Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 105 The Jinshi Controversy
Lu Tunan, the general envoy, suddenly had a headache when he saw Qian Jiazheng's memorial.

Last time, it was this Gongsheng who went to Shushen to impeach Wei Zhongxian for his ten deadly sins, and he ordered him to re-do the transcripts because he said the calligraphy and painting titles were not as good as the standard.

Qian Jiazheng therefore went to court to impeach him, thinking that he was a traitor and obstructing his speech.

Because of this, Lu Tunan was questioned by the emperor. Fortunately, he had already refuted the memorials made by supervisors Lu Wanling, Li Yingri and others to flatter Wei Zhongxian and justified this matter.

Now that I saw Qian Jiazheng's memorial, although Lu Tunan felt that the content in it was ridiculous, he should not accept it as an exception.

However, considering Qian Jiazheng's last impeachment and the emperor's appreciation of Qian Jiazheng's memorial on the ten major crimes, he finally sealed the memorial and presented it to the emperor.

Zhu Youjian was a little happy when he saw Qian Jiazheng and Wang Lin's memorials——

This represents the support of some scholars for establishing the Mingfa Department and the Mingshu Department.

This made him feel slightly better.

The memorials he had received before either demanded that the Mingfa Department and Mingshu Department be abolished, or that the recruited personnel should not be called Jinshi and should be renamed.

These people really take their Jinshi status too seriously, thinking that everyone else except themselves is mediocre.

But they don’t know that the world has changed. How can we govern the world by relying only on the Four Books and Five Classics?

Determined to let all Jinshi students study law and arithmetic, Zhu Youjian did not give up the idea of ​​making Mingfa and Mingshu as additional examinations for Jinshi.

Therefore, he did not intend to compromise on the establishment of Mingfa and Mingshu. He must establish the two subjects and recruit the top four and five top scholars.

However, he had to think twice about the special gift that was the most fiercely opposed to Tong Jinshi.

This is what the Jinshi are most opposed to. They are worried that after setting this precedent, the status of the Jinshi will not be guaranteed.

Most civil servants did not believe that the emperor would always keep his promise and only grant twenty Jinshi in three years.

If there are too many special-gift scholarships, the value of the scholarships will be greatly depreciated, causing all kinds of troubles.

He didn't have much confidence in himself or future emperors. Zhu Youjian felt that if a precedent of special conferment of fellow Jinshis was really set, it would probably become common in the future.

For example, some of the emperor's relatives begged hard, and some concubines were blowing pillows. Zhu Youjian didn't think many emperors could harden their hearts and insist on not giving special awards to fellow Jinshi.

Especially when the Queen Mother spoke, the Emperor was able to break through the quota limit openly and openly in the name of filial piety——

The worries of those Jinshi were not unfounded.

"Jinshi are all obtained through examination. It is the fairest system and is also the goal of many scholars. 』

"This system cannot be destroyed easily, otherwise the consequences will be serious. 』

Comparing the imperial examination with the college entrance examination of later generations, and thinking of all the controversies regarding special recruitment in later generations, Zhu Youjian was naturally very cautious in granting the status of Jinshi.

Thinking again about the 260th year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the number of Jinshi was only more than 22,000. Zhu Youjian somewhat understood why some Jinshis reacted violently to the special Jinshi award——

There are more than 22,000 Jinshi, and no more than 6,000 are alive at the same time, occupying the main positions in the officialdom.

Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty are so precious, no wonder they attach so much importance to their status.

The resistance to the special grant of Jinshi would be very great.

With this understanding, consider that even if you are specially granted the title of Jinshi, you will probably be rejected by the real Jinshi. Zhu Youjian thought that he might as well change his name so that Jinshi would be less opposed to it. Anyway, for him, as long as these talents can be used, he doesn't care what they are called.

Moreover, if the special conferment and the same Jinshi are accompanied by a Jinshi, most of them will require that only the juren can be specially conferred. Changing the title to another title may not necessarily be the case.

The quota can also be increased to facilitate the appointment of science and engineering talents in the future.

With a plan in mind, Zhu Youjian decided to compromise on the special grant and Jinshi, but he would not compromise at all on the establishment of the Mingfa and Mingshu departments.

The support of Qian Jiazheng, Wang Lin and other scholars, as well as the expansion of Jinshi recruitment, are good for all candidates. Those Jinshi who have come ashore cannot stop the establishment of the Mingfa and Mingshu departments.

Because of this, Zhu Youjian also had a good impression of Shangshu Qian Jiazheng and Wang Lin, and let him know the attitude of scholars towards Mingfa Ke and Mingshu Ke. Especially the name Qian Jiazheng impressed him deeply.

The last memorial that Qian Jiazheng impeached Wei Zhongxian for his ten major crimes was very well written and clearly stated Wei Zhongxian's crimes.

Zhu Youjian was very satisfied with the memorial. He felt that if Gongsheng failed to pass the examination, he could consider giving Qian Jiazheng special status and let him serve in the General Affairs Department.

The efficiency of the general affairs envoy Lu Tunan is so poor that he can't even run a newspaper, and it has not been settled yet.

Qian Jiazheng's articles are good and he should be able to run a newspaper.

Somewhat dissatisfied with Lv Tunan, the General Secretary, Zhu Youjian felt that there was something wrong with his ability, and he has not been able to handle the newspaper matter until now. I plan to arrange for a new person to take care of this matter with the energy of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

To create new things, young people should be used. They are active in thinking, have a strong ability to accept new things, and are confident in making achievements. They are far more useful than conservative veterans.

Lu Tunan, the general envoy, will have more headaches in the future!

November 6, Chang Chao.

The first thing to deal with is the affairs of the Three Law Departments, especially the review of eunuch personnel.

The emperor said that everyone should pass the test, and he also wanted to listen to the progress at every court meeting.

Dali Temple is currently reviewing the civil service department, and has to re-trial the unjust cases decided by the previous eunuchs. It is really too busy.

Zhu Youjian encouraged them, and officially gave Yuan Keli the title of Right Capital Censor. Before taking office as the Minister of Punishment and Left Capital Censor, he assisted in managing the affairs of the Criminal Department, the Imperial Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple, and promoted the restructuring of the Three Legal Departments.

Yuan Keli had not leaked this matter before. After the officials heard about it at the court meeting, they were surprised.

The emperor handed over the power of the three law departments to Yuan Keli, which shows his trust in him. Those who had objections to Yuan Keli could only suppress their dissatisfaction.

Some ministers proposed that this position should be promoted by the court, but Zhu Youjian ignored it as it was not a routine matter, and asked Yuan Keri to do a good job in restructuring the Three Laws Division, merge the Five Cities Military and Horse Division into three cities, and establish the city district Yamen.

Yuan Keli accepted the appointment and then proposed to identify the inner and outer court offices and revise laws, regulations and edicts.

These were all discussed before, and Zhu Youjian obeyed them one by one, helping him establish his authority as the associate minister of the Three Laws Department.

Although other courtiers put forward their opinions, they did not change much. These matters were generally determined based on the conversation between Zhu Youjian and Yuan Keli in Xiyuan.

Then, Yuan Keli proposed to open up the law next year and recruit talents who are good at legal edicts to serve in the Third Law Department, and the controversy finally began.

Many officials with Jinshi background in the court expressed their opinions on this.

(End of this chapter)