Chapter 184 Imperial Examination Questions
"Send a message to Qiu Ju and let him take care of it."
The incident at the Sun and Moon Academy and the common people are just the prelude to the storm. The Confucian scholars all over the country will be the real trouble.
However, Zhu Houzhao did not panic. He held the trump card of the Confucian family. Confucian scholars were just trivial. They dared to challenge the imperial power. How could they still be enemies of the Confucian family?
As a Confucian scholar, if you don't even take the descendants of Confucius seriously, what qualifications do you have to call yourself a disciple of a saint?
Zhu Houzhao made the right move by coercing the Confucian family to make scholars all over the world.
Kong Wenshao didn't dare to disobey his orders, unless Kong Wenshao got tired of living and wanted to die. Qiu Ju was not an easy talker. He often killed people and destroyed families. If Kong Wenshao wanted to live, he could only be at the mercy of Zhu Houzhao.
"yes"
Liu Jin honestly acted as a messenger.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Liang Chuliang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, would like to see you."
At this time, a young eunuch ran in and whispered in Liu Jin's ear. Liu Jin hurried forward to report that it was Liang Chu who was preparing for the imperial examination.
"Although there are talented people, I'm afraid His Majesty won't like them."
Zhu Houzhao really didn't like Tang Yin very much. A man can fail or fall, but as long as he can still stand up, he is a real man and a great husband.
This is the real reason why Zhu Houzhao dislikes Tang Yin.
"Xuan"
Zhu Houzhao said without raising his head, his pen brushed across the memorial at high speed, already knowing in his heart the purpose of Liang Chu's visit.
Zhu Houzhao's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. Just as Liang Chu thought, he really didn't like this person for no other reason than that he was too dissolute.
For an ordinary person, if he was involved in the imperial examination fraud case, even ten heads would not be enough to be chopped off. But Tang Yin, because the imperial court cherished his talent, was lucky enough to save his life. It was just ungrateful. He dared to embarrass the imperial court. He had no idea.
So called.
He had already guessed Liang Chu's purpose, but he had no intention of revealing it. The emperor wanted to maintain a sense of mystery, and his ministers also needed to prove their abilities. There were some things that would be meaningless to reveal.
With Tang Yin's talent and knowledge, he stood out among many students, and it was almost certain that he would enter the palace examination, but Zhu Houzhao didn't want to see him.
Without one of them, you will not be able to go far in the officialdom.
Liang Chu tried his best to speak good words to Tang Yin and opened up the way for Zhu Houzhao. Only then could Tang Yin have the possibility to enter the officialdom again. Otherwise, based on Tang Yin's past actions, not to mention Zhu Houzhao, even the ministers in the court would try their best to stop Tang Yin from entering.
Shi, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Houzhao.
"His Majesty carried out reforms and forged ahead with determination, allowing Tang Yin to see a different court, so."
"ha"
"The imperial examination is about to begin. I have been discussing with several academicians for many days, but they have not been able to formulate a main examination topic. I have come here to ask your Majesty what the main examination topic should be for this major examination."
"The talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, Tang Yin and Tang Bohu."
Zhu Houzhao frowned slightly, curious in his heart, who could make Liang Chu think highly of his knowledge and at the same time feel that he would dislike him.
Zhu Houzhao pretended to be confused while pretending to understand, thinking that he would swipe Tang Yin away before the big exam started, so as to avoid having to look at wasted expressions during the palace exam later.
Liang Chu said with a rather helpless expression.
Zhu Houzhao's calligraphy was quite satisfactory, and it could not be said to be a masterpiece. However, Liang Chu still looked very surprised and praised Zhu Houzhao profusely.
The emperor may not care about some things, but his ministers cannot lack discernment.
"It doesn't matter if such a person behaves frivolously, is dissolute, and indulges in drinking and sex. What I want is a person who can govern the world, not a waste who can only exile himself."
