On the tenth day of November, there was a meeting at the Wenhua Palace.

A group of courtiers held fluorene boards and divided into two groups.

On the imperial steps, the little emperor sat solemnly behind the imperial desk, reading the memorials.

Affected by the imperial examination of the chief minister's son in the past two days, the chief minister did not come to the court for discussion today.

But even if the victim is absent, the tense atmosphere in the DPRK caused by this incident has not diminished at all.

Everyone exchanged glances from time to time.

Occasionally, some people are eager to give it a try, but they endure it.

Zhu Yijun closed the memorial, looked around the imperial steps, and frowned: "What? When I was practicing virtue in the Wanshou Palace, all the ministers were as excited as bamboo shoots after the rain. Today I came to the court to inquire, and all the ministers were as silent as cicadas in winter.

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He looked at Chen Wude, who was on the right side of the military department, and slapped the memorial on the case: "Chen Qing, you scolded the most harshly, please tell me."

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Juzheng made his official appointment as usual.

This is a normal thing. Logically speaking, it should stop at this time and either wait for the emperor or the two palaces to express their stance, or Zhang Jingxiu should stop taking the exam.

But everything turned out to be contrary to expectations, and the officials from the Sixth Subject and Thirteenth Path came after smelling the smell.

Either they impeached him or reprimanded him in court, they all said that the chief minister was retreating in order to advance, coercing the emperor by evading state affairs - if his son was not allowed to take the imperial examination, he would give up his career. Isn't this naked coercion?

It was also mentioned in a subtle way that there was a hidden danger in leaving major political affairs in the hands of cronies before the emperor took charge.

Among them, Chen Wude was the most scolded in the incident involving the right of the military department.

After the court meeting, this person wrote two memorials in a row, urging the emperor to put the overall situation of the two palaces first and invite the chief assistant back.

A letter was sent to the General Affairs Department and handed over to the two palaces, saying that now the new administration was in charge of the chief minister. If Zhang Juzheng was angry and abandoned state affairs, the emperor would still be responsible for the infamy in future generations. It should not be careless.

What's more, the only thing that governs the country is personnel and finance.

Nowadays, the officials and the household department only follow the lead of the chief minister and assistant. If the emperor and the two palaces act on their own initiative and accidentally offend the chief assistant, they are afraid that the election will turn the country's money upside down.

For the sake of national affairs and the overall situation, we might as well swallow our anger and respectfully invite Mr. Chief Assistant back.

It is a favor outside the system to allow the noble son of the chief minister to participate in the imperial examination. Compared with the overall situation of national affairs, even if it is appointed by the emperor, it is a favor at no cost.

In this way, the superficial harmony of the court can be maintained, wouldn't everyone be happy?

Pili Yangqiu in this memorial can be said to be at its peak.

As soon as Shufu came up, he was immediately beaten back by the two palaces and politely reminded him to pay attention to his ministerial decency.

As for why you are so polite...

Chen Wude is a virtuous person today.

In the fourth year of Longqing's reign, he used the solar eclipse to admonish the late emperor, advising "Your Majesty should reject everything and play it well, and act according to nature."

Then he directly launched a wave of anger at the late emperor, "Recently, the treasury has been empty for a long time, the people's livelihood is poor, and those in the Situ branch are in danger day by day. How can your majesty spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for fun?"

Then the familiar court officials were imprisoned and dismissed from office, and then resumed their duties after the death of the late emperor.

In addition, this man also spoke for Empress Dowager Chen who was thrown into the cold palace, and also helped Zhu Yijun leave the cabinet to study in the first place.

There is indeed hope for virtue.

It is not easy for the two palaces to scold directly, they can only comfort.

But people like Chen Wude have such political ideas that they simply can't listen to them.

The memorial was rejected by the two palaces, so he sent it to the Longevity Palace and begged the emperor to read it personally.

Similarly, the Six Subjects and Thirteen Daoists never lag behind others in dealing with such matters, and they all went to the Longevity Palace one after another, hoping that the emperor would pay attention to the abuses in the examination room.

Thus, this is the scene where today's court discussion and Zhu Yijun came forward to "justice".

Chen Wude was pointed out by the emperor in the matter of military affairs, and he was not afraid at all. In other words, he had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Majesty, I have only been reinstated this year. I have no friends in the court. I didn't know anything about the announcement in the city. I am not aware of the current disputes over the New Deal. I am just speaking out of my heart!"

Chen Wude looked firm and bowed to the emperor with his hands raised.

"Your Majesty, the children of the assistant ministers should not take the imperial examination! This is the fairness of the examination, please be clear to your majesty!"

