The purpose of opening a sutra class in the orthodox dynasty is no longer as simple as teaching the emperor to read, but more like a large-scale ceremony.

Honorary relatives, cabinet, six ministries and other important officials in the court came to the scene, and together with officials who were allowed to attend the lectures and various deacons, there might be no less than a hundred people.

Do you need a hundred people to read a book?

The answer is obviously not necessary. The existence of these officials is just to scan faces in front of the emperor. It also proves to the outside world that they are now popular and stand at the core decision-making level of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are still a few people who can get the title of honorable "Imperial Master".

It has been more than three months since the last time the Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty held the imperial lecture. Now that the imperial lecture is held again, it is naturally treated even more solemnly. Only by satisfying the emperor's study can he continue to "go to school" in the future.

As a result, the scale of this lecture was even larger and larger, with more officials participating, no less than a small official ceremony.

But what these officials don’t know is that the more solemn and formal it is, the more it will arouse Zhu Qizhen’s disgust and disgust of the lectures on the Seminar Day. If the Empress Dowager Sun had not personally advised him to study today, he would never have opened a Seminar to disgust himself!

All the officials in Wenhua Hall have already taken their positions, and they have different groups of people based on their positions and official titles.

The British Duke Zhang Fu was the chief minister of the imperial examination and his duty was to lead all matters of the imperial examination. Before the Tumubao Incident, he was held by Xunqin, and later this position was held by the chief minister of the cabinet.

Knowing that the ceremony of the imperial lectures belongs to honorary titles, which is similar to the honorary president of later generations. The real person in charge of the affairs of the imperial lectures is Tongzhi, and this position is basically held by cabinet ministers and the six ministers.

Next is the lecturer of the imperial lecture, which is commonly known as the imperial teacher. He is responsible for explaining the classics, history, and collections of classics to the emperor, and is responsible for the officials of the Hanlin Academy or the Imperial College.

The officials who continue to follow the trend basically belong to the deacon, such as officials responsible for praise, guards, etiquette, etc.

The position where Shen Yichen stood was very special. He did not stand with the ministers, but stood alone next to the imperial case on the opposite side. He could be ready to flip a book for the emperor at any time.

Among the group of officials who were franchise to attend, Hanlin officials occupied a large proportion of the quota, and the group of the last Hanlin officials who were still inexperienced in the office were the main ones.

When they saw Shen Yichen standing at the position of the Secretary of the Scholar, they were first incredible and shocked, but then they turned into jealousy and anger.

After working in the Hanlin Academy for three years, he finally obtained the qualification to attend the imperial lectures. Why did Shen Yichen, a member of the eunuch party, come back and get close to the emperor? Who made the arrangements for personal gain behind the scenes?

Among these Hanlin officials, there was the Hanlin Prosecutor who had been under the influence of his official title on the day of Shen Yichen's official position.

His eyes were red at this time, and his heart was full of humiliation. His official title was lower than that of Shen Yichen and Tao Hongzheng recognized it. This was a rule passed down by his ancestors. The top scholar could directly be awarded the position of Hanlin editor.

But in the Hanlin Academy, the attendant lectures are the priority of seniority. Why can Shen Yichen skip the steps of speaking Japanese, listening, etc., and become a scholar in one step?

Is it a Duke of Cheng Guo who depends on his father?

Even if Cheng Guogong is powerful, he will never be able to reach a noble place like the Hanlin Academy. There must be someone who promotes and favors others behind it!

Thinking of this, Tao Hongzheng looked at Ni Qian, a bachelor of the school on the other side. Currently, Ni Qian is in charge of the Hanlin Academy. Shen Yichen wants to be the official of the book exhibition, so he must have passed by his hands.

Could it be that the bachelor's degree has fallen under Chen Yichen's flattery power?

"Dear colleagues, Chen Yichen, how can he be the official of the exhibition? Are you not confused?"

Tao Hongzheng felt very aggrieved and spoke up to the Hanlin officials beside him, believing that he would not be the only one who was dissatisfied.

