When Shen Shixing reprimanded these Liuke Yanguan, some of the Jinshi Yanguan couldn't help but feel ashamed, knowing that today's matter was indeed not on the table;
And some Yan Guankai began to sob. The reason why they sobbed was not because of regret but because of frustration. After all, if they can't fight with words or fight with force, they will naturally be frustrated.
But for these bureaucrats who were former officials, no matter how badly they were beaten in this fight, they were still taught a lesson.
After this incident, although Huang Yuntai was fined a year's salary because he was the first to take action, he still did not choose to resign, but diligently improved his map knowledge.
He began to learn to compete within the rules with newcomers such as Lu Xia.
If you don't learn it, it won't work. After all, you really can't beat it.
A year later, Yan Shiqing was fined for raising the issue and exacerbating the situation. Instead, he did not choose to resign. Instead, he worked hard to train his muscles, as if he wanted to avoid suffering a disadvantage in the next fight.
In any case, this can be considered an improvement.
For these officials with official backgrounds, it is naturally impossible for them to voluntarily give up their power resources.
However, they do not have enough force to overturn the table, so after being defeated, they can only choose to improve their level to avoid further squeezing of their power resources.
Zhu Yijun felt the obvious changes after seeing the memorials of some civil servants. While warming the fire, Zhu Yijun said to Shen Shixing: "Everything has improved. The statements are more realistic than before, and they are no longer so... Full of empty words.”
"Your Majesty said so!"
Shen Shixing smiled and replied, "This is actually thanks to His Majesty spurring them with new strength. Otherwise, they would never know how to be humble and studious, and how to take the initiative to understand the people's conditions."
"However, compared with the officials trained in Xingming Academy and other colleges, Jinshi who only read the classics are still of a lower standard. They either whitewash and bluff, or their words are empty and unrealistic, and they think they understand everything, so education needs to be strengthened. .”
"Nowadays, more and more scholars are going to prison to listen to lectures and improve themselves. We can directly expand the lecture hall in prison into Jinyi Academy."
"Just do it!"
"In the future, scholars from all over the world can come to Jinyi Academy to register for Jinyi Academy's exams, then become students of the academy and receive training from the imperial court for future use."
"In addition, I heard that the Donglin Hall of the Gu family in Wuxi, Changzhou is very famous. Many officials would rather delay their government affairs than go there to give lectures. Not to mention the gentry and sages in the countryside, many people go there every day!"
"The key point is that in such a place, many officials who committed crimes have gone there, such as those who slaughtered scholars and participated in academic fraud. It can be seen that the academic style here is probably not correct and has a very bad impact on Jiangnan's atmosphere!"
"Officials have even accused him of embezzling taxes for teaching purposes!"
"Since such a lecture hall can attract so many officials and gentlemen, and there is something wrong with it, it can only be taken over by the imperial court!"
"So, I sent a minister of the academic department to pass the decree to transform Donglin Hall into Donglin Academy. From now on, it will be an official institution of the imperial court together with Jinyi Academy and Xingming Academy!"
"Before the reform, we must confiscate all the books, notes and articles from the academy. If there is any irregularity, report them all and deal with them!"
"Tell Mr. Gu that if he doesn't dedicate Donglin Hall, it can only be regarded as his intention to use Donglin Hall to plot treason, rather than just using it as a place for academic study."
Zhu Yijun talked about education at this time, and revealed his recent determination to deal with Donglin Hall.
Zhu Yijun didn't want to directly destroy Donglin Hall.
Because he knew that if a Donglin Hall was destroyed, a Xilin Hall would appear.
With the development of Ming Dynasty, the class of scholar-bureaucrats has become stronger and stronger, and the number of literati has increased sharply.
Therefore, more and more people will exchange political, economic, cultural and other resources in the name of various associations and lectures. Those who are keen on setting up lecture halls and literary societies can no longer be stopped by an edict. Even if they are forcibly stopped, it will become a problem. It has become a means used by lower-level bureaucrats to attack political opponents, such as slandering some literati who are dissatisfied with their way of governing, organizing lectures and engaging in conspiracy.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun simply decided to use the current influence of Donglin Hall to transform Donglin Hall into a place where new rituals and new ideas are spread.
At the same time that Zhu Yijun chose to do this, the bureaucracy was still running around because of the imperial court's crackdown on examination fraud.
no way.
It is difficult for them to accept the model that the imperial examination cannot be controlled by them.
Therefore, Wang Zhiyuan, the former left servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs, directly found Zhang Jingxiu of Jinyiwei and said to Zhang Jingxiu: "Uncle Gu, they asked me to bring a message to Tishuai. They hope that Tishuai will be merciful and stop investigating the fraud in the examination room like this. If we go down, more Qingliu scholars will die at the hands of Tishuai than Ji Gang!"
"This only shows that there are too many corrupt scholars."
"I'm not slandering anyone like Ji Gang. Everyone who is dealt with has solid evidence."
Zhang Jingxiu said.
"they know!"
"Uncle Gu just wanted to say that as long as Tishuai is willing to show mercy, they will make Tishuai the most famous person in Shilin. He said that Tishuai should also know how beneficial it will be to protect Shilin."
Wang Zhiyuan replied.
"I remember that Uncle Gu was not even willing to pray for my father back then. Why would he come to beg me today?"
Zhang Jingxiu replied at this time.
Wang Zhiyuan couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "Don't mention what happened back then!"
Zhang Jingxiu smiled and said: "You don't have to mention it, but what I want to say is that since the entire Shilin did not welcome me at the beginning, and I was ostracized even if I wanted to become a Jinshi and join the Shilin, why would you want me to protect you now?"
"What's more, you should understand that our Zhang family is not a family of officials now, but a noble family with a Jinyiwei ancestry! Your Majesty's royal family is a loyal family. Therefore, there is no reason for our Zhang family to betray the entire noble family for the sake of the world's officials. ?”
"It can be said that a clan that is separated from the country should consider more than just the benefits of reputation."
Zhang Jingxiu then started talking again.
After hearing this, Wang Zhiyuan sighed and said: "That's fine, since Tishuai doesn't want to, I won't force it on behalf of the officials. It is indeed their own fault that caused this situation."
Shortly after.
Gu Xiancheng received the message from Wang Zhiyuan's trustee, so he said to Gu Yuncheng in disappointment: "Zhang Jingxiu is unwilling to protect the world's officials in secret while openly investigating fraud in the examination room. From this point of view, even this There is no hope.”
Gu Yuncheng said: "If the emperor does not liquidate Zhang Taiyue, he will have many cards to play. This is what you said back then, brother."
"Yes! What's most surprising is that he didn't liquidate Zhang Taiyue back then!"
As Gu Xiancheng was talking, he saw Gu Xuancheng walking in and said, "Oh no, there is news from Beijing that the imperial court is going to confiscate the Donglin Party and turn it into a government-run academy!"
"What?!"
(End of chapter)
