Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 524 The Prince's Schoolwork

In the Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Qiyu is summoning the ministers of the cabinet and the Imperial Academy at the moment. It should be said that these two parties are the most enthusiastic about the matter of the crown prince leaving the cabinet. Not everyone has the opportunity to become the emperor's teacher.

Titles such as the third teacher of the prince and the third young master of the prince are rare, but when they reach a certain position, such titles are dispensable.

On the contrary, the teacher who opened the door for the prince to teach, this is the role that really made a fortune silently.

Whether it is the possible benefits from the future, or the reputation and reputation brought by the status of emperor teacher, these young Hanlins are enough to break their heads.

Yes, although at the court meeting, everyone said that the task of teaching the prince should be handed over to the Imperial Academy and the cabinet.

But in fact, the elders of the cabinet have heavy government affairs, how can they really patiently teach a little baby to read?
Therefore, they just put up a name, and then occasionally find time to check the prince's schoolwork.

The one who is really in charge of teaching has to be the young Hanlin in the Imperial Academy.

These people are well-versed in poetry and books, and they are talented enough, but they did not participate in the imperial court and happened to be in charge of teaching. At the same time, because most of them are innocent, they are also good candidates for the prince's officials.

The cabinet and the Imperial Academy acted quickly.

After the court meeting was passed, the study subjects were quickly formulated for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The first is the three major books used by the traditional Kaimeng, namely the "San Zi Jing", "Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Characters".

These three are the core textbooks, and His Royal Highness needs to read the full text and recite silently within three to six months.

In addition, the elders of the Imperial Academy and the cabinet will explain the contents of the "Book of Filial Piety", "University" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" to His Royal Highness every three days.

These books are mainly about explanations and do not need to be memorized. They are relatively easy, but they need to be understood and integrated into words and deeds.

Originally, these were the basic components of the course.

But later, after discussing with the elders, they decided to add two additional books.

One is Emperor Taizu's "Emperor Ming Ancestors", and the reason is very good. It is necessary to know the family law of the ancestors.

The other book is "Imperial Imperial Training" edited by Emperor Xuanzong!
If the ancestral precepts of the Ming Dynasty are the ancestral family law, then the imperial precepts of the imperial system are the words of Emperor Xuanzong's experience in governing the country and stabilizing the country and suppressing rebellion. .

In this book, Emperor Xuanzong emphasized that "safety does not forget danger" and "defense is paramount" in peacetime, "well-trained and well-controlled" when running an army, and "soldiers are precious and fast, so don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly" in wartime .

In the orthodox dynasty, San Yang arranged lectures for a certain emperor, but there was no such imperial training, because San Yang felt that, except for the anomaly of Emperor Xuanzong, the non-founding king basically did not come to the battle in person. There are many opportunities, so their education is more inclined to culture and education.

As for the Empress Dowager Zhang, although she is very understanding of righteousness, she is not good at government affairs. Since Emperor Xuanzong entrusted the crown prince to Sanyang, she gave her full trust.

However, the facts have proved that if even the most basic military education was given to the Supreme Emperor at that time, it would not have caused such a catastrophe.

Therefore, at the suggestion of the emperor, the elders discussed several times, and finally added this imperial training.

However, considering that the crown prince is young, the two books of Huang Ming Zu Xun and Yu Zhi Di Xun must not be fully understood. Therefore, the requirement of this part is to recite the whole text!

Therefore, the whole daily life of His Royal Highness became, recite three hundred thousand a day, and learn to write, and every other day, give the emperor's ancestor's instruction, the emperor's instruction, filial piety, university, and the mean.

Three hundred thousand is easy to say, anyone from the Imperial Academy can talk about it.

The two books of Huang Ming Zu Xun and Yu Zhi Di Xun are also easy to arrange, because they are all related to government affairs, so naturally the cabinet takes care of them.

Anyway, I don't expect His Highness the Crown Prince to understand these two books now, they are just a symbolic talk, let him memorize them first.

What caused controversy was the candidates for the lectures of the books "The Classic of Filial Piety", "The Doctrine of the Mean" and "The Great Learning".

As the classic works of Confucianism, although these three books do not need to be memorized, they need to understand the essentials and integrate them into daily words and deeds.

Therefore, this part of the responsibility is particularly important, and it can be said that it will directly affect the prince's future virtue.

First of all, the person in charge of explaining must have three correct views and not be led away by His Royal Highness. This is basic and the easiest to achieve.

Secondly, it is necessary to be knowledgeable and be able to speak interestingly. You can't tell His Royal Highness that you fell asleep while talking.

Then, just be young.

Although it is said that he did not prepare for the palace when he left the cabinet this time, as the prince's teacher, he is naturally the person the prince will rely on in the future.

It is impossible to find a group of old Confucian scholars to come over. When the prince grows up, they will also go west.

Teaching the prince is political capital, and it is the same for those who teach the prince and the prince himself.

Therefore, when Hu Wei entered the palace, what he saw was a few gray-haired elders, who were so aggressive that they would not give way to anyone.

"Ni Qian is upright, knowledgeable, and has unique insights into the way of the university. He is the one who teaches the university for the prince."

This is the voice of Xiao Yi, a Hanlin scholar.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, there were immediately different opinions.

"No, no, Zhou Hongmo is more suitable. Although Ni Qian is good, he is a bit older and too rigid. The prince is still young. If he gets tired of studying because of this, it will be not beautiful."

This is Yu Shiyue from the cabinet.

Immediately afterwards, various voices sounded.

"In terms of youth, Xu Pu is in his 20s, isn't he younger?"

"Actually, Wan'an is not bad either. He has a handsome appearance, a great appearance, and a lot of knowledge."

"It's still Zhou Hongmo!"

"Ni Qian!"

"Xu Pu..."

"Wan... Wanan..."

Looking at a few familiar faces, who were blushing, Hu Yan couldn't help but feel a little speechless, but soon, he calmed down.

What these old guys are fighting for is their business, but I have serious business.

"Chen Hu, see Your Majesty!"

Although he was busy with travel and dust, he came all the way, but Mr. Hu was still meticulous when saluting.

As he walked into the hall, the cabinet and the elders of the Hanlin Academy who were still arguing at first also quieted down by coincidence.

One is because of Hu Wei's own qualifications and status, and the other is because it is well known in the government and the public that Hu Wei went to meet the Supreme Emperor. Now that he is back, what about the Supreme Emperor?

Mr. Hu didn't make them wait too long, and after being excused, he reported.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent and has not been able to persuade the Supreme Emperor to drive back to Beijing. Now the Supreme Emperor is still in the palace of the Xuanfu. Marquis Ningyuan Renli, because of the Supreme Emperor's order, stayed in the Xuanfu to take charge of the guards. The minister and Shu Gonggong returned to Beijing first to express their gratitude to His Majesty. Report the details."

As he spoke, Hu Wei took out a stack of documents from his sleeve and said.

"This is the detailed memorandum of the minister's visit to Xuanfu this time, and the letter from the Supreme Emperor to His Majesty, the Holy Mother and Empress Duanjing. Please read it by Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)