Chapter 134: Mistaking loyalty for filial piety and falsely accusing a good person of being a thief

Tao Dalin, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, lowered his head and used Shen Shixing to block the emperor's figure, fearing that he would be seen by the emperor.

I cried out in torture in my heart.

During this round of autumn lectures, the emperor always neglected to teach and asked sensitive questions.

This class is about "Mencius", and discusses "There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants."

It is very simple and there is no room for debate, but it has more political significance.

Nowadays, the content and progress of the lectures are arranged by the daily lecture officials, and the specific review and interpretation are personally reviewed by the two cabinet ministers.

Today's class was arranged by Chen Dong, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, and Wen Chun, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was intended to strengthen the emperor's power and lay the groundwork for etiquette and law.

The greatest misfortune is to have no descendants.

The emperor is twelve years old, which is old enough to get married.

If a concubine is to be chosen, it will be more than a year in advance, and the marriage will take place at the age of fourteen, so the decree should be issued at the beginning of the year to start preparations.

If he is in a hurry to take power, then the granddaughter of Li Chunfang in the palace may also be a possible choice.

As for the ancestral law that prohibits marrying the daughters of scholars and officials...

Chen Dong and Wen Chun's meaning was very clear. Even Shun could hide the fact that his parents were innocent in order to leave an heir. So it was completely reasonable for Your Majesty to make some compromises in order to leave an heir.

This is what Zhang Juzheng just said, “the authority of ritual.”

This was a political statement limited to the emperor's close ministers and the imperial lecturers.

When Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng saw the class schedule of Chen Dong and Wen Chun, he did not raise any objections and just went with the flow and taught the class.

The same look of support.

Logically speaking, the emperor should be moved by the harmony between the monarch and his subjects, and should give some reward to show his attitude, and then go back and think carefully about when to get married.

As a result, the young emperor did not play by the rules and turned to an extremely sensitive topic - was the Ming Dynasty ruled by filial piety?
Tao Dalin scratched the back of his hand and felt itchy all over.

Otherwise, why would the elder have to come forward to answer the emperor's questions?

How dare these people say a single word to the emperor about matters that concern the foundations of Confucianism and the origin of the country?

If you say one wrong word, you will end up in disgrace.

Zhu Yijun's eyes swept across the officials in the imperial lecture hall.

Take in the different expressions of everyone.

Finally, it fell on Zhang Juzheng, who looked embarrassed.

Zhu Yijun naturally knew why Zhang Juzheng was in such a difficult situation, otherwise he would not have asked so directly.

This statement does not seem sensitive when heard directly.

After all, this has been a political correctness for a thousand years.

Since the Han Dynasty, every dynasty has advertised itself in this way.

In the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Bao Xun wrote in his memorial: "Clarify the basic principles and establish teachings, and govern the world with filial piety."

Later, in the Book of Sui, the emperor said, "I am ruling the world with filial piety, and I am afraid that this doctrine will be lost, so I have established the Five Teachings to promote it."

In the Old Book of Tang, Li Bo also said in his petition, "I hope Your Majesty will show some mercy and pardon for your filial piety in governing the country."

Not to mention the Song and Yuan dynasties, the biography of Yi Jianqian, Liu Anshi, Li Bingchang, and Cui Jingchuan all state in black and white that "Your Majesty governs the world with filial piety."

Even in this dynasty, this saying is very common.

When the two palaces were given their titles, the Ministry of Rites wrote, "Your Majesty governs the world with filial piety, and I respectfully present the title of Holy Mother to you."

For the orthodox dynasty, this itself is a sacred golden garment worn on the body.

Only when the Sima family sees these words will the show be fully effective.

Otherwise, why is he, Zhu Yijun, called the emperor and father all day long?
But precisely because this issue is very important and involves the source of the imperial dynasty's legitimacy, it has never been allowed to be discussed.

The most sensitive point is when did the emperor occupy the top ecological niche of "filial piety" in the Confucian system?

That is after the great unification! This is a transformation of orthodox Confucianism!

Confucianism before the unification was still very pure.

Mencius once told King Xuan of Qi that if the ruler treats his subjects like dirt, then the subjects will treat the ruler like an enemy.

