First Prince of Ming Dynasty

The avoidance system originated in the Han Dynasty, and the avoidance system in the Tang and Song dynasties tended to be perfect, mainly including the avoidance of native place, avoidance of relatives, avoidance of teachers and students, and avoidance of examination halls.

Due to the special situation at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were not enough local officials, so there was no need to use so many evasions, only emphasizing the evasion of native place.

Now the problem has come out, Zhang Cheng is now using the father, son, uncle and nephew in the Yamen of the same government as his subordinates, and he is suspected of forming a clique for private gain, covering up and connivance, so he wants to blame this on the officials.

But after all, many officials were involved, so the proposal to ask Zhang Cheng to restrict speech officials from speaking freely came up in an instant, and the nobles who had been forced to shut up for a long time also followed suit. For them, Yushitai had nothing good , that death is worth celebrating.

Zhu Biao gave Chen Youzong a wink, and the envoy who was still an old god immediately stood up and said: "I think these things are all caused by the incomplete laws at the beginning of the country. Instead of arguing and annihilating each other, it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Come up with feasible laws and regulations to solve the problem.”

Before Lao Zhu could speak, Zhang Cheng immediately cupped his hands and said, "My minister thinks that all government officials who belong to father and son, brothers, and uncles and nephews should shy away from them. You should be sent out as an official, let alone be an official in Yushitai!"

Now some senior officials in the lower hall can't sit still anymore. Regardless of the lowly official censors, the emperors, ministers, ministers, and ordinary people are all within the scope of their powers of impeachment and admonishment without exception.

It is also responsible for rectifying the evil of officials inside and outside the hundred divisions, or exposing their posts to robbery, or sealing their posts to play Bo, internally monitoring and inspecting officials in the two capitals, inspecting Beijing camps, supervising Linxiang, general examinations and military examinations, inspecting Guanglu, and inspecting warehouses. In the field, Xuntun is on duty in the five cities of Shineiku Imperial City for Dengwengu...

Touring the Qing army, admiral schools, patrolling salt, tea horses, wine, customs inspections, saving transportation, India and horses, farming and other matters...

In such an important official office, the bigwigs above the third rank are not uneasy about inserting a few of their own family members, not to mention attacking political opponents, when they are attacked, there is always someone to help them out.

At this time, Zhu Biao also realized that it wasn't that the people below were fighting for power and profit, it was clearly his own father who made the move. No wonder Zuodu Censor Zhang Cheng dared to offend everyone like this.

Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon chair thought for a moment and asked Hu Weiyong: "We think what Zhang Cheng said is good, what does Ai Qing think?"

Hu Weiyong replied in a deep voice: "The minister seconded what Zhang Yushi said, the official..."

Before Hu Weiyong could say the following words, Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision: "Then simply go from the south to the north, the north to the south, and the officials of all yamen who are fathers and sons, brothers, uncles and nephews must be humbled. As for the censor In Taiwan, according to what Zhang Aiqing said, the official department has stepped up the transfer, and the report will be reported in three days."

"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with this. There are many scholars in the south and few scholars in the north. How can it be simply resolved as the southerner governs the north and the northerner governs the south? Your Majesty, please think twice."

"People from the north go south and people from the south go north. How can this custom and foreign land handle local affairs properly? This is an unreasonable law. Please take it back."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at his son, then stood up and announced his retreat. Immediately there was a loud and clear sound from the side, and all the officials had no choice but to bow down and send the saint off to court.

After Zhu Biao bowed towards the back of his father, who was striding away, he fell into the siege of a group of officials. Fortunately, his friend Chen Youzong Yan Dong came to rescue him, otherwise his court clothes would be soaked through.

"His Royal Highness, the Holy Majesty's order is really hasty, and there are many disadvantages in it. How can the imperial government be so hasty!"

"That's all about the censor, but the officials from the north and the officials from the south and the north, don't tell me the local officials have to transfer each other..."

"Zhang Chengfu's intention to instigate the Holy Majesty is truly to be punished!"

"His Royal Highness, please go down and persuade the Holy Majesty."

Hearing the messy words from all directions, Zhu Biao flicked his sleeves and frowned and scolded: "Quiet, it's all dignitaries of the imperial court making so much noise!"

Zhu Biao has always been peaceful, but frowning is still very intimidating. A group of officials blamed their colleagues for making noise with each other's eyes, and then they all took a step back and bowed to confess their sins: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for your misconduct. .”

