Brother Emperor, my sister heard that Brother Emperor summoned his father this morning, what do you want to tell him?" Yun Yun suddenly remembered something and asked.
"The first is to give him some financial advice, and the second is to tell him that I won't let Xiao Yong pass the exam next year." Yunxi replied.
"You won't let him pass the exam next year? Why?" Yun Yun asked very surprised. She was still thinking that Xiao Yong would pass the Jinshi exam next year and get a rank crown before getting married. Why wouldn't the emperor let him pass the exam next year?
"Is it because the third brother-in-law is too young?" Yunzhi guessed.
"Yes and no." Yunxi said: "Xiao Yong is indeed a bit young. He is only seventeen years old this year and eighteen next year. Although there have been cases of Jinshi under the age of twenty in the country, they are very few after all.
If Xiao Yong is like this, I'm afraid it will arouse many people's discussion. Moreover, he has been awarded the title of Prince Consort by decree. If he is selected as a Jinshi at a young age, many people will definitely suspect that the emperor's brother is partial, and even think that the emperor's brother revealed the topic to him in advance.
, enabling him to pass the exam."
"He has a reputation for cheating. Carrying such a reputation will be very detrimental to his future career as an official. So the emperor plans to get him after everyone thinks he can pass the Jinshi exam."
"The second is to consider him as an official. Cao Xing and Yang Feng are both military generals, and Zhang Wuji will also be a military general in the future. In people's minds, the ability of a military general lies in military merit. The emperor only needs to send them out to fight in many battles and perform meritorious service. Even if
Some people may say that the emperor is partial to them, but the achievements he has made are not false."
It's so easy to see, so there's a lot to criticize. Moreover, he is young and has just become an official. How can he not make any omissions in his errands? He will be criticized even more."
"So the Imperial Brother plans to send him to the Imperial Academy to study for three years first. Don't worry, Third Sister, the Imperial Brother is not going to let him enter the court as an official as an Imperial Academy Student, he just wants him to go there to study. The Imperial Brother is thinking about this
It has three advantages for him: firstly, he will grow older, secondly, he will learn some skills as an official, and thirdly, he will have some friendship with the Imperial College students, so that he will have officials who will be friendly to him once he enters the court."
"The emperor wants him to study in the Department of Finance. After all, he comes from a merchant family, and it will be suitable for him to join the Household Department as an official in the future. Of course, if he wants to study in another department, the emperor will not force him."
"Thank you, brother." Yun Yun said again.
"What kind of words of thanks can we brothers and sisters have?" He responded with a smile, and at the same time added in his heart: 'He, no, the Xiao family is very useful to the emperor brother.';
Just as Yunxi was about to say something else, Lu Yi suddenly came over and whispered in his ear: "Guan family, the eunuch who has just finished cleaning up the family has come to report. Fang Fuxian wants to see the official family."
"Fang Xiaoru? Go over and be very kind to him, but tell him that I have no time to see him today and ask him to come back to see you in a few days." Yunxi thought for a while and said.
Lu Yi agreed and was about to leave. At this time, Xiyao had arranged all the errands in the palace. He walked in and saw Lu Yi was about to go out. He asked Yunxi, "Husband, do you have something to do in the court?"
"Oh, Xi Zhi asked to see my husband. My husband asked Lu Yi to tell him that he had no time to see him today, and told him to come back to see him in a few days."
"Husband, Mr. Xizhi asks to see you, right? You want to talk to him about the recent reform of the imperial examination? Mr. Xizhi has always been trusted by your husband. Even if you have different opinions with your husband this time, would you like to meet him?" Xiyao said after considering it.
Hearing the couple talking about political affairs, Yun Yun and Yun Zhi stopped talking and stood up to leave, but Yun He said: "You don't have to leave. You are not too young, so it doesn't hurt to hear about such things. ."
"Brother Imperial!" Yunzhi shouted.
"Brother, I know what you are going to say. But, do you still remember what your eldest sister is doing now?"
"The eldest brother-in-law was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Taiwan Town, and the eldest sister is also assisting the eldest brother-in-law in managing the place in Taiwan." Yun Zhi replied, and suddenly her eyes widened: "Brother, what do you mean?"
