I am the king of the dead

Liu Ji snorted and said: "Hmph, the Ming Dynasty hall is dark, how can it be dark? The foundation is rotten, how can we ensure the safety of the Ming Dynasty, how can we make the Ming Dynasty hall clear. 2 students, ninety-five percent of them are Bought through middlemen, brokers, and compradors, the world is getting worse, and the rituals and music are collapsing. It’s no wonder it’s not bad, it’s no wonder it’s not bad!”

"Where is the face of a scholar! I don't want any face!"

Hu Wei is just immoral. Relying on his status as an evergreen tree in the Ming Dynasty, his profound knowledge, and his meager contribution to washing the ground for His Majesty, he has disgraced the officials and Hanlin officials in the court for ten years.

Hu Yan finally retreated, and Liu Ji came, this Liu Ji, is shameless, opening his mouth is like a shrew cursing in the street, thanks to being in front of His Majesty, otherwise all kinds of foul language would be unbearable.

Liu Ji scolded loudly, and Shang Ren's expression became even more embarrassing.

Seeing Liu Ji's fierce firepower, Zhu Qiyu said: "Although Liu Ji's words are a bit harsh, the imperial examination for scholars is the foundation of a country in danger. If the root is rotten, the whole Ming Dynasty will be rotten."

Liu Ji has not grown up to the status of Hu Wei, so it is easy to cause accidents. The tradition of "Etiquette is an inconvenience" in the Ministry of Rites still needs Liu Ji to maintain it. As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu is of course willing to give Liu Ji platform.

Shang Ren's face turned even redder. He is Sanyuan Jidi, and he is a Hanlin Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. If he is asked to study "Jingtai Huanyu Tongzhi" and "Jiliwang Shilu", he can still do it, but the gang of Hanlin , he is really limited.

"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the cheating stick in the imperial examination is thirty, three thousand miles away, not returning for nine years, and not being an official for three generations. I think that although the supervisors of the Guozijian are not Enke, they still need to be punished for cheating in the imperial examination." Yu Shiyue took the lead in expressing his opinion.

The superintendents of Guozijian are different from the superintendents of Daming prefectures and counties. The superintendents do not have as much influence in politics as superintendents.

"What does Yu Shaobao think?" Zhu Qiyu was noncommittal about the exile for three thousand miles, and asked Yu Qian's opinion. After all, Yu Qian, as the head of all the officials of the Ming Dynasty and the actual prime minister, his opinion needs to be referred to.

Yu Qian pondered for a moment before he said, "Let's go overseas for three thousand miles."

"Yu Shaobao, don't be soft-hearted... to go overseas?!" Zhu Qiyu swallowed half of what he said, and he just wanted to send this group of supervisors to the Liaodong factory to face the vicious slave-building robbers. Labor makes people free. Let them also taste the hard work and do things down-to-earth.

Yu Qian went overseas directly.

Where overseas?

In Daming's eyes, it was a barren land.

For this group of delicate-skinned and tender-skinned supervisors, it is better to go to Yongning Temple or go fishing at the end of Heishui (Heilongjiang) than to go overseas.

In Daming, going abroad means depriving the identity of Daming people, and from then on, they become barbarians.

When Yu Qian heard His Majesty say that he was soft-hearted, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, more than [-] people have been killed, which really damages His Majesty's reputation. I still think it is more appropriate to go overseas."

"I originally planned to send them to the Liaodong factory..." Zhu Qiyu was silent for a while, but still told his decision, he still listened to Yu Qian's reasons.

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, even if such a group of uncles are sent to the Liaodong factory, the Liaodong factory will not want them. The official factory is busy, so how can I have the spare time to serve such a group of uncles? I still think it is appropriate to go overseas."

When Yu Qian heard His Majesty's decision, he still insisted on his opinion. He is the head of all officials, and his opinion not only considered persuading Renshu, but also considered the Ming Dynasty's national system.

He continued: "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, both land and sea have been developed. Since the opening of the sea, Wang Hua has never been heard of in the land of Liuhe and Bahuang. With so many supervisors, they can go to the land of Liuhe and Bahuang to teach Wang Hua, and they can also perform crimes and make meritorious deeds. Let’s join in the grand opening of the sea.”

