Zhu Xu stayed in the military and political courts for a while, met with the presidents of the two courts, and reiterated the requirements of not forming a party and not being involved in politics, and then returned to the palace under the big sun. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as he returned to the palace, Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, and Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, were already waiting.

"Your Majesty." Both saluted at the same time.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Let's go, talk about the room." ”

Zhu Xu's physique is afraid of cold in winter and heat in summer, not to mention facing such a big sun outside.

The two of them had no objections, and followed Zhu Xu to the side room.

Zhu Xu wiped his sweat, changed his clothes, served three bowls of herbal tea, and drank a few sips, only then did he feel relieved.

Sitting on the soft collapse, he looked at the two of them and smiled, "Sit down, don't be restrained." ”

Zhu Youzhen is the emperor's brother after all, he hesitated for a moment, sat not far from Zhu Xu, and Zhou Yingqiu had to sit down.

Zhu Youzhen didn't know what Zhu Xu was doing out of the palace, and he didn't care, his waist straightened, and after a moment's pause, he said: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is imminent, and the ministers are for the imperial examination." ”

As soon as Zhu Xu sat down, he felt unbearably hot all over his body, took another sip of herbal tea, and said with a smile: "Well, the imperial brother will talk about his thoughts." ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhu Xu, and was silent for a while before saying: "Your Majesty, the Nan/Jinggong Academy has been abolished, and now the imperial examination needs to be straightened out again, I have been talking with Zhou Shangshu for a long time, and there are many controversies, so I am here to ask for the Holy Judge." ”

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled secretly in his heart.

Zhou Yingqiu is his person, Zhu Youzhen said this, I am afraid that he wants to convince him.

Zhou Yingqiu saw that Zhu Xu was smiling and silent, so he said, "Your Majesty, since the Tang Dynasty, there have been too many ills in the imperial examinations, and the ministers and colleagues in the ministry have carried out bold reforms, but the prince does not agree very much. ”

Zhu Xu bowed his head and motioned to Zhu Youzhen to say.

Zhu Youzhen's eyes were condensed, and he said in a non-hurried tone: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination has a great relationship to the court and to the scholars of the world. ”

Zhu Xu held the herbal teacup in both hands and nodded silently. Zhu Youzhen's words are 'slow', but in fact they are still 'negative'.

Zhou Yingqiu looked at Zhu Xu, his eyes moved slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, this year's imperial examination is still the same as in previous years, but every scholar needs to announce his background, property, acres, whether there are prostitutes, crimes, unfilial piety and other misdeeds, and hand them over to the local government for verification before they can enter." In addition, the proportion of the south will be further compressed and changed to 'five in the south and five in the north', which the prince does not agree. ”

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, looked at Zhu Youzhen and said, "What about the opinion of the imperial brother?" ”

Zhu Youzhen listened to Zhou Yingqiu's words, and saw that he did not expand, nor did he have the intention of sowing discord, his heart was a little wider, and he looked at Zhu Xu and said: "Your Majesty, now you want the scholars to announce their assets, there is no precedent in ancient times, I am afraid that the scholars will be dissatisfied, and it will take a long time for the local government to verify, and it will inevitably happen for favoritism." The southern humanities are already uneven, and if the quota is reduced again, the southern provinces will definitely be uneven and not harmonious with the imperial court. ”

There are cultural differences between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty, the north is weak, the middle is less, the south is prosperous, and there are many scholars.

The south has an absolute advantage in the imperial examination, and they are absolutely unwilling to give up this advantage, not to mention that among the officials in the world, the south is the most, especially the biggest friend - the Donglin Party!

Zhu Xu's fingers tapped on the tabletop, and his mind raced.

Zhu Youzhen's words are not his position alone, but represents most of the scholars in the world, because most of the scholars are southerners.

But the more this happens, the more a solution is needed.

After a while, he looked up at Zhou Yingqiu and said, "Let's talk about next year." ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned, but endured it without interrupting.

Zhou Yingqiu had already prepared, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the ministry has a draft. In each political department, you can set up a academy approved by the imperial court, divided into three classes, county government and province, layer by layer assessment and selection, and finally complete the study in each province of the scholars, can enter Beijing for reference, after the middle school, and then enter the royal court, after graduation, can be arranged by the ministry to enter the office. ”

"It's just a rough idea, and there are a lot of details that need to be perfected. For example, taxes, diets, age, etc., all need to be determined. There is also this year's martial arts, and the minister is still carefully deliberating with his colleagues. ”

"The minister plan, convene the prefects of various places, the governors, enter Beijing, and enter the royal government for assessment, if the assessment fails, it will be punished, and if it is excellent, it can be promoted and reused."

"These ministers have all consulted with Wen Zhaoge, the prince ...... There is a lot of hesitation. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened silently, he knew very well in his heart that even if these were not Zhu Xu's instructions, he must have known about them a long time ago.

Such a change is unprecedented, and the matter of the imperial examination is too important, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the 'national capital', and it is difficult for him to agree to it without full certainty.

Zhu Xu saw that Zhu Youzhen didn't speak, but he could also understand his thoughts, the imperial examination was important, no less than the abolition of Nan/Beijing, and even had a greater impact, not only Zhu Youzhen had to be cautious, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, even if it was Zhu Xu's people, they had to be careful.

However, in Zhu Xu's view, Daming is full of talents, and in a short period of time, there will be no talent fault and the like. What he wants to do is not simply for the sake of electing people, just like setting up three divisions and yamen, in addition to decentralization, there are also reasons to crack down on and curb corruption and improve administrative efficiency. To reform the imperial examination, Zhu Xu wanted to break the monopoly of the rich, popularize education, and weaken the existing government and business groups.

