Zhu Gaochi decided to send five hundred imperial students to Peiping. When the news spread, the government and the public were in an uproar.
For a moment everyone was asking, what does His Highness the Crown Prince want to do?
Whose idea was this?
On the surface, he has accepted the advice of the Ministry of Personnel, so is that the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Jian Yi?
Jian Tianguan, you have driven away Shangshu Xia, you have driven away Bachelor Yang, and you also want to expel the imperial students. Has the emperor of Ming Dynasty become your Jian Tianguan?
Many people were angry and rushed to Jian Yi's mansion, wanting an explanation.
But at this moment, outside Jian Yi's mansion, there were already people from the Yingtian Mansion. They blocked the people back, and Jian Tianguan didn't see any outsiders!
These imperial students gathered around for a long time, but they were unable to see him and were filled with resentment in their hearts.
They all turned to Xia Yuanji and begged Xia Shangshu for an explanation?
Could it be that you, the old man, thought it was too boring to go there by yourself, so you wanted to drag the Tai students along with you?
When these people came, Xia Mansion did not close the door tightly, but Xia Yuanji left early.
He was going to Peiping, and he was already sitting on the boat, preparing to cross the river.
This guy patted his butt and ran away first.
Again, the imperial students failed.
One of the two court officials disappeared behind closed doors, and the other fled. Who has such great ability? Can these two people be frightened?
Could it be that we, the imperial students, will be thrown into Peking like trash?
This is simply unreasonable!
"Let's go to Denwen Drum Courtyard!"
At this time, there are no longer just five hundred Taistudents, because this order is targeted at all Taisheng, and the five hundred people are only the first batch. The specific list has not been released yet, and who knows who will fall on it.
Everyone was so angry that they rushed towards the Chief Secretary.
Yes, the Dengwen Drum Courtyard is placed in the General Affairs Department. When Xu Jingchang was the General Affairs Minister, he also thought about how to beat the Dengwen Drum to get Zhu Di out... This is the rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang. If there is any injustice
If you feel wronged, you can sound the drum.
Once the Dengwen drum is sounded, the General Secretary must take people to Fengtianmen to face the emperor in person, and the emperor will handle the matter directly.
This is also the last way of survival left by Lao Zhu for the common people. It can also be regarded as a yoke on the head of the emperor of the Zhu family, restraining the emperor, his ministers, the government and the public.
At this time, the person in charge of the General Affairs Department was Xie Jin. He was not Xu Jingchang. It was really difficult for him to stop the aggressive imperial students.
The angry imperial students rushed into the Denwen Drum Courtyard, raised the huge drumstick, and banged it hard... without any sound!
How could it be?
As long as this thing rings, the palace can hear it clearly.
Everyone walked around to the back and saw clearly that the Dengwen drum was broken.
The drum head of this thing is made of special materials. No one can damage it and it will not break down for decades.
"What a good Jie Jin! He's called a genius, but he's actually an out-and-out villain!"
Everyone was furious, and now there was only one way left, which was to go to Zuoshunmen to find His Highness the Crown Prince and explain the matter clearly.
The Taixue students came out of Dengwen Drum Courtyard and before they set off, they saw a person in front of them, Wang Hong of the Imperial College. If Taixue is regarded as a school, then the Imperial College is their old principal.
Wang Hong was a Jinshi during the Hongwu period. Because of his solid knowledge, he was promoted to the Imperial Academy and was also the editor of "Hongwu Shilu". In terms of knowledge, he was second only to those cabinet bachelors and his official position was still above them.
"You guys, listen to me, don't be impulsive, let alone make trouble. The court has rules. You are acting like a fool and making Ying Tian uneasy. Do you want to ruin your career?"
The leader of the Taisheng students said angrily: "The boss is on top. Scholars can be killed but not humiliated. The students are all Taisheng students. They study hard and have no fault. Why do you want us to go to Peking?"
"Yes, there are rules for the selection of officials in the imperial court. The officials' ingenuity and sending the imperial students to Peking is basically corrupting the national code."
"Sir, over the past few years, scholars have been framed again and again, criticizing Confucius and Saints, and talking nonsense about Neo-Confucianism... Now we have to assign students to the Imperial Academy. We scholars are not at fault!"
Wang Hong looked at these imperial students and nodded repeatedly.
"I have heard what you are saying. I feel the same way in my heart. Please rest assured, everyone. I will go see His Highness the Crown Prince and explain the matter clearly. You all go back to the Imperial College and wait for the news. If that doesn't work, everyone will follow your methods.
It’s never too late to do anything.”
The leading student was still unconvinced, "Sir, it's not that the students don't believe it, it's just that they are afraid that the imperial court will deceive them... We can't vent our anger!"
Wang Hong saw this in his eyes and said sadly: "Listen to me, everyone, I'm going here. If it doesn't work, just take off this black gauze hat. I'll use my official position as a guarantee. Isn't it okay?"
Faced with such a sincere statement from the elder, the students looked at each other and finally nodded.
Wang Hong secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. It was really dangerous.
Then he went to the East Palace and asked to see Zhu Gaochi.
Coincidentally, Zhu Gaochi was practicing archery. He had just finished shooting a pot of arrows. He wiped his sweat, turned around and saw Wang Hong, and said with a smile: "Wang Qing, is there something wrong?"
