Daming: Depriving Zhu Yunqi of luck at the beginning

"Common people? Those idiots... what else do they know besides eating and drinking? Just don't starve to death!"

"It's not just us, whoever studies with us doesn't want to get promoted and get rich?"

"What is the imperial examination? The imperial examination is to give us poor people a chance to climb up and become a master!"

"It's hard to go up, why should I be an upright official? Can't I enjoy the blessing?"

Xiaoqing was a little speechless to this person, but continued to guide and said:

"Then according to what you say, there will be no good officials for those who are elected in the imperial examination?"

Wu Heng opened the folding fan and kept fanning himself:

"Good official? Xiaoqing, I can tell you this... Poor people have finally climbed up, and people who can be good officials... are rare!"

"My family is so poor, how can I do things for the people?"

"We're not the kind of young masters from the official family, from a rich family... We don't want to seek some property for our children and grandchildren, don't we?"

"For example, Xiaoqing, if you follow us, we can earn more money outside, and you can enjoy yourself, right? An upright official... whoever loves to do it... Anyway, we come from a poor family, so we don't do it!"

heard here.

He Li, who was hiding outside the house, had extremely indifferent eyes.

He kept Wu Heng's words firmly in his heart, and then left the Picking Tower.

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(Note: The term "hot eyes and golden eyes" first appeared in Yuan Zaju, not Journey to the West, so people in the early Ming Dynasty had no problem using this term, let me explain it to everyone.)

Chapter 131 Treacherous!thunder fury

Hangzhou Government Yamen.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the lobby, looking indifferently at Cai Wen, the prefect of Hangzhou, bowing down.

Zhu Xiongying was sitting beside him, also staring at Cai Wen.

Prefect Cai had already reached his limit at this time, and beads of sweat kept oozing out from his forehead and neck.

But the emperor did not let him get up.

He could only arch his back and arch his hands, waiting for the emperor to speak.

Just now.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard from his grandson that the man in white might be the descendant of Wu Heng.

The more you think, the more angry you are.

"The man we just sent to the Hangzhou Yamen, the magistrate dared to let go?"

"We have to go and ask him!"

then.

Zhu Yuanzhang came to find fault with Cai Zhifu with a brigade.

To say that Cai Zhifu is really unlucky.

Because a deal was reached with Ding Bin long ago, according to Ding Bin's request, as long as there is a chance, Wu Heng and other scholars have to be released.

Before, when I heard that the emperor didn't want to care about this matter, I thought he really didn't care about it, and felt that it would be fine even if I let Wu Heng go.

You are not joking.

It's impossible for the emperor to stare at a person, right?

Who knows.

Emperor Zhu just kept staring at one person.

Not long after Wu Heng was released, the emperor came to his door.

Inside the Yamen.

Lao Zhu stared at the prefect of Hangzhou, and said coldly:

"Cai Wen, explain to me."

"The person I entrusted to you, why did you only let Wu Heng go?"

Cai Zhifu racked his brains and thought of a reason, he cupped his hands and said:

"Return to Your Majesty..."

"This Wu Heng...is a well-known scholar in Hangzhou. Although he came from a poor background, he can write good articles. This minister sees that this matter has little to do with him, so he is temporarily released."

"This man is extremely tongue-in-cheek, and he is good at motivating a group of scholars. I'm afraid..."

"If he is detained all the time, the hearts of the scholars in Hangzhou will be chilled!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him expressionlessly:

"is it?"

"Wu Heng can still write good articles?"

"What articles did he write, show me?"

Cai Wen bowed his head and said:

"Weichen doesn't have any articles about this person... Weichen just read it..."

"Have you read it?" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his eyebrows and continued to ask, "Well, if you have read his article, then tell me about it again, and let me hear how his literary talent is."

Cai Zhifu was dumbfounded now.

This was just a temporary reason, how could he know what articles Wu Heng had written?

Moreover, Wu Heng was notoriously ignorant, even if he wrote something, it would be difficult to be elegant, and it was impossible to give the emperor an explanation.

More beads of sweat flowed on Cai Wen's forehead.

Fortunately.

Just when he didn't know how to respond.

A tall and straight guard in brocade clothes came in, clasped his fist at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said:

"Report to Your Majesty."

"Weichen found out the matter clearly."

The person who came was He Li who was following Wu Heng.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, temporarily turned his attention away from Cai Wen, and said to He Li:

"Okay, come and talk."

He Li got the order, came to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, and whispered the whole story to Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for what Wu Heng said, he repeated every word without missing a word.

Because Zhu Xiongying was close enough, he also heard a lot.

After listening to He Li's retelling.

Zhu Yuanzhang was completely angry with blue veins on his forehead.

He stretched out his palm, slapped the table hard, and said angrily:

"Against him?"

"The way to get a scholar, how can he, a grassroots person, decide?!"

"Speaking out loud, so rampant... Still taking the merit test just to make money for being an official? It's really a big treason!"

This time Lao Zhu was really angry.

He never expected that his idea of ​​reopening the imperial examination would be so cheap to such a person.

The following prefect Cai observed the words and expressions, and heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, and immediately understood the general idea of ​​the matter.

Just before that.

Ding Bin once found him and said that if a scholar who supported the imperial examination offended the emperor, he must try every means to add fuel.

And the Korean public has also sent a letter with a similar meaning...

Emperor Zhu must be made to hate these scholars who are waiting for the re-opening of the imperial examination system!

then.

Cai Wen boldly said:

"Report to Your Majesty!"

"These students from poor families are indeed like this."

"They look forward to the resumption of the imperial examination every day, in order to reach the sky in one step and become officials to make money..."

"Wei Chen also warned and advised them..."

"But they won't listen to the words of the humble minister at all... If the inspection is cancelled, the humble minister will not affect their official career at all, so they don't care at all."

"Recently, the news of the re-opening of the imperial examination has been released, and these people are even more unscrupulous, causing the people to mourn..."

"They forget about human ethics and morality... All they care about is writing a good article and getting a title on the gold list."

The following words.

Cai Wen didn't continue talking.

But what he meant was already obvious.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke, and he shouted loudly:

"Go, arrest Wu Heng!"

"For the crime of bullying the king, I... will kill him!"

See Zhu Yuanzhang so angry.

Cai Wen lowered his body even lower.

Zhu Xiongying sensed something was wrong.

This ring is one ring after another... It seems that it has been designed long ago, waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang...

some of.

Ding Bin must be the mastermind... and Wu Heng is nothing more than a victim.

Using Wu Heng to irritate Zhu Yuanzhang, so that he will have a grudge against the scholars selected in the imperial examination...

As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang would inevitably have the idea that the imperial examination system is not as good as the awareness system.

In this way, it fell right into Ding Bin's arms!

Plus Ding Bin is Li Shanchang's nephew...

After Zhu Xiongying thought for a while, he knew whose idea this scheme was.

Just when Zhu Xiongying was about to remind Zhu Yuanzhang not to get excited.

Seeing that the timing was just right, Cai Wen suddenly said:

"Report to Your Majesty, I have one more thing to announce here!"

Old Zhu stared at his bloodshot eyes and asked:

"What else?"

"Say it now!"

Cai Wen hastily cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, I once received a letter from Ding Bin, which detailed how he was bewitched by Wu Heng and other scholars, and mistakenly thought it was a normal harvest of land. As a result, Wu Heng and others obstructed it and turned it into a forced harvest. Take the land..."

"Ding Bin couldn't sleep or eat for having harmed countless people like this. He decided to return all the fields outside his city to the original farmers! To show his guilt!"

I heard Cai Wen say that.

Zhu Xiongying couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.