Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[The number of key officials who rely on recommendation to become officials is basically the same as the number of military meritorious officials.

Considering that the Hu Weiyong case broke out in the 13th year of Hongwu's reign, and the imperial examinations were launched in the following 16 years, it can be reasonably inferred that most of the officials recommended for office were those who joined the government in the 13th year before Hongwu.

In the middle of the feudal era, the biggest difference between recommendation and imperial examination was that the power of recommendation was held by the central government rather than the emperor, while the administrative affairs of the central government were coordinated by the prime minister.

To put it bluntly, starting from the sixth year of Hongwu, it was the prime minister, not the emperor, who could decide the future of officials. In Zhongshu Province, where the left and right prime ministers were supposed to be in control of each other, Wang Guangyang was sent out again by Lao Zhu.

In the end, it objectively resulted in Hu Weiyong's dictatorial situation starting in the sixth year of Hongwu. From the above data, Xiao Hu also used his power to promote a new interest group whose number was almost equal to that of the nobles.

In this case, if Xiao Hu didn't do something, it would be called a weird thing, and thus created the result of Xiao Hu's case.

As for the reason why the imperial examination system finally came back in the 16th year of Hongwu, it was not only because of the downfall of Hu Weiyong, but also because Zhu Yuanzhang clearly understood the differences between officials. This was mentioned in the opening remarks of the imperial examination in the 18th year of Hongwu. Very clear:

"The capable ones are entrusted with their hearts and minds, and they may be different from each other; the virtuous ones are given eminent positions, but they may have nothing to build... You cannot restrain yourself. If you have nothing to do, what can you do?"

In the weighing of the two results of "ambition" and "nothing to build", Lao Zhu finally pointed out his employment standard, which is "self-denial".

To put it bluntly, even Lao Zhu finally no longer requires you Jinshi to have any talent for governing the country. It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to be able to know how to be morally honest and shameless. 】

In the Huagai Hall, Zhu Biao felt a little confused in his mind.

Looking sideways, my mother was silent. The fourth brother who was hiding behind had his brows twisted together into a knot. The fifth brother didn't even raise his head. As for the second, third and sixth brothers, their eyes were basically full of innocence. .

So Zhu Biao looked at the current Emperor of Ming Dynasty with doubts about Guangmu's words.

The father's face lost the anger just now, and took on a look of contemplation. His brows were not as knotted as those of the fourth brother, and he seemed to have a lot of suddenness.

"What, are you confused?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the big boy's expression and joked with a smile.

"Son..." Zhu Biao stopped talking.

The training he received as the Crown Prince can be said to be extremely caring, and all of his teachers of literary knowledge were eminent Confucians of the time.

Recite Confucian classics, read Neo-Confucianism to clarify its meaning, learn from the sages of ancient times, and be people with lofty ideals.

The meaning of being an official told to Zhu Biao in the beginning of the article is completely different from what Shi Ming said.

At this time, all the monarchs and ministers in the Huagai Hall were sitting well, and Zhu Biao, as the prince, was sitting next to Zhu Yuanzhang's chairs. At this time, Prince Tomorrow simply turned sideways and said:

"Does Biao'er know Zhang Hengqu?"

Zhu Biao nodded and said honestly:

"Mr. Hengqu's four sentences, although the words are simple, the meaning is grand and far-reaching. They are what all generations want."

With a sigh, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and agreed:

"We have tried for eternity, but we cannot govern this place in this world."

These words were a little harsh, but Zhu Biao also knew that his father obviously had something to say, so he didn't refute and just stretched his head to listen.

But unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed to himself first:

"Based on past events, future generations will guess that I care about people and things, even if it is only five out of ten, but thinking about being put under the light curtain and being listened to by the ancient sages, it is also..."

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't tell him anything, but Zhu Biao could guess that he was probably not very happy, so he comforted him with a quick words:

"Dad, the nonsense that Guangmu said was a case last year. It is now the beginning of the fourteenth year. Whatever happens after the case is revealed is something that we, the Ming Dynasty, could not have foreseen, and it was all things that Dad did not do. , I can no longer be in my current state.”

Nodding, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became more relaxed:

"Continuing to talk about Zhang Hengqu, this young man is right. It is the first time for my father to become emperor, but he cannot imitate the debauchery of Lord Hu Yuanzhi, so naturally he can only figure it out on his own."

"When the imperial examination first started, my father thought that he could select Zhuge Wuhou from the policy. But after selecting Jinshi, he realized why it was said that Zhuge Wuhou had not been as good as him in thousands of years."

"Since there is no Marquis Zhuge Wu, we are still thinking about Wei Zheng, Chu Suiliang, and Ma Zhou. It seems that it is not difficult to find such virtuous people after sifting through them, right? The result is also nothing."

Zhu Biao watched his father slap his hands and spread his hands. Although he was smiling, his face looked very lonely:

"No, so dad doesn't ask for any help. Those who know the truth, benevolence, righteousness, loyalty to the emperor and the people must be reused. The result is not good. Those who know the truth don't know how to be loyal to the emperor and the people, and the loyal people don't know what it means to do justice."

"Now it seems that what dad wants is greedy. It is enough if the people he chooses can be loyal to the court and do no harm to the people."

Listening to Zhu Biao, he felt that his father was suffering from the same problem as this young man. He clearly told him that he wanted to talk about Mr. Hengqu, but he mentioned a lot of names of good officials in the Han and Tang Dynasties. However, he did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would stop talking after saying these words. One turn:

"So looking at it now, Zhang Hengqu's father couldn't even hope for it. If one day all scholars can really restrain themselves by this, or... the world is for public and not for us."

For Zhu Biao, the pessimism of his father's rhetoric was somewhat stronger, so he frowned slightly and advised:

"Dad, Hu Yuan is still alive today, China has only been restored for less than twenty years, the culture is weak and people's hearts are not as old as before, and the trend of evil and temptation fosters treacherous and sycophants. It's all due to the lack of culture."

"Now that the culture and virtue are flourishing, if we persist, even the stubborn can be educated. When those who are influenced by the culture of the Ming Dynasty grow stronger, they will be able to eliminate corruption and promote virtue, which is what future generations want."

The Crown Prince's words made the Ming Emperor stare:

"Isn't it just the simple six words of promoting culture and governance and opening up education? Why is it so complicated?"

Zhu Biao rolled his eyes and didn't care about his father's self-esteem being poked a little, and turned to say:

"Then Dad, the people promoted by Hu Weiyong..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was also entangled a lot. In fact, what Guangmu said just now was that he liked the most that the emperor did not expect his subjects to be grateful for the emperor's grace. As long as he could thank no one, he would be very satisfied.

After the incident of Hu Weiyong was reported last year, although there were many people who were convicted, the higher the position, the more they needed to be carefully considered. As a result, there are many people who are now in the six ministries who started from the sixth to twelfth year of Hongwu. Among them, are there any who secretly remember Hu Weiyong's kindness? I don't know; are there any hidden party members who were recommended by Hu Weiyong? I don't know either.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang was discouraged and finally turned his attention back to his eldest son.

Although his father didn't say a word, Zhu Biao said consciously:

"I can do the matter of reopening the imperial examination, but this matter must be announced to the world, and it must be announced by you."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed immediately, but then he muttered:

"It's not impossible for Biao to make an imperial edict..."