"Imperial Grandfather, he's impudent!"
At this moment.
Zhu Yunwen stood up angrily. Those words were obviously directed at him.
They even wanted to reduce the number of civil servants?
In the court, wasn't the situation of the civil officials uncomfortable?
Royal Grandfather fought to make the world.
Thus, his father's entourage consisted of Huaixi nobles, and the many dukes in the court were his old brothers.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, there were four prime ministers.
Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Xu Da, Wang Guangyang!
Among these four people, the first three were from Huaixi.
Among them, Xu Da was the founding general, so he had also served as the Right Prime Minister in the beginning.
As for Wang Guangyang.
He could only be considered a civil official in Jiangsu.
The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty had never had the "upper hand" before!
He still agreed with what this person had said about cutting off the vassals.
However, he would find compensation from the civil officials.
It was obvious that they were targeting him!
How could he acknowledge it?
Not to mention, don't think that you don't know what he's thinking.
It was for the "Blue Jade Case!"
Dream on!
The Blue Jade Case was closely related to him.
If Imperial Grandfather really wanted to pardon Blue Jade and the others.
There was only one possibility.
Just like his short-lived brother, Zhu Yunhao had also died suddenly!
No!
He also wanted to imprison the King of Shu and all the princes who were related to Lan Yu and the other Huaixi nobles.
Even if he released Lan Yu, he still wanted to imprison them.
After being imprisoned for a long time, it was not enough.
Lan Yu, Chang Sen, Chang Sheng, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Wang Bi, there were too many of them. Even those noble passes couldn't hold them all.
And their relatives, subordinates, confidants, if they were really united, it could almost cause a huge earthquake in the Ming Dynasty!
The entire Da Ming…
Only Imperial Grandfather could suppress them.
The only way to stop them was to kill them!
So...
The conflict had returned to its original spot!
As long as he was the grand grandson, as long as Imperial Grandfather decided that he was the future Emperor of Great Ming.
Imperial Grandfather would never sit idly by and watch his great-grandson be 'replaced' by someone else in the future!
Thus, Blue Jade and the others would definitely die!
Thinking of this…
Zhu Yunwen secretly relaxed.
But at the same time.
He couldn't help but feel even angrier.
These officials should hurry up and come out to refute his stupid idea!
……
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say anything. He just continued to listen.
Right now!
He had to admit that this was just the son of a centurion from a remote street.
Indeed, he had an inhuman view!
As a result, in his heart, he only followed the other party's thoughts and thought a little.
He only felt that…
It had already turned the world upside down!
……
In the main hall.
"Su Huai!" Huang Zicheng and the other Hanlin scholars were getting more and more impatient.
"The Book of Reckoning Injustice is your words that offended your superiors, not the golden rule that you are holding here to answer us.”
"This seat full of Hanlin civil officials is already tolerant enough for you!”
"Great Ming is not strong in culture or weak in martial arts. Everyone is Great Ming's subject!”
Su Huai directly ignored this person's words.
Since he wanted to say it, he had to take this opportunity to say it all.
The officer who had been interrogated last night, as well as the case information recorded today.
Presumably, they would all be delivered to that Emperor.
He had combined the character template of " Zhang Juzheng " and the historical perspective of hundreds of years later.
It was said that he was criticizing the current abuses of the Ming Dynasty and overthrowing some existing inherent rules.
Isn't that easy?
Thinking of this…
"Big Ming is not strong in literature and weak in martial arts now," Su Huai immediately said.”
"However, with the imperial examinations held every three years, the talents of the country continued to pour in!”
"Sooner or later, this Great Ming's court will also be occupied by civil officials!”
"The civil servants have an endless supply of reserves!”
"In comparison, generals can only gain experience or build military merits on the battlefield.”
"But how can military merits be established so easily?”
"In the long run, the disparity in talent between civil officials and generals will completely become Great Ming's fatal weakness!”
"The more you value the imperial examinations, the easier it is to enter this dead end.”
"In the future, the future of Great Ming will definitely be like the previous Song Dynasty.”
"Civil officials occupy the absolute dominant position.”
Su Huai slowly paused.
"Just as I said before."
"The current Great Ming is divided into the royal family, the noble generals, and the civil officials!”
"In addition, His Majesty is the founder of the country.”
"Therefore, the matters of the country are all in the hands of the imperial power.”
"His Majesty abolished the prime minister system because he saw the principle of the prime minister monopolizing power and dividing the imperial power.”
It gave everyone time to think.
Su Huai then pointed at the Book of Remembrance and said,"If His Majesty really wants to execute Lan Yu, then I will not let you go.”
"That means that the noble generals are weak!”
"Only the royal family of the vassal kings and the civil officials are left.”
" And when the vassal was cut…"
"The entire Great Ming will only be left with civil officials!”
"Let me ask you, sirs, how can you say that Great Ming will not become Great Song under the dominance of civil officials?”
"When the time comes…"
"His Majesty has been thinking of deposing the prime minister, removing the nobility, and protecting the imperial power.”
