Chapter 9: To love the people, he abuses them!
As soon as Guo Chong's words came out, the expressions of everyone who was talking and laughing suddenly froze. Li Shanchang even shouted angrily:
"Shilang Guo, don't talk nonsense."
"We, the Ming Dynasty, expelled the Tartars, restored the inheritance of China, and are loved by all people. How could anyone write a counter-essay during the imperial examination."
Li Shanchang had a gloomy look on his face.
To counter the article, this is not a trivial matter, especially at the juncture of the newly opened imperial examination. His Majesty already dislikes scholars. If something like this happens, it will seriously affect the selection of scholars in the future.
How dare he ignore it?
Wu Gongda glanced at Guo Chong suspiciously. He knew that Guo Chong was a bit arrogant, but he would never make such a slip of the tongue.
Especially in front of so many people.
And this is an imperial examination. For scholars all over the world, it is an opportunity to rise to the top in one step. Why spend so much time and energy just to write a counter-essay at this time?
Isn't this ridiculous? !
The smile on Zhu Biao's face disappeared instantly, replaced by a livid look. He looked at Guo Chong coldly and asked in a deep voice: "Guo Shilang, you said you have reviewed a counter-article? "
"Really?"
Guo Chong knelt on the ground, his head almost touching the ground, gritting his teeth and said: "Reporting to your highness, I...I did see a counter-article. ”
“I dare not lie”
There was dead silence.
If Guo Chong had not spoken so definitely, other officials would have thought it was Guo Chong's slip of the tongue, but when Zhu Biao asked in person, Guo Chong still did not change his words.
That means this is true.
There are really people who write counterarguments on the imperial examination papers.
Li Shanchang felt his scalp was numb at this moment. He quickly stood up and took the test paper from Guo Chong's desk. Wu Gongda and other officials looked at each other and couldn't sit still anymore. They stood up and looked over.
They really wanted to see what was written in this counter-article, but they didn't have the courage.
I am really afraid of getting involved.
Li Shanchang only glanced at it briefly before his expression suddenly changed. He quickly closed the test paper and bowed to Zhu Biao: "Your Highness, the content on this test paper is indeed disrespectful. , I believe that this person should be arrested immediately and his accomplices should be thoroughly investigated. "
"As a warning to others"
Zhu Biao's eyes darkened, but he stretched out his hand. I took the test paper and read it word for word.
"In view of the past, I am qualified to govern."
"Zhu Ming actually does not love the people."
When he saw 'Zhu Ming actually does not love the people', Zhu Biao showed a sneer in his eyes and said : "I thought it was some kind of anti-article, but it turned out to be just the self-righteousness of a scholar."
"My Ming Dynasty does not love the people?"
"Your Majesty was born in commoners and suffered all kinds of hardships throughout his life. Suffering can be said to be the ultimate care for the people at the bottom, so why not love the people? ”
"Looking at the past dynasties, is there ever a time when I, the Ming Dynasty, was so considerate of the people? Is there a time when I, the Ming Dynasty, was able to make decisions for all the people? Is there a time when I, the Ming Dynasty, was so passionate about corrupt officials?"
"The Ming Dynasty loves its people, which is rare in the past and present. How can it be allowed to be slandered by such a villain?"
Zhu Biao snorted coldly.
He put the test paper into Li Shanchang's hands without any cover-up, and asked Li Shanchang to read out the contents in front of all the examiners.
He wants to refute them one by one.
If it were other content, he might still hesitate for a moment, fearing that it would spread out and cause adverse effects, but when it came to loving the people, he believed that no dynasty in the world could compare with the Ming Dynasty.
He also deliberately read this counter-essay to other ministers, just to prevent these people from making false comments in private and then spreading rumors and slandering His Majesty's reputation.
If this rebuttal is really suppressed, some of these civil servants and scholars may make up random things. Instead of doing this, it is better to read it out openly.
Completely cut off these people’s random thoughts.
Nip rumors in the first place.
Li Shanchang was startled for a moment, then he understood what Zhu Biao meant, and he secretly admired it in his heart.
