Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 109
"At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Yangzhou was deserted and poor, with only [-] living trees. In order to rebuild Yangzhou, the imperial court invested a lot of manpower and material resources, hoping that Yangzhou would become the pillar of the Ming Dynasty's economy!"

"But the prosperity of Yangzhou should not be based on the hardships of the people. Yangzhou is not a place outside the law, nor a sanctuary for some lawless lunatics."

Zhu Houzhao reprimanded the officials: "Yangzhou is thin and insane, and there are so many crimes and filth in it, the number is innumerable. As court ministers, don't you feel ashamed of claiming to ask for the people's orders?"

Hearing the words, the officials all blushed with shame and indignation, they all knew the way of Yangzhou Skinny Horse, but when they went there, they were very happy, now thinking about it, they feel extremely ashamed in their hearts.

"Banning Yangzhou's skinny horse and returning justice to the people of the world is a great act of kindness. The old minister is willing to support His Majesty."

Highly respected, his qualifications are comparable to those of Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Fei Hong of Li Dongyang said loudly.

Wang Yangming, Zhang Mao, and Fei Hong had all spoken out, and the others naturally had no objections. Even if they had opinions, they dared not speak out.

Zhu Houzhao, who had just wiped out the civil official group, was at the peak of his power. Who would dare to sing against him at this time.

"That's it for now!"

There is no doubt in Zhu Houzhao's eyes. The ministers agree that Yangzhou skinny horses should be banned, but the ministers disagree, and Yangzhou skinny horses should also be banned.

There is no room for negotiation on this matter, and the reason why it was brought up is only a symbolic notice.

If possible, he even wanted to ban brothels, but in this era, it is impossible to completely ban brothels.

All brothels in the capital are banned today, and eight big alleys will be created tomorrow. If the capital is like this, there is no need to mention other places!

Ever since Duke Huan of Qi set up the brothel, it was doomed to be a big trouble, because the brothel met the needs of countless men in the world.

Unless he can castrate all the men in the world to become eunuchs, brothels and brothels will continue to exist. It is nothing more than changing the way of operation, changing from light to dark, and treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has just experienced great turmoil. In order to appease the hearts of the people of the world, I implore Your Majesty to hold the Enke in advance and open a course to select scholars, so as to calm the turmoil brought about by the turmoil."

Liang Chu, the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials, suggested.

After several major purges by Zhu Houzhao, the number of alternate officials in the Imperial Academy is almost exhausted. Opening a course to recruit scholars can not only calm people's hearts, but also select suitable talents to fill the Imperial Academy, so as not to find officials when the next official position is vacant. substitute.

"Prelude!"

Zhu Houzhao said softly: "The imperial court's selection of scholars is based on fairness. Aiqing has always acted in a serious and fair manner. I will entrust the matter of Enke to Aiqing. I hope Aiqing can select good talents for me that can be used to great advantage! "

"Order Liang Chu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, as the chief examiner, Fei Hong, a scholar of the Wuyingdian University, and Wang Jia, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, as the deputy chief examiners, and have full authority to handle the Enke Examination!"

"Sir, obey the order."

Liang Chu, Fei Hong, and Wang Jia kowtowed to thank each other, and they all smiled wryly in their hearts. They are all old foxes who have lived for many years. How could they not hear the subtext of Zhu Houzhao's words.

In order to obtain a scholar, the first thing is to be fair.

What is fair is an extremely vague concept.

The literary style of the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, flourishing in the south of the Yangtze River, and talented people came out in large numbers. In comparison, the northern students were much weaker. After the imperial examinations were held, there must be more students from the south of the Yangtze River and fewer students from the north.

Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other. Even if the students in the north are not as good as the students in the south, they will definitely think that the examiners are partial and deliberately cheating. This situation was especially obvious in the early Ming Dynasty. There was even a vigorous North-South list case. The number one scholar in the practical test also asked Lao Zhu to kill to calm the anger.

Therefore, there has always been an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty. In the imperial examination, no matter whether the southern students are really superior to the northern students in terms of knowledge, the final number of admitted students must be balanced between the north and the south, so as to avoid big troubles.

Zhu Houzhao deliberately reminded Fei Hong that the imperial examination should be "fair", just to let Fei Hong not forget this old rule.

The civil service group fell, almost all the officials from the south of the Yangtze River were wiped out, and officials from the north occupied most of the important positions in the court. Fei Hong is likely to vigorously promote the students from the south of the Yangtze River in order to maintain the balance between the north and the south.

His idea is not unreasonable. After all, the northern students are too powerful, which is of no benefit to the court, but Zhu Houzhao does not think so. The competitiveness of northern students is not as competitive as that of southern students, even though most of the current court officials are from northern students. .

Deliberately pulling the students from the south will only make the students from the south rise rapidly and become a behemoth like the civil service group again, which Zhu Houzhao doesn't want to see.

Therefore, it is best to maintain the status quo, and the north and the south will strike a balance, so that the speed of the rise of the students in the south will be under his complete control.

"Today's court meeting ends here, retreat!"

After disposing of the civil servant group, the Five Armed Forces Governor's Mansion reorganized the military headquarters, banned Yangzhou Shouma, and held the Enke Great Examination in advance. What should be done has been done, what should be announced has also been announced, and the court meeting should be over!
"My lord, what should I do with that person?"

In the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao, who had completed the review of the official's acknowledgment of fate presented by Wang Yangming, was sitting on the grand master's chair, drinking tea and resting comfortably. Liu Jin came over and asked cautiously.

The one he was talking about was naturally the big boss of Chunhua Building, the empress Xia Zhi who had a falling out with Zhu Houzhao.

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know how to deal with Xia Zhi.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to kill Xia Zhi. After all, when he first came to power, the three giants of the cabinet controlled the government. He was no different from a mascot. Xia Zhi was always by his side. There is a special feeling.

Even if he accidentally killed Xia Ru and Xia Zhi fell out with him, he did not abolish Xia Zhi's position as queen, and he generously let Xia Zhi out of the palace so that they could not see each other and were not bothered.

But in this situation, Xia Zhi had to die. He used Chunhua Tower as a bureau to plot against the entire civil official group, and wiped out the civil official group. This was his success, but the sequelae were also obvious.

In the entire capital, no one knows that the emperor was poisoned in the Chunhua Building. Regardless of whether Zhu Houzhao was poisoned or not, and whether or not the civil society group was behind the scenes, the Chunhua Building cannot continue to exist. Xia Zhi, as the big boss of the Chunhua Building, cannot escape the blame .

Poisoning the emperor is a capital offense.

It is also impossible for Zhu Houzhao to stand up and explain that Chunhua Building is a bureau he set up to plot against the civil servant group, and has nothing to do with Chunhua Building or Xia Zhi.

He also wants face, let the people in the world know that the emperor is taking personal risks to plot against his courtiers, what is the dignity, what is the emperor's prestige, and how will the people in the world think of him.

Considering the situation, Chunhua Tower cannot stay, Xia Zhi must die!

Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. On one side was his affectionate woman, his queen in name, and on the other was his face. If he wanted to make a choice, he still needed a little weighing.

After a long time, he made the most reasonable and ruthless choice: "Give the poison a glass of wine and let her finish it by herself!"

He still chose his face.

Drink poison to give death.

To end the relationship between him and Xia Zhi.

　Originally, the author still wanted to arrange a romance for Zhu Houzhao, but the facts proved that the author is really not suitable for some emotional plots, so it is better to quickly arrange for the previously booked heroine to go offline. From then on, there will be no heroine in this book
　　
　
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