Ten days after entering the palace, Zhu Qiming gradually got rid of his tired and sad state of mind.

I'm going to school today, but the news from the emperor is unsettling. Liang Gang successfully took over the post of commander of the Yuefu Guards, but the promotion of Niu San and Jiang Yi, the canonization of Aunt Fang, and Xun Liang's title were shelved, saying that the ministers of the DPRK and China had a dispute over this.

The excuse of ignoring the words of the Son of Heaven because of controversy is obviously not convincing. If civil officials are appointed and promoted, the objections of the important ministers of the DPRK and the central government will naturally be very significant. The appointment of civil officials in the Ming Dynasty followed the "court push" system, in which the ministers negotiated and selected several candidates, and the emperor circled one person to serve in the office. If the emperor is not satisfied with the candidates recommended by the ministers, they can also not use it, and then the ministers will either re-nominate a new candidate, or stalemate with the emperor. Under such an institutional arrangement, the emperor has "one veto power", but no "one vote passes", and the monarch's power is greatly suppressed. The emperor is not unable to directly appoint the person he likes, he can use the power of the so-called "middle decree" to directly appoint civil officials, but the consequences of this are very serious, because the officials directly appointed by the emperor do not dare to accept the decree at all, and if he does, the official will become a stinky shit disgusted by all people, and he will have to resign within three days!

In this sense, the civil appointment system of the Ming Dynasty was quite democratic, regardless of whether democracy within a small range of interest groups was conducive to the governance of the country, relying solely on the progressive significance of this kind of vassal power to restrain the monarchy, it is impossible to mix the Ming Dynasty with the Qing Dynasty and say nonsense such as "the strengthening of the centralized monarchy", therefore, the expression of the history of the Ming Dynasty in modern history textbooks is very debatable, and the Ming Dynasty can only say that it strengthened the "centralized system" at best.

Without further ado, let's go back to the things that make Zhu Qiming entangled. Niu San and Jiang Yi are military positions, and the emperor still has absolute authority over the dethronement of military positions; And the matter of giving Aunt Fang an edict involves the inner palace system, and it is also a matter for the officials to have objections, and it is not the turn of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government to talk more. Therefore, the matter promised by the emperor himself was put on hold halfway, and the only reasonable explanation is that the emperor's own mind has undergone a subtle change.

In this regard, although the Empress Dowager was a little unhappy, she obviously wanted to provide the emperor with an increasingly free sky, so she was unwilling to comment on the emperor's thoughts, let alone intervene, but just told Zhu Qiming: "Don't say more, don't think too much, study hard, make up for the delayed studies as soon as possible, and wait for the day when you learn outstandingly, and the imperial grandmother will test you again." ”

Zhu Qiming understands that the "re-examination of you" in the mouth of the Empress Dowager is still continuing the previous story, and its significance is not trivial, it is a shortcut to help him reach the temple! It's just that the Empress Dowager still underestimates her grandson, Zhu Qiming has not been idle over the years, he has made sufficient preparations with his extraordinary talent and diligence, but Zhu Qiming, who has done his homework, is not yet public, and now, everything has to start from scratch, and then gradually get better, and slowly usher in a wonderful and glorious moment.

Of course, Princess Changde on the side would not waste the opportunity to be an adult, and followed the Empress Dowager to pretend to be serious, "Qi Ming, the Forbidden City is a place with good etiquette, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, don't make mistakes!" ”

Be cautious in what you say and do? Zhu Qiming didn't dare to agree, in front of the little emperor who pretended to be deep, a younger prince followed and pretended to be deep, which would only be boring! The emperor, who is waiting for the pro-government, may have had enough of all kinds of fetters, and his profundity is a silent resistance to those fetters!

Although Zhu Qiming was not convinced, he still nodded at Princess Changde, and Princess Changde was very helpful when she saw this, "It's so good!" Let's go, Qi Ming, I'll send you to Nanyuan. ”

"That's not going to work!" The Empress Dowager stopped: "There are foreign ministers coming in and out of Nanyuan, how can you show up?" Qi Ming, you go to Nanyuan with the inner servant. ”

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The abandoned palace is called Qingyuan Palace, in the early years, it was a partial hall for the Son of Heaven to rest before the Dynasty, after because of the Huagai Palace, the Jinshen Hall is often idle, its scale is far better than the Qingyuan Palace, the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties prefers the magnificent style of the main hall, is accustomed to resting in the Huagai Hall or the Jinshen Palace, and over time the small hall like the Qingyuan Hall is forgotten.

In the meantime, Zhu Qiming secretly compared the Qingyuan Hall with the Yuefu Academy. In terms of scale, the Qingyuan Hall is not as good as the palace school; If we talk about building regulations and interior furnishings, the Yuefu School is far below the Qingyuan Palace.

Not only the Yuefu Academy, even the three halls of Yuefu are difficult to look at the back of the Qingyuan Palace! After all, it is the palace of the heavenly family, the land of the dragon king, and the style is far from being comparable to the palaces of the world.

