Ming Dynasty: My Brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao

"That's right, this decree should be sealed and returned, please return this decree!"

At this time, another Confucian scholar joined in and asked the eunuch who came to deliver the decree to return the imperial decree.

"Please return this decree!"

"Please seal it back!"

For a while, many Confucian scholars came over and asked for it.

The eunuch who delivered the decree couldn't help but have a layer of cold sweat on his forehead: "You scholars, it's okay if you don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth, so why did you want to harm our family! It's also because you have studied, why did you ask an eunuch of our family to repay you?" Imperial decree! Are you confused, or deliberately harming our family! Don’t you know that the inner court does not have the power to return the imperial decree?!”

"It's really inexplicable!"

The eunuch dropped a sentence after speaking, and left with the edict.

The Confucian scholars present stood where they were, staring at the back of the eunuch who was leaving in a panic, with expressions of anger that could not be dispelled appear on their faces.

Anyone with a little discernment knows that it is a certainty that the Ming Dynasty despises the order of etiquette and emphasizes the order of the nation. Therefore, almost all the ministers who disapprove of it choose to shut up, and even some smart ones directly change their words and support Chen Zizhuang. The idea of ​​"respecting the Ming and degrading the barbarians" came.

Nowadays, those who still dare to directly speak out against it are mostly ordinary Confucian scholars who are young and ignorant of world affairs, or they don’t know how to hide themselves, and even ordinary Confucian scholars who admire Ning Ming and die rather than live without Ming Ming.

Of course, there are also people who deliberately pretend to be stupid and hide other motives.

However, although the personal influence of these ordinary Confucian scholars was limited, it was not enough to change the decision of the imperial court; but the determination of these ordinary Confucian scholars was great.

At this time, Cao Benrong saw that the eunuchs had fled and refused to return the imperial decree for them, so he simply rang the Dengwen drum again, and after the knock, he shouted loudly to the palace: "Please, Your Majesty! Seal the imperial edict that only respects the Han people! This is not the mind of the emperor!"

"Your Majesty, please seal the imperial edict to honor the Han people! This is not the mind of the emperor!"

"Your Majesty, please seal the imperial edict to honor the Han people! This is not the mind of the emperor!"

"Your Majesty, please seal the imperial edict to honor the Han people! This is not the mind of the emperor!"

...

The other stubborn Confucian scholars present also shouted.

After Tianqi knew all this, his face darkened, and he immediately ordered: "I have passed the decree, but I refuse to return it! In the past, the Qin Emperor unified the world, and he still wanted to write the same text; now, I want to create peace for all generations, and I will also be the same as everyone!" If they have the guts to force the palace, they will kneel outside the palace gate and die!"

The wind here refers to customs, and also means civilization, that is, the meaning of Han style or Ming style.

Not long after, some eunuchs came to proclaim this will to Cao Benrong and other Confucian scholars.

Cao Benrong and other Confucian scholars were even more annoyed when they heard this. Although they had known for a long time that the Son of Heaven had a strong style and ruthless means, they still found it difficult to accept it after experiencing it personally.

Cao Benrong and other Confucian scholars really wanted to scold Zhu Youxiao for being an asshole at this time.

And not long after the inner eunuch announced his will, there were dense footsteps, and then rows of armored people rushed towards these Confucian scholars like mountains and seas.

At this moment, Confucian scholars such as Cao Benrong also realized more realistically that the king really would not show them any sympathy.

The eunuch who came to announce the decree still asked at this time: "Do you want to go?"

"Let's go!"

Cao Benrong chose to speak softly, said the most embarrassing content in the strongest tone, and then retreated.

Other Confucian scholars followed suit.

No one really chooses to use flesh and blood against an army of violence.

After all, these Confucian scholars who want to maintain the order of Confucian etiquette, although they work hard to maintain Confucian etiquette, are essentially a group of vested interest groups who are unwilling to sacrifice their personal interests. They dare not even give up their own interests. Dare to give up one's own life, at most it is just a tough talk, the body is often the most honest.

However, they will still make up for themselves, so as to cover up the cowardice of their own class in terms of power and hegemony.

