Although the ranking in the palace examination was decided by the emperor, Zhu Yijun's decision still caused an uproar in the palace. Guo Pu actually knew that the article must have been written by Gao Pingshi after reading the article just now, although as a rule he could not dismantle it before submitting it to the emperor. Seal, but there are no official transcribers in this palace examination. In other words, the articles submitted are all the candidates' ink scrolls, and only the names and other information are sealed separately.
Gao Jingshi is his student. How could he not recognize Gao Jingshi's calligraphy? And he is basically sure that the emperor also knows Gao Jingshi's handwriting. Otherwise, the emperor only took a look at the ink scroll when he got it. Why is there such a thing? A "raised brow" look
But even if this paper is highly pragmatic, Guo Pu must stand up and oppose Zhu Yijun directly selecting him as the number one pick.
At this time, His Majesty Dan was in an uproar, and Guo Pu quickly came out to report, "Old minister, I have something to report."
Zhu Yijun had already written the six words "No. 1, A, No. 1" at this time. When he saw Guo Pu coming out, he still nodded, "If Yuan Fu has anything to say, please tell me."
Guo Pu's face was solemn, he raised the phoenix board with both hands, and said loudly, "The old minister expressed his appreciation for this article just now, but the old minister objected that the emperor would decide the ranking of this volume at this time."
Zhu Yijun frowned slightly and asked "Why?"
"Your Majesty, there are a total of 303 tribute students who came to the palace to take the examination today. The first batch of people who submitted their papers just now was only sixty, and the ministers have already reviewed less than thirty, and the Emperor personally read only this paper. So. It was decided that the number one candidate in this list was extremely unfair to the remaining 302 candidates. Therefore, I asked the emperor to take back his order, read other articles, and compared them in detail before making a judgment. I think it will be more fair."
Generally speaking, Zhu Yijun still respects Guo Pu, the only remaining minister who cares about life, and has never directly opposed his opinions at least in terms of face, but today it seems that he is going to indulge in foreign affairs.
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment, then stood up and said, "On this volume, I have written imperial inscriptions."
As soon as the emperor said this, there was another uproar in the palace.
Because the lethality of this sentence is really quite big. As we all know, "The emperor has no joke." The emperor follows his words, and his words must be fulfilled, not to mention that they have been written down.
However, the most lethal thing is not that the "No. 1, No. 1" on the paper cannot be changed, but the emperor's attitude. This is definitely not the style and temper of the late emperor Mu Zong, but the style of Emperor Shizong Jiajing
That's what I'm going to do, what do you do with me?
Anyone who started serving as an official during the Sejong Dynasty would not be shocked after hearing this sentence. After all, no one wants to live in fear and worry every day, racking their brains to figure out what the emperor is thinking. Beaten to death with a rod, that is not a life for humans to live.
However, Zhu Yijun was not as tough as his grandfather after all. Seeing that the situation was a little out of control, he felt a little nervous and added, "The selection of talents for the imperial examination is only done at the discretion of the emperor. Every word in this article is not easy to read, and everything is in line with my wishes. Why can't I be the number one scholar?" However, you can still continue to read the scroll. If there is a better article than this one, I will consider it again."
Guo Pu secretly thought, "Oh no, if the emperor persists to the end and doesn't care about the opinions of the ministers, then that's it. After all, the employment of people is indeed a matter decided by the emperor." But now the emperor has made another opening, which shows that his will is still not as firm as that of his ancestor, Emperor Shizong. I am afraid that not only will the ministers not appreciate his kindness, but they will think that they should take this opportunity to put this kind of "deep affection for Shizong" "Nip the signs of this in the bud, lest he become like Emperor Sejong who regarded the civil and military affairs of the dynasty as trivial, refusing to listen to advice and going his own way.
But this is where Guo Pu is in trouble. Although the consistent purpose of the "Gao Dang" is to govern the world's affairs with the help of the divine will, after all, the members of the Gao Dang are still civil servants. Guo Pu is certainly the leader of the Gao Dang now. But he is also a civil servant and must consider the interests of civil servants. If the emperor is really like Sejong in the future, it will hardly be a good thing for Gao Dang.
After such hesitation, he failed to immediately stand up and express his agreement.
