Zhu Houzhao did not hide the affairs of the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy. So the news spread quickly.

Everyone also understood one thing. His Royal Highness is really going to do something big this time.

All officials with foresight have already made preparations in their hearts. The things His Highness the Crown Prince has done over the years are all in front of everyone. It would be strange to say that His Highness the Crown Prince does not want to innovate.

The Royal Academy teaches people to study and become officials, and the ministers don't know how to object. Can you say that this is wrong?

No one dares to say such a thing.

As for whether I feel uncomfortable in my heart, it must be uncomfortable. The reason is also very simple. Originally, to be an official, you only need to read the Four Books and the Five Classics. Now you have to go to the academy to study again, and there are so many subjects. If you fail to pass, you may not even be an official.

Can't do it anymore.

It's like pinching your neck. If you want to enter the officialdom, you must pass the academy.

In fact, this was only part of what they thought of. Zhu Houzhao also had a backup plan. For serving officials, the academy could actually be used.

That is the refresher course for serving officials.

Once you are dissatisfied with an official, you can ask him to further his studies. Those who do well in their studies will naturally be promoted. Of course, some of them may not study well, so it's hard to say and they can just resign and go home.

You can use this Royal Academy however you want, it's all in your own heart.

In a word, Zhu Houzhao wants to strangle the necks of officials in appointing officials. It is absolutely impossible for you civil servants to grant or receive appointments privately.

You must know that the current imperial examination system has the rules of being a teacher.

The chief examiner was the honorific title given to the examiner during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the examiner was treated with courtesy.

Morally, the constraints imposed by heaven and earth, kings, relatives, and masters are very serious. With morality as the link and interests as the foundation, a huge gentry group was formed. The next step was to form a party for private gain.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to avoid this kind of rules, break this monopoly, and eliminate the rights of teachers. He wanted to change the imperial examination from becoming an official after the examination to studying after the examination, similar to the university entrance examination in later generations.

Establish public academies in various places and teach what you want to teach. As for private schools, don't even think about it. The Donglin Party and Donglin Academy are all strangled in the cradle.

There was a lot of commotion outside, and some people wrote letters to oppose it, but they were just a handful.

No one at the top level wrote a letter to object. Whether it was the cabinet bachelor, the six ministers, or the imperial censors such as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there was basically no reaction. They knew what this matter meant.

This means His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's new policy.

His Highness the Crown Prince is extremely powerful now, and it will be difficult to stop him from doing what he wants to do.

The ministers all chose to remain silent. They wanted to see what His Highness the Crown Prince could do.

The saddest and unhappy person should be this year’s new Jinshi.

Not long after the imperial examination in the 18th year of Hongzhi was held, the new scholars had not yet been assigned officials, and they basically stayed in the six departments to observe the government.

They originally planned to send officials after observing the government, but now something like this happened, it was impossible for them to send officials, so they should go directly to the Royal Academy to report.

These people are crying without tears. They were already able to become officials, but now they need to take another step. They are simply miserable!

But these people had nothing to do, and they didn't dare to make a fuss.

There was nothing to say in the court, and once they made a fuss, it could easily be regarded as a provocation to His Royal Highness.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care at all what people outside thought.

After the matter was explained, it was natural to proceed. What he wanted to do now was to receive Horqin's people.

These people came to surrender. Zhu Houzhao presided over the negotiation with them. In fact, it was not a negotiation. You came to surrender. What were you talking about?

Basically, Horqin and the others will do whatever Daming says. If they don't agree, just call them over.

Therefore, although Zhu Houzhao was ordered to preside over the negotiation, in fact Zhu Houzhao did not go. The person responsible for assisting Zhu Houzhao was Zhang Jun, the Minister of Rites.

Horqin was coming, so Zhu Houzhao called Zhang Jun.

Speaking of Zhang Jun, he can be regarded as a character.

Zhang Jun's repeated autumn examinations will be disadvantageous.

Ding You of Chenghua, who was a tribute to the Imperial Academy, was thirty-nine years old.

At the age of forty-one, he was admitted by the imperial court under special circumstances and was awarded the title of Mingzan (from the ninth rank) of Honglu Temple. Soon he was promoted to the rank of Cheng of the temple (from the sixth rank), and was promoted to Shaoqing (from the fifth rank). His public position was

He holds an important position and his reputation is increasing day by day, which often attracts the attention of ministers.

It was already the year of Hongzhi, and he was reinstated at the end of the three-year period of keeping Xiao. Soon, he was promoted to the minister of the temple (the fourth rank), the right minister of the Ministry of Rites (the third rank), and was still in charge of the Honglu Temple. Later he was promoted to the left minister, and became a senior official (the second rank).

), a second level of salary was added, and Yin Yizi was admitted to the Imperial College.

His rapid promotion and courtesy and grace were rare in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao was very curious about this person.

This person should be dad's confidant, and he is the confidant among his confidants. I just don't know why dad fell in love with him.

However, in Zhu Houzhao's view, this person was able to achieve this step, which was obviously not an ordinary person.

Zhang Jun didn't even pass the imperial examination. Suddenly one day he was admitted to the ninth rank by the imperial court, and then he was promoted all the way up. It was like cheating.

There must be something extraordinary about such a person!

Zhu Houzhao thought he could test him to see if he was really talented.

If the negotiation with Horqin can go well this time, then this person can be considered for reuse; if not, then let him go back and continue to be his minister.

"Your Highness," Liu Jin walked to Zhu Houzhao and said respectfully, "Zhang Jun, the Minister of Rites, has arrived."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said expressionlessly: "Let him come in."

Not long after, Zhang Jun walked in from outside.

Zhu Houzhao looked at this cheating man. Judging from his face, Zhang Jun was really not young anymore. However, it can also be seen from the time when he joined the officialdom. He did not look old, but was really old.

He was over sixty years old. Although he looked gentle and elegant, Zhu Houzhao still saw something different. He felt that Zhang Jun looked like the same person, and that person was Qin Hong.

They are both old men. They are both energetic and have a kind of transparency.

"Zhang Jun, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, comes to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang Jun did not dare to neglect and quickly bowed to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "If you love me, no courtesy will be given. If you come, I will give you a seat."

It is appropriate for older ministers to be given seats, and my father would do the same in front of his father. To put it bluntly, it is preferential treatment given to high-ranking ministers.

At the place of His Royal Highness, the requirements are much lower. Ministers of similar status must be given a stool. Zhu Houzhao is very familiar with doing such things, so it does not seem out of place at all.

After Zhang Jun sat down, Zhu Houzhao said: "My father sent Aiqing to assist me, and I know myself. I am young and frivolous, and have little experience. I cannot control many things. I hope Aiqing can give me some advice."

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