The main hall will naturally not be open to a prince at will, so the place to study is selected in the apse, the space is not large, but the window is bright and clean, and the distance from other palaces is far, the window can look at the South Flower Garden, it is a good place to study.

Lu Xi walked in quickly, and the concerned expression on his face moved Zhu Qiming.

"Rite member Wailang Lu Xi see His Royal Highness Prince Yue."

"Student Qi Ming has seen Mr."

Although Lu Xi is a strict teacher, he is very humane, and he exchanged pleasantries with Zhu Qiming, and kept silent about Zhu Qiming's abduction and the death of his parents, so as not to touch his heart.

Lu Xiyu was long overdue. She wore a fallen horse bun and a light yellow skirt, her clean face seemed to be glowing with a layer of white light, and her shining eyes were indifferent, and she was rarely smart.

Lu Xiyu walked lightly, stopped at a distance from Zhu Qiming, bowed and saluted, and was still speechless.

Old memories are turned over again. Through the tassel of the bead curtain, reflecting the candle flame, in the fragrant mist of the color building, the long eyelashes are like butterfly wings fluttering, this image has been played back countless times in the dream, very close to him, as if it grows in the heart, concentrating on it, exhaling it.

However, the reality was so vague that he was at a loss, and he wanted to go up and call his sister, but she had turned away and sat down beside another bookcase, as if she had measured, and it was a long distance from his bookcase.

Lu Xi's gaze swept over, and Zhu Qiming pretended to fall down and sat upright.

This study is naturally to reread the Four Books and Five Classics, and to explain the subtlety, which is very different from the previous Mongolian studies. Zhu Qiming was uncertain, and in a trance, he only felt that Lu Xi shook his head, his tongue bloomed with lotus flowers, and the beautiful words he blurted out did not need to be sorted out, and they could be written by themselves.

Zhu Qiming's lack of concentration is not entirely due to the interference of old memories, in the final analysis, after going through hardships, he has a rejection of carrying the Four Books and Five Classics. Such a subtle interpretation can be appreciated, savored, and once it is taken to the occasion, it is useless.

Finally settled down, and when I heard that Lu Xi was talking about the Analects, I saw a chamberlain hurriedly enter and call Lu Xi to go out of the palace.

Zhu Qiming turned his head to look at Lu Xiyu, and saw that she was sitting upright, looking like a delicate flower shining on the water when she was quiet.

Suddenly, Lu Xiyu turned his head slightly, "You······ How have you been lately? ”

Are you talking to me?

Oh my God, you've finally opened Chrysostom!

"Good, good, good, everything!" Zhu Qiming was inexplicably excited, and when he got up, he wanted to go to Lu Xiyu's side.

"Don't come here! My father taught me very strictly, and now I am older, and there is a difference between men and women. ”

That's a little old! Zhu Qiming was speechless, thinking that Mr. Lu was indeed a strict teacher, and if he behaved inappropriately, it would not be good for him to reach his ears, so he sat down with a little disappointment.

Over there, Lu Xiyu was silent for a long time, and then opened his mouth again: "Since it is an accompaniment, should I call 'Your Highness, Your Highness'?" ”

You don't want to be called "Your Highness" and say it clearly, why bother to go around the bend and put this seat? Zhu Qiming muttered in his heart, but said: "There is no need to be formal, the two of us can be commensurate with you and me." ”

Lu Xiyu didn't move for a long time, neither nodding and shaking his head, nor squeaking, which made Zhu Qiming very surprised, and he suspected that his wording might be inappropriate.

At this time, Lu Xi came in, followed by an old man with a white beard, who looked unhappy.

The old man walked straight to Zhu Qiming's seat, "Huang Ying, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, saw His Royal Highness Prince Yue, and was ordered to come to supervise the school. ”

Bachelor of Waiting? Have you entered the cabinet?

Zhu Qiming was taken aback, thinking that the head of the Jinshi who didn't want to order Hanlin, and this person not only entered the Hanlin Academy, but also a bachelor! At this time, he came to supervise the school in person, and he must have been ordered by the Holy Decree or the Empress Dowager, so he immediately got up and said extremely humbly: "The junior Fang is going to school, and I hope that Mr. will not hesitate to teach." ”

"Your Highness is gracious." Huang Ying turned to Lu Xi with a domineering look, "I've been listening to it outside the door for a long time, and I can't bear it!" The interpretation of the text must be asked, His Royal Highness is negligent in his studies, and he does not ask why he should go to school! As soon as he turned around, he didn't seem to be relieved, and he turned around suddenly, "There are sutra feasts in the palace every ten years, and there is never a shortage of questions on the sutra feasts, you can just follow the teaching, why be self-righteous!" ”

Over there, Lu Xi was unbearable, bowed slightly, and seemed to be making amends.

Zhu Qiming couldn't sit still here. is also a five-grade official, how can he use power to suppress people? What's more, humiliating his husband in front of the students is unbearable!