When wild animals and humans walk through it, it becomes a trail. When more people and animals walk, it becomes a road.
The road was excavated, re-paved and leveled layer by layer, and then stations were built at specified distances on both sides of the mountains and rivers, and the official road appeared.
Contact Zhili Yingtianfu official road on Zhejiang Road.
A group of several riders, before it was dark, put on the horses that had been fed by the Longtan Station on the riverside, and rushed towards Yingtian City, which is sixty miles away.
At the same time, on the river at the northwest corner of Qixia Mountain, a huge fleet of twenty large and small ships was slowly moving up the river, pressing against the heavy waterline.
The huge sails fluttered in the wind, and they were bulging. The same huge rows of poles stretched out from under the decks on both sides. These poles can be used to hit enemy ships that are close to the big ship, and can also be used to provide support for the big ship.
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Surrounding the entire fleet, there are countless small river boats, constantly swimming back and forth around the fleet, providing the fleet with the latest waterway information, and driving away merchant ships and fishing boats that come and go from north to south. Two different groups of people walked in unison from east to west, facing the capital of the Central Plains Empire.
The scorching sun rises from the bottom of the sea, crossing the sea level and the horizon, shining golden sunlight on the earth.
The backs of the cavalry and the outline of the fleet are clearly reflected on the ground and on the river.
"Today, you can go to Jilong Mountain to bask in the sun and drink tea."
In the Thousand Steps Corridor, Zhan Hui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, proposed to Ru Yu, the Minister of Military Affairs, about the entertainment time after today's morning court.
Ru Yu tilted her head, staring at Zhan Hui with a somewhat uncertain gaze, and said silently: "Since the results were released a few days ago, and the fraud and the incident on Lion Rock happened, something is very wrong with Zhan Shangshu."
Zhan Hui leaned back, inserted the wat board into his belt, and patted his cheeks with both hands: "Is something wrong?"
Ru Yu nodded: "In the past, Zhan Shangshu would not do such frivolous behavior."
Zhan Hui was stunned for a moment, and then he whispered: "The old hens raised by my wife have been unable to lay eggs. They finally started laying eggs in the past few days. I am happy."
Ru Yu curled her lips and looked back at the secretaries of various ministries, ministers, etc. who were following these six ministers.
Ru Yu said softly: "If you want to say you are happy, I'm afraid you have to look at Ren Guyong and Yu Dunben."
Hearing this, Zhan Hui turned around and glanced blankly.
Among the six ministers, they are Ren Hengtai, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Yu Xin, the right minister of the household department.
Seeing that the two of them were just holding the wat board and silently following the procession into the palace to go to court, Zhan Hui nodded: "Ren Hengtai may be able to fulfill the dream of the minister this time. As for Yu Xin, it's hard to say..."<
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Ru Yun paused for a moment and expressed a different opinion: "It is a certainty that Hengtai will be in charge of the Ministry of Ceremonies. In the first half of Yu Xin's year, the kings came to the capital, and the advice was always to reduce the salary by 80%. His Majesty was extremely happy at that time.
Adopted. Now that Zhao Mian is sick at home, I'm afraid it won't be long before he will submit a memorial to beg for his body."
Zhan Huize turned around again and looked at Yu Xin, the right servant of the Ministry of Finance, who was among the crowd.
Yu Xin was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Hongwu. He had extraordinary knowledge, majestic appearance, and loud voice. He could be described as a dignified appearance. He was named Xin by His Majesty at that time.
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Later, he successively served as a member of the Zhongshushe, a lecturer in the Imperial Academy, the head of the household branch, and a doctor in the Beiping Ministry. When the kings were here this year, they reported to the court that the clan lumi should be reduced. The clan luma was reduced by 80%, and he was promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
He is the right minister of household affairs.
In four years, going from a new scholar to the position of the right minister of the household department, even going to court several times, is also a rare thing.
However, Zhan Hui shook his head again: "He is doing something about attracting investment in China and France, and Taisun is quite unhappy."
"Opening the method?" Ru Yu immediately frowned and whispered: "But you need to exchange salt and merchants for grain, grass and military supplies in Jiubian?"
