Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 244 Confidant, Rebellion!
The disheartened Zhu Yunying returned to the East Palace and went straight to Lian Qiongqiong's bedroom.

The cute baby girl is chubby, it's just baby fat, holding such a small dumpling, Zhu Yunying is in a good mood.In particular, although the little girl can't speak or crawl now, she can interact with each other easily, which makes Zhu Yunying very happy.

Looking at Lian Qiongqiong who was sitting on the side, Xu Miaoqing said, "Later, someone will send Taishan a family letter, saying that I have my own considerations about today's imperial examination, and Taishan should not participate in anything. Whether it is a colleague who has something to ask , or scholars posting famous posts, they will be ignored.”

Lian Qiongqiong didn't ask too many questions, but only agreed, "The concubine understands, and the concubine will immediately write a letter to the family."

In fact, in the deep palace, Lian Qiongqiong didn't know much about things outside the court.Although she is the imperial concubine second only to the queen, she is still the imperial concubine after all.Even the queen can't participate in some political affairs, let alone her as an imperial concubine.

Regarding Lian Qiongqiong, Zhu Yunying was quite at ease.In fact, there is not much to worry about in his harem, the main thing is that Zhu Yunying is the emperor.As an emperor, sometimes there is really no need to worry about intrigue.Even if there is intrigue, it is just to fight for favor.

As for Wu Zhao, Zhu Yunying doesn't need to worry about it for the time being, after all, existence like Wu Zhao is too rare.What's more, even Wu Zhao was cultivated because of Li Zhi's gradual decentralization of power.Obviously, Zhu Yunying will not delegate power.

Zhu Yunying will not delegate power here, and Xu Miaoqing's position in the harem is also very stable, so there is no need to worry about many things.

As the second place in Hongwu's 18-year list, He Jinke Huiyuan is also a "fellow", and Lian Zining may also be concerned by many people.After all, this old man has a special status, not to mention his literary talents, and he is now an important minister of the court.Furthermore, the identity of the imperial concubine's father, insisting that he is now the head of the country, is actually not a big problem.

After all, the queen's father is no longer around, so it's okay to say that Lian Zining's status is a bit special.

After Lian Zining received the letter from his family, he sighed and stopped talking. In fact, in the past two days, quite a few scholars came to him and sent them famous cards.Scholars in the north are dissatisfied with the rankings and places in the examination, and now they are making trouble in the capital.

And the scholars in the south are actually not happy, why the imperial court wants to take care of you northerners, we southern scholars rely on our real talents to win the academic examinations.The imperial court should abolish the so-called North and South Rankings, and all the scholars should take the exam together and rank them according to the quality of the articles, instead of how many places are given to the southern scholars and how many places are given to the north.

It's better not to say anything more at this time, for the sake of his own career, but also for the sake of his granddaughter.

Just let the matter continue to ferment, Zhu Yunying is basically sitting on the Diaoyutai at this time.For this matter, he has been preparing for a long time, which is why he is constantly fueling the flames. He needs to make these matters bigger, so that it will be more cost-effective.

Resting in Lian Qiongqiong's palace, but it does not affect Zhu Yunying is still a diligent and good emperor, get up when he should get up, and go to the morning court when he should get ready.What's more, Zhu Yunying still has high expectations now, waiting for some big things to happen.

The civil and military officials have already arrived at the Fengtian Hall. It can be said that many civil and military ministers in the court know something.

The Wu Xun were a little gloating. This time the imperial examination caused such a big disturbance, they basically just watched the excitement.As for Mei Yin and the others, at first glance they seem to have such a relationship, and they can be regarded as 'honorable'.It's just that no matter whether it's Mei Yin or Liu Wei, their relatives are more important.

At this time, Wu Xun naturally has nothing to do with it, but for many civil servants, these things seem a bit special.For them, there was such an uproar in the imperial examination this time, which was something they did not expect.

Zhuo Jing actually wanted to say something in his heart. As a Jinshi of Hongwu for 18 years, as an aspiring scholar, he definitely wanted to do something.It's just that now it seems that many things in the imperial court have not been carried out according to his expectations.

Including the one who was optimistic about before, although he was with him when he went to Qiandi today, but as a scholar, Zhuo Jing also has his own pursuit and ambition, he has his own ideals and values.

Those colleagues, they have their own ideas, or they have seen something.It's just that Zhuo Jing didn't intend to do this, because he is a scholar, he must be worthy of his own conscience, he must be worthy of the teachings of the sages.

Zhu Yunying was not in a hurry at all. As for the fact that many civil and military ministers were in a hurry at this time, there was nothing they could do about it.

It must be done in accordance with the rules, and reports must be made by departments one by one. This is the normal order.Especially now that the great war is coming, there are still many things to do on the side of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and it will take a lot of time.

At the end of these sequences, many people looked at Ren Hengtai, at Ru Yu, Mei Yin and Liu Qi.Then it's the turn of these people, and the next thing is the imperial examinations that are full of troubles in the city.

