Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 903 I don’t buy it!
Zhu Youxiao would never do such a stupid thing as abolishing the imperial examination system. If he really dared to do it, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule would be gone, and countless scholars would stand against the Ming Dynasty.

By then, there will be mass demonstrations and mass incidents criticizing the court in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Once the court chooses to send troops to suppress them, the conflicts will be exacerbated, leading to local riots and even uprisings.

Therefore, the imperial examination system can only be reformed rather than abolished across the board.

The right to set the questions was the first step that Zhu Youxiao had to fight for.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to prevent the so-called clans from obtaining the examination questions in advance through bribery, buying off, and trading, and then being able to be on the list in the provincial and metropolitan examinations.

Anyway, the southeast is in chaos, and Zhu Youxiao doesn't mind getting more chaotic.

If chaos really breaks out, he will have even more reason and righteousness to unite the majority of scholars and then crack down on and eliminate that small group!
Once this was done, Zhu Youxiao would proceed to the next step, which was to separate the academy examinations, prefectural examinations, and county examinations from the scope of the imperial examinations.

The Ministry of Rites has a lot to do in the future.

Vigorously developing the system of county schools, state schools, prefecture schools, and provincial schools will enable more people to go to school. However, if one wants to take the imperial examination, one must first go to the provincial school.

This is a buffer.

Zhu Youxiao knew better than anyone that once this change was made, it would inevitably cause controversy and criticism. When the contradiction was pushed to the highest point, Zhu Youxiao would announce a decision that the provincial and metropolitan examinations would be changed to be held once a year, and the scholars who had been incited would inevitably calm down.

For scholars, especially those from poor backgrounds, time is the most precious thing to them. The provincial and metropolitan examinations held every three years will undoubtedly increase their cost of trial and error, which will cause many people to be mediocre throughout their lives and eventually die in poverty and destitution with hatred.

Under this reform, Zhu Youxiao will eliminate all those who are jumping around and fanning the flames behind the scenes, and then crack down on the so-called cliques! !
The provincial and metropolitan examinations are held once a year, and they will be selected and divided. Those who take the provincial examinations will be arranged to go to the local areas, so that the number of admissions can be increased, which can attract more scholars. As for the metropolitan examinations, they correspond to the central government. The various talents selected in this way will take part in the palace examination again, which is even more of a selection of the best! !

Such a reform would inevitably affect the interests of many people, but Zhu Youxiao grasped a key point, which was to actually cut open the controlled promotion channels from the outside, so that more people could pour in. Then those who opposed the court and criticized the court would become a minority.

When Zhu Youxiao thought about what he was going to do in the future, his heart was filled with fighting spirit and will to fight, because he knew that once such a reform was launched, many of the corresponding privileged groups would take the initiative to jump out without him having to identify them bit by bit. This would speed up the reform process of the Ming Dynasty and enhance the authority and majesty of the central government! !
In this series of reforms, the Provincial Academy became a key. Zhu Youxiao would gradually add other subjects to it, and then let the students who passed the exams be exposed to more subject knowledge, thus realizing the diversion of education and allowing scholars to study not only for the purpose of becoming officials! !

Once this step is accomplished, Zhu Youxiao will be able to gradually dismantle the imperial examination privileges that have been passed down to the Ming Dynasty for nearly a thousand years.

The imperial court must take back all the tax exemptions and penalty exemptions. The provincial and metropolitan examinations are held once a year. As long as you have real ability, you can enter the official career. Why are you still asking for privileges?
If you want privileges, go overseas. Whether you want tax exemption or penalty exemption, I will satisfy you. You can pass it down for generations. But in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination privileges are gone! !
The impact and changes this brought to the Ming Dynasty were undoubtedly huge! !
"Apart from the matter of the special examination, your family has nothing else to tell me?" Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao stared at Huang Liji with deep eyes.

Upon hearing the emperor say this, Huang Liji immediately realized that some of the things happening in the southeast could no longer be covered up.

"Your Majesty, students from Zhejiang and Fujian have jointly submitted a petition, hoping to arrest the treacherous and cruel officials who have caused chaos in their provinces. If the court does not accept their proposal, they will cancel this year's special examination."

When Huang Liji said this, he lowered his head. Huang Liji had suppressed this matter for a few days. He had been thinking about how to present it to the emperor. He was afraid that this incident would affect the imperial examination and even the court.

But under the current circumstances, the court can no longer afford all this trouble.

The chaos in the southeast is still going on.

The people sent by the emperor did achieve certain achievements in various places, but the local order was still very chaotic. Huang Li did not want such things to have any impact on the local area again.

"Well, you took the Ming Dynasty's money and grain, and enjoyed the Ming Dynasty's privileges, but now you turn around and threaten the court, and become an accomplice to some people."

Zhu Youxiao sneered, "I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I don't need such scum. Immediately forward this list to the procuratorate and ask the procuratorate to send people to arrest all these people and give them a thorough trial!!"

"You dare to threaten the court in this way. There must be someone behind this, fanning the flames. I want to know who is the culprit behind this!"

"The Ministry of Rites, please send people to Zhejiang and Fujian to deprive these scum among the scholars of their honors and titles. They will never be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations in the future!!"

It’s over.

Huang Liji's hanging hands began to tremble.

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The emperor did this clearly in order to first crush the will of these scholars, make them abandoned, and then let the people who were fanning the flames behind the scenes relax their vigilance, and then have the people from the procuratorate bring them back to Beijing for interrogation. Once the culprit behind the scenes is found, then major cases will be exposed in Zhejiang and Fujian!

Huang Liji didn't dare to think further.

If the situation in Zhejiang and Fujian had stabilized a little or even improved at that time, but this incident was initiated in the capital, what kind of turmoil would it bring to the two places?

"Go back."

Zhu Youxiao didn't care what Huang Liji thought. He had to do what Huang Liji asked him to do no matter how difficult it was. If he dared not to do it, or had any ulterior motives, then Sun Ruyou would be a lesson for him! !
For the position of Minister of Rites, Zhu Youxiao will not select officials from the southeast for the next few years, or even longer. When the scope of selection can be expanded depends on whether his reform of the imperial examination can take root in the central government and local areas. Once the imperial examination powers are separated, the next focus will be on checks and balances.

Whether it is education or imperial examinations, in order to achieve checks and balances in the future, in addition to civil servants, outstanding members of the clan must also participate, so that anyone who dares to have evil thoughts in this regard should first weigh the consequences in his mind!!!

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