And even if he had reasonable excuses and reasons to take action to punish Xungui, he couldn't really kill them all.
There are also hierarchical divisions among their nobles. For example, nobles who are also responsible for the Jingnan War will form a circle and form a force, and their interests and safety are basically bound together.
Among the nobles, those who are least popular and most likely to be rejected or looked down upon are those who have been knighted because of their status as relatives of the emperor.
And Uncle Xuancheng and Uncle Hui'an, whom Zhu Youxiao re-employed last time, were knighted by the late emperor because of their status as relatives of the emperor.
It's no wonder that Zhu Chunchen reacted so fiercely. He was also a descendant of Zhu Neng after all, and was the right-hand man who followed Chengzu Jingnan.
It was completely understandable that Zhang Weixian's status, power and trust were higher than his. After all, the British Duke had always been the first among the nobles for so many years. This was already a fact in the first generation of Zhang Fu.
Zhu Youxiao didn't know Zhu Chunchen's psychological gap. He only knew that he had to fight while fighting, step by step, in order to achieve his goals stably and effectively.
In fact, he himself had no hope of asking these nobles to participate in martial arts, but as long as there was such a process, he could let these nobles graduate early and join the army to fight and make meritorious deeds.
As for these noble disciples, encouraged by the emperor's passionate words, it can be said that they were full of energy. They all shouted that they must sign up to participate and live up to the emperor's kindness.
Of course, even when Zhu Youxiao knew that their own abilities were not up to the level of being able to compete for martial arts qualifications, he would use the power in his hands to pave the way for them and open back doors.
Since they are participating in a martial arts competition, their rankings cannot be inferior. After all, they are all descendants of noble families, with prominent family backgrounds and noble status.
The most important thing is that these people are all his students in name. If there is any bottom-up ranking, he, the emperor, will have no place to show his face.
After the emperor's words and encouragement, the noble disciples also secretly made up their minds to strive for a good ranking.
After making a speech, Zhu Youxiao specially granted them a half-day holiday today, allowing them to go home to discuss with their families and spread the news.
When the parents of these noble children heard that the emperor was determined to train and use their sons, they all looked surprised. It was like the sun was rising in the west.
But when they thought about it carefully, they felt mixed feelings. Judging from the emperor's intentions and thoughts, it was true that he wanted their nobles to resume military command, but it was extremely risky.
It is not easy for these distinguished nobles who have been idle for nearly two hundred years to regain control of the military.
Except for the founding period during the Hongwu period, when military commanders had the highest status and were at the peak of their power, they were slightly inferior to civilian officials, and many of their powers were suppressed.
Now, although the emperor is trying his best to suppress the power and voice of civil servants, and the status of his noble generals has been improved, the inferiority complex accumulated over a hundred years has left them with no confidence at all.
The most important thing is that if you want to become a general and take charge of the military, you must fight in battles and establish meritorious deeds. Otherwise, how will you get to the top?
However, this battlefield is extremely dangerous because of the lack of skills and skill. The opponents are also those Mongolians and slaves outside the pass who are good at fighting and are quite brave. They fell down outside the pass without paying attention.
How could these noble children, who had grown up wealthy and safe since childhood, be the opponents of those brave desperadoes?
Thinking of this, these normally aloof Earls and Lords felt chills in their backs and felt frightened for a while.
Then they began to persuade their sons with earnest words. In short, they wanted them to be more careful. They just wanted to live a stable and prosperous life, and there was no need to fight for life or death.
No matter how many meritorious achievements they have made, they already have a title, and it is a title that they will retire with the country, so the demand for this is really not great.
They were no match for the civilian officials when fighting among themselves. The emperor could now concentrate power with the help of his army and a tough attitude.
But what about ten years from now, twenty years from now, or when the next emperor ascends the throne, will civil servants rise again?
This is a question mark, which has been proven with blood and facts in all dynasties. Scholars and civil servants may be at a low point for a short time, but they are all the final winners.
They don't want to be the emperor's cannon fodder and capital. Besides, why should they risk their lives for the throne of the Zhu family?
After their parents weighed the pros and cons, the fire that had just been burning in the hearts of these noble children was instantly extinguished, and they all began to have difficulties.
Zhu Youxiao, who was still hanging around Huangming Academy, didn't know at this time that the parents of these noble children had betrayed him without hesitation.
He gathered all the teachers and officials working in the college and held a regular meeting in the lobby.
The content of this regular meeting is naturally for students to sign up for reference. As managers and instructors, their importance is self-evident.
Zhu Youxiao also personally left some questions as the final questions of this internal exam to test what level these students are at and whether their thinking is a little bit ahead of this era.
After the regular meeting, it was approaching dusk, and Zhu Youxiao got on the imperial chariot under the watch of everyone in the college.
When leaving Huangming College, he opened the curtains and stared at the plaque with his own pen in his hand for a long time.
Whether Huangming College can soar into the sky and whether it can become its own basic base and political capital in the future will depend on this year.
After returning to the palace, Zhu Youxiao summoned officials from the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites. Today, he will decide on the department and officials responsible for the imperial examination, as well as the date.
Although the Ministry of Rites is mainly responsible for the imperial examination, it is not the examination department. According to the past, the Hanlin Academy usually served as the examination department.
But this year, Zhu Youxiao wanted to make a change. The Ministry of Rites would directly take charge of the management at a higher level, connecting the cabinet and him as the emperor.
As for the examiner, Zhu Youxiao decided that Gu Bingqian, the chief officer of the Education Department, would serve as the chief examiner. Zhu Youxiao wanted to pass this imperial examination and increase the reputation of the Department of Education.
Thanks to Gu Bingqian's efforts, the current Department of Education is completely on the right track. Schools are being built in various places, even in Guangdong, Guangxi and Southwest China.
Shuntian Prefecture has now officially opened eighteen schools, and these teachers are all local scholars with good reputations or high moral standards.
If funding problems and local resistance were not too great, the development of the Education Department could be raised to two levels.
It's a pity that Zhu Youxiao has too many things to do, either urgent or important, and his attention and support cannot be given to the Department of Education.