Zhu Youzhu took a sip of tea, took it in his mouth for a while, swallowed it with a grunt, and continued:

"Everyone has jealousy, but how many people care about the truth? What the students want to see is the end of genius, and the people also like to have an after-dinner conversation, there are so many people in Shuntianfu, how do you say they prove their innocence? ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Father, do you think they cheated?" ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't answer, but said: "They can't prove their innocence, and their father can't help them prove it, without him, the vast majority of people only believe what they want to see, this is the human heart!" ”

"So that's it?" Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied.

The little boy is at the age of jealousy and hatred, and he can't see any unfairness, so he hummed: "Father, public opinion spreads so fast and widely, think about it with your ass, and you know that there must be something greasy in it, and nine times out of ten someone has taken a fancy to Cheng Minzheng's position......"

They suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed: "Father, you said, could it be related to the suppression of relatives a few days ago?" ”

"It's very gratifying that you can think of this." Zhu Youzhu touched his son's head, "That's probably it." ”

Zhu Houzhao was even more angry and scolded: "It seems that the intensity of the suppression is not enough, you should really ...... father."

"Huh?" Zhu Youzhu interrupted him and said: "Son, any time you move with vested interests, you will get a backlash, and the emperor is no exception, too rigid and easy to break, and those who are emperors must focus on the overall situation......"

Zhu Youzhu taught carefully, but Zhu Houzhao didn't listen, but felt that his father was too cowardly.

Although I don't refute it, I don't agree with it.

Zhu Youzhu was patient, broke it and crumpled it: "Relatives have the wonderful use of relatives, and they can't be easily abolished, you only know that civil officials use military generals and eunuchs, but you don't know that relatives are also a big weapon for the emperor to hold power!" ”

"The loyalty of this group is no less than that of the eunuchs, and likewise there is no shortage of capable people." Zhu Youzhu said, "Since ancient times, bureaucrats have been disgusted with their relatives and eunuchs, and their essence is that their interests are tied to the emperor, and most of the time, they are staunch defenders of the emperor, which is annoying." ”

paused, "Of course, there are also drawbacks to relatives being bigger, so Taizu would restrict relatives at the beginning, you know, centralized power is like Taizu, and he didn't beat his relatives to death with a stick!" ”

Then, he said regretfully: "Speaking of which, our cousin of Daming...... Except for the Xu family, who was the hero of the founding of the country, I really couldn't support the wall, and I still think of your two uncles, alas......"

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "Daming's relatives don't have much room to play, and my father has restricted them, so they can't be suppressed anymore." ”

"Erchen will never rely on his relatives!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"You can only represent yourself." Zhu Youzhu said, "Son, you need to know that you must pay the price for your vested interests, and you want to do it, and you want to deviate from morality at least and ...... In short, in this game, everyone has to follow the rules. ”

Zhu Houzhao was not angry in his heart, and retorted: "Erchen looked through the records of Taizu and Taizong, but I didn't see how they complied. ”

"It's different." Zhu Youzhu said, "Taizu is to fight the world immediately and be strongly bound to the army, Taizong...... Jianwen is mediocre, Taizong is Fengtianjing, and it is difficult to solve the people's upside down ......"

After saying the words of singing the praises of virtue, Zhu Youzhu said:

"Taizong is also the emperor immediately, and he is also strongly bound to the army, and it has fallen back in the Xuanzong period, and then ...... The lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and the ministers are in charge, until your imperial grandfather, he reluctantly snatched the initiative back, but he can't compare with Taizu and Taizong. ”

Zhu Youzhu picked up the teacup and moistened his throat, and said: "Houzhao, the political soil has been changing, now the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, the four seas are surrendered, and I want to be the emperor immediately...... No more conditions. ”

"There are no conditions to create conditions!" Zhu Houzhao said.

"......" Zhu Youzhu put down the teacup and said with a dark face: "Dare to love Lao Tzu for a long time, and it was all in vain." ”

"Where and where, Erchen has benefited a lot." Zhu Houzhao hurriedly smiled, "Father's teachings, son's ministers have written it down." ”

Zhu Youzhang's face softened, and he got up and said, "Father is tired, go lie down for a while." ”

"Father, will you investigate this fraud case?"

"Nonsense!" Zhu Youzhu was furious, "How can there be any reason for the prince to judge the case?" Besides, you are still underage, do you handle the case? Is it convincing? ”

"What are you murdering?" Zhu Houzhao was angry.

"Hey?" Zhu Youzhu was even more angry, and was about to beat the little guy, but his hand was just raised, but suddenly he had a toothache and his face was distorted.

"Father, Father, are you okay?"

"Hiss~" Zhu Youzhang's face was full of pain, and he scolded: "It hurts me to death." ”

A toothache is not a disease, it hurts to kill someone......

Zhu Houzhao snorted: "Who made you have a sweet tooth, don't change it...... Ahh ”

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Restaurants.

"Brother Bohu, what should I do?" Xu Jing panicked and behaved at a loss.

Tang Bohu is not better than him, the public opinion is too big, and his heart trembles.

"The emperor is wise, we are just gentlemen's friends with Master Cheng, and there is no bribery to ask for questions, and at that time, he was not yet the chief examiner."

said so, however, Tang Bohu didn't know the bottom of his heart, and he spoke with a trill.

Tang Bohu panicked.

He is not only for his own future, but also for the sense of mission of his deceased relatives, if this is smashed, he doesn't know how he should live.

