After Zhang Siwei received the task, although his head hurt, although this matter was big, it was not an urgent matter. He could investigate it slowly and think carefully before doing it.
But some things are more pressing. The emperor's eldest son, Prince Luo, was born at the end of the seventh year of Wanli. He was already eight years old during the Spring Festival of the thirteenth year of Wanli, and was required to leave the court to study. There is a special emphasis here - in the Ming Dynasty, only the crown prince was qualified to "study outside the cabinet." As for the other princes, they are all just waiting to die. It doesn't matter what their education is.
In fact, if a court official asked Prince Luo to come out to study, it would be equivalent to reminding the emperor to determine the reserve position. Although his status as the eldest son has long been unshakable, and there are no concubines in the harem to shake his status, the emperor did not officially establish a prince.
According to the system left by Taizu, the earlier the successor is cultivated, the better. However, many of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not follow the ancestral system. For example, Crown Prince Yingzong left the cabinet at the age of twelve. Although Emperor Wuzong left the cabinet at the age of eight to study, he often asked for leave, and he took leave for more than half a year. It was Emperor Wanli himself. When he was eight years old, the court officials asked Mu Zong to let him go out to study. Mu Zong refused on the spot and said: "I will wait until the crown prince is ten years old before making any plans."
The resistance of the Ming Dynasty royal family to the crown prince leaving the court to study was actually a struggle for the educational rights of the imperial heirs - if he left the court early and was indoctrinated into stupidity by the Four Books and Five Classics, he would inevitably become the puppet of the civil servants, and he would be particularly stupid.
Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of Emperor Taizu, was the master of the book. He was deceived by the bookworms around him and wanted to cut down the vassal, so Chengzu took advantage of him. Zhu Di learned his lesson after getting the Dragon Throne. Most of his expeditions here and there took Zhu Zhanji with him to prevent him from being brainwashed by civil servants.
After the Tumubao Incident, successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty felt that it was not enough for an emperor to just study. It would be better for this emperor to be both civil and military like Taizu and Chengzu. Therefore, riding and archery were also included in the education content. There were also distinguished ministers in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion as the prince's military teachers. . Of course, except for Emperor Jiajing, who believed in "two dragons never meet", it was a great blessing that Mu Zong and the other two sons of Emperor Jiajing could live to adulthood among the eight sons of Emperor Jiajing - the other six all received lunch.
Before and after the political reform, the emperor used his butcher knife to kill people, and his authority became increasingly stronger after years of personal rule. In addition, Prince Luo's position was stable, so the court officials did not regard the emperor's failure to establish a prince as a serious warning in recent years.
After Zhang Juzheng passed away, Zhu Yijun was reminded by Empress Dowager Li to pay attention to the prince's education. Now in his mid-twenties, he has six sons and three daughters—and is likely to have dozens in the future.
Prince Luo has an older sister who is now learning pinyin and literacy in the study with her younger brother. Thinking that his children may form a class in the future, Zhu Yijun must put the issue of education for future generations on the agenda...
When Zhu Yijun fell asleep, someone handed him a pillow. On the third day of August in the thirteenth year of Wanli, the emperor went to court in the morning. Wang Xijue, the Minister of Rites, asked the emperor for instructions. He said that Prince Luo was getting older and smarter, and suggested that the emperor let him go out to study. When the ministers heard this, they felt no regrets. .
There is a saying here: The appointment of a crown prince is usually a matter for the chief minister of the cabinet, but it is not absolute. If the emperor did not intend to appoint the crown prince before, and the time limit for appointing the crown prince has obviously exceeded, then the minister who took the lead will go to the court to be the "minister who determines the crown prince", which is similar to the status of "minister Conglong".
When Prince Luo succeeds to the throne in the future, no matter how he feels about Wang Xijue, he must give an explanation for Wang Xijue's behavior today. At the very least, promotion to another level is the minimum. If Prince Luo has a better impression of him, this will be the capital of his future success.
The ministers all had mixed feelings when they thought that Wang Xijue had taken advantage of this. Especially the young courtiers, they all secretly scolded Wang Xijue, an old man, for being careless - now the emperor is in the prime of life, and when Prince Luo succeeds to the throne, I don't know whether Wang Xijue himself will be able to enjoy the merit of being the heir apparent. Why not take advantage of this good opportunity? Leave it to the young?
Wang Xijue was impeccable in his work. Although he took most of the credit for the fixed reserve, he still left two chopsticks for Zhang Siwei. Because he suggested that Prince Luo leave the cabinet to study, but did not ask the emperor to determine the throne in advance, the credit for appointing a prince was left to him - the prime minister must also appreciate it, because this is a political rule. If Zhang Siwei doesn't want to be scolded for being ungrateful, he must reciprocate his kindness.
Therefore, the courtiers all looked up to Wang Xijue. A win-win situation for all parties cannot be achieved casually. Every word Wang Xijue said in the Huangji Palace was torn apart and analyzed. I admire his superb language control.
Of course, the emperor's reply to Wang Xijue was also carefully analyzed. Although they all lowered their heads and did not see the emperor's expression, Zhu Yijun's tone was filled with joy:
"Your memorial is very appropriate. Human beings are different in nature. Endowment comes from heaven and knowledge comes from people. Although there are talents with wisdom and wisdom, there is no one who can succeed without education. My descendants must think about how to educate them. .”
With this sentence, it is a certainty that Prince Luo will decide on the throne and leave the cabinet to study. Although the emperor's words left some tail, the courtiers all thought that the matter was settled - including Zhang Siwei.
