Daming: Depriving Zhu Yunqi of luck at the beginning

Chapter 21 It's Time to Get a Scholar

After listening to Chang Sheng's words, Mr. Zhong raised his right hand in the air.

Chang Sheng only felt a gentle air flow from bottom to top, slowly lifting him up.

Therefore, he was even more shocked by Elder Zhong's strength.

There was no contact at all between the two!

This is the legendary qigong?

Besides the rumored reclusive Juggernaut himself, who else could have such abilities?

Sure enough, I found the right person!

After Chang Sheng got up, he saw many people in the lobby looking at him, so he said to the old man:

"Mr. Zhong, there are too many people here, why don't you please go to our Changfu to talk about it?"

Lao Zhong thought about it for a while, and felt that he had no place to go anyway, and this Mr. Chang was still polite to him, so he nodded and agreed.

"Let's go."

at this time.

Old man Zhong had already guessed the identity of the young master in front of him.

Surnamed Chang, he grew up in the military camp, and has a nephew named Xiongying...

Needless to say, this is the son of Chang Yuchun, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the person he asked himself to protect.

I am afraid that it is the eldest son of the present prince, Zhu Xiongying.

……

Zhu Xiongying followed Zhu Yuanzhang to Fengxian Hall.

The grandfather and grandson chatted and laughed for a while, and then Zhu Yuanzhang began to review the memorial.

After reading each key memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang would pass the memorial to Zhu Xiongying on the side, let him have a look, and listen to his grandson's thoughts by the way.

And Zhu Xiongying can often express insights and ideas that are not available in this era, which surprises Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Not bad."

"Xiongying, where do you get these insights from?"

"Your grandfather has read a lot of books, but we have never seen the views you mentioned."

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view.

As long as it is an idea put forward by my grandson, it is good, no matter how advanced or shocking.

Of course, whether these ideas will be implemented is another matter.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang loves his grandson, he would not make unsure attempts with Jiangshan.

As for the throne being passed on to his grandson's generation, what will he do...

Then he can't control it anymore, so let him go.

The grandfather and grandson reviewed the memorial for two hours, and for some reason, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned after seeing a memorial, looking very displeased.

Zhu Xiongying was keenly aware of this, and took the initiative to ask:

"What's the matter, Grandpa, but something big happened?"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't hide from his grandson, he handed over the memorial in his hand and said:

"Look at this."

Zhu Xiongying took a look. The memorial first praised Zhu Yuanzhang's martial arts and martial arts, and then revealed his true intention at the end of the memorial...

I want the imperial court to resume the examination of scholars and hold imperial examinations.

"These scholars are dead-headed. I have said it countless times in the early court. If it is decided today, science and education are not booming. Now is not a good time to hold the imperial examination..."

"Even if you open a course to recruit scholars, the ones you take are all from the south of the Yangtze River. It's not like my Ming Dynasty has only half of the country. I can't use officials from one place in the south of the Yangtze River to govern the whole country, can I?"

"Xiongying, grandpa wants to hear your opinion."

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and said:

"The imperial examination system must be restored. Didn't you, Grandpa Huang, personally say in the third year of Hongwu that 'all Chinese and foreign civil servants enter through the imperial examination, and those who do not have the imperial examination are not allowed to compete with officials'? The selection of talents by the imperial examination is always compared with the examination Make it fair."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said:

"My dear grandson, you don't know something."

"Let's not say that most of the imperial examinations were conducted by Jiangnan scholars, let's talk about the two imperial examinations held in the fourth year of Hongwu and the fifth year of Hongwu."

"How many of the Jinshi selected are real talents?"

"After becoming an official, there are countless people who don't think about making progress. There are also many people who have depraved themselves and started to corrupt..."

"We don't understand... What do you think is so good about this imperial examination? It's better to prosecute the examination. After all, the person who is prosecuted has committed a crime. We can even sit down, and the officials who prosecute him will also be guilty of the same crime. He is a student of the Son of Heaven... Can we have that kind of student who has no sense of shame and only knows how to bully the common people?"

Zhu Xiongying smiled wryly and said:

"Grandpa, although grandson is young, he also knows that people should not give up eating because of choking."

"The imperial examination is indeed the fairest system for selecting talents, at least it can continue for thousands of years... Maybe the name method of future generations will change, but the scientific examination can hardly be cheated, and the probability of human influence is almost non-existent. The true talents of the children."

"Besides, it was Hongwu four years and Hongwu five years ago when the subjects were opened to obtain scholars. Now it has been Hongwu's 15th year. These ten years have passed. The world has been stable for a long time, and it is time to open subjects to obtain scholars... Otherwise, poor scholars How to get started?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little moved by what Zhu Xiongying said, and after thinking about it for a while, he said worriedly:

"But grandpa has suspended the imperial examination for ten years. If it is resumed rashly, some people may object..."

Old Zhu Tian was not afraid of anything, what he was most afraid of was that those literati would argue with him.

He can punish corrupt officials confidently and confidently, and kill people like hemp without fear of future generations' comments. This is because of his inner confidence.

The people we killed were all traitors and corrupt officials. Even if you are saints, you have no reason to criticize us, right?

But the restoration of the imperial examination is different.

