Shang Ren looked around and saw that this was the court meeting and the Wenhua Palace. Once a decision was made here, it represented the top decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty and decided to send a group of silverfish from the north and south to overseas.

At this time, Shang Ren had to say something. Even if it could not influence the decision, scholars would not be able to scold him in the future. He really tried his best.

"Your Majesty." Shang Ren said with difficulty: "Your Majesty, the general situation during the Zhengtong years was like this. Shandong Dongfang Bo Pei Lun was honest and upright. He did not care about mistakes. He was not easy to deal with the dangers. He did not avoid the powerful and upright. What was the result? He was forced to return home.

I went to work as a county magistrate."

"The general situation is like this, and the crime of jailing students should not be like this."

Zhu Qiyu looked at Shang Ren and said with a smile: "Discuss the matter and speak freely. This is the court meeting, where everyone expresses their opinions. If there is no quarrel here, why not quarrel at the court meeting in Fengtian Hall?"

"You said it very well."

As long as it was not during a court meeting, Zhu Qiyu would never get angry and talk about anything.

Wang Ao, the Minister of Civil Affairs, sat up straight and said: "Your Majesty, the relationship between honesty and efficiency is a bit like the beginning of winter. As long as we fight against corruption, it will definitely lead to a certain degree of inefficiency."

What Wang Ao is talking about is a common phenomenon. The stronger the court's anti-corruption efforts, the lower the efficiency of court and local administration will be, and absolute incorruptibility will definitely bring about absolute stagnation.

This was also the embarrassment of anti-corruption efforts in all dynasties, and even became the number one nightmare during the Hongwu period.

For example, during the Hongwu period, Emperor Gao even resorted to peeling skins and pulling grass to fight corruption. In the end, he failed to put an end to corruption. Instead, the government's decrees became less fluent. During the Jianwen period, the bureaucrats began to fight back.

More intense corruption.

Wang Ao continued: "Even if the exam is high, it is extremely inefficient. At this time, when the court can't stand the feeling of being cut off, it will indulge in some efforts to combat corruption, and the efficiency will suddenly be high.

stand up."

"At this time, the court found that its decrees could be quickly issued and implemented, and officials were naturally happy to stuff money into their pockets, and merchants were even more at home. What people planted at home could be circulated, and from above

It’s a joy to go down there.”

"At this time, if there is any problem, the court will subconsciously relax its efforts to strangle the greedy bureaucrats, because previous experience tells everyone that relaxing the efforts will alleviate the temporary emergency."

"But when it was finally fully relaxed, the envoys in yellow could no longer leave the capital; when His Majesty's decrees were sent to the localities, they would be piled up in the scribe's temple treasury instead of on the yellow list; the people were miserable and had no way to resort to it.

, There is no money in the bag, no food in the vat; the world's powerful and powerful Lian Tian Qianmo has countless private soldiers."

"In the end, all the heroes came together to compete in the Central Plains."

Wang Ao analyzed the problem from the perspective of administrative efficiency, integrity, and corruption. In fact, it is the marginal effect that is common in politics.

Both management and laissez-faire have marginal benefits. When there is enough chaos, control will pay off.

When the control is too strict, there are benefits to letting go, which is an interesting dynamic balance.

In the words of Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it is broad but controlled, simple and disciplined.

During the Jingtai period, the greatest characteristics of the six ministers of the Ming Dynasty were that they did not talk nonsense and pursued absolute incorruptibility. This was definitely the highest pursuit of the official minister, but that could not be achieved at all. Wang Ao did not make high-profile remarks about unrealism.

Instead of talking nonsense, we should discuss the issue of corruption from a practical perspective.

After Wang Ao looked around for a week, he said: "Actually, the matters currently being discussed about the supervision of students in the Northern and Southern Yong Dynasties are probably the same as the matter of combating corruption. At first, they were very strict in their studies, but then they encountered some problems and found that they could be covered up for a short time if they were more relaxed.

Problems, and then letting things go when they happen, ultimately led to today's situation."

"I think what Yu Shaobao said is excellent, Your Majesty."

What Wang Ao was talking about was actually the sequelae of path dependence. Did he oppose Shang Ren's remarks? He didn't say a word against Shang Ren. He simply stated his own views, but he opposed Shang Ren every word.

rhetoric.

