The capital, the court.
Yin Changlong, the censor, went out to impeach Wang Yue, the duke of Dongchangchang, and inspected the seizure of memorials by Sun Xun from thousands of households. He delayed the report and advocated the cancellation of Dongchang and punished Wang Yue, Sun Xun and others.
Zhu Yunwen understood Yin Changlong's mood. He worked hard and stayed up half the night to write the impeachment memorial, but it was thrown into the trash without any sound for half a month. How could he not be angry?
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The target of your impeachment is Dongchang, and you still expect the people of Dongchang to deal with it quickly for you. Isn't it a bit ridiculous? In no time has your own investigation produced results?
If you want to impeach, just impeach. If you talk about abolishing the Dongchang, this is not a slap in the face of the Dongchang. It is a slap in the face of the cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Because of the setup of the Dongchang, these people all nodded and agreed. It's not appropriate for the censor to jump around blindly.
Without the need for cabinet Xie Jin and Zhang Zhen, Lu Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, reprimanded Yin Changlong and said: "How to supervise the operation of the East Factory is taken from the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Sixth Ministry, etc. There is no need for you to come and ask. I hope you are well." Do your duty and don’t look around randomly!”
Yin Changlong was so angry that he could not speak.
Zhu Yunwen didn't care about Yin Changlong, but set his sights on Chen Jizhi, who was out of work.
Chen Jizhi said: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination system is the foundation for the imperial court's selection of scholars. Taizu established the regulations and clarified the rules and regulations. Only then did the "Imperial Examination Formulation" exist. The content of the imperial examination should be based on classics and meanings, and should not be expanded to include hundreds of arts." , It only adds to the suffering of raising children in the world."
Zhu Yunwen frowned.
The purpose of reforming the Imperial College is not to reform itself, but to select talents to serve in the court.
Now that the reform of the Imperial College has been completed, the graduates have also chosen their own direction. While studying the four books, five classics and mathematics as the main subjects, they need to take two to three minor subjects at the same time.
Yang Shiqi and Li Zhigang wrote a letter stating that although the supervisors had adapted to the study methods of main and minor subjects, they lacked initiative in the minor subjects and most of them were dawdling. They proposed that the minor subjects should be included in the imperial examination to encourage people and encourage the supervisors to give up. Positive attitude.
Zhu Yunwen deeply agreed.
There are countless students in the Ming Dynasty. They are not studying for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, nor are they studying to build the Ming Dynasty. Their purpose of studying is not noble, but it is very pure, that is:
Read good books, take the imperial examination, change your status through the imperial examination, and change your life.
The purpose of most scholars is to break away from the original humble life, say goodbye to the bitter and cold days of hanging hair and tying thighs, and becoming a master, possessing status, power, and wealth.
When the imperial court carried out reforms, the supervisors had no objections, but they could ask Confucius to talk about which countries to visit during the business class. When he was sleepy, he asked Zhu Xi if he had found any nuns. He could also sing while reciting the names of Chinese medicines. "Hey, the deer roars, and the grass in the wild eats." How can a group of absent-minded people learn well.
In the final analysis, the reason why supervising students are out of shape is because the main coursework is linked to their future interests, while the secondary coursework has nothing to do with their future interests.
The solution is also very simple, that is, link the minor subjects to the graduation assessment and the imperial examination.
Linked to the graduation assessment, Yang Shiqi is the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, and he can have the final say. With one test paper, whoever passes will be dismissed, it's simple. But if it is linked to the imperial examination, it is not something Yang Shiqi can have the final say on.
Zhu Yunwen approved the memorials of Yang Shiqi and Li Zhigang, but when they arrived at the Ministry of Rites, they encountered fierce opposition, and the wave of opposition spread from the Ministry of Rites to the Manchu Dynasty.
This matter has been unresolved, not because of Zhu Yunwen
It was not because he didn't want to or was lazy in politics, but because the resistance he faced this time was greater than Zhu Yunwen expected.
In Zhu Yunwen's view, setting up "main coursework papers" and "auxiliary coursework papers" in the imperial examinations, introducing a scoring system, and selecting the 300 people with the highest total scores as Jinshi are an appropriate change and are started from above. It is a method of educational reform that urges all provinces, prefectures and counties to imitate the Imperial College and innovate their curriculum.
However, most people in the imperial court opposed the establishment of "main and deputy" coursework volumes, and more than half of the six ministerial books opposed it.
"One Sword Dominates"
Huang Zicheng, the Minister of Hubu, Qitai, the Minister of Personnel, and Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, who Zhu Yunwen relied heavily on, were all opposed to it. Even the cabinet minister Zhang Tuo also opposed it.
For a time, Zhu Yunwen almost became a lonely person.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Chen Jizhi and said with a serious face: "Expanding hundreds of arts will increase the suffering of the world's nobles? But if we don't expand hundreds of arts, we will increase the suffering of the people. Chen Jizhi, tell me, should we let the people suffer?" Is it hard to raise a child, or should we let the people suffer?”
Chen Jizhi shook his head and shouted without giving in: "Your Majesty, it is enough for a person to study the Four Books and Five Classics to rule the country and bring peace to the world. Why add more burdens and distract people's energy? If you do two volumes of 'main and deputy' homework, you will only be able to let the court If you choose poor officials and appoint bad people as officials, the people will suffer!"
"I second the proposal!"
Ke Gei stood up for Wang Tan during the incident.
Zhu Yunwen clenched his fists, suppressed the anger in his heart, and looked away from Chen Jizhi and Wang Tan, looking at Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other officials. Without exception, they remained silent.
Jie Jin lowered his head, wanting to say something, but he didn't dare to stand up, even though he could feel Zhu Yunwen's eyes looking at him.
