Daming: Me!The auspicious beast unicorn of the old Zhu family

Chapter 127: Ask the Emperor for a Policy!Rectify the atmosphere of the court!

More and more little mice appeared.

He yelled "Chi Chi Chi Chi Chi" towards the man in black robe beside Comrade Zhu.

The man in black was naturally Tucci, and Comrade Zhu's complexion became more and more ugly.

Although Comrade Zhu could not understand the "rat language", the more younger brothers he reported to Tuqi, the more people cheated in the inspection.

You know, this is the first scientific examination after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. As a result, there are so many people who want to take advantage of it. How can our old comrade Zhu not be angry?

Seeing that Tuqi's younger brothers were almost piled up into a hill, Comrade Zhu couldn't sit still any longer, and asked in a cold voice, "Is everyone here?"

Zhu Di immediately bowed his hands and replied: "If you go back to the emperor's words, there will be no one recorded in the book, and they will all be waiting in the side hall."

"Okay." Old Comrade Zhu sneered: "Today we are going to see how these shit-stirring sticks who want to destroy our Ming Dynasty can argue with solid evidence!"

The voice fell.

Comrade Zhu had already stood up, turned around and entered the side hall.

"Your Majesty, Wan An!"

As soon as he entered the side hall, all the ministers bowed together, including Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang.

Comrade Zhu didn't respond immediately, but said calmly after he got to the chair in the middle: "Get up."

And this kind of behavior immediately made Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang understand that something big is going to happen today.

Although Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang also participated in the matter of using the imperial examination to investigate corrupt officials, they are not clear about the specific circumstances.

Just based on their understanding of Comrade Zhu, they can deduce that what actually happened is much more serious than what they expected...

"Today is also an important day for the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone has seen that the imperial examination has already started. Because it is the first time, there will be many shortcomings."

"You all express your own opinions, give your opinions, and help us to improve and perfect."

"Let's promise, if anyone has a good suggestion, we will reward him well!"

As soon as Comrade Zhu's words fell, a person stood up and bowed and said: "Your Majesty wiped out all the forces with his own power, so it can be seen that he is the real Son of Heaven."

"My first scientific examination in Ming Dynasty will definitely select countless available talents for His Majesty, assist His Majesty, and strengthen my Ming Dynasty forever!"

Comrade Zhu frowned slightly.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, he cupped his hands again and said, "Your Majesty, you are too worried. Looking at the whole scientific examination room, there is a strict system and strict discipline. Those who are opportunistic have already been kicked out of the examination room."

"I believe that these students who are taking the scientific examination must be the best among them. After the selection of the content of the scientific examination formulated by His Majesty, they will be selected from the best. They will definitely be able to select for Your Majesty to help us reach the top of the Ming Dynasty. The elite of the building!"

However, Comrade Zhu was suddenly furious and said: "Enough!"

All the ministers immediately bowed down in unison: "Your Majesty, calm down!"

Comrade Zhu frowned tightly, and said sullenly: "We asked you to give your opinions, not to flatter you!"

"If flattering can win the world forever, then why do we need to hold the imperial examination? Tell us to raise horses every day!"

"One by one, they are all high-ranking officials above the third rank. Could it be that there is no one who has a brain and can say something useful?!"

"Let's put the words here. Today, among you, everyone must tell us something, otherwise, take off your black hat and go home to farm!"

As soon as Comrade Zhu said that, all the officials panicked immediately.

After all, it was hard for them to get into the dog-like appearance they are now. If they were taken off their top-wearing feathers at this time, it would be a waste of all previous efforts and a lifetime of busy work...

At this moment, the little Zhu Di who was on the side suddenly said: "Father, calm down, you adults have learned something, and it is reasonable that you don't know much about scientific examinations."

"My son thinks that there is nothing wrong with the scientific examination system formulated by the emperor. The problematic ones may be people related to the scientific examination."

