Father can be an enemy to the country

Qianqing Hall.

What are you doing standing there in a daze? Take it out quickly. Zhu Yuanzhang urged: If you don't know the word 熂 of Yu Xi, the character is pronounced 'qi'.

Zhu Zhen thought to himself, How about play? He happened to have learned this word in Guozixue, oh yeah!

Of course, he didn't dare to correct his father. This old thief was narrow-minded and might let him study at the Imperial Academy for a few more months to learn a few more words. That would cost him his life.

So he didn't say anything, calmed down, and quickly found the box labeled Yu Ji of the Official Book and pulled out the small copper drawer. Inside was a stack of Rizheng Memorials of Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Zhen took out the pile of sun memorials and presented them to the emperor.

Let's take a look. Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.

Yes. Zhu Zhen flipped through the dates and started reading from the earliest one.

Starting from the eighth day of last month, Yu Budang's detailed words and deeds from morning to night every day were exposed to him at a glance.

It's really detailed to the point of perversion - from when Yu Ji got up, what he had for breakfast, what he said to his family, to what was discussed in the Yamen row, and when he met those people alone, and then when he went home at night , what was served for dinner, what personal words he said to his wife, which concubine he slept with, how many times he did it in the night, what position he was in, what props he used... everything was recorded in detail and clearly.

I don’t know how other people would feel after seeing this, but Lao Liu was really horrified anyway. If he was being watched so closely, then if he scolded the old thief every day in private, would he be... beaten to death?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but swallow. It seems that I have to be more careful in the future...

Yu Ji is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He is responsible for the promotion and removal of officials all over the world. His position is too important, so I let your fourth brother take care of me. Is this reasonable? Seeing the shock that could not be concealed on Lao Liu's face, the old thief I was also a little embarrassed and said haha.

It's reasonable, very reasonable... Lao Liu quickly covered it up: He quite likes playing chess with Wang Guangyang.

Wang Guangyang, I thought he was already ruined, but I didn't expect him to be dishonest... Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed and he said in a deep voice:

We thought he was the mastermind at first, but later we found out that he was not. He was just someone they tried their best to win over. In order to restore the imperial examination, these people really did everything they could.

After all, he is also a dignified Prime Minister and a loyal and diligent uncle. Even if he has been slacking off in the past two years, his influence is still there. Lao Liu smiled and continued to read. Then I saw the record on the sixth day of this month - the conversation when Yu Budang invited Chen Qianfu, his former teacher and Guozixue assistant, to his home to play chess as follows...

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That day in Yu Mansion's study, Yu Ji and Chen Qianfu were playing chess.

After dropping a piece, Chen Qianfu, who was white-haired and very good-looking, smiled and said:

Now that the public opinion has been laid, Shigemoto, you have nothing to worry about now, right?

Mao is originally the Chinese character for Yu Heng. He has sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. He is handsome and handsome. He looks less than forty years old.

He is indeed young.

Yu Ji was the son of a craftsman in Kunshan, but he had few talents. He traveled from Yin Kui and Chen Qianfu and became proficient in the study of Spring and Autumn. In the fifth year of Hongwu, he was recommended to the court by Yousi. After the emperor's personal examination, he was very good and was awarded Chengchilang. After the General Affairs Department was established, he became a counselor. Last year, he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel...

Although due to the frequent reformation of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, officials in this era were often promoted, but those who quickly became Otsukazai like him are still rare. Unless he is well-known for his ability and character, even if Boss Zhu is partial to him, he cannot be mentioned to such an important position all at once.

Yu Ji also knows that his foundation is shallow, so he keeps a very low profile. He is usually honest and cautious in his words and deeds. Therefore, even if it was the request of his mentor, he was still very cautious and did not agree to it.

But at this time, Chen Qianfu came to visit for the second time, and brought the news that all the Guozi scholars had jointly impeached Song Ne. If he refused to agree, it would be really unjustifiable.

After pondering for a moment, Yu Xiluozi said:

Teacher, don't worry. It is the rule of the imperial court to reach the official position at the age of seventy. Normally, the official department has to transfer the subordinates to Song Jijiu.

As he spoke, he smiled and explained: It's just that officials of Song Jijiu's level are required to give a speech as a rule. If the emperor wants to retain him, the staff will be unable to do anything by then. So we need to create public opinion first. Get up, then the emperor will be less likely to retain him.

Well, I will continue to mobilize the Yanguan of Yushitai and attack them in groups. Chen Qianfu nodded.

Okay, in two days I will arrange for the examination department to write to him and order him to serve as scheduled. Yu Ji nodded and said: Then who will take over? Does the teacher have someone to choose?

Just Wang Siye. Chen Qianfu gave birth to another child.

This guy is not very good. Not only his abilities are mediocre, but he also likes to mess around. He makes a mess wherever he goes. Yu Xu smiled bitterly: I really don't know how he gets better and better.

Because he is from western Zhejiang. Chen Qianfu smiled faintly, glanced at Yu Xi and said, When we old guys recommended you to become an official in the court, I told you that only people from the same country are our own. .”

Yes. Master has taught me that in the imperial court, you can't rely on anyone but your fellow villagers. Yu Xu nodded helplessly. Although he was an upright official, his father and brother had been poor all their lives. How could he resist the temptation? He had long been living a life of luxury and debauchery under the arrangement of a wealthy family in his hometown.

So whether it was morally or realistically, he simply could not refuse the other party's request. Yu Ji sighed softly: Teacher, don't you have any other candidates? I have to use this kind of person as a sacrificial wine.

It is only with this kind of people that we can completely destroy Guoxue. Only when Guoxue is ruined can our grand plan be realized. Chen Qianfu said unmoved.

If a scholar fails in his studies, can he resume the imperial examination? Yu Xu smiled bitterly and said, I'm sorry.

Definitely. Chen Qianfu nodded heavily and said confidently: There are three main ways for selecting talents to become officials in our court - recommendation, imperial examination and school.

Now the recommendation is rotten. Talents like Liu Bowen and Song Qianxi can no longer be recommended, and even talents like you, Maomoto, are gone.

Those so-called village sages who have been recommended over the years are sweating coldly and unable to speak when they arrive at the Golden Palace, just like Qin Wuyang meeting the King of Qin. Moreover, they have very little experience. Even if the Emperor gives them official posts, they will not take it seriously.

That's true. In the past few years, the worst performance in the assessment is the recommendation officers. Yu Xun nodded and said, I don't know why.

What other reasons could there be... Chen Qianfu chuckled and said, The emperor has broken the rules. When he killed Gao Qi who refused to serve as an official, how could the world's most famous scholars be willing to serve him again? That's why there is Xia Boqi's uncle and nephew from Jiangxi Province each had their left big finger amputated and mutilated themselves to avoid becoming officials in order to refuse to be recruited by the imperial court.

Hmm... Yu Xu nodded. How could he not be aware of the scandal involving Xia Boqi's uncle and nephew's finger-cutting case, which caused a lot of commotion back then.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang later chopped off the other nine fingers and heads of the two men, it had a great impact on the Ming Dynasty scholars. It also made the relationship between the two parties, which already looked at each other and disliked each other, worsen.