I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 65
As soon as Wuzhong's words were spoken, all the civil and military officials were in an uproar, and the noise almost toppled the roof. Since ancient times, only the imperial examinations have been heard. What the hell is this civil examination.

The new minister of rites, Deng Shiyan, stood up, looked at Li Tian with his hands clasped and said:
"Your Majesty, I beg your majesty to take back the order. I have never heard of a craftsman becoming an official. In the 900 years of the imperial examination, only the scholar Han Chuang has studied hard for 12 years before he can become an official.

If Your Majesty insists on going his own way and forcibly implementing this law, it will definitely make the world's scholars lose their morals, and my Ming Dynasty will be in danger at that time. "

After Deng Shiyan finished speaking, the head of the Sixth Section, the Imperial College Jijiu, the minister of Taichang Temple, and Honglu Temple, followed by dozens of civil servants, bowed to the ground and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, please take it back."

The sound of Qi Shushu made the hall quiet, and all the civil and military officials had different expressions, and they all looked at the four cabinet elders in unison.

Yang Rong glanced at Yang Shiqi thoughtfully, bowed and said:

"Deng Shangshu's statement is wrong, and I forgive you for not agreeing with it.

How can scholars who become officials as officials be compared with craftsmen who become officials as officials? Scholars can recite poems and compose essays.

The world is famous, the government can govern one side, and the history is famous.Dare I ask Deng Shangshu, if craftsmen become officials, will they have the opportunity to be famous all over the world and leave a name in history?Can it have half an impact on readers? "

Yang Rong's rebuttal was well-founded, and many ministers fell into deep thought and began to think about the pros and cons of the labor examination.

Deng Shiyan dared to stand up, so she would not be persuaded by Yang Rong's words, and immediately retorted:

"May I ask Mr. Yang Ge, if a craftsman can become an official today, will a cook who cooks, a matchmaker who pulls a matchmaker, and a stable woman who delivers babies all be able to become an official tomorrow?"

As soon as Deng Shiyan said this, many ministers shook their heads secretly. Deng Shangshu was still too young to say such flawed words.

Sure enough, Yang Rong smiled contemptuously and said leisurely:
"Deng Shangshu is right. The pavilion asks you, are the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital officials? Are the gold envoys of the Ministry of Industry officials? Are the imperial cooks of the Imperial Food Supervisor officials?"

Yang Rong asked three times in a row, Deng Shiyan's face was pale, and the Guozijian Jijiu who was kneeling behind Deng Shiyan sighed, so he had to stand up and say:

"Old Yang Ge, I don't object to craftsmen becoming officials, after all, there are many skilled craftsmen recommended by various places in the Ministry of Industry.

However, the old man thought it was inappropriate to pass the examination for craftsmen. Although craftsmen are not slaves, they are not much higher than slaves. To hold a national examination for them, I wonder if Mr. Yang has thought about other common people?

Well, even if the labor examination has no effect on the scholars of the world, who will pay for the salaries of thousands of craftsmen and officials?But the household department?

Mr. Yang Ge, don’t forget that the money from the Ministry of Households is collected by the civil servants. If all the officials in the world are dissatisfied because of a labor examination and the tax money is messed up, has Mr. Yang thought about the consequences? "

Kong Yanjin, the Guozijian sacrificial wine, is the eighth grandson of Confucius, the Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty, and the star of Wenqu in the hearts of students all over the world.

In a sense, Kong Yanjin's words are enough to represent scholars and civil officials in the world.

Yang Rong understood that as long as Kong Yanjin was refuted, other ministers would have to weigh it carefully if they wanted to object, and after a little thought, they had a countermeasure.

But just as he was about to speak, he saw the emperor made a gesture. Yang Rong understood that the emperor was about to make a move, so he stopped talking, bowed and sat down without any worries.

