In the golden palace, Elder Jiang Ge stood tall and tall, with a resolute and heavy face. His tone was calm with a trace of guilt. His voice echoed in the palace and lingered for a long time.
It should be said that Jiang Yuan came forward to make such a statement at this time, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
However, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.
At the moment, the most powerful contenders for the position of Hanlin Bachelor in the court are none other than Du Ning and Jiang Yuan. It was just now that Du Ning took the lead and took advantage of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to amplify the impact of this matter and drag Jiang Yuan into the water. .
You must know that Hanlin bachelors are clean officials, and their first priority is moral conduct. Once any mistakes in Jiang Yuan are discovered during the investigation, Jiang Yuan will be eliminated immediately from this competition.
Even if it cannot be found out, the investigation itself is actually enough to affect the situation. The reason why the ministers are proposing to finalize the Hanlin bachelor as soon as possible is because the selection of the academy is imminent and they do not want to delay it any longer.
However, once the investigation started and dragged on, even if there was some unfounded news, it would be enough to make it difficult for Jiang Yuan to clear his suspicions. In this situation where the candidate needed to be determined as soon as possible, Jiang Yuan was naturally at a disadvantage.
It should be said that Du Ning's move this time was accurate, ruthless, and justifiable, forcing Jiang Yuan into a blind corner, leaving him to just sit back and wait for death.
However, Mr. Jiang Ge was obviously not a vegetarian. With a backhand move, he got himself out of this embarrassing situation.
Today's public opinion in both the government and the public is basically unfavorable to Xiao Tan. Even if the Metropolitan Procuratorate re-investigates the matter, Xiao Tan will still be the most difficult to get rid of the suspicion. If the matter gets serious, it is possible that Xiao Tan can escape the suspicion. However, it is possible that it may actually make Xiao Tan's situation more difficult.
After all, now it is just the pressure of public opinion, Xiao Tan has only been temporarily dismissed, and there is no other disposition. If the status quo is maintained, Xiao Tan may be able to come back after a while. Of course, there is a high probability that he cannot continue to stay. In the capital, they will be sent to other places.
However, once the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate launch a joint investigation, then even if the matter becomes serious, this formal investigation process will inevitably arouse the attention of the whole court, and there must be a clear result in the end. It was as unclear as it is now.
But again, there are so many record readers, all of whom are high-ranking officials in the imperial court. If they are found out, it will be very troublesome to deal with them. If they are not found out, Xiao Tan will not even be able to keep his last fig leaf.
Under this situation, Jiang Yuan stood up and "interceded" for Xiao Tan. From the court's point of view, it was to calm public opinion and appease the people. From a moral point of view, among the voices accusing Xiao Tan, Jiang Yuan Mr. Ge stepped forward, spoke uprightly, and was willing to share responsibilities. This is the responsibility that Qingliu should have.
In this way, Du Ning was defeated. Of course, he could continue to investigate. From a legal point of view, as the minister of Dali Temple, what he did was no problem, but from an emotional point of view, he seemed a bit aggressive.
Moreover, this aggressiveness was not towards Jiang Yuan, but towards Xiao Tan.
As a person who is likely to take over as a Hanlin bachelor, it is enough for others to criticize Xiao Fan. However, in the context of Jiang Yuan's actions just now, if Du Ning insists again and again, it will be adding insult to injury. He can't wait to push him down and fight for The feeling of power.
After understanding this point, Du Ning couldn't help but feel embarrassed. The ministers who were watching the battle had their eyes flickering and focused on Du Ning.
Therefore, the reason why seniority is important in the court is because the longer you stay in the court, the more things you have seen.
Just like now, if they hadn't seen the fighting between Jiang Yuan and Du Ning, the bosses would not have known that Jiang Yuan, the cabinet boss who usually kept a very low profile in the cabinet, turned out to be so familiar with people's hearts and so sophisticated in his methods. Ministers who are careful at every step, this is a valuable experience for everyone present for their future political positions.
However, the matter was not over yet, and before Du Ning had time to react, Jiang Yuan continued.
"Your Majesty, the matter has reached this point. There is a lot of discussion among the people. It is really not appropriate to delay it any longer. I heard that scholars have gathered in front of Xueshi Xiao's residence for many days in a row, and they have been cursing day and night."
"I know that the imperial court intends to investigate this matter thoroughly, but the principle of law is nothing more than human feelings. Even though Academician Xiao has had his past, he has devoted himself to the imperial court in the end. Now that he has ended up in such a situation, as a colleague, I really can't bear it."
