Daming primary school students

Chapter 795 Those things about the Spring Festival couplets
Lu Bing did not go to Emperor Jiajing, but to someone else first, because even if he went to Emperor Jiajing first, it was unlikely that he would be exonerated directly.

That would make it appear that Emperor Jiajing was too talkative, as if he was listening to Lu Bing.

Therefore, if Emperor Jiajing wanted to pardon Lu Bing, his milk brother, he also needed a step down, and then he spared Commander Lu smoothly.

Those who are qualified to serve as the steps to intercede with the emperor must be the emperor's favorites, so there are very few candidates. This is why Commander Lu came to kneel at Qin Zhongtang in the middle of the night.

If you look for Qin Zhongtang, others will not make trouble; if you look for others, who knows if Qin Zhongtang will make trouble?
But Qin Zhongtang couldn't be happy all the time, which made the family members very strange.

In the three consecutive kneelings that Qin Zhongtang suffered today, I don't need to elaborate on what kind of person Yan Shifan is, he must be like a Zhongshan wolf.

And Xu Jie has been kneeling and licking Yan Song for more than ten years in the original history. What ending did Xu Jie give Yan Song in the end?How did Yan Shifan die?

Originally, Lu Bing in history also knelt down to Xia Yan, the chief assistant at the time, because of a crime, and then Xia Yan softened and let Lu Bing go.In the end, Lu Bing contributed a lot to Xia Yan's beheading in Xishi.

So being kneeled by such three people, Qin Zhongtang, as a traverser, felt really complicated.

The subsequent development of things was exactly as Qin Dewei expected.

When Duan Chaoyong's deception was exposed, he would definitely deserve to die, but Emperor Jiajing was still hesitating whether to kill Duan Chaoyong.

The emperor's mentality is like many deceived people always have a glimmer of hope in the liar.Duan Chaoyong only lied to the emperor about Huangbaishu and fairy artifacts, what if there is really another way of longevity?

In addition, the emperor, who was eager to seek longevity, was also worried that killing alchemists would be inauspicious, which would not be conducive to seeking immortality or attracting real masters to serve.

Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, Emperor Jiajing, who was harsh by nature, was always very tolerant of Taoist priests, and he was reluctant to kill him even if he was deceived.

Anyway, Duan Chaoyong couldn't get out of the imperial prison, so if he didn't kill him, he would stay locked up like this until the emperor made his final decision.

Guo Xun, Guo Houye, who was still running outside to rescue Duan Chaoyong, was immediately arrested and sent to prison. He was put in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and became a cellmate with Zhang Yanling, who had been in prison for seven or eight years.

When Guo Xun was in power, he also took a lot of money from Zhang Yanling, and even planned the private salt business in the north controlled by the Zhang family.

Now that Guo Xun has become Zhang Yanling's inmate, it's a blessing in disguise.

Maybe some idlers would like to ask a question, after the Zhang family was ransacked last year, the family situation was completely ruined, where did the private salt business in the north fall?
This is to ask Commander Lu Binglu, and then think about what is the basis for Commander Lu to recruit warriors in the northern provinces?
Guo Houye, who was imprisoned in the prison, had a hard time, and was insulted and ridiculed by Zhang Yanling across the cell every day.

Guo Houye was indeed crying out for injustice, claiming that he was also deceived by Duan Chaoyong, so he recommended Duan Chaoyong to the emperor, but no one cared whether he was really wronged.

That is, the end of the year is the off-season for criminal names, and no one wants to toss about the case, and it will probably be next year.So Lord Guohou will also celebrate the New Year in the sky prison, provided that he doesn't fall ill and die in the sky prison.

As for the officials of the East Palace, under the nine-day thunder of Emperor Jiajing, Luo Hongxian, Tang Shunzhi, and Zhao Shichun, who took the lead, were all dismissed from office and ordered to live in the countryside.

