Chapter 197 Don’t forget to tell Naiwen about family sacrifices (1)
Everyone understands what Xie Jin means.
But no one expected that he could actually...to be precise, he would actually dare to say such a thing.
In fact, Xie Jin's qualifications for presiding over this year's Spring Examination are still slightly insufficient. The emperor wanted to promote him and establish his future status among scholars, so he gave him this good thing that all scholar-bureaucrats dreamed of.
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That is the teacher of all the scholars in the world!
But now he said these words!
"What Cao Guogong said just now touches on the root of why the three provinces stopped taking examinations!"
Xie Jin spoke slowly, "They are fighting against the New Deal! They are fighting because the New Deal harms their best interests!"
With that said, he stood up and saluted and said, "I dare to raise a matter and ask the emperor to forgive me!"
"I love you, but it's okay to say so!" Zhu Yunxi said.
"In the past, during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, there were four major Hongwu cases!" Xie Jin looked at the ministers and sighed, "At that time, all the officials in the court were as dangerous as pebbles..."
"Is Jie Jin too brave today?"
The ministers exclaimed in their hearts, but then they remembered the old events of those years and couldn't help but feel a little sad and silent.
In the four major Hongwu cases, the Kongyin case of the Ministry of Revenue and the Guo Heng case, tens of thousands of officials were killed alone. Many officials were still working one second, and were escorted to the execution ground by the Jinyi Guards the next second.
During that period, officials who went to the Yamen office every day had to leave a suicide note to their families first!
"Everyone should be in danger!" Xie Jin sighed again, "But who has heard any objections? The examination was still held as scheduled. I have never heard of any scholar who killed officials because of the imperial court.
Abandoned the future!"
"Not only did I not give up, but I also..." After saying that, Xie Jin paused and continued, "This is still regarded as a huge opportunity! Because only when officials are killed more can they put on official uniforms and become officials the fastest.
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"Since ancient times, only kings have not held imperial examinations, but have you never heard of scholars giving up the examinations?" Xie Jin paused again and said, "If you have learned literary and martial arts, you can sell them to the emperor's family! Their examinations are about the way of governing the country, but for
It’s their own future!”
"What future? Of course it is the bright future of Guangzong Yaozu as a master!" Xie Jin smiled bitterly, "Even if it is a poor student in the countryside, once he is elected, someone will give him money and gifts, and the landlords beg them to hang their fields on their
With your name, you will directly join a wealthy family!"
"If you have a good reputation, you will be a master. If you know how to be a good person, you will help the local government collect grain taxes. Even if you don't become an official, you will have no worries about food and clothing in this life!"
"Not to mention becoming a Jinshi, wearing official clothes and becoming an official..."
Speaking of this, Xie Jin sighed again, "Whether the New Deal is good or not, everyone here has their own account in their hearts, and so do the people in the world."
"Whether it's good or not, the scholars don't know! The reason for confrontation and opposition is because the New Deal makes it impossible for them to be leaders in the future! They can't lie down and suck the blood of the people and the country!"
There was silence in the hall, except for Jie Jin's voice that echoed sonorously.
"We, the scholars, are shouting for the great cause of creating peace for all generations, but most of the people are doing it for themselves!" Xie Jin added, "The imperial court's new policy is to benefit the majority of the people, and some gentlemen have lost their privileges!"
"They are unwilling to accept that the Golden House is no longer in the book and Yan Ruyu is gone. They are unwilling to accept it and pay taxes and grains like ordinary people!"
"So by striking out, they are not only provoking the imperial court to fight against the New Deal, but also going against the people of the world! But based on this alone, it is not in line with what the saint's article said!"
"Furthermore..." Xie Jin suddenly sneered, "We in the Ming Dynasty will not sin with our speech! If you think the New Deal is not good? You can write a letter!"
"Even students from three provinces can sign a joint letter! Tell them about the shortcomings of the New Deal and explain the disadvantages. Who, whether the emperor or the princes in the court, will stop them from speaking or writing?"
