Emperor Ming's grandson

Xu Huizu and Chang Mao couldn't feel better at this time, although their positions were stable.Under normal circumstances, their families must have retired with the country, and they must have an extremely prominent status.

But this also absolutely means that they represent Wu Xun, and they are indeed inextricably linked with many Wu Xun.

Zhu Yunying sighed, and said to Xu Huizu and Chang Mao, "The people who fought the world with the emperor back then were mostly reckless heroes, and many of them came from our hometown in Huaixi. All of them are bitter mud legs. But One generation does one generation's work, although the ancestors were poor, but when they come to the children and grandchildren, they forget their origins."

Both Xu Huizu and Chang Mao lowered their heads and stopped talking, and they knew many things well.

Everyone in the world knows that the founding king of the Ming Dynasty was a little novice, a little beggar, and a poor man who starved to death of his parents, brothers and sisters-in-law.

And the famous Huaixi 24 generals basically don't have any big families.

Xu Da is the child of Emperor Hongwu, even if he was born in a farming family.In terms of speaking, it is only a little better than Emperor Hongwu's family background.At least it's not that bitter, but that's all, it's pure mud legs.

If he hadn't responded to Emperor Hongwu's call, maybe Xu Da was just an old farmer in Fengyang.

And Chang Yuchun was born among poor farmers, unwilling to die of old age in the fields, he has martial arts skills, and by virtue of this ability, he has become a bandit, blocking roads, looting, and burglarizing houses.If he hadn't defected to Emperor Hongwu because he felt that such a robbery was useless, Chang Yuchun might have been wiped out long ago, and he was just a grassroots bandit.

So don't say who is more noble than others, at least here in the Ming Dynasty, there is really nothing to mention about birth.

The emperor's ancestors were farmers, and the leader of martial arts was either a farmer or a bandit.There is no high-ranking family here, nor is there any prominent family background.At most, they are now successful and famous, so each of them looks a bit superior.

The ancestors came from humble backgrounds, but the descendants may not recognize those, because when they were born, they were basically rich and prominent.They have become high-ranking dignitaries, but they are not peasant children, and they don't need to plan food in the ground in order to survive.

When it comes to ancestors, the many nobles in the Ming Dynasty seem not worth mentioning.But on the side of Wenchen, there are indeed many people with more prominent family backgrounds.If you want to talk about heirs of poems and books, there must be some.

Although after the end of Tang Dynasty, Liaojin Dynasty, and Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the power of the long-established families in Huaxia Land was almost wiped out.However, there are indeed many scholars who look down on the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, and feel that the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty are not worth mentioning.

To be honest, although it is no longer just a few families who control the cultural inheritance now.

However, it is true that those scholars who are heirs of poems and books seem to have a little more solid background, and sometimes they can be regarded as having such a proud capital.No matter who is in charge of the country, they also have the opportunity to remain the gentry and the backbone of the ruling class.

Zhu Yunying looked at Xu Huizu and Chang Mao, and said seriously, "There has been a distinction between civil and military in all dynasties, and now our Ming Dynasty's nobles and civil servants are all a bit outrageous. The Hu Ni case before, I'm afraid A lot of people don't take it to heart."

This can also be regarded as a fact. The Hu Weiyong case is indeed an out-and-out major case, and it was the first major case in the early days of the Ming Dynasty.But many people also felt that it was not a combination of civil and martial arts, it was just that Emperor Hongwu wanted to cut off the prime minister, just to weaken the power of Wu Xun.

Xu Huizu and Chang Mao were a little trembling, mainly because the emperor's words were a little heavy, and they seemed to see the emperor's determination.Now that the emperor wants to set the tone, it is bound to clean up a group of nobles and civil servants.

This is obviously not a good thing. Although Xu Huizu and Chang Mao are deeply involved with the royal family, they are also the banner of Wu Xun.

Zhu Yunying didn't care so much, because the emperor had some ideas of the emperor, and the emperor had some plans and layouts of his.

