"The epidemic has spread far and wide, almost spreading to all the northern provinces of China. It has also affected some areas in the south, and several provinces outside China have not been spared."
"Thanks to the blessing of God, the dedicated officials and the active cooperation of the people of Ming Dynasty, we were able to control the epidemic in the shortest time and reduce the number of losses and deaths as much as possible."
Emperor Hongzhi stood up and walked down the stairs, speaking slowly as he walked.
The ministers all frowned as they listened.
Anyone who is familiar with the rules of the imperial court knows that if something is said to be good at the beginning, it will basically turn around later. If something is said to be bad at the beginning, it will basically be good things later.
Sure enough, Emperor Hongzhi changed the subject.
"However, this epidemic has also made us see many problems."
"One of the biggest problems is that the ministers above the court have relatively little knowledge of the situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. They also lack experience and have poor emergency response capabilities when facing major problems."
Emperor Hongzhi's words made many ministers feel uncomfortable.
The emperor was very dissatisfied with everyone's performance during the epidemic. When the epidemic broke out, everyone was really panicked. Many people even reported illness and prepared to go back to their hometowns to recuperate and escape.
After Liu Jin proposed strict control and blockade measures, many officials in the court even felt that this was impossible, and thought this method was incredible. One by one, major cities shut down work and business.
Classes are suspended. What a loss and impact it will have.
It is almost impossible to make people stay at home and not go out.
In general, Emperor Hongzhi saw everyone's performance, and it was obvious that he was not satisfied.
"So, I think that from now on, the Hanlins in the Hanlin Academy should go to places to practice, experience, and exercise, so that they can have a clearer understanding of the situation of our Ming Dynasty, and can also see whether they have real talents.
Practical learning, whether it is really suitable for governing the country and ensuring peace."
"Those who just revise and compile books in the Hanlin Academy have no experience in running a country and safeguarding it. Empty talk will harm the country and will have no effect on the country."
Emperor Hongzhi's words immediately caused the officials to explode.
Especially the Hanlin officials in the Hanlin Academy, all of them have given up their jobs.
The Hanlin Academy serves as the reserve pool of high-level talents for the Ming Dynasty. Life should not be too comfortable. Those who stay there for a few years to edit and edit books will be reused and rise to the top.
Moreover, if you stay in the capital and stay with the emperor, you will be promoted much faster if you have the opportunity.
But if you go somewhere else, the situation is completely different.
Not only do you have to work hard to achieve great results, but you are also far away from the emperor and the center of power. It is not easy to be promoted.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
"The Hanlin Academy is the most important place for selecting talents in the Ming Dynasty, and its system has long been formed and finalized."
"How can it be changed easily?"
Some ministers stood up and objected.
"Yes, Your Majesty~"
"When you compile and compile books in the Hanlin Academy, you can know the history of past dynasties and summarize the gains and losses. Isn't this better than going to a local place for experience?"
Hanlin from the Hanlin Academy said.
"Your Majesty, the Hanlin Academy members are the most outstanding and outstanding scholars among scholars. That's why they stay in the capital to be reused. If they are directly transferred to the localities, wouldn't they be like the top three Jinshi?"
You Hanlin looked very angry and said.
Thinking about how many years I had been studying hard in my humble life, I finally managed to get a high ranking in the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy. I was waiting for my success after graduation.
Now it is really unacceptable to have to go to a place to practice with those people who were born in the third grade and the same Jinshi.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this ancestral system is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. How can it be easily changed!"
"Your Majesty, experience is important, and you can also get it in the capital."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
The ministers objected in unison, and the officials who were able to stand above the court basically all came from the Hanlin Academy, where they drank tea, read newspapers, and lived a comfortable life.
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Who wants to go somewhere? Many places don’t even have electricity now, so it’s inconvenient to work at night.
Emperor Hongzhi glanced around, and all the officials immediately shut up and became silent.
Because everyone saw the cold murderous intent in Emperor Hongzhi's eyes, which was something that could not be seen in the always gentle Emperor Hongzhi.
"Korean, tell me~"
Emperor Hongzhi returned to his dragon throne and asked.
"Your Majesty, I think it is a good thing to go to local places for training. After training, you can know the real situation in our Ming Dynasty. You can also see whether this official can only talk on paper or whether he is really capable and talented."
Han Wen thought for a while and said.
This is a good thing for the practical people. People of the practical school pay attention to practical work, so their performance will naturally be better. These people of the conservative school are very talkative, but in many cases they can only talk on paper and talk in vain.
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"Your Majesty also thinks it would be good to send officials from the Hanlin Academy to local areas for some training."