Many other people were also implicated, Zuoqian demoted officials abound, Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi He Ao was ordered to contemplate his mistakes at home, and it is estimated that he will not be punished until next spring.

Most of the things are just like this before the new year, and generally no one wants to make any fuss before the end of the year.

After entering December, and after Laba, the capital, from the courtiers to the common people, is in a state of preparing to celebrate the Spring Festival. Except for the military aircraft department that is always on call for emergencies, who cares about official business.

Next year will be Jiajing's 20 years. If ten is an integer, 20 years will be considered a milestone year.

Although the Emperor Jiajing did not go to court, he was repeatedly complained by upright ministers, but the objective fact did lighten the burden on the ministers.

Especially the highest-standard ceremony like the New Year's Day Dynasty, once it is omitted, it will completely relax the courtiers in December.

So the yamen began the peak period of public banquets again, inside the yamen, between yamen, eating and drinking, every day you can see a large number of officials walking drunk on the streets around the imperial city.

Of course, Qin Zhongtang, who is from a wealthy family, does not lack this kind of food and drink, and he doesn't need to eat and drink to build relationships, so he doesn't care much.

When Qin Dewei walked into Wenyuan Pavilion that day, Fang You and Fang Sheren reminded him, "Wenyuan Pavilion should post Spring Festival couplets."

In other places such as Gaochifang and Zhichifang, you can find anyone to write couplets at will, and some of the people in Zhongshushe are professionals with good words and calligraphy.

But the main entrance of Wenyuan Pavilion, that is, the Spring Festival couplets outside the central hall, no one can write for them, so Qin Zhongtang can only come in person.

Standing in the courtyard, Qin Dewei looked up at the front couplets of Wenyuan Pavilion, but asked, "Over the Wuyi Hall in Xiyuan, did Spring Festival couplets have been pasted in the old Zhilu or the main hall of Yan Pavilion?"

Fang Sheren was speechless, really speechless, unable to answer at all.It's not that Fang You is incompetent, who can keep up with such a boss' brain circuit?
Writing Spring Festival couplets is such an ordinary and simple matter, but first pondering what was written in the Wuyi Temple on the west side, this is clearly a deliberate intention to avoid signs!

Now Zhai Shoufu and Yan Ge are both in Wuyi Hall, and Wuyi Hall is equivalent to the synonym of the cabinet residence.

So what Qin Zhongtang actually asked was, how were the cabinet's Spring Festival couplets written?If it's not for ignorance, what's the point of asking this?
Qin Dewei saw that Fang You couldn't answer, so he ordered: "You don't know this? Why don't you go and find out quickly!"

Fang Sheren really wanted to ask, Mr. Zhongtang, are you tired from life?Of course, maybe this is the reason why others are the big bosses and I am the errand runner.

Half an hour later, Fang Sheren came back from Xiyuan and reported to Qin Zhongtang: "Yan Ge Laozhi Lu did not post Spring Festival couplets, but Wuyi Hall has posted them outside the main hall!

But the Spring Festival couplets in the main hall are also written by Yan Ge's old hand. The first couplet is, the sound of harmony and prosperity; the second couplet is, the spring is full of Huangzhou. "

Qin Zhongtang heard the words and commented: "Sure enough, it is Yan's style!"

What does Qin Zhongtang mean by Yan's style here? I can't go into details, and I understand everything.

Fang Sheren just helped to study ink, he wanted to see what kind of Qin style.

Afterwards, Qin Zhongtang picked up a pen and also wrote ten large characters, which were as many as the cabinet Spring Festival couplets.

Fang Sheren looked up, and saw that the first couplet reads "Spring is the first year of the year", and the second couplet reads "the moon is near the nine sky".

"Okay! This couplet in the middle hall is extremely crafty!" Fang Sheren immediately applauded, it really is Qin's style.

In fact, this couplet is very meaningful, revealing a little domineering faintly, and a little bit of arrogance.For example, the combination of words such as "wei" and "shou", how can ordinary yamen dare to use them?

