The news that the people's daughter Ding Yuying won the first place in the "Crown Princess Examination" and won the throne of the crown princess swept the Wuhan Mansion in Xijing of the Ming Dynasty in the shortest possible time. Let this city, which is being shrouded by the scorching heat of Hongxing 20 summers, have a topic that is hotter than the weather.

If the Ming Dynasty, which was revived by Zhu Cihong, made the Shengdou people in Xijing Wuhan Mansion dissatisfied, it was that the ruling class of this country was not too close to the people. Although Daming also has official examinations, it has also opened many universities for the general public, and there is also a direct train for poor teenagers in the border areas - the Nine Sides Youth Army! However, the essence of the new Ming Dynasty was still a semi-feudal and semi-capitalist regime ruled by a new aristocracy and southeastern capitalists.

This regime, while maintaining high efficiency, has somewhat neglected fairness...... The upward channel left for the middle class is relatively narrow, unlike in the past, the middle level of the state scholars and doctors can ascend to heaven through the imperial examination and become the most powerful people under the Son of Heaven.

However, Zhu Cihong's semi-feudal and semi-capital Ming Dynasty did not have a real imperial examination, only an official examination that started from the grassroots officials.

For middle-level landlords, rich peasants, and merchants, it is easy for their children to take the examination for a petty official, but after becoming a petty official, the career is very bumpy...... Those who can become elders in the cabinet are all noble now, and most of them will be their descendants in the future!

For the scholars and doctors who once pointed out the country, of course, they were lost and dissatisfied. In the past, the Ming Dynasty shared the world with scholars and doctors, but now it has become a world with the new aristocrats and big capitalists......

And this time the test of the crown princess made everyone see the hope of the rise of the scholars!

"What a Ding Yuying! So many noble daughters have called her down, she really deserves to be a good woman in our Jing Chu! ”

"Is it really comparable? I'm afraid that the Son of Heaven wants to use her to beat those noble and wealthy businessmen who are doing mischief, right? Now the rogue is a rabbit's tail - it won't grow! As soon as Sichuan and Yunnan are recovered, the world will be peaceful. The Taiping world still needs those nobles who can only fight and kill and profiteers who can only make money? ”

"That's right! To govern the world, we have to rely on scholars and scholars......"

These scholars and doctors in the market all saw that Emperor Zhu couldn't trust the new aristocrats and big capitalists, so how could the ministers and officials of the northern and southern parties not understand? Emperor Zhu mobilized the crowd to elect a commoner-born crown princess, didn't he just look down on their group of princes and generals?

And in the power structure designed by Emperor Zhu, the crown princess is by no means an insignificant role!

With a snap, the chess pieces landed lightly on the chessboard. A chess game, when it was chaotic, the reason why it was chaotic was that the two people who were talking in their hands were not in the mood, and they just fell casually, so the chessboard was in a mess, and there was no rule at all.

"Alas! This game is like a chess game, and I can't see it clearly...... Fortunately, the old man is old and can retreat bravely! "The one who spoke was a white-haired old man, he was the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he was the prince of your country, Ma Shiying.

After Zhu Cihong announced that Ding Yuying, a native of Yiling Prefecture, was the leader of the entrance examination of Jinling Women's University, and she would be canonized as the crown princess on a later date, the old man handed in his resignation.

Of course, Zhu Cihong will not let him retire completely, and the vacant positions of the three princes and three orphans will still be given to him.

Playing against him was Wei Zaode, Ma Shiying was able to retreat, but he still had to continue to be his "Zhuge Liang" and do his best for the Ming Dynasty.

He was ordered to comfort Ma Shiying today—just to make a show!

Hearing Ma Shiying's resignation, Wei Zaode said with a smile: "Guogong has long been a great minister, so it's good to retire...... Wealth and glory, enjoy inexhaustible! ”

Ma Shiying smiled bitterly: "Having said that, the old man is not a gentleman who is not a party, and his protégés are all over the world...... In the DPRK, he formed a party with Zheng, Shen, Luo, etc., what do you really have to do, and can you get out of it? ”

The old man's worries are not unreasonable!

Zheng Zhilong, Shen Tingyang, and Luo Dagong were not very active, because they were the leaders of the southeast chaebol. Zhu Cihong's own Royal Chamber of Commerce and the Southeast Chaebol have long been integrated, you have me, I have you.

