Although the Emperor of the Apocalypse was not in Beijing, the three-year examination of the Apocalypse was still presided over by the Ministry of Officials, and it was held as usual in Beijing, and Zhu Youxiao was busy dealing with various government affairs and conspiracies in Nanjing, and he did not know the details.

It was only on the way back to Beijing that I heard Wang Chaofu say that since the imperial court implemented the new policy in the southwest, the competition between students from the north and south of the examination has become more and more fierce year by year.

Less than a month after the end of the examination, Jingzhong is still preparing for the palace examination after the return of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the students who passed the examination will compete for the gold list.

Just after the examination, before the palace examination began, the Jiangnan students who participated in the three-year township examination of the Apocalypse in August had already gathered together in twos and threes and hurried to Beijing.

The special circumstances and special affairs are also to win the hearts and minds of this new batch of scholars.

Zhu Youxiao issued a special decree to order the local government to arrange an additional official road for students from all over the country who entered Beijing to take the examination and returned from Beijing, and provided accommodation arrangements for some scholars who were underemployed.

On both sides of the official road and at the intersection of the intersection, the government should set up guard posts to protect the safety of the scholars along the way.

As soon as this decree was given, the hearts of the new scientists were attached, and the officials were uncomfortable, and even the local garrisons were mobilized and set up cards along the way.

Some people are even more desperate, with the permission of the Ministry of War, they directly mobilized the garrison to start a carpet sweep of the bandits' lair, and the deserters over the years have also been liquidated and verified.

Wherever Zhu Youxiao went, there was a scene of tranquility.

On the way back from the army, it is common to see soldiers coming and going.

Even Zhu Youxiao had to sigh, no matter how others preached, in this world, there are not a few people who want to be officials, and the common people may be easily bewitched, but they are not fools.

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Shandong, Jining, through the city on both sides of the official road.

Five or six scholars who entered Beijing to participate in the township examination in August this year gathered here, and after meeting each other, they all gave up their hands and did enough Han etiquette.

"It's really like a familiar thing at first sight, in Xia Chen Mingyu, Shaoxing Mansion allocated tribute to Yongping Mansion in the north, and should go to Beijing in Tianfu Township."

"Under the surname Feng, the name is Dunhou, the ancestral home is Jiaxing, and the son of the country is a prisoner."

The two of them bowed their hands, said disrespect to each other, and walked hand in hand, walking on the official road prepared by the government for the north-south exchanges between scholars and scholars, and looked at the students from all over the country all laughing and laughing, and they were also very emotional.

"Brother Dunhou, now the world is different, the imperial court attaches great importance to the imperial examination, and the current emperor dares to break the ancestral system and benefit the people! I'm waiting for a good day! ”

"In the palace test next year, you and I both want the title of the gold list!"

Chen Mingyu said, taking a rough breath.

This matter of rushing back and forth between the north and the south to catch the exam is really a hard thing for him, a scholar who has been studying hard at home all the year round.

Like him, the group of scholars who traveled with him were not very strong.

Feng Dunhou thought so, and felt hungry, so he turned around and took out a white bun and handed it to him, and then took one himself, and said while gnawing:

"Do you still remember Lu Zhenfei, who scolded the eunuch party for being in power two years ago and the people were struggling to make a living?"

He hung his appetite for a long time, and when he saw that everyone was looking sideways, he sneered and said:

"He went to the southwest to give lectures for less than three years, and he actually filled the vacancy in advance and went to the newly established Counselor's Institute in Nanjing to serve as the intellectual officer of the Privy Council!"

"It is said that Lu Zhenfei is now working under the Minister of Military Aircraft Wang Gongmen, which can be described as infinitely beautiful..."

Feng Dunhou's tone was somewhat jealous and unwilling, and the prince in his words was naturally Wang Zaijin, who was rumored not to gang up, not to form a party, and who was deeply relied on by the emperor.

Wang Zaijin was ordered to check the warehouse of Beizhili, and he was also ordered to promote sweet potatoes in Beizhili Huangzhuang, and now he has the approval of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and remains in Nanjing as the premier of the Counselor Machinery Institute.

The emperor's trust in him can be seen from this.

"What's so strange about that!"

There were five or six people around, all dressed as Confucian scholars, holding all kinds of food they carried with them, eating while walking, and someone shouted directly:

"Today's emperor divides Nanzhili into Jinling and Jiangbei provinces, and adds a counselor's engine institute in Nanjing, with the prince as the consul general, and no one in the world is dissatisfied!"

