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Chapter 864: Only if we win the fight can we have a better future!

There is a difference between factional strife and factional imprisonment. Both are struggles, but factional strife is competition between each other, while factional imprisonment is fighting for the sake of fighting, without any standards at all, and it will not end until the other side is completely killed.

There were varying degrees of factional struggles between Yan Song and Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu, but at least they had the fig leaf of putting the country and the overall situation first. No matter how fierce the fight was, no one could disrupt Hu Zongxian's campaign against the Japanese invaders and deprive him of military supplies.

Even if there was a serious split at the top level, the task of suppressing the Japanese invaders had to be done. The party struggles in the middle and late Jiajing period and the Longwan period were completely performance-based competitions centered around the indicator of "suppressing the Japanese invaders." The competition was about who had stronger ideas and who had better execution.

However, the party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty, especially from the Wanli Guoben Case to the demise of the Southern Ming Dynasty, were all party struggles with no bottom line, no standards, and no regard for good or bad, right or wrong.

The Party and Factions Persecution was one of the four signs of a country’s destruction. It was the result of a systemic organizational corruption, not the cause.

When an organization begins to show signs of being plagued by party-factionalism, it is already completely rotten.

When party disputes develop from competition to party imprisonment, it is a life-and-death struggle. The overall situation is important? Only when the struggle is won can the overall situation be important!

The losers have nothing to do with the overall situation. People on both sides of the struggle don't care about peasant uprisings, border emergencies, military and national affairs, or the country. The real thing is to kill the person in front of them and catch the opponent and his minions and beat them to death.

After all, the Jiannu and the peasant army were still far away in Liaodong and Shaanxi, while the enemies of both sides of the struggle were right in front of them.

The most obvious example is the Southern Ming Dynasty. If you read the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, you will sincerely develop a prejudice against the despicable Confucian scholars.

In the twenty years, the Southern Ming fled to Burma from half of the country.

During the heyday of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Southern Ming court even gained the support of the peasant army, who all supported the Ming Dynasty in repelling the Jiannu. Even at the time of its demise, the Southern Ming Dynasty still had a very solid base in the occupied areas: the Han people who were loyal to the king.
In the laws established by the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, there is a great flag of expelling the Tartars and restoring China. As long as this flag is raised, even in later generations, it can still serve as a glue to rally people's hearts and unite all those who can be united.

It was against this background that, in just twenty years, the Southern Ming Dynasty was defeated from Nanjing to Burma, and finally disappeared in the long river of history.

Almost all the shitty things in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty were done by despicable scholars. These despicable scholars fought for the sake of fighting, without any sense of good or bad, right or wrong, or even performance.

Zhu Yijun was a direct disciple of Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng taught him the solution to the problem of factionalism, which was authoritarian rule. When necessary, even unitary despotism was needed. This was the only way to resolve factional disputes.

Zhang Juzheng pondered whether there was any system that could avoid factional strife. But after decades of thinking, he finally came to the conclusion that there was no system that could avoid factional strife, even in theory.

The only solution is to achieve authoritarian rule. To resolve party disputes and achieve authoritarian rule, we must first ask two questions.

First, how did these insects like the lowly Confucians gain power?
As long as the path for insects to gain power is closed or reduced, the subject of the struggle can be effectively contained, and the insects will gain power;
Second, the long history tells everyone that factional strife will lead to the destruction of a country. The emperor knows it, the civil and military officials know it, and the people know it. If we allow these insects to wreak havoc on the country and the people, the country will surely be destroyed. But why, why didn't anyone stand up to deprive them of their ruling status? Dismiss them, deprive them of their honors, exile them, confiscate their property, exterminate their three clans, or even kill their nine clans?
The answer to the second question is political responsibility. When necessary, when a decision must be made, weigh the pros and cons and your opinions. Do not hesitate, do not be afraid of making mistakes, and do not think about the consequences. Choose a side and stick to it.

