Chen Zilong is different from Zhang Pu, he is still full of good feelings for the emperor, even if the emperor is full of malice towards the gentry.

In Chen Zilong's view, although the emperor did too much to the gentry, it was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, and it was good governance to divide the gentry's land to the landless people. But it shouldn't be done indiscriminately, it's a bit too much. After all, there is also good and evil among the gentry!

"Brother Tianru, everyone, you have been, we can admonish you, and it is also one of the purposes of the establishment of my restoration society." Chen Zilong said.

"Yes, if Your Majesty comes to Suzhou, we can jointly advise Your Majesty to let your Majesty hear the voice of my Jiangdong scholar." Xia Yunyi also shouted, and other scholars also chimed in.

Zhang Pu said angrily: "Okay, just do it!" ”

Thousands of scholars admonished together, which represents the will of the people, even the emperor can't take it lightly! If the emperor dares to mess around, he will completely lose the support of the people!

Just as everyone was discussing how to write the admonition, suddenly a scholar ran over out of breath.

"Mr. Tianru, everyone, I just got the news that the emperor ordered that an examination will be held in Zhenjiang Mansion to select talents!" Someone shouted.

Everyone immediately looked at each other.

Neither last autumn's examination nor this spring's palace examination were held, so that there was not a single new jinshi in the entire Ming Dynasty this year. The formal imperial examinations have stopped, and the emperor is in the mood to hold what exams in Zhenjiang?

"Isn't this a mess, the National Talent Ceremony is naturally the imperial examination! Even if it is an emperor, how can he take the examination and confer officials privately? Zhang Pu said disdainfully.

The emperor naturally has the right to confer officials, but he can only confer military positions such as Jinyi Guard, or reward some Meng Yin official positions. And the civil officials who govern the world must be born as scholars and must take the right path of the imperial examination!

"I heard that His Majesty held an examination when he was in Shandong, and recruited many clans and some scholars who had no merit to serve as officials in the government, and this time it is estimated that this is still the case." Someone said.

"Alas, the dignified son of heaven is even worried about the selection of officials in the government...... some scholars shook their heads again and again, in their eyes, such an unpopular official position as a county official or even a county chief secretary is not worth mentioning. At least the scholars of the Restoration Society also have a reputation for showing off their talents, and more than half of them are people, and they all regard the imperial examination as the right path, who wants to be attached to be a lowly official?

Everyone talked about it, and they all showed disdain for the examination that the emperor was going to hold.

Chen Zilong didn't speak, but showed a thoughtful expression

After some discussion, it was decided that Zhang Pu would write a letter to the emperor to treat the gentry well, and once the emperor decided to go south to Suzhou, he would send it to the imperial car together.

After this incident, everyone talked about poetry and articles, feasted and drank on the ground, and then dispersed, before leaving, Zhang Pu invited Chen Zilong to go with him.

"Brother among the people, I just saw you thoughtful, do you have any ideas?" On the carriage, Zhang Pu asked Chen Zilong.

Chen Zilong pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Tianru, has you ever thought about why Your Majesty wants to hold an exam to recruit officials?" ”

Zhang Pu sighed: "I'm afraid Your Majesty will really come to Suzhou, and he will kill on a large scale!" ”

Only by purging officials on a large scale, as in Shandong, will a large number of new officials be needed to replace them, and a large number of officials will need to be recruited. The emperor's move is clearly a prelude to cleaning up officialdom in Jiangdong! Once the emperor cleans up the officialdom as he did in Shandong, he will inevitably act against the gentry at the same time, and the prosperous places of Jiangdong will inevitably experience a catastrophe!

"Jiangnan is a heavy place for Ming Dynasty taxes, and thirty percent of the imperial court's taxes come from the provinces of Jiangdong, Your Majesty is doing it in Jiangdong, aren't you afraid of affecting the imperial court's wealth?" Chen Zilong sighed.

Zhang Pu sneered: "Your Majesty is a person who is very happy, I am afraid that in his eyes, the income from the family is more important than the official endowment of the imperial court!" Virtuous brother among people, we must run and call each other, we must not let Jiangdong be like Shandong! ”

Like Shandong, the prefectures and counties were arrested in the name of corruption, and the gentry and celebrities were defiled for colluding with the government to enslave the people. If the emperor really did that, Jiangdong, the most prosperous place in the world, would no longer exist!

"What is Brother Tianru going to do?" Chen Zilong asked nervously.

Zhang Pu was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "For today's plan, I can only unite scholars and celebrities from all over the world to jointly report to Your Majesty, hoping that Your Majesty can change his ways." ”

"What if Your Majesty insists on purging the officialdom and disposing of the gentry in Jiangdong?" Chen Zilong asked.

Zhang Pu said with a gloomy face: "The so-called good birds choose trees to perch, if Your Majesty insists on being a tyrannical king, we can only abandon our fame and hang the crown." At that time, we will have to see, if all the scholars in the world are unwilling to be officials and unwilling to become officials, what can Your Majesty do with the army alone? ”

"Brother Tianru is saying?" Chen Zilong said thoughtfully.

"Call on all officials in the world to resign and hang their crowns, regardless of the government and the opposition! At that time, there were no herdsmen officials in Fu County, and the six departments of the imperial court were empty. Your Majesty, isn't he going to recruit officials, then let him recruit well, and let him know that officials are not so easy to be officials, and not everyone can be qualified as herdsmen officials! Zhang Pu said coldly.

"I'm afraid it's not easy to do!" Chen Zilong sighed.

Behind the Restoration Society is the Donglin Party, with the energy of the Restoration Society, coupled with the appeal of the Donglin Party, it can naturally influence a large number of officials, but it is impossible to influence the officials of the entire Ming Dynasty. When the Donglin Party was at its peak, there were still opposing factions in the DPRK and China, not to mention that the Donglin Party has been repeatedly suppressed now. The resignation of the officials of the Donglin Party faction is afraid that the officials of the other factions will be in the hands of the officials, and the officials of the other factions will wish that the Donglin Party will vacate their official positions!

"Rest assured, other officials are not stupid! Your Majesty is bent on cleaning up the local government and disposing of the gentry, and he can't even keep his home, so what's the point of doing it? Once someone takes the lead, it will inevitably set off a resignation frenzy! Zhang Pu said confidently.

Once most of the officials choose to resign and the government is completely paralyzed, Emperor Chongzhen will become a joke!

What's more, the world is not peaceful now, there are red turban troops in Henan, and there are hundreds of thousands of anti-thieves in Jiangxi, once the officials of Henan and Jiangxi government resign one after another, and the government is completely paralyzed, what the consequences will be can be imagined! Hundreds of thousands of Jiangxi rebels went down the river, where did Emperor Chongzhen have time to recruit officials?

Thinking of this, Zhang Pu showed a sinister smile on his face!

What Zhang Pu can think of, Chen Zilong can naturally imagine.

Thinking about the consequences of hundreds of thousands of anti-thieves going downstream, Chen Zilong suddenly shuddered! Looking at Zhang Pu's gloomy face, Chen Zilong felt even more frightened.

The estrangement between the emperor and the Jiangnan scholar has reached the point of life and death? Da Ming sees that the situation is improving, and I am afraid that he will fall into the abyss again.

No, this cannot be allowed to happen!

Thinking of this, Chen Zilong made a decision in his heart!