Chapter 928 1017 Playthings Lead to Loss of Ambition

"Master Wei, this is my homework.

In the Wenhua Hall, the young emperor Zhu Yijun of Wanli walked up to him with a stack of paper and handed it over respectfully.

Wei Guangde hurriedly turned sideways and stretched out his hands to take it.

"Your Majesty, just ask the chamberlain to send it over. Where can I get you to send it over?"

Wei Guangde was talking while looking at the homework in his hand.

Different from the teaching of folk masters, the lecturers in the palace generally did not assign homework such as composition to the young emperor. Instead, in order to let him deepen his understanding of the classics he learned, they often assigned him to copy the contents of the book, or write down the results of his study. experience.

These compositions are not required to be written according to any format. They just write whatever comes to mind and what comes to mind.

At this point, Wei Guangde's face turned serious, and he pointed to the homework handed in today and said: "Today's homework is not up to standard, so I will not accept it. I will rewrite it and copy it three times together with the scriptures taught today."

Today, the Emperor's Holy Cong Sun is open, so it is appropriate to pay attention to governance in a timely manner, pay attention to government affairs, and take the Holy Emperor and Ming King as the law.

After a while, Wei Guangde finally came to his senses and asked with a smile: "Master Zhang really said that?"

However, although Emperor Wanli had extraordinary talent in calligraphy, he was still a child after all, and he liked to show off his achievements and raise his tail.

As for homework assigned to the little emperor, he was mostly asked to copy scriptures.

Thinking about it, Wei Guangde had to endure a lot of hardships in order to develop a passable calligraphy hand.

In March of the second year of Wanli, Gengzi went to the Imperial Palace of Wenhua to give lectures.

There were people in the palace around him. If he said something bad about Zhang Juzheng here, it would probably spread to Feng Bao's ears soon.

He also heard that Wei Guangde was going to assign new homework. Although it was not a good thing, it did not ruin his good mood.

Wei Guang took Zhu Yijun's hand, and the two sat on a chair nearby. The little emperor told Zhang Juzheng what happened in class two days ago.

But things were different today. It was obvious that Zhang Juzheng had reached the limit of his patience with the little emperor's display of calligraphy.

"Now that I have said this, I will give you another question today. You know how difficult Jingkang is."

Wei Guangde looked at the little emperor with a smile and saw him nodding. He must have figured it out.

Wei Guangde still remembered the sixth year of Longqing, when Zhu Yijun had just ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Although he had not officially left the cabinet, he had arranged for the Imperial Academy to teach him how to read and write.

On that day, the imperial letter came out with large characters of Yingchi, and the assistant ministers were given the title "Yuanfu" in Juzheng and "auxiliary government" in Guangde. The two ministers thanked him sparingly because they praised his writing style for its vigorous and flying style, which resembles a flying luan and a phoenix.

As he said, since Yao and Shun, as well as the Tang and Song Dynasties, those who can be called virtuous have gained reputation by cultivating moral administration and governing the world and bringing peace to the people. It is not just being a calligrapher like Wang Xizhi or Zhong Yao who can be called a virtuous person. Ming Lord.

"Do you feel like you don't know what to do?"

As for the following sentence "directly approaching King Zhong", it should refer to Zhong Yao and Wang Xizhi.

This time, the message was sent directly to the cabinet by the chamberlain, so the next day all three of them wrote a memorial to express their gratitude.

To be honest, he was envious of the little emperor's talent.

At this time, one month has passed since the little emperor was slapped on the palm, and the story has long been over.

But in my foolish opinion, I mistakenly thought that the emperor's learning should be great. Since Yao and Shun, as well as the Tang and Song Dynasties, the so-called virtuous masters all used their virtues and administration to govern the world and bring peace to the people. I don't know of any clever skills.

This time, there was no need to give any hints. The Hanlin living officer simply made a note in the living records.

