Prime Minister

Chapter 864
Hanlin Academy started in the time of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

The Hanlin Academy is also called the Academy, and is sometimes called the Hanlin Academy or the Hanlin Division.

However, the Imperial Academy, the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Division are completely different yamen.

The Imperial Academy has four bureaus of astronomy, calligraphy, painting, and medical officials. Those who are skilled in these four can be admitted to the Imperial Academy. Of course, these people can also be called the Imperial Academy, but they cannot be called the Imperial Academy.

As for the Hanlin Division, it is in charge of enshrining, also known as the Tea and Wine Division.Only the Hanlin Academy is the place where the real Hanlin bachelors work, so it is called the Academy.

Of course, there are also elegant names such as Yutang, Yingzhou, and Forbidden Forest.

On this day, Zhang Yue entered from Donghua Gate, and when he arrived at Chengtian Gate, there was an eunuch to announce the decree, and then two officials in Zhuyi from the Hanlin Academy led the way to the pavilion gate, and the two stayed here to wait. Enter the temple to thank God.

The officials were very happy to see Zhang Yue, and immediately asked the eunuchs to give Zhang Yue matching clothes, gold belts, and gold-painted pommel horses.

The official said to Zhang Yue with a smile: "Emperor Taizong told Zai Zhi at the beginning that Hanlin is really a god, and today Zhang Qing can be said to be a god."

Zhang Yue said cautiously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Hanlin Scholars are professionals. The selection of characters is extremely important, and the glory of Confucianism and Mohism is also extremely important. Ministers should use frugality to relieve poverty, and Dumen should save troubles to repay the king's kindness. "

The officials were very happy to hear this and gave Zhang Yue a seat and a bowl of tea soup.

The seat is a back chair, and a bowl of tea soup, these are the treatment that the executive party has.

The official said to Zhang Yue: "The day before yesterday, you advised me to take over the big government personally, thinking that it was a great plan for reform. I thought about it a lot. Although I didn't report it to the queen mothers of the two palaces, I saw that my ancestor Taizong once told me that I should do the way of inaction. The Emperor Zhenzong also said, "A matter of military affairs, no matter how big or small, must be discussed with Qing et al.

"Duke Fu Zheng also advised me at the beginning, if there are more personal approvals, if everything is right, it is not the way to be a king. If you get rid of seven or eight out of ten, you will lose a lot over time."

"That's why I decided to entrust the reform to the prime minister."

It would be surprising if the emperor agreed to it all at once.The emperor mentioned the empress dowagers and Fu Bi just now, he must be worried about being opposed by the harem and conservatives.

Zhang Yue said: "I am worried that the second government will not be able to do it."

The official said with a smile: "I will supervise it, but I will keep Zhang Qing's words in my heart."

Speaking of this, the officials encouraged Zhang Yue a few words, and Zhang Yue thought that his goal of showing his loyalty had been achieved, so he didn't say anything else.

After seeing the emperor, Zhang Yue went out of the hall again, still led by two court officials one after the other.

There are single quotations and double quotations for the audience in the palace. In the past, Zhang Yue used single quotations, that is, one person led the way, but now they are double quotations, which is out of grace.

All these ceremonies follow the worship handed down from the Tang Dynasty.

Hanlin scholars are the confidantes of the emperor, and there were other ceremonies during the first worship. Although it has been simplified now, the grand process does not need to be said.

Then came the Academy, the Hanlin Academy is located in the southeast corner of the imperial city, adjacent to the Xuanhui Academy and the Privy Council.

There is a composite door next to the gate of the Academy of Sciences, which leads directly to the forbidden courtyard. If the emperor has an urgent matter, he will call the Hanlin scholars in Suzhi to pass through this composite door and go straight to the small hall of the east gate.

Because the academy is a secret place, and there are bachelors living in the academy every night, once the emperor's order arrives at night, a rope tied with a hanging bell must be shaken.

Anyone who wants to enter the academy must first ring the bell, and only with the permission of the academy officer can they enter.

