Chapter 258: Yan Zhang's traitors make another report (asking for monthly tickets)
The emperor demoted Zhang Juzheng, the former cabinet minister, to the position of prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.

As Yan Shaoting conveyed the imperial edict, he had a fierce argument with Zhang Juzheng, which could even be said to be a break-up. A heated discussion about the factional struggle between Yan and Zhang arose in the capital.

Subsequently.

People in the capital, as well as officials of all ranks in the court, learned more and more details about the incident.

For example, when Zhang Juzheng requested to vigorously carry out reforms, Xu Ge Lao strongly agreed.

However, Yan Shaoting strongly opposed it in front of the emperor.

Even the fact that Zhang Juzheng was demoted from a cabinet minister to the governor of Shuntian was partly due to Yan Shaoting's contribution.

Officials of all ranks in the capital, as well as the common people who love to watch the fun, are all looking forward to what kind of battle Yan and Zhang will have in the court next.

In the officialdom, many officials who also intended to change the status quo of the court began to approach Zhang Juzheng in private.

Although he has now been demoted from the cabinet.

But the title of Dongge Grand Secretary was not taken away.

Theoretically speaking, although Zhang Juzheng's actual position was the prefect of Shuntian, his status in the court did not decline.

even.

His reputation as a reformist had already spread.

At least in the eyes of those minor officials in the court, Zhang Ge Lao is still Zhang Ge Lao, and he is the first person to reform the court's long-standing malpractices.

Also at the same time.

A heated debate also broke out in the court regarding the issue of silk and satin for the people of Huizhou Prefecture.

There were officials who supported maintaining the status quo, led by Minister of Rites Yan Ne, Minister of Punishments Pan En, and Minister of War Yang Bo.

There were also officials, led by Yan Shaoting or Hai Rui, who supported redefining the silk tax for the population of Huizhou Prefecture so that the tax would be shared equally among the six counties of Huizhou.

Then the minor officials in the court who followed Zhang Juzheng discovered something very embarrassing.

Their leader.

In other words, Zhang Juzheng, who was still called Zhang Ge Lao by them, must support the redefinition of silk tax for the population of Huizhou Prefecture from the perspective of political reform.

More seriously.

According to Zhang Ge Lao's reform, the population and household registers of the six counties of Huizhou Prefecture needed to be re-checked and compiled, and the fields in the six counties also needed to be re-measured.

This resulted in a very embarrassing scene.

The reformist officials who were originally planning to fight with Yan Shaoting had to admit that they might have to cooperate with Yan Shaoting in the matter of Huizhou Prefecture?

The court unknowingly fell into a situation of fighting between three parties.

And within the time visible to the naked eye.

The Ming Dynasty was heading more and more towards factional strife without any brakes.

Just when the high-ranking officials in the court were waiting and watching and had not yet made their move, the lower-ranking officials could only take their positions in advance.

Yan Shaoting was already in Changping, and was nominally invited by the people of Changping to participate in a warm and grand Spring Examination Banquet.

Then, before the palace examination, he assigned a task which could be regarded as homework to students such as Xu Shixing and Wang Xijue who had already obtained the status of tribute scholars in the spring examination.

Find out the ins and outs of the tax on silk and satin for the people of Huizhou Prefecture, and obtain a fair and impeccable redetermined tax for the people of the six counties of Huizhou Prefecture.

Xu Shixing, Wang Xijue and others were naturally delighted.

They are all now successful candidates in the imperial examinations, and are only waiting for the palace examination in a few days. Even if they become officials in the court, or become scholars in the Hanlin Academy, or go to various departments in the court to observe government affairs, at the very least they can go directly to the local area to govern.

Now the teacher has assigned them the homework of silk and satin for the people of Huizhou Prefecture in advance.

Naturally, they put their whole heart into it.

In addition, they have been in Changping Academy since last year, receiving tutoring on the tactics of solving a sea of ​​questions from three old gentlemen, Nie Bao, Wang Ji, and Qian Dehong, as well as the most advanced Confucian classics thought of the Ming Dynasty.

The current situation in Changping is another example.

To some extent.

They are already tending to become Yan Shaoting's fanatical followers.

At least these young people who have not really grown up and have not yet been able to stir up trouble in the court, now only have their master Mr. Yan in their eyes!
This day.

It was already the 41st year of the Jiajing reign, the eve of the spring palace examination.

In the Changping Villa, the lights never go out.

Yan Shaoting yawned and stood up from the pile of documents.

Nie Bao and the other three old gentlemen did not show any signs of fatigue because they were really old and had less sleep.

Instead, he looked at Yan Shaoting, who looked tired, with a smile on his face.

Yan Shaoting glanced around.

Countless desks piled with books were now empty.

Nie Bao smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the palace examination. Although Yuan Yu, Ru Mo and others will definitely get good rankings, we still ask them to rest first and get enough energy. They must return to the city and enter the palace before dawn tomorrow."

Yan Shaoting nodded: "I hope they can get into the top of the high school!"

The results of this spring examination had actually been announced a long time ago.

Wang Xijue ranked first in the imperial examination and won the title of Huiyuan.

Xu Shixing is second.

The two of them are fully capable of competing for the first place in the palace examination, that is, the honor of being the top scholar, just like in the original history.

Here in Changping.

Some people believed that Wang Xijue, the champion, must be the top scorer of this year's exam, and even Xu Shixing, who came in second, thought so.

But Yan Shaoting knew that the results of these two people in the palace examination were exactly the opposite of those in the metropolitan examination.

But none of this matters to Yan Shaoting.

Anyway, the top two candidates in the imperial examination are all his students, and the successful candidates in this year's exam are also his students. Among them, many are like Wang Xijue and Xu Shixing, who are totally his little fans.

