The methods of attack and defense are different.

Now when it comes to Zhu Qiyu coming to persuade Renshu, Yu Qian obviously has no intention of letting Jiansheng go, and Yu Qian is obviously confident of persuading His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the incident of Chaotianque, the supervisor of Nanya Imperial College?" Yu Qian talked about the past.

On this southern tour, what made the Ming Dynasty decide to rectify the fraud in the examination hall was not the people of the Renhe Xia family, nor the fraud in the Jiangnan examination hall, but the students from Chaotianque of Nanya Imperial College. If His Majesty hadn't come forward, things would have been very difficult.

calm.

It was this eucalyptus that made Yu Qian worry about the academic clan disrupting the structure of the Ming Dynasty. This eucalyptus seemed ordinary and there were no dead people. After the gang of prison students returned to prison, they were not severely punished. During the Jingtai period, hundreds of people were beheaded at every turn.

Among the dozens of large eucalyptus species, this one is extremely common.

At the time, he thought it was ordinary, but after thinking about it, Yu Qian became more and more frightened the more he thought about it. The bureaucracy of the Ming Dynasty was one of the cornerstones of the Ming Dynasty, and the consequences of this cornerstone being monopolized by academic circles are self-evident.

Metaphor.

Judging from this situation, Yu Qian thinks that being exiled overseas is very kind. Before this court meeting, Yu Qian's overall goal was to persuade His Majesty to kill less people. Now his goal is to persuade His Majesty to exile the prison students overseas.

"Remember." Of course Zhu Qiyu remembered that he chose to personally come forward and let the supervisor confront him in broad daylight, finally resolving the big scandal at Chaotianque.

In Zhu Qiyu's view, the supervisors did not understand the imperial decree. Since they wanted to see him, he could naturally come forward and have a good chat with the supervisors, and the misunderstanding would be resolved.

But it is obvious that Zhu Qiyu underestimated the impact of this incident on Qian. In the eyes of his ministers, this was tantamount to rebellion. After thousands of years of being a monarch and his ministers, this was completely without the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, and he could no longer serve as a minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Qian leaned forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I believe that the law will not be merciful. Since it is fraud in the examination room and since it is a corrupt beetle, we should use thunderous means to deter this kind of thing from happening in the future."

"Your Majesty is the Supreme Son of Heaven, and he has acted arbitrarily as a supervisor. Since he has completely lost his sense of obedience, he should be severely punished. Otherwise, why would everyone in the world treat him?"

Yu Qian's ruthlessness shocked Shang Ren, and Yu Qian's reasons gave Shang Ren no way to refute. When the dust-laden past incident of Chaotian Que of the Nanya supervisors was suddenly brought up, Shang Ren could not plead for the supervisors.

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Zhu Qiyu said with a serious face: "The supervisor is not deeply involved in the world, he is not familiar with the world, and he has no idea of ​​the consequences of doing these things. He only acts based on his own will. At this age, the blood is cold, and the Ming Dynasty will be dead."

"I think I can give them a chance. If they have real talent and learning, they can stay in Beijing and study at the Imperial College."

Zhu Qiyu still insists on his idea. The supervisors are all young. If young people are forward-thinking and even sophisticated, the Ming Dynasty will become a lifeless Ming Dynasty. Is this kind of Ming Dynasty the Ming Dynasty that Zhu Qiyu wants?

Obviously not.

Yu Qian pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty has always been loyal and loyal. Even if these nineteen thousand people are exiled overseas, the Ming Dynasty still has successors who have sacrificed their lives for the Ming Dynasty. They are not theirs."

, swear to death."

"Punish wrongdoers and abuses, let heaven be fair and just, purify the world, and make the world clear and bright."

There is no shortage of scholars in the Ming Dynasty. Yu Qian does not think that punishing these crimes will chill the hearts of the scholars or young people of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he punishes evil and curbs chaos, removing the dark clouds over the heads of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty and letting the dim world see a glimmer of light.

, is the journey of the great road.

Zhu Qiyu was silent for a long time, and the entire Wenhua Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Is this Yu Qian forcing His Majesty to be unkind?

Not so.