Comrade Zhu hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Little Zhu Di replied: "Recently, I have heard that some people openly collect money from candidates, claiming that they can help them cheat and get high marks."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Comrade Zhu raised his brows. It was obviously a big event, but he acted calmly: "Stinky boy, don't talk nonsense, everyone here is our big brother If there is no evidence, we will punish you for slander first!"

Little Zhu Di immediately knelt down and worshiped: "Father Huang Mingjian, my son was lucky enough to catch the witnesses and check the physical evidence, and I will only wait for the father to interrogate."

"Come on!"

"Bring them all to the palace!"

Following Xiao Zhudi's order, there was a team of guards outside the hall, escorting dozens of people into the hall!

These dozens of people are all wearing uniform uniforms, they are those "black military uniforms" who blatantly collect money from candidates!

It was only after such a scene that the officials understood that the fluent lines of dialogue, the witnesses and physical evidence prepared long ago, and the solicitation of opinions on improving the imperial examination system are clearly the superb performance of Comrade Zhu and Comrade Xiao Zhu. !

Old Comrade Zhu just wanted to bring up this topic, but little Zhu Di was just cooperating with him.

The moment these "black military uniforms" were escorted into the main hall, Comrade Zhu immediately scanned the audience and clearly saw a look of panic flashing in the eyes of some officials.

In fact, among the officials present, which ones are innocent and which ones have committed crimes, Comrade Zhu has long been clear from the intelligence of Tucci's younger brothers.

Comrade Zhu also had his own considerations for not directly questioning them.

First, in order to prevent them from having room for sophistry, Comrade Zhu must make sure that they have nothing to say when all the evidence is complete.

Second, the Ming Dynasty has just been established, and these officials are indispensable to maintain the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty, because even if Zhu Yuanzhang forgets to sleep and eat, and works hard to govern, it is impossible for one person to take care of the entire Ming Dynasty.

You know, there are many emperors who became ill due to overwork in history, such as the "Four Masters" Emperor Yongzheng that everyone is familiar with.

Emperor Yongzheng reigned for 12 years and eight months, a total of 240 seven days, but the memorials during his reign are astronomical figures!
Among them, there are 5000 more than 600 memorials in Chinese and [-] more than [-] memorials in Manchu, all of which he personally reviewed!
As we all know, the emperor has to go to court in the morning, and usually has to meet with this minister and that envoy. From time to time, there are sacrifices and worships to the ancestors. Usually, only in the evening can he review the memorials, which led to the lack of average sleep time for Emperor Yongzheng every day. four hours!
Therefore, in the end, Emperor Yongzheng fell ill in his later years and died only two days later...

A person's physical energy is limited, and if it is overly squeezed when young, it will definitely have an impact when old.

So, it's not that our old comrade Zhu doesn't want to do everything by himself, but that as we grow older, our body really can't keep up!

The best proof of this is that Empress Ma would say from time to time, "Your Majesty, your body is indeed not as good as before..."

Even Comrade Zhu, who has awakened the unicorn blood, can't stand it, let alone others, can't he?
To sum up, in order to make a country flourish, officials in every link are indispensable.

If all these officials are removed right now, it will undoubtedly cause faults in Daming's management, and may even cause chaos in the entire country.

Thirdly, although our Comrade Zhu hates corrupt officials extremely, but who can be ruthless without being a sage?
Among these officials, more than half of them followed Comrade Zhu in the bloody storm. There is no credit but hard work. Comrade Zhu is not the kind of absolutely cold-blooded person, and he still wants to give them a chance.

As long as they confess their crimes, Comrade Lao Zhu can spare their lives and let them temporarily take over their current positions until a follow-up person fills them up, and then let them retire and return to their hometowns.

It can be said that Comrade Zhu has done his best.