The Ming Dynasty has an extremely vast territory, a very deep depth, and the most hardworking people. These are all political redundancies. As long as the final decision-maker firmly chooses one side, even if the choice is wrong, stick to it. The wrong one can be executed correctly.

This is consistency.

Zhu Yijun never lacked political responsibility. He was not aware of the historical facts of the Spring and Autumn Period or the evaluation of historical merits and demerits. He never cared how much garbage would be on his grave in the future. Whoever delayed the revival of the Ming Dynasty would have his life ended.

If you hesitate, you are doomed to achieve nothing.

Before the imperial examination, Zhu Yijun took the time to increase the salaries of the Duntai Yuanhou and the coastal defense inspectors. It was calculated on a daily basis. As long as they were not in the hinterland or at the port, but on the grassland or at sea, the daily subsidy was one penny, which could only buy ten kilograms of pork and thirty-five kilograms of rice in those days.

If a pier remote commander or coastal defense inspector works for four months, the subsidy is twelve silver coins. The maximum number of days a pier remote commander or coastal defense inspector can work is six months, and they are not allowed to work over the period. At least half of the year must be spent resting at the pier and port, and they have at least two months of annual leave.

But the Xianbei Plains Expedition was an exception. The money was paid on a per-trip basis, one hundred silver coins per time, and Zhu Yijun never owed this money. Even when he visited the family of Duntai Yuanhou in Nanhai Zi, Daxing County during the Chinese New Year every year, Zhu Yijun would personally ask the family members whether the money had been delivered on time.

The Xianbei Plain is still very dangerous, and this money is life-threatening.

The Duntai Yuanhou and the Coastal Defense Patrol were the most expensive types of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. The two teams had a total of only 6,000 people, and their annual salary was 25 silver coins. In addition to the annual New Year's silver, start-of-work silver, and rewards, they could receive a total of 33 silver coins in salary. With the current attendance allowance, ordinary Yuanhou and patrol officers could receive a salary of 45 silver coins a year.

After serving for three years, one can serve as a centurion in the navy or the Beijing camp, and be selected to join the Northern Pacification Division.

The subsidy money came entirely from the imperial treasury. Yuan Fu gave the emperor a salary increase, and Zhu Yijun gave salary increases to Duntai Yuanhou and the coastal defense inspector.

This matter was requested by Grand Marshal Zeng Shengwu, who requested extra rewards for the soldiers' service, on the grounds that scouts worked the hardest. Zeng Shengwu's original intention was to split the money evenly between the national treasury and the internal treasury, but Zhu Yijun put it all directly into the internal treasury, because most of the imperial cavalry who protected him were selected from there, and it was not convenient to give the life-saving money to the outer court.

Feng Bao put a memorial on the imperial desk with a complicated expression and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Zhejiang Province Supervisory Censor Wang Guo impeached Zeng Shengwu and me for colluding with each other and giving me three thousand taels of silver in an attempt to get promoted."

"Did you take it?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously.

Feng Bao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I only take your money. Isn't the money from the imperial farm enough for me to be greedy? The eunuchs who work in the imperial farms in various places pay 160,000 silver coins as tribute every year. This year, it may be 180,000 silver coins."

Feng Bao never concealed his corruption. The eunuchs of the imperial farm were reluctant to sell the items at high prices. They would give a share of the profits to Feng Bao, the ancestor. The share alone was more than 100,000 silver coins every year.

"Three thousand taels to buy a position as a Grand Marshal. This is too much for me." Feng Bao looked at the memorial and whispered, "This kingdom is a poor guy who has never seen silver."

How much silver would it cost to buy a Grand Marshal? Feng Bao had never calculated it, but according to Zeng Shengwu's contribution in suppressing Jiusi, if one bandit leader cost three taels of silver, and if he killed and captured 23,000 people, it would cost at least more than 60,000 taels of silver. In the battle against Duzhangman alone, 4,600 people were killed.

