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Chapter 545 The Holy Will is Unpredictable
Zhu Di didn't take Huang He's words seriously. He thought that Wang Xian and Ji Gang were parting ways, and that Wang Xian and the crown prince still had a deep relationship, but this was not a reason for Wang Xian to protect Hu Guang and others.It is reasonable for a smart person like Wang Xian to sacrifice his life for the prince, but he would not stand up for a group of Jiangxi guys.

Moreover, in the emperor's mind, civil servants are just a group of domestic dogs who only know how to fight for food in the basin. No matter how high they are praised, they will not be able to threaten the royal family.The military officer is different. They are a group of tigers and wolves. If they are not restricted, he will be fine alive, but after a hundred years, his descendants will be eaten to the bone.

That's why people all over the world felt that Zhu Di was the emperor on horseback, and he was like brothers and brothers with those Jingnan heroes, and he had nothing to say to them, so the emperor should value martial arts and despise literature.People who think this way are too stupid and naive, just like Zhu Di raised troops to Jingnan under the banner of safeguarding the interests of the vassal king. Once he sits on the throne, he will cut down the vassal even more fiercely than his nephew, but the method is better That's all.

For a competent king, his behavior is not controlled by emotion, but determined by the dragon chair under his ass.Zhu Di is very clear-headed. For the sake of the future generations of the Zhu family, he must implement the national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts.It's just that because the world was not in peace before, although Zhu Di wanted to improve the status of civil servants, he had to worry about the feelings of military officials.But now that the world is in peace, there will be no more wars, so he can't delay any longer.

So years ago, Zhu Di looked at the roster presented by Jin Yiwei, and said, "Jin is still here?" Ji Gang understood that the emperor suspected that Xie Jin was still alive, but he was actually wrong.The emperor actually felt that it was enough for Xie Jin to be offended all these years, and as a model of literati in the world, he should not be humiliated anymore.The emperor wanted to release Xie Jin, but Ji Gang killed Xie Jin, which made Zhu Di very dissatisfied, which contributed to the emperor's idea of ​​changing someone to manage the imperial prison.And Wang Xian, a Juren, is considered a scholar, and he is also a good brother of the grandson. Let him manage the prison, and he will be able to protect the civil servants in the prison.Although those guys are true hardcore princelings, they are also the seeds of civil servants of Ming Dynasty.The emperor put them in prison, and let them avoid the dangerous storm of the second dragon taking over the heir. Isn't it a kind of protection?
This is the emperor's mind. Treating you well does not necessarily mean wanting you to be good, and treating you badly does not necessarily mean that he really hates you... It's like the emperor pushed Wang Xian to the seat of Beizhen Fusi. It's a great trust and support, but it's putting him in front of the most ferocious beast, and there is no other way except life and death.But even though the emperor had already looked highly at Wang Xian, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his performance was even better than he expected.Wang Xian did not lose the wind in front of the powerful Ji Gang, and even beat Ji Gang in a hurry.

What made the emperor even more gratified was that Wang Xian, a serious and serious person, was more able to appreciate the changes in the holy will than Ji Gang's students who were out of school. The decree will never be acted out, and it is in line with the emperor's idea of ​​taking power.This time Wang Xian turned the examination case into a stalemate, which is also in line with the emperor's idea - following the path arranged by Ji Gang, the emperor can only kill. However, the Ming Dynasty has already lost one chief assistant, and can't die another one. Otherwise, the civil servant will be completely unable to stand up.From the emperor's point of view, Wang Xian obviously understood his own intentions better than Ji Gang.The case was mixed up to such an extent that outsiders couldn't see clearly, but the emperor knew it clearly and could advance and retreat freely.

If you want to deal with it strictly, you only need to deprive Chen Zhou of his eligibility to be a candidate. Under the three trees, he must tell the truth.If he wanted to downplay the impact of this case, he would not deprive Chen Zhou of his qualifications as a candidate, let the truth of this case be covered up forever, and then naturally find a few scapegoats to make big things small and small things small.

Speaking from his heart, Zhu Di really wanted to kill Hu Guang and his group, but just as he could not continue to favor generals just because of his good feelings, he could not change his plan to improve his civil status just because of these civil servant bastards. original intention.

And after all, Hu Guang only gave the test questions to ten people, and even Hu Zhong only bought [-] or [-] test questions. Later, Wang Xian found hundreds of test questions, most of which were secretly spread by Ji Gang...Zhu Di is well versed Human nature, knowing this kind of use of power for personal gain, it is unlikely to be avoided by another person.

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The emperor was silent there, Huang He and Zhu Jiu were beating drums in their hearts, not knowing what Zhu Di was thinking.

After a while, the emperor stood up, and the two of them calmed down, their eyes moving slowly following the emperor's steps.

"How are those moves now?" Unexpectedly, the emperor asked this question.

"Go back to the emperor," Zhu Jiu immediately said, "Those candidates have been locked up in the Gongyuan from the day the case happened until now. They can't go home, and they have nothing to do. It won't be cold or hungry, but if this goes on, there will be big troubles in a few days."

