Editorial and Inspection Hall of Hanlin Academy.

Xie Qian sat down accompanied by the three historians Zhu Xizhou, Wang Zan and Shen Xi, and called the current palace examination list Yan Lun Wenxu and Tanhua Fengxi, who had already joined the Hanlin Academy, and first enthusiastically asked Shen Xi and the three of them whether they were suitable for the work of the Hanlin Academy, and then asked about the revision of the "Daming Huidian".

The personal care of the East Pavilion University Scholar was a great honor for the three newly promoted Hanlin, but Shen Xi heard that Xie Qian had something to say.

"Your Majesty asked about Taizu yesterday, and said, Taizu drove Hu Lu and settled the country, which is the orthodoxy of the country, but I don't know why Taizu collapsed in 31 years, why Taizong succeeded to the throne in 35 years, and still took Hongwu as the number?" Xie Qian very blandly raised an "unspeakable" question in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

To be precise, Xie Qian was just quoting the words of the Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youji.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two unspeakable historical problems, one was Emperor Jianwen and the other was Emperor Jingtai, and even historians could not comment casually, let alone civil and military generals or ordinary people.

However, the temple number of Emperor Jingtai was restored in the Chenghua Dynasty, and it was also regarded as Emperor Chenghua's rebellion against his father, but Emperor Jianwen has been a taboo in the court until now, and no one dares to mention it, and even in the historical books recorded in the Ming Dynasty, there has never been any mention of "Jianwen".

At the end of the fourth year of Jianwen's Jingjing, the imperial court burned all the classics related to "Jianwen" during the Yongle period, and strictly ordered that the old things of Jianwen should no longer be mentioned in the market, and the history between the 31st year of Hongwu and the 35th year of Hongwu was almost eliminated in the historical books of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that Emperor Hongzhi suddenly mentioned it, the significance is not ordinary.

Zhu Xizhou finally stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and when the Son of Heaven asked about the left and right, the people in the Hanlin Academy were obliged to answer, which was also the meaning of the existence of the Hanlin Academy. But this issue is too sensitive, Zhu Xizhou said with a little puzzlement: "The words of the elder pavilion." I don't really understand. ”

Xie Qian smiled and waved his hand: "Don't understand too much, everyone writes a note and presents it to His Majesty." Your Majesty is confused. We will share your worries for Your Majesty......"

Xie Qian was very smart, since Emperor Hongzhi asked a question that could not be said. Then let Hanlin answer with a pen. This is just like the policy question in the palace test, why did Gaozu only serve as emperor for thirty-one years, but the era name was used for thirty-five years? It is required to use the answer that best meets the emperor's mind to relieve the doubts in the emperor's mind.

Everyone found a seat against the desk and sat down, this time the question was a little special, the Hanlin Academy from the historian to the down, everyone on duty had to go to the editorial hall to write a note to answer Emperor Hongzhi's questions.

Xie Qian said first, just wrote a note. There is no need to sign it, as long as the answer is appropriate, as for whether Emperor Hongzhi will see it for himself, that is another matter.

But since the emperor has already asked, can you not read it? At most, I don't know who wrote it. But if the emperor really thinks that someone wrote it is not to his liking, and wants to condemn him, send it back and ask who wrote it, do you dare to admit it? Even if you have a hard mouth, you can find people out when you sit in the right seat at the end.

Shen Xi hates this kind of secret ballot the most, because secret ballot means that he thinks that he is not responsible for the text, but in fact, secret ballot is more difficult to write than by secret ballot.

Shen Xi grinds well. I picked up the brush, but I couldn't put it down.

The process of the Battle of Jingjing was all too familiar to him. From the cause of the incident, to the repetition of the war situation in the middle, and then to the result, it is just an ordinary record in history, but this record was a taboo for historians in the Ming Dynasty. It's as if every dynasty and every dynasty has a hidden historical material, and even if it is recorded, it is still a filthy history, and it will only be mentioned after the change of dynasties.

