Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 27 27Suspension of Imperial Examination

Zhu Biao was not as angry as Lao Zhu.

He just felt more and more in his heart that Wang Buli, a small official, had a lot of brains and was unwilling to get the attention of his father.

After he comes to power in the future, Wang Buli may be able to achieve the position of prime minister.

Zhu Biao was only twenty-one years old and equally ambitious.

He is confident that he will build the Ming Dynasty he took over from his father to a higher level.

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang also came to his senses: "If we improve this system and fix the loopholes, it will be much easier for future generations to make changes."

"Well, Wang Buli, a junior official, can really be trained."

Zhu Yuanzhang saw that his eldest son was happy to see Lie Xin, but he still couldn't bear to tell him the truth.

Wang Buli, a small official, was extremely cunning.

It is in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding of the slippery officials at the grassroots level.

Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that Wang Buli knew something about the future of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he would not have seriously advised the fourth child on how to inherit the throne in a fairyland.

But Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to try this kind of temptation easily.

After he entered the fairyland twice, Zhu Yuanzhang vaguely knew three things about the future.

One is that the fourth child ascends the throne.

One is that Biao'er died in front of him.

The other is that Xiongying is not made to be an emperor. If he does something like that, it is normal for the fourth child not to want to die beside Qingjun.

If it weren't for the heroic waste, with the few men and horses in Laosi's hands, it would be impossible for him to succeed in the mutiny and become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Only when he knew enough information could Zhu Yuanzhang be confident that he would have more confidence in changing the future of Ming Dynasty.

Increasing business taxes will make it easier for officials to train and subordinate staff to expand, and to supplement the deficiencies in Ming law.

"Dad, in fact, there is indeed a problem with the imperial examination selection that Wang Buli mentioned."

Zhu Biao was also disappointed with these officials.

My father originally wanted to use the imperial examination to recruit talented people for him to use, but it turned out that these people were all good at writing beautiful articles, not the kind of people who could do practical things.

He's a fucking waste when it comes to handling government affairs, but he's really good at forming cliques for personal gain.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang always had an idea in his mind and used the inspection system to revise it.

He hopes to use the new inspection system to prioritize the ethics of talents and put articles later.

However, the ancient Han Dynasty's method of recruiting scholars, Chaju, had a natural drawback for the imperial power.

The emperor can only give a vague concept. How to operate it depends on the preferences of the recommender below.

This means that it is easy to form a close benefactor and disciple relationship between the recommender and the recommended person.

The Fourth Generation and the Three Young Masters are no joke.

Their connections make it easy for them to turn into warlords.

This is the case for Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Zhu Yuanzhang was unwilling to do this, but he had no good way to deal with talents.

In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang has realized the danger of doing so.

When Zhu Yuanzhang activated the inspection and examination system, he naturally had to let his subordinates handle it.

As the prime minister, Hu Weiyong, with the blessing of the imperial examination system, or in other words facilitated by Zhu Yuanzhang, made him the core of interpersonal relationships in the Ming Dynasty.

Who wouldn’t want to embrace Hu Weiyong’s lap without military merit?

Even a person with some military merit and title, would he refuse the olive branch offered by the prime minister who was in the prime of his life?

Therefore, Hu Weiyong's selection criteria naturally affected the criteria for recommending talents below.

As a leader, you don't need to explain too much. There are people underneath who want to study hard and help you handle things in line with the Prime Minister's wishes.

There is never a shortage of such people!

Zhu Yuanzhang never trusted his officials. These people grew up in the Yuan Dynasty where there was no atmosphere of loyalty to the emperor.

Loyalty to the emperor has never been their core idea.

Even Liu Bowen was like this. This was what made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely angry. After calming down, Zhu Yuanzhang discovered that Wang Buli was also this kind of person. He was not loyal to the emperor, but loyal to the laws he made.

But it seems paradoxical.

The Ming Law was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang. Wang Buli seemed to be "loyal" to the law, which was equivalent to being loyal to him as the emperor.

"Cultivation?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "This boy is younger than you, but he is worse than you in dealing with people and doing things. At least in terms of caution, he is far inferior to him."

"Hahaha."

Zhu Biao laughed heartily.

As the most stable crown prince in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao did not need to be cautious.

He also has the confidence to suppress his outstanding brothers, even if they covet the throne, there is no way.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also willing to let his eldest son develop his own power in the court.

"This kind of talent is worthy of my use."

Listening to Zhu Biao's rather arrogant words, Zhu Yuanzhang looked pleased and distressed.

The eldest son Zhu Biao died before him, and the prospect of not becoming an emperor was always a thorn in his heart.

"Suspend the imperial examination."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not agree with Zhu Biao's words, but said lightly.

"Dad, think twice!"

The imperial examination has been taken twice, and the top picks are all from Jiangxi.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that if he took the exam again, he would still be from the big landowners in the south.

For these people, Zhu Yuanzhang even wanted to eradicate them.

They were all beneficiaries of the Yuan Dynasty's tax-packaging policy, and they still had hostile forces towards the Ming Dynasty established by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Taking the imperial examination now is just to find out what's going on in the court, occupying a position without doing anything practical.

Moreover, what these Jinshi did after becoming officials really disgusted Zhu Yuanzhang.

They are all trash who do not understand government affairs.

Their ability is not as good as a slippery low-level official at the grassroots level.

Without Wang Buli's sarcasm, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have made up his mind so quickly to suspend the imperial examination system.

"We've thought about it too."

Zhu Biao became speechless.

"We need to think carefully about training officials." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his sleeves: "I don't believe it, and I can't think of a good way."

At the court on the second day, an official from the Ministry of Rites asked Your Majesty to set a time for Enko so as to inform the world. At that time, Juzimen would have to rush to the capital for reference.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored the officials of the Ministry of Rites and continued to discuss other matters.

Such behavior made the Minister of Rites very puzzled.

I was ready to do a big job, but His Majesty didn't continue.

After going down to court, I went to ask the Prime Minister of the Left, Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong didn't know why, but now the emperor wanted to use the imperial examination system to recruit talents, which was exactly what he wanted.

The imperial examination is a major event, and officials will not let it go.

If the emperor does this, how can he win over the "loyalty" of scholars all over the world?

Even if it's something you just talk about, you still have to use it as a means, right?

After all, the purpose of studying is to become an official, to become a superior person!

But now, after the Ming Emperor did it twice, he disliked the Jinshi's performance in government affairs and refused to open this hole.

Naturally, there was an explosion within the imperial court.

There was a lot of commotion in the court because of the delay in the imperial examination, and the people in Nanjing became trembling with fear because of the legend of cannibalism.

(End of this chapter)