On the first day of school, Yenching University Hall set an unprecedented record.

In just one hour, 2,000 students were recruited.

You must know that Yenching University Hall is not a place where anyone can enter with an open door.

If a scholar wants to enter the Yenching University Hall, he or she must go through six rigorous assessments, and only after passing the assessment can he successfully enter the school.

Thus.

The 2,000 students who entered the Yenching University Hall were so eager to sign up.

Although the mountain chief of Yenching University Hall played tricks on the students with his old wisdom when he signed up, no one complained about him among the students who were admitted to Yenching University.

Even, they still have a sense of gratitude to Xiang Minzhong in their hearts.

Especially those who are pure readers.

It seems that the Yenching University Hall has enrolled 2,000 students at once, but for pure scholars, this number is really only 500.

Because of the 2,000 students enrolled in the Yenching University Hall, the other three subjects account for nearly 1,500 students, and the number of places reserved for pure scholars is only 500.

And this time, there are the most pure scholars who get up to take the Yenching University Hall.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 10,000 people.

This shows how fierce the competition is.

And the students who can enter the halls of Yenching University, they don't think they are better than those who have been eliminated.

Because among those who have been eliminated, there are many people who have been famous for a long time.

And the five hundred of them were able to snatch those characters who had been famous for a long time and enter the Yenching University Hall because of Xiang Minzhong's wisdom and wisdom.

As the so-called few families rejoice, there are naturally a few sorrows.

Amid the cheers of the first batch of 2,000 students of Yenching University, Xiang Minzhong slowly closed the door of Yenching University.

Blocked out of the door, more than 10,000 people reading were pale.

Their hearts are full of unwillingness, resentment, and helplessness.

That door, like a moat, spanned the middle, making them feel the difference between heaven and earth.

From now on, we are people of two worlds.

They felt the toughness of the court of the Great Yan Kingdom, really tough.

Yan Guo is eager for talents, Yan Guo needs talents, but Yan Guo does not seek talents.

"Brother Zhang, Xiang Minzhong, this old man is too hateful, in terms of talent and learning, you are the first person among us. Now that it has been dismissed, there must be something greasy in this. From the younger brother's point of view, Your Majesty has imprisoned the descendants of the saints, and now he is suppressing us Confucianism with this, he must be attacking us Confucianism, and we cannot sit idly by. ”

Now, naturally, there is no shortage of villains who have begun to come forward and continue to bewitch.

The person who was called Brother Zhang had a gloomy face, and when the man finished speaking, he glanced at the man coldly, "Wu Hao, do you think I'm stupid?" ”

Wu Hao was stunned for a moment, and said in amazement: "Brother Zhang, what do you mean by this?" ”

The person who was called Brother Zhang said coldly: "You and the people behind you want to embarrass Your Majesty, but you shouldn't treat me as a pawn." After listening to your slander, I delayed my future once. Do you think I'll listen to it again?

Hum! Leave! ”

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, listen to me! Brother Zhang, where are you going? ”

"Go to Jinling, Jinling University Hall to register, half a month later than Yenching University Hall, I hope to have time to ......"

After being reminded by that Brother Zhang, all the scholars thought of going to Jinling.

One by one, without saying a word, they turned around and left.

This scene at the entrance of Yenching University Hall was naturally told to Yang Qi by Peng Pai at all.

After Yang Qi learned the news, he smiled happily: "I know that Xiang Minzhong will not live up to my expectations, and he really has a way to deal with those little guys."

The little ones have been taught a lesson, and they will naturally learn to be obedient later.

Since they have the heart to rush to Jinling, I will push the boat down the river and give them another chance.

Sent people to Jinling Mansion to spread the decree, Jinling University Hall opened two additional subjects, expanded the enrollment of 1,000 people, and postponed the enrollment of students for 20 days. ”

When Peng Pai heard this, he praised on the side: "Your Majesty is wise......

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled: "There is nothing wise or unwise, they have the heart to serve the country, and I naturally want to give them a gateway to serve the country." What's more, this move will not only thwart the conspiracy of those behind it, but also recruit a large number of usable talents for me, so why not do it.

Confucianism is deeply rooted, and we can't eradicate it all at once, but we can only cut off its roots step by step until we have the strength to uproot it. ”

"The subordinates understand, and the subordinates will go to the decree."

……

Time flies, and two days have passed.

Yang Qi changed into civilian clothes, took a few entourages, and went to the gate of Yanjing City.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of Yanjing City, I saw a team of carriages and horses, slowly driving from a distance.

Yang Qi hurriedly greeted him.