"In my brother's mind, there is not much difference between you and Yun Zhen and Yun Xi. Although you are divided into men and women, you are all members of the clan. Working for the court does not necessarily mean leading troops in war. Just like your eldest sister and brother-in-law, you are guarding One of them is also working for the imperial court. Originally, my brother wanted your second sister to do some errands, but she got pregnant right after they got married, so we had to postpone it." Yunxi said.
As mentioned earlier, the people Yunxi chose to rule the country together were the nobility. In his mind, the nobility did not distinguish between men and women. The reason why a patriarchal society is formed is that men are physically stronger than women. They play a greater role than women in areas that require physical labor such as hunting and farming, so this is why.
But for the nobles, they do not need to be busy in person to survive. Whether they are officials or anything else, all they need is mental work rather than physical work. In terms of brain power, although the active brain cells are distributed differently Too much the same, but there is no difference in IQ between men and women, and some things are suitable for women, not men. Probably for this reason, in the Middle Ages, the nobility of Western countries could be inherited by women, although The order of succession is after men, but they still have the right to inherit.
At the same time, compared to male clan members and ordinary nobles, Yunxi also trusted his sisters more. He had a good relationship with his four sisters, and their interests after marriage were consistent with those of the Ming Dynasty, and women were not like Men do not have the right to inherit the throne, so Yunxi certainly thinks that they are more trustworthy.
Yunxi said a few words to their sisters, and Yunzhi suddenly remembered something and said: "Brother, I remember that the emperor told us something about centralization and decentralization when he established the Five City School in February. My sister was confused about the emperor at that time." Why did brother tell us sisters those things? I only found out the reason today."
"That's it." Yunxi said: "As long as you don't want to just stay at home to take care of your husband and raise your children, my brother will let you go out to do things. Yunzhi, you used weapons without authorization when you were in Lanzhou. Although my brother was very strict at the time, in the end But he still let it go lightly, also for this reason."
"In other words, the emperor really wants me to lead the troops?" Yunzhi asked.
"You will know after you get married." Yunxi just said with a smile.
"Brother Huang is so annoying!" Yunzhi said with an angry look.
Yunxi didn't answer, just smiled again, turned to look at Xiyao, and continued the topic. "Of course I will meet Fang Xizhi, but not now."
"In this reform of the imperial examination, I also know that what I have done is too extreme and will not be accepted by the civil officials; I do not want to use military officers to force them. This is not good for the court, so in the end this approach will definitely not be accepted.
Being passed, my husband knows it very well."
"Brother, what is your purpose for doing this?" Yun Zhi couldn't help but ask. Why did you bring it up when you knew you couldn't get through, and let all the civil and military officials know?
"This," Yunxi thought for a moment, then said, "Brother, let me give you an example. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty originally wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, but he was opposed by hundreds of civil and military officials and nobles. Emperor Xiaowen had to give in. But a few years later
, Emperor Xiaowen thought of a way, claiming that he would lead troops to conquer the Southern Dynasties, and the Northern Wei Dynasty would establish the country with force. It was difficult for the officials to object, but they had already been nourished by the luxurious life, and were very unwilling to conquer the Southern Dynasties, so they happened to follow Emperor Xiaowen
After crossing the Yellow River, it rained heavily and the roads were muddy and difficult to walk on, so many people came forward to request a halt to the southern expedition."
"Unexpectedly, this played into the hands of Emperor Xiaowen. He immediately said that it was okay not to march south, but the capital must be moved to Luoyang. In the end, all the officials could only agree to move the capital to Luoyang."
"Ah, brother Huang, my sister understands!" Yunzhi said: "Brother Huang means to first make a condition that the officials will never accept, so that the officials will oppose it, and finally pretend to be helpless and give in, but offer a compromise.
If you find the right method, all the officials will agree to it."
"That's it." Yunxi smiled and said, "Brother wants to change the rules of the palace examination to two tests, just add one test: horse riding, instead of canceling policy theory. But if this method is proposed rashly, it may not be accepted by all the officials; brother
So at first, the officials thought it was just a horse riding test, and they all objected. After a while, the emperor pretended to be helpless and backed down, but proposed his initial idea as a compromise, and the officials agreed to it out of the desire to calm down the trouble."