Zhu Yijun looked at Chen Wude's expression and discerned this person's motives.

After a long while, he nodded slowly and noncommittally.

Then he looked at Hu Kezuo and asked Liu Buxi: "Liu Qing, you are the first to advocate it, so you should also say something."

Although it can be proven that the disclosure of the post had nothing to do with him, the memorial was always initiated by him.

Hearing this, Liu Buji walked out of the queue with some embarrassment, and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I have already explained in the memorial that the scientific examination of the subordinates of the ministers violates the ancestral rules, violates the fairness of the examination, and harms the reputation of Yuan Fu.

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The Six Subjects and Thirteen Dao were a very special group in the Ming Dynasty.

Their ranks are not high. Among them, all the thirteen censors are only in the seventh rank.

But at the same time, this group of people holds a unique position in the central power system.

The noble status is often compared with that of his assistant ministers.

Being able to sit in the imperial council and participate in politics with a rank of seventh rank is a clear proof - "Only the assistant ministers can discuss the affairs of the world, and only the admonishment officials can speak. Although the admonishment officials are humble, they are equal to the assistant ministers."

This group of people has the complete power of court officials to set issues and influence decisions, and their power is not insignificant.

And if they are dissatisfied with an issue, their opposition votes are more direct than those of other officials.

That's impeachment!

From the gentry and the common people to the emperor himself, everything was within the scope of impeachment by this group of people - another term for the emperor was called regulation and admonishment.

As for what major omissions were made in the impeachment?

I'm sorry, but if I hear something about it, even if I made it up myself, I can still refer to it as "or say".

It can be said that while having extremely high powers, they also have unparalleled immunity from liability.

Disciplinary inspections are just that. Personnel appointments are also within the scope of authority of the Kedao Yanguan.

For example, Quanxuan "orders officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital to be in charge of affairs, ministers, censors, and all the officials they know, and appoint them to prefectures and counties."

Or it can be read as "The ministers have made their own statements, and it has been determined whether they will stay or leave. If an official has a legacy, he will give it to the official, and the censor will impeach him. This is called picking up the legacy."

Even the power to exempt from taxation is in accordance with the regulations of Feipao officials - "Fan Hanlin, those below the fifth rank of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and those in the sixth grade and thirteenth level. According to the fourth rank, they are exempted from the land of 5,350 acres."

We must have real power and have real power, and we must have nobility and nobility.

Coupled with the total number of these one hundred and fifty people, it is most appropriate to call him "Member of the Ming Dynasty".

As we all know, members' sense of presence, power, and even political achievements are almost all determined by the issues they set, and the same is true for politicians.

As far as Liu Buxi is concerned, he was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing's reign and will be fifty years old in two years.

At a young age, if you want to make a name for yourself in your official career, there is nothing easier than getting a big one.

Issues related to the chief minister were thus brought to the table in a grand manner.

After Liu Buxi said this sentence, his subsequent thoughts gradually became clear.

His tone became calmer and his speaking speed gradually slowed down: "I know that Your Majesty is not happy with your Majesty's talk of meaningless things and empty talk."

"But this matter reported by me is a matter of fairness that concerns eight thousand people. It is an old matter that has been repeated for two hundred years in the country. It is an important matter for the country to mobilize talents and reserve talents, and to cultivate young people under the new policy. It is true and true. It is also an important matter.

Please give your Majesty a clear warning."

"I dare you to ask your Majesty to issue an edict prohibiting the scientific examinations of my subordinates!"

Zhu Yijun listened quietly to Liu Buxi's plea.

There are so many thoughts in my heart.

Things always have two sides.

The excellent quality of being able to reason with oneself is now gradually showing its shortcomings.

Are these officials dedicated to serving the public good?

Hard to say.

Otherwise, why didn’t anyone expose what happened during the previous official years?

You Liu Buji, a forty-year-old Jinshi, was admitted as a thirty-four-year-old and used this to make up for the good work in the job. Why is there no "great justice" in his heart?

But now, he still speaks out of fairness in the examination room.

He just made sure that the emperor was being reasonable and would not imitate Jie and Zhou and warm his subordinates' hearts with a firecracker.

Sure enough, everyone is responsible for their own workplace personality.

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but shook his head when he thought of this, and stretched out his hand to signal Liu Buxi to get up.

Then he turned to look at Ma Ziqiang, the Minister of Rites, who was standing at the third place in the class, with his head lowered and his head bowed. "Ma Qing, you are the eldest uncle and are in charge of the country's ritual system. How do you think you should deal with it?"

To be honest, this matter is not really difficult.
To be continued...