Huang Jin drafted the imperial edict, and the errands were still the responsibility of the eunuchs.
When the eunuch appeared in the Hanlin Academy again, all the Hanlin scholars in the academy were so excited that they felt like a thousand horses were galloping in their hearts. Why are you here again? Aren’t you tired of coming here again and again? When will it never end
When the eunuch was calling people outside the library, Zhu Ping'an was sorting the books in the library. There were two thin books on the table beside him, one looked like a travel note, and the other was a record book of the Honglu Temple.
"Excuse me, sir, what kind of classics does the emperor want this time?" Upon hearing the eunuch's voice, Zhu Ping'an went out of the door and bowed and asked. The eunuch had come twice and both times asked for books, so Zhu Ping'an thought he might want books this time as well.
"This time we don't want books, we want people." The eunuch replied with a smile.
"You want someone?" Zhu Ping'an was stunned, not quite understanding what the eunuch meant.
"Haha, we would like to express our gratitude to Lord Zhu. Congratulations to Lord Zhu. Congratulations to Lord Zhu." The eunuch smiled and clasped his hands together to congratulate Zhu Ping'an.
"Excuse me, sir, where does your joy come from?" Zhu Ping'an asked again.
"Sir Zhu has made great contribution in finding the book. The emperor wants to reward you. Please pack up and go to the West Garden with me to meet the emperor to receive the reward." The eunuch smiled like a chrysanthemum, as if he was the one who was going to receive the reward.
Hiss..
The Hanlin officials who were watching outside the door couldn't help but gasp when they heard what the eunuch said, and looked at Zhu Ping'an with eyes full of envy. Especially Yuan Wei, who was watching from afar, looked at Zhu Ping'an with complete envy and jealousy.
Although he had long realized that Zhu Ping'an was so efficient in finding books that he would definitely leave a good impression on the emperor, he never expected that Zhu Ping'an would leave such a deep impression on the emperor that the emperor even summoned him to reward him.
This is such good luck!
I just found two crappy books, how come the emperor wants to summon me to reward me! I have written so many poems, but the emperor has not summoned me to reward me!
As he thought about it, Yuan Wei's little eyes turned red!
"Excuse me, sir, please wait for a moment." Zhu Ping'an said to the eunuch apologetically. After getting a nod from the eunuch, Zhu Ping'an turned and went into the library. He walked quickly to a table, took the two thin books on the table, rolled them up, and put them into his sleeves.
The emperor summoned him this time to commend him, but Zhu Ping'an felt that he had to prepare early. When he was sorting out his collection of books just now, he found these two thin books, which were what Zhu Ping'an had prepared.
This time when he came to Xiyuan, Zhu Ping'an felt that the scenery of Xiyuan was even more beautiful. The flowers and plants made Xiyuan look like a fairyland. When crossing the bridge between Zhonghai and Nanhai in Xiyuan, Zhu Ping'an also saw several white cranes playing among them. The fairy atmosphere suddenly increased. No wonder Emperor Jiajing stayed in Xiyuan and refused to go to the Forbidden City.
When the eunuch led Zhu Ping'an into the hall where Emperor Jiajing was, the ministers were still arguing about the maritime ban. Tea was placed nearby, and when the ministers became thirsty from the argument, they would drink a cup of tea to moisten their throats and continue arguing.
Whether the maritime ban is relaxed or not is of great importance. It is not only related to the national economy and people's livelihood, but also to their own interests. That is why the ministers are so serious about it.
"Your Majesty, I, Zhu Ping'an, pay my respects to you. Long live the emperor." Zhu Ping'an entered the palace with his eyes focused on his nose and his nose focused on his heart. As soon as he entered the palace, he bowed to the Jiajing Emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne.
Zhu Ping'an's voice was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall. The ministers who were debating passionately paused their argument and turned their eyes to Zhu Ping'an. It was a rare moment of tacit understanding that they decided to have some tea and take a break.
