"Perhaps we can increase the quota and recruit some northern scholars?" Han Du tried to say flatteringly.
Lao Zhu frowned, obviously dissatisfied. He looked up at Han Du and said, "Isn't this still a compromise with the northern scholars?"
"Not really." Han Du smiled and shook his head.
After a pause, he explained: "If the emperor opens another subject specifically to recruit northern scholars, then this subject will almost become a rule in the future, otherwise those northern scholars will not agree. But the additional quota is different.
This is an opportunity given to northern scholars by the emperor's great kindness. It will only be a special feature of this subject and will not become a rule. If we continue to open the subject to obtain scholars in the future, no one will use Ding Mao Ke to make excuses. After all,
The emperor's favor can be great once, but it cannot be great again and again, right?"
Lao Zhu nodded slightly and understood what Han Du meant. It seems that the two methods are similar, but such a small difference makes the effect very different. If a subject is specially opened to recruit northern scholars, then these
The scholars will think that the court is afraid of them, so they have to compromise with them. It is conceivable that if the court does not open a separate subject for the northern scholars in the next subject, then these people will do it for their own interests.
, will definitely cause trouble regardless of safety.
The increase in quotas is different. The increase in quotas is the grace of the emperor. This is not without precedent in the past. In the past, some of the scholars whom Lao Zhu valued highly were not on the list, or the court needed more officials.
When there are simply not enough students, additional quotas for scholarships will be added. But in the past, the additional quotas were usually relatively small, sometimes just a few people, sometimes more than a dozen people.
Moreover, not only the number of additional places is uncertain, but also whether there will be additional places is not certain. There were no additional places in the 14th and 17th years of Hongwu. Because of the supplements in the previous ten years, the Ming Dynasty now has no shortage of officials.
And this time the northern scholars are making trouble, it is definitely not something that can be dismissed by a dozen people. It may take dozens, or even hundreds, of people to stop the northern scholars. ??
But no matter how many subjects are added, it can only be done once. If the next subject is not added even one, no scholar will complain.
Seeing that Lao Zhu was still hesitant, Han Du struck while the iron was hot and reminded: "Your Majesty, the harm of opening another subject is not just that."
"Oh? What do you think? Tell me. I'm listening." Lao Zhu's slightly cloudy eyes turned and looked at Han Du standing below.
Han Du's expression quickly calmed down, and he said with a heavy tone: "If the Ming Dynasty's examinations are divided into northern and southern subjects, there will be disaster in the future."
"What's the trouble?" Listen
When Han Du spoke, Lao Zhu couldn't help but his heart beat suddenly, but he asked calmly on his face.
Han Du's tone was somewhat solemn, and he said in an affirmative tone: "Since ancient times, there has been no number one in literature. If the difficulty of the examination for scholars in the south increases, and the difficulty of the examination for scholars in the north decreases. In this way, it will inevitably
This will cause scholars from the north and the south to be hostile to each other, and over time it will definitely lead to officials from the north and the south joining forces to keep each other warm, and the entire court will be divided into two factions, the north and the south."
Lao Zhu's face suddenly became ugly, he sat up straight, stared at Han Du closely and asked: "You mean, they are cliques?"
What Lao Zhu was most afraid of and worried about was the clique of officials. Once an official cliques, it is very likely that the emperor's power will be evaded. This is something Lao Zhu will never tolerate and is absolutely unwilling to see.
Didn’t you see that Hu Weiyong’s cronies were punished by Lao Zhu? Although Hu Weiyong was charged with conspiring to rebel, you can guess it with your toes. Hu Weiyong is not a fool. How could the people who followed Lao Zhu all the way to conquer the north and south and fight in the north not know about it?
Want to rebel by relying on military power? He doesn't even have a single soldier under his command. He will only rebel if he has a brain problem.
Conspiracy to rebel is just a charge that Lao Zhu forced on Hu Weiyong. The real reason why Hu Weiyong cannot be tolerated is because of his cronies. Otherwise, even if Hu Weiyong is really plotting to rebel, just kill the main ones.
Yes, why do you refuse to give up and continue to pursue it until now, and there is still no end?
Han Du smiled with an ugly look. This is not a question of whether it will happen or not. But if the officials from the north and the south become hostile to each other, it will seem like there will be a fierce fight below, which will help the emperor control the court. But once one party occupies a strong position,
Sometimes, in order to continue to maintain their advantage, they will definitely notice the existence of the emperor above their heads. At this time, they will think that if they can hold the emperor in their hands, then they will be able to fight with the other party forever.
Gain the upper hand.
Therefore, once officials start cliques, the emperor will be in danger sooner or later.
Lao Zhu naturally understood this truth, and he would never allow his descendants to face the problem of cliques.
