Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

And just when Zhongyi Temple became lively again.

Inside the hall.

Looking at the much empty court hall, Zhu Youjian took a breath and felt a lot more relaxed.

Taizu is right.

When you are an emperor, you can't be too concerned about face, otherwise the people below will use it to take advantage of you.

"You are so shameless that you are invincible..."

"That's really a good thing to say."

After muttering a few words silently in his heart, Zhu Youjian exhaled again and looked at the quail-like people below.

The people who were just dragged out were basically middle-level officials.

None of the Sixth Department or the cabinet bosses got involved.

Obviously, there are still many smart people in the court.

"My dear friends, you have all seen what happened today."

"I have given them a chance, and I am also going to give them half a tael of silver."

"But these people really don't understand me."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Youjian spoke and broke the calm.

I heard what Zhu Youjian said.

All the officials below were speechless.

It's better not to give you half a tael of silver!

Who are you insulting...

However, although I was complaining in my heart, everyone still wanted to agree with me on the face of it.

Wen Tiren stood up directly and said with cupped hands.

"Your Majesty, these people insult the Holy One for no reason and are destined to die."

"But Your Majesty, although it is easy to kill them, what about the vacant positions in the court?"

"Although their original attackers can be replaced temporarily, this is not a long-term solution after all."

The atmosphere today is really awkward.

It’s better to change the topic quickly.

Otherwise, if we stay here with His Majesty, another group will be dragged out later.

"Let the people below help hold it up first."

"Priority will be given to those with outstanding performance to become regular employees."

"Wait until spring starts tomorrow and hold the imperial examination and the national election!"

"This time I will personally select a group of talents to be admitted to the imperial court."

"Here, I also give you one last warning to wait."

"Now the Ming Dynasty has reached a point where it is difficult to recover. Everyone can see this, and I have nothing to admit."

"So, in order for me to go down and see my ancestors later, I will do my best to bring Ming Dynasty back even if I have to bear the eternal infamy."

"I don't need to pursue the things you did before, but from now on, if anyone puts their own personal interests above the national court again!"

"Then I swear, I will hang every one I catch!"

"By the way, the officials of the Ministry of Rites set a time and set one day every month for all officials to go to the old crooked neck tree to water it."

"Take a good look at them all! Touch your neck again! Think carefully about your official career!"

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and decided another thing for them.

Now that everything has come to this point, Zhu Youjian doesn't need to hide too much.

Anyway, he has already fallen out with the Donglin Party, and even many scholars will regard him as a deviant.

If that's the case, then let's just stop doing it.

In the future, there will be no royalists or neutral factions except the royalists and practical neutralists in this court.

Zhu Youjian will slowly eradicate all the remaining factions!

Anyway, he has already been labeled as a tyrant and a coward, so if he cannot completely turn the court into his own hall, wouldn't he be living up to these words?

Below, Wen Tiren stood and couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead after hearing this.

You say you're watering trees, but you're actually asking them to take sides.

Although most of the remaining officials present did not want to get into trouble with Zhu Youjian, in the end they were all scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

The status of Confucianism in their hearts is not weaker than that of imperial power.

But now, Zhu Youjian wants them to make a decision.

Should he continue to be stubborn and stubborn with the Donglin Party for the sake of Confucianism, or should he change his mind and admit that the imperial power is great!

This is the choice His Majesty has given them at this time!

If they choose the imperial power, the Confucian students and the Donglin Party will regard them as a thorn in their side, and they will even be labeled as eunuchs.

If you choose Confucianism, you will inevitably be isolated by His Majesty. In the end, you will only have the options of resigning and going home or beheading and going into exile.

Difficult!

Even Wen Tiren has a headache when facing this problem.

He didn't want to antagonize the students in the world, but he was also reluctant to let go of the position of first assistant that he had finally obtained.

"It's Your Majesty."

"The veteran will plan the time of departure with the Ministry of Rites."

"As for the imperial examination, it will spread throughout the Ming Dynasty within a month."

Fortunately, His Majesty did not ask them to make a choice immediately.

Instead, you can wait and observe later.

Seeing Wen Tiren taking the order, Zhu Youjian chuckled.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

"By the way, this time science and technology will also add new assessments in arithmetic and agriculture."

"I don't want all the officials of the Ming Dynasty to be a bunch of rotten scholars who have become stupid because of their studies."

"If the grains are not separated and the government affairs are unclear, how can I dare to send them to various places as officials with confidence?"

"Also, this imperial examination will screen out people from poor families as much as possible. Since those scholars from aristocratic families regard me as a tyrant, then don't come and join in."

"Lest everyone dislike each other."

After hearing these two sentences added by Zhu Youjian, Wen Tiren sweated even more on his forehead.

This is undisguised targeting!

I am afraid that [-]% of scholars in the Ming Dynasty are not familiar with agricultural arithmetic.

If this news spreads, scholars all over the world will definitely be in an uproar.

As for the last sentence...

Let less students from aristocratic families come to participate...

Well, the disdain has come through the screen.

Anyway, Wen Tiren didn’t dare to comment.

He could only agree with his hands raised.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"We'll make arrangements right away..."

That's all, do whatever your Majesty likes, he is the one who gets scolded anyway.

A lot of people have died today, and no one wants to add up to the number.

"Well!"

"If nothing happens, then leave the court."

"Liu Xingzuo stays, I have something to tell you."

Zhu Youjian didn't bother to care about the little thoughts of the people below.

He is the one who makes the rules, how can he be controlled by a group of players?

Taizu said.

The official positions of the Ming Dynasty are here. If you don't want to do it, others will do it!

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"Have you heard? Your Majesty killed more than 2000 people."

"How could we not know after all the notices are posted? They are all corrupt officials."

"Well done! These corrupt officials deserve to die."

"I heard that there are serious vacancies in official positions in the imperial court today, and I don't know who can replace them."

All over the capital.

Notices were posted one after another.

Soon everyone in Kyoto knew that His Majesty had killed another group of corrupt officials at the gate of Zhongyi Temple.

There are already more than a dozen people hanging on the old crooked neck tree.

It is said that at night, there are gusty winds around Zhongyi Temple.

"Da da da da da..."

And just in front of the notices at the city gate, the people were talking a lot.

Only the sound of countless horse hooves was heard rushing out from the direction of the palace gate.

Then, new notices were quickly posted on the bulletin board.

"By your Majesty's order!"

"The KOFT will start on April [-]th next year!"

"Now the imperial court is in urgent need of talents, and we hope students from all over the country will actively sign up to participate!"

"Also! This time the imperial examination will add two new subjects: arithmetic and agriculture."

"Those who perform well will be promoted as an exception!"