Zhu Xiongying's voice was extremely relaxed, as if he just asked a casual question.
but,
Before Zhu Xiongying's voice could completely disperse,
Lan Yu, Chang Mao, and Xu Da immediately stopped making eye contact, and their whole bodies tensed up in place.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his breath stagnated, and he suddenly pulled all the test papers in front of him.
Turning over one by one,
When he first started reading, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Liu Sanwu from time to time.
But the further back he went, the darker Zhu Yuanzhang's face became, and he just stared at the test paper.
The candidates are all southerners.
No exceptions! ! !
Everyone felt the atmosphere of terror, even Liu Sanwu, who knew nothing about politics,
The imperial examination is not only an academic issue, but also a political issue.
In other words, only rotten scholars like Liu Sanwu would regard the imperial examination as an academic issue.
The imperial examination has always been politics!
The north-south ratio of admitted candidates is the most important!
Apart from that, dedicating talents to the country is not that important.
because,
To put it bluntly, those selected by the imperial examination are considered capable ministers.
For the current Hongwu Court, it is just the icing on the cake.
Especially after his eldest grandson became obsessed with the imperial examination system, Lao Zhu realized even more that
The biggest role of the imperial examination is to relieve the world's pressure!
And in a palace examination, all those selected were from the South!
This is not about relieving stress!
But to put more pressure on Beiren students!
Zhu Yuanzhang held the test paper tightly and felt a burst of fire rushing to his head!
Zhu Yuanzhang was angry but also fearful.
Everything happened so suddenly!
If we don't handle this matter well next, it will chill students all over the north!
This represents something huge!
If northern students don’t even have the chance to advance through the imperial examinations, the stability of the north will be all empty talk!
This thunder will explode sooner or later!
Zhu Yuanzhang forced himself to calm down and looked at Liu Sanwu with gritted teeth.
asked,
"Why are all the candidates for the Imperial Examination from the South?!"
Even though Lao Zhu tried his best to control it, the murderous intent in his words could no longer be suppressed.
Like huge waves, beating every corner of the temple,
Liu Sanwu was immediately frightened.
Where has he seen such a scene before? !
but,
The weird thing is,
Liu Sanwu did not explain at first, but glanced at Zhu Shan, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion!
This detail was naturally not missed by Lao Zhu.
Zhu Shan, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was in his seventies just like Liu Sanwu.
And he is equally knowledgeable and highly respected!
but,
The only difference between them is that,
If Zhu Shan was more knowledgeable, he would defect to Zhu Yuanzhang earlier!
Zhu Yuanzhang now has no time to investigate Zhu Shan, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.
Seeing Liu Sanwu dumbfounded on the spot,
My heart is even more angry,
He shouted loudly,
"We are asking you something!!!"
Liu Sanwu was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and the skinny old man fell to the ground like a rag.
He stuttered,
"Old, I don't know..."
Liu Sanwu suddenly remembered the past few days.
I thought to myself, even if I became the examiner of the imperial examination,
The selection of the list should also be made to the staff of Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar.
This is the approach of high emotional intelligence.
When he came to visit him, Zhu Shan, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was also very happy.
He threw out a few papers and said that these people were not good.
Liu Sanwu looked at the paper Zhu Shan picked out, and saw that the article was indeed inferior.
So he went along with the flow and sold Zhu Shan as a favor!
At that time, it was a scene where all the guests were enjoying themselves!
Liu Sanwu even drank a few drinks happily!
Who would have thought that this could involve candidates from the north and the south!
No matter how dull Liu Sanwu is about politics,
Now I understand it,
Got yourself into a trap!
Zhu Xiongying looked at everything indifferently,
He is currently the person with the most information in the court.
Of course,
This Zhu Shan game was done by Yao Guangxiao.
The purpose is to strangle Liu Sanwu without fail!
The mainstream voice popular in the world,
Liu Sanwu was highly virtuous and respected, and Zhu Shan was also highly virtuous and respected.
but,
Being highly virtuous and respectable does not mean that this person does not love money or power.
It's just that their methods of amassing wealth and power are more advanced.
They know how to use their good reputation as a cover to achieve their goals.
There are not that many saints in the world, let’s just say Hai Rui, whose moral character is perfect.
Then what?
Will the officialdom integrate him? Has he fulfilled his ambition?
so,
No one with high moral character can stand in the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Shan, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, is no exception!
As soon as Yao Guangxiao approached Zhu Shan, the two immediately hit it off.
They are all smart people, no need to say anything more.
Zhu Shan himself also knew that Liu Sanwu’s character was exactly the same as his.
If Liu Sanwu does this well and gets promoted,
It must be the way of Wenyuan Pavilion.
When the time comes, how should Zhu Shan deal with himself?
so,
Even if Liu Sanwu doesn't come to Zhu Shan, Zhu Shan will come to Liu Sanwu.
The papers he threw out were just a few...
Papers for northern students!
Liu Sanwu couldn't tell Zhu Shan about Zhu Shan in court.
If he told it, he would be punished by death!
If you are asked to select a list for the imperial examination, why would you ask others? !
Either way, it's death.
At this point, the noose around Liu Sanwu's neck has been completely tightened!
The list for the imperial examination is all from the South!
Zhu Xiongying looked at Liu Sanwu and thought to himself,
It's your turn to speak.
"His Majesty!!"
Liu Sanwu cried and howled,
The voice trembled and said,
"When the veteran selected people, he never thought about the north or the south! He only thought about recruiting talents for the country!
If the old minister really had selfish motives, how could he choose all the southerners? "
Hearing this, the people in the court began to whisper,
Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but flash his eyes,
This does not seem to be a lie.
If Liu Sanwu really has any different intentions, there is no doubt that the best method is to use the method of mixing candidates from the north and the south!
It is impossible to choose such a stupid method!
but,
Zhu Xiongying knew,
What Liu Sanwu said was not entirely true, but half truth and half false.
Because there is an objective fact,
The level of students from the south is generally higher than that of students from the north!
This is an undeniable place!
Therefore, Liu Sanwu doesn’t need to be too hands-on.
You just need to carefully select people from an academic perspective.
Most of the people picked out must be southerners!
And Liu Sanwu’s true purpose will also be hidden.
This is Liu Sanwu,
In other words, it is the Jiangnan gentry behind Liu Sanwu.
The most brilliant place!
Use real things to cover up fake things.
Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes and suddenly realized that his eldest grandson was a little quiet today.
Temporarily suppressing his anger, he turned his head and looked at Zhu Xiongying,
Asked in a low voice,
"Grandson, what do you think?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying with burning eyes. His eldest grandson had an active mind and could often find problems from extremely novel angles.
This candidate is from the South and it was the eldest grandson who first discovered it!
If Zhu Yuanzhang is given enough time, he will definitely be able to solve this matter perfectly.
but,
This incident happened so suddenly that Zhu Yuanzhang urgently needed to respond quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little confused.
I urgently need some ideas from my eldest grandson.
Zhu Xiongying sighed,
"Grandpa, my grandson seems to have no problem listening to Liu Sanwu's words."
