"I, thank you for your kindness!"

Chen Yichen thanked Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen for his reward, and the joy on his face could not be concealed.

You should know that with Chen Yichen's current official position and identity, it is not easy to hire his biological mother, Shen.

According to the provisions of the "Da Ming Hui Dian" involving the gift of wives and concubines: "When great-grandparents, grandparents, parents have committed the crime of eliminating the ten evils of robbers and thieves, and the cases where the wife is not married to the official family with courtesy, or is remarried with a prostitute and a concubine, they are not allowed to apply."

Although his mother, Shen, was born as a maid, had a clean family background and did not violate the above stripes regulations.

What really became an obstacle is that there is another additional regulation in the "Da Ming Hui Dian", that is, "Although the son born by a woman who remarries and maids is precious, the mother will not be granted!"

The translation of this sentence means that the son born to a second-married woman and a maid, even if she has a noble status, she will not be granted the title of imperial edict.

Many people in later generations confuse maids and concubines, and they are indeed in the identity of sons. As long as the father admits that they have a genealogy, the concubines will be in no way distinguish between noble and humble.

However, in the status of a mother, a maid does not mean a concubine. If the identity of a concubine, you can be granted a title, but a maid cannot!

In addition, in actual operation, there are some unspoken rules. That is, the concubine's title cannot theoretically surpass the wife. Even if the son has a promising position, it is difficult for the biological mother to be granted the title and surpass the legitimate mother.

However, there is no matter in the world. Even in the extremely strict environment of the Qing Dynasty, Grand Secretary Yin Jishan still asked his biological mother to be granted a first-rank imperial wife, which defeated his legitimate mother's imperial rank.

So it cannot be done, it just means that the son's identity is not "expensive" enough to allow the emperor to make concessions and compromises.

When you are powerful and highly valued by the emperor, not to mention a trivial matter like asking for a royal title, even revising the "Ming Dynasty Collection" is not a dream!

Although the truth is this, Chen Yichen asked Zhu Qizhen for his biological mother today, and he really had no obvious rituals and laws.

The reason is that Zhu Yong, Duke Cheng, has promised to carry his concubine to his mother, Shen, and he is not considered as a maid. In addition, the wife of the Duke Lin is currently the first-rank maid. Shen is only a fifth-rank lady and is also in line with etiquette.

It can be said that Chen Yichen was playing the act of repeatedly jumping to the bug on the edge of the Ming Dynasty's etiquette and law, and it seemed that it did not conform to the rules, but he could not find any clear violations in the law.

If the law is not prohibited, it can be done!

The smile on Chen Yichen's face, which was happy for his mother, became evidence of his own strategy in the eyes of other officials.

A good move is to retreat to advance!

I thought that my son was very talented in the imperial examination, but I didn't expect that the officialdom could be as good as a fish in water.

Sometimes I really have to admit that there is no comparison between people, and this son's wisdom is almost a demon!

Chen Yichen didn't know what others thought. If he had known, he would probably be able to withstand such "praise" now.

I have really thought about the step of "retreat" and "for advancement" is a pure surprise. Who knew that the emperor could be moved by his filial piety and gave an additional reward for studying in Dong Pavilion.

If you really have this strategy to control the overall situation, you will not be worried about becoming a "common public enemy of Confucianism". You need to consider taking a step back and losing the sky...

The imperial guard continued to move towards the Forbidden City, probably because he was in a good mood and was the same age as Chen Yichen. The subsequent conversations of Zhu Qizhen were no longer related to family and country affairs, but were more about asking about some family affairs outside the palace.

To be honest, looking at Zhu Qizhen like a curious baby, asking about some interesting stories from the people. For some reason, Chen Yichen suddenly felt that the emperor was also quite sad in some aspects.

For Zhu Qizhen, the Forbidden City is like a giant cage. The life trajectory from childhood to adulthood is all in the planning of the Empress Dowager and San Yang, like a statue and a puppet.

Maybe this is why, after taking power, he will become more and more rebellious, become stubborn and will do his own way.

