The Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty was originally the former site of Honglu Temple. In the first year of Chunduan, after the relocation of Honglu Temple, the late emperor ordered the Hanlin Academy, which has not been completely repaired to be built on the former site of Honglu Temple.

The state stipulated that the Hanlin Academy's rank was the fifth rank. Before Emperor Chengzhi, after Emperor Taizong Yongle, several generations of emperors rarely broke the Hanlin Academy's rank, that is, the Hanlin Academy bachelor's degree, and the attendant bachelor's degree were not high, and there would be no such thing as the third rank of Shangshu who also served as the Hanlin Academy bachelor's degree.

Emperor Chengzhi was very powerful. After ascending the throne, he used his cabinet to control all the kings, noble officials and military generals, and separated the Zhanshi Mansion, which had basically left the Hanlin Academy, but strictly abides by the rule of "not entering the cabinet unless he is a Hanlin Academy". In turn, he used the Hanlin Academy to control the cabinet. Until the King of Qin was appointed as the crown prince, he secretly plotted against him repeatedly and finally killed himself. Emperor Chengzhi was basically a king who was able to control each other through various ministries to ensure the supreme power of the emperor.

But now anyone with discerning eyes can see that the cabinet has been restricted or even deprived of military power. All civil officials, military generals, kings and honors are trembling under the iron hooves of the Western Army, and everyone is in danger. The Hanlin Academy naturally lost its original transcendent status and even established itself as the foundation of the court.

Today, the heavy snow did not go away. The Yanshan wind blew over the cold yard. No one walked around the front and back yards of Hanlin Courtyard. Occasionally, there were more Shujishi who hurriedly ran through the corridor with his neck shrank and walked away more than usual.

Kong Congzhou, a bachelor of attending school, held a teacup, leaned against a chair, and held a stove. His eyes were confused. He had no time to read the classics, history, and literature collections at hand. He was full of attention, pointing to a question, where should the horse hooves of the Western Army go?

He coughed lightly outside the door, and Yang Mohan, a bachelor of the school, lifted the thick curtain and leaned into his head.

"Brother Zixiang has something to do?" Kong Shiwei's gaze appeared a little lively in Zhou's dull gaze.

Yang Mohan coughed dryly, walked into the door, and said with a smile: "Brother Li Zheng, do you have tea?"

Kong Congzhou almost laughed out loud. There was something really bad here.

"The wind and snow are all the way to the sky, and there are many things to do with the "Book". Brother Zixiang invited me," Kong Congzhou got up to get the tea and said with a smile, "It's so quiet that I read around the fire."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone laughed outside the door: "The two adults are in great interest, so the officials also want to bother with a cup of tea, right?"

The curtain was lifted, and two red robe officials walked into the outside. It turned out to be two lecturers and scholars.

The four of them had the highest status in the Hanlin Academy. Below the bachelor Wang Hua, four of them were from fifth-rank officials, but they were often very unfavorable and rarely had the leisure to sit together to drink tea and study. Today they were all gathered.

Kong Congzhou smiled and said: "If you don't enjoy nature in your class room, what should you do when you run to Xiaguan?"

Both lecturers and scholars laughed and said, "The wind and snow are strong, and the capital is filled with tea from the Western Army. You can rarely find the original tea fragrance. Lord Kong has good tea here. Please share it with the officials. Don't blame me."

Kong Congzhou felt a clear idea.

"What you said is true. Today's capital is full of traces of the Western Army and their goods are everywhere. If you want to find the taste of the Ming Dynasty capital, there are really some here." Kong Congzhou smiled and said, "Please sit down, and the snowy sky talks, which is quite elegant."

The three of them sat down, and Kong Congzhou opened the truth: "The three people come here, and the officials know their intentions. Wang Dehui and his son, one is powerful in the court and the other leads troops outside the pass. According to the rules, they cannot stay in the Hanlin Academy. The three people come here, for others and themselves?"

