Even though the old man is over eighty years old, his voice is exceptionally loud.
"Aiqing, please get back on your feet!" Zhu Yunxi slightly held up his arms on the throne, turned to Li Jinglong and said, "Why are you still standing? Hurry up and help Ling Aiqing up and give her a seat!"
"Yes!" Li Jinglong quickly agreed, helped Ling Han up diligently, then took the round stool from the little eunuch's hand and said with a smile, "Old Bu Tang, you do it!"
"I'm not going to sit down!" Ling Han didn't appreciate it. Not only did he say it firmly, but he also paid attention to Li Jinglong and the other two military princes in the palace. He raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why I asked for an audience late at night is because it involves me.
Regarding important matters concerning the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, I want to whisper to the emperor, and no one else is involved, so it is not appropriate to listen in!"
Suddenly, the noses of Wuding Marquis Guo Ying and Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen became angry.
"What a stupid old thing!"
"This old man will never die!"
The two of them cursed in their hearts and stared at Ling Han with knife-like eyes, but the latter was not afraid at all.
"I know why you are here!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Is it about the imperial examination?"
Ling Han paused slightly, "Does the Emperor already know?"
"The scholars are complaining about injustice in the street and besieging the ministers. Could I not know that?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "These two old princes came to see me and talked about this matter." He said, sighing, "This time we are recruiting scholars.
It's really rare for the Northerners to miss even one of them!"
Hearing this, Ling Han was slightly surprised and looked at the two military princes with a somewhat stunned look.
After a while, he thought to himself, "These Qiu Ba, finally do something serious!"
Unexpectedly, his look directly angered the two military princes.
"What's the matter?" Guo Ying twitched the corner of his mouth twice and whispered, "Does Ling Butang think that we, the warriors, should not be involved in this matter?"
"Civil officials are all evil-hearted. I won't conquer the Ming Dynasty just for you!" Cao Zhen also said.
If it had been any other time, Ling Han would have started to complain as soon as the two of them said this. The old man had no idea that nobles should not be offended. When those old military leaders were still alive, Xu Da,
Regardless of whether they are gentle or not, who has never sprayed before?
But this time, Ling Han didn't care about them.
Instead, he saluted Zhu Yunxi and said, "Your Majesty, in this scientific examination, one of the northerners failed, not because of lack of talent and learning, but because the marking was unfair. I dare not say that there is fraud and favoritism, but the examiner who marked the examination deliberately dismissed
The northern scholars are suspicious! I ask the emperor to make a clear decision!"
Ling Han was Ling Han. When he spoke, he never tried to hide his words, but went straight to the point.
I don't say you cheated, but you do have selfish motives.
Regarding the matter of fraud, you cannot talk nonsense without complete evidence. Just because the people admitted are all southern scholars, you cannot say that the examiner cheated. Of course, if you are an emperor like the old man, if you say you cheated, you are cheating, and he will not reason with you.
"I am also thinking about this matter now!" Zhu Yunxi said slowly, "The selection of scholars in the dynasty should take into account both the north and the south. Otherwise, how would it be different from the Great Yuan Dynasty in the past? But all the examiners choose from thousands of people, and the dynasty can only learn from them.
Outstanding people, even one of the Northerners failed, is it because their papers are really good?"
Zhu Yunxi was trying to make the old man angry with his words.
"Your Majesty!" Sure enough, Ling Han said loudly, "I have been dealing with imperial examinations all my life. Not to mention our Ming Dynasty, I also presided over the provincial examinations of the previous Yuan Dynasty several times."
"The old minister has asked some deposed officials to re-write the examination papers, and invited several famous talents in the court to review them." After saying that, Ling Han took out several examination papers from his arms, "To be fair, these people are not
Shouldn't hit!"
"Furthermore, even if the northern students are really talented and unable to learn, we should still admit one or two as appropriate! The emperor also said that the country should take into account both the north and the south when recruiting scholars. If only southerners are to be officials and northerners are ignored, what will happen in the long run? have to?"
