Chapter 379 Worshiping the Mountain
Originally, Zhu Zaijing thought that after Li Chunfang was promoted to Taichang Temple, the editor-in-chief of Daming Book Company might have to be held concurrently by Zhao Zhenji for a period of time before Emperor Jiajing could find a suitable candidate. Replace the past.
But in fact, this matter was quickly implemented by Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing ordered the Hanlin Academy to compile Chen Yiqin as an official in Prince Yu's palace and in charge of the chief editor of Daming Book Company.
In this way, Chen Yiqin, who had never been noticed by Zhu Zaijing before, appeared in his field of vision.
Speaking of Chen Yiqin, the relationship between him and Zhu Zaijing is actually quite deep.
Just some small historical changes caused Chen Yiqin and Zhu Zaijing to always pass each other by without any real encounter.
In the original history, when Chen Yiqin was in the 31st year of Jiajing, he was appointed as an official in Prince Yu's palace just after his death. This appointment lasted for nine years. During these nine years, Chen Yiqin He was also extremely protective of Zhu Zaijing, and even went so far as to confront Yan Shifan righteously on several occasions for the benefit of King Yu.
Therefore, King Yu at that time was doubly grateful to Chen Yiqin. Not only did he personally handwrite the word "loyalty" to him, but he also wrote the words "Inspire Hongduo" to praise Chen Yiqin's teaching to him.
It can be seen that Chen Yiqin was also a very important person to King Yu in the original historical trajectory.
It's a pity that he was "unlucky in time" and caught up with the era when fierce ministers like Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng emerged in large numbers. Therefore, in this comparison, he was overshadowed, so that later When people talk about the history of "Jialong", they often ignore him.
This time Emperor Jiajing's edict was like a historical restorer, which suddenly brought Chen Yiqin back to the original historical trajectory, making him one of the subordinate officials in Prince Yu's palace.
Of course this may also be a coincidence, because Chen Yiqin also has real talent and learning.
In the 20th year of Jiajing's reign, Chen Yiqin was already a Jinshi in high school and was selected as a Shujishi. In the 24th year, he served as the editor of the "Da Ming Huidian". In the 26th year, he invigilated the examination. With this resume and knowledge, it is more than enough for someone to work as the editor-in-chief of Daming Book Company.
In addition, in order to strengthen Zhu Zaijing’s absolute leadership over Hongwen Hall and Daming Bookstore, Emperor Jiajing also gave Chen Yiqin the status of a lecturer in Prince Yu’s Palace before Chen Yiqin’s formal appointment, completely branding him on After receiving the seal of King Yu, he was sent here to serve as the editor-in-chief of Daming Book Company.
It can be seen that Emperor Jiajing did not care about and valued Zhu Zaijing. He just wanted to tell Chen Yiqin clearly who he should listen to after arriving at Daming Bookstore.
Otherwise, why did Emperor Jiajing have to go through such twists and turns to make such an appointment?
After Chen Yiqin received the imperial appointment from Emperor Jiajing, he immediately went to Prince Yu's Mansion to worship at the top of the mountain.
When Zhu Zaijing saw Chen Yiqin in the palace, he also looked at Chen Yiqin curiously.
After Chen Yiqin saw Zhu Zaijing, he bowed seriously: "Your Majesty, Chen Yiqin, pays homage to the prince."
Zhu Zaijing heard Chen Yiqin's accent and felt it sounded familiar. Zhu Zaijing said: "Mr. Chen is from Shu?"
Chen Yiqin replied: "I am from Nanchong County, Shunqing Prefecture."
Zhu Zaijing smiled and said: "No wonder I think your accent is very similar to Zhao Zhenji's. It turns out that you two are fellow villagers." At this moment, Zhao Zhenji, who was also waiting in Prince Yu's palace, also laughed and said: "Your Majesty is really awesome. I thought that I had lost my hometown accent over the years under the influence of the elegant language in the capital, but I didn’t expect that the prince would immediately recognize the origins of Chen and Chen Guanguan.”
