Although Concubine Li is already the mother of several children, she is actually only twenty-four years old this year. In Gao Pragmatic's previous life, she could almost still be regarded as a little girl. Gao Pragmatic had been working in government agencies in his previous life, and most of the people he dealt with were veteran cadres in their forties or fifties, which made him feel even more that this imperial concubine was still very young.
But he also knew that regardless of whether people looked young or not, given his status and status, it was definitely not enough to look at him too much. Although he was just a child now, if he kept staring at other people's noble concubines, he might make people uncomfortable. Hi, so he just looked away and looked away.
He turned his eyes to the prince Zhu Yijun, and saw that Zhu Yijun was also looking towards him. When Gao Pragmatic turned his eyes to him, Zhu Yijun smiled slightly at him. It can be seen that Zhu Yijun's opinion of him should not be bad.
Gao pragmatic also smiled at Zhu Yijun, but he was muttering in his heart: I had ulterior motives in what I said last time. I hope you didn't really go to your father to give me advice, otherwise, if the news gets out, my little Mr. Gao's reputation will be ruined. It's hard to say whether Gao Gong will scold him if he goes back, but he will probably be scolded to death by other civil servants at least.
At this time, Emperor Longqing spoke again, and he said with a smile: "I think you all know why I have invited you all to come to my house today, so I won't waste any more time and introduce to you some talented and knowledgeable people in the country. ...Haha, originally you all had the opportunity to call them senior in the future, but this time it is a little earlier, and one of you will be able to call them teacher today."
Gao Jingshi and others were slightly startled when they heard this. Then Gao Jingshi, Ge Xi, Li Sicheng and other quick-thinking people immediately understood: the emperor also called the lecturer on the economic feast day scheduled for the prince to go out to study. .
In fact, Zhu Yijun received simple enlightenment education at a very young age and "has been able to read since the age of four." In the second year of Longqing, Zhu Yijun, who was six years old, was established as the crown prince. His character is considered calm at this age, and he is loved and valued by his father, Emperor Longqing. Emperor Longqing once rode horses in the palace for fun. When Zhu Yijun saw him, he admonished him and said: "Your Majesty, the Lord of the World, would rather ride alone than have a title and a prong to worry about." The emperor therefore praised him greatly.
Not long ago, Queen Chen fell ill and retreated to a separate palace. Zhu Yijun accompanied his biological mother, Concubine Li Guifei, to greet her every morning. "Later I heard the sound of walking, and I was very happy. It was because I was strong. I asked about it from the scriptures, and all of them responded. The imperial concubine was also happy. As a result, the two palaces became harmonious."
In the first month of the third year of Longqing, Zhu Yijun was seven years old. According to the custom at this time, he should give lectures and receive formal and systematic Confucian education. For this reason, Gao Yi, the Minister of Rites, wrote a letter proposing that the crown prince come out of the cabinet to give lectures. Long Qing was worried that his son would be hindered by his studies, so he advocated waiting until the crown prince reached ten years old before giving lectures.
But less than half a month after Gao Gongqi returned to Beijing, that is, in the first month of the fourth year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng, an assistant minister who was good at burning cold stoves, was free from the pressure of Zhao Zhenji and had some time to think about business, so he went to Shu and said: "Yuanji Ancient Rites , a recent examination of the ancestral system, all start school at the age of eight. When a person is eight years old, his knowledge will gradually grow, and his affection will gradually open up. If he raises it correctly, he will become disciplined; if he raises it incorrectly, he will become loose and careless. Heavy."
Therefore, he believed that the Crown Prince Zhu Yijun “should come out of the cabinet in time when he is just beginning to become smart, when reason and desire are competing against each other, and he must select people who are filial to friends and honest, and learn about benevolence, righteousness, and morality day by day, so as to develop their knowledge and cultivate their virtues.” . Everyone in front, back, left, and right of me is a righteous person, and everyone I see and hear when I come in and out of my daily life is doing righteous things. The opportunity to become a saint is formed through early education; the foundation of the world is established through early education."
Although Zhang Juzheng's idea was reasonable, Emperor Longqing loved his son very much and still insisted on waiting until the crown prince reached ten years old before leaving the cabinet to give lectures. Historically, this matter ended here, because Gao Gong, Long Qing's most valued trusted minister, did not express much about it.
But this time it was different from history. Under Gao Jingjing's persuasion or instigation, Gao Gong also took the education and influence on the prince seriously, and to Gao Jingjing's expectation, he would either not intervene, Once you get involved, it goes much deeper than Gao Pragmatic imagined.
In-depth reflection, Gao Pragmatic immediately discovered it.
Because Emperor Longqing waved to Meng Chong, Meng Chong walked to the door of the palace and loudly announced the decree: "Xuan—Shen Shi, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, led Chen Jingbang, Shen Li, Xu Guo, Gu Yangqian, Zhang Wei, and Chen Yubi to see him—"
As soon as Meng Chong finished speaking, he saw a thin red-robed civil servant entering the palace with several green-robed civil servants.
The red-robed civil servant was Shen Shixing. He led the way and bowed down. He said: "Shen Shixing, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, led the prince to attend the banquet. The officials Chen Jingbang, Shen Li, Xu Guo, Gu Yangqian, Zhang Wei and Chen Yubi came to see him. Long live your majesty, long live, long live your Majesty. The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand thousand years old. The noble concubine is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand thousand years old."
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live. The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand thousand years old. The noble concubine is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand thousand years old."
Long Qing had a kind face and even stood up on purpose, saying: "Today is no different than usual, so you don't need to be more polite." At this time, the prince and Concubine Li also stood up after him. Long Qing turned to Zhu Yijun and said: "Prince, please return. Why don’t you meet the teachers soon?”
The Lord of Heaven and Earth is a teacher. Although the teacher is under the king, he has already seen the ceremony. As a student, Zhu Yijun did not dare to neglect. He quickly walked down from Gao Si and stepped forward to bow to each of them. He was humble enough: "Student Zhu Yijun, I have seen Shen Sir. I have met Mr. Chen, Mr. Shen, Mr. Xu, Mr. Gu, Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Chen."
Shen Shixing and others also returned the courtesy as usual, saying they did not dare.
After Long Qing finished the ceremony, he summoned the prince back. He is an emperor who respects teachers. He planned to put on a good show today and said loudly: "Come here, I will give you a seat for all gentlemen."
Shen Shixing and others were taken aback and quickly said that they did not dare. But Long Qing was not willing to agree, saying: "This is not the way of a minister, but the way of a teacher. You gentlemen must not refuse." When he said "sir", he was obviously calling him from the position of "Zhu Yijun's father". No problem, it means that today we will follow the folk model of father and son inviting teachers.
Shen Shixing and others did not dare to say goodbye, so they had no choice but to thank him profusely and sit down on the brocade stool that the eunuchs quickly brought up.
Long Qing then smiled and said to Zhu Yijun: "As I said just now, these will be your gentlemen in the future. Prince, the people who are appointed to know the banquet are Mr. Gao, a great scholar, and Mr. Cheng Guogong. They are both civil and military. The pillars of the country, you all know this. But they are busy with work, so I won’t invite them here today. Shen Qing’s family is a member of the family, and you will spend the most time dealing with him from now on, so you must respect him. The other six They are all officials in the banquet, that is, your teacher, so don't neglect them."
Zhu Yijun stood up and bowed slightly: "Son, don't worry."
