Fair Rewards and Punishments, Intimidating Scholars!
In the hall, dark clouds were pressing down, and the pressure was low.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious.
It emitted a strong killing intent.
The officials were afraid that they would be implicated, so they all lowered their heads to look at the bluestone bricks on the ground.
"Teacher, can you tell what the emperor is angry about?”
Yang Xian stood beside Liu Bowen and asked in a low voice.
"You will know what the emperor is angry about in a moment.”
"Continue watching."
Liu Bowen closed his eyes.
He didn't want to say anymore.
These three baskets of grain involved a lot of things, and someone was probably going to suffer.
However, he did not tell Yang Xian.
Yang Xian was confused.
Lee Shan Chang glanced at Yang Xian who was beside Liu Bowen and narrowed his eyes.
Yang Xian was probably going to be promoted.
He was really lucky.
From what Tidas had said earlier, he had already guessed what was going to happen next.
Yang Xian was the governor of Yangzhou.
That full basket of grain came from Yang Xian's territory.
He had governed Yangzhou so well.
There was a bumper harvest.
He would definitely be rewarded by the emperor.
while others
Someone's head would definitely roll off.
Lee Shan Chang's gaze fell on Tidas.
This kid.
He had some tricks up his sleeve.
However, he was Liu Bowen's man?
Li Shan Zhang was suspicious.
This action gave Yang Xian a boost.
He could not help but suspect that Tidas was Liu Bowen's man.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the head of the table, was furious.
"Doctor Ye."
"Tell me, what do these three baskets of different grains represent?”
"Let this group of people hear it!”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Tidas replied and then continued to explain calmly.
It was as if he did not see Zhu Yuanzhang's rage at all.
"This brat!"
"You have some guts."
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes when he saw this scene.
"These three baskets of rice represent three hearts and three different attitudes of the officialdom.”
"Yangzhou is full of grain, which means that the governor of Yangzhou has a good political achievements. The people live and work in peace and contentment, so there is a bumper harvest.”
"The grain in Taicang is moldy. It means that the prefect of Taicang has neglected his duty and mismanaged the grain. The grain is not well protected from moisture, so it is moldy.”
"As for the dried grains in the military warehouse, which are mixed with chaff and straw, this means that the military warehouse has deducted the army's pay and replaced it with inferior ones.”
"Did you all hear me clearly?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the officials and scholars with a cold gaze.
The officials and scholars trembled and stammered,"
"I, I heard you clearly."
Their necks felt cold, as if a sharp sword was placed on their necks, and the sword would fall in the next moment.
He didn't expect that a court examination would involve so many things.
The scholars looked bitter.
How was this the court examination?
This was simply an execution platform!
If they weren't careful…
They would also be punished.
Mud horse.
What was going on?
Even the court examinations had to be carried out with their heads held high.
He still needed to be afraid.
Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze swept over Yang Xian and the other officials, and his anger rose.
Taicang is the granary of the Ming Dynasty.
How did the official who managed the granary manage it?
dereliction of duty
Or even moldy food?
If there was a drought or a disaster in some places, they would still have to wait for these grains to save them. However, these grains were moldy. How could they be eaten?
There was also the poor quality of the army's pay, mixed with chaff and straw?
Damned horse!
This was military pay.
It was sent to the soldiers at the front line.
If the soldiers at the front line received such rations, would they be able to eat their fill? Would they be disappointed? Could they win the war?
The official in charge of the military warehouse actually dared to secretly deduct food and pay.
He simply deserved to die!
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer cared if it was the court examinations.
His hands were already itching.
He wanted to chop off the heads of these corrupt officials as a warning to others.
It was also a bloody warning to these scholars.
After they became officials, they would not dare to be greedy.
"Your Majesty, didn't you ask me why I used these three baskets of rice for the assessment?”
"Now, I can tell you."
"I used rice to test these scholars. Firstly, I want to see if these scholars are familiar with food. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing to humans.
If these scholars couldn't even tell the quality of the food, how could they be officials and manage the people? Even if the commoners were to pay for the grain and pass it off as good quality, they would not know.”
"At the same time, I also want to see if these scholars understand the sufferings of the people.”
"Now, Your Majesty only needs to look at the answers on the table to know how many scholars understand the sufferings of the people.”
Tidas said.
As soon as these words were said, most of the scholars 'faces turned pale.
Only a few shabbily dressed scholars proudly puffed out their chests.
Liu Bowen sighed in his heart.
This child is resourceful.
It was really amazing.
No wonder the Emperor valued this child and made him the examiner of the court examinations.
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and looked at the answer sheet on the table, his eyes deep.
He quickly flipped through it.
His expression darkened.
The scholars were even more frightened.
In this answer sheet, most of them didn't know the quality of the grain and just randomly praised it. They all said that the grain was good and even praised that the Great Ming Dynasty had a good weather, the country was prosperous and the people were peaceful, and the grain was harvested.
How ironic!
"Eh?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly realized that these answers were divided into several stacks.
There were only a few pages in the stack.
These answers identified three baskets of grain.
The other stack did not have much either.
Although these answers did not identify the three baskets of grain, the article was well done and the writing was also very good.
There was a lot left in the last stack.
They could not identify the three baskets of grain, and their writing was only average.
"In such a short period of time, you actually finished reading the answers and even separated these few stacks.”
"Tidas's marking efficiency is really amazing.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly surprised.
Tidas continued,
"Secondly, this subject also wishes to warn this group of scholars who are about to go to various places to take up their posts. A good official will definitely have a huge impact on a place.”
"Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
"Our Great Ming is based on the common people.”
"I hope they won't ignore the sufferings of the people.”
"To be a good and honest official.”
Zhu Yuanzhang and the officials were enlightened.
Only then did they understand why Tidas used three baskets of grain as the test.
It could be said that he had put in a lot of effort.
I can see the scholar clearly.
The second is to warn scholars.
The imperial examination was the main way to select officials, so they couldn't be careless.
Tidas's actions must have been done after careful consideration. Otherwise, he would not have been able to transfer the grain from these three places in advance.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the calm Tidas below, his eyes deep.
Tidas had already laid the foundation for him.
Now, it was his turn.
He should kill the chicken to warn the monkeys.
He had to intimidate and warn this group of scholars and officials who were about to enter the officialdom so that they would not dare to have any greedy thoughts!
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression darkened decisively, and a cold killing intent enveloped the entire hall.
"Investigate it for us!"
"Investigate properly!"
"If the situation of grain in Taicang, the military warehouse, and Yangzhou is true,"
"If there is a bumper harvest, we will reward you!"
"Bad management of the warehouse, put in jail!”
"Those who are greedy will be killed without mercy!"
All the officials trembled.
The scholars also felt a chill run down their spines.
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