Chapter 198 Don’t forget to tell Naiwen about family sacrifices (2)
In the Palace of Qianqing, the emperor's words were fierce but there was no hint of joy or anger.
"They are scolding Li Zhigang, saying that he is the most cruel official in history. In fact, they are scolding me, saying that I am the most cruel tyrant in history?"
"Yes, I am not a merciful master!"
"But I did what I was supposed to do, but didn't I give what I was supposed to give?"
"Some people say that corruption is due to low salaries! Well, I have set up a bank to support integrity. I hope that officials all over the world can live a good life and give them money!"
"I know that it is not easy for a scholar to get a good name, so as long as he is a scholar, even if he is a scholar, he will be given rice, silk cloth, and even cattle for plowing the fields!"
"But what? Are they satisfied?"
"Furthermore, even if they have all kinds of privileges, the Ming Dynasty, starting from Emperor Taizu, has never said that they can profit from it when collecting grain, right? It has never said that the people's grain tax must be paid in excess, and the officials and gentry must pay more than the grain tax. Do you want to pay back the full amount?"
"They made mistakes in the first place, but they didn't allow the court to investigate! Not only were they not allowed to investigate, they were also not allowed to bring order to the chaos!"
"Ha! This Daming belongs to their family?"
"I'm so angry, so angry!"
Zhu Gaochi thought to himself, "The spittle almost flew into my face!"
"I felt that the strike in one province was not strong enough, so I came directly to unite the three provinces!" Zhu Yunxi sneered, "Are these three places the territory of the Ming Dynasty, or are they lawless places?"
Suddenly, the Minister of Nan Study stood up and said, "Your Majesty, let's talk about the matter. This matter of students from three provinces boycotting the exams must be strictly investigated!"
As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Today, for the sake of the New Deal, students from three provinces can be encouraged to boycott the exams. In the future, for other reasons, they will be able to do the same thing again!" He then snorted, "Three provinces? Really? He is very capable. Just connecting students from these three provinces is a crime of disrespecting the elders and Ling Chi!"
"In fact, in my opinion, it's better for them to make trouble now than later!" Yan Zhenzhi, the imperial censor, also sneered, "If these people with bad intentions and bad morals hadn't appeared on their own, the court would have been unable to identify them for a while! "
"What I, the Ming Dynasty, want is for the people to rule the dynasty, not for villains!" Xin Yande also said, "Villains, even if they are learned and rich, they will only be scum in the future!"
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"But after all, it's the result of three provinces?"
Zhang Xianzong's voice was a little hoarse, "If it's really like Shandong, where everyone is stripped of their honors...are there going to be troubles?"
"Chaos? What they rely on is nothing more than their fame, nothing more than the law not punishing the public, nothing more than the power of numbers!" Xie Jin said coldly.
"Xie Xueshi's words are very true. Without them, there would be no scholars in the Ming Dynasty. Without them, butcher Zhang would still be eating hair..." Bao Zhao said and quickly changed his words, "Whether they take the exam or not, the Ming Dynasty will not be able to do it." It’s the Ming Dynasty! Whether they take the exam or not, there will still be officials in the world!”
As he spoke, he sneered, "Maybe they are all good officials with conscience!"
"I mean, how to deal with these people?" Zhang Xianzong said with a bitter smile, "So many people have been exempted from their honors and are living in the countryside..." He said, looking at Zhu Yunxi, "Your Majesty, it's hard for everyone to hide their opinions! "
"I'm not afraid of what they say!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand, "Whatever they say!"
Among the ministers, the more mature ones sighed in their hearts.
Your Majesty is at odds with those people!
The final result is that both sides will suffer losses!
Suddenly, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a compromise!"
"Tell me and listen!" Zhu Yunxi said.
Li Jinglong pondered for a moment and said, "As you have just said, the students from the three provinces who collectively stopped taking exams must have been linked together by someone, so let's find out who is linked together and find out what his intentions are!"
"Among the students in the three provinces, there must be some who are being coerced and do not know the truth! When tracing the people who are connected, the imperial court can issue an edict to clarify the truth and let the students consider for themselves whether they really want to be punished for opposing the New Deal.
Stop taking the exam!"
Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment, "What if you really want to go your own way and want to give up the exam?"
"If someone is determined to provoke the imperial court, he will naturally be punished!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Since oil and salt are not coming in, don't blame the imperial court for being cruel!"
"Could it be that we really want to ban these people from participating in scientific examinations in the future?" someone exclaimed.
You can take the exam again if you are stripped of your merit, but if it blocks someone's path to advancement, then you are really screwed up.