Behind the nearly [-] supervising students are [-] wealthy households. It is not cheap to deal with middlemen, brokers, and compradors. Those who are sent to the north and south are obviously the eldest sons of the family. will be more solid.

"Good, what do you think?" Zhu Qiyu could only say after hearing this that Yu Qian was also a scholar, and he was on par with Hu Wei in the matter of killing without blood.

In the past, Hu Min was always a black-hearted person, but now that Hu Min has retired, Zhu Qiyu found that people are divided into groups by like clusters, and everyone is a black-hearted person.

"Living overseas?" Shang Ren asked tremblingly.

Chapter 811 Doing the opposite

Shang Ren looked left and right. This is the court meeting and the Wenhua Palace. Once a resolution is formed here, it means that the top decision makers of the Ming Dynasty have decided to send a group of silverfish from the north and the south to go overseas.

At such a time, Shang Ren had to say something, even if he couldn't influence the decision-making, scholars would not be able to scold him if he scolded him in the future. He really tried his best.

"Your Majesty." Shang Ren said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, during the orthodox years, the general situation was the same. Pei Lun, the uncle of Shandong, was incorruptible. He didn't care about failures. He didn't avoid the powerful and upright. What happened? He was forced to return to his hometown." I went to tamper with the county chronicles."

"The general trend is the same, but the crime of prison life does not end here."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shang Ren's appearance and said with a smile: "Just discuss the matter and speak freely. This is the court meeting, where everyone expresses their opinions. If there is no quarrel here, why not go to the court meeting in Fengtian Palace?"

"You speak well."

As long as it's not when there is a big court meeting, Zhu Qiyu will never get angry and talk about anything.

Wang Ao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, sat up straight and said, "Your Majesty, the relationship between incorruptibility and high efficiency is a bit like Winter Preface. As long as we fight against corruption, it will definitely cause a certain degree of inefficiency."

What Wang Ao is talking about is a common phenomenon. When the imperial court's efforts to fight and arrest corruption become stronger, the efficiency of court and local administration will be lower, and absolute incorruptibility will definitely bring about absolute stagnation.

This is also the embarrassment of the anti-corruption and arrest of corruption in the past dynasties, and even became the first-class nightmare during the Hongwu period.

For example, during the Hongwu period, Emperor Gao used it to control corruption, and even used it to peel and pull grass. In the end, he failed to eradicate this corruption. Instead, the government's decrees became no longer smooth. During the Jianwen Dynasty, bureaucrats who began to counterattack, More violent corruption.

Wang Ao continued: "Even if the test results are high, it is extremely inefficient. At this time, when the court can't stand the feeling of broken hands and feet, it will let some efforts to combat corruption, and the efficiency will suddenly increase. stand up."

"At this time, the court found that its government orders can be issued and executed quickly, and officials are naturally happy to stuff money into their pockets, and merchants are even more comfortable, and the people's mulberry plants can be circulated at home. Come down, have fun."

"At this time, whenever something goes wrong, the imperial court will subconsciously relax its grip on the greedy hands of the bureaucracy, because previous experience tells everyone that if you let go of your strength, it will ease the emergency."

"But when it was fully released in the end, the envoys in yellow clothes could no longer go out of Beijing; His Majesty's decrees would be piled up in the temple treasury of the scribes instead of on the yellow list; There is no money in the bag, no food in the tank; Tian Qianmo has countless private soldiers under the powerful and powerful world."

"In the end, all the heroes came together to compete in the Central Plains."

Wang Ao analyzed the problem from the perspective of administrative efficiency, cleanliness, and corruption. In fact, it is the marginal effect that generally exists in politics.

Both management and laissez-faire have marginal benefits, and when there is enough chaos, control has benefits.

When the control is too strict, laissez-faire pays off, which is an interesting dynamic balance.

In the words of Zhu Yuanzhang, emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty, it is broad but restrained, simple and restrained.

