Chapter 174: The ancestral method is really useful (please subscribe)
The movements in Yanfu Lane were being watched by countless interested people in Beijing.

The news is also constantly spreading outward.

Prince Yu's Mansion.

Finally, Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui, who was a step behind in receiving the news, stood in the front hall of the palace with a worried look on his face, waiting for the latest news.

Concubine Li also received the news in the backyard and rushed over with the little kid in her arms.

The people sent out from the palace hurried back from outside.

"The king...the prince..."

"Return……"

"Return!"

"All the scholars in front of Lord Yan's house have withdrawn."

Zhu Zaigui's tense face relaxed instantly.

He quickly asked, "Are they all gone? Nothing happened, right?"

"Your Highness, only the scholars were driven away by Master Yan, who said that the students were not allowed to discuss matters. The candidates are still there."

Zhu Zaigui's heart sank again.

He looked back at Concubine Li who was holding the little kid, and a worried look appeared on his face.

"Master Yan is a man of both virtue and talent. Although he has only been in office for a short time, he is a rare and wise minister in the court. How can he not be an examiner for the Spring Examination..."

Concubine Li, who was holding the little kid, turned her eyes and stepped forward to whisper, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Master Yan has already persuaded all the students to return. Only the candidates are present. I think with Master Yan's ability, nothing will happen."

"No, no, no!"

Zhu Zaigui shook his head repeatedly, frowned, and thought hard.

After a while.

Zhu Zaigui then clapped his hands together heavily, and then looked at the person who had come to the palace to inquire about the news.

"go with!"

"Go to Yan's residence and pass on the message in front of those candidates."

The servant of the palace bowed and asked, "What message does the prince want me to pass on?"

Zhu Zaigui looked back at Concubine Li who was holding the child.

Princess Li smiled and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty has always been wise. If you have any ideas, just do it."

After saying that.

Princess Li paused for a moment before continuing.

"Master Yan is, after all, the tutor of our prince."

Zhu Zaigui hummed, then turned his head and puffed out his chest.

"Go to Yan's residence, in front of those candidates."

"I just want to say that I haven't seen Master Yan for a long time. I hope Master Yan can come to the palace someday. I have a few questions about classics and I want to consult with Master Yan."

After saying this, Zhu Zaigui glared at the servants in the palace.

"Go quickly!"

The man responded hastily and turned and ran out of the palace.

Zhu Zaigui stood in front of the hall with a serious look.

Yan Shaoting was a minister in the court. He was the Prince Yu of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally he could not receive any public rewards.

But there is that sentence just now.

I think those candidates would not make it too difficult for Yan Shidu when it comes to studying classics.

Zhu Zaigui thought silently in his heart.

The news from Yanfu Lane was not only sent to Prince Yu’s Mansion.

cabinet.

The message was sent in by Gao Hanwen.

I heard that the scholars and students in Yanfu Lane had been persuaded to return.

In the classroom, everyone was silent.

No one expected that the largest and most noisy group of scholar students would be persuaded to disperse so quickly by Yan Shaoting.

A smile appeared on Yuan Wei's face.

He is indeed my confidant!

But he quickly reacted, glanced at the three people above, and quickly lowered his head.

Gao Gong laughed and said, "It seems that when Runwu received the news, he had already made a plan. Now that the scholars have left, the remaining candidates will not have any troubles."

After saying this, he looked at Yan Song and Xu Jie.

You are just a student, yet you dare to cause trouble.

Will the court do anything in the future?

In fact, according to Gao Gong's original idea, Yan Shaoting only needed to report to the authorities and let Shuntian Prefecture drive away those students who wanted to cause trouble today.

It seems now.

This Yan Runwu was beyond his expectations.

On the other hand, Xu Jie's face was calm, but his heart was heavy.

Those scholars are useless after all.

Now that only the scholars are present, I'm afraid nothing will happen.

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Song, who was sitting in the top seat in the cabinet.