Do you understand now? "

The character given to Lu Tiaoyang is Cardinal Keshen. Cardinal is also a confidential department of the central government. Keshen should refer to the idiom of self-restraint and caution, which means to restrain yourself and do things carefully.

"The Jingkang crisis began when the Song and Jin Dynasties united to destroy the Liao Dynasty and capture Yanjing."

Following the little emperor Zhu Yijun's narration, Wei Guangde also knew what happened.

The character for Wei Guangde is Ruzuo Zhouji, and Zhouji here is also a metaphor for the ministers of the Prime Minister and Fu.

This kind of writing actually requires talent.

When the attendant read it, Ju Zheng said: "For several years, the emperor has paid close attention to calligraphy and admired the large books given to his ministers. The writing is powerful and the body is majestic. Although the previous generations were good at calligraphy, they could not be surpassed."

"Well"

In the early days, when he was free from various affairs, he indulged in calligraphy. He often personally wrote the twelve words "Learn the Great Sutra of Two Emperors and Three Kings to Rule the World" and hung them in the Wenhua Palace.

The meaning of these three characters, the character given to Zhang Juzheng is Erwei Yanmei, which is an idiom, which means that you can be entrusted with important tasks.

He is a person with poor talent, so his handwriting is very average, which can only be said to be fairly neat.

"That's right. Fortunately, today is my homework. If it were yours, Master Zhang, it would be another lesson."

From the sixth year of Longqing to the first year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli practiced calligraphy and gave calligraphy to ministers. At first, he only did it occasionally. But later, he seemed to be really addicted, and he often performed calligraphy in public.

At that time, the talent of the little emperor Zhu Yijun gradually appeared in front of the officials.

In order to ensure the value of the "Fu" character, Wei Guangde even quietly hinted to the Imperial Household Officer to record the incident as material for future "Records".

"Your Majesty, let's sit down and talk about what's going on?"

Two years ago, Wei Guangde discovered that the little emperor's calligraphy was really good. Although he was just writing for the first time, saying that iron painted with silver hooks could penetrate the back of the paper was definitely flattering, but his writing seemed to have a master's bearing. .

The two of them also put it away as if it were a treasure. This was the handwriting of Emperor Wanli.

When Wei Guangde said this, he couldn't help but reach out and tap his feet.

The young emperor Zhu Yijun lowered his head and rubbed his hands after hearing Wei Guangde's teachings, and did not answer for a while.

Wei Guangde couldn't help but frowned and said.

The young emperor also nodded in cooperation. He had heard these things from the lecturer, so he naturally knew them.

"Then I won't practice calligraphy specifically in the future. I will practice when copying books."

If you say so, your majesty is really wrong. "

"If you give the words you wrote today to your master Zhang, you will not be able to escape rewriting. "

Feeling something was wrong, Wei Guangde immediately asked: "But what's the matter? The words were not written well this time, so you can rewrite them. Why are you acting like this? ”

Then, he took out the words written by the little emperor from the bookcase next to him and let him read them himself.

If writing is just a way to relax, even if you work hard and catch up with Zhong Wang, what's the use?"

He also told the assistant minister Zhang Juzheng in person: "I want to give you and the nine ministers and the daily lecturers a piece of calligraphy to express my encouragement. You can come to see me write on the 25th."

It turned out that the day before, after Zhang Juzheng gave a lecture to Emperor Wanli in Wenhua Hall, the teacher and the student sat down in the West Warm Pavilion to rest.

Only Emperor Cheng of Han knew music and could play the flute and compose music; Emperor Yuan of Liang, Emperor Hou of Chen, Emperor Yang of Sui, Emperor Huizong of Song, and Emperor Ningzong of the Six Dynasties were all good at writing and painting, but they were all unable to save the chaos.

At this time, the little Emperor Wanli lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

After reading the records, Wei Guangde couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Haha."

How can I put it? Zhang Juzheng once again stood on the moral righteousness. He cited Emperor Cheng of Han, Emperor Yuan of Liang, Emperor Hou of Chen, Emperor Yang of Sui, and Emperor Huizong of Song as kings who lost their country. He was right.

