Daming heir

Chapter 259
Weeds are everywhere, called wilderness.

After the beasts and humans have passed, it becomes a trail.The more people and beasts go, the more roads become.

The road was dug up, the layers were re-laid and leveled, and post stations were built on both sides with mountains and rivers at a specified distance, so the official road appeared.

On the official road connecting Zhejiang Road to Zhili Yingtianfu.

A group of riders counted, and when the sky was not bright, they changed from the Longtan Station by the river (now Longtan Street in Nanjing) to the horses fed by the station, and rushed towards Yingtian City [-] miles away.

At the same time, on the river surface at the northwest corner of Qixia Mountain, a huge fleet of twenty large and small seagoing ships was slowly going up the river, pressing down on the heavy waterline.

The huge sails fluttered in the wind and were blown bulging.The same huge rows of poles stretch out under the decks on both sides. These poles can be used to slap the enemy ships close to the big ship, and they can also be used to provide the same force for the big ship.

Surrounding the entire fleet, there are countless river-traveling boats, swimming around the fleet continuously, providing the fleet with the latest information on the waterway, and driving the fleet away from the merchant ships and fishing boats traveling north and south.

Two groups of different people, coincidentally, went from east to west, the capital of the Central Plains Empire in front of them.

The scorching sun rises from the bottom of the sea, crosses the sea level and the horizon, and the golden sunlight shines on the earth.

The backs of the cavalry and the outlines of the fleet are clearly reflected on the ground and on the river.

"Today, when I go to court, I can go to Jilong Mountain to bask in the sun and drink tea."

In the Thousand Steps Corridor, Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, proposed to Ru Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, the entertainment time after the morning court today.

Ru Yu tilted her head, stared at Zhan Hui with some uncertainty, and said silently: "Since the announcement of the ranking a few days ago, the fraud case and the incident on the Lion Rock, Zhan Shangshu has been a little bit wrong."

Zhan Hui leaned back, put the wat board in his belt, and patted his cheeks with both hands: "Is something wrong with the old man?"

Ru Yu nodded: "In the past, Zhan Shangshu would never do such frivolous actions."

Zhan Hui was stunned for a moment, and then muttered: "The old hens raised by my old wife have never laid eggs. They have finally started to lay eggs these few days. The old man is happy."

Ru Yu pursed her lips, and turned her head to glance at the ministers, ministers, etc. who followed behind these six ministers.

Ru Yu said softly: "If you're happy, I'm afraid I have to look at Ren Guyong and Yu Dunben."

When Zhan Hui heard this, he turned his head and glanced lightly.

It is Ren Hengtai, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Yu Xin, the right servant of the household department, who walk among the six servants.

Seeing that the two were just holding the wat board and silently followed the team into the palace, Zhan Hui nodded, "Ren Hengtai probably fulfilled Shangshu's dream this time. As for Yu Xin, it's hard to say..."

Ru Yu paused and expressed different opinions: "Ren Hengtai is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. It is a certainty. Yu Xin's first half of the year coincided with the arrival of the kings in Beijing, and his advice was always to reduce Lu Mi by [-]%. Accepted. Now that Zhao Mian claims to be sick at home, it won’t be long before he will be begging for bones.”

Zhan Hui turned his head again and looked at Yu Xin, the right servant of Hubu in the crowd.

Yu Xin was a Jinshi in the 21st year of Hongwu. He had extraordinary knowledge, a majestic appearance, and a loud voice.

Later, he successively served as the scholar of Zhongshu, the minister of Hanlin, the chief of Duzhi of the household department, and the doctor of the Beiping department.The patriarchal Lumi, who had been reduced by [-]%, was promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang to be the right servant of the household department.

In four years, it was a rare thing to go from a new scholar to the right servant of the household department several times.

However, Zhan Hui shook his head again: "He is doing something about attracting investment and opening up China and France, and the grandson is quite displeased."

