Zhang Siwei said the new first assistant's speech, and Lin Yanchao listened silently. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the testimonial, it is the ceremony of seat shifting.

There is a red cabinet in the middle of the Wenyuan Pavilion hall, this red cabinet is painted with linen and ash, the whole body is silver vermilion without patterns, and the cabinet contains a copy of the three dynasties. In front of the red cabinet, there is a gold-plated statue of Confucius copper, and four statues are like a niche, which was given by Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty in that year.

Speaking of the gold-plated bronze statue of Confucius in front of the red cabinet, there is also an allusion.

During the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Wenyuan Pavilion did not have this bronze statue of Confucius, only this red cabinet.

At that time, Li Xian, a famous minister who was a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion in the Ministry of Officials, felt uncomfortable sitting on the public seat of this four-sided square stool a few days after entering the cabinet, so he decided to move the red cabinet to the back of the wall, and set up a seat facing south at the red cabinet.

Peng Shi objected, during the Xuande period, the Son of Heaven drove to Wenyuan Pavilion, and set up a seat to sit here, so you can't sit.

Li Xian, it's been a long time since this happened, so let's do it.

Peng Shi said again, this is the inner house, not the south seat.

Li Xian, then why is there a food place in the east side and a seat in each room?

Pengshi, that's because there are plaques here, and there are no plaques elsewhere.

Li Xian, there is a plaque in the East Pavilion, and there is also a seat.

Pengshi, that is the east pavilion facing west, not south.

Li Xian listened to the moving airway, is there a seat for the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion? Where is there a reason for an official to be in office and not in his proper position?

Peng Shidao, that is in the outside yamen, such as the six yamen, Shangshu can sit facing south, but this is the inner house, if the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion sits in the right position, then what should I do if the scholar of the Zhongji Hall and the scholar of the Jinshen Hall come? This palace is a place where the emperor often visits, and I, as a university scholar, am an advisor to His Majesty, and I serve on the side, and there is absolutely no reason to sit down.

Li Xian was speechless.

This news later reached the ears of the Son of Heaven.

So Ming Yingzong ordered the eunuch to send the bronze statue of Kong Sheng and put it in front of the red cabinet, this move is to warn Li Xian, do you want to sit upright? Okay, I'll set it, but only the saints can sit there, and you can't wait for the cabinet scholars.

Ming Yingzong's intention was that Wenyuan Pavilion would assist the Son of Heaven in handling government affairs for several cabinet scholars, and he did not mean to let one of you be the commander-in-chief.

More than 100 years after the bronze statue was erected, although the Wenyuan Pavilion and the Wenhua Hall of the Sutra Banquet were only face-to-face. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty never came to Wenyuan Pavilion once.

Let's go back to Zhang Siwei's seat shifting instrument.

Because Wenyuan Pavilion does not face the south seat, the public seat is expensive to the east.

After Zhang Siwei led the officials to worship Kong Sheng, he officially moved to the east head, the first in the east, Zhang Juzheng's original position, after taking the Yuan Fu Taiwan seal, the audience officials congratulated. Lin Yanchao also stepped forward with Wang Jiaping and saluted Zhang Siwei, who was sitting on a square bench on all sides.

But seeing Zhang Siwei sitting tall in a big red python robe, his eyes swept over, and he nodded slightly to Lin Yanchao, who was saluting.

After the ceremony, Wang Jiaping and Lin Yanchao left Wenyuan Pavilion together.

While the two were leaving, Wang Jiaping said: "Zong Hai, I finally feel that the words that Xin Yuanfu just said are a bit frightening." ”

Lin Yanchao asked knowingly, "Is that the sentence?" ”

Wang Jiaping said: "Why should Zong Hai pretend to be confused, it is Xu Huating's sentence of returning the lord with prestige, returning the ministers with government affairs, and rewarding the public with sacrifice!" ”

Wang Jiaping is a native of Shanyin, and Zhang Siwei is a native of Puzhou, and the two have a hometown friendship. But the two are completely different personalities, Zhang Siwei is unpredictable, but Wang Jiaping dares to speak and say something.