Wang Ao's meaning is very clear. This issue is not about settling old accounts from the Zhengtong years, but about excessive leniency that needs to be corrected. The nature of the issue must not be mistaken.

If it was a legacy issue from the Zhengtong period, why didn't he stop after His Majesty ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty?

Since he refuses to stop, how can he blame the court for being ruthless?

The emperor has been replaced, but he still does things his own way. Where is the obedience of his ministers? If there is no obedience, how can the emperor be so violent?

Shang Ren's plea for mercy does not make sense even within the framework of thousands of years of feudal ethics and ethics.

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but nod. Wang Ao's words were watertight. They refuted the point of view and pointed out the nature of the problem without offending the huge interest group of Hanlin and Jiansheng.

This huge collection of interests, and the Gyeonggi County of the Han Dynasty, because Emperor Wuxuan moved too many wealthy households, the subsequent governance of these Gyeonggi counties was extremely difficult, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty's cruel official, Jingzhao Yin Zhao Guanghan

, is an expert in managing wealthy households in the capital.

There is no doubt that Wang Ao is one of Zhu Qiyu's cool officials. Lian Gang and Zuo Ding are Wang Ao's right-hand men.

"I have never heard of such harsh criticism from the imperial court, and I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of scholars all over the world. Why not wait until next year after the imperial examination before being exiled?" Shang Ren changed his mind. Since the nature of the problem could not be changed, he immediately changed his strategy.

As long as we can delay the transition from execution to execution, we can think of many ways, such as Li Dai Tao Zhan, Zhang Guan Li Dai.

The newly appointed Minister of Rites, Xiao Han, smiled and said: "Shang's words are wrong. This is not a harsh criticism, and it will not chill the hearts of scholars all over the world."

"In the first year of Yongle, Emperor Taizong Wen issued an edict to release all the supervisors of Nanya Guozijian to their relatives. They offered wine from the Imperial Academy to Guozixue, Lvxue, Taixue, Guangwen Hall, and Simen Hall.

Calligraphy, arithmetic, martial arts doctors, head teachers, assistant teaching classics, etc. should all be released to their families, and they are not just supervisors."

"In the second year of Yongle, there were no candidates from all over the country who refused to come to Beijing to take the exam. Instead, there was an unprecedented gathering of talented people. Everyone praised the scholars as good, and Emperor Taizong Wen recruited virtuous people."

"It's not the Hongwu period anymore. How many scholars are there in the world?"

"It's hard to find a five-legged horse, but aren't there a lot of talented scholars everywhere?"

"Could it be that the Bachelor of Commerce feels that Yu Shaobao's treatment is too soft-hearted and plans to release all the Hanlin Academy's bachelors to teaching assistants and head teachers?"

Xiao Han had done his homework in advance. His Majesty directly leaked today's topic to him. Although he is old, it does not mean that he is a fool. With a little homework, he can silence Shang Ren.

Speechless.

Xiao Han was not polite at all, even a little bit sarcastic, because the Imperial College should have been under the control of the Ministry of Rites, but now the words of the Ministry of Rites have no effect at all. On the contrary, the Hanlin Academy has a lot of supporters.

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Xiao Han knew that he was a transitional minister. Due to his age, he could not stay in office for too long. Naturally, he tried to do something while he was in office. With Hu Zhuyu at the forefront, he, Xiao Han, could not be too bad and make people laugh.

To present facts and talk about history, Xiao Yan is talking about the imperial edict on family dependence during the Yongle period.

In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di couldn't stand the buzzing of so many Confucian scholars, so he directly wiped out the entire Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty and reorganized it.

"You!" Shang Ren's expression suddenly changed, but everything Xiao Xi said was true. Shang Ren could not refute it. You can speak freely in front of your majesty, and you can even scold your majesty for being the king who subjugated the country, but you must tell the truth and not make up random things.

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Although Xiao Yan is not as good at sprinkling water as Hu Yan, he still has quite a set of rules for handling the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette. Another problem he has is that he is not very good at playing tricks and has no quick wit, but it is still very useful for him to fight well-prepared battles.

First hand.

Xiao Yan mentioned a very important issue. Ninety-five percent of the students have problems, so the entire Imperial College, including the priests, doctors, teaching assistants, and head teachers, must also have problems, and they should be dealt with together.