Fourth, Comrade Old Zhu asked Xiao Zhudi to expose these things, and then asked Xiao Zhudi to arrest witnesses. In fact, he wanted to put this credit in the hands of Xiao Zhudi, so that he could add a stroke to Xiao Zhudi's resume , Second, it is also to establish the prestige of little Zhu Di.

After all, now that little Zhu Di's development path has been determined, as the leader of Ming Dynasty's combat power in the future, it is also necessary for others to feel the irreversible majesty.

Of course, it would be better if this credit can be sent to Prince Zhu Biao. Isn't it because Zhu Biao is still in Shandong, and it's too late to catch up with the train...

However, the facts proved that these people failed Comrade Zhu's painstaking efforts.

When the group of "black military uniforms" were escorted into the hall, the atmosphere of the entire hall immediately became silent.

Seeing that there was no movement, Comrade Zhu said again: "Let's put the words here, as long as anyone who voluntarily confesses and surrenders now, we can spare him from death, resign from his official position, and send him back to his hometown."

"But if we get you out with our own hands, then don't blame us, you'll be ruthless!"

In fact, anyone who knows a little about Comrade Zhu should know that this opportunity is their only one.

However, everyone in the world has greed, and once greed arises, it will be accompanied by a fluke mentality.

These people have worked hard for most of their lives to get into the official position they are now. If they are dismissed from the official position just like this, their life in their later years will be miserable as one can imagine.

In addition, these "black military uniforms" in front of me are only the lowest link in the corruption process of the imperial examination, and they have never had contact with the core figures above. Therefore, due to luck, no one came forward... …

As time passed slowly, Comrade Zhu's complexion had turned ashen.

Determined that no one would stand up if we waited any longer, Comrade Zhu couldn't help laughing out of anger: "Okay!"

"Good good!"

"very good!"

"You really don't die until you reach the Yellow River, and you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin!"

"Since you don't want the chance I gave you, then wash your neck and wait for your head to fall off!"

Hearing that Comrade Zhu changed his name to "Zhen" again, Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang, who were in the front row, felt a bit of slander in their hearts.

The two glanced sideways for a while, and they had already started the "spiritual communication".

"These people are really stupid. They can still save their lives by standing up now. After a while, they must be absolutely dead."

"Indeed! But Lao Li, do you know who are there? Are there any of us?"

"You don't even know how I know? Your Majesty is very powerful now, let alone such a big matter as corruption in the imperial examination, even if you sleep at home and snore a few times a night, he knows it all!"

"Oh... I hope there are no people from Huaixi..."

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang winked for a while. The bosses of the two opposing groups, under the management of the increasingly mysterious Comrade Zhu, gradually began to report to the group for warmth...

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the general examination has ended. I wonder if Your Majesty would like to review the candidates' answer sheets?"

When there was a dead silence in the main hall, an eunuch hurriedly reported that it seemed that something was wrong, and his voice became smaller and smaller, for fear of offending Comrade Zhu and bringing disaster to Chi Yu.

"Look at his mother's ass!"

"Eight out of ten people want to cheat, void! Retake the exam!"

"Zhu Di, according to the list, put those who cheat and accept bribes into prison first!"

Zhu Di responded immediately, turned around and was about to walk out of the hall.

"Wait!" Old Comrade Zhu stopped Zhu Di suddenly, and after thinking for a while, he replied, "Go and bring that candidate named Wu Bozong and his answer sheet."

Zhu Di was taken aback for a moment, but immediately came to his senses, answered "Yes, father" again, and quickened his pace.

After a while, Zhu Di came to the main hall with a young man who looked like a scholar. This person was Wu Bozong, the examinee who was the last to withdraw the bank note that day and did not think about cheating.

"Grass... Cao people pay homage to His Majesty!"

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

As soon as he saw Comrade Zhu, Wu Bozong immediately knelt on the ground respectfully and worshiped, but his slight stuttering fully expressed the excitement and tension in his heart.

"Get up and present your answer sheet."

