Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Finally, the emperor's grandfather issued an edict in early May.

He accused the chief examiner Liu Sanwu and the deputy examiner of this imperial examination as "remnants of Lan Yu."

Among them, the old account of Liu Sanwu, who had written a letter to appeal for Hu Weiyong more than ten years ago, was also dug up and he was identified as a "traitor."

After being punished for both crimes, the 85-year-old Liu Sanwu was exiled to the northwest.

Zhang Xin, who presided over the review, ended up being executed by slow slicing.

Those who passed the southern list of candidates were suspected of cheating in the imperial examination and were either executed or exiled.

After processing the first batch of Jinshi and officials, in May of this year, my royal grandfather held another imperial examination. The old man personally read the papers and gave all 61 admission places to northerners.

Zhang Xin remembered that in the palace examination the following month, the number one scholar chosen by the emperor's grandfather was a man from Shandong, who was the most troublesome among that group of northern scholars.

Later, the first batch of Jinshi candidates were all from the spring list of candidates from the south, called the Southern List; the second batch of Jinshi candidates were all from the summer list of candidates from the north, also called the Northern List.

The confused judgment made by my great-grandfather was known as the North-South List Case.

“It’s really unfair—”

Zhang Xin sighed.

"Humph, everyone knows that no one is wrong, but the dead are dead."

Xu sneered.

She is also a scholar, not a very serious scholar, but she also understands the hardships of being a scholar.

Anyone who succeeds in passing the imperial examination must have studied hard day and night, burning the midnight oil. Intelligence, perseverance and determination are all essential.

A Jinshi requires the full support of the entire family for more than ten or even dozens of years, which is a huge investment.

And the person who can become the top scholar is even rarer.

The top scholar was so frustrated that he died, and the first place in the examination was also exiled.

All the successful candidates did not have their records of successful candidates engraved on the imperial examination records, and their future was ruined.

The families of the hundreds of people behind these dozens of people may also be reduced to dust because of this.

There are countless ways to handle this matter properly, but my father-in-law used the simplest and most brutal method of killing to balance the conflict, which is so chilling to the hearts of scholars all over the world.

“It’s a last resort.”

Zhang Xin did not accept this approach, but she understood it.

Sometimes it involves government affairs, or the north and the south, and stability must always be maintained.

Sometimes, scholars just study hard and find it difficult to see eye to eye with those in higher positions.

When it comes to political affairs, right or wrong is actually not important. There will always be people who benefit and people who suffer. If you can maintain the balance and keep moving forward, you are already a good emperor.

"At Mr. Liu's age, if he goes to the northwest, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to return."

The Mr. Liu that Zhang Xin mentioned is the Liu Sanwu.

She personally felt it was a bit of a pity. If this person were alive, then Mr. Fang would not have let his father-in-law be scolded for so many years because of his death.

"It was he who asked your royal grandfather to choose the current crown prince.

In this incident, Liu Sanwu seemed to be upright and incorruptible, but in the end he was used as a toilet paper and felt very unfairly accused.

But Liu Sanwu was not just a scholar.

When your royal grandfather asked about the candidate for succession after the death of the former crown prince, he mentioned your father-in-law. However, he rejected the idea by saying that the eldest son should be the heir, and since there were second and third uncles before your father-in-law, it was not appropriate.

The old guy is very selfish.

The Crown Prince's grandson sits in the Golden Palace and knows nothing, so he has to rely on these old people.

It is natural for a group of veteran officials to control the government, which is better than your father-in-law inheriting this position.

In order for me to keep my position secure, shouldn't General Lan and his people be dealt with immediately?

How many people died in Jinling during those years.

Once the military generals and meritorious officials are gone, the court will be filled with civil officials, and one family will be in power.

This move can be said to kill two birds with one stone and kill people without shedding blood.

They also try to gild themselves by using the orthodox banner of establishing the eldest son as the heir, as if no one understands.

To put it bluntly, it’s just selfishness.”

Speaking of this, Xu became extremely angry.

The literati in the court all pretend to be decent people, but in fact they don't have the demeanor of a serious scholar at all.

Their only thought is to eliminate dissidents and make the emperor obey them, and this becomes more and more true as they get older.

She is just taking advantage of her father-in-law's lack of education and always using specious words to deceive him.

But my father-in-law just tolerates this.

Although the former Yuan Dynasty was crippled, it was still alive and kicking. What could they do if they put Zhu Yunwen in power? A king who could maintain the status quo must be able to defend the city.

"Drink tea, mother."

Zhang Xin handed a cup of tea to Xu, saying that it was not appropriate to continue this topic.

She later helped her eldest grandson govern for many years and discovered that everyone has a natural stance.

She is from the Prince of Yan's Mansion, so she stands on the side of the Prince of Yan's Mansion and tries every means to make her father-in-law's life easier and the palace less turbulent.

Zhu Yunwen was not wrong. Once he sat in that position, he had to get rid of those threatening uncles.

The father-in-law is not wrong, he can't just wait for the butcher's knife to chop off his head.

Liu Sanwu was right, he was a natural scholar. After Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he was recalled to the capital, but he was old and wandered around for a while. He died before his father-in-law took over the capital.

Thinking of another scholar, Fang Xiaoru, who was later chopped to death by his father-in-law, he was not wrong. He was promoted by Zhu Yunwen. If he had sided with his father-in-law, he would probably have been stabbed in the back by scholars for the rest of his life.

After his death, he was blessed with a golden body.

Both my royal grandfather and my father-in-law are not good-tempered people.

My grandfather's case of the North-South List offended the literati in the south, and my father-in-law offended the literati all over the world by killing Fang Xiaoru.

Both the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties committed a lot of unnecessary killings, and by the time Zhu Gaochi took over, the country was in tatters.

It took Zhanji ten years to get things going again.

Later, she struggled to learn how to run the government, and finally managed to stabilize the situation, but her eldest grandson still went crazy!!!

Who can I talk to for justice!!!

She had originally stopped considering right and wrong, but this time when she came back, everything she thought was right was completely overturned by her mother-in-law.

So, everyone stands on his own, and everyone fights it out, and the winner takes all.

The bait she cast out before the New Year finally caught the fish at the beginning of this year.

"Mom, how is the tea? Is it good to drink? Is it fragrant? Is it sweet?"

The tea that Xu is drinking now is the scented tea produced by Zhang Xin’s newly opened shop. It uses the latest craftsmanship from the Ning Prince’s Palace, and the first batch of the best ones was sent to the Yan Prince’s Palace.

"Got it, show off!!!"

Xu laughed loudly, put aside the previous matters, and enthusiastically discussed scented tea with Zhang Xin.

When Zhang Xin returned to Yande Palace, he brought back a lot of little gadgets given by Xu.

Bao, who came to accompany her daughter during childbirth, was dazzled by the sight.

"My goodness! Your mother-in-law really loves you——"

"Whoever sees it gets a share. Hehehe, Concubine Wu, this is for you. As for the others, you can distribute them to the people in the palace. Everyone has worked hard these past few months, so the ones in the backyard can pick first."

Zhang Xin took out the largest and heaviest gold ring and gave it to Wu Shanggong first, and then casually gave instructions for the rest.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Wu Shanggong didn't say much, just took it and left.

Bao looked like she wanted to say something, but Zhang Xin looked at her and she shut up.

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