The storm came up overnight.

No one expected that things would be so bad. When the imperial edicts were heard from the palace, it was also rumored that Yang Shiqi entered the palace to meet and discuss the imperial examination, everyone was shocked.

The incident came too suddenly. His Majesty did not ban Chen Xue, which disappointed everyone, but what happened next was enough to surprise people, and many people realized an extremely serious problem.

The North and South List was released because of taking care of candidates in the north, because students in the south often take better exams than in the north. If they didn’t make such a list, almost all Jinshi would be won by people in the south.

But the problem arises again. The south is divided into southeast and southwest. The southern region is so vast that not everyone is a test master. Therefore, scholars in Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan and other places are tragic. Faced with the forests of Jiangxi and Zhejiang, they will not have any chance. Many scholars have barely become scholars and scholars, so they no longer think about the career. There are even a few people who do business secretly, so that those places have not been educated well, and even many wealthy families may not have the tradition of letting their children study.

In those places, there are poor mountains and rivers, and there are so many unlucky people every now and then. From this point of view, the gentry of the great clan is not keen on educating their children. Therefore, the people there are not only strong, but also the local gentry may not be willing to cooperate with the government. It is common to cause trouble.

Now that His Majesty has proposed to solve this problem, it does not make people feel relieved. Instead, after thinking about it carefully, he can't help but sweat.

On the one hand, there are many officials in the court, especially important ministers, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Most of these people are powerful figures. Since Taizu, the majority of them have been taken over from top scholars to second-level Jinshi in several subjects. Most of them have been taken over by people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. To solve the problem of the Southwest imperial examination, it will inevitably greatly threaten the interests of scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

After all, there are only a few places for the Jinshi admitted by the court. Once the Southwest List is divided into two, the quota on the Southwest List will definitely be divided into two, and the quota will be greatly reduced. However, some people who are interested realize that His Majesty suddenly became interested in Chen Xue at this time, and the southwest provinces will not choose other subjects and take the exam.

This is the most panic problem. Once this is the case, then Chen Xue will truly make a fortune and be able to compete with the Neo-Confucianism.

Many people feel uneasy, but for the cabinet ministers, it is all torment.

Early in the morning, His Majesty called Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong to go. Xie Jin did not even have the qualifications to discuss matters. Hu Yan and Huang Huai also sat on the bench.

Yang Shiqi has always been in a bad relationship with Xie Jin, but Yang Rong is from Fujian. There is always a gap between him and the cabinet in Jiangxi. His Majesty suddenly discussed matters with them, and combined with all the previous signs, Xie Jin understood that things had taken a turn for the worse and had even reached a critical level.

He never expected that things would get worse step by step, but he learned some news from the palace. First, Zhao Zhong's death and Zhao Zhong's death made Xie Jin realize where the problem was. Your Majesty was afraid of suspicion towards the prince and himself. His Majesty has always been suspicious. Once he became suspicious, he would have to take action immediately. It would be fine if he had suspicion. At worst, he could deal with Zhao Zhong and let Chen Xue go. But after the court was dispersed, another incident happened. An inexplicable eunuch ran to "inform" the prince. The prince was very angry, but it was too late to clear the suspicion. The young eunuch who reported the news was said to have taken the imperial prison early this morning, saying that it was Zhao Zhong's accomplice, but Xie Jin understood that this was clearly meant that this was the prince's accomplice.

Xie Jin's first thought was that the prince and himself were fooled, but the problem was that such things could never be explained clearly. The more you distinguish, the more ulterior motives you have, the more you want to clear yourself, the faster you will die. The only way is to knock down your front teeth and swallow it. No matter how great aggrieved you are, you can only pretend not to know.

Xie Jin simply locked himself in the public room every day, without leaving the door and not stepping on the two doors.

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Compared with Xie Jin, Huang Huai and Hu Yan, Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong were obviously much more tormented.

At present, they are facing a crucial issue. If they take a wrong step, they may be ruined.

The emperor had just met Hao Fenglou, and Hao Fenglou proposed something, but Zhu Di felt it was a little fresh. He had already had some ingenuity in his mind before, and now he had some of Hao Fenglou's initiatives, which made his ideas and ideas clearer.

