Scholars in Jiangxi have been very strong in the imperial examinations over the years, and a large number of them have been selected as Jinshi every time.
First of all, Jiangxi people can indeed read.
Secondly, let’s go ahead and lead the ones behind, so we can go up to the stage together.
Zhu Qiyu's original intention was to think of Yang Shiqi, the great prime minister who came from Ji'an, Jiangxi.
Unexpectedly, just as Gao Yao finished reading the list of Jinshi, he heard two thumps, and both Chen Xun and He Wenyuan knelt on the ground.
One is a bachelor of Wuyingdian and the minister of the Ministry of household affairs; the other is a bachelor of Dongge and the minister of the Ministry of official affairs.
Zhu Qiyu was shocked. What were the two of them doing?
Zhu Qiyu looked left and right, curiously asking everyone what was going on.
It would have been better not to look around at first, but when Zhu Qiyu looked around, not only did no one say anything, but Huang Pu also knelt down.
What was going on? Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to look to Wang Wen for help.
Wang Wen quickly replied: "Your Majesty, Yang Shiqi is the traitor. Although the three cabinet ministers are from Jiangxi, they have nothing to do with the new scholars from Jiangxi, forming cliques for personal gain, and collectively submitting letters to remonstrate.
Although Mr. Chen Ge and Yang Shiqi were both from Ji'an, Jiangxi, they had no intersection with each other, and they did not participate in Yang Shiqi's plan to bring disaster to the country and the people. "
Only then did Zhu Qiyu realize that half of the new scholars from Jiangxi who submitted the memorial were from Ji'an. Chen Xun was also from Ji'an, Jiangxi, and thought he was targeting him.
He Wenyuan is also from Jiangxi, is also the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and is also the examiner of this palace examination.
Huang Pu is also from Jiangxi and is the examiner of this examination.
If something goes wrong, all three people are responsible, and Chen Xun is the first to bear the brunt.
Wang Wen was not sure what the emperor's intentions were, so he gave a very flexible answer.
Zhu Qiyu is very satisfied with Wang Wen's performance. He now has two choices. One is to follow Wang Wen's words and assign the blame to Yang Shiqi.
Although Yang Shiqi is dead, he is still a banner for Jiangxi officials. Now Zhu Qiyu began to liquidate Yang Shiqi, and officials from Jiangxi secretly organized a letter to force the palace to be forced by a new scholar.
Regardless of whether this statement is factual or not, at least it is logically self-consistent.
There is absolutely no problem in directing the trend of public opinion here.
Second, Wang Wen has directly defined the behavior of Jiangxi Jinshi's petition: connecting with each other and forming cliques for personal gain.
Zhu Qiyu could choose to agree with Wang Wen's statement and take the opportunity to force Chen Xun back.
Glancing faintly at Chen Xun who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Qiyu was also very conflicted in his heart: forcing Chen Xun to retreat and supporting Wang Wen to the position of chief minister, his life would be much more comfortable in the future.
But if you really want to do this, it seems too cool. From now on, the sense of security of ministers will be greatly reduced. If you do this kind of thing too much, sooner or later, people will lose their hearts.
"Everyone get up!"
After repeated considerations, Zhu Qiyu decided to lift it up again and put it down gently.
Chen Xun, He Wenyuan and Huang Pu all thanked him and stood up.
Chen Xun and He Wenyuan both broke into cold sweats. From Chen Xun's point of view, he definitely didn't want to become an official, and He Wenyuan certainly didn't want to.
Huang Pu was the emperor's confidant, so it didn't matter, he was just going through the motions.
Just when the atmosphere in the pavilion relaxed slightly, Zhu Qiyu turned to Gao Yao and said: "Ting Jian, I have only been an emperor for more than 20 years, and at most I can only be able to revive the Ming Dynasty.
Decades later, the responsibility of pushing the Ming Dynasty's national power to its peak belongs to young people like you.
My hope for you is to be an unparalleled scholar like Yu Rang, and not to be a traitorous minister like Yang Shiqi.
What did Yang Shiqi say when he persuaded Xuan Temple to give up Jiaozhi? "
Hearing this, Gao Yao quickly bowed and replied: "The treacherous prime ministers Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong said in the Xuan Temple: Your Majesty is caring for the people and serving the people, not for being unknown. The Han Dynasty abandoned Zhuya, and history thought it was a good talk, not to show weakness, and promised it Convenience."
Zhu Qiyu nodded and said to everyone with a look of disdain on his face: "Listen, are these the words of a minister? How can a person be so wicked?
Even the beasts know how to protect their home and territory, but sycophants like Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong are worse than beasts. "
As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the pavilion was completely broken.
A group of important ministers were all talking to each other and discussing.
The emperor hated Sanyang and wished he could eat his flesh raw. This was a fact that all the important ministers already knew.
But today, the emperor spoke so harshly and without leaving any room, which meant that the bloody purge of Sanyang was inevitable.
Yes, it was a bloody purge. Although Sanyang was dead, his relatives were still there and his family property was still there.
Zhu Qiyu would never allow a traitor who was bent on harming the Ming Dynasty to escape unscathed.
Although according to the normal human world, the disaster will not affect the descendants, but it is too weird to be unable to stand up to Sanyang.
Zhu Qiyu's principle is this. If he is sincerely doing good for the Ming Dynasty, but messes up the matter when implementing it, such a minister can be forgiven.
For example, Tianqi's imperial master Sun Chengzong and Chongzhen's most trusted Yang Sichang. These two people are loyal to Ming Dynasty and work sincerely. It's just that they didn't get things done in the end. Just try your best. It's not their fault.