Three thousand taels, you really can’t buy it.

Zhu Yijun read the memorial for a long time and then ordered the Censorate to investigate to find out what the situation was.

Zeng Shengwu has been busy recently dispatching and transporting food, fodder, gunpowder and other supplies to the front line, and has had no contact with these censors at all. If this censor made a false accusation for no reason, Zhu Yijun would send this censor to the Governor's Office in Jinchi.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yijun received the report from Lu Guangzu who asked the eunuch to report it. After Lu Guangzu checked it out, he found that it was not a false accusation.

Zeng Shengwu did not give any silver and Feng Bao did not receive any silver, but the matter of the three thousand taels of silver was indeed a fact.

"My dear ministers, please don't be so polite. The Grand Marshal didn't give any silver and Feng Daban didn't take it. So how can three thousand silver be the fact?" Zhu Yijun presided over the court meeting and asked about the situation first.

Lu Guangzu hurried out of the class and handed a memorial to Feng Bao, bowing his head and saying, "The Grand Marshal had a student named Cao Daye. Cao Daye gave him silver, but he was afraid that he would not accept it, so he used the title of the Grand Marshal. Feng Dadan did not accept it, because the silver was sent to Feng Dadan's cousin, so the three thousand taels really happened."

"Cao Daye gave the money but was not promoted, so he went to look for Feng Dayong's cousin, but couldn't find him. He got drunk and told others about it. Word spread quickly, and as it spread, it changed its meaning. The Censor Wang Guoyou was at fault for not noticing it."

"It's just a lack of attention, not a false accusation, so there's nothing wrong with it." Zhu Yijun said immediately. The job of the censors is to make groundless accusations and report things based on hearsay. As long as it's not a false accusation made up to drive away the minister of revival, then there's no problem.

Tan Lun coughed twice, and the censors rushed to impeach him, which led to Zhu Yijun taking strong measures to deal with him.

Zhu Yijun finished reading the entire memorial. The Censorate had already questioned Cao Daye, and Cao Daye confessed everything. However, as Feng Bao's cousin was a matter of the inner court, the Censorate did not ask about it.

Zhu Yijun handed the memorial to Feng Bao and asked Feng Bao to take a good look at the situation.

"I am guilty." Zeng Xingwu was helpless. He shook his sleeves and knelt on the ground and said, "I have not been strict with my subordinates. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

"I deserve to die." After reading the memorial, Feng Bao's face turned pale and he also knelt on the platform.

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "No need to be polite. Feng Daban, take the Dongchang guards and the imperial guards to arrest your cousin and bring him to the imperial prison to ask about the situation. Don't let Cao Daye be the one who is talking nonsense."

The court discussion lasted for more than an hour, mainly to discuss the joint examination and the palace examination. When the discussion was about to end, Feng Bao returned to the Wenhua Hall with a sullen face. He knelt as soon as he entered the door and said unwillingly: "It is true. My cousin is addicted to gambling. He owed money to the gambling house and had nowhere to borrow money. So he used my name to ask for bribes everywhere and got more than 30,000 taels of silver."

"It's not just Cao Daye."

"I deserve death. I beg Your Majesty to consider my hard work and forgive me so that I can go to Fengyang to guard the mausoleum."

Feng Bao glanced at Zhang Hong who was standing next to His Majesty, feeling helpless. He had been extremely careful, but in the end he fell into the hands of this cousin.

"Well, it's still a group of people." Zhu Yijun was stunned. He never expected that there were more than a dozen people who gave money to Feng Bao's cousin Feng Ning!
Feng Bao kowtowed again and said, "It's not just Feng Ning. I just found out today that I have another cousin, Feng You, who also received 21,000 silver coins."

"Feng Daban, do you have any cousins ​​or nephews?" Zhu Yijun asked in surprise.

Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "No more."