"Open Chinese law?" Ru Yu frowned immediately, and said in a low voice: "But you want to use Yanyin to exchange food, grass and military supplies with merchants on the Nine Sides?"

Zhan Hui lowered his eyes and nodded silently.

Ru Yu withdrew her gaze, hugged the wat board, and sighed in a low voice: "Cure the symptoms but not the root cause, there will be endless troubles."

After saying aloud, the two ministers continued to enter the palace side by side.

……

At the Dabentang, although Zhu Yuanzhang came here with the prince as usual today, he did not enter the school, and finally exchanged the Dabentang to Fang Xiaoru, the real teachers.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to the sound of the princes and grandchildren reading aloud from the school behind him, and his face felt a little enjoyment.

After looking at the prince next to him, he said in a low voice: "Will the follow-up measures of Lion Mountain cause future troubles?"

Zhu Biao stood firm and said: "The imperial court's decree of commendation has been read out in the court, and it has been sent to various places in a hurry. It also went with the imperial court's decree to supervise the construction of meritorious memorial archways. The imperial court has given enough names and never leaked it." They should be content with the slightest rumor.”

The prince's tone is always so calm, but it makes people dare not give birth to a desire to resist.

Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands in satisfaction: "They take the name, my family takes the truth, each takes what he needs, if he is not satisfied, he will not even ask for the name."

Zhu Biao nodded: "It should be so."

A burst of light laughter came from the mouths of the father and son, like two real dragons with the world as a chessboard, with wisdom in their eyes.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at Shenlie Mountain not far away, and there was a red light on the outline of the mountain top.

He said softly: "Baiguan should enter the palace now."

"It's past the noon gate."

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Your son wants to lead the army, what do you think when you are an old man?"

Zhu Biao looked at the old man, sighed silently, leaned his crutches on his waist, clasped his fists with both hands and bowed and said, "The founding father is the commander, and the Marquis of Xiping is the side division. They advance in three directions, and there is only one more soldier on the left and right."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, staring at the prince in front of him with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

"You let your son, the grandson of the Emperor Jian Guo of the Ming Dynasty, go to the army to be a soldier?" Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly.

Zhu Biao replied in a deep voice: "I grew up in the deep palace since I was a child. I didn't learn martial arts when I was young. When I was young, I practiced martial arts and trained soldiers, but it was only on paper. If you let him lead the army, the army may be slightly defeated. Only from the bottom up. Only by gaining military exploits and making extraordinary achievements, like my road of great meritorious generals in the Ming Dynasty, can the foundation be stabilized."

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "You are not afraid that your son will die on the battlefield!"

But Zhu Biao still said solemnly: "The son of a military household can die, the small banner, the general banner, a hundred households, and a thousand households can die, the son of a meritorious general can die, and the general can die. Impossible to die?"

Zhu Biao, who lowered his head, knew very well in his heart how much the old man valued his bastard, and he entrusted Daming's hopes for the next hundred years.

But he still chose to arrange that bastard with the strictest requirements.

Come to think of it, the old man is going to start scolding right now.

"Hahaha……"

However, the old man let out a burst of laughter, and even the sound of reading aloud in the school that was originally bustling with life stopped for a moment.

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang with one hand on his hips and the other pointing at the crown prince: "You said this as if I were an old man. If you get hurt later, don't blame me."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang put his hands behind his back and took a step.

I actually fell into the trick of the old man!
Zhu Biao's face was full of helplessness, unexpectedly, the old man had already planned to agree to that bastard's going out with the army.

He immediately said, "Where is father going?"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't look back, but just walked outside the main hall, and the voice came lightly: "We want to support your son."

……

On the steps below the imperial seat of the Zhongji Hall, Zhu Yunxi sat in the unadorned armchair with his back supported.

Zhu Gong's bastard's head is really getting harder and harder!

Cursing inwardly the little uncle 23's iron-headed skills, Zhu Yunxi leaned back on the chair with the corners of his mouth twitching, and looked calmly at the officials in the hall.