Zhan Hui lowered his eyes and nodded silently.
Rujun withdrew her gaze, hugged the wat board, and sighed: "Treating the symptoms but not the root cause will lead to endless troubles."
After chanting, the two ministers continued to enter the palace side by side.
……
At the main hall, although Zhu Yuanzhang came here with the prince as usual today, he did not enter the school. Finally, the main hall was exchanged for real teachers like Fang Xiaoru.
Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the sound of the princes and grandchildren reading loudly from the school behind him, with a sense of enjoyment on his face.
Just looking at the prince next to him, he whispered: "Will the follow-up measures of Lion Rock leave any future troubles?"
Zhu Biao stood firm and said: "The imperial court's decree of commendation has been read out in the middle of the court and hastened to be sent to various places. Along with it was the imperial court's decree to supervise the construction of merit arches. The imperial court gave enough names and did not leak it.
They should be content with just a little bit of news."
The prince's tone is always so calm, but it makes people dare not have the slightest desire to resist.
Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands with satisfaction: "They take the name, and my family takes the reality. Everyone gets what they need. If you are not satisfied, don't even ask for the name anymore."
Zhu Biao nodded: "That's how it should be."
A burst of laughter came from the mouths of the father and son, like two real dragons using the world as a chessboard, with wisdom in their eyes.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and looked at Shenlie Mountain not far away. The outline of the top of the mountain exuded a touch of red light.
He whispered: "The officials should enter the palace now."
"It's time to pass the Meridian Gate."
Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Your son wants to lead the army on an expedition. What do you, my father, think?"
Zhu Biao looked at the old man, sighed silently, leaned his cane on his waist, bowed with his hands clasped in fists and said: "The Founding Duke is the commander-in-chief, and the Marquis of Xiping is the flanking army. We advance in three directions, with only one more soldier on the left and right."
Zhu Yuanzhang said oh and stared at the prince in front of him with a smile.
"You want your son, the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to serve as a soldier in the army?" Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly.
Zhu Biao replied in a deep voice: "I grew up in a deep palace since I was a child. I didn't learn martial arts when I was young. I practiced martial arts when I first grew up, but it was nothing more than talking about military affairs on paper. If I were allowed to lead an army, it might cause a slight defeat for the army. Only from the bottom up.
, obtain military exploits and perform extraordinary feats, just like our Ming Dynasty's heroic generals, only then can we have a solid foundation."
Zhu Yuanzhang shrank his eyes and said in a deep voice: "You are not afraid that your son will die on the battlefield!"
However, Zhu Biao still looked solemn and said: "The son of a military household can die, a small banner, a general banner, a hundred households, a thousand households can die, the son of a meritorious general can die, and a general who commands the army can die. He just has a different background, so he will die."
Unable to die?"
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Zhu Biao, who lowered his head, knew very well how much the old man valued that bastard of his, and placed his hopes on the Ming Dynasty for the next hundred years.
But he still chose to use the most stringent requirements to arrange for that bastard.
Come to think of it, the old man is going to start scolding now.
"Hahaha..."
However, the old man let out a burst of laughter, and even the sound of reading in the otherwise bustling school paused for a moment.
I saw Zhu Yuanzhang put his hand on his waist and pointed at the prince with the other hand: "This is what I said to you. If you turn around and get hurt, don't blame me."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and took steps.
I actually fell into the old man’s trick!
Zhu Biao's face was full of helplessness. Unexpectedly, the old man had already planned to agree to that bastard going out with the army.
He immediately said: "Where are you going, father?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not look back, but walked outside the main hall, and his voice came softly: "We want to support your son."
……
On the steps under the throne of Zhongji Palace, Zhu Yunxi sat in an armchair without any decoration, holding his waist.
That bastard Zhu Huang’s head is really getting stronger and stronger!
Secretly cursing Uncle Twenty-Third's Iron Touqiu in his heart, Zhu Yunxi twitched the corner of his mouth and leaned on the back of the chair, looking calmly at the officials in the hall.
Complete a set of etiquette procedures before the meeting.
