Factory owner is king

Chapter 145
Today is the day when the results are released in spring.

Several big red banners were posted in front of the gate of Gongyuan.All the people on the list are the tributes who were selected from the Ding Chou Examination in the 30th year of Hongwu.After obtaining the status of Gongshi, the subsequent palace examination is just a formality. The title of Jinshi has been obtained. The only difference is that the ranking may have changed.

Crowds were crowded, before the red list, countless candidates were waiting and watching, and some even piled up like a wall.There are people who are very happy, shouting "I got it! I got it!", and there are also people who are dejected and lament "the fortune is bad, and the name is lost".It has been almost two hours since the announcement was posted, and the crowd still hasn't dispersed.Watching it over and over again, only wishing to see my name.

"Huh? My name isn't there, so why isn't Brother Shang Bin's name here?" A Beijuzi in a white scholar's robe suddenly said loudly.

"Ah? Is Brother Shang Bin not here?"

"Wang Hong, Song Cong, Yao Youzhi, Zheng Shanru..."

All the judges took a closer look, not only Huang Guan's name was not on the list, but Jiao Sheng, Han Kezhong, and Wang Shu were not on the list.The North Juzi's "Hope" list is not listed, so the rest. . .

After some whispering, the scene was in an uproar.

"Ju is from the south, and Gu is a student from the south. The 52 people are without exception, and the tributes they take are from the south!"

"Everyone!" He jumped up and shouted loudly: "As far as I know, Liu Sanwu, the chief examiner of this subject, is from Chaling, Hunan, and Bai Xintiao, the deputy examiner, is from Yuhang, Zhejiang, and most of the other examiners are from the south!"

"There are so many scholars in the north, are we all dead?!"

"Shameful! Tragic! This is favoritism! Fraud! After decades of hard study, this is what happened just for my own selfishness. Liu Sanwu has lost his conscience! God cannot tolerate it!"

The bold mover under the list jumped and tore the red list to the ground. Under the tearing of the crowd, it was shattered into countless pieces in a short while. "I'm going to file an imperial lawsuit! Students, who wants to go with me!"

What one person thinks, thousands of people follow.

"Go! Sue the imperial court!"

"Let's go play the Denwen drum!"

More than a thousand students marched in the direction of Dengwen Drum Tower.

In the shadow of the corner, Xu Ruyi and Gu Yuezhen looked at the mess in front of the gate of the Gong Yuan, and remained silent.

"Now you understand?"

Gu Yuezhen looked complicated and did not speak.

"You haven't met the emperor, but you should have heard of his temper. This time, the matter is serious."

"Big...how big will it be." Gu Yue asked in a really shy voice.

"Countless heads fell to the ground, and blood flowed like rivers." Xu Ruyi said with a smile, "Let's go, the emperor's will will come to Dongchang in a while."

Not long after, the deafening drum sounded, echoing over Nanjing City, and echoing in Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.

. . . . . .

The purpose of Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of Dengwen Drum is to allow the people of the world to have the last place where they can reason.

According to his regulations, all the people of Ming Dynasty, no matter who they are, can come to play the cowhide drum on Dengwen Drum Tower.But there are those who stand in the way, and they will be killed without mercy.

And as long as the drum is heard, the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty must immediately go to court, meet the drummer on the golden palace, and listen to his grievances.The so-called direct access to heaven is like this.

I still remember the few years after the establishment of the Dengwen Drum in the third year of Hongwu, the sound of the drum was about to sound from time to time. Gradually lower down, in recent years it can even be said to have no.After all, under the torture of peeling day lilies, the officials restrained a lot.And the people of Daming are the most honest, but there is a way to survive, and they don't want to travel thousands of miles to sue the government.

Now, above the Golden Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the throne, looking at the three scholars kneeling below him among the civil and military ministers on the left and right. His face was indescribably gloomy: "So you are beating the Dengwen drum to sue the Jinke Society. Are the examiners practicing favoritism?"

Han Kezhong was the first to bow down: "Your Majesty, the 52 tribute students selected for the examination today are all scholars from the south, but all the scholars from the north have failed. The students and classmates think that there must be something inside. Don't tell me there are thousands of students from the north? The tool is a wine bag and a rice bag? That’s why I came here, please give me justice for the northern scholars.”

"Fairness?" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "I will give you a fairness! Liu Sanwu!"

Among the civil servants, Liu Sanwu came out slowly, kowtowed to the ground in front of the jade steps, and said long live.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice: "You have heard what they said. As the chief examiner of this subject, what do you have to say?"