Zhu Di glanced at the two cabinet ministers and said with a smile: "Two dear friends, what do you think of Chen Xue?"

Yang Shiqi lowered his head and felt alert when he heard this. Combined with His Majesty's previous actions, Yang Shiqi knew that this was a special test, and any mistakes could cause trouble.

Yang Shiqi said: "The viewpoint is novel, but Weichen has only read a few things, and many things may not be agreed with."

This sentence has a little ambiguous meaning. He cannot say that Chen Xue is good or that Chen Xue is bad. If Chen Xue is good, then Yang Shiqi will become a rat crossing the street. If he says bad words, His Majesty will inevitably be displeased.

Yang Rong replied: "Weichen wants to read it and see what Chen Xue is talking about. Unfortunately, he is busy with official business and can't get free for a while."

Yang Rong was also smart, so he simply told Your Majesty that he hadn't read it yet. Since he hadn't read it, he naturally didn't know whether it was good or bad.

Zhu Di said with a smile: "Look, you have to read it, and read it carefully. Of course, this is an off-topic. Hao Fenglou just said that although the imperial examinations in the north and south solved many shortcomings, it was still too hasty. Hao Fenglou was once in Lang Son and was familiar with the customs and people in the southwest. It was said that the education there was always not clear. The reasons were nothing more than two. One was that the mountains and rivers were poor. The day was sunny, the land was not three feet flat, and the land was barren, and the food was not grown. This person was poor and the ambition was short, so naturally he was full of troublemakers. Yang Rong, you are from Fujian, and the same was true in Fujian. Let's talk about it, is Hao Fenglou right?"

At this time, except for Quanzhou, other places in Fujian are indeed poor, so many people are unable to survive. They have to violate the ban on the court, set sail to sea, leave their hometowns and move overseas, or do some shameful activities. Yang Rong nodded repeatedly and said, "What Hao Fenglou said is not bad."

Zhu Di said slowly: "The second is that the scholars there, although they studied hard, they could not get to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang candidates in the end. This inevitably made them feel a little discouraged. When this person was discouraged, he would inevitably get tired of the meaning of the scriptures. Moreover, if the career failed, he had to find another way out. Therefore, there were very few families who were willing to study there. If this continued, how would the education of the court be promoted?"

Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong repeatedly said yes, but they were thinking in their hearts that His Majesty was saying this for them? When they thought of some rumors outside, they couldn't help but feel a little worried, for fear that His Majesty would like to say something outside...

Sure enough, Zhu Di smiled slightly and said, "It's not a solution to continue like this. Now the court has taken over Jiaozhi, and the southwest is half of the country. How can I let it go like this? I thought about it and decided to set up another small list outside the north and south list."

Small list...

Yang Shiqi lamented in his heart that what should come finally came.

However, Yang Rong had no expression on his face. In fact, he was very dissatisfied with the situation in the temple of half Jiangxi. He was from Fujian. There were few talents in Fujian and there were not many Fujianese in the court, so he was inevitably weak. He also knew that if this continued, it would only make it very rampant. If a small list could be set and Fujian could add a small list, it would not be a big deal. Even speaking, it was still a little contribution to his hometown.

The ancients were most in love with their hometown because of inconvenient transportation. Once you get out of the hometown, especially someone like Yang Rong, who came to the capital to become an official, then it is possible that only when you are gray-haired and old can you return to the teacher. This farewell has been decades, decades, and some unhappiness in the hometown have long forgotten, but instead turned those little things into worries.

"What do you think, two dear friends?"

Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is of great importance and cannot be done overnight. We should make a long-term plan."

Yang Rong was silent while making a decision.

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile and said, "If I had long-term plans, why did I call the two ministers here to discuss? I have decided on this matter and must start immediately. I have another idea, that is, Chen's studies are quite popular in the southwest and Fujian and Guangdong provinces. This Chen's studies are also a classical article, and it is also a study of Confucius and Mencius. The test questions on the small list will be selected from Chen's classics in the future. What do you think about this matter?"

When Yang Shiqi heard this, he almost collapsed on the ground. As for Yang Rong, he was still making small plans to get benefits for his hometown, but when he heard about Chen Xue, his face suddenly collapsed. This... was too crazy.

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Chapter completed!