Wu Shen glanced at them, a hint of mockery on his face.

Li Wei not only put forward this good policy on the note he gave him, but also made it clear the benefits of this good policy to Daming, he is now in control, and he doesn't care about the opposition of Zhou Zijian and others.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that dividing the north and the south is not only harmless, but also beneficial to the Ming Dynasty!" Wu Shen said.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly: "Oh? Why? ”

"Your Majesty," Wu Shen bowed his hand neatly, "Since the establishment of Yannandu, the north has been ruled by Jin and Yuan for hundreds of years, and after years of war, the population has been cut off, although after the founding of the country, the imperial court moved some people to the past, but it is still sparse, and it is far less rich than the south of the Yangtze River, which is also the main reason for the poor performance of the northern scholars in this imperial examination." ”

Wu Shen said slowly.

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard these words, he couldn't help but nod slightly, and his attitude towards this Wu Shen in his heart also changed greatly.

"If the imperial imperial examination list is divided into north and south, then the north will ascend to the first place, and the resistance of the gentry and nobles to the north will inevitably be greatly reduced, and even some people will take the initiative to travel to the north to study and participate in the imperial examination as a northern scholar, which can strengthen the exchanges between the north and the south, so that the Ming people can truly integrate into one, regardless of the north and the south......"

Wu Shen listed the benefits of the list one by one, and Wu Bozong nodded lightly, this is indeed a good strategy.

Liu Sanwu, Zhou Zijian and others were even more surprised, although they didn't want to admit it, they admired his opinions very much.

In fact, this kind of sub-list is somewhat similar to the college entrance examination system in later generations, the college entrance examination in provinces with large populations is simply hell level, and the population is relatively small, especially for ethnic minorities, it is relatively simple, and some people will indeed consider moving their household registration for the college entrance examination.

Zhu Yuanzhang also bowed his head lightly after hearing this, but his gaze at Wu Shen was hesitant.

Wu Shen's performance was mediocre in the past, but this time he had such a unique opinion on this matter, which surprised him.

"Well, what you said is reasonable, this not only solves the fraud in the imperial examination this time, but also has a lot of benefits for Daming in the future." Zhu Yuanzhang said softly.

Wu Shen was overjoyed, but on the surface he maintained a modest demeanor and bowed his head respectfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and asked, "You're still in the Hanlin Academy, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen is now serving as a reviewer in the Hanlin Academy."

"Hmm." Zhu Yuanzhang paused and said, "In this way, the Ministry of Rites is just short of people, so you can return to the Ministry of Rites as the temporary Shangshu." ”

When Wu Shen heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, and excitedly bowed down: "Thank you, Your Majesty, your ministers will do their best, and they will live up to Your Majesty's expectations!" ”

It turned out that he was just a waiter, this time not only returned to the Ministry of Rites, but also directly reached the peak of Wenchen, how could he not be excited!

While thanking Zhu Yuanzhang, he was even more grateful to Li Wei in his heart, in the final analysis, all this was given to him by Li Wei!

"Get up."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly, then turned his head to look at Zhou Zijian, Liu Sanwu and others, and reprimanded: "Hmph, a group of waste, with a thousand words in their mouths, and no way to do anything!" ”

Zhou Zijian and the others felt a pang in their hearts, and hurriedly bowed their heads, not daring to say more.

With Wu Shen's suggestions, the fraud in the imperial examination was finally resolved, and Zhu Yuanzhang no longer hesitated, and directly issued an edict to make the matter of opening the North List public again.

When the scholars in the north saw this edict, they were completely settled, and at the same time they were extremely surprised.

Not only did they no longer have to worry about fraud, but they also had fewer southern scholars to compete with them, and their chances of ascending to the top were greatly increased.

After Wu Shen left the palace, he immediately went to meet Li Wei and told him in detail about the events in the Heavenly Palace.

"This time, thanks to the help of the grandfather, the lower officials can go further, such a great favor is kept in mind, if the grandfather has orders in the future, the lower officials will go to the soup and fight the fire!"

After Wu Shenyu finished reporting the matter of reading the papers, he once again expressed his loyalty to Li Wei.

"Hehe, they are all serving the court and being loyal to Your Majesty, Lord Wu doesn't have to be so polite."

Li Wei said with a smile, maybe he didn't realize that his appearance at this time was no different from those hypocrites who were well versed in power and scheming in the court.

"Yes, yes, the prince is right, the prince is brave and loyal, self-denying, and makes the officials admire......"

Wu Shen is worthy of being born in Hanlin and has excellent literary talents, although Li Wei doesn't like these whiskers and horses, he is not disgusted when he hears them.

