When the ministers listened to Emperor Hongzhi's words, some smiled, some frowned, and others nodded silently.
Today's Ming Dynasty is indeed completely different from that of previous dynasties.
A vast territory, hundreds of tribes, a huge population of hundreds of millions, huge overseas colonies and vassal states, all of which were unprecedented in previous dynasties.
If it really continues to be the same as before, then the entire Ming Dynasty will be in chaos.
Territories in remote areas will inevitably be divided. A large number of foreign enemies will covet the prosperity and wealth of the Ming Dynasty and invade you wantonly. Domestic tribes will continue to make troubles, with wars and wars raging everywhere.
Everything is made by ancestors. Although Zhu Yuanzhang is awesome, he would never have imagined that the Ming Dynasty would be in today's situation. Can the things he decided on at that time really meet the current needs?
"Your Majesty's Holy Might~"
"Today's Ming Dynasty is at an important historical turning point, with rapid development and changing times. The policies of our court should also change at any time, constantly adapt to the changes of our Ming Dynasty, consolidate the unity of our Ming Dynasty, and promote the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Mao was the first to stand up and express his position. He is also a beneficiary of the reformists.
Although Zhang Mao was the representative of the Xungui Group in the past, he did not have any right to speak in the court. His main job was to worship ancestors. In addition, every court meeting was about watching with eyes and nose.
Heart.
But things have changed since the reform of the military system. He is the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Military Commands, in charge of the world's military affairs for the emperor. It can be said that he has a heavy hand, and he has more and more say in the court.
"Your Majesty's Holy Might~"
"Our Ming Dynasty is facing an unprecedented situation. The policies of the court and the government of the country should serve to consolidate the unity of our Ming Dynasty and promote the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."
"The system established by our ancestors is fundamentally for the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty. The descendants of future generations will make appropriate changes according to the changes of the times for the sake of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. In essence, this is truly following the ancestral system."
"Blinally emphasizing the ancestral system fails to see the changes in the Ming Dynasty, and uses the old system to limit the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. This is the real violation of the ancestral system and the original intention of the ancestors to formulate the rules."
Li Dongyang then stood up and expressed his stance.
Ancestral system, ancestral system, does not mean that you should follow the instructions set by your ancestors in every word and deed, but you must understand that the root of ancestral system is for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and for the eternal prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
Only by obeying the most fundamental meaning of the ancestors can we follow the ancestral system, not metaphysics.
"Your Majesty's Holy Might~"
Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Zhong Zhong, Wang Hao and other cabinet elders and ministers also expressed their attitudes one after another.
Emperor Hongzhi has already stated his position. If you go against Emperor Hongzhi, you will never have a good life in the future. What's more, they also clearly know the situation and situation that Ming Dynasty is facing now.
If the previous ancestral system is used again, can the Ming Dynasty maintain its current prosperity?
Apart from anything else, if the previous military household system is restored, it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty's million-strong army will directly rebel. These soldiers absolutely do not want to return to the previous situation of holding dilapidated military households.
"Your Majesty's Holy Might~"
Officials who support Liu Jin, the doers and reformers also shouted in unison.
Only the die-hard and conservative officials such as Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were left. They didn't know what to do. They looked at the shouts of other ministers and had no choice but to follow them.
"It is really difficult to bring down Liu Jin."
Jiao Fang sighed helplessly in her heart.
I originally wanted to take this opportunity and try to see if I could defeat Liu Jin, so that I might be able to go a step further. By the way, I could also take the exam again, so that my son would have the possibility of entering high school.
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But even if Liu Jin arbitrarily changed the questions in the imperial examination, even if the imperial court impeached Liu Jin's memorial, it was like snowflakes flying all over the sky.
Even though Zhang Cai tried his best to attack and slander Liu Jin, he still could not shake Liu Jin's status.
Emperor Hongzhi really trusted Liu Jin too much.
"No, it's not just as simple as trust, but because Liu Jin did a lot for Emperor Hongzhi and brought many earth-shaking changes to the Ming Dynasty."
"That's why he was able to be promoted so quickly and remain in the emperor's heart."
Jiao Fang was thinking rapidly in her heart and quickly figured out something.
The reason why Liu Jin's position is stable is not just because Emperor Hongzhi trusted Liu Jin, but because Liu Jin was indeed talented. Liu Jin's contribution to the Ming Dynasty is the greatest.
"Is there really no hope for my son?"
Jiao Fang sighed helplessly in her heart. It was too difficult to overthrow Liu Jin. I am afraid there would be no changes in the imperial examination. The emperor would not take the exam again. His son would probably fail.
Think about the fact that your son is in his twilight years. If he misses this imperial examination, the next one will be three years later, and he will already be in his fifties by then.
