Because this matter was instigated by Your Majesty from the very beginning, starting from Chen Kedao's earliest lectures, and has been pushed forward to this point.
The compilation of the imperial examination syllabus was a policy tied to the royal academies. If one wanted to overturn this policy, one had to overturn all the previous ones.
No one can do this, so all we can do is remain silent.
"During a recent cabinet meeting, Lord Xu Guangqi believed that the Ministry of Rites could take the lead in formulating the imperial examination curriculum. After all, the Ministry of Rites is the one that makes the final decision on this matter."
"Lord Sun Chengzong believes that we need to recruit a wide range of officials and select more ministers to participate. Today I called you all here mainly to ask about this matter." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.
This is the meat of the show!
The faces of the people present became a little serious.
Xu Guangqi's suggestion was to let Shen Tingyun formulate the imperial examination curriculum. This meant that their ideas would be thoroughly implemented and carried out, and the interests of others would definitely be damaged.
Sun Chengzong's idea was to take everyone into consideration. Let's discuss it together, and it will be fine as long as we can get a rough idea by then.
Sun Chengzong's ideas are naturally more likely to gain support from officials, but the key issue now is not what these two people think, but what His Majesty thinks.
What does Your Majesty want to do?
This is really crucial.
For a moment, the atmosphere seemed a little dull.
But things can't stay like this forever, and someone spoke up.
"Your Majesty, I think Lord Sun's solution is better for this matter." At this time, a man stood up and clearly supported Sun Chengzong.
When everyone looked, they found that this person was actually the Minister of Personnel Zhou Jiamo.
No one expected that the first person to speak was Zhou Jiamo, and he expressed such clear support.
Zhou Jiamo was a very senior official, having obtained a Jinshi degree during the Longqing reign, and was also quite old. As for Zhu Youxiao, he could be considered a veteran of four dynasties, especially since he had served in the entire Wanli reign, making him the oldest official in the court.
No one expected that Zhou Jiamo and Sun Chengzong would end up together.
You should know that Zhou Jiamo is also a well-known neutral faction in the court. He rarely gets involved in messy things. He will only come forward to protect some individuals when they are being punished.
However, Zhou Jiamo would not get involved if something was particularly serious. This was especially true for people like Gao Panlong, whose crimes were very clear, so Zhou Jiamo had not expressed any opinions.
But this time it was obviously different. For some reason, Zhou Jiamo actually chose to support Sun Chengzong, and he was the first to speak out. This was a very significant move.
Sure enough, when Xu Guangqi heard what Zhou Jiamo said, his face didn't look very good.
"Then please speak, my dear Minister Zhou." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile. There was no sign of unhappiness or other feelings on his face. It seemed like he was just having a normal conversation.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhou Jiamo bowed and said, "I believe this matter is of great importance and must be able to convince the public. After all, scholars all over the world are watching. If the Ministry of Rites alone makes the decision, I'm afraid others will be dissatisfied and it will cause controversy."
"If this happens, your Majesty's good ideas and the court's good policies will become policies that everyone hates, and this is the unpleasant part. If you can cite a wide range of sources and widely incorporate the opinions of your ministers, I believe this will gain more public support. Let everyone know that this is a strategy formulated after consultation between the court and the people. This will make it easier to promote it in the future, and there will be less resistance from below."
"So I think Lord Sun's idea is better." After Zhou Jiamo said this, he had no intention of speaking anymore. Instead, he stood aside and waited quietly, with no expression on his face, as if the matter had nothing to do with him anymore.
Zhu Youxiao's eyes swept across everyone's faces, and he found that several factions had once again formed in the court without anyone noticing.
Perhaps it was due to human interests, perhaps it was due to ideology, or perhaps it was due to various other reasons. In short, a new faction had emerged in the court. It was just unknown whether this time it was the same faction headed by the Donglin Party as last time.
It is allowed to have factions in the court, but it is not acceptable if they develop into party struggles.
Factions have existed throughout the dynasties and are nothing to be surprised about. However, when factions develop into party disputes, this is a more serious issue.
"What other ideas do you have, my dear ministers?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile again.
"Your Majesty, I think Lord Xu's idea is better." A second person spoke up, but the one who supported it was not Sun Chengzong, but Xu Guangqi.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the person who was speaking and found that it was the Minister of Works Zhao Nanxing.
This is where things get more interesting.
The one who supported Sun Chengzong was the Minister of Personnel Zhou Jiamo, and the one who supported Xu Guangqi was the Minister of Works Zhao Nanxing.
Zhu Youxiao originally thought that Zhao Nanxing would be closer to Han Yu, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, but unexpectedly he jumped on Xu Guangqi's bandwagon. This is quite interesting. Although the reason is unknown, it is a noteworthy event.
Han Yu didn't seem to have expected this either, and he looked at Zhao Nanxing in disbelief.
In Han Yu's heart, even if Zhao Nanxing did not surrender to him, he would not surrender to Xu Guangqi. His best choice was actually Sun Chengzong.
But the fact is exactly the opposite. Zhao Nanxing did not choose Sun Chengzong, nor did he choose himself. Instead, he chose the most unlikely choice, Xu Guangqi. What is going on here?
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