Zhu Di disagreed with Huang's words. He believed that there were signs of separation between Wang Xian and Ji Gang, and that Wang Xian and the prince still had a deep relationship, but these did not constitute a reason for Wang Xian to protect Hu Guang and others. People like Wang Xian
It would be reasonable for a smart person to sacrifice his life for the prince, but he would not stand up for a group of Jiangxi guys.
Moreover, in the heart of the emperor, the civil servants were just a group of domestic dogs that only knew how to fight for food in a basin. No matter how high they were praised, they could not threaten the royal family. The military attache was different. They were a group of tigers and wolves. If they were not restricted, they would
Of course he will be fine if he is alive, but after a hundred years, his descendants will be eaten to the bone.
Therefore, everyone in the world thinks that Zhu Di is the emperor immediately, and he is a brother to the group of Jingnan heroes, and he has nothing good to say about them, so the emperor should value military affairs over civility. People who think this way are too stupid and naive.
For example, Zhu Di raised troops to appease the vassal king in the name of safeguarding the interests of the vassal king. Once he took the throne, he cut down the vassal vassal even more fiercely than his nephew, but his methods were higher.
For a competent king, his behavior is not controlled by emotions, but is determined by the dragon throne under his butt. Zhu Di has a very clear mind. For the sake of the Zhu family's future, he must implement the policy of emphasizing culture and restraining military force.
It's just that because of the instability in the world, Zhu Di had to worry about the feelings of the military attachés even though he wanted to improve his civil service status before. But now that the world is clear and there will be no more wars, he can't delay it any longer.
So when Zhu Di looked at the roster presented by the Jinyi Guards and said the sentence "Jin is still there?" Ji Gang understood it to mean that the emperor suspected that Jie Jin was still alive, which was actually wrong. The emperor actually felt that Xie Jin had been offended in recent years.
Enough is enough. As a role model for literati in the world, he should not be humiliated anymore. The emperor wanted to release Xie Jin, but Ji Gang killed Xie Jin instead. This made Zhu Di extremely dissatisfied, which prompted the emperor to want to replace him with someone else.
The idea of managing the imperial prison. And Wang Xian, a scholar, is also a good brother of the grandson. Let him be in charge of the imperial prison, and he will be able to protect the civil servants in the prison. Although those guys are die-hard princelings, they are not
Fake, but they are also the seeds of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor put them in prison to avoid the dangerous storm of the two dragons seizing the heir. Isn't it a kind of protection?
This is the emperor's mentality. Being good to you doesn't necessarily mean he wants you to be good, and being bad to you doesn't necessarily mean he really hates you... Just like the emperor pushed Wang Xian to the position of Fusi in Beizhen, it looked like
It was a great trust and support, but it was to put him in front of the most ferocious beast. There was no other way except life and death. But even though the emperor had already looked highly at Wang Xian, he was still pleasantly surprised to find that his performance
It was even better than he expected. Wang Xian actually did not fall behind in front of Ji Gang, who was all-powerful, and even beat Ji Gang into a panic.
What made the emperor even more gratified was that a serious candidate like Wang Xian was better able to appreciate the changes in the holy will than an unemployed student like Ji Gang. After he took office, he took the initiative to hand over power to the Criminal Division and made it clear that Beizhen Fusi would not serve
The decree was never issued, which was in line with the emperor's idea of taking back power. This time Wang Xian turned the imperial examination case into a deadlock, which was also in line with the emperor's idea - according to the path arranged by the discipline, the emperor could only go on a killing spree, but the Ming Dynasty
One of the chief assistants has already died, and another one cannot die, otherwise the civil servants will be completely unable to stand up. In the eyes of the emperor, Wang Xian obviously understands his own thoughts better than Ji Gang. The case has been mixed up to this extent, and outsiders can't see it.
It was clear, but the emperor understood clearly and could advance and retreat freely.
If you want to deal with it strictly, you only need to deprive Chen Zhou of his qualifications to be elected, and he will definitely tell the truth. If you want to downplay the impact of this case, you should not deprive Chen Zhou of his qualifications to be elected, and let the truth of the case be covered up forever, and then naturally
It's to find a few scapegoats and make big things into trivial matters.
To be honest, Zhu Di really wanted to kill all Hu Guang and his gang, but just as he couldn't continue to favor military generals just because he had a good relationship, he couldn't change his intention to improve his status as a civilian just because of these civilian bastards.
original intention.
And after all, Hu Guang only gave test questions to ten people, and even Hu Zhong only bought twenty or thirty test questions. Most of the hundreds of test questions that Wang Xian later found were secretly spread by Ji Gang... Zhu Di knew this well.
Human nature knows that this kind of abuse of power for personal gain is unlikely to be avoided by another person.
The emperor was silent there, while Huang and Zhu Jiu were beating their hearts out, wondering what Zhu Di was thinking.
After a while, they saw the emperor stand up. The two of them quickly calmed down and focused, their eyes slowly moving along with the emperor's steps.
"How are those people doing now?" Unexpectedly, the emperor asked about this.
"Go back to the emperor," Zhu Jiu immediately said: "Those princes are still locked up in the Gongyuan from the day the crime occurred until now. They can neither go home nor have anything to do. Although the imperial court provides them with food and charcoal fire, it is
We won’t be cold or hungry, but if this continues, there will be big trouble in a few days.”
