Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 31 A quarrelsome son in the family will not bring ruin to the family!
Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood outside the hall, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

After a while, Zhu Biao came, looking somewhat bleak and melancholy, with a hint of disappointment.

"Gone?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Zhu Biao bowed respectfully and said, "I'm leaving now, Father."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and glanced at Zhu Biao indifferently: "See, these scholars always say one thing and mean another. They say high-sounding things like they want to plead for the people and put the people first, and they look like they are brave and brave enough to sacrifice themselves for the cause, but if you really give them a chance to live, don't give them a chance to live."

“These people immediately changed their expressions.”

"Over the years, I have seen too many things like this, and I have met too many people like this. You are still young, and you don't see many things clearly. Sometimes you think too simply, and you are too easy to trust and get close to others. I don't blame you."

"When we were young, we made stupid mistakes too."

"learn from mistakes."

"After what happened this time, you should know clearly now that in this world, apart from me who truly cares about you and misses you, you can't trust anyone else."

“Especially people who read books.”

"They have no real skills except for being good at speaking and making nice, false, empty, and boastful remarks. Why did we stop the imperial examination three years after the founding of the country? It was because we noticed this problem."

"When we recruit talents, we want people who can work conscientiously and serve with integrity. Going back to the basics is the basic requirement for us to employ people."

"We will let you off the hook for this incident."

"But next time, I won't be as easy to talk to as I was today."

"It's time for you to wake up."

Zhu Biao bowed his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not take this matter too seriously. If Zhu Biao had not insisted on asking for mercy, he would not even have asked about it. He continued, "The examination papers are still being reviewed. As our appointed president, you should go back."

"National affairs are what you should be most concerned about."

"If anyone writes these things on the test paper again, don't bring them to me. I have no interest in knowing, and I don't have time to listen. I have always had only one attitude towards these scholars who are dissatisfied with me and the Ming Dynasty."

"kill!"

"We in the Ming Dynasty don't lack these people."

"I hope you can carefully check the results of this imperial examination. I don't want the situation of the last imperial examination to happen again. I don't want anyone to come to me and complain that the number of Jinshi from Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian provinces exceeded two-thirds again."

"When we hold the imperial examination to select scholars, we select scholars from all over the world."

"It's not just these three Chief Secretaries!"

Zhu Biao was startled and said quickly, "I understand. I will strictly review the results of this imperial examination and will never let the Ming Dynasty have only half of its territory."

"But I don't think Xia Zhibai is wrong."

"A family with a son who can speak out will not be ruined; a country with a minister who can speak out will not be destroyed."

"My Ming Dynasty needs people like this after all."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at Zhu Biao, a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes, but he did not blame him anymore. He sneered and said, "Then let's see with you, in a month, whether Xia Zhibai is still in Yingtian Prefecture."

"We'll make you give up this time!"

"I will definitely do what I promised you."

"We promised to let him escape for a month, so we will definitely let him escape for a month. As for whether he can survive after a month, it depends on his ability."

"Go down."

"We still have political matters to deal with."

Zhu Biao hesitated to speak, and finally sighed and said, "I will take my leave."

After Zhu Biao walked away, Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes slightly, and a fierce murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Our eldest son is such a simple and honest child, could he allow himself to be deceived like this?

Damn Xia Zhibai!
He had promised the boss to let Xia Zhibai escape for a month, but after a month, he did not guarantee Xia Zhibai's life or death.

And when that time comes, the boss will also see Xia Zhibai's true face.

It's time to understand.

He turned around and walked towards the Fengtian Palace, and as he walked he ordered: "Mao Xiang, let Xia Zhibai live for only one month." "I obey your command."

Yingtian Prefecture, West City.

A carriage stopped at a rather elegant inn.

Xia Zhibai got off the carriage, bowed to the coachman to express his gratitude, took the luggage that Zhu Biao had prepared for him in advance, and moved in.

Enter the guest room.

The luggage he brought when he lived in Qinhuai River was also placed inside, but the things inside were obviously stuffed together randomly, so Xia Zhibai didn't care.

Most likely, these things were taken away by the Jinyiwei when they arrested people.

Now it's just returning the property to its original owner.

Xia Zhibai checked and found nothing missing, except that some dry food left over from the exam had been thrown away.

Xia Zhibai changed into clean clothes.

Looking at the scabbed scars on his wrists and ankles, he frowned slightly, took out some copper coins from the package, put them in his sleeve, and went out.

He wants to buy himself some medicine.

This is the Ming Dynasty, there is no tetanus.

If infected, even gods could not save him. Although Xia Zhibai had long since become indifferent to life and death, it was still a bit unfair for him to die in such a miserable way.

What's more, he now has bigger ambitions.

He wanted to seize the loophole that Zhu Yuanzhang inadvertently revealed and inject a thrilling breeze from the bottom into the lifeless court of the Ming Dynasty.

The world must correct its attitude.

That night.

Xia Zhibai returned to the inn.

The hands and feet have been treated with medicine and bandaged.

He wandered around the city today and got a general understanding of West City.

Compared with the prosperity along the Qinhuai River, the west city of Yingtian Prefecture appears to be much more dilapidated, which is actually foreseeable.

Because many of the courtyards along the Qinhuai River were built by Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was originally Fuleyuan, which was used to house courtesans for officials.

In the third year of Hongwu, with the start of the imperial examination, many guild halls were established there. For a time, Fuleyuan was far away from guild halls in other places, separated only by a river, which gave rise to the beautiful story of talented men and beautiful women.

Over time.

There is demand, there is a market, and there are connections.

The two sides of the Qinhuai River became more and more prosperous, but areas like Xicheng were not so lucky. Compared with the war period, it was a lot more lively, but it lacked some elegance and seemed tepid. It always seemed very quiet and mundane in Yingtian Prefecture.

Xia Zhibai likes it very much.

It was similar to the environment he lived in Kaifeng Prefecture.

It is about 400 miles from Yingtian Prefecture to Kaifeng Prefecture, which normally takes seven or eight days to walk. If you can ride a horse or take a boat, the time can be even shorter.

Half a month is more than enough for the round trip.

He now has a month, which is enough time to do a lot of things.

He will return to Kaifeng in a few days.

Xia Zhibai washed up, took out the package sent by Zhu Biao, took out the ten taels of silver inside, weighed it in his hand, and said softly: "Ten taels of silver is enough to save many lives, but it is better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish."

"Ten taels of silver is still too little compared to the world."

"But something is better than nothing."

"At least I can stay alive."

(End of this chapter)