"Uh..." Li Jinglong smiled and changed the topic, "When the King of Burma left Beijing, he said that he hoped that Ming Dynasty would promote Sinology in Burma and spread the teachings of saints."
"So, are these students making trouble? Since they are at fault, they must be punished. Corporal punishment is a bad idea. Why not send them to Burma to help the court promote Chineseization!" Li Jinglong smiled and said, "Actually, this idea was originally proposed by your Majesty.
It means. The emperor is so kind that he cannot bear to kill anyone, so he allows the guilty officer to serve in Myanmar for three years to atone for his sin..."
"Exile the students to Myanmar?"
All the ministers exclaimed in their hearts, Li Jinglong said it nicely, but in essence he was not exiled for three thousand miles? Going to Qiongzhou would cost lives, but going to Burma?
"The King of Burma said something like this?" Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites, hesitated for a moment, "Has he ever received a discount?"
"This..." Li Jinglong lowered his head and smiled.
"Zhezi, he can come at any time!" Zhu Yunxi said.
In this way, all the ministers understood that it was not the emperor who had the final say on what to do with King Burmese's puppet?
"Check!" Zhu Yunxi said again, "Bao Zhao!"
"I'm here!"
"I won't use the Royal Guards this time, so they don't say I'm cruel!" Zhu Yunxi sneered, "Just use your Integrity Institute to find out all the people involved in the ins and outs! Who is instigating students to fight against the imperial court!"
"I obey the decree!"
Bao Zhao secretly thought at the same time, "Your Majesty's words are interesting. Who is instigating discord? Humph!"
"The Chunwei Examination will be held as scheduled!" Zhu Yunxi said to Xie Jin again, "Students who do not want to take the exam should explain to the local yamen why they do not want to take the exam! Since they feel that the Ming Dynasty is not worthy of using them, then they should not be my officials in the Ming Dynasty!
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"Then!" Zhu Yunxi looked at Li Jinglong, "Those who are stubborn and have bad moral character will be sent to Burma for further study!"
"I obey the order!"
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The scene changed, and the imperial envoy from Hangzhou was on his way.
In the cold winter wind, Tie Xuan, sweating on his forehead, sneaked in through the back door with Jing Qing, Han Kezhong and all dressed in casual clothes.
It's not enough to wear casual clothes. Outside the palace of Li Zhigang's imperial envoy, the three floors inside and outside are full of aggressive officials and gentry students!
If Jingqing's soldiers were maintaining order, someone would dare to break in and ask him face to face why Li Zhigang was having trouble with the Jiangnan officials!
"No wonder the emperor doesn't allow us to interfere in these matters!"
Walking into the back office of the government office, Jing Qing wiped the sweat from his head and said with a wry smile, "Who can stand this? Well, there are at least a thousand people outside!"
"Order must still be maintained!" Tie Xuan said with a straight face, "Let your subordinates make their own decisions. In addition, each traffic artery must be in control. There cannot be more and more people. If there are too many people, it will inevitably lead to a big mistake!"
"Don't worry!" Jing Qing said with a smile, "We have made arrangements. All the students and squires from other places are blocked outside Hangzhou and cannot come in!" As he said that, he looked at Han Kezhong, "What are you thinking about?"
Han Kezhong's dull face showed no expression, "I am thinking about the aftermath?" He said, sighing, "Li Qinqi got into trouble, so he just walked away. The aftermath will still fall on me and the other three!"
And Jiangnan is an important financial and taxation area of our Ming Dynasty, so there is no room for carelessness!"
These words immediately made Tie Xuan and Jing Qing smile bitterly.
Immediately, Tie Xuan looked at the person leading the way, who was Li Zhigang's personal entourage.
"Where are your adults?"
"Back to the feudal lord, my old man is worshiping his ancestors in the main room!" the attendant said in a low voice.
"Which ancestor are you worshiping at this time?" Jing Qing snorted coldly.
The few people continued to move forward and saw a dense crowd of people kneeling in front of Li Zhigang's door. They were all the servants and followers he had brought with him on his trip south this time.
The person who led the way quickly ran over and knelt in the crowd as if he was guilty.
Li Zhigang's cry could be heard in the room.
"My dear father, by the grace of the Emperor, I have chosen you to be a great minister and build a temple for the great ministers! My son... my son will always bring glory to you! The lintel of our Li family... will shine brightly and bring blessings to all generations!"
"ah?"
Outside, Tie Xuan and the other three were stunned.
He, Li Zhigang, actually...played this game to sue Nai Weng?