Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 137 Arch Fire
For civil servants, the working environment during the Song Dynasty was the best, and the status and power of civil servants were also the most exciting to them.They can regard military generals as lackeys, they can reprimand and demote them at will, and don't care about generals of the Zhu Kingdom. Military generals have no status in the eyes of civil officials.

Moreover, in the Song Dynasty, no matter how fierce the civil official group was fighting among themselves, it was often possible for the emperor to bow his head and give in.

But after the Yuan Dynasty, the status of civil servants plummeted.After arriving in Ming Dynasty, it was even more unbearable. Nowadays, civil servants are regarded as ordinary officials, not to mention that they have no preferential treatment, and they are often suppressed.Civil officials may be beheaded and their homes ransacked at every turn, so many children from aristocratic families are now unwilling to be officials.

The status of civil servants is low and the working environment is poor, but it still does not affect many people who still want to climb up the court.The idea of ​​official standard is here. Of course, it does not rule out that some people really want to do something, to leave a name in history, to cultivate themselves, to govern the family, to govern the country and to bring peace to the world.

In fact, there are still many civil servants who are still trying to struggle hard, wanting to gain the reputation of Shilin, or for their own ambitions.There is also a sense of responsibility. After all, today's emperor does not treat Confucianism favorably, and grandsons have also shown this trend.

Zhu Xiongying, who got up early, finished washing under the service of Lian Qiongqiong, and then met Da Zhu and went to court together.

Da Zhu was in a good mood, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "Don't open your mouth today, look at your grandpa, he has instructions for you to open your mouth. Don't make things stiff with those civil servants, leave a little room for them Just a little bit of embarrassment."

Zhu Xiongying nodded obediently, he has the consciousness of being used as a gunman, and this is an important reason for him to go to court.

If those civil servants knew this, they must feel that they had lost all hope.The emperor did not treat Confucianism favorably, and the grandson did not seem to be particularly close to Confucianism.The prince, who thought he had some hope, actually did not trust Confucianism in his bones.

It cannot be said that the sky has collapsed, but if those scholars know this is the case, even if they do not collapse, they will find it difficult to realize their future ambitions.

Judging from the current situation, today's authority is too strong.Fortunately, the emperor is no longer at the peak of spring and autumn, and maybe he can change the dynasty after a few years.But looking at it now, it might be the same situation after the crown prince ascended the throne, and the current crown prince's wrists also make many civil servants frightened.

Da Zhu looked elegant and stood at the head of the class of civil servants.Zhu Xiongying took a look, he was originally standing behind Da Zhu, but he moved his position and stood at the top of the general's group.

Da Zhu glared at Zhu Xiongying with 'displeasure', and the censors wrote this down.It's just a note, the scene they were expecting the prince to scold the grandson did not happen, and they are not easy to criticize the grandson's behavior that is a bit unruly.

When they arrived at Fengtian Hall, Da Zhu naturally began to preside over the government, while Lao Zhu just sat on the dragon chair. Many times, Zhu Xiongying felt that Lao Zhu was a puppet emperor.Many things are actually done according to Da Zhu's wishes.

At this time, Ren Hengtai, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, left the shift.This is the number one scholar in Hongwu's 21st year. His mother is from Semu and his wife is from Mongolia. He is really talented.

"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the "Hanshu" that the greatest supporter of scholars is the most important scholar; the emperor's scholar is the gate of the wise man and the origin of education." Ren Hengtai opened his mouth and said to Lao Zhu, "Develop an examination for academic officials. The teaching method is quite eager for quick success and loses the original meaning of reading."

Liu Sanwu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, also left the class, "Your Majesty, the examination method is not the way to select talents, and scholars should cultivate their moral character. The court recruiting talents should not be judged by in-court dialogue or an article, which is biased." "Book of Rites" says that the teaching of etiquette is still small, and its evil is not yet formed. Now that the examination method is implemented, this state and each government must only teach scholars who do essays, and lose the original meaning."

This 78-year-old man is very talented, he can be regarded as a man of enlightenment and practice, and a man of current affairs.Even Lao Zhu often consulted him on the way to govern the country and the people, the strategy of selecting talents and appointing talents, and entrusted him with the important task of publishing laws and regulations and the method of selecting scholars.
Many civil servants in the court also came out of class at this time. They seemed to be arguing about the examination method, and felt that the pressure on the state, government, and county was too great, and some scholars would lose face.

But in this, it is more or less fighting for the treatment of these scholars.

Listen, Zhu Xiongying, he actually doesn't like stereotypes.But the meaning of these civil officials is very good. It is probably that they should not be given task indicators. Scholars should not be eager for quick success and quick benefits. They should be given preferential treatment, so that famous officials and gentlemen can be cultivated.

Zhu Xiongying really doesn't like exam-oriented education.But Zhu Xiongying also understands that exam-oriented education is relatively fair.The same is true for the imperial examinations. Don’t talk about real fairness at all, and what you can choose is only relatively fair.

Now these literati are starting to make trouble again. It seems that they have not remembered the party struggles in the Song Dynasty at all.It seems that this is really wanting to get out the Donglin Party in advance, to have some talk and so on.