"But the starting point can be higher. For example, you can first manage a state or a city and see if it can achieve any results. Then you can see whether the official has real talent and knowledge, is a capable minister, and can
I really share your worries for His Majesty."
Zhong Fan also stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate!"
At this time, Jiang Mian stood up and said: "The existing official selection and appointment system in our Ming Dynasty was established by Emperor Taizu at this time. It is an ancestral system and cannot be changed!"
"Secondly, editing and compiling books in the Hanlin Academy can also tell whether you have real talents and practical learning. It will not be worse than going to the local areas for experience."
"The existing official evaluation system often relies on data, but ignores the talents of officials. Many officials are often not talented enough, and the memorials they write are extremely straightforward. The Hanlin Academy's Hanlin Academy is different. Every one of them has read poetry and books.
He is talented, full of knowledge, and has a wonderful writing style. How can he be generalized?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Jiang Mian. After he finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "I remember that you seem to be seventy-three now, right?"
"Moreover, you are often in poor health, and you have resigned many times to go back to your hometown to take care of yourself."
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Jiang Mian was immediately startled and felt slightly dizzy.
He knew very well what Emperor Hongzhi meant. It was a euphemism for being extremely dissatisfied with himself and asking him to get out early. You must know that in the past, if ministers wanted to return to their hometown to live in retirement, Emperor Hongzhi would repeatedly try to persuade him to stay.
Liu Jian was already eighty years old and wanted to go home to retire, but Emperor Hongzhi always refused. He also asked Emperor Hongzhi to resign several times due to health reasons, but he was rejected all times.
Now that you mention your age and say that you are not in good health, this is not telling you to get lost.
Thinking of this, Jiang Mian suddenly felt despair. He had been an official all his life and had reached the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He could be said to be an extremely human minister.
The taste of power is really good. Officials all over the world demand themselves to be respectful and respectful, so how can they be willing to let it go?
Now Emperor Hongzhi is telling him to get out early, which means that he can no longer go home to retire even if he doesn't want to.
"Your Majesty, I am indeed old and in poor health. I'm afraid I can no longer share your worries for Your Majesty!"
Jiang Mian came to his senses and said directly.
The emperor no longer likes me, so there is no point in keeping him. It is already very good to be able to go home and retire with dignity.
"Well, since you said so, I'm sure!"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and approved.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Jiang Mian respectfully thanked him.
In my heart, there are actually a thousand or ten thousand people who don’t want to go home to take care of themselves now, but there is no other way and I have to go back to take care of myself even if I don’t want to.
As the ministers watched this scene, Emperor Hongzhi simply told Jiang Mian to get lost. This must be for a reason, not just because Jiang Mian objected to Emperor Hongzhi's plan to send the Hanlin officials to other places for training.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Jiang Mian and gave him a decent home to retire. This was already very kind. If he didn't know what he was doing, Emperor Hongzhi was prepared to talk about some of his things.
Since he was so knowledgeable, Emperor Hongzhi also gave him dignity.
"Yang Lian, please tell me about this."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yang Lian, the Minister of Rites.
"My lord, I think what your majesty says is reasonable. The officials should go somewhere to practice more."
When Yang Lian heard this, he immediately broke into a cold sweat and felt a chill on his back.
It was not a good thing for Emperor Hongzhi to name his name at this time. He must have known something. Thinking of Mao Ji, he became even more frightened.
I was going to object at first, but I immediately changed my tune.
"Yes, you need to go to more places to practice and gain experience, otherwise you will not know the sufferings of the people. It is already very difficult during the epidemic, but there are still people who collude with government officials and businessmen to make a big fortune for the country, and there are even more people who are shielding these people."
"Yang Lian, do you think so?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yang Lian and said coldly.
"My lord...my lord, I know that I am guilty. I know that I am guilty. Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
After hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Yang Lian knelt down immediately. His incident was revealed, and Mao Ji was beheaded. He didn't know whether his head could be saved.
"snort!"
"Be aware of your guilt, just know that you are guilty."
"You should go home and retire."
Hongzhi snorted coldly, took a deep breath, and after thinking for a while, he finally let this Yang Lian go. Killing Mao Ji was also the need at that time to shock all the officials in the world.
Even when it was not necessary, Emperor Hongzhi was still kind and generous. Whether Jiang Mian or Yang Lian, they were all important officials of the imperial court, so let them have a good death.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Yang Lian immediately kowtowed and thanked him.
As for the ministers, all of them looked expressionless. Emperor Hongzhi's vigorous and resolute methods meant that the matter was settled.