As the questions were read one by one, the originally small pile expanded rapidly, and the courtiers who did not make mistakes became fewer and fewer, and gradually there were less than 100 people.

Zhu Di's old face is getting darker and darker, and the officials are also getting more and more feverish.

Frankly speaking, they also have to admit that these topics are not particularly difficult. Like Liu Chun's best at bizarre arithmetic problems, there is no such thing as a problem at all.

It is entirely about how much the agricultural tax rate is, how high the capital is, how wide the royal street is, and how much is the grain per stone...... All of them are topics of this kind, of course, including some historical topics, such as what is Liu Che's temple number, how much did both sides lose in the battle of Poyang Lake, and how much did the Ming Dynasty spend on military every year......

These things may be a little difficult for ordinary people, but as a court official, he should be able to read poetry and books.

But who would have thought that there were only about 30 officials left in the end, which was pitiful!

Among these more than 30 people, including six members of the cabinet. This is probably the only thing that can make Zhu Di happy, at least he is not blind, and the assistants he picked are still very talented, at least they still eat fireworks in the world.

In addition, there are important ministers such as Ru Yu and Yang Jing, as well as a few officials from the household department and the military department.

The worst thing is the science and road official, the six departments give the matter, the thirteen imperial history, and in the end, there is only one person left!

Zhu Di looked down one by one, and what surprised him the most was that there was a special person behind the crowd.

Huang Guan!

The former six-yuan male!

still remembers that when Zhu Di decided to go south, Huang Guan once questioned Zhu Di as a messenger, but he was detained.

Although Huang Guan is still loyal to Zhu Yunwen, because he has a deep relationship with Liu Chun, he is not welcomed among Jianwen's former ministers, and he does not participate in many things.

As a result, when it came time to liquidate, Huang Guan escaped by chance.

Huang Guan, who escaped the catastrophe, did not have the slightest joy.

He witnessed the collapse of the entire Jianwen Group, three years of leniency, and all the people were prosperous and prosperous, all of them were Confucian ministers, loyal, profound, and unparalleled in character...... Before taking power, except for outliers like Liu Chun who looked down on them, most people were full of confidence and would definitely be able to correct some of the mistakes of the Hongwu Dynasty, and the world would be ruled from then on.

It's just that after they come to power, there is no need to say a lot of things.

Huang Guan asked himself, even if Zhu Di did not raise troops, he would not fight the battle of Jingjing. Under the rule of Zhu Yunwen, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not get better, and even a large number of civil servants are the executioners who made the country from prosperity to decline!

Huang Guan was drunk and dreamed of dying for a long time, and he also observed it for a long time with a pair of drunken eyes.

He had just served as the secretary of the Guozijian for less than a month, and he encountered this incident, Huang Guan was not here to cheer for the civil officials, he just wanted to see if these people could get their wish. It's just that I didn't expect to hit a nail at the beginning.

After an exam, Huang Guan's eyes finally came out, and in Zhu Di and Liu Chun, the two monarchs, he saw hope!

"Look at these people, right? Look at the talents and heroes selected by my Daming Imperial Examination, what kind of characters are they! ”

Zhu Di stood up suddenly, paced angrily, and couldn't help but point at them and said, "Even children can't compare, are you ashamed?" ”

Those officials who answered incorrectly fell to their knees in a large area.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are guilty, please punish Your Majesty."

Zhu Di scolded angrily: "You are not guilty, you are heartless!" Heaven has handed over the country to me, and I rely on you to govern the world. With your current level, how can you shoulder the burden of the country? ”

Zhu Di's questioning was piercing and piercing.

As a secretary of the ministry, although Ru Yu answered correctly, his knees were also weak and he knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, the old minister, as the secretary of the ministry, is in charge of the selection, and he can't choose materials for the country, and the minister is guilty!"

As a confidant for many years, Zhu Di couldn't bear to scold Ru Yu, but he was so angry that he couldn't control it!

"Of course, the officials are at fault, but the matter is not only the responsibility of the officials, but also the officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Guozijian, and the Hanlin Academy...... What are these yamen doing? Guan wondered how to climb up? ”

The officials who were named fell to their knees and kowtowed.

"The ministers have failed the emperor's grace, please ask Your Majesty to surrender."

