The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1219

[1219. Chapter 1164 Millennium Plan]

The academicians were more ruthless and rushed forward. First, someone clenched his fist and punched Wu Yan directly in the face.

Wu Yan groaned, but he didn’t know whether he lost his balance or fell back tactically, and he fell to the ground.

Then there were punches and kicks like drum beats, and when he heard something whistling and coming with strong wind, Wu Yan subconsciously held his head with his hands to block it.

Pong…

a huge force came.

Good guy, I even brought a guy here.

Wu Yan howled in pain and shouted: “My lords…save me…my lords, save me…”

Little did he know that all the lords had already escaped completely.

In a short time, Wu Yan was already bruised and swollen, and the bones in his hands seemed to be broken. He could only cry: “Spare me, spare me…”

It took half a cup of tea.

Academicians are not stupid either.

This is called a passionate fight, and it is about the law not punishing everyone. Seeing that Wu Yan was almost dying, at the Meridian Gate, there were guards and eunuchs looking at him from a distance, and they did not dare to come forward for a long time.

The imperial guards are not afraid of a group of scholars, but with such a group of academicians, wearing imperially-imparted flying fish uniforms and imperially-imposed unicorn uniforms, who dares to go up and cause trouble?

After watching the academicians disperse in a crowd, a group of guards came up. Seeing the lonely Wu Yan lying on the ground like a puddle of mud, not knowing whether to live or die, someone finally got the courage to shout at the figure who had already gone away. He shouted: “Don’t hit people.”

Wu Yan’s whole body hurt so much that he felt like he was going to die. He was gasping for air, his mouth was filled with blood, he spit out a tooth, his eyes were black and blue, and he wanted to raise his hands to wipe away tears. , but found that my hand was broken, and when I moved it, I suddenly felt a terrible pain.

Several guards were about to pick him up and said, “Quick, call the doctor.”

With just this movement, the severe pain filled his whole body again. Wu Yan screamed, but he couldn’t help but fainted immediately: “Don’t move, don’t move.” Move, don’t move me…”

“Let me die…” He slurred, spitting out bloody liquid from his mouth: “It’s okay to die…”

Finally, his body couldn’t hold on any longer, and his vision went black. Completely fainted.

There had been eunuchs for a long time, so they went to Chongwen Hall.

………

Emperor Hongzhi leaned back in his chair and looked at the memorial carefully. He was shocked. Thousands of skilled craftsmen, countless experiments, and only seven ships were used for the experiment. There were countless parts and boilers, they were changed again and again, scrapped and recast… The manpower and material resources used…

Emperor Hongzhi almost didn’t dare to look at it.

Just to build this steamship?

And the speed of this steamship seems to be pretty good, but these… Emperor Hongzhi didn’t know much about ships after all, and he only had a rough idea.

He was fascinated by the situation.

But a eunuch came in a hurry: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty…”

Emperor Hongzhi interrupted his thoughts, raised his head, and saw a young eunuch lying on the ground: “What’s the matter?”

The eunuch said: “Outside… Academicians of the Academy of Sciences, General Hanlin The servant Wu Yan was beaten, oh, he was covered in blood, so… so cruel…” The eunuch’s voice trembled, and it was obvious that as a witness, he was still frightened.

Hit someone?

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Fang Jifan.

Fang Jifan stood aside, feeling jealous. Wouldn’t this ruin Fang Jifan’s reputation? If so many people hit one person, is he still a human being? Why not take turns challenging Wu Yan?

Fang Jifan coughed: “Your Majesty, one slap can’t make a sound.”

Emperor Hongzhi still held the memorial in his hand and nodded.

Makes sense!

He continued to pick up the memorial, looked straight at it, and said lightly: “Well, it’s wrong to hit people.” He

continued to read the memorial.

The eunuch raised his head, a little confused.

What does this mean? It’s wrong to hit someone, so what’s the next sentence?

After waiting for a long time, he didn’t hear the next sentence. Instead, Xiao Jing, who was standing next to Emperor Hongzhi, waved his sleeves as if to ward off flies. The young eunuch understood, immediately stood up, and tiptoed out.

After reading the memorial for a long time, Emperor Hongzhi put it down: “Okay, although I don’t know how useful this steamship will be after it goes to sea, but the current voyage to the West is indeed very limited. This move by the prince and his successor can be regarded as a benefit to the country. People.”

Fang Jifan said modestly: “This is all because of your Majesty’s wisdom.”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but said, “Why did you turn to me again?”

Fang Jifan said confidently: “How could other emperors dare to be so presumptuous? It is precisely because Your Majesty is a Holy Emperor, magnanimous and discerning that you can use your talents to the best of your ability. Therefore, this is inseparable from Your Majesty’s sage and wisdom. He said, “Your Majesty is gentle on the outside but reserved in nature, and he governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. Your Majesty was born in a good time. Otherwise, he would have died long ago. Your Majesty can make the best use of things and make the best use of people. If you are not a sage, what is it?”

When Emperor Hongzhi listened, he felt it was both pleasant and reasonable, but he was angry: “You are the only one who talks too much.”