After all, it was Zhu Yuanzhang himself who ordered the suspension of the imperial examination.

If it is said to be restored now, it will inevitably make people think that this king likes to change orders day and night, and has no prestige.

Zhu Xiongying knew what Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about, so he said deliberately:

"Grandson understands, Grandpa, you are not unreasonable in worrying."

"That's right, I've been the referee for so many years, and those literati have long been tightly grouped together. It's better to recommend one of my own people than to parachute a disciple of the emperor... Although the regions are different, matters related to interests can always make people feel happy." Those scholars abandoned their regional prejudices and went against the emperor's orders."

Zhu Xiongying's remarks clearly stated that he understood Zhu Yuanzhang's concerns.

Actually.

This is a complete thriller.

Simply put, it is telling Zhu Yuanzhang:

Are you cowardly?Afraid that those scholars in the court will form a group?

If it were someone else who said this, Lao Zhu would probably have realized that he was an aggressive general, and he would have killed that person.

Can be biased.

It was his eldest grandson who said this.

Lao Zhu couldn't turn his head around, and said angrily:

"Against the emperor's order?"

"Who dares?!"

"Those so-called literati, which power is not rewarded by our old Zhu family? Are you still fighting?"

"Reverse them!"

"I say one thing and they dare to say it and try it?"

"Tomorrow, I will issue an order to announce to the world that the imperial examination will be reopened...the time for the imperial examination will be three years later!"

"My dear grandson, the imperial examination is not only to select scholars for Ming Dynasty, but also a major event for our old Zhu family. No accident, these selected Jinshi will be used by you and your father in the future."

"Let your father and the crown prince take the lead in handling this matter. If you have time, you can learn from behind and gain a lot of experience."

Chapter 22

Changfu.

Ever since Chang Yuchun and the Crown Prince Yuanfei Chang's passed away, Chang's mansion was deserted, except for some military officers who usually walked around, almost no one came to visit.

Chang Sheng brought Mr. Zhong to the living room of the Chang Mansion, and introduced him to his second brother, who is also Chang Yuchun's eldest son, the current Zheng Guogong—Chang Mao.

Chang Mao knew some news, and originally wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of this worldly expert surnamed Zhong, but he didn't expect his third brother to be so upbeat and invite him over directly.

The two brothers of the Chang family immediately treated Mr. Zhong as a guest of honor and treated each other with courtesy.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries.

Seeing how respectful the Chang family was towards him, Lao Zhong couldn't help but feel a little fond of him, so he said:

"Master Chang Sheng already told this old man on the way here, I hope this old man will come forward to protect your nephew, right?"

Chang Mao hurriedly cupped his hands and said:

"Yes, our two elder sisters died young, and she left such a son, so both of us hope that our nephew can grow up safe and sound."

"However, the status of this nephew is really honorable. Although we are uncles, we don't see each other a few times a year, let alone protect him."

Old Zhong nodded, stroked the beard on his chin and said:

"The old man knows that this distinguished person must be the current grandson of the emperor, His Highness Zhu Xiongying, right?"

The two Chang brothers looked at each other, then nodded:

"We brothers know that we can't hide it from the old man. The person we want to protect is the grandson of the current emperor."

"The current crown princess is the Lu family, and she has a son Zhu Yunqi. The Lu family and my Chang family have always been at odds. The Lu family is narrow-minded, so we are afraid that something will happen to Xiongying..."

After Lao Zhong finished listening, he helplessly spread his hands and said:

"You two really flattered me."

"Although I know some martial arts, I have broken into Yuanting's palace before...but I am not a member of the palace. How can I protect the eldest grandson of the emperor from Lu's hands?"

"You can't expect me to break into the Daming Palace alone, can you? There are many master guards in the palace now. Although I am not afraid, this cannot protect the eldest grandson of the emperor."

Chang Sheng said:

"Of course not, there is no need for the old man to enter the palace."

"We got the news that His Majesty the Emperor will take the heroes out of the palace in a few days to play and travel around Jiangsu and Zhejiang... There will be a lot of things to do along the way..."

Chang Mao also nodded and said:

"We are worried that the Lu family will send someone to assassinate Xiongying on the road. Usually in the palace, there are many eyeliners, and the Lu family is very cautious... But this time when he is out of the palace, the Lu family can just pick himself out. Even if something happens to Xiongying, it has nothing to do with her .”

After listening, Lao Zhong nodded and said:

"There is some truth in saying that. It is indeed much easier to succeed if you do it outside the palace. If I let the old man do it, let alone Zhu Xiongying, even Emperor Zhu, I am afraid that he will not survive."

This said.

The two Chang brothers were so frightened that their backs shivered, and they almost couldn't help rushing up to cover Lao Zhong's mouth.

This old man, why did he speak without brain thinking?

Can such words be said?

There may be spies sent from the palace in the Chang Mansion, and if they hear about it and report it to Emperor Zhu, then the Chang brothers can basically say goodbye to their own heads.

Fortunately, Lao Zhong also seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he stopped talking and just said:

"Yes, the old man will be living in your Changfu for the past two days. When they leave the palace, I will escort him all the way."

Chang Mao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said:

"Thank you, senior. At that time, we will prepare a proper identity for the senior, so that you can protect Xiongying with you...What else can you ask for, senior?"