Wanli Youming

Chapter 537 Personally draw up an edict to strictly deal with officials who cheat in the examination

Chapter 537 Personally draw up an edict to strictly deal with officials who cheat in the examination room!

While the massacre of underprivileged scholars involving Sun Yu, Du Ruojia and others was resolved, many fraud cases in the examination room were finally found out because Zhu Yijun asked Jin Yiwei and others to spend their energy in investigating them.

The fraud case involving Zuo Zhongyun and Min Shouzheng during the Yingtian Township Examination was found to be conclusive evidence, not only Zhu Juan as evidence, but also Chen Zhongyong, Gong Dingxiao and others.

Chen Zhongyong escaped danger after his fellow poor scholar was killed and jumped into the water. After the imperial envoy Li Rusong arrived, he took the initiative to meet Li Rusong and told Li Rusong about the fraud in the examination room.

thus.

Zhu Yijun decreed to directly execute Min Shouzheng and other offending officials. Among them, Min Shouzheng was sentenced to the death penalty for murdering the imperial court official and setting fire to his family. All the officials involved in the case were beheaded. Test.

But Shen Shixing couldn't help reminding Zhu Yijun when he made this decree: "Your Majesty, the imperial examinations in this dynasty have been cheating. According to the regulations, at most people will be dismissed from office. Even if Min Shouzheng is suspected of murder, he should also be transferred to the army. Those who have passed the exam must be killed!"

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "I know what the master means. It is nothing more than that there are no examiners who do not cheat. In this dynasty, Qing Liusu claims to be the most honest, but he is not much better than ordinary officials."

Shen Shixing nodded and said yes, his face was a little troubled.

If it weren't for the fact that the emperor wanted to strictly deal with Qingliu civil officials who cheated in the examination room, he wouldn't want to say it.

Because it is a bit embarrassing to admit that many Qingliu civil servants who are the main examiners in the world are not clean.

After all, he himself was born in Hanlin Qingliu.

And in this era, Hanlin Qingliu has always boasted that his morals are the most noble, and he has always been proud of this and despises Beijing officials and foreign officials from other ministries.

But it is true.

There is no fraud in the examination room.

Because Qingliu civil officials such as the Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, and Guozijian usually have no authority in Beijing, they can be called Qingshui yamen, so the income they get is not enough even if it is a legitimate incentive income, unless some individuals are outstanding and good at writing books and engaging in writing projects. , Most of them are waiting to make a fortune as the chief examiner, even if they don't make money, they have to make political resources to please several big official families.

Zhu Yijun also admitted this, so he was not angry, and only said: "It is said that Yuan Yikuan lost the world. In my opinion, the morals of the scholars in this dynasty are not correct, that is, the previous generations were too lenient, especially for the Confucian officials of the Qing Dynasty. Qingliu Confucian officials, since they rely on virtue to be respected in the world, they should be severely punished if they violate the law in this respect, so as to purify the entire Qingliu team."

"Your Majesty! Having said that, but if this is the case, I fear that there will not be many clean streams in the world, and people in the world will laugh."

Xu Guo said at this time that he was also from Hanlin Qingliu, so naturally he wanted to speak for Hanlin Qingliu.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Why should you lie to your ears? The articles of the Imperial Academy have made people laugh a long time ago, saying that they are one of the four unreliable people in the capital. Now the other three unreliable people have improved. Only this The articles of the Hanlin Academy and the character of the Hanlin Qingliu have not improved, so they should be strictly managed."

Xu Guo had no choice but to say yes.

However, although Liu Yingjie was not from Qingliu, he also stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not only related to Qingliu, but also to the question of whether the world's officials and powerful officials can keep wealth and honor forever. It must be dealt with strictly, lest the bureaucrats in the world will not want to be officials anymore!"

Liu Yingjie said again: "My old minister, please take back your intention, not to kill the officials who are in charge of cheating in the examination, and not to punish the scholars and their clans who are suspected of participating in the cheating, so that the world will not collapse. Everything should be done step by step. , as long as the imperial court pursues justice, the people below will only follow it."

Zhu Yijun got up suddenly and said: "The imperial examination is a grand ceremony for me to win the world's sages, not a tool for high-ranking officials to monopolize power! It is a big plan for the long-term stability of the society! I can't allow it to be corrupted by crooked people, so I can't rely on you. words."

"The minister can only resign first!"

Liu Yingjie suddenly gritted his teeth and said something.

Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice, "Then you resign!"

Seeing this, the cabinet minister Xu Guo also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I can only resign."