If other people encounter this kind of thing, it is too late to cover up. How many people dare to have the courage and magnanimity of Zhu Biao.
This kind of confidence is rare in the world. Li Shanchang cupped his hands, glanced at the officials beside him, and said seriously: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has indeed suffered a lot of criticism."
"There are also many scholars who are grateful. Many people in the Yuan Dynasty dislike the Ming Dynasty’s policies, but how can these people slander our dynasty’s kindness to the people?”
"Today I will take this counter-article as an example and refute it fiercely."
Li Shanchang took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "This counter-article begins with the words "I am the Ming Dynasty" He will die in the peasant uprising."
"And said that our government does not love the people."
Li Shanchang did not say a few words about the opening part and started the text directly.
“Speaking of Fengyang means Fengyang.”
"Fengyang is a good place. Since the birth of Emperor Zhu, there has been a famine of ten to nine years. The emperor's favor has been great in all seasons. Zhu Ming actually does not love the people."
"Emperor Hongwu has flaunted his love for the people since the founding of the country. The meaning is actually to do things to abuse the people out of love for the people."
After reading this sentence, Li Shanchang frowned and felt a little panicked. This almost completely negates the fact that His Majesty is making decisions for the people today. .
Wu Gongda raised his eyebrows and glanced at Guo Chong, who was still kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but take a few breaths of cold air, if this was what he had reviewed.
I'm afraid he might be even more frightened than Guo Chong.
At this moment, except for Li Shanchang, who was asked to recite a counter-proposal, and Zhu Biao, who was sitting in the main seat, all the other courtiers in the palace were kneeling on the ground, staring at the ground, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Zhu Biao's eyes were cold and cold.
He didn’t say anything, he just raised his hand to signal Li Shanchang to continue reading.
A lot of sweat had overflowed on Li Shanchang's forehead, but he did not reach out to wipe it away. He continued: "A Ming Dynasty will prosper due to a peasant uprising, and it will also perish due to a peasant uprising. This is a clear fact of history."
< br>“Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, floods have continued all over the world, food production has never increased, the world’s defense stations have tended to collapse, and households in the defense stations have suffered serious losses.”
"The root cause..."
"It's that Yu Ming doesn't care about the people."
Zhu Biao snorted coldly, but he didn't take it to heart. He felt bright in his heart that his father had done what he did. What, there are lessons from the world, how can a mere counter-article turn right into wrong?
He also wanted all officials to know that his Zhu family’s Ming Dynasty had brought justice to the country!
The world is still upright!
Li Shanchang continued: "Emperor Hongwu conquered the world in Huaiyou cloth, drove away the Tatar humiliation, restored China, and achieved the righteousness of the country, no one could do better than the Han Ming Dynasty." , Taking advantage of the opportunity, the hero followed the situation, defeated the rebellion, and became an emperor in fifteen years."
"Such great achievements are unprecedented."
"It is also because of Emperor Hongwu's birth. Common people understand the difficulties of the people at the bottom better. "
"He attaches great importance to farming and reduces taxes and labor; in order to reduce the negative impact of famine on the people, he has provided disaster relief many times and is widely loved by the people."
"Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, social productivity was rapidly restored and developed."
"Furthermore, Emperor Hongwu advocated frugality very much, opposed the trend of arrogance and extravagance, and strictly disciplined officials, thus establishing the tradition of frugality. "Emperor Hongwu's policy of rest and recuperation consolidated the Ming Dynasty's rule over the world. People's lives were prosperous and society developed rapidly. This period of governance can be called the rule of Hongwu."
Listening to this long paragraph of praise for His Majesty, the officials’ originally lowered heads could not help but lift slightly.
Zhu Biao's face softened slightly, revealing a smile.
But when Guo Chong heard these words, he showed no joy, his face turned pale, and his head was completely pressed to the ground, with no thought of raising his head.
Li Shanchang also had no smile, and his lips were trembling slightly. He glanced at Zhu Biao anxiously, gritted his teeth and continued to read:
"But all this is false."
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(End of this chapter)