"Your Majesty." Liu Sanwu raised his head and replied loudly: "The paper minister of each of the 52 tribute students selected by Jinke has read them one by one. It can be said that they are all genuine talents who passed the examination of Jinke. Your Majesty should know , when the examination papers were screened and reviewed, their names were blurred. Even though I was the examiner, I did not know whose hand the papers in my hands were from when I was reviewing the papers. The people selected in the end were all southern scholars, and the veteran was also the first to know. Not yet. But I have been studying for more than sixty years and have a fair conscience. I have a clear conscience regarding the result of this Ding Chou examination."

Turning his eyes to the four people behind him, Liu Sanwu said warmly: "Ten years of hard work are just for the sake of being named on the gold list. Now that you have lost your name, I can understand your mood, but the fact is that the scholarship of Southern Juzi is indeed better than yours. I can't think of more than one shot. I just hope that you can study hard when you return home and try your skills again in three years."

Regarding Liu Sanwu's kind words and advice, Han Kezhong looked tangled, Wang Shu looked disdainful and seemed to want to argue, but Huang Guan looked humbly accepting the teachings and thoughtful.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned when he heard the thorn in Liu Sanwu's words.He knew Liu Sanwu's character well, but he still didn't believe it in his heart. Could it be that the scholars in the north are really so uneducated?
The matter of fraud in the examination room has been a major case in all dynasties.If it is a case, there must always be an investigation and trial process.This case of fraud in the imperial examination also involved the dispute between North and South Confucian scholars, even Zhu Yuanzhang had to be cautious.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Since I came to the throne, I have attached the most importance to the rule of culture. Selecting scholars through the imperial examination is to obtain talents for the country. Now that such evil things have happened, as the Son of Heaven, I will naturally preside over them for the scholars of the world. Fairness. Zhang Xin, Dong Guan."

Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's call, Zhang Xin and Dong Guan came out and bowed down: "I am here."

"Order you two to select 15 well-educated scholars from the Hanlin Academy, review all the test papers of the candidates in this conference, record a list, and report it to me. Remember, be quick and strict, and don't let me down. Give justice to the scholars of the world!"

"Minister Zhang Xin (Dong Guan), obey the order."

"Retreat!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

. . . . . .

Hall of Martial Arts.

Xu Ruyi and Zheng Feng kneeled respectfully in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's Longshu case, one on the left and one on the right, quietly waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's sage to arrive.Xu Ruyi is the factory owner of Dongchang, and Zheng Feng is the new commander of Jinyiwei after Jiang Huan.In terms of functions, although the two are not considered hostile positions, they are not much different.

But standpoints belong to standpoints, and people are always the ones who do things.Zheng Feng, as the third commander of the Jinyiwei, may seem to outsiders to be very glorious, but in fact, sitting in this position, who knows who will suffer.

Mao Xiang, the first commander of Jinyiwei, was divided into five horses by Zhu Yuanzhang, and Jiang Huan, the second commander, died suddenly in the mansion late at night.If the position is passed to him, what will happen to him?After thinking about it, Zheng Feng came to the conclusion that as long as the emperor doesn't do any work and hangs around honestly for a while, everything should be fine.

It is not surprising that Zheng Feng can draw such a conclusion.In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, the majestic Commander of Jinyiwei is not much different from paper to wipe his butt. He grabs it when he uses it, and throws it away when he is done, without the slightest hesitation.

I thought that Chao Wenwu had killed not many people left, and it would be fine if I was more careful in this job, but I didn't expect to catch up with Juren and make trouble again.

Thinking of this, Zheng Feng couldn't help trembling all over his body, and thin beads of sweat secreted from his forehead.

Xu Ruyi looked at Zheng Feng beside him with some amusement: "Master Zheng?"

The voice was very soft, but it was no less than a thunderclap to Zheng Feng, who was already frightened.

"Ah! What!" Zheng Feng shouted in surprise, almost jumping up.

"Master Zheng." Xu Ruyi said softly, "What are you thinking? There is no one else in this hall except our family, why are you shaking while standing alone, but what's wrong with your body?"

"Ah." Zheng Feng looked at Xu Ruyi, sighed, and then smiled wryly: "Seeing that the turmoil in the court calmed down, a bunch of stinky Confucians with big headscarves started to make trouble. The emperor's temper father-in-law I also know it, I am afraid that in the future the emperor will..."

