Chapter 98 Abolition of the Eight-part Part-Part Document
Zhu Houzhao took pictures of the Ha Long case and said angrily.
Obviously, he completely believed Wang Shouren's conclusion.
The more I think about it, the more unhappy I become. They are all my people and sons.
The ministers just listened to what they said and did not try to persuade them.
Your Majesty is in a bad mood, and any dog passing by may have to be kicked.
Now that they are trying to persuade me, aren’t they looking for scolding?
What they are thinking about is, how can the affairs of the Sui Kingdom be most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, the Mongolian Yuan's attention has now shifted to the Sui Kingdom, which is very beneficial to our Ming Dynasty.
It is the time to implement the New Deal and reorganize the army." Liu Jian took the lead in speaking.
Since he couldn't resist, he accepted it.
A conscientious statement.
"Well, you think, what should I, Daming, do now?" Zhu Houzhao asked, frowning and confused.
While angry, he was also thinking, what is the most beneficial thing for Ming Dynasty?
After much thought, I really can’t figure it out clearly.
I couldn't think clearly, so I asked directly.
"Your Majesty, I believe that, as Mr. Liu Ge said, this is the time for our Ming Dynasty to implement the New Deal and reorganize the army.
The New Deal cannot achieve great success without a few years.
So I, the Ming Dynasty, should not interfere in the affairs of the Sui Kingdom. We can just wait and see what happens."
Wang Shouren was the first to speak, his eyes lit up as he spoke, looking forward to it.
"But at this time, it is also the time when our Ming Dynasty is looking for talents from the Sui Kingdom.
The Sui Kingdom is centered on the aristocratic families, and most of the talents are in the aristocratic families.
Although our Ming Dynasty has His Majesty and has issued a recruitment order, most people from aristocratic families put their family first.
It is difficult for anyone to abandon their family's interests and roots in the Sui Kingdom and come to our Ming Dynasty. br>
But it’s different now.”
"The Sui State is unstable. Once Yang Guang launches his second expedition to Goguryeo, it will be a success.
If it fails, the Sui Dynasty will be destroyed.
At that time, the country will be in turmoil and the situation will be in turmoil. During the purge.
Any family is in danger of overthrowing.
With the family’s habit of making bets separately and maintaining inheritance, there will definitely be many talents joining our Ming Dynasty.”
"There is no need to wait until then, you can go to the Sui Kingdom to find talents now.
You can ask Jin Yiwei to secretly contact the major aristocratic families in the Sui Kingdom and make good contact first.
They don't agree now. , It doesn’t matter, I will definitely agree in the future and bring out the real talents.”
After a pause, Wang Shouren’s eyes brightened, “Your Majesty, you can immediately send people to dig out people from those declining aristocratic families. br>
Han Qinhu died early
There was also Wu Jianzhang who defied Yang Guang in this battle and was killed by Yang Guang.
Maybe there will be surprises and real talents will appear. "
"Even if you don't have great talents, you will be fine. This is like setting an example. You spend a thousand gold to buy horse bones and make them for other aristocratic families in the Sui Dynasty. "
Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly and felt that he was right.
He was about to issue an order.
Suddenly——
“Your Majesty, the so-called aristocratic families are actually a cancer of the country.
We in the Ming Dynasty do not have aristocratic families, let alone have them.
Recruiting talents from the Sui Kingdom Yes, but you must not promise them bad terms," Xie Qian said with a frown.
Other officials also immediately spoke to persuade, looking at Wang Shouren with hidden displeasure.
Leaving aside the affairs of the aristocratic families for the time being, if we value the talents of the Sui State so much, wouldn't it mean that we look down on the talents of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Houzhao blinked, nodded, and affirmed: "My Ming Dynasty must not have any powerful family."
"Your Majesty, sirs, please rest assured." Wang Shouren spoke, ignoring He received the vaguely displeased looks from the civil servants.
In other words, he did it on purpose.
Without using talents from other countries to stimulate these old officials who are accustomed to sticking to the rules, it will be difficult for them to work harder and discover outstanding juniors.
"Our Ming Dynasty no longer has the soil for the existence of aristocratic families. Recruiting talents from aristocratic families can only strengthen our Ming Dynasty, and prepare for the future annexation of the Sui Kingdom, and even the unification of the world.
The foundation of the aristocratic families of the Sui Kingdom is in the Sui Kingdom. , once they leave the Sui Kingdom, they will no longer be members of the aristocratic family.
So, they will not join our Ming Dynasty as a whole. At most, we will send talents.
My Ming Dynasty does not need to give them much commitment. . ”
“As for when I, the Ming Dynasty, invade the Sui Kingdom, they will be the fish and I will be the swordsman. Naturally, I, the Ming Dynasty, will control everything.”
Liu Jian and others couldn't help but glance at Wang Shouren. He had turned into a military commander and was no longer hiding anything.
Say anything.
"That is true, but Your Majesty, talents from other countries who enter our Ming Dynasty must not be directly appointed.
They must go through the imperial examination and military examination, otherwise our Ming Dynasty scholars may be dissatisfied." Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, spoke.
"Why are you so stupid?" Zhu Houzhao said in disgust without hesitation.
"Other countries don't have eight-part essays. How can the literati come and take the Ming Dynasty imperial examination?
Also, the generals don't come together. What should I do if I miss the military examination?
Didn't I also say Now, the people of the Ming Dynasty can also enter the recruitment hall.
Why are you dissatisfied? Those who are dissatisfied are trash."
