Chapter 887 is full of emotion

Because Xia Xun's planning was very important to the Ming Dynasty, and the political situation in Dongying could change at any time, the distance between the two places was far away, and the communication was inconvenient, so there was no room for delay, so the relevant yamen who had obtained the emperor's secret decree went all out to raise enough funds in the shortest possible time to "hand" Xia Xun the "seamen" who were "colored". At the same time, the ban on trade in the East China Sea, which had just been somewhat depressed under Yu Shiji's blow, was lifted, opening the door for Xia Xun's actions.

During this period, the death of Timur in prison also caused a stir in Beijing.

Timur died on the same day he was arrested and entered Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei reported to the emperor that he committed suicide in fear of sin, and the results of the autopsy proved that he committed suicide by chewing his tongue. At the same time, Jin Yiwei also presented some of the evidence found from the home of the dumb Timur, including the generous gifts he received, the letters exchanged, and several subordinates who could be used as witnesses.

As for whether these evidences and witnesses are true or false, whether they are tortured into a trick or if there is such a thing, there is no way to distinguish, the whole case has been "manipulated" by Jin Yiwei from beginning to end, and others can't "intervene" at all, so how can they question it?

Looking at the letters, gifts and witness testimonies exchanged with the Tatars, Zhu Di could only blame the discipline supervisor for being lax and causing him to commit suicide, but he couldn't condemn it too much, a dignified second-class member died so inexplicably.

Timur was now very close to the Han king Zhu Gaoxu, and his death made the Han king furious, and people regarded this incident as a storm in the dispute between the crown prince and the Han king. In fact, this is also the case, regardless of whether Ji Gang's death and dumb Timur was a revenge for 'personal gain', because the issue of the two people's positions in the officialdom will inevitably be regarded as an extension of the higher-level struggle.

Therefore, the officials of the prince's faction could only remain silent, they could not attack Ji Gang, and any trouble for Ji Gang could only be regarded by the civil and military officials as a show of weakness to the Han king Zhu Gaoxu. Many people have their eyes fixed on King Han, Ji Gang is domineering, King Han is also an arrogant master, can he endure this evil breath?

But something unexpected happened, Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, broke a general, and he really endured this bad breath, he just lost his temper, and the matter was over. When the news came, the prestige of the prince's faction was naturally blazing, so what Ji Gang did was tantamount to establishing authority for the prince, and it was even more impossible to criticize him harshly, and Ji Gang's personal reputation was even higher.

It didn't take long for the story of Ji Gang and the dumb Timur fighting on the street and speaking viciously to each other was spread by people with good intentions, and Ji Gang's reputation was in full swing, and he walked on the street again, not to mention that people of his rank had to avoid the road, even if there were many meritorious heroes of higher rank than him, they had to be kind and cheerful, and take the initiative to greet him. In just a few days, because he "killed" a second-class member of the imperial court with a snap of his fingers, and he was not injured, Ji Gang became a hot big man in Jinling City.

During this time, Xia Xun has been busy with Japanese affairs, because the two places are too far apart, every communication needs to fly across the sea, if everything is asked to the imperial court, then nothing can be done. Therefore, Xia Xun entered the palace every day, made all kinds of speculations on the possible direction of the development of Japan's political situation, consulted the emperor's attitude and corresponding policies, and then sorted out these policies, summarized them and conveyed them to Japan.

In fact, Zhu Di's basic policy and Xia Xun's opinion are the same: divide and rule. Xia Xun planned so carefully because he wanted to understand the extent to which the imperial court could help and support various specific situations, so that the people in Japan would know what to expect. At the same time, he also had to persuade Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to ask for help from Daming through his own people about establishing an heir.

After the aid, the first funds of the Emperor Guishan have been shipped away, and the follow-up aid may not be cash, but also weapons and grain and grass, grain and grass are easy to handle, and weapons cannot be weapons of the official Ming Dynasty, so they can only be purchased from private workshops. The Ming Dynasty allowed the people to practice martial arts and forge weapons, so it was not a problem to purchase, but the civilian weapons did not include armor and large guns, which were commonly used in battle formations.

Fortunately, the main weapons of the Japanese samurai were knives, bamboo guns and other things that they could use on the spot, so the five "flowers" and eight "gates" such as whips, hammers, axes, hooks and forks, and even tiger tooth knives, big ring knives, lancets, cloud head knives, and two-handed single knives were all loaded on ships and quietly transported to the harbor of the inherent sphere of influence of the Southern Dynasties of Japan to hide, only to wait for the Emperor Kameyama to leave and stand up.

The day when Xia Xun was busy with all this, it happened to be the end of three nine-day, marathon-like scientific expeditions, and the city of Jinling was boiling.

Whether it is consciously good in the test, or consciously not exerting ten percent of the strength, at this time they are all happy, Qinglou buy drunk, red sleeves beckoning, relieve their nervous emotions, and compensate themselves for the hard work of not eating well and sleeping well for many days. On the Qinhuai River, it is three times more prosperous than in the past, and it is full of people calling friends and carnivaling all night to catch up with the exam.

In order to be able to review their homework in Beijing again, and at the same time avoid missing the exam date in a hurry, many candidates arrived in Beijing one or two months or even half a year in advance, and most of them could not afford to live in the inn for such a long time, so they all rented a shantytown on the side of the Dabao'en Temple in Changganli.

