"That's right! I'm really blind. I consider you friends, but it's just to increase the quota by a hundred, and you praise me so much! Can't you see that this court obviously doesn't value the talents of every scholar like me? Humiliate us scholars! Even if you cut down wood, you have to look at the material. But now that we are expanding enrollment, we are expanding enrollment, and we are expanding enrollment when so many of my scholars have stopped taking exams. What do you think of us scholars? As the lowest level. The cheapest thing, you can take as much as you want?! Who can bear this kind of insult!"
Miao Jitai also spoke excitedly.
"Don't say it so harshly. This is not a defeat, but a service to the king. Since ancient times, a good man has helped the Jade Dragon to die for the king, which is in line with the meaning of loyalty and filial piety. Your Majesty has now shown that he is thirsty for the virtuous. How can we I can live up to my father’s desire to seek talents.”
Kong Wenzheng started talking.
"Shameless!"
Chen Xiance shouted first and pointed at Kong Wenzhi: "Are these words said by a descendant of a saint like you? Did the previous scholars die in vain?"
"If you want your subjects to die, I have to die. You are like your father. How can you care about your parents' faults? How can this be regarded as a courtesy for a minister and his son?"
Qin Yuanzuo replied.
"That's right!"
Some other northern scholars all said the same thing.
Even many southern scholars responded: "That's right! Such a good opportunity to become a Jinshi cannot be missed!"
However, some tougher southern scholars such as Chen Xiance and Miao Jitai became even more angry because of this.
"You! You!"
Chen Xiance was so angry that he couldn't speak. He couldn't help but look at Qian Qianyi and other Donglin officials: "Gentlemen, tell me, how can we, the scholars, surrender because of this?"
"Of course not! Scholars should be arrogant. The court regards the scholars as stupid dogs and actually kills them for the sake of their royal robes and martial arts. What kind of official is there in such a court?"
Censor Li Yingsheng spoke excitedly.
But Qian Qianyi smiled bitterly at this time: "You can't say that. If you don't surrender, are you still going to rebel?"
Chen Xiance was at a loss for words when he heard what Qian Qianyi said, and couldn't help but said: "Anyway, I can't pass the exam! Let alone expanding the enrollment by 100 places, even if the enrollment is expanded by 200, or even all the candidates are admitted as Jinshi, I won't succumb. This is the unethical court!"
"Brother Chen's words are admirable to me, and I should also imitate them!"
Miao Jitai replied.
Many southern scholars also expressed that they should continue to boycott the exam.
But at this time, Qian Qianyi continued to persuade: "Listen to me, everyone, this is a conspiracy of the imperial court, and we have to admit defeat. Just imagine, if all of you scholars who have stopped taking the exam have to stop taking the exam this time, Then wouldn’t I, the scholar from Donglin, suffer a great loss? At that time, the young officials listed in the court will be mainly non-Donglin officials;
In addition, the southern scholars among you should think again, if you still strike this time, will it cause an imbalance between the north and the south? As far as I know, most of the people who are on strike this time are southern scholars, and when the time comes Once the imperial court really wants to fill the gap in the Southern Volume with people from the north and other places, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be? "
Then, Qian Qianyi said: "Also, Your Majesty has drafted a decree from the cabinet. Scholars who deliberately stop taking exams will be expelled from their academic titles and will never be used again after being found out. The imperial exams will not be allowed even for three generations. If they are dissatisfied, they will still have to take the exam." He was exiled, and even three tribes and three generations were not allowed to take the imperial examination!
If you continue to be willful, it will undoubtedly affect the status of your respective clans in the village! On the contrary, the first-class families will be reduced to the second-class, third-class and fourth-class families. I am afraid that your clan will expel those of you who quit the exams from the family tree in order to protect themselves. "
"What? How can the imperial court be so ruthless! We're going to stop the exams and end my career as a government official for three generations?!"
Ni Jiaqing, a member of the Southern Judiciary Committee, was horrified by this.
Qian Qianyi nodded and said, "How could Qian hide this from you?"
"In that case, let's continue taking the exam?"
Some southern scholars became agitated because of this.
"Of course we have to continue taking the exam, and we can't ruin the overall situation. The cabinet, the nine ministers, the two capitals and the thirteen provinces. Do you really want the official positions in these places to be controlled by people from the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties in the future?"
Censor Hou Xun also said something at this time, and sighed: "His Majesty won again this time! He is the only one in the world who wins!"
"That's right, Mr. Ye also said that now that there are thieves in the court, our colleagues in Donglin can't mess around or go against the court. Therefore, Mr. Ye also advised me to come to the capital to take the exam and brought the Three letters are here for Shaozhong Zai Zhao Gong, Shaosinong Zheng Gong, and Qian Gong."
Huang Daozhou walked in at this time, and after saying something first, he bowed his hands to Qian Qianyi and other Donglin officials and saluted: "I have seen you, sir."
Donglin officials and others all nodded to Huang Daozhou and looked at Qian Qianyi with complicated expressions.
None of these Donglin officials expected that Ye Xianggao would value Qian Qianyi so much, and actually sent a separate letter to Qian Qianyi.
After all, Zhao Nanxing and Zheng Sanjun are both important ministers in the court, so receiving a letter from Ye Xianggao is nothing. However, Qian Qianyi can only be regarded as a clear figure at the moment, but he can also get a letter from Ye Xianggao. Therefore, all the officials in Donglin also Realizing that Qian Qianyi may be very valued by Ye Gong.
Qian Qianyi took the letter written by Ye Xianggao from Huang Daozhou and read it.
The general content of the letter also asked him to dissuade the Donglin people from doing some drastic actions, and hoped that he could encourage the Donglin gentlemen to act in an orderly manner, to have an overall view of the situation, and not to be too willful and not listen to the words of the elders.
"Mr. Ye is a mature and prudent man after all!"
Qian Qianyi said something about this after reading the letter, and also shouted: "Everyone, Ye Gong also said that we can't be too rash, and we can't let everyone in the court in the future be not from Donglin."
"Yes, Mr. Zhao also sent someone to say that they also received Mr. Ye's letter and agreed with Mr. Ye's words. I, the gentlemen of Donglin, cannot act hastily and rashly. It is absolutely undesirable to stop taking the exam. Not only You can’t give up on taking the exam, and you must actively take the exam.”
At this time, one of Zhao Nanxing's disciples, Fang Yizao, also started talking.
"Mr. Zheng also means the same thing. He also advises you that now is not the time to act on impulse."
Seeing this, Zheng Sanjun's disciples also said the same thing.
As a result, most of the scholars who wanted to stop taking the exams stopped.
When Chen Xiance saw that Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing, Zheng Sanjun and other Donglin bosses came to persuade him, and the court was still so strict with those who stopped taking the exam, he could only sigh dejectedly: "Okay! But this is really sorry for those eighty-seven who died tragically. Gentleman and Mr. Shugo!”
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Next, Huang Daozhou handed Ye Xianggao's letter to Zhao Nanxing, Zheng Sanjun, and Qian Qianyi and then came to Han Xu's mansion.
"Why didn't Mr. Ye write a letter to my servant? My servant is the one with the highest rank in the Donglin Party today, and my servant is the second assistant! The second assistant!"
Han Xu asked about Zodiac Zhou in a stern voice, and immediately placed a cup of tea heavily on the table.