Wang Xijue left a loophole for Zhang Siwei, and Zhang Siwei had to make things right. So the next day, Zhang Siwei and other political ministers jointly signed a memorial "Respectfully Requesting Chen Duan to Establish the East Palace to Emphasize the Country's Ability" and arrived at Zhu Yijun's desk.
"The foundation of the country is tied to Yuan Liang, and the main weapon is the legitimate son. Now I ask Chen Duan to establish the crown prince early, so he respects the ancestral temple and attaches importance to the country. ... In the seventh year of Wanli, the birth edict of Prince Yuanzi Luo The world has been here for six years. Nowadays, the Lin-toed Katydid is in the ascendant. It is appropriate to correct its name and status."
"I found out the ancestral stories. Xuanzong made Yingzong the crown prince in the third year of Xuande, when he was two years old; Xianzong made Xiaozong the crown prince in the eleventh year of Chenghua, and he was six years old; Xiaozong made Wuzong the emperor in the fifth year of Hongzhi. The prince is not yet one year old - the tomb is built and the reserve is promoted, so the importance of the Ming Dynasty..."
"Prince Luo conquered Qiyi, and he has long been successful at home and abroad, and his subjects have been loyal to him for a long time... It is now the ceremony to enthrone, and it is appropriate to practice... Build a reserve early to comfort the hopes of hundreds of millions of people. , to consolidate the foundation for thousands of generations... As for giving lectures and paying tribute to others..."
Zhu Yijun smiled slightly after reading the memorial, put the memorial in his sleeve and displayed it in Kunning Palace. After Empress Zhuang gave birth to a daughter and two sons, her status in the harem was like Mount Everest - much higher than that of Empress Dowager Li when she gave birth to Longzi as a concubine. After all, she still occupies a "direct" position, unless Zhu Yijun has the brains The queen must be abolished, otherwise no one will dare to speak loudly in front of her.
After years of working together, the two of them can now be considered a harmonious couple. Zhu Yijun was very particular about his work, and Empress Zhuang had no intention of pampering her - she couldn't fault it. After the birth of her second son, the empress's status had already been guaranteed. No matter how much the emperor tried to be extravagant, this mother's status in the world would be made of iron. .
Seeing the emperor coming, Empress Zhuang said happily: "We have arranged for Zheng Zhaoyi and Li Jieyu to sleep with me today. Why did your majesty come to my concubine?"
Zhu Yijun laughed and said: "I won't go there today. Let's talk as a couple tonight and do nothing else."
Empress Zhuang blushed when she heard this and spat: "Who cares that your majesty can't do anything else? Today, I am not able to sleep with you even though I have sent you a letter from the moon."
Zhu Yijun was overjoyed and said jokingly: "Oh, monthly letters before marriage are a stumbling block, but monthly letters are the savior after marriage - I have already considered a good life, and I came here just to take a day off. But you think it's complicated, we two can't eat vegetarian food?" "
Empress Zhuang's face turned redder and redder, and she stopped talking to Zhu Yijun. She turned around and ordered the female official beside her: "Make boiled cabbage for the emperor, and mix it with bitter melon-" The female official suppressed her laughter and went on to ignore the arrangements.
Although today's medical conditions have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to when Zhu Yijun traveled through time, Zhu Yijun still pays great attention to health care. He basically avoids foods rich in oil, heavy salt, and high sugar, and eats several vegetarian meals every now and then. Therefore, the harem also Make every effort to prepare light dishes for him. Of course, because he is still young, he is also very careful about his protein intake.
After the two had dinner, Zhu Yijun showed the queen Zhang Siwei's invitation to Lidong Palace. Zhuang Jingjia's eyes were bright and she asked with a smile: "I have been holding this in my belly for several years. Are you going to issue an edict?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Yes. The decree must be made. But it cannot be so cheerful. I plan to let the clan family take the lead and build a royal primary school - let Hao'er study with the children of the clan, nobles and important ministers. Well, the main thing is I want to give him an environment to communicate with his peers.”
After speaking, he said with a smile: "In the second year after I ascended the throne, I proposed to my mother to choose some companions to accompany me to study together, but she rejected it. Although I am still wise and powerful, I cannot think that all future generations will be as wise and talented as me. . Well, the environment is very important, and communication is also very important, otherwise the future emperor will have contact with eunuchs, women and old masters, and it will be difficult for him to have a sound character."
Zhuang Jingjia and Zhu Yijun have known each other for many years and have a better understanding of his ideas, but she still sweated after hearing this and said: "If there are some good ones and some bad ones, don't bring up the bad ones."
Zhu Yijun snorted coldly: "Huh, if the child who studies with the crown prince is out of character, then his family will tell him something. Don't worry about this. Even if they are pretending, they have to pretend to be human in front of the prince. .”
After hearing this, Queen Zhuang smiled and said: "This is a major change in the ancestral system - can the courtiers agree?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Well, they can't agree happily, so I have to take control of the matter of establishing the crown prince, otherwise it will be bad to go up against others. I come to you today just to give you some breathing room. To prevent you from thinking wildly. I made up my mind on the day I married you that Prince Luo would be crown prince - this prince can only be born to you in the next life!"
When these words were spoken, the Queen was naturally moved with emotion. When Zhu Yijun saw Empress Zhuang getting up to call for someone to come and attend her bed, she stopped her with a smile and said, "This...it's really not necessary. When you feel better, you can make arrangements...I don't have any plans." There is disobedience.”
Then he quickly changed the topic and said: "From now on, my children must be well educated. This world is a big place..."
