Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 728 Mr. Hu's Fishing Technique

Today is the day to read the scrolls, and the court knows this. As the first spring of the Jingtai Dynasty, it naturally gained the attention of the whole court.

In the lobby of the Ministry of Rites, Uncle Hu Dazong was holding a handful of purple sand pots in his hand, taking a sip from time to time, and holding a volume of scriptures he found somewhere, reading with relish.

Of course, it's not how diligent the old man is these days, and Mr. Hu has developed a habit for a long time. No matter what happens, he can't relax easily until the dust settles at the last moment.

Chunwei can be regarded as the most important event of the Ministry of Rites this year. Although it has come to an end now, only the emperor is left to select a first-class Jinshi and rank, and the opening of the department and the release of the rankings will be the end of the matter.

However, even if it was the last step that would not go wrong, Master Hu did not take it lightly, and rushed to the Ministry of Rites early in the morning, waiting for news from the palace.

According to the normal process, before noon at the latest, the Son of Heaven would be able to decide on the first-class candidate, but what surprised Hu Wei was that.

For some reason, there was no news from the palace. Putting down the notebook in his hand, Mrs. Hu rubbed his eyes, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. Just as he was about to send someone to the palace to have a look, the outer man hurried away Come in, said.

"Uncle Dazong, Eunuch Cheng Jing has arrived."

Hu Yan's originally lazy expression suddenly retracted and became dignified, said.

"please come in!"

Not long after, Cheng Jing, who was dressed in python clothes, hurried in with two young eunuchs, bowed his hands and saluted, and said before Hu Yan could ask a question.

"Uncle Da Zong, Your Majesty has called urgently, please follow me into the palace immediately to have an audience."

It has to be said that Hu Wei is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and the more he is able to calm down at such a moment, when he heard Cheng Jing's hurried tone, he did not get up immediately in a hurry, but put down the purple sand in his hand Hu, leaned forward and asked.

"Dare to ask Eunuch Cheng, why did His Majesty summon you so urgently, but it has something to do with Chunwei?"

Hu Yu's tone was not in a hurry, but unexpectedly there was a sense of majesty in it. Rao Cheng Jing was also taken aback at the moment when he dealt with these ministers in the court.

After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Jing's tone eased, and said.

"Uncle Da Zong is really sharp. Just now in the Wenhua Palace, several paper readers presented the top ten papers of the palace examination. After reading it, His Majesty felt that the judgment was biased. Therefore, he called six departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the cabinet. After entering the palace, review the strategy and theory of the palace test again."

"The others are already rushing to the palace now, so don't delay Uncle Da Zong, let's enter the palace as soon as possible, Your Majesty is still waiting!"

It was impossible to hide the fact that so many ministers were called into the palace, so Cheng Jing didn't hide it, and simply explained the matter, and continued to urge Hu Wei to enter the palace.

This time, Hu Wei didn't hesitate much, got up neatly, explained a few words to Lang Guan beside him, and then followed Cheng Jing out of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites and rushed towards the palace.

"Old minister, see Your Majesty!"

After entering the Wenhua Palace, Hu Wei glanced roughly, and found that he came quite early.

In addition to the fact that the cabinet closest to the palace has already arrived, he should be the first to come among the departments.

However, the atmosphere in the hall seemed a little depressing.

Several examiners stood with their heads down, looking dejected. As for the two important ministers of the cabinet, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue stood alone on the other side, frowning at Jiang Yuan and the others opposite.

"Wynn, give seats to Uncle Da Zong, the first assistant and the second assistant."

On the throne, the Son of Heaven's expression was calm, but the opened test papers on the imperial case seemed to indicate something.

However, facing Hu Wei, the emperor's attitude was still very kind. He first gave instructions to Wynn beside him, then turned around and spoke softly.

"Uncle Da Zong is dead, and there are still a few gentlemen who have not yet arrived. Please sit down first, and discuss matters after everyone is assembled."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hu Yi bowed his hand to thank En, then sat down with Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue, and exchanged glances indiscriminately, but both of them shook their heads slightly, obviously, they still didn't know what happened.

Because it was a temporary and urgent call, it took some time. After about a stick of incense, except for Jin Lian, the minister of the Ministry of punishment who was not in Beijing, the ministers of other ministries and the censor of Zuodu hurried over.

Seeing that everyone was already there, Zhu Qiyufang opened his mouth and said.

"Since ancient times, the imperial court has been recruiting scholars, and it has been a major task of the country. Since the founding of the country by the Taizu, our dynasty has attached great importance to scientific research, which is the foundation of promoting talents and stabilizing the country."

"The test, the palace test is the last hurdle for the imperial court to select scholars. Logically speaking, it should be strictly controlled and selected from the best. However, after reading the papers today, I feel that although the candidates have good literary talents, they are difficult to be top-notch talents. , Kuang Ce theory is one, but opinions are different, why do ten people read the volume and all deduce the same theory?"

"This is an extraordinary matter. When a country selects talents, it should be based on unique insights. Those who have deep gaps in their chests should be fair-minded. Talents can only be promoted by virtue. Chunwei is an important code of the country, so don't be careless."

"Since there are doubts in the examination papers of the palace examination, I should judge clearly. I have just ordered the supervisor to rearrange the order of the examination papers for the palace examination, and transcribe them with anonymized names. I will send them to you gentlemen later. The total is two hundred and zero. One copy, gentlemen each have more than [-] copies, within two hours, put out ten policy theories, and present them to me."

Although it was said to be a discussion, the Son of Heaven obviously had no intention of discussing it, so he directly issued a decree. This resolute attitude made all the ministers present look at each other in blank dismay, and suddenly raised twelve points of caution in their hearts.

You must know that although Chunwei is important and is a great ceremony of the country, after all, it is once every three years. Although the status of the newly selected Jinshi is noble, they are nothing more than melon eggs in the officialdom. It's just a censor or Hanlin.

Therefore, although it is important, it does not mean that the top ministers of the imperial court, such as the six ministers, will put aside their government affairs and work on this matter. Letting these ministers and cabinet ministers do it is already very important.

But now, the emperor hastily called all of them into the palace, and the moment he opened his mouth, he wanted to re-read the papers. It can be seen that this matter is not just as simple as the court's selection of scholars.

Due to the tight schedule, the palace examination only takes two days to mark the papers. Therefore, it will not be the same as the general examination. It will go through a series of strict procedures, such as obfuscating names, transcribing and transcribing.

But today, the emperor added these programs back, and the intention is self-evident.

The elders looked at each other, and looked at the eyes of the examiners on the other side, and couldn't help but feel a little complicated.

The Son of Heaven detained this group of examiners in the Wenhua Palace, and then directly summoned them here, obviously because he did not want the two parties to have the opportunity to communicate and communicate.

Re-reading the paper this time, if the final candidate is the same or slightly different from the original one, then that’s fine, but if the difference is too big... Tsk...

(End of this chapter)