Confucius also said, "A ruler should treat his ministers with courtesy, and ministers should serve their ruler with loyalty."

I will only be good to you if you are good to me.

If you are not a good emperor, don't blame me for killing the tyrant - this was the content of Zhu Yijun's previous academic examination and the ceremony he invited people to watch.

However, since the Han Dynasty, this acquired two-way obligation has gradually evolved into a natural one-way obligation.

That is what is called thunder, lightning, rain and dew, all of which are grace from heaven.

Confucianism does not have the concept of absolute loyalty of subjects to the monarch.

Fortunately, there are great scholars who debate the classics.

Confucianism does not have it, but Legalism does.

The Six Classics are annotated by me, and Confucian classics are essential - so Dong Zhongshu integrated the Legalist system into Confucianism.

In Confucian philosophy, this is called transferring filial piety into loyalty.

In the concept of Confucian classics, it is called Confucianism on the outside and Legalism on the inside.

In the framework of state governance, it is called the isomorphism between family and country.

A filial son will always be a loyal minister.

The title is a recognition of power and at the same time further strengthens its legitimacy, especially the term "king and father".

The purpose of stitched Confucianism is mainly to explain the source of the emperor's legitimacy in ruling the world, not to engage in philosophical speculation.

Naturally, there was no room for discussion on this matter.

If we delve deeper into this issue, aren’t we questioning the imperial power?
The court officials would at most use some phrases and would never discuss the meaning of the scriptures in this regard.

So after the emperor asked this question, He Luowen looked up at the beams, Tao Dalin huddled behind Shen Shixing, and Ma Ziqiang looked around.

Zhang Juzheng, who faced this problem head-on, had an even more uncertain expression.

Prime Minister Mr. Zhang, I really want to say one thing now, child, for your own good, don’t ask any more questions.

But I have to answer it.

Zhang Juzheng chose his words with great caution.

After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, the court has been kind to the people, covering the boundless, starting with the family, and extending it to the whole body, so that all the people are close to each other."

"Your Majesty is the father of the country, you are kind to the royal family, you are generous to the people, you rule the house with your clothes, and your benevolence spreads to the grass and trees."

"Today, the nine relatives are in harmony, and the four cousins ​​have no complaints. This is truly a national policy and a family tradition."

"Your Majesty, our dynasty has always ruled the world with filial piety."

Your Majesty, everyone in the world calls you the emperor and father. Everyone you manage is like a son. The emperor’s grace and love are like a father’s to everyone. Of course, you rule the world with filial piety.

Zhang Juzheng spoke very cautiously and to the point.

Zhu Yijun suddenly realized: "No wonder the king calls him the king and father..."

When Zhang Juzheng saw this, he knew that the little emperor was going to say something nasty again.

Obviously he came prepared.

He had no choice but to concentrate and take it seriously - it would be fine if the attendant was just standing behind him, but no one knew which lesson the little emperor would post in the new newspaper.

Zhang Juzheng could guess the emperor's purpose. After all, he wanted to summon Wang Shizhen to the capital and to examine his academic performance, so he invited great scholars to watch the ceremony.

It's really obvious.

When he and Gao Gong first entered the cabinet, they did the same thing.

At that time, Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji respected the Yangming School and used their ruling power to promote it everywhere.

He even gave lectures himself, summoned officials from the imperial court and local governments to attend his lectures, and recruited disciples.

The so-called "using empty words to enlighten the mind and see the nature, instead of practical knowledge of self-cultivation and governing others", "ignoring the hardships and poverty of the people in the world, but discussing subtle and precise theories all day long" - ignoring the hardships and poverty of the people, but indulging in discussions of subtle and profound theories that are of little help in solving real problems.

Although Gao Gong and he claimed to be Confucian officials and still recited the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, they actually advocated Legalism.

Afterwards, the two of them absorbed, screened and selected the essence of Confucianism and Legalism and established a set of theories of reform.

Gao Gong, in particular, was energetic and produced a huge amount of work, including "The True Meaning of the Spring and Autumn Annals", "Record of Questions and Debates", "Daily Lectures" and "Original Language".

He attacked Cheng and Zhu and exposed their far-fetched and distorted interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Annals. He said, "There is no need to distinguish the principles, but to forcefully explore and search, so one cannot help pretending to know what one does not know."

