I send the system behind the scenes

Plane 1, Daming, Nanjing

The cabinet minister rubbed his sore wrist, raised his head, stared at the flickering kerosene lamp, in a daze, the task His Majesty entrusted to him was finally completed, but his heart was very tormented.

I lowered my head and turned to the first page. There were only a few words, and at the same time it was the title of the book, "The Analects of Confucius·Comments".

However, the cabinet minister sighed, and turned to the second page. On the top was the original text of the Analects, and on the bottom were his own notes. After only a few glances, the cabinet minister closed it again in shame, covering his face.

I'm really ashamed, if Zhu Xi's heavenly spirit finds out, he will beat himself to death.

What are these things? They directly misinterpreted Zhu Xi's annotations, covered them up, and made them their own.

His Majesty's request is to make the commentary as tough and domineering as possible. The meaning of the imperial decree is very clear, but my talents are really limited.

Moreover, I also grew up memorizing Zhu Xi's annotations from a young age. As soon as I read the original text, Zhu Xi's annotations popped up in my mind.

In order to work hard to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty, at the beginning, the cabinet ministers tried their best not to get involved with Zhu Xi's original commentary, and tried their best to write their own commentary.

But after writing a few articles, I really can't write any more. It's the kind of answer that I know the answer, but I still want to come up with a different answer, and the meaning must be smooth, without obvious logical flaws.

Unable to write any more, the cabinet minister lying on the bed was in a daze, not even listening to what his wife said next to him. His Majesty's order, Zhu Xi's spirit in heaven, conflicted, a dilemma.

Fulfilling His Majesty's order is destined to oppose Zhu Xi, the master of Confucianism, but his Confucian attainments are too shallow, and the things he writes are not as good as Zhu Xi's at first glance.

Comparing the two, what I wrote is what I wrote. If I dare to publish a book, I will definitely leave an eternal infamy.

What Confucian students pursue, in the final analysis, is not to be loyal to His Majesty in life, to seek an official, and to leave a good reputation after death, to seek fame.

But now, it seems that you can't have both, and it seems that you can only choose fish. You have to listen to His Majesty's orders, but it is so painful to give up your reputation.

The original wife who was next to the cabinet minister's pillow looked at the sad face of the head of the family and stared at the bed curtain above her eyes, looking very depressed, as if she didn't even hear what she cared about.

The wife propped herself up, tiptoed off the bed, walked out the door, and glanced back when the door was closed. The head of the house was still in a daze and didn't notice his wife's movements.

After gently closing the door, the wife went to the kitchen, waved away the servants in the kitchen, and started to light the fire, preparing to cook a bowl of porridge for the master.

Ever since the cabinet minister took refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, had a certain official position, and could afford servants, his wife hadn't cooked for a long time.

The cabinet ministers were cautious by nature, and they chose to join Zhu Yuanzhang only after the situation became clear. Although he was talented, he was not a pioneer of entrepreneurship after all, and his official position was not high.

But, after all, he is an official, and his immediate boss is a celebrity around Zhu Yuanzhang. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the immediate boss has a lot of support for the cabinet ministers, and there will definitely be a future.

The cabinet minister's original wife was a poor cabinet minister. When she was studying hard, the daughter of a farmer in the village took care of the cabinet minister until the cabinet minister was listed.

After the cabinet minister was on the list, he ran to the farmer's home. The relatives he had mentioned for himself, his parents, had long since died in the riots at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

The cabinet ministers will never forget the dull eyes of his father-in-law and the bowl broken by his mother-in-law when he came to propose marriage after he was on the list.

Farmers' thinking is very simple, maybe a little cautious, but it can be seen at a glance, which belongs to the carefulness of farmers.

The daughter's father and mother had to go to work in the field and couldn't get away, so they asked their daughter to deliver food and take care of them.

Don't say that the woman is in the deep boudoir, this is a peasant family, not an aristocratic family, or a troubled world, who cares so much, how to survive, not die of famine and war, is more important than anything else.

Moreover, my daughter is still young and can't get off the ground. Because of food problems, she has been malnourished since she was a child, and she can't do heavy work.

Then go to deliver meals to the cabinet ministers who are still suffering, and take care of them.

If in the future, cabinet ministers pass the exam and become officials, then just remember the kindness of the past and protect their family from being bullied, that's enough, don't expect too much.

Sometimes I often fantasize that if the little girl's life is good, the cabinet minister who is admitted will not dislike her, and she will be a concubine for others, then she will be able to live comfortably for the rest of her life.

It’s okay if the cabinet ministers don’t pass the exam. After all, only a small number of them pass the exam. At that time, in the village, find a young and strong man to marry and continue to live. This is how they come here.

Until the day when the results were released, the cabinet ministers had already been waiting there, and the peasants had finished their day's work, and while there was still light, they finished their food and rested.

If it is completely dark and you don’t have so much money to light the lamps, you can save as much as you can. While there is still light, you can rest early after eating, get up early tomorrow morning, and go to work in the fields.

But never expected that before the meal was finished, the cabinet ministers rushed in. The first sentence was that he had passed the exam, and the second sentence was that he wanted to propose marriage.

Two rounds of surprises fell on this simple but cautious peasant couple. Where is the daughter?

At that time, the wife was carrying a meal, sitting in the place where the cabinet minister had been studying hard, wondering why the cabinet minister hadn't come back yet, and she didn't know where he had gone, while setting up a simple meal, waiting for the cabinet minister to come back to eat.

Being on the list, she was willing to marry a little girl. Under the background of the times at that time, she had to resist the temptation to reach the sky in one step, and the opportunity to borrow the power of her mother's family was gone.

However, from the looks of it now, the cabinet ministers should be very fortunate that after being on the list, they ignored those families who offered olive branches, otherwise, they would have been tied to the Chen Han regime, and they may have been killed by now.

After getting married, the cabinet ministers never took concubines again. Whenever the cabinet ministers handled official duties, the wife would cook porridge aside. Because of the war, life was still very poor, but no one would starve to death.

Until, the cabinet minister joined Zhu Yuanzhang's forces and was appreciated by his superiors. Since then, life has become much better, but the two still love each other and love each other as before.

As the head of the house, the wife thought in a daze, it has been a long time since I have been so worried, let's make a bowl of porridge, a bowl of porridge is the best I can do.