Zhang Juzheng said that he wanted to carry out reforms in the new dynasty.

It takes five to ten years to reach the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

But Yan Shaoting was certain that it was impossible for the Longqing Dynasty to truly implement reforms.

At least at that time, the main focus was on how to drive away all the old ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty.

Wait until Zhang Juzheng can really start reforms.

He might suddenly discover it.

All the people in the court are Yan Shaoting’s students!

Think of that scene.

Yan Shaoting thought that maybe he could strive for the position of chief examiner in the next few spring examinations. Nie Bao smiled.

He changed the subject and said, "The affairs of Huizhou Prefecture have been basically sorted out. It's a good thing that you want to seek fairness. According to the archived documents, the tax silver for the silk and silk of Huizhou Prefecture should be shared equally among the six counties. But you have been an official in the court for quite some time, and you should understand that most of the time, the court will not look at the evidence you have when doing things."

Wang Ji also said unhappily: "Although we old guys are in Changping, we have heard the news in the capital from time to time. Now you have already shown signs of factional strife in the court.

Zhang Juzheng wants to reform, and you want to give justice to the people and make their lives better. But in the eyes of others, what you want to do must not succeed, and you must not let Zhang Juzheng take the opportunity to implement the reform. "

Qian Dehong hummed, "No matter how those people play tricks, as long as Runwu has argued with them on this matter, Zhang Juzheng, the leader of the reform, must cooperate with Runwu and promote the redefinition of the tax on silk and silk for the people of Huizhou Prefecture!"

Mr. Qian is like this. He is the most straightforward among the three old men, but also the one with the most straightforward temper.

Nie Bao and Wang Ji couldn't help but roll their eyes at Old Man Qian.

Yan Shaoting's face was full of smiles.

As the saying goes.

An old house where a treasure.

There are four elders in my family now!
These are the four treasures!
Nie Bao patted the book in his hand and handed it to Yan Shaoting.

"Take it. We three estimate that those people in the court will only attack you from this direction."

"Please take note of this and respond to them one by one when the time comes."

"Whether it's fair for one county or for six counties, how to balance it all depends on your own choice."

After saying that.

Nie Bao placed the book on the tall desk, then stood up and looked at Wang Ji and Qian Dehong.

The old man raised his eyebrows.

"Three years later, it will be the Spring Examination again. I think the boys in the academy are all stubborn and stubborn. The strategy of moistening things with a sea of ​​questions is very effective. Since we are all sleepless tonight, let's get a few sets of papers together. We can't let those boys sit idle!"

The two old men, Wang Ji and Qian Dehong, laughed, their faces full of pride.

The three of them didn't even say hello to Yan Shaoting, they just patted their butts and left.

Yan Shaoting hurriedly stood up, holding the book, stood at the door, and bowed to the backs of the three old men.

"Thank you three old gentlemen for your kindness."

"I will never disappoint you gentlemen."

"I must make sure that the people of our dynasty can truly live a good life!"

Just wait for him to look up.

The three old men have long disappeared.

Old naughty boy!
Yan Shaoting groaned and a smile appeared on his face.

Then he yawned, turned around and went into the house, found a corner and fell asleep.

The next day.

The spring palace examination in the 41st year of Jiajing was held as scheduled.

The emperor and the cabinet ministers together set the questions.

Afterwards, the chief minister of the cabinet, Yan Song, presided over the palace examination in the Fengtian Hall on behalf of the emperor, testing all the candidates for the imperial examination.

Until after noon.

People began to hand in their test papers one after another.

Yan Song and others began to review it hurriedly.

Test papers were constantly divided into different sequences for the top three.

Those who fall into the top three list will basically not be touched anymore.

Class II and Class I need to be compared repeatedly.

At last.

The test papers of Wang Xijue, Xu Shixing and Yu Youding were finally confirmed to be on the top list.

Then, a fight broke out among the examiners over the papers of Wang Xijue and Xu Shixing.

Finally, the test paper arrived at Xiyuan.

Soon the emperor's will was transmitted back to the Fengtian Hall.

The top scorer in this year's exam is Xu Shixing.

The second place in this year's exam is Wang Xijue.

The third place in this exam is the first place, and the rest are You Ding.

The second and third places would be determined by the cabinet reviewing officials, and the imperial edict would be posted in the Imperial Examination Hall and the provincial school in Beijing to announce it to the world.

When everyone was immersed in the grand joy of the final result of this imperial examination.

The two memorials caused a huge sensation in the court.

One is a memorial submitted by Yan Shaoting, a reader in the Hanlin Academy, titled "Requesting approval that the silk tax levied by the population of Huizhou Prefecture should be shared by the six counties."

The other memorial was submitted by Zhang Juzheng, the newly appointed prefect of Shuntian.

"Shuntian Prefecture petitions for re-discussion of the false accusation case of a candidate in this year's spring examination."

Yan Shaoting's memorial once again emphasized that the silk tax of 6,146 taels of tax silver originally borne by She County alone in Huizhou Prefecture must be shared by the six counties according to the population or land area, and there is strong evidence to prove the case.

Zhang Juzheng's memorial was even more sinister.

In his capacity as the prefect of Shuntian, he requested the court to severely punish and execute the examinee who had falsely accused the chief examiner in the current spring examination.

We also ask the court to re-examine the three lists of North, South and Central that have been implemented in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years, and change them to fifteen lists totaling the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty!

The two memorials were submitted almost at the same time.

In the air.

Yan Shaoting seemed to be looking into the eyes of Zhang Juzheng who was sitting high up in the Shuntian prefectural government office.

The two men who were determined to become treacherous ministers smiled at each other.

Since the government has come to this.

Then let's stir up trouble and bring this court into complete chaos!
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