Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 396
Scholars in Jiangxi have been very strong in the imperial examinations over the years, and every time there are a large number of people among them.

First of all, Jiangxi people can indeed read.

Second, let the advanced lead the late, and join hands in the stage pavilion.

Zhu Qiyu's original intention was to think of Yang Shiqi, the prime minister who came from Ji'an, Jiangxi.

Unexpectedly, just after Gao Yao finished reading the list of Jinshi, Chen Xun and He Wenyuan both fell to their knees when they heard two plops.

One is a Bachelor of Wuyingdian and Minister of the Ministry of Households; the other is a Bachelor of Dongge University and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback, what are the two of them doing.

Zhu Qiyu looked left and right, and asked everyone with curious eyes, what's going on.

It was okay not to look around, but when Zhu Qiyu looked around, not only did no one speak, but Huang Pu also knelt down on the ground.

What happened, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to look to Wang Wen for help.

Wang Wen hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, Yang Shiqi is a traitor. Although the three cabinet ministers are from Jiangxi, they have nothing to do with the fact that Jiangxi Xinke Scholars are colluding with each other, forming cliques for private interests, and collectively writing letters to criticize.

Although Chen Ge and Yang Shiqi were both from Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, they had no intersection with each other, and they did not participate in Yang Shiqi's plan to harm the country and the people. "

Only then did Zhu Qiyu figure out that half of the Jiangxi Xinke Scholars in the memorials were from Ji'an.Chen Xun is also from Ji'an, Jiangxi, and thought he was targeting him.

He Wenyuan is also from Jiangxi, he is still the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he is also the examiner of this palace examination.

Huang Pu is also from Jiangxi, and he is also the examiner of this examination.

When something went wrong, all three of them were responsible, and Chen Xun was the first to bear the brunt.

Wang Wen was not sure what the emperor wanted, so he gave a very flexible answer.

Zhu Qiyu is very satisfied with Wang Wen's performance, and now he has two choices, one is to follow Wang Wen's words and assign the blame to Yang Shiqi.

Although Yang Shiqi is dead, he is still a banner of Jiangxi officials.Now that Zhu Qiyu is starting to liquidate Yang Shiqi, officials from Jiangxi organized it secretly, and Xinke Jinshi wrote a letter to force the palace.

Regardless of whether this statement is true or not, at least it is logically self-consistent.

There is no problem at all in guiding the wind of public opinion here.

Second, Wang Wen has directly defined the behavior of Jiangxi Jinshi's petition: to connect with each other and form cliques for personal gain.

Zhu Qiyu could choose to accept Wang Wen's statement and take the opportunity to force Chen Xun to retreat.

Taking a gloomy glance at Chen Xun, who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Qiyu was also very entangled in his heart: forcing Chen Xun to retreat, and helping Wang Wen to the position of chief assistant, the days to come will be much more comfortable.

But if you really want to do this, it seems too cold and thin.In the future, the sense of security of the ministers will inevitably be greatly reduced. If this kind of thing is done too much, sooner or later people will be scattered.

"Get up!"

After repeated weighing, Zhu Qiyu still planned to lift it up heavily and put it down gently.

Chen Xun, He Wenyuan and Huang Pu all thanked En and got up.

Both Chen Xun and He Wenyuan broke out in cold sweats. From Chen Xun's point of view, he definitely didn't want to become an official, and He Wenyuan didn't want to.

Huang Pu is the emperor's confidant, so it doesn't matter, but he is just going through the motions.

Just when the atmosphere in the pavilion calmed down a little, Zhu Qiyu turned his head and said to Gao Yao: "Ting Jian, I have only been an emperor for more than 20 years, and at best I can rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty.

Decades later, the responsibility to push the Ming Dynasty to its peak belongs to you young people.

My hope for you is to be a unparalleled national scholar like Yu Rang, and not to be an eternal treacherous minister like Yang Shiqi.

What did Yang Shiqi say when he bewitched Xuanmiao to give up Cochin? "

Hearing the words, Gao Yao quickly bowed and replied: "The treacherous prime ministers Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong said in the Xuan Temple: Your Majesty sympathizes with the people's life to appease the famine. It is not unknown. The Han abandoned Zhuya, and the history thought it was a good talk, not to show weakness. Xu Zhi convenient."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, and said to everyone with contempt: "Listen, is this the words of a minister. How can a person be so wicked?
Animals still know how to protect their homes and territories, but traitors like Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong are not as good as animals. "

As soon as Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the pavilion was completely broken.

A group of important ministers were all whispering to each other, talking a lot.

The emperor hated Sanyang and wished he could eat his meat raw. This is a fact that all important officials have known for a long time.

But today, the emperor's words are so serious, so relentless, it means that the bloody purge of Sanyang is inevitable.

Yes, it was a bloody cleansing. Although Sanyang was dead, his relatives and property were still there.

Zhu Qiyu would never allow the treacherous officials who were bent on harming Daming to retreat unscathed.

Although according to the normal way of the world, the disaster is not as good as the children and grandchildren, but it is too weird not to be able to hold San Yang.

Zhu Qiyu's principle is like this, if he is really good for Daming, but messes things up in the actual implementation, such a minister can be forgiven.

For example, Sun Chengzong, the emperor of Apocalypse, and Yang Sichang, who was most trusted by Chongzhen.Both of them are loyal to Daming and do things sincerely.It's just that they didn't get things done in the end, just try their best, and it's not their fault.

