Zhang Zhou originally thought that he would pick out a few key things to talk about with Zhu Youtang, and then he would be able to leave.
As a result, Zhu Youtang talked to him about the military affairs in the northwest, and it was like pouring out bitter water. The education reminded him of his own childhood
Seeing the sky gradually dimming.
Zhang Zhou felt as if he had entered a wolf's den.
The thought of going home to practice gymnastics in the evening seems to be delayed.
"Hold the lamp." Zhu Youtang noticed that the sky was a little dark, so he said something, and then someone lit the candlesticks in the Qianqing Palace, hung up the lanterns, and the palace was bright.
"Bingkuan, you need to go see the Empress Dowager later. She keeps mentioning that she wants to see you. But after you go, be careful what you say. The Empress Dowager may mention some unusual things to you. Good thing." Zhu Youtang probably also knew that the Queen Mother Zhou might tell Zhang Zhou about his old sesame seeds and rotten millet, and even ask Zhang Zhou to persuade him to take a concubine.
So Zhu Youtang felt that it was necessary to make it clear to Zhang Zhou.
"Yes." Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, can I resign?"
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Why are you leaving in such a hurry? I have nothing else to say."< /p>
Zhang Zhou said, "I do have one thing."
"Look, I won't tell you even if I don't ask. Why do monarchs and ministers have so many taboos? Tell me." Zhu You Tang seemed very polite.
Zhang Zhouxin said, if you are the emperor, you can say this to those in higher positions.
If I, a minister, said this to you, it would be disrespectful.
Zhang Zhou then said seriously, "Your Majesty, from the second game, when I left the Gongyuan, I heard rumors about the policy questions. After the third game of policy questions, these rumors became more and more intense. I thought about it for a moment and found out that the questions in this examination, especially the questions in the second and third exams, were a bit more difficult. Although this showed the strength of the examiners, from the perspective of talent selection, they may not be the best. Exam questions."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded and looked at Xiao Jing aside, "Has Dongchang received any news?"
Xiao Jing said hurriedly. There are some unfavorable rumors about Bachelor Cheng. In fact, they have been going on since before the exam, and they also involve a candidate named Xu Jing. It is said that this person is a wealthy man in Jiangnan, and he makes a grand appearance wherever he goes. He once went out to visit Bachelor Cheng and boasted about it. It is said that he also asked people about the questions in the examination, but he found out that the so-called questions were not the questions in this examination."
"Xu Jing. ”
Zhu Youtang frowned.
He has no prejudice against these ordinary scholars, but after hearing what Xiao Jing said, and Xu Jing being so high-profile, is this stupid or seeking death?
I don’t know if he will try it. In the past, when I wanted to avoid this kind of thing, I asked questions and even said it was a question.
What a fool.
Zhang Zhou laughed and said, "I have also heard of this person. It is said that After arriving in the capital,He went to visit Bachelor Cheng with Yayuan Tangyin and Tang Bohu who were taking the Jiangnan Provincial Examination this time.
Zhu Youtang suddenly thought of something, nodded and said, "I remember, you and that man named Tang Bohu seem to have a bet, saying that if he falls behind you in the examination, I want to join the same discipleship as you. Is there such a thing?"
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, as expected, the emperor is very concerned about my affairs.
From the almost vindictive bet with Xu Han before, to his relationship with Tang Yin The emperor can detect the disputes between people, which also shows that Dongchang’s work efficiency is pretty good.
“This is the case. "Zhang Zhoudao.
Zhu Youtang nodded, "Bingkuan, in fact, I have said before that I did not consider the matter of letting Cheng Minzheng be the examiner. Now that you have brought it up, but "What suggestions do you have?"
Zhang Zhou said, "Actually, I just want to mention this matter, so that your majesty can be prepared. Perhaps the imperial censor will use this matter to challenge Xueshi Cheng recently. As a result, I Candidates in this general examination may also be involved in the questions, so it is not appropriate to say too much. "
"Haha, how could you be involved? Didn't you guess that there might be something like this a long time ago? You are so cautious that you have never even seen Cheng Minzheng."
Zhu Youtang smiled .
He now realizes Zhang Zhou's brilliance.
At first, Zhu Youtang tried his best to get Cheng Minzheng to cultivate Zhang Zhou's knowledge. In Zang's opinion, the most knowledgeable person in the entire court was Cheng Minzheng.
It was only after Zhang Zhou declined on his own initiative that the move might be criticized.
< p>Now things are starting to become clear. If Cheng Minzheng was really involved in the case, and Zhang Zhou did not shy away from being Cheng Minzheng's student at that time, with Zhang Zhou's high profile, he would be attacked by a group of people, and it would be difficult to clean himself up.Zhang Zhouyi said with a depressed look on his face, "Your Majesty, I don't want to get involved. I didn't intend to have any personal relationship with Bachelor Cheng from the beginning, but it was the previous selection of Imperial College Tribute. Chosen by Bachelor Cheng. Furthermore, as Jiangnan Jieyuan, I had done some high-profile things in the capital before, and I was afraid that others would not think that I was truly talented and learned, so I was embarrassed to say it. "
Zhu Youtang just laughed when he heard this.
Dai Yida next to him said, "Mr. Zhang, you are worrying too much. Those scholars must be unreasonable after all."
