Chapter 653: Justice, Accident

At the end of the court meeting, the news was released to the world in the form of a newspaper, and an agreement was reached in the court, but the great quarrel among the people kicked off. The key is still the matter of the imperial examination, how many people have broken their future with a knife down in age. What to do, there is no way, this matter has already passed in the court and has become an official law, and no one can pull it.

Then he canceled the matter of the celebrant and the celebrant approving the red power, took the cabinet and the ministers, and quickly passed the decree. When the matter is decided, the folk readers are naturally going to make trouble, how to make trouble? wrote an article, pointing out that Sang scolded Huai, saying that he had the right to rape the court, bewitch the Sacred Heart, and come out of this evil government. It seems that there can only be one person who is scolded, and that is Chen Xie.

But these scoldings did not work at all for Chen Xie, but Chen Xie used the newspaper in his hand to start an overwhelming propaganda. What to promote? To promote his ideas, of course. In the era of the Ming Dynasty, people can be called old men when they are over forty, and life is rare for seventy years, and the officials of the country, holding the fortunes, enjoy privileges, but they can't do things for the country for many years. Isn't that reasonable? Besides, stop the imperial examination at the age of 35, you are a showman, you can be a township official, you can start from the eighth grade, and those with excellent grades can still continue to be promoted, doesn't it cut off everyone's way forward.

The power of the newspaper is too great, and the words of the people are simply crushing. The point is that the current private sector is not as good as before, and with the emergence of the Consultative Bureau, the private sector was originally a gang of forces, but now it has been divided. Those who fail to do business after the imperial examination also have a room to participate in politics, unlike before, they have to answer the mouths of officials to achieve their own goals.

The imperial court's reform of the imperial examination was undoubtedly supported by the industrial and commercial class, with the rapid development of industry and commerce. Daming is now short of people everywhere. What people are missing? To run a business, you have to ask for someone, this person has to be educated, right? In business, you have to have someone, right? This person, you have to have skills, right? Chen Xie's start from a small Huating opened the prelude to the rapid development of industry and commerce in Jiangnan, which in turn triggered the entire coastal provinces to follow suit. These imitations are not official. It's all private spontaneous, and then the official push.

In the final analysis, it is still interests, one is economic interests, and the other is political interests, and under the impetus of these two major interests, any conservative forces will be crushed into scum. The development of industry and commerce is inseparable from the market. Is there a market for Daming? There is no doubt that the population is there. This in itself is a huge market for domestic demand, followed by overseas markets, European trade, South Seas trade, and now there is an additional Indian market. To put it mildly, they are all busy earning money, who has the leisure to listen to your nagging.

The climate of the whole country has changed, and it is changing from top to bottom. At this time, any act of blocking is a move to block the car in the face of the historical trend of Haohao Tangtang. The emperor had the determination to reform. The ministers who are powerful advocates of reform in the DPRK and the central government, and there are calls for reform among the people, who can stop them under the trinity?

While the people were fighting a war of words, cabinet member Wei Zaode was allowed to resign after three times. I went home to retire. At this time, the new members are added and officially mentioned on the table. The governors of the provinces and the officials of the three divisions all received a list and a ballot. There is also an official letter. Why is it so complicated, the court push system has undergone a little change again, adding a new initiative, secret ballot. The list of people are all names who are eligible to enter the cabinet, and three of them are selected, filled in, and handed over to the envoy from Beijing, who will be sent back as soon as possible. This move, which seems to be looking for trouble, has actually received strong support from the governors, three divisions, and provinces of the provinces. This is our right, whoever grabs it is in a hurry with him.

Speaking of collusion between officials, it depends on your ability. If half of the Thai officials in the world support you, then you are qualified to be the cabinet minister.

This change is really powerful, it directly stabbed many people's hearts and livers, and your mouth is sharp, it's useless, and people don't give you a chance to show it. Hurry up and canvass for votes, officials above the seventh rank in Beijing are eligible to vote.

There are two people on the list, one is not qualified, this person is Jiang Fengyuan, he is the candidate designated by Xinjun. This is the prerogative of the emperor, and no matter how calculating, no one dares to gossip on this. The other is Chen Xie, who is the auxiliary minister appointed by the first emperor, and all officials know that these two must be chosen. Otherwise, where is your majesty, you have won all the votes, and you won't be able to pass this time. His Majesty holds the veto power, which is to be used here. The emperor wants to put someone in the cabinet, but you dare not choose it? What the hell do you want to do?

The only consolation for the officials is that Jiang Fengyuan and Chen Xie do not deal with each other, and the two are at odds in politics. After entering the cabinet, these two may not be able to collude, and it would be good not to take eye medicine in front of each other. What's more, this court push system greatly restricts the new monarch's control over the courtiers. In the past, when the new monarch ascended the throne, a group of people around him basically had to enter the cabinet, and the old ministers of the former dynasty consciously resigned. But now, no, during the term of office, I receive the protection of the system. If the emperor is changed, the cabinet will not be affected too much, unless Wei Zaode is like this, the emperor will not allow it, the powerful ministers will not allow it, and he will leave as a last resort.