But his attitude undoubtedly inspired others, thinking that this was Yuan Fu's hint that the country's system could not be taken lightly, and that he must fight back against the emperor's attitude of ignoring hundreds of officials.
So someone immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the selection of talents for the country is of course the responsibility of the emperor, but it is also the responsibility of the world. What's more, the country has its own ancestral codes, and the holy ancestors and gods are still in the world. How could it be that it was formulated like this at that time? Now the emperor can see a leaf without seeing it, and he can peek at a spot and think he has seen the whole leopard. I think this is unacceptable, please think again."
Zhu Yijun was secretly annoyed, but he was also afraid that if he insisted on going his own way, he would be sued by his mother for tampering with the ancestral system. Although the queen mother rarely interferes in political affairs, she is more protective of the ancestral system. If this happens, she will be punished by the queen mother.
After the official finished speaking, everyone saw that the emperor did not immediately refute, and they immediately became energetic. Another person stood up and said, "Your Majesty, how can the regulations of the country be changed without authorization? Please think again, Your Majesty."
"Not only should we not easily decide who will be the number one scholar, but this article has just caused controversy. Doesn't the emperor understand that listening to both will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to darkness? I ask the emperor to take back the order and make an exception for deposing this article that only seeks wealth and competes with the people. fall"
"Nonsense, this palace is trying to discuss strategies. All participants are pillars of our Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether the strategies proposed are feasible or not, they are all strategies for the country. Besides, you just said that listening to both sides will make you enlightened, and listening to one side will make you dark. Why do you have different political opinions from others? He will be deposed at every turn."
"Yes, since Zhang Yuan in the Northern Song Dynasty, there has never been anyone who was deposed in the imperial examination. What are your intentions in raising this issue?"
This time it was good, it turned into a quarrel, and the quarrel broke out over an old case in the Northern Song Dynasty where they were exempted from the imperial examination and dismissed.
In the early Song Dynasty, there was an examinee named Zhang Yuan. This person was quite unlucky and was eliminated from the palace examination many times. So the angry Zhang Yuan and his friend surnamed Hu rushed to the border. They hired a few people to drag a large stone slab in front of them. On the stone slab were engraved poems about two people lamenting the lack of talent. The two of them followed behind. , chanting poems and crying, hoping to attract the attention of the border commander.
The border commander actually met them and led them into the big tent to chat for a while. Perhaps he felt that the conversation was not a good idea, so he sent the two people back. After returning to his hometown, Zhang Yuan was beaten up by the local magistrate for unknown reasons. This insult made him determined to defect to Xixia.
Before leaving, he passed by Xiang Yu's temple. "He emptied his bag to sell wine, drank to Yu Ji, poured wine into clay statues, and sang about Emperor Qin's ignorant grass and Liu Xiang's annexation. He sang lamentations for days, and fled in great sorrow." Zhang Yuan rebelled against Song and defected to Xia.
However, in fact, Zhang Yuan was a very outstanding talent. His defection caused great losses to the Song Dynasty, which caused the Song Dynasty to repeatedly fail in the war against Xixia.
After this incident, the ministers of the Song Dynasty discussed the pros and cons of elimination in the palace examination. The ministers attributed the problem to the elimination system of the palace examination. Historical records record, "So the officials suggested that the blame should be placed on the palace examination. Neither the Jinshi nor those who took the palace examination should be deposed. This is a rebellious scholar, which will bring endless benefits to future generations of scholars in the world."
Zhu Yijun didn't expect that the debate over this matter would go off topic. He was extremely annoyed and his complexion became worse and worse.
Guo Pu glanced at Shen Shixing, and Shen Shixing sighed softly and said, "It's true that he was deposed. However, it is indeed inappropriate for the emperor to single out the number one scholar without looking at his papers. It's just that"
He sighed, "Now that the emperor's approval has been issued, any further changes would be detrimental to the emperor's authority. I think the number one candidate is worthy, but the emperor should do some self-examination to avoid today's unnecessary dispute."
Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly, "Old Shenge, this is a mature suggestion for the country, and I highly appreciate it. You can review the reading volume again, and I will review it carefully to show fairness."
Guo Pu didn't say a word, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