Zhu Youzhen did not speak, and his silence was the best protest.

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, convincing Zhu Youzhen, which was very important. He needed Zhu Youzhen to persuade the Donglin Party to suppress opposition, at least, not to let the world's scholars oppose him, the emperor.

"Brother Huang,"

Zhu Xu looked up at Zhu Youzhen, and said with a firm gaze: "The reform of the imperial examination is imperative, and I have made up my mind." In this year's imperial examination, I will no longer interfere and leave it to the imperial brother to deal with. ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned, and he could hear that this was Zhu Xu's concession, but when it came to the Zhu family's 10,000-year-old foundation, he still couldn't compromise, but he also knew that he couldn't be hard topped, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and the minister thinks that it should be discussed in the court." ”

Zhu Xu picked up the teacup, his expression was cold, and there was oppression in his tone, and said, "Brother Huang, do you think that the court can stop me?" ”

The corners of Zhu Youzhen's face moved, and there was a condensation between his eyebrows.

He woke up to the fact that the six ministries and nine qing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and Shuntianfu, most of those who are qualified to go to the court are Zhu Xu's people, and if they really open a court discussion, they can't stop him at all.

Zhu Youzhen was still unwilling, a little panicked in his heart, and bowed his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, the minister...... Slow down. ”

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen still refused to agree, Zhu Xu silently took a sip of tea, raised his head, and said in a cold tone: "Brother Huang, except for this year, the annual scientific examination in the future will be presided over by Wenzhao Pavilion. After you go back, write a notebook, if the royal brother can't put pen to paper, I will write it by someone else! ”

Zhu Youzhen's face changed slightly, Zhu Xu's 'write by another person' is not literal, the words behind it are concise and concise, that is, to replace him, the prime minister!

Zhu Youzhen struggled violently in his heart, angry, unwilling, but very rationally suppressed.

He knew very well that Zhu Xu had already made up his mind, and it was difficult for him to persuade. But the imperial examination is a matter of the world's scholars, and it is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and it must not be acted upon!

The Ming Dynasty's claim that 'the Son of Heaven and the scholars rule the world together' is not empty words, especially at this time, the power of the scholars is enough to influence the change of the dynasty, and the 'national capital dispute' in the Wanli period ended in the victory of the outer court is a clear example!

Zhu Youzhen had an urgent thought in his heart, he couldn't let Zhu Xu continue to 'toss' and continue to challenge the 'national capital', he had to curb Zhu Xu!

Zhu Youzhen gritted his teeth fiercely, his face twitched with pain, he forced all kinds of resentment in his heart, looked at Zhu Xu with a frown, and suddenly his momentum changed, and he said a little respectfully: "Your Majesty, please transfer Yuan Chonghuan to be stationed in Zunhua." ”

Zhu Xu's eyebrows moved, the distance from Zun/Hua to Shanhaiguan is not as close as to the capital, it is sandwiched between Xi/Feng/Kou and Ji/Zhou.

But then he said, "Yes!" ”

Zhu Youzhen was cautious by nature, and this time he was also forced by Zhu Xu, and the resentment in his heart was a little out, so he stood up and said, "The minister retires." ”

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded.

Zhu You checked out Jingyang Palace, pretending to be calm, and finally turned iron-blue, taking advantage of the guards not to care, kicking and holding fiercely in the corner of the wall, gritting his teeth and muttering for a long time before tidying up his clothes, and walking towards Wenzhao Pavilion with a calm face.

In the partial room, Zhu Xu also let out a long breath, if Zhu Youzhen was really uncompromising, he really couldn't find a suitable person to enter Wenzhao Pavilion, and this matter could only be dragged out.

Zhou Yingqiu was not surprised to see that the emperor had subdued King Xin, and continued: "Your Majesty, once the academies are established in various places, the ministers will gradually replace the personnel of the yamen in various places with the students of these academies, and each official position has set requirements, for example, the prefect must pass the assessment of the Royal Political Yuan, and the prefect must pass the assessment of the provincial academy......"

Zhu Xu listened, his expression gradually changed, isn't this a 'diploma' in disguise?

He was deeply affected, and hurriedly said: "In addition to this, it is also very important to inspect and procure, and it is necessary to enrich the channels for raising scholars and appoint them only by quantity." ”

Zhou Yingqiu was not surprised, and said: "Yes, for students at all levels, the ministers have also agreed on the assessment outline, character, property, etc., and each time they are promoted to the hospital, they will be made public for a period of time, and they are allowed to report ......."

Zhu Xu bowed his head from time to time, he wanted to reform the phenomenon of 'no poor people in the upper grades, no scholars in the lower grades', and it was far from enough now, but things were not done overnight, and they had to take their time.

After listening to it for a while, Zhu Xu also understood that these were all sorted out according to his intentions, but they were just rough, detailed steps and details, and they had to be scrutinized and perfected step by step.

After Zhou Yingqiu finished saying this, he looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, the minister dares to ask, after the imperial examination, will the emperor clear the acres of land in the world?" ”

Zhu Xu knew that this was a smart person, and among the six Shangshu, he was the smartest, smiled slightly, and said: "You have seen it thoroughly, but the successive changes are too urgent and have too much impact, and you have to take your time, starting with the mountains/east, mountains/west, Shaanxi/west, and several provinces." ”

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