Lin Yanchao pondered it and said: "I thought it was the song of the inchworm, in order to stretch it." ”

Wang Jiaping sighed: "What Zong Hai said is extremely true, Puzhou is his own, and Jiangling is the world. ”

Lin Yanchao means that the caterpillar bends its body in order to seek progress, and uses this to refer to Zhang Siwei's move as decentralization, which is actually to retreat as advance, to make his own way of making a living, and to sit firmly in the position of the first assistant.

Wang Jiaping sighed that Zhang Siwei was seeking to make a living, so Zhang Juzheng monopolized power, Zhang Siwei delegated power, Zhang Juzheng was strict with officials, and Zhang Siwei was lenient, so as to buy people's hearts. But Zhang Siwei did this, how will the new policy led by Zhang Juzheng continue in the future?

The next day, the two of them went to the Wenhua Hall to see the little emperor.

The little emperor saw the two of them and said with a smile, I heard that you went to congratulate the new Shoufu yesterday, how about it?

Lin Yanchao, Wang Jiaping didn't know what the emperor was referring to?

Wang Jiaping said, I don't know what His Majesty is referring to?

The little emperor said, can he be called a virtuous minister?

Wang Jiaping could only pinch his nose and answer, the new chief said that he would return the government to His Majesty, the six ministries, and return the public opinion to the world, this is a true virtuous minister.

Lin Yanchao also said that Yuanfu has always been expected by the public, and he can be called a golden ou.

"That's it." The little emperor said with a smile, he saw Lin Yanchao, Wang Jiaping praised Zhang Siwei together, plus the eunuchs in the palace, the queen mother, and several relatives, they also said good things about Zhang Siwei in front of him, and felt that he had the wisdom to know people, and found a prime minister who was not inferior to Zhang Juzheng.

Wang Jiaping and Lin Yanchao glanced at each other privately, and they both felt that the Son of Heaven was too young.

The little emperor took out a piece of music and said to the two: "The former Yuanfu drafted a Chen this morning, and he discussed with the head of the household department Shangshu to allocate 100,000 Taicang silver to the queen mother and concubines. ”

When Wang Jiaping and Lin Yanchao heard this, they all felt that Zhang Siwei was too shameless.

Every year during the Lantern Festival, the royal family will climb the Chengtianmen Tower to admire Ao Mountain (a mountain made of stacked lanterns). But last year, Zhang Juzheng suggested to the Son of Heaven that the annual expenditure on Aoshan in the capital was very huge, and he suggested that Aoshan be abolished, and the little emperor could only reluctantly agree.

Zhang Juzheng was in power for ten years, and resolutely refused to allow the imperial court to use a single cent of Taicang silver (treasury). And this year, after Zhang Siwei became Yuanfu, the first thing he did was to please the little emperor, so he ordered the household department to write books and allocate money from Taicang silver to the emperor's harem concubines to make head jewelry.

Wang Jiaping was so angry that he didn't speak, put the little emperor's words aside, and didn't answer.

Lin Yanchao saw that Wang Jiaping refused to speak, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty has been on the throne for ten years, and the queen mother of the two palaces has ruled the family frugally, and the harem concubines have all dressed up without ornaments, and they are just used to take what they want." The minister thought that the country was peaceful and there was nothing to do in all directions, and it was time for His Majesty to talk about filial piety. The minister thought that Yuan Fu was very considerate. ”

The little emperor smiled and said, "I think so. Since I ascended the throne, the queen mother of the two palaces has worked really hard, and I have nothing to repay, so I can only do my filial piety a little, and Yuanfu really knows my heart. ”

Wang Jiaping saw that Lin Yanchao actually expressed his support, his face turned red, and he frequently glared at Lin Yanchao, but Lin Yanchao pretended not to see it.

The little emperor paused and sighed, "I thought that Lin Qing's family was going to speak out against it. ”

Lin Yanchao lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty rules the world with filial piety and supports the family kindly, this is a filial piety, and the minister can only wholeheartedly support it." ”

The little emperor smiled and said: "I will tell you a happy event, Yuanfu also said that the household department Yunnan newly minted 30,000 yuan, and this money can be used for writing and teaching, and the gift department can be used." ”

Hearing this, Lin Yanchao suddenly felt that Zhang Siwei was still quite good.

Lin Yanchao bowed to the little emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the plan of cultivating people for a hundred years is the luck of the Ming Dynasty." ”