"Hmm." Zhu Di nodded and agreed: "We need to retake the exam as soon as possible, let Yang Shiqi serve as the examiner, and re-set the questions and take the exam again. There must be no more trouble this time."
Normally, Huang should have sent someone to summon Yang Shiqi when the emperor had spoken, but he was not confused. He knew that the case had not been cleared yet, so the emperor mentioned that he would retake the exam. Didn't this imply that they wanted to close the case as soon as possible? The case was hastily closed.
If so, it would be impossible to get to the bottom of it. Doesn’t that mean that Governor Ji lost to Wang Xian again this time? Eunuch Huang didn’t care too much about Ji Gang’s victory or defeat. He was worried about the bad things he said about Wang Xian just now. Obviously
If you don't know the emperor's thoughts accurately, will this arouse the emperor's resentment?
There is no way, although he can be regarded as a veteran, but in the final analysis he is still a dead eunuch serving the emperor.
"What?" Seeing him stunned, Zhu Di asked in a deep voice, "You think differently?"
"I don't have any different ideas," Huang said calmly, "I just thought that the case over there must be closed quickly. Who is guilty and who is not guilty must be explained clearly before the exam can begin."
"There is no need to close the case so quickly." It was really hard to guess Zhu Di's thoughts. He shook his head and said, "The case should be tried as it should be. Don't go to the Justice Department."
"Yes." Huang felt relieved, but became even more confused. He didn't know what kind of medicine the emperor was selling in his gourd.
He didn't understand, but someone could understand. After all, reading books for more than ten years was not in vain. Mr. Wu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and Mr. Liu, the Censor of Zuodu, figured out many things from the emperor's complicated decree...
Emperor Yongle's holy will is unpredictable, but his ministers have to speculate on the holy will. If they don't understand what the emperor means, and do things that go against the emperor's wishes, it will be at least jeopardizing his official career, and at worst, he will be thrown into prison.
So the two of them got the opportunity to discuss the situation. They got together in Liu Guan's pledge room and started discussing...
Wu Zhong asked with a bitter look on his face: "Mr. Liu, you said that the emperor ordered us to retake the exam as soon as possible, but also ordered us to go step by step. What do you mean by this?"
"Haha, brother Sizheng is blind to the truth," Liu Guan said with a calm smile: "The emperor's meaning is quite clear. Think about it, who is the examiner of the re-examination?"
"Yang Shiqi." Wu Zhongxin said, isn't this asking questions knowingly?
"Place of origin?" Liu Guan asked again.
"Jiangxi..." Wuzhong said with some understanding: "A Jiangxi-born examiner committed a crime, but the appointed successor is still from Jiangxi. This shows that the emperor does not believe that there is a Jiangxi party in the court."
"It should be said that the emperor does not want the world to think that there is a Gan Party in the court." Liu Guan said solemnly: "So this case is not easy to expand."
"Then why didn't the case be closed earlier?" Wuzhong asked puzzledly.
"Haha." Liu Guan twisted his beard and laughed and said: "Although there are people secretly helping Xueshi Hu and others, the emperor is well aware of the situation and naturally knows that the leak of the test questions is groundless and not unreasonable. Although considering the overall situation, it is unknown.
Let's continue to investigate. But we can't ignore the punishment, otherwise it won't make people think that the emperor can be bullied."
"You mean," Wu Zhong suddenly said, "the emperor deliberately delayed the case so that those candidates from Zhejiang and Jiangxi would miss the examination?"
"Yes, your Majesty has been very merciful just for letting those officials' children waste three years." Liu Guan said with deep admiration on his face: "And this also avoids the excuse of His Majesty for intervening in the judicial process. My Emperor
It’s really a famous name”
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is really the best way." Wuzhong praised, but also said with some regret: "But in this way, those Zhejiang officials will be pitiful, and nothing will happen to them in the first place."
"Thunder, rain, and dew are all the grace of the Lord. The Holy One uses his body to control the people of the world, and it is impossible to take care of everyone." Liu Guan said slowly: "It's just that I passed the exam late. Besides, I may not be able to pass the exam today.
"After understanding what the emperor meant, it became logical what to do next. The two discussed for a while and then finalized the strategy for the next meeting.
Liu Zongxian was worthy of being a veteran who had served the emperor for more than ten years, and he guessed the emperor's intentions very thoroughly. Only in the last point, he guessed wrong. Those Zhejiang candidates who missed the imperial examination were not accidental injuries, but the emperor's intention.
As for the reason why the emperor did this, Wang Xian, as the person involved, naturally knew it clearly. Those Zhejiang candidates were all his provincial party members. They were pressed into the same subject, which was a big blow to Wang Xian - after all, it was delayed.
The last three years will affect the future career of many people. Wang Xian's dream of counting on them to help each other in the court has to be postponed for three years...
"On the gold list of this subject, my Zhejiang examination results will be zero." This made Wang Xian feel a deep sense of guilt. The feeling of not being able to see the elders in Jiangdong was really more uncomfortable than being demoted.
"It's not like that," Wu Wei comforted softly: "Lin Rongxing, Li Yu and the others followed the adults' advice and escaped this disaster." He said with a smile: "They have to re-enter the exam during the re-examination. They have to re-enter the exam.
Just in time to participate.”
"Really?" Wang Xian then showed a smile and said: "This is good news..."