Zhu Youxiao knew that Fang Congzhe was telling the truth.
After all, the power to distribute money and food in the world, the right to speak, and the power to mobilize people at the grassroots level are all in the hands of these scholars.
In a word, without the support of scholars all over the world, the emperor would not be able to collect any tax even if he wanted to, and he would even be questioned about the legitimacy of ruling the world.
But Zhu Youxiao didn't have a solution.
At this time, Zhu Youxiao just smiled and said: "They must be dissatisfied, and I have thought about the consequences, but fortunately, the only country in the world that can provide them with a rich and noble life is the Ming Dynasty, so , it’s not that there is no solution. You can immediately draft an edict for me. Next year, in the first year of the Apocalypse, in order to open up a new atmosphere, the rural examination and the joint examination of Enke will be held! Let the Ministry of Rites handle this matter as soon as possible, and Liubaili will rush to inform all the officials. Chief Secretary, be sure to let the world’s scholars know about this before the end of the year.”
Zhu Youxiao said: "I don't believe they still have the heart to discuss the dissatisfaction of the imperial court instead of rushing to prepare for the exam or supervising their own children to prepare for the exam!"
After saying that, Zhu Youxiao sighed: "It's been ten years in a cold window. Who wants to miss this opportunity to pass the Jinshi exam and become a master?"
After hearing this, Fang Congzhe greatly agreed. He began to flatter him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are wise! Although the scholar-bureaucrats in the world claim to be noble, most of them are tired of their fame. If they really indulge in enco, then they will only want to let a few of the family members. If you become a Jinshi yourself, you will forget about the emperor. This method of imperial examination is a powerful weapon to lock down the scholar-bureaucrats in the world!"
"It is truly a gift from Heaven! Your Majesty's grace will surely warm the hearts of scholars all over the world."
Han Xu also echoed with a smile.
But Han Xu's heart was bitter.
Because Han Xu knew that once Enke was opened, the scholars in the world would really stop for a while.
After all, there are still very few people in the world who are promoted to Jinshi, and the majority of scholars are still unsuccessful.
As a scholar who has studied hard for many years, who would not want to become famous all over the world and then become a master?
"With Enke's edict, except for a small number of literati who have already won Jinshi, most literati have to prepare for the exam quickly, and no one dares to go against the court on grain, land tax, and salt tax. After all, no one wants to do it because of The imperial court's opposition will affect his own path to the imperial examination! But he can't object yet! Although he doesn't want to increase the number of Jinshi candidates in the world, after all, the more people he has, the less noble he will be as a Jinshi. This is just like having more goods and making them cheaper, but the world will not be able to do so. Scholars who are among the top Jinshi and Juren are definitely not willing to oppose the imperial court's opening of Encore. If I really stop the imperial court from opening Encore, I'm afraid I will be scolded to death by the scholars all over the world!"
Han Xu thought about it at this moment. He had to admit that the emperor's move was really cruel! It was a conspiracy similar to the favor order. Although he and many civil servants knew that doing so would be detrimental to them, they could not refuse.
Zhu Youxiao smiled. He wanted to make more and more Jinshi in the world, so many that they were worthless.
Therefore, Zhu Youxiao ordered: "Let's go immediately."
"yes!"
Fang Congzhe replied.
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"Mr. Ge! The emperor immediately wanted to kill. Why didn't you stop him at the city gate?! Do you want to follow Fang Congzhe's example and blindly flatter the emperor?!"
After Han Xu returned home, Qian Qianyi visited Han Xu late at night and questioned Han Xu at this time.
When Han Xu thought of the scene he saw at Zuoshunmen before, his hand holding the tea cup was still trembling a little, and he said: "I can't stop it unless I don't want to stop it! At that time, except for a few of our civil servants, all the people around His Majesty were the Emperor himself. If my servant had said something that dissatisfied the emperor, I'm afraid he would have been dead long ago!"
After hearing this, Qian Qianyi clenched his fists and asked, "Is it really necessary to recreate the situation of the Xianmiao Dynasty where three pavilions were made of paper and six ministers were made of clay?"
Han Xu sighed and said: "You use Fang Congzhe to demonstrate to the emperor, and the emperor will use you to demonstrate to us. Today's emperor is different from the temple, and it seems that he will not give up until the whole world is forced to rebel!"
Then, Han Xu said: "After a while, you will know that Mr. Ye will not be able to return to the court. The person who entered the cabinet is Wang Xiangqian, the former Minister of Civil Affairs!"
After hearing this, Qian Qianyi frowned and sighed: "As expected, now that Donglin has lost power, it will be difficult for Mr. Ye to return to the cabinet."
Qian Qianyi suddenly said excitedly: "But there are so many civil servants who died in vain, and the emperor really punishes them at his word. Isn't he afraid of losing my heart as a scholar?!"
Han Xu smiled: "His Majesty has issued an edict to start Enke next year."
After hearing this, Qian Qianyi fell silent and pondered for a moment. He looked at Han Xu's son who was no longer going out to parties as before, but was studying hard on eight-legged essays outside the hall. He said: "The scholar who was not a high school student in a county in the south of the Yangtze River is There are thousands of people, and there are even more who have not been successful, like the crucian carp crossing the river. This edict is indeed like a sweet shower to many scholars! But what benefit does it have to our civil servants who have already been selected as Jinshi? From whom did Your Majesty, the young emperor, learn this art of controlling people's hearts?!"
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"Does this tyrant really want to force everyone in the world to rebel?!"
After Qian Qianyi came back from Han Xu, he immediately explained to a group of Donglin civil servants who came to him what Han Xu had learned in the palace. Therefore, Zhou Shunchang, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately sighed heavily after hearing this. He slapped his palm on the table and his eyes were about to burst.
Zhou Shunchang, who had long been dissatisfied with the royal family because of Wanli's mining tax collection, now became even more excited when he thought that the emperor actually killed Fang Congzhe directly because he and others forced him to get rid of Fang Congzhe.
"It's good that the world has rebelled. The imperial court has no principles and should be replaced by a new dynasty!"
Censor Qian Chun also agreed, and directly expressed his truest thoughts.
Seeing this, Zuo Guangdou hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't make false claims. This is a crime against the nine clans. What's more, although today's people are mean and ungrateful, they are orthodox after all! How can we do something rebellious! If we can't achieve our ambitions, , but the emperor really refuses to listen, so resigning and going into seclusion is the only way out."
"What is orthodox? It's just a descendant of a bandit. He occupies the emperor's position and controls the nobles of my family. In terms of bloodline, he is not as noble as my Kong family! Because of this, my Kong family never uses the title of Fengyang Zhu family!"
Kong Wenzheng and other people who stayed in Beijing visited Qian Qianyi and planned to ask Qian Qianyi for advice in preparation for the future examination. Therefore, they participated in a gathering of Donglin officials. Moreover, he was also here Shi said with a sneer.
Qian Qianyi only glanced at him and said: "It is indeed orthodox! At least scholars all over the world have to accept it as orthodox, because the emperor has just issued an edict to hold the provincial examination and the Enke examination next year."
Kong Wenzheng and others who stayed in the capital suddenly became excited after hearing this, and asked hurriedly: "Is the emperor really so good?"