After he said for a while, Li Wei interrupted him and reminded: "By the way, after these northern scholars ascend to the top, you also have to take more care of them, after all, this is an opportunity for us to fight for them, which is the so-called helping people to the end." ”

Wu Shen was slightly stunned, then understood, and nodded again and again: "Guogong is right, and Xiaguan understands." ”

This time, the northern scholars can have the opportunity to retake the exam, all of which were won by his good strategy, and with this kindness, if these people know how to repay their kindness, they will be able to use it for him in the future.

Of course, it is used by Li Wei.

Zhu Yuanzhang used Zheng Zhihua's remarks to draw a lot of hatred for him, which greatly weakened his influence in the court, but with the entry of his students and these northern scholars into the court, his power will definitely swell again.

After remembering the instructions of Han Guogong, Wu Shen took his leave and left. Now that Zhao Mao has been imprisoned, he has returned to the Ministry of Rites to preside over the affairs of the ministry, and he naturally needs to do the matter of opening the North List again, and he has to be busy during this time.

This time may be because Wu Shen offered advice early, the matter was resolved, Zhu Yuanzhang did not kill like in history to calm the anger of the public, but Zhao Mao and those people did not fall well, although they were not killed, but they were also sent to the border, whether they can survive or not is not certain, let alone have a chance to return to the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

On the surface, it seems that the biggest beneficiary of this matter is Wu Shen, but the ministers in the court are not stupid, think about it a little, and look at Wu Shen's attitude towards Li Wei at this time, you can know that in fact, the ultimate beneficiary of this matter is the traitor Han Guogong in their mouths.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang also noticed this, but he was not worried, these newcomers still had a long way to go if they wanted to be promoted to the power center of the imperial court, and there was no need to worry about it now.

Wenchen's side has temporarily stabilized, there is a sharp sword hanging over his head of "the gentry receive food in one", and the ministers in the court have always been the sworn enemies of the Li Party, even with the support of Wu Bozong and Han Yike, Li Wei does not have an advantage in the court.

In the early dynasty, Wu Shen first reported the matter of opening the North List, and now this matter is the top priority and the top priority.

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites and Rites for the second meeting is already preparing, and some northern scholars have only recently arrived in the capital due to hardships on the way, and they thought that they had missed the scientific examination, but when I heard that Your Majesty will open the North List again, they all praise Your Majesty's benevolence ......and virtue."

Wu Shen's detailed report.

These northern scholars who were secretly delayed by Li Wei's people dared to be regarded as a blessing in disguise, although they were late, they were just in time to open the northern list again.

Of course, after hearing about the specific course of the matter, these people were also very grateful to Wu Shen for the Ministry of Rites who opened the North List again, and Wu Shen also explicitly and secretly reminded them that everything was the credit of Han Guogong.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded lightly after hearing this: "Well, then hurry up and prepare, the number of scholars in the north list should be consistent with the number in the south list." ”

"Yes!"

Wu Shen responded respectfully, and saw that Zhu Yuanzhang had no other orders before retreating from the court.

Zhan Hui glanced at him, scolded the traitor in his heart, and then went out to work.

"Your Majesty, regarding the arrangement of Nanbang Jinshi, the Ministry of Officials initially planned to confer the first class of foreign men, Zheng Zhihua entered the Ministry of Engineering, Lu Xiu entered the Ministry of War, Ye Qing went to the Ministry of Rites, and the second class was selected as the director, or the same positions such as the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, the Five Temples, and the Six Sections, and the rest were admitted to the various departments to observe the government, and they were left to be promoted."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he heard this, and Wu Shen, Wang Jie and others changed their faces.

Zhan Hui's arrangement seems to be fine, but the arrangement of Zheng Zhihua and the three is obviously not good.

Zheng Zhihua of the original palace test mentioned the tax system, Lu Xiu mentioned water conservancy, and Ye Qingyun mentioned the population, agriculture and military affairs, according to their respective talents, it should be arranged for Zheng Zhihua to go to the household department, Lu Xiu to go to the military department, as for Ye Qingyun, he mentioned more things, but it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites, so he should not arrange to go to the Ministry of Rites.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is inappropriate, and the officials are burying talents by arranging it like this!"

Wu Shen took the lead in the class.

These three people are Li Wei's protégés, and as the core figures of the Li Party, he certainly has to do his best to protect each other.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Wang Jie also followed.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood in his heart that he was going to open his mouth to order Zhan Hui's subordinates immediately.

However, at this moment, Han Yike also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers also seconded the proposal, and it is very inappropriate for the officials to arrange it like this!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised in his heart, his eyes looked at him, Han Yike rarely spoke, why was he so active this time?

Thinking that a few days ago, when Jinyi Wei reported to Li Wei to gather everyone, Wu Bozong and Han Yike also went, he couldn't help but sink in his heart.

It seems that these two courtiers, who have never participated in party disputes, have not been able to maintain a neutral position after all, and have fallen to the Li Party!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he swallowed back the words he was about to speak, staring at several people with faint eyes.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there is no problem with the arrangement of the officials, I think Wu Shen and the others are the instigation of Han Guogong, and they want to find a higher position for his disciples, right?"