This is his own relative. If Feng Bao says that he has nothing to do with him, no one will believe him. No one knows whether the silver has reached Feng Bao's hands. Even the person who delivered the message was beaten with forty sticks. He might have done that to cover up his corrupt behavior.

Moreover, Feng Ning and Feng You, two cousins, said in the imperial prison that they had nothing to do with Feng Bao and that they acted on their own initiative.

But as long as Feng Ning and Feng You don't let Feng Bao expose them, Feng Bao can naturally make some arrangements, delay for a while, and rescue them after the storm has passed.

Therefore, Feng Bao could not wash away the guilt no matter what. At that time, Yang Shiqi was at the peak of his power. When his son committed the crime, Yang Shiqi had to leave immediately because he was the source of his son's confidence in committing the crime.

The same goes for Feng Bao's case. Regardless of whether Feng Ning and Feng You gave the silver to Feng Bao or not, they were able to embezzle the silver because Feng Bao was the ancestor of the palace and had a say in front of His Majesty.

In addition, Feng Bao took advantage of the emperor's young age to bully Your Majesty to establish his authority. He did nothing wrong for seventeen years, but now he has fallen at the hands of these relatives with whom he has never had any contact.

He hoped that His Majesty would give him a chance to live out his life in consideration of his past hard work and dedication.

"The Grand Marshal will be fined for half a year's salary. My fellow gentlemen, you must keep an eye on your own subordinates. Bribery will not lead to promotion. All matters related to promotion are in the box below the official screen. At the end of each year, the basic register is opened and names are filled in to determine promotions and transfers." Zhu Yijun pointed to the lock of the official screen, which contained the basic register of the performance evaluation system. The key was in the hands of the emperor.

The Performance Evaluation System was the beginning of the Wanli Reform and the foundation of all new policies. Without clearing up the bureaucracy and wanting to reform, Wang Anshi and Fan Zhongyan ended up like this. Zhu Yijun counted two fingers very seriously, stretched them out and said to the ministers: "In these years, Feng Daban has served me and has spoken well of two ministers. One is Tan Lun, the Minister of State, and the other is Wang Yi'e, the Minister of State. Tan Lun was impeached for coughing, and Feng Daban was so angry that Wang Yi'e was implicated in the Yang Wei case. Feng Daban spoke well of Wang Yi'e twice."

Wang Yi'e was completely stunned. He had no dealings with Feng Bao, yet Feng Bao actually spoke well of him twice.

"Feng Daban will return the stolen silver on behalf of your nephew and cousin. Feng You, Feng Ning and their families will be sent to the Governor's Office in Jinchi. All the officials who bribed them will be sent to the Governor's Office in Luzon and will not be allowed to return to the hinterland for ten years." Zhu Yijun made the final decision and chose to forgive.

Feng Bao was obviously stunned and trembled, then he kowtowed heavily and said loudly: "I thank your majesty for your grace."

Seventy thousand silvers were not a big deal at all. He could also come up with another seventy thousand silvers. He did not understand why His Majesty, who had always been ruthless and ruthless, had become so gentle and merciful.

When Feng Bao returned to the platform, Zhu Yijun signaled Feng Bao to adjourn the court.

"If you have something to do, report early. If you have nothing to do, draw the curtain and dismiss the court." Feng Bao flicked his whisk and announced the dismissal of the court. This has been his job for so many years. He suddenly remembered the first year of the Wanli reign, when Wang Jinglong entered the palace to assassinate the king, and he appeared in the Wenhua Hall with a bruised forehead. Seventeen years have passed.

Feng Bao was very clear that he was not irreplaceable.

Zhang Hong can barely be a replacement, and Li Yougong is the most suitable. Li Yougong served as the emperor's sparring partner and was also the leader of the Xiaohuangmen. Over the years, he can be described as fighting in the south and the north and working tirelessly. Now he is still killing Japanese pirates in Nagato Castle in Japan.

Moreover, Li Yougong was very good at studying and was able to manage the affairs of the Imperial Household Department.