On the wide carriage, the owner of the carriage saw Yang Qi, immediately stopped the carriage, hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, and trotted to meet Yang Qi.

The two approached.

One of them bowed deeply, "Minister Su Yijian see Your Majesty's ......"

Yang Qi stepped forward, floated Su Yijian, and said with emotion: "You have been in Suzhou and Hangzhou for more than half a year, and I still think you won't come back......"

Su Yijian smiled bitterly: "The minister wants to come back, but he didn't complete the government affairs you explained, and the minister didn't dare to come back." ”

Yang Qi said with a smile: "In this way, the land in Suzhou and Hangzhou has been evenly divided? ”

Su Yijian nodded slowly, and said with emotion: "This errand is much more difficult than governing the southern country. What I found out was shocking. ”

Decades of grudges, once revealed, shocking is certain.

This was expected by Yang Qi.

Yang Qi dragged Su Yijian and said, "Let's go back to the palace, I have already prepared wine and food, waiting to catch you and wash the dust." ”

Su Yijian was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "There is wine?" Chen Ke hasn't drunk for half a year, so go quickly. ”

After the two monarchs and ministers returned to the palace.

Immediately, the food and drinks were put on the table, and they chatted while eating.

Su Yijian drank three glasses in a row, and it was so refreshing that if it wasn't for Yang Qi to stop him, he could have drunk it all the time.

"Don't worry, I will allow you to drink a pot today, so this pot of wine is yours, no one will rob you, you can keep it and drink it slowly, or tell me about things in Suzhou and Hangzhou."

When Su Yijian heard this, he immediately hugged the wine jug in his arms and said: "When the minister first arrived in Suzhou and Hangzhou, with the help of Lu Duan, he quickly quelled the rebellion in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Then the local acres were inventoried.

After the inventory of the ministers, in Suzhou and Hangzhou, for decades, millions of acres of land were hidden.

The connection of the wealthy families and the annexation of land can be said to be shocking.

If it weren't for this inventory, these would not have been revealed.

With millions of acres of land, how much less tax should be paid to the imperial court every year?

Decades stacked together, and the numbers are even bigger.

These big landlords took advantage of this one by one to eat their brains full of fat.

Your Majesty, do you know?

The dirty money confiscated by the minister was as much as 10,000 taels. ”

Hearing this number, Yang Qi's heart twitched subconsciously.

You must know that with the money of the southern country, the liquid silver taels that can be taken now are only 100,000 taels.

The business of the southern money bank has spread all over this large area of land and has connected nearly eight countries.

The silver deposits of large landlords in Suzhou and Hangzhou are actually one-tenth of the money in the south.

This shows the wealth of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Su Yijian continued: "One of the most terrifying is the Kong family in Jeju Prefecture, in the entire Qufu, there are more than 400 acres of cultivated land, and the Kong family accounts for half of it. Half of the people in Qufu are working for the Kong family......"

Yang Qi's brows furrowed slowly, and he asked, "Why didn't you mention the matter of the Kong family in the fold you gave me?" ”

Su Yijian smiled bitterly: "The Kong family is very involved, and the ministers have no way to check them, so naturally they can't tell Your Majesty." ”

Yang Qi's eyes were slightly cold, and he said in a low voice: "Someone is stopping?" ”

Su Yijian's face became even more bitter, "It's not just someone who is blocking it, the officials of the entire Jeju Prefecture, when they heard that they were going to raid the Kong family, they all stumbled on the envoys.

There were even some officials outside Jeju who stumbled on the ministers.

There are also people who blatantly stand up and scold the ministers for humiliating the saints' court, and they want to fight hard with the ministers.

If it weren't for the soldiers and horses, the minister would have been afraid that he would not have been able to come out if he entered Jeju Mansion.

Of course, the ministers did not dare to rely on the presence of soldiers and horses, so they forcibly raided the Confucian family.

Otherwise, there is a high risk of provoking a violent popular uprising. ”

Yang Qi's fists clenched subconsciously, and then slowly relaxed, he smiled slowly: "It's okay if you haven't checked it, after all, it's the saint's court, and you have to give the saint some face." ”

When Su Yijian heard this, he looked at Yang Qi with a stunned expression.

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you looking at me like this?" ”

Su Yijian said suspiciously: "The minister just wants to see, in the days when the minister left the capital, did His Majesty change someone?" ”

"Why?"