It was Yu Qian who criticized the supervisor harshly. The people in the middle school would leave Yu Qian's words in the daily notes, and finally record them truthfully in the records. The records would only write: "Qian remonstrated the supervisor to go abroad, and the emperor couldn't bear to reexamine him. Qian also

When the superiors remonstrate, they are righteous but do not obey; when they are modest and remonstrative, the superiors encourage them to obey.】

One can imagine how Yu Qian will be scolded by later generations of scholars.

In this paragraph, Yu Qian looks exactly like a powerful official of the Ming Dynasty. When His Majesty is gone in the future, when some people counterattack and plot, Yu Qian will probably have his grave dug up and his body whipped.

"Your Majesty, the prison students left behind will not be grateful to Your Majesty. Instead, they will gnash their back molars and hate until the roots of their teeth are itchy! People are like this, they will not see their own mistakes and always find faults in others.

, they will blame their misfortunes on His Majesty instead of themselves." Yu Qian gave another reason.

In the eyes of the prison guards, His Majesty's leniency is purely persecution rather than kindness.

They will not appreciate the slightest bit of His Majesty's mercy, but will gnash their teeth with hatred, and then use the most vicious words and harshest judgments to describe His Majesty's acts of mercy.

"If you make a mistake, you will be punished. When you do it, you should think twice before you act." Zhu Qiyu looked at Yu Qian and said: "This is the principle taught by Confucius. I think about it again and again, and I still think that before I act,

Give them a chance."

"The stone buildings in Wanshan should not be too high. It would be too bad to eat porridge and soybeans. A young man spends his time in youth, but a prodigal son will not be able to exchange for gold when he returns."

Seeing that His Majesty was still insisting, Yu Qian pondered for a long time before bowing his head and saying loudly: "Your Majesty is merciful."

When the ministers heard that Yu Qian finally compromised, they breathed a sigh of relief. Even the air in the Wenhua Palace was no longer so solemn, and they immediately said in unison: "Your Majesty is merciful."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to signal the ministers to calm down, and then said: "I have actually been convinced. After thinking about it carefully, I feel that Yu Shaobao's words are reasonable. But after thinking about it again, Yu Shaobao's past and posthumous affairs have made a lot of sense.

More important."

"Seeking glory will result in humiliation, and there are three signs of national destruction. I cannot let the loyal and righteous people in the world feel cold."

Politics is actually a multiple-choice question, and Zhu Qiyu chose to preserve Yu Qian's reputation.

Zhu Qiyu must ensure that Yu Qian's reputation is preserved both before and after his death. He must let Yu Qian die a good death, and after his death, he will still be the Yu Qian who wants to leave his innocence in the world.

Just like Liu Bingji, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he obviously had Huo Guang all over his family. He even killed Huo Yun, Huo Shan and Huo Yun who succeeded Huo Qubing as Marquis of Che, but in the end he still promoted Huo Guang to the top of the eleven heroes of Qilin Pavilion.

When people discuss Huo Guang, most people will discuss Mrs. Xian's stupidity and Huo Yu, Huo Shan, and Huo Yun's lack of respect. But is Mrs. Xian's stupidity not the result of Huo Guang's lax management of the family?

This is the result that Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty wanted.

People are mortal. Zhu Qiyu can guarantee Yu Qian's reputation when he is alive, but after he dies, can he still control him?

Therefore, in order to preserve Yu Qian's good reputation, Zhu Qiyu still chose his own disposal opinions.

At any time, no matter who it is, they will say: Look how much effort Yu Shaobao has made to persuade the Dog Emperor to be merciful, but the Dog Emperor cannot listen to a word.

I can't even persuade him.

The garbage will be thrown on Zhu Qiyu's grave, not Yu Qian's.

Zhu Qiyu was the emperor, and his posthumous honor and disgrace were left to the Spring and Autumn Period to judge, while Yu Qian left it to the humanities and poets to judge. Zhu Qiyu had the protection of the venerable, but Yu Qian did not.

"Senior..." Only then did Yu Qian know why His Majesty had changed his mind and still decided to leave or stay after the exam. Yu Qian was speechless for a moment. He never expected that the reason that ultimately prompted His Majesty to make such a decision was himself.

