Yin Zhi, who once served as a bachelor of Hanlin, a minister of the Ministry of War and a prince in Chenghua, Ming Xianzong, said that lectures before the Ming Dynasty were generally held twice a year: the first period usually began in mid-February of the lunar calendar and ended in late April of the lunar calendar; The second phase usually starts in mid-August and ends in late 10. The specific date of the lecture is the second day of each lunar month, that is, the second day, the twelfth day and the twenty-second day of that month. According to this calculation, and considering the special circumstances, each lecture will be conducted for a maximum of 9 times; Conduct lectures every year, up to 18 times. There are two lecturers in the command lecture: one speaks four books (The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius); Another person talks about classics (Five Classics, Thirteen Classics? Unknown) is a classic.
The speeches used in the Royal Lecture Hall (that is, speeches) should be handed over to the cabinet elders in advance. After reading it, I handed the speech to the head of the military department. This book was written and transcribed into two copies. The next day, it was handed over to the emperor's valet. Then the internal officials will inform the emperor. The venue must be arranged the night before the royal lecture. The venue of the royal lecture is Wenhua Hall.
In the Wenhua Temple, two golden crane incense burners, one on the left and the other on the right, must be set in the flat south of the emperor's throne. The incense burner on the left is a little south of the east. The plan has been made, the cases are being discussed one after another, and they are all heading west. In addition to plans and lectures, two books on classics and history were exhibited, and chapters were told on the bookshelf. Every book is suppressed by a pair of gold rulers. The plan was adopted by the emperor. This box is for readers. This is the so-called tutorial.