As soon as the tedious etiquette was completed, Gao Shi was pragmatically prepared. He ate a few burnt rings in the carriage on the way to the palace early in the morning. He felt so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, standing next to Zhu Yijun. , his eyes were almost glowing green.
He quietly looked at the hourglass not far away and found that it was already past three o'clock. He knew that if he was hungry today, he would not be able to run away. At this time, he would not be able to make up for his meal, so he would have to stay up until lunch.
As I thought about it, my stomach growled.
At this time, the emperor had left long ago because the "procedures" were completed. The others were far away due to the "differentiation between monarch and ministers" and no one heard him. Only Zhu Yijun heard it all at once.
Gao pragmatic was a little embarrassed, but when he saw Zhu Yijun tilted his body slightly and kept his head straight, his voice came over and he was actually a little gloating: "Ha, you didn't eat enough this morning? Fortunately, I had a companion to remind me to eat before coming. A basket of steamed dumplings and a bowl of millet porridge.”
Gao Pingshi glanced at Feng Bao, who was not far away, and said to himself: Class hasn't started yet, so we're competing in advance?
However, he whispered: "Your Highness is so lucky." He also kept his head still and even opened and closed his mouth as little as possible to avoid being discovered.
Fortunately, others didn't dare to look directly at the prince regardless of anything, so everything went as usual.
Zhu Yijun said again: "Don't worry. If you bear with it a little longer, I will only teach a little bit of the Three Character Classic today. I will be able to recite it by now. If I finish reciting it early, I will be able to give food to the gentlemen, and you will have a share."
"oh."
Gao Pragmatic didn't understand for a moment. What does "you also have a share" mean? I'm here to read to you. Isn't it possible that I don't even have anything to eat when it's time for dinner?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun said again: "What are you 'oh'? If my father hadn't specifically asked about it yesterday, you would have been hungry at noon today - there is no such rule in the palace!"
Gao Pragmatic was shocked, and then he realized how powerful the rules were in the Ming Dynasty. The prince's companionship was specially established for his own purpose. He had no part in all the corresponding systems, and even his lunch was gone. Whereabouts, if Long Qing hadn't asked for some unknown reason, this meal would have been very hungry.
At that moment, he quickly said: "Your Highness, please tell Your Majesty that His Majesty is so caring, and I am very frightened. If I have the opportunity to meet the Holy Spirit next time, I will definitely thank you personally."
Zhu Yijun was then satisfied and said: "Easy to say, easy to say."
Seeing that Zhu Yijun was still a normal child, Gao Pragmatic asked deliberately: "But Your Highness, will I have to go home for lunch tomorrow?"
"No need, my father has already told me that from now on, you and the gentlemen will all be given food together - only the wine will be removed. Everything else is the same."
"I thank your Majesty, Your Highness." Gao Ping said sincerely: It would be good to give food together. By giving food together, I have the opportunity to communicate with these gentlemen in private.
Sure enough, today's morning class was relatively simple. Memorizing a few pages of the Three-Character Sutra would be enough. In fact, Zhu Yijun had already memorized the Three-Character Sutra, so it didn't take long to finish it. Today's lecturer, Chen Jingbang, praised His Highness the Crown Prince for his intelligence and agility, and then dismissed the class.
However, Gao pragmatically and Chen Jingbang did not have any private communication - today was the prince's first class, and all the ceremonies were too complete. When the two of them were eating, there were more than a dozen eunuchs waiting around, so how could they even communicate? The teacher and student could only perform a gentleman's play: "Eating without speaking".
After lunch, Zhu Yijun took a special course in the afternoon. Accompanied by Feng Bao and Gao Pragmatic, he read a court essay and a cabinet vote.
This course was established by Gao Gong under Gao Gong's pragmatic suggestions, and it has never been done before. The reason Gao Pragmatic gave was to let His Highness the Crown Prince know some government matters in advance. Since it was limited to one article, it would not affect his studies. Over time, His Highness the Crown Prince could "verify what he has learned and what he has seen", which would be of great benefit.
Gao Gong thought it was good, so he adopted his suggestion.
But in fact, the reason Gao Pingshi said was obviously just official talk. What he really wanted was to use this method to give Zhu Yijun the opportunity to participate in and understand part of the government affairs. Although Zhu Yijun could only "study" in theory, He couldn't participate in it, but the prince was still the prince. While Zhu Yijun was watching, Gao Pragmatic had the opportunity to "discuss" with him because he also wanted to be with him.
It is conceivable that this kind of discussion can be used to exert influence on Zhu Yijun. Firstly, it can quietly instill some less obvious reform thinking. Secondly, at critical moments, it can lead the prince to express his views on certain matters - this view Under the guidance of high pragmatism, it is likely that there will be a significant bias in the direction desired by high pragmatism.
The personal opinion of an underage prince is of course meaningless in theory, but in practice... it's hard to say. Maybe it might have miraculous effects sometimes?
The essay that the prince wants to read today is a reply on impeachment and the cabinet's vote.
This impeachment was carried out by Wang Zhen, the Nanjing official, and the subjects of the impeachment were Wei Guogong Xu Pengju, Chengyi Bo Liu Shiyan, Nanjing Imperial Academy Jijiu Jiang Bao, and Nanjing Ministry of Punishment Shangshu Sun Zhi.
The memorial said that Xu Pengju asked his concubine Zheng to be granted the title of wife, abandoned his eldest son to establish a young one, and sent her to the Imperial Academy in Nanjing. Liu Shiyan wanted to make his youngest son rich and planned to get married. He secretly asked the prisoner to refute the investigation. He also bribed Jiang Bao with gold, silver and jewels and wrote articles to refute the investigation, which provoked a dispute between the two sons and caused family trouble. Sun Zhi was bribed by Xu Pengzhong to find a wife for the Zheng family.
This Nanjing official asked Wang Zhen to dismiss the four people during the incident.
The official's reply was: Zheng's decree has been seized by the imperial order. It was difficult for Sun Zhi and Jiang Bao to survive after accepting bribes, so they were ordered to return to their hometowns to listen to the investigation. They were transferred to the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate for investigation and implementation, and to discuss the case separately.
The answer from the Ministry of Personnel itself was high-gong meaning, so the cabinet just followed the smooth process and expressed its agreement with the decision of the Ministry of Personnel. The criticism made by the Chief of Ceremonies on behalf of the emperor was even simpler, with only three words: "Zhunge Yi". That is to approve the cabinet's vote.
After Zhu Yijun looked at it, he frowned and said: "In the final analysis, this matter was caused by Xu Pengju. Liu Shiyan even accepted bribes and disrupted the government. Why did he only punish Jiang Bao and Sun Zhi in the end?"
Feng Bao whispered on the side: "My lord, Xu Pengju and Liu Shiyan are both heroes of the founding of the country. They have hereditary titles and stayed in Nanjing. They are separated from the country. The punishment for this is excessive and it is somewhat disgraceful to the court."
Gao Pragmatic said nothing.
Zhu Yijun was very angry and said: "I know they are the queens of meritorious service, but the queens of meritorious service should stick to the laws. How can they act so wantonly? Wouldn't it be a loss of face for the court if we don't punish them?" He turned his head and looked at Gao Gao. Pragmatically, he asked: "Gao Shidu, tell me, should these two people be punished?"
