As the heads of all the princes fell to the ground, the court hall also showed a clear sky. Words such as "the punishment of a doctor is not worthy of punishment" will be written into the history books. Even if it is a prince, as long as he violates the law
, still cannot escape death.
Huge assets filled the national treasury, which brought the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs' money to an unprecedented level, and even the treasury could hardly keep it.
The administration of the government was clear and the operations of the court were proceeding in an orderly manner. The Imperial College students who had previously had a war of words with these princes and nobles had a great victory. They had never expected that the court would be so decisive and resolute in killing.
As a result, they began to swell and targeted the king of Guangling, Zhao Yi and his son, the king of Xiaojingan, Zhao Xun, and the king of Northern Liang, Xu Xiao and his son.
There has always been a saying in the Imperial College that scolding the Northern Liang King would lead to promotion and wealth. The former Jin Lanting is a living example.
The Yan family, who identified Beiliang, were also reused.
At the literary gathering, the students of the Imperial Academy began to speak nonsense and began to criticize the major vassal kings. They listed a lot of crimes. Most of these evidences were fabricated by storytellers. Without verification, here
With the help of others, the fake things became real, and the trend became more and more intense.
Since ancient times, the mouths of scholars have been the most difficult to shut. Just like the keyboard warriors of later generations, they often don't care about the truth of the matter, but just rely on hearsay and start to follow others' opinions. They also appear to be high-minded and fearless of death.
posture.
The grass on the wall floats in the wind.
The next day, the prince Zhao Kai, who was already in charge of the country, got into a rare rage in the court. The target was no one else, but Huan Wen, who was known as Tan Tan Weng.
"Well, Huan Wen, you are the minister of the Imperial Academy, look at what kind of students the Imperial Academy has produced now! Ah? There is no distinction between right and wrong, good and evil, and you have not learned the principles in the book at all. In the officialdom
That’s a pretty good lesson to learn...”
Zhao Kai scolded Huan Wen directly for a quarter of an hour, which silenced all the ministers. No one dared to speak for him. Huan Wen did not refute, but kept accusing him.
At this time, he was feeling miserable, and I didn't want the Imperial College to become like this, but these students all wanted to get promoted and make a fortune, and with the atmosphere before the court, it was impossible not to be biased.
But there was nothing he could do. Once the emperor and his courtiers came together, and the master wanted to find someone to take the blame, there was nothing he could do.
As a veteran of the Three Dynasties, Huan Wen was tactful and did not form cliques for personal gain. However, he also had many friends, and many people expressed deep sympathy for his plight. After all, they rarely saw Zhao Kai swearing at others.
Everyone thought that Zhao Kai wanted to use this incident to show off his senior ministers, so as to support the newcomers to rise to power.
After scolding him, Zhao Kai did not punish him, but punished him not to drink for three months, and asked him to go back and take good care of these scholars. This made many ministers hesitate and thought that Zhao Kai
Kai is going to attack the three gongs and nine ministers again after attacking them.
Only Huan Wen, who received the imperial edict, showed an expression uglier than crying. If he didn't drink for three months, wouldn't that cost him his life?
Just when everyone thought that Zhao Kai was just a thunderstorm but a small raindrop, Zhao Kai issued several decrees one after another.
First, Jin Lanting, the guy who was the leader of the trouble, was beaten to the end. He was directly demoted from a third-rank official to a seventh-rank official, and he was asked to go to Beiliang Youzhou to be a small county magistrate.
Good guy, this is back to its original shape, which is equivalent to returning the same way. If Jin Sanlang goes to Beiliang, it is not certain whether Xu Fengnian can keep him alive. After all, this guy has scolded Xu Xiao a lot.
Then, a decree was issued that anyone who takes the lead in making trouble and has a criminal record will not be allowed to take part in the imperial examination within five years. This rule is equivalent to cutting off the future of most students. Who among the scholars does not want to be an official.
Of course, among the many students, there are still some who are quite courageous. Zhao Kai's approach to this is also very simple. Just let these people go to Beiliang to have a look. I believe that after they come back, their ideas will change.
The third item is to allocate three million taels of silver to Shangyin Academy to establish a school in Tai'an City. At the same time, a large number of Shangyin Academy students will be promoted. After all, most of them are Zhao Kai's classmates and little fans.
, these people are extremely easy to use. This makes many Imperial College students regret it.
The Imperial College is no longer the only one, and it will be a matter of time before it is surpassed by Shangyin Academy. Only by competing in pairs can we make better progress.
Zhao Kai's prestige among scholars was already extremely high. It is said that the role models of scholars are all modest. He was simply a god in the minds of scholars. Under such a policy, the incident quickly calmed down.
On this day, Zhao Kai's East Palace seemed particularly lively. Not only Zhang Julu and his daughter, Zhang Bianguan, Huan Wen, Aunt Hong and Chen Yu from Jiujiu Pavilion, but even Xuanyuan Qingfeng, whom he had not seen for a long time, was here.
The reason why it was so lively was that after ten months of pregnancy, Xuanyuan Jingcheng's wife was about to give birth, so many people who were close friends with Xuanyuan Jingcheng came over.
Zhao Kai was also looking forward to the birth of this little life, and he even skipped work for this reason.
When he saw Xuanyuan Qingfeng dressed in purple, Zhao Kai was doubly surprised. He hadn't seen her for a few months, and her strength had improved even more. She had already entered the first level. I don't know if it was an illusion, but she also looked better. Zhao Kai
Couldn't help but joke:
"Not bad. We haven't seen each other for a few months and our strength is gradually increasing. Do you want to come and compare notes? Let me see what the gap is."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng looked at Po Wen who was busy in the room, rubbing her hands unconsciously, obviously very nervous. She was the only junior in the Xuanyuan family before, but now she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't even speak to Zhao Kai.
He was polite and said:
"Zhao, why haven't you come out after so long? I'm almost dying of anxiety."
Xuanyuan Qingfeng was anxious, and his father Xuanyuan Jingcheng was even more anxious. Ever since Po Wen arrived, he had been walking around outside the room without stopping. Who wouldn't be nervous if he always gets a son?
Zhao Kai looked at the father and daughter, shook his head, took a sip of tea and said:
"Don't worry, I've hired the best midwives in the capital. They were the ones who delivered the queen before. Besides, I've used the talisman on your mother before, so it's guaranteed to be perfect."
It was the first time for Zhao Kai to give a magic talisman to a pregnant woman. Zhao Kai said again:
"When the child is born, he will recognize me as his godfather."
When Xuanyuan Qingfeng heard that Zhao Kai wanted her brother or sister to recognize him as her godfather, she immediately lost her composure and stood up immediately.
said:
"What, you want to be your godfather?! I don't agree!"
It's not on the shelves yet, so it's impossible to add more.