows when he arrives in front of the emperor..." Wen Yanbo's words echoed in his ears.
"When Uncle Hui sees you, you will know that your lord is extraordinary..." Han Jiang's words also echoed in his ears.
He finally knew.
He is indeed a born saint!
He is only eight years old and already knows how to control his subordinates.
And it can be retracted and released freely, with just the right grasp!
What made Lu Gongzhu even more amazed was that even though he knew it, the young master might just be trying to win over him and be gentle with him.
But his heart was involuntarily attracted, and he couldn't help but think - did the young master really regard me as his son? Can I be a contemporary child?
This kind of personality charm, this kind of quietness, almost makes even a veteran minister like him a little uncontrollable.
If he is not a born king, if he is not born to be an emperor who should sit in that position, what else can he be?
"Emperor Daxing..." Lu Gongzhu couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "You really have left me a good master!"
Mr. Lu knows very well that this kind of young master is the most difficult to serve!
Because he was born a king, it meant that his sensitivity to power was unparalleled.
Just like what happened the day before yesterday...
Note: Because I forgot earlier, the time of this year’s Imperial Examination has been moved back by about seven days. According to historical facts, it should be in early May.
(End of chapter)
