Chapter One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Two Partiality
For a moment, the hall fell silent without a sound.
Han Du lowered his head and looked at the slowly rotating foam in the tea cup without saying anything. He knew that being summoned by Zhu Yunye today would never be as simple as discussing the academy's rewards with him.
Zhu Yunye was also waiting. He was waiting for Han Du to take the initiative to speak, so that he could take advantage. But Han Du remained silent and just looked at the tea cup, as if there was something very interesting in it.
Zhu Yunye summoned Han Du today, but he couldn't say what he originally planned.
Glancing at Han Du, who was sitting at the bottom, Zhu Yunye felt a little uncomfortable.
He smiled dryly and coughed twice. When he saw Han Du looking up at him, he immediately let out a helpless sigh, "Uncle, do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?"
"I don't know." Han Du replied honestly, even a little too honest.
Seeing that Han Du didn't answer, Zhu Yunye suddenly felt a heavy lump in his throat.
But there was no way, Han Du could pretend not to care about anything, but he couldn't.
"I heard that Zhu Zhanji has been going to the academy quite frequently recently. Does my uncle who is in charge of the academy know what he is going to do?"
Han Du had been very impatient with Zhu Zhanji for a long time, and now that Zhu Yunye mentioned it, an unknown fire burst out in his heart for no reason.
He said angrily, "Your Majesty, you should order him to be grounded! The academy is a place where learning is purely done, but he disturbs the students' studies every day. Your Majesty, please go and take a look. Go and take a look now. The academy is still
Is this a place for learning? It’s almost turned into a vegetable market!”
Zhu Yunye's face twitched. He originally wanted to bring the topic to Zhu Zhanji, and then asked Han Du to agree to Zhu Zhanji's recruitment of students.
He didn't expect Han Du's reaction to be so big, which made it difficult for him to say what he had prepared.
"Um... ahem, does uncle have some misunderstandings about him? I heard that didn't he go to the academy to discuss knowledge with students?"
"What kind of discussion about knowledge?" Han Du stood up immediately, with an angry look on his face. "He spent all day in the academy talking about being a high-ranking official and keeping silent about his generous salary, and deceived all the well-behaved students into screaming. They all wanted to follow him to America.
When you open up territory and expand your territory, you will immediately be granted the title of marquis."
"Hmph! Your Majesty, if you don't care anymore, all the students in the academy will be deceived by him. What should I do? Anyway, I'll say it here first, and I won't care about it then."
Of course Zhu Yunye knew that Han Du was complaining, but if he thought about it carefully, what Han Du said was not unreasonable. If all the academy students were deceived by Zhu Zhanji and went to America, then the Ming Dynasty would be greatly affected.
With Zhu Yunye's favoritism, it seems that every time there are the same number of Jinshi in the imperial examination, the Imperial College and the Academy, it seems that they are evenly matched and there is no difference.
However, there are only a few students in the Imperial College, but the number of places is the same, which leads to a decline in the quality of Jinshi.
On the contrary, those who dare to study in academies are originally top talents from all over the country. Faced with the limited number of Jinshi places, these people have to fight like an army across a single-plank bridge.
None of the Jinshi who can fight their way out of the academy is easy to deal with. The breadth and depth of their knowledge are far greater than those of the Imperial Academy students.
Zhu Yunye felt this the most. Often when officials from the Imperial College had not yet figured out how to become an official, officials from the Academy were already able to handle various government affairs skillfully and properly.
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br> Some are even able to identify the shortcomings of previous yamen and propose more reasonable strategies.
Let me ask, who could not like such a subordinate?
Therefore, officials from academies are the most popular among officials at all levels in the court, and they are also the fastest promoted.
Sometimes the officials who were born in the Academy have been promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, but the officials who were born in the Imperial College cannot even handle simple government affairs in the yamen.
Therefore, Zhu Yunye, a student of the academy, was reluctant to let Zhu Zhanji take away everything. When Han Du made such a gesture, he had to pay attention.
"Is America so good? There shouldn't be many people willing to go there, right?" Zhu Yunye was a little undecided and said hesitantly, "America is tens of thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. It takes a lot of courage to even go out a few hundred miles.
There shouldn’t be many people in the Ming Dynasty who want to go there, right?”
"Humph!" Han Du laughed angrily, "Your Majesty, the academy students are not ordinary people. They are young, curious, and have a spirit of exploration. They want to know how vast the world is and how big the sea is.