And if I offended Liu Jin this time and made Emperor Hongzhi dislike me, I might not be able to stay in the court for much longer. By then it would be too late to pave the way for my son.
As for Zhang Cai, his face was pale at this moment and he had no expression at all.
Taking the risk of losing his head to overthrow Liu Jin, he originally thought that a large number of people would support him. But as long as the officials would attack him, Liu Jin would fall suddenly even if he was deeply entrenched.
But who knew that there were very few people who supported him, but there were a large number of people who supported Liu Jin. Even Emperor Hongzhi stood firmly on Liu Jin's side.
This time he was definitely doomed.
It was no longer just Liu Jin who was offended, but the reformers and hard workers headed by Liu Jin, and even the Emperor Hongzhi. By then he would not even know how to die, and I am afraid there would not even be a place to be buried.
What happened in the courtroom quickly reached Liu Jin, who was reviewing the papers.
Liu Jin also fell into deep thought after listening.
The power of the conservative faction is indeed powerful, and they will kill themselves whenever they have the opportunity. Just for things like imperial examination questions, they can seize the opportunity to kill themselves.
Sure enough, the place above the court has been extremely dangerous since ancient times.
Fortunately, his boss was Emperor Hongzhi. If he had changed to another emperor, Liu Jin would probably not dare to stay in the court anymore.
There are some things where everyone's opinion is enough to make three people become a tiger. Once there are too many ministers who impeach and criticize you, the suspicious emperor will inevitably become more and more suspicious of you and slowly lose trust. In the end, the thousand-mile dam will burst in the ant nest. Over time, the
It was all over in one fell swoop.
But this also sounded the alarm for Liu Jin.
Although the emperor trusted him and he had a large number of supporting officials and forces, he still tried to give others no excuses or excuses to attack him. Some things were simply not necessary to do, or there was no need to do them himself.
"Jiao Fang, Zhang Cai~"
Then Liu Jin silently remembered the names of these two people.
This Jiao Fang has a bad reputation in history. She is narrow-minded, jealous of talents, colludes with eunuchs, and does anything to get promoted. Such a person is probably trying to bring himself down this time so that he can be promoted.
Get promoted.
There is also Zhang Cai, who historically colluded with Liu Jin and Jiao Fang. Maybe this time the two colluded to target him.
"Wherever you want to put me, then don't blame me for being ruthless."
Liu Jin thought silently in his heart.
This kind of political enemy is the most terrifying enemy. The confrontation between them is more terrifying than the duel between swordsmen. The pen is the sword and the mouth is the sharpest weapon.
"Mr. Liu, all the grading has ended. This is the high school ranking list~"
Han Wen also heard about what happened in the court, and was not surprised by the result. How could the deeply entrenched Liu Jin be overthrown by such a trivial matter?
The emperor is on Liu Jin's side, and it is really difficult to overthrow Liu Jin.
What's more, Liu Jin has always been dedicated to serving the public good, selecting and appointing talents, and there is nothing to say. Most of the officials he promoted were talented officials, and many of the policies and systems he formulated also promoted the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
There are not only a large number of supporters in the court, but also a large number of supporters among the people.
"Hmm~"
Liu Jin took the list handed over by Han Wen and read it very quickly.
"Li Nanyun, Pei Wenqing, Tian Feng, Ruan Wenjie, Lu Nan..."
I looked carefully and found that there was no name like Jiao Huangzhong on it. He immediately nodded and said, "Let's publish the list~"
"Yes~"
Han Wen nodded and randomly said to his fellow examiner: "Release the results~"
At the main entrance of Gongyuan, a large number of people have already gathered here waiting for today's release of the results.
There are students who are waiting anxiously, there are also followers sent by the students, book boys and the like, and some melon-eaters who join in the fun, etc.
Everyone is waiting, waiting for the results to be released, and wanting to know whether they can pass high school.
There is a slight difference between the announcement of the results for the vocational examination and the announcement of the imperial examination. You can only participate in the imperial examination after you are in high school, and the time is very close. Therefore, there will be no official announcements when the official examination results are announced. There will be no official announcement until the imperial examination is announced.
Annunciation.
The joint examination is equivalent to announcing those people who are qualified to participate in the palace examination, and the imperial list after the palace examination has rankings, such as first-class, second-class, etc.
"Why haven't you come out yet?"
"Yes, it stands to reason that it should be announced soon."
While many students were waiting anxiously, a guard came to the main entrance with the list and announced it, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"It's coming, it's coming, it's finally going to be announced."
Li Nanshan, Wang Qi, Tian Feng and others clenched their fists nervously, their palms becoming sweaty.
The same goes for Jing Yang, Lu Nan, Dai Dabin and others. They are all very nervous, looking at the notice posting the list, looking forward to their fate.