Sure enough, the Hanlin officials who were listening to this began to talk. With the qualifications, Chen Yichen was quickly transferred to Dongge to study in the Hanlin Academy after only more than a month after joining the Hanlin Academy.

There is no such thing as in terms of achievements. What kind of career can you do in the Hanlin Academy in just a month?

Even in terms of identity, Chen Yichen can't be considered a pure Hanlin official now. Why do he still occupy the resources of the Hanlin Academy?

From the beginning of whispering to the increasing noise of subsequent sounds, other court officials who participated in the lecture continued to look at each other.

"quiet!"

Ni Qian, who was the lecturer of the imperial lecture, couldn't bear it anymore and whispered a warning to the group of Hanlin officials who were listening to it.

Although the imperial lecture was not as formal as the court meeting before the emperor came, such loud noises still hindered the appearance.

Tao Hongzheng stood up and bowed to Ni Qian and said, "I don't want to say anything, I hope Bachelor Nehan will answer it!"

"I want to know why Chen Yichen can serve as the official of the exhibition book, right?"

Ni Qian was not deaf in the discussions of these Hanlin officials, so he naturally heard them.

"That's right!"

Tao Hongzheng was humiliated in public by Chen Yichen that day, and he had long felt resentment in his heart. Now he felt unfair and no longer cared about the superiors and inferiors. He just wanted to ask Ni Qian for an explanation.

"Responsibility and persistence."

In such an occasion, Ni Qian is not convenient to explain too much, and he doesn't want to explain too much.

The book "Huanyu Tongzhi" was not specially left to Chen Yichen for editing. After all, no one has the ability to predict the prophets. In advance, this kid would be arrogant and overwhelmed the Hanlin seniors on the first day of his official career.

Ni Qian mentioned in the courtyard several times before that he hoped that someone would take over the preparation of this book, but no one answered. Chen Yichen happened to be angry with the public, so he simply followed the situation and threw the blame on him.

Now in Ni Qian's opinion, these juniors are all known to be knowledgeable and talented, but they are just boasting and just showing off.

In terms of responsibility, it is better to be Chen Yichen, a so-called eunuch party member!

What is about the truth and the heart? Isn’t there a sharp contrast in front of you?

Responsibility and persistence?

After hearing this answer, Tao Hongzheng felt incomprehensible. What Chen Yichen did could be called responsibility and persistence.

Not to mention him, the group of Hanlin officials who were attending the audience were also very dissatisfied!

That day, Qian Xili, a bachelor of the school, and Zhou Xu, a bachelor of the lecturer, had obvious partiality and cover for Chen Yichen. Now it seems that even Ni Qian, a bachelor of the lecturer, was no exception.

Can you say that once you are in a high position, you will be corrupted by the officialdom and will not be able to maintain the integrity and character of a literati?

Just when Tao Hongzheng was still planning to argue, the officials of the Honglu Temple shouted: "The Lord is here!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

The officials in Wenhua Hall knelt down and looked at Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, performing five bows and three bows, indicating that the ceremony of the scriptures was about to begin.

There are two experience lecturers today, namely Ni Qian, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, and Li Shimian, a priest of the Imperial College.

In fact, seriously, the senior executives of the Hanlin Academy who were present today were not only Ni Qian. For example, Gao Gu, the chief minister, also holds the title of Hanlin Bachelor's degree, and Qian Xili, a bachelor of the school, was also present.

It’s just that they were sitting in the cabinet and in the Ministry of Personnel, and they also occupied the pit of lecturers in the lecture hall. They had to leave some space for those behind.

From the beginning of entering Wenhua Hall, Zhu Qizhen's face was expressionless. In addition to the requirements of the etiquette of the imperial etiquette, this state was also the disgustedness in his heart, which could not be suppressed and written on his face.

"Speak!"

The praise officer of the Honglu Temple shouted for his whole life, declaring that the imperial lecture was officially begun.

Chen Yichen quickly took a step forward, unfolded the four books on the imperial desk for the emperor, and turned to the chapter of the lecture content.

