Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 258: We really have to fight for the top spot.

Chapter 258: We really have to fight for the top spot.
For Li Shanchang, the name Hu Weiyong is simply poisonous.

For this former student and fellow countryman, the impression was too magical.

In his early years, Hu Weiyong joined hands with him, and it can be said that he was at his peak in the court.

After that, Hu Weiyong overcame obstacles all the way, and his promotion was like running at a gallop, leaving the others behind in the blink of an eye.

After that, Hu Weiyong became the prime minister without much effort.

Although he is only one of the left and right prime ministers, he was born in Huaixi, has many close friends of His Majesty, and has many old disciples...

With such power, who dares to get into trouble?

What's more, Hu Weiyong didn't get up just because of His Majesty's favor.

He is the kind of person who can truly govern the country and has the ability.

Otherwise, with Zhu Chongba's unruly temperament, how could he tolerate a prime minister like Hu Weiyong who was unequivocal in the court?
At that time, Li Shanchang also valued Hu Weiyong's power and past friendship, so he allowed his nephew to get married to his niece.

But I never thought that the situation would almost take a turn for the worse.

It was just a fall, why did he suddenly resign?

He also became the prime minister as he wished, and then broke off the engagement in accordance with His Majesty's wishes.

As a result, Hu Weiyong, who in his opinion could only grow old in obscurity, became famous again in a daze.

In fact, even now, Li Shanchang still doesn't understand what Hu Weiyong's scheme is.

You have to say that this person is enterprising and wants to rise to the top.

But he still only has one casual official who is a Hanlin bachelor in his life, and the others are all imperial officials, the kind who have to be removed as soon as the matter is over.

But you have to say that this person is irrelevant.

Haha, entering the palace is like returning to your own home. Not to mention, the niece at home who was divorced by her family is now the princess of the East Palace.

How can a powerful official or relative explain this kind of style of burning oil and flowers with brocade?
It can be said that the relative is not scary, and the high-ranking official is not scary, but I am afraid that the foreign relative is a high-ranking official.

What's more, Mr. Hu is a relative who once served as a high-ranking official and then retired smoothly, and is still close to His Majesty.

Do you care about this kind of person?
Haha, when you talk in front of His Majesty, it's like a monarch and his ministers are playing right, and when he goes over to talk, it's like chatting among relatives.

The human heart is made of flesh. Who will your Majesty take care of? This kind of question still needs to be asked?

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Li Shanchang would avoid Mr. Hu.

Anyway, the two families have already fallen out according to Zhu Chongba's wishes, so they might as well just fall out and fight until the end.

However, there is no need to sin too much.

But when I turned around and thought about it, I realized that Li Shanchang was already the prime minister who could not be promoted.

But if Hu Weiyong caused trouble for him, I don't even know whether he would be dead.

After all, no one knows better than himself what he has done over the years.

If a few of them happen, it will be a serious matter of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!

When it came time for Hu Weiyong to try to punish him, Li Shanchang didn't think that this old brother would give him such face.

However, regarding this matter today, no matter how much he hesitated, he still had to stand up.

There is no way, Hu Weiyong's suggestion is really too shocking.

The talent recognition ceremony in the court is not as good as literary talent, but it requires the number one and number two to be decided through a banter such as a fight.

Isn't this just making fun of the imperial court's talent show?
As the left prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally had to stand up to maintain the dignity and law of the court.

How could Mr. Hu be allowed to do such nonsense in the imperial court's talent promotion ceremony?

"Your Majesty, you must not do that!" "If there is a student who is really talented and has a comparable level, Your Majesty might as well consider it carefully."

"How can the imperial court's talent rotation ceremony be a child's play?"

Li Shan endured it for a long time, but in the end he still did not smoothly say the words asking Zhu Yuanzhang to punish Hu Weiyong.

Because he knew that it would be useless to say this.

No, after he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Not only did he not agree immediately, but he turned to look at Hu Weiyong.

"Wei Yong, tell me, why do you want them to fight?"

"We don't believe you are such a nonsense person!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

No, I really need to listen to Mr. Hu’s explanation.

Does that mean that if it really makes sense, then the students will have to fight?
However, for Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not care about the reputation of the scholars, nor did he care about the rules of the talent promotion ceremony.

Because he is the founding emperor!
Rules and stuff were all bullshit, and he didn't take them seriously anyway.

As long as Mr. Hu's reasons are reliable, what's the point of a fight?
Mr. Hu nodded, as if he was not affected by the impeachment of Li Shanchang just now, and said frankly.

"Your Majesty, there is a reason why I proposed this method just now!"

"First, the sage is no more than Your Majesty. Since Your Majesty has already established the rules of the imperial examination, and this imperial examination is the last step of the imperial examination, this matter cannot be changed."

"Even if it needs to be changed, it won't happen this time. Otherwise, where is the majesty of our Ming Dynasty?"

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang, even the other ministers who were waiting to watch the excitement nodded.

That's right, that's what it means.

"Since the palace examination is already the last level and all the tests have been completed, naturally there can be no more additional examinations suddenly popping up!"

"Therefore, in my opinion, since their literary competition has been completed and their literary talents are evenly matched, let's have a martial arts competition!"

"In this way, when future generations talk about this matter, it will be a good story!"

Not to mention, when everyone heard this reason, it seemed to make sense.

Especially Hu Weiyong's insistence on not allowing additional examinations, which many old Confucian scholars agreed with.

This is how it should be. The imperial examination has been completed. If there is an extra one suddenly, what does it mean?
Seeing that everyone was thinking, Hu Weiyong quickly continued.

"Secondly, in Yichen's opinion, these students must become officials when they enter the court, especially the number one scholar, who can be said to have a bright future."

"The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, and I'm not sure where I will be an official in the future."

"Can you do it without a good body?"

"Don't fall ill just because of the wind or rain on the way to take office. It would be a waste of His Majesty's trust and the court's training."

"So it's also a good thing to let them use their fists."

"I'm not a martial artist. If you want to fight, it's just to see who has the best physique and strength!"

"Then if you are in good health, you can be the top pick and focus on training him in the future. Why not?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he smacked his lips and pondered for a moment, and he really felt that it made sense.

you do not say!

Their literary talents are almost the same, but whoever has a good physique and can work for the old Zhu family for a long time will be the top pick!

Very good, just do it!
Come on, let's have a fight, whoever wins will be the top pick.

(End of this chapter)