"If this is the case, the hearts of the scholars in Hantianxia will be even greater than those of the previous Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty!"
"Speak slowly, speak slowly!" Zhu Yunxi saw the old man huffing and puffing with anger, and said with a smile, "I know you are public-minded, but if you have anything to say, you should say it slowly." After that, he looked at Li Jinglong.
The latter understood immediately and poured a cup of tea to Ling Han with his own hands.
The old man was not polite and drank it all in one gulp.
"The results have just been released, and you have only read the papers of the northern scholars. You have not read the papers of the southern scholars. There is insufficient evidence to say that the examiners cheated. It is a bit arbitrary to say that they hired based on their own preferences!"
Zhu Yunxi tapped his fingers on the table and said slowly, "What if, I say what if, what if it is true that compared to the scholars from the north and the scholars from the south, there is too much difference in talent and learning, so one of them failed."
Before Zhu Yunxi could finish speaking, Ling Han was furious, "Are you going to protect them?" He put down his tea bowl and saluted, "I'll pretend that I didn't say that, and I will retire and return to my hometown immediately!"
"How brave the old immortal is!"
"Ling Tietou's head is really strong!"
Guo Ying and Cao Zhen secretly thought at the same time that even they did not dare to speak like this in front of the emperor.
"Look at how anxious you are! When did I protect you?" Zhu Yunxi said with a smile, "I can't figure out why I didn't take any of them, but as the emperor, I must think more carefully, otherwise I will inevitably make a judgment lightly. Who will be wronged?"
As he said that, he looked at Ling Han and felt that the heat was about the same. He continued to laugh and said, "Now the scholars are making a fuss. Even several veteran military princes who are retiring at home have been alarmed and ran to me to complain about it!"
"I also think this is a bit abnormal. Ling Aiqing is a veteran of the country. What do you think?"
"Re-mark the papers!" Ling Han said loudly, "I would like to ask the emperor to re-select the marking officers. Mark all the candidates' names on their papers and read them again."
"Re-mark the papers and re-rank the rankings!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yunxi pretended to be thoughtful, "Ling Aiqing's words are reasonable and reasonable. Since some people question it, then just re-mark the exam. But there is a question, have you thought about it?"
"If we re-select the grading officers and re-grade the papers, will it be fair? If I ask them to re-read the papers, it makes it clear that I hope that some northern scholars will be on the list, and it is inevitable that some will fall into my favour."
"But there are only so many people admitted to each subject. If there are new people on the list, then some of the people who have already passed the exam will definitely fail!"
"At that time, the northern scholars will have nothing to choose from. Then will the southern scholars make a fuss again, saying that the imperial court favors the northerners?"
"This..." Ling Han was speechless for a moment.
"What the emperor said is absolutely true. People are like this. It doesn't matter if they don't win. But if they win, they will be pulled down and let others take over. Who can feel happy? It would be weird if they don't cry and wipe their tears and hang themselves on their necks!" Wuding Hou Guo Ying thought about it and said.
"Yes, yes, it's like gambling. If you lose a hundred dollars at the beginning, forget it and say you are unlucky! But if you win first and then lose, no one can bear it!" Cao Zhen also said.
As he said that, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's face and said, "I think it doesn't have to be that troublesome!"
"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile, "What do you have in mind?"
"This... there's no need to re-grade the exam!" Cao Zhen thought about it, "I can't control other places. No matter how far north or south, I won't be convinced. Why don't the emperor directly order that our Fengyang's move be recorded?
No, that’s fine!”
"What nonsense!" Zhu Yunxi laughed and scolded, "What do you think of the state as a scholar? Oh, people from Fengyang should be hired directly?"
Cao Zhen winced, "I'm thinking that we can't care about the grievances of others, so we can't let our hometown suffer, right?"
At this time, Ling Han raised his head and said, "What the emperor said is absolutely true, but the old minister just made a mistake. So, what does the emperor mean?"
