Zhu Yuanzhang became so angry that he trembled with anger, struck the case, and roared: "The officials of the Hanlin Academy protect each other and do not care about justice. Instead, they shield each other. The Ministry of Punishment immediately arrested Zhang Xin, Liu Sanwu and others in prison for strict interrogation. Zhang Xin's review result was invalid.
Wait until I personally review it to decide the choice, then retreat from the court!"
Xia Xun watched with cold eyes, seeing all this in his eyes, and couldn't help but secretly sigh, no matter who is right or wrong on both sides, this is a dispute between justice and justice, and it is really not the same as Huang Zicheng and his ilk.
Zhu Yuanzhang angrily left the morning court and turned around to go to Jinshen Hall. As a warrior on duty, Xia Xun also arrived at Jinshen Hall and went to the palace corridor. Two guards stood at the door with tall figures.
Standing straight and looking straight, the one on the left is Xia Xun, and the one on the right is his companion, named Cheng Jinyu.
After a while, several young chamberlains were seen running out quickly. The emperor must have summoned people to discuss countermeasures. The sky at this time was gloomy, just like Zhu Yuanzhang's angry old face.
There was a sound of spring thunder, and raindrops as big as soybeans fell. Xia Xun took a long breath, and just as a fresh and moist smell was attracted to his lungs, he heard a burst of chatter and laughter. When he turned his head, he saw a
A handsome little girl wearing paddy clothes and a double bun led a little girl who was less than four years old and wearing a white silk jacket. She emerged from the flowers laughing, covering her head with her hands, and ran towards the palace corridor.
Xia Xun glanced around and saw two people running over. The playful little girl in paddy field clothes was the little princess Ming'er. The little princess wore a three-color satin paddy field jacket and a white sweat towel.
, underneath are indigo flowered trousers with loose trouser legs, and a pair of small boots on the feet.
The face as white as jade and as pure as porcelain was still stained with a few drops of rainwater. The other little girl wearing a white silk jacket was pink and tender, with a pair of big black and white eyes. She was also very cute. In her hand, she held a maltose candy.
The little sugar figures I made did not care if they were wet with rain, and they kept licking them.
Xia Xun was the emperor's bodyguard at the moment, guarding the emperor's portal. No matter who came or left, there was no need to salute. The problem was that Ming'er didn't intend to enter the house. As soon as she saw Xia Xun, she stood still and said enthusiastically:
"Ah ha, I heard from Third Brother that you are working in the palace as an errand. I didn't expect it to be true."
When someone took the initiative to talk to him, he couldn't continue to play the role. Xia Xun had no choice but to bow and say: "Yang Xu, the third-class swordsman of the avant-garde of the government, has met the princess."
Ming'er pointed to the little girl next to her who was blinking at him: "This is Princess Baoqing."
Xia Xun was startled: "Princess? I didn't realize that at such an old age, Lao Zhu is still very capable in bed, but he actually has such a young daughter."
Xia Xun quickly bowed and saluted again: "Yang Xu, the third-class swordsman of the avant-garde army, has met Princess Baoqing."
Princess Baoqing looked at him curiously, turned to Ming'er and asked: "Sister, who is he?"
Ming'er chuckled: "He, his greatest skill is his ability to speak. He can turn the dead into alive, the black into white, and the square into round. To trick you into selling him, you
You also help him count money, do you think he is good at it?"
Princess Baoqing's eyes suddenly shone. She looked at Xia Xun, generously handed over the candy figure in her hand, and said in a sweet voice: "Here you go."
Xia Xun looked embarrassed, but the princess was the king and he was the minister. The king had given gifts and had to accept them, so he had to accept them awkwardly. The little princess said in a sweet voice: "You eat!"
"Eat? Auntie, it's all covered with your saliva, okay?"
Xia Xun glanced at Cheng Jinyu who was standing opposite him with a grimace. Cheng Jinyu was also a son of a meritorious official. It was not strange to see that he knew the little princess of Zhongshan Palace. Seeing such a scene, he couldn't help but want to laugh. The corner of his mouth
She twitched for a moment, but quickly held it back. Ming'er also covered her mouth and snickered, waiting to see his joke.
Seeing that he didn't move, the little princess said strangely: "You eat it."
"Oh, sir... I obey your order."
Xia Xun put his sleeves in front of his face and took the opportunity to stuff the candy into his sleeves. As soon as he put the sleeves down, the little princess opened her eyes wide and said in surprise: "Hey! Where's the candy?"
Xia Xun blinked, spread his hands and said, "Eat."
The little princess shouted: "Eat it, so fast?"
Xia Xun said: "I have a big mouth, one bite...and it's gone."
After all, the little princess was young and her confidence was real, so she smiled and said: "Tell a story!"
"Drink! It turns out that the little princess doesn't eat for free, she has to pay for it. Such a little girl is so smart."
Xia Xun looked back, bent down and whispered: "Shh, the emperor is handling state affairs inside. It would be better if you keep your voice down so that the emperor can hear you."
The little princess is Zhu Yuanzhang's old daughter, and she is extremely favored. She is not as afraid of her father as other princes and princesses. Besides, she is too young now. Class, hierarchy, and authority have not yet been formed in her childish heart, so how can she care about it?
Xia Xun threatened, persistently grabbed his sleeve and shouted: "You are eating candy, tell a story! Tell a story!"
