In the official house of the Ministry of Justice.

Zhan Hui and Ren Hengtai were silent.

Outside the public house, the footsteps of officials holding books and playing chapters and documents are clear to the ears.

Ru Yu looked at the two of them.

The three have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they have long been familiar with each other, although there are occasional disputes due to different views on the government, but relatively speaking, most of the time they are on the same camp.

Zhan Hui and Ren Hengtai, who did not hide it, could see what Ru Yu was thinking at a glance.

He chuckled lightly and shook his head helplessly: "It's not easy for the people, it's not easy for the officials. How can it be so easy in the world......

After finishing speaking, Ru Yu silently looked at Zhan Hui opposite.

He is the secretary of the ministry, the first rank of the six departments of the Ming Dynasty, and the head of the official in the world.

Many of the words that followed should have been said by him Zhan Hui.

It's just that Ru Yu didn't see Zhan Hui have the intention of speaking.

He could only smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty is not a murderer, but if one day, I will wait...... I'm afraid Your Majesty won't be merciful. At that point, how will we deal with ourselves? Is it really like Brother Gu Yong, every time he exits, he is a beggar and a bone, saying goodbye to the old man and returning to his hometown?"

As he spoke, Ru Yu turned his head and silently looked at Ren Hengtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Gu Yong is the character of Ren Hengtai.

Ren Hengtai shook his head: "I only know that this year, which was supposed to be in spring, is only about to start now."

Hearing this, Ru Yu's eyes flashed slightly.

In addition to Enke, who was in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the first few imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty were carried out in the spring, and it was also called Chunqiu.

It stands to reason that this year is the 25th year of Hongwu, and it is a normal triennial spring since the 24th spring of Hongwu.

But this year, the spring has been delayed until it is about to enter autumn.

Spring becomes autumn.

Zhan Hui stretched out his hand and gently knocked on the table in front of him.

Later, under the gaze of Ru Yu and Ren Hengtai, he finally spoke slowly: "It is difficult to be an official, and the grandson has now become under the two of the Ming Dynasty, what is the future situation of the dynasty, needless to say, it is a long-term plan to do a good job in the internal affairs of each department."

"Under the two of you......" Ru Yu sighed.

In addition to the sacrifice and the temple, the grandson met the king and received the ceremony.

This is to elevate the political status of Taisun beyond the kings of the clan, and completely lay the direction of the future political situation of the Ming Dynasty.

Ru Yu was probably in charge of the military department, and he was a little more courageous than others, so he said quietly: "To put it mildly, it is that His Majesty and the crown prince are both ...... I'm still the same ......."

"Liangyu is cautious!"

Ren Hengtai grabbed Ru Yu's wrist and arm, his eyes widened, and he reminded in a deep voice.

"That's a good thing!" Zhan Hui said with a laugh, and then his face gradually turned indifferent: "But it's not a good thing."

The crown prince has eleven crowns and coats of arms, and the grandson has ten crowns and coats of arms.

This is already in the original status of the crown prince and grandson, once again reaffirmed and determined, the next and next monarch of the Ming Dynasty, as long as there are no violent fluctuations in the general direction, it is impossible to change again.

This is naturally a good thing for the world, and it is a great thing for the society and the common people. ….

The inheritance of the country is orderly, and there will be no coup d'état or other things that will cause turmoil in the world due to the succession of imperial power.

The situation was overly stable, and it had almost no impact on the people.

This kind of thing is always the most troublesome thing for kings in old age.

Even if there were no vicious incidents such as coups and mutinies, it was not all smooth sailing.

The old stubborn ones will be expelled and the new ones will take their place.

The change of power can last for years.

But for Zhan Hui and those who have almost come to the end of their official career, it is also a bad thing.

The orderly succession of the throne, then

It means that they will not produce an inch in the process.

The change of imperial power has nothing to do with them.

Ru Yu's arrogance is not wrong.

Even if His Majesty dies today, tomorrow the crown prince will be able to ascend the throne and become the emperor logically, and there is no reason for anyone to stop and oppose it, and these civil officials will become transparent people.

For the change of imperial power in which dynasty and which generation, the court does not have to elect a few auxiliary ministers.

But not anymore.

Because of this matter, it has nothing to do with them.

Even the crown prince died together today, and tomorrow the grandson can also ascend the throne and become emperor without any hindrance.

So what is the use of the Ming Dynasty asking them to be civil officials?

What is the use of them in the court?

Ru Yu snorted, "What if it's good or not? Zhang Ergong and the others are now unable to move, and His Majesty and the grandson want to promote meritorious ministers, and there is nothing to find fault with. Even if you and I are from the Ming Jing Eight Shares Imperial Examination, what about it?"

"Xingchen......" Ren Hengtai snorted, "There is no excuse for even saying that Zhang Ergong is Xingchen."