In addition, just passing by Shi Zhangyue saw that there is a back door of the Hanlin Academy, the back door faces north, and the word "North Gate" is written on it, which is the story of "Bachelors at the North Gate" in the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Yue walked through the gate into the Academy of Scholars, and arrived at the main hall. The court's waiters, recorders, Kongmu officials, watch officials, and driving officials were all greeted outside the courtyard.

Zhang Yue glanced over the crowd, looked up at the top of the main hall, and saw the number 'Yutangzhishu' written in the center of the hall, which was a Feibai letter written by Hong Sha.

Both Renzong and today's emperors like Feibai calligraphy, but this word was written by Emperor Taizong.

In the main hall, four Hanlin scholars, Han Wei, Wang Lian, Yuan Jiang, and Zeng Bu, were waiting. When Zhang Yue arrived, they stood up to greet him.

Han Weidao: "People who live in Hanyuan are called Ling Yuqing by everyone. When they trace Zixiao, they are not only in Dengyingzhou, but also Dengyutang."

"Su Taijian (Su Yijian) is a bachelor. Emperor Taizong tried to say 'the establishment of Yutang, but it was falsely spread, and there was no correct name'. Therefore, Emperor Taizong wrote it with the word 'Yutang Zhishu'. Su Taijian will put the imperial treasure on the hall. , Every time a bachelor goes to work, he will take out the opening sight."

Immediately everyone in Zhang Yue admired the calligraphy of Emperor Taizong.

The Song Dynasty's ethos of emphasizing scholars began with Emperor Taizong, and the name of Yutang was also given by Emperor Taizong.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizong preferred Su Yijian, and after the other party became a Hanlin Bachelor, he named the Hanlin Academy as Yutang.

You must know that the three forbidden halls in the Tang Dynasty were Yutang, Chengming, and Jinluan.Emperor Taizong tantamount to giving the name of the hall where the emperor lived to the Hanlin Academy.

What was the Eighteen Scholars’ visit to Yingzhou during Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? Nai Yutang, the Imperial Academy scholar in the Song Dynasty, can be said to be the residence of the gods.

Reusing scholars is just the custom handed down from Emperor Taizong.

Zhang Yue heard Han Wei talk about this allusion, and immediately said sincerely: "This is really a beautiful thing about Hanlin."

After speaking, put Taizong's imperial pen back into the box.

Then Zhang Yue sat upright in the hall, Han Wei and Zeng Bu went to the east chamber of Yutang, Yuan Jiang and Wang Lian sat in the west chamber, and then the court officials came forward to pay homage.

After the visit, several people sat down and talked for a while. Zhang Yue sat on the chair and looked at Yutang. He saw that the left and right walls were several feet long, painted in the shape of waves on the sea. image.

The conversations here are all purple-robed bureaucrats, not only the top existence among civil servants, but also the choice of top-ranking scholars in the world, no wonder it is called the Immortal Residence.

After a while, Yuan Jiang and Zeng Bu bid farewell to Zhang Yue and went to Kaifeng Mansion, where the third division sat in the Yamen.

Soon the eunuch arrived at the Han Academy and said, "Your Majesty bestows a new Hanlin Bachelor with a banquet."

It is also a consistent process for newly appointed Hanlin bachelors to give banquets in the academy.

Zhang Yue thanked him immediately.

Han Weidao: "Emperor Taizong came to this main hall in person. Except for the new scholars who came to Japan, we just sat down. We usually do business in each hall. Yutang Donghe is Chengzhi Hall, and now it is a temporary residence. In addition, Xihe is the second place. The hall was the residence of Lv Da at the beginning. After the Yutang, there are two parts, which are the residences of Zeng Xueshi and Yuan Xueshi, and the third hall is located in the northeast, which is now the residence of Wang Xueshi."

"Duanming can choose to live in a living room with no one in it."

Zhang Yue glanced at Wang Lian, thinking that this is the person sitting in the third hall?

Wang Lian nodded to Zhang Yue with a smile, and Zhang Yue returned the greeting.