Wang Hong took two steps and arrived in front of Zhu Gaochi. He bowed and said: "Your Highness, you rashly asked the imperial students to go north. There are many discussions. Can Your Highness delay the decision? Or send fewer people?"
"Young Pai? How much is that?"
"Thirty or fifty people? Or send those who were late in the evaluation, or those who entered Imperial College with grace, to Peking?"
Zhu Gaochi agreed and then said: "Is he just a bad student?"
Wang Hong was speechless for a moment, but he could only acquiesce.
Zhu Gaochi thought: "It's not impossible, but my father is pressing hard, and Dingguo Gong also needs people... to open up business, build schools, and especially to coordinate and calculate taxes. These are all inseparable from manpower.
Wang Qing's family should also know that now in Beiping, they plan to focus on commercial tax. How to collect taxes, how to appraise goods and determine tax rates is a very troublesome matter. In short, I can't be vague about the matters assigned by my father.
"
Wang Hong looked to both sides and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, I dare to ask you, are you willing to move the capital?"
Zhu Gaochi shook his head hurriedly, "I am opposed to moving the capital. Everyone knows this, and I tried my best to stop my father. Could it be that the Wang Qing family has suspicions?"
Wang Hongdao: "Your Highness, I have no doubts about Your Highness' intentions. I have thought about it over and over again. If too many people are sent to Peiping and too much financial resources are invested, wouldn't it be possible to move the capital with His Majesty's decree?"
Zhu Gaochi blinked and thought seriously, "That seems to be the case. So what do Wang Qing's family think they are going to do? Is it possible that they want to fool the father and resist the will?"
Wang Hong thought about it again and again, and then he mustered up the courage to say: "Your Highness, we can slowly implement it, carefully select from among the Tai students, and slowly plan it. As long as we delay it for a few months, Your Majesty will be gone soon."
In the year, I had to return to Yingtian. As long as His Majesty comes back and sends people to Peking, it will be nothing."
After Zhu Gaochi thought for a while, he nodded repeatedly, "Wang Qing's family, are you asking me to blame you and fool my father?"
Wang Hong's face turned red and he hurriedly bowed and said: "I am doing this to save the people's power and avoid moving the capital, which will cause countless waste and loss of life."
Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "When Duke Dingguo asked many censors to go out for inspection, he said that they could not understand the local situation in Beijing. Can't the imperial students be more noble than the officials? They are not afraid of the hard work and are unwilling to leave, right?
?”
Wang Hong was even more stunned, "Your Highness, where are these words? Absolutely not, absolutely not!"
Zhu Gaochi smiled again, "Actually, even if you don't want to go to Peiping, I can understand. It's not easy with the wind, bitter rain, and dust all over the northern Saipan! Wang Qing's house, you can go down now, I still want to shoot arrows."
Wang Hong could only say goodbye, but his heart was full of thoughts... Zhu Gaochi was very easy to talk to at the beginning, and it was in line with his thoughts, but the next few words revealed the matter. The student just didn't want to endure hardship, and he didn't want to
Traveling across mountains and rivers, I ran to the bitterly cold Beiping.
People's hearts are like this, and Wang Hong is just going along with the flow.
Thinking about it, Zhu Gaochi is no better than Zhu Di. He should be easier to talk to and deal with, right?
After sending Wang Hong away, Zhu Gaochi shot another pot of arrows empty, and his forehead was already covered with sweat.
"Your Highness, go change your clothes."
Zhu Gaochi agreed, but then said: "By the way, prepare the carriage, I want to leave the city and go to the No. 1 Academy in the World!"
The eunuch was stunned and did not dare to say anything. Since Zhu Di left, the prince has been in charge of the country and has assumed great power. His prestige has grown day by day, and no one dares to take it lightly.
After a while, Zhu Gaochi got on the carriage and quickly left the city and arrived at the school.
This is a very interesting school. It is interesting not because His Highness Taisun attained enlightenment here, but because this school is getting bigger almost every day.
Not long ago, there was a new medical school, which was funded by Zhou Wang Zhu Ju.
The number of students here is also expanding rapidly, and the number has already exceeded 10,000.
Yingtian, Jiangnan, many merchants came here to recruit students...For example, all the students in the School of Calculation were robbed before they could graduate.
After Zhu Gaochi arrived, he directly ordered: "Prepare a table for me, hang up a banner, and say that I am recruiting people for my father. Anyone who wants to go to Peking to find a job can come and sign up!"
His Royal Highness the Prince came over to enroll students, and the school suddenly exploded!
Not to mention the students, even the teachers were moved.
Everyone ran over like crazy. After all, the school is too big and it would take time to get here.
By coincidence, there was a person at the front of the queue. His name was Lin San. It turned out that Zhu Gaosui's typesetter actually knew a lot of words through self-study, and he also passed the school examination and became a teacher.
"Returning to Your Highness, in Enke, I have witnessed many old officials soaring into the sky thanks to the grace of the imperial court... At that time, I didn't read much and only knew a few words. During this time, I studied hard.
Finally he became a lecturer in the school. Zhuo Jing also gave birth to a son. I have no regrets in this life. I am willing to serve the Ming Dynasty, no matter what I do."
Zhu Gaochi looked at him seriously, then picked up his pen and wrote Lin San's name at the top, and then said meaningfully: "The Ming Dynasty needs people like you!"