"I sincerely ask your majesty to forgive me, and I am willing to bear the responsibility for Academician Xiao!"
Compared with what he said just now, these words are obviously a step further, playing the emotional card in front of everyone.
During these days, Xiao Tan was indeed having a hard time, with people throwing rotten eggs outside his house.
Under the public opinion, everyone naturally accused him one after another, but at this moment, when Jiang Yuan said these words, many ministers could not help but feel that something was hurting others.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Min and Zhu Jian from the cabinet looked at each other, stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to share the responsibility for the crime. I sincerely ask your Majesty to be kind-hearted, discuss matters for the people of the court, stop the crime on the ministers, etc., and do not criticize Xu Xueshi alone."
Ah this...
As soon as these two people expressed their opinions, the faces of the other ministers beside them also showed a trace of bitterness.
Yes, no one can escape now.
Ten file readers and three members of the cabinet have all come forward. If they sit back and watch, not only will they be considered cold-blooded and ruthless, but they will also be criticized for not taking responsibility.
Looking at the few people in the cabinet with resentful expressions, the unfair readers among the six departments had no choice but to stand up and said.
"Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty. I beg your Majesty to convict me of this crime!"
However, compared to the very active members of the cabinet, these ministers were obviously not that active, and instead showed a trace of reluctance.
In fact, if you think about it, they were not very involved in this matter from the beginning to the end. It was just that they did not interfere with Xiao Tan and a few people in the cabinet during the collegial meeting. Who would have thought that in the end, they were not only demoted? He was fined for half a year, and now he has to take responsibility for himself again, so naturally he is unwilling to do so.
As a result, under the leadership of Mr. Jiang Ge, the situation in the palace suddenly reversed. From the initial condemnation of Xiao Tan, it suddenly turned into a situation where all the record readers interceded for Xiao Tan. It has to be said that , the situation in the court is indeed changing rapidly.
Zhu Qiyu was on the throne, so he was naturally aware of all this.
It should be said that at this time, it was time for him to take a stand. Whether it was the initial censors' remonstrances or the current group of record readers asking for forgiveness, it was not too difficult for him to solve.
Firstly, none of the seven ministers had a strong stance. Secondly, most of these file readers were forced to do so. Thirdly, it was still the same sentence. It is reasonable to investigate this case, so please forgive me for not continuing to pursue it. , is love, as the emperor, no matter which side you stand on, it makes sense.
Therefore, how the current situation develops actually depends on his thoughts.
However, Zhu Qiyu never spoke because he wanted to see how Du Ning would respond to such a situation...
Up to this point in this situation, although Jiang Yuan's purpose was impure and his methods were unfair, his political abilities revealed were indeed outstanding enough.
So, as his opponent, can Duning have the same excellent way of coping?
If there is, then in fact, it is not impossible for Zhu Qiyu to help him with the position of Hanlin bachelor.
Obviously, all the seven ministers also noticed this. Therefore, even Chen Yi, who first proposed to continue the investigation, did not speak, but focused on Du Ning.
Facing everyone's attention, cold sweat broke out on Du Ning's forehead.
He has a good relationship with Jiang Yuan, but why didn't he realize before that Jiang Ding'an was so difficult to deal with.
He glanced at the teacher Chen Xun beside him for help, but saw that the old man's face was calm, showing no emotion at all, and he didn't give him any hints.
So, Du Ning knew that he could only pass this level by himself!
what to do?
Should we just give up and protect Jiang Yuan's reputation, or should we risk the reputation of someone who criticizes his colleagues and fight for power and gain, and demand further investigation?
Du Ning took a deep breath, looked at the faint smile on the corner of Jiang Yuan's mouth, and finally gritted his teeth and said.
"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Jiang Ge and others said is inappropriate!"
As soon as he said this, the court was shocked!
None of the ministers thought that Du Ning, who was born in Qingliu, could really make this decision regardless of Shilin's possible criticism of him.
However, after the words fell, Du Ning inadvertently glanced at the face of his teacher Chen Xun in front of him from the corner of his eye, showing a look of relief.
There was no time to think about the reason for this, but anyway, Du Siqing felt a little more confident, took two steps forward, came to Jiang Yuan and others, and said.
"The palace examination is to select talents for the country. Since the founding of the country by Taizu, all spring palace examinations have been an important ceremony for the country. In the past, the spring and summer examinations were issued by the imperial court, which were approved by the Emperor Zhu. However, the scholars jointly submitted a petition to sue for injustice. , my great ancestor, His Majesty Emperor Gao, also ordered the scroll to be restored."
