Han Du sighed and said: "At the beginning, I strongly opposed my sister becoming a princess because I had such concerns. But I didn't expect that even if I tried every means, I still couldn't stop it."
When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately fell silent.
What Han Du means is that when Han Jingyun married Zhu Biao, I strongly opposed it, but you, the emperor, agreed. Now you are worried that your relative will unite with your sister to take power in the future, so why did you agree in the first place? You
If you don’t agree, wouldn’t there be no such things now?
There was a trace of guilt in Lao Zhu's heart. The reason why he couldn't wait to agree to Zhu Biao's acceptance of Han Jingyun as the crown princess was because Zhu Biao strongly requested it. Zhu Biao had never asked him for mercy except for interceding for ministers.
What happened? When Zhu Biao asked Lao Zhu for the first time, it was hard for him to refuse.
Secondly, Han Jingyun is indeed too outstanding. Nothing can be described as beautiful and smart. Perhaps only the former imperial master of the Western Chagatai Khanate, a goddess descended from heaven, can be worthy of Han Jingyun. Lao Zhu is also greedy, so
Of course, the goddess cannot fall into another family. Let alone let Han Jingyun fall into the hands of other kings! In fact, when the name of the goddess Han Jingyun spread throughout the world, Lao Zhu decided that she could only marry
If you give it to Zhu Biao, you can only become the crown princess.
Knowing that he was in the wrong, Lao Zhu's murderous intention towards Han Du was reduced by half.
Then he asked: "Do you think you are more important than Han Jingyun?"
Han Du nodded unceremoniously and said: "For the country of the Ming Dynasty, this is indeed the case. Even if Han Jingyun does not become the Crown Princess, there will always be someone to take the position of the Crown Princess, and it will have almost no impact. But if it is the Ming Dynasty,
Without me, the impact would have been huge."
Handu made cement, minted treasure banknotes, recovered the jade seal passed down to the country, quelled the Japanese pirates and incorporated Nanyang into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and went to the West to open up territories one by one. If it were another person, these achievements would be taken out at will.
One of them is enough to make a marquis, but Han Du is still just a marquis.
Even Lao Zhu cannot deny Han Du's achievements.
"Then when Han Jingyun became the Crown Princess, you never imagined that we would be in the situation we are in today?" Lao Zhu asked again.
Han Du nodded and said bluntly: "I have thought about it!"
"Then what are you planning?" Lao Zhu couldn't help but become curious.
Han Du smiled and said: "At that time, I thought that after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, I will retire and return to my hometown. By then, I will have no position or power, so naturally there will be no problem of the exclusive power of my relatives."
Han Du is also helpless, Han Jingyuncheng
After losing the queen, could I still pull her down from the queen's throne? After much deliberation, I had no choice but to retreat.
Moreover, Han Du was tired from running around for the Ming Dynasty these years. Maybe this would allow him to completely relax and enjoy life.
"Resigning to old age and returning home? This is a way." Mr. Lao Zhu nodded appreciatively.
But after he thought about it for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Impossible! I'm afraid even if you want to retire and return home, Biao'er won't agree."
I don’t care whether Zhu Biao agrees or not, anyway, I just want to retire now. Han Du felt inexplicably irritated, but suddenly a cold feeling on his neck made him realize that now Lao Zhu’s murderous intention is still in him
If you can't convince Lao Zhu today, I'm afraid next year's day will be your memorial day.
Han Du let out a long sigh and said: "Actually, the emperor is less worried about the dictatorship of the civil servant group than he is worried about the dictatorship of his relatives. The harm that relatives have brought to the world is too painful. Not only the emperor is watching, but all civil and military officials and
The people all over the world are staring at this. If anyone dares to act like a foreign relative at this time, he will definitely be attacked by the people of the world and die without a burial place. I am not stupid, how can I become a foreign relative?"
Lao Zhu carefully reviewed Han Du's words and had to nod his head to agree with Han Du's views. Indeed, both the government and the public now hate relatives. If Han Du dares to do this, as long as someone rises up and shouts, he will be killed.
They will be attacked in groups.
The murderous intention towards Han Du in my heart was reduced by half.
Later, Lao Zhu pondered another layer of Han Du's meaning and asked: "In the former Song Dynasty, civil servants were indeed more powerful than their relatives, but I have abolished the prime minister. A snake cannot survive without a head. Without the prime minister, the civil servants are just a piece of loose sand."
,How can we have exclusive power?”
It has to be said that Lao Zhu learned the lesson of the former Song Dynasty civil servants who monopolized power and used the move of abolishing the prime minister, which was very clever. But he forgot that he could easily handle a large number of complicated government affairs, but that did not mean that
His descendants will be able to handle such government affairs in the same orderly manner as he did.
Maybe Zhu Biao can be as competent as him. After all, Zhu Biao has been handling almost all government affairs in the past few years, and he is used to it. But what about after Zhu Biao? That's not necessarily the case.
Han Du nodded in agreement and replied: "Without the Prime Minister, the civil servants cannot be twisted into a rope.
The civil servants in Pansha are indeed no threat to the Ming Dynasty. The emperor's move to abolish the prime minister is indeed a sage. But has the emperor forgotten the imperial examination?"
"Imperial examination?" Lao Zhu asked very puzzledly, "What problems can there be in selecting scholars through the imperial examination?"
Han Du replied seriously: "Of course there is no problem in selecting scholars through the imperial examination and selecting talents for the country. But there is a problem if the content of the imperial examination is limited to the Four Books and Five Classics."
"The emperor is also a well-educated man. He should know that in addition to studying hard, reading also requires some skills."
Lao Zhu himself also understood these things, so he naturally knew that what Han Du said was right.
"And this kind of skill is often in the hands of civil servants. They all studied the Four Books and Five Classics hard, and they all have their own insights into the profound meanings. If someone can get their guidance, they will definitely be able to make fewer mistakes in the scientific examination.
Countless detours. And if someone gathers these things, establishes an academy, and conducts unified teaching, then does the emperor think that after a few decades, besides the descendants of these civil servants, will anyone else be able to go to high school?"
Lao Zhu's tone suddenly became unkind, and he said with some hatred: "In this case, wouldn't they have monopolized the entire officialdom?"
That's right, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were all Jinshi. As long as they monopolize the quota of Jinshi, no matter how many officials are selected by the court in the future, they will all be theirs. .??.
Of course, there are no absolutes in the world. There are still geniuses in this world who can fight their way out of thousands of troops on their own. But there are too few such people, and they cannot play a big role at all. At least, they cannot change the civil servants.
The overall situation of dictatorship.
Suddenly, Lao Zhu stared at Han Du and asked in a deep voice: "The students in your academy always get numerous high school scholarships. Is this the method you use?"
Han Du sighed helplessly after hearing this and said: "First of all, that is not my academy, it is the emperor's academy. The emperor is the judge of the academy and the teacher of all the students in the academy. Secondly, since I know that this move is extremely harmful and will cause disaster.
Infinite, how can it be used in the academy?"
Only then did Lao Zhu remember that he was still the judge of the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy! Moreover, Zhu Biao would also become the new judge in the future, so his reason was untenable.
Lao Zhu immediately felt relieved and no longer had the slightest intention to kill Han Du. Han Du was able to take precautions and think about the Ming Dynasty and the country at all times. If he still couldn't trust him, there would be no one in the world who could be trusted.
"Then do you have any way to break these civil servants' opposition to the imperial examination?
Monopoly?" Since Lao Zhu trusted Han Du, he naturally began to ask for countermeasures.
Han Du nodded immediately, "Yes!"
Seeing Lao Zhu looking at him expectantly, Han Du continued: "Since the Four Books and Five Classics have been mastered by civil servants, we must either completely abandon the Four Books and Five Classics, or add new scientific examination content."
"Completely abandon the Four Books and Five Classics?" Lao Zhu tried his best to think carefully. After a while, he shook his head and said: "This is impossible! The imperial examination test of the Four Books and Five Classics has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I don't know how many students in the world are immersed in studying. If
If you abandon it rashly, you will cause trouble and the world will be in chaos."
Han Du also knew that it was impossible to completely abandon the Four Books and Five Classics. As Lao Zhu said, the people of the world would not agree! The people of this world are not just scholars, but also their parents who have high hopes for scholars, and the people of the world.
common people.
Don't think that ordinary people don't care about the imperial examination because they don't have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination. On the contrary, the people pay the highest attention to the imperial examination. Even if ordinary people have no chance to participate in the imperial examination, every time they take the imperial examination
It will attract people to talk about it.
Because the imperial examination has long been a belief among the people, they believe that even if they do not have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination, if they become prosperous in the future, their descendants will have the opportunity to participate. This belief is even more pious than praying to gods and Buddhas.
.Otherwise, how could the incense of the Confucian Temple be so much more prosperous than that of the Tianjie Temple and the Gods?
"Since completely abandoning the Four Books and Five Classics is not feasible, the only option is to add new scientific examination content." Han Du followed Lao Zhu's words and said.
Lao Zhu glanced at Han Du, paused, and said, "Do you want to add mathematics, physics, and chemistry to the content of the scientific examination?"
"Your Majesty!" Han Du admitted directly without any hesitation.
"Do you want the academy to monopolize the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty?" Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed with an extremely dangerous aura.
Han Du said calmly: "Adding mathematics, physics and chemistry to the scientific examination content will be of great benefit to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor. I have said that the Royal Academy of the Ming Dynasty belongs to the emperor, and the knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry can only be found in the academy.
.If students all over the world just immerse themselves in studying the Four Books and Five Classics, it is absolutely impossible to go to high school. If they want to go to high school, they have to come to the academy to study. Once they step into the gate of the academy, they will automatically become the emperor's disciples.
"
"In this way, as long as the academies still master the top knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry, the civil servants will not be able to win over the world's students by relying on the Four Books and Five Classics. The dictatorship of the civil servants will naturally fall apart!"