In fact, this incident was a little unexpected, even though he had instructed Lian Zining to do some things before.It's just that it's more of Jingcha, which is just the duty of Dali Temple Minister.Lian Zining's memorial was indeed unexpected.

However, the emperor also needs to make the best use of the situation, and many things may not be completely in his expectation.When some unexpected things happen, the emperor must not be panicked. The emperor must make a quick decision and make some changes.

That's what Zhu Yunying did. Although Lian Zining's memorial surprised Zhu Yunying, he really needed to do it.Moreover, the waves caused by Lian Zining's memorial also met some of Zhu Yunying's expectations and some of his national policies.

This was also Zhu Yunying's previous plan to clean up some martial arts. It was originally based on Xu Huizu's use of Zhang Rong's smuggling case as an excuse.

But now it seems that there is no need to think about these things, and he has other reasons to deal with some people.And such excuses are no longer simply cleaning up some martial arts, but also beating some civil servants again.

For civil servants or martial arts, Zhu Yunying will not simply rely on the strength of a certain party.For Wu Xun's continued strength, of course it needs to be suppressed.As for the occasional temptations of civil servants, Zhu Yunying naturally needs to beat them severely.

Xu Huizu and Chang Mao probably knew the emperor's attitude, and they probably could guess what might happen next.It's just that for them, there is probably nothing they can do at this time.

It is very important to make sure that nothing happens in your family at this time.Even if they are the emperor's mother clan and the prince's mother clan, these are indeed their glory.But all of this also has more stringent requirements for them at certain moments.

At this time, it is necessary to keep a low profile and restrain some people. This is what they should do.

For Chang Mao and Xu Huizu, Zhu Yunying is quite at ease with some of their awareness. He believes that the leaders of these two great martial arts have self-knowledge, and believe that they must know where they should stand.

There was no need for Zhu Yunying to say anything about these things, he did what he should do.He is not only the honorable emperor, but also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he has to do some things.

After Xu Huizu and Chang Mao resigned, Zhu Yunying said to Wang Chengen, "Call the six ministers over."

Wang Chengen didn't say much, he knew that he only needed to do what His Majesty told him to do.This is his duty, he can't make decisions for the emperor, and he can't even interfere or influence the emperor's decision-making.

Minister of the Ministry of Officials Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites Chen Di, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Bao Zhao, Minister of the Ministry of War Tie Xuan, Minister of the Ministry of Households Wang Dun, and Huang Guan who acted as an agent for the Ministry of Industry.

It can be said that the current Ming Dynasty still has a group of elite soldiers and generals, and these people can be regarded as relatively orthodox scholars. There are southerners, northerners, and even ethnic minorities.There are orthodox imperial examination backgrounds, and some are not orthodox scholars.

For example, Tie Xuan, this is not considered an orthodox imperial examination background. He was selected by the Ministry of Rites as a student of Guozi, and he also had experience in governing local governments.And this one is actually a descendant of the Hui Hui people in the Yuan Dynasty.

Both Ru Yu and Bao Zhao also said that Guo Zisheng was chosen.As for Wang Dun, this is the background of the imperial examination, but he won the Jinshi in the Yuan Dynasty.Huang Guan was born in the orthodox imperial examination. He was the Huiyuan and the number one scholar in the 24th year of the Ming Dynasty.As for Chen Di, even after the hero.

Zhu Yunying seems to be doing this in eclectic downgrading of talents, and some heroes mean not to ask where they come from.Of course, his approach must have caused some scholars to complain, although the six ministers of the Ming Dynasty were essentially scholars.

However, the composition of these six ministers is not entirely from the imperial examination, which somewhat reduces the importance of the imperial examination system.

If it was the beginning of the founding of the country, it would be fine. At that time, all kinds of reckless heroes were nothing.But now that the Ming Dynasty has been founded for more than [-] years, the promotion system for civil servants seems to be mature, but it also makes some "sighted people" worry.

The importance of the imperial examination has been shaken, which is considered a blow to many scholars, affecting their rights and status, which naturally touched their cheese.These positions should have been their bases.