"Later, the palace examination was found to be unfair. His Majesty Taizu was impartial and impartial. He did not use the so-called authority of the imperial court and the emperor's personal approval as an excuse to force the old list to be maintained. Instead, he could personally marry again and focus on the summer list to appease the people. This This is the right path for the country."
"Now because of the Spring Palace Examination, the civil court is no doubt controversial, but because of this, it is even more important to investigate and get to the bottom of the matter, and to give the world the truth. If this is done hastily, fifty big shots will be made each, maybe for a while , can calm the storm, but in future generations, it will set a precedent of whitewashing the peace, which sincerely traps Your Majesty in an unworthy act."
"As the minister of Dali Temple, I must not agree with this statement. Please give your Majesty a clear warning!"
Although Du Ning sometimes has a bit of hesitation in his character like Chen Xun, it can be seen from these words that his political skills and determination are also strong enough.
The Spring and Summer Ranking Case of the Hongwu Period, also known as the North and South Ranking Case, was the most widely implicated and the most troubled case regarding the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty.
The circumstances of the case are very complicated, but to put it simply, in the imperial examination in the 30th year of Hongwu, all the Jinshi admitted by the examiner were southerners, which caused dissatisfaction among the northern scholars.
At that time, the case was so hotly debated that Emperor Taizu personally intervened, reviewed it several times, overturned the previous conclusion, and re-ordered a new yellow list before settling the matter.
The North-South Ranking Case was of epoch-making significance in the history of imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty. Since then, the number of people admitted to each imperial examination has been consciously balanced between the north and the south to avoid conflicts.
It is difficult to say whether this case is fair, but when it is brought out in the court, it will naturally be fair!
The meaning of Du Ning's words is very clear.
In the Spring and Summer List case, even the Yellow List was released, and Emperor Taizu was able to conduct a thorough investigation again. Now it's just a few scholars making trouble in front of Xiao Fan's house, so why can't they be investigated?
In the imperial talent promotion ceremony, everything must come to light. Only in this way can the majesty of the imperial court be truly maintained.
Of course, the same thing is true. From a rational point of view, what Dun Ning did was right.
However, from a love point of view, no matter how beautiful the words were, Du Ning's move was suspected of being aggressive and adding insult to injury to Xiao Tan.
However, since everyone had made their attitude clear, Du Siqing naturally no longer thought about other people's opinions. Instead, he knelt on the ground like Jiang Yuan and others, waiting for the emperor's decision.
Now that the matter has come to this, Zhu Qiyu can no longer remain silent.
He was basically satisfied with Du Ning's statement. You must know that not everyone has the courage to bear such criticism, especially an official like Du Ning who comes from a clean background and values reputation more. Can he make such a move? Choice becomes increasingly rare.
In this case, for most officials, letting go is the best choice. In the court, the most taboo thing is to fight for a moment.
After all, there will be a long time to come, and there will always be a time when you can get it back. On the contrary, it is more difficult to persist despite being criticized.
However, he was basically satisfied, because although Du Ning took the right stance, his methods were obviously not better than Jiang Yuan's.
His words certainly allowed him to stand up, but judging from public opinion, the minister of the DPRK was obviously more biased towards Jiang Yuan.
If, in this case, one has to choose a Hanlin bachelor between the two, then Jiang Yuan is obviously more popular.
From this point of view, Duning's political skills still need to be improved.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu was about to speak, but a figure suddenly appeared outside the hall, making him frown.
It's Shu Liang!
Why would he come at this time?
After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Qiyu stopped talking and tilted his head slightly to signal to Wynn.
Therefore, Huaien on the side immediately understood, cupped his hands, walked down the imperial steps quickly, and came to the outside of the palace door to lead Shu Liang inside.
At the same time, the officials in the palace obviously noticed this episode, and they couldn't help but frowned as well.
However, at this time, to everyone's surprise, Shu Liang did not enter the palace, but handed over something like a letter, and then continued to stand outside the palace.
Wynn took the envelope and glanced at it, then heard Shu Liang say something. Immediately, his face immediately became solemn. He hurriedly returned Shu Liang's gift, walked back to the imperial steps, and handed the envelope to the imperial case. forward.
Zhu Qiyu took the note and saw that there were only a few words written on it. It was obviously written in a hurry. After seeing the content clearly, he was shocked and couldn't help but get up and said.
"Go and summon Shu Liang into the palace to answer your question!"
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