Chapter 168 Scheming

Zhu Yunwen seems to be very well-behaved, mainly because he has nothing to rely on now, so he has completely given up all his unrealistic thoughts.

Looking at his well-behaved 'second brother', Zhu Xiongying said, "Did Yun Wen hear any news about today's imperial examination?"

Zhu Yunwen glanced at Zhu Xiongying carefully, and after thinking about it, he said, "My brother, I have heard a little bit about it. There are many resentments among the scholars in the south. The articles written by the scholars in the north really lack some warmth."

Zhu Xiongying did not comment, but continued to ask, "Oh? There are quite a few civil servants in the court, and Su Ru submitted the report, hoping that the court can re-grade the papers. I have also read the papers of the scholars in the North, and they are not bad papers."

"My brother thinks that the scholars in the south are extremely talented and have gorgeous literary styles." This scratched Zhu Yunwen's itch, and he talked eloquently, "My brother also talked about this with the ministers in the house, and the style of writing in the south is more prosperous.

…”

Zhu Xiongying interrupted directly and said rudely, "Oh? Did you know that the marking of the exams was done by me?! I personally approved the list of candidates for the general examination. Who knows, in a few days it will be Grandpa Huang who personally presides over the examination."

At this time, Zhu Yunwen was choked. He really didn't know what to say, and he also felt that he couldn't understand the emperor's thoughts.

Seeing Zhu Yunwen's appearance, Zhu Xiongying sighed and said, "When I go back, pack up and prepare to supervise the army. Read the books of sages and sages. My brother never objects. It's just Yunwen, remember it, you belong to the Ming Dynasty."

Clan! As a brother, I told you not to study hard before, but you didn’t listen. Go back and don’t listen to people’s noise."

Zhu Yunwen, who was sweating profusely, left the Qianqing Palace dejectedly. The child seemed to be very frightened and a little lacking in confidence.

Seeing Zhu Yunwen acting like this, Old Zhu V shook his head and said, "Yunwen still doesn't have enough vision after all. This child grew up in a deep palace and was raised in the hands of a woman. He also lacks some heroic spirit and courage."

"He is different from his grandson. He has been reading books from sages since he was a child. Not to mention Grandpa Huang, even when dad was here, he didn't care about Yunwen studying." Zhu Xiongying said, trying to excuse Zhu Yunwen, "What's the matter with you guys?

I still don’t have many requirements for him, I just ask him to be a good king.”

Lao Zhu nodded. When it comes to education, Lao Zhu thinks he has a very strong say, and he can be said to be quite proud and confident.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about his sons. The eldest son has always received imperial education, so he is a very outstanding prince. This is also the fundamental reason why the prince was able to control the court. And some other children, those ages

Big ones, all of them are excellent.

At least the five children raised by the late Empress Ma are all very good and have their own merits. At most, they received different education emphases, but the Crown Prince has always followed

I will teach you at the request of the prince.

When it comes to the emperor's grandson, Lao Zhu is also full of pride in his emperor's eldest grandson. He is also an outstanding prince, who has great overall plans and strategies, and is also very sophisticated in skill and scheming.

Wang Chengen also said at this time, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the adults kneeling at the Meridian Gate may have to spend the night here."

I still underestimated the determination of these civil servants, and several of them fainted, but they got up and continued to beg for their lives. It seemed that these people had no intention of going back, and they were going to continue kneeling at the Meridian Gate to beg for their lives.

Zhu Xiongying said expressionlessly, "I'm going to be imprisoned soon. Let's go out one by one. If you are willing to kneel outside the imperial city, let them go. I want to see how many people want to go there."

Spend it."

When Wang Cheng'en went to deliver the decree, Lao Zhu, who was smiling, suddenly said, "Ying'er, you're probably waiting for more scholars to get involved, right? If those people from the Kong family come forward, you're probably

Are you happier?"

"I can't hide my grandson's thoughts from the emperor." Zhu Xiongying was also happy and did not hide his thoughts. "Originally, my grandson really wanted to stabilize the hearts of the scholars in the north, and he also wanted to restrict the south.

The power of civil servants. But my grandson didn’t expect that these people would be so decisive. Then let’s make a big fuss, and my grandson will just wait!”

Lao Zhu immediately became proud and said to Zhu Xiongying, "Think about the Kongyin case, the Hu Weiyong case, and how your father got into trouble. Go back and think about it, and tell us tomorrow!"

Zhu Xiongying was not fooled and said, "Grandpa Huang, it was not my father who handled those cases all by himself. He just went with the flow and made things bigger. My grandson is like this now, waiting for things to get bigger.

, then the pot is ready and the cards are reshuffled."

"Our swords are fast and our soldiers are strong, so these scholars should be afraid!" Old Zhu was full of arrogance and said to Zhu Xiongying, "Don't underestimate these scholars, they all have backbone! It's just Ying'er, we are suppressing him

They, if they can't lift their heads or straighten their backs, none of them dare to show their teeth to us!"