During the days of waiting for the release of the lists, the shantytown was full of drunken candidates coming and going every day, hugging the warbler and the fans to be happy and defecating in the open, making the dirty shantytown even more stinky. But no matter how crazy and venting the candidates are, Gongyuan Street is a place they must go to every day, although they know that it is not yet the day of the list, they have to go there to take a walk to feel at ease.

In addition, there are always some so-called well-informed people in that kind of place, spreading all kinds of specious gossip, and whether what they say is true or not, it can at least relax their nervous mood when they hear it at first. It was during this process that more people, including many students, got to know the family of the examinee who was said to have someone in his family who was an official in the Ministry of Rites.

This person's surname is Mai, his name is Mai Weiying, and he used to appear here often because someone in his family was conducting scientific research, and he was worried about it, so he inevitably had to wait for news nearby. Now that the examination has ended, there is someone in his family who is an official in the Ministry of Rites, and he is very well-informed, and after the scientific examination is over, there is no need to stay on Gongyuan Street all day. However, it is said that Mai Fuzi's home is near Gongyuan Street, so he can sometimes be seen carrying a birdcage and walking here.

At first, the lifters didn't know who he was, or the family members who knew him greeted him, and then they gradually knew his identity. This person is not like some people who spread the news, but if there is a question, the answer must be accurate, and a lot of the information he revealed was later proved to be accurate, and later, as soon as he appeared on Gongyuan Street, many people surrounded him, and they couldn't wait to ask him about the progress of the papers.

Tomorrow is the day when the exam results will be announced, and there are especially many lifters on Gongyuan Street on this day. On this day, no one went to drink anymore, and no one went to the 'women' again, and those Juzi and their families seemed to be suffering from anxiety, wandering aimlessly about the streets of Gongyuan, chatting here and talking there, and when they saw that there were many people, they had to squeeze in and prick up their ears to listen.

Tomorrow will be announced, a step to the sky in high school, and if you don't get it, you will have to go back to study hard for three years, and your family can't afford to continue studying, so you have to throw away your books and work as a farmer from now on, who is not anxious and anxious? It seems that by the time this evening, no one will be able to fall asleep this night. Just then, the McVeigh-Shadow came again with a birdcage.

A sharp-eyed person in the crowd recognized him at a glance, and immediately greeted him politely: "Hello, outside the Mai Yuan, it's a little late to walk today." ”

The wheat clerk "snorted" unkindly outside and walked away, which was very different from his usual amiable appearance.

Everyone looked at each other, and someone said, "What's wrong with Mai Yuanwai?" I'm afraid that if he gets the letter, the son of the family has never been hit? ”

The Mai Yuanwai was about to walk away, but when he heard this, he was very angry, suddenly turned around, and said angrily: "If you learn with real talent, are you afraid that my son will not be able to go to high school?" Hum! That Xie Jin is the main examiner, not only talent, but only relatives, but all those who have a relationship with the "door" road are selected, and the children of the official eunuchs who have nothing to do with him are not in harmony, that is not a take! Otherwise, Ann is so? ”

As soon as everyone heard this, Mai Yuanwai had really received the letter, and everyone hula came up and asked: "Mai Yuanwai, do you already know the news, who has been hit?" Who got it? ”

Mai Yuan blew his beard and glared and said: "Undergraduate Jinshi, a total of eighty-four people, how can I remember the names and surnames one by one?" I only remember that the one who was taken by Xie Jin was his Shanxi countryman surnamed Li, and the second was a royal family surnamed Lin in Fengyang, hum! It's unfair! ”

Mai Yuan only stacked such a sentence, then pushed away the crowd and walked away, everyone talked endlessly, some people hurriedly calculated the number of undergraduate candidates, eighty-four people in the exam, how many people in the Chinese side to take one, they have a little hope, some people asked around whether there are Jiangxi candidates, Fengyang candidates, I don't know who is so lucky, into the eyes of the law.

The next day, the emperor list is posted, this list is full of Jinshi, the last one must be the same Jinshi origin, the middle of the list is indispensable is a Jinshi background, and the top ten are to go to the palace for an interview, and then after the emperor's palace test, determine the champion, the list eye, and explore the "flower". Generally speaking, there will not be much difference between the ranking of the palace examination and the list of the list at this moment, and this change is limited to the top few, to see who can be in the Jinshi and the first, for others, it is all decided at this moment.

The first champion is Li Luolu, Jiangxi, the second is Fengyang Lin Guanhai, and the third is Tang Zong, Fujian. There are those in the crowd who heard Mai Yuanwai say one or two names and surnames at this moment yesterday, just look at the number of people on this list, it is the same as what Mai Yuanwai said, and then carefully look at it again, without his own name, he exploded the nest when he landed.

If it's on the list, it's just that, neither on the list, but also heard such rumors in advance, who is willing to give up? Even if he messes up others, he still doesn't win, and this unsuccessful candidate also hopes that someone will be unlucky, sometimes people's psychology is really "dark". For a while, countless people made noise, shouting that it was unfair to take the soldiers, and the unwitting losers were depressed.

The people in front of the imperial list on Gongyuan Street gathered more and more, and the crowd was raging and clamoring, and then the unsuccessful people rushed forward like crazy, pushed away the bad officials who watched the list, tore up the imperial list, and shouted "It is unfair to take the scholars", and then went to the Ministry of Rites to complain.

Chen Ying's counterattack against the "essence" deployment of the prince's faction has finally begun!

P: Today's Dragon Boat Festival, hard work, another chapter, I wish you a happy family and a happy holiday!

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