Xia Xun had no choice but to squat down and coax and lie. The little princess was not willing to listen. Ming'er came to the rescue and said: "Okay Baoqing, don't make trouble. My sister will tell you later. By the way, what will the emperor do to the court today?"
Is there anything big happening so early?"
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, something big did happen, which made the emperor very angry. Those respectable...and hateful people...forget it, national affairs, let's not talk so much, watching the rain.
It’s getting old. Please ask the princess to take the little princess back to the harem to play. The ministers will come to discuss matters soon. It’s not appropriate to see you here.”
He didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang vaguely heard the childish voice, which sounded like his own precious daughter, so he left the Imperial Case and walked out of the palace. He just walked to the door and happened to hear this sentence. He heard him say the word "respectable"
, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyebrows, which were gray but still as sharp as knives, immediately stood up. When he heard the word "hateful" again, his expression suddenly softened.
Although Cheng Jinyu saw the emperor coming out, he fell silent at his gesture. When Xu Ming'er heard that a foreign minister came to see the emperor, he took the little princess's hand and smiled at Xia Xun.
: "Baoqing is very clingy, I'll help you again this time." After saying that, he coaxed Princess Baoqing to tell her a story and led her to the harem.
After sending away these two difficult little girls, Xia Xun stood up. He had just returned to work and stood still when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhu Yuanzhang standing quietly inside the door. He couldn't help but be startled, and quickly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty...
…”
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him coldly, turned around and said, "Come in with me."
Xia Xun followed behind anxiously, not knowing what Zhu Yuanzhang was calling him for. The master in front of him was someone who would kill people just as he said. Who knew what he said was inappropriate and would offend him.
Zhu Yuanzhang returned to his chair and sat down, closed his eyes and rested for a moment, then slowly opened his eyes and said, "You just said... they are both respectable and hateful. Haha, what do you mean? Tell me."
Xia Xun was really scared and muttered: "Your Majesty, I am a warrior, I shouldn't...shouldn't..."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "You are a warrior and a scholar. I am very upset. Tell me your opinion to relieve my boredom. No matter what you say, I will pardon you."
Xia Xun was still hesitating, and Zhu Yuanzhang glared displeased: "Huh?"
Xia Xun's heart trembled, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Yes, I think that Liu Sanwu, Zhang Xin and other gentlemen insist on impartiality in scientific examinations and select scholars based on their achievements. Even under the might of the emperor, they still do not flinch and are loyal.
"Standing to the right path is a loyal minister who does not care about his own interests and is respectable."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was neither unhappy nor unhappy, and he said calmly: "Go on."
Xia Xun looked at his face and responded: "Yes, but they only stick to their own way and ignore the way of the world. They only care about the way in front of them and ignore the long-term way. It is unwise, so... hateful."
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed and he asked: "How to say it?"
Xia Xun hesitated for a moment and said: "The emperor personally issued an order to re-mark the examination papers, and the review officials still insisted on the original admission list. It can be seen that... the examiner has not engaged in any fraud for personal gain. However, the examination papers of the Northern Examinations are not as good as those of the Southern Examinations, as Mr. Liu Sanwu said
There is a reason for this. The people in the north have been ruled by the Jin and Yuan people for more than two hundred years. They are not educated, and they are also poor in the south. They are not familiar with scientific examination techniques. They compete with the scholars in the south. They are naturally talented in learning articles and are inferior to them.
Much more.
If Liu Sanwu, Zhang Xin and others can understand the holy will and recruit a few northern scholars, it will not only calm the public anger of the northern scholars and northern officials, but also provide appropriate incentives to encourage the northern scholars to learn from others.
Isn't this something that is of great benefit to the country and the people? It's a pity that they can't understand the emperor's painstaking efforts. They only know how to deal with the situation, and can't see the long term and act flexibly, so they say...it's hateful."
Zhu Yuanzhang heard that what he said was not entirely true. In fact, his opinion was more than that. However, from his standpoint, he could only mention this point. There were some things that he could not say nonsense, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not criticize them.
He just sighed and said: "The north was ruled by the Jin people and the Yuan people for nearly three hundred years. It was not only the saints' articles, poetry, etiquette and education that declined, but also the people's hearts. The people's hearts were lost. This is the most important thing.
Although the Ming Dynasty has been established for thirty years, the northern scholars have been watching and wandering. How can it be so easy to regain the hearts of the people? If the imperial examination becomes the imperial examination of the southerners, and half of my country and half of my people are abandoned, they will enter the country.
If there is no hope of officialdom, one must be disloyal. Who will think about this for me? Shaanxi has just been in trouble. If the people of the Ming Dynasty have already surrendered to me, how can a few godly men pull up a team of tens of thousands of people and occupy the mountains to cause chaos?
Furthermore, the culture of the north is not as good as that of the south, and the economy of the north is not as good as the south. When taking the scientific examination to obtain scholars, I cannot take into account the reasons for the backwardness of the north that have been formed for hundreds of years, and must put them in a fair and equal position with the southerners for the examination.
This is unfair to them. If this continues, the south will become more and more prosperous, the north will become weaker and weaker, and the gap between the north and the south will become wider and wider. How can there be peace in the world?"
Zhu Yuanzhang patted the imperial case lightly and said indignantly: "Confucius said: Those who have a country and a family do not worry about being widowed but worry about inequality; they don't worry about poverty but worry about insecurity. There is no poverty in everyone, and there is harmony without widows. Is it possible that they
I’m so stupid about reading, why don’t I understand this truth?”