The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

Chapter 127
Huangcheng Secretary is the other pair of eyes of Emperor Yong, collecting information from all over the world.Nowadays, no one knows more about the big and small things in the capital than Li Mingji.

Li Mingji picked up the list, looked at it for a moment, and pondered: "No. 1 Wen Mao, from Hedong. His ancestors used to be part of the Zheng family's trilogy, and later entered the Liang family. Now he is a member of the Zheng family. No. 2 Wang Yu, from Qingzhou , worshiped under Cui's family..."

The young man's memory is amazing, and he details everything, clearly explaining the candidate's family background and the power he is attached to.In such a list, more than half of the candidates have family names, and the other part of the candidates seem to be from poor families, but in fact they are more or less attached to the family.

The ranking arrangement is also extremely elegant.The top three are not descendants of aristocratic families, but come from the Zheng and Cui families, which are the most powerful in the court today. The positions of the descendants of these descendants of the aristocratic families are based on the prestige of the aristocratic families. Neither offend the aristocratic family, nor let Emperor Yong see the name at a glance.

If it hadn't been for Emperor Yong not trusting these powerful ministers long ago, I'm afraid he would really be fooled.

Imperial examination... imperial examination!The original intention is to open the door for people of insight in the world and recruit more talents for the country.But now?It has become a tool for powerful ministers to manipulate power, form cliques for personal gain, and become a tool for aristocratic families to compare power and power!
The crown prince just married Zheng's daughter, and Zheng Lian couldn't wait to develop his new power in the court. How could these people have any worries in front of him?

Emperor Yong recalled the list he had arranged for Li Mingji to collect... There were nearly a thousand officials in the court, and the power was complicated, and there were very few people who were really available.If this is the case every year in the imperial examination, how can we select truly available officials?

Shu Yao on the side also rested her chin, rarely lost in thought.

She doesn't know anything about politics, but when she heard Li Mingji's words and saw Emperor Yong's silent and serious eyes, she could vaguely guess something.

Nine out of ten of these candidates are from aristocratic families. This is not a selection, it is clear that the aristocratic family took the opportunity to develop their own power in the name of the imperial examination.

Although she is not enlightened in some things, she is extremely sensitive to changes in mood.For so many years, my uncle has been on the throne calmly and rarely gets angry.However, when he entered the palace recently, his uncle was always frowning and preoccupied, obviously he was serious.

She stood up, brought a cup of tea to Emperor Yong, and said in a soft voice: "Uncle, you sit down first."

After being reminded by Shu Yao, Emperor Yong finally came to his senses. Ever since the Minister of Rites brought the list to the imperial study, he had maintained the posture of standing in front of the map, never moving a bit, and even his feet were a little numb.

Emperor Yong laughed, touched Shu Yao's head, and said "good boy".He was really at a loss. Looking at the ignorant and innocent niece and the calm and composed young man, he felt a desire to confide in him: "You may wish to guess, what is uncle thinking?"

Be it military affairs or government affairs, although Emperor Yong did not avoid Shu Yao and allowed her to freely enter and leave the imperial study, he never chatted with her.He didn't want Shu Yao to become anything, and he didn't want her to be too smart. If she didn't want to learn, she didn't want to learn. Just let nature take its course. Overthinking would destroy her body instead.

It can be said that even though the niece in front of him is past the age of Jiji to marry, Emperor Yong still treats her like a child.Since I am a child, the less I know about this complicated world, the better.

But he ignored reality after all.

The girl in front of her blinked, showing a thoughtful expression.First, she looked at the list on the table, then looked at the "Wan Yu Tu" that was hung on the wall and drawn by her own hand, raised her finger, and said in a clean and clear voice: "Whatever uncle wants, you can do it." Are you hanging here?"

Emperor Yong was taken aback, and smiled uncontrollably.

What does he want?In the past, when he was pushed to the throne by accident, Emperor Yong's greatest wish was to balance the forces in these dynasties and maintain the prosperity of the Yong Dynasty.It doesn't matter how much power he has in the hands of the emperor, as long as these powerful officials are capable and courageous, and they are dedicated to the sake of the people, he can turn a blind eye to them.

But stubborn stones can also grow cracks, and Emperor Yong is not the boy he was back then. He has strategies and ambitions, and he is not satisfied with the status quo, so he cannot ignore such phenomena.

Then let him be the emperor for once.

He said slowly: "I know."

……

According to the edict of Emperor Yong, there is an additional provincial examination, and Emperor Yong himself will write the questions!
When the news reached the Ministry of Rites, there was an uproar.

Officials who have participated in several imperial examinations know that the rankings are basically set, and the provincial and imperial examinations are just a formality.According to the previous situation, the ranking should have been arranged by now.

At the beginning of the establishment of the imperial examination in the previous dynasty, there were indeed precedents for additional examinations, but the number of times was very small, which is not applicable to the present.What does Emperor Yong mean, that he does not recognize the list of the Ministry of Rites and needs to be reassessed?

The officials looked at each other, not knowing what Emperor Yong wanted to do.This is a fixed process, it has been like this for so many years, is Emperor Yong going to break the previous rules?

As for the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Yong's questions were also sent over.The scroll was opened, and the title of Emperor Yong's additional examination was written: discussing the impact of the imperial examination system and the grace system on the administration of officials.

This is a political issue.

Nowadays, there is an unwritten rule in scientific examination propositions, that is, not to talk about current affairs.Officials from the DPRK and China have their own factions, who knows whose job will be accidentally moved?Therefore, the examiners avoided politics when selecting topics. For example, the topic of this year's policy discussion is to talk about the ritual and music system in the pre-Qin period, and it is enough to pile up rhetoric and poetry.

"Imperial examinations, favors, official administration..."

Zheng's mansion, upon hearing the message from his cronies, Zheng Lian laughed, with an inexplicable look on his face.

Yesterday, the Minister of Rites sent the rankings to the imperial study, but there was no news about the imperial examination from the palace. Zheng Lian realized something was wrong at that time.Sure enough, not long after, Emperor Yong issued the edict for the additional test.

"Your Majesty, are you going to openly oppose the family?"

Inside the official office of the Ministry of Rites, the candidates returned to their seats.There is a scroll hanging under the plaque in front, asking them to write a policy article on this topic.

Candidates scratched their heads and scratched their heads, their faces full of bewilderment.

These aristocratic children who have been pampered since childhood, have never studied politics.It cost them half their lives to endorse, let alone write articles?
Some people really can't write well, so they just throw away the pen and give up the exam.Some people racked their brains, struggling to make up sentences on paper, scribbling and correcting, and a test paper was horrible.

Pan Lingze wrote a few columns, but felt that Emperor Yong's question was too difficult for him to write.When he was frowning, he saw someone with a calm posture, and half of a piece of paper had been written.

It was Zhou Rong.

He rolled his eyes and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

(End of this chapter)