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Chapter 470 Everyone is exiled

Although it was an unexpected incident that the failed scholars gathered at the Zhengyang Gate to kowtow at the gate, the Gongyuan corruption case it led to was verified by the Three Justices Department and has irrefutable evidence.

The amount of corruption is still unclear, but following the clues, all the accomplices have been arrested.

It’s really shocking, only a few years have passed since the Jiangxi case!
The bureaucracy is corrupting so fast that even the central capital can be corrupted like this.

Not only the Emperor's feet, but also the Gongyuan Academy of National Scientific Research dared to stretch out their hands. What if it reaches the local level?

These knocking soldiers were not completely useless. At least they reminded Zhu Yijiong that the knife had been held back for too long and it was time to see blood.

Wu Sidao said: "Your Majesty, this case must be investigated strictly. These scholars did not come to the door early or late, but they came to surround the Zhengyang Gate on the day of the roll call. And the timing was just right. The Yang Gate is tightly blocked, making it difficult for the new scholars to travel, and attracting countless people to watch. If we don't give an explanation, not only will the new scholars become resentful, but the majesty of the imperial court will also be lost!"

As Wu Sidao, who had never passed the imperial examination, he had a natural respect for the imperial examination itself.

Regardless of whether these knocking scholars had hidden agendas, they destroyed the grand gathering of Chuan Lu and openly surrounded the knocking gate of Zhengyang Gate. This not only ruined the majesty of the imperial court, but also tarnished the reputation of the new scholars.

In both public and private matters, Wu Sidao did not want to let these scholars go.

Zhu Chengxun then raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, these knocking scholars must be severely punished, but so many failed scholars gathered at Zhengyangmen just on the day of the Chuanlu Ceremony, when the new Jinshi went out to parade, there must be something hidden behind the scenes. Not to be treated lightly.”

Chief Assistant Wang Li also expressed his position at this time: "Your Majesty, the scholars who failed the exam must be severely punished. These failed scholars are so audacious that they dared to block the main entrance of the imperial city. Where is the majesty of the Heavenly Family in this regard? If not punished severely, Your Majesty, The imperial court has been disgraced!"

The cabinet of the new Ming Dynasty currently only has six cabinet ministers. The chief minister and two cabinet ministers have expressed their stance. This matter is basically a certainty.

The other three cabinet ministers did not react much to this, and no one showed any sign of unbearability.

The reason why the cabinet's attitude is so unified is not because they are trying to figure out the holy will or deliberately catering to the emperor, but simply out of consideration of vested interests.

There are currently six cabinet ministers. Except for the first assistant and the second assistant, who were admitted through normal imperial examinations, none of the remaining four has been awarded the gold medal or is a Jinshi.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that they are now cabinet ministers. They are in the Ming Dynasty cabinet and have already stood on the class interests of the imperial court.

As they just said, these knocking scholars only destroyed the majesty of the imperial court, and the reputation of the new scholars was incidental.

In any case, as cabinet ministers and court officials, it is impossible for them to tolerate these knocking scholars.

And, more importantly, he was able to connect so many Knocking Que scholars at once, allowing them to come together to surround Zhengyangmen Knocking Que on the day of the Chuanlu Ceremony, and attracted a large number of people to watch.

If there is no one behind this, who would believe it?
The hidden meaning hinted in Zhu Chengxun's words also refers to this.

These failed scholars and the people behind them were also stupid in reading. Do they really think they can force the emperor to give in by this method?
Even if the emperor was willing to give in, the cabinet would have to work hard to stop it.

Zhu Yijiong calmed down his expression: "The imperial court's order to limit the reference age for the examination was issued as early as three years ago. If you have any opinions, you should have raised them three years ago. Why now? Since they want to take the exam, they want to force me into the palace. , it’s just because I’m so talkative, then I’ll satisfy them.”

After saying that, Zhu Yijiong's face suddenly turned cold: "It is my decree that all the scholars participating in the knocking ceremony this time will be from the three tribes. All those from the south will be moved to Guangnan Province, and all those from the north will be moved to Liaodong Town. Let them be here. The examinations in these two places will continue, and I will not limit their age. It just so happens that Guangnan and Liaodong are also short of officials and civilians. Don’t they have to be Jinshi officers? Then let them take the Jinshi examinations and become officials in these two places! Yes! Yes, there is one more thing to add. If you fail to pass the Jinshi examination within three times, your descendants will not have to leave Guangnan and Liaodong in the future."

Hearing the emperor's rude "grace", all the cabinet ministers shivered.Is this called giving them a chance to continue taking the exam?

Isn’t this just exile?
It's just that the names have been changed, and all three clans have been exiled. These three hundred scholars and their three clans, even if they are less, have a population of at least tens of thousands.

If so many people were deported at once, even if they were divided into northern and southern places of origin and exiled to Liaodong and Guangnan respectively, it would have to bring thousands of people to the two places at once, and they would all be intellectuals.

The emperor was making use of the topic and wanted to quickly enrich the Chinese population and intellectual reserves in Guangnan and Liaodong.

It's just that, you can see it, but no one dares to refute it, nor does they think there is anything wrong with it.

These scholars who have harmed the dignity of the imperial court have to be replaced by the former dynasty. Not only will they be exiled, but they will also never be hired.

Now they are only exiled to Guangnan and Liaodong, but they can still continue to serve as officials, and as long as they pass the Jinshi examination within three times, their descendants will have the opportunity to return to their ancestral home in the mainland in the future. Thinking on the bright side, these scholars have made money.

I just don’t know if they can adapt to the extremely cold, hot and humid climate in Guangnan and Liaodong.

If they can't adapt and unfortunately die of illness, then according to the emperor's temperament, they will definitely fail the Jinshi examination.The descendants will always stay in Guangnan and Liaodong, and help the Ming Dynasty to Hanize and multiply there!
Wang Yuan came out of the class, raised his hands and asked: "Your Majesty, if these Kouque scholars have passed the examination to become sergeants in Guangnan and Liaodong, but they are corrupt and perverting the law, what will happen to the common people?"

This is very possible, as was the case with the Chief Secretary of Cochin in the Ming Dynasty. Many officials of the Chief Secretary of Cochin were almost all losers in the central political struggle, or they offended others and were demoted to Cochin.

In any case, it is like being exiled, and then they are all destroyed collectively, and they can be squeezed and exploited vigorously.

Otherwise, the Chief Secretary of Cochin would not have rebelled so quickly.

Zhu Yijiong said: "Since Guangnan and Liaodong are newly restored places, the main task is to appease and educate them. These scholars who went to these two places should also supplement it with education as their own responsibility."

The meaning is simple and clear. The emperor will not let these scholars be political officials. They can only be miscellaneous officials such as teachers. And if they fail to do this, the emperor will really hold them accountable.

Now, the ministers had no doubts.

The emperor is really cruel!

So many scholars, including their relatives from the three tribes, were exiled as soon as they were told, without showing any mercy.

As long as this matter spreads throughout the world, Zhu Yijiong's reputation as a tyrant is destined to be lost.

However, Zhu Yijiong didn't care at all. After handling the problem of the Knocking Scholars simply and roughly, he immediately issued an order: "Liu Shao, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has full authority to preside over the trial of the Knocking Case of the Zhengyangmen scholars. Nong Guangyuan, Zuo Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhu Yu, the Minister of Dali Temple, is fully cooperating, and I must find out the person who is behind this conspiracy to attack the imperial city and disrupt the imperial court."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Liu Shao, Nong Guangyuan, and Zhu Yu quickly accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)