Yan Song, however, remained as steady as a rock.

Or……

Old Yan looked drowsy the whole time.

At this moment.

Gao Hanwen took another step forward.

He was a little hesitant, but then he thought of what the visitor from the Xu family said.

Gao Hanwen continued to move forward and took out the memorial from his sleeve.

The memorial was placed on the desk in front of Xu Jie.

"Reporting to the elder."

"Reader Yan has something to say in the memorial."

Xu Jie raised his head, looking puzzled.

Today, the Yan family was visited by a group of students, but Yan Shaoting still had time to write a memorial?
Gao Hanwen was tense all over and said, "Patriarch Yan requests that the court investigate all lectures that are not related to Confucian classics and imperial examinations. In accordance with the instructions of Emperor Taizu Hongwu, the court should ban the scholars from discussing matters and should not disrupt the laws of our ancestors!"

After saying that.

Gao Hanwen immediately lowered his head.

Looking back at the current court, the one who loves to lecture the most is the Lord Xu in front of us.

obviously.

The memorial submitted by Yan Shidu was directed at Lord Xu.

After Gao Hanwen finished his explanation, Xu Jie, who was about to open the memorial, immediately turned his hand over and pressed on the memorial.

The other hand, hidden under the sleeve, was clenched into a fist.

The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly changed.

After a while of silence.

Yan Song slowly opened his eyes and said, "The teachings of Emperor Taizu Hongwu should be followed. And today, students in the world seem to have many things to discuss. This trend should not be encouraged, and the laws established by our ancestors should not be violated."

As Yan Song spoke to express his attitude, Yuan Wei, who had been keeping his head down, immediately raised his head and said, "Old Lord Yan is absolutely right. The teachings of Emperor Taizu Hongwu cannot be violated! The laws established by our ancestors cannot be violated!"

The invisible confrontation unfolds in an instant.

Gao Gong looked around, and then slowly said: "I will go to the Imperial College after leaving the government office today, and I will make arrangements. As for the schools in the two capitals and thirteen provinces... we still need to get a written order from the court."

He now also holds the position of Chief Academic Officer of the Imperial College, so it is not wrong to say so.

But these words also put Xu Jie in a difficult position.

Gao Hanwen quietly looked up at the silent Lord Xu, then quickly lowered his head.

After a long time.

Xu Jie said, "The imperial dynasty has existed for 200 years, and the teachings of the Hongwu Emperor must not be violated..."

As soon as he said this, he didn't wait for Xu Jie to finish.

Yan Song looked at Yuan Wei and interrupted, "Since the cabinet is unanimous and there is no dispute, and it is the instruction of Emperor Taizu Hongwu, let's hand it over to the Ministry of Rites. I hope Mr. Yuan will work hard and give more instructions."

Yuan Wei, who was named, actually wanted to refuse.

But he entered the cabinet from the position of Minister of Rites, and now he is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites in the cabinet.

All matters concerning academic style in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

Yuan Wei's eyes quickly swept across Xu Jie's face, and then he said, "I will follow Lord Yan's orders."

The cabinet classroom fell silent.

Seeing the opportunity, Gao Hanwen quietly left the classroom.

The secret struggle among the bigwigs of the country is not something that his thin arms and legs can handle.

After leaving the classroom, Gao Hanwen closed the door.

Then he walked to the desk at the door that belonged to Yan Shaoting.

After Gao Hanwen sat down, he searched up and down for a while and finally found the several kinds of tea that Yan Shaoting had stored here.

Get tea.

Pour water.

……

And in Yanfu Lane.

When Xu Shixing and Wang Xijue were stunned.

When you don’t know how to start.

Yan Shaoting coughed lightly: "Two classmates."

Xu Shixing and Wang Xijue trembled all over.

The two men bowed quickly.

"The tutor's words are too serious, so I dare not."

Yan Shaoting smiled slightly.

