When Li Qi heard this, he immediately gloated in his heart.

His biggest competitors as a colt are none other than Mei Yin and Zhang Yifan.

Mei Yin's advantage is indeed that he is talented, but his young age and lack of experience are his shortcomings. As a result, I didn't expect that at the beginning of the palace test, his strengths had not yet been shown, so he looked for his own death, and dared to say that the emperor was not!

This opponent can be ruled out.

As for this Zhang Yifan, his biggest advantage is that he is good with the eldest princess, and he also has the support of King Yan. In addition, the East Palace is actually vaguely supportive, at least the meaning of the crown princess is obvious.

As a result, he didn't expect that the emperor would find him, and his tone was not good, and he also asked him to talk about the empty seal case.

If he is smart enough, he will learn to praise the emperor directly, otherwise, he will also wait to be eliminated!

I don't know why, Li Qi suddenly felt that it didn't seem to be as difficult as he imagined to win the position of this colt!

Li Shanchang, who was sprayed by Zhang Yifan, and Hu Weiyong, were also gloating, thinking in their hearts, it was best for this country boy to spray like that Mei Yin, that would be the best!

There are naturally people who are worried, just as Li Qi thought, King Yan is worried.

In addition, Queen Ma is also a little worried, because she actually likes Zhang Yifan. At this time, I was already thinking that if my husband was angry, for the sake of his desperate work for Jing Jing, how could he intercede for him once.

Seriously, Queen Ma actually saw her own shadow in Zhang Yifan's body.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was imprisoned in prison and was about to starve to death, she was also desperate, just like Zhang Yifan took out the courage to beat the drum, and went to the prison to deliver food to Zhu Yuanzhang.

This kid is really good!

When she was thinking about it, she heard Zhang Yifan speak: "The grass people think that those who are officials should bear the worries of the king; Your Majesty is worried about corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so those who are officials should wake up to their own affairs, change them if they have them, and encourage them if they don't. As far as this empty seal is concerned, no matter what, such things should be avoided as much as possible. If there is a difficulty in the long distance, find a way to solve this difficulty, instead of doing what the former yuan does......"

Hearing his words, Li Shanchang was stunned at first.

How can a country boy say such a thing? actually quoted Liu Zongyuan and Han Yuzhi to pat the emperor's ass, which is far better than his own son's simple sentence!

Hu Weiyong's face was also gloomy, he actually thought about this country boy's mouth, but he didn't expect it to be so slippery, and he knew how not to provoke the emperor and pat the emperor's ass!

This kid, if he is allowed to be an official, especially if he is a royal historian, it is estimated that many people will be unlucky!

And Song Lian looked at Zhang Yifan, and then at his student lying on the ground, and couldn't help sighing in his heart. Mei Yin, it's too tough, not like they will meet the wind and rudder!

As for Mei Yin, although he was lying there, he was despising Zhang Yifan in his heart: a treacherous villain!

However, Zhu Yuanzhang, as the party concerned, seemed to be dissatisfied with Zhang Yifan's answer, still with a gloomy face, interrupted Zhang Yifan's words, and said coldly: "I asked about your punishment of me, what do you think?" ”

Speaking of this, he paused, as if to warn Zhang Yifan: "Hugh is slippery, take care of him!" ”

When Li Qi heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It can be seen from the emperor's words and deeds that he is not satisfied with Zhang Yifan's answer!

What a good thing!

Zhang Yifan listened, didn't seem to hear the warning, and still said calmly: "The grass people think that the thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en!" Your Majesty has given them glory and wealth, and they should be grateful; Your Majesty will punish them, and they will suffer the same ......"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the beginning of his words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Obviously, he was very interested in this sentence "Thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun'en"!

Subconsciously, he didn't hide his expression anymore, and turned from expressionless to showing a hint of appreciation!

That's right, although Zhang Yifan's previous words were interrupted by him, they actually made him useful.

The empty seal case, in the final analysis, is the manifestation of Zhu Yuanzhang's declaration of imperial power. Let the local officials know that there is an existence above the prime minister who is the emperor.

And Zhang Yifan's words, from the very beginning, were from the perspective that the emperor is the boss and the emperor is everything, which really hit Zhu Yuanzhang's sycophant.

If you want Zhu Yuanzhang to say, of course he is an official who can't wait for the world, just like Zhang Yifan said, think about everything from his perspective and do things!

And "thunder, rain and dew, all are Jun's grace" was originally from Yang Lian's blood book during the Apocalypse. This is the result of the Ming Dynasty's emphasis on imperial power for more than 200 years, and the famous sentences refined by the great Confucian Yang Lian were passed on to later generations, and they happened to be used by Zhang Yifan.

The crown prince Zhu Biao also nodded, he didn't expect Zhang Yifan to say such incisive words, and he was already sure in his heart that his father said that the "Disciple Rules" was verified to be written by Zhang Yifan, and it should not be wrong!