He kicked Yangming with his right hand, scoffing at his empty and groundless ideas, saying, "It is nothing but a castle in the air, and in the end, it has nothing in body and mind."

He then used history to discuss current events, connected them with political reality and the accumulated problems of the time, and then explored solutions. Finally, he came to the conclusion of making a fresh start - "laws change with the times" and "change laws to keep up with the times."

This campaign to rectify academic style corrected the atmosphere in the court through the writing of books and articles.

Then, a cabinet meeting was held to criticize Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji as a symbol of restoring order.

Finally, the emperor issued an edict to strictly prohibit officials at all levels from hosting or participating in lectures, thus laying the foundation for victory.

This is the foundation upon which the new party is built.

The New Party founded by Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong is all too familiar with the emperor's current actions.

All these academic examinations and lectures on imperial lectures would probably become a book called "Records of Imperial Lectures" in Wang Shizhen's hands.

His purpose was completely exposed in front of Zhang Juzheng.

But the Prime Minister could only see the means, but had no idea what the emperor was going to do. He was really afraid that the emperor would not know the seriousness of the matter and would go too far in correcting a wrong - he was unwilling to point out things like being Confucian on the outside and Legalist on the inside.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yijun didn't think so.

He looked directly at Zhang Juzheng and continued to ask, "Sir, since the king is the father of the state, why does he change the dynasty?"

There are no bad parents in the world.

Since he is the king and father, I have never heard of a son killing his father and becoming a father himself.

So, after a change of dynasties, on what basis can the later dynasty be recognized?
If it is because of injustice, then can the father be killed for being unjust?
That doesn't make sense, sir.

In fact, this question itself is not difficult to answer, but it is difficult for Zhang Juzheng, who is Confucian on the outside and Legalist on the inside, to answer.

Because this is within the framework of Confucianism, it all goes back to the destiny.

No one can restrain the ruler below him, but if the Destiny above him wishes, it is natural to change the ruler.

The emperor, who was at the pinnacle of filial piety, had only a destiny that Zhang Juzheng was unwilling to talk about.

The meaning of the emperor's expression immediately became clear in Zhang Juzheng's mind - with the decline of the connection between heaven and man, filial piety was replaced by loyalty, and there were more and more things that could not be explained clearly. It would be better to replace the outdated things.

Zhang Juzheng opened his mouth and closed it again.

Zhu Yijun looked at his teacher quietly, waiting for Zhang Juzheng's answer.

Transforming filial piety into loyalty was naturally more of a progressive idea in the early Han Dynasty.

Unfortunately, by the Wei and Jin dynasties, this system was full of cracks.

Today, or in other words, after the birth of Yangming's Philosophy of Mind, this set of ideas has been completely deconstructed.

What do today's scholars and officials care about?
It is the freedom to see one’s true nature!

It is the true nature of doing whatever you want!

What kind of king and father? It's like this, shit!
This is the trend in Shilin, and the younger people are, the less they buy into it.

Not only do they disregard the emperor and his father, they sometimes even play a rebellious role - the Taizhou School is very interested in deconstructing the source of the emperor's power.

Why is Zhu Yijun recognized by most court officials nowadays?
Is it because he is the emperor and father? If so, then the predecessor would not have been suppressed for ten years, but would not have been supported by loyal and filial sons to rule the country.

Therefore, it is not that Zhu Yijun wants to give up transforming filial piety into loyalty.

But it is something that has been abandoned by the times and there is no need to stick it on your face.

Instead, it will only delay the emergence of new things.

The huge gap between reality and theory will further erode the legitimacy of the dynasty.

In this case, we must destroy before we build.

Whether it is in today's Xinbao, there is a legendary story about Emperor Taizu who started out as a commoner, suppressed rebellions, and transformed the Han people into barbarians.

It was Zhu Yijun's attainments in Confucian classics that he tried his best to demonstrate during the imperial lectures.

Or it could be the gradually filling treasury and increasingly clear administration of officials.

All of this is paving the way for replacing old scriptures to avoid excessive turmoil at that time.

After so much preparation with Li Zhi, the date for Wang Shizhen's literary meeting has already been set.

A major debate is about to take place, so it is natural to first unify internal thoughts.

