Zhong Mingli hurriedly walked into Tang Ning's study, looked at him, and asked in shock: "How come the issue of Jiangnan's quota of candidates and streamlining of taxes fell on you?"
Tangning shook her head and said, "I don't know either."
He couldn't tell his father-in-law that this was one of the betrothal gifts that Emperor Chen asked him for after he got his daughter.
"What should we do..." Zhong Mingli said with a worried look on his face: "No one can get rid of these two things. Isn't it difficult for your majesty?"
"It's okay." Tangning smiled and said, "There will always be a way."
For him, there are naturally ways to solve this problem, and there are many of them. The question is how to choose.
The quota of Jiangnan candidates can be directly reduced. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in front of the Imperial College will be arrested and thrown into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
The quota for Jiangnan candidates can be changed, and the qualifications for the two Jiangnan prefectures to ask independent questions can be cancelled. From now on, the Jiangnan prefecture test questions will be set separately by the capital, and they will no longer be judged by ranking, but will set up a separate passing line...
The number of places allocated by the imperial court remains unchanged, but whether there are enough students to pass the Jiangnan Prefecture Examination is not something the imperial court can decide.
Of course, from Tang Ning's point of view, these are the last resort.
The task given to him by Emperor Chen was to do things beautifully, not only to reduce the number of places in Jiangnan, but also to prevent Jiangnan students from having any objections. Any violent behavior or unfair policies would inevitably arouse great resistance from them, so they
The original intention of doing this was lost.
Even Tang Ning couldn't think of any good method for a while.
Huang Chen's order to transfer the matter to him obviously ushered in another round of resistance from Jiangnan students. Many Jiangnan officials also complained, bluntly saying that this method was unfair and too unfair to Jiangnan.
Some people even pointed the finger at Gyeonggi, saying that the imperial court had already given preferential treatment to students from Gyeonggi, and now it was unreasonable to suppress Jiangnan.
There is a huge difference in educational resources between the north and the south of Chen State. In terms of the quality of students, Jiangnan ranks first, even the capital is inferior. However, the number of candidates allocated for each imperial examination in the capital is even higher than that of Jiangnan.
However, the capital is the capital of the Chen Kingdom, and the upper echelons of the Chen Kingdom gather here. Jiangnan can only endure this unfair treatment, but their patience has a limit, and they cannot tolerate the capital's repeated bullying.
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This time, all the quotas that were cut from Jiangnan were added to Gyeonggi. Who could bear this? As a result, the conflict between the Imperial College and students from Jiangnan gradually developed into the conflict between Jiangnan and Gyeonggi.
Naturally, the student officials in the capital could not let them arrange it, and gradually began to fight back. The stacks of papers from the two sides filled several large tables in the Shangshu Province.
Before going to the Yamen, the Shangshu Province did not discuss a countermeasure. Tangning left the Shangshu Province as usual. When she was about to go home, she saw a person walking out of the Yamen at the back.
That place was Zhongshu Yamen, and the person who came out was Tang Jing, who was from Zhongshuya.
Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. Although Tang Jing is also a member of the Tang family, he is different from Tang Qi and Tang Huai. Therefore, Tang Ning did not point the finger at him when it came to matters against the Tang family.
He is still his Zhongshusheren. In Chen State, although the official position of Zhongshusheren is not high, he can directly participate in state affairs. He is equivalent to the emperor's secretary and has unlimited future.
Even though Tang Ning had no grudges against Tang Jing, he didn't want to have too much entanglement with the Tang family. He took the initiative to slow down his pace and waited until Tang Jing walked out of the palace gate before he walked out slowly.
As he walked out of the palace gate, a voice came from the front.
"The problem in Jiangnan, in the final analysis, is the conflict between Jiangnan and Gyeonggi. His Majesty does not want the Jiangnan faction to become dominant, and the Jiangnan faction does not want the Gyeonggi faction to become dominant. It is fundamentally unfeasible to reduce Jiangnan to make up for Gyeonggi..."
Tang Jing did not leave, but waited for him outside the palace gate.
After he said this, he got into the carriage.
After hearing Tang Jing's words, Tang Ning stood there and suddenly a bright light flashed through her mind.
At this moment, rapid footsteps suddenly came from behind, and a eunuch trotted out, breathing heavily, and said: "Master Tang, Your Majesty has summoned..."
Tang Ning entered the imperial study, and Emperor Chen didn't even raise his head as he asked, "Have you thought of a solution to the Jiangnan matter?"
Tangning said honestly: "Not yet."
"I will give you three more days." Emperor Chen said calmly: "Within three days, I will see a plan to reduce the number of candidates in Jiangnan. If there is an official in the court who has different opinions, I will do it in front of everyone.
I'll hit you with a slap in the face."
