Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, because the saint was in a good mood, all the people also celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival happily.The happiest thing is the queen mother, and then the princes, they don't have to go to the Fengxian Hall today, and kneel for an hour.

The Sixth Prince and the Seventh Prince, they are now scared when they see the Prince, and their cowardly expressions appear on the faces of these two who were once regarded as bullies in the palace, which makes people feel embarrassing.But the third prince and the fifth prince, the city government is not as good as the second prince, and their hatred for the prince cannot be well concealed.

The prince sat close to the saint, looking at the eyes of the two princes, if he could tear himself apart, he would probably pounce on him immediately.He tilted his head, turned his face to the saint and said, "Father, look at the third brother and fifth brother, and look at the sons and ministers like gluttons."

The saint glanced over, and the expressions of the third and fifth princes fell into his eyes.He sighed in his heart, these two ignorant and unprogressive, alas, are both ten years old, they do not correct their mistakes, but instead resent the prince, it is really difficult to teach.

"Father, the third and fifth younger brothers, I'm afraid they are resenting the sons in their hearts. The sons didn't expect that they bullied the fourth child for several years. Otherwise, the sons might punish them and just kneel down Forget about the day. In the current situation, father, look, did you come forward and change the number of days of kneeling?"

Not to mention the crown prince, the sage really changed his mind about punishing the number of kneeling times.You can't let a few sons, when they are dozens of years old, have not yet received their punishment!But looking at the appearance of the third and fifth children now, it is estimated that not only did they not realize that they were wrong, but they also hated the prince.

The prince let go of the past and pleaded for mercy for the two who deserved to be punished, so his heart must have softened again.

It's hard to correct those two children!

"No, when they really realize that they are wrong, then change it. Chengxian, you can't be so soft-hearted."

"Yes, my son was wrong. I couldn't bear it when I thought about my younger brothers kneeling for a long time." The prince sincerely admitted his mistake.

The sage does not want to guide the prince at the feast of the festival; nor does he want to call the third and fifth children who are not enlightened at the banquet to scold him.He smiled and let go of the subject.In fact, the matter of the third prince and fifth prince hating the prince was really taken to heart by the sage.

After the banquet, the sage left the banquet first, and Prince Fu and Prince Ning also went to find their own mothers.The queen mother saw that the saint was gone, and the prince came to pick up the princess, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and take the grandson back to sleep. Wrap it up well, so as not to catch a cold."

The crown princess smiled and thanked the queen mother, the prince complained genuinely and falsely, "The imperial grandmother loves her great-grandson more than her grandson."

The queen mother smiled happily, "That is, the grandson of the emperor is more handsome than you when you were young."

The queen mother's reason, hehe, in the hearts of Defei and Xianfei, the queen mother began to curry favor with the prince.Then he got up, took his leave and left the Compassionate Peace Palace.

The two have been in the palace for many years, especially Concubine De, who entered the palace in the same year as Concubine Hui.She couldn't accept it, because the fourth prince was grounded after being beaten.It is the fault of the father whether to raise or not to teach.The saint is so evasive to clean himself up, hum!Serving the saint for more than 20 years, the face of mother and child was stepped on. Now that she has suffered such a fate, Concubine De's resentment towards the prince has become stronger.

Concubine Xian had the same idea.The two of them exchanged glances, and they understood what they were thinking in their hearts, but they were both grounded, and they couldn't see the saint, so it was useless to think about it.

Concubine De smiled and said to Concubine Xian: "My sister's third princess, how did you choose to accompany me?"

"Okay, thanks to the princess."

"Let the second princess lead my younger sister to the East Palace to thank their sister-in-law."

"My sister came up with a good idea. When my sister is ready, let them bring some suitable gifts over."

After the two finished talking, they ignored the concubine Cheng who was following them, and went back to the palace separately.

The results of Qiuwei came out, and the voices of the winners from all over the country were very high, but most of them fell due to changes in the exam questions.On the contrary, there are some little-known figures who are on the list because of the changes in the content of the exam.Not long after, students in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River started making trouble.The name of the trouble is the Four Books and Nine Classics, which are the foundation of governing the world, and the study of things and so on are miscellaneous studies, which cannot be waited for in the elegant hall.The failed students in Gyeonggi also started making noise.

At the Great Court Conference, two ministers from the Ministry of Rites co-authored some officials of the Hanlin Academy to refute the Qiuwei test paper by citing scriptures.

A noisy morning ended with the saint's forced retreat.

Back at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the sage gave seats to all the cabinet ministers.

He suppressed his irritability, "The imperial examinations for many years have focused on classics and neglected practical talents. Nowadays, people who have real talents and practical abilities are needed to govern the country. These people who can only write beautiful articles feel aggrieved instead. .Could it be that the article made of colorful clusters can cure floods or resist drought? A bunch of idiots!"

Guo Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry stood up and said: "What the sage said is true. The Four Books and the Nine Classics are theories for governing the world, and the investigation of things is the means of doing things. Now the Ministry of Industry wants to build a dam to control the Yellow River. Going to the dam to read books can't stop the river. rampant."

Zhang Taifu is in charge of the post of Minister of the Ministry of Households, and he also agrees with the saint's position when he speaks.

"The imperial court selects officials who can choose either parent. If they study for 20 years, they can only quote classics and do moral articles. They can't manage people's livelihood or manage common affairs. When it comes to taxes, they can only rely on money and grain masters. In this way There are already a lot of people, and there will be no shortage of such people in the court within 20 years."

