In the official room of the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Zhan Hui and Ren Hengtai both fell silent.
Outside the public house, the footsteps of officials from the Ministry of Personnel walking around holding scrolls, memorials, and documents could be clearly heard.
Ru Yu looked at the two of them.
The three of them had been officials in the same dynasty for many years and were very familiar with each other. Although they occasionally had disputes due to different political views, relatively speaking, they were on the same side most of the time.
Zhan Hui and Ren Hengtai, who did not hide anything, could see what they were thinking at a glance.
He chuckled and shook his head helplessly: "It's not easy for the people, it's not easy for the officials. How can anything in the world be so easy..."
After finishing speaking, Ru Rui silently looked at Zhan Hui opposite.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the first among the six ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the leader of civil servants in the world.
Zhan Hui should have said many of the words that followed.
However, Ru Yu didn't see Zhan Hui's intention to speak.
He could only smile bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is not a murderer, but if one day, we... I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be merciful. At that time, how should we deal with ourselves? It is true that every time Brother Gu Yong speaks, he will Are you begging for bones, retiring and returning to your hometown?"
As she spoke, Ru Yu turned her head and looked silently at Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites.
Guyong is the character of Ren Hengtai.
Ren Hengtai shook his head: "I only know that this year was originally supposed to be in the spring, but it is about to start now."
Hearing this, Ru Yu's eyes flashed slightly.
Except for the enke in the 25th year of Hongwu, the first few imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were all held in the spring, which is also why it is called Chunwei.
It stands to reason that this year is the 25th year of Hongwu, and it is the normal three-year Spring Festival since the Spring Festival of the 24th year of Hongwu.
But this year, spring has been postponed until now, when autumn is about to begin.
Spring weather turns into autumn weather.
Zhan Hui reached out and gently knocked on the table in front of him.
Then, under the gaze of Ru Yu and Ren Hengtai, he finally spoke slowly: "It is difficult to be an official. Now Taisun has become a subordinate of the two people of Ming Dynasty. It goes without saying what the future of the court will be like. Needless to say, we must do a good job in each department." Doing your job is the long-term solution.”
"Between the two of them..." Ru Yu sighed.
Outside the sacrificial ceremony and the ancestral temple, the grandson met the king and received the ceremony.
This is to elevate the political status of Taisun beyond that of the clan kings, and completely establish the future political direction of the Ming Dynasty.
Ru Yun was probably more courageous than the others because he was in charge of the Ministry of War. He said quietly: "To put it bluntly, your Majesty and the Crown Prince are both now... My Ming Dynasty is still the same Ming Dynasty..."
"Liangyu be careful!"
Ren Hengtai grabbed Ru Yu's wrist, widened his eyes and warned in a deep voice.
"This is a good thing!" Zhan Hui said with a smile, and then his face gradually became cold: "But it's not a good thing either."
The prince has eleven crowns and coats of arms, and the grandson has eleven crowns and coats of arms.
This has once again reiterated and confirmed the original status of the prince and grandson. The candidates for the next and the next monarch of the Ming Dynasty will not change as long as there are no drastic fluctuations in the general direction. Yes.
This is naturally a good thing for the world, and it is undoubtedly a great good thing for the common people of the country. ….
The country's inheritance is orderly, and there will be no coups caused by the succession of imperial power or other things that would cause turmoil in the world.
The political situation is overly stable and has almost no impact on the people.
This kind of thing has always been the most troublesome thing for kings after they get old in all dynasties.
Even if there are no vicious events such as coups and mutinies, it is not all smooth sailing.
The old stubborn group will be driven out and new ones will take their place.
The change of power will last for several years.
But for people like Zhan Hui and others whose official career has almost come to an end, it is also a bad thing.
The orderly inheritance of the throne will
This means that they will not make any mistakes in this process.
The change of imperial power has nothing to do with them.
Rujun's presumptuous remarks are not wrong.
Even if His Majesty dies today, the Crown Prince will be able to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor tomorrow. No one has any reason to stop or oppose him. Civil servants like them will become transparent people.
No matter which dynasty or generation of imperial power changes, the court does not have to select a few auxiliary ministers.
But that won't happen now.
Because this matter has nothing to do with them.
Even if the prince passed away today, tomorrow the grandson can ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor without any hindrance.
So what use did the Ming Dynasty have for civil servants like them?
What use are they in the court?
Ru Yu snorted: "What does it matter whether it is good or not? Zhang Ergong and others are unable to move at all now. Your Majesty and the Grand Sun want to promote meritorious ministers, and there is nothing to find fault with. You and I can be regarded as Ming Jing So what if you were born in the Eight-guan Imperial Examination?"
