Jiajing Chengming

Royal study room.

"In that case, then send the Imperial Guards to arrest them, and at the same time send a letter to the relevant officials to search their homes!"

After receiving Zhao Huang's reply, Zhu Houcong gave this order in a cold voice.

Then, Zhu Houcong said, "Tell the Hanlin Academy to recommend another official as the new chief examiner! And have him escorted by the Jinyiwei to the Imperial Examination Hall to select new papers. The previous selection will not count! To prevent the possibility of rape and murder!"

"According to the order!"

then.

Zhu Houcong didn't say anything else, but just crossed his arms over his chest, stood at the doorstep, looking at the heavy rain in April with a thoughtful look.

He knew clearly that this situation had occurred because he had taken away many of the economic privileges of the literati.

Otherwise, Lu and Liu would not have resisted so stubbornly and kept saying that they were competing with the people for profit.

But what made Zhu Houcong angry and amused was that these people were really good at sophistry. It was obvious that the profits of the wealthy and powerful were taken away and they could no longer monopolize various industries, but they insisted that the court was competing with the people for profits.

It seems that only these luxurious and wealthy families are the common people.

Of course, Zhu Houcong knew that this was what these people thought.

But as an emperor, if he wants to consolidate his power, he really cannot think so. He must admit that only the broad masses of workers and peasants can represent civil rights.

The series of reforms that he has carried out in the spirit of "state advances and private sector retreats" are actually basically benefiting the people, that is, benefiting who he thinks are the people.

Otherwise, as an emperor, he would not have gone to the trouble to expand the functions of the court, not only to take charge of national defense, but also to take charge of grain trade, and even to have to expand the bureaucracy as a result.

However, Zhu Houcong also knew that explanations were useless.

It’s because these people understand too well and are too smart, so they deliberately distort and deny it.

You can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep.

Zhu Houcong had no intention of waking them up again and asking them to unify their thoughts. He could only unify those who were willing to unify their thoughts.

As for those who are unwilling, he can only use the method of "physical deletion".

Of course, it can also be said that ideological unity is achieved through the use of force.

Moreover, the determination of Lu Bangpeng and Liu Jun also won the respect of many upright officials who were also dissatisfied with the court's expansion of the imperial examination system and a series of new policies, and also moved many upright officials.

"Your determination to protect the great ceremony is admirable. I would like to write an epitaph for you!"

Therefore, after Zhao Huang returned the order and left, Hanlin Ying Songjie, regardless of the advice of Xia Yan and others, bowed to Lu Bangpeng and Liu Jun to express his respect.

"If the judge is about to sentence you to death, I will kneel down and plead for mercy. You are not afraid of death, so why should I scare you with death?"

Hanlin Yuan Tingrui also ignored the advice of Xia Yan and others, bowed to Lu Bangpeng and Liu Jun, and made his own promise.

Seeing this, Xia Yan said coldly: "You are really trying to force His Majesty to completely abandon the Qinghe policy!"

"Mr. Liu is right. That is His Majesty's choice. It is none of our business. We only abide by our principles!"

"Why do you worry about nothing, Dean? Instead of pretending to take the overall situation into consideration, it is better to defend the Dao with your death! And do something that is too ruthless!"

After Xia Yan said this, Ying Songjie began to ridicule Xia Yan.

After hearing this, Xia Yan clenched his teeth and his face turned red.

"There is an order!"

"The Imperial Guard arrested Imperial Academy Lecturer Lü Bangpeng and Imperial Academy Editor Liu Jun and put them in jail for questioning. At the same time, they sent a letter to the officials to search their homes!"

"Order the Hanlin Academy to recommend another official as the new chief examiner! And have him escorted by the Imperial Guards to the Imperial Examination Hall to select new papers. The previous selection will not count! To prevent the possibility of murder and rape!"

At this time.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards came to the Hanlin Academy and announced the imperial decree.

Lu Bangpeng and Liu Jun looked at each other with gloomy expressions.

The reason why they looked so gloomy was that they were disappointed to find that the emperor did not compromise and still insisted on expanding the imperial examination system even if it meant killing them.

No matter what, no matter how determined they were, they naturally still hoped in their hearts that the emperor would compromise with them.

