Chapter 32: Name and tool, can not be fake
Chapter 32: Name and tool, can not be fake
Gao Gong followed Zhu Zaigui to the small restaurant in the palace. At this moment, several bright candle lanterns were lit in the small restaurant, illuminating the surroundings and lighting up the small restaurant.
This kind of light might be bright enough for people who were born and raised in this era, but for Zhu Zaigui, who had seen brighter and more colorful lights, it was still too dim. Sometimes if he wasn't paying attention, he would kick the shadow under his feet and couldn't see anything, which was very troublesome.
Therefore, in order to avoid the embarrassment and danger of darkness under the lamp, under Zhu Zaigui's new rules, the rooms in the palace must have at least four lamps. In this way, the mutual reflection of the four lamps can avoid most of the blind spots under the lamp.
Of course, not all rooms can have more than four lamps.
After all, Zhu Zaigui was still very frugal and knew how to save money.
"Mr. Gao, please sit here."
Zhu Zaigui brought Gao Gong into the small restaurant and led Gao Gong to sit in the seat of honor.
When Gao Gong saw Zhu Zaigui was about to let him sit on the upper seat, he quickly refused, saying, "I dare not. Your Majesty cannot do this. As the saying goes, there is a hierarchy. How dare I sit on the upper seat of Your Majesty?"
Zhu Zaigui said indifferently: "What's this? Mr. Gao is my teacher. As the saying goes, heaven, earth, emperor, parents and teachers are equal. Since the teacher can be ranked with heaven, earth, emperor and parents, he is naturally a respected person. I don't understand other principles, but I do understand the principle of respecting teachers."
Gao Gong was deeply moved by Zhu Zaigui's words. Although they were now in a teacher-student relationship, how precious was Zhu Zaigui's identity? Before the imperial edict confirmed the teacher-student relationship, even if Gao Gong had taught Zhu Zaigui for his entire life, he could not be Zhu Zaigui's genuine teacher.
Therefore, even if Zhu Zaigui acknowledged Gao Gong as his teacher, Gao Gong could not accept it openly.
After all, the education of the princes is also a major event of the court. Although it is not necessary to find a respected old minister to lead the education like the crown prince, it is at least reasonable to send an old scholar of good rank and literary talent to be the formal teacher.
Now Gao Gong is only a fifth-rank imperial scholar. The fact that he can come to the palace to teach is just a grace from the emperor. He does not have the qualifications to be Prince Yu's official teacher.
Moreover, with Prince Yu’s current status and position, he is already considered the emperor’s eldest son.
To be a teacher to the emperor's eldest son, the title must at least be the Prince's Tutor.
But even if the position of Prince's Junior Tutor is a nominal position, how could it be obtained so easily?
If you want to get a nominal position like the Prince's Junior Tutor, you have to be at least a Shangshu or a general-level official to be eligible. If you are below this level, don't even think about it unless you are extremely outstanding.
Because the imperial court has very strict control over the honor system, many positions and honors, even if they are very nominal, will not be easily given to people by the imperial court. The reason for this is because of a saying in the Confucian "Zuo Zhuan": "Uses and names cannot be given to others!"
The so-called "instrument" is power, and the so-called "name" is position.
If both could be given to anyone at will, wouldn't it disrupt the moral principles of hierarchy and the order of the world?
Therefore, even though Gao Gong was Zhu Zaigui's teacher now, he was not qualified to call himself Zhu Zaigui's teacher.
And this is the embodiment of “fame should not be given lightly”!
Facing Zhu Zaigui's words, Gao Gong was deeply moved, but still refused: "Your Majesty, no, I am only ordered to assist you in your studies, I do not have the status of a teacher, please do not embarrass me, otherwise I will be ashamed to live in this world."
Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong's persistent attitude and did not force him.
Zhu Zaigui said: "Since this is the case, I will not force Mr. Gao to do this any more."
After that, Zhu Zaigui asked Gao Gong to sit on the left side of the main seat. After Gao Gong sat down, Zhu Zaigui did not sit on the main seat, but sat on the right side corresponding to the left side. When Gao Gong saw Zhu Zaigui sitting on the right side, he could not help but get excited and wanted to stand up.
But Zhu Zaigui said at this time: "What's wrong with Mr. Gao? Is it because the food in my palace is not to your taste?"
Gao Gong said anxiously: "Your Majesty, how dare I stand on your left?"
Zhu Zaiqi waved his hand and said, "What do you mean by left and right? I think this is just right. Don't worry about these empty formalities. Eat the food quickly, or it will get cold soon."
Zhu Zaigui picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of tofu, then said happily: "Mr. Gao, try this first-class tofu. This is Meng Daban's specialty and it tastes great."
Yipinde tofu is a well-known Shandong dish. This dish is white, tender and delicious. It is said to have originated from Liu An, King of Huainan and grandson of Liu Bang in the Han Dynasty. Liu An also had the same hobby as Taoist Jiajing, which was to cultivate immortality and seek immortality.
Therefore, during his reign as King of Huainan, he summoned the "Eight Gentlemen" including Su Fei, Li Shang and Tian You to refine elixirs in Beishan (later known as Bagua Mountain) in an attempt to achieve immortality. Many years later, the elixir was not produced, but tofu was accidentally discovered, and he was revered as the "Tofu God" by later generations.
This can be considered an alternative way to become a god.
Although he didn't actually succeed in his cultivation, he became a god in the legend, which can be considered as what he got.
Gao Gong watched Zhu Zaigui start to eat. At this moment, there was no need for him to continue to worry about the hierarchy of left and right. After all, the topic of respecting the left or the right has its own interpretation in every era.
From the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, to the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties to the present day, the question of whether to respect the right or the left has been swaying back and forth.
Compared with the previous Yuan Dynasty, which respected the right, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, in order to reflect the difference of the new dynasty, he issued an edict to respect the left.
However, in the actual setting of official positions, those starting with "right" are slightly higher than those starting with "left". For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, the right prime minister was obviously half a level higher than the left prime minister. Although it was changed later, it is still difficult to explain clearly, especially now that it is nearly two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, some literati who like retro style can't help but respect the right in their hearts. After all, the word "left" is not a good word in history. For example, the idiom "no one can surpass it" and the demotion of official position "left transfer", these cultures are constantly affecting the fragile hearts of literati of all generations.
Therefore, if you really want to argue with him about whether the left is more respected or the right is more respected, there is a high probability that there will be no result.
But in the current Ming officialdom, the left is still respected. The most obvious example is the setting of the chief censor's hall official. The Left Chief Censor is always half a head higher than the Right Chief Censor of the same level, and the Right Chief Censor is still rare.
Therefore, in the normal ranking arrangement, the left is still more honorable than the right.
Therefore, Gao Gong was now arranged by Zhu Zaigui to sit on the left, and he was still a little uneasy, but at the same time, Gao Gong was also touched by Zhu Zaigui's respect for him.
You know, most students wouldn't think so carefully, but Zhu Zaigui did, which shows how careful he was. Gao Gong couldn't help but feel happy and excited to have such a smart student who respected his teacher.
Gao Gong suppressed his emotion and picked up a piece of tofu, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Looking at the tofu Gao Gong picked up, Zhu Zaigui also smiled happily and continued, "Try this candied yam, it's also a good dish."
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