I was compiling the daily records during the Wanli reign

Chapter 40 Zhang Juzheng instructed, Lu Diaoyang requested, Zhang Siwei emphasized, Shen reviewed and worked overtime!
September 11th, early morning.

During the daily lectures in Wenhua Hall, the lecturers were stationed on both sides.

Shen Nian discovered that the three cabinet ministers, Zhang Juzheng, Lu Diaoyang, and Zhang Siwei, as well as Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing, were all in a depressed state with dark circles under their eyes.

Obviously didn't sleep well last night.

After the lecture, Shen Nian learned from Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing that these people had hardly slept all night.

The reason turned out to be: they were discussing the "Strategy for the Discipline of Imperial College Instructors and Students" jointly submitted by Wang Xijue, the Chief Academician of the Imperial College, and Zhou Ziyi, the Director of the Imperial College, at dusk yesterday.

After Wang Xijue spent a lot of effort to convince the very pedantic Zhou Ziyi, he wrote this memorial according to Ma Ziqiang's advice.

It probably means——

"I would like to invite the Hanlin Academy to review Shen Nian's lectures and give the Imperial College's teachers and students a humiliating admonition to help them change their lazy and decadent ways and rectify their academic style."

After reading it, Zhang Juzheng felt that this policy could be implemented on a large scale.

The current teaching students in the official school.

Either they feel that their talents are not appreciated, or they are full of confidence, but in fact they lack the ability and ambition to make progress.

The court ordered them to offer suggestions for new policies, but they all remained silent.

But if a new policy is proposed, it can be criticized from head to toe and all its flaws can be found.

its purpose.

It was not for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, but to gain a sense of superiority over others through criticism and criticism.

then.

Zhang Juzheng summoned Lu Diaoyang, Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi to discuss the matter.

After some discussion, everyone finally reached a consensus around four o'clock in the morning.

First of all.

This policy was implemented in the Imperial College in Beijing.

Next, it will be implemented in the Nanjing Imperial College and official schools in various local prefectures.

The candidates for admonition were selected from among local chief officials, deputy officials, thirteen censors, six-department censors, and even retired honest officials in the local area.

The main goal is to use the hard rocks outside to turn these stagnant pools of water into living water.

Second.

The admonitions of the Imperial College in Beijing could be demonstrated and drafted by the Hanlin reviewer Shen Nian, and the admonitions would be recorded in writing and conveyed to the local areas.

In order to ensure the strength of the admonition and the consistency of thought, Shen Nian wrote the first draft, Ma Ziqiang, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi proofread and supplemented it, and the cabinet reviewed it.

At last.

All the admonitions given by the admonishers will be compiled into a book by the Hanlin Academy and published throughout the country.

in a blink.

This matter turned from sesame seeds into watermelon.

This is how things are in the world, one small move can affect the whole body.

Zhang Juzheng had the world in his heart and thought about the world every day, so many things became world affairs in his eyes.

……

Afternoon, Hanlin Academy.

In a quiet house.

Ma Ziqiang, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, Zhou Ziyi, and Shen Nian gathered together.

The five of them discussed the division of labor.

Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi were responsible for providing Shen Nian with information about the current teachers and students of the Imperial College, including their family background, personality and habits, articles and poems, and performance within the college.

Shen Nian wrote the first draft based on this information.

Afterwards, Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing revised and supplemented the draft. After all five of them had no objections, they submitted it to the cabinet.

Before this.

The three cabinet ministers have already determined the submission time and general direction of the content.

Zhang Juzheng instructed that the draft of the admonition must be submitted to the cabinet within three days, and the content must be meaningful and reasonable.

Lu Diaoyang required that the words of admonition must be awakening and directly hit the pain points of the teachers and students, and the speaker must not be timid for fear of offending others.

Zhang Siwei emphasized that since the works were to be compiled into a book, the language must not be vulgar and must reflect the excellence of the officials of the Hanlin Academy.

Then, everyone started to get busy.

Shen Nian planned to spend at least a day digesting the information about the Imperial College's instructors and students before he could write something meaningful. He would begin writing after noon tomorrow and submit it to Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing early the next morning.

Not long after.

A thick pile of documents was piled on Shen Nian's desk, all of which were selected by Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Shen Nian read through the documents at a glance, and immediately asked Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi when he had any questions.

As a historian who stayed in the academy as a Shujishi.

Shen Nian's memory is different from that of ordinary people. I dare not say that he can remember everything after reading it once, but he can remember most of it.

Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi knew the situation of the Imperial College like the back of their hand.

This undoubtedly improved Shen Nian's efficiency in understanding the situation.

……

At night, the sky is dotted with stars and the night is slightly cold.

Shen Nian didn't want to work overtime.

But seeing that Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi, who had worked almost all night last night, were still busy, he could only read for a while longer.

Not long after.

Ma Ziqiang and his men brought dinner over.

He walked over to Shen Nian, patted his shoulder, and said, "Ziheng, although you are young, staying up late is harmful to your health. At most, you should work until midnight and then rest. Otherwise, you will miss the government office the next morning. I have asked someone to prepare a midnight snack for you!"

Shen Nian curled his lips and smiled, and had to continue reading the documents.

In today's court, the busy people are really busy, and the idle people are really idle.

About an hour later.

Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi sorted out all the documents.

It took Shen Nian at least two hours to finish reading all of this. Seeing that Shen Nian had no questions, the two of them went back.

Both of them are masters of staying up late.

But I didn’t sleep last night, and if I stay up late again, my body really can’t take it.

If some of the officials in Nanjing who are in a "semi-retirement state" see how busy Shen Nian and others are, they probably won't envy the better prospects of being an official in the capital.

There were many officials in the Ming Dynasty who died young.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Shen Nian flipped through the documents for nearly an hour. Seeing that it was almost midnight, and that he could finish reading the remaining documents by tomorrow morning, he got up and went home.

Outside the gate of Hanlin Academy.

Aji was waiting outside with a carriage, where he had been waiting since dark.

About a quarter of an hour later, Shen Nian returned to the Shen residence.

The house is brightly lit.

The maid Xiaotao quickly prepared hot water for him to wash, and Gu Yue'er prepared a bowl of hot wontons for him.

In addition, there are snacks, fruits, and shoulder and back massage services.

Shen Nian was halfway through eating wontons when his head tilted and he fell asleep.

My mind has been racing today, and I'm more tired than doing a day's physical work.

then.

Gu Yue'er, Xiaotao and Aji carried him to the bed.

At five o'clock the next morning, Shen Nian got up and rushed to the Hanlin Academy.

At this moment, he has recovered most of his energy. If he can finish writing earlier today, he can go home and rest earlier.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Shen Nian sat at the desk and continued to read the documents.

Wang Xijue and Zhou Ziyi sat next to Shen Nian, ready to answer his questions at any time.

Both of them are very dedicated and have deep feelings for the Imperial College, and they regard this matter as particularly important.

About an hour later, the autumn sun rose high in the sky.

Golden sunlight splashed on the desk, Shen Nian's shoulders and head.

He finally finished reading all the documents and had a more comprehensive understanding of the teachers and students in the Hanlin Academy.

Next, it’s time to put pen to paper!

(End of this chapter)