In feudal society, the imperial examination was always a good thing. Being able to open the imperial examination also showed that the government was stable and talented.

Enke is scheduled to be held on May 15 next year. Generally, the national juren will be held in the capital. The exam period is scheduled for February in spring, so it is called the Spring Examination. Next year, Cisco will be pushed to summer because the scope of the exam will be different, so candidates need to prepare more time.

In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics that should be taken, this Enca Examination also added three areas: Natural Science, Law, and Economics. If we look at one hundred points, each of the three disciplines accounts for ten!

The newly added test content comes from the knowledge promoted by Southeast Prefecture. It is forcibly combined with the Four Books and Five Classics, which seems a bit out of character. However, the imperial examination has long used the Four Books and Five Classics as the scope of the examination, and it cannot be changed for a while, so I have to add other subjects.

When candidates see this "new dynasty and new atmosphere", they are really amused and laughed, but they can't worry too much, because they heard that Enca will be the last imperial examination in the traditional sense. Those who passed the imperial examination in the capital will be Jinshi and as disciples of the emperor. In the next three years, all imperial examinations in the Southern Ming Dynasty will become "civilian examinations"!

Similar to the civil servant examination in Southeast Prefecture, the person who passed the examination was no longer a disciple of the emperor, but a civil servant of the Ming Dynasty. He could not immediately become a local chief official, but had to go to the grassroots level first and train for at least three years before he could become a formal official.

But this is the future. Even if you take three new subjects, the Chinese are not afraid. They are the race in the world who is the best at exams and are adaptable. Candidates from all over the country have devoted themselves to the study of the new subjects.

Reforms must be progressive step by step. In some aspects, Yan Changwu dare not take too much steps, as it will cause trouble.

Naturally, such imperial examinations have been strongly criticized by court officials. They believe that the imperial examinations select talents for the country, and only the words of saints can become the content of the examination. Now, "Natural Science", "Law" and "Economics" have rushed forward, which has completely denied the imperial examinations!

"Be a farmer in the morning and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening!" Wang Duo, the Minister of Rites, firmly opposed the new future methods of employment for the imperial examination. It is important to know that passing the imperial examination is called the high school gold list. He has a very high honor and is a disciple of the emperor. He is also called the "tiger class". He will be compensated for when he encounters a vacancies. The local chief official is not a minor one!

If these were gone, wouldn’t it seriously weaken the charm of the imperial examination?

Without Yan Changwu's words to refute him, there were Sun Chengzong, Yao Minggong and Wang Duo fighting against Taiwan. They gave the example of Southeast Prefecture. Now the officials of Southeast Prefecture are all from the grassroots level, familiar with government affairs, do not need a master, are not deceived by clerks, and have a very high administrative efficiency!

Ma Shiying echoed Sun Chengzong and Yao Minggong, while Gao Hongtu remained silent.

Ma Shiying was not a son, so she ran to Yan Changwu and slandered: "Wang Duo repeatedly opposed the Duke. It is not conducive to doing things in a cabinet, so it is better to..."

Yan Changwu smiled and said, "It is a good thing to leave opposition voices in the court, so that my country's Duke's mind will be clear from time to time!"

Ma Shiying complimented: "The prince's mind is broad, and the prime minister's belly is worthy!"

I thought to myself that the officials were going to connect and oppose it, it depends on whether the Duke's belly can tolerate it!

When he wanted to watch the fun, a big excitement came in the court: Ding Kuichu, the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was deported to Beijing!

Ding Kuichu was holding a banquet to watch the show in the Governor's Mansion in Guangzhou at that time, and he sang "Storm Pavilion". Unexpectedly, before the show was finished, a big storm really came. The brigade of Southeast Army surrounded his Governor's Mansion!

He never dreamed that the Southeast Prefecture, which had always been happy with him, turned against others. Looking at the person who came in with the imperial edict, Ding Kuichu could no longer feel any resistance.

The former former Governor Xiong Wencan of Guangdong and Guangxiong!

He came to capture Ding Kuichu with the imperial edict. In addition to bringing the brigade of Southeast Army, civil and military officials in the Guangdong officialdom fell to the side and expressed their obedience to the old commander, allowing him to easily control the city of Guangzhou.