Zhu. Zai Jing smiled and said: "This is not a skill. The main reason is that your Sichuan people's accent is so unique that I can remember it after hearing it a few times. But having said that, you Sichuan is really talented. Sima Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty For example, Zhuo Wenjun, Yang Xiong, and Sansu from the Northern Song Dynasty are all great talents in Sichuan. Now that your Majesty has sent you two great scholars from Sichuan, I am really flattered!"
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When Chen Yiqin and Zhao Zhenji heard Zhu Zaijing praise them so much, their moods suddenly became clearer, and they felt that their future with Zhu Zaijing was brighter.
After finishing his warm words, Zhu Zaijing said to Chen Yiqin: "Mr. Chen, the work of Daming Bookstore is different from what you did in the Hanlin Academy before. When you were in the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Chen It may be that he is responsible for editing some important and specific legal and historical materials. This kind of work requires a meticulous and serious attitude. "
"But Daming Book Company is a little different. The concept of Daming Book Company is a new trend. There will be some requirements that are not so serious, and some places may even be a little out of line. Therefore, I hope that Mr. Chen can become familiar with the work content of Daming Book Company as soon as possible and understand the work direction of Daming Book Company. "
After Chen Yiqin heard what Zhu Zaijing said, he immediately replied: "I understand. Prince, don't worry, I am not an immutable person. Every issue of "Da Ming Feng Hua" published by Daming Book Company before Chen is reading it, and even the recent follow-up to "The Condor", "The Condor", is being read by Chen."
"For this kind of novel genre that was not taken seriously by the mainstream before, Chen is also reading more recently. A lot of thinking. The ancients often said that "both elegance and vulgarity can be appreciated", but there are very few articles that can truly appreciate both elegance and vulgarity."
"However, under the guidance of the prince, the Ming Dynasty Book Company has determined a new style of writing based on essays and novels. This type of writing style has rarely been emphasized in the past, so that few literati throughout the ages have been willing to focus on it. But. After I really studied it carefully, I discovered that the stories that have been spread far and wide throughout the ages were almost all written by novelists of the past generations."
"Yuan Chen will not talk about it. , Take this dynasty as an example. In the past two hundred years, there were many brilliant scholars in our country, but some people only heard their names but could not see their writings. Therefore, we insist that these people can represent our cultural heritage. I think it is difficult to live up to the name. "
"But there are some unknown people, such as Luo Guanzhong, the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and Shi Naian, the author of "Water Margin". Although these two people are not well-known, But his novels can be praised for hundreds of years."
"It can be seen that compared with the previous dynasties, the literary style of our Ming Dynasty has begun to have a more stylish style. "Journey to the West", "Jin Ping Mei" and "The Condor" which has been popular in the past two years, as well as "The Condor" that is currently attracting much attention."
"So I think we want to continue to maintain harmony. To carry forward the new style of our Ming Dynasty, we must abide by the strategy set by the prince before and use essays and novels as new styles to tell stories unique to our Ming Dynasty.”
Listening to Chen Yiqin's big talk, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but scream.
As expected of a top student from the Hanlin Academy, what he said was clear and logical, but what he said sounded so reasonable that no one could refute it.
Zhu Zaijing bared his teeth and said with a smile: "I am very happy that Mr. Chen can have such a high opinion! If you have any issues or problems in the future, just discuss them with Mr. Zhao. I really can't make up my mind. If you have any problems, just come to me. I can't do anything else, but I will definitely be able to resist."
Chen Yiqin was immediately moved when he heard Zhu Zaijing's words.
Although Chen Yiqin has been a little transparent these years, Chen Yiqin is also paying attention to any disturbance in the capital. He knows very well that the young prince in front of him is not as simple as he appears, otherwise he would be so tall. How could Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and the arrogant Hai Rui work so peacefully under Prince Yu?
It can be seen from this that King Yu is definitely an extraordinary person!
So, as soon as Chen Yiqin arrived at Zhu Zaijing's side, he set up his position. He would never think of himself as an official in the palace. You must know that Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were already ministers of the palace before him, and their talents and learning were no worse than his.
Therefore, Chen Yiqin knew very well that Emperor Jiajing’s appointment of him as an official in Prince Yu’s Mansion was actually to allow him to better integrate into Prince Yu’s small group, rather than to really let him become an old master. Son's.
(End of this chapter)