The causes planted when they were young will inevitably bear fruit when they grew up.

Wang Zhen was on the other side of the imperial guard and looked at Zhu Qizhen like a boy, having a great chat with Chen Yichen, and a "old father" smile appeared on his face.

If it were the "Three Yangs" and other cabinet ministers who saw this scene back then, they would probably have stopped Zhu Qizhen's behavior long ago.

In the eyes of traditional civil officials and scholars, the most competent king should be like an administrative machine, eliminating all personal emotional preferences and meeting the standards of sages inside and kings outside.

It is obvious that Zhu Qizhen's actions of concern for "strange skills and lewd skills" do not meet the standards of sages and kings in ancient times, so they should be stopped!

But in Wang Zhen's eyes, there were very few officials of the same age as the emperor in the palace, let alone those who could speak like Chen Yichen.

Others don’t know, but Wang Zhen understands that Zhu Qizhen is often lonely. Such a young man can appear, so that he can temporarily forget his identity as an emperor and chat happily and relax for a while.

It is indeed not easy for a country and the world to be suppressed by an 18-year-old boy.

When the imperial driver drove to the palace gate, Chen Yichen also made a request to the emperor. That is, he would not issue an edict for the time being, and postpone it until a special time point after his mother Shen came to Beijing, so that she could accept the edict in person.

Zhu Qizhen was in a good mood and naturally would not refuse such a small thing, so he agreed casually.

The emperor's carriage entered the palace, Chen Yichen stood in front of the palace gate and greeted him. He saw Zhu Qizhen turn his head from afar, and his face showed an expression of unfulfilled desire, and finally disappeared from sight.

Because the time for issuing the imperial edict was postponed, and there were only a few important officials and senior officials next to the imperial edict at that time, the news that Chen Yichen went to Dongge to study did not spread too widely.

However, his lectures at the Imperial College where he started his sect and sect became a must-have topic among the scholars of the capital in just a few days, and even the Hanlin Academy was arguing.

Of course, this debate does not mean that there are two positive and negative players. When it comes to attacking Chen Yichen's heresy, the Hanlins have the same views.

The argument is whether we should publicly accuse Chen Yichen of making a fool of himself, or choose to endure temporarily, or wait until the court meeting to impeach Chen Yichen!

It has to be said that Chen Yichen's act of using an "official" to suppress others and establish his authority on the first day of his official career. Although in a sense, he offended the Hanlin people and made himself a public enemy, he also saved him a lot of trouble.

Otherwise, there would be no need to argue now. It is probably everyone who came to the door and asked Chen Yichen to apologize for his theory and admit his mistake.

"The 1st Yuan Gong, the Yutang officials outside are all quarrels. You can still calm down here to compile books. I really admire you."

In the documentary hall, official Cao Xuan looked at Chen Yichen at the center of the storm and was able to calmly compile the "Huanyu Tongzhi" and couldn't help but say something, and admired it in his heart.

He has been an official in the Hanlin Academy for nearly ten years and has welcomed three new Hanlin students to enter the museum, but he has never seen a new top student like Chen Yichen.

On the first day of joining the job, I was overwhelmed by my colleagues. Judging from my actions, I should be an arrogant and arrogant person and the kind who is not easy to get along with.

As a result, after half a month of getting along, Chen Yichen was modest and polite, and never was domineering to himself, an indifferent sting official. He had a kind of elegant temperament that emanated from his bones, far surpassing that of previous Hanlin people!

Because politeness and respect are two completely different concepts. Cao Xuan has met many Hanlin officials with considerate etiquette. Only in Shen Yichen did he feel a kind of respect for officials.

In Chen Yichen's words: "There is only a difference between good and bad, and there is no difference between high and low. Who is more noble than who?"

Cao Xuan felt incredible at that time. The facts proved that the top scholar was practicing his words!

Now it seems that in addition to his elegant and humble demeanor, Chen Yichen has also reached an extremely high level in his state of mind and accomplishment. It can be said that Mount Tai collapsed before his appearance and his color remained unchanged.

