Daming heir

Chapter 236 A Court Meeting That Everyone Satisfies (Two in One)

In the 25 years of the Ming Dynasty, it was rare, or even never, that more than a dozen clan princes appeared on the court at the same time.

After the emperor threw out the main or only topic of the day, all the civil and military officials in the hall could see the princes standing at the front as long as they looked up.

Behind them are the prince and grandson, and behind them is the emperor.

A very meaningful picture.

So much so that Baiguan forgot that he had entered into the topic at this time, but was speculating on what the meaning of the scene in front of him was.

Escort for the king?

Or should it be said to escort the monarch?
Legend has it that in the pre-Qin period, Qin Wangzheng was assassinated many times in the process of conquering and unifying the six countries, hundreds of times in his life.

The most dangerous one among them was probably Jing Ke, who had been sung for thousands of years, because Qin Wuyang was a cowardly person, and the assassination plan failed in the end.

However, most people don't remember that there was another person named Gao Jianli who, after being blinded by the first emperor, took the opportunity to throw a building at the first emperor's head while playing music.

There is no need to guess the ending of the story, Zhaozhao Qingshi has already recorded it.

But from then on, no one was allowed to approach the first emperor within thirty steps.

And within these [-] steps, although no one was seen, as long as there was an assassin approaching, countless warriors would come from all around to kill him.

At this moment, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is in the Zhongji Hall of the Tiancheng Imperial Palace.

These dozens of clan princes, in the eyes of all officials, are like the thirty steps in front of the first emperor.

They can use their lives to resist all invading enemies for the grandsons, princes, and emperors behind them.

Smart people will appear in Zhongji Hall.

Undoubtedly, these people have guessed the implication of the scene in front of them today.

Then, someone started to cough lightly.

Before anyone from the civil servants came out, Jing Chuan Hou Cao Zhen on the military commander's side tilted his head and waited for the civil servants.

With a disdainful expression on his face, he hummed twice: "Which adult has caught a cold in this summer, let's take a few carts of herbs from the camp and send them to the house."

The censors, who were about to go out to play, couldn't help but turned their heads and glared at Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan, who was shouting. They were very angry at his inexplicable squeeze.

Standing beside Cao Zhen, Hou Ning Zhang Wen secretly pulled the old man, and asked in a low voice, "We have nothing to do today, what are you calling?"

Cao Zhen raised his chin at the censors who were staring at him, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Wen: "This court is not their civil servants, so why can't we talk?"

Zhang Wen rolled his eyes and felt that what Cao Zhen said was very reasonable.

Then he stuck out his head and looked at the censors whose eyes were staring like lanterns.

"If there are not enough herbs in Jingchuanhou's camp, there are herbs in this general's camp, just enough!"

As a result, these censors became more and more annoyed.

Several people went out of class hand in hand, bowed to the emperor, and then waved at Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wants to report on the state affairs, but Jingchuan Hou and Hui Ning Hou are arrogant in the court hall, talking nonsense, disrupting the order of the court hall. Your Majesty, please punish them!"

Without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to speak.

Zhan Hui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who was standing at the front of the civil line, shook his head silently, and bumped his shoulder against Ru Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, beside him.

After Ru Yuan looked over.

Zhan Huicai pursed his lips and said: "These idiots are annoyed when they are run over by others. Today's matter may be led away by the nose."

Ru Yu smiled, turned the wat board in her hand, and said in a low voice: "You are the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and we are the Minister of the Ministry of War. Today's affairs are not our business."

Zhan Hui was a little surprised: "You don't want to fight?"

Ru Xun curled her lips: "What are you arguing about? Are you arguing over harvesting a few acres of land or not harvesting a few buckets of grain? Some people in Hengshan County persuaded my family to send a letter to Beijing, but I reprimanded them and sent them back."

Zhan Hui looked surprised, and glanced at the emperor on the throne, as if he had fallen asleep, and did not intervene in the disputes in the court, leaving the few censors on the field.

He said in a low voice: "Your Majesty really did not misunderstand this sage and gentleman. It is no wonder that His Majesty said that you are a Chinese and foreign person, the mainstay."

Ru Yu looked at Zhan Hui cheerfully, and asked back, "Why doesn't Zhan Shangshu not fight?"

"We?" Zhan Hui smiled, turned his head and glanced at the emperor on the throne again, and then said leisurely: "We are Ming ministers, and eating the king's salary should be for the king's worries."

Ru Yu showed a smiling face and nodded: "You still speculate on the holy will, you deserve His Majesty's favor and trust."

Zhan Hui asked back, "Aren't you too?"

Ru Yuan shook her head: "It's not the same."

At the time when the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of War were whispering to each other.

Zhao Mian, Minister of the Household Department next to him, was dozing off.