"I think the harm of seeking glory and humiliation is more serious than cheating in the examination room. I wonder what Yu Shaobao thinks?" Zhu Qiyu said quite calmly: "I also consider it from the perspective of the country's system and the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has a long history.

It is true that there are loyal people, but we must also give these loyal people a stage to display their talents."

Fraud in the imperial examinations has been accompanying the imperial examinations since its birth and its demise. The imperial examinations have always been the preserve of carnivores, and poor families also belong to a poor family.

There will not be more changes because of Zhu Qiyu's strict supervision, but the reputation of Yu Shaobao, who devoted himself to the Ming Dynasty, was ruined by scholars. Is there any place for Zhongliang to display his talents in the Ming Dynasty?

"Your Majesty is wise." Yu Qian thought for a moment before bowing his head and saying.

All the ministers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Qiyu sat up straight, chose to drop this topic, and continued: "Then let's move on to the second topic, the matter of the Western Region's Capital Division."

The communication this time was much smoother than the last time, but there were still two-thirds of objections to the establishment of the Western Region Xingdu Division. Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry. The Western Region was a thousand-year plan, regardless of temporary gains and losses, or the number of court discussions.

The more you think about it, the fewer problems you will have when implementing it in the future.

Use the method as the division, the name as the table, the reference as the test, and the inspection as the decision.

The exams for the Imperial College are coming soon, and this time the focus is not on the Four Books and Five Classics, but on "Guanzi" and arithmetic.

"Guanzi" is a classic that was included in the imperial examination after His Majesty ascended the throne. The degree bypass was also promoted by Zhu Qiyu and achieved many results.

This exam is about humility.

The atmosphere in the Imperial College is very tense. In the past, there were far fewer people going to the Women's Hall to deliver messages. The tense atmosphere permeated the entire Gongyuan. This exam is directly related to whether the prison students can still be Ming Dynasty people.

Some were miserable and some were happy. In just a few days, the whole Imperial College was filled with mourning.

Five days later, Wu Jing presented the test results after three reviews to Zhu Qiyu. The results were beyond everyone's expectations.

"Give them a chance, they are of no use!" Zhu Qiyu looked at the results of the exam with a lot of emotion, handed it to Yu Qian who had been waiting for the results, and said helplessly: "A total of five thousand more people were left behind.

Six thousand people."

"There are 3,900 people in Northern Yong, and less than 2,100 people in Southern Yong."

A total of 6,000 people were left, and the gap between the north and the south was almost doubled. Nan Yong, who was good at reading, completely defeated Bei Yong this time.

The loyal Shuntian Mansion won the big test of "Respectful Heart" and retained nearly half of the supervisors, while the less loyal Yingtian Mansion only retained 2,000 people in the "Reverent Heart" test.

The scale has shrunk by more than 70%.

The questions given by Zhu Qiyu were not difficult, and he personally set the arithmetic questions.

The question of "Guanzi" was proposed by the dreamer Qiu Jun. Qiu Jun followed His Majesty's lenient perspective and did not embarrass the students. Most of the questions will not be difficult to answer as long as you memorize Guanzi carefully.

There were nearly 20,000 people in the North and South Yong, and in the end only 6,000 were left. This level is indeed not worthy of the reputation of the highest educational institution in the Ming Dynasty.

After Yu Qian read the report card, he could only shake his head and said: "The advantages and disadvantages of rewards and punishments are the beginning of the five punishments and the end of teaching."

This sentence comes from "Zhuangzi·The Way of Heaven".

The five punishments refer to Mo, Yan, Ji, Gong, and Dapi.

It can be simply understood as tattooing, cutting off the nose, amputating the feet, castration (men are circumcised, women are claustrophobic), and execution.

It was also when Zhu Qiyu heard Lu Zhong talk about the difference between the punishment of five poisons and the punishment of five punishments that he realized the difference. One was torture and the other was the name of formal punishment. It was also the first time that he knew that women also had castration.

Rewards and punishments should be given benefits or punishments; the use of various criminal laws is the end of education and the last resort.
To be continued...