In the Zhongji Palace, the five auxiliary ministers of the cabinet and Jiuqing and other ministers had a palace test paper, and they were carefully inspecting it, looking at it, many people frowned slightly.

Zhu Yijun, the son of Wanli, looked at the ministers around him with a serious face, and suddenly asked, "What do you think I have to ask today?" ”

Zhu Yijun's question was less immature than the young man's childishness, and more of the deep concern for the country and the people, and it was difficult for the ministers present to speak for a while.

At this moment, Shoufu had to be the first to speak, Guo Pu put down the question paper, groaned slightly, and said: "The emperor's question today is exquisite, the holy sentiment is simple, and it is admittedly a good question. However, the question in this question does not refer to one thing, and the plan is broad, and the minister is worried that the Chinese-style jinshi have no experience in governance, and their answers may be mere formalities......"

Zhu Yijun's face remained unchanged, nodded slightly, and asked Zhang Siwei again, "What do you think?" ”

Zhang Siwei's answer was much more concise than Guo Pu's, he saluted the emperor and said calmly: "This prime minister's question is also." ”

Of course, the Ming Dynasty has long since ceased to have a prime minister, but everyone has long been accustomed to using the prime minister to refer to the cabinet ministers, including the emperors themselves often expressed in this way, so it is not possible to violate the ban.

However, Zhang Siwei's answer is indeed straightforward enough, what he means is: This question is not a new science and technology examination, this is an examination of the prime minister. And all the ministers in the court also nodded in approval - in fact, Guo Pu's words just now also meant this, but Guo Pu said it a lot.

However, Zhu Yijun just smiled, and said: "The meeting test and the palace test are the great ceremonies of the national dynasty, and the people who take them are all the pillars of the country. ”

Ordinary people may not be able to hear the meaning of the emperor's words, but Guo Pu and others are moved in their hearts, "There will be Zaifu coming out of it on a different day"? It is necessary to know that there is no one in a subject, but there are many cases, why is the emperor so sure? Could it be that he has already identified the undergraduate jinshi ...... Will there be Zaifu?

Guo Pu bowed and said: "Your Majesty values talent and loves talent, and the ministers have all known it and empathized with it. Now that the auspicious time is approaching, please ask the emperor to meet with the Chinese-style jinshi and announce the palace test. ”

Before the emperor led the high-ranking officials to appear, the candidates had already seized the time to form a line in front of the palace gate, and under the leadership of the guide officer, they came to the Zhongji Palace. After entering the door, each person can even receive a box of palace cakes and a bottle of fruit pulp made by the imperial dining room. Many people are overjoyed, the treatment of Jinshi is good, this has just been admitted, and even the ranking has not been decided, so they actually began to eat and drink.

The candidates followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites through the shadow wall to the square, and the court rooms on both sides of the square made the road to the Central Hall seem very long. After passing through the two palace gates again, I suddenly saw a very open platform, the white marble fence carved dragon painting building, and rows of neat tables and chairs, which set off the majestic middle pole hall at the end of the towering and magnificent volume.

The first time to feel the majesty of the palace, the tributes all rose a sense of heartfelt awe, in the eyes of the world, the middle hall is undoubtedly a symbol of imperial power, or why the first assistant is called "the middle hall scholar"?

The officials who came in early had already separated on both sides of the red carpet in the platform, and the tributes were also standing behind the officials on the left and right under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. Gao Pragmatic is the Huiyuan, the so-called "Jinluan Hall Foreman Face Saint", so he stands in the first place of the tribute.

When everyone stands still, the music on the platform is loud, accompanied by Huang Zhong Dalu, Xiao Sheng's reed flute, and chime bell and copper chime, which is really a nine-fold sound, sweeping people's hearts, and making the officials and tributes in the hall all solemn.

In the midst of this music, the figure of Zhu Yijun, the son of Wanli Tianzi, the lord of trillions of people in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, finally appeared in front of the Zhongji Palace.

This young man is wearing regular clothes today, wearing a black gauze folded upward scarf, wearing a bright yellow pan-collared narrow-sleeved robe, embroidered gold and woven dragons on the front chest, back and shoulders, and a jade belt around his waist, graceful and noble. [This outfit was ordered in the third year of Yongle.] ]

"The ministers knock on my emperor, long live long live, long live, long live...... the voice of the mountain call is always so shocking, especially for Zhu Yijun, the son of Wanli who is not yet officially pro-government, it is a special feeling.

However, Zhu Yijun did not plan to speak in person - he had just passed the period of voice change, and he would feel uncomfortable speaking too loudly, and he himself felt that his voice was not the type of "Hong Zhong Da Lu", lacking some majesty, so he simply did not speak in person, but just asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites to announce the holy decree on his behalf. By the way, the eunuch will not be allowed to announce the decree today.