Therefore, after Cao Benrong left Miyagi, he said to a group of Confucian scholars who had not dispersed: "If you keep the green hills, you will not worry about having no firewood! We have to keep our ambitions high, deal with the enemy, and discuss it from the long-term! In addition, it is not appropriate to show the courage of ordinary people. , and first break the rules we abide by. After all, we have to restrain ourselves and return to the etiquette, and the so-called etiquette means that the monarch, the minister, the father, the son, and the son should not be broken! Now, since the father is unwilling to advocate such etiquette, We can't stop observing such etiquette by ourselves, we can only stand up alone first, and don't join forces with treacherous people."

Speaking of this, Cao Benrong said: "Therefore, I decided to give up the exam! I will not participate in the eleventh year of Tianqi's general exam! I will study behind closed doors for ten years!"

"It's good to study behind closed doors for ten years! Mr. Cao has this determination, and I should follow suit! I also decided to give up the exam, so I will collect the books and return home!"

"I will give up the test! I would rather grow old in the mountains than betray the etiquette system!"

"Then give up all the exams and let those who want to be officials of the people and thieves do it!"

...

For a while, many Confucian scholars who were born in Juren responded one after another, saying that they would give up the exam.

Soon, Tian Qi learned through Jin Yiwei that the major restaurants and inns in the capital, which were already full of customers because next year is the year of the general examination and palace examination, suddenly appeared a large number of people who checked out.

Even the business of many brothels has shrunk a lot.

"There are really so many people who give up the exam?"

Therefore, Tianqi couldn't help asking Chen Zizhuang, the Minister of Rites.

Chen Zizhuang had no choice but to reply truthfully: "The number of applicants for the examination is indeed much less. It seems that it is still difficult to let the people of the world change from emphasizing ethical order to civilized order. The common people of the country cannot mourn at the level of foreign barbarians, and they are unwilling to recognize the so-called idea of ​​the same nationality, the same race, that is, compatriots."

At this time, Yuan Keli, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was quite worried: "At present, the Ming Dynasty has opened up a lot of borders, and the number of officials needed is increasing day by day. Once the number of scholars who are willing to become officials is insufficient, it may affect the imperial court's strategy of transferring internal troubles to the outside world!"

Tian Qi nodded after listening.

But Zhang Gui said at this time: "No matter how many such people there are. Anyway, the reality is that there is no shortage of scholars who are officials in Ming Dynasty. In the former Yuan Dynasty, only Han people were allowed to be assistant officials, and there were still many scholars who shyly walked among the powerful. The door is asking for an official, let alone now? Therefore, in the opinion of the minister, it doesn’t matter how many people stop the exam. The imperial court will continue to hold the exam. To 600, or even 800, it is possible to turn once every three years into once a year, so that even if most of the scholars are unwilling to be officials, even if only 10,000 scholars want to be officials, it can satisfy the imperial court. The demand for bureaucracy."

After hearing this, Tianqi said: "This method is good. It's called showing grace, but it's actually a way to pay for fame and fortune! Let's do it this way. The Ministry of Rites will discuss how many quotas will be increased, and then play the title book, and wait for the votes to be approved. , it will be awarded to the world immediately!"

"Follow the order!"

Soon, the Ministry of Rites came up with a proposal, asking the court to change the imperial examination to biennial, and to admit 500 candidates each time.

Originally, Zhang Gui wanted to temporarily change the imperial examination to biennial, and admit about 500 candidates each time. This is more in line with the increased demand for bureaucrats when the Ming Dynasty opened its borders.

But Zhang Gui knew that the civil servants were not very willing to allow young scholars to become officials easily, and thus gain an equal status with themselves. The civil servants will also make a compromise, suggesting that the imperial examination be changed to every two years, and the number of Jinshi will be increased to about 500 each time, so as to achieve Zhang Gui's real goal.

However, even if this is the case, after the promulgation of the decree to increase the number of imperial examination candidates and even change it to biennial, it still caused a huge backlash among scholars.

"What do you guys think about this matter?"

Zhang Pu, a Confucian scholar who decided to quit the exam, asked other Confucian scholars who wanted to quit the exam because of the edict to expand the number of Jinshi in the imperial examination.

"The emperor's grace is mighty!"

At this time, Cao Benrong first knelt on the ground, sighed, and then bowed to the north: "Long live my emperor!"

Zhang Pu and others looked at Cao Benrong quite unexpectedly.

Cao Benrong went outside at this time and shouted: "The boat owner, please come to the shore, I want to go back to Beijing and continue to refer to it, in order to repay my emperor's kindness!"

I still only squeezed out two chapters in the hospital today, sorry