Chapter 25: The Dark Arrow of the Discipline Gang
"Master Ji," Ma Yun came out to greet him: "Hey, the emperor has gone to Wenyuan Pavilion, or else wait in the palace for a while." β
Ji Gang shook his hand and said, "I'll just go to Wenyuan Pavilion and wait, my father-in-law doesn't have to serve tea." β
He said and walked in the direction of Wenyuan Pavilion, the road of Wenyuan Pavilion, Ji Gang had not walked much before, but now he walked it unhurriedly, feeling that this road was indeed very close to the Jinshen Palace.
The place of Wenyuan Pavilion is shorter than the Wenhua Hall in front of it, and it does not have the glory of the Wenhua Palace, but the area is much larger, because it is rich in books. In this rectangular building, there are screens separating large and small compartments, and there are seven - now six attendants, Hu Yan has been transferred out to serve as the priest of the country, and these six attendants are here to assist the emperor in handling government affairs.
Of course, there are also people who are selected to compile the canon, compilation, editing, etc., but their office is not in the room next to Wenyuan Pavilion, they work in the Hanlin Academy, and they usually only come to consult books, and only these six attendants and bachelors can get the room in Wenyuan Pavilion as a resting place.
On the steps, Ji Gang asked about the aroma of paper and ink, which reminded him again of the time when he was a student in school, he was conceited and capable, but he was disliked by all the pedants, thinking that he was "useless", and finally he was kicked out of the school, so he became angry, stopped King Yan's horse, and served him.
He stopped slowly at the door, and could hear the emperor's voice, because it was quiet inside, and the sound could be heardβ
"No, this is the book I want to compile!" the Emperor sighed.
In July of the first year of Yongle, the emperor decided to compile a book, and he told Xie Jin his thoughts: "I want to collect the books of the world, gather the things contained in them, and unify them in rhyme, which is convenient for several investigations. You should understand what I mean, all the scriptures, histories, children, and books of hundreds of schools, as for astronomy, geography, yin and yang, medicine, divination, monks, and Taoist skills, all kinds of books, compiled into one book, don't get tired of it. β
It's just that Xie Jin doesn't seem to be able to comprehend the essentials, he thinks that the emperor intends to respect Confucius and Confucianism, so he only picked the compilation of scriptures and history, and did not incorporate the learning of a hundred schools, and the speed of compilation is not slow.
"I've only seen 1,200 scriptures," Emperor Yongle flipped through the bookshelf and said unhappily, "What about the subset?"
"The subset is lacking and not yet complete. Xie Jin had no choice but to answer.
The emperor frowned, took his eyes back from the bookshelf, stared at Xie Jin's face for a while, and shook his head slightly: "It seems that Wenyuan Pavilion does not have enough books, in this world, as long as there are readers with a little extra money, they will collect books." Could it be that the imperial court can't afford to spend the money to buy books?"
He immediately instructed Lu Zhen and Zheng Ci of the Ministry of Rites to send envoys to ask for a suicide note.
"I buy books from people all over the world," the chair the emperor sat down on shook slightly: "It is not difficult to buy books, and it is not difficult to collect books, but you must read them often to make progress." The people saved gold and silver for their children, but I saved books for their children and grandchildren, and the gold and silver will be spent one day, but the benefits of books will never end. β
The emperor then left, and Xie Jin looked at the empty camphor chair in confusion, but suddenly remembered that when he had just taken over the work of compiling the book, Yang Rong seemed to say in a joking tone, "Master Xie, don't get tired of the vast", but he didn't listen to such words, and only regarded him as a kind of person who can't eat grapes and says that grapes are sour.
Ji Gang followed the emperor step by step, and the emperor didn't see him, but just said to himself: "Xie Jin, Xie Jin, twice-"
Ji Gang heard it clearly, and he knew what the emperor meant by "twice".
In the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu, that is, in October of the fourth year of Jianwen, the emperor had just ascended the throne for more than two months, and he ordered to do one thing, that is, to rebuild the "Taizu Record".
At that time, the president was still Xie Jin, but at the same time, there were also Cao Guogong Li Jinglong and Zhong Bo Ruyu for the concurrent, and eight months later, the rebuilt "Actual Record" was submitted to the emperor's desk, but the emperor was very dissatisfied. Because in this record, the emperor was still denounced as a "rebel", which caused the emperor to get angry and kill some people who revised the record. Now that Li Jinglong has offended, the emperor can put the blame for "not repairing books well" on his head, but Xie Jin, the president, really made the emperor uncomfortable once.
Now this "Great Canon" is the second time, to be honest, no one is unconvinced by Xie Jin's talent, this person is indeed a smart person, but why does he not understand the emperor's mind, does he really not understand, or does he not understand, does he really not understand and then does he do something confused, or does he not understand whether he wants to make the emperor uncomfortable - Ji Gang does not know.
The emperor walked a long way and was about to climb on his shoulder, when he saw Ji Gang, he couldn't help but say, "Aiqing, why are you here?"
Ji Gang said: "The minister heard that His Majesty had come to Wenyuan Pavilion, so he came over, and he just arrived for a while. β
When Ji Gang came to see the emperor, he naturally had important information to report. "Your Majesty, the minister has ascertained that Shu Ji Shi Zhang Pu has a private collection of Fang Xiaoru's poems and texts at home, and the evidence is conclusive. β
As he spoke, he took out a stack of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Yongle respectfully.
"This is the scholar of the Kaike Branch, the Jinshi of the Zhongzhong!" the emperor said angrily: "This is the traitorous seed of the Yichou family, which has poisoned the world!"
The Yichou Department was the imperial examination in the eighteenth year of Hongwu, and a total of 472 jinshi were admitted that year. Among these 400 people, there are quite a lot of loyal ministers, Lian Zining is the eye of the list, Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai are all in the list, these people refused to cooperate with the emperor, and they died one after another, and they did not forget to insult the emperor before they died, so the emperor hated him to the bone, so he ordered to knock down the inscription tablet of Yichou Kejinshi.
Every three years, the Jinshi of the middle list will set up a stone tablet and engrave their names to boast of future generations.
The emperor hated these people very much, and he had already told the world that he was not allowed to collect Fang Xiaoru's poems, but he didn't expect that there were still people who defy the law, so he naturally made the emperor angry: "Kill him, you can do it!"
Ji Gang naturally received the order, but of course he didn't come for this matter today, he looked at the emperor's expression, and said: "The minister still has one more matter, I don't know whether to say it or not." β
"Say," said the Emperor, "is there anything else you should say in front of me?"
"When the minister came," Ji Gang hesitated: "I bumped into someone, I originally thought it was the guard next to His Majesty, but after looking carefully, I realized that it was not...... Yes, it is the palace person who serves by the side of the crown princess. β
The emperor smiled slightly: "It's the women's army beside the Zhang family." You haven't seen it, no foot. β
"The minister is relieved," Ji Gang sighed: "I originally saw them with knives, and I thought they were imperial guards, but they were all women dressed as men, and I almost bluffed the minister......
The emperor couldn't help frowning: "With a knife, still dressed as a man?"
Ji Gang nodded: "Yes, the person who has to be used by Niangniang's side, the minister has no eyes and no beads, and the minister doesn't know if he should go to the East Palace to make amends......"
"There is no need to go," the emperor said lightly, "what are you guilty of?" β
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