Towards the end of the whole set of etiquette process before the meeting.

Wait until Sun Gou'er calls out if anyone is involved.

Even if there were several censors and officials holding the wat board and leaving the class with memorials.

"The ministers have a book to play."

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Yes."

"The officials impeached Zhongshu Sheren, the chief examiner of the Jinke Examination, Liu Sanwu, formed a party for personal gain, leaked questions before the exam, managed from top to bottom, and cheated in the examination. From Liu Sanwu down, the deputy examiner of the Jinke Examination, the examiner of the eighteenth room, and the grader , Reading officials, copying officials, and officials of the tribute court are all involved in the case.

There are also a total of 660 candidates who have been listed in the current science examination. They may have detected fraud, but they have not reported it. "

"The ministers and others advise that the supervisory country should clarify the canonical punishment, and thoroughly investigate the fraud case of the current scientific examination. Those involved in the case may be caught. The people involved in the case should be severely punished and announced to the world, so as to correct people's hearts and the country's law!"

These people were the censors and officials who wrote the impeachment memorial on the tower of the Confucius Temple with a pen a few days ago.

And with the impeachment of these people.

Immediately after, more censors and speech officials walked out of the train, and stood in the main hall one by one holding the wat board.

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

Zhan Hui, who stood at the forefront of the civil servant train, looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction, and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Is it because Liu Sanwu and others have many old friends in the court, or the more than 600 Juren have more reliance in the court.

Or is it because there are more than 6000 people who have not passed the exam and have not passed the exam? They have many mentors, elders, and old family friends in the court?

Compared with the interests of more than 600 people in the imperial examination, the interests of more than 6000 people in the imperial examination are an easy problem to calculate.

In the face of such a vigorous wave of impeachment in the court, the officials who were originally planning to plead for Liu Sanwu or the more than 600 people can only suppress their worries at this moment, holding the wat board and bowing their heads, standing At his own position in the court meeting.

Zhu Yunxi also watched this scene calmly.

After the commotion in the court gradually subsided, he opened his mouth and said: "The national court's talent selection ceremony is a matter related to the country, and there must be no fraud or lawlessness. However, the court must also pay attention to evidence. A good man will not be wronged."

We will not wrong good people, but we will never shield anyone who breaks the law!
Zhan Hui immediately went out of class: "I would like to report to the Superintendent that the fraud case in the current examination will be supervised by Jin Yiwei. If there is any evidence of crime, Jin Yiwei should present it to the court to set the record straight."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and called softly: "Jin Yiwei."

Jiang Yu, the commander of Jinyiwei who was mixed with the generals, immediately left the squad.

"Back to the supervisor, Jin Yiwei has now found out that there are indeed frauds and illegalities in this examination. Jin Yiwei interrogated the examiners of the examination separately, selected the candidates for the examination, and obtained nearly a thousand transcripts, all pointing to the existence of fraud in this examination. thing."

Before someone jumped out and accused Jin Yiwei of not having the right to interrogate, the words of a family were enough to obscure the words of the court.

Jiang Yu immediately said: "Jin Yiwei, together with the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, re-interrogated the people involved in the case, and took testimonies for verification, all of which are true."

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials in the court looked sideways.

May I ask, when did Jin Yiwei, who used to be tyrannical and domineering, join forces with the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple to handle the case?

However, immediately there were three Yamen officials on duty.

"Jiang's command is convincing."

"The Ministry of Criminal Justice has verified."

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate has verified it."

"Dali Temple has been verified."

Zhu Yunxi snorted twice, and seemed a little tireless and said: "Yi Lv, how should we decide this case?"

"Cheating in imperial examinations is a serious crime. Offenders and officials should belong to the third tribe of the barbarians and be exiled to the nine tribes. The candidates involved in the case should be executed and be exiled to the three tribes. The nine tribes will never be allowed to take the exam."

Don't wait for the Criminal Ministry and Dali Temple, which have private explanations, to speak.

