Consequences of the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Examination System, Scholars Forming Cliques!
Zhu Biao frowned.
"Is it really that serious?"
"Shouldn't the people selected by the eight-part essay be good officials with high moral character?”
"Will they be as unbearable as you said?”
"Of course not."
Tidas said with a faint smile.
Before Zhu Biao could heave a sigh of relief, Tidas said,
"They are worse than you think!”
Zhu Biao was dumbfounded.
Tidas sat on a chair and held a cup of tea.
"Do not speculate on the greed and ambition of human nature.”
"I admit that the eight-legged scholar selection may be able to brainwash some honest and loving officials, but Your Highness, what do you think the probability of the eight-legged scholar selection brainwashing such officials is?”
"It's simply negligible."
"It's even less likely than finding a needle in a haystack.”
Zhu Biao had not experienced much in the world, so he did not have much understanding of Tidas's words.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was different.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a humble position.
He had experienced countless things.
He had a lot of insights into Tidas's words.
People were fickle.
One moment, he could still call you brother, but the next moment, he could stab you for power.
Human greed and desire were endless.
It was precisely because of this that he wanted to use the eight-part essay to select scholars, the imperial examination system, and the Four Books and Five Classics to brainwash the scholars of the world, to make them loyal to the monarch and patriotic, to make them honest and honest, and to be good officials.
Let them be good officials.
He told them not to be greedy.
Be a good slave.
At the same time, he also wanted to suppress those who had the intention to rebel.
However, even if Zhu Yuanzhang used the eight-part essay to select scholars, he could not suppress the corruption of officials.
corruption.
Every dynasty had them.
There are also some in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang imposed heavy punishments on corrupt officials, killing one as a warning to the others, and even set strict laws. However, there were still officials who stepped forward one after another.
There were countless corrupt officials.
On the surface, those corrupt officials had disappeared.
Do you think they are gone?
Of course not.
They just kept a low profile and did not show it to the public.
It was difficult to put an end to corruption.
This problem still existed.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to use the eight-legged essay to select scholars, imprison the minds of scholars all over the world, use the Four Books and Five Classics to corrupt them, instill in them the idea of loyalty to the monarch and love for the country, instill in them propriety, righteousness, honesty, shame, honesty, love for the people, and so on.
He also hoped to put an end to official corruption.
However, it failed.
The eight-part essay was useless.
Those officials were still greedy.
The officials who selected scholars from eight-legged schools were also greedy.
"Could it be that it's really as Tidas said, that choosing a person based on eight theories isn't a good plan?”
Zhu Yuanzhang began to reflect.
He reflected on it for less than a second.
He began to defend himself.
"Impossible."
"This is absolutely impossible."
"It's impossible that the eight-part essay selection method that we worked so hard to come up with to control scholars is useless.”
He didn't want to admit that there was a problem with the eight-part essay selection.
The original intention of the eight-part essay selection was to select good officials who were deeply influenced by Confucianism, had noble moral character, and were loyal to the country and the people.
However, Tidas now said that it was useless to select officials based on the eight-legged essay. The officials selected were still greedy and corrupt. This was difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to accept.
However, this was the truth.
The truth in front of Zhu Yuanzhang was that even if he used the eight-part essay to select scholars, it could not restrain the greed and desire of the people.
Big Ming still had the wind of corruption.
Zhu Biao frowned and tightened his grip on the teacup.
"Sir, I can't agree with what you said.”
"Although there are problems with the imperial examination system under the eight-part essay selection system and it can't curb people's hearts, you can't say that scholars who enter the official career under this imperial examination system will destroy our Ming Dynasty.”
"Isn't this a little exaggerated?"
Zhu Biao retorted.
He felt that Tidas's words were indeed a little exaggerated.
A group of scholars destroyed a dynasty through corruption?
How was this possible?
Impossible?
Tidas smiled.
Nothing was absolute.
Anything was possible.
Tidas raised a finger and shook it." Your Highness, the literati in the court are corrupt. Do you think that you can't destroy a dynasty?”
"You're wrong."
"The literati group is corrupt and will inevitably exploit the interests of other classes. They are born into the landlord class and can only oppress the lower class.”
"And who do they want to oppress?"
"Naturally, the commoners at the bottom."
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
"The commoners will rebel if they can't survive.”
"I believe that His Majesty must be deeply moved.”
"The people are rebelling."
"The dynasty is destroyed."
"Isn't this common?"
"There were countless examples of rebellions in the previous dynasty.”
In the history of Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party was a living example.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was solemn.
He was also a peasant uprising.
The officials forced the people to rebel.
The people had no choice but to rebel.
If it was really as Tidas had said, the literati group was corrupt and exploited the people at the bottom. The people might really rebel, and his Great Ming might really be finished.
Zhu Biao also understood this principle, but he still hoped to get lucky.
"The previous dynasties, such as the Great Tang and Great Song.”
"They are also conducting the imperial examinations to select talents.”
"Although it's not a eight-part essay."
"However, those scholars who were selected to enter the official career did not destroy the entire dynasty through corruption.”
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, you must know that the Tang and Song Dynasties are different from our Ming Dynasty.”
Tidas said until his mouth was a little dry.
He picked up the tea beside him and took a few big gulps.
Zhu Biao was a little anxious.
"Different?"
"How is it different?"
"Wait, gulp, gulp, gulp. Let me drink some tea to quench my thirst."
Tidas wiped the tea stains from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and continued,
"Crown Prince, think about it."
"There were aristocratic families in the imperial court during the Tang and Song Dynasties.”
"With this part of the power here."
"Those scholars who passed the imperial examination and entered the imperial court, even if they were to form a group, would their power be greater than those aristocratic families?”
"The scholars of the Tang and Song Dynasties were suppressed by the aristocratic families and could not form a force at all.”
"And these scholars usually join aristocratic families.”
"But Big Ming is different."
"Great Ming doesn't have any aristocratic families."
"The imperial examination system was already very perfect in the Ming Dynasty. There were provincial examinations, general examinations, and court examinations. The general examinations were held once every three years.”
"Under such a system, a serious problem will arise in the Great Ming Dynasty!”
"Questions?"
"What is it?"
Zhu Biao quickly asked.
He didn't understand. The imperial examination system was perfect, but there would still be problems?
This was too ridiculous.
Tidas looked at Zhu Biao as if he was looking at a primary school student and continued to teach,
"Think about it."
"There are no aristocratic families in the Ming Dynasty."
"The imperial examination system is perfect, and scholars are constantly entering the court. What will happen?”
"That is, when countless scholars enter the royal court, without the pressure of other factions, they will form groups of scholars and factions!”
"Then, there was a factional struggle!"
Tidas opened his hand, and it was as if images had appeared behind him.
Scholars passed the imperial examinations and entered the imperial court.
With no one to suppress them, this group of scholars began to form cliques and gradually grew stronger.
It gradually became a major power in the imperial court.
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