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Hey.
Zhang Zhou wants to say that you are right.
The biggest characteristic of those scholars who have the right to speak is that they are unreasonable in their stance. Yes, strictly speaking, you Dai Yi are not a scholar. Your knowledge is enough to make you a scholar. How can you understand the mentality of those scholars?
"Bingkuan, if you have any opinions, just say it. "
Zhu Youtang is very sincere and wants to hear Zhang Zhou's opinion on this matter.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, this is what I think. Is Shan Yicheng involved? Regarding the question, I believe that no matter whether it exists or not, there is no evidence. "
"Um. "
Zhu Youtang nodded.
He agrees with this.
There were rumors about Cheng Minzheng's scandal before. The biggest problem is not that Yes or no, it's hard to prove.
If there is, the court will help the scholars to find evidence, but they can't find it.
It will be difficult for Cheng Minzheng to prove his innocence. Even if others insist on it, even if the court comes to investigate, it will not help Cheng Minzheng to clear his name.
Zhang Zhou continued, "If there is no evidence, the scholars will rely on Bachelor Cheng." Start with character and attack it. ”
“Is there anything wrong with Cheng Minzheng’s character?” Zhu Youtang didn’t quite understand. “In recent years, Cheng Minzheng has not spent much time in power, and I have had less contact with him.” , but whether it is his talent, knowledge, or character, his bad deeds should not be easily found out. ”
Zhang Zhou wanted to say, Your Majesty, you still have too much confidence in the man named Cheng.
In other words.
You are confident now, but public opinion will turn around After being coerced, three people become a tiger, and I'm afraid even you won't be so sure that Cheng Minzheng is a good person.
Especially Cheng Minzheng's final conclusion in this case is that "you can only get rich if you don't avoid suspicion." "To tarnish the balance of literature and raise questions about everything" is to use the fact that Xu Jing once bribed Cheng Minzheng with gold coins as an excuse. But later Xu Jing and Cheng Minzheng also said that the so-called gold coins for seeking literature and asking questions that might be asked in the exam, It was because "I was afraid of being tortured, so I falsely accused myself," which means that I surrendered because of severe torture.
The crime that Xu Jing and Tang Yin later convicted was not bribery or flattery, but "seeking advancement through good luck."
In short, the purpose is to find no evidence and take advantage of your negligence to settle the case as soon as possible.
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Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether there is any bad deeds. The difficulty lies in how to prove that there are no bad deeds."
Zhu Youtang frowned, as if he didn't understand.
< p>Dai Yi on the side asked the emperor, "Does bad deeds need to be proven?"Zhang Zhou smiled.
At any other time, would a person have bad deeds? , it is true that there is no need to prove it, but the problem is that when someone deliberately throws dirty water on you, it is difficult for you to prove that you are clean.
When you are bombarded by public opinion, Proving his guilt has turned into "proving his innocence", which is very difficult.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, Bachelor Cheng has only been back for a year, but after Ying Chunwei arrived in Beijing, many people came to visit him. , and he didn’t seem to shy away from meeting each other. This alone would cause him to fall into a whirlpool and be unable to extricate himself. "
"What's your opinion?"
After all, Zhu Youtang's level is higher than that of Dai Yi and others. His understanding of Cheng Minzheng will naturally be somewhat different from Zhang Zhou's. Common points.
Cheng Minzheng's not shying away from meeting candidates is also fatal in the eyes of the emperor.
Public opinion is sometimes unprincipled, even for him as an emperor.Everyone has to issue an edict to calm public opinion, not to mention Cheng Minzheng
Zhu Youtang felt that it was his eagerness to promote Cheng Minzheng that made him the target of public criticism.
Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, is it really okay for me to give you advice like this and treat my own examiner?"
"Bingkuan, what advice do you have? Only I and a few of them know, who will tell outsiders?" Zhu Youtang was also anxious.
After talking for so long, he was still playing riddles
Zhang Zhou said, "Then your majesty might as well send a decree to ask Bachelor Cheng to stop grading the papers immediately and let him avoid suspicion first. If outsiders The criticism against him continues, and His Majesty has no choice but to keep him in his apartment as much as possible without using torture, for fear that his body will not be able to withstand it."
Zhang Zhou could not completely free himself from Cheng Minzheng. Consider the direction of sin.
Things are about to happen. Just thinking about exonerating Cheng Minzheng will not suppress public opinion.
Cheng Minzheng has too many points that can be attacked, and the most important thing is that he is not a member of the mainstream civil servant faction, and the emperor admires him very much. This will lead to the fact that even his colleagues will secretly add insult to injury. When the matter comes to the court, everyone will think from the bottom of their hearts that he is "guilty" and want Cheng Minzheng to prove his innocence.
Easier said than done
Historically, Cheng Minzheng only died because he was beaten too much and was paralyzed.
As long as this guy doesn’t get tortured and gives him a way to survive, even if he suffers a little injustice, it’s what he deserves to suffer. Who can let him show off his teeth and like to express himself
Anyway, he is here Over the years, he has been framed not once or twice.
This old guy didn’t bother to prove his innocence when he was attacked because the weather was cloudy, and he would rather idle at home for many years
Let him go back to study. It would be more appropriate for him to be an official.
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