Chapter eight hundred and eighty seventh liquidation of royal assets
Zhu Biao basically nailed the coffin board by saying that extrajudicial favors were not allowed. Sun Yan accepted the order and returned to Zhongshu Province to convey his opinions.
Several ministers, including Luo Fulen, frowned and were very worried.
"Yuanfu, Chen Di has been in power for many years. From taxation to household affairs, he has handled too many affairs. There are also many people who hold the same views as him. If he is punished for treason, I am afraid that it will involve too much and require blood.
It flows like a river. You, why don't you fight with His Highness?"
Of course Luo Furen was not standing with Chen Di, but when the butcher knife fell and the heads rolled, he couldn't help but hesitate. The rest of Qian Tang, Mao Gui, Yang Ji, Wang Jin and others also frowned.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Senior officials like Shangshu have stood at the top of civil servants, and it is natural for them to take care of their subordinates.
If they were facing Zhu Yuanzhang, they would naturally not dare, but facing Zhu Biao, they could still fight for every point... Only Hu Weiyong lowered his eyelids, as if he was asleep, and did not say a word.
Sun Yan also took a look, but in the end he had no choice but to do it. I don't know when he started, but he became a dead man, just waiting to return home after becoming an official.
"Masters, you asked me to fight with His Highness, but I would like to ask you, how can I fight? The second son of the Grand Master has been dismissed from the position of commander by Your Majesty... He just advised His Majesty that something happened to His Majesty.
You are a traitor, encouraging His Highness and slandering His Majesty and His Majesty in order to seize power and force His Majesty to truly abdicate! This project cannot be carried out and a conclusion that will convince everyone is not possible. Where do you plan to put His Highness? Where will we put ourselves?
where?"
Sun Yan's words were so impactful that everyone suddenly realized... So that's it!
Zhang Chengtian made such a fuss, which actually helped Zhu Biao step down and solved the problem. It was logical to deal with this case strictly. Moreover, it was obvious that the Taishi Mansion lost a commander, and the second young master suffered a loss.
This matter can be big or small, Zhang Ximeng doesn't care if he doesn't care, but if he wants to use the topic to his advantage, the group of people sitting here really can't handle it.
Whether Master Zhang will take action will naturally depend on the actions of everyone present.
Inadvertently, he set up such a clever game. I don’t know if it was taught by Grand Master Zhang. If not, then this Second Young Master Zhang is a young evildoer with extraordinary skills!
The success rate of the Taishi Mansion is truly terrifying!
Now everyone is riding on the tiger's back. Zhu Biao has to give an account to Lao Zhu, so he can't do it without an investigation. The ministers have to give an account to the Taishi Mansion, so they can't relax.
All in all, for the sake of your own life, don’t hold back!
Check it out!
Everyone quickly came to a consensus. First, they focused on Chen Di and conducted a thorough investigation of the people who were close and colluded with him. Then they conducted a thorough investigation of the Ministry of Education and found out the officials with questionable ideas.
In addition, Sun Yan also asked Qian Tang to draft a long article on the past 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and then submit it to the Grand Master for review, and finally submit it to His Majesty. After approval, it will be used as the most important teaching material, from top to bottom.
study together.
The government made arrangements, and Sun Yan even called Luo Guanzhong to ask for his opinions on how to rectify the literary world...
From top to bottom in the Ming Dynasty, a strong wind blew up... In just half a month, more than a hundred officials were captured.
This has not been a big move in many years.
And not only officials, but more literati were also arrested, and they were punished severely while promoting enlightenment. The whole government and the public were busy.
On this day, Prince Zhu Biao came to Zhang Ximeng's mansion again with something.
As soon as he arrived, he found that the Grand Master's Mansion was full of joy, with colorful lanterns hanging out and a few big red flowers on the trees.
Zhang Ximeng was not in the study either, but went to the kitchen and cooked the food himself.
"What kind of festive day is this?" Zhu Biao was confused.
Zhang Chengtian greeted him with a smile, "Welcome, to be honest, I have just passed the provincial examination in Jiangxi and am going to Xingzi County to serve as a clerk in the Dharma Chamber. Your Highness, I'm afraid we won't see each other again in a few years."
Zhu Biao was startled!
He was really surprised now. According to the Ming Dynasty's design, the Jinshi Department existed and was under the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites. If you passed the Jinshi examination, you would be directly promoted to the various ministries of Zhongshu, Yushitai, the Fifth Military Governor's Office, or the Municipal Shipping Department.
Wait until the imperial court is directly under the yamen.
To take the Jinshi examination, you must have a sufficient diploma. Generally, these are the top schools, plus the remaining normal schools. It is difficult for ordinary people to squeeze in. If you go, you will be given food.
In addition, the provincial examinations in each province will also admit a large number of officials. The starting point of these officials is much lower. They have to start from counties, and some even have to be responsible for towns.
Fortunately, in Ming Dynasty, academic discrimination is not serious at present. If you pass the exam, become an official, and have political achievements, you will be promoted when you need to. It is not said that those who are in middle school will definitely not be able to do what is in Jimin Academy.
But usually, those who can get into Jimin Academy are the top ones, and they have a high starting point and are promoted faster. There is no way around this.
However, there are exceptions to everything, and that is that the provincial examinations in some places are more terrifying than the general examinations of the Ministry of Rites.