Although Ru Yu was bitter in her heart, she took the initiative to speak at this time, "I have received the grace of God to be the chief examiner of this subject, but now the scholars are angry, shouting that the imperial examination is unfair, and I plead guilty."

Liu Yu and Mei Yin also knelt down at this time. They are also the deputy examiners, and it seems that they are inseparable from these matters.

Zhu Yunying didn't understand, and asked a little puzzled, "Oh? Ru Aiqing, did you guys show favoritism in this imperial examination?"

Ru Yuan immediately prostrated herself on the ground and replied loudly, "I dare not!"

"That's the test this time. The imperial court did not deal with it unfairly, and the examiners did not show favoritism." Zhu Yunying seemed to understand. He seemed to be talking to himself while sitting on the dragon chair, but his voice made all the ministers in the court tremble. Can hear, "Since this is the case, what is the crime?"

Yes, since there is no injustice, since there is no favoritism, naturally there is no need to say that there is any crime.The statement of apologizing seems to have been established from the beginning, and it seems that everyone is a little cautious, or they misunderstood Zhu Yunying's tolerance.

Although all kinds of rumors are flying in the streets and alleys now, some say that the examiner has collected money, and some say that the examiner engages in regional discrimination. At this time, it seems that everyone does not understand the situation at all. At this time, everyone is obviously at a loss. .

That's what I said, but everyone knows that there must be someone who needs to take responsibility for the current disturbance in this department.As the chief examiner, Ru Yuan seems to be the most suitable to take the blame at this time.Even if it seems that he has encountered an innocent disaster, but the scholars are making trouble collectively, that is the responsibility of the examiner.

Zhu Yunying's words made many people feel a little surprised. After all, if something really happened, it must be the examiner who took the blame.But when the emperor said this, he was obviously looking for reasons for Ru Yu and the others, which was obviously an excuse.

This seems to be a good reason, Ru Yuan and the others might be able to get out of this matter unscathed.

It's just that someone was obviously not convinced, Zhuo Jing stood up at this time, "Your Majesty, the selection of scholars in the imperial examination is the root of the country's recruitment of talents. Nowadays, there are many resentments among scholars from all over the world. If the doubts and resentment of the scholars cannot be calmed down, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. !"

Zhu Yunying looked at Zhuo Jing, this was the team that accompanied him to Beiping to build the capital, and this was the important minister he wanted to confer on him as Minister.But now, the one who took the lead in the 'rebellion' was Zhuo Jing, Zhu Yunying's favorite minister and confidant!
It would be a lie to say that she is not angry, Zhu Yunying just squinted her eyes slightly, her voice was calm, "Oh? In Aiqing's words, what should I do? Should I let go of Ru Qing's official position, or go to the titles of the two imperial uncles?" ?”

Zhuo Jing knelt down immediately, his voice was calm, but extremely firm, "Scholars are full of resentment, I'm afraid there are some problems with this imperial examination. I think it's time to order someone to re-read the papers!"

Zhu Yunying nodded, and then said, "Okay, since that's the case, go to Zhang Xin, the champion of the last subject, you are also a bachelor's student. Attendant Dai Yi, You Zanshan Wang Junhua, Si Zhilang Zhang Qian, Secretary of the Department of Economics and Economics Yan Shuzai, Zhengzi Dong Guan , you go to review the papers together."

As if that wasn't enough, Zhu Yunying said, "Zhuo Aiqing, what do you think?"

At this moment, many people felt that the emperor was really angry, although the emperor seemed to be calm now.But the calm tone of the emperor is the scariest thing.The emperor's attitude also shows that Zhuo Jing's official career is almost coming to an end.

"You are also the left servant of the household department, and your rank is enough." Zhu Yunying said impatiently, "You should go about this matter. We remember that you were also the second place in Hongwu's 21st year, and you have been an official for so many years. , the article is still understandable."

Zhuo Jing raised his head to look at the emperor, he knew that nothing unexpected happened, his official career might end there.

But Zhuo Jing didn't regret it, because he had his own principles and his own pursuit.If he can't stand up at this time, if he can't speak out for the scholars in the world at this time, Zhuo Jing will feel that his conscience will be disturbed for the rest of his life.

Zhu Yunying "cut the mess with a sharp knife" and ordered people headed by Zhuo Jing to form an investigation team and organize the review of the papers.

It seems that this matter is like this. Maybe many people think that after the second examination, there will definitely be a result soon, which can bring the matter of Chunwei, which is now being discussed, to an end, and everyone’s doubts in their hearts should also be resolved. up.

Zhu Yunying walked slowly towards the Hall of Martial Arts after the next court. It would be a lie to say that she was not irritable or annoyed.

After all, many things were originally under his expectation and control, but now that Zhuo Jing came out, Zhu Yunying was somewhat caught off guard, and even some of his own plans were messed up.

After smashing an inkstone heavily, Zhu Yunying cursed angrily, "Without Butcher Zhang, I can only eat pigs with hair?!"

(End of this chapter)