However, these people probably have a long look at Shu. You must know that in the Yuan Dynasty, people were divided into four classes-Mongols, Semu people, Han people, and Southerners, and the officials of the Yuan Dynasty basically came from the first and second classes.

That is to say, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Han people and southerners had a chance to be officials, and they were only minor officials.

But at that time, the vast majority of scholars seemed to be very obedient and did not make too many demands.But now, the Ming Dynasty gave them more preferential treatment, but these people still feel a little dissatisfied.

The Ming Dynasty did not give preferential treatment to scholars, which is what many scholars complained about.Now that the channels for scholars to become officials have also been affected to some extent, it would be an out-and-out lie to say that they have no complaints at this time.

Don't forget, the emperor's suppression of scholars was not just about the sweeping away of Yan Shenggong's status and face.

There are also those who have entered the court as officials now, and there are also some craftsmen, and some petty officials who were not popular at the beginning.

It is no exaggeration to say that Emperor Hongwu and Emperor Yingshi really greatly affected many privileges of scholars.But they seem to have no other better way, because these two emperors are too domineering.

The six ministers were summoned together, which is naturally a great event.Reminiscent of what happened in the early court, it is even more imaginative, and each of them looks a little worried.

Really, something big is going to happen, and we need to be more cautious at this time, absolutely nothing can happen at this time.

It is true that they are the emperor's courtiers, but they also represent the interests of the civil servants, and they also want to restrict the imperial power.

Even if you are not very effective in doing some things now, you shouldn't just be reduced to the emperor's echo. When you should have your own stand, you must also have a stand.

Looking at the six books that Qiqi had come to, Zhu Yunying asked, "In the early years, the Supreme Emperor made a rule that scholars should study hard and don't talk about state affairs. How many years have passed, and these things have been forgotten?"

The six ministers didn't know how to answer, these rules were indeed formulated by Emperor Hongwu.At the beginning, these policies were relatively resolutely implemented, and many people knew it well.

It's just that after all these years, the restrictions on this aspect are actually being relaxed.

What's more, many people know it well, and they don't know how to talk.It's just that when scholars get together, it's impossible to simply write poems and songs, or exchange knowledge.Sometimes, scholars also like to give advice when they are together.

As long as it is not too extreme, many people actually don't care about these things, and it seems that there are really not so many taboos.

However, these things are also contrary to the rules established by Emperor Hongwu in the early years.Now if the emperor really uses this matter to talk about it, many people probably can only hold their noses and admit it.

In legal terms, this is definitely not possible, because Emperor Hongwu formulated laws and regulations in his early years.It's hard to say in terms of reason. After all, Emperor Yingshi is also the grandson of Emperor Hongwu, so of course it is necessary to maintain the authority of Emperor Hongwu.

Looking at the six silent books, Zhu Yunying snorted coldly.Zhu Yunying also knows some things well, but most of the time he is willing to pretend to be confused, and there is really no need to be on the outline of some things all the time.

As long as the trouble wasn't too much, Zhu Yunying didn't care.In fact, even Lao Zhu, who made this rule, knew many things well. When he was in power, he did not impose too many restrictions or harsh criticisms on the gatherings of some scholars.

Seeing that the six ministers did not speak, Zhu Yunying threw Lian Zining's memorial over, "Look, see how scholars in our Ming Dynasty worried about the country and the people. This is not as high as the temple, and everyone is afraid of it." I can't hold back anymore. When they become officials, it will be fine!"

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, the expressions of the six ministers were also solemn. The emperor had already expressed his dissatisfaction unabashedly, and there was indeed some undisguised irony inside and outside the words.

Then you need to be more cautious. In fact, the six ministers also want to know why the emperor was so angry in the early court.

It seems that the mystery will be revealed soon, but everyone may not be so relaxed at this time.Because each of them is very clear, when they see some things in the memorial clearly, they will inevitably face the storm.

When Ru Xun saw Guozijian's sacrificial wine involved, he knew about it, and he probably couldn't help it. He probably also knew the reason for the emperor's fury!