Chapter 838 Lecture Hall
Xiyuan is bounded by the Qianqing Gate and is divided into the outer dynasty and the inner court. Outside the Qianqing Gate is the outer dynasty and the inner court is the inner court.
There is a majestic and tall palace on the central axis outside Xiyuan. The golden glazed tiles on the roof of the palace shine golden light in the sun. There are several red pillars in the palace, with a spiral carved on them. The flying dragon, with golden scales and golden armor, and claws holding auspicious clouds, is lifelike, as if it is really flying around the pillars.
The tables and chairs of golden nanmu, the floor of warm jade with blue sky, and the lamps of crystal jade. The palace is full of splendor.
The name of the hall is: Dahonden.
The main hall was built in Xiyuan when Emperor Jiajing welcomed his first prince, imitating the main hall of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the first year after he became emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang built the main hall in the palace as a place for the prince and princes to study and study, to make up for the regret that he did not receive a good education when he was a child. . When building the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to collect pictures and books from past dynasties, and at the same time informed the world, hiring famous teachers and scholars from all over the world to explain the Four Books and Five Classics to the prince. It can be said that the main hall played an important role in guiding the princes in later governing the country and bringing peace to the world.
It is a pity that in the imperial power battle of the Jingnan Campaign, as Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu came to Nanjing, King Zhu Su and Cao Guogong Li Jinglong opened the Jinchuan Gate to welcome the surrender. After the capital was defeated, There was a fire in the palace. Emperor Jianwen disappeared in the fire. The main hall that Taizu had worked hard for more than ten years was also reduced to ruins in the fire.
After the arrival of the first prince, in order to strengthen the prince's education, Emperor Jiajing built this main hall using Taizu's main hall as a backboard.
The main hall is taller, larger and more magnificent than the main hall. However, because the Jiajing Emperor's heirs were few and many died young, there were only three princes studying at most in such a tall and glorious main hall. Now there are only two princes left.
As the two princes opened their own residences and built mansions, their respective officials mainly came to the palace to teach and study.
Only when Emperor Jiajing had a whim, he would occasionally summon the two princes to attend lectures in the main hall.
Last night, Emperor Jiajing had a dream about Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang studied the meaning of his scriptures in his dream. Emperor Jiajing did not understand the meaning of the dream, so he invited the Heavenly Master Tao Zhongwen to interpret the dream early this morning.
After Tao Zhongwen made some calculations, he said that this dream should be about the prince. Taizu was concerned about the cultivation of the emperor's heir.
So, soon after Zhu Pingan went to work, a chamberlain came to read the oral edict of Emperor Jiajing and ordered Zhu Pingan to go to the main hall to lecture.
Giving lectures to the prince?
It is a heavy responsibility and a great honor.
Speaking of this kind of honor, it is 10,000 times more awesome than the modern Peking University professors, Tsinghua professors and so on. Peking University professors and Tsinghua professors are even lower than the Five Classics Doctors from the Imperial College, let alone the Imperial Masters.
The Imperial College was the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, it was also an educational management agency, equivalent to the Education Bureau and the highest institution of education. Therefore, the status of modern Tsinghua and Peking University cannot be compared with the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty.
Teaching lessons to the prince.
This can be called an imperial master.
Being able to boast for a lifetime, in Zhu Ping'an's impression, only famous teachers and scholars with long reputations can shoulder this important task.
No matter how difficult it is, you have to have seniority like Gao Gong.
So, when Zhu Ping'an first heard it, he was still very surprised. Was he qualified to teach the prince a lesson? Did he hear it wrong? Or did the waiter send the wrong message?
“The Holy Spirit gave an oral instruction, and Zhu Ping’an, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, immediately went to the main hall to give lectures.”
When the chamberlain repeated Emperor Jiajing's oral instructions again, Zhu Pingan was finally sure that he had heard correctly and that the chamberlain had not transmitted the message incorrectly. Emperor Jiajing had asked him to go to the main hall to teach the two princes.
"The Holy One has decreed that people should go to the main hall to preach scriptures!" Before the eunuch who delivered the decree came out of Zhu Ping'an's room, someone in Wuyi Hall learned the news.
“There is another opportunity, and we must seize it this time.” Everyone was excited after hearing the news, and they were all eager to try.
Can you not be excited? This is going to the main hall to give lectures. Everyone knows what the main hall does.
Going to the main hall to give a lecture is to give a lecture to the prince.
This is the Holy Emperor's affirmation and great honor. This is an opportunity to become the emperor's master. Not to mention how awesome they will be in the future and how much aura they will have, just being able to have a good relationship with the future emperor is enough for them to grab their head.
There are only two princes left now. Giving lectures to them means being their teacher. At least you can become familiar with each other and build a good relationship in advance. No matter which prince takes the throne, there will be benefits in the future as a teacher. Yes, there are many.
"No chance. It has been decided. The chamberlain who just walked over was the one who announced the order for Zhu Pingan to go to the main hall to lecture."
The official who knew the inside story shook his head and sighed.
Ugh!
What?
You actually asked Zhu Pingan to go to the main hall to give a lecture? !
For a moment, after hearing the news, everyone in Wuyi Hall stared at each other as if they had been struck by lightning. They were stunned for a long time and could not accept the news. After that, mourners filled the field with painful expressions. As if he missed a hundred million, his eyes turned red with envy of Zhu Ping'an.
Everyone is as jealous as a rabbit.
This is going to the main hall to give a lecture! ! ! ! !
how so?
How could it be Zhu Pingan? !
Everyone couldn't help but shook their heads and sighed.
“How can you let Zhu Ping’an go to the main hall to give lectures? How old is he? He is not as old as the prince. He is still young. How can he go to give lectures to the prince?”
"Who is Zhu Ping'an? What qualifications does he have to lecture the prince?!!"
"Zhu Pingan is still tossing pigs into the water. My holy lord, what qualifications does he have for a person like him who smells like copper and pigs' pee to preach to the prince who is so precious? My lord, you are being raped by Zhu Pingan." He was deceived. What did he teach the prince about, and how to do it when a pig falls into the water? This is to push the prince into a pit of fire. "
"Nonsense, who recommended Zhu Ping'an to the Holy One? Isn't this pushing the prince into a pit of fire?"
"The prince will not accept anyone who is similar to them, or younger than them. Preach the scriptures to them?”
There was a cry of disbelief, dissatisfaction, and dissatisfaction in Wuyi Hall, but they were helpless.
The Holy Spirit's golden words are a done deal. They can't change anything, they can only complain and express envy and jealousy towards Zhu Ping'an, a man who has had such bad luck.
When Zhu Pingan went to the main hall according to the order and came out of Wuyi Hall, he felt the killing eyes of everyone in Wuyi Hall.
That look in his eyes made Zhu Ping'an feel as if he was a monkey wearing a crown, a villain who picked their peaches with despicable means.
"It seems that I have become the target of public criticism."
Zhu Pingan shrugged indifferently and whispered to himself. (End of chapter)