The news that Ding Yuying, a civilian girl, won the "Princesses Examination" and won the throne of the Crown Princess swept the Xijing and Wuhan Mansion of the Ming Dynasty in the shortest possible time. This city was shrouded in the scorching heat of the summer of Hongxing 20.

The city has a hotter topic than the weather.

If the Ming Dynasty revived by Zhu Cixiang made the ordinary people of Wuhan Prefecture in Xijing dissatisfied with anything, it was that the country's ruling class was not too people-friendly. Although the Ming Dynasty also had official examinations and opened many universities for the general public,

Moreover, there is also a nine-border youth army that is a through train for poor young people from the border areas! But the essence of the new Ming Dynasty is still a semi-feudal and semi-capitalist regime co-governed by the new aristocracy and the southeastern capitalists.

While maintaining high efficiency, this regime somewhat neglected fairness and left the middle-level members with a relatively narrow upward path. Unlike in the past, middle-level scholar-bureaucrats in the country could rise to the top through the imperial examination and become the most powerful person under the emperor.

However, Zhu Cixiang’s semi-feudal and semi-capital Ming Dynasty did not have an imperial examination in the true sense, only the official examination starting from the grassroots officials.

For the middle-level landlords, rich peasants, and businessmen, it is easy for their children to become a minor official, but the official career after becoming a minor official is very bumpy. Except for a few who have a particularly good official career, they will stop at the eighth rank official in their lifetime.

Those who are able to become pavilion elders are now able to overcome difficulties, and they will most likely be their descendants in the future!

For the scholar-officials who once guided the country, they were of course disappointed and dissatisfied. The Ming Dynasty once shared the world with the scholar-officials, but now it has shared the world with the new aristocrats and big capitalists.

But this time the Crown Princess Trial gave everyone hope for the rise of scholar-bureaucrats!

"What a Ding Yuying! So many distinguished daughters have asked her to compete with her. She is indeed a good woman from our Jingchu!"

"Is it really comparable? I'm afraid the emperor wants to use her to beat those noble merchants who are doing evil, right? Now the bandits are like rabbits whose tails can't grow! Once Sichuan and Yunnan are recovered, the world will be peaceful. Peaceful

Does the world still need those nobles who only know how to fight and kill, and profiteers who only know how to make money?"

"Yes! To govern the world, we must rely on scholars and scholar-bureaucrats."

These scholar-bureaucrats who were living in the market all saw that Emperor Zhu had little faith in the new aristocrats and big capitalists. How could the ministers and officials of the two parties in the north and the south not understand? Emperor Zhu mobilized his troops to select a princess who was born from a commoner, but he just looked down on him.

Are they these princes, generals and ministers?

And in the power structure designed by Emperor Zhu, the princess is by no means an insignificant role!

With a snap, the chess pieces landed lightly on the chessboard. The chess game was getting chaotic. The reason why it was chaotic was mainly because the two people who were talking were not in the mood.

The moves were made randomly, so the chessboard became a mess and there was no order at all.

"Alas! This game is like a chess game. I can't see it clearly. Fortunately, I am old and can retreat bravely!" The speaker was a gray-haired old man. He is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he is the master of your country, Ma Shiying.

After Zhu Cixiang announced that Ding Yuying, a citizen of Yiling Prefecture, was the leader of the entrance examination for Jinling Women's University and would be appointed as the crown princess on a certain date, the old man submitted his resignation.

Of course, Zhu Cixi would not let him completely retire, and the vacant positions of the Three Lords and Three Solitaries would still be given to him.

The person playing against him was Wei Zaode. Ma Shiying could retreat, but he had to continue to be his "Zhuge Liang" and devote his whole life to the Ming Dynasty.

He was just doing this to show his condolences to Ma Shiying today!

Hearing Ma Shiying's words to retire, Wei Zaode smiled and said: "The Duke has long been in the position of a highly respected minister. If you retire, you will be rich and glorious, and you will enjoy endless wealth!"

Ma Shiying smiled bitterly: "Having said that, I am not a gentleman who is not party-minded. I have disciples and former officials all over the world and have formed a party with Zheng, Shen, Luo and others. What do I really want, and how can I get away with it?"

The old man’s worries are not unreasonable!

Zheng Zhilong, Shen Tingyang, and Luo Dagong are not very restive because they are the leaders of the Southeast Chaebol. Zhu Cixiang's own Royal Chamber of Commerce and the Southeast Chaebol have long been integrated into one. You have me, and you have me.