Wait until Sun Gouer calls out if anyone is trying to cause trouble.
Even though there were several censors, Yan Guan left the office holding the wat tablet and carrying the memorial.
"I have my original intention to report."
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Yes."
"I am impeaching Liu Sanwu, who is a member of Zhongshushe, the chief examiner of Jinke's joint examination, who formed a clique for personal gain, leaked questions before the test, ran a top-down operation, and cheated on the joint examination. From Liu Sanwu onwards, the deputy examiner of Jinke's joint examination, the same examiner in the eighteenth room, and the marking officer
, the record-reading officer, the copying officer, and the Gongyuan officials were all involved.
There are also a total of 666 candidates who were successful in the Jinke Examination. They may have discovered fraud but concealed it, knowingly violated the law, blasphemed the moral code, insulted the saints, and pretended to be the disciples of the saints."
"I advise you that the country should be punished according to the law, and those involved in the examination fraud should be thoroughly investigated and caught. Anyone involved should be severely punished and informed to the world, so as to rectify people's hearts and rectify the country's laws.
!"
These people are the censors and officials who wrote the impeachment memorial on the tower of Confucius Temple a few days ago.
And with the departure of these people, impeachment began.
Immediately afterwards, more censors and officials walked out of the train and stood in the main hall one by one holding wat boards.
"I second the proposal."
Zhan Hui, who was standing at the front of the civil service train, looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
Do Liu Sanwu and others have more old friends in the court, or do the more than 600 ministers rely more on them in the court?
Or are they the mentors, elders, and family friends of the more than 6,000 people who were admitted in the current examination but did not pass the examination?
The benefits of the imperial examination for more than 600 people are compared with the benefits of the imperial examination for more than 6,000 people. It is a very easy question to calculate.
Facing such a vigorous wave of impeachment in the court, the officials who were originally prepared to plead for Liu Sanwu or the more than 600 people could only suppress the worries in their chests, hold the wat board, lower their heads, and stand.
In your own court position.
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Zhu Yunxi also watched this scene calmly.
After the commotion in the court gradually subsided, he spoke: "The talent selection ceremony of the country is a matter of the country, and there must be no fraud or illegality. However, the court must also pay attention to evidence.
You won’t wrongly accuse a good person.”
We will not wrongly accuse good people, but we will never protect anyone who breaks the law!
Zhan Hui immediately left the office: "Report to the Supervisory State that there is fraud in the current examination. It is currently under the supervision of the Jin Yiwei. As soon as the crime is proved, the Jin Yiwei will present it to the court to set the record straight."
Zhu Yunxi nodded and called softly: "Jinyiwei."
The commander of the Jinyiwei, Jiang Yu, who was mixed with the generals, immediately left his duty.
"Reporting to the Supervisor, Jin Yiwei has found out that there is indeed fraud in the current examination. Jin Yiwei interrogated the examiners separately and selected the successful candidates. They obtained nearly a thousand transcripts, all of which point to fraud in the current examination.
Things."
Before anyone can jump out and accuse Jin Yiwei of not having the right to interrogate, the words of one family are enough to obscure the view of the court.
Jiang Wei then said: "Jinyiwei, together with the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, re-interrogated the people involved in the case, and took the testimonies to verify them. They are all correct."
As soon as this statement came out, hundreds of officials in the court looked at him with suspicion.
I would like to ask when did the Jin Yiwei, who used to be domineering and domineering in the past, collaborate with the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Dali Temple?
However, officials from three yamen immediately left work.
"What Commander Chiang said is true."
"The Ministry of Punishment has verified it."
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate has verified it."
"Dali Temple has verified."
Zhu Yunxi hummed twice and said as if he was not bored: "Yi Lv, how should we make a decision on this?"
"Fraud in the imperial examination is a serious crime. Officials and officials who commit crimes will be punished by the Yi tribe, and will be expelled from the Nine tribes. Candidates who are involved in corruption will be executed, and will be expelled from the Three tribes. The Nine tribes will never be able to take the exam."
Without waiting for the Ministry of Punishment, which had a private explanation, Dali Temple opened its mouth.