Therefore, Qin Zhongtang lived up to expectations, and couldn't help but be eager to get away from the cabinet. The Spring Festival couplets were going to overwhelm the cabinet.

But Fang Sheren can only use "extreme workmanship" to praise, and other meanings are not easy to say directly, and the audience can only understand it.

Sure enough, after posting this low-key and flamboyant Spring Festival couplet, it immediately spread in the officialdom.

Then somehow, it became popular in official circles to ask Qin Zhongtang for Spring Festival couplets.But all officials who can talk to Qin Zhongtang and have a good relationship with each other basically ask Qin Zhongtang for Spring Festival couplets.

Probably everyone thinks that Qin Zhongtang is a very lucky person, and the walking humanoid "Xiangrui" all want to be blessed by Qin Zhongtang during the Spring Festival.

On this day, Qin Zhongtang left the palace from Donghua Gate, went to the Yiwu Yamen to inspect affairs, walked to the Huangen Bridge on the Jinshui River outside Dong'an Gate, and happened to meet the Qin eunuch of Dongchang head-on.

The Dongchang Government Office was outside Dong'an Gate, and Qin's eunuch must pass through Dong'an Gate when returning to the palace from Dongchang, so it was not surprising that Qin Dewei, who was specially granted to enter and leave the east gate of the palace, met Qin's eunuch.

After saying hello politely, Qin Dewei was about to move on, but was stopped by the eunuch Qin again.

Then I heard eunuch Qin say: "I heard that Zhongtang wrote good Spring Festival couplets, but our house is short of a pair of Spring Festival couplets. I would like to ask Zhongtang for ink. Our family is very grateful."

In the Ming Dynasty, textual interaction between senior eunuchs and civil officials was very common. For example, the epitaphs of many great eunuchs or their parents were written by senior civil officials.

So Eunuch Qin's request was not too much, and Qin Dewei had no reason to refuse with his status as eunuch Qin.

But Qin Dewei still asked one more question: "What style of Spring Festival couplets does the factory supervisor want?"

The psychological needs of eunuchs, a special group, may be different from those of ordinary people, so ask first.

The eunuch Qin replied: "If you want to show an open-minded, open-minded, elegant, and refined demeanor of a scholar, it is best to have some personality, which is different from ordinary people."

Qin Dewei was speechless. Are the words open-minded, open-minded, elegant, and exquisite related to your eunuch Qin?

Want to have a personality different from ordinary people?Directly write on the Spring Festival couplets that you are a eunuch, is it different from ordinary people?
Qin Dewei frowned while thinking, "Couldn't the factory supervisor make things difficult for others?"

Eunuch Qin said with a smile: "With the talents of the middle school, there are times when you are stumped?"

Qin Dewei replied, "Then try it."

There was nothing serious before the Chinese New Year, and they were idle when they were idle. After that, the two went to the nearby Guanglu Temple.

Borrowing a pen and paper, Qin Dewei wrote a pair of Spring Festival couplets in one go.

The first couplet is "No children and no grandchildren, everything belongs to others"; the second couplet is "There are flowers and wine, chat for the joy of death".

Eunuch Qin: "."

Why no children and no grandchildren, Qin Dewei, who is celebrating the New Year, don't curse yourself!
Qin Dewei looked complacently and said: "How does the factory supervisor look? No sons or grandchildren, open-minded! Everything belongs to others, open-minded!

There are flowers and wine, elegant!It also uses the Chinese language of Qiao Xingjian, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is exquisite! "

Eunuch Qin could only laugh or cry, took the Spring Festival couplets and left.

There were many banquets at the end of the year. Although most of the banquets were rejected by Qin Zhongtang, there were always some that could not be rejected, or those that did not want to be rejected, such as the public banquet of the Imperial Academy.

There is a saying in official circles, one day is a Hanlin, and a lifetime is a Hanlin. Even if you are an official to the cabinet bachelor, you must be proud of your Hanlin origin.