Zhu Yijun put the hidden elephant in the room on the imperial lecture today in order to consult the Prime Minister's attitude and test the thoughts of the imperial lecture officials.

There was silence in the Wenhua Hall.

Zhang Juzheng hesitated for a long while before he said in a dry voice, "Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it. I will explain it to Your Majesty at the next imperial lecture."

The young emperor was too radical, and the Prime Minister was undecided for a while - after all, he was not a crazy person like Li Zhi.

Zhu Yijun was not in a hurry either.

He looked at Zhang Juzheng and said in a gentle voice, "Thank you for your hard work, sir. Let's end today's lecture here first." Zhang Juzheng was speechless for a moment and bowed quickly.

The officials in charge of the imperial lectures below also followed suit and saluted.

Zhu Yijun returned the gift.

After some formalities, today's imperial lecture finally came to an end.

Tao Dalin felt as if he had been pardoned. He bowed and stood up, then left Wenhua Hall first.

Ma Ziqiang, He Luowen and others have followed closely behind.

The officials attending the imperial lectures left one after another, and only Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing were left in the hall.

Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, there were still some difficult issues outside the hall.

This is also the reason why some people stay.

Shen Shixing immediately took the initiative to bow and plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I am guilty..."

Zhu Yijun raised his hand and interrupted Shen Shixing.

He did not give Shen Shixing a chance to speak, but looked at Zhang Juzheng: "Sir, please go back to the cabinet first."

Zhang Juzheng and Shen Shixing stayed in the palace, naturally to discuss the matter of bowing in obedience outside the palace.

Facing the emperor's leisurely expression, Zhang Juzheng followed suit and apologized: "Your Majesty, this matter is my negligence."

Zhu Yijun interrupted Zhang Juzheng again: "Sir, state affairs are busy, don't waste your mind on such things."

"Just a light breeze and drizzle."

He paused and said seriously: "Sir, you have devoted yourself to the affairs of the country. Just let me handle this small matter."

Zhang Juzheng's expression was slightly moved.

I don’t know what came to mind.

Zhang Juzheng pinched a medicine bag in his sleeve and remained silent for a moment.

Finally, he bowed: "I obey your order."

Zhu Yijun nodded and asked Jiang Keqian to send Zhang Juzheng back to the cabinet.

After Zhang Juzheng's back disappeared, Zhu Yijun turned around and looked at Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing bowed again.

There was no one around, and Zhu Yijun seemed to finally stop hiding his emotions.

He stood up and looked at Shen Shixing.

He raised his finger and pointed at Shen Shixing and counted repeatedly, saying "you...I..." repeatedly, which then turned into sighs.

Faced with the emperor's angry look, Shen Shixing, a genius who had always been successful, felt rarely upset.

There was cold sweat on his forehead, and even the back of his shirt was slightly wet with sweat.

The emperor's repeated hesitation to speak was like an iron hammer, torturing Shen Shixing's heart, making it pound.

It seemed like a long time had passed.

Shen Shixing finally heard a complete sentence from the emperor.

"Why didn't you come to me before you exiled Xiong Dunpu?"

Song Ru, a scholar of the imperial court, exposed the case of Xiong Dunpu, a fellow examiner, who criticized the emperor, slandered the harem, and made irresponsible comments on state affairs. Shen Shixing did not even tell him about this and acted arbitrarily, leading to his demotion!
If Zhu Yijun had known this earlier, Shen Shixing and Zhang Juzheng would not have been trapped!
In history, Zhang Juzheng suffered this loss. If Zhu Yijun saw the name, he would definitely think of this!
Xiong Dunpu has a bad temper and is said to be quite straightforward and irritable.

As a Sichuanese, my speaking habits can easily offend my colleagues.

Therefore, he had long been an enemy of Song Ru.

Last year, the scholars went out and encountered rain, so they took shelter in the court room, but the guard refused to receive them.

A group of scholars then beat up the guards and rushed into the palace.

Afterwards, the guard reported the incident to Yang Bo, who was very angry and went to the Hanlin Academy to question him.

As a result, the Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty immediately put the blame on Xiong Dunpu. A group of scholars were afraid of taking responsibility, so they followed the instigation of Zhao Yongxian and Wu Zhongxing and agreed to identify Xiong Dunpu.