Li Tian first glanced at Deng Shiyan with sharp eyes, then turned to Kong Yanjin and said with a smile:

"Kong Jijiu said very well, but did Kong Jijiu make a mistake? What I asked Wu Zhong to announce was to inform you, not to discuss with you."

Kong Yanjin expected that the emperor would use various reasons to block his mouth, but he did not expect that the emperor would say such a thing, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he cupped his hands in embarrassment:

"Your Majesty is arbitrary. It seems that there is no need for civil servants and scholars in the world. I admire you."

After saying that, Kong Yanjin left the palace gate without looking back.

Seeing Kong Yanjin waving his sleeves and leaving, Li Tian's eyes flashed a stern look, he looked around the group of officials and said lightly:
"Old Master Confucius is gone, do you want to go with him, there is no need to sit on the candle anymore."

Deng Shiyan's footsteps moved slightly, but seeing that her mentor was looking at her with an indescribable look, she quickly lowered her head, stood still and said nothing.

"It seems not, very good." Li Tian walked down the stairs, walked past the desks one by one, and walked to the gate of the hall, looked at Kong Yanjin's lonely back, turned suddenly and said:
"Earlier, Confucius said that a craftsman who is not a slave is better than a slave? Okay, Xia Yuanji."

"The old minister is here." Xia Yuanji got up and bowed.

"From now on, the craftsman registration will be abolished. I will give you three months from the household department to classify all the craftsman registrations in the world as civil registrations."

"The old minister obeys the order."

Xia Yuanji didn't talk nonsense, and sat down firmly after responding.

Li Tian nodded slightly, looked around the officials and continued:
"Confucius said earlier that the tax money is collected by civil servants, so it's not appropriate to distribute it to artisans and officials? Okay, Huang Zhun."

"My minister is here." Huang Zhun had been waiting for this moment, and immediately responded respectfully.

"In the future, the salaries of craftsmen and officials of Tiangong Bureau and Tiangong Academy will be paid by your household reform bureau."

"The minister obeys the order."

With Li Tian's move, all civil and military officials were terrified. The emperor had dug a hole a long time ago, waiting for them to jump.

No wonder none of the four academicians in the cabinet objected, the Emperor of Feelings had already finalized this matter in private.

Looking at the expressions of all civil and military officials, Li Tian knew what they were thinking. He casually picked up a piece of square cake on the official table of the Qintian Supervisor, put it in his mouth, and said slowly:

"My dear friends, if you have any thoughts about the two yamen of the Tiangong Bureau of Tiangongyuan, please speak out and brainstorm, and everyone will gather firewood to make a flame."

When things got to this point, there were no ministers who dared to object. The dozen or so ministers who asked Li Tian to take back his orders before were also full of panic at this time, for fear of being hated by the emperor.

Rubbing the crumbs of the square cake on his hands, Li Tian paced in front of Deng Shiyan, looking at Deng Shiyan with bright eyes and correct facial features, Li Tian chuckled:
"When Yang Shoufu recommended you to me as Minister of Rites, I wanted to meet you. You are not bad, you are indeed a man of great talent."

Deng Shiyan blushed with embarrassment, bowed and prostrated herself in the tunnel, saying:

"The minister didn't think carefully, and made a joke, and please His Majesty punish him."

Li Tian ignored Deng Shiyan, walked up to the main seat, raised a glass of wine and said with a half-smile:

"Old Master Confucius is also true. The first time I hosted a palace banquet, I was embarrassed by it, but I can also understand it. After all, he is a descendant of Confucius, and his family tree is longer than mine.

Come on, I don't think any of you are interested in staying any longer. After drinking this glass of wine, let's end. "

Although the emperor's words were full of needles, the ministers were not worried that Kong Yanjin would be punished. After all, the word filial piety in the Ming Dynasty governed the country was the words of Kong Yanjin's ancestors.

After drinking each other, all the civil and military officials bowed and saluted, and then retreated by themselves.

(End of this chapter)