"Oh, this matter." Xu Ruyi thought for a while, and comforted: "Your Majesty Zheng, you don't have to worry too much. Those candidates are not satisfied with the results of the test. According to the regulations, the emperor should ask someone to re-read the papers. Maybe in the end Can big things be turned into small ones without knowing?"

"I hope so." Zheng Feng nodded helplessly.

After a while, a high-pitched cry came from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived~"

Xu Ruyi and Zheng Feng hurriedly knelt down facing the palace door and waited.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Yuanzhang in a yellow robe slowly walked into the Wuying Hall.He is now seventy years old, and the erosion of the years is hard to resist even if he is a human emperor.His stature was a bit hunched, although he still tried his best to straighten his spine and walk like a dragon and a tiger like in the past, but he couldn't do it anymore.

Old Zhang behind him was not much better than him, and followed respectfully.He wanted to help, but was rejected by the proud Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Slave Xu Ruyi (Chen Zheng Feng) sees Your Majesty." Xu Ruyi and Zheng Feng kowtowed respectfully on the ground.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two got up and watched Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sit down on the throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang breathed for a moment, closed his eyes, and said lazily: "You know what I asked you to do, right?"

Xu Ruyi and Zheng Feng looked at each other, and then replied in unison: "I know."

"Well, it's good to know." Stretching out his finger to the top of his head, Lao Zhang standing beside him came behind Zhu Yuanzhang, and slowly rubbed his temples for Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Tell me, what's going on? Did anything happen during the test in the Tribute Court? Zheng Feng."

"The minister is here."

"You speak first."

"Yes." Zheng Feng replied in a low voice: "Back to Your Majesty, according to the reports from the Jinyiwei spies, everything in the entire test was in order. Just like before, there were no problems."

"Nothing unusual?" Although Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were not opened, his brows gradually wrinkled.

"No." Zheng Feng shook his head and said, "There has been a long-standing quarrel between the northern and southern Juzi. The reason for the trouble this time is because the tributes on the list are from the southern Juren. The root cause seems to be because... .”

"Say."

"Because Boss Liu... the question is difficult."

"Is the question difficult? No matter how difficult the question is, no one from the north can answer it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang found it difficult to accept Zheng Feng's explanation.The three-year imperial examination, the Ming Dynasty has been in power for 30 years, and it has been experienced at least ten times.Why did something go wrong just this time?
With a dissatisfied snort, Zhu Zhuzheng opened and closed it slightly: "Xu Ruyi."

"The servant is here."

"Tell me. Is there any movement in the East Factory?"

"Reply to Your Majesty." Xu Ruyi's voice was respectful, and she bowed and replied: "Before the examination, on February 30, the 22th year of Hongwu, the Northern and Southern Juzi fought and beat each other in a teahouse due to some quarrel. Liu Sanwu and Mr. Liu simply came in time Arriving there, no serious casualties were caused.

On the second day of the examination, February 30th, 29th year of Hongwu, under a sycamore tree on the west wall of the Gongyuan, the chief examiner Liu Sanwu and the deputy chief examiner Bai Xindao discussed for a long time, about two quarters of an hour before and after.Due to the remote location, the Dongchang spies could not know the inside story of the two.

On the third day of the general examination, the first day of March in the 30th year of Hongwu, after the candidates of the general examination left the Gongyuan, they held banquets in Zhuangyuan Building and Jidi Pavilion respectively.According to the reports from the spies, everyone in Jidi Pavilion's Southern Juzi seemed to be happy, and the atmosphere was harmonious.However, the atmosphere of the Northern Juzi Banquet in the Zhuangyuan Building was gloomy, and everyone looked sad and gloomy. "

Xu Ruyi didn't make any analysis of the inside and outside of the words, but just explained the facts discovered by Dongchang in a flat manner.Ordinary people may hear nothing, but to the suspicious and violent Hongwu Emperor, things are obviously different.

Waving Lao Zhang to stand aside, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his eyes, looked at Zheng Feng and Xu Ruyi playfully, and said with a serious smile: "One Dongchang, one Jinyiwei. I have given you the same powers and responsibilities, but now the What's the reason for this, but the news I heard is completely different?"

After hearing this, Xu Ruyi and Zheng Feng quickly knelt down on the ground.

"I have ordered people to re-examine the test papers of all candidates in this subject. Before the results come out, everything is still unknown. But don't be idle. Any troubles in the capital should be reported to me in time, understand?"

"Zheng Feng."

"Minister...Minister..."

"Humph," Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "You are far worse than Mao and Jiang."

(End of this chapter)