Xiong Dunpu suffered a loss, so the relationship between the two naturally became worse.

When an honest person gets angry, he hits people and insults them.

The Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty were different.

He secretly recorded Xiong Dunpu's every word and action in the Hanlin Academy every day, and whenever he mentioned high-ranking officials or used any foul language, he would secretly tell the court officials.

If not, make one up.

Anyway, they just smear Xiong Dunpu every day.

Historically, Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty went to Zhang Juzheng and said, "Prime Minister, Xiong Dunpu has secretly written a memorial to attack the new policy, please do something about it!"

The complaint was filed during the day, the memorial impeaching Xiong Dunpu entered the palace at night, and the person was directly demoted the next day.

Precisely because he knew this, Zhu Yijun was very clear about the right and wrong between the two.

If I had known this earlier, I would have handled it properly.

Who knew that Shen Shixing would actually hide the truth from him, leading to the Fuque incident!

It was not until the matter became a big deal and people began to impeach Shen Shixing that Zhu Yijun learned the whole story from Shen Shixing.

It is said that when Shen Shixing was out for dinner, he encountered a fight among the Shuji scholars.

The Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty exposed Xiong Dunpu, who was in the same class as them, for criticizing the emperor, slandering the harem, and making irresponsible comments on major policies.

That's pretty cool!

Shen Shixing immediately decided to control the impact.

In order to prevent the situation from escalating - especially to prevent people from knowing what specifically Xiong Dunpu had accused the emperor of.

The next day, Shen Shixing demoted Xiong Dunpu to Liangzhe.

The matter should have ended here. Promotion and demotion are common. It would be okay for Shen Shixing to do the job cleanly and take care of the aftermath.

As a result, a scholar from the same class suddenly came forward recently.

People are calling for action, saying that Xiong Dunpu was wronged!

In addition, now is the time for performance evaluation.

This matter was immediately used to make an article.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, you can investigate it slowly. The censors will report the matter based on the rumors. They should impeach Shen Shixing first.

He immediately reported to the emperor that he was acting arbitrarily and had easily demoted ministers without actually investigating the matter. He treated the Ministry of Personnel as his backyard, acted without any regulations, and acted recklessly and lawlessly.

The words were fierce, and it was clear that he would not rest until Shen Shixing was removed from office.

Of course, there is also an extension, saying that the Ministry of Personnel was not qualified to pass the examination because it was harmed to such an extent by Shen Shixing.

In order to prevent further officials from being framed by the Ministry of Personnel, they should be properly rectified after Shen Shixing was dismissed from office before discussing the performance evaluation system.

When the memorial reached the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng saw it and was unwilling to do anything about it! He directly rejected the memorial at the cabinet level!

Since the cabinet refused to do so, people below naturally started to make noise again.

Afterwards, many court officials submitted memorials to the emperor, including one impeaching Shen Shixing.

Things are getting worse.

Rumors began to spread that Zhang Juzheng was forming a clique, Shen Shixing was clinging to the Prime Minister, and the two of them were in charge of both the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, and they were undermining the emperor.

Or it could be said that the performance evaluation system was just a tool used by Zhang Juzheng to seize power with the help of the Ministry of Personnel.

The fact that Zhang Juzheng was unwilling to restore order in order to protect Shen Shixing, allowing Xiong Dunpu to suffer injustice, is a clear proof of this.

If it is not dealt with, it may lead to a serious disaster.

By this morning, things had finally reached a climax.

The Shujishi, Hanlin and others blatantly colluded with each other and submitted a memorial to the palace, demanding an explanation for the matter!

Zhu Yijun finally had no way out and was blocked in the Wenhua Hall. Now he had to come forward to clean up Shen Shixing's mess.

Facing the emperor's questioning, Shen Shixing looked bitter and was speechless.

Why did he act so dictatorially?
It’s because what Song Ru revealed at that time was too shocking!

What can he say? Your Majesty, there are rumors that you insulted your stepmother?
Not to mention the emperor, he didn't even dare to tell Zhang Juzheng, and deliberately found excuses to collude with him.