As the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu had already spoken gloomily.
The Yi people were asked to be executed, exiled, and never allowed to take the exam.
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Punishments one after another popped out of Jiang Wei's mouth, like a bell and a bell, vibrating in the Zhongji Hall, striking the hearts, lungs and five internal organs of all civil and military officials.
Finally, officials who had previously been afraid to plead for mercy came forward.
"The law of the country is clear, and those who violate it are unforgivable. However, if the law is so strict, the blood of millions of people will flow into rivers and their heads will fall to the ground. The crimes committed by people today will affect future generations, which is unbenevolent and righteous. Please wait.
The country should think twice before violating the national law and punish those who violate it."
Jiang Wei snorted coldly: "His Majesty decided in the past that officials who corrupted more than sixty taels of ink would be stripped and replaced with straw. Fraud in the imperial examination is a crime of great treason, and not being severely punished is not enough to deter. When I ask for supervision of the country, the crime should be dealt with severely.
, severely punished!"
When all the officials saw that Jiang Wei actually displayed His Majesty's red line of sixty taels, they were speechless for a moment.
However, it is at this time.
I saw that Xie Jin, who was able to participate in the early dynasty because of his false title of walking in Wenhua Palace, walked out in full view of everyone.
"I report to the prisoner of the country. The offenders are the people supported by the imperial court, and their crimes should be judged according to the law. However, for those who have been waiting for the exam for decades, they have painstakingly worked on the articles of saints and sages. Once they are about to make a mistake, the imperial court is benevolent and righteous, so they should be given the opportunity to repent.
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He Jie Jin actually interceded for the people who were involved in the Jinke University Examination?
For a moment, if they had not witnessed Xie Jin begging for mercy with their own eyes, all the officials would not have believed that this man who single-handedly promoted the spread of the spiritual knowledge of the unity of knowledge and action would act like this.
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Yes."
Immediately, he stood up.
"Edict."
This is the time when the Supervisory State will begin to exercise its power, and all officials in the court will be brought to justice.
"In the 25th year of Hongwu's Enke Examination, the evidence is conclusive. The evidence is conclusive. Officials involved were convicted, the three tribes of Yi and the nine tribes were confiscated, and their property was confiscated."
"The imperial court has a benevolent heart and can make people return to their old ways. It is decreed that the people involved in corruption and the three tribes must be exiled to Zhennanguan, Guangxi. The people involved in corruption are deprived of their honors and honors, banned from taking exams for life, and serve as Zhennanguan Army.
Died. People of the three tribes, stationed in the military camp at Nanguan."
"I will take my orders."
Liu Sanwu and others were hopeless. They were still members of the Yi tribe, and the nine tribes were exiled and their property was confiscated.
With the emperor's sixty-tael red line, they were lucky that the Nine Clans were not implicated in such treasonous crimes as imperial examination fraud.
The civil servants involved in the scandal were not beheaded, but were banned from taking exams for life. They were exiled to Guangxi Province as military soldiers, and their families were stationed in the army. In the end, their lives were saved, and their descendants could continue to study for the imperial examinations. There was no doubt that they would be able to return to their homeland one day. The officials who went out to impeach today were satisfied that they did not leave any political opponents in the court.
Those who stood up to plead for mercy also felt that they had done a great thing by saving people's lives.
Both parties were satisfied with this tacit understanding.
Afterwards, the two-faced officials all looked at Zhu Yunxi on the steps.
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently. He knew very well what these people wanted.
"I ordered that the left minister of the Ministry of Rites Ren Hengtai be promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the examination will be held again on a certain date to select talents for the country."
Shangshu!
Minister!
We are finally a minister!
Ren Hengtai, who has been a melon eater for a few months, his heart was beating wildly, and he had been looking forward to this long-awaited message for countless days and nights.
Kneel down and worship on the ground even when you leave work.
"I accept the appointment of Hengtai and accept the decree to express my gratitude!"
After Ren Hengtai, all the officials neatly bowed and exited.
"Supervising the country is kind, educating all the people, and selecting talents for the country. The merits of the country are in the country."