Don't say that Wei Guangde can't appreciate other people's good handwriting because he can't write well. On the contrary, because his handwriting is a little bit worse, he likes to see other people's good handwriting more, and occasionally he will copy a few pieces when he has nothing to do.

Because it is really good, it is natural to praise it.

At this point, Wei Guangde's heart moved, and he continued: "Don't blame your Master Zhang, it's all for your own good.

What he didn't expect was that this time, the Prime Minister Zhang Juzheng did not praise his calligraphy, but told him that being obsessed with calligraphy like him was actually a waste of time, a form of waste of time.

He wrote with flying brushes, writing "Zhai Kui Bao Heng", "Tong Xin Jia Fu", "Zheng Yi Leading Subordinates" nine times, "Zei Nan Chen Shan" five times, and "Wei Wei" two times. The characters were all over a foot long and were finished in an instant.

Emperor Wanli was addicted to writing. Wei Guangde, Zhang Juzheng, and Lu Diaoyang also talked about this matter in their spare time in the cabinet. However, Wei Guangde and Lu Diaoyang praised the little emperor's extraordinary attainments in calligraphy and said that he would become a great master of the Ming Dynasty in the future, but they did not notice Zhang Juzheng's reaction at the time.

"Hey, Your Majesty, your handwriting has regressed. "

Wei Guangde certainly would not make enemies everywhere, that would be unwise.

Of course, he would also express his own understanding.

Perhaps because the calligraphy sent this time was well received by Zhang and Wei, on the third day of December, the little emperor wrote three more pieces, one for Zhang Juzheng was "You are salt and plum", and one for Wei Guangde was "You are the boat". At this time, Lu Diaoyang also entered the cabinet to assist in the affairs, so the one sent was "Shu Ji Ke Shen".

In the eleventh month of the sixth year of Longqing, the emperor gave a lecture in the imperial study.

At this time, the little emperor raised his head and looked at Wei Guangde, and asked: "Mr. Zhang said that I am a little obsessed with calligraphy and will lose my ambition. ”

One wants him to write well, while the other wants him not to write well. How can he do his homework in the future?

The content of Shangshu is obscure and difficult to understand, so Wei Guangde mainly explains the meaning between the lines in class, and let the little emperor guess it himself.

Seeing the little emperor's reaction, Wei Guangde guessed his thoughts to some extent, and smiled again.

But he still needs to memorize the words in the book repeatedly, so as not to make mistakes when using them and make jokes.

The emperor said: "What the teacher said is right. I know."

As for writing a few blessing characters to send to ministers, try not to write them in the future. Use that time to read books and think about the great principles in the books.

So, there is such a record in Wanli Diary:

Seeing the little emperor nodding vigorously, Wei Guangde couldn't help laughing.

Wei Guangde said.

Wei Guangde believes that as long as this painting is well preserved, it will be worth a lot of money as a cultural relic in the future.

On Dinghai, March 17th, the leap year of Wanli, the emperor went to Wenhua Hall Lecture. The emperor summoned the assistant minister Zhang Juzheng to the warm pavilion, wrote the eight characters "Bi Yu Yi Ren, Yong Bao Tian Ming" in his personal calligraphy.

So, you have to write the homework taught by the teacher with the mood of practicing calligraphy, and make sure that the calligraphy keeps getting better.

It is not natural to say that the two big characters are good, but for the Wanli Emperor who has just started learning, it is already precious.

In the twelfth month of the sixth year of Longqing, Yimao, the emperor gave the assistant ministers three pieces of imperial calligraphy.

Of course, the fluency of the article is still required.

"Master Wei."

In fact, Wei Guangde noticed that Zhang Juzheng's expression was a little unnatural, but he didn't think about it deeply.

Well, maybe because of this, Zhu Yijun was a little flattered.

People with good talent can write beautiful characters.

