"I'm here to ask you, is there any official in the Hanlin Academy who is suitable for Gao Qing's family to take up now?"
As soon as these words came out, not only Shen Shixing, but also the other six lecturers were startled, including several of Gao Gong's disciples. They all looked at Emperor Longqing with wide eyes, looking incredulous.
Shen Shixing hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Hanlin Academy is the most aristocratic place in the country. Most of its officials are Jinban scholars. Even the eighth and ninth grade subordinate officials in the academy must come from the Imperial Academy and must be strictly selected. He was awarded an official position in the Hanlin Academy. The talent of Mr. Gao has just been proven by books and articles, and the ministers were delighted and heart-broken. However, the country has its own regulations, and this noble official in the Hanlin Academy should not be awarded at will."
When Shen Shixing said this, he raised his head and glanced at the three people in the palace, and found that not only Long Qing looked unhappy, the prince also looked unhappy, and even the imperial concubine frowned a little. He smiled bitterly in his heart, but still had to explain: "Your Majesty, I say this because I am actually thinking of Mr. Gao."
Before Long Qing could speak, Crown Prince Zhu Yijun couldn't help it and asked with a sullen face: "Mr. Shen, it's good that the gentlemen of Gu are all important ministers of the country. But should Gu's companion be a white man?"
Gao Pragmatic scratched his head when he heard this. Although Zhu Yijun had seen his father being so angry at the civil servants that he had no place to vent his anger, after all, he had never really eaten at the top of the civil servants. When he spoke, he would inevitably be a little bit too powerful. It sounds oppressive, and I wonder if Shen Shixing will push him back?
But fortunately, Shen Shixing's temper control was finally in place. After hearing these words, he just replied calmly: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, forgive me. How dare I think so? It's actually because the Crown Prince is out of the cabinet to study, and he talks about how to arrange the officials." , the imperial court has long established a precedent, so all the officials have official positions. However, the position of accompanist is not regulated by the imperial court. Only in the early years of Hongwu, Taizu selected Gao Cai from the Imperial Academy to be Prince Yiwen (Prince Zhu). (posthumous title). However, Your Majesty should know that after the Emperor Cheng's reign, the dynasty system became more and more perfect. The Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu and other institutions also made corresponding arrangements for the prince to study abroad. In his early years, the prince's companion read Then he gradually moved to the positions of bachelor's degree attendant and bachelor's degree attendant... Therefore, I believe that no matter where we look at it, there is no need to establish a new official position for the crown prince's companionship."
After all, Shen Shixing was born as an academic official rather than a public official. These words were quite polite, but they were still polite, and the truth was still clear - the country and the dynasty have their own laws!
Zhu Yijun was dumbfounded when he was told what to do, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Concubine Li sighed secretly on the side, but this time she did not criticize the prince verbally, but just looked at the emperor.
After all, Long Qing was a doting maniac. Originally, he felt that Shen Shixing's words were very reasonable. If it were normal times, he would have chosen to accept the advice humbly. However, in front of his son, especially after his son was contradicted by some words, for a while, some father's dignity was at work, and he felt that he had to find a place for his son, otherwise where would I put my face as a father?
But after all, he is no better than Zhu Yijun, a little fool. Although he is usually easy to talk, being easy to talk does not mean that he is easy to fool. If he is really a stupid emperor who is easy to fool, can he kick off the "Longwan Reform"? Can we use such a large group of capable ministers and generals?
So Emperor Longqing suppressed his previous dissatisfaction and said calmly: "The imperial court has established officials such as bachelor's degree and lecturer's degree for the purpose of teaching scriptures. Today I specially selected Gao Aiqing to accompany the prince, but there is something special about it. He can use it. What's more, you just said in Shenqing's family that you love your talent, and you, the senior champion, were delighted and heartbroken when I saw it. Since you are a talented and learned person, I am going to grant you an official, so why not?"
