Chapter 109: Opening up a subject to get scholars, drinking poison and giving death

"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Yangzhou was desolate and poor, with only eighteen living trees. In order to rebuild Yangzhou, the court invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the hope that Yangzhou could become the pillar of the Ming Dynasty's economy!"

"But the prosperity of Yangzhou should not be based on the hardship of the people. Yangzhou is not a place outside the law, nor is it a refuge for some lawless fanatics."

Zhu Houzhao reprimanded the ministers: "Yangzhou is a thin horse and a crazy person. It contains countless crimes and filth. As a minister of the imperial court, you claim to be asking for orders from the people. Don't you feel ashamed?"

When the ministers heard this, their faces turned red, and they were filled with shame and anger. They all knew the secrets of Yangzhou Skinny Horse, but when they went there, they were extremely happy. Now that they think about it, they feel extremely ashamed.

"Banning Yangzhou's thin horse will bring justice to the people of the world. This is a great act of kindness. I am willing to support your majesty."

Fei Hong, who is highly respected and has qualifications comparable to those of Liu Jian, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, said loudly.

Wang Yangming, Zhang Mao, and Fei Hong all spoke up, and naturally the others had no objections. Even if they did, they did not dare to speak out.

Zhu Houzhao, who had just wiped out the civil servant clique, was at the peak of his power. Who dared to oppose him at this time?

"That's it!"

There was no doubt in Zhu Houzhao's eyes. The officials agreed that Yangzhou's thin horses should be banned. However, if the officials disagreed, Yangzhou's thin horses should also be banned.

Ever since Duke Huan of Qi opened the brothel, it was destined to be a big trouble, because the brothel satisfies the needs of countless men in the world.

The literary style of the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, flourishing in the south of the Yangtze River, and talented people emerged in large numbers. In comparison, students from the north were much weaker. After the imperial examinations were held, the majority of the winners would be students from the south of the Yangtze River, and fewer students from the north.

Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. On one side was the woman he had feelings for, his nominal queen, and on the other side was his face. If he wanted to make a decision, he still needed some weighing.

Literati have looked down on each other since ancient times. Even if the students from the north are not as knowledgeable as the students from the south, they will definitely think that the examiners are biased and deliberately cheat. This situation was especially obvious in the early Ming Dynasty. There was even a vigorous North-South ranking case. The Ming Dynasty was the first to rely on true talent.

The top scholar in the practical examination was even asked to be killed by Lao Zhu to quell public outrage.

Deep down in his heart, he didn't want to kill Xia Zhi. After all, when he first took office, the three giants in the cabinet controlled the government, and he was no different from a mascot. Xia Zhi was always by his side.

There is a special feeling.

His idea is not unreasonable. After all, northern students are too powerful and are of no benefit to the court. But Zhu Houzhao doesn't think so. Northern students are not as competitive as southern students, even if most of the current imperial officials are from northern students.

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Therefore, the Ming Dynasty has always had an unwritten rule. In the imperial examination, regardless of whether the students from the south are really better than the students from the north in terms of knowledge, the final number of students admitted must be balanced between the north and the south to avoid causing a big mess.

When opening a subject and recruiting scholars, the first priority is fairness.

It was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to stand up and explain that Chunhua Tower was a trap set up by him to plot against the civil servant group and had nothing to do with Chunhua Tower or Xia Zhi.

"Accurate!"

Zhu Houzhao deliberately reminded Fei Hong that the imperial examination should be "fair", so that Fei Hong should not forget this old rule.

After Zhu Houzhao's several major purges, the Hanlin Academy is almost running out of candidate officials. Opening courses to recruit scholars can not only appease people's hearts, but also select suitable talents to fill the Hanlin Academy, so that the next time there is a vacancy, there will be no officials.

Substitute.

"I ordered Liang Chu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to be the chief examiner, Fei Hong, the bachelor of Wuyingdian, and Wang Jiao, the bachelor of Wenyuange, to be the deputy examiners, with full authority to handle the Enke examination!"