Zhan Hui shook his head and added tea for the two of them before continuing: "Wei Fan and the others stood up to admonish at that time, which shows the thoughts in the hearts of the people below, right now...... We can only stabilize the court, otherwise if something goes wrong, we will have to carry it."

[In other words, it is the best way to read aloud and listen to books at present, @

Zhan Hui, who is the secretary of the ministry and the imperial history of the left capital, has been gently turning the cup in his hand, quietly watching the words of the two colleagues in front of him who have been friends for many years.

After Ru Yu finally vented the depression accumulated in her heart.

Zhan Hui smiled slightly, and then laughed out loud.

When Ru Yu looked at him puzzled.

Only then did Zhan Hui speak: "Now, the old man thinks that it is more important to hand over the matter of the assessment of the officials of the Dao Dao."

Ru Yu pursed his lips: "What's this, Jiaozhi Road is a new place to conquer, everything must be simple, simple......

Speaking of this, Ru Yu suddenly closed her mouth, her eyes gradually dilated.

Zhan Hui snorted: "In the twenty-five years of Hongwu, in addition to Gao Yangzhi, the champion, there are also some remaining mental scholars, who were directly appointed by order. The others also have those who have been recruited to the south, and they have all been assessed before the election of officials takes office."

Ren Hengtai patted Ru Yu on the shoulder and said in a low voice: "I have personally watched this matter, and I have chosen Jiaozhi Dao to be sentenced to the prosecutor's office, and I will take the Da Ming Law and so on. He was a political envoy and an official who took the exams in arithmetic, agriculture, etc. Elect the Governor of Thanh Hoa and the Governor of Jiaozhi Province to command the envoys and officers, and add the art of war test."

Ru Yu's eyes contracted involuntarily.

Zhan Hui looked at him with a smile and said quietly, "Now I understand why the old man said this. The two rankings of Jinshi in the imperial examination are no longer a way for me to climb to the sky and step into officialdom in one step.

Jiaozhi Road is a new place to conquer, and everything is based on stabilizing the situation, but even so, when Taisun is in charge of Jiaozhi, he still has to increase this selection and evaluation system, which can be seen.

Now that the grandson has returned to Beijing, he has added ten crowns and uniforms, and under the two of the Ming Dynasty, Liangyu thinks that the grandson will bring back to the Central Plains what Jiaozhi Dao has done?"

Ru Yu's face gradually turned pale, and after a long time, her throat shook a few times.

"Is there no way?" ….

At this moment, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who was in charge of the Ming Army, had a sense of powerlessness.

Not for yourself.

It's just for the future of this heavenly official.

Zhan Hui squinted at Ru Yu: "There is a way, do you dare? Would you like to?"

Ru Yu shook her head.

There are many ways, but he doesn't dare, and he doesn't want to.

"Wait, wait and see if the day comes, and what the future holds."

Zhan Hui opened his mouth quietly, reached out to pick up the tea lid, and closed the teacup in front of him.

Ren Hengtai glanced at it, stood up, and pulled Ru Yu.

"Brother Zishan, the two of us have taken their leave."

Zishan is the word of Zhan Hui.

Zhan Hui nodded silently.

Watching Ru Yu and Ren Hengtai leave, their eyes flickered for a while.

No one knows what tomorrow will be like, and whether the day they envisioned will come.

However, the contradiction between civil officials and imperial power has obviously become estranged.

And when will it break completely?

Even Zhan Hui, who has been in the Ministry of Officials for many years and can be called a heavenly official, can't think of it.

…………

"The honeymoon period is over."

In the small study of the East Palace, Zhu Yunxi said silently. Then he looked up at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing in front of him.

Today's small study in the East Palace has basically become a gathering place for the three of them.

It's just that after the wedding on August 15, this gathering place will also be replaced by the Taisun Mansion outside the Xi'an Gate and next to the Qingxi Jiuqu.

There is no class in the main hall today, and Zhu Shangbing rarely comes over, so he turns his head vigorously at this time, so as to find the good things in the small study, and wait to get them back.

Zhu Gaochi also said to him: "When the Ministry of Industry built the Taisun Mansion, did you get such a small study, it is best not only to have a fire wall, but also a fire road, otherwise when this winter comes, you will not be able to treat people."

Listening to Xiaopang's words, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but roll his eyes

Once he mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally, wanting to get him into the court, this guy deliberately avoided these things.

Coughing lightly, Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice, "Don't pretend not to understand."

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and turned to look at Zhu Yunxi: "I really don't understand, what is the honeymoon period you are talking about?" When I think back to the old books, there is no book that mentions what month the honeymoon was. Is it March or April, when a hundred flowers bloom?"

Zhu Yunxi sighed: "I'm afraid our peace with civil officials is coming to an end."