The Jingshi, the cabinet, and the four ministers are discussing the matter of the court push. When mentioning the secret ballot, even Hong Chengchou had to show emotion: "This move is unprecedented, which shows Xinghai's mind." "Everyone knows that Chen Xie did this thing, and they all know that Chen Xie could not have participated in this court push, but he still participated in accordance with the rules. He didn't break the rules of the game, he moved within the rules of the game. This is commendable, as an auxiliary minister of the cabinet set by the first emperor, who dares to say that it is not suitable for him to enter the cabinet? If someone else wants to run for election, he can definitely do without it, he can directly enter the cabinet, there is no problem at all, and no one can speak. Another is Jiang Fengyuan, to tell the truth, he has no grassroots experience, and he does not have the qualifications to be a cabinet member. But the emperor exercised his privilege and gave him a chance, whether he could seize it or not depended on his own efforts. Then again, didn't the emperor give the cabinet the greatest respect and the ministers the greatest respect when he used power in this way?

So, after this court push rule came out, no matter how tricky the ministers were, they all shut up. What do you say? The emperor respects the rules of this court push, do you still dare to talk nonsense? A rule comes out and is placed in front of the people of the world, and the most important thing about this rule is that everyone should abide by it. As for the privileged, if they don't obey it, they don't follow it, and this rule can only bring great danger to the country.

The young emperor's impartial gesture made the ministers have to be respected. There is another person who is Chen Xie, his strength is known to everyone, but he did not use this strength to seek his own interests. Those who know understand that Chen Xie is doing this to show the world and set an example, and at the same time, he is also implying that he always has to leave the center and then control the sea frontier.

The two ministers, this thing was done, and the onlookers all gave a thumbs up, impeccable.

The time of the court push was on the day of February 20, and the votes of the governors and three divisions of the provinces were sent to the Beijing division and put into the copper box above the main hall, with a lock below, and two keys, one in the hands of the emperor and one in the hands of Zhou Yanru, and the two keys were used together to open the lock. This is the masterpiece of the Ming Dynasty's skilled craftsmen, and it is also a guarantee of a fair court.

In the early dynasty, the court push officially began, and every qualified minister, holding an envelope with his name in his hand, threw it into the mouth of the copper man, stepped forward in turn, and immediately in turn. In the last procedure, the four ministers of the cabinet, under the supervision of the emperor, took the key and opened the copper box. After the ballot papers were taken out, the four cabinet ministers personally counted the ballots.

The process was unusually quiet, one by one the names were pronounced, and the word "positive" was drawn on the wooden board on the side, one by one, and the number of votes was clear at a glance. People admired Chen Xie, who came up with this way. The word "justice" is easy to say, but it is too difficult to do. It's human beings, and they all have selfish intentions.

When the last ballot was read, under Chen Xie's name on the blackboard, the word "positive" was densely packed. This is a result that no one expected, almost every vote has Chen Xie's name included. On the contrary, it was Jiang Fengyuan, who was hand-picked by the emperor, but it was only eighty-six votes, which was really pitiful. Interestingly, even with sixty-six votes, he won the third place among the candidates, that is, he was elected without danger. It can be seen that the competition for the court push this time is fierce, and the second place winner is beyond everyone's expectations. So many Shangshu were not elected, and a squire with unlimited fame suddenly rose to prominence, which really shattered the glasses of the Manchu Dynasty. There is no other reason why Shi Kefa was elected, he is fair and honest. He has a high reputation among Beijing officials, and the financial budget review he presided over has been recognized by most of the low-level Beijing officials. His vote was one hundred and eighty-eight.

After the court push ended, when Zhu Cihong announced the results, Shi Kefa was still there in a daze, how did I become a university scholar?

Chen Xie is not surprised at all, justice is in the hearts of the people, Shi Kefa is in the position of the household servant, although he has offended many people, but he is fair and selfless, and has been recognized by most people, and it is not surprising that he was elected. Chen Xie, who was standing in the crowd, looked at this scene with a smile at this time, the constitutional monarchy of the Ming Dynasty is not far away!

In the congratulatory voices of the ministers, Jiang Fengyuan was also proud, in fact, his votes mainly came from Beijing officials, and the officials outside did not treat him very well. It seems that he didn't feel ashamed of losing to Shi Kefa. In this regard, Chen Xie doesn't want to make any evaluation, this person is good in knowledge and good in virtue, but he is stubborn and old-fashioned! If it weren't for Zhu Cihong's face, Chen Xie really wanted to clean him up, lest he make trouble for himself in the future. (To be continued......)