Zhu Biao calmed down and said: "I understand the words of all the gentlemen, and I will discuss it with the Holy Majesty when I go back later, but the Holy Majesty is the real dragon emperor. How can the Tianxian be changed from day to day, even though the northern officials are from the southern and southern Guanbei is a bit absolute, but it is not without room for negotiation, which requires Qing and others to share your worries and find out the gaps and make up for the omissions."

After all, I don't want to see them walking straight towards the Jinshen Hall. The officials are full of helplessness. Can't these two men have a good discussion before leaving?

Zhu Biao came out of the side door of Fengtian Hall, also a little confused. He didn't know what his father was thinking, so he could only stabilize the courtiers first and then go to discuss with Comrade Zhu.

Just after passing the Huagai Palace, I met Lao Zhu who was looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back. Zhu Biao waved his hand to let Liu Jin and others behind him back down. Relocation is definitely not a good thing, how did the father plan?"

"We have seen the transfer, appointment and dismissal of the Ministry of Officials in the past two years. Local officials first seek to be appointed as Beijing officials. Convenience is in a good place.”

Standing beside his father, Zhu Biao pinched the jade pendant around his waist and frowned, saying: "It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. The emperors of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have more than enough wealth at their feet. It is convenient to seek fame and merit. This is understandable, let alone southern scholars. The northern scholars also want to work in Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "But the north is short of people, especially talented officials. Years of wars in the north have caused most scholars to be mediocre. After taking office in the north due to the situation, they have no intention of calming the people. Instead, they are focused on adjusting the south. Let's not intervene in the north and the south. The gap is going to get bigger and bigger."

Zhu Biao sighed: "It's probably not a good idea to force southern scholars to go to the north like this. Father must have other plans."

Having said that, Zhu Biao probably guessed that the south is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but this foundation has been infiltrated by many aristocratic families in recent years due to the large-scale selection of officials.

Judging from the results, Daming seems to be well-organized and harmonious in the south, but with Lao Zhu's keen insight, he must have also found that the imperial power is faintly restrained, and the officials in the court are becoming more and more stiff.

This is also a helpless thing. Ninety-eight percent of the educated people are from aristocratic clans. It is impossible to use these people and hire people who do not know a single character. It is still a bit late for the Ming Dynasty to popularize grassroots education. Elite education still cultivates this kind of people. Group of people, family and country, first family and then country.

When it is in their interests, the government is well-organized and the people are harmonious. If it is not in their interests, they will continue to persuade them. When the persuasion fails, the government orders are difficult and tortuous.

Those who dare to say this are all the county magistrates and the same magistrates, and killing them will not hurt their roots. If they do not kill the latter to follow suit one after another, the most uncomfortable thing is to kill them, and the successors will still be descendants of the aristocratic family.

In troubled times, it is not the stage of the clan, but after the world is settled, it is time for them to show their talents. They are not powerful, but they are huge, and they are inexhaustible. When one family dies, another will stand up immediately , always fill that interest vacancy.

"Biaoer, there are a few batches of people selected for the imperial examination, but these people really don't have to be used much, and there are even fewer people who don't corrupt the law. If you look at it as a whole, it's not as good as those who came out of the Imperial College."

Zhu Biao also looked into the distance and said: "The current Guozijian can't teach real talents, it's just that they are more honest and honest than the children of the aristocratic family, but honesty is sometimes a useless nickname, and it is difficult to appoint big things."

This is where the contradiction lies. The imperial court needs talents, and the more excellent the better, after all the world is so big, and they need to be outstanding in every aspect, but there is no way to restrain them from serving the country loyally instead of using their power to steal the country.

"That's because the Guozijian is still small, and we plan to expand the treasury after a few years when it becomes richer, and not only the Guozijian is established in Beijing, but also prefectural schools, prefectural schools, county schools, and social schools in local prefectures and counties. His children should also be able to read and write, and they should know how to serve the country faithfully!"

Zhu Biao turned his head to look at Lao Zhu and said: "There is no place to learn, no one to accept the teaching, the preface of the sound, the repetition of the rules, and the inextricability of the next city, the barren, the mountains and the sea..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up and said: "Yes, haha, it's better if we understand us, and everyone in the world has studied. Wang Zhijiao has selected more outstanding officials, instead of only choosing from those few big families and surnames." scholar."

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