"Otherwise, go and argue with them?"

Chen Yichen replied calmly while writing.

This situation is not surprising. Hanlin is the best in Confucian Neo-Confucianism. If they do not oppose their criticism of Neo-Confucianism, they will be a ghost.

One or two can still argue with one or two people. Nowadays, the entire sub-group of literati cannot accept the view that "it is practical and dialectical and seek truth from facts". Can everyone debate it?

Compared to the Hanlin Academy, the Hanlin Academy is pretty good. At least it is just a verbal trick. The troublemakers of the Censor Kedao have already submitted memorials to impeach themselves and confuse the public.

However, most of these impeachment memorials were blocked by Wang Zhen in the palace, and then they picked out a few irrelevant copies for the emperor to review, so they were naturally not taken seriously.

Wang Zhen even sent a little eunuch to inform Chen Yichen, asking him to accept his feelings.

So now Shen Yichen is not afraid of itchy when he has too many lice, so he continues to like to whip. When you say you are tired, then I will start to shock the world again. One day, these Neo-Confucians and Taoist priests will gradually get used to it as they listen.

"Zhuangyuan Gong, aren't you worried that these remarks will affect your career?"

Cao Xuan asked again, he really hoped that a person like Chen Yichen would be able to have a prosperous official career and hold a high position.

"What is the purpose of becoming a high-ranking official?"

Chen Yichen put down his pen and asked Cao Xuan with interest.

"for……"

Cao Xuan had subconsciously wanted to talk about money, but when he said that it was not good to be so explicit.

So Wei Guang replied: "Of course it is to govern the country and pacify the world!"

"What I do now is what I have to do after becoming a high-ranking official. Since it will be like this sooner or later, why bother with the influence?"

Cao Xuan did not understand the meaning of Chen Yichen's words. It may take many years before he could understand the meaning behind this conversation.

However, Chen Yichen did not give him time to think, but stood up and said, "I will stop here today's book review. I still have important things to do, so I will say goodbye first."

"Yes, the priest master walked slowly!"

Cao Xuan also quickly stood up and sent Chen Yichen away respectfully.

However, when he walked to the door of the Dianpu Hall, Chen Yichen stopped and turned around and said, "Next month is the day of my wedding. Don't forget to attend at that time."

After saying that, he walked out of the yard with great strides.

Hearing this sentence, Cao Xuan stood there blankly. After ten years of serving as an official in his thirty years old, he had never had a Hanlin official entertained himself at a banquet for a grand celebration, let alone the noble status of Chen Yichen as the top scholar.

While I was moved inside, I couldn't help but feel ache in my nose.

After Chen Yichen left the Hanlin Academy, he called Cang Huotou and A Niu, rented a few carriages and rushed to Yingtian Guild Hall.

Yesterday he received news that Wang Neng and a group of miners had escorted his mother Shen to the capital. However, because he arrived late and was exhausted by the train, he went to Yingtian Guild Hall to repair it.

Today, Chen Yichen hurriedly left Hanlin Academy, just to welcome his mother Shen.

In addition, Chen Yichen was too busy after becoming an official, and he had not seen his teacher Li Tingxiu for more than half a month. This time, he was able to kill two birds with one stone.

When I arrived at the lobby of Yingtian Guild Hall, the place became much deserted after the three-year spring examination. The shopkeeper in the front hall might be dozing off with his chin because he had no guests.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yichen tapped the front desk, and the other party immediately woke up and said, "Customer, should you eat or stay in a hotel?"

After saying that, looking at Chen Yichen's familiar face, Manager Wang immediately felt sleepy in surprise, and quickly bowed: "I don't know if it's the first emperor's grand ceremony, but I'm missing the welcome!"

"Shopkeeper Wang doesn't need to be too polite. Did a group of Yingtian's guests check in last night? What room are they in?"

Facing Chen Yichen's question, Manager Wang did not dare not answer and immediately replied: "The guest who checked in last night booked six rooms with a size of Tianzi and Dizi, which was at the end of the second floor."

"Thank you."
To be continued...