But now, since the emperor did not compromise, they were helpless and could only raise their necks, force a smile and follow the Jinyiwei.

Hanlin Ying Songjie and Yuan Tingrui's eyes were filled with tears when they saw this.

Then, Ying Songjie bowed even more boldly: "Send off the loyal minister!" "Send off the loyal minister!"

Yuan Tingrui also bowed deeply.

Xia Yan gritted his teeth when he saw this.

He had long known that these Hanlin scholars were difficult to manage, but he didn't expect them to be so difficult!

When he thought about his future, Yang Yiqing's instructions, the future of the Ming Dynasty, and his desire to make contributions in establishing the prince's teacher, or even become the prince's teacher in the future, he would consolidate the results of the new policy that makes military personnel more valuable than ordinary people and scholars.

Xia Yan secretly made up his mind and pointed at Ying Songjie and Yuan Tingrui: "The two of you are now recommended by our institute to be the chief and deputy examiners! Re-select the papers!"

"Mr. Lu and Mr. Liu were not unfair in their selection of talents. Please ask the president to ask His Majesty to withdraw this decree!"

At this time, Ying Songjie bowed and asked Xia Yan to come over.

At this moment, Xia Yan gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Suddenly, with lightning speed, he pushed away the knife-holding arm of the Jinyiwei officer next to him, then he pulled out the knife from the Jinyiwei officer's waist and stabbed it into Ying Songjie's abdomen.

The Jinyiwei officer also guessed what Xia Yan was going to do, so he deliberately let Xia Yan easily push away his hand holding the knife.

Ying Songjie's face twisted in pain. At the same time, he looked at Xia Yan in disbelief: "Xia Gongjin, how could you do this!"

"This court is ordered to recommend you. Not only did you disobey the order, but you also turned right into wrong and denied His Majesty. You are a traitor and anyone can kill you. If the emperor humiliates you, the minister will die. I, Xia Yan, would rather die for this than kill you, the traitor who has no respect for the emperor and father!"

Xia Yan gritted his teeth to suppress his pounding heart, and said with a sneer while holding the handle of the knife in his hand.

Then, Xia Yan drew out his knife, looked at the shocked Hanlin in the hall, and then looked at Yuan Tingrui: "Does Editor Yuan also want to be a disloyal minister?"

"Xia Gongjin, you are a Jinshi who has been selected twice, not Zhao Gao, so don't call a deer a horse!"

Yuan Tingrui only said in a cold voice at this time.

Pfft!

Xia Yan stabbed Yuan Tingrui again.

Yuan Tingrui's face suddenly twisted, and then he said in a trembling voice: "You are not qualified to kill us!"

"It's not up to you to decide. And you don't fear death, so how can you?"

Xia Yan sneered, drew his knife again, and looked at the other Hanlin.

"Master An, you will be the chief examiner."

Xia Yan held the bloody knife and asked Hanlin Attendant Anding.

Anding gritted his teeth and said, "They dared to die for public opinion, how dare I live in disgrace!"

Pfft!

Xia Yan stabbed Anding in the abdomen again.

Xia Yan is becoming calmer as he kills more people.

However, the people in the Hanlin Academy became more and more panicked.

Then, Xia Yan pointed to the Imperial Academy Scholar Wu Hui and said, "Scholar Wu, this academy recommends you to be the chief examiner!"

"Brother Meng, don't agree to him!"

"Brother Meng Ren, show us the courage of the Qingliu people!"

At this time, some Confucian officials in the Hanlin Academy began to incite Wu Huilai.

Xia Yan glanced at them coldly, and these people shut up again.

"Thank you for the recommendation, Dean!"

Wu Hui, however, bowed with trembling arms and replied:
"Wu will definitely select 180 candidates for the imperial court in this provincial examination!"

Xia Yan nodded and smiled.

Then, Xia Yan looked at Jiang Dian, the lecturer of the Imperial Academy, and said, "Lecturer Jiang, this academy now recommends you as the deputy chief examiner!"

"Thank you, President, for trusting Jiang's talent and being willing to serve the court!"

Jiang Dian also replied solemnly at this time. (End of this chapter)