The other nodded, and said:

"With the restructuring of Nanjing, a large number of ***** have lost their official positions, and the Counsellor's Institute and officials from the two provinces are scarce, so it is natural to select the best from among the people who lecture in the southwest to fill the vacancies."

"It's not a big deal, I guessed it a long time ago."

"It is said that the ministers of the Privy Council of the Counsellor and the Aircraft Council have the recommended rank to enter the cabinet, as long as His Majesty agrees, they can directly enter the cabinet!"

"Really...?"

Someone shouted.

"In the next few years, there is a poem, which is singing about this, everyone listen to it."

The scholar, dressed in a green Confucian attire, cleared his throat and said:

"The Holy Dynasty specially changed Nanjing, Jinling Jiangbei was born, the southern tour team went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and the palace arranged new state affairs. The court will be arbitrary, decide on the new leather system, face inside and outside, and make some old articles. ”

Speaking of this, the scholar pondered for a long time, and then suddenly said:

"Back then, Zhou and I, ashamed to enter Donglin, today I think about eating national grain, worrying about the king, it is not a reform, it is really a painful change!"

"Hahahaha!"

All the scholars listened to the whiskers and horses behind them, and they all laughed crookedly, Feng Dunhou and Chen Mingyu looked at each other and smiled, but they didn't speak.

They are also in a hurry to take the exam, so they can't avoid this custom.

In this world, there are few people who are so high that they don't want to be officials, of course, what local officials are another matter, to be the officials of the Ming Dynasty, to shine on the lintel, this is their lifelong pursuit.

But if you are a barbarian official like Fan Wencheng, it will be a stench for 10,000 years!

An elderly Confucian scholar who was over forty years old, I don't know which nerve was touched by the young scholars, stroked his beard with one hand and sighed:

"A bunch of little dolls, what are they laughing at? Everyone has their own ambitions! ”

"Didn't Lord Gu, the second assistant of the dynasty, also retreat bravely and return to his hometown in order to oppose the reform? This is the temperament that ordinary people rarely have! ”

What this old Confucian is talking about is Gu Bingqian, a member of the eunuch party and the second assistant of the cabinet of the dynasty, who invited himself to return to the pension because of the restructuring of Nanjing.

This incident did cause an uproar in officialdom and the people at that time.

"Yes, it's a good temperament!"

Chen Mingyu ate the white bun in his hand, and he didn't know whether it was recognition or what it meant, so he gave up the topic and smiled at everyone:

"After you go to Beijing, you will find a home inn with me and Brother Dunhou, full of friends, each with their own aspirations, we or want to make money and enter the treasure, or want to be the county order of Zhizhou, you can speak freely!"

"Good!"

Everyone agreed a few times, and walked along the official road towards Jining City.

At this moment, there was a commotion from the rear, and when they turned their heads to look, they were all shocked, only to see the Great Ming Dragon Flag rising in the distance.

A team of cavalry from the Imperial Yongwei Battalion was led by Liu Yuanbin to Jining ahead of schedule, urging the local government to disperse the pedestrians on the road, so that both sides of the official road could line up to greet them.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes were quick, they grabbed a position in the front, and immediately put aside the matter of rushing to Beijing and started to watch.

After all, in the world, except for the palace test to be able to get close to the emperor, there are few other opportunities to see it again.

And not everyone is confident that after participating in the township examination this autumn, they can also stand out in the fourth year of the Apocalypse and be able to participate in the palace examination.

For many people, the birth of the palace examination is still the highest honor that is out of reach, such as the elderly Confucian student, who stretched his neck.

He is over forty years old and is still taking the township examination, and he understands in his heart that the palace examination was appointed by the emperor as a lifter, which may not be possible for him at all.

In the midst of the discussion of various emotions, Zhu Youxiao, dressed in golden armor and riding a tall horse, appeared in front of everyone.

He stared at the front of him, stayed on Chen Mingyu, Feng Dunhou and his party for less than a second, then tightened the reins of the horse a little, and entered Jining City first.

At the city gate, the local prefect, the governor, the imperial history and other officials are all in the list, respectfully waiting outside the gate, waiting for the army to pass through Jining.

The cavalry of the Brave Guard Battalion followed closely behind their Emperor, their tiger eyes constantly looking at the surrounding crowd, exuding a chilling murderous aura.