Although Zhu Youxiao had only discussed the matter of opening Huangming College with a few ministers, these officials were not deaf or blind. After a few days, they all got wind of it.
"I have given full authority over this matter to the Sixth Department of the Cabinet. Do you have any questions, dear sir?"
Zhu Youxiao's frankness also made the officials nervous. Since His Majesty has admitted it, it seems that those assessment rules are also true.
What they care about is not whether the college can be opened, but their interests. On the contrary, they are more supportive of the opening of the so-called Huangming College.
Because the treatment offered by the college is so good, there is a high chance that anyone who fails the imperial examination can become an official. Which scholar is not jealous? Especially those of them who have already entered the court and become officials.
But this first assessment method is so fatal that it can be said to have offended most of the officials. What does it matter if the officials' children cannot go to school? What does Your Majesty want to do?
This is not possible. It must be stopped. Even if it cannot be stopped, His Majesty must abolish this first assessment.
"Your Majesty, I do have questions. The imperial court already has the Imperial College, and the Imperial College has been a place for cultivating talents throughout the dynasties. It has existed for thousands of years. I dare to ask if Your Majesty wants to replace the Imperial College with an academy!"
Zhu Youxiao knew that it was not that simple to replace the Imperial College. Not only the officials would not agree, but the scholars would not agree either.
In order to abolish Zhongshu Sheng and the Prime Minister, the emperor, who was as powerful as Taizu, also planned and tolerated it for more than ten years. During this period, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he even indulged Hu Weiyong without limit, so that his plan could succeed.
The status of the Imperial College is probably higher than that of the Zhongshu Province, because the Zhongshu Province is just a game between the emperor and officials, and the Imperial College is related to the world's literati.
"Where did you hear this rumor? When did I say that I would replace the Imperial College?"
Zhu Youxiao said angrily.
The following official who bowed to report immediately replied:
"Your Majesty, what is this rumor? Who in the whole court knows about this matter? If it was not to replace the Imperial College, why would Your Majesty expel all the students in the Imperial College?"
"And why is the academy set up in the Imperial College? I really don't understand, so I dare to ask Your Majesty to clarify my doubts!"
It seems that these people have grown up and no longer argue with themselves.
"When will I drive out the students? Then what is the Nanjing Imperial College?"
"As a court official, I'm fine with you listening to rumors at will, but you actually dare to spread rumors at the court meeting? What's your intention?"
After speaking, Zhu Youxiao gently tapped the imperial case with his finger and said:
"Jin Yiwei, take this man out and fight for thirty years!"
As soon as Jin Yiwei walked up to the official, Dai Peng, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, under the system of Taizu, officials should not be punished based on rumors. Even if he has made mistakes in his words and deeds and listened to rumors, Your Majesty should not be punished by court battles!"
Zhu Youxiao secretly thought that these officials were really good at talking. What he was telling was a rumor, but it turned into a rumor in their mouths. The difference between the two is huge.
Moreover, these people like to bring out the ancestral system to suppress the emperor. The ancestral system is really harmful to people, especially the fact that officials are not allowed to hold accountable for their actions, which is really a big drawback.
"It depends on what the incident is. Taizu's law means that you are not guilty of impeachment, not that you are not guilty of spreading rumors. This person dares to be unscrupulous in front of me and you, and he does not incite the people behind his back.
Demagoguery?"
Two Jinyi guards, one on the left and one on the right, quickly dragged the famous official out. This time, no one objected, because this was indeed the ancestral system.
As long as these officials had the slightest reason to criticize the emperor, the six ministries of the cabinet, and the generals, there was nothing they could not criticize. Emperor Wanli suffered deeply from this.
The famous official's screams soon sounded outside the palace gate. You didn't even need to look at it. Just by listening to the sound, you knew that the Jinyiwei must have killed him. If the battle continued for thirty years, this man would have to lie down for two or three times even if he didn't die.
The month is basically useless.
Seeing that there was no hope of saving anyone, Dai Peng said again:
"His Majesty has not yet explained why the academy was set up in the Imperial College, and why students from the Imperial College in the capital were transferred to Nanjing!"
Zhu Youxiao said calmly:
"I have verified that the number of students in the Nanjing Imperial College is relatively scarce now, and if we want to replenish it, it will be time-consuming and laborious. It is still a year away from the next examination, so it is better to supplement Nanjing with Beijing!"
"Now that the imperial court's quota of supervisory students is full, I can't break the rules. The reason why I set up the academy in the Imperial College is because I don't want the good place of the Imperial College to go to waste!"
Dai Peng frowned slightly and said:
"In that case, why would Your Majesty open another academy?"
"Dai Peng, your Majesty's move is good governance that benefits the country and the people. Isn't it just to give more opportunities to students all over the world? Do you know how many scholars in Ming Dynasty are looking forward to the National Examination day and night?"
Your Majesty cannot be a one-man show regarding the affairs of the academy, so Xu Guangqi naturally wanted to speak in support.
Dai Peng secretly cursed in his heart, why are there more opportunities, but in the end it’s not just about those quotas? It’s just more people participating in the college entrance examination, and the words are better than the songs.
Seeing that Dai Peng was mute, another censor stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, even so, we should imitate the old Imperial College system and restore official studies, military studies, and civilian studies!"
"Isn't this reasonable? If the three schools were restored, wouldn't it be the same as the Imperial College? Then wouldn't Huangming College just have a different name?"
"I think the Fusanxue system is fake, but the Fusanxue system is real!"
Wang Xiangqian unceremoniously silenced the censor, because Wang Xiangqian was right, their purpose was to restore the official school system.
Official education is their ultimate goal, because it is related to whether their descendants can continue to obtain merit and become officials in the court.
It is no secret that Wang Xiangqian is the emperor's number one supporter, so Dai Peng replied unceremoniously:
"Yuan Fu's words are wrong. The Three Studies are a system established by Emperor Taizu himself. How can we violate Taizu's system?"
Xu Guangqi, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, said:
"You must first understand that the college is a college and the Imperial College is the Imperial College. The college is different from the Imperial College. Naturally, it cannot follow the old system. When did the college violate the system of Taizu?"
"The college opened by His Majesty is to give more opportunities to poor people and poor students, and to put scholars all over the world in a fair position. It is not to open a back door for some people!"
This time they were completely mute. Xu Guangqi had made it clear directly. They really couldn't find any reason to continue arguing.
Seeing that they stopped arguing, Zhu Youxiao also felt that it was time to make an official announcement.
He glanced at Wang Chaofu, made a gesture, then closed his eyes and continued to be silent.
Wang Chaofu immediately understood the meaning and read aloud with a copy of the text. This was the content of the six subjects of Huangming Academy.
After Wang Chaofu finished reading, Zhu Youxiao said warmly:
"Have you heard clearly the specific operations and rules and regulations of the academy?"