In recent years, Zhang Hong has not paid attention to the troublesome things in the outer court. He has been wholeheartedly serving the emperor's diet and daily life. When fighting with the ministers of the outer court, Zhang Hong is a little weak. Now he has read a lot of books, but he dare not make decisions on some things. Instead, he has gotten used to the diet and daily life, and he is no longer interested in the position of the ancestor.

The second ancestor, Zhang Hong, was in charge of the eunuchs in charge of the Maritime Customs, and his lineage was also well fed.

After the court session, Feng Bao carefully waited on His Majesty and took him to the train back to Tonghe Palace. He seemed to want to say something but hesitated. He tried several times but failed to get the answer in the end.

"Why didn't Feng Daban just beat Feng Ning and Feng You to death with a stick?" Zhu Yijun thought about it and started talking first.

Feng Bao immediately said, "They are the criminals. If I beat them to death, wouldn't that give people something to blame?"

Zhu Yijun asked again: "Why didn't Feng Daban wait until the court was over, wait in Tonghe Palace, and ask for mercy in private, but insisted on going to the palace?"

"The Grand Tutor has not indulged his followers, and His Majesty is still waiting for a report." Feng Bao didn't know why the emperor asked this, and chose to answer truthfully. Over the years, Feng Bao had already figured it out and it was better to tell the truth to His Majesty than to lie.

His Majesty hates being deceived the most.

Zhu Yijun smiled, looked out the window and stopped talking. Feng Bao was also confused because he was concerned about it. After calming down and thinking for a while, he naturally figured it out.

The little train blew its whistle and arrived at Tonghe Palace.

Feng Bao's uneasy heart settled down, and he finally understood why the emperor was so lenient.

When something happened and there was a bit of panic, Feng Bao did not beat the man to death, leaving no evidence, nor did he drag the matter until after the court meeting. This was honesty and loyalty. He entered the palace and stated the truth, leaving all decisions to the emperor.

If he had taken one wrong step, he would have been on the way to Fengyang. If Feng Bao chose to hide it from the emperor, it would be deceiving the emperor.

As the emperor's eunuch, ability is secondary, loyalty is primary. There are so many capable ministers. There are so many ministers in Wenhua Palace. Which one is not smart and capable? Which one doesn't have an idea as soon as he turns his eyes?
The emperor has no shortage of capable ministers, but rather lacks loyal ministers.

Zhu Yijun went to the imperial study, changed his clothes and went to Beitucheng to review the troops. He said to Feng Bao: "During the Kaiyuan prosperous period, in the 17th year of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang began to slack off. All the memorials submitted by the four directions must be submitted to Gao Lishi first, and then the major events were presented to the emperor, and Gao Lishi made the decisions on minor matters."

"For this reason, Gao Lishi advised Emperor Xuanzong of Tang three times in the 17th year of Kaiyuan, the first year of Tianbao, and the seventh year of Tianbao, respectively, on the grounds of the country, the trust of ancestors, and the end of the world, saying that he should not neglect government affairs, but Emperor Xuanzong did not listen."

"The last time Ke Zhongzhi made a difficult remonstrance, he finally angered Emperor Xuanzong, who no longer relied on Gao Lishi, but on Yuan Siyi. He set up a Ministry of Internal Affairs and a Supervisor of Internal Affairs, with Gao Lishi and Yuan Siyi as the two officials."

Gao Lishi was a virtuous eunuch. He scolded Emperor Xuanzong harshly each time three times. The first time, he said that the country and the people were more important, and it was a public matter. The second time, he pointed at his ancestors and scolded them. The third time, he said it was difficult to overcome the difficulties, and he didn't even give them any face. Each time was harsher than the last. I hope Emperor Xuanzong of Tang can wake up.

But Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was immersed in the congratulations from all nations and the abundant flowers, but eventually the Tang Dynasty took a sharp turn for the worse.

