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Chapter 135 North and South List, Liu Ji, You Disappointed Me (5K)

"North and South Rankings!"

When the officials of the Ministry of Education read this, they were completely confused.

Since ancient times, the imperial examination has never had two lists, but the emperor of Ming Dynasty issued such a list.

When Li Shanchang saw this imperial decree, his hands were shaking.

The thoughts of the emperor in the deep palace are like a deep abyss, unfathomable.

"North and South rankings, two champions, two batches of Scholars?"

"What do you think, Your Majesty, isn't this nonsense?"

"Be careful..."

"But, but, unprecedented, why is your Majesty..."

Zhongshu Shengshu instantly became chaotic like a vegetable market.

Compared with mathematics, entering the imperial examination.The north-south division of the rankings simply killed all the officials.

In most cases, it is a matter of belief and a little interest for these officials to enter the imperial examination.

However, the north-south division of the list is a real issue of interests.

Originally, in the north-south division, at least half of the people would be happy and the other half would be worried.

But the irony is that the Zhongshu Province of Nuoda University is almost all southerners.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang unified the north, he had already made a clear tone, that is, he wanted to tilt resources toward the north.

"No, I'm going to talk to the emperor..."

Some officials have already stood up in anger, ready to go to the emperor to argue.

As soon as he spoke, the others followed suit.

Facing such an important matter, no matter how the old foxes in Zhongshu Province are fighting each other, they must stand in line at this time!
One of them was embarrassing, and that was Yang Xian.

He is from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, and he is probably one of the rare northerners in Zhongshu Province, but in officialdom, he belongs to another faction in the south.

"Master Yang doesn't need to go, after all you..."

Yang Xian was stared at by others, his scalp was numb, his eyes rolled, but he laughed:

"Since all the adults are going to go, I will also go and have a look!"

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the person sitting in the middle in unison.

"Master Li, you also have to say something..."

In the end, it was Yang Xian who took the lead and asked Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang looked numb, and finally nodded.

Although the reform of the imperial examination has nothing to do with him strictly speaking, most of his team members and those who came to him for refuge also have their own standpoints.

If he doesn't set an example, it will probably chill the hearts of many people.

Li Shanchang stood up, nodded, and left with all the officials.

The senior members of Zhongshu Province headed towards the palace together.

On the way, people kept getting news about the north-south rankings, and more officials went there spontaneously.

"His Majesty!"

……

Zhu Yuanzhang was in the imperial study, his face was ashen.

Not long after, he had received the news that the officials were kneeling at the gate of the palace, Li Shanchang was the leader, and Liu Ji came later.

With regard to the reform of the imperial examination, the entry of mathematics into the imperial examination did not cause a mutiny, but the division of the north and south rankings did.

"Fair, never easy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and let the eunuch go out.

"Father, are you rushing this matter...?
The imperial examinations are supposed to be several years away, but if you present the North and South Lists at this time, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the imperial court! "

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, then shook his head:
"If it weren't for Xu Cunren's incident, I wouldn't have been so impulsive if I hadn't been admitted to the imperial examination. But the general trend has already been established. It may not be a good time to launch the North and South List at this time. If it is a few years later, the effect will not be so good!"

"What effect?"

Just as Zhu Biao asked the question, he realized it by himself.

He bowed his head and said no more.

"Let them come in, I want to see, what is the result they want from me?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened. He had never been an easy-talking emperor. Unless the incident itself really shakes the foundation of the country, he would never back down.

Not long after, Li Shanchang and Liu Ji came with all the officials, and Wu Yangyang knelt in front of the imperial study.

Zhu Yuanzhang came out of the imperial study with a calm expression.

"Yo, are they all here?"

There was no joy or anger on the emperor's face, but his sarcastic tone made all the officials confused.

"Come on, you've already engaged in the trick of coercing the palace, why don't you dare to tell me now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked around and found that all the officials were confused. They looked at each other and I looked at you, but no one was the first bird.

At this time, Liu Ji took the initiative to stand up and said:

"Your Majesty, we are here for the North and South Rankings!"

"Oh, tell me!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved and asked the eunuch to send a chair over, and then sat down.

