Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

"I feel that they are really not qualified."

Zhang Yan bowed and said: "The imperial examination is the most important thing in our Ming Dynasty. Officials in the Ming Dynasty are all selected through the imperial examination. Those outsiders who don't know anything and haven't read many books can still participate in the imperial examination. It will only make our Ming Dynasty worse." The scholar felt unfair."

Foreigners are certainly far inferior to the scholars of the Ming Dynasty in terms of learning.

When he was writing articles and so on, he was even pressed to the ground and rubbed by the Ming Dynasty scholars.

Those foreigners can learn to write, which is already considered good.

Not to mention outsiders, even within the Ming Dynasty, the difference between scholars from the north and the south was also huge. Scholars from the south often crushed those from the north. Later, the imperial examination had to be divided into north and south, which solved the problem of unfair admissions. .

In addition, the imperial examination has been undergoing subtle reforms in recent years, and many contents have been changed.

The extraordinary rhetorical articles written by southern scholars gradually became less and less useful, and they were all changing in the direction of practical use by northern scholars.

The gap between the north and the south has gradually narrowed, and it is not as big as before.

Zhu Xuan said: "Letting them take the imperial examination is the most important part of our expansion of the territory. If they want to be officials in the Ming Dynasty, they must learn the cultural knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, learn benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, trust and other contents. As long as they learn it, Culture can invade and assimilate them.”

Zhang Yan nodded and expressed his agreement with this, saying: "However, letting outsiders come in will destroy our fairness."

Zhu Xuan asked with great interest: "How was it destroyed?"

Zhang Xuan sorted out his words, and was not afraid of Zhu Xuan's anger. For the benefit of their civil servants, he said directly: "First of all, Your Highness is open to outsiders taking the imperial examination. At the beginning, they must be given a little taste, so that they can better If our culture invades, we must let them pass the exam and become officials.”

This is inevitable.

They cannot taste the sweetness, and the benefits of being an official in the Ming Dynasty cannot be spread back.

Cultural intrusion will not be very effective.

Only by letting them experience the benefits can they better attract others and spread the civilization of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xuan did not deny it and nodded slightly.

"They don't understand anything, they are not very knowledgeable, and their ability to govern the country may not be as good as our Ming Dynasty scholars."

"If you can pass the exam like this, it would be unfair to us Ming scholars."

Zhang Yan said again.

Normally, it is.

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty had a kind of resistance to those people and looked down on them.

Seeing that they are far inferior to me, but they can be officials, they must be mentally unbalanced, which will bring some very bad effects.

Don't look at scholars, it seems to be of no use.

But when they make a fuss, the consequences are quite serious.

When scholars make trouble, it is still very powerful.

"The second point is that by allowing them to serve as officials, His Highness is occupying the position of our Ming Dynasty scholars."

"Many scholars have studied hard for more than ten years, or even decades. In the end, their positions were taken over by outsiders and they failed to pass the exam. This is unfair."

"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."

Zhang Yan continued.

What he proposed was very reasonable.

Although it was for the benefit of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, it was also a problem for foreigners taking the imperial examinations, and what they said was not wrong.

Zhu Xuan rubbed his temples, and then realized that many things, his ideas were too ideal, thinking that as long as he did it, he would be able to do it, or someone could help him do it, but he did not consider what would happen once he did it. as a result of.

Governing a country is indeed not that easy.

There is a lot to learn, and even more to take into account and consider.

Except for the faint king.

Zhu Xuan had the idea of ​​becoming a faint king again, at least that way he wouldn't have too many worries.

Seeing Zhu Xuan's expression, Zhang Yan knew that he could reconsider the matter, so he stood below and waited for Zhu Xuan's response. "What can we do if Master Zhang is left to handle it?"

Zhu Xuan had no choice but to push the question back.

Zhang Yan pondered and said: "If you let the ministers handle it, you must be fair, but if you want to assimilate people from Goryeo and other places, the imperial examination is a useful method. The two seem to conflict with each other."

After a pause, he added: "I may ask them not to take the imperial examination first, but send people to spread knowledge, let them stay in the local area and study hard, and then come back after studying for ten years. By then, they will have a certain amount of knowledge and can then Examinations are fair and impartial.”

"ten years?"

Zhu Xuan listened and shook his head slightly.

Ten years is too long!

"Assimilation is a long-term step, but it doesn't mean it can be delayed forever."

"You said just now that you have to give them a little sweet taste."

"First we agreed that they should take the imperial examination, but when the exam was about to begin, we refused and asked them to go back to study for ten years."

"What does this make them think?"

Zhu Xuan asked directly.

"This……"

Zhang Yan didn't know how to respond. He thought seriously for a while and then said, "If they don't accept it, they can use force to suppress it."

Zhu Xuan shook his head again and retorted: "If you continue to use force to suppress it and suppress it for another ten years, then the people in Goryeo, Tubo and other places may hate the Ming Dynasty even more. How can they expand their territory if their hatred is passed down from generation to generation?"

This is another question worth pondering.

Ming Dynasty had complete control over those places. Is it possible to give up control now?
Of course not!
Even if their civilian officials agree, the military commanders may not.

Even if both civil and military officials agreed, Zhu Xuan did not agree to do so.

"I am incompetent and unable to relieve His Highness from your worries."

When Zhang Yan thought about it at the end, a layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

These things seemed to be beyond his ability. After Zhu Xuan asked a few questions, he couldn't think of how to solve them.

"Your concerns are actually justified."

Zhu Xuan's tone softened and he said again: "This move is indeed unfair."

Zhang Yan was slightly relieved when he was recognized.

"However, it is not impossible to solve it. If we let them go back and study for another ten years, it will definitely not work."

"In response to the two unfair points you raised, I think we can follow the previous North-South rankings."

Zhu Xuan said again.

Zhang Yan asked: "Your Highness, do you want them to take the exam separately?"

Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "That's right, when the time comes, the results will be released separately, and the test questions will also be separated. Now that our Ming Dynasty's territory is getting bigger and bigger, we need more and more officials. Hiring them will not take up the positions of the original Ming Dynasty scholars. ,what do you think?"

"If it's not occupied, it seems okay."

"But the test questions are different. I'm going to be more lenient on them, but I'm afraid there will still be criticism."

Zhang Yan said worriedly.

Zhu Xuan said: "If the scholars of the Ming Dynasty still feel unconvinced, then they don't need to take the exam again. They are not tolerant at all. They have read the books of sages for so many years in vain."

Zhang Yan lowered his head.

On the premise of not occupying all the rights and interests of the Ming Dynasty scholars, if the Ming Dynasty scholars still oppose it, it really shouldn't be done.

In order to take into account the conflicts between the two parties, Zhu Xuan arranged the foreign scholars separately. (End of chapter)