Li Shu followed the class.

"We are discussing national politics now, what do we have to do with Han Guogong? Han Guogong has always been self-denying and serving the public, how dare you speak to slander the Guogong? Wu Shen scolded.

"Hmph, no one knows about the traitors of the Li Party, you don't have to pretend here!" Li Shu snorted coldly.

Wang Jie immediately refuted: "Nonsense! Who is a traitor? What credentials do you have? If you attack the prince of the dynasty without evidence or evidence, you are guilty of the following crimes! ”

"You are guilty of forming a party for personal gain, Your Majesty, the minister impeached Li Wei, the Duke of Hanguo, for being arrogant and domineering, and abusing power for personal gain!"

Zhan Hui followed and said, pointing the finger at Li Wei, the head of the Li Party.

Li Shu chimed in.

However, when the words of the two fell, the ministers of the court and the central government did not rush to impeach Li Wei as before.

He Li's position was a little wavering because of the matter of "the gentry paid for food in one".

Zheng Kexin, who also appeared in Zhan Shifu with Zhao Mao, was faintly afraid of Li Wei after Zhao Mao was assigned to the border, and he didn't dare to say much at this time.

There are some impeachments from other imperial historians, especially Tang Yougong, the right deputy who is second only to Han Yike, who is even more active, but with Han Yike and Dao and the same people pressing, there are not many people who speak out among the imperial historians.

The two parties argued for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and after a while, he suddenly asked Yu Xi in a loud voice: "Yu Xi, what do you think?" ”

Yu Xi, who was silent and had nothing to do with himself, was shocked when he heard that he was suddenly named, and hurriedly went out of the class and gave his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, minister...... The minister thinks ......"

Yu Xi's mind turned sharply and hesitated, Wu Shen, Wang Jie, Zhan Hui, Li Shu and others also focused their eyes on him, and the huge pressure made him break out in a cold sweat.

He didn't want to offend either side, especially Wu Shen and the others, who had won several battles in the past, which made him quite jealous of this Han Guogong.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he didn't say a reason for a long time, and he was immediately furious: "I can't even make up my mind about this matter, how did you become a secretary of the ministry?" ”

Yu Xi trembled, and hurriedly bowed down: "The minister is guilty, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

"Hmph, rubbish! Let's see that you don't have to be a scholar, go home and farm! Zhu Yuanzhang drank coldly.

When Yu Xi heard this, not only was he not disappointed, but he breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to be this Shangshu for a long time.

"Obey." Yu Xi bowed.

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, then took his eyes off him, and turned to look at Zhan Hui and said, "In the future, the officials will be handed over to you to take care of." ”

Zhan Hui was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly followed to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will live up to expectations!" ”

Wu Shen, Wang Jie and others couldn't help but change their faces slightly when they saw this.

Originally, with Li Wei's prestige and strong support, the Li Party could still support it in the court, but now His Majesty suddenly helped Zhan Hui to become a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, which made them feel a little pressure.

However, this is not the end, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang waved away Zhan Hui casually, he looked at Tang Yougong of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and said: "Since the return of the Korean Gong, the chief official of the Metropolitan Courtyard has been empty, so you will replace it temporarily." ”

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Tang Yougong was even more surprised than Zhan Hui.

He is only the right deputy capital of the imperial history, Han Yike is still above him, originally according to the rank, it should be Han Yike who was promoted to the left deputy capital of the imperial history first, and he was at most promoted to the right deputy capital of the imperial history, but now Zhu Yuanzhang directly crossed Han Yike and promoted him to the left capital of the imperial history, which is really unexpected!

"Thank you, Your Majesty! In the future, the minister will be honest and honest, and do his best to serve His Majesty and the court! ”

Tang Yougong thanked excitedly.

When Wu Shen, Wang Jie and others saw this, their hearts sank even more.

Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude is already obvious, he is promoting their opponents and suppressing them!

Seeing this, the other ministers in the main hall also became active.

However, thinking of the fact that the Li Party had been suppressed several times before and then revived, and that the officials of the Li Party had either been killed or sent into exile, they could not help but be a little afraid and did not dare to express their attitude easily.

However, now that Zhan Hui and Tang Yougong are taking the lead in opposition, the Li Party is already at a disadvantage, unless Li Wei can ascend to the court again, show his might like last time, and maybe be able to reverse it, otherwise Wu Shen and others alone will no longer be able to suppress the ministers in the court.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished promoting the two, he returned to the topic and said: "Although these scholars are very good, they also lack experience in governance, so let them enter the Hanlin Academy first. ”

"Yes, the ministers obey!"

Zhan Hui was the first to reply.

Wu Shen and others also followed.

It is good to arrange it this way, the Hanlin Academy is a talent reserve institution of the imperial court, and the future of entering the court will be brighter in the future.

(End of chapter)