"I am too tolerant of you!"
The previous sentence was a question, but this sentence is a direct affirmation.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the palace dropped to freezing point.
Zhu Yunxi has never said such heart-breaking words to any minister.
"Your Majesty, all ministers..."
Before Hanlin lecturer Zhang Xin could speak, Zhu Yunxi slammed the table and said, "Shut up!" Then he looked at the possessed Hanlin bachelor examiners in front of him and said, "You have disappointed me so much! Did you teach me back then?
Those who read, some serve me with pen and ink, and some watch me practice calligraphy and recite scriptures every day!"
"I have always been unwilling to criticize you harshly, but how will you repay me?"
Liu Sanwu's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he said quickly, "Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
"What else do you say? Do you still want to show off your qualifications and qualifications in front of me?" Zhu Yunxi threw the examination paper in his hand to the ground, "Do you really not understand what I said to you before, or are you just lying?"
Are you deliberately contradicting me for the reasons you once taught me?"
"I don't dare!"
"But you did it, and you did it with them!" Zhu Yunxi pointed to the examination papers scattered on the ground, "Who can tell me why the results are the same twice?" As he said that, he looked at the lecturer.
Zhang Xin, "Say!"
Zhang Xin suppressed the fear and anxiety in his heart and said, "I will review the papers together with all the examiners, including the three first-class students of Jinke. All the papers for this review will be copied by the clerk in advance. There is no possibility of recognizing the handwriting!"
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"And all the papers copied by the clerk's office did not record the names of even half of the candidates. When I reviewed the papers, I didn't know whose papers they were reading!"
"Therefore, I, my ministers, have absolutely no possibility of cheating or seeking personal gain! The papers that were not accepted are all in the wrong format, with taboo words, poor writing skills and poor reasoning. When the country recruits scholars, what they get is talent and learning, so naturally, I and my ministers must select people with outstanding talents and learning!"
"As for the results of the two examinations being the same, I think it is reasonable and unexpected. That is to say, there is a reason for the difference. It is indeed a lack of talent and learning. I reviewed the papers impartially. The second review was completed and the ranking was determined.
After that, it corresponded to the original paper and the candidate’s name was known!”
"Those who failed in the exam are really alarmist and even spreading rumors and slander by saying that the ministers are unfair!"
"I say that I have some tricks up my sleeve, that I select scholars based on my favorite style, that I only value Zhang's style and not pragmatism. I am also aggrieved. I have no way of refuting these claims!"
This matter must be taken seriously.
The examiners have long reached this consensus. Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, the first time results must not be overturned. Otherwise, they will always be suspected of cheating.
"Ha!" Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi sneered and looked Zhang Xin up and down, "Tsk, tsk, there is a Ling Tietou in the past. I didn't expect that the Hanlin Academy also has a Zhang Tietou like you!"
"Okay, okay!" After saying this, he nodded again and again, "The papers have been copied and anonymous. There is no possibility of you being partial! Hahaha! Don't I know what you are thinking and what your methods are?"
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi's eyes suddenly became sharp and he looked at Liu Sanwu, "How did you, the chief bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, allow these people under you to do whatever you want? You are afraid that the results of this imperial examination will be overturned, so you are sitting on the wax! You are doing this from the bottom of your heart.
If you resist, I will ask you to retry it!"
"Anonymous? Huh, you have been dealing with imperial examinations all your life. If you look at the papers you have read, it will be clear at a glance. Whether it is anonymous or not, you all know whose paper it is!"
"I gave you face, but you gave me shamelessness!"
Hula, the courtiers in the palace immediately knelt down.
"Don't you understand what I mean?" Zhu Yunxi stood up and looked down at Liu Sanwu, "I recognize the results of the first imperial examination and so does the country. I was thinking that you are all candidates who marked the exams because of your personal preferences.
Although the selection of talents is biased, it was because I did not consider everything thoroughly when I selected the examiners."
"So, I have the intention to tolerate you for once. The three first-class examiners will be included in the examination papers and let you review the papers again. I just think that you can understand my difficulties and the difficulties of the students all over the world, put aside your own opinions, and be truly fair.
Choose some students to come up!"
"But you!" Zhu Yunxi picked up an examination paper and said, "You are bullying me!"
It's not that they don't understand, it's that they can't do it.
Again, when it comes to matters that directly affect their reputation and career, even if it is imperial power, they must fight to the end.
Zhu Yunxi didn't know that this major case had already happened in historical time and space.
How stubborn are these officials? Even when facing an emperor like the old man from the original time and space, they still gave the same answer twice in a row.
As long as they are a little sensitive and have an overall view, they will come up with a situation that everyone is happy with. But they don't. They want everyone in the world to admit that they are right. There are no northerners because they are not good at learning.
At this point, they not only challenged the imperial power, but also violated the emperor's most intolerable taboo, which was cronyism.
What Zhu Yunxi didn't even know was that such a thing happened more than once in the Ming Dynasty.
Even in the original time and space, in this major scientific examination case, rivers of blood flowed under the old man's butcher knife. Turn it over and it was still the same in the second year of Jian'an. The students from Ji'an Prefecture in Jiangxi Province directly won the first place, third place, and second place.
In the second year of Yongle, the students from Ji'an Prefecture in Jiangxi Province directly took the top seven!
I found out later that Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty said that the northerners only received tithes, which was not the way of the common people!
There is no absolute fairness in the world, only relative fairness. But is this only relative fairness still erecting many tilted balances?
"You act like you have a clear conscience!" Zhu Yunxi asked sternly, holding the exam paper in his hands, "But have you ever thought about what an uproar it would be if this imperial list were released again!"
"After the results are released, I can conclude that there are no more northern scholars who are willing to take part in the scientific examination, and the imperial court has completely lost the hearts of northern scholars. In the thirty years of the reign of the country, all the previous achievements in maintaining stability in the north, training troops in the fields, and relocating the population have been wasted!"
"Isn't it true that national affairs are no bigger than your regional prejudices and scholarly rules?"
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, the old Liu Sanwu realized what a mistake they, the Hanlin Academy, had made.
They only think about their own reputation, maintaining the inherent rules, and not allowing candidates to challenge their majesty.
But I didn't expect it to have a deeper meaning.
"I feel ashamed, my Majesty. Please have mercy on me and let me re-mark the papers!"
The other marking officials also woke up and kowtowed one after another.
"Your Majesty, I must have been careless and omitted something. Your Majesty, please have mercy. Xu Chen and others will try it again!"
"Again and again! Huh! This is the first time I let you read it again. You said that the scientific examination is not a child's play. Such an anti-corruption campaign takes away the face of the court. Where is your face?"
Zhu Yunxi sneered and said, "Now that I have explained my words to you, you no longer care about your face! But, what about my face? Where is the face of the world's scholars?"
As he said that, he threw the test paper directly to the ground, "I guess you are still complaining that I didn't explain it to you in advance?"
"I don't dare!"
"You dare!" Zhu Yunxi whispered, "Because of my tolerance in the past, you dare to do anything!" He said, looking at the crowd, "It is natural to re-read, the candidates are waiting for the results to be released!"
"But I won't use you anymore!"
"Your Majesty!" Liu Sanwu was shocked.
Suddenly, a voice came from the back hall that made all the ministers palpitate, "If your conscience is crooked, it will be crooked even if you read it a hundred times!"
This chapter has been completed!