A few days ago, Hao Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials was humiliated by the saint because of Zhang Zan's incident.At this time, he hurriedly stood up and said: "In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Qujiang once said: If you don't set up a prefecture or county, you don't want to plan a province. Although the Imperial Academy has a reputation as a prime minister, there are still some people who have not yet served in a prefecture or county. Many officials from the Ministry of Rites , There are also those who were born in the Imperial Academy and then transferred to the Ministry of Rites as officials. Naturally, these people don’t know the hardships of the people’s livelihood, so they have today’s great dynasty. They think that the world can be governed by a few words of the sage. The sage, I suggest that These people go to experience the common affairs of Lizhou County."

The saint nodded.

Zhang Ying remained calm, her eldest son also went to Yushitai after he came out of the Imperial Academy.Now I have to put it down to Lilizhou County?

Hao Shangshu got the approval of the sage, he felt at ease, and immediately added: "Sage, the official department has reported the officials who are going to be released in the past few days."

Qi Shangshu, the Ministry of Rites, was a little embarrassed. The Imperial Academy and Guozijian were both under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.There are also some people protesting at the Imperial College this time.But because the supervisors who graduated from Guozijian can directly participate in Chunwei.However, those who were studying in the Imperial College and went to participate in the Qiuwei were few, and the students who failed the exam made a fuss for a while, but there was no petition for the students.

Qi Shangshu quickly admitted his mistake. "The saints are all because of the ineffectiveness of the ministers and subordinates. That's why today's court struggles."

The saint waved.

"Without the crown prince's model for controlling the Yellow River last year, I did not clearly realize that the imperial examination must select all kinds of capable talents. Guo Shangshu cooperates with the new style of the crown prince's supervision, and it needs people with special talents. The imperial examination selects talents, Relying on the Four Books and Nine Classics for a long time, ignoring the ability to investigate things, you have today's court disputes, which have nothing to do with you. No one objected to the law being included in the test paper."

Hao Shangshu then reminded the sage, "Sage, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has been absent for a long time. Do you think?"

"You cabinet ministers first draw up candidates."

After the cabinet ministers withdrew, the sage changed his court clothes, closed his eyes and rubbed his swollen temples.

"Chengxian, have you thought about the candidate for the Minister of Justice?"

"Father, you ordered Yang Shilang to act as Shangshu, and I thought you would choose Yang Shilang to take over."

"The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment has been absent for a long time, and it is time to make up."

"I heard from the Empress Dowager and Mrs. Shi that Yang Shilang's wife was very knowledgeable on the day she chose a companion for her younger sisters. And Yang Shilang has been acting as the minister for so long, and he has never heard of anything wrong with the Ministry of Punishment. Stable, or inappropriate things."

The sage originally wanted Yang Shilang to take over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but now it is just right.

"Let's wait for the cabinet minister to choose. If there are no exceptions, it will be Yang Shilang."

The sage read the brochure handed over by the crown prince, and asked the crown prince, "Chengxian, do you have any thoughts on Hao Shangshu's proposal to release officials?"

"Father, the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy have always been known as prime ministers. Most of them were sent out first, served as local political officials, and then returned to Beijing, such as the Sixth Ministry. Ke Erchen had an idea that these officials were all from the imperial examination. Not all people are familiar with farming in four seasons, constructing water conservancy, and arresting criminals and robbing and judging cases. It is better to take an assessment before releasing them to the outside world. Then according to the assessment results, those who are good enough to govern a county can become county magistrates; Those from one prefecture should be magistrates. They are not dispatched according to their grades. As for those who fail the assessment, they can only be dispatched after they have learned what they should know to be the head of a region and pass the assessment."

Seeing that the sage listened seriously, the crown prince added, "These officials are sent out, and those with money have to ask the grain master, and even the third class and six housekeepers have brought their relatives to do it. Those who don't have money are sent to other places, and they are sent to other places. If you are incompetent, you will inevitably be dismissed by the county magistrate. It is not easy to send such a scholar who only knows the four books and five classics to the bottom to harm the people. Call them together to study, and take the exam in March. Those who pass the exam will go to govern .”

The prince smiled maliciously, "If you still fail the third term exam, why don't you let the unqualified people become the assistants of colleagues dispatched abroad, learn how to govern in practice, and see what they can do just by being able to read. If not, these people can only serve as the instructors of the state government and doctors of the Imperial College, and only care about publicizing and teaching the people."

Saint jaw.

"After studying in this way, I still can't manage the civil affairs well. I dismissed them and convinced them. Chengxian, you draw up a charter for what you just said. Let the six ministers refer to it tomorrow."

"Yes, father. My son will do it now."

The prince wrote several pages in detail about the pre-job training plan for dispatched officials.After he finishes writing, see that the sage has already approved the unimportant, greetings and other notebooks that he has classified.

The rest is what the sage will explain to him.

The prince handed his plan to the saint.Then just keep doing it, the days and nights that the saint left for him.

After dinner, there are still some leftovers that have not been processed.

Seeing that the prince was exhausted, the sage stood up and said, "Accompany me to see the little suckling pig, and I will do it when I come back."

As the sage walked away, he arranged work for the prince, "Your official's assessment before dispatching is well written. After the Double Ninth Festival, Rong Guogong will be able to govern normally, and the sergeant's study should begin. In the past few days, you Hurry up and draw up the charter."

The prince promised that there are really too many things to do.