Yao Kui frowned and said, "I wrote to your Majesty about this matter in the first year of Jingtai, asking your Majesty to release him as a prisoner. However, everything in the court was so complicated that it was delayed. As Shaobao said, it spread overseas, which I thought was very good."

Yao Kui was the direct son of the Yao family in Tonglu. For Yao Kui's official career, the Yao family directly donated half of the county's land as official land to his Majesty to implement the Farm Law in Zhejiang. He was a large donor.

Yao Kui was a die-hard imperialist. As early as August 15th in the 14th year of Zhengtong, King Yibei of Jili was defeated and captured. The main warlords and leaders in the court were discussing endlessly, and the issue of whether to invite King Zhu Qiyu of Yi to come out of the palace to supervise the country was endless.

, Kui Li said: The appointment of ministers in the imperial court is for the sake of the country, so why are they doing so?

Yao Kui meant to make a big fuss and ask His Highness King Tan to supervise the country. He was the first person to stand up and ask King Tan who stayed behind to supervise the country.

It was Yao Kui who advocated that Zhu Qiyu could sit in the Fengtian Palace and supervise the country. Zhu Qiyu's ascension to the throne was a standard enthronement process that Yu Qian later followed.

As a die-hard imperialist, when the emperor said that he would implement the Farm Law in Zhejiang, Yao had no choice but to surrender, leading to a dark road.

Of course, the Yao family of Tonglu donated half of the county's land, and as a result, His Majesty granted him a shipping license every year. In maritime trade, he is still a wealthy and luxurious family, and he has also laid a foundation overseas.

In the first year of Jingtai, Yao Kui wrote a letter that he would issue an edict of dependence to the Imperial Academy. However, at that time, King Jili was still in Yibei, and the affairs of the state and dynasty were so complicated. Until today, this issue has finally been brought to the attention of the chief minister of the Wenhua Hall.

In terms of structure, the Imperial College was still under the management of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites unanimously believed that Yu Shaobao's exodus overseas was a good thing. According to the formal process of the Ming Dynasty, all it took was the Ministry of Rites to formulate a decision and submit it to His Majesty Zhu Zhu for approval.

Isn't the reason why it was discussed in the Wenhua Hall because the Imperial College was not actually under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites?

The political influence of the large number of Imperial College students in the Imperial College far exceeds that of local students. The influence they create can easily influence the decisions of the imperial court.

"Xiao Shangshu, what Shilang Yao said is absolutely true. From the Imperial Academy to the Prime Minister and the headmaster, everyone should go through Beizhen Fusi. If there are any problems, they should also be sent overseas." Yu Qian immediately added.

The prison students need to be released to their families, and there are also a group of silverfish that need to be dealt with.

Shang Ran immediately chose to shut up. He discovered that Yu Qian's heart was really dark, even darker than Hu Hui's!

Did Yu Qian forget the eunuch, doctor, head teacher, and teaching assistant of the Imperial Academy?

How is that possible!

His Majesty's court has proposed releasing the prison students, so Yu Qian cannot overstep his authority and expand the scope of the attack. This is a double tactic that His Majesty firmly opposes. Yu Qian cannot do it, but if someone proposes it, Yu Qian can go along with it.

The rumors in the market are wrong. They all say that Yu Qian is upright. Where is this method and scheming? Even the double trick that the Hanlin are best at has been used so skillfully by Yu Qian!

If you don’t agree to open the window, right? I’ll lift the roof for you!

Shang Ren did not dare to say one more word, otherwise the fire would burn stronger and stronger, burning on the head of the Hanlin Academy, and eventually it would burn on the head of him, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

Shang Ren knows how to make fire.

Zhu Qiyu tapped his fingers on the table before saying: "I think what the Bachelor of Commerce said is somewhat true. The wind was so strong during the Zhengtong period. Yu Shaobao, Wang Shangshu, and Yingtian Governor Li Xian were all affected by this huge wind.

among the victims.”

Yu Qian has been in office for twenty-five years, Wang Ao has been in office for twenty-four years, and Li Xian is even more unlucky, and he is still in office now.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "I never expect most people to be able to swim upstream in the stormy waves, or even cut through the waves. How many people can protect themselves wisely? Everyone in the world can count them on one hand."
To be continued...