The cabinet minister Zhang Xueyan also stood up: "Second minister!"

Yu Shenxing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, also said: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

for a while.

Many ministers in power of the new party could not accept that the emperor was too strict in the matter of cheating in the imperial examinations, because although they were a new party, they were also bureaucrats, and they also hoped that their families could monopolize local political power and advanced resources.

The ruling ministers who have not resigned are also silent, and they seem to advocate tolerance for the fraud in the examination room.

Only Hai Rui looked sideways at these people at this moment: "What are you doing, threatening Junfu with your merits?!"

Zhu Yijun also echoed at this time: "Old Haige is right, are you all threatening me to resign?!"

Liu Yingjie, Xu Guo and others were silent.

The hall was extremely quiet for a while, and Hai Rui's rapid breathing could be heard clearly, as well as the wind shaking the curtains outside.

The atmosphere was also very depressing for a while, and the faces of the monarchs and ministers in the hall were all red from the burning charcoal fire.

No one expected that the imperial servants, who had been in harmony with each other for a long time, still had conflicts because of the conflicts between local landlords, officials and emerging classes.

Seeing that these people were silent, Zhu Yijun sat back, pondered for a while, and then suddenly jumped up.

Snapped!

"Then you will resign!"

Zhu Yijun suddenly shouted sharply.

"Even if you all resign from office, I can see that you have meritorious service, and don't care about your crime of not being loyal to the king!"

"I don't believe it, there is only one Haigang Peak in this world!"

Zhu Yijun then waved his hand and said a few more words, obviously not intending to give in.

And at that time.

Liu Yingjie, Xu Guo, etc. were stunned by this, and then they all looked at Shen Shixing, waiting for Shen Shixing to say something, hoping that Shen Shixing could join them, represent the bureaucratic group, let the emperor make concessions, and don't offend the royal family of officials in the world. ruthless.

Shen Shixing also stood up at this time, he knew that as the chief assistant, it was impossible for him to remain silent.

Of course, in history, there were also chief ministers who remained silent on any major event, even if the emperor was furious because of this, and that chief minister was the last chief minister of Ming Dynasty.

Turn the words back.

Shen Shixing said here: "The holy will is the will of heaven. If you condone the ministers who don't understand now, but since your majesty wants to do this, it must be right. It's just that the ministers don't understand it now, so I don't want to resign." , but I also ask Your Majesty not to punish those who resign because of this, after all, they have contributed nothing to the court and have worked hard for the reforms in these years, and it is human nature to choose this way now."

"Invited by Yuansuke!"

"Those who want to resign will go directly to the performance. I won't keep them, and I won't criticize them harshly. We, the monarchs and ministers, will have a good gathering and break up."

"But those who are still left will be dealt with according to the original purpose, and no one involved in the fraud in the examination room will be left lightly!"

Zhu Yijun waved his sleeves and left here.

"Thank you for your majesty!"

Liu Yingjie said something tearfully, then turned around and looked sideways at Shen Shixing, and they all left here.

Xu Guo also yelled "Respectfully send off Your Majesty", and turned around to ask Shen Shixing, "Why did Yuanfu give Your Majesty confidence?"

"Haven't you ever thought that after you resigned, what if His Majesty also resigned as Son of Heaven?"

Shen Shixing asked.

"Just get used to it, people in the world will only think you are flattering."

After Xu Guo was silent for a while, he sighed and bid farewell to Shen Shixing.

Shen Shixing also bid farewell, and went back to the imperial servant, and said to Ye Xianggao, "today's decree is still drawn up by the servant himself."

Ye Xianggao smiled and said: "The last time was to establish the crown prince, what is the purpose this time, and Yuan Fu should personally draft it?"

"Anyone involved in cheating in the imperial examinations will be executed by all the examiners and scholars, and the three generations of the family are strictly forbidden to take the exam."

"If a younger generation like you drafts this decree, the consequences will be disastrous, because if you draft it, the best way is actually to burn him."

Shen Shixing replied.

Ye Xianggao was dumbfounded after hearing this: "Why is this so, Your Majesty?"

"Naturally, it is for the real promotion of the new ceremony!"

"If you want to treat the people of the world as human beings, then you want the people of the world to treat you as human beings, and you want the people of the world to treat the people of the world as human beings. The first thing you need to ensure is justice!"

"Everything is for justice, no exceptions allowed!"

Shen Shixing replied.

Ye Xianggao asked: "Then what if His Majesty is allowed to be special?"

(End of this chapter)