Fish and Chicken is the choice for this reason.
But in the face of Jiajing Emperor’s enquiry, Zhu Pingan can not be answered, this answer is too religious, but also too utilitarian, even if the answer is right, but also not necessarily be able to fall good.
As a religious person, this kind of explanation can satisfy the Pope!
But as a subject, such an answer cannot satisfy the monarch! A courtier’s answer should be like a courtier’s.
“Chickens have five virtues. I was often taught by my mother at home, and since I was a child, my mother has told my humble servant that chickens are birds of five virtues. When I was young, my family was poor, and my mother raised chickens and eggs for money to buy brushes and ink and paper for me to study and learn to read, and I owe it to my parents to support me, and I am grateful to the chickens.
“The chicken is a bird of five virtues. Chickens have crowns on their heads, the crowns of the gentleman, this is the virtue of literature; chickens have toes behind their claws, sharp and sharp, for fighting, this is the virtue of martial arts; chickens are tough but not afraid to face a strong enemy, but also dare to fight, the courage to fight, and the narrow road is brave, this is the virtue of courage; chickens in the discovery of food, they will not eat alone, but will greet their companions to peck together, the benevolence is unparalleled, this is the virtue of benevolence; the c*ck crows the dawn, not afraid of the cold and the heat, the rain and the wind, the dawn, and never loses faith for a single day, keeping time and keeping faith, which is the virtue of faith.”
“I think this saying is applicable to all things in the four seas.”
“I chose the Golden Rooster to be my teacher by its five virtues. When I live one day and learn one day, live to old and learn old, hand without releasing the book, the heart of literature and morality long; the way of literature and military, a relaxation, although I am a civilian, but also save the heart of the military, offend my Ming, although far must be executed, although I am a civilian courtier, hand without binding chicken power, but I am willing to His Majesty to gallop on the sands of the construction of the success of the sands, although can not be killed on the sands of the long tassel to bind the enemy sheikhs, can also be used to plan the tent; the northern captives are barbaric, the South Japan ferocious. The northern captives are brutal and the southern Japanese are ferocious, but I have the blood of the Han Dynasty in my body, and I have the heart of courage and virtue, so I am not afraid; I am grateful for Your Majesty’s favour. I am honoured by Your Majesty’s blessings, so I should keep the heart of a benevolent person, and no matter where I am in the future, I will always keep benevolence and morality; people can’t stand without faith, and I will always keep faith and morality. Words will be honoured and deeds will be done.”
“I will keep these five virtues in mind and put them into action, adding bricks and mortar to Your Majesty’s beautiful country.”
Zhu Pingan holds the golden chicken in his hand, his face is full of excitement, his eyes are permeated with sincerity, his words are clear, the reason why he chose the golden chicken. “Truthfully” reported to the Jiajing Emperor, who was sitting on the dragon chair.
This some reason, almost can be done a essay.
The theory of the five virtues.
Live and learn.
The narrow road is won by the brave.
To add to my brocade.
These words listen to how comfortable ah, the theory of the five virtues, said well, learn to live to old age, these six words concise, but far-reaching ah; In addition that the narrow road meets the brave, this kind of words can be said to be incisive, if my generals and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have the heart, that the labourers North captive South Japan take what with my dead Ming, take the head of it! There are also for my embroidered rivers and mountains to add bricks and tiles. People did not say to open up the frontier, only said to add bricks and mortar, said how sincere ah, not at all false and empty. How urgent is the desire to serve the country.
Zhu Pingan’s words are mixed with words that have been tested by modern society. Conquered Jiajing.
These words spoke to the heart of the Jiajing Emperor, such a minister with a heart of filial piety, such a minister with a heart of learning, such a minister who understands things, such a minister who has a heart to serve the country, where to find ah!
Huang Jin, who was serving beside Emperor Jiajing, after listening to Zhu Pingan’s words. He couldn’t help but look at Zhu Pingan a few more times and firmly remembered him. This young man, the future is unlimited ah, in the future when more attention one or two, to make a good relationship.
“Get up, ah, the love secretary a piece of red filial piety heart ah.” Jiajing Emperor sat on the dragon chair, after listening to Zhu Pingan’s report, he sighed with emotion.
“Aiqing has a good mother ah.”
Emperor Jiajing finished lamenting, and followed up with another sentence.
The words were not finished here.
Zhu Pingan listened to Jiajing Emperor that flat body, listen to Jiajing Emperor emotionally finished, just got up, was again Jiajing Emperor immediately after the sentence to say a sound to the ground again kneeling.
Jiajing emperor finished the Secretary has a good mother ah, then followed by this sentence, it is also this sentence let Zhu Pingan flopped to the ground.
“Yellow companion, choose a day with the Hanlin Academy to draw up a decree, Zhu Pingan’s mother Chen’s good accumulation in the body, virtuous and virtuous, teach the son, edict Zhu Pingan’s mother Chen’s as the sixth grade An Ren.” Jiajing Emperor sat on the dragon chair, opened his golden mouth, then rewarded Zhu Pingan’s mother Chen with a grant.
“My lord, thank you for your great kindness.”
Zhu Pingan flung himself to his knees, a little out of sorts with joy by this surprise.
Unexpected joy, absolutely heavenly unexpected joy. When Zhu Pingan was at home in the past, he had said many times while coaxing his mother, Chen, that he would fight for a grant back for his mother. Although the words said so, of course, will also so hard to do, but the grant is really not so easy to get.
In Daming and even the entire feudal society, the emperor’s holy decree, the officials from the first to the fifth grade are called grant, enjoin; the officials from the sixth to the ninth grade are called Imaizumi, edict. Their mothers and their wives, who were subject to the holy decree, also followed their rank, which is often referred to as the enjoined wife.
The wife of a grant also has a rank and salary, but no real power, but this honour is definitely enough to shine, thousands of attention envy and jealousy.
Grant wife grade is divided in this way: the third grade officer’s mother’s wife, the seal is the Shuren, is also the third grade; the fourth grade officer’s mother’s wife, the seal is the Gongren, is also the fourth grade; the fifth grade officer’s mother’s wife, the seal is the Yiren, is also the fifth grade; the sixth grade officer’s mother’s wife, the seal is the Anren, is also the sixth grade.
Zhu Pingan’s mother was given the title of An Ren, which was the sixth rank.
But granting a wife is not to say that your son or your husband as an official can be sealed, this also needs a lot of conditions it, will not give you a grant for no reason.
One of the very important conditions is: superior merit. That is to say, you become an official, you have to be particularly good to do, you have to have significant achievements to be able to, the quota is very limited.
Therefore, Zhu Pingan heard that Jiajing sealed his mother Chen’s enjoined wife, only to be surprised smashed a little out of shape. He answered just now, just want to be close to the actual, thank parents, take the opportunity to leave a good impression in front of Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Pingan’s surprised and out of sorts expression, shook his head and smiled, this child is really sincere.
“Alright, kneel in peace.” Jiajing Emperor shook his head and smiled, waving his hand.
“My lord, thank you for your great kindness, I will leave.” Zhu Pingan once again knelt down and thanked him, this time with absolute sincerity from the bottom of his heart, then got up and excused himself.
Zhu Pingan until he left the main hall, still feeling a little unreal, this surprise was really out of the blue.
That said, after receiving the holy decree, mother Chen will definitely be in the village and outside the village, fancy show non-stop.
As long as he thought about the way his mother looked at home when she received the imperial decree, Zhu Pingan couldn’t stop the smile on his face!
