The next morning, Zhu Youde still felt sleepy, so Luo Xian urged him to go to court.
"Morning court? Humph, I won't be going to the morning court today." Zhu Youde rubbed his eyes, hugged Luo Xian and said, "My beloved, please don't try to persuade me."
"Yesterday, there was an assassination in the garden, and my beloved concubine was frightened. If I don't go to court all day long, how can I be angry tomorrow?"
Having said this, Luo Xian nodded, leaned against Zhu Youde's chest, drew circles with her fingers, raised her sultry eyes, and asked with a kiss: "Then, Your Majesty, do you want to take a nap?"
"certainly!"
Zhu Youde turned over and pressed the beauty underneath.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to sleep..."
After another cloud and rain, Zhu Youde got up with satisfaction.
At noon, Wang Zhonghou and Cao Wang came.
Entering the Yangxin Hall, he knelt down without saying a word.
"Your Majesty, yesterday the East and West factories mobilized all spies, but no clues were found..." Wang Zhonghou said with his head lowered.
Zhu Youde raised his head, glanced at the two of them, then put down the memorial and said with a chuckle: "It's okay if you can't find it. If you can find it easily, then it will be too easy for my uncle who has been hiding for many years..."
He helped the two of them up and added: "Go and find the general, the Minister of War, and the commander of the Royal Forest Army."
From time to time, three people asked to see him.
"You three are called here today. Do you know why?"
The three of them looked at me and I looked at you. After a moment of silence, Luo Yunshan took the lead and said, "Is it related to military affairs?"
Zhu Youde nodded. Although Wang Po did not have all the tiger talismans, he was well-established as a general.
Luoyunshan was the Minister of the Ministry of War, responsible for dispatching local soldiers and horses, while Zhou Heng commanded the Royal Forest Army.
More than half of Daliang Yi's military power was in the hands of three people.
"You all know about the Plum Blossom Secret Guards, right?"
"Now I want you to recommend the best in the army who are good at martial arts and light skills. I want to mix these people with the Plum Blossom Secret Guards to form a new secret guard..."
"My own royal guard!"
When Zhu Youde told him his plan, the three of them were a little surprised. They were silent for a few seconds before they came to their senses.
"I wonder how many troops your Majesty needs?"
"There is no limit to the number, but you must be absolutely loyal!"
The three of them retreated, and Zhu Youde summoned Feng Bogong and other cabinet bachelors to discuss the reform of the imperial examination.
"I have read all the excerpts you wrote about the imperial examination."
Zhu Youde got straight to the point, raised the fold in his hand, and said: "It can be said that he is good for nothing..."
Several people were confused. This was a piece of writing that had been written for several days. It covered everything from the fundamentals of the imperial examination to the problems and how to develop it, and yet it was just rejected?
Seemingly understanding what he was thinking, Zhu Youde added: "Nowadays, many official positions are vacant in the government, and the daily operations of Daliang are stretched. The imperial examination is the key to solving this problem."
"There is still one month to go. It can be solved faster by moving the imperial examination forward, but have you ever thought about what is the fundamental purpose of the imperial examination?"
Feng Bogong frowned and said, "Select talents for Daliang."
"right!"
Zhu Youde said: "I participated in the Liliang Poetry Society before, and the academy's recommendation of talents was extremely unfair... As a result, many talents from Mingde College became the legacy..."
Having said this, Zhu Youde stopped and his eyes fell on Feng Yuyue.
After a long time, Feng Yuyue seemed to have thought of something, his eyes flashed brightly, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you want to discover the relic?"
"That's right!"
"The four major academies in the world can have backstage phenomena, so what about this provincial examination? I'm afraid there will be many leftovers!"
"My idea is to hold a make-up exam one month before the imperial examination."
As soon as these words came out, several cabinet academicians were stunned on the spot.
Make-up exam?
What to take a make-up exam for?
"As long as you are a citizen of Daliang, regardless of age, whether you have failed the provincial examination, failed the general examination, or have never participated in the imperial examination, you can take the make-up examination."
"I will personally set the questions for the make-up exam, and the answer sheets will be reviewed by me and the cabinet. Those who pass the exam will be given the status of a candidate and participate in the imperial examination..."
Zhu Youde spoke his thoughts eloquently, and then looked at a few people, waiting for their answers.
After a long time, Fan Song asked: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid these ministers won't agree?"
"That's why I came to you. The cabinet has agreed. Do I still need the minister's approval?"
"In addition, I will withdraw one million gold from my private treasury to subsidize poor students. I will pay for all the expenses of coming to the capital to take the make-up exam!"
Several cabinet bachelors looked at the little emperor in front of them and said nothing for a long time.
The admiration in my heart arose spontaneously.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely implement this! Give scholars all over the world a fair chance..."
Feng Bogong and others knelt down and saluted and said.
How can you not know the trivial matters of the world when you are in the court?
I don’t know how many talented people failed to take the exam because they had no money to bribe the examiners, and how many poor students gave up going to Beijing to take the exam because they couldn’t scrape a few taels of silver...
Seeing that no one had any objections, Zhu Youde took out another memorial, placed it on Long'an and pushed it to them.
"This is the excerpt written by General Wang. Take a look."
"This...reforming martial arts?"
Several bachelors said in unison.
"Yes! At the same time as the Imperial Examination, the Martial Arts Examination also requires the Imperial Examination. However, this participation method has become self-registration. As long as you are an aspiring young man in Daliang, you can sign up..."
Zhu Youde explained the reform of martial arts in detail again, and it was not until sunset that everyone left.
After walking out of the Yangxin Hall, Feng Bogong looked back at Zhu Youde who was carefully reviewing the memorial.
He sighed and said: "People in the world say that Your Majesty is a foolish king and a tyrant... but in fact, Your Majesty is my holy king of Daliang!"
After sending a few people away, Zhu Youde looked at the sunset that had not yet set, and decisively sneaked out of the palace and went to the pawn shop where Zheng Ling'er was.
But today's pawn shop looks very deserted.
When Zheng Ling'er saw Zhu Youde walking into the pawn shop, she suddenly frowned and hurriedly dragged him out.
"What are you doing here?"
It wasn't until Zheng Ling'er saw no one noticed her in the alley nearby that she gasped and asked with doubt on her face.
Zhu Youde also frowned, realizing something was wrong, and immediately asked: "Is Chen Shishi in there?"
"She's not here..." Zheng Ling'er observed the situation and answered casually.
Seeing no one behind him, he lowered his voice and said, "It's King Yan."
"King Yan? He came personally to the Loyalty Society..."
Zhu Youde's expression changed. Before he finished speaking, Zheng Ling'er covered his mouth and pointed at the surrounding environment, indicating that his voice should be lowered.
"You hurry up and leave. There are spies around here. If you are caught by King Yan soon, you will be in trouble..."
With that said, Zheng Ling'er pointed an alley to Zhu Youde.
Back in the palace, Zhu Youde was still confused.
Why did King Yan personally meet with the leader of the Zhongyi Hall?
Where is Chen Shishi?
"Wang Zhonghou, ask Cao Wang to check Chen Shishi's whereabouts!"
Zhu Youde realized something was wrong. If Chen Shishi was in the capital, King Yan would definitely not come forward!