Shen Shixing is naturally not so easy to refute, and he wants to answer after hearing the words, but Long Qing naturally has his support——
He didn't give Shen Shixing a chance to continue speaking, and then continued: "As for the fact that the imperial court currently does not have the position of accompanying the prince, that's easy to deal with. I listened to Mr. Gao's lectures in the past, and Mr. Gao once said, 'The scriptures are there. The power of determination, power is the scripture of undetermination', that is, 'things are moved, and things are easy to be in place; laws are moved by the times, and laws are updated with the times', I think it is the most reasonable. Therefore, since we need a prince now By the way, of course the imperial court should also 'update the law to keep up with the times' and create this new position."
It has to be said that the level of Long Qing's words is a hundred times higher than that of Zhu Yijun, and using Gao Gong's words to talk about things is a hidden killer move - you Shen Shixing is a scholar, but Gao Gong is not only He is your senior Jinshi, your senior academic officer, and now he is still your main leader. Although you civil servants are not afraid to refute the emperor, do you Shen Shixing dare to bear the charge of "disrespecting seniors"? Do you have the courage to argue with Gao Gong over his obviously reform-minded words?
Sure enough, this time it was Shen Shixing's turn to be a little embarrassed. Shen Shixing was not originally a very strong character. Otherwise, why would Wanli pay less and less attention to the advice of civil servants after Shen Shixing became the first assistant in history? Although part of the reason here is that Wanli saw through the powerlessness of the civil service group in certain matters, it cannot be denied that Shen Shixing himself is indeed not a "strength order" type official.
Therefore, as soon as Long Qing said these words, Shen Shixing could only use the "superior leadership" to explain: "If your Majesty has this idea, I really have no right to comment, but the establishment of new official positions is of great importance and must go through the cabinet. Discuss..."
Long Qing showed a hint of satisfaction and glanced at the prince. Sure enough, he saw the prince looking at him with admiration. Long Qing's father's dignity in his heart was greatly satisfied, and then he glanced at Concubine Li.
Concubine Li then spoke directly about the prince's reading for the first time: "Mr. Shen."
When Shen Shixing saw that it was the imperial concubine calling him, he didn't dare to raise his head. He just looked down at his toes and bowed slightly: "I'm here."
Concubine Li said: "I just heard you discuss the book "Long Wen Whip Shadow" presented by Gao Pingshi. They all said that it was very well written. If the prince can read this book well, it will be of great benefit, right?"
Shen Shixing didn't even raise his head: "Reporting to the noble concubine, yes."
"Well, in that case, his contribution to dedicating the book must be discussed, right?" Concubine Li glanced at Gao Pragmatic with a smile and said, "I see that although this child is young, his knowledge and character are both top-notch. The emperor and I wanted to keep him studying with the prince. This was also for the prince and to consolidate the country's foundation for the Ming Dynasty. This truth should be understood by the Shen Qing family. In this case, you can't just ask people to do things, but There is not even a reward. If word gets out, how can the outside world not say that the emperor and I are ignorant?"
Shen Shixing couldn't help but groan secretly after hearing this. He knew that the imperial concubine's words were a combination of soft and hard words: on the one hand, she said softly that this matter was related to the country's foundation, and on the other hand, she said hardly that if the official was not given, the government and the public would be criticized. The emperor and the concubine are stingy. In this way, if I continue to persist, it will not only be unreasonable, but also appear to be disrespectful, and may even directly offend Gao Gong.
That’s all, it’s not that I don’t persuade you, I really can’t help it!
"Since the Holy One, the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine are all so insistent, I do not dare to stand alone with my dissent. I agree that there is nothing wrong with establishing a new post of Crown Prince's companion, or calling it another name. The only question is whether this position belongs to the Hanlin Academy or the Zhanshi Mansion. I think it is better to ask the cabinet to discuss it, and then submit the vote to make a final decision."
But Long Qing shook his head and said: "Don't go to such trouble, Meng Chong, Feng Bao, please remember: Gao Pingshi was the prince's accompaniment, without rank, and his official position was returned to the Hanlin Academy. In addition, with his contribution to the book, he pretended to serve as a lecturer to the bachelor's degree. Because it is not an actual duty, I will not consider my character for the time being."