Therefore, although Qin Zhongtang strategically gave up his part-time job in the Imperial Academy in order to seize real power, he is still eligible to participate in the public banquet of the Imperial Academy.

Counting it, Qin Zhongtang hadn't been to the Imperial Academy for several months, and this time he returned to the place where he fought, and felt very cordial.

At this time, the banquet has not yet started, and most people are still standing and chatting.Qin Zhongtang saw Wen Renhe, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a scholar of the Hanlin Academy at a glance, and greeted loudly: "Senior Wen! Don't come here without any problems!"

Wen Renhe exchanged pleasantries with Qin Dewei.

Qin Dewei looked around and said with emotion: "When I came here in the 14th year of Jiajing, Senior Wen was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Bachelor of the Imperial Academy.

In the past six years, personnel have been updated everywhere, things have changed, and only Senior Wen is like Han Yuan's pinnacle of calming the sea. "

Wen Renhe: "."

Qin, if you don't know how to speak, just say a few words!
After Zhang Fujing cleansed the Imperial Academy, the number of people in the Imperial Academy withered, at least there were only twenty people.

However, after Jiajing 12 years special selection, Jiajing 14 years and 17 years of imperial examinations, the talent team of the Imperial Academy has been supplemented, and now the number has greatly increased.

So Qin Dewei's participation in the Hanlin Academy's public banquet this time actually produced the feeling of "a sea of ​​people".

I couldn't help but said to Wen Renhe again: "I never knew that there are so many people in the Imperial Academy!"

Wen Renhe sneered and said, "You, Qin Zhongtang, haven't figured out the mystery? The examiner for next year's exam has yet to be determined!"

Qin Dewei understood immediately, and replied, "I've been busy with too many important things recently, so I forgot about the exam."

According to the current official tradition, the chief examiner of the examination must be selected from the Imperial Academy, and about half of the fellow examiners must also be selected from the Imperial Academy.

For Hanlins, this is a good opportunity.For example, take a look at how glorious Zhang Chaozhang was after he accepted Qin Dewei as a student.

Examiners are selected by the emperor. In the past, Hanlin usually had many opportunities to deal with the emperor, and the emperor generally knew it well.

But now the political environment is completely different from the past. Emperor Jiajing has been cultivating immortals in Xiyuan, and Hanlin people usually do not see the emperor, and have no chance to express themselves.

At the year-end public banquet of the Hanlin Academy, according to the usual practice, the emperor had to interact with the Hanlin Academy, such as asking the Hanlin Academy to write appropriate poems and the like.

For the Imperial Academy, this may be the only opportunity to perform, and it cannot be ignored by the Imperial Academy.

Qin Dewei didn't despise this. It's not easy for everyone. It's understandable to be introverted. Not everyone has as many opportunities as himself.

Then Qin Dewei left Xueshi Wen and went to socialize with other acquaintances.

Now that the number of Hanlin Academy has expanded, it is not as "harmonious" as it used to be, and factions have emerged.

Generally speaking, the most obvious factions are three groups. The first group is the traditional faction, which is dominated by old people who entered the Imperial Academy more than ten years ago or even earlier.

The second group of people is the Worship Sect, Guo Pu and Yuan Wei who had the opportunity to go to Xiyuan to enter Zhizhi and write green poems for the emperor, and a group of people around these two people.

The third group of people is a group of people who are closely related to Qin Dewei, such as Zhao Zhenji, Xu Gu, Xing Yifeng and others.

If you want to ask Qin Zhongtang what he thinks, Qin Zhongtang will say that he has no opinion at all.He, Qin Dewei, has surpassed this level, and doesn't care much about this low-end local microclimate.

At most, he hates that iron cannot be made into steel, and often reprimands his younger brothers for their ineffectiveness. It is not as good as Guo Pu and Yuan Wei's group who can write green poems and flatter.

(End of this chapter)