But such a wonderful thing as Sanyang is to make things worse with one heart and one mind.They will do whatever they can to harm Daming.

If, like Zhu Qizhen's trusted eunuch Xining, he is a Jurchen himself and hates Daming himself, then I can understand what he did.

And people like San Yang couldn't find a reason for them.

The emperor cursed San Yang in his heart, while the ministers exchanged opinions, nervously weighing whether to refute the emperor.

The emperor has made his point clear, if you don't refute it, it means you have no opinion.

Once you have made your stand, you can no longer go back on your word.You can't say go home and take a nap today, then stand in front of the emperor tomorrow and yell: I object.

That would be the emperor of pastime.

If you want to oppose it, you can oppose it today, or you can completely acquiesce from now on.

Zhu Qiyu took two sips of tea quietly, and then coughed lightly.

Seeing that the discussion time given by the emperor was up, the pavilion fell silent instantly.

The first thing Zhu Qiyu looked at was Yu Qian, the confidant whom San Yang worked hard to cultivate.

Yu Qian met the emperor's gaze and nodded slightly, expressing his acquiescence.

Because Zhu Qiyu also made a compromise, he never mentioned Xuanzong's responsibility from the beginning to the end, and only let San Yang take all the blame.Yu Qian didn't want to irritate the emperor any more. It would be indecent to push the emperor into a hurry and come directly to business.

After all, the reason is on the emperor's side, as long as he is not a person who has completely lost his conscience, he has to admit that Xuanzong and Sanyang have indeed done a lot of bad things, the number is countless, and they are all harming the foundation of Ming Dynasty.

It is unimaginable how thick-skinned a person can tell that Xuanzong is the Mingjun and Sanyang is the loyal minister.

Zhu Qiyu looked it over and saw that no one was talking anymore, so he moved on to the next topic.

At this time, Chen Xun suddenly stood up, bowed first, and then replied: "Your Majesty, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong advocated abandoning Cochin in order to show compassion for the people and save military expenses.

The two also cited the example of Han abandoning Zhuya, and they persuaded Xuanmiao just now. "

Zhu Qiyu was very puzzled when he heard this.Chen Xun is fine, why raise the bar.

Talking about Han abandoning Zhuya, isn't that just asking for criticism?
The Han Dynasty did give up Zhuya, which was later Hainan, because it was difficult to rule.

This matter gets deeper, but it will soon be extended to Xuanzong and Zhengtong.

Without turning the corner for a moment, Zhu Qiyu turned to look at He Yi.

He Yi saw the emperor asking himself, so he looked in the direction of Gao Yao.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Gao Yao, what does He Yi mean by this, he has learned how to be dumb.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Qiyu finally figured it out.Gao Yao had just read the Jiangxi Jinshi who had written a letter of remonstrance, and He Yi implied that Chen Xun's statement had something to do with those Jiangxi officials.

It is right to think so, Chen Xun is from Ji'an, Jiangxi. If he neither speaks for Jinshi from Jiangxi nor defends for Zaifu from Jiangxi today, then he will not be able to hang out in the circle of officials and gentry in Jiangxi in the future.

So Chen Xun knew that he would touch the emperor's head, so he could only bite the bullet.It's better to be fined than to be yelled at by everyone from Jiangxi.

Knowing this, Zhu Qiyu pretended to be angry, and said to Chen Xun, "Which emperor did the Han abandon Zhuya?"

Chen Xun replied: "Emperor Han Yuan."

Zhu Qiyu teased after hearing the words: "It turned out to be Emperor Han Yuan. Yang Shiqi's thick skin is really amazing. He is really embarrassed to mention Emperor Han Yuan.

Ting Jian, what did Emperor Xiaoxuan say to Emperor Yuan? "

Today, under Zhu Qiyu's special support, Gao Yao got a lot of opportunities to endorse: "His Majesty, when Emperor Yuan was the crown prince, he advised Emperor Xiaoxuan: 'Your Majesty's punishment is too deep, it is better to use Confucian scholars.'

When Emperor Xiaoxuan heard the words, his face changed greatly, and he said to him solemnly: "The Han family has its own system, which is originally mixed with the way of overlords, but why is it purely a moral education, and it uses Zhou politics!"And vulgar Confucianism is not suitable for enlightenment, but the past is not the present...'

After the prince left, Emperor Xiaoxuan sighed and said: "The prince is also the one who messes up my family"! "

Zhu Qiyu nodded in satisfaction, and then said with a smile to Chen Xun: "Mr. Chen Gel is a great talent who won three consecutive awards. Just now, Gao Yao has memorized it clearly enough. I still need my class to make an axe. Can I explain it to you?"

Chen Xun had already fulfilled his due obligations for the Jiangxi officialdom, and he no longer persisted. He just bowed and replied: "It's the old minister who is stupid. Please forgive me."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Since the crime is known, it will not be added. Mr. Chen Ge, you also know what kind of ardent expectations Emperor Taizong had for Xuanmiao back then.

As a result, Sanyang received the kindness of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Renzong, how did they repay Taizong and Renzong?

They are determined to assist Xuanmiao to become Emperor Han Yuan. Do you think this is what a minister should do?Is there a problem with me calling them beasts? "

Chen Xun just bowed and didn't speak.

Zhu Qiyu didn't criticize Chen Xun, but asked Yu Qian: "Yu Aiqing, I remember that after the Tumubao incident, you advocated burning the food and grass in Tongzhou.

Who was the person you assigned to burn the food and grass? "

(End of this chapter)