Daming: I have a showdown, my father-in-law is the emperor

Chapter 172 The Dust Settles
As for what Zhou Yafu said about subverting the imperial examination system.

In the eyes of the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, this is completely nonsense, so naturally he will not believe his nonsense.

and.

Just when Zhou Yafu finished saying that the National Teacher intended to subvert the imperial examination system.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment secretly took a look at the national teacher, and saw that the national teacher's face was calm, and there was nothing unusual about it.

This time.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice was even more certain that what Zhou Yafu said was groundless.

otherwise.

It is impossible for the national teacher to have no waves on his face.

But what Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment didn't know was that although Chen Fan's face was calm, his heart was in a state of chaos.

Chen Fan was really surprised that someone could see his layout.

He developed science education in Daming, declaring to the outside world that it was to cultivate subordinate talents in the new era.

He didn't tell anyone about his real purpose, not even Chongzhen.

Someone actually speculated based on clues that he wanted to reform the imperial examination system of Ming Dynasty.

No matter whether he really saw it or hit it right, it showed that Zhou Shilang was not ordinary.

It was also the first time Chen Fan realized that Daming still has capable people.

These ancients are just inferior to him in knowledge, in terms of intelligence, even Chen Fan can't catch up with them.

They, the ministers of the imperial court, studied hard for ten years and passed five levels and killed six generals to reach their current high position. It can be said that they are a group of people with the highest wisdom and business intelligence.

Chen Fan underestimated them before.

It seems that in the future, I can't look down on them just because I have three or four hundred years more knowledge than them.

thought here.

Chen Fan was a little worried, wondering if anyone else saw his purpose.

Especially the literati group on the Jiangnan side.

Chen Fan heard that most of the south was eroded by the Donglin Party members, and there was even a saying of the Tu Emperor.

Rumor has it that in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial decree of the emperor is not as important as the words of the leader of the Donglin party.

Chen Fan only heard about it, and he didn't know if it was true.

But Chen Fan can see from this how far cliques have become in Jiangnan.

The situation in the capital is much better, and thanks to Chongzhen's last house raid, all those corrupt Donglin party members were cleaned up.

However, the political arena in the south of the Yangtze River has always been a factor of instability in Ming Dynasty, and even Chongzhen may not be able to fight against them.

Chen Fan now just wants to develop his own strength silently, and doesn't want to collide with Jiangnan.

The main reason is that Chen Fan has no one available under his command right now, so he can only wait for those students to graduate.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan looked at Zhou Yafu with an inexplicable expression.

This ordinary bad old man didn't expect to have two brushes.

Chen Fan felt a little emotional. If he hadn't planned to murder him, Chen Fan would have really wanted to let him go.

after all.

There are not many smart people in Daming, and every death is one less.

They are the most precious talents in this era of Ming Dynasty.

But there is no way, this week the minister is planning to kill him and go against him.

Chen Fan definitely couldn't forgive him.

Otherwise, if other people see Chen Fan as a bully and come to make trouble, then he will be annoyed to death.

Chen Fan saw that his purpose of coming to the court to hear the trial had been achieved, so he didn't intend to stay any longer, so he got up and left.

Seeing Chen Fan returning home with a small team of guards, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice was surprised. He thought that what Zhou Yafu said just offended Chen Fan, so that Chen Fan left angrily.

Chen Fan didn't pay attention to what these ministers were thinking.

He came to the hearing to know the reason why Zhou Shilang wanted to kidnap him, and he also saw the judicial system of the joint trial of the third division of Ming Dynasty.

There's no point in staying any longer.

in fact.

What Chen Fan didn't know was that he had a high opinion of Minister Zhou.

The reason why Zhou Yafu wanted to kidnap Chen Fan was purely selfish, and he wanted to seize Chen Fan's time-traveling ability.

As for what he said was for the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty, it was completely a cover for his selfishness.

Regardless of his awe-inspiring appearance, he is actually a selfish villain.

He just has this feeling that the National Teacher will replace the imperial examination system with science education, and he cannot fully confirm it.

After all, the greed in Zhou Yafu's heart hurt him.

Not long after Chen Fan returned home, news came.

The Minister of Punishment made the final judgment on more than 100 people from the Zhou family.

Except for Zhou Yafu who was sentenced to be executed after autumn, all the men of Zhou Yafu's tribe were exiled to the south of the Five Ridges, and all the women were sent to Jiaofang Division.

And report the result of this trial to Chongzhen.

If Chongzhen approves, then this judgment will be carried out.

but.

Before Chongzhen approved, he sent a young eunuch to ask Chen Fan's opinion at the National Teacher's Mansion.

After all, Chen Fan was the victim of the whole incident, and he was also a high-ranking national teacher of Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen naturally wanted to ask for Chen Fan's opinion.

If Chen Fan is dissatisfied with the verdict, he feels that the Zhou family's punishment is too light.

Then, in order to take care of Chen Fan's feelings, Chongzhen would reverse the sentence of the Minister of Criminal Affairs and ask him to try again.

After Chen Fan learned the purpose of the young eunuch's visit, he thought about it for a while, and then asked the little eunuch to report back to the palace, saying that he had no dissatisfaction with the verdict of the Minister of Punishment.

After all, Chen Fan is also a modern person, and he received a modern education.

In Chen Fan's view, it is natural for one person to commit a crime and one person to bear it.

If it is said that Zhou Yafu committed a capital crime, all of his more than 100 ethnic groups will be executed, which is a bit too much in Chen Fan's opinion.

The modern education that Chen Fan received is not good for implicating people.

In this way, Chongzhen approved the verdict of the Minister of Criminal Affairs.

When the news came out, the common people in the capital were discussing it again.

Zhou Shilang was sentenced to be executed after autumn, Zhou's male Ding was exiled to Lingnan, and his female relatives were sent to Jiaofang Division.

In the eyes of ordinary people in the capital, this verdict is a bit light.

It would be best if the entire Zhou family could be sentenced to death.

Whoever dared to murder the national teacher, beheaded all over the family was a normal punishment.

the following few days.

The topic of discussion among the common people in the capital was still the news about Zhou Shilang's kidnapping of the national teacher.

In the capital city where entertainment is scarce in the Ming Dynasty, this kidnapping incident is enough for the common people in the capital city to talk about it for several days after dinner.

that's it.

until the end of July.

The topic about Zhou Shilang gradually faded away.

The capital has returned to its former calm state.

But in a few days.

The capital, which had just calmed down, became lively again.

The common people in the capital have found another source of conversation that can be enjoyed after dinner and tea.

Because it was the beginning of August, and the number of students coming from all over the Ming Dynasty gradually increased in the past few days.

Especially in the past few days, officials from all over the country brought local students to the capital, and hundreds of students were sent to the capital every day.

These are students who were escorted all the way from prefectures and counties not far from the capital.

As for the Guangdong and Guangxi regions that are farther away from the capital, the students who have passed the assessment will be sent to the capital one after another within the next half a month.

The Daming Royal Primary School built by Pei Yuanqing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce led by [-] civilian husbands, is also slowly coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)