Zhu Yunwen just smiled coldly and asked Chen Jizhi: "I have my own judgment on whether it is good or not, and the people have their own judgment. You first opposed Baiyi's admission to the Imperial College, but failed, and now you oppose Baiyi's admission to the imperial examination." Haha, Chen Jizhi, you are a well-educated person, do you know when the imperial examination system began?"
"Return to the Emperor, Sui and Tang Dynasties."
Chen Jizhi replied.
Zhu Yunwen asked again: "Tell me, during the Tang Dynasty, what subjects were tested in the imperial examinations?"
Chen Jizhi seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.
"Why, you don't know, or you still don't dare to say?"
Zhu Yunwen asked sharply.
Chen Jizhi looked gloomy and hesitated to speak.
Zhu Yunwen pointed at Wang Tan beside Chen Jizhi and said, "If he doesn't say anything, do you want to say something?"
Wang Tan knelt on the ground, afraid to speak.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the two of them coldly, glanced at Chen Di, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others with sharp eyes, and said: "Don't say yes, don't say, let me tell you! Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the subjects of the imperial examination have been changing. , there is no fixed method! The subjects opened in the Tang Dynasty include Ming Jing, Three Rites, Three Chuan, History, Scholars, Junshi, Jinshi, Ming Fa, Ming Shu, and Ming Suan, Medical Science. Jie Jin, tell me, Tang Dynasty Mingshu, what is the test?"
Xie Jin had no choice but to stand up and said in a deep voice: "Mingsuan, I will take the exams on "Nine Chapters", "Island", "Sunzi", "Five Cao", "Zhang Qiujian", "Xia Houyang", "Zhou Bi", etc."
"Then what's the medical exam?"
Zhu Yunwen asked in a deep voice.
Xie Jin added: "Test the Pulse Department, Acupuncture Department, and Ulcer Department; it includes Materia Medica, Pulse Meridians, Su Questions, Treatise on Febrile Diseases, various classic prescriptions, etc."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, looked at the civil servants of the court, and said angrily: "Ming Guan, can the medical science
Entering the imperial examination has been decided in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Why is it that in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination can only focus on classics and meanings, and other things are rare? "
"When advocating the meaning of the classics, one must also know that the knowledge of the classics is to be used. During the Shenzong period of the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi issued the "New Meanings of the Three Classics" and called "Yi Guanyi", "Book of Songs", "Book of Books", "Zhou Rites" and "Book of Rites" The Analects of Confucius and Mencius are called the Great Classics, followed by Confucius and Mencius. But I still put the meaning of the Classics in the main coursework. Are you still not satisfied? Are you forcing me to abolish the imperial examination?!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was shocked.
Zhu Yunwen stood up and said majestically: "There are many ways to select scholars in the imperial court. If you insist on thinking that the content of the imperial examination cannot be changed and do not allow Baiyi to be completed as a side course, then that is fine. In the future, after the imperial examination is used to select scholars, you can go to The Imperial Academy has studied the minor subjects for three years. If you fail to pass the examination, you will not be allowed to serve as an official in the court. Are you satisfied with this?"
The courtiers looked at Zhu Yunwen leaving and panicked for the first time.
Chen Di, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others looked pale, and cabinet minister Zhang Yan was also a little at a loss. Xu Huizu laughed out loud and said to Song Sheng: "Look, they will only be satisfied if they make the emperor unhappy."
Song Sheng shook his head slightly and said nothing.
I am not Xu Huizu. Xu Huizu can laugh at the civil servants of the dynasty because he is the Duke of Wei and he is highly regarded by the emperor. But Xu Huizu was right, civil servants were indeed not very honest in this matter.
What they opposed was not the reform of the content of the imperial examination, nor the inclusion of various arts in the imperial examination. What they really opposed was only Zhu Yunwen himself.
In the Jianwen New Deal, the civil servants were particularly passive and lacked any leadership, which made them feel deeply uneasy. They were eager to show their strength and status.
Opposition is not an end, but a means.
But the emperor they faced was not a simply benevolent emperor, but a courageous and wise emperor, and an emperor who could control the situation.
The emperor himself is not afraid of ruining the boat. If there is no pot, we can fight. If there is no boat, we can build it. But the officials cannot do it. If there is no pot, then there is really no way to eat. Without the boat, there is no way out.
Song Sheng was just a rough man, and he could see that this was a trick played by civil servants. He didn't believe that Zhu Yunwen couldn't see it.
Returning to the cabinet, Xie Jin looked at the uneasy Zhang Zhen and sighed: "This matter should not have happened. As ministers, we should put state affairs first, not personal gain. Forming a party for personal gain and cooperating with others to strengthen the emperor is not the behavior of loyal ministers." .”
Zhang Yan looked at Xie Jin coldly and said, "Is Xie Ge flaunting himself as a loyal minister?"
Xie Jin sighed: "Mr. Zhang, I don't know what you think and why you are so paranoid. As far as I know, there are no big problems with the new policy at the moment. Isn't it the best result if the people get benefits?"
Zhang Yan sat down, snorted and said: "You don't know that the emperor intends to hold military exercises, right? If we don't unite and show the collective strength of the civil servants, won't the military attachés become bigger in the future? Once they are formed Strength, control of the court, how should the civil servants deal with it?"
"Because of this, you have to oppose everything?"
Jie Jin frowned and asked.
Zhang Yan shook his head, his face became serious, and said: "Xie Jin, you are also a member of the civil service. If the military attache's status is improved, they will definitely find ways to consolidate their status. You are a smart man and you should know how the military attache will win their status. Right? By then, will it really be good for the people?"