If the southeast chaebols were to be swept away, the bad debts of the two major banks and the collapse of land prices in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Yangzhou would have to cost Emperor Zhu at least 100 million yuan......

But Ma Shiying represents the Southwest Military Group, which has fought with Dashun for so many years, and has not won any battles, that is, the recent sneak attack on Niulanguan and Wanzhou succeeded, killed Wu Ruyi, the envoy of the Liukou Festival, and cut off the communication between Kuizhou Mansion and Chongqing Prefecture.

But that's the end of it, the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan army's attack on Chongqing Mansion has not made much progress, and the Liukou in Kuizhou Mansion are still stubborn.

It seems that the Yunguichuan Army is just that, why are you still staying?

It seems that the world is about to be unified, and the "safe period" of heroes is coming!

Can Ma Shiying not be worried?

"No, not so ......much," Wei Zaode waved his hand again and again, "Your Majesty is the king of leniency, and he chose Ding Yuying as the crown princess, just because she was born in the folk and easy to teach, not that he was dissatisfied with the honorable people." ”

He paused and said with a smile: "And after choosing a concubine for the crown prince, there are six kings such as King Fu, King Shen, King Yue (Zhu Hehao's same brother, named Hekun), King Yue (Zhu Hehao's same mother's brother, named Hezhen), King Ao (Zhu Heqi), and King Xu (Fei Zhen'e's son, named Heyuan) and other six kings want to choose concubines. These six kings are to marry the daughters of the noble family. Your Majesty's meaning, the granddaughter of the Duke of the Kingdom might as well marry His Royal Highness King Yue, the fourth son of the emperor! ”

It turns out that Wei Zaode is still here to be a matchmaker! Proposed relatives for Zhu and Zhen, the king of Yue.

Ma Shiying looked at Wei Zaode and asked, "Who is Ling Aixu married to?" ”

Wei Zaode said: "Promised His Royal Highness the second son of the emperor, King Yue." ”

"What about the eldest son of the emperor?" Ma Shiying asked, "Is it Wu Ahuan of the Wu family?" ”

"It's probably her," Wei Zaode nodded, "Luo Xiaohe of the Luo family seems to have promised King Fu...... This is a good kiss! Shen Xiulan of the Shen family gave it to King Xu. ”

"What about Zheng Min?" Ma Shiying asked again, "She won't marry King Qi, will she?" ”

"That's right, it's the king!" Wei Zaode smiled, "What does Your Majesty mean, you still don't understand?" King Fu married the daughter of Grand Duke Luo, and the queen's son, King Qi, married the daughter of Marquis Zheng. ”

This is a marriage between the North and the South and the North to reconcile the contradictions between the two parties...... If Emperor Zhu really wants to unload the mill and kill the donkey, he can't wait for the two parties to fight to the death!

Ma Shiying frowned slightly: "Zheng Min and King Qi...... I don't know if the Duke of Quanguo and the Empress can agree? ”

Wei Zaode said with a smile: "The marriage that Your Majesty wants to promote, can the two of them agree?" ”

......

"King ...... Australia" Zheng Zhilong looked at Zheng Sen, "You agreed?" ”

Zheng Sen nodded and said, "Your Majesty said that you would give the King of Australia a big inheritance...... It is said to be no less than the inheritance of the kings of the United States. ”

"Isn't the foundation of the King of Australia the righteous principality?" Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "Although it is the largest in the Malacca Peninsula, it is not that big after all...... and the inheritance of the king of the United States is not comparable. ”

"Maybe there's an arrangement?" Zheng Sen frowned and said, "Abba, this marriage can't be pushed out!" Although Min'er didn't become the crown princess, it's better than nothing...... And the king of Australia is also a son-in-law! ”

What he said was a bit interesting - the prince had no son, and only the king of Australia, a half-brother and half-brother. In case it's gone, isn't Zheng Min the crown princess?

Zheng Zhilong sighed: "Having said that, it is unwilling!" actually lost to a folk girl, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks? Do you really not believe in us nobles? ”

"Abba," Zheng Sen shook his head and said, "I can't believe it, but Your Majesty definitely doesn't want the heroine of the coming dynasty to come from a powerful family like us...... According to the child, let's stay away from the prince, help the king of Australia well, and see how big the foundation of His Majesty is for the king of Australia! ”