During the Jingtai period, the biggest characteristic of the six Ming dukes in the Ming Dynasty was that they did not talk nonsense and pursued absolute incorruptibility. This must be the highest pursuit of being a minister of officials, but that could not be achieved at all. Wang Ao did not make a high-profile statement that it was unrealistic nonsense, but from a practical point of view to discuss corruption.

After Wang Ao looked around for a week, he said: "Actually, the issue of the Yongjian students in the north and the south that is currently being discussed is probably the same as the issue of corruption control. At the beginning, the study was extremely strict, and then encountered some problems. I found that letting it go can be covered up for a short time. problems, and then let things go, which eventually led to today’s situation.”

"I think Yu Shaobao's words are very good, Your Majesty."

What Wang Ao said was actually the sequelae of path dependence. Did he object to Shang Ren?He didn't say a word against Shang Ren, but simply stated his point of view, but every word and every word was against Shang Ren's rhetoric.

Wang Ao's meaning is very clear, this problem is not to settle the old accounts of the orthodox years, but to correct the excessive leniency, and the nature of the problem cannot be mistaken.

If it is a problem left over from the orthodox years, why didn't it stop after His Majesty ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty?

Since he refuses to stop, how can he blame the court for being ruthless?

The emperor has changed, and he still does things in his own way. Where is the obedience of the ministers?Since there is no submissive heart, how can the emperor be violent?

Shang Ren's intercession does not make sense even under the framework of monarchs, ministers, and feudal ethics for thousands of years.

Zhu Qiyu couldn't stop nodding. Wang Ao's words were impeccable, that is, he refuted the point of view, pointed out the nature of the problem, and did not offend the huge interest group of Hanlin and Jiansheng.

This huge collection of interests, and the original Gyeonggi County of the Han Dynasty, moved too many wealthy households because of the second emperor Wu Xuan. The subsequent governance of these Gyeonggi counties was extremely difficult. , is an expert in managing wealthy households in the capital.

Wang Ao is undoubtedly one of Zhu Qiyu's cruel officials, and Lian Gang and Zuo Ding are Wang Ao's right-hand men.

"I haven't heard that the imperial court is so harsh. I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world. Why don't we wait until next year's imperial examinations before going into exile?" Shang Ren changed his mind, and if he couldn't change the nature of the problem, he immediately changed his strategy.

From beheading to behead, as long as you can delay for a while, you can think of many ways, such as Li Daitao stiff, such as Zhang Guan Li Dai.

The newly appointed Minister of Rites, Xiao Jun, smiled and said: "The words of the business scholars are not good. This is not harsh, and it will not make the world's scholars chill."

"In the first year of Yongle, Emperor Taizong Wen issued a decree to release Yiqin, and released all the students from Nanya Guozijian to Yiqin. Calligraphy, arithmetic, doctor of martial arts, head teacher, teaching assistant classics, etc. should be released to relatives, not just supervisors."

"In the second year of Yongle, I didn't see students from all over the world refusing to go to Beijing to take the exam. Instead, there was a gathering of talents on an unprecedented scale. The scholars were all called good, and Emperor Taizong Wen recruited virtuous people."

"It's not the Hongwu period anymore, how many scholars are there in the world?"

"Five-legged horses are hard to find, and scholars who play with words and ink are everywhere?"

"Could it be that the bachelor of commerce feels that Yu Shaobao's treatment is still too soft-hearted, and plans to release the Hanlin bachelor to the teaching assistant and head teacher of the Imperial Academy?"

Xiao Xun did his homework in advance, and His Majesty directly leaked today's topic to him. Although he is old, it doesn't mean that he is a fool. With a little homework, he can make Shang Ren speechless. Word.

Xiao Xun was not polite at all, and even meant that the point of the needle was aimed at Maimang, because the Imperial Academy should have been under the control of the Ministry of Rites, and now the Ministry of Rites' words are useless. On the contrary, the Hanlins of the Imperial Academy are farting, and they have a lot of fans. .

Xiao Xun knew that he was just a transitional minister, and because of his age, he couldn't do it for too long, so he naturally tried to do something during his tenure.