"But they didn't say anything or write, and just stopped taking the exam! Isn't this threatening the imperial court?" Xie Jin took a deep breath, "The scholars from three provinces stopped taking the exam together. There must be someone who connected them. Maybe
There are also those who are coerced! But they have already been elected, and they still cannot distinguish right from wrong. Even if they win the Jinshi, how can they be the pillars of the country in the future?"
"The four most basic words for a scholar are loyalty to the emperor and patriotism!" Xie Jin lamented, "They didn't even care about the principles of the monarch and his ministers, and just stopped taking the exam... What book did they read?"
After saying that, he sneered again, "Oh, even if they become Jinshi, how can they be officials in the future with such character?"
"hiss...."
The ministers took another deep breath, Xie Jin's words were too serious!
He directly described those students who were protesting against taking exams as disloyal and unfilial people.
"My dear friends, who has anything to say?" Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers and said.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
Yang Song, one of the bachelors of the East Palace who had just taken charge of the Imperial Academy, said, "What Xie said is not unreasonable! But... it is a bit too rigid!" He said, looking at Xie Jin, "It involves scholars from three provinces.
,can’t be too impulsive?”
"Is it just me doing it for my own reasons, or do they have ulterior motives?" Xie Jin sneered.
Yang Song smiled slightly and said, "The country must have a way to recruit scholars. Scholars from the three provinces involve half of our country in the Ming Dynasty! If the treatment is too harsh, the scholars and the court will be alienated from morality!"
These words seemed to be addressed to Xie Jin, but in fact they were addressed to Zhu Yunxi.
So what if he is the emperor?
After all, the world cannot be governed by the emperor alone! As the old saying goes, the king treats his ministers like grass and grass, and his ministers regard him as an enemy!
Thinking more deeply, the so-called family world is actually the emperor is the landlord, and all the officials are stewards of the tenants...
To put it bluntly, the so-called country is a group of people with related interests, ruling countless ignorant people.
Emperors since ancient times have to follow this path, otherwise they will betray their relatives and alienate their relatives.
"I understand what you mean!" Zhu Yunxi took over and sighed, "I won't say anything false! People all have selfish motives, and the New Deal will indeed harm the interests of officials and gentry in the world!"
"Why are scholars? If you can't be a master, can you still be a scholar without your privileges? Are you still an official and a gentry?" Zhu Yunxi said again, "Besides, they have been enjoying these benefits for thousands of years. Other emperors can do it, so why are they here like me?
What if it doesn’t work anymore?”
"Is this how the Ming Dynasty treated its scholars so well? If the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, it would be okay for me to impose excessive taxes. But the Ming Dynasty is now rising, and the country is peaceful and the people are safe, so can I not tolerate these officials and gentry like this?"
"I still say what I said. The officials and gentry have harmed the country and enriched themselves. If we don't cure it now, we will wait until the Ming Dynasty is about to fall. Even if it is a violent expropriation, who will be conquered?"
"If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, they can still suck the blood of the Ming Dynasty and the people. Once the country changes, how many loyal ministers and filial sons will they have?"
"I'm not afraid of their eccentricity, but I don't believe that all the scholars in the world are just rats and worms like this!"
"What Xie Aiqing said just now is good. Even if a person with such qualities becomes an official, he will not be a good official!"
"They are making a noise to stop the exam. In my opinion, it is just a big wave washing away the sand, removing the dross and revealing the essence!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment.
"Can the New Deal not be implemented? How corrupt is the local administration of government? It has only been more than 30 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the land reported by the local government has been decreasing year after year. When the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs are transferred to the local government, they just don't match up!"
"Is it possible if the New Deal is not implemented? The court requires ten catties of grain, and when it comes to the local area, the people have to pay twenty catties! Then the court gets eight catties, and the remaining twelve catties are divided among the officials and gentry!"
"Oh, the interests of the officials and gentry have been harmed and they are arguing with me to stop taking the exam! They say that the Ming Dynasty did not treat scholars favorably! The people have been wronged for so many years, who can they ask to reason?"
"Could it be that...could it be that...are we really going to cause a stir and cause the people to rise up?"
"I'm not being alarmist. If this continues, it will soon happen! Maybe in my generation, before I die, some people will rebel!"