Tang Ning could tell that Huang Chen didn't want to solve the problem, he just wanted to defeat him, but he still handed over his hand and said: "I obey the order."
Emperor Chen glanced at him and said, "Isn't this a embarrassment for me?"
Tang Ning said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't count."
Chen Huang said: "Since you think this is not an embarrassment, then when the matter in Jiangnan is resolved, the matter in Gyeonggi will be left to you."
Tang Ning raised her head and asked, "Your Majesty, what's going on in Gyeonggi?"
Chen Huangdao: "After the number of sons in Jiangnan is reduced, the power of the Jiangnan faction will definitely be reduced. By then, without the restraint of the Jiangnan faction, the Gyeonggi faction will be too strong, which is not conducive to the balance of the court..."
Tang Ning thought for a while and asked, "How about just finding some reasons and selecting some officials from the capital to raid their homes? Does Your Majesty think this method is feasible?"
Chen Huang looked at him and said, "What do you think?"
Tang Ning did not answer, but gave Chen Huang a vague glance. He was the one who wanted to weaken the Jiangnan Party. He was also the one who thought the Jiangnan Party was too weak to suppress the capital. At this moment, Tang Ning really wanted to take off her shoes and slap him in the face with the soles of her shoes.
What is the difference between weakening the Jiangnan faction and asking him to increase their strength to contain the more powerful capital, and asking him to use a brush to draw colorful black?
Chen Huang glanced at him and said, "What, is there a problem?"
Tangning gritted her teeth and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, no."
After trying to think from Huang Chen's perspective, Tangning was no longer angry at all.
If he were Emperor Chen, the person standing right now would have had at least three of his legs broken by the imperial guards.
Chen Huang waved his hand and said: "If you don't have any, go back. I will only give you three days. If you still haven't figured out a solution after three days, remember to wear two more pairs of pants when you go to court."
After Tang Ning left, Chen Huang put down the memorial, stood up slowly, breathed a long sigh of relief, and murmured: "After thinking about it, I can't get over it if I don't slap him..."
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Chen Huang's attempt to defeat him by deliberately making things difficult is simply a fool's errand.
Even if he really wanted Tang Ning to paint colorful black, Tang Ning could satisfy his request and leave him speechless.
Early the next morning, during the morning court, Tang Ning held the wat board and said, "Your Majesty, I have this report regarding the allocation of quotas for sons in each state..."
"So fast?" Chen Huang glanced at him in surprise and said, "Tell me about it."
Tang Ning bowed and said: "For a long time, Jiangnan Province and Gyeonggi Province accounted for more than 70% of the quota for candidates in our imperial examination. I think this is extremely unfair to the students from other disciplines. I propose that Gyeonggi Province.
and Jiangnan Road, each give up 20% of the quota of candidates, and divide them equally among Duji Road, Shannan Road, Huainan Road, Hedong Road, Guannai Road, etc.... Only in this way will it be fair."
Emperor Chen wanted to reduce the power in Jiangnan, but he did not want Gyeonggi to gain power. If this was the case, then he would have thirty big boards in each area, and at the same time reduce the quotas for candidates in both places, and distribute them equally to the rest of the provinces. Wouldn't it just suit Emperor Chen's wishes?
meaning?
After Tang Ning finished speaking, the whole court was in an uproar.
The quota of candidates reduced by Jiangnan Province was originally given to Gyeonggi Province. In this way, Jiangnan's influence in the DPRK will gradually decrease, and the power of Gyeonggi Province will continue to expand. No one expected that Tang Ning not only failed to transfer Jiangnan
Instead, the quotas for Jiangnan and Gyeonggi were reduced and distributed equally to the other provinces.
In this way, in the future court, the power of the Jiangnan and Gyeonggi parties will gradually decrease, and the other Dao will gradually rise, breaking the situation where officials from the two parties monopolize power. In this way, it will also win more power for the Dao.
With more benefits, we no longer have to follow Jiangnan and Gyeonggi to eat their leftovers.
The court was in an uproar for a moment, and then became quiet again.
However, everyone's expressions have undergone unprecedented changes.
The officials from the two provinces in Jiangnan looked stunned. Although Jiangnan was still cut off from its quota, the capital did not take advantage, but suffered the same losses as them. Thinking about it this way, things seemed not that bad.
The officials who represented the interests of the capital were naturally shocked, angry and dissatisfied because they had caused an unforeseen disaster. However, just when they were about to stand up and refute Tangning's proposal, they caught a glimpse of the other officials' eyes and couldn't help but feel a little thump in their hearts. They stopped and walked out.
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Above the court, except for the officials from Jiangnan and Gyeonggi, the rest of the officials all looked happy, with strange lights in their eyes, like cats that only smelled a fishy smell...