Han Wei looked at the two and smiled slightly. There was a huge locust tree in front of the third hall of the academy, so it was called the locust hall. According to legend, the Hanlin scholars who lived in the third hall in the past later worshiped as prime ministers.

Therefore, there are often jokes about Hanlin bachelors fighting for Huaihua Hall. In the past, there were "good stories" about people fighting for this hall and throwing another bachelor's luggage directly.

And this Wang Lian was so clever that he won the third hall.

Zhang Yue immediately laughed and said, "Since Lu Dacan went to Zhongshu, I will use his hall."

Han Wei smiled and nodded.

There are a total of six Hanlin bachelors, so besides the third hall, there are actually Liuhe small courtyards in the academy.

According to the layout of the courtyard, Yutang as the main hall is the first, followed by Donghe, then Xihe, and then the east and west courtyards behind Yutang and the third hall.

Zhang Yue's home in Xihe is the second place in the Bachelor's Academy.

After Zhang Yue finished speaking, Wang Lian also nodded to express that he had no objection.

Of course, Zhang Yue knew that Hanlin bachelors might not think so. The rules of the academy have always been based on the order of admission, not the rank of official position.

That is to say, the older you are, the better you are, not by your official position.

But the Duanming Palace Bachelor is a post, not an official. Zhang Yue's current position means that all Hanlin Bachelors, including Han Wei, will drop one rank. They are not happy in their hearts.

But if you are not happy, you are not happy. Being an official is not to make these people happy. These emotions have to be digested by themselves, and their eyes must always be fixed on the front, and they must not be disturbed by these foreign objects.

Here, Zhang Yue asked Tang Jiu and the others to carry their luggage into the courtyard, while he wandered around the academy, with his own courtyard officials to guide Zhang Yue.

The academy is not big, and Zhang Yue knew the situation after he left for a while.

In addition to Yutang and Qihe Courtyard, there are six waiting rooms, which are located in the southwest of Yutang, the Kongmu Court is in the west, and the Drive Court is in the east.

The court official was also familiar with the story and Zhang Yue introduced it carefully.

"This small building was built by Su Xueshi (Su Yijian) in Chunhua, and it was even low and narrow at that time. In the third year of Tianxi, Qian Xueshi (Qian Weiyan) asked to renovate it, removed the windows, and opened With the curved threshold, it is finally clear." The court official pointed to a small building and introduced.

Zhang Yue came to the third hall again, and the court official said proudly: "These three halls are not very high and open, and they look the most inconspicuous. But in the Dazhong Xiangfu, Wang Xiang (Wang Zeng) lives in it, and the two When I joined the great government in the first year, Li Xiang (Li Di) lived in this hall again later. Those who came later often asked to live in it. Therefore, this hall is often not empty. Duanming, you can see the big locust tree on the front eaves of the third hall , Its tall and dense means that the pavilions are like a cover, so they think it is an auspicious omen, and the scholars never let me and other officials cut it."

Zhang Yue nodded after hearing this. Hearing that it was Wang Zeng and Li Di who lived thereafter, he couldn't help being awed.

In fact, the third hall is just an ordinary residence. At first glance, there is nothing unusual about it, but like the former residences of celebrities in later generations, you can’t help but pay respect to the people who lived in this residence when you get there. That is the so-called humanistic feelings.

Zhang Yue said to the court officials: "Yes, there are only six Hanlin scholars, but why is there a Qihe small courtyard?"

The court official smiled and said: "The good teacher knows that although the Hanlin scholars have six members, they don't follow this completely in every dynasty. There are often lack of members, and sometimes there will be an overflow of members, which is difficult to arrange."

"For example, in the first year of Zhihe Dynasty, Xueshi Wang (Wang Zhu) was a bachelor, and he was the seventh member of the department, so he was a non-member scholar. So this seventh room is used to live in non-member scholars."

Zhang Yue laughed when he heard the words: "There are other things, I understand."

(End of this chapter)