But a weirdo like Sanyang is dedicated to making things worse. They will do whatever they can to harm the Ming Dynasty.
If, like Zhu Qizhen's confidant eunuch Xi Ning, he is a Jurchen and hates the Ming Dynasty, then I can understand what he did.
And people like Sanyang can't find any excuses for them.
The emperor cursed Sanyang in his heart, while the ministers exchanged opinions with each other, nervously weighing whether to refute the emperor.
The emperor has made his point clear. If you don't refute it, it means you have no opinion.
Once your position is determined, you can no longer go back on it. You can't say that you can go home and sleep today, and then stand in front of the emperor tomorrow and shout: I object.
That would be the emperor's entertainment.
If you want to object, object today, or acquiesce completely from now on.
Zhu Qiyu took two sips of tea quietly, and then coughed lightly.
Seeing that the discussion time given by the emperor was up, the pavilion instantly became quiet.
The first thing Zhu Qiyu looked at was Yu Qian, a confidant that Sanyang had worked hard to cultivate.
Yu Qian met the emperor's gaze, nodded slightly, and expressed his acquiescence.
Because Zhu Qiyu also made a compromise and never mentioned Xuanzong's responsibility from beginning to end, leaving Sanyang to take all the blame. Yu Qian didn't want to irritate the emperor any more. It would be disgraceful to push the emperor into a hurry and go directly to business.
After all, on the emperor's side, anyone who has not completely lost his conscience must admit that Xuanzong and Sanyang did indeed do a lot of bad things, countless of them, and each one of them was harmful to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.
A person who can say that Xuanzong is a wise king and Sanyang is a loyal minister must be incredibly thick-skinned.
Zhu Qiyu looked at it again and saw that no one was talking anymore, so he wanted to move on to the next topic.
At this time, Chen Xun suddenly stood up, bowed first, and then replied: "Your Majesty, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong advocated abandoning Jiaozhi out of compassion for the people and saving military expenses.
The two also cited the example of the Han Dynasty abandoning Zhuya to convince Xuanmiao. "
Zhu Qiyu was very puzzled when he heard this. Chen Xun is fine, why are you raising this issue?
If you talk about Han Qizhuya, isn't that just asking for criticism?
The Han Dynasty did abandon Zhuya, which later became Hainan, because it was difficult to rule.
If we dig deeper into this matter, it will soon be extended to Xuanzong and Zhengtong.
Without turning the corner for a moment, Zhu Qiyu turned to look at He Yi.
When He Yi saw the emperor asking him, he looked in the direction of Gao Yao.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Gao Yao, what did He Yi mean? He had learned how to be dumb.
After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Qiyu finally figured it out. Gao Yao had just read through the Jinshi scholars from Jiangxi who had written letters of remonstrance. He Yi was implying that Chen Xun's statement was related to those officials from Jiangxi.
This is correct to think about. Chen Xun is from Ji'an, Jiangxi. If he neither speaks for Jiangxi Jinshi nor defends Jiangxi Prime Minister today, then he will not be able to mix in the circle of officials and gentry in Jiangxi in the future.
Therefore, Chen Xun knew that he would get into trouble with the emperor, so he could only bite the bullet. Just take the punishment. It's better than being yelled at and beaten by fellow Jiangxi fellows.
Understanding the key point of this issue, Zhu Qiyu pretended to be angry and replied to Chen Xun: "Which emperor did the Han abandon Zhuya?"
Chen Xun replied: "Emperor Han Yuan."
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he teased: "It turns out to be Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. Yang Shiqi's thick-skinnedness is really amazing. He is really embarrassed to mention Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty."
What did Ting Jian and Emperor Xiaoxuan say to Emperor Yuan? "
Today, with Zhu Qiyu's special support, Gao Yao got many endorsement opportunities: "Your Majesty, when Emperor Yuan was the crown prince, he advised Emperor Xiaoxuan: 'Your Majesty's punishment is too harsh, it is better to use Confucian scholars.'
When Emperor Xiaoxuan heard this, his expression changed greatly, and he said solemnly: "The Han family has its own system, which is originally based on the overlord's way, but how can it be purely based on moral education and use Zhou Zheng!" Moreover, the vulgar Confucians do not know what is right, what is good is the past but not the present...'
After the prince left, Emperor Xiaoxuan sighed and said: "The prince is the one who messes with my family"! "
Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction, then smiled at Chen Xun and said: "Mr. Chen Ge is a great talent who has won three yuan in a row. Gao Yao just memorized it clearly enough. Do you still need me to explain it to you?"
Chen Xun had already fulfilled his due obligations to the Jiangxi officialdom and no longer persisted. He just bowed and replied: "I am an old minister who is ignorant. Please forgive me."
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Since the crime has been acknowledged, there will be no additional crime. Mr. Chen Ge, you also know what ardent expectations Emperor Taizong had for Xuanmiao back then.
As a result, Sanyang received the kindness of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Renzong. How did they repay Taizong and Renzong?
They are bent on assisting Xuan Miao to become Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. Do you think this is what a minister should do? Is there a problem if I call them beasts? "
Chen Xun just bowed and said nothing.
Zhu Qiyu did not criticize Chen Xun harshly, but asked Yu Qian: "Yu Aiqing, I remember that after the Tumubao Incident, you advocated burning the grain and grass in Tongzhou.
Who was the person you assigned to burn the grain? "
(End of chapter)