"Just do your job well and don't think too much. It's not the turn of ministers outside to take care of the affairs in the palace." Zhu Yijun changed his clothes and took the train to Beidaying.

"I obey your command." Feng Bao bowed his head again, and did not stand up straight until the whistle sounded and the emperor left. His face changed several times, first with sorrow, and then with anger. His two unlucky relatives had cheated him out of more than 70,000 silver coins!

Feng Bao was also very fortunate. He managed to save his life and his position in this turmoil. He could slowly earn back the 70,000 silver coins he had lost.

On February 9th, the Ming Dynasty's triennial imperial examination began. Yuan Keli carried his book box and prepared to enter the examination room. He stood nervously in front of the Imperial Examination Hall, looking at the long line, wondering if he had forgotten to bring anything, and then he smiled self-deprecatingly.

Zhang Juzheng accepted 40 kilograms of millet from him and not only let him take some math lessons at the home school, but also asked the Quan Chu Guild Hall to prepare all the items for the exam, exactly the same as what Xiong Tingbi had prepared.

You Shouli brought four people and stood behind Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli. As the steward of the Quan Chu Guild Hall, You Shouli came in person because he was afraid that someone would frame the two of them. You must know that Xiong Tingbi was the man who conquered Yinshan with three arrows, and he was both civil and military, and was very famous in the capital. Many people tried to stuff something into Xiong Tingbi's book box to make him notorious.

The examinations in the Ming Dynasty were extremely strict, with inspection officers and dozens of soldiers to check the candidates.

After all the candidates entered the examination hall, they had to undress and stand naked. Two inspectors would come forward to check them from the hairline to the knees, bare belly to toes, and even the anus would not be spared. Anyone who brought cheat sheets into the examination room would be immediately stripped of his title and would never be employed again.

"Xia Zongyao, a successful candidate from Yangzhou Prefecture, was brought into the Imperial Examination Hall under false pretenses. His honors will be revoked as a warning to others!" An officer who was investigating successful candidates suddenly stepped forward, stood in front of the Imperial Examination Hall gate, and shouted loudly.

The inspector turned sideways, and two inspectors carried a disheveled student and threw him out of the Imperial Examination Hall. Anyone who cheated in the examination would never have any chance of fame or official career in his life.

Even the benefits received from becoming a juren had to be spit out completely.

All the candidates felt the same way. Every year, there were those who refused to give up and spent countless silver coins to buy the examination questions that were circulated among the gossips. Some even simply bought the eight-part essays and waited to copy them after entering the examination room.

Xia Zongyao was such a person who was lucky enough to take the exam. Even the person who sold him the test paper told him that the inspector had been bribed and there would be no problem, so he could just go in and take the exam with confidence.

"I didn't smuggle it with me. Someone framed me! They made up false accusations and slandered the students! Those things are not mine!" Xia Zongyao looked ashen. He sat on the ground, without even tidying up his clothes, and argued loudly.

"Go to Shuntian Prefecture and beat the drum to appeal for justice." The prosecutor ignored him completely. Besides being a prosecutor, he was also the chief judge of the Northern Pacification Division. He had been a prosecutor since the second year of the Wanli reign. Over the years, he had arrested many lucky culprits, but everyone said that the crime was not theirs.

If there is a grievance, just go to the Shuntian Prefecture government office and beat the drum, and someone from the court will naturally investigate the truth.

Yuan Keli and Xiong Tingbi walked into the Imperial Examination Hall and took off their clothes in the side room.

The prosecutor recognized Xiong Tingbi, who had lived in the Quan Chu Guild Hall since he was ten years old. Some people said that he was Zhang Juzheng's illegitimate son. The prosecutor thought that was nonsense. Xiong Tingbi's origin was very clear, and he did not look like Zhang Juzheng at all. Xiong Tingbi had a strong build and looked like a warrior.

"Commander Zhao, something seems to be wrong." An inspector was rummaging through a bookcase, knocked on the wooden board, and his face changed.