"Xing Chen..." Ren Hengtai hummed, "I don't even have an excuse to say that Zhang Ergong and the others are Xing Chen."
Zhan Hui shook his head, replenished tea for the two of them, and then continued: "Wei Fan and others stood up to remonstrate at that time, which shows what the people below are thinking. Right now... we can only stabilize the court, otherwise if something goes wrong It's wrong, I have to carry it."
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Zhan Hui, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Yushi of Zuodu, has been gently turning the cup in his hand, quietly watching the words of the two colleagues in front of him who have known each other for many years.
After Ru Yu finally vented the depression accumulated in her heart.
Zhan Hui smiled slightly, and then laughed out loud.
When Ru Yu looked at him in confusion.
Zhan Hui then said: "Now, I think it is more important to assess the appointment of Jiaozhi Dao officials."
Ru Yu curled her lips: "What's the matter? Jiaozhi Road is a newly conquered area. Everything must be simple, simple..."
Having said this, Ru Yu suddenly closed her mouth and her eyes gradually widened.
Zhan Hui snorted: "In addition to Gao Yangzhi, the number one scholar in the two rankings of Jinshi in the 25th year of Hongwu, there are also some remaining Xinxue Jinshi who directly took office. Others include Juren who were recruited to go south. , there must be an additional assessment before selecting officials and taking office."
Ren Hengtai patted Ru Yun on the shoulder and whispered: "I have personally watched this matter. I chose Jiaozhi Road to punish me as an inspector, and take the Ming Dynasty law test. I also took the exam of arithmetic, agriculture, etc. as the chief envoy." The Qinghua Metropolitan Governor's Office and the Jiaozhi Daodu Commandery Envoy will conduct military tests."
Ru Yu's eyes shrank involuntarily.
Zhan Hui looked at him with a smile and said quietly: "Now you understand why I said this. The two-ranked imperial examination is no longer the way for scholars in our dynasty to reach the sky and enter the officialdom in one step.
Jiaozhi Road is a newly conquered area, and everything is based on stabilizing the situation. But even so, when Taisun was in charge of Jiaozhi, he still had to add this official selection and assessment system, which is evident.
Now that the grandson has returned to the capital, he has been crowned with ten crowns and dressed in military uniforms. Under the influence of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, Liangyu wonders whether the grandson will bring what Jiaozhidao did back to the Central Plains? "
Ru Yu's face gradually turned pale, and after a long time, her throat twitched a few times.
"Is there no other way?"…
At this moment, the minister in charge of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty felt powerless all over his body.
Not for yourself.
Just for the future of civil servants in this world.
Zhan Hui looked sideways at Ru Yu: "There is a way, do you dare? Are you willing?"
Ru Yu shook her head.
There are many ways, but he neither dares nor is willing.
"Just wait, wait for the day to come, wait for what the future will be like."
Zhan Huiyou spoke quietly, reached out to pick up the tea lid, and covered the tea cup in front of him.
Ren Hengtai took a look, stood up, and pulled Ru Yu.
"Brother Zishan, the two of us take our leave."
Zishan is Zhan Hui's word.
Zhan Hui nodded silently.
Watching Ru Yu and Ren Hengtai leave, their eyes flickered momentarily.
No one knows what tomorrow will be like, or whether the day they envisioned will come.
However, the conflict between civil servants and imperial power has clearly emerged.
When will there be a complete breakup?
Even Zhan Hui, who has been in charge of the civil service for many years and can be called a heavenly official, would not have thought of this.
…………
"The honeymoon period is over."
In the small study room of the East Palace, Zhu Yunxi said silently. Then he looked up at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing in front of him.
Today, the small study room in the East Palace has basically become a gathering place for the three of them.
However, after the wedding on August 15th, this gathering place will be replaced by Taisun's Mansion outside Xi'an Gate and next to Qingxi Jiuqu.
There were no classes in the main hall today, so it was rare for Zhu Shangbing to come over. At this time, he kept turning his head to find the good things in the small study room and bring them back later.
Zhu Gaochi also looked around and said: "When the Ministry of Industry built Taisun's Mansion, did they build such a small study? It would be best not only to have a fire wall, but also a fire channel, otherwise when winter comes this year, But you can’t treat others well.”
Listening to Xiaopang's words, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Once I mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, and wanted to get him into the court, but this guy deliberately avoided these things.
With a slight cough, Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice: "Don't pretend you don't understand."
Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "I really don't understand, what is the honeymoon period you are talking about? I looked back on ancient books, and no book mentioned what month the honeymoon is. Yes. Is it March or April, when the flowers bloom?"
Zhu Yunxi sighed: "I'm afraid the harmony between us and the civil servants is coming to an end."