"
"Ordinary people will definitely be afraid of the sea and dare not go to America rashly. But the academy students are different." As he said this, Han Du sighed slightly and said helplessly, "I'm sure that as long as Zhu Zhanji talks about America to them,
All kinds of strange things can lure people away."
Zhu Yunye still doesn't realize the importance of the problem. He thinks that academy students are the same as ordinary people?
Since the establishment of the academy, Han Du has consciously or unconsciously encouraged students to conduct exploration and research. Not only exploration of knowledge, but also human relations, intrigues, and everything else.
It is precisely because of this that Han Du deliberately allowed Zhu Zi to cheat in the academy.
Anyway, from Han Du's point of view, it is much lighter and better for students to suffer losses in the academy, with a group of gentlemen watching, no matter how much they go too far, than to suffer losses in the officialdom.
Of course, what happened later was completely beyond Han Du's expectation. The students who were able to enter the academy were all talented people. They were caught off guard and suffered a loss. After discovering that the academy was in trouble, they would naturally find ways to get it back.
As a result, students have been in the academy for five years, and when they leave, each one seems to have been tempered. If they don't lie to others, they have accumulated virtue and done good deeds.
"Well, what should we do?" Zhu Yunye laughed awkwardly, muttered in a low voice, and subconsciously looked away, not daring to look at Han Du.
Han Du immediately noticed Zhu Yunye's abnormality, was slightly startled, and quickly asked, "Why did the emperor say this?"
Seeing that Zhu Yunye didn't answer and turned his face away in embarrassment, Han Du suddenly realized something in his heart. He stood up and looked at him in surprise, "Isn't it true that the emperor has already promised Zhu Zhanji?"
"Ahem!" Zhu Yunye was even more embarrassed to look into Han Du's eyes, so he had to bite the bullet and nodded, defending himself, "I didn't expect it to be like this."
Han Du sat back on the Jindun in vain, looking at Zhu Yunye dissatisfied, not wanting to say a word.
Seeing Han Du's attitude, Zhu Yunye felt regretful and stammered when he spoke, "I thought that Da Ming was much better than Xin Ming, so no one would be willing to go."
Seeing that Han Du's expression remained the same, Zhu Yunye immediately changed his excuse, "You don't know, Zhu Zhanji said very pitifully, saying that Xinming's life was very sad, and he asked me to help them for the sake of my father.
"For a while, the hall fell silent without a sound.
Han Du lowered his head and looked at the slowly rotating foam in the tea cup without saying anything. He knew that being summoned by Zhu Yunye today would never be as simple as discussing the academy's rewards with him.
Zhu Yunye was also waiting. He was waiting for Han Du to take the initiative to speak, so that he could take advantage. But Han Du remained silent and just looked at the tea cup, as if there was something very interesting in it.
Zhu Yunye summoned Han Du today, but he couldn't say what he originally planned.
Glancing at Han Du, who was sitting at the bottom, Zhu Yunye felt a little uncomfortable.
He smiled dryly and coughed twice. When he saw Han Du looking up at him, he immediately let out a helpless sigh, "Uncle, do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?"
"I don't know." Han Du replied honestly, even a little too honest.
Seeing that Han Du didn't answer, Zhu Yunye suddenly felt a heavy lump in his throat.
But there was no way, Han Du could pretend not to care about anything, but he couldn't.
"I heard that Zhu Zhanji has been going to the academy quite frequently recently. Does my uncle who is in charge of the academy know what he is going to do?"
Han Du had been very impatient with Zhu Zhanji for a long time, and now that Zhu Yunye mentioned it, an unknown fire burst out in his heart for no reason.
He said angrily, "Your Majesty, you should order him to be grounded! The academy is a place where learning is purely done, but he disturbs the students' studies every day. Your Majesty, please go and take a look. Go and take a look now. The academy is still
Is this a place for learning? It’s almost turned into a vegetable market!”
Zhu Yunye's face twitched. He originally wanted to bring the topic to Zhu Zhanji, and then asked Han Du to agree to Zhu Zhanji's recruitment of students.
He didn't expect Han Du's reaction to be so big, which made it difficult for him to say what he had prepared.
"Um... ahem, does uncle have some misunderstandings about him? I heard that didn't he go to the academy to discuss knowledge with students?"
"What kind of discussion about knowledge?" Han Du stood up immediately, with an angry look on his face. "He spent all day in the academy talking about being a high-ranking official and keeping silent about his generous salary, and deceived all the well-behaved students into screaming. They all wanted to follow him to America.
When you open up territory and expand your territory, you will immediately be granted the title of marquis."