Although the emperor was reluctant to let all the new scholars listen to the sound, many of the tribute students who witnessed the face of heaven and listened to the hadith for the first time were so excited that they burst into tears, and although they did not scream, several of them fainted.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but feel slightly proud, and his posture in front of the hall was a little more upright. But Gao Pragmatic knew that the tributes were not necessarily fainting because they were excited to see the emperor, but more afraid that they were remembering and paying tribute to their long, difficult, and unbearable career as a scholar.

However, he didn't have any special feelings, after all, the exam went smoothly all the way, he didn't experience so much suffering, and he didn't have so much unhappiness to rely on, and even had the leisure to sneak a glance at Zhu Yijun, and said secretly: "If this group of guys behind me knows that you were wearing eunuch clothes and playing leaf cards with me not long ago, I don't know if my jaw will drop?" ”

In the midst of his thoughts, the decree was finally read. Zhu Yijun's face was solemn, he picked up the knife, opened the test questions on the yellow case in person, and then awarded it to Guo Pu, the first assistant next to him.

Guo Ge Lao held the test questions in his hand and said loudly: "The Gengchen Kedian exam in the eighth year of Wanli will start!" Then he handed it over to Pan Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Next, a group of officials who were called to support the scene began to withdraw, but the five auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, the officials of the six ministries, and the imperial history of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate still brought a group of paper readers and monitoring officials to suppress the formation.

However, the tributes don't have the time to pay attention to them now, and when the test papers are distributed, they quickly open them one by one to see, who knows that this question is extremely long, and it is better to say that it is a question than an article.

At this time, the loud and thick voice of the first assistant Guo Pu also happened to come: "This question is written by the saint himself, and it is not easy for the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites to say a word, so you need to understand it carefully and answer it carefully." ”

Everyone knew that this topic was completely out of divine will, and they couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of spit and read it carefully.

This question is really long: "I have heard that the root of the cure is the Tao, the Tao is based on virtue, and those who discuss the rule of ancient and modern times must compromise with Confucius." Confucius told Lu Jun that the government is in the Nine Classics, and it is attributed to the Three Virtues.

To the Song Dynasty minister Sima Guangyan, there are three great virtues, and they are said to be benevolent, Ming and martial. Fruit and Confucius? The three dynasties of the light calendar, the three with their words, self-proclaimed to be the most refined!

However, the ancient records of my view are different! It is said that its benevolence is like the sky, its wisdom is like God, and it is said that it is clear and clear, and it is done by benevolence and righteousness. It is said that he is benevolent and amiable, and his words are credible, but they are not as good as Wu Ye. Alone in the business below, there is a god-given name for the name of the fierce competition, how can it be that the king is still martial arts?

The lord of the modern Wei Luo Longji, or the benevolent and loving people, knowing people and being good at their duties, or the Ming and Ming dynasties, the heroes and the decisive, or the traces are better than Tang Wu, the rule is a few Chengkang, or the benevolence, filial piety and friendship, smart and open-minded, then Xun is beautiful! And the three virtues are not pure, but they are enough to cause floods, why not?

Its keepers are like and they are like Buddhas. Or to benevolent such as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Song Renzong, to Ming Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, to the name of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, unique virtue and glorify the blessing of the sect, what is it?

The so-called combination of the three, then one is declining, and the other is dangerous, so don't you blame people for being too prepared?

There are also those who neglect the six precepts, and they say that the precepts are too observant and the precepts are not broken. Chen Jiu's disadvantage is said to be dizzy and smart, and he is powerful. Those who do six things say that they don't like military punishment, and they don't need to count wisely. Is it true or not in the three virtues?

I have been in the world for more than eight years, and I will always cherish the truth. However, the discipline gang is playing, the fields are reclaimed and the people are poor, the school is silent and the soldiers are stealing, the border is peaceful and the soldiers are in an uproar, the supervision is strict and the thieves are breeding, and the blame is safe? How can I not be benevolent, clear or disadvantageous, and less broken when the opportunity arises? The husband is all the ropes in the world with three feet, and then the special affairs of Shangde are suspended, and I am afraid that it will be appeased if it is not benevolent. All the dirt and hidden diseases are harmful, but the special affairs are treacherous and ambushed, I am afraid that they will not be clear and hurt by the annoyance. All forgiveness is harmful to martial arts because of any appointment, but the special affairs are loved by Wick, and I am afraid that they will be sick from hyperviolence.

It is to use the edict to enter the toast, and extend it in detail in the court, and use this way. Do all beings have to be enlightened without thinking? It is the purpose of the edict of the Emperor, the constitution of the emperor, and the affairs of the world. I have heard about it, and I will cut it and adopt it! ”