Liu Ji lowered his head and said:
"The ministers think that the north-south division of the list is against fairness. Since ancient times, there has never been a dynasty that has divided the north-south list.
The imperial examinations in the past dynasties have always been based on meritocracy. To obtain fame and fame based on ability, forcibly dividing the imperial examinations into north and south, is it suspected of discrimination?
The minister affirmed that the emperor considered it carefully and took it back! "

"That's right, that's right, everyone takes the test based on their ability, why are they divided into north and south rankings?"

After Liu Ji finished speaking, the officials behind him began to discuss.

Faced with such a situation, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression remained unchanged:

"Li Shanchang, you brought people here, why don't you say a few words?"

Li Shanchang, who had been sitting and watching Liu Ji as a young bird, was followed by Zhu Yuanzhang and had to get up!

"I think that Your Majesty doesn't need to rush to make a decision on this matter. Anyway, the world is still uncertain, and Kai Enke is not in a hurry, so the old minister thinks that this matter should be shelved for the time being?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard the words, Li Shanchang, an old fox, understood him better than Liu Ji.

He didn't choose to be tough, but wanted to drag this matter to nothing!
But Li Shanchang and Liu Ji are in the same position after all.

"You want fairness?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked around, and the officials who met his eyes dodged their eyes and quickly lowered their heads.

"Then I let Mathematics enter the imperial examination. Do you think it's fair? How did you do it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were full of sarcasm, and the scene was silent:

"Don't talk about it one by one, I don't understand what you're thinking, it's not common enough for you to get into the imperial examination, because it destroys your advantage!
The North and South Rankings, you think it's unfair, and it's also because of this, but have you thought about one thing, is your fairness fair to the Han people in the North?
My lords, do you need me to send you to the north to have a look...? "

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made many people bow their heads.

Many people have been to the north.

Among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, there were many officials of the Yuan Dynasty. How could they not know the situation in the north?
"A person has no worries about food and clothing, and a person has nothing to eat, is there any justice for them?

I can clearly tell you that I named the North and South List just to revitalize the Northland. Do you think it's unfair? "

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at those people. Although the officials were silent, they had already explained their answers with attitude.

"If you want fairness, I will give you fairness. From now on, before the opening of Koenke, whoever is willing to migrate to the north of the Huaihe River to settle down, I will treat them as people from the north. In the future, the benefits of the north and south rankings will not be left behind by you. ,How about it?
Who will go for me? "

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of all the officials changed drastically.

The bitter cold in the north is better than that in the south of the Yangtze River?
Although today's Jiangnan has been shattered by the war, even so, it is a hundred times better than the Northland!
It is absolutely impossible for them to go north.

But the emperor's request has been placed here, if you don't go, it's your own choice.

So the faces of these people became even uglier!
"Your Majesty, it's hard to leave my homeland!"

"Come here!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order, and the guards rushed over and took the official down.

"This lord said that the homeland is hard to leave. I don't believe it. I'm going to see it today. Can you leave? Three hundred miles away..."

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Lao Zhu's sudden attack caught all the officials by surprise, and they woke up at this moment. The emperor in front of him was not easy to talk to.

Killing all the millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, the sword at the waist is still bloody!

Emperor Hongwu just got off his horse, and the blood on his body hasn't been washed off yet!
Thinking of this, all the officials were terrified, and no longer dared to speak on the North and South List.

For a moment, everyone was silent!
"I've given you the fairness you want, it's up to you whether you accept it or not!
But if anyone tells me about fairness again, don't blame me for helping him to be fair! "

"Liu Ji, come in for me..."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, ignored those officials, and entered the imperial study.

Li Shanchang's face was ugly, he just stared at Liu Ji and the emperor going in.

"Go, go back, have nothing to do?"

He turned around, waved his hand, let all the officials disperse, and then looked back at the direction of the imperial study, thoughtful!
Inside the imperial study!

Liu Bowen knelt on the ground, the emperor just looked at him and said nothing for a long time.

"Liu Ji, I am very disappointed in you..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Liu Bowen's body shake.

The emotion contained in the emperor's words was full of sincerity. He looked up, but saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had already walked to the window, with his back turned to him.

"I understand your position, and I also have my position!
Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have supported each other and fought with each other. I can understand all these!
It's just that I can't figure it out, this Ming Dynasty has not even decided the world, you people, the role change is too fast! "

The emperor turned his head, and Liu Bowen quickly lowered his head.