Judging from the current posture, it seems that Zhang Yifan is a little more likely to become a brother-in-law!

He was happy, so he listened to Zhang Yifan and then said: "The grass people think that Your Majesty is wise and martial, and what is the empty seal case, Your Majesty must know, and there is no need for others to explain." Now that we are being compared, it should be compared to how the grass people and others distinguish the corrupt officials among them. Who deserves the thunder, and who can enjoy the rain and dew? ”

Hearing his words, the people inside and outside the pavilion were stunned.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang himself was stunned, because he didn't mean this at all!

However, it is natural for Zhang Yifan to foreshadow from the front, and it is natural to say this guess at this time. For a while, even Li Shanchang was a little suspicious, could the emperor really mean this?

Mei Yin, who was lying there, raised his head for the first time and looked at Zhang Yifan with a different expression, completely forgetting that he was still scolding Zhang Yifan in his heart just now for being a treacherous villain: Your Majesty means this?

For Zhu Yuanzhang, the real purpose of his empty seal case is to emphasize the monarchy.

Originally, he suddenly asked about this empty seal case in the trial of his son-in-law in this palace, mainly because Li Shanchang actually thought of a way to influence him. In this case, isn't that an exam question for governing the country and the country, he threw out this difficult problem to see how Li Shanchang's son responds?

As a result, I didn't expect that there was a surprise on the side of this Liujia Village boy.

After Zhang Yifan's answer spread, it was enough to emphasize the existence and importance of monarchy to all officials: if you eat the king's luck, you should bear the king's worries, not the prime minister's worries; Thunder, rain and dew, all of which are Jun'en, are even more straightforward.

Therefore, although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't mean what Zhang Yifan said before, at this time, he didn't mind, so he asked along the topic of Zhang Yifan: "Then how do you think you should distinguish it?" ”

It's a shame that I met Zheng Shili at the inn yesterday, so when Zhang Yifan was sleeping, he was thinking about this empty seal case. If it were possible, if he could save some good officials, he wouldn't mind saving them. As a result, he didn't expect that some of the countermeasures he was thinking about would really be used.

Therefore, after hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, he knew that he was estimated to be able to change history, so he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty can ask them to write about their own affairs as officials for the country and the people, and then Your Majesty will directly send people to investigate and secretly visit, if they are indeed good officials, give them rain and dew to show their grace; On the contrary, they should bear the thunderous wrath of His Majesty! ”

In this remark, he emphasized another thing, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang directly sent people, not by the imperial court. In between, the difference is actually quite big.

If the court sends people, the prime minister is under one person and above ten thousand, it is equivalent to Hu Weiyong's side sending people, who can pardon and who can't, and when the time comes, they will thank Hu Weiyong instead of him Zhu Yuanzhang.

Fundamentally speaking, the empty seal case is not a matter of corruption, but a question of who is the boss!

In short, Zhang Yifan is talking about this central idea!

After he finished speaking, everyone turned their heads to look at Zhu Yuanzhang to see how he decided.

However, Queen Ma, who was sitting side by side with Zhu Yuanzhang, did not look at Zhu Yuanzhang, but looked at Zhang Yifan, with a smile on her face.

She naturally saw that Zhang Yifan wanted to save those good officials in a tactful way!

After all, because of the matter of empty seals, it must be a mistake to kill directly. Zhu Yuanzhang may not care, but Queen Ma is kind and still cares.

Now, Zhang Yifan's crutches and crutches save the method, with her understanding of her husband, she feels satisfied.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak immediately, but just glanced at these people outside the pavilion, and finally looked at Zhang Yifan, and then resumed his expressionless face and said: "This is the first assessment and that's it, don't lie on your stomach, get up and prepare to answer my second question!" ”

Hearing this, Song Lian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Regardless of whether the emperor agreed to Zhang Yifan's proposal or not, in short, it was better not to pursue Mei Yin.

Thinking so in his heart, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yifan with a little gratitude. He knew very well that if it weren't for Zhang Yifan's answer, Mei Yin might not have been let go so easily!

Of course, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong and they must be unhappy. However, they only came to listen and witness the birth of the big horse, and they had no right to speak, so they could only watch.

What is more gratifying is that the emperor did not praise Zhang Yifan, that is to say, the response to this first exam question seems to be fruitless.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Di glanced at each other, and saw a little surprise and joy in each other's eyes. The meaning is very clear, Zhang Yifan showed their expectations, and the eldest sister may be able to get her wish!

After Mei Yin stood up and the ten people were ready again, everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and wanted to know, what kind of questions would come up next?

I saw Zhu Yuanzhang glance at them, and after he turned his head to look at Li Shanchang, he turned his head and looked at the ten people standing side by side outside the pavilion and spoke.