"In the end, it's the snipe and clam who are fighting and the fisherman benefits!”
"In the future, the civil officials will have more power.”
"In addition, the education that the current emperor receives is also the education of the Confucians, taught by the great scholars of the Imperial Academy.”
"One day…"
"The power of a subject will definitely be greater than the imperial power!"
As soon as he said this.
Including Zhan Hui, all the civil officials 'expressions changed.
"Sensational, nonsense!"
In the inner hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was solemn.
These words were not impossible!
Within the civil service system, there was an endless stream of imperial examinations.
As for generals, they could only rely on their experience and killing enemies on the battlefield.
In the long run, it was inevitable that they would be strong in literature and weak in martial arts.
He could not help but nod in his heart.
However, he heard…
Su Huai's voice continued.
Under Zhang Juzheng's vision.
In the eyes of others, it was a mess.
He could easily tear it apart…
This state was extremely mystical.
"Sirs, you know better than I do whether I am speaking nonsense or not.”
"Martial arts and civil arts are naturally different!"
"Wen Lord is inside, Wu Lord is outside…"
"Civil officials are conservative, generals are pioneering!"
"This is the reason why the Great Han Dynasty expanded its territory and dominated the outer realms, but died in internal strife.”
"This is also why the Great Song has millions of soldiers and wealth, but can only hide like a turtle and be destroyed by outsiders!”
"A strong martial artist can't be weak."
"I can't be strong in literature or weak in martial arts."
"Imperial examinations!"
"Reading the books of sages…"
"You can't choose a glorious era, you can't read a domineering spring and autumn!”
"So…"
Su Huai paused for a moment, then said firmly.
"I will use the imperial clan to balance the court."
"Lead the children of the vassal kings into the imperial examinations!"
"Let the disciples of the imperial clan enter the martial arts sect!"
……
"Lead the children of the vassal kings into the imperial examinations!"
"Let the disciples of the imperial clan enter the martial arts sect!"
At the same time.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up.
He stood up excitedly.
He murmured again,"
"Cut the vassals! Cut off the vassals!"
"There are gains and losses!"
"Lead…into the imperial examinations and send them to the martial arts school?”
Zhu Yunwen's expression changed.
The meaning of these words was self-evident.
The imperial examination was to become an official.
The Martial Sect, on the other hand, was a place where one joined the army and became a general!
"Imperial Grandfather. No!"
After he reacted.
Zhu Yunwen quickly advised,"The royal family of a vassal king is a noble relative of the country. How can you snatch the position of a scholar and enter the court as an official?"”
"When a vassal king is free, he has guards.”
"If we let them join the army and become generals, wouldn't they be in control of Great Ming's army from top to bottom?”
"It's not good for the country!"
As soon as he said this.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ponder.
However…
While they were discussing, there were already officials in the main hall who used this reason as a rebuttal.
But Su Huai's reply was even faster!
"Since the vassal state has been cut, the annual salary has also been reduced.”
"The children of the vassal kings naturally have a way to stand out.”
"Otherwise, how could the vassals tolerate it?"
"Imperial examinations…are the imperial examinations of the world!”
"It's not the imperial examination of the gentry and aristocrats."
"Everyone can participate!"
"Moreover, the descendants of the various vassal states have inherited their bloodline from the Ming royal family.”
"Other than the eldest son of the king who inherited the title, as long as the rest of the collateral relatives enter the imperial court through the imperial examination, they will naturally stand on the side of the imperial family!”
"As for snatching the position of a scholar?"
"Humph!"
" During the imperial examinations, the scholars of the Imperial Academy and the children of the various vassals will supervise each other. Under a fair assessment, they will speak based on their strength..."
At this point.
Su Huai sneered.
"Ever since the imperial examinations, the gentry and aristocrats have controlled the educational resources and used the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism as their blueprint.”
"You can only choose one of the questions.”
"The children of the gentry, especially in the southeastern region, have many great scholars and abundant educational resources!”
"That's why there was the case of the Northern and Southern Roll at the beginning of the founding of the country!”
"Is it because the students from the northwest really can't pass the test of the southeastern clan?”
"I don't think so!"
"The current Four Books and Five Classics have been selected for annotation: They are all annotations of Cheng and Zhu's Confucianism."
"Most of the officials of the Ministry of Rites in the country are also from the southeast. What they learn is basically similar or even the same annotation.”
" As for the northern students…"
"Other than the fact that the north and south have been separated for too long since the Northern Song Dynasty, most of what I have learned is the ancient version or even the annotations of other versions.”
"The annotations, examination questions, marking, and approval are all in the hands of the examiners in the southeast.”
"How can the north beat the south?"
"Humble families and even commoners, how can they defeat the gentry?”
When Zhu Huai said this, he continued,
"For example, my lords…"
"Among the ministers present, is there anyone who was tested from the common people?”
As soon as he said this.
The faces of the officials turned ashen.
However, no one came out.