When Liu Sanwu, a member of Zhongshushe in the train behind, quietly violated the rules and sneaked up behind him, his lower back was bumped, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

Turning his head, seeing that Liu Sanwu was not in his position, Zhao Mian immediately looked at the supervisory censor who was in charge of supervising the court discipline on the side of the civil servant.

Seeing that the other party was from his own group, he felt relieved.

"Liu Sheren shouldn't be here."

Liu Sanwu snorted coldly: "Your Majesty has not spoken until now, those idiots have been left alone for a long time."

Zhao Mian turned his head and said in a low voice, "It's time for Liu Sheren to return to his seat."

Liu Sanwu looked at Zhao Mian's back, with anger in his eyes, but the censor on one side had already started to signal to him with his eyes, asking him to return to the train position belonging to Zhongshu Sheren.

He could only retreat back to his position silently.

At this moment, another person walked out from the civil servant's class holding the wat board.

It's the Ministry of Finance's Ministry of Finance Affairs Section!

After just a glance, Liu Sanwu recognized this person, who was Zhao Mian's.

I saw the Ministry of Household Affairs holding the wat board, bowed and bowed, and said: "Your Majesty, today is the selection of the chief examiner of the Hongwu 20th Enke Examination. This matter is for the selection of talents for the court, and it is the country's society. A big event. The people of the world focused on it, and thousands of scholars rushed to the capital.

Your Majesty also has something to say, today's discussion.Marquis Jingchuan and Marquis Huining disrupted the court and were suspected of interfering with the state and society. They should be ordered to review their words and deeds. "

Zhan Hui and Ru Yuan, who were already prepared to stay out of the matter, looked sideways at the household department staff who were leaving work at the same time.

There was a wave of waves in the eyes of the two of them at the same time.

At the same time, he turned his head tacitly to look at the emperor on the throne.

Finally, I saw Zhu Yuanzhang, who was squinting his eyes, now opened his eyes, staring sharply at the Ministry of Finance who came out of work and spoke.

He snorted.

Zhu Biao below moved his left foot slightly, and was about to take a step forward.

However, Zhu Yunxi was one step faster.

He stared gloomyly at the accountant who had begun to expand.

"There is a decree this year. The impeachment of the censor and the speech officer needs to be proved, so don't speculate!"

Zhu Yunxi scolded the householder in a cold voice, then bowed sideways to Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the throne, and then waved his robe to look at Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen who had become honest.

"Jing Chuan Hou, Hui Ning Hou, the words and deeds of the court are not correct, and the next court returns to the camp to bring thirty army sticks!"

Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen hurried out of work, bowing and clasping fists.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled silently: "The words of the grandson are my wishes."

Cao Zhen and Zhang Wen immediately took orders: "I obey the order."

The householder who was leaving the shift gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and silently retreated back into the train.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the censors who had been hanging out for a long time, and said in a deep voice, "Do you still have something to play?"

Immediately, someone said: "Your Majesty, I think that the chief examiner of this subject is not suitable for the Ministry of Rites to select candidates."

As soon as this remark came out, Dang even caused a commotion in the court hall.

Everyone knew that this year's examination chief examiner candidates would not be peaceful, but when the original rules were directly broken, people were still keen to discuss and focus on this matter.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't show any more reaction, but just hummed lightly.

Therefore, the emperor's calm reaction gave the censors the fighting spirit to continue attacking the Ministry of Rites.

"The ministers know that according to Enke in the past, the chief examiner of the examination will be the minister of the Ministry of Rites, or the minister of the Ministry of Rites, who will be the gatekeeper and select talents for the imperial court."

"However, this year, the Ministry of Rites has a lot of troubles. Although there are explanations of innocence afterwards. However, the ministers and others think that such a solemn matter as Enke should not be slack. The Ministry of Rites is this year, and there are many reasons. The ministers believe that this year Enke should choose candidates for the chief examiner from outside the Ministry of Rites."

Although these censors only talked about the Ministry of Rites and did not name a certain person.

But in the court hall, everyone silently looked at Ren Hengtai, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, who was behind the six ministers.

According to the rules, this year's Enke examination, the candidate for the examiner can basically be locked in Ren Hengtai, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites.

But what happened a few days ago, firstly, the Ministry of Rites was impeached because of the appearance of two envoys in Wa Kingdom last year, and then there were rumors caused by Ren Hengtai himself.

This made Ren Hengtai and the Ministry of Rites less clean.

Even now it has been washed clean.

But after all, it is necessary to bear what happened, it is really not shit but shit.

Immediately, the officials silently looked up at the emperor.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and asked the grandson, "What do you think of the grandson?"

Zhu Yunxi immediately turned around: "I think that Ren Hengtai, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, has a noble character and outstanding knowledge, and he is the number one Enke Jinshi in Hongwu's 21st year. In terms of emotion and reason, it should be Ren Hengtai who is the chief examiner of this examination."