"We people, a year ago, were rebels in the eyes of others. I still remember that when I was not the emperor, you people didn't have these barriers with me. Now you are fine, and Li Shanchang is fine...

Everyone started to calculate their own private interests?

Do you, Liu Ji, remember that you said words with the world in mind?
Tell me, why do I divide the north and south rankings? "

Zhu Yuanzhang questioned Liu Ji almost in a roaring tone.

Liu Bowen's body was trembling, and Zhu Biao couldn't bear it.

"When His Majesty promoted mathematics into the imperial examination, he probably didn't have the idea of ​​dividing the north and south rankings. I think His Majesty has some expert advice recently...

I thought about it for a while, and with His Majesty's means, if you knew from the beginning, you should have paved the way for this matter with the imperial examination of mathematics, but you didn't say anything when the dust of the imperial examination for mathematics was settled, which proves that you got this suggestion And intend to implement, not more than three days! "

Zhu Biao was about to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang when Liu Bowen spoke suddenly.

Old Zhu said nothing, but Zhu Biao was stunned.

Liu Bowen raised his head with a calm expression.

"So, the person who told you about this matter cannot be Xu Cunren, Mr. Xu may be good at learning, but he can't think of such a long-term strategy!
After my Great Ming took over the world, one of the problems that His Majesty had to face was the problem of bridging the north and the south. I thought that His Majesty would solve this problem slowly, until His Majesty suddenly sacrificed the north and south list,

It proves that His Majesty is already laying the groundwork for this matter!
Because those who study mathematics are the first to enter the imperial examination, the reform of the imperial examination has become a general trend, and His Majesty does not want to waste this good opportunity, so he forcibly promotes the north and south rankings!
I won Dadu in the Ming Dynasty, it is today's event, and the people in the north are happy to welcome Master Wang, but they will also have a lot of guesses about you, Your Majesty!
The southerners were the most lowly people in the previous dynasty. The Han people in the north and the south have almost turned against each other for hundreds of years. The people in the north are controlled by the southern court.
They are also worried that the hundreds of years of enmity will lead to the fall of the butcher's knife!

Your Majesty's division of the north and south rankings also has the meaning of letting the world return to its heart! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, Liu Bowen was still the same Liu Bowen, although he might not have as far-sightedness as Zhang Yi, but that kid was destined to be immortal.

Liu Ji is almost the smartest person Lao Zhu has ever met, he can see his own calculations clearly.

However, it was also because of this that Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry.

"Since you have seen through all this, why do you want to be the first bird?"

Liu Bowen's lips moved, but he didn't say a word. He gave a wry smile, and put his whole body on the ground.

"Because you, Mr. Liu, have grown up, and you have people who depend on you. Although you can see through my thoughts, you are coerced by your subordinates and have no choice but to come out...

You know that my calculations are for the general trend of the world and for the common people!

But you Liu Ji still choose your position and stand in front of me?
If you stood in front of me because of other things, I would not be so angry, but this matter, I am extremely disappointed in you...! "

Zhu Yuanzhang's words made Liu Bowen unable to hold on anymore.

He understands his position in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. He is also a civil servant. Li Shanchang is Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant, but Zhu Yuanzhang is also clear about Li Shanchang's personality.

Compared with the other party, in the emperor's heart, he is probably still a person with ideals!

Zhu Yuanzhang can allow himself to form a party in the court and fight with Li Shanchang, but if he knows the public interest and chooses to pursue self-interest, it is a very serious matter in Lao Zhu's eyes.

It is also because of this that Lao Zhu said the word disappointed.

"Sir, I have failed His Majesty's trust, please punish him!"

Liu Bowen had nothing to say, so he knelt down and got up.

Zhu Yuanzhang was expressionless:
"Penalty for one year! Go back and think about the past..."

Liu Bowen didn't dare to say much, and after thanking the emperor for his kindness, he left silently.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son watched him leave, Zhu Biao said:

"Master Liu really shouldn't have made a mistake this time. Mr. Li is much more tactful than him. As the head of the officials, he seems to stand up for the officials, but he didn't say anything!

This time, master, it's not as good as Mr. Li! "

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and looked at Zhu Biao silently. Zhu Biao was surprised:
"Royal father, could it be that I have read wrongly?"