Yang Mohan hesitated and said, "I will not hide it from Brother Li Zheng. I am not a person or a person. There is a saying that was said by my wife last night. Mr. Li thought it was reasonable, but he didn't know how to deal with it. He was about to ask Brother Li Zheng for advice."

The two lecturers looked at each other, and there was a knowing smile on their faces.

"You two are young and promising. I'm afraid you are not going to "retreat bravely"?" Kong Congzhou brewed tea and sat around the stove with a chair. "Last night, there were many people going to 'display' someone. The two of them seemed to have neither stopped nor admonished him. After all, what's the intention?"

Yang Mohan was stunned. His plan was to really withdraw from the current undercurrent and crazy whirlpool of the government. This was not only the idea of ​​his family, but also his decision. Unexpectedly, Kong Congzhou, the cunning old man, could understand it.

"Could you have this intention too?" Yang Mohan said in surprise.

The two of them were old men who passed the Jinshi in the Chunduan era. Their career in the Hanlin Academy for more than 40 years has smoothed their edges and they really understand some things.

"It's because of this, but I'm afraid it's not suitable now." Kong Congzhou said, "The Duke of Qin led his troops into the capital, and the factory guards were all in his hands. Now, you and I are the bachelor's attendants of the Hanlin Academy. Once you and I resign today, it's no less than the light lank of Pinghu. I'm afraid I'll attract this person's attention more. This is not the best strategy."

The two lecturers and scholars were very happy.

They were selected as Shujishi in the first year of Chengzhi and the fifth year of Chengzhi. They were in their forties at the age of a great age to be eager to do something.

If these two bosses, who are in their 70s and 80s, will be vacant for three seats. Once they can be promoted to attendance, they will master some important information, which will be extremely beneficial to their future.

At that time, Wang Hua will resign as a bachelor's degree in the Hanlin Academy. Even if all parties compete for the bachelor's degree in Hanlin Academy, the emperor intends to promote others to master Hanlin. But the next-level one must not give it to the insiders of the Hanlin Academy, right?

This is their opportunity.

Yang Mohan did not take these two sticks seriously. Their articles may be better than them, but their minds and minds will not be able to catch up with him and this old rival, old friend, old age, and old friends in the future in recent years.

"What Brother Li Zheng said is so true, and I am also worried about it." Yang Mohan sighed, "Now the Hanlin Academy is mixed with fish and dragons. Some people are practicing internal skills in peace and those who look around the world to find a way out, such as those scum yesterday. What's more, some people in the Five Classics Doctors colluded with the eunuchs, intending to seek skin from the Western Army and tigers. The world is getting worse, and the Hanlin Academy is no longer a simple Hanlin Academy."

Kong Congzhou laughed and didn't care, his eyes flashed at the two young colleagues whom he envied.

Those two looked confused. Who colluded with the eunuchs and colluded with the Western Army?

Do they not want to be honest with their families?

"This matter needs to be discussed for a long time," Kong Congzhou said with a smile, "You two can't find out any news here."

This is said to both parties, the former is to Yang Mohan.

The latter is a stick that doesn't even know what happened in the Hanlin Academy.

Kong Congzhou picked up a scribble from the table and handed it to the two of them, saying, "This is the scribble from the Hanlin Academy written by me last night, and the scribble from the Hanlin Academy. You two will take it back and take it to take a look. If you have no objection, the emperor summoned him in recent days, and I will hand over the scribble."

"Look carefully, there are some candidates that you two are not very satisfied with, so you should talk as soon as possible." Yang Mohan reminded.

These words made the two of them happy. This was a great opportunity for them to intervene in advance to arrange their people!

"Okay, we won't disturb the two of them anymore." The two of them immediately stood up and bowed to say goodbye.

As the curtains fell together, two old Hanlins in their seventies and eighties looked at each other and smiled.
Chapter completed!