Presenting the facts and talking about history, Xiao Tun is talking about the edict of Yiqin during the Yongle period.

In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di really couldn't stand so many Confucian scholars buzzing around his ears, so he directly cleaned up the entire Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty, and then reorganized it.

"You!" Shang Ren's face suddenly changed, but what Xiao Bin said was true, and Shang Ren could not refute it. You can speak freely in front of His Majesty, and you can even scold His Majesty, the king of subjugation, but you must speak truthfully, not make up .

Although Xiao Xun is not as good at sprinkling water and washing the ground as Hu Xun, he still has rules in dealing with etiquette affairs. He still has a problem that he is not very good at playing right and has no quick wit, but it is still very helpful for him to fight prepared battles. first hand.

Xiao Xun mentioned a very important issue. Ninety-five percent of the supervising students have problems, so the whole Guozijian must also have problems with sacrifices, doctors, teaching assistants, and teachers, and they should also be dealt with together.

Yao Kui frowned and said: "In the first year of Jingtai, I wrote a letter about this matter, asking Your Majesty to release him to the supervisor, but it was delayed due to the complicated affairs in the court, and what Yu Shaobao said was spread overseas. I think it is very good."

Yao Kui is the eldest son of the Yao family in Tonglu. For Yao Kui's official career, the Yao family directly donated half of the county's land as official land for His Majesty to implement the farm law in Zhejiang. This is a big contribution.

Yao Kui is a hard-core imperial party. As early as August 14th, the [-]th year of Zhengtong, King Jili was defeated and captured in the north. , Kui Li said: The imperial court is serving as a minister, and it is for the sake of the society. Why do they do so?

Yao Kui meant to make a fuss, please ask His Royal Highness King Tan to supervise the country, he is the first person to stand up and invite King Tan to supervise the country.

It was Yao Kui who strongly advocated Zhu Qiyu's ability to sit in the Fengtian Hall and supervise the country. Zhu Qiyu's ascension to the throne was the standard process of enthronement by Yu Qian after three invitations.

As a hard-core imperialist, when the emperor said that he would implement the farm law in Zhejiang, Yao could only choose to contribute, and the road went to the dark.

Of course, the Yao family in Tonglu donated half of the land in the county, and the result was that His Majesty granted the ship certificate in the year. In terms of maritime trade, it is still a luxurious and wealthy family, and it has also laid a foundation overseas.

Yao Kui wrote a letter in the first year of Jingtai to issue an edict to the Imperial College, but at that time King Jili was still in the north, and the affairs of the state were so complicated. Until today, this issue has finally been placed on the long list of the Wenhua Palace.

In terms of form, Guozijian is still under the management of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites agrees that Yu Shaobao's exile abroad is very good. According to the Ming Dynasty's formal system, it only needs to be discussed by the Ministry of Rites to form a resolution, and it is enough to play His Majesty's Zhu Zhu.

Isn't the reason why it was put on the Wenhua Palace for court discussion because the Imperial College is not actually under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites?

The large number of Guozijian students in the Guozijian has far more political influence than local students. The wind they form can easily affect the court's decision.

"What Xiao Shangshu and Yao Shilang said is very true. From the top of the Imperial College to the supervisor and down to the head teacher, everyone should go through Beizhen Fusi. If there is any problem, they should also go overseas together." Yu Qian immediately added.

The prison students have to be released to relatives, and there is also a group of silverfish that need to be dealt with.

Shang Ren immediately chose to shut up, and he found out that Yu Qian's heart is really dark, darker than Hu Wei's heart!

Has Yu Qian forgotten the supervisor, doctor, head teacher, and assistant teacher of the Imperial College?

How can it be!

His Majesty's court proposed that the prison students be released, so Yu Qian could not exceed his authority and expand the scope of attack. This is the double measure of His Majesty's firm opposition. Yu Qian can't, but if someone raises it, Yu Qian can push the boat along.

The rumors in the market are wrong, and it is rumored that Yu Qian is just upright. Where is this method and scheming?Even Beizhi, which Hanlin people are best at, is used by Yu Qian with such proficiency!