It's really like this. We really can't give these people too good treatment, otherwise they'll get slapped on the nose one by one, or they'll take some things for granted.

During the Song Dynasty, the status of scholars was high enough, and it was simply a paradise for scholars. But in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, everyone became a "stinky old nine", and they were obedient. Many scholars were even single-mindedly loyal to the

Think of them as low-level Meng Yuan.

Zhu Xiongying nodded, and then said with some contempt, "My grandson just wants to break the arrogance of those scholars and break their backbones, otherwise they will still dare to go against us, and they will think of giving up their official positions.

Go and retreat to your hometown, this is a beautiful thought!"

"We are ruthless to scholars, but you are even ruthless to these scholars!" Lao Zhu laughed, but still wanted to remind him, "Ying'er, don't try too hard. Although we are destined by fate, we still need to govern the world.

Don’t offend all these scholars. When we first started the army, it was too difficult to get serious scholars!"

Zhu Xiongying knew this well, so he quickly said, "Grandpa Huang, my grandson has never thought about abolishing Confucian learning directly, but he just doesn't want them to grow stronger. The beginning of the founding of the country is the best time, and grandson wants to establish some

The rules cut off some of their thoughts."

Lao Zhu thought for a while, and he felt that what Zhu Xiongying said was quite reasonable. Lao Zhu was naturally very clear about some of the thoughts of scholars over the years.

During the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, some scholars did not dare to cause trouble, but after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, these scholars would start to test it from time to time. These people naturally thought about "ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats";

"You can't punish a doctor" and so on.

Over the years, Lao Zhu has indeed had conflicts with some scholars. Even though he was extremely harsh on some scholars, he still could not make some scholars give up, and he could not make them behave obediently and accept their fate honestly.

"Actually, my grandson has also thought about this. These Confucians are really good at learning and always absorb things from other schools." Zhu Xiongying said to Lao Zhu, "If their ideas were not really beneficial to the imperial power,

My grandson will inevitably have to create more obstacles for them."

Lao Zhu thought carefully and suddenly said, "If those people from the Kong family fall into the trap, does Ying'er plan to give them a cut?"

"This matter depends on Grandpa Huang. Those people of the Kong family were very obedient during the Jurchen and Mongolian Yuan Dynasties. Those foreign races also need to win over the scholars." Zhu Xiongying began to complain and said to Lao Zhu, "Grandpa Huang

If we want to rectify the country, we don’t need those rotten scholars to correct their names, but Grandpa Huang has promoted them too high!!"

Zhu Xiongying felt uncomfortable when he thought that Duke Yan Sheng was the theoretical head of the civil service. He also felt that Lao Zhu had indeed made a bad move at that time, and it was not that easy to regret it now.

Lao Zhu was a little embarrassed and annoyed. He picked up a memorial and threw it at Zhu Xiongying, "Get out!"

The obedient Zhu Xiongying immediately stood up and said, "The grandson will go back to the East Palace first. There will be a talent show for the grandson in two days. The grandson must go back and study it carefully."

This is a major event that Lao Zhu feels is extremely important, and he indeed feels that it is a serious matter. Although he now has a great-grandson, Lao Zhu still feels that the heirs of his crown prince are few, and the harem is still not full enough, so he needs to be well drafted.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying about to go out, Lao Zhu said, "We know that you like natural feet and don't like foot binding, so I won't tell you. It's just that this time, choose more civil servants and daughters of aristocratic families. You are the foundation of the country, and everything will be done."

Don’t just follow your own preferences.”

Zhu Xiongying had no objection to what Lao Zhu said, "My grandson knows that he really didn't want to choose more concubines from noble families this time."

After all, Zhu Xiongying's identity is different. His harem and his heirs are obviously not just a family matter, but also a national matter. In some matters, it is natural to consider more carefully.

The concubine is already of noble birth, and she is the future queen. This is enough. We cannot continue to have too many women from noble families in the harem. We need to give some hope to the civil servants, and we need to give some hope to the gentry, even if

It might just be a concubine, a concubine, etc., but they are also the concubines of the future emperor.

Zhu Xiongying is quite used to these things. Probably because of his family and his status, he really can't do whatever he wants with many things. Probably, this means that he has gained something, and naturally he has also lost something.

thing.

Especially now at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, many things naturally need to be set up with rules. Lao Zhu and the others are just starting up, and Zhu Xiongying naturally needs to constantly improve them.

It's okay, I don't expect to enjoy the enjoyment like an emperor, with the three thousand beauties in the harem, but with all kinds of beauties, I really need to test Zhu Xiongying's determination.

Zhu Xiongying, who was humming a little tune, walked towards the East Palace to consider a series of things for him to 'take a concubine'. Lao Zhu watched his grandson's back disappear, smiled and shook his head, then drove Shuangquan away from under the bed.

I took out a small package from the secret compartment and began to think deeply, write and draw.
Chapter completed!