According to the rules in the palace, every second and eighth in spring and autumn is the feast, and October 22 is no exception.

The young emperor of this dynasty may be able to find an excuse to be lazy and push away the speech, but he does not have enough authority to dispense with the scripture feast. Compared with the preaching, the pomp and circumstance of the sutra feast is more grand, and the meaning here is not only to teach the Son of Heaven a lesson, but also to symbolize the glorious tradition of formalism in which the Ming monarch and virtuous ministers sit and discuss the Tao.

Master Li got a reading officer errand, so he had to come to Wenhua Hall early today. Compared with the day of the twentieth, the Wenhua Hall was crowded with people at this time, and there were dozens of people standing there.

On the left side of the throne is Wenchen, with representatives of scholars, Jiuqing, Shilang, Hanlin, and Kedao; On the right side of the throne is the nobles, and there are princes and relatives of each family. The hall is full of scarlet clothes and jade belts, and it looks like a golden glow, and the green robes are only Li You and some Taoist officials, but they are very eye-catching.

There is a lecture in the hall door facing the throne, and the lecturer stands in the center, and the reading officer Li You and the exhibition official Zhu Fanghe are listed on both sides.

At this time, His Majesty the Emperor had not yet arrived, and everyone in the palace chatted with each other. Li You speculated in his heart, does this kind of sutra feast also carry the surname of the regular gatherings of the bigwigs?

After a few glances at the crowd, Li You unexpectedly found Lin Yuma. I saw that this guy was wearing a big red silk robe, embroidered with a unicorn complement on his chest, and a black gauze hat on his head, standing behind several princes like a dog.

Li You couldn't help but look at Lin Yuma, which attracted the attention of Zhu Bulang on the other side of the case, and he spoke: "Li Sheren also thinks Lin Yuma is very strange? Last night, Lin Yuma invited relatives and friends to drink and have fun in the alley of the company, but the official refused to go, but Chitose actually let it go, which made the official very strange. How did you persuade Chitose to release the pony the night before? ”

"The bitterness in this is really insignificant." Li You said very sincerely.

After waiting for a while, the Son of Heaven did not come, but there was an inner supervisor carrying several golden screens, which were in front of the right side of the throne.

Li You couldn't help but ask, "What is this for?" ”

Zhu Bulang didn't have time to answer, but Hanlin, the lecturer surnamed Wang who was standing in the middle, took the initiative to explain to Li You: "This is to return to the German Chitose to come and listen to the lecture." ”

The other party was kind, and Li You was also polite, and thanked him slightly: "Thank you for your doubts." But according to the scriptures, women can also enter the house? ”

Wang Hanlin has been lecturing in Wenhua Hall for four or five years, so he is naturally familiar with the situation. "The first emperor had an edict on his deathbed, ordering Guide Chitose to supervise His Majesty's studies. However, in the past two years, the Son of Heaven has grown up, and he has no longer entered the feast, but he doesn't know why he is coming back now. ”

Zhu Bulang also said: "It's weird, it's weird." ”

Li You also shouted in his heart, "Strange and strange", this old emperor is also a thousand years old, no wonder there is an alternative princess in this dynasty, all of whom were held up by his edict on the left and right.

Fortunately, the eldest princess of Guide is a woman, and there is no possibility of a surname in the dynasty.

Soon after, the Son of Heaven Yuwenhua Palace, the ministers greeted the ceremony, and the feast began.

There is a special large-style book on the lecture table, and there is also a copy of the same on the imperial case on the front left side of the Son of Heaven. Zhu Bulang flipped the book with the jade handle in his hand, and which page he turned to, Li You read it aloud three times. After that, Wang Hanlin began to explain, and after the lecture, he cycled as usual.

This Zhongyong annotation was delivered to Li You yesterday, so he previewed it in advance, and it was quite smooth to read aloud.

In addition, as Master Li guessed, when he was changing people to talk about history halfway, the Son of Heaven gave Wang Hanlin tea to drink, but ignored him.

The feast lasted from morning to noon, Li You's mouth was dry, his throat was smoky, but he never looked forward to the rain and dew. couldn't help but sneer: "This little man is not a kind person. ”

It was already lunch time, and the feast was coming to an end, and the hall was about to end, and Li You also wanted to go back to the cabinet in a hurry to find a few buckets of water to drink.

At this moment, he walked out of the inner prison from behind the golden screen, and whispered a few words in front of the emperor.

The Son of Heaven was surprised when he heard this, turned his head to look at the golden screen, and then said to the palace: "The imperial sister said that the scholar bullied the holy monarch, and there were mistakes and omissions in two hours, and he should be severely punished." Do you have any objections? ”

…… The ministers in the palace were speechless, but they were all surprised. Generally speaking, missing a few words, as long as it doesn't involve keywords, it's not a big problem. It is difficult to ensure that there is no mistake in anyone who reads aloud for two hours, and at most it can be corrected, so why not put a big hat of "bullying the holy monarch" for reading three words less.

Moreover, although the eldest princess of Guide is strict with the internal supervisors and the clan, she is still tolerant and generous to the court officials, but I don't know why she deliberately finds fault with the scholars today. It is estimated that this little scholar provoked Guide Chitose.

"There is no other discussion, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has written down that Li You will be fined for three months." The Son of Heaven dictated on the spot.

Li You was more surprised and angry than anyone else! It doesn't matter, and I don't rely on it for food. But what's going on with this woman behind the golden screen? Lift your pants and turn your face? How can there be such a deliberate humiliation!

He had previously fantasized that His Royal Highness Chitose was in deep love and the rain was hazy, but he didn't expect it to be a smashing scene. It's just inexplicable!

Under the watchful eye of the imperial guards, as well as the strong onlookers of a group of important ministers, Lord Li had no choice but to kowtow "thanks" and not mention it. He really wanted to reprimand in his heart - your Zhu family's old man has not received it a few times since he became an official!

He has been punished twice by Lord Chen before, and most of the time he is a day worker who has no money to do as a patrol inspector and a promoter. Now that he has just had a position in the capital and has been punished by the Son of Heaven for three months, it seems that he will still have to work for the Zhu family for a period of time.

Li You thanked him for his kindness, and after thinking about it, it was good to quit this errand. Then he repeated: "As Chitose said, the ministers are shallow in their studies, and they are not up to their posts, so please be exempted from the study officer." ”

The Son of Heaven didn't speak, looking inside the golden screen. I only heard the eldest princess of Guide said: "It is great to know that mistakes can be changed, how can the monarch be angry and ask for his surname at every turn, which makes people laugh at His Majesty?" You can't have the heart of a holy king! Since you know that you are shallow in learning, you should strive to be knowledgeable, Your Majesty is also a person who cherishes talents, and the east room of the Wenhua Palace is full of books for you to read. ”

Master Li almost grabbed the ground with his head and vomited three liters of blood. These big hats are overwhelming one after another, just now they were bullying the Holy Monarch, and now they are trying to blackmail the Holy Monarch... I can't help but sigh that the kindness of this world is as thin as paper, and women's hearts are fickle.

The people in the hall knew that Li Sheren must have offended the Chitose of Guide. I was going to come out to help a few words, but I also stopped. Anyway, Li Sheren didn't have any actual losses, and it was nothing more than a fine of more than 20 taels of silver, and it was very uneconomical to go back against the eldest princess of Guide for this money.

Those with sharper minds are aware that with the honor and means of the eldest princess, she will not surrender her identity and do such a thing for no reason, which must be a signal.

(To be continued)