Cabinet minister, Yang Tingshu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was very busy, not only because the emperor decided to open Enke, and was ready to start the imperial examination at the beginning of the second year of Ruiyuan to absorb talents, as for the content of the examination will not change for the time being, or in accordance with the order of the county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination, and the meeting examination, the questions are still the four books and five classics, but the difference is that the township examination and the meeting examination are carried out by the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy, that is, the questions are uniformly produced.

Don't underestimate this change, the unified questions in the township examination are equivalent to depriving the provincial examiners of the right to make questions, that is to say, the students who take the examination are grateful to the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy, and will not directly thank the examiner.

At the same time, the imperial court also clearly stipulated that in the future township examination and general examination, it is not allowed to visit the chief examiner, and the determination of the internal curtain officer of the township examination is directly controlled by the cabinet, and the provinces are arrived three days before the start of the township examination, and closed management is implemented, and no one is allowed to be seen.

The provisions of this article make it impossible for students to take the imperial examination to even know the examiner.

Of course, Yang Tingshu knows the reason for this.

Just when Yang Tingshu was busy with the training of Guozijian and preparing for the imperial examination in the coming year, the cabinet suddenly began to discuss the affairs of the Donglin Party, which was directly arranged by the emperor.

This made Yang Tingshu feel strange and didn't understand it very well.

The Donglin Party has fallen apart, especially after the poisoning of Zhang Pu.

The final result of the triage of the three divisions was that the Donglin Party decided to get rid of Zhang Pu for its own interests, and the planners of this matter, Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun, Qian Qianyi and others were involved, and even Qu Shiyun was not spared, and the reason why Wu Changshi personally poisoned Zhang Pu was the reason why he personally poisoned Zhang Pu. It is nothing more than a promise that once Zhang Pu dies or suffers damage, then Wu Changshi will be the leader of the Fushe Society, and he will be recommended by the Donglin Party to be an official in the court.

Of course, in the results of the investigation. Qian Shisheng and others were not given a chance to explain.

Wu Changshi committed a capital crime because he poisoned Zhang Pu, who was a two-rank jinshi, and he had been sentenced to behead by the three divisions, and he had already been executed, so in this case, Qian Shisheng and others had no way to defend themselves.

After the results of the investigation came out, the cabinet took the opportunity to absorb some of the former Donglin Party members who had good work ability into the imperial court and became low-level officials, but they had to draw a line with the Donglin Party. It is necessary to enter the Guozijian to study, absorb new knowledge, and change the previous understanding.

In this process, the old and spicy Zhou Yanru went even further, and he asked these Donglin Party members to study in Guozijian on the one hand, and on the other hand, to expose some of the things that the Donglin Party had done for personal gain, keen on party contention, and the party fighting against differences.

Through these means, the image of the Donglin Party, the Fushe and the Ying Society completely collapsed.

The control of public opinion in the Ming Dynasty is no better than that of hundreds of years later, as long as the imperial court can control the thoughts of scholars and scholars. It completely controls public opinion and grasps the dominant direction. As for ordinary people, they really don't need to care, the vast majority of people are illiterate at all, and they are satisfied if they can eat enough, let alone have any pursuits and thoughts.

The emperor has already controlled absolute public opinion through the Guozijian. It should be said that the officials at all levels of the Ming Dynasty completely reject and abandon the so-called ideas put forward by the Donglin Party, and basically follow the requirements of the emperor and the court to do things.

Under such circumstances, where is it necessary to discuss the affairs of the Donglin Party.

Entering the Qianqing Palace, Yang Tingshu saw that Xu Wanghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Zhou Yanru, the second assistant of the cabinet, had already arrived.

Soon. The emperor entered the Qianqing Palace.

After everyone met the emperor, they all sat down.

This is also the rule set by the emperor, when the emperor and the cabinet ministers are discussing in the Qianqing Palace, everyone can sit down, there is no need to stand to discuss the matter, but when they speak, they need to stand up and say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I decided to discuss the affairs of the Donglin Party, you may think it is strange, after such a long time, the Donglin Party has fallen apart, basically no longer exists, the vast majority of scholars have abandoned the ideology of the Donglin Party, of course, there are a very small number of backbones of the Donglin Party, such as Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun and Qian Qianyi and others, are still sticking to the Donglin Party, I don't care, the cabinet doesn't care, the court doesn't care, according to this situation, I don't have to pay attention to what Donglin Road, The matter of reinstatement and response to the society. ”

"I said a long time ago that I would not kill a scholar easily, and now I have done it, but this requirement of not killing a scholar will not remain the same, for example, Wu Changshi was killed not long ago."

"I still won't move Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun, Qian Qianyi, Qu Shiyun and others, for those who have doubts, my method has always been to speak with facts, to convince these readers, rather than using the method of killing."

