Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1594 The Storm Will Rise
When Mu Jing went to move the Zhengshitang, it was more to mobilize personnel, mainly to promote the New Deal, and Liu Jin was in the way, so he moved Liu Jin to take down the boss of the Zhengshitang.

But in fact, he didn't have much thought about the system of Zhengshitang, and he didn't intend to go to war with Zhengshitang. At least it's better to keep it stable.

Unexpectedly, Cai Yong came to power, I don't know if it was for seizing power, or for some other reason, maybe there were some, but he actually wanted to make a drastic move on the political affairs hall.

This is a little bit wrong with Mu Jing's original intention.

He needs the shield of the Zhengshitang to stand in front of him. If the Zhengshitang is in chaos at this time, it will have some impact on his new policies, especially the household registration inspector Ding's household registration has just begun. If the impact is too great, it may even Stop immediately.

But when Mujing got this plan, he couldn't object.

Because he himself is reforming the system.

And Cai Yong responded to the destiny.

In addition, Cai Yong took the Zhengshitang as his target. First, there are indeed some problems in the system of the Zhengshitang. It is obvious to all that the Zhengshitang has insufficient checks and balances among the various ministries.

The Zhengshitang is in charge of the government affairs of the imperial court in name, except for the military affairs, all are under the governance of the Zhengshitang, but in fact the ministers of various ministries do not obey the Zhengshitang.

It has long been a consensus that the power of the Zhengshitang is insufficient.

Now that Cai Yong wants to gather the power of the Zhengshitang, this time he will push the cake of many people. First of all, the unlucky one will not be Mujing, but Cai Yong.

Cai Yong can be regarded as having some age, and the old man is alone. If he is tortured too hard, his life will be shortened.

No matter what, they are all old men.

Mu Jing was not willing to let him go through such a toss.

"Rebellion?" Cai Yong said forcefully: "As long as His Majesty is stable, they will not be able to rebel. If His Majesty wants to reform laws and policies, he must have enough courage and not be affected by these trivial matters. If someone really rebels because of this , the old man will personally go into battle to put down the rebellion!"

His army is beautiful.

But not only for the sake of joining Mu Jing in the army, but also for the ambition in his heart.

Cai Yong has never been a follower of the crowd, his character itself is tough, when he was in the period of Emperor Ling, when the government orders were dim, he dared to play the secret performance of the seven things of Emperor Ling.

For the chaotic government, he already has the intention to change.

Later, the current situation forced him to extinguish the blood in his heart, but he still has no number of people, and he would rather teach in Taixue than admit defeat.

Now that he has the stage of Daming and a great opportunity, if he can't show his ambition, then this life is useless for him.

"Since Prime Minister Right is so firm, I can't be too cowardly!"

Mu Jing sighed, he had already said what he should say, if Cai Yong really wanted to go his own way, he couldn't stop him.

The Zhengshitang will be in chaos for a while, but if Cai Yong has enough ability, it is not a bad thing to bring him a commanding Zhengshitang like his arm.

He said in a deep voice: "Leave the plan with me first. Initially, I agree. You can start to prepare, but the specific measures and reform regulations need to be discussed with Prime Minister Hu before making a decision." !"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support!"

Cai Yong breathed a sigh of relief, he was afraid that Mu Jing would object, if Mu Jing objected, he would be very disappointed, this time made him think that Mu Jing's so-called system reform, reform, and new policy were all just to consolidate his own power, Rather than sincerely for the good of the people of the world.

"Old man, I am not young anymore. Some things, even if you want to do them, you have to do it in moderation. I am young and can afford to toss and lose. I lost once, and there will be a second time and a third time, but you may not be able to sustain it." It’s not easy to live a life of fame if you fail once, so you can save a good life for your old age!”

Mujing looked at the stubborn old man, and couldn't help but give some advice.

This is not an order from a king to his courtiers, but an order from a son-in-law to his father-in-law. This old man is already getting older, and he is still tossing around like this. What is wrong with the tossing? How should he face Zhao Ji.

"I'm not yet seventy years old, and I still have the strength to toss around. The geese leave their voices, and the people leave their names!" Cai Yong's eyes became brighter: "If you speak academically, this old man has left too much for the world. Yes, but this old man is still depressed and hopeless in his life, and this is probably the only time for this old man to leave his name on the stage of Daming!"

