The top leader of the Hanlin Academy is called a Hanlin bachelor, or a Hanlin bachelor. Today, the Hanlin bachelor is concurrently held by Pan Sheng, the Minister of Rites, which Gao pragmatically knows. But there is a problem. Pan Sheng, who is also the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, does not actually come to the Hanlin Academy to manage affairs. The real person in charge of the Hanlin Academy should be "the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the person in charge of the academy", which is roughly equivalent to the executive deputy so-and-so in later generations.
The number of bachelor's degree students in the Hanlin Academy should theoretically be two, but in fact, due to the frequent presence of officials who have been appointed as bachelor's degree students in the Hanlin Academy, there are actually four bachelor's degree students in the Hanlin Academy today, namely Chen Siyu, Xu Guo, and Yu. There are Ding and He Luowen, not counting Yao Hongmo who just retired last month.
And now the real "executive deputy" of the Hanlin Academy, that is, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy who is in charge of the affairs of the academy, is actually Chen Siyu. Logically speaking, it should be this person who meets Gao Pragmatic today. As for Xu Guo, he was the bachelor of Dongge in the cabinet. At the same time, Yu Youding was the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and He Luowen was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. The bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy was just a part-time official in name for them.
However, listening to what Zeng Chaojie said just now, he said "in charge of the courtyard and the department", which means that the person he wants to meet now is Pan Sheng, which is very strange. However, Gao Pragmatic vaguely guessed the reason why Pan Sheng wanted to see him. Maybe he really wanted to join the cabinet before taking office.
After all, the elders and ministers really don't sound like they are on the same level. With Pan Sheng's qualifications and age, this mentality is completely understandable.
Zeng Chaojie smiled at Gao Jingshi, and then led Gao Jingshi to the inner hall. Entering the inner hall of the Hanlin Academy, when you look up, you can see the word "Yutang" written on the plaque. The so-called Yutang originally comes from Taoism. In the Tang Dynasty, people who lived in Hanyuan were like Ling Yuqing tracing the purple sky.
It should be noted that ordinary people who pass the rank of Jinshi can be called Dengyingzhou, and Hanlin is a Jinshi among Jinshis. Therefore, Dengyingzhou is no longer enough to describe the nobility of Hanlin, so it is called Dengyutang. After all, Yutang is the residence of gods, and Dingding A and three people are regarded as "immortals in heaven" by the official circles, and the common people are regarded as "half-way cultivators of immortality". Anyway, they are all in the immortal class, so "Yutang" is completely suitable.
Gao pragmatically steps into the inner hall, which is considered to be ascending to the Yutang.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, there has been a viewing grass platform in the jade hall. The drafting and making of books by Hanlin bachelors is called viewing grass. Shicaotai is where Hanlin scholars drafted or revised edicts for the emperor. Nowadays, Caotai is regarded as only a formality without practical significance. It still represents the right of Hanlin scholars to make edicts on behalf of the emperor and speak for the king.
There is a public seat in front of the Shicaotai, which is the seat of the bachelor who is in charge of the academy, where he attends reading and lectures. Originally, there were public seats for the cabinet ministers in the inner hall, and they were located in the main hall, while the academicians in charge of the academy had to sit sideways. Therefore, the imperial bachelors of the Ming Dynasty could also call the cabinet ministers the middle hall.
There are two rows of chairs below the official seat. These are the imperial seats in the lecture hall and the review hall. When the matter is being discussed, the Hanlin officials will sit according to their official positions and years of service. There must be no mistake about who sits where.
At this time, a man wearing a red silk flying fish suit was sitting on the Imperial Academy bachelor's seat, smiling slightly at Gao Pragmatic. It was Pan Sheng and Pan Budang.
But beside him, there was another person, sitting in the position where the bachelor's student was in charge of the affairs of the academy. He was wearing a scarlet official uniform and had a serious look on his face.
Gao Pingxi thought to himself that it was not Pan Butang who had infringed upon Chen Zhangyuan's power, but the two of them were meeting such a high-profile meeting together.
However, when he wanted to return to his thoughts, he had already stepped forward to pay homage and said, "The Imperial Academy is highly pragmatic in editing. I pay my respects to the great uncle and the optical scholar."
Pan Sheng and Chen Siyu nodded slightly. Pan Sheng was a nominal official after all. He smiled and said, "Gao Xiu Zhuan, I shouldn't have come today, but I do have something to talk to you about later, so I came uninvited. "
Gao Pingshi hurriedly said, "Uncle Da Zong is able to come and sit in class despite his busy schedule. The students are very grateful."
Pan Sheng smiled again and said, "We'll discuss my matters later. I would like to ask Master Chen to tell you about the rules of the Hanlin Academy. This is also the first thing you must know when entering the Hanlin Academy."
Gao Pragmatic nodded in agreement.
