Rise From the Humble

The choice of fish and chicken, that’s why.

But when faced with Emperor Jiajing's question, Zhu Pingan couldn't answer like this. This kind of answer was too religious and too utilitarian. Even if the answer was correct, it might not be successful.

As a believer, this kind of explanation and answer can satisfy the Pope!

But as a minister, such an answer cannot satisfy the monarch! A minister's answer must be that of a minister.

"Chickens have five virtues. I was always taught by my mother at home. Since I was a child, my mother told me that chickens are birds with five virtues. When I was young, my family was poor, and my mother raised chickens and eggs in exchange for money to buy pens, ink and paper. , to provide Weichen with education and literacy. Weichen is able to live today thanks to his parents’ support. I am also grateful to the chicken.

"The chicken is a bird with five virtues, and has five virtues in its body. The chicken has a crest on its head, and the person with the crown is a gentleman. This is the virtue; the chicken has toes behind its paws, which are sharp and sharp, and is used for fighting. This is the virtue of martial arts; the chicken is fierce and fierce. Not afraid, facing strong enemies, but also dare to fight, brave to fight, the brave will win when meeting on a narrow road, this is the virtue of bravery; after a chicken finds food, it will not eat alone, but will invite its companions to eat together, it is unparalleled kindness, this is the virtue of benevolence ; The rooster crows the dawn, fearing no severe cold or heat, no matter the wind or rain, and crows the dawn, and never loses faith in one day, being punctual and keeping one's word is a virtue of faith."

"The Master has said that when three people walk, they must have me as their teacher. I believe that this statement applies to all things in the world and is true."

"I choose the Golden Rooster because I want to learn from it based on its five virtues. I should live a day and learn a day, live and learn until I am old, never let go of the scroll, and the heart of literature and virtue will last forever; the way of civility and martial arts will be relaxed every day. Although I am a scholar, I still have a martial heart. Anyone who offends our great Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away I am. Although I am a civil servant, my hands are not strong enough to tie a chicken. However, I am still willing to perform meritorious service on the battlefield for Your Majesty. Although I cannot fight on the battlefield or tie up enemy chiefs with long tassels, I can still We are planning within the strategy; the northern barbarians are arrogant and the southern Japanese are ferocious. However, I have the blood of our great Han people on my body, and I also have a heart of bravery and virtue, so I am not afraid of it. I have been promoted to a higher level by your majesty’s gift, so I should have the heart of a benevolent person. From now on, no matter where I am, I will always be benevolent and virtuous; if people do not have faith, I will always have faith and virtue, and my words will be deeded and my deeds will be fruitful."

"I will keep these five virtues in mind and put them into practice, so as to add bricks and tiles to His Majesty's splendid country."

Zhu Pingan held the golden rooster in his hand, his face was full of excitement, his eyes were sincere, and his words were clear and coherent. He "truthfully" reported the reasons for his choice of the golden rooster to Emperor Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon throne.

These reasons can almost make a policy article.

On the Five Virtues.

Live and learn.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins.

Add bricks and tiles to my beautiful country.

These words sound so comfortable. The theory of the Five Virtues is well said. Learn and live until you are old. These six words are concise and concise, but they have far-reaching meanings. In addition, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. This kind of saying is really penetrating. If I were wise, All the soldiers have this intention, so why should Lao Shizi, the Northern and Southern Japanese, fight against the Ming Dynasty and take the lead? And to add bricks and tiles to my splendid country, they didn’t talk about opening up new territories, they only talked about adding bricks and tiles. How sincere they were, and they weren’t empty-handed at all. How urgent is the desire to serve the country.

The words and phrases mixed in Zhu Pingan's words that have withstood the test of modern society conquered Jiajing.

These words touched the heart of Emperor Jiajing. Where can I find such a filial minister, such a eager to learn, such a sensible minister, such a minister with such a heart to serve the country?

After hearing what Zhu Pingan said, Huang Jin, who was serving Emperor Jiajing, couldn't help but look at Zhu Pingan again and remembered Zhu Pingan firmly. This young man's future is limitless. You should pay more attention to him in the future and form a good relationship.

"Get back on your feet, I love you so much with a heart of pure filial piety." Emperor Jiajing sat on the dragon chair and said with emotion after listening to Zhu Pingan's reply.

"Ai Qing has a good mother."

Emperor Jiajing finished sighing and then said something else.

Having said that, it's not over yet.

After Zhu Ping'an heard Emperor Jiajing's words, he just stood up and fell to his knees again with a thud after hearing Emperor Jiajing's words.

After Emperor Jiajing said that Aiqing has a good mother, he immediately said this sentence. It was this sentence that made Zhu Pingan kneel to the ground with a plop.

"Huang Ban, I have chosen a day to draft an edict from the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Ping'an's mother, Mrs. Chen, is good at accumulating herself, is virtuous and virtuous, and teaches her children well. I have ordered Zhu Ping'an's mother, Mrs. Chen, to be a sixth-grade Anren." Emperor Jiajing was sitting there. On the dragon throne, he opened his golden mouth and rewarded Zhu Ping'an's mother, Mrs. Chen, with a royal decree.

"My lord, thank you Lord for your kindness."

Zhu Pingan knelt on the ground with a plop, and was so happy that he lost his composure at this surprise.

An unexpected surprise, definitely a huge unexpected surprise. When Zhu Ping'an was at home, he had said many times to coax his mother, Mrs. Chen, that he would fight for her mother's fate and come back. Although I say that, of course I will work hard, but the imperial edict is really not that easy to get.

In the Ming Dynasty and even the entire feudal society, the emperor's imperial edicts were called imperial edicts and imperial edicts to officials of the first to fifth grades; officials of the sixth to ninth grades were called edicts and edicts. Their mothers and wives also followed their rank after receiving the imperial edict, which is what everyone often calls the imperial wives.

Mrs. Gaoming also has a rank and a salary, but no real power. However, this honor is definitely enough to bring glory to the ancestors and attract the attention of thousands of people, envy and jealousy.

The grades of imperial wives are divided as follows: the mother and wife of a third-rank official are granted the title of Shuren, also of the third rank; the mother and wife of a fourth-rank official are granted the title of Gongren, also of the fourth rank; the mother and wife of a fifth-rank official are granted the title of a gift Yiren is also of the fifth rank; the mother and wife of a sixth-rank official are given a gift to An Ren, also of the sixth rank.

Zhu Ping'an's mother was granted the rank of Anren, which is the sixth rank.

However, Mrs. Gaoming does not mean that your son or your husband can be granted the title just because he is an official. This requires many conditions, and he will not grant you a title without any reason.

One of the very important conditions is: outstanding merit. In other words, to be an official, you have to be extremely qualified and have made major achievements. The number of places is very limited.

Therefore, Zhu Ping'an was shocked by the surprise when he heard that Jiajing had granted his mother the title of Mrs. Chen. I just answered, I just wanted to be close to the reality, thank my parents, and take the opportunity to leave a good impression in front of Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhu Pingan's surprised expression, shook his head and smiled, this child is really sincere.

"Okay, let's kneel down." Emperor Jiajing shook his head and smiled, then waved his hand.

"Sir, thank you Lord Long En, and I will leave." Zhu Pingan once again knelt down to thank him, this time with absolute sincerity from the bottom of his heart, and then got up to leave.

Zhu Pingan still felt a little unreal until he left the hall. This surprise was really unexpected.

In other words, after receiving the imperial decree, mother Chen will definitely show off in and out of the village.

Just thinking about how the mother at home looked like when she received the imperial decree, Zhu Ping'an couldn't stop smiling.