The next day, news came out from the palace: the list of examiners for the township examination in the two capitals and thirteen provinces had been finalized.

The two attendants of Hanlin, Wang Bo and Lin Yi, were defeated, and Zuo Zanshan and Yin Shidan, the reviewer of the Hanlin Academy, were appointed as the chief examiners of the Shuntianxiang examination, and Zhang Juzheng, the secretary of Guozijian and the editor of Hanlin, served as the chief examiner of the Yingtianxiang examination.

As soon as the news came out, the capital was in an uproar, and the imperial court actually broke the convention.

This seems to be a small change, which will not only affect the principle of employing the examiners of the two Beijing Township Examinations in the future, but also have a far-reaching impact on the future selection of the entire Ming Dynasty.

Although the Baguwen has already had a fixed formula, it has a strong subjective factor of the examiner. In addition to the factor of personal energy, young and middle-aged officials will focus more on strategy and thus choose more practical talents.

In this incident, Lin Haoran not only did not get any substantial benefits, but even offended Wang Bo and Lin Yi, the two attendants of the Hanlin Academy, for no reason.

But he didn't gain nothing, but gained political influence. He not only succeeded in breaking the rigid selection model of the chief examiner of the township examination, but also achieved his political goals, which was actually beneficial to his status as a leader of the reformist faction.

Of course, the people who benefited the most were Yin Shidan and Zhang Juzheng, and the two of them picked up a good errand for the examiners of the Liangjing Township Examination.

Being in the capital, there is always an undercurrent underneath. I don't know if it's because there are too many things that have happened, or because people are too forgetful, the turmoil of the chief examiner of the township examination has only been two days ago, and no one has talked about it anymore.

When night fell, the Teaching Workshop Division seemed to be very lively.

As the Chinese New Year draws to a close, the capital has returned to its usual bustling atmosphere, with many people busy with their own affairs during the day and gathering at various entertainment venues at night.

In front of the door of the teaching department, there are constantly sedan chairs or carriages stopping, and those who go down are either majestic middle-aged and old men, or handsome and dashing young men, or young men.

The old bustard, dressed in fancy clothes, stood in front of the door, greeted the guests warmly with his sonorous voice, and even flirted with some regular customers.

An obese middle-aged man led a young man to appear at the door, and the enthusiastic bustard already recognized the middle-aged man, and after a few jokes, he led the two to the lobby.

The lobby here is mostly filled with scholars and wealthy merchants, and there are beautiful women next to them. Here, the fists, the drinking orders, the poems, and the flirting are very noisy.

"I'm just a poor Hanlin, don't think I'm shabby, this meal will be arranged here!" Xu Wei sat down at the table and spread his hands a little scoundrel.

Lin Haoran looked at the noisy environment around him, then sat down and said, "Anyway, this meal is your checkout, and it doesn't matter where I am!" ”

Xu Wei seemed to have some opinions at this point, and his eyes fell on the adjacent table, Lin Fu pretended to sit down at the table as if nothing happened, and he was already loyally protecting Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran noticed Xu Wei's gaze, and responded generously: "You don't have to pay attention to their accounts!" ”

Poor Hanlin is not completely humble, but it is. A Hanlin official like Xu Wei, who has no family business, is indeed living a very ordinary life just by virtue of that little money.

"Little Er, serve the food!" Xu Wei looked up at Xiao Er not far away, and beckoned to come over.

It is divided into several halls, and calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls. Although it may not be the work of everyone, it is also eye-catching, and there are many works of talented people in the world.

"Hurry up and call the green bamboo girl down!" Xu Wei gave another order to the coming turtle father, and handed Lin Haoran an inquiring look, but Lin Haoran responded calmly: "Don't pay attention to me!" ”

The turtle prince glanced at Lin Haoran suspiciously, and hurriedly went upstairs.

"Come, let's have a drink!"

Xu Wei looked a little greedy for a cup, took out a wine jug from the little second-hand and poured wine into the cup, and followed Lin Haoran to raise his glass.

Lin Haoran picked up the teacup and drank bitterly with Xu Wei, and when he drank this spicy drink, he found that the alcohol content here was not low, but this old wine was more suitable for his appetite.

The whole body is in the middle of official business, and now in this noisy environment, drinking this old wine and eating this exquisite side dish, it is a good life.

Following the Jiangnan scholars, the scholars in the capital seem to prefer to talk about current affairs.

At the scholar table next door, he was talking about the reduction of the sect's rice, but suddenly heard an elderly scholar say loudly: "I'm afraid that if you really do what you say, the Ming Dynasty will already smoke everywhere!" One vassal king is not a thing, but if there are so many vassal kings together, what then? ”

As soon as these words came out, the two young scholars who had just threatened how to reduce the rice of the sect and the people of the sect were like being poured a basin of cold water, and they were speechless for a while.

The old scholar looked quite proud, and said in a didactic tone: "You young people are like this, you only know how to do brute force, and you don't know the consequences at all!" ”

Xu Wei turned his head and glanced over there, and immediately shook his head lightly at Lin Haoran and said, "I really didn't expect that this feudal king's rebellion theory would be so marketable!" ”

"Actually, there is a little truth to this argument, after all, there is indeed such a possibility in theory!" Lin Haoran put down the wine glass, and responded with a very mature and steady appearance.

Xu Wei snorted coldly, and immediately attacked: "Those of them are obviously not good at doing things, but dragging their feet are first-rate, and these nonsense can only coax three-year-old children!" After a pause, he raised his voice and said, "How many guards were there when King Jing was in the domain?" 600 lieutenants and 100 soldiers, adding up to only 700 people, this point of guard has the strength to rebel? In fact, no matter how you cut it now, it is always those low-level clansmen who take less, but do the low-level clansmen have the right to rebel? The prince doesn't say that he has always lived in a big mansion, even if he only takes 5,000 shilu rice a year, his life is also very nourishing, will he rebel because of the lack of 5,000 shilu rice? ”

The voice was not deliberate, but this was the lobby after all, and the older scholar over there seemed to have heard Xu Wei's words, and the old face immediately swelled like a pig's liver.

The two young scholars looked quite relieved, and looked at Xu Wei who was talking eloquently with admiration.

Lin Haoran noticed the movement over there, but he suppressed his voice and said: "The rebellion theory of the vassal king is just a statement thrown out by some conservative schools to guide the direction of speech, but these things naturally can't fool the above!" ”

"Senior brother, has the Ministry of Rites come up with a plan to reduce the rice of the sect?" Xu Wei nodded lightly, and inquired seriously.