Among them, the exam in Jiangxi Province is the most difficult, bar none!
And Xingzi County, where Jimin Academy is located, is even more difficult and difficult!
The reason is very simple. It is difficult for ordinary people to get a house and settle down in the vicinity of Jimin Academy. However, once they are admitted as officials in Xingzi County, they can successfully transfer their household registration there and find a good place for the next generation.
In other words, if you are admitted as an official in Xingzi County, no matter whether you benefit from it, your whole family will benefit from it!
Therefore, those few spots were snatched up several times more fiercely than in the general examination!
Although Zhang Chengtian did not attend Jimin School and did not take the Rites Examination, the little fat boy passed the more difficult Jiangxi Provincial Examination ahead of schedule and was admitted to the Xingzi County Yamen.
No wonder the Taishi Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and even the teacher cooked the food himself.
Zhang Chengtian, this little fat guy, has a lot of trouble!
"Junior Brother Zhang, um... I want to congratulate you. Secondly, I, I feel guilty for causing you to lose your position as commander..."
Zhang Chengtian waved his hand generously, "It's okay. If I were still with the commander, I wouldn't be able to take the exam. After all, I want to thank Your Highness, you made it possible for me!"
Zhu Biao looked slightly embarrassed, so that's right.
But at this moment, someone came to Zhang's house in anger!
"It's your Majesty!"
"Zhang Chengtian! You bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, "You are so damn smart! You deliberately angered us and asked us to remove you from command, and then you went to take the exam. You are planning it all! What, give me
Is it so embarrassing for us to be an official? Have you been wronged? Right? You want to make us angry to death!"
Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses and settled the score with Zhang Chengtian.
The little fat guy doesn’t obey anyone but his father!
Zhang Ximeng has figured out Zhu Yuanzhang thoroughly. This is also the most important lesson Zhang Ximeng wants to teach Zhang Chengtian. If you are not confident enough, don’t challenge this difficult gameplay. You little guy, you still need to practice more.
"Your Majesty, I, I have no official position, so I just want to find something to do. I just took the exam casually and passed it by luck... If your Majesty feels that it is inappropriate, you can take me down and I will be your majesty's
Commander, do you think this is okay?"
"Okay, you big-headed devil!" Zhu Yuanzhang cursed angrily. The whole world was watching the locations in Xingzi County. Zhang Chengtian had successfully passed the exam and it had been announced.
What should I say if Zhang Chengtian is suddenly exempted from the qualification?
Did Master Zhang's son cheat in the exam?
Or is Your Majesty destroying the national code?
No matter which argument was made, Lao Zhu could not accept it.
"You brat, you are awesome! But let me tell you, if you take office, we will definitely keep an eye on you. If you don't work hard and achieve political results, we will slowly settle the score!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, but Zhang Chengtian didn't care. Anyway, he had achieved his goal. Let Zhu Yuan think whatever he wants!
At this time, Zhang Ximeng's side had prepared the dishes and the banquet was ready.
Zhu Yuanzhang came with a lot of resentment. He had no choice but to turn his anger into appetite. He picked up a big elbow and took a big mouthful. It was plump and juicy. If Zhang Ximeng didn't write books, he would be a good cook.
Lao Zhu was focused on his work, but he didn't take precautions. Zhu Biao started chatting with Zhang Ximeng, "Sir, I asked them to draw up a plan, which is to divide the royal property. I would like to ask you for advice."
Zhang Ximeng had long known that Zhu Biao had this idea, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
"Sir, this is what I think. Royal property should be cut into two pieces. Some palaces and gardens cannot simply be regarded as royal."
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Your Highness's words are reasonable. What are you prepared for?"
"This part is listed as the property of the imperial court and is only used for ceremonial purposes. The maintenance requires the imperial court to pay for it."
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said: "This arrangement is appropriate, what about the rest?"
"The rest must be strictly regulated. Only expenses for palace personnel are allowed, and nothing else is allowed!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was chewing his elbow, felt something was wrong when he heard them chatting.
"What do you mean? The palace we live in doesn't belong to us anymore?" Lao Zhu was anxious, "Zhu Biao, do you want to drive us to Huangjue Temple?"
Zhu Biao said helplessly: "Father, that's not what I mean. It's just that if the palace can be passed down smoothly, what should we do if the family has a lot of real estate? We can't have two sets of standards."
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored this and said angrily: "You mean we have been struggling all our lives, going through life and death to conquer the world, and in the end our place of residence is gone, right?"
"No!" Zhu Biao could only explain patiently, "The palace belongs to the imperial court and is national property, but the royal family can live there for free. I am not trying to drive you out of the palace, and no one would dare to do that! Moreover, the palace is maintained
The court is still responsible for the expenses, but we actually make the money."
Lao Zhu rolled his eyelids, "That's right...but what about the palace's annual expenses? Is it still the original number?"
Zhu Biao said helplessly: "Of course not. I plan to hand over the maintenance of the palace and the expenses for major ceremonies to the court, so we don't have to take care of it and can save some worry."
Zhu Yuanzhang is not a fool, how can you deceive him with such words!
"Don't worry? But we don't have much money! Do you think we don't understand anything?"
Zhu Biao refused to give in, "Father, if you do this, I won't be able to promote reforms!"
Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids and started arguing... You continue!