The Qianqing Palace was very quiet, and everyone was listening carefully to the emperor's words, thinking about what was being discussed today.

"The road to the development of the Donglin Party, you are all clear, including the development of the Fushe and the Ying Society, it can be said that in a very short period of time, it has gathered a huge force, and has been supported by the vast majority of scholars, scholars and businessmen, and its strength is prominent, including the civil and military ministers of the court, and some of them have also become Donglin Party members."

"Why this is happening, this is a question that I have been thinking about for so many years."

"Now that the Donglin Party, the Fushe and the Ying Society have fallen apart, it is not fearful on the surface, but the actual situation is also the same, in the minds of scholars, businessmen and scholars, the Donglin Party and others have been completely abandoned."

"But I noticed a problem, that is, the theory related to the Donglin Party has also been completely abandoned, which is probably incorrect, for example, Mr. Gu Xiancheng's couplet: The sound of the wind and rain and the sound of reading are in the ears, and the family and state affairs are concerned about everything in the world, which should be good, which reminds readers that they can't ignore the things outside the window and only read the books of the sages."

"Dead reading is useless, reading dead books is even more deadly, look at a lot of readers, the four bodies are not diligent, the grains are not divided, and they don't even know a lot of basic life knowledge, which leads to the saying that uselessness is a scholar."

"Scholars study hard, what is the purpose of participating in the imperial examination, I needless to say, you are basically two Jinshi, and it is also through reading that you have changed your identity, I often think of a scene, if the reader does not know the hardships of the people's life, does not know the hard work of the food on the plate, how terrible it should be, after such a scholar is an official, he can do things well when he goes to one side to serve as the parent official of the people."

"From this, I thought that the fact that the Donglin Party, the Fushe Society, and the Ying Society were able to develop rapidly in a short period of time shows that the theories they put forward are correct in some respects."

"I invite you to discuss this matter today."

"The Hanlin Academy, Guozijian and Jiangwutang are all responsible for the training of civil and military officials at all levels, and the purpose of this training is mainly to let many officials hold official positions at all levels, so that they can know what to do, how to do things, how to make my Ming Dynasty strong and rich, and how to let the people live a peaceful and prosperous life."

"Further, I realized the importance of theory."

"Let the scholars really understand the responsibility of being an official, so that the Ming Dynasty can be truly strong and rich, and continue this momentum for a long time, it is necessary to establish a set of theories, just relying on Confucianism, relying on the Four Books and Five Classics, it is impossible to do this."

"Confucianism lasts for nearly two thousand years, it must change with the passage of time, inject a lot of new theories, this truth is very simple to explain, two thousand years ago in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the current situation is very different, if my Ming Dynasty is stubbornly clinging to Confucianism two thousand years ago, do not know to improve and enterprising, then it will inevitably fall behind, and the situation of the country is rich and the people are strong can not be maintained for a long time."

"Therefore, I feel that it is necessary to set up a special institution, this institution is an institution specializing in the study of theories, and the responsibilities of this institution are very clear, that is, in combination with the current actual situation, specializing in the study and proposition of relevant theories, and the theories put forward must be in line with the actual situation, must be able to be implemented, and must allow my Ming Dynasty to maintain a strong and prosperous situation for a long time."

"I have been thinking about it for a long time, the name of this institution is called the Royal Institute of Theory and Policy, and those who can enter this institute are all great Confucians, no matter what he thinks, and whether he is completely loyal to the imperial court or not, as long as he has enough knowledge, he can be absorbed into the research institute."

"The Royal Institute of Policy Theory is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, and its nature is mainly engaged in theoretical research, providing theoretical research for the Empire, the Cabinet and the Imperial Court, and the research institute can be studied in a wide range, including people's livelihood, sergeants, justice and even diplomacy and other matters, and the personnel of the Institute must maintain their academic independence and not be interfered with by external forces."

"Of course, any theory put forward by the research institute needs to be discussed by the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet, and anything that is conducive to the development of my Ming Dynasty will be accepted boldly."

"As the saying goes, there must be my teacher in a threesome, and the court can absorb talents from all walks of life, which is also a manifestation of the atmosphere, and it is a good thing to change the way to let these people be used by the court." ……

Yang Tingshu finally understood what the emperor meant, and it turned out that the emperor wanted to gather the best among the scholars in a certain place, let these people discuss theoretical issues, and put forward their own suggestions for the reference of the imperial court and the cabinet.

Those great Confucians in the Donglin Party, including those in the Fushe and Ying Society, can just enter the newly established Royal Institute of Policy Theory, so that they can easily control the position of public opinion and unify the thinking of readers. (To be continued.) )