Standing in the crowd, Liu Sanwu couldn't help snorting when he saw that the emperor's grandson had recommended Ren Hengtai as the chief examiner of this subject as he had expected.

At this time, another official came to work.

After bowing and bowing, he said: "Your Majesty, I think what the grandson commented on Ren Shilang is true. However, the students outside Yingtian are not aware of it.

If after a while, people from all over the country come to Beijing to take the exam, regardless of whether it is true or not, and hearing the messages in the city a few days ago, I am afraid that these people will think that the imperial court has not paid much attention to the matter of Enke, which will chill people's hearts , It is also not conducive to the selection and appointment of the imperial court. "

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhu Yunxi's face turned cold.

At this moment, Ren Hengtai, who was on the cusp of the storm, walked out with official steps holding the wat board.

I saw him bowing and saluting facing the emperor with an impeccable posture.

Then he got up slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have a medical condition, and I feel that my knowledge has not been perfect, and it is difficult for me to be the examiner of this subject. Your Majesty, please choose someone else."

Ren Hengtai's departure was beyond many people's expectations.

At least, Zhao Mian, Minister of the Household Department, who had been pretending to be Maitreya Buddha, turned his head to look at him involuntarily at this moment.

Liu Sanwu was even more puzzled, Ren Hengtai could not stand up, but he still chose to stand up.

However, since Ren Hengtai himself said that he did not want to be the chief examiner of this subject, it was naturally in line with his wishes.

Liu Sanwu snorted twice, and his eyes slowly sank. It won't be long before he will be able to get the seat of the chief examiner of this subject.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang said silently: "Since that's the case, can you have an examiner to recommend you?"

Even if there was a censor who said: "I think that Xie Jin, a scholar of the Imperial Academy who walks in the Wenhua Palace, can be the main examiner of this examination."

"what?"

When Xie Jin's name was mentioned, the entire Zhongji Hall fell silent for an instant, and then an exclamation sounded.

Xie Jin, who was leaning on the big red lacquered pillar and squinted his eyes to return to the cage, suddenly opened his eyes, and looked at the colleagues around him blankly and turned to look at him.

Then Xie Jin looked fiercely at the official who nominated himself as the examiner of this subject.

He turned out to be the one who took the blame too!

This fellow is not a good person!

Xie Jin looked angrily, and remembered that person deeply in his heart, then raised his head and opened his eyes to look at the emperor's grandson on the steps.

Zhu Yunxi received the signal, smiled slightly, shook his head and took a step forward: "Xie Jin is not talented enough, and he is not old enough to be reused like this. I think that Your Majesty should think the same way."

Zhu Yuanzhang repeated again: "The words of the grandson are my intentions."

So soon, those officials reported several names one after another.

However, without exception, they are all in their twenties and thirties, or people with humble official positions.

After being repeatedly rejected by Zhu Yunxi as inappropriate.

Finally, an official from the Ministry of Rites came out.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that Liu Sanwu from Zhongshushe, regardless of his talents or qualifications, can be the chief examiner of this subject examination. Please also consider your Majesty's decision."

Issued with this suggestion.

Zhan Hui and Ru Yuan looked at each other at the same time.

Zhan Hui whispered, "It turned out to be him."

Ru Yu smiled silently, and slowly closed her eyes again.

Under the watchful eyes of those civil servants, Zhu Yunxi hid the laughter in his heart, and silently took a step back, as if he agreed with the recommendation.

So, Liu Sanwu came out of the class softly, holding the wat board and bowed long: "I'm old and faint, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take on this important task."

"Stand up again!"

Under a certain red lacquered pillar, the young man of Wenhua Palace, Xie Jin, a Hanlin scholar, opened his mouth silently, then embraced his hands, tilted his head, leaned against the pillar and continued to fall asleep and return to the cage.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled softly, waved his hands and shook his head and said: "Liu Sheren is a real master of Confucianism in my dynasty. If we look around, it is difficult to find someone who can compare with Liu Sheren. Since Zhuqing is willing to recommend Liu Sheren, we have nothing to do, and Liu Sheren is required to work hard for the chief examiner of this exam."

After such refusal and persuasion, Liu Sanwu just bowed again.

"The minister leads the decree, and must do his best to select talents for the court."

Afterwards, most of the people in the Zhongji Hall smiled.

Liu Sanwu, who was the chief examiner of the 25th Hongwu Enke Examination, was smiling with his head bowed.

The corners of the six ministers' mouths raised.

The military generals showed a very simple and honest smile.

The Ming kings who acted as the first emperor's thirty steps from beginning to end also smiled.

Even Zhu Yunxi was smiling silently.

It seems that everyone is satisfied with today's court meeting.

Until Sun Gou'er, the head of the inner palace, walked from the dark place to the bright place with his head held high.

Looking at the court in front of him, Sun Gou'er cheered up and spoke slowly.

"Retreat!"

(End of this chapter)