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has just experienced a great turmoil. In order to appease the people of the world, I sincerely request your Majesty to hold an encore in advance and open an examination to recruit scholars in order to calm down the commotion caused by the turmoil."

"Today's meeting ends here. Retreat!"

The civil service clique has fallen, officials from the south of the Yangtze River have been almost wiped out, and officials from the north have occupied most of the important positions in the court. Fei Hong is likely to vigorously promote students from the south of the Yangtze River to maintain the balance between the north and the south.

If possible, he would even want to ban brothels, but in this era, it is impossible to completely ban brothels.

Even though he accidentally killed Xia Ru and Xia Zhi fell out with him, he did not abolish Xia Zhi's position as queen, and generously let Xia Zhi out of the palace without seeing or bothering each other.

Today we have banned all the brothels in the capital, and tomorrow we will have eight alleys. If the capital is like this, there is no need to mention other places!

Liang Chu, the newly appointed Minister of Civil Affairs, suggested.

There is no room for negotiation on this matter, and the reason why it was brought up was just a symbolic notification.

He also wants to be shameless, letting everyone in the world know that the emperor put himself in danger to plot against his ministers. How dignified is that, where is the emperor's power, and how will the world view him.

Therefore, it is best to maintain the status quo, and balance the recruitment of scholars between the north and the south. Only then will the speed of the rise of southern students be under his complete control.

Based on the situation, Chunhua Tower cannot stay, Xia Zhi must die!

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment. He really didn't know how to deal with Xia Zhi.

Deliberately pulling in southern students will only cause southern students to rise rapidly and become a behemoth like the civil service group again, which is what Zhu Houzhao does not want to see.

In the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao, who had finished reviewing the official's resignation report submitted by Wang Yangming, was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, drinking tea and resting comfortably. Liu Jin came over and asked cautiously.

Unless he can castrate all the men in the world and become eunuchs, brothels will continue to exist. It is nothing more than changing the way they operate, from light to dark, treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

After dealing with the civilian clique, the Fifth Army Governor's Office reorganized the military headquarters, banned Yangzhou Shouma, and held the Enke Examination in advance. What should be done has been done, what should be announced has been announced, and the court meeting should be over!

"Your Majesty, what should we do with that person?"

Zhu Houzhao said softly: "The imperial court's first priority in selecting scholars is fairness. Aiqing has always been serious and fair in his actions, so I will leave the affairs of Enke to Aiqing. I hope Aiqing can select good talents for me who can be of great use!"

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Liang Chu, Fei Hong, and Wang Kuai kowtowed and thanked him, all smiling bitterly in their hearts. They were all old foxes, so they couldn't hear the hidden meaning in Zhu Houzhao's words.

The person he was talking about was naturally the big boss of Chunhua Tower and the queen Xia Zhi who had a falling out with Zhu Houzhao.

"My lord, I obey the order."

What is considered fair is an extremely vague concept.

But in this situation, Xia Zhi had to die. He used Chunhua Tower as a tactic to plot against the entire civil service group and wiped them all out. This was his success, but the sequelae were also obvious.

Poisoning the emperor is a capital crime.

No one in the entire capital knew that the emperor was poisoned in Chunhua Building. Regardless of whether Zhu Houzhao was poisoned or not, and whether the civil service group was behind the scenes or not, Chunhua Building could not continue to exist. As the big boss of Chunhua Building, Xia Zhi could not escape the blame.

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After a long time, he made the most reasonable and ruthless choice: "Give her a glass of wine and let her end it on her own!"

He still chose his own face.

Drinking poison brings death.

End the bad relationship between him and Xia Zhi.

Originally, the author wanted to arrange a love affair for Zhu Houzhao, but it turned out that the author was really not suitable for romantic scenes, so he had to quickly arrange for the previously booked heroine to be offline. From now on, there will be no heroine in this book.
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