If it was not for the purpose of calming the situation and preventing others from laughing at the emperor, why would Shen Shixing take the risk and directly demote Xiong Dunpu to Liangzhe?

What a result! It was originally well-intentioned, but now it is just a dumb thing to do!
Seeing that Shen Shixing was speechless, Zhu Yijun said expressionlessly: "Is it because of the ridiculous words of my mother?"

The words came out.

Shen Shixing's expression changed several times, just like a period of sunshine and rain.

Then he reacted and knelt down to apologize: "I am guilty!"

Zhu Yijun snorted coldly: "You are not guilty. When serving your king and father, shouldn't you report good news and not bad news?"

"If the court officials told me everything, why would I need the Imperial Guards?"

This is a bit harsh.

Shen Shixing's face turned bitter, and he suddenly fell to the ground and took off his hat: "My crime is unforgivable, I beg Your Majesty to dismiss me."

Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing.

He neither agreed nor appeased, but just watched coldly and gave a lecture or two from time to time.

"You just believe whatever Song Ru says!"

However, unlike what Shen Shixing was thinking at the moment, Zhu Yijun was not very angry with him.

In history, Zhang Juzheng was tricked by Song Ru, and now it is just Shen Shixing who takes over.

I can’t say I’m angry.

In fact, Zhu Yijun just wanted to take advantage of this good opportunity to give Shen Shixing a warning.

As the successor designated by Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing was not mature enough and had character flaws.

If you don't learn a lesson now when you are young, it would be bad if you get used to doing things behind the emperor's back and make trouble in the cabinet every day.

Historically, Li Sancai offended our Lord Shen, and the emperor was kind enough to speak up for Shen Shixing and demoted Li Sancai three levels.

As a result, Gu Xiancheng went to Shen Shixing to plead for mercy - everyone says that Lord Shen is magnanimous, but now someone has offended you, if you let him go, that would be true magnanimity.

Xiao Shen thought about it and realized that this is the truth!

Then the emperor demoted people openly, and he secretly showed kindness to them.

As soon as he left, he was given a vague promotion and was promoted to Nanzhili for self-cultivation.

He can be said to be the best paperhanger in the cabinet.

In order to prevent Shen Shixing from going astray and always doing things secretly from the emperor, Zhu Yijun took great pains to let him establish the correct concept of monarch and subject and cultivate the good habit of reporting when something happened.

The king and his minister, one knelt on the ground to resign, while the other stood there without saying a word.

The atmosphere was particularly dull and depressing.

After a long while, Zhu Yijun finally sighed and said, "Mr. Shen, you kept it a secret from me in order to reconcile the internal and external situation. I know your painstaking efforts."

"But now people outside are using this matter to say that the Ministry of Personnel is unfair and questioning the performance evaluation system."

"In order to protect you, the Prime Minister offended the censors, and I was also imprisoned today."

"This has made the Prime Minister appear unjust and me appear unjust, making the situation worse. Shen Qing has done something bad with good intentions!"

As soon as the words came out.

Shen Shixing was originally kneeling on the ground, but suddenly he began to sob, as if he was touched and felt guilty to a certain extent.

"I know my crime! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the beating was almost enough, Zhu Yijun reached out and helped Shen Shixing up.

He said gloomily, "At this critical moment of the performance evaluation, there is no way you can retire."

"Get up and make up for your crime."

At this point, Zhu Yijun sighed and said, "I hope that Shen Qing will take this as a warning and be more open with me in the future, and don't hide everything from me. This is better than any punishment."

Shen Shixing choked even harder.

Zhu Yijun was very satisfied when he saw this, and almost couldn't control his expression and let it slip.

He coughed lightly and looked at Zhang Hong: "Has Song Ru arrived?"

Zhang Hong bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, I have just arrived and am waiting in the side hall."

Zhu Yijun nodded, and then said to Shen Shixing: "Come on, follow me to meet the scholars."

Shen Shixing quickly raised his head and saw that the emperor had passed him and walked out of the palace.

Only the emperor's faint voice reached my ears.

"Although I am young and of little virtue, I can still provide some protection for the new policy."

Shen Shixing pursed his lips, his face showing a mixture of embarrassment and admiration, extremely complicated.

Finally, he sighed, put on his hat, and quickly followed.

(End of this chapter)