After hearing this, Xue Bingtian took a breath of air!
Obviously! What Lin Fan means is that these intellectuals have already caused trouble. If they simply cancel their honors and special treatment, what kind of trouble can they make?
However, if the honor of being a scholar was really abolished, would anyone still participate in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty?
Or is it that His Highness the Crown Prince plans to abolish the imperial examination!
Thinking of this, the way Xue Bingtian looked at Lin Fan was wrong!
"Your Highness, is that what you mean?"
Xue Bingtian looked at Lin Fan in shock.
"That's right, it's exactly what you thought. I want your Ministry of Rites to issue a proclamation, saying that the literati's examination caused great turmoil and caused social unrest and national unrest. Therefore, the Ministry of Rites decided after deliberation to cancel the honors and all the literati's examinations.
special treatment!"
"At the same time, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will also issue a memorandum, which is to strengthen control over Ming Dynasty officials, large and small, in various places, and at the same time, strengthen cooperation between local governments."
"For example, if the yamen of a small county town is short of manpower and encounters a very difficult problem, then the yamen of the surrounding counties have an obligation to help them. Otherwise, this would be dereliction of duty!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Yes! I will definitely handle this matter!"
Wang Wuji said hurriedly.
Xue Bingtian was still kneeling on the ground, with a look of embarrassment on his face. Lin Fan knew that Xue Bingtian would not be able to react for a while, and he was too lazy to argue with Xue Bingtian, so he asked the two of them to go back.
Although Xue Bingtian is pedantic, he still works very efficiently. After returning to the Ministry of Etiquette, he had already drafted a message.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites were shocked when they saw it.
"Master Xue, this is clearly the intention of His Highness the Crown Prince, why is there not a single word mentioned in this memorandum?
Instead, is it the decision made by our Ministry of Rites?"
"Yes! Mr. Xue, this matter is of great importance. If those literati make trouble and the court cannot suppress it, it will all be blamed on our Ministry of Rites!"
"That's right! His Highness the Crown Prince's move can be said to have completely removed himself, and we, the people from the Ministry of Etiquette, are about to hit him!"
"Alas! Mr. Xue, how dare you say no in front of His Highness the Crown Prince! I'm afraid it will be difficult for us in the Ministry of Rites to clean up this matter!"
…
All the officials in the Ministry of Rites had sad faces. Only Xue Bingtian was relatively calm. After all, it was he who received special care from Lin Fan yesterday, not these people.
"Okay! What's the use of talking about this here?
It’s not like you didn’t hear what His Highness the Crown Prince said yesterday. Do you think I can influence His Highness the Crown Prince’s thoughts?”
Xue Bingtian said in a deep voice.
"Master Xue, what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that day should have been for our Ministry of Rites to issue a proclamation, but he did not say that our Ministry of Rites should bear the responsibility!"
One person objected.
"Haha! His Highness the Crown Prince didn't say that he would bear the responsibility himself. Do you want me to bear the responsibility alone?"
"Everyone, you should think about it carefully. His Highness the Crown Prince can cancel the fame and special treatment of the world's literati. What about us?
Can it also be cancelled?”
"Let me put it bluntly, which one of us is clean?
Once we leave the Ministry of Rites, we will have the fate of destroying our family and exterminating our clan!"
Xue Bingtian said in a deep voice.
Xue Bingtian doesn't want to be forced to take responsibility, but is there anything he can do?
As the Minister of Etiquette, he often accepted gifts from others. These were all stains. If Lin Fan found just one, it would be a capital offense!
Not to mention the other officials sitting here today, all of whom are more shady than him, so the people in their etiquette department are completely manipulated by Lin Fan.
"This! Mr. Xue, this matter is too big!"
"Master Xue, if this matter cannot be controlled, our heads will also be moved!"
There is humanity.
Xue Bingtian seemed to have looked past everything, sighed and said: "Do you think I'm not afraid of moving my head?
But it’s better to move one person’s head than to move the whole family’s head, right?”
this……
After Xue Bingtian said this, all the ministers present fell silent. They still understood Lin Fan's character. They would not kill innocent people or people with meritorious deeds!
They are guilty people now. If they can make meritorious deeds, at least their whole family will not have any problems.
"Mr.
One person suggested.
"Slow down?
What's the meaning?"
Xue Bingtian asked.
"Don't His Highness the Crown Prince want to cancel the honors and special treatment given to literati?
As long as we do it, won’t it be enough?”
"However, in order to prevent the literati from counterattacking too hard, we can first capture a few typical examples to deal with, such as those talented people who cause the most trouble and the great Confucian scholars who do not serve as officials in the court."
"We can be more harsh. Not only will they be deprived of their honors and special treatment, but they will also not be allowed to open academies. All the ones they opened will be closed by him!"
"In this case, these people will inevitably make a fuss. Then, we will let them make a fuss. When they make a fuss, we will cancel all the honors and special treatment of the literati. But they will open academies and the like.
, we won’t interfere!”
"In this way, these people will definitely feel that they are being implicated by those great scholars and those who make trouble, and the pressure on our Ministry of Rites will be reduced a lot."
One person said in a deep voice.
After Xue Bingtian heard this, his eyes widened. This man is a fucking talent!
This trick is used to divert disaster to the east, and it is simply used superbly!
Huh!
This person looks unfamiliar, why have I never seen him before?
Could it be that he is a new official from the Ministry of Rites?
"May I have your name?"
Xue Bingtian asked.
"Reporting to Mr. Xue, the lower official Liu Chengfeng is now the seventh-level head of the Ministry of Rites."
Liu Chengfeng said with a smile.
"Seventh grade?
You are underestimating your talents! You are underestimating your talents! As long as this matter is done well, I will definitely take credit for you from His Highness the Crown Prince and let you be promoted!"
Xue Bingtian said with a smile.
After hearing this, Liu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Lord Shangshu, hehe! Lord Shangshu, actually, my move can be a little more ruthless."
"Oh! Say it!"
Xue Bingtian looked at Liu Chengfeng.
Liu Chengfeng said again: "Master Xue, if we can scold the officials in Nanjing and drag them into the water, then..."
kindness!
Xue Bingtian seemed to have seen a new world, his eyes were full of surprise and excitement: "If we can mention the Ministry of Rites over there by the way, the literati over there will definitely do the same.
Make trouble for them!"
When the other officials heard what Xue Bingtian said, their eyes widened in surprise and said, "Wonderful! In this way, among the literati in the world, who can tell which Ministry of Rites is responsible for this?"