If you don't agree to open the window, I'll lift the roof for you!

Shang Ren didn't dare to say another word, otherwise the fire would burn more and more, and it would burn on the Hanlin, and finally it would burn on him, the Hanlin University scholar of the Hanlin Academy.

Shang Ren knows how to light fire.

Zhu Qiyu tapped the table with his fingers, and then said: "I think that what the business scholar said is somewhat reasonable, the wind was so strong during the orthodox years, and Yu Shaobao, Wang Shangshu, and Yingtian governor Li Xian are all of this huge wind force." among the victims."

Yu Qian served as a local government for 25 years, and Wang Ao served as a local government for 24 years. Li Xian was even more unlucky, and he is still serving the local government.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "I never expect most people to be able to swim against the current in the turbulent waves, or even cut through the wind and waves. How many people are there who can protect themselves wisely? You can count everyone in the world on one hand."

Human beings live in groups, and human beings are the sum of social relations. It is very difficult to protect oneself wisely in the stormy sea with huge wind power.

Because of offending Wang Zhen, Yu Qian was impeached by Li Xi, the general manager arranged by Wang Zhen, and Yu Qian was arrested and imprisoned. If Yu Qian had not had a high reputation in the court and the courtiers jointly signed a letter, Yu Qian might have lost his life. How can there be orthodoxy? 14 years to turn the tide?

Daming moved directly south and became Nanming.

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said: "Stop arguing, too. The Imperial College organizes a school examination. No scholars with real talents will go overseas, but those with real talents will stay in Beijing to store their talents. The Imperial College will send them to Beizhen Fu for those who are below the sacrificial wine and above the teaching assistants." The division has gone through it once, and picketing has begun since the first year of Jingtai."

At the level of head teacher and assistant teacher, they don't have the ability to send people to the Imperial College, so there is no need to check them. If they want this ability, are they just a head teacher and assistant teacher?

It doesn't matter during the orthodox period, if Jingtai still doesn't stop after the first year, then he will lose the obedience of the ministers and workers, and they will have to be exiled overseas.

Beizhen Fusi's current method of handling cases is very simple, and it is not as cruel as the punishment of five poisons. If you directly carry people into the Jieyuan courtyard for a walk, any psychological defense will be defeated.

Shang Lu immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise! You have a good plan to recruit talented people, salute ministers and be sympathetic to the people, reward and punish both kindness and power, benevolent and engrossed in Huan District, and mighty in Haiyu, you are the unworldly hero and also!"

In today's situation, some people who can keep some people have already burned incense and worshiped Buddha. Shang Ren does not seek merit but seeks no faults.

Zhu Qiyu sneered and said: "On weekdays, everyone calls me the king of the subjugated country, but today, I have become the unborn hero. Bachelor of Commerce, is I the subjugated king or the unworlded hero?"

Shang Ren immediately bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty has a high view of the victories, and Yin Jian is not far away. In the post-Xia world, you should plan before the rain, dig a well with dew, and your eyes are like beans. Would you rather talk about the world with your majesty?"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and signaled Shang Ren to sit down. He had long been used to seeing the heads and tails of this group of scholars, so he shouldn't take this kind of flattery to heart.

"Your Majesty, all the ministers are still going overseas." Yu Qian raised his own objection, and he still insisted that they all go overseas.

Chapter 812 Rewards and punishments are the end of the five punishments

The way of offense and defense is different.

Now when it comes to Zhu Qiyu's coming to persuade Renshu, Yu Qian obviously does not intend to let the supervisor go, and Yu Qian is obviously sure to persuade His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the matter of Chao Tianque, the supervisor of Nanya Guozijian?" Yu Qian talked about the past.

On this tour to the south, it was not the Renhe Xia family's big case, nor the Jiangnan case, that made the Ming court make up its mind to crack down on the fraud in the imperial examination, but the students from Chao Tianque of the Nanya Guozijian. If His Majesty hadn't stepped forward, things would have been very difficult. calm.