Ruyan wanted to come out, but after thinking about it, she realized that she was already the Minister of War. Although her family was not a gentry, they could still be considered a poor family that could study and have the resources to find a corresponding scholar to study.
He didn't move…
"Is there anyone from a poor family who passed the imperial examination or even the imperial examination because their family still had resources?”
At the beginning of Hongwu's founding.
The threshold for selecting talents was very low.
Even a scholar could serve as a magistrate in one place.
There were many high officials in the imperial court, even those who were Juren.
Of course, in the past few years, the shortage of talents had been decreasing, and most of them were scholars.
As soon as he said this, four or five officials moved.
Only then did Su Huai continue,
"You see…the commoners have never complained about the huge gap between the gentry and the noble families.”
"A son from a vassal state entered the imperial examination, and you're afraid?”
"Isn't this ridiculous?"
Su Huai's mocking smile deeply hurt everyone.
"Su Huai!"
Huang Zicheng clenched his teeth.”
"Then what about the descendants of the various vassals entering the martial arts school?"
"The vassals have the right to lead troops…"
He wanted to continue.
However, Su Huai had already interrupted him.
"This Martial Sect is not that Martial Sect!"
"In the Ming Dynasty, there are private schools, academies, and even the Imperial College.”
"What I learned was the so-called Sage's knowledge, and what I read was the so-called Hundred Schools of Explanation.”
"Morality, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are not lacking.”
" However, the officials who were taught in the end were full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality, but they were plundering the people's wealth in their hands…"
"Even if there are honest and upright officials, they are only a minority. Sooner or later, they will be drowned in the sea of officials!”
"Either as an accomplice, or to hate for life!”
When he said this.
Su Huai and Hai Rui even had a strong resonance.
Hai Rui's template that had not been touched for a long time.
Unexpectedly, a message appeared: Hai Rui compatibility: 73%
Su Huai didn't mind.
Instead, he calmed himself down.
At the same time as he said this.
Suddenly!
His voice rose slightly, and a familiar scene appeared again.
"In comparison."
"However, there are no schools that select generals.”
"You have to know that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was a martial arts examination!”
"Even during the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's martial arts examination was improved.”
"However, His Majesty saw that the military examination was a disaster caused by the chaos of power among generals, so he directly made it a nominal one!”
"As for the martial arts sect I'm talking about!"
" Let the real generals and the old generals return to the court…"
"Create a new system for selecting generals.”
"Build a martial arts academy!"
"All the sons of local generals and nobles must first enter the academy to study before taking up their posts.”
"The students of the Institute of Martial Arts learn and use everything they learn.”
"You must enter the court as an official and participate in military affairs. You must also enter the army to gain experience!”
"From now on, the civil officials will no longer be the only ones in the Imperial Court.”
"Generals, civil officials, and descendants of noble families!”
"Another trinity."
"In the court, we supervise and support each other!”
"Don't worry about any one side dominating.”
Just as Su Huai said this…
It was visible.
Most of Han Lin's scholars were staring at him with their eyes wide open.
"Foolish opinion!"
"It's fine if you take the imperial examination, but why enter the martial arts school?”
"Since ancient times, the Book of Sages has been a way to govern the world and help the people. The abuse of martial force is the root of bringing disaster to the country and the people!”
"Besides…"
"My Great Ming Army has been passed down from generation to generation. Why do we need a general assessment? What martial arts sect?"
At this moment.
The resentment of the civil officials towards him.
Su Huai smiled coldly.
He might as well continue to play big!
"This is the problem I want to talk about!”
"It is also the fault of the system that His Majesty has set up!”
"So much so that…the entire selection system of the country looks like a broken pot!”
"It's fine if you don't move."
"If you move, the frogs will scream!"
The ministers were furious, and there were even some whose eyes flashed with a fierce light. It was obvious that they hated him to the bone!
In the inner hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression froze slightly.
Zhu Yunwen was stunned.
Again?
The voice was so loud that the entire Imperial Censorate could hear it.
"Using this to resolve the problems of the royal family and the power of the civil officials.”
"I will point out the two mistakes of His Majesty's national policy according to the 'Book of Remuneration'!”
"Otherwise, the division of power between the royal family and the civil officials wouldn't be able to continue…"
"First, the policy of the four people!"
"Second, the imperial examination!"
"His Majesty treats the people of the world as his personal belongings!”
"They belong to different categories.”
"It's different from the traditional four people policy!”
"Instead, they treat everyone in the world as goods and classify them.”
" Military households, farmers, kitchen households, craftsmen…"
"There's also a merchant who has been disliked since ancient times and has been banished to a lowly status by His Majesty!”
"These five households…"
"It's easier to manage if it's said clearly. It can let the commoners do their jobs according to their own ways. Yes, the Great Ming Dynasty is stable and orderly!”
"But in the end, the people of the world are all suffering from this strategy!”
As soon as he finished speaking.
Zhu Yunwen gritted her teeth in anger.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the inner hall, was even more furious.
"Is this our fault?"
"What does he know!"
……
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