If we want to clean up the southeastern plutocrats, the bad debts of the two major banks and the plummeting land prices in Shanghai, Nanjing, and Yangzhou will cost Emperor Zhu at least 100 million.

But Ma Shiying represents the Southwest Military Group. The Southwest Military Group has fought with Dashun for so many years, but has not won any battles. That is to say, it recently succeeded in sneak attacks on Niulanguan Pass and Wanzhou, killing Wu Ruyi, the rogue Jiedushi envoy, and ending Kui. Liaison between the state capital and Chongqing Prefecture.

But that's it. The Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan Army's attack on Chongqing Prefecture has not made much progress, and the rogue bandits in Kuizhou Prefecture are still stubborn.

It seems that the Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan armies are only good at this, why are they still here?

It seems that the world is about to be unified, and the hero's "safety period" is coming!

Can Ma Shiying not worry?

"No, no," Wei Zaode waved his hands repeatedly, "Your Majesty is a benevolent king. He chose Ding Yuying as the crown princess. He only chose Ding Yuying because she was from the common people and easy to teach. It was not because he was dissatisfied with the difficulties and honors."

He paused and said with a smile: "And after choosing a concubine for the prince, there are also King Fu, King Shen, King Zhu Hehao of Guangdong and his mother's brother named Hekun, King Zhu Hehao of Yue and his mother's brother named Hezhen, and King Zhuhe of Ao Qing, King Xu Fei Zhen'e's son, Ming Heyuan and other six kings want to choose a concubine. These six kings must marry the daughters of the Xungui family. Your Majesty's wish is that the granddaughter of the Duke of the country should marry the fourth son of the emperor, His Royal Highness the King of Yue. Bar!"

It turns out that Wei Zaode came to be a matchmaker after all! Proposing marriage to King Zhu Hezhen of Yue.

Ma Shiying looked at Wei Zaode and asked, "Who is your wife betrothed to?"

Wei Zaode said: "I am betrothed to the Emperor's second son, His Royal Highness the King of Guangdong."

"Where is the emperor's eldest son?" Ma Shiying asked, "Is he Wu Ahuan from the Wu family?"

"It's probably her," Wei Zaode nodded, "Luo Xiaohe from the Luo family seems to have promised Prince Fu, which is a good match! Shen Xiulan from the Shen family has given to Prince Xu."

"What about Zheng Min?" Ma Shiying asked again, "She won't marry Prince An, right?"

"Yes, that's Prince Yong!" Wei Zaode said with a smile, "Don't you understand what your Majesty means? Prince Fu married the daughter of Grand Duke Luo, and the queen's son, Prince Yong, married the daughter of Marquis Zheng."

This is a marriage between the northern and southern parties. It is clearly intended to reconcile the conflicts between the two parties. If Emperor Zhu really wants to get rid of the trouble and kill the donkey, he would like the two parties to fight to the death!

Ma Shiying frowned slightly: "Zheng Min and Prince Qing don't know if Duke Quan and Queen Quan can agree?"

Wei Zaode smiled and said, "Can the two of them refuse to agree to the marriage that His Majesty wants to facilitate?"

"The King of Australia" Zheng Zhilong looked at Zheng Sen, "You agreed?"

Zheng Sen nodded and said: "His Majesty said that he would give the King of Australia a large inheritance, which he said would be no less than that of the King of the United States."

"Isn't the foundation of the King of Ao the Principality of Yiquan?" Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "Although it is the largest on the Malacca Peninsula, it is not that big after all. It cannot be compared with the foundation of the King of United States."

"Maybe there are arrangements?" Zheng Sen frowned and said, "Abba, this marriage cannot be extrapolated! Although Min'er did not become the crown princess, it is better than nothing and the King of Ao is also the legitimate son!"

What he said makes sense. The crown prince has no son, and he only has a half-brother, King Ao. If he is gone, wouldn’t Zheng Min be the crown prince?

Zheng Zhilong sighed: "Even so, it makes people unwilling to accept it! I actually lost to a civilian girl. I wonder what your majesty thinks? Is it true that you can't trust us nobles?"

"Abba," Zheng Sen shook his head and said, "I can't believe it, but His Majesty definitely doesn't want the heroine of the upcoming dynasty to come from a powerful family like ours. From what I've seen, we'd better stay away from the Crown Prince and protect the King of Australia properly.
Chapter completed!