Zhang Sheng's face turned red after being scolded.
Zhu Houzhao ignored him and said angrily: "This eight-legged essay is really rubbish.
It's true that Taizong also emphasized the importance of righteousness and current affairs in his time. From Taizong onwards, he only emphasized the importance of justice and current affairs. The eight-legged essay is the essence.
Taizong is also a fool. "
"Humph, no, after this Enke, I will abolish the eight-legged essay. br>
How can I, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, be a bunch of nerds who only know the essentials? ”
Zhang Sheng couldn't care less about feeling humiliated. Hearing His Majesty scolding Taizong, he and the others quickly lowered their heads and pretended not to hear.
Your Majesty, just scold me.
Everyone has long been accustomed to His Majesty scolding anyone he dislikes.
There are people who say that Taizu is not.
It's nothing to scold Taizong, since he is not their ancestor.
But when they heard that His Majesty was going to abolish the eight-legged essay, the hearts of all the civil servants suddenly jumped and they couldn't bear it any longer.
"Your Majesty, no!" Liu Jian had to stand up and said very seriously: "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is the foundation for our Ming Dynasty to select scholars.
The eight-legged essay is also a common practice in the Ming Dynasty. The hard work of an official throughout his life must not be abolished
Otherwise it will lead to division between current officials and future officials
Moreover, countless scholars in the Ming Dynasty have devoted their lives to studying the eight-legged essay. If it is abolished, it will cost their lives. ”
Other civil servants also spoke.
Abolition of the eight-legged essay is something they dare not even think about.
How can it be abolished?
Zhu Houzhao felt irritated when he heard this. He slapped the table and stood up, saying angrily: "Why do you want to kill them? It's ridiculous?
Those who cannot accept a little change are just trash. Do I want trash to be an official in Ming Dynasty?
What kind of divisions are there? When an official does not want to make decisions for the people, he still wants to create some messy divisions.
Hmph, what do they want to do? "
"I tell you, the officials of the Ming Dynasty must not be a group of nerds who only know the essence.
What I want is officials who know how to manage people's livelihood.
I have abolished the eight-part essay and no one can stop it.
If the time had not been too short and the scholars had been given some time to prepare, Enke and I would have abolished the eight-part essay this year. "
After a slight pause, facing the group of pale-faced civil servants, Zhu Houzhao said again: "I now feel that it will be too late for Enke next time.
This year Cohen gave me a test paper on current affairs and told the candidates that they could only take the current affairs paper.
Six hundred Jinshi were also selected from the current affairs rolls. ”
The ministers were dumbfounded.
We advise, Your Majesty, how can you be more radical?
They were about to speak again, but Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to listen to them at all.
Threaten: "Okay, let's make it this way, announce the will, and everyone should retreat.
Whoever dares not to retreat, I will have him dragged out."
Everyone who was still trying to persuade them suddenly became numb.
This is dragging him out, he is really dragging him out, dragging him directly outside the palace gate.
Don’t care about their face at all.
The key is that His Majesty still thinks this is nothing, so he still allows them to be officials, and the next time they meet, it will be as if it never happened.
But His Majesty won’t give them face, they want face for themselves.
After being dragged out, they still couldn't achieve their goal, so they had to retreat obediently.
As for why they know so well?
Of course more than one person has experienced it.
The civil servants retreated helplessly, thinking about how to stop His Majesty.
But more of it is despair.
The imperial edict is about to be issued, and there is no time to stop it.
The civil servants left, and the others in the military pavilion were asked to retreat, leaving only Wang Shouren.
"Old Wang, what do you think of my abolishing the eight-part essay? Is it wise?" Zhu Houzhao immediately asked proudly.
"Your Majesty's move is extremely wise." Wang Shouren said without hesitation.
"Haha, I knew it." Zhu Houzhao smiled happily.
"Your Majesty, if you want civil servants to change their concepts, change their thinking, and attach importance to military preparedness, the eight-part essay that imprisons the literati's thoughts must be abolished." Wang Shouren said solemnly.
He understood it a few years ago.
Taizu’s eight-part essay can be said to have imprisoned the literati in one fell swoop.
Imprisoning their thoughts, imprisoning their potential, imprisoning extremely intelligent and highly qualified literati in eight-part essays, and letting them fight against eight-part essays.
As a result, the civil servants themselves no longer had the ability to resist imperial power.
It also caused the literati of the Ming Dynasty to be ridiculed by the literati of other countries.
Even countries like the Song Dynasty, where literati were supreme and suppressed military generals the most, looked down upon the literati of the Ming Dynasty.
I have to say that Taizu’s move was very powerful.
But this is by no means a good thing for the country, and the harm far outweighs the benefit.
A few years ago, he felt that it was difficult to change.
Only by changing the imperial examinations and ideas together can the literati of the Ming Dynasty be changed.
I never expected that a few years later, His Majesty would have enough strength to make changes.
Should I come up with a new set of ideas?
Wang Shouren was a little hesitant.
After all, he is the leader of the generals now.
It was the time when the military and government were separated, so he couldn't do much else.
My thoughts flickered, and I gave up quickly. It was not the right time due to my identity.
To set off another ideological dispute now will not be conducive to the implementation of the New Deal in Ming Dynasty.
Take your time.
Zhu Houzhao didn't talk much about the imperial examination and talked to Wang Shouren about poaching people.
He was very interested in this.
After a while, Zhang Fengfu entered the palace and left with the important task.
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