Comrade Zhu did not talk nonsense, and directly asked Zhu Di to hand over Wu Bozong's answer sheet.

At this moment, the audience became quiet again, and a needle could be heard.

Among the people present, most of them were anxious.

However, what Wu Bozong was worried about was whether his answer sheet could satisfy Comrade Zhu, while the other people were worried because they were waiting for the death sentence!
"Hmm! Good! Well written!"

Comrade Zhu suddenly became very happy, and praised: "Boy of the Wu family, your article has won my heart!"

Hearing this, Wu Bozong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"But..." Comrade Zhu suddenly changed the subject, but Wu Bozong's heart sank and he became nervous again.

"What we want are really useful talents, not scholars who only talk on paper."

"In your answer sheet, you have made an extremely thorough analysis of Daming's current livelihood situation, and you have provided a lot of insights."

"But, we still want to test you."

Wu Bozong didn't dare to be negligent, and responded respectfully: "Your Majesty, please come up with a question."

Comrade Zhu raised his hand and stroked his chin and said, "Since you mentioned people's livelihood, let's test your people's livelihood."

"At present, my Ming Dynasty is full of natural and man-made disasters. In many areas, the common people cannot even guarantee the most basic survival. It is not an exaggeration to say that the roads are starved and the people are in dire straits."

"What's your opinion on this?"

Wu Bozong lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then bowed his hands to Comrade Zhu and said: "Report to Your Majesty."

"The so-called people's livelihood is nothing more than four words, 'fed and clothed'."

"'Food is the most important thing for the people'. If you want to restore people's livelihood, food is naturally the first."

"The grassroots heard that His Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, and even sent several of his princes out of the palace to benefit the people of one side."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is carrying out post-disaster reconstruction in Shandong, and His Second and Third Highnesses are plowing among the fields in Yangzhou. For this, the grassroots have no choice but to praise. Having an emperor like Your Majesty is truly a blessing to the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"However, Cao Min has a little opinion, which may be different from His Majesty's."

Comrade Zhu listened to Wu Bozong's words, he was very interested, and hurriedly asked: "Oh? Come and listen to us!"

Wu Bozong cupped his hands and continued: "Ordinary people think that if you want a good harvest of grain, it depends mostly on the actual conditions of grain seeds, rainwater, and whether the soil is fertile."

"But Bozong believes that these are the actual conditions, but there is only one factor that can lead to the increase of grain production under human control, and that is people."

"Rain and climate are the weather, and grain and soil are the location. When the weather and location can't be changed, the only thing we can improve is harmony."

"If we want to increase food production in the current situation, we can only rely on more farmers, improve farmers' planting techniques, increase the number of farmers, and allow farmers to farm with peace of mind."

"Among them, improving farmers' planting techniques and increasing the number of farmers are all things His Majesty has been perfecting."

"The only thing that makes farmers feel at ease in farming is still lacking."

When the word "lack" was mentioned, Wu Bozong's voice lowered significantly. After all, he was pointing out the emperor's fault. Only the iron-headed boy who is really not afraid of death dares to speak out like Wu Bozong...

Sure enough, when Wu Bozong accused Comrade Zhu of his faults in person, someone immediately stood up.

"Bold! How dare you disrespect His Majesty! How many heads do you have enough to cut off?!"

"It's just presumptuous! Hurry up and apologize to His Majesty!"

"A country scholar is just a country scholar. If you don't even understand basic etiquette, what's the use of writing a good article?!"

The reprimands around him startled Wu Bozong. Not long after he stood up, he immediately fell to his knees with a "plop": "The grassroots speak nonsense! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

However, Comrade Zhu yelled at the officials who reprimanded Wu Bozong: "You just shut up!"

"What we want is such a good minister who dares to speak out and advise!"

"Otherwise, after spending so much manpower and financial resources, would we still have to select another group of black sheep like you who can only flatter horses and plunder people's admiration!"

(End of this chapter)