He had completely forgotten about Wu Yan, and seemed… too lazy to mention it at all. Then, he slowly He said: “We must continue to study this steamship. If it is really beneficial to sailing to the West, I will not hesitate to reward you.”

Fang Jifan said: “I obey your order.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face became bright and dark again: “A few days ago, I read Ouyang Zhi’s report. Ouyang Zhi was in Baoding and Tongzhou, and he became more and more comfortable as governor. He promoted many people. They are capable talents. I am thinking, what kind of talents does my Ming Dynasty need? Those small officials who have been promoted can actually manage a place easily. Not only that, they are also aware of local affairs. Transparent, there are rules and regulations to follow in the way of doing things. The parents and officials of this place inherit the orders of the imperial court and provide safety to the people. Whether the imperial decree can be implemented and whether the local people can live and work in peace and contentment are closely related to them. I am more than The more I think about it, the more I feel that… the limitations of scholars are too great. If you are good at learning, you will be an official. If you are good at reading, you can be an official. Then… this is like the prince. If you are good at knitting, you can be an official. Officials, what’s the difference?”

Emperor Hongzhi showed a look of disappointment. For a long time, he had placed great trust in scholars, but he felt more and more that this trust had been betrayed.

Emperor Hongzhi said again: “But… three feet of ice does not last in a day. How can it be so easy to change one’s ways?”

“I am thinking that Ouyang Qing’s family has already promoted many people in Tongzhou and Baoding Prefecture. Young officials, you might as well… make a fuss about this. For the time being, in this land of the New Deal, the imperial court will no longer appoint officials for the imperial examination. Let Ouyang Qing’s family make decisions on their own. But if that’s all, but it’s not possible, the government will be out of control. The good thing about Baoding Prefecture and Tongzhou is that they can do whatever they want no matter what they do. We might as well draw up detailed rules for the selection of officials and follow this charter. , to implement, what kind of people can be officials, what kind of people can be promoted… You are the mentor of the Ouyang Qing family, talk to him first, and in addition, you also need to ask the Liu Qing family and others for advice. At that time, I will give you the last memorial.”

When Fang Jifan heard this, he understood what Emperor Hongzhi meant.

Emperor Hongzhi wanted to create a new way of selecting talents, but he already had different views on the imperial examination.

But now it is impossible to abolish the imperial examination. This is the fundamental interest of scholars. If it really wants to cause trouble, the world will be in chaos.

But Baoding Prefecture and Tongzhou are different. These two places can make some attempts.

The original imperial examination system was not applicable in the New Deal. Although the officials promoted now are good, it has not formed a complete standardized system. In the future, if you want to use a new system to compete with the imperial examination system, the first thing to do is, It is to make this new system perfect and become some kind of customization.

Fang Jifan smiled bitterly.

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Fang Jifan: “What are you doing with the Qing family’s wry smile?”

“Your ministers have trained a lot of talents. Under the new system, it is inevitable that their disciples and grandsons will benefit. But if this happens, there will be so many people who learn stereotypes in Xishan Academy of Literature. My future is unclear. The palms and backs of my hands are all the flesh of my subordinates.”

The implication

is that

our successor is not bragging. No matter what the rules are, we, Xishan Academy, will beat those outside the academy. Dregs.

Emperor Hongzhi glared at him: “Let’s draw up a charter within a month.”

Fang Jifan said: “Your Majesty, I’ll go ask Liu Gong for advice.”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: “Don’t make it public.”

Of course it can’t be public.

To be honest, this is tantamount to digging up the roots of scholars.

Fang Jifan is their gravedigger. I, Fang Jifan, have such a bad temper. Come on, come and beat me if you have the guts.

But…Liu Jian is different. Liu Jian is the head of hundreds of officials and the leader of scholars. If anyone knows that when Fang Jifan was digging their old graves, Liu Jian had made some suggestions or contributed in secret. They were afraid that as soon as the news came out, those scholars would tear Liu Jian to pieces.

Fang Jifan said righteously: “Your Majesty, don’t worry, my ministers are very tight-lipped.”

He left, but did not rush to see Liu Jian. Instead, he immediately closed the door and summoned all his disciples. , and even Ouyang Zhi asked him to come from Baoding Mansion.

Looking at the five disciples, Fang Jifan sighed for a while, and revealed the true intention of Emperor Hongzhi, and then said: “This is a major event. This charter will affect hundreds or thousands of years. How to draw up the charter, you all have to express your opinions first, especially It’s Ouyang Zhi, Ouyang Zhi…”

Ouyang Zhi was silent for a moment and said firmly: “The student is here.”

“You have unique talents. In this regard, you have the most experience. You will take the lead. Other junior brothers, help you, draft it first, let me take a look at it, and then we will discuss it one by one, and… this matter… don’t let the news out for the time being, I don’t want to hit people, the role of force is to interact with each other. Yes, your fists will hurt. “

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I recommend a book called “Master Zhao”, which tells the story of the pre-Qin Dynasty.

(End of chapter)