Sure enough, Wei Guangde saw the record soon.

The little emperor nodded, his little face puffed up like a bullied baby.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this. Your Master Zhang has a good heart. He hopes that you can become a wise king. He just said that you should spend part of your writing time reading more books and thinking more about government affairs, instead of saying that your writing is good. That's not right, I will have to do it half-heartedly when practicing calligraphy in the future.

Wei Guangde asked with a smile.

When he heard that the homework had to be rewritten, the little emperor's expression turned bitter. He felt that Master Zhang and Master Wei were really difficult to serve.

Wei Guangde still wanted to ask more questions, but it was obvious that the little emperor Zhu Yijun was looking at him for a while, so he stopped asking questions and directly called the Hanlin living officer and asked for the first draft of the daily living records from the previous two days.

During this process, the little emperor's hands were itchy again, so he personally sent Chen Han a message to Zhang Juzheng with the words "Kill one person and forever protect the destiny".

It can be seen that the great virtue of a king does not lie in his skills.

With the current relationship between Feng Bao and him, I think these words will reach Zhang Juzheng and the two empress dowagers again.

However, his understanding is actually based on the gazes of other celebrities, and occasionally he will make some comments from the perspective of future generations.

So what if Song Huizong was a master of both calligraphy and painting? It didn't mean that he had defeated a good country. "

After the content is taught, he will be asked to copy it several times. If there is anything he doesn’t understand or doesn’t understand, he can ask in the next class.

Of course, with his level, he can only hide it at home and "appreciate it to himself", but he doesn't dare to take it out for others to appreciate.

After finishing the lecture that day, I was waiting at the back of the Wenhua Hall, where I saw the ministers holding dozens of gold-coloured papers.

"Know."

On the tenth day of November in the sixth year of Longqing, Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun wrote two large characters after attending a class in the imperial study room and gave them to the cabinet ministers Zhang Juzheng and Wei Guangde respectively. The title "Yuanfu" was given to the chief minister Zhang Juzheng. Wei Guangde was given "assistant administration".

At this time, the little emperor was in a good mood. At first, he thought that it was wrong to indulge in practicing calligraphy. After Wei Guangde explained, he realized that what was wrong was actually not "practicing calligraphy" but "indulging in it".

"Why is Master Wei laughing? Is he laughing at me? I know I was wrong."

Under the puzzled gaze of the little emperor, Wei Guangde smiled and said: "Master Zhang wants you not to spend time practicing calligraphy. It's not that he doesn't want you to write good calligraphy. This is the most important thing.

Hearing the little emperor's reply, Wei Guangde was speechless for a moment and was actually stunned on the spot.

Ju Zheng said, "You are just salt plums", Guangde said, "You are the boat builder", and Lu Tiaoyang said, "Cardinal Keshen". The three ministers expressed their gratitude.

The person with good talent is naturally the person in front of him, the little emperor Zhu Yijun.

The little emperor spoke.

People with poor talent may copy a lot of copybooks, but they just can't write well.

"Later, Huizong made a big mistake, which was to let the Liao surrender general Guo Yaoshi to revitalize the northern army. However, the ambitious and talented Guo Yaoshi transferred the northern Song army to Yanjing for defense, giving the Jin Kingdom a chance to encircle and annihilate the main force of the northern army.

After the battle with the Jin army, a fierce battle broke out between the two armies in Taiyuan. The situation was originally favorable to the Song Dynasty, but because of the random selection of generals and the appointment of Warlord Xu Han, who was not good at military affairs and was only good at writing, the reinforcements led by Zhong Shidao were forced to rush to rescue Taiyuan. Let the Song army completely collapse. "

Wei Guangde came politely, and after explaining the causes of the Jingkang disaster, he suddenly looked at him and changed the topic: "If you were Huizong, how should you respond when the Jin army approaches Bianliang?

Go back and think about it carefully, then write down your thoughts and leave them to me next time. "(End of chapter)