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

Chapter 43 Mr. Hu is ready to deceive people again

Chapter 43 Mr. Hu is ready to deceive people again

Although Hu Weiyong criticized Zhu Biao's ill-intentioned attitude, he really didn't mind it much.

After all, this kind of politicians are carefully cultivated politicians. Having such a character and means is not only not a shortcoming, but an advantage.

In fact, Hu Weiyong wished that Zhu Biao was more discerning.

Because Hu Weiyong sincerely hopes that Zhu Biao can take over.

After all, how could this man's political skills and vision be compared to that good-for-nothing Zhu Yunwen?
Hu Weiyong couldn't help but frown when he thought of Zhu Yunwen.

If that bastard really came to power, he might not even be able to hide.

After all, Zhu Yunwen is really ruthless.

He seems to be a courteous and virtuous corporal, a well-informed, benevolent and filial man, but in fact, this kid is a completely mean and ungrateful person.

You can tell from what he did to his uncles when he cut down the feudal vassal.

The dignified prince and the biological son of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was actually forced to self-immolate less than a year after Zhu Yuanzhang passed away and Zhu Yunwen came to power.

There were also a large number of people whose entire families were demoted to common people.

This bitch doesn't even spare his own relatives, how much can you expect him to value his ministers?

It can be said that if the original historical route is followed, except for the three idiots Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru who are deeply relied on by Zhu Yunwen, the others in Zhu Yunwen's eyes are just insects that can be killed easily.

Even in terms of killing, Zhu Yuanzhang is worse than Zhu Yunwen.

At least Zhu Yuanzhang is still killing with a certain goal and purpose. If you don't get in the way and don't violate taboos, he can really tolerate it.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to family ties and would never attack his relatives.

But as for Zhu Yunwen, he only learned the superficial knowledge of Zhu Yuanzhang, thinking that as an emperor he could kill people at will.

Kill them so easily!
Relatives, ministers, generals...

Kill if you want!

For such a person, Hu Weiyong absolutely does not want him to rise to power.

Not to mention, after such a bastard comes to power, he will most likely be overthrown by his fourth uncle.

When the time comes, after Zhu Di, a reckless man, enters Yingtian Mansion, he will have to clean up the forces in the imperial city.

Then wouldn't his life and death be at stake again?

If you think about it this way, Zhu Biao's succession is the safest and most beneficial to himself.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong simply waved his hand to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, why don't you and I go to the public house to talk?"

Zhu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this, he cupped his hands and said: "I don't dare to ask for my ears if I wish!"

Although he is here to win people's hearts, what he just said was not wrong.

After Zhu Yuanzhang explained Hu Weiyong's strange question to him, Zhu Biao felt that Hu Weiyong was a real talent.

A test question that seemed to him extremely weird could reveal the examinee's character and knowledge, and he could even analyze the candidate's future path.

For a superior, this is simply not too amazing.

Zhu Biao really wanted to learn this kind of knowledge.

Amid everyone's envious eyes, the two of them walked to Hu Weiyong's apartment without hesitation.

After Hu Weiyong made Zhu Biao a cup of tea, he first listened to Zhu Biao talk about his own experience.

At this time, Zhu Biao was in a good mood.

Without Hu Weiyong's urging, he unconsciously talked about some of his thoughts on the imperial examination.

Hu Weiyong listened very carefully.

On the one hand, he wanted to leave a good impression in front of Zhu Biao, so that he could continue to show off his salted fish safely.

On the other hand, he was actually curious.I am curious about how capable this most stable prince in history is.

As he listened, Hu Weiyong's expression changed, and even his tea-drinking movements slowed down unconsciously.

He had a feeling in his heart at this moment.

Zhu Biao, you are so awesome!
For Hu Weiyong, the pros and cons of the imperial examination system have been analyzed by later generations.

Experts, scholars, keyboard warriors, online writers...

Too many people have expressed their opinions.

Hu Weiyong has naturally heard many versions. He does not know everything about the imperial examination system, but at least when it comes to knowledge, he is superior to the others.

But now after listening to Zhu Biao's analysis, he found that Zhu Biao's vision was really good.

First of all, Zhu Biao looked at the imperial examination from the perspective of a superior from the beginning and from an overall perspective.

This alone surpasses countless people.

How many princes, under the guidance of great Confucian scholars and celebrities, were taught that they were obviously emperors, but they preferred to look at issues from the perspective of a minister or simply a Confucian scholar?
Secondly, Zhu Biao sees the pros and cons very clearly.

Which ones are beneficial to the emperor and the court, but detrimental to the students;
Which is great news for students, but is not good for the emperor or the court.

Zhu Biao saw all these things clearly.

For these two points, Hu Weiyong felt that his trip was worthwhile today.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao's speech just came to an end. Hu Weiyong pondered for a moment, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then spoke slowly.

"Your Highness, although I used some tricks in my previous exam questions, and the results may be pretty good, they are not the right way after all."

"After all, I also said that in order to answer Dechen's question, I must either study the Four Books and Five Classics for many years, read a lot of books, or honestly admit my mistakes."

"But I'm just the one who set the questions, not the one who graded the papers. I'm sure that most of the people on the final list are students who have studied the Four Books and Five Classics for many years!"

Zhu Biao nodded with a heavy expression upon hearing this.

This point, he actually thought of it.

"Because of this, Your Highness, there will be a problem, a very serious problem."

"That is, after spending so much time on the Four Books and Five Classics, how many other skills have they learned?"

"Do you know numbers or farming?"

"The way of a merchant? Xing Ming Qian Gu?"

"They probably don't know what they need to know to be an official!"

"Then what will happen when I actually pass the exam?"

"There is only one way, just rely on the master and staff!"

"Then... was the Ming Dynasty recruiting people and officials, or did it spend a lot of effort to recruit a group of clay statues of Bodhisattvas?"

These words were hitting the nail on the head, but Zhu Biao had no choice but to admit it.

Because this is the most real current situation of Ming Dynasty’s officialdom.

At present, these two people, one is the former prime minister and the other is the current prince, both of them have been exposed to the real situation in the country.

Except for Zhu Yuanzhang, no one knows these things better than them.

But when Hu Weiyong said this, he couldn't say anything anymore.

Because he understood that the Four Books and Five Classics were just used by Zhu Yuanzhang to imprison the candidates' minds.

To put it bluntly, it’s just a trick to fool the people.

But the Four Books and Five Classics cannot say that Mr. Hu still has the ability to turn around and deceive Zhu Biao based on the actual situation!

Moreover, he is very confident in this ability!

(End of this chapter)