Chapter 89: The Great Evils of the State
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to say which branch of Jinshi has the most disasters and difficulties. But these hundreds of people in the sixteenth year of Zhengde can be regarded as having tasted the ups and downs, and have been tortured by wind and frost.
They have been in Beijing since the end of last year, waiting for the spring in March, and finally suffered the next exam, for nine consecutive days, fighting against the cold wind in the tribute courtyard, fighting with the rain and snow...... After suffering a lot of hardship, he finally got his wish, passed the examination, squeezed into the officialdom, and ascended to the official career.
is about to start the decaying life of embracing Yan Ruyu and living in the Golden House.
But who would have expected that the Son of Heaven would die, and the Zidian test could not be held now.
If you delay, it's months!
This is not a joke, many people have limited entanglements, and they originally planned to enter the officialdom after passing the exam, and they don't have to worry about eating and drinking.
As a result, they couldn't go up or down, and they were thrown in Kyori.
In the capital, it costs money to fart, and many people have spent all the silver taels in their purses, and they have no money to take, so they can only run to borrow money to survive.
Before becoming an official, I first experienced the taste of borrowing money to survive and begging my grandfather to sue my grandmother.
It's really a life experience!
But these people don't care, after all, after the exam, they can pass the palace exam, and the difference is nothing more than ranking. In recent years, the imperial examination has become more and more important, as long as you pass the triennial ghost gate, the worst is a county master.
Do you still care about a few dozen taels of silver?
It wasn't until last night that the gang finally realized that they were still too young!
The Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Jinyi Guard were all dispatched and arrested dozens of people in one go.
Some guys talk and laugh with them during the day, but disappear in a daze at night, which perfectly interprets the companion like a tiger. Are these people feeding tigers?
Someone has already scared the two of them and is going to slip away, this unlucky official is not appropriate for me, okay?
Sorry, no!
The Ministry of Rites sent someone to inform everyone that the palace examination was still the same, and no one was allowed to be absent.
These people can only come.
But in their eyes, the Jinluan Temple is no longer a splendid, sacred and immaculate holy place. On the contrary, it is a demon cave that chooses people to devour, and can swallow them all alive.
With a tragic mood, the tributes entered the noon gate, and under the leadership of the little eunuch, they came to the outside of the Fengtian Palace.
The huge open space is full of tables for exams, and on the desktop, in addition to pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, there is actually a plate of dim sum in the palace and a bowl of perilla cooked water.
The tributes were so worried that many of them had empty stomachs, and when they saw the delicate snacks like plum blossoms, they couldn't help but swallow and spat at the mouth.
In the last of the tributes, there is a guy who is not confused in his old age.
He didn't look bad, but he had a beard that looked out of place in the crowd of young people. He stared blankly at the things on the table, and his eyes suddenly turned red.
No matter what others think, he feels that the grace of heaven is mighty, and His Majesty still cherishes them!
He went through seven imperial examinations, all of them failed, and now it is the eighth time, he is the elder of the three dynasties of the court, he is the veteran of the three dynasties in the examination room, and he was admitted to Jiajing from Hongzhi.
Almost tested the gray hair, and the test withered the hard work.
Now that the new monarch has ascended the throne, he has the opportunity to stand here and accept the palace examination.
Maybe this is the will of heaven, I met the Holy Lord of the Ming Monarch!
The goods kept swelling, while the others trembled.
At this moment, Zhu Houxi slowly appeared and stood in front of the tributes.
"Qing and others are all Ming talents, and if you can stand here, it means that you are talented, intelligent and intelligent, far beyond your ordinary peers. I have just ascended the throne, and I am in ruins, and the national government is full of problems, and I am about to ask people for advice. ”
Zhu Houxi paused, "Today, I will take advantage of the palace test to see your opinions!" ”
The little emperor didn't waste too much spit, and after finishing speaking, he retreated to the main hall. Immediately after, some officials from the Ministry of Rites came over to distribute the examination papers.
As the highest level of the Ming Dynasty's examination, usually, when the scholars of the dynasty, the six scholars, and even the honorable ministers will come to act as examiners.
In particular, the Ministry of Rites is an indispensable candidate.
But today's situation is too weird, and there are only a few officials in blue robes who are in charge of hair rolls. In addition, the invigilator has also become Jinyiwei.
Among this pile of brocade guards, there are also very young ones, who don't seem to be more than fifteen years old, and he can also come to proctor?
Wang Yue also felt awkward, after he lost his official position, he could only wear the flying fish suit given by Zhu Houxi, and unfortunately, he collided with the people of Jinyiwei.
But it's not a bad thing to make people think of Jinyiwei.
He wandered around the crowd to see how capable these great talents were.
Everywhere Wang Yue passed, there were already many people who couldn't wait and began to write hard.
The strategy is different from the eight-strand essay, there is no strict word limit, and if you write well, you can be unbridled, give full play to what you have learned in your heart, and write a lot of flowers.
That's how many people did it, Wang Yue frowned, looked down one by one, and saw a third, Wang Yue was already disappointed.
He simply started from behind, and this time Wang Yue realized that it was different. He found the guy in front of him, staring at the subject, pressing his temples in pain, not writing a word.
Just sit stupidly like that!
The question of today's Kedian exam is very simple, only four words: the great disadvantages of the country!
The Ming Dynasty, which has been established for one hundred and fifty years, has many drawbacks, please speak freely among the tributes. Even if you point the finger at the Son of Heaven and say that the emperor is mediocre, it's okay.
The speaker is not guilty.
Of course, after the temple exam, there will definitely be a suitable crime waiting for you.
On the whole, this is the usual question that the emperor asks about the country, and there is nothing remarkable about it.
Many people can't hold it anymore, what officials are dark, the clan is multiplying, the armament is relaxed, and the law and discipline are gone...... Anyway, it's like answering a comprehensive question, just write it up.
It turns out that throughout the ages, reading exams have been almost the same!
Wang Yue sighed in his heart, but the person sitting in the last position made him feel different.
This man has not started writing for a long time, and seeing that everyone else is halfway finished, he still sits stupidly. made Wang Yue want to call a doctor to see if this person was sick?
Time passed minute by minute, and there was not much time left before handing in the papers.
The man suddenly grabbed the snack on the table, gulped it down, choked and rolled his eyes, he grabbed the bowl again, and poured water into his stomach.
Wang Yue looked funny.
Is it possible that you can't make an article, you're afraid of coming for nothing, and you want to be full?
While Wang Yue was thinking about it, this person picked up the brush and wrote two big characters on the scroll angrily - scholar!
The great disadvantage of the country lies in the scholars!
Wang Yue was taken aback, and looked at this person with a different gaze...... Too many scholars can attribute the shortcomings to martial artists, relatives, eunuchs, and even emperors, but it is difficult to face up to their own problems. The rules are always set for others, and I am the exception.
Even if scholars are mentioned, it is only generally said that the rule of officials is lax and officials are greedy and slack, but it is difficult to go deeper, after all, this is also human nature.
Zhu Houxi also had a whim, to take advantage of this palace test to see the quality of the Ming scholars. During his inspection, Wang Yue was very disappointed, the same thing, the same cliché, and no new ideas.
He was about to give up, this old and bad-looking guy made Wang Yue feel refreshed.
Since there was no need to obscure the name in the palace test, Wang Yue clearly saw the name of this person...... Zhang Xuan!
Gongshi Zhang Xuan believes that the great disadvantage of the country lies in the scholars themselves.
A huge exam paper, with only two words, what will be his ranking?