"We?" Zhu Gaochi frowned and was silent for a moment before continuing to speak: "Pangeng moved to Yin, Guan Zhong Mouqi, Li Kui changed the law, Shang Ying changed the law, Han Wu reform, Wang Mang reformed, Western Wei reformed, Kaiyuan reformed, Qingli New Deal, Yuanfeng reformed, Xining New Deal.

Over the past thousand years in the Central Plains, the above deficiencies have been exhaustive in the matter of innovation and restructuring, which is as vast as a sea of smoke, and it can be seen that there is a time of harmony? Reform and restructuring, can there be peace in all directions? Looking at the past and the present, there is no success. Today, why is the grandson so troubled by such a thing?"

Zhu Yunxi said quietly: "All innovative things will cause turbulence, and in the past two years, I have only been in the east and west, and my grandfather is pressing on it, so it seems to be calm. ….

But what about the future? Innovation is non-negotiable, will Zhan Hui and them continue to support it? The imperial court can't unify and innovate ideas, so what about the world? In the end, it was the people who experienced the turmoil."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered.

In fact, at this time, when he mentioned the people, it was just an excuse.

The real reason is that because of the turmoil in the DPRK situation, it will delay his plans. Once the court is unstable, no one will have the energy to focus on the side places.

The complex and chaotic situation of the imperial court will attract everyone's attention, and they can only be tired of dealing with the endless political struggles that emerge one after another.

The real disaster will come then.

Zhu Gaochi snorted, staring at Zhu Yunxi with a faint gaze: "At this time, Brother Xi still has such a compassionate heart? The matter of Zhang Ergong and other craftsmen and craftsmen is just an introduction, and you and I and they both know in our hearts that the selection and evaluation system of Jiaozhi Road is the point of contradiction."

Zhu Yunxi nodded silently.

He also knows that the system of electing officials is the real root.

No matter what kind of innovation it is, in Zhu Yunxi's view, it is a new interest group competing for power held by the old interest group.

It can also be said that these are internal struggles.

Under the change of the elective official system, no one was immune.

The system of filial piety and honesty laid the foundation for the emergence of the world's gate valves, and created such as the emergence of the Yuan Benchu family, the third prince of the fourth dynasty of the former Han Dynasty. After that, the Jiupin Zhongzheng system further strengthened the interests of the gate valve, giving birth to a hundred years of wind and rain in addition to the two Jin and Southern Dynasties.

Therefore, the Sui and Tang dynasties vigorously carried out the imperial examination, and the battle between the imperial power and the gate valve above the court continued.

In the end, the system of electing officials with the imperial examination as the core was completely victorious in the former Song Dynasty, the ancient phrase of gate valve completely disappeared in the Central Plains, and the scholar class rose up. In today's Ming Dynasty, the gentry and landlord class, with the scholar class as the core, and the emperor jointly control the world.

The emperor was the largest landlord in the Central Plains, and the scholars and gentry landlords were the small landlords and tenants under the big landlords.

Now, the official selection and evaluation system he implemented in Jiaozhi Road has directly impacted the official selection system with the Confucian imperial examination as the core, and will also lead to the impact on the interests of the people in this entire system.

The selection and evaluation system and root cause of Jiaozhi Dao, Zhang Ergong and others were promoted as white craftsmen, which was the flashpoint.

Since then, people in the world can become officials as long as they have skills, and they can become officials as long as they can pass the assessment, what about the Confucian imperial examination?

Zhu Yunxi said in a deep voice: "Actually, they have a choice, but they may not be willing to change their thinking that has been precipitated for hundreds of years."

Zhu Gaochi showed a trace of curiosity and puzzlement.

In his opinion, this is a non-negotiable thing, how can it be a matter of choice in Brother Xi'er's mouth?

"Actually, I didn't push everything,

The intention and courage to start another stove to make a fire and cook is what will lead to chaos in the world." Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered: "The imperial examination is still the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's election of officials, but it is no longer an exhaustive sage article. They have a natural advantage over people in the world. So, how come they don't have a choice?"

To a certain extent, the imperial examination system did hinder Zhu Yunxi's political reform plans.

But now it is completely denied, which is obviously unrealistic.

His initial hope was only to change the officialdom of those officials who were all Confucian poor sages and sages, and to have more technical officials who could benefit the people and promote the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes and said softly, "So, what are you going to do next?"

"What are you going to do?" Zhu Yunxi muttered, and then turned his gaze to Zhu Shangbing, who was still looking at the small study to see if there were any good things in the small study, and then shouted: "Brother Bing, I have been practicing more recently, and I will rely on you to carry the matter back!"

Zhu Shangbing's heart trembled as a thief, his breathless heart beat wildly, and he turned his head to stare at Zhu Yunxi with a sad and angry face.

"Practice, practice." Then he turned his gaze again: "What am I fighting against?"

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