At the end of July, the weather in Wuchang was extremely hot and humid, and many people wore short beats made of ordinary cotton cloth or linen, and walked through the streets and alleys of the city under the scorching sun, and some literati wore long robes, walking slowly on the streets, holding folding fans in their hands gently swaying.

"Old tea bowl! Two pennies! ”

"Fritters and fruits!"

On both sides of the bluestone paved road, many hawkers are hawking, their faces are sweaty, when they meet those well-dressed officials, they come forward and shout excitedly, if there are such extravagant old customers, they will pay a few pennies, make a bowl of old tea, and chew on the fritters and fruits, enjoying a moment of comfort.

Several gentlemen in green shirts sat around a small black square table, each holding a bowl www.99du.biz of tea for a long time, just this fritters fruit, but they ate happily, and talked about the facts of the day while eating nature.

"I heard that the Metropolitan Governor has already broken Jiangning with a large army, and even Fan Shiyi, the Governor of Liangjiang, has been captured alive!" A scholar took a large sip of tea, with a slight smug look on his face.

"Hmph, the Qing army is corrupt and difficult to fight, this is not an uncommon thing, and it is normal for the metropolitan governor to achieve a big victory. It's just that I'm gone, I'm afraid it will take a long time to reunite with a few of them. The soldier who spoke had a little depression on his face.

The few people who spoke were the scholars who had participated in the Spring Festival of the Fu Han Army, and they took the lead in responding to the call of the Fu Han Army and participated in this imperial examination.

Although it is said that the non-commissioned officers of the Fu Han Army are a little strange compared with the traditional Jin Shi, they are not a Jin Shi at all, but after these people were admitted to the Jin Shi, they also participated in a three-month short-term government affairs training course for the Fu Han Army.

"Brother Minxuan, you are the Tanhua of this imperial examination, I think you should be assigned to come here." A little fat man looked at a man in a white shirt with a little curiosity on his face.

The scholar was drinking tea, chewing the fritters in his mouth slowly, but when he looked up, he saw that everyone's eyes had been focused, and he immediately smