Seeing that Mr. Jin didn't speak for a long time, Han Du was dissatisfied and asked again, "What on earth is going on?"
Mr. Jin slowly raised his head to look at Han Du and sighed, "The emperor came to find me personally. What do you think I should do?"
Han Du was startled for a moment and asked in a low voice, "You mean, Zhu Yunye?"
Mr. Jin nodded slowly. ??
Han Du tapped his fingers on the table a few times and asked after a moment, "Did he force you?"
Mr. Jin has been in charge of the academy on and off for several years. He is not so stupid that he cannot see that rankings are harmful to the academy.
In Han Du's opinion, it must be Zhu Yunye who forced him to bow his head.
Mr. Jin shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "The emperor didn't say it explicitly, but that's what he meant."
Han Du immediately glanced at Mr. Jin with dissatisfaction. Since the emperor did not make the matter clear, if it were him, he would only have to follow Zhu Yunye's wishes and continue to act crazy and act stupid to get rid of this matter. The academy would not suffer such a big loss.
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But it's too late to say this now. Han Du looked at Mr. Jin and sighed, "I don't mean to blame you, but you should send someone to inform me about such an important matter, right?"
There is not even a piece of news, how passive does this make Han Du? If Han Du had known the news earlier, he would definitely not have watched the academy students being bullied like this.
Mr. Jin's face was full of guilt, but he opened his mouth but said nothing.
Han Du's heart suddenly became clear and he took the initiative to ask, "Did he ask you to hide it from me?"
Mr. Jin sighed helplessly and nodded slightly.
The anger in Han Du's heart suddenly surged. Good guy, he is always on guard against himself!
His eyes suddenly condensed, and he made a decision in his heart. He looked up at Mr. Jin, nodded slowly and said, "I understand, please leave this matter alone."
When Mr. Jin heard Han Du's words, not only did he not feel relaxed at all, but he immediately became nervous.
He hurriedly grabbed Han Du's hand and said with concern, "What do you want to do? You must not act recklessly. The emperor has completely consolidated his throne in the past few years, so you must not attack the stone with an egg!"
"It's not that serious. Do I seem to be a reckless person?" Han Du looked at Mr. Jin speechlessly. He didn't even say what he was going to do, but he scared him like this.
"Like!" Unexpectedly, Mr. Jin nodded solemnly and did not let go at all.
Han Du could only continue to promise, "Don't worry, I just plan to ask the emperor personally why he treats the academy like this, and there will be no other conflicts."
"You promise?" Mr. Jin was a little surprised by Han Du's so talkative attitude.
"I promise!" Han Du immediately raised his hand and swore an oath
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After doing this, Mr. Jin let go of Han Du's hand.
Han Du chatted with him for a while, comforted him, and then stood up and left the academy.
After walking out of the gate of the academy, Han Du raised his head and glanced coldly at the palace before boarding the carriage.
"Go to the palace."
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo wants to see you." The eunuch approached Zhu Yunye and bowed.
After hearing this, Zhu Yunye smiled, put down the Zhu batch in his hand, and said with a smile, "How are you doing, uncle? Quickly pass the message."
"Looking at Duke Zhen's face, I'm afraid it's not good," the eunuch replied cautiously.
Zhu Yunye looked up at the eunuch in surprise, nodded and frowned, and did not continue to ask.
When Han Du walked in, Zhu Yunye saw his rare serious expression.
After the ceremony, Zhu Yunye first asked, "Come, please give me a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du thanked him and sat down on the golden pier.
"Who made uncle angry? Let me know that I can't spare him." Zhu Yunye joked with a smile.
Han Du took a deep look at him, and suddenly laughed loudly and said, "It's just a trivial matter, please ask the emperor to care about it."
Zhu Yunye didn't think anyone could make Han Du unhappy, so when he saw that Han Du was unwilling to talk, he put the matter aside lightly.
He asked, "Uncle came to the palace today, what's the matter?"
Han Du smiled and said tentatively, "As the judge of the Ming Dynasty Royal Academy, the emperor doesn't go to the academy very often."
Zhu Yunye was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "Indeed, I've been really busy recently. I'll go when I'm free for a while."
Seeing Zhu Yunye's indifferent expression, Han Du's heart kept sinking. It seemed that he really had opinions about the academy! Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be so indifferent to the academy.
As for which ones are busy and which ones are free, they are just prevarications. If he cannot decide at this moment, it will be almost impossible for Zhu Yunye to go to the academy in the future.
In this case, Han Du no longer asked in a subtle way, and said directly, "I heard that the emperor divided the number of Jinshi in each subject equally between the Academy and the Imperial College. I wonder what is going on?"
The smile on Zhu Yunye's face quickly disappeared, and he raised his head to meet Han Du's eyes.
The atmosphere in the hall dropped to freezing point. Even the eunuch waiting on the side couldn't bear the aftermath of the collision between the two people.
He lowered his head consciously and looked at the gold bricks on the ground.
Just as the eunuch lowered his head, he suddenly heard the emperor shout angrily, "What are you doing? Can't you see that the Duke of Zhen has been sitting here for so long? Why don't you serve tea quickly?"
"Yes, yes, yes, this slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die, go now." The eunuch trembled suddenly in his heart, and quickly turned around to pour tea for Han Du.
Han Du's face didn't look good either. What do you mean by "I've been sitting here for so long?"
Are you trying to drive me away? But I won’t leave!
Seeing that Han Du had no intention of getting up and saying goodbye, Zhu Yunye had no choice but to turn around and smile at Han Du and said, "I'm making my uncle laugh. If these slaves don't teach them a lesson, they won't know how to serve others."
Han Du looked at Zhu Yunye with a smile, knowing in his heart that he was not teaching the eunuch, but indirectly teaching himself.
But today Han Du was determined to ask Zhu Yunye to give him an explanation. No matter how sarcastic he was, Han Du would not give up.
"Your Majesty, the students in the academy are all the emperor's disciples. They are treated like this. Doesn't the emperor feel sorry for them? Or is there something the academy has not done well that makes the emperor dissatisfied?"
Being so squeezed by Han Du, Zhu Yunye's face was slapped, and then smoothed over.
Knowing that he couldn't escape, he sighed and said, "I am still very satisfied with the Academy. There is nothing wrong with it."
With that said, Zhu Yunye stood up with both hands on the dragon chair and walked slowly down the throne.
As he walked, he said, "But my uncle also knows that in the past, out of the 600 places for the imperial examination, the academy students had to pass almost 500. Sometimes even after an imperial examination, only a few of the Imperial College students passed the exam."
Seeing that Zhu Yunye had clearly shown his intention to favor the Imperial College, Han Du did not answer his words and instead asked, "May I ask your Majesty, are there any college students cheating when taking part in the imperial examination?"
Zhu Yunye was extremely depressed, but he had to reply, "No."
"Is it a fair competition between the Academy and the Imperial College?" Han Du continued to ask without giving him any chance to breathe.
"yes"
Han Du immediately came to a conclusion, "Isn't this what it is? Since both sides are competing fairly, and the academy students have not cheated, then no matter what is passed in the exam, the Imperial College should accept it! Your Majesty, don't you think so?"
Han Du could have just scolded the Imperial College for being a loser!
But how could Zhu Yunye not understand what Han Du was saying? Now, it was as if he was being pointed at and scolded by Han Du.
But he still had no way to refute.
And even if this is the case, Zhu Yunye has to find a way to open up the Imperial College. With such partiality, there is no one else.
"The Imperial College took part in the imperial examination, and it was impossible to pass the academy." Zhu Yunye said this without confidence. Then he thought of something, and his confidence suddenly became abundant. "Uncle, before every imperial examination, the academy will organize students to take exams and pass a sea of questions."
I’m afraid it’s inappropriate to use tactics to improve students’ grades, right?”
Han Du chuckled and said, "The Tihai tactic is not a secret. It is used in the academy and also in the Imperial College. Or is it that they don't even have the courage to learn from the academy and will only cry in front of the emperor and beg for milk?"
Zhu Yunye almost laughed at Han Du's description. If he hadn't known that if he laughed at this time, all his previous efforts would be wasted, so he had to hold it back.
Seeing that the emperor was in trouble, the eunuch quickly came forward with tea and interrupted, "My lord, please have some tea."
Han Du raised his eyes and glanced at the eunuch. This guy showed up at the right time. He looked at the tea cup handed to him in silence. After the eunuch kept trying his best to signal, Han Du had no choice but to take it reluctantly.
Zhu Yunye, who was relieved, glanced at the eunuch with great satisfaction.
Han Du took a quick sip, ignoring the fact that his mouth was a little hot, and continued, "Your Majesty, the academy students are your disciples. You can't watch them being bullied like this, right?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial examination is to select talents for the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, those who are talented will be admitted. But what has become now, with 300 places each in the Academy and the Imperial College? Doesn't this mean that the mediocre people in the Imperial College have come to power? The Ming Dynasty is in danger.
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The sentence "The Ming Dynasty is in danger" made Zhu Yunye's eyelids twitch.
He fixed his eyes on Han Du and said in a low voice, "Dong Zhenguo, this is serious. Although I am the judge of the academy, the students of the academy are indeed my disciples. But it would be fine if I were just a commoner, but I am the emperor.
Everyone in the world is my subject. Does the Duke of Zhenguo think that the students of the Imperial College are not my disciples?"
"Or are you saying that the Duke of Zhen Guo insists on me abandoning the Imperial Academy and ignoring him today?"
Han Du suddenly fell into disappointment. Thoughts came to his mind, and he sighed, "It's true that they are all the emperor's subjects, but they clearly lack talent and learning. Does the emperor have to select them and appoint them?"
"They may not be as good as the academy students in the imperial examination, but I think they still have merit." Zhu Yunye said coldly.
Han Du didn't believe this at all, and just regarded it as an excuse made by Zhu Yunye. What are the merits of the students of the Imperial College? Apart from forming cliques and suppressing dissidents, what else can they do?