Han Du stood on the highest floor of the academy, looking at more and more people on the street, listening to the unscrupulous abuses of the northern scholars, the look on his face became increasingly cold, especially after seeing a few people in the Imperial College.
Do you really regard yourself as a soft persimmon? Obviously there are many high schools in the Imperial College, so why not go to the Imperial College to cause trouble instead of blocking the gate of the academy?
Han Du would not know that these northern scholars had already blocked the gate of the Imperial College, and even if they knew, they would not care. Anyway, they like to block the gate of the Imperial College. Han Du cannot control it, but he must not come to create obstacles for himself.
Looking at the outside of the gate and sneering twice, Han Du ordered, "Call everyone in the academy and we will meet them."
Isn't it just a joke? Isn't that just swearing? If you want to scold me, then everyone will scold you.
Abuse has always been about winning with numbers. If Han Du went out to face so many people by himself, even if he had ten mouths, he would not be the opponent of these scholars.
But Han Du is not alone, there is the entire academy standing behind him. Calling everyone in the academy over, those northern scholars would be at a disadvantage.
Seeing someone coming out of the side doors on both sides of the academy, the northern scholar suddenly became energetic and scolded even more vigorously.
But as more and more people came out of the academy, their voices unnaturally became quieter.
A large number of people from the academy came out and stood outside the gate, and in turn surrounded the troublemaking scholars. In front of them were the people from the academy, and behind them were the people on the street.
Since these people live around the academy, they are naturally most affected by the academy. On weekdays, they all pride themselves on being able to absorb the culture of the academy. Every time something happens in the academy, they can remember it firmly in their hearts. When someone asks, they can easily tell the story in endless detail. When others listen, not even a word is missed.
Now that these northern scholars are causing trouble at the gate of the academy, they are naturally not welcomed by the common people. Scholars are not afraid of officials, but the common people are not afraid of scholars either.
Because Lao Zhu was a farmer and had always adhered to the idea of valuing agriculture, farmers, apart from being a little poorer, had a higher political status than anyone else. If a scholar criticizes an official, he may become famous and famous. But if a scholar comes to accuse the peasants, not to mention being infamy for eternity, at least his reputation will be ruined for his whole life, and he will never be able to raise his head for the rest of his life.
Han Du saw that these scholars had calmed down a bit, and the anger in his heart also dissipated a lot.
"Why do you come to the academy?" Han Du asked knowingly, with a cold tone, and he was extremely displeased with these scholars. Although there are a lot of high school students in the academy this year who have taken up their quotas, not all of the 300 places in the academy have been taken up.
Even excluding the academy and the Imperial College, there are still dozens of people in high schools. It's just that these people are also southerners.
But no matter what the reason is, if these northern scholars really have any extraordinary abilities, then they should be able to go to high school by relying on their own strength. The fact that they all failed now can only show that they are indeed not knowledgeable enough, and there is no other reason.
It's obvious that he is his own talent, but he doesn't know his shame and then studies hard to prepare for the next subject of high school. I don't want to see how good other people are in high school, so I want to achieve my goal by making trouble in such crooked ways.
For this alone, in Han Du's opinion, there is a problem with the character of these people.
"Marquis Zhenhai, the academy has colluded with Liu Sanwu to commit fraud. We can't come, can't we say no?" Some people who were not convinced were suppressed by Han Du's momentum, and they blushed and pushed forward.
Han Du glanced at him, smiled lightly and said, "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. You said that the academy is cheating. Do you have evidence? You dare to falsely accuse others without evidence. It seems that you are stupid because of studying. Now, you don’t know where the Great Ming Law is anymore, do you?”
The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulate that those who falsely accuse others will receive twenty years of imprisonment and three years in prison, and those who falsely accuse others of money must pay double compensation to the defendant. Those who cannot afford the compensation will have to mortgage their property and fields.
Ming Dynasty is not a place where you can touch people casually. If you dare to blackmail people, Lao Zhu will let you know what the majesty of the king's law is.
"There are two hundred people in your college and high school for the undergraduate examination, and you have never even participated in it before. Which one of us has not taken the exam several times before he can pass the high school. Which of the scholars who can pass the exam in one go is not a outstanding person? Let's take a look at your college. Two hundred talented people have appeared, do you believe it? This is not fraud, what is this?"
Originally, all the scholars were frightened by Han Du's coercion, but after hearing this man's words, they suddenly felt righteous again.
In essence, the current examination is much more difficult than the one in Hongwu's early years. In the early years of Hongwu, the world had just experienced the war and chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Let alone study with peace of mind, being able to save one's life was already an eye-opener.