Xiong Wencan came to a returnee and returned home. He said with a red face: "According to the order to investigate Ding Kuichu and take it down!"

The soldiers forced Ding Kuichu with hemp ropes and shackles in their hands, but Xiong Wencan waved his hand and asked them to retreat and said, "No need, Lord Ding will definitely know the affairs!"

He stripped off his official robe and made him look extremely depressed in plain white clothes.

At the same time, three hundred soldiers began to search the old man's mansion carefully. After three days, they found gold worth 5 million taels of silver and a large number of rare treasures and property deeds, including more than 2 million taels of silver.

The gold and silver that were presented were full of glory, and it was even richer than Emperor Chongzhen!

Xiong Wencan summoned Ding Kuichu and laughed: "Master Ding's methods are indeed very clever, so what's the point of plundering!"

Ding Kuichu smiled bitterly and said, "It's a pity that I didn't give birth to a good daughter!"

If Ding Kuichu is a greedy person, then Xiong Wencan is a greedy person. He was in office as the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and his son-in-law is Yan Changwu. Who dares to provoke him?

Xiong Wencan was so greedy that he directly regarded the vassal treasury in the court as his own bank treasury. According to Ding Kuichu's estimate, the former governor of Xiong had a fortune of at least tens of millions of taels of silver. He was the number one corrupt in the Ming Dynasty at that time, and Governor Ding could not learn from Governor Xiong.

However, he had a good daughter, Xiong Yongmei, who married Yan Changwu and obtained a talisman. He also knew the music and left the Ming Dynasty. After taking office as the governor of Jinshan Province in Southeast Prefecture, he was not greedy and invested his family's wealth. Now the Xiong family has tens of millions of silver assets, so he doesn't have to be greedy. He has become honest and has a very good reputation!

His old friends knew about this situation and were so shocked that their chins fell off.

There is nothing to say about success and defeat of the enemy. Xiong Wencan was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi again and obtained Ding Kuichu's wealth to enrich the national treasury. A large amount of money would be returned to the public service of Guangdong Province. It can be said that Ding Kuichu fell and Xiong Wencan was full.

After capturing Ding Kuichu, Xiong Wencan also captured Guangdong's governor Shi Qixian and Guangdong's censor Li Huamin, and confiscated his home and seized his property. He caught all of them in one go!

The two of them had a total of millions of taels of silver in gold, jewelry and real estate, making a fortune.

Then Xiong Wencan said: "As the leaders of the border, they know that they violate the law and their crimes are unforgivable!"

"I am the governor who received the order of Your Majesty and the order of the Southeast Duke, saying that stability overwhelms everything. The old things will be eliminated in one stroke!" Xiong Wencan said in one sentence, whitewashed the corrupt officials of all sizes in the officialdom of Guangdong and Guangxi, and received their unanimous cheers!

As for Xiong Wencan's firm position in Guangdong and Guangxi, how to rectify the administration of officials is the next matter.

Ding Kuichu and the other two were listed as imperial prisoners and escorted to Beijing, while their families were exiled to Southeast Asia.

The prison cart that escorted the three prisoners came in from the south gate of Nanjing, and passed by the city, which made the people in Nanjing come to watch the fun.

Some people who knew them shook their heads when they saw their miserable scenes, and the rabbit died and the fox was sad.

Especially Ding Kuichu, who was addicted to smoking, gave him only a little smoke along the way to save his life, causing him to get addicted to smoking. His mouth drooled like a sheep and wind, his head was unkempt, and his face was shattered, and he hit the wall with his head, without the charm of a tyrant.

He was sent to Dali Temple and tried three parties. He was disloyal to the emperor and was corrupt and abused by law. He was sentenced to death for the three officials. He was sent to the Caishikou for eating a knife on his neck!

In addition to them, many senior officials of the court were taken down and severely punished.

He first eliminated the Donglin Party and then ordered officials from the court. Yan Changwu successfully established his authority. He saw who dared to test the sword and wanted his family to exile Southeast Asia!

The officials were silent, and the major actions against his reform of the imperial examination were put to an end. Even Yan Changwu announced the cancellation of the right of the officials of the imperial court's Kedao court to "report and report" without much opposition! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!