Shen Xi knew that the temple number of Emperor Jianwen. It was not restored until the Southern Ming Dynasty.

I didn't know how to write, so Shen Xi had to refer to other people's opinions. But seeing that those Hanlin colleagues were working hard to write at this time, he didn't understand what there was to write about this issue. After thinking about it again. Shen Xi wrote two words on the paper: "Jianwen." ”

The "answer sheet" is considered complete.

The simple two words are the year name of Emperor Zhu Yunwen of the Ming Hui Dynasty, but no one has mentioned this era name for a hundred years, and the real beginning of records in history has been the twenty-third year of Wanli after the 128th year of Jingnan.

People in the Ming Dynasty were accustomed to thinking that under Emperor Taizu was Taizong, and under Taizong was Renzong, and even Zhu Di's "Chengzu" temple number was later added by Emperor Jiajing.

Even the current scholars rarely know the allusion of "Jing Difficult".

After a while, Xie Qian began to "collect the volume", Shen Xi folded the paper with the word "Jianwen" written on it, and handed it over, still thinking in his heart, don't cause trouble because of this article, right?

But no matter how he thinks about it, Shen Xi thinks that he just mentioned an existing fact, even if he wants to investigate, he can find many excuses from the word "Jianwen" to prevaricate.

Xie Qian put all the slips away, didn't open them to see what was written on them, said a few words of encouragement casually, and hurried away.

As soon as Xie Qian left, the Hanlin courtyard exploded.

Everyone doesn't know the intentions of Bai Zi, and this matter involves a period of history to set things right, but in fact, even a well-educated person like Hanlin is not very familiar with this history in the early Ming Dynasty, and some of them know for the first time that Taizu died in the thirty-first year of Hongwu?

Zhu Xizhou walked over and asked Shen Xi: "Shen Xiu, do you know the intention of His Majesty to ask this?" ”

Shen Xi shook his head.

Zhu Xizhou sighed: "In the Hanlin Academy, there are many things that cannot be said to people, but since Your Majesty has asked, you should know everything, and you should not have any scruples, and you can't complain about it." ”

Shen Xi thought to himself: "I wrote down the year name of Emperor Ming Hui, isn't this all known?" Do I have to write down the whole process of the 'appeasement' in order to be responsible for the emperor? ”

But after thinking about it again, he wrote two words just now, or Zhu Xizhou didn't notice that he had moved his pen at all, thinking that he had handed in a "blank scroll", so he would have this feeling.

Shen Xi asked rhetorically, "Then what does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Zhu Xi was stunned and looked at Shen Xi in a daze for a moment before shaking his head and smiling without saying a word. Even if he was very helpful to Shen Xi, he still resolutely chose to avoid this unspeakable issue, so whether Zhu Xizhou knew the history of Jingnan or not became a mystery in Shen Xi's heart.

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The dinner was held at the Qingyuan Wine Restaurant in Dongjiang Rice Lane, which was the favorite place for officials from the nearby government offices. Zhu Xizhou, as the most senior of the three historians, became the guest of honor at this banquet, while Shen Xi, Lun Wenxu and Feng Xi were more like accompanying guests.

There were two tables in total.

There are many people in Hallym Temple. If you can't finish it once, this time it's the first meal. The money is not yet sent by the Shu Jishi, Hanlin to be edicted, to serve the book, review, the banquet itself does not cost a few dollars, so it is like the AA system, each person almost only needs to take out their own share of the money, and it is the Hanlin official to entertain, the shopkeeper of this wine shop does not dare to charge more.

Hanlin official, the status is respected, not to mention the status in the court. Just talking about the housing officials of the next session of the examination, it is very likely that there will be Hanlin to fill the position, but when you come out to be the same examiner of the examination, you also need to discuss seniority, at least Zhu Xizhou and Shen Xi, who have not been in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, have not yet received such an honor.