"May I ask Shangshu Ren, what kind of scholar is a scholar who is useful to the country and the people?" Zhu Xiongying opened his mouth and asked bluntly, "There are some famous officials who are good at talking and talking, and they have high eyes and low hands. You can’t even do well in the county. There are also some romantic and famous people, who can govern the country with a piece of poetry and music?”

Ren Hengtai's expression rose, and he said quickly, "His Highness Taisun's remarks are biased, and there are indeed some scholars who are arty."

"Fengya?" Zhu Xiongying sneered, and said, "I remember, His Majesty's repeated orders, that officials are not allowed to engage in prostitution. Now in Yingtian Mansion, there are some talented people in brothels and courtesans. Talented men and beautiful women are good things to talk about, right?"

Liu Sanwu also stood up at this time, and said, "His Royal Highness, the "Analects of Confucius" says that quality wins writing and history, and writing wins quality and history. Wen and quality are gentle, and then a gentleman."

In fact, Zhu Xiongying didn't have much opinion on Liu Sanwu.This old gentleman is really talented and capable, and he is very genuine in his roughness.This old gentleman probably also belongs to the model of that kind of traditional literati.

It's just that Zhu Xiongying doesn't like some scholars who seem to be scholars. Those people don't really cultivate their minds.Those people read books just to climb to a high position.Not necessarily thinking about serving the country and the people, but the common people or just wanting to make a name for themselves.

There was a commotion in the court, but Zhu Xiongying didn't really need to end up fighting the Confucians. After he expressed his attitude, some nobles and civil servants couldn't wait to end.

Old Zhu who was sitting high on the dragon chair just listened, while Da Zhu who was standing in front of Dan Bi tried to smooth things over from time to time, and occasionally pulled sideways, which was about the same.

Now that the debate has started, it naturally means that many things will not have any results for a while.Next, it is inevitable to continue to quarrel, and it is estimated that they will continue to quarrel for a while.

Zhu Xiongying really doesn't intend to get involved in these things anymore, his main task is to light the fire, he just needs to make sure that everyone in the court starts to pay attention to these things.For the rest, just get out of the body, and people will naturally make trouble.

Zhu Xiongying, who was in a good mood, still continued to play the role of his dispensable grandson of the emperor, and followed Lao Zhu and Da Zhu to further study and deal with government affairs.Indispensably, of course, he was commanding Beiping by remote control. He is not in Beiping now, but his younger brother is over there, and his confidant is also there.

Lao Zhu is in a good mood, because North Korea has accepted the certificate of credence.In order to fight against Japanese pirates, Li Chenggui ordered to send [-] troops into Dongying.

The old Zhu reciprocated. First, the Ministry of Rites replied with an imperial decree: "The subjects of the three Han countries respect the Li family, and the people have no military disasters, and everyone is happy. Zeng Yan. The Ministry of Rites will show my intention."

Immediately after Li Chenggui sent his envoy again, Dazhu drafted an imperial decree, "The name of Dongyi is only called beautiful in North Korea, and it is far away, so it can be named as the ancestor."

Goryeo is not appropriate now, it should be called North Korea.But in this North Korea, Lao Zhu was not included in the list of non-expropriation countries, nor did he give Li Chenggui the rights and name of "Titian Herdsmen", which left room for future generations to display.

Zhu Di was probably happy at this time, and Feng Sheng was also happy.With the addition of [-] soldiers from North Korea, these cannon fodder can attack some places in Japan, and Daming will not passively just guard the silver mines.

Feng Sheng was the general, and Zhu Di led his two guards and horses and [-] North Korean troops.Feng Sheng set off from Izumo and Ishimi to the north, while Zhu Di headed south, that is to say, to places such as Xikaido and Saga.

Firearms can't be said to be enough, but there is no problem in mass production of firearms, which are relatively large-scale production.In addition to supplying troops to attack Japan, the soldiers on the Nine Sides also needed to start changing their guns as soon as possible.

Moreover, the current Daming has also made some small progress, and has researched the 'fixed gunpowder'.That is to say, use a small paper bag to pack the amount of gunpowder in advance, then pour it into the gun barrel, compact it, and load the ammunition.

A slight increase in the rate of fire, even if it seems to be only a slight increase, can greatly improve the combat effectiveness.

This is naturally a good thing. Of course Zhu Xiongying hopes that there is Gatlin now, but he knows that is not realistic.He can make continuous progress, and he feels happier.

There was another quarrel in the court. Before that, a craftsman won a title for improving the firecracker.Although the grandson did not give the title generously now, he gave it to a loose official, which also made the civil officials unhappy.

Anyone can get titles and official positions, which is to mobilize the interests of civil servants.What's more, when did those craftsmen become qualified to serve as officials in the same dynasty as them? !
The civil servants may be very unhappy, but Zhu Xiongying doesn't care whether those people are happy or not.It is not an easy task for civil servants to develop. Sooner or later, Zhu Xiongying will make these civil servants fall hard!

(End of this chapter)