Chen Siyu still had a serious look on his face, nodded slightly and said, "Gao Xiuzan is the leader in this subject and the best among the Jinshi in the same subject. He has received many praises from the emperor, but since you have entered the Hanlin Academy, you need to know this." They are all your seniors, so you must maintain respect and know the etiquette. When you meet your seniors, such as bachelor's degree students or bachelor's degree lecturers, you should lead your horse to avoid the seniors who are deep in the subject, and immediately give way to the seniors who are close to the subject. "On horseback"
Gao Pingshi thought that what Chen Zhangyuan meant was because he was worried that I would use the authority of the Holy Family and Yuanfu disciples to disrespect my seniors.
Chen Siyu ignored him and continued, "Although the promotion of historians and lecturers in our court are recommended by the cabinet, the examinations are made by the chief court and then sent to the main hall for review. Therefore, don't think that you have the support of the cabinet elders behind you. It's just a fluke, if you don't work hard, otherwise you won't be able to do well in the evaluation of these three years in my hands until the nine-year exam is completed."
After hearing Chen Siyu's words, Gao pragmatic knew that he was beating himself up.
He did not show the slightest hint of dissatisfaction. After all, this was not the first time for him to be a pragmatic person in the workplace. When you are new to the yamen, your boss will give you this "killing stick". This is a normal operation and is to avoid the newcomers. Don't know what's appropriate.
When Chen Siyu saw that Gao Pragmatic was just listening honestly and without any hint of rebelliousness, Chen Siyu's face became a little brighter, but he still continued to warn, "If you want me to give you a favorable review, you need to do your job well. I will see it clearly. If If you don't act sincerely, I will be able to tell, so don't take chances to avoid making mistakes."
"I understand," Gao pragmatically replied.
Chen Siyu nodded, obviously satisfied with his obedient performance, so he asked the clerk to serve him tea.
The atmosphere eased, Gao pragmatically took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and looked towards Pan Sheng and Pan Budang again.
Pan Sheng was not as serious as Chen Siyu. He always smiled. When he saw Gao Pragmatic looking at him, he smiled and said, "Gao Xiuzan, as a historian, you are mainly responsible for compiling classics. However, The actual records of Emperor Mu Zongzhuang have been completed, so there is no need to worry too much. The most urgent task now is the Ming Dynasty Ceremony."
After hearing the words "Da Ming Huidian", Gao Pragmatic raised his head slightly, showing a solemn expression.
The Ming Dynasty Huidian is a history book compiled by officials in the Ming Dynasty that describes the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty. It was first compiled in March of the 10th year of Hongzhi, and was supplemented twice during Jiajing. It is already several years old.
"In April of the second year of Wanli, the Ministry of Rites reported to Lin Jingyang that he had requested to supplement the missing cases before applying to join the ceremony, but they were not allowed to do so. The reason was that the actual records of the Jiajing and Longqing dynasties had not yet been completed, and the historians There is no time left to read and revise, so in order to avoid focusing on one thing and neglecting the other, and making it difficult to manage everything at the same time, the reconstruction of the ceremony has to be postponed."
When Pan Sheng said this, his expression became much more serious, and he added, "By June of the fourth year of Wanli, Mu Zong's real records had been submitted, and the compilation of Shizong's real records was about to be completed. So on the 16th, Shifu Gao Wenzhenggong and others reported Please rebuild the Ming Dynasty ceremony and inform His Majesty about the preparations. On June 21, the emperor ordered the restoration of the ceremony."
Gao Pragmatic actually knew what Pan Sheng said, but he couldn't remember the specific dates, so his face was very calm and he just acted like he was listening.
When Pan Sheng saw that he didn't ask a single question, he secretly praised him for being "really steady" and said, "At that time, Gao Wenzhenggong personally served as the president, Ma Ziqiang, a scholar of the University, Wang Bor and Lin Shizhang, both ministers and ministers of the Ministry of Rites. , Shen Shixing, who was also a bachelor at the time, and Wang Xijue, the vice president of editing and compilation, had a huge lineup. Unfortunately, Gao Ge and Ma Ge passed away one after another. The two young uncles Wang and Lin became officials successively, Shen Yaoquan entered the cabinet, Wang Jingshi and Ding You , there is actually no one to preside over the conference. Not to mention the serious shortage of staff in various places. Many officials in charge of compilation of the Imperial Academy have been transferred, so that now the shortage of staff for compilation of the conference is extremely serious, and the number of people still working is less than 30% before. "
Gao Pangshi had no choice but to answer now, and said, "Uncle Da Zong's intention is to serve as a compilation officer."
Pan Sheng laughed, but he was not polite at all. Instead, he affirmed, "He is an editor, but he must actually take responsibility."
Gao Pragmatic was suddenly a little stunned.