Xiong Tingbi's face changed, and he walked to the bookcase without putting on his clothes, knocked on it, and broke the wooden board with one punch. There was indeed a problem. There were nine pieces of paper hidden inside, which were densely written with words.

Xiong Tingbi picked up the papers, looked puzzled, then put on his clothes and said, "I will go to Shuntian Prefecture to report the case myself."

When Xiong Tingbi came out, he saw Yuan Keli who was also kicked out. He said with some apology: "I am sorry for causing trouble for you. This is for me. If I were alone, it would be fine. Your Majesty has found a way for me as a warrior. I can also find a way out on the battlefield. I shouldn't have caused trouble for you."

"Let's go to Shuntianfu to beat drums together?" Yuan Keli asked while looking at his bookcase. What he actually wanted to say was that he could also be a warrior. He was very sure that he had a talent for military affairs and could become a Confucian general.

"Let's go together." Xiong Tingbi went towards the Shuntian Prefecture government office.

Yang Junmin, the Chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture, dared not neglect the matter and immediately ran to Tonghe Palace to report the details to the emperor.

Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli want to cheat, and they have to rely on smuggling? Insulting!

The topic was approved by His Majesty in red, and His Majesty called them "Xiong Da" in a very friendly manner. He told them the topic, and it was easy to get a top scorer, right?

"Your Majesty, please calm down. The imperial examination is a serious matter. I do have a solution that is not a solution." Feng Bao was so scared when he saw His Majesty changing into military uniform and going to the Beijing camp that he broke out in a cold sweat. If His Majesty left the house, the Beijing camp would have to enter the capital!
As for the solution, what solution does Feng Bao have?
"Now that things have come to this, what else can you do? In any case, Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli will miss the imperial examination. You Shouli personally checked several times and found that they were switched. They are coming for you, sir, which means they are coming for me." Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao with a frown.

"I really have a solution! Your Majesty, they are just waiting for you to get angry. This is their purpose." Feng Bao boldly stretched out his hand and said in front of His Majesty: "Your Majesty, everyone change clothes and exam baskets. This way, there will be no so-called smuggling problem. Imperial exam basket clothes!"

"Huh?" Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao for a long time and actually found a solution for Feng Bao.

Feng Bao watched His Majesty put down his helmet, breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was also quick-witted and his mouth was faster than his brain. After he finished speaking, he realized that he had really come up with a good idea.

In this way, there will be no problem of smuggling in the future. Isn't it enough to change clothes when entering the Imperial Examination Hall and take the examination basket issued by the court? !
"Hey, this seems to be a really good idea, Your Majesty, change your clothes and the exam basket!" Feng Bao realized that this was a very good idea, and he was extremely surprised himself. Could it be that he really had some talent in dog fighting?
"In this way, the test questions will also be changed. In the future, when the co-examiners and the chief examiner submit their test questions, they will not be reviewed. Instead, they will be sent directly to the Sanjing Factory for printing, and then bagged and sealed." A cold light flashed in Zhu Yijun's eyes, and he chose to go a step further.

Feng Bao was more concerned with dog fights, while Zhu Yijun was more concerned with power. He was very greedy for money, and because he was greedy for power, this time he wanted to seize the right to interpret the scriptures.

It was not him who broke the rules first. It was someone who wanted to make things difficult for Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli, two disciples of Zhang Juzheng. So Zhu Yijun cannot be blamed for being rude and breaking the rules that had been in place for hundreds of years.

In the evening, the emperor suddenly issued a strict decree to the Imperial Examination Hall, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. All personal belongings were confiscated, and standard examination baskets and clothes were distributed from the imperial treasury. Xia Zongyao, Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Keli were also sent to the Imperial Examination Hall.

Soon, the imperial edict to cancel the old question was also sent to the Imperial Examination Hall, and the emperor wanted to set a new question.

(End of this chapter)