"Hmph! Your Majesty, if you don't care anymore, all the students in the academy will be deceived by him. What should I do? Anyway, I'll say it here first, and I won't care about it then."
Of course Zhu Yunye knew that Han Du was complaining, but if he thought about it carefully, what Han Du said was not unreasonable. If all the academy students were deceived by Zhu Zhanji and went to America, then the Ming Dynasty would be greatly affected.
With Zhu Yunye's favoritism, it seems that every time there are the same number of Jinshi in the imperial examination, the Imperial College and the Academy, it seems that they are evenly matched and there is no difference.
However, there are only a few students in the Imperial College, but the number of places is the same, which leads to a decline in the quality of Jinshi.
On the contrary, those who dare to study in academies are originally top talents from all over the country. Faced with the limited number of Jinshi places, these people have to fight like an army across a single-plank bridge.
None of the Jinshi who can fight their way out of the academy is easy to deal with. The breadth and depth of their knowledge are far greater than those of the Imperial Academy students.
Zhu Yunye felt this the most. Often when officials from the Imperial College had not yet figured out how to become an official, officials from the Academy were already able to handle various government affairs skillfully and properly.
<
br> Some are even able to identify the shortcomings of previous yamen and propose more reasonable strategies.
Let me ask, who could not like such a subordinate?
Therefore, officials from academies are the most popular among officials at all levels in the court, and they are also the fastest promoted.
Sometimes the officials who were born in the Academy have been promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, but the officials who were born in the Imperial College cannot even handle simple government affairs in the yamen.
Therefore, Zhu Yunye, a student of the academy, was reluctant to let Zhu Zhanji take away everything. When Han Du made such a gesture, he had to pay attention.
"Is America so good? There shouldn't be many people willing to go there, right?" Zhu Yunye was a little undecided and said hesitantly, "America is tens of thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. It takes a lot of courage to even go out a few hundred miles.
There shouldn’t be many people in the Ming Dynasty who want to go there, right?”
"Humph!" Han Du laughed angrily, "Your Majesty, the academy students are not ordinary people. They are young, curious, and have a spirit of exploration. They want to know how vast the world is and how big the sea is.
"
"Ordinary people will definitely be afraid of the sea and dare not go to America rashly. But the academy students are different." As he said this, Han Du sighed slightly and said helplessly, "I'm sure that as long as Zhu Zhanji talks about America to them,
All kinds of strange things can lure people away."
Zhu Yunye still doesn't realize the importance of the problem. He thinks that academy students are the same as ordinary people?
Since the establishment of the academy, Han Du has consciously or unconsciously encouraged students to conduct exploration and research. Not only exploration of knowledge, but also human relations, intrigues, and everything else.
It is precisely because of this that Han Du deliberately allowed Zhu Zi to cheat in the academy.
Anyway, from Han Du's point of view, it is much lighter and better for students to suffer losses in the academy, with a group of gentlemen watching, no matter how much they go too far, than to suffer losses in the officialdom.
Of course, what happened later was completely beyond Han Du's expectation. The students who were able to enter the academy were all talented people. They were caught off guard and suffered a loss. After discovering that the academy was in trouble, they would naturally find ways to get it back.
As a result, students have been in the academy for five years, and when they leave, each one seems to have been tempered. If they don't lie to others, they have accumulated virtue and done good deeds.
"Well, what should we do?" Zhu Yunye laughed awkwardly, muttered in a low voice, and subconsciously looked away, not daring to look at Han Du.
Han Du immediately noticed Zhu Yunye's abnormality, was slightly startled, and quickly asked, "Why did the emperor say this?"
Seeing that Zhu Yunye didn't answer and turned his face away in embarrassment, Han Du suddenly realized something in his heart. He stood up and looked at him in surprise, "Isn't it true that the emperor has already promised Zhu Zhanji?"
"Ahem!" Zhu Yunye was even more embarrassed to look into Han Du's eyes, so he had to bite the bullet and nodded, defending himself, "I didn't expect it to be like this."
Han Du sat back on the Jindun in vain, looking at Zhu Yunye dissatisfied, not wanting to say a word.
Seeing Han Du's attitude, Zhu Yunye felt regretful and stammered when he spoke, "I thought that Da Ming was much better than Xin Ming, so no one would be willing to go."
Seeing that Han Du's expression remained the same, Zhu Yunye immediately changed his excuse, "You don't know, Zhu Zhanji said very pitifully, saying that Xinming's life was very sad, and he asked me to help them for the sake of my father.