"In this case, brother cannot meet Fang Xizhi at this time. What will brother say when he sees him? If he doesn't give in, no matter what he says, it will just be a waste of time; but I can't give in just after the officials have remonstrated on this, because
They would definitely not even agree to a compromise. So my brother could only refuse Fang Xizhi's request for a meeting."
"Brother Huang is really smart and can think of such a way." Yunzhi said half-jokingly.
"Brother, I think you are also very smart. You will understand what your brother means as soon as you hear his words." Yunxi also responded with a smile.
"But brother, why is it necessary to add this test to the imperial examination?" Yun Yun asked. Under Yun Xi's subtle influence, of course she didn't like weak scholars, but she thought whether they could govern the country and do things and ride a horse.
Yunxi understood Yunyun's thoughts very well and said: "Three sisters, you are right. Whether you can govern the country and do things has little to do with whether you can ride a horse. People who can't ride a horse, and even people who are very weak, may be Tianzong."
He is a talented person who can do very well for the errands I have entrusted to him."
"But, brother, I want to tell you two things. First, brother believes that recruiting one less talented person will have no impact on the court. Whether a country can maintain long-term stability, the most important thing is the system, or rules. As long as the system is established
Even if there are mediocre kings and mediocre officials from generation to generation, as long as things are done according to the rules, the country may not be unable to last for hundreds of years; on the contrary, if the country's system is not well established, even if the king is an elite, the officials will be geniuses.
, the country may still die in the second generation."
In this regard, the Ming Dynasty can be said to be both a positive example and a negative example. On the one hand, the policies formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang completely broke up the folk. At the same time, through the imperial examination system with different privileges at each level, civilian talents were
They put all their energy into the imperial examinations, making it impossible for the common people to successfully rebel unless most people were forced to have no choice but to starve to death. This aspect can be said to be a positive example.
But at the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the post of prime minister and monopolized power, but his descendants did not have the same enthusiasm for work, which caused power chaos in the central government of the Ming Dynasty and intensified party strife. A small doctor and a person who had never been an official could actually
It is quite strange to control the court behind the scenes and even the emperor has no choice. This aspect is of course a negative example.
"Secondly, the reason why my brother insists on adding a horse riding test to the imperial examination is to let everyone in the world know that I like people who are both civilized and military. If they are weak scholars, no matter how talented they are, they will not be able to win in the imperial examination.
By winning the first prize of the Three Tripods, people all over the world who are interested in taking part in the imperial examinations will pay attention to their health and exercise more."
"As for why I chose to ride a horse, my brother also thought carefully about it. Riding a horse is not like archery. Archery is a martial art that requires frequent practice. It is not easy, but riding a horse is much simpler. Of course, if you want to be as good at riding a horse as a cavalry, you must
Practice diligently, but I don't require them to be as proficient in equestrian skills as cavalry, as long as they can ride, it's easier than archery."
"Besides, the people who can take part in the examination are all Juren, and I can afford to buy a horse to practice riding skills, so that I won't be unable to practice due to my family background. So my brother chose horse riding as an additional test."
"As for why the elder brother only chooses from horse riding and archery, this is because: to become famous as a teacher, the elder brother has to choose one of the six arts of the gentleman, and after the elder brother replaced driving with horse riding, the new six arts of the gentleman only include horse riding and archery.
."
"That's it." Yunzhi smiled and said, "Brother Huang is really thoughtful."
"If you do something like this that most officials are opposed to, my brother will naturally think carefully about it." Yunxi said with a smile.
Seeing that the two of them had no problems, he finally told them: "Remember, if you are on errands in the future, whether in the local area or the court, if you foresee that something will be opposed by most of your subordinates, but you have to do it, be more careful."
Think of other solutions. The solutions are always more difficult than the difficulties."
"Yes, Brother Huang." The two of them agreed.
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"Your Majesty, don't you see me?" Fang Xiaoru said to Lu Yi, with a somewhat unkind tone.
"Your Majesty has no time to meet Mr. Fang today. Please ask Mr. Fang to come and see you after a few days." Lu Yi said again, with a respectful attitude.
"That's it, Your Majesty." He wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't say it. He just sighed and said: "I'm afraid all the officials in the court have no intention of doing anything these days." (To be continued)