"We?" Zhu Gaochi frowned and was silent for a moment before continuing: "Pan Geng moved to Yin, Guan Zhong sought Qi, Li Kui's reform, Shang Yang's reform, Hanwu's reform, Wang Mang's reform, Western Wei's reform, Kaiyuan's reform, Qingli's New Deal , Yuanfeng's restructuring, Xining's New Deal.
Over the past millennium, the reforms and reforms in the Central Plains have not been fully described. It is so vast that it can be seen that there is a time for harmony? Can reform and restructuring lead to peace in all directions? Looking at the past and present, nothing has gone smoothly. Today, why would my great-grandson be troubled by such a natural thing? "
Zhu Yunxi said quietly: "Everything that revolutionizes is bound to cause turmoil. In the past two years, I just moved here and there, with my grandpa pressing me down, so it seemed calm..."
But what about the future? There is no room for negotiation on innovation. Will Zhan Hui and the others still support it as always? If the imperial court cannot unify the ideas of innovation, what will happen to the world? In the end, it was the people who experienced the turmoil in the government. "
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered.
In fact, when he mentioned the common people at this time, it was just an excuse.
The real reason is that the turmoil in the government will delay all of his plans. Once the court is unstable, no one will have the energy to focus on other places.
The complicated and chaotic situation in the court will attract everyone's attention, and they can only be tired of dealing with the endless political struggles that arise one after another.
That’s when the real disaster will come.
Zhu Gaochi snorted and stared at Zhu Yunxi faintly: "At this time, Brother Xi still has such a compassionate heart? The matter of Zhang Ergong and other craftsmen and officials is just an introduction. You, me and them all feel that It’s clear that the official selection and evaluation system on Jiaozhi Road is the point of conflict.”
Zhu Yunxi nodded silently.
He also knows that the official selection system is the real root cause.
No matter what kind of innovation it is, in Zhu Yunxi's view, it is a new interest group competing for the power held by the old interest group.
It can also be said that these are internal battles.
No one is spared from the changes in the elective officer system.
The system of promoting filial piety and honesty laid the foundation for the emergence of powerful families in the world, and created the emergence of the family of Yuan Benchu, the fourth and third prince of the former Han Dynasty. The subsequent nine-level Zhongzheng system further consolidated the interests of the clans and gave birth to the century-old storm of the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
Therefore, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, imperial examinations were vigorously pursued, and the battles between imperial power and clans in the court continued.
Finally, the official selection system with the imperial examination as its core was completely victorious in the former Song Dynasty. The ancient phrase "family clan" completely disappeared in the Central Plains, and the scholar-bureaucrat class emerged. In today's Ming Dynasty, the gentry and landlord class, with the scholar-bureaucrat class as the core, and the emperor jointly control the world.
The emperor was the largest landowner in the Central Plains, and the scholar-bureaucrats and gentry landlords were the small landowners and tenants of the big landowners.
Now, the official selection and assessment system he implemented in Jiaozhi Road has directly impacted the official selection system with Confucian imperial examination as its core, and will also impact the interests of people in the entire system.
Jiaozhi Dao's official selection and assessment system and the reasons why Zhang Ergong and others were promoted as white-bodied craftsmen were the breaking point.
From then on, anyone in the world can be an official as long as they have skills, and they can be an official as long as they can pass the examination. So what about the Confucian imperial examination?
Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice: "In fact, they have a choice, but they may not be willing to change their thinking that has been accumulated for hundreds of years."
Zhu Gaochi showed a hint of curiosity and confusion.
In his opinion, this is a non-negotiable matter. How come Brother Hei has a choice?
"Actually, I didn't push everything,
The intention and courage to light a fire on the stove to make food is what will lead to chaos in the world. Zhu Yunxi's eyes flashed: "The imperial examination is still the basis for selecting officials in the Ming Dynasty, but it is no longer an exhaustive list of sages and sages. Compared with the people of the world, they have a natural advantage. So, why do they not have the opportunity to choose?" "
The imperial examination system did hinder Zhu Yunxi's political reform plan to a certain extent.
But it is obviously unrealistic to completely deny it now.
His initial hope was to change the officialdom, which was dominated by Confucian sages and sages, and to have more technical officials who could benefit the people and promote the development of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes and said softly: "So, what are you going to do next?"
"What are you going to do?" Zhu Yunxi muttered, then turned his eyes to Zhu Shangbing, who was still looking at the small study room to see if there was anything good, and then shouted loudly: "Brother Bing, you have been practicing a lot lately, and it will be up to you to take care of things later. !」
Zhu Shangbing trembled with guilty conscience, out of breath, his heart beating wildly, and turned to glare at Zhu Yunxi with a face full of grief and anger.
"I'm practicing, I'm practicing." Then he changed his gaze: "What am I resisting?"
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