Zhu Di looked at them and snorted: "Punishment is secondary, the key is to find the root cause." He said, turning to Liu Chun, "What do you think about this?" ”

Liu Chun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in fact, if you want the ministers to say, you really can't blame the officials." ”

Zhu Di glared at him, "They don't know what they asked, shouldn't they be blamed?" ”

"Your Majesty, there is a folk saying that thirty does not learn art...... Your Excellency has studied hard for ten years, and once you become an official, although there are people who can't release the papers, but more people should ignore their studies. The minister felt that he should not regard reading as a stepping stone, and once he became an official, he would abandon it. After becoming an official, he must pay attention to everything and know the sufferings of the people, so that he can be loyal to His Majesty and the people. ”

But then again, we can't expect everyone to study diligently, and if you just read the Four Books and the Five Classics, you can't figure out many things. So in the final analysis, we have to start from the time of enlightenment. Reform the examination subjects and enrich the examination content. forced literati students to know more and understand more, and when they were admitted to the Jinshi and became officials in the court, they would be able to learn more about the situation, and they would not be as embarrassed as they are today. ”

Liu Chun bowed deeply again, "Your Majesty, the ministers think that this is just a small game between the monarch and the ministers, just to remind the hundred officials, Your Majesty should not be too serious, today's matter, don't punish the hundred officials." ”

Liu Chun actually opened his mouth to plead, it was really the sun coming out of the west, for the hundred officials, I would rather not have this favor! Damn Liu Chun, he went around and around, but found a basis for reforming the imperial examination, and now he is a minister who makes mistakes, wearing a guilty body, how can he fight with reason?

Liu Chun, you're too bad.

Compared with Liu Chun, Zhu Di's bad water is also a lot, this is the pit dug by the two monarchs and ministers, and two or three hundred people were buried at once.

Many people are ashamed, angry, and helpless!

How else can the imperial examination reform be stopped?

Do you have to bow your head?

If it is true that from now on, the content of the imperial examination will become science, then the impact will be too great.

Based on the article, compared to the recommendation, the nine products are positive, and it is still very progressive.

But the quality of the article is one thing that is difficult to tell clearly.

Different styles of writing, there are different people who like each other, how to distinguish between high and low?

To put it bluntly, it still depends on the examiner's inclination.

This is also the reason why many scholars are grateful to their teachers and want to repay them for the rest of their lives. Really, if the teacher teaches you to study hard for ten years, it is not as valuable as a circle drawn by the teacher on the test paper.

But if it is changed to examine multiple categories, it will be much more objective in comparison, and ordinary people will have more opportunities.

Of course, it is difficult to be completely fair in any way of taking the test, but this time the reform will be tilted towards more ordinary people.

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Juntian Junfu has taken away the economic foundation of scholars, and then reformed the imperial examination, and then promoted educational reform, and one of the most powerful advantages of scholars, education, will also be shaken.

To put it bluntly, with the introduction of universal basic education, illiteracy has dropped dramatically, and the children of the poor have become officials in the court, the traditional group of scholars is bound to collapse.

What is called digging the ancestral grave, Liu Chun has never been polite.

Baiguan is like a cow or sheep waiting to be stabbed at this moment.

They wanted to stand up angrily and argue with Zhu Di to the end, but when they saw Zhu Di's side, one black and one white, two little dolls, they all lost their confidence.

It's not as good as a six-year-old child, what old face to fight for!

Your Majesty, you are too ruthless!

There may be only one way, that is, to resign collectively and let the six yamen all stop. If no one does anything for you, there will be an empty shell left, see how you still toss.

There is no doubt that this is a trick to kill 800 enemies and lose 1,000 themselves, and they must not be used unless they have to, but at this moment they have been forced into a corner.

Only by sacrificing one's life can one get back face.

The reasons are all ready-made, because of the poor test results, shame and self-blame, and I would rather go back to my hometown to study...... What a reason!

The group of people was pondering, and Zhu Di took the words, "Liu Chun, if you speak for the hundred officials, I can listen to it, but the hundred officials are so wrong, I can't turn a blind eye." What you just said is so right, many people regard reading as a stepping stone, and once they enter the house, they throw the book out of the clouds. ”

Zhu Di snorted angrily: "In this way, from now on, every quarter, officials will be examined." This examination is different from the evaluation of the ministry, but only assesses the basic knowledge of officials, and also includes the government affairs of the ministry. From the ministry downwards, including the scribes, all must be examined. ”

"I can let it go this time, but if I don't pass the next assessment, I can't agree!"

Zhu Di was murderous, "Since the minister ascended the throne, there have often been feasts, among the hundreds of officials, people with extensive knowledge have lectured for me, and I have also benefited a lot!" ”

"Since you can give a lecture to the Son of Heaven, the ministers should also have someone to give a lecture, what do you think?"

Zhu Di dug another pit, these ministers still don't understand, just reforming the imperial examination can no longer satisfy His Majesty's appetite, and he still has to give the ministers a life talisman!

It's a lecture and an assessment, and if anyone is disobedient, he can take the opportunity to let it go.

And the teacher is famous, and he can't oppose it if he wants to.

Especially some old ministers who have experienced the Hongwu Dynasty, at this moment, they secretly compare in their hearts, and it is more difficult to be a courtier for Zhu Di than under Lao Zhu.

It's not easy for us!

However, the big guy still has an idea, that is, whoever gives a lecture to the hundred officials, as long as he can't find this person, he may be able to escape, after all, Liu Chun has too many things, and no one is suitable except for him......

At this moment, Liu Chun suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that no matter who it is, it is appropriate to study from time to time." Chen has the courage to recommend Lord Huang Guan Huang to take on this position! ”

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