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Zhu Youjian had just returned to Nanjing for the first time to go to court, Lu Daqi stood up awe-inspiringly, and many ministers seconded.

Obviously, this is no longer caused by Lu Daqi's selfishness, and this matter should become the top priority of the court.

Taking a sideways glance at Zhu Yujian, I saw that he lowered his head and said nothing, obviously a little frustrated.Zhu Youjian understood that since Zhu Yujian accompanied the crown prince to oversee the country, someone must have mentioned this matter. It is estimated that he has been moving around, barely supporting it until now.

"I believe that the opening of the department should be in this autumn. The current government situation is difficult and it is not easy to be premature. All along, I have never treated the students badly. There have always been official examinations. Scholars who are willing to serve the country can take the official examination. Is it necessary? Are you waiting for the scientific examination?"

Zhu Youjian once again rejected the proposal to open a department in court.In Zhu Youjian's heart, he has his own understanding of the vacancy of officials.If the department is opened at this time, it will inevitably allow a large number of people who have won the exam to directly enter the official position.

At the same time, it also means that Daming will attract a large number of new interest groups who do not pay taxes.

Finance itself is difficult, and Zhu Youjian does not want to spend another sum of expenses that are not outside the tax account until the situation stabilizes.

As for officials, they only need to bear their salaries, and they also need to pay taxes. Once they pass the imperial examination in Ming Dynasty, they can be exempted from tax, and a large group of people can join in and be exempted from tax together.

"Your Majesty! This move will chill the hearts of scholars." Lu Daqi burst into tears in court, and he was very familiar with the tricks of the Donglin Party.

Zhu Youjian didn't want to offend this person, nor did he want to reuse him.Although history has written Lu Daqi very well, Zhu Youjian believes that he is at best a copy of Shi Kefa, and he is not as famous as Shi Kefa.

Relying on the style of Confucianism's moral benchmark, everything will be kind to each other, and there will be no merit without mistakes.

Shi Kefa used this method to deal with Gao Jie, relying on a lecture.Lu Daqi later dealt with the Western Army in the same way.

If they were to deal with Hong Chengchou, they would probably die within a short period of time.

"Lu Aiqing, if you think the government is chaotic, I can ask you to lead the Ministry of Criminal Justice to investigate corruption. Will Aiqing be willing to take orders?"

Zhu Youjian was so punished that he had no choice but to make a bad move.Since you are not used to it and are willing to talk about moral standards all day long, then you should find faults, preferably the faults of the people below.

"My intention has been decided: the department will start this autumn, and this year's examination will be greatly changed. There is no limit to the style of writing. Since the imperial court is short of talents, it should not stick to one pattern."

"Wow!" The entire Hall of Martial Heroes erupted in an uproar.

For a while, there was endless debate.It is impossible for Zhu Youjian not to touch the root of the biggest core problem of Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination.He tried to move a little bit.

Just this small change shocked the entire court.The degree of confinement in the imperial examinations was extremely harsh.

1Chapter 16: Beating the shit stick

"The minister objects!" Amidst the chaos, an official standing at the back of the line of ministers came out and shouted loudly.

Zhu You checked his eyes and saw that this person was of medium height, with bean eyes, thin lips, and mouse whiskers.After speaking, his eyes rolled cunningly, as if deliberately holding back something to say.

"Tell me the reason why Aiqing objected." There was a dispute in the court, which is not a bad thing in itself, and Zhu Youjian could not block the way of speech in court.

"The minister supervises the censor, and Huang Shu, the supervisor of the army, tells the emperor: Scientific examination is the foundation of the selection of scholars in the country. Since the founding of the country, countless outstanding talents have been selected for our Ming Dynasty. This is the system of the Taizu ancestors, and it must not be abolished... ..”

When Zhu Youjian heard Huang Shu's self-reported family name, he didn't even bother to listen to what he had to say, but kept a dark face trying to figure out what to do with this guy.

The supervisory censor is not big, but he has great power. He is in charge of Dengwengu and can impeach all officials at will.

The so-called "rumours and events" refers to the supervision of the censors. To put it bluntly, they are just chasing rumors, and the emperor can't blame them.

According to historical records, this Huang Shu was Zuo Liangyu's supervisor, and it was he who fled to Wuchang after a quarrel with Ma Shiying in the court, which led to Zuo Liangyu's mutiny.

Supervising Censor Gaming's largest military region's supervising army, good guy, this person's actual power is really not small, who would dare to offend ordinary people?

Huang Shu talked dryly for a long time, seeing that the emperor was not interested in his argument at all, he was so anxious that he broke into a sweat.