Compared with those noisy scholars who were driven away, the candidates who were still staying in Yanfu Lane seemed to be more rational.

After all, these people's status in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty was different from those of the scholars.

Lift people.

They already have the qualifications to serve as officials and have official status in politics.

But from another perspective.

They were educated in the rules of the imperial examination bureaucracy for a longer and deeper time.

And today.

After being trained repeatedly.

Even if these people were really dissatisfied with him being the chief examiner of the next year's spring examination of Renxu, they would not ignore the accusations at this time.

Yan Shaoting had a smile on his face and looked around at the candidates present with wise eyes.

Get them.

But little.

Yan Shaoting said, "So, I already know that you all came to my Yan Mansion today because you think I am not fit to be the examiner of the Spring Examination of the 41st year of the Jiajing reign next year?"

At this moment.

Many of the candidates present already looked sad.

Yan Shaoting didn't wait and immediately bowed in the direction of Yu Xiyuan.

"I have finished my work in the West Garden today and am leaving the palace."

"At home, I was shocked to hear the emperor's order. I couldn't understand it and was terrified to take on the important task."

"My knowledge of classics is not as good as that of my classmates, and my talent is not as good as that of the officials in the court."

"I am very nervous. Before you all came to the Yan Mansion, I wanted to use my low position as an excuse to petition the Cabinet and the Western Garden. However, I have carefully checked the examiners of the previous spring examinations in this dynasty."

"In the fourth year of Hongwu in this dynasty, the first spring examination of the Ming Dynasty was held. The examiners were the senior scholar Bao Xun and the Hanlin scholar Song Lian."

"In the fourth year of Yongle, it was Wang Kui, the Imperial Academy Attendant Scholar, and Yang Pu, the Prince's Groom and Imperial Academy Editor."

"In the seventh year of Yongle, it was Wu Ji, the Imperial Academy Attendant, and Xu Shanshu, the Left Secretary of the Left Spring Office of the Imperial Academy. In the tenth year, it was Yang Shiqi, the Left Yude of the Left Spring Office of the Imperial Academy and also the Imperial Academy Attendant, and Jin Youzi, the Right Yude of the Right Spring Office of the Imperial Academy and also the Imperial Academy Attendant."

"In the 13th year of Yongle, the Hanlin editors were Liang Qian and Wang Hong. In the 16th year, the Hanlin tutors were Zeng Qi and Wang Ying."

"I originally wanted to submit a petition to resign, but the examiners selected by our ancestors for the Spring Examination were not all as senior as me. Today's imperial edict is your Majesty's clear order to the court and the people. If I disobey and submit my resignation, it will be disobeying the order and it will be a great rebellion."

"This is a difficult situation for me. If you have any good ideas, please don't hesitate to share them with me."

In front of Yan Mansion.

Yan Shaoting's expression was solemn and his words were passionate, which showed that he was speaking from the heart.

After saying this, he even bowed.

Then he sat in the chair silently.

Yanfu Lane was also quiet.

Yan Shaoting's move can be said to be a retreat to advance.

They also hold the laws passed down by their ancestors.

Since someone can always talk about the laws passed down by his ancestors, it is natural for you to follow suit.

Seeing the silent candidates in front of him, Yan Shaoting smiled in his heart.

really.

The laws passed down by our ancestors are really useful!
Seeing that all the candidates kept silent.

Yan Shaoting suddenly stood up.

Under the puzzled gazes of Lu Shizhong, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, and Yu Ye, the educational official of Northern Zhili.

Yan Shaoting faced the group of candidates who were looking at him.

He bowed deeply towards Xiyuan with his hands clasped.

Then he looked at the candidates with shining eyes.

"I know that your Majesty's appointment today may be unsatisfactory to the students."

"I will now request to see the emperor."

"It is treason and it angers His Majesty."

"I am also going to resign from my position as the examiner for the Spring Examination of the Renxu Year!"

"My fellow students, please do not stop me from falling into an unjust situation!"

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