"You haven't learned the truth of what your Zhang family brother said about the matter of the North and South List...

Everyone has their own position. From Li Shanchang's point of view, he is my old brother, and he will definitely be a prince in the future. Although he is a civil servant and a prime minister, his political team will fight with me. Those old brothers in the world, so naturally he wouldn't feel the same about the North and South rankings?
That old fox was able to come forward because of the sake of winning people's hearts, how is it the same as Liu Ji?
Although Liu Ji has been with me for a long time, he is not from Huaixi. If he is willing to attach himself to Li Shanchang sincerely, maybe he won't be so tired!
But Li Shanchang is not so easy to follow, he Liu Bowen is also a proud person,

So after I ascended the throne, the question before Liu Bowen was how to protect himself. This old guy is also stubborn, and he was able to win a group of people to fight with Li Shanchang!

But if you look at his team again, you can understand why Liu Ji cares more about the North and South rankings than Li Shanchang! "

When Zhu Biao heard the words, he suddenly realized.

In the court today, there are indeed two political forces looming.

One of them is the group of people centered on the old Huaixi brothers who were the first to conquer the world by Zhu Yuanzhang. Li Shanchang and Xu Da are well-deserved leaders. Xu Da is a military general who has been leading the army for a long time. The leader of the Tianhuai West Gang.

On the other hand, Liu Ji wooed fellow villagers in eastern Zhejiang and a group of people with similar political ideas to him in the officialdom, and formed a opposing force.

The two seem to be the same, but they are actually different from the feet.

Li Shanchang relied on those heroes who were still fighting in the north, and he was not sensitive to the matter of selecting scholars through the imperial examination.

But what about Liu Ji?

Since the Song Dynasty, Eastern Zhejiang has been one of the most important places in the world for imperial examinations. Liu Bowen's foundation is those fellow villagers in Eastern Zhejiang and the low-level officials who depend on him.

For the Zhedong faction, the imperial examination is something related to their wealth and life.

If Liu Bowen doesn't show up, probably those people who are attached to him will immediately scatter.

"I understand his position, but he should also see my original intention. He, Liu Bowen, can definitely use a more gentle method to achieve the best of both worlds, but he made such a stupid move!
He forgot, why did I let him be the censor Zhongcheng?
It's not for him to use the supervisory power to form a party for personal gain. If so, why should I use him?
Just give him a leisurely job to retire! "

"I hope Master Liu can understand my father's painstaking efforts..."

The conversation between Zhu's father and son came to an end. On the other side, Liu Bowen, the censor Zhongchen, walked out of the palace. Unlike the indignation before entering the palace, he was a little disappointed at this time.

When he got out of the palace gate, someone was waiting for him.

These officials wanted to surround him, Liu Bowen waved his hand, telling them not to approach!
He is alone, walking forward.

Just passing by one person, Liu Ji said:
"Your Majesty has an expert behind him, and the matter of the North and South List must never be mentioned again!
You were born in a school, you can go and find out who His Majesty has been close to recently,

Also, maybe you can find clues from other people! "

After speaking, Liu Bowen got into his car, and the driver said:

"Master, do you want to go back to Yushitai?"

"No, go to Xu Mansion!"

Liu Ji took a deep breath. This time His Majesty has already had a prejudice against him, and he must do something to make up for it.

He can't intervene in the matter of the North and South List, but he can still help when he is admitted to the imperial examination.

That old boy Xu Cunren is probably still worrying about math textbooks,

As Taishiling, it happens that mathematics and physics are also one of his specialties, and he can use 1
When he came to Xu's mansion, he happened to bump into Mrs. Xu going out.

"Meet the old sister-in-law!"

"It's Master Liu!"

Mrs. Xu saluted Liu Bowen and said:
"You're here to find Old Xu, I'll let you know!"

"Sister-in-law, you go yourself if you have something to do, why are you being polite to me? I went in to find him by myself..."

"Okay, what is he talking about with his students, I don't even understand as a woman, you go!"

Liu Bowen bid farewell to Mrs. Xu, opened the door and walked in.

"What kind of tricks did you come up with for me to get into the imperial examination, which caused the old man to have bad luck, won't you help me wipe my ass?"

What Xu Cunren said from inside shocked Liu Bowen.

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