Therefore, the imperial examination at that time was much simpler than it is now. Even when the Ming Dynasty was just founded, there was no need for any imperial examinations at all. There were too many officials in the world. As long as you had read books and could write articles smoothly, you could be recommended as an official. Even if no one recommends you, you can come to Beijing and recommend yourself. As long as you learn enough, it is not impossible to rise to the top in one step.
Lao Zhu promoted many such officials at the beginning.
As the world became more stable and people gradually became richer, the importance of reading naturally began to emerge. The more scholars there are in the world, the more scholars will be able to take part in the examination.
Therefore, the current examination is not so easy. Those who can pass high school in one go, even if they are not ranked high, are truly talented people.
The appearance of two hundred such talents at once was something that northern scholars would never accept. Moreover, their ideas were very orderly. Apart from fraud, they could not think of any other situation where two hundred people could appear in high school in the first attempt.
Facing the scoldings that surged again, Han Du curled his lips and said without fear: "I don't know how to know my shame and be brave, but I don't know that others are better than you. The emperor sent more than a dozen officials to re-mark the papers. Yours The article is indeed lacking in talent, and contains many forbidden words. From this point of view, Liu Sanwu not only did not deliberately depose you, but also protected you. If it is investigated, then you will not be deposed, but It’s heads falling to the ground.”
It's not a big problem if the article is not good, it's just a big deal if you fail the exam. However, it is extremely easy to lose one's head in all dynasties when it comes to violating language.
The north was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan for much longer than the south. No matter who it was ruled by, there would definitely be a class with vested interests that relied on the Mongolian Yuan. These people will only remember the benefits of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, and not only will they not agree with the Ming Dynasty that reduced their status, but they will also feel hostile. After all, this is the world of the Ming Dynasty. They usually don't express their thoughts, but as long as the opportunity is right, they can't help but say forbidden words.
They will not identify with the Ming Dynasty because of their Han identity. Instead, they will look up to people who can bring them benefits. He recognizes money but not people, and is a complete egoist.
These people are the so-called traitors.
There are not many such traitors in the north, and even in the Ming Dynasty, they have never been eliminated. Otherwise, there would not have been the Eight Great Imperial Merchants.
Breaking the law was a taboo, and Han Du had broken the windows now, and the northern scholars did not dare to deceive themselves into thinking that this was not the case. When they originally wrote these articles, they could not help but feel happy for a while.
Unexpectedly, Han Du would now be used to manipulate them. For a time, many scholars who had problems with their articles wanted to leave without anyone noticing.
If no one is held accountable for things like banning, then it will just pass by turning a blind eye. But if someone seriously pursues the case, none of them will be able to escape.
And is Han Du qualified to pursue the case? This is an obvious question.
"We can't trust those people in Wen Guangfeng. We don't recognize their conclusion of re-grading the examination papers." The northern scholar, who was the leader, raised his arms and shouted, originally thinking that he could still respond to everything as before. But what was embarrassing was that when he spoke, except for a few people around him who echoed his words, the large group of scholars behind him lowered their heads and turned their eyes to the side, pretending not to hear.
The person who shouted suddenly began to feel guilty. If there were no other scholars to attack in a group, what could they accomplish with just a few of them? If one of them is not good, Han Du may take care of them all.
Fortunately, Han Du knew how to stop when he was ready, and understood that just dealing with the people in front of him was of little use. It is still necessary to give a reasonable explanation to the northern scholars.
"Since you don't agree with the court's conclusion of re-grading the papers, I can go to the emperor to plead for mercy and display all the examination papers for the undergraduate examination. You can know which one is better and which one is worse at a glance, how about that?"
This... is not a bad idea.
Everyone will think that they are better than others, and everyone thinks that their articles are the best. If they can see all the examination papers, they will know who they are at a glance.
"If this is the case, then the student will be waiting for news from Marquis Zhenhai."
Seeing that they finally gave in, Han Du nodded slightly and said with a smile: "I will enter the palace to see the emperor now, but there is no guarantee that I will succeed."
Seeing this, the northern scholars had no choice but to step back and let the academy door out. It would be good to let Han Du give it a try. As for success or failure, just wait and see.
Han Du glanced at the northern scholar, waved his sleeves and robe and walked calmly through the cleared passage.
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In the Fengtian Palace, Lao Zhu sat quietly on the dragon chair, while Mao Xiang continued to convey news from outside the palace to the emperor.
Northern scholars besieged the Imperial College. Lao Zhu got the news about such a big matter when the scholars just started to gather at the entrance of the Imperial College. From then on, Mao Xiang always paid attention to the movements of these scholars.