Liang Chu thought for a while and hesitated.
Taking the world as the exam question, it tests the views of many scholars on the world, the country, government, people's livelihood and other aspects.
Like Tang Yin, after experiencing a little setback, he fell into despair, indulged in drinking and sex, and lived absurdly. He was such a waste that it was an eyesore.
Zhu Houcheng asked after knowing the truth.
"Since they are students who have come to take the imperial examination, I should treat them equally, and there is no harm in speaking out if I love you."
Liang Chu and Zhu Houzhao were careless. They knew that Zhu Houzhao didn't like Tang Yin, so they wanted to get rid of Tang Yin, but they also spoke for Tang Yin and admired Tang Yin extremely.
After thinking about it again and again, he directly took up the pen and wrote two big characters with flying dragons and phoenixes on the paper: Tianxia.
"no!"
Tang Yin, Tang Bohu, Zhu Yunming, Wen Yuming, and Xu Zhenqing were also known as the four great talents in Wuzhong. Naturally, they had some knowledge, and they were very good. They were excellent in poetry and painting, and had outstanding talents.
"I see you, Your Majesty."
After many capable people enter the officialdom, they gradually disappear from the public because they don't know how to be a good person. For those in high positions, ability is very important, and vision is also indispensable.
Everyone likes to hear good things, and he is certainly no exception.
What he needs is talented people with real abilities, not just trash who can only be romantic on paper and have gorgeous rhetoric but no real ability or knowledge.
His good friend Xu Jing committed fraud in the examination. He was only imprisoned once, but he lost his enterprising spirit. He assumed a very cold-looking and arrogant attitude as a prince. He boasted of wandering around in the mountains and rivers and did not like scientific examinations and being an official. What did he think of the court?
Who do you think you are again?
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said: "If I remember correctly, Tang Yin lost his ambition for the imperial examination after the Xu Jing examination fraud case. Now he comes to take the imperial examination again. Why, he has regained his ambition again!"
"Your Majesty has forgotten that although Tang Yin has a great reputation, before he was involved in the Xu Jing Examination fraud case, he only participated in the provincial examination held in Yingtianfu, and the results of the general examination that year were also cancelled. He is qualified to participate in the major examination.
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"Give me a seat."
Liang Chu didn't have the bad habit of literati who likes to mince words, so he spoke frankly about his purpose.
But being a human being is just like that. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, he was involved in the Xu Jing Examination fraud case and was convicted and imprisoned. He lost his enterprising spirit and spent all day wandering around flowers, drinking and drinking, and all his ambitions were thrown out of the sky.
"Ai Qing came to see me in a hurry, why?"
"I know that your Majesty has always disliked Tang Yin, but his talent is indeed extraordinary. I sincerely ask your Majesty to give him a chance."
"Isn't Tang Yin already famous? Why did he come to take part in the scientific examination?"
"Examination topic?"
Zhu Houzhao tapped his fingers on the desk. He had several choices in his mind, but he still couldn't make up his mind which one to choose as the main examination topic.
"It turned out to be him."
"With the theme of the world, Your Majesty is so courageous."
Zhu Houzhao smiled, feeling quite happy to be praised by a Confucian master with profound knowledge like Liang Chu.
"In this big exam, there are some talented people with outstanding knowledge. My dear, you might as well tell me, so that I can see the style of our Ming Dynasty talents on the day of the big exam."
"So, he thinks there is another hidden story behind the Xu Jing Examination fraud case, right?"
Zhu Houzhao's face was full of disgust and he said in a cold tone,
In addition to being frivolous and dissolute, Tang Yin also had a bad habit of being self-righteous. Xu Jing committed fraud in the examination room and the evidence was conclusive, but he still thought that Xu Jing was framed.
My friend, I know that this person's thoughts are very similar to the Donglin Party's "I think, I think, all are truths", and this kind of thinking happens to be what Zhu Houzhao hates the most.
Chapter completed!