"The minister is very familiar with His Majesty, and in the minister's understanding, His Majesty is a person who is jealous and hateful, and will never compromise. Today, I heard that the Kong family occupied nearly two million acres of fertile land, and they actually let it go lightly, which shouldn't be. ”

Yang Qi glanced at Su Yijian angrily, "Then what do you want me to do, lead the army to kill and raze the Kong family to the ground?" ”

Su Yijian's heart jumped, and he hurriedly said: "Don't you dare, if Your Majesty really does this, there will definitely be wolf smoke." ”

Yang Qi stretched out his hand and said helplessly: "That's not over...... Since I can't do anything about the Kong family for the time being, I can only endure it first and think about it in the long run. Do you know that since Kong Lianjie was detained by me, there have been tens of thousands of letters to intercede for him.

By the way, you wrote one of them. ”

When Su Yijian heard this, he said: "In the eyes of the minister, what Kong Lianjie did can be said to be a crime that deserves death. However, his identity is very implicated, and His Majesty has to deal with it properly.

Besides, the descendants of the saints are not all of this kind of goods.

When the minister was in Jeju Mansion, he got acquainted with several Confucian family members, all of whom were well-informed and knew right from wrong, but because of their identities, they could not be reused.

The reason why the minister wrote to His Majesty was also because he was afraid that His Majesty would be angry and kill all the Kong family. ”

Yang Qi smiled bitterly: "In your eyes, I am such a murderous butcher? ”

Su Yijian smiled dryly.

Yang Qi sighed and said, "I often kill people, it doesn't mean that I really want to kill. It's just that when something happens, among the many solutions, only killing is the fastest and most convenient. Only killing can make people remember the lesson deeply.

In the matter of the Confucian family, I know the depth of it, so it is naturally impossible to use violent means.

I just imprisoned Kong Lianjie, and there were tens of thousands of pleas for mercy.

If I kill him, I'm afraid that what will be on my desk will be tens of thousands of resignations. ”

"Hey...... I still want them to rule over the millions of people in the Great Yan Kingdom. ”

Su Yijian glanced at Yang Qi suspiciously, and muttered in a low voice: "The minister thinks that Your Majesty, you are not a person who sits idly by. ”

Yang Qi widened his eyes and snorted coldly, "What did you whisper?" ”

Su Yijian hurriedly said, "I didn't say anything." ”

Yang Qi said with a straight face: "I heard it all. ”

Su Yijian smiled awkwardly: "The minister just thinks that Your Majesty will definitely not let those tumors of the Kong family continue to plague the Great Yan Kingdom so easily." ”

Yang Qi suddenly grinned, "You still know me, come here, I will let you see a good thing." ”

Su Yijian hurriedly stood up and followed Yang Qi to the dragon case.

On the dragon case, there was a white cloth, which was lifted to reveal a huge cowhide.

A strange map is outlined on the cowhide.

Yang Qi casually said, "Here, it's my Dayan Kingdom......"

Su Yijian stared at the beads of his eyes and said in amazement: "I, Dayan, can't be so small." ”

Yang Qi said helplessly: "In fact, my Dayan is so small. ”

Su Yijian shook his head like a rattle, and said firmly: "I don't believe it, Your Majesty, where did you get such a picture to coax the minister." ”

Yang Qi said frankly: "I didn't deceive you, this picture was discovered by me in an ancient "Classic of Mountains and Seas". According to the comparison in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the description in it is basically consistent with this picture.

In other words, this is what our world really looks like.

And our Great Yan Kingdom is only a very small part. ”

Even though the facts were in front of him, Su Yijian still shook his head and expressed disbelief.

After all, if he believed what was on this map, many of the things he had stored in his mind for decades would be shattered.

And at present, there is only one ancient "Classic of Mountains and Seas" that can prove that the things on this picture are true, and no one knows if there is any cat in it.

Next, no matter how Yang Qi explained, Su Yijian shook his head vigorously and said he didn't believe it.

In the end, Yang Qi didn't expect to win Su Yijian's trust, he sighed and said: "Believe it or not, anyway, the task I give you now is to make the people of the Great Yan Kingdom believe that this picture is true." ”

Su Yijian was stunned and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you doing?" Of course, it is to dig into the roots of Confucianism. Tell me, if the people really believe that the things on this picture are true, will many statements in Confucianism become nothing? ”

The corners of Su Yijian's frightened mouth twitched: "Even if the people really believe in this thing, it is the Taoist who will be affected the most. ”

Yang Qi said with a smile: "Once the people believe that this picture is true, then the theory that the sky is round and the place will be broken." If at this time, someone sets off a new school to explain the existence of this world, do you say that Confucianism can still stand firm under this impact. ”

Su Yijian gritted his teeth and said: "Confucianism can stand out among the hundred schools, and it naturally has its advantages. It is not something that can be overturned by one or two doctrines. ”