"My dear minister, please stand up." Emperor Jiajing nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Ping'an bowed to thank Emperor Jiajing and stood up from the ground.
"Although you are still young, you have impressed me recently." Emperor Jiajing changed into a comfortable position on the dragon chair and said slowly.
"I am ashamed." Zhu Pingan replied quickly.
"What do you have to be ashamed of? You are still young but you want to serve your country. Those who should be ashamed are those who are just sitting in their positions and doing nothing and have no intention of serving their country!" While praising Zhu Ping'an, Emperor Jiajing also annoyed the ministers present.
"We are ashamed." The ministers present responded and reflected on themselves one after another.
"Okay. I'm not talking about you." Emperor Jiajing glanced at his ministers and waved his hand.
"My dear, do you know why I summoned you?" Emperor Jiajing asked Zhu Ping'an.
"I heard that Your Majesty wants to reward me." Zhu Ping'an replied honestly.
"Yes, I want to reward you. But do you know why I want to reward you?" Emperor Jiajing asked again.
Zhu Pingan thought for a moment and replied, "It should be because I submitted the classics in a timely manner that Your Majesty wants to reward me."
"This is just one of the reasons. The day before yesterday, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, Zhou Houjie, submitted a letter to me, listing you as the first contributor to solving a difficult murder case in Shuntian Prefecture; and although the poems you presented last time were a bit ridiculous, they whetted my appetite. Especially today, I sent people to the Hanlin Academy to requisition classics, and I was quite pleased with how quickly you submitted the books. You know, in the past, even if I urged you repeatedly, the Hanlin Academy would take half a day or a day to submit them to me!" said Emperor Jiajing, shaking his head.
"Huang Ban, announce the decree." After Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked Huang Jin to announce the decree.
Huang Jin received the order from Emperor Jiajing, and took two steps forward. He stood one step in front of the high platform in the main hall, unfolded a roll of yellow cloth, and began to read:
"In compliance with the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Zhu Ping'an, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, has devoted himself to his duties... He is hereby promoted to the position of attendant reader of the Hanlin Academy, and is awarded ten taels of silver as a reward..."
Got promoted? That's it? It's too easy.
After listening to the imperial edict read by Huang Jin, the cabinet ministers and officials from the six ministries in the palace were speechless when they looked at Zhu Ping'an who seemed to be stunned by the surprise of promotion. It was too easy to get promoted. Zhu Ping'an, the newly promoted champion, had just taken office for a few days and he was promoted! In the past, we all waited for several years to change our positions. But Zhu Ping'an was promoted just by finding two books and writing a poem!
If they did not know Zhu Ping'an's background, some ministers would have suspected that Zhu Ping'an was the illegitimate son of Emperor Jiajing. This promotion was as easy as drinking water!
The most dissatisfied among the ministers was the Minister of Personnel, Li Mo! Li Mo was the Minister of Personnel, in charge of the promotion of officials throughout the country. During his tenure, Li Mo had always been fair and just, and strictly controlled the promotion of officials. Officials must have sufficient political achievements and good conduct before Li Mo would consider promoting such officials!
In Li Mo's eyes, Zhu Ping'an is absolutely not qualified for promotion!
Did Zhu Ping'an have any political achievements? ! Does writing two books count as political achievements? Did he do anything for the people? Did he contribute to the country
Is Zhu Ping'an a good person?! How can he be so close to the Yan Party? Especially the contribution of Zhu Ping'an mentioned by the emperor just now, that one of his poems! He has no ambition to make progress, to serve the country, or to herd the people. He only thinks about taking advantage of opportunities and flattering the emperor all day long! He is a flatterer and a fawning person!
In Li Mo's opinion, the reason why Zhu Ping'an was able to be promoted was definitely because of his relationship with Yan Song, and Yan Song also said a few good words in front of Emperor Jiajing, which led to Zhu Ping'an's promotion!
Disdain! Li Mo looked at Zhu Ping'an and snorted coldly. He simply disdained to look at a shameless person like Zhu Ping'an! (To be continued.)