"Quickly go find the list of officials in Nanjing and some of the documents they signed. Find someone who is good at imitating handwriting and sign their names on it."
Xue Bingtian said in a deep voice.
When Liu Chengfeng heard what Xue Bingtian said, his eyes shone brightly and he said with a smile: "Master Shangshu, your idea is really good. If this memorandum only has their handwriting and not ours, wouldn't it be a good idea?"
Did they do this?"
"Hehe! It will be easier for His Highness to deal with it then. The officials in Nanjing have great opinions on His Highness."
The officials of the Ministry of Rites all sneered.
They discussed it some more, and then Liu Chengfeng found the document signed by the officials in Nanjing, and found someone to write their names on the statement.
Three days later, the message from the Ministry of Rites appeared in various cities in the Ming Dynasty. For a time, the literati were excited!
"What! Young Master Li Wencai has been deprived of his fame! He is one of the most famous talents in Jiangnan. Isn't it too much for the court to do this?"
"Haha! This just proves that the current court has no tolerance for others!"
"That's right, we are just dissatisfied with what the prince has done. The Ministry of Rites did not speak for us, but instead punished Young Master Li Wencai!"
"Look! Mr. Li Wencai is not the only one. This Fang Xiaoru is a great scholar in Shandong! The role model for us literati has also been deprived of his fame!"
"Not only was the title deprived of him, but look here, Fang Xiaoru's academy was also closed down by the government. It was said that Fang Xiaoru had no fame and was not qualified to open an academy!"
"Overbearing! It's too overbearing. Zhang Li, a scholar from Taiyuan, was actually punished and deprived of his honors. What the court did is really too much!"
"Haha! This is not the most excessive thing. Look here! The imperial court actually punished more than 300 people at one time! These more than 300 people are all great Confucians and talented people from all over the world!"
…
Scholars from all over the world gathered in front of the petition to express their anger, while those on the list of petitions hid at home and did not dare to go out!
"This! The Ministry of Rites actually expelled me from my academic title! This means that I will never be able to take part in the imperial examination again. I am ashamed of my ancestors!"
"What did i do wrong?
He was just trying to win some justice for scholars like us, but he was expelled from his position by the imperial court, and even his monthly money was gone!"
"I am a poor scholar, and I rely on the money given by the court to survive. Now that the court has stopped my money, how can I live in the future?"
"Pfft! Me! I, Fang Xiaoru, am the leader of the literati. Among the great scholars in the Hanlin Academy, there are few who are more knowledgeable than me. The imperial court actually expelled me from my academic title. Now I am not even qualified to open an academy!"
When Fang Xiaoru heard about this, he looked up to the sky and spit out a mouthful of blood, and passed out completely.
"It's not good! Mr. Fang Xiaoru vomited blood!"
"What! Mr. Fang Xiaoru has many disciples, and many high officials in the court are his students. But now he is vomiting blood because of a statement from the Ministry of Rites. It is really heart-breaking!"
"Look! There is something wrong with this Ministry of Rites statement. It was not issued by our Ministry of Rites, but from the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing City. What qualifications do those people have to influence us?"
"That's right! They are not official officials of the Ming Dynasty, but they dare to deprive us intellectuals of the title of imperial examination. Let's fight with them!"
"Let's go! Let's go to the palace now to see His Majesty! Let His Majesty make the decision for us!"
For a time, all the scholars were angry.
Lin Fan was currently in the prince's residence and immediately learned of the movements of the Ministry of Rites.
"Yeah! These people in the Ministry of Rites are quite good at getting things done. They actually thought of sanctioning a few thorns first and then provoking a dispute so that they could be sanctioned again later."
"Hehe! Xue Bingtian is not a pedantic and incompetent person. At least he knows what it means to divert misfortune to the east. Under the memorandum, he signed the name of an official from the Nanjing City Rites Department."
"This matter is considered stable!"
Lin Fan said with a smile.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was one of the top two!
"Your Majesty, there are no less than five hundred people gathered at the gate of the palace. They are all literati from all over the country. They say they want to file a complaint!"
Wang Chengen looked panicked and said in front of Emperor Chongzhen.
He is in charge of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. At the same time, he is also Emperor Chongzhen's spy, responsible for supervising all officials. Wang Chengen also knows everything Lin Fan has done recently.
However, whenever he wanted to report to Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen always refused, and also said, "Fan'er's civil and military skills are far superior to mine, so I don't need to worry."
However, now that such a big thing happened, he had to report it to Emperor Chongzhen.
"kindness?
What are the literati from all over the country gathering in front of the palace for?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked.
Ahem!
Wang Chengen coughed twice and said: "Your Majesty, a few days ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the Ministry of Rites to issue a proclamation, expelling more than 300 literati from the title of son-in-law."
"kindness?
Is that all?
If these three hundred people committed crimes and committed crimes, they should be stripped of their honors!"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen doubtfully.
Wang Chengen said again: "Your Majesty, if His Highness the Crown Prince removes ordinary people from their fame, then more than 300 people will be famous talents and scholars from all over the world!"
"That's not all. I heard from the officials of the Ministry of Rites that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's intention is to remove all intellectuals from all over the world. This is just an appetizer."
Snap!
The cup in Emperor Chongzhen's hand fell to the ground. He looked at Wang Chengen blankly and asked: "You mean, Fan'er wants to abolish the reputation of being a scholar in the world?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked again, and Wang Chengen said in a deep voice: "It is indeed true. According to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, His Royal Highness waited for these scholars to make a fuss, and then took advantage of the situation to capture them all. This is still light. The former
A few days ago, Wang Wuji from the Ministry of Personnel suggested killing him directly."
hiss!
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but take a breath of air. Fortunately, Fan'er held it back. If he really killed them all, would there be any talents in the world?
The imperial court must have lost its support and is waiting to fall apart.
"It's impossible for Fan'er to do such a thing for no reason. Please tell me in detail, what else happened before?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promoted simplified Chinese characters and pinyin, which aroused the dissatisfaction of scholars all over the world. Many people made a fuss and beat several officials to death. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became angry because of this."
Wang Chengen said in a deep voice.
this……
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned immediately. If Lin Fan did these things for no reason, he would still be able to intervene. If it was because of this, Lin Fan would definitely punish the literati in the world, and his intervention would not change anything.