"Bang bang bang ......!"

The door was smashed, "Xu Jing, Tang Yin, open the door quickly." ”

Xu Jing was frightened and shouted, "We didn't cheat ......"

"Bang ——!"

The door was kicked open directly, and more than ten brocade guards rushed in viciously, and Baihu said coldly:

"Take it!"

"Wronged, wronged......" Xu Jing's voice trembled, and his legs and stomach trembled.

Tang Bohu also shouted loudly, "I want to see the emperor, we want to see the emperor......"

"See the emperor? Which green onion are you? Baihu sneered and snorted, "Let's go to Zhaojiao first." ”

As soon as he heard Zhao Prison, Xu Jing was almost frightened, and shouted heartbreakingly: "I'm wronged......!" ”

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The next day, Fengtian Temple.

The fraud in the imperial examination was officially brought to the table, and the officials were indignant, and the household department gave Zhonghua Chang the most.

The six Shangshu, a group of squires, and cabinet scholars also frowned, urging the emperor to calm down public opinion as soon as possible.

In the eyes of these people, the decency of the court is the most important thing, and compared to it, a little Tang Bohu is nothing.

Including the three cabinet members, the same idea is the same.

This can't be said that they are wrong, or cold-blooded, living in the temple, naturally have to focus on the overall situation, the imperial examination can not tolerate the slightest doubt, this is a matter that affects the Ming Dynasty, and must be recognized by all the people in the world, otherwise, the legacy is endless.

Of course, the position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites is also within the scope of many people's planning.

The biggest source of power of the Ministry of Rites is not to draft holy decrees, nor to preside over court rituals, ancestor worship and other activities, but the imperial examination!

The previous examiners are mostly held by left and right waiters, which is an important position, and everyone is staring at it.

The Fengtian Temple was noisy.

No wonder the ministers are like this, another day of fermentation, public opinion is intensifying, as if it is time to delay, the students have come to the palace gate to protest.

This seriously affects the decency of the imperial court!

Zhu Youzhu immediately said that he would investigate thoroughly and strictly, and he threw out the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, and the Jinyiwei and Dongchang cooperated to handle the case!

said to the outside world: Xu Jing and Tang Bohu have been detained pending trial, and the imperial court will give the students justice!

After a series of operations, public opinion was finally temporarily controlled and no longer developed on the verge of losing control.

At this point, the big guys in the hall, including Zhu Youjiao, all breathed a long sigh of relief.

It's not that they are really afraid of these students, but the stakes are too big, and they have to compromise in the case of the North and South List that year.

In terms of grades, look at the facts, the southern students were cattle at the beginning, and they did rely on their real skills to get in, but what was the result?

Zhu Yuanzhang still had to compromise, this was not cowardice, but for the sake of the overall situation.

Nowadays, too, the imperial examination must be fair, but if there is a mistake, the heart of the student will be lost, and conspiracy theories will fly all over the sky.

…

The thunderous attack of the imperial court has greatly calmed people's hearts, and students and ordinary people are waiting for the results of the court's trial.

In fact, the people are okay, they are just the masses who eat melons, but the students are different, they firmly believe that Tang Bohu and Xu Jing cheated.

However, the opposite is true.

The triage of the three legal divisions, coupled with the cooperation of Jinyiwei in handling the case, quickly found out the ins and outs.

The public opinion was so big that no one dared to fool it, and all the details were delivered to Zhu Youjiao's imperial book case, including the first cut plum.

There was no wanton bribery, no leaking or penetrating the topic, and some were just friendships caused by the atmosphere.

Zhu Youzhu had a headache and a toothache.

He knew that such a result would never convince the public, even though it was true.

In desperation, Zhu Youzhu summoned the six ministries and nine secretaries and the three scholars of the cabinet to discuss together.

The case file was circulated in the hands of the big guys, and everyone was silent, knowing that this result could not calm public opinion.

Long

Liu Jian was the first to speak, and said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is to calm public opinion, as for Xu Jing and Tang Yin, ......"

He gritted his teeth and was about to say something for the sake of the overall situation, Li Dongyang stood up, cut him off, and said:

"Your Majesty, it's a fact that Tang Yin and Xu Jing didn't cheat!"

Liu Jian knew that Li Dongyang was for his good, and if he said those words today, he would be attacked by political enemies tomorrow, but public opinion is very good, and he, as the first assistant of the cabinet, should stand up.

"The Emperor's ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister has a way." Li Dongyang interrupted Liu Jian again and said: "Xu Jing and Tang Yin's fraud case is not true, however, the two of them are destined to make progress, although there is no cheating, but it hinders the fairness of the imperial examination, so they ...... Heavy fines are needed to put an end to similar bad practices! ”

Liu Jian arched his hand: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

"The minister also seconded the proposal."

The six ministries and nine kings all responded, this time it was about the imperial court, and even the Ming Dynasty, and no one dared to make a fuss about it.

Zhu Youzhu nodded slowly, his eyes swept towards everyone, and asked meaningfully: "About Cheng Minzheng...... What do you think? ”

The big bosses looked at each other, and each of them had a little Jiujiu in their hearts, this is a position of real power, and it is also the fruit of the political struggle in this imperial examination fraud case.

This public opinion also started from this.

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PS: It's a little spoiler!

Tang Bohu, it will be the talented Tang Bohu! Tang Bohu will also be the Tang Bohu who helps the world!