"Hmm." Zhu Di nodded, agreeing: "We must retake the exam as soon as possible, let Yang Shiqi be the examiner, and re-write the questions and re-examine. This time, there must be no more trouble!"

Ordinarily, when the emperor spoke, Huang He should have sent someone to summon Yang Shiqi, but he was not confused, knowing that the case had not yet been cleared, the emperor said that there would be a re-examination. Doesn't this imply that they should close the case as soon as possible?If the case is closed hastily, it is bound to be impossible to get to the bottom of it. Doesn't that mean that Ji Dudu lost to Wang Xian again?Eunuch Huang didn't care too much about Ji Gang's victory or loss. What he was worried about was that he had said bad things about Wang Xian just now, obviously he didn't know what the emperor was thinking. Would this arouse the emperor's disgust?

There is no way, although he can be regarded as a veteran, but in the final analysis he is still a dead eunuch serving the emperor.

"What?" Seeing him stunned, Zhu Di asked in a deep voice, "You don't think so?"

"I don't have a different idea," Huang He hurriedly said, "It's just that thinking of this, the case over there must be closed quickly, and who is guilty and who is not guilty must be clearly explained before the exam can start."

"It's not necessary to close the case so quickly." Zhu Di's thoughts were really difficult to guess, but he shook his head and said, "The case should be tried as it should be, and don't interfere with the judiciary."

"Yes." Huang He relaxed, but became even more confused, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

He doesn't understand, but someone can understand.After all, reading books for more than ten years is not for nothing. Lord Wu, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Lord Liu, the censor of Zuodu, figured out many ways from the emperor's complicated will...

Emperor Yongle's holy will is unpredictable, but the ministers have to speculate on the holy will. They don't understand what the emperor means. up.So the two continued to discuss the case, gathered in Liu Guan's signing room, and discussed with each other...

Wu Zhong asked with a bitter face: "Master Liu, you said that the emperor ordered to retake the exam as soon as possible, and at the same time ordered us to follow the steps. What do you mean by that?"

"Hehe Sizheng brother is blind to Mount Tai." Liu Guan smiled calmly, "The emperor's meaning is quite clear. Think about it, who is the chief examiner for the re-examination?"

"Yang Shiqi." Wu Zhongxin said that he asked this question knowingly.

"Native place?" Liu Guan asked again.

"Jiangxi..." Wu Zhong understood a bit as he spoke: "A Jiangxi-born chief examiner committed a crime, but the hand-picked successor is still from Jiangxi. This shows that the emperor doesn't think there is a Gan Party in the court."

"It should be said that the emperor does not want people in the world to think that there is a Jiangxi party in the court." Liu Guan said in a deep voice, "so this case is not easy to expand."

"Then why didn't you close the case earlier?" Wu Zhong asked puzzled.

"Hehe." Liu Guanxuan laughed and said, "Although there are people who are helping Xueshi Hu and others in the dark, the emperor knows that the leak of the exam questions is groundless, and there is no reason for it. Although considering the overall situation, it is not clear. We must continue to pursue it. But we must punish slightly, otherwise it will make people think that the emperor can be bullied?"

"You mean," Wu Zhong suddenly said, "The emperor deliberately dragged the case so that those candidates from Zhejiang and Jiangxi would miss the examination?"

"That's right, the Holy Majesty is already very merciful just letting those officials' children waste three years." Liu Guan said with a look of deep admiration on his face: "And this also avoids the excuse of the Holy Majesty interfering in the judiciary. It's an English name!"

"That's right, the emperor's way of doing this is really the best way." Wu Zhong praised, and said with some regret: "It's just that, those Zhejiang Juzi will be pitiful, and there is nothing wrong with them."

"Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. The Holy Majesty controls the world with one body, and it is impossible to take care of everyone." Liu Guan said slowly: "It's just one subject late, and this subject may not be able to pass the exam. "Understanding what the emperor meant, what to do next was a matter of course. After discussing for a while, the two finalized the strategy for the next session.

Liu Zongxian is worthy of being a veteran minister who has served the emperor for more than ten years. He guessed the emperor's intentions very thoroughly. Only the last point was wrong. Those Zhejiang candidates who missed the imperial examination were not accidental injuries, but the emperor deliberately did it.

As for the reason why the emperor did this, Wang Xian, the person involved, naturally knew it clearly.Those Zhejiang candidates are all his township party members!It was a big blow to Wang Xian that they were suppressed into one subject - after all, a delay of three years would affect the height of many people's future careers, and Wang Xian had to delay his dream of counting on them to help each other three years...

"On the gold list of this subject, my Zhejiang candidate is going to be a zero." This made Wang Xian feel a strong sense of guilt. The feeling of seeing Jiangdong's elders without face is really more uncomfortable than demoting him.

"Not at all," Wu Wei comforted softly: "Lin Rongxing and Li Yu escaped this catastrophe by following the advice of the adults." He said with a smile: "When the re-examination has to be re-entered, they Just in time to participate."

"Really?" Wang Xian smiled and said, "This is good news..."

(End of this chapter)