"I still have this note: Cifu, Ma Shiying, the former governor of Fengyang, has seven major crimes..."

At this time, the hall was completely silent. After Huang Shu mentioned Ma Shiying, all the ministers pricked up their ears.

Zhu Youjian was puzzled. Didn't Ma Shiying have ten crimes?Why is it seven now?After thinking about it, maybe history has changed. Ma Shiying didn't have time to do it after he traveled south.

Ma Shiying's hair turns blue and white, and he can't understand why there are always people in the court who are against him.

"Huang Aiqing, isn't today's government a discussion and scientific examination? Why did you impeach Ma Shiying?" Zhu Youjian pretended not to know, and asked Huang Shu instead.

Huang Shu was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "I have heard in the market that Ma Shiying was dissatisfied with the scientific examination system for a long time, spreading rumors everywhere, and wanted to reform the scientific examination system. This is a big traitor."

"Where did Ai Qing hear that? Is there any evidence?"

"The emperor can verify what I have heard from the public."

The censor of the Ming Dynasty was so self-willed. It was obvious that Zhu Youjian wanted to reform the imperial examination system, but Huang Shu pressed Ma Shiying on the head abruptly, and also implicated a bunch of crimes along the way.

Seeing Zhu Youjian's stumped expression, Huang Shu was overjoyed.A good court meeting was spoiled like this.

Anyone who is a little politically sensitive in Nanjing knows that Ma Shiying has become a fan of Zhu Youjian.

The reform of the scientific examination system has moved the cheese of some people. Naturally, some people are afraid that Zhu Youjian will use thunderbolt methods to implement it.At this time, Huang Shu, who was quick-minded, stood up and turned the court's attention to Ma Shiying's head. He successfully changed the direction of the wind, and let the matter of the scientific research be delayed, changing from the court to a topic of the people. .

Huang Shu made good use of his identity to complete this transformation.

"Wow!" A more lively quarrel broke out in the Hall of Martial Heroes, and the Xiaohuang Gate couldn't stop it even after a few "silences".

Zhu You stood up searchingly, and went back to the side hall to rest.The court meeting has been messed up by Huang Shu, a shit-stirring stick.

"It was always like this in the past?" Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen with a frustrated expression.He could only tell Wang Chengen about this kind of thing. In Daming, only Wang Chengen knew his identity so far.

"Isn't it! Long Live God used to go to court, and there were often censors who used various reasons to hinder issues and make use of them." Wang Chengen was not surprised, he had seen a lot of farces in court.

"Isn't it obvious that it's embarrassing!" Zhu Youjian really didn't expect that there were such weird officials in Ming Dynasty. Probably one of the root causes of party disputes is because there are too many shit-stirring sticks, and everyone can only stick together to prevent being caught Be isolated.

"Then, if I have to make a decision in court, what will happen to Huang Shu?" Zhu Youjian finally calmed down. Since it is a frequent problem, the emperor himself has a certain solution.

"The censor will be deadly admonishment, and even hit the pillar with his head in court. Even if he is sceptered by the Long Live Lord, it is a great honor." Wang Cheng'en answered the words, and he was really surprised and endless.

The court stick is a means used by the emperor to conquer ministers.The emperor usually punishes ministers who don't like it, or who have committed a crime that will not be punished.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial staff later developed into a kind of honor for ministers. If anyone was punished by the court, his reputation would immediately increase.Especially the censors, they used this to gain fame and regarded it as a shortcut.

"If I hit him today, what will happen to him?" Zhu Youjian had only read some introductions on this matter on the forum before, and did not understand the real situation.

"Huang Shu will be very happy, I'm afraid he's just wishing that Lord Long Live would beat him up."

After Zhu Youjian thought about it, he understood.Huang Shu chose the topic very cleverly. He used Ma Shiying, a person who was not favored by scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, to successfully arouse the topic and drown out the matter of the scientific research.

At the same time, he pretended to be stupid and made a small mistake that was not on the topic. If Zhu Youjian caught him discussing the government affairs indiscriminately, at most he would be a slap in the face.

This mistake is far from being beheaded, and it cannot be forgiven, thinking that he directly embarrassed the emperor.What Wang Chengen said was right, Huang Shu was probably expecting Zhu Youjian to beat him.

"Go and call Ma Shiying in." After thinking about it, Zhu Youjian had an idea.

After a while, Ma Shiying walked in with his head down, as if he had no love in his life.

"Old Ma, don't be so frustrated!" As soon as Zhu Youjian spoke, Ma Shiying recovered half of his state.The emperor kindly called him "Old Horse", which shows that the emperor is a sensible person, and half of his worries were gone.