As the commander of Jin Yiwei, Jiang Yu had already opened his mouth in a gloomy voice.

The Yi people, beheaded, and exiled will never be allowed to take the exam.

A series of punishments popped out of Jiang Yu's mouth like Hong Zhong Da Lu, vibrating in the Zhongji Hall, beating the hearts, lungs and five internal organs of all civil and military officials.

Finally, an official who was afraid to plead for mercy before came forward.

"Reporting to the supervisory country, the laws of the country are clear, and the law of the criminals is unacceptable. However, if the law is so strict, thousands of people will flow into rivers and their heads will fall to the ground. The crimes committed by the people of today will affect the descendants of all generations. It is unrighteous. Your ministers please prison The country thinks twice, when the law of the country will not be violated, the perpetrators will be punished."

Jiang Yu snorted coldly: "Your Majesty made a rule in the past that officials who corrupt more than 60 taels of ink will be skinned and used as grass. Fraud in the imperial examination is a crime of treason, and it is not enough to deter it without severe punishment. I ask you to supervise the country and punish the crime strictly. Severe punishment!"

The officials were dumbfounded for a moment when they saw that Jiang Yu was showing His Majesty's red line of 60 taels.

However, it is at this time.

I saw that Xie Jin, who was able to participate in the early court because of his false title of walking in the Wenhua Palace, walked out in full view.

"I report to the supervisory state that offenders are those who are supported by the court, and their crimes should be judged according to the law. However, those candidates who have been in the exam for decades, have painstakingly written sages and sages, and once they are about to make mistakes. The benevolence of the court should have the opportunity to order them to repent .”

He, Xie Jin, actually pleaded for the people involved in this case?

For a while, if they hadn't witnessed Xie Jin pleading for mercy, all the officials couldn't believe that this person who single-handedly promoted the spread of the knowledge of the unity of knowledge and action would have such a move.

Zhu Yunxi nodded accordingly: "Sure."

Immediately, he stood up.

"Decree."

This is when Jian Guo is about to start exercising power, and hundreds of officials in the court are upright.

"The 25th year of the Hongwu Enke Examination fraud case, the evidence is conclusive. The decree, the officials and officials involved in the case, the three tribes of Yi, the nine tribes of Liu, and the confiscation of family assets."

"The people involved in the case, the court has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, and they can be called back. The decree, the people involved in the case and the three clans, will go to Nanguan, Dao Town, Guangxi. The people involved in the case will be deprived of their fame and fame, and they will be banned from examinations for life. They will be soldiers in Zhennanguan. Three The people of the clan, Juntun town Nanguan."

"The minister waits for orders."

Liu Sanwu and others are hopeless, they are still of the Yi tribe, exiled to the nine tribes, and confiscated their property.

With the emperor's red line of 60 taels, it is their luck not to implicate the nine clans for crimes such as cheating in imperial examinations.

The Juren involved in the case was not questioned and executed, but was banned from the exam for life. He was exiled as a soldier in Guangxi Dao, and his family was stationed in the army. After all, his life was saved.

The officials who came out for impeachment today were satisfied that they did not leave any political enemies in the court.

Those who stood up to intercede also felt that they had done a great deed by saving Juren's life.

The two sides were satisfied in such a tacit understanding.

Afterwards, the two-faced officials all looked at Zhu Yunxi who was on the steps.

Zhu Yunxi smiled silently, he knew exactly what these people wanted.

"Decree, Ren Hengtai, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and will reconvene the examination at a certain date to select talents for the country."

Shangshu!

Shangshu!
We are finally in the book!

Ren Hengtai, who has been a melon eater since a few months ago, is beating wildly in his heart, and has been looking forward to countless days and nights for this long-awaited words.

Dang even went out of work and knelt down on the ground.

"Minister Ren Hengtai, take the decree to thank you!"

After Ren Hengtai, all the officials bowed neatly and exited.

"Jianguo is benevolent, educates the people, selects talents for the country, and contributes to the community."

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