Judging from the matter itself, he doesn't care about any gentleman and frankness, even if he is frank, he does this, you are not only a scholar, you are also an official. Do you know how bad this is? You have made public opinion turbulent, and the court is very passive, from this point of view, you are not suitable to be an official.

To put it bluntly, shouldn't you close your doors at this time? If you close your door, you won't have so many things.

As for Xu Jing, let's not talk about cheating or not, high-profile and introverted, after entering Beijing, make friends with the examiner, Shizi, you can honestly get the exam, what do you do with these things? Tang Yin, ask Cheng Min Zhengwen to give the teacher, Zhu Houzhao really wants to pry open the heads of these people and see what you think.

Zhu Houzhao also probably understood why his father was so disposed of in his previous life, first of all, Cheng Minzheng, this person is useless.

It can be seen from Cheng Minzheng's political resume that Cheng Minzheng's next step should be to join the cabinet, at most in any substantive officer. From the imperial examination to the Hanlin Academy, and then to the six squires, and in the end, this is the promotion path of the officials of the Hanlin Academy. But Zhu Houzhao felt that there was a problem here, and he probably understood why Daming had a lot of policies to pat his head.

These Hanlin officials have been studying before, and after the imperial examination, they entered the Hanlin Academy to study, so it can be said that they have never been practical officials in their lives, and they don't know what is going on in the county government.

You must know that the officials of later generations were all promoted one level at a time, and they would never be able to reach a high position without local experience, but the Ming Dynasty was the opposite. First of all, these people have never been magistrates, they have a very shallow understanding of the local area and the people, and they only have sage books in their heads.

Cheng Minzheng is such an official, such an official can just dismiss the official and go home, and Zhu Youzhu did the same.

Xu Jing and Tang Yin are simpler, but they are just two scholars, which subject of the Daming Imperial Examination does not have a scholar? There are too many to count. People like this who befriended the examiner before the exam, their minds were not pure, and they were ready to shoot horses, what did such a gentleman keep? Pulling it out just shocks the world's readers.

Directly cut off the Shizi status, assign it to a small official, scare and scare those who read, be honest in the future, don't think about it.

In addition, it is a deterrent, not only to deter officials, but also to deter scholars, don't follow the old path of Cheng Minzheng and Xu Jing Tang Yin.

It's even easier to deal with the household department to Hua Chang, this guy is not playing truthfully, he is greedy for merit, and he thinks that he has caught a big handle and is an opportunity, but it turns out to be a mess, and it is a mess. Now the public opinion below is still indignant, and the chaos is very large, so that the emperor can only remove Cheng Minzheng and dispose of Xu Jing and Tang Yin, which is naturally to be dealt with.

It's just that among the three people, Hua Chang's is only demoted, unless he is the lightest, which can also be seen that Zhu Youzhu is only a small punishment and a big admonition for him.

It seems that each of the three parties has played a board, similar to the same approach as the mud, but there is a deep meaning behind each move.

With a sigh, Zhu Houzhao said to Zhu Youjiao: "Father, the imperial examination is a great ceremony for talents, since there is no fraud, then there is no sin." While speaking, Zhu Houzhao pondered the vocabulary: "The small punishment and the big commandment are enough, and the disposal is heavy, but it makes people feel that there is something hidden in it." ”

Zhu Houzhao actually wanted to do something to prevent the three of them from being as miserable as in the previous life, and he also wanted to hear his father's thoughts and see why he did it.

"Talent Ceremony?"

Listening to his son's words, Zhu Youzhu himself smiled, reached out and patted his son's shoulder, and then said with a smile: "The first priority of the imperial examination has never been to pick talents, nor to educate the world. How many talents are there in the world? Every time you have to pick talents in the imperial examination, how many talents do you have to have? All of them are used, and this Ming Dynasty is going to be redundant, so it can be seen that too many talents are not a good thing. ”

After listening to his father's words, Zhu Houzhao was suddenly stunned, and then he realized that in later generations, everyone always shouted that talent is the primary productive force, and what is the most important thing in the 21st century, talent!

But that was in later generations, and various disciplines developed and expanded, and of course there must be enough talents to do these things, and everyone was not rushing to be officials. This era is different, the imperial examination is to be an official, everyone is studying to be an official, in this era, the scholars do not do anything else, if they really use it, it will be really redundant.

Seeing his son's appearance, Zhu Youzhu patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "The essence of the imperial examination is actually to imprison the heroes, so that all the smart people in the world can enter the cage of the imperial examination, and let them study the chapters and verses. In this way, these people will not be easy to be whimsical, and they will not be easily confused by crooked ways. ”

"When the scholars are stable, the world will be stable. Even if there are other people who want to rebel, they are just grass cobs and the like, and they can't make a big deal. ”

"But don't spoil these scholars too much, and end up making them self-righteous and difficult to control. This time the matter must be severely punished, which can not only deter cheating, but also tell the people of the world that the country is my country. Let the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty know that if you are an official of me, then don't come to the same way as a scholar. ”

Zhu Hou looked at his father, and suddenly felt that he didn't know his father, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He, a famous benevolent monarch in history, is not like what is recorded in the history books in Zhu Houzhao's opinion. When he ascended the throne, his status was shallow, and he was ready to do a big vote at any time after receiving power over the years, and according to the progress of history, he swept away the accumulated shortcomings, adjusted the officials, and then reformed, but unfortunately, he died early.

Judging from Zhu Houzhao's practice in history, his reform should be inherited from his father Zhu Youzhang.

Not to mention other things, in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, Dad's imperial skills are really perfect.

Many people say that Emperor Jiajing's scheming skills are good, but in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, he can only eat ashes behind his father's buttocks, and his father can still leave a good reputation if he does things quietly. You must know that when Dad ascended the throne, the first assistant Wan An and the second assistant Liu Ji in the cabinet were all old treacherous and cunning people.

Although they are called papier-mâché three-pavilion elders, it just means that they don't do things, but when it comes to seizing power and forming parties, they are all experts.

After ascending the throne, he killed Wan An, with Liu Ji as the first assistant to stabilize the court, and five years later, he killed Liu Ji again with full wings, and personally promoted Xie Qian and Li Dongyang. Judging from this series of operations, Daddy's scheming skills are very powerful, which is very revealing. Coupled with my father's teachings during this period of time, whether it is about the four officials and four politics, or this imperial examination, this is all the emperor's mental technique.

"What does the father plan to do with it?" Zhu Houzhao raised his head and looked at his father, and asked his father.

"Say it!" Zhu Youzhu didn't answer Zhu Houzhao's question, but said with a smile: "What are you going to do?" ”