Everything was prepared in advance, so Chen Yichen was not very panicked. But just when he was about to return to his original position after finishing his work, he found that Zhu Qizhen looked at him with a little cold look.

This expression made Chen Yichen nervous. The emperor was a supreme existence in ancient times, controlling life and death to seize power.

Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, once warned that nothing in the court is as good as the emperor's kindness. When he was with the emperor, he had a great time talking with Zhu Qizhen, and the other party turned around reluctantly when he returned to the palace.

During this period of time, I have never seen Zhu Qizhen before. I shouldn't have provoked the emperor, right?

Could it be that his disgust for learning is beyond words?

With a nervous mood, Chen Yichen stood beside him, listening to the attendant Ni Qian lecture on the Four Books for Zhu Qizhen.

As he listened, Chen Yichen understood Zhu Qizhen's mentality of being disgusted with learning. Putting aside the length of study throughout the year, just talking about the lecture, Zhu Qizhen had to sit upright throughout the whole process, and not have any small movements or distractedness.

Moreover, the contents of the four books mentioned are all boring content such as "public world", "benevolent government", "internal sage and external king", which makes people doze off.

What's even more outrageous is that during the lecture, the lecturer would constantly advise the emperor when he talked about the "way of sages". Similar to a person with a strong "father-like" taste in later generations, he would constantly tell you some great principles.

Moreover, the emperor cannot refute or accuse. Once this happens, it means being rude and not respecting the teacher!

No wonder so many people want to be emperor masters. In addition to being noble status, they can also curse the emperor as if they are so arrogant. How can they not be happy?

After the lecture was made by Ni Qian, the Imperial College Priest Li Shimian, the turn of the Imperial College Priest, gave a lecture. Perhaps in order to expand the multifaceted nature of the emperor's knowledge, he did not continue to talk about the Four Books and Five Classics, but talked about "Zhenguan Zheng Yao"

"Zhenguan Zheng Yao" is a political and theoretical history book of the Tang Dynasty, which records the content of the affairs of the ministers during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang. It can bring good inspiration and experience to the emperors in later generations.

Compared with the boring Four Books and Five Classics, discussion on history is relatively interesting, but it is only a little bit.

After just one or two hours of this, Chen Yichen felt that his waist was sore and his legs were numb. Li Shimian, the priest of the Imperial College, finally finished the lecture, which meant that today's lecture was over.

According to the procedure, after the end, Zhang Fu, the British Duke of Knowing the Classics, will lead all officials to kowtow to the emperor.

But at this moment, Zhu Qizhen unexpectedly opened his mouth and turned to Chen Yichen behind him and asked, "Chen Qing family, how do you think I am like Emperor Taizong of Tang?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials who participated in the lecture looked at each other.

On the one hand, it was unexpected that Zhu Qizhen would ask Chen Yichen, a sixth-rank official. On the other hand, if this question is not answered well, it is equivalent to giving a question!

Translation in modern language is Zhu Qizhen asking Chen Yichen how he compares with Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin?

Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin's status and reputation in Chinese history were not needed to speak too much. His civil and military skills almost reached the peak of the emperor.

In a sense, it is not an exaggeration to call it the emperor of the ages.

It is precisely because of this achievement and achievements that many emperors in later generations took Emperor Taizong of Tang as an example, and even the content of the lectures added the political and historical book "Zhenguan Zhengyao".

The emperor is called a lonely man and is arrogant in his heart. Naturally, he hopes to become a saint, just as Emperor Taizong of Tang was admired for all generations.

In the Ming Dynasty, evaluating Emperor Taizong of Tang was also a common thing that the emperor did. For example, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizong of Ming, Zhu Di, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming, Zhu Zhanji, all had the experience of talking to ministers.

But the problem is that they will not compare themselves with Emperor Taizong of Tang, nor will they even ask the ministers how they will.

After all, can you compare with it? Are you not sure about it?

Chen Yichen never expected that Zhu Qizhen would be so unrestrained, and he also left this question to himself.
To be continued...