He is not young anymore, even if he wants to compete with Hu Zhao, he may not be able to survive Hu Zhao. In addition, as he gets older, his thoughts will slow down. He is now in his sixties, almost seventy, It hasn't been a few years of tossing, and being classified as the right prime minister of the Ming Dynasty can be regarded as the glory of the ancestors. The title and power are not very important, but it is something he can't wait to leave behind his own ideas, spirit, and ambition.

To reform the Political Affairs Hall, on the one hand, in order to seize power and become the boss, he is not willing to make people a puppet. Second, he also hopes to do something for Daming.

Mu Jing sighed, it seems that this stubborn old man is determined, he regretted it a bit, at the beginning he moved Liu Jin and dragged this stubborn old man into the Shura field, in the next few years, this stubborn old man will definitely not live in peace, I can live a few more years, it's really hard to say.

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After three consecutive days of examinations, the state examination of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Examination ended very smoothly, and the next thing is to mark the papers.

Sima Hui is the chief examiner who is responsible for marking the papers.

He will personally supervise the examination papers in Yudu, and the imperial examination committee will take pictures of the seventeen examination papers formed for the examination papers in the remaining seventeen prefectures.

The marking team consisted of officials from the current dynasty and local erudite Confucian teachers, who were knowledgeable and efficient.

Although the imperial examinations in Ming Dynasty deviated from Confucianism, they were still based on Confucianism. After all, Mu Jing didn't dare to subvert the foundation of Confucianism in education.

Shihlin's influence is still enormous.

If Shihlin were to retaliate at this time, the first thing that would go wrong would be Mu Jing's New Deal, so he would not cause public outrage because of the imperial examination.

What's more, change needs to be done slowly. Confucianism has been dominated for hundreds of years, and it doesn't mean that it can be changed just because it should be done.

But now that Mujing has increased the percentage of mathematics and science subjects, it is not impossible for mathematics and Confucianism to be established in the future.

As the marking work is in full swing, the common people also have expectations for the list of candidates who will be released soon, and some people have even opened the market, who will pass the exam.

A few days have passed, and the topic of the whole Yudu seems to be who can pass the exam.

This imperial examination, let’s not talk about other things, but the idea of ​​publishing papers for scholars to compete on the same stage is a rare event in a thousand years. In the eyes of many scholars, it is an honor to participate in such a grand event, even if they fail the ranking .

But Mujing's mind is not here at the moment, he is still very confident in the imperial examination, as for how many talents he can select, it depends on luck.

As the helm of the Ming Dynasty, he has a lot of things to deal with every day. For these things, he mainly just pays attention to them, and there is no need to invest too much energy.

His current energy is still in the household registration department.

Counting the population is a huge job, and the time has passed bit by bit, but the Xiangzhou population survey is still procrastinating.

Xiangzhou, which is dominated by Xiangyang, is the main foundation of the clan of the Jingxiang family. Many clans of the Jingxiang family are based here. In addition, the gentry here is also very powerful.

Aristocratic families, although they also have a lot of land and population, but in terms of realm, they have broken away from the land-population-based way of life, but can pass on knowledge from generation to generation and gain a foothold with contacts that have been operated for many years, so it is not the most troublesome.

The most troublesome ones are the country gentry and aristocrats.

These country gentry and aristocrats, one county after another, nest after nest, they criss-cross, based on the population and land in their hands.

Once you lose your population and land, and you don't have the knowledge handed down from your family, you will soon decline.

So their resistance is the most obvious.

The Household Registration Department has been stationed in Xiangzhou for less than a month, and has been poisoned to death, accidental death, and intimidation. These incidents have happened countless times.

Fortunately, the head of the Household Registration Department is Lord Pang De, who has great prestige in Jingxiang and can control most people. In addition, the Pang family's foundation in Jingxiang is also very deep, and most people dare not move easily.

This allowed the household registration department to continue its work.

Duke Pang De also became ruthless this time. Not long after his men entered Xiangzhou, they caused two deaths, three injuries, and more than a dozen resigned from office and surrendered.

This is undoubtedly slapping him in the face.

The more this is the case, the more he will be tough to investigate. The population is the foundation of an imperial court. Since he has the heart to submit to Daming, he will not be half-hearted.

In addition, the Household Registration Department has the support of His Majesty, that is, the support of the majority of people. Six Doors personally sent elite police officers to sit in the town, and the military also dispatched troops into Xiangzhou.

In addition, the Metropolitan Procuratorate under the leadership of Kuai Liang has dispatched three Xiangzhou censors to station in Xiangzhou.

But even so, some people are not reconciled.

One night, an assassin broke into the inn, intending to assassinate Duke Pound.

Fortunately, Mr. Pang De was protected by elite guards, and he was not injured, but another eight-rank clerk from the Household Registration Department died, and seven civil servants were injured.

Lord Pang De was really angry, and directly let the six doors go through these assassins and dead men to follow the vines, and found several families. Lord Pang De took out the emperor's decree, cut it first and then played it. Shocked Xiangzhou, and then continued to conduct population inquiries.

At the end of July, Mr. Pound had conducted the first complete population survey in Xiangzhou, and the data obtained were shocking.

Compared with the household registration files of the previous dynasty, the population has increased by [-]% or more.

This news spread back to Yudu City, causing an uproar in an instant.

The population survey had originally made many people a little uneasy, but now such a big wave suddenly broke out, and some people instantly felt that the wind and rain were about to come.

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Daming Palace, nine floors.

"It's all a bunch of moths!"

It was rare for Mu Jing to get angry, and his whole face became much more ferocious.

At first, he just thought that if he could increase the population by [-] to [-] percent, he would burn incense and worship Buddha, but he didn't expect that, he didn't know if he didn't check, and he was shocked when he checked.

The number of black households is divided in half with the current registered population.

What concept is this.

Most of the people are on the household registration and not on the household registration. They are either refugees, or long-term followers of big families, domestic servants, etc.

Population is the foundation of an imperial court, but this foundation is actually under the control of these gentry and wealthy families, how can Mu Jing not feel a sense of fear.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Hu Zhao and Cai Yong stood in front of him, comforting him.

"Calm down!"

Mu Jing sneered: "I can't wait to order Zhou Cang to lead the troops back to Xiangzhou, and let Mr. Pang De directly issue the report of the gentry and aristocrats who hide the largest population. I will directly flatten them. What do they want? The hiding population is just to evade taxes. Still have bad intentions!"

"Not at all!"

Hu Zhao hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, these are just some old customs handed down from the previous dynasty. They didn't intend to oppose the new dynasty, but they are used to running a family like this, so they are not willing to change. If they intend to oppose the court, That's not hiding people, but raising private soldiers!"

"Private soldiers?"

Mu Jing threw down a notebook in his hand, and threw it on Hu Zhao: "Now he is a private soldier. Mr. Pang De raided three families, and there are so many weapons hidden in the family warehouse, I can't even imagine Yes, they have food and weapons, they really want to rebel!"

"Your Majesty, maybe they are just trying to protect themselves!"

Cai Yong narrowed his eyes slightly, and said softly: "The last years of the previous dynasty was a time of turmoil. Now that we have established a dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, we can have a sliver of stability. They are all places of turmoil, hiding weapons and repairing warehouses, all for the sake of making our family more stable!"

This is true.

Since the Yellow Turban Uprising, there has been no pure land in the world, and there is chaos everywhere, either bandits or bandits, or officials forcing the people to rebel. Some big families, including aristocratic families, gentry and wealthy families, are stockpiling food, casting weapons, and training private soldiers. It is mainly used for family self-protection.

If Da Ming can unify the world for more than ten years, there is a time to buffer it, and there will be a chance to break their guard and let them adapt to life and death.

But now the Ming Dynasty has not yet unified the world, and Mujing's population statistics are a bit early, so there must be a lot of problems that have been revealed.

"Humph!"

Mu Jing snorted coldly: "No matter what, I can't turn a blind eye to this matter. Since there are people who want to oppose me and Da Ming, I will let them know that they can't question Da Ming. I have made a decision on this matter!"

"His Majesty!"

The two quickly knelt down: "Don't go to war!"

At this time, they still hope that Daming can be stable.

(End of this chapter)