Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 531 Disaster strikes again
"No need to say any more!"

Inside Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the throne, looking at the cabinet ministers gathered in front of the emperor, and said in a sonorous tone: "The Ming Dynasty respected Confucianism and promoted science. Since the imperial examination was held, the biggest original intention was to select talents for the court to solve the problems faced by the court. question."

"Starting from the county examination, I, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, have been overcoming obstacles all the way to obtain the corresponding honors through literary examinations. At the level of the palace examination, pragmatism should be the most important thing."

"The policy questions I have selected for this year's palace examination are the real problems in governing the country that I have encountered since I ascended the throne. If anyone can tell which one is false, then I will issue an edict to the world now and declare Abolish this palace examination and re-conduct the palace examination at an appropriate opportunity!!"

Zhu Guozuo, Qian Qianyi, Sun Ruyou and other cabinet ministers had different expressions on their faces after hearing what their emperor said, and the atmosphere in the palace became subtle.

After the palace examination held today, all the ministers in the cabinet, except Sun Chengzong, went into the palace to ask for an interview, because this palace examination had a great impact on the court.

In particular, there is no final conclusion yet on the public election of Yanshenggong. The gathering of people before the palace examination was forcefully suppressed by the emperor. It seems that there is no problem on the surface, but in fact it is hidden in the dark. The surge is always there.

"His Majesty wants to select talents for the imperial court. This idea is not wrong."

In this atmosphere, when other people were silent, Qian Qianyi stepped forward and bowed: "It's just this year's palace examination. After all, it is the first palace examination held since His Majesty Yuji ascended the throne. I just talked about it." All of this is because I want this year’s imperial examination to come to a successful conclusion.”

"There are too many questions in the CE exam, so this year's palace exam can't come to a successful conclusion?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled, stared at Qian Qianyi and said, "Is it so difficult to write down the questions I selected on the exam paper one by one in one day?"

"If even this is not possible, then in the future, the imperial court will admit them and place these new people in the official career into vacant official positions. If they can't get things done, can we wait and wait?"

"Don't forget, right now, not only the central court, but also the local bureaus, there are many vacant positions, waiting for a group of officials to solve the problem!!!"

When he said this, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face disappeared, replaced by indifference.

Since he came to the throne, many people have been arrested, deposed, and even executed in response to the long-standing malpractices and cancers of the Ming Dynasty. Compared with the gentry, merchants and other groups who violate laws and disciplines in various places, in the officialdom Corrupt officials were killed. Although a lot of stolen money and stolen property were confiscated, the impact on the court was also great.

How to reflect the majesty of the dynasty?
It depends on the officials at all levels!
Corruption in the officialdom harms not only the dignity of the country, but also the foundation of governance. After all, once the people lose their support and question the court, many things will be difficult to handle!

Right now, talking about Beizhili, there are still a large number of county magistrates and prefectural magistrates who are vacant, and they are maintained by local assistant officials and officials. Most of these positions are reserved by Zhu Youxiao for new Jinshi.

Zhu Youxiao had already made plans for the placement of these new Jinshi.

He would definitely not do anything that undermines the success of others. When these newcomers have just entered the official career, if they don't get more experience and beat them up, they will most likely be useless.

There are too many useless people in Ming Dynasty officialdom, Zhu Youxiao doesn't need these!
"Let's not talk about this anymore."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hands and said: "I have ordered Sun Qing and the others to divide the examination papers for this year's palace examination. The best ones will select a hundred copies and submit them to the emperor. There is no official list in front of the emperor. I don't want to hear anything else. Everyone, please step back!!”

In this year's examination, the imperial court admitted eight hundred new tributes. However, due to the mass demonstration at Daming Gate, some tributes were deprived of their honors and were even exiled to Liaodong together with their family members. However, even so, participating in today's There are still many people taking the annual palace examination.

Among this group of newly promoted scholars who participated in the palace examination, Zhu Youxiao will select the best among the best, and determine the top, second, and third overall candidates from among these 100 people, and the remaining ones will be ranked among the top two!
The one hundred people selected by Zhu Youxiao will be arranged to go to various places for training. If they can pass the corresponding tests, their future will be limitless. As for the remaining people, Zhu Youxiao will ask the official department to make arrangements. As for which of them can stand out, it depends on their own ability, but they have to pay more, otherwise they will simply fall into the trap. I can't stand Zhu Youxiao's discernment!

Zhu Youxiao has given him the opportunity.

But whether they can grasp it depends on themselves.

After all, opportunities come to those who are prepared.

……

Because of the imperial examination held this year, the emperor's attitude was extremely tough, which caused a lot of discussion among officials in the court, and many people were very worried.

Without him.

The imperial examination, which should be most affected, has now been strongly intervened by the emperor, and the policies and inquiries conducted are also very different from before. For most civil servants, facing this uncertainty, there is no guarantee deep in their hearts that they will not Bottom.

After all, the policy questions in this year's palace examination are too targeted.

Many people have even thought that in the future, not only in the central court, but also in local ministers, a new trend will be set off.

But knowing this doesn't mean they have a way to deal with it.

After all, it is difficult to figure out the emperor's intentions, and even the inner court information cannot be found out. Who knows when and what decision the emperor will choose?

It's like going through an open-book exam, but the answer is hidden in the book. Within the specified time, you have to find the corresponding answer and write it truthfully on the exam paper. This is really difficult. .

And this is exactly what Zhu Youxiao wants.

Zhu Youxiao wants all the civil servants in the officialdom to know what they want to do next, but no one can guess what they will do.

This way you have the initiative.

With the initiative, everything is fun.

While the review of the palace examination papers was in full swing, a new storm quietly arrived.

cabinet.

"This is going to be a big deal!!"

In Bi Ziyan's duty room, Bi Ziyan's expression changed when he saw a stack of memorials copied by the General Secretary. These memorials all pointed to one thing, the disaster! ! !

"Henan, Huguang, Lianghuai, Zhejiang, Shanxi." Bi Ziyan spread out these memorials, cold sweat broke out on his back. He didn't know why suddenly, there were so many in the local area. The disasters caused by the dragon turning over in the field have not been completely solved yet, but now there are so many. Bi Ziyan's intuition tells Bi Ziyan that there will be changes in the court next! !
(End of this chapter)