Shen Xi didn't want to drink, but now that he is an official and has more and more entertainment, it obviously doesn't work for him to continue to use tea instead of wine as a child. Especially for this kind of welcome banquet, Shen Xi had to drink two cups.

When Shen Xi finished drinking and walked out of the wine shop, he was blown by the wind. My head was dizzy, and my eyes were blurry.

"I didn't learn to be an official, but I learned to drink first." Shen Xi sighed softly.

The Hanlin came out of the liquor store one after another, and each went home, and the good conditions or the servants came to greet them, and the others could only go home alone.

Some people seem to have been waiting for such a banquet for a long time, and they have to eat enough money after spending money, and they are full of wine and food after a meal, but people can't even walk steadily. If you need someone to support you, I'll send whomever you want. Whoever sent me the words of advice unconsciously increased.

Shen Xi was just about to leave, and Zhu Xizhou came over and gave Shen Xi a red envelope. The inside was very bulging, and at a glance, I knew that it was silver: "Take it, this is the intention of my colleagues." ”

It's an unspoken rule again.

When the new official took office, he not only had to give a banquet, but also expressed his expression, but the gift should not be too public, so those people asked Zhu Xizhou to give it.

Shen Xi weighed it a little, there was not much silver in it, it should have a look of seven or eight taels, based on the number of guests invited today, then today's subordinates, together with the banquet and gifts, each person will have to give at least six or seven dollars of silver, although it is not too much, but it is not too little.

In a place like the capital, life is stressful, and relying only on the imperial court, these Hanlin may not be able to support their families, and if they are coupled with such personal contacts, it is inevitable that they will be short of money.

Shen Xi thought to himself, no wonder these colleagues in the Hanlin Academy are thinner than the other, this is to tighten their belts and live.

Zhu Xizhou didn't give Shen Xi a chance to refuse, handed over the red envelope and left, but the "little old man" Wang Zan next to him came over and said, "Shen Xiuzuo, do you want me to send you back?" ”

Shen Xi refused with a smile, although he lived in a small courtyard, he was quite good among the Hanlin, who said that he had the huge financial support of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce behind him?

In ordinary Hanlin, it is not easy to rent a place on the outskirts of the city to settle down with a family, and even a few members of the family are crammed into a single room in the dormitory allocated by the Hanlin Academy.

If you want to be a Hanlin Academy, you must have the mental preparation of bitterness and then sweetness, and being able to enter the Hanlin Academy is enough to make the eyes of the world's scholars hot, as for living a little hard life in it, it is also to sharpen your mind for the future.

Although the days of Hanlin are a little harder, but no one dies of hunger, and there is no need to do manual work to support the family, which is a very good job for such an era when ordinary people only want to be fed, clothed and warm.

Just when Shen Xi was packing up his mood and going home, at this time in the palace, the three cabinet scholars were discussing with Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi held the impeachment of Cheng Minzheng, the right attendant of the former Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Hanlin in one hand, and looked through the note submitted by Xie Qian just now with the other, and was speechless for a long time.

Emperor Hongzhi just said a few heavy words, Liu Jian had a straight temper, choked Zhu Youzhu twice, and made a little unpleasant. Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were not as bold as Liu Jian, at most they stood there without saying a word, and the atmosphere became deadlocked.

"Let's stay in the middle!"

Zhu Youzhu suddenly threw down a sentence, slammed the impeachment of Cheng Minzheng in the corner of the dragon case, and turned to carefully look at the notes that Xie Qian had just submitted.

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PS: The fourth update is sent!

This chapter is for all book lovers, not for anything else, just for the support of the big guys since the book was opened! As for the fifth chapter, there will definitely be, but looking at the speed of this codeword, it is estimated that it really has to go early in the morning, everyone looks at it and gives some monthly passes and tips to encourage!

Thank you! (To be continued.) )