"Then there is no hidden danger in increasing the quota?" Lao Zhu has now completely given up the idea of opening another subject, and even questioned Han Du's method. He always felt that Han Du
The method of measurement is not perfect and has shortcomings.
He was bitten by a snake, and he would be frightened just by looking at the straw rope. Han Du said that the division of scholars in the world would lead to cliques among officials, and Lao Zhu felt that officials all over the world would be cliques.
Han Du answered affirmatively: "No matter how many places are added, they all belong to the same subject. No matter how poor the knowledge of the northern scholars is, no matter how much better the knowledge of the southern scholars is, as long as they belong to the same subject, there will be no
There is no reason to attack the opponent. After all, they themselves are Ding Maoke Jinshi, can they still say that Ding Maoke Jinshi is poor in knowledge?"
Lao Zhu nodded frequently when he heard this, and understood what Han Du meant: Which scholar is not proud of high school? Even if he is an official and sits together, he will first say that he is in a certain subject, and what is the top rank in high school. If
If you publicly accuse someone of poor knowledge, and when others find out that you are in the same subject as you, wouldn't you be scolding yourself as well?
Unless they are fools, no one would do such a demeaning thing.
"This matter is not a trivial matter. I have to think carefully before making a decision." Lao Zhu said after pondering for a moment while stroking his beard. Seeing that Han Du was still holding his hands, he was waiting on him carefully.
He waved his hand casually and said, "That's it for today. Please step back first."
Han Du immediately withdrew. It was not until he walked out of the hall that Han Du held his head high and exhaled a long breath. Lao Zhu had deceived him here, but there were still troubles waiting for him to deal with in the academy.
Han Du felt a pain in his forehead when he thought of the scholars who were listed on the academy's list who wanted to resign. The Ming Dynasty was not like the former Song Dynasty. If you were unhappy, you could just hang up and leave without even writing a resignation report. You just patted your butt and left.
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The former Song Dynasty didn't care about this. Anyway, the officials of the former Song Dynasty were redundant and finally found an official position. This was something that everyone was happy about. It was too late for the government and the public to be happy. Who would pursue the person who resigned?
responsibility?
Even those who have been serving as officials for a lifetime and have never waited for them are eager to see people hanging up their seals and leaving every day.
But the Ming Dynasty was different. It had only been 20 years since the founding of the country. It had just experienced the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and the world was extremely short of officials. At this time, someone resigning was a big loss to the court, and it was also not allowed.
If you want to resign, don't think about it unless the emperor sees you displeased and asks you to resign. If you want to imitate the Song Dynasty and leave with a seal, you are courting death and traveling thousands of miles to learn about it.
Han Du naturally did not want to see his students being exiled, so
I wanted to give them some good advice.
The large hall was neatly filled with Jinshi, and Han Du summoned all the 194 people who had taken the high school undergraduate examination.
One hundred and ninety-four people walked into the hall one after another and sat down. Until everyone sat down, there was not a single noise in the hall from the beginning to the end. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop in the hall.
All the Jinshi looked at Han Du calmly, with neither joy nor sadness on their faces.
Seeing that the atmosphere was extremely weird, Han Du couldn't help but break the silence after a moment, coughed twice and said with a smile: "I know the reason why everyone resigned together was because they were afraid that I would be implicated in this matter. It's okay now.
, the emperor has decided to issue an edict to make it clear that the undergraduate examination will be fair and just, and no one will cheat. Mr. Liu Sanwu will soon be reinstated. Therefore, I accept your good intentions. If you want to resign, don't say anything anymore, but
Never joke about your own future."
After Han Du finished speaking, there was still silence in the hall, and they didn't even whisper to each other.
Just when Han Du felt that the atmosphere was getting weirder and he was getting more and more embarrassed, Wang Yuanji spoke.
Wang Yuanji stood up, bowed to Han Du, and said, "Mr."
Han Du nodded as a gift in return.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Wang Yuanji said without being verbose: "Our resignation has been carefully considered. Sir, don't think that we are among the best in this examination. But to be honest, if you don't have sir to teach us how to write policy articles, and use all the prefectures and counties in the world
The people's livelihood, customs and customs have broadened our horizons, and it is impossible for us to achieve such results."
First, he complimented Han Du for his role in the examination.
Han Du shook his head and waved his hands to refuse: "No, no, no, this is your own ability. If you are not knowledgeable enough, no matter how much I do, it will be impossible for you to pass high school."
Wang Yuanji did not continue to explain to Han Du on this issue. He smiled and continued: "Although we are in high school, in other respects, we are no different from those failed scholars. The officialdom is a big dyeing vat.
Once we students step in, we still don’t know what we will be dyed into?”
"Besides, when Master Han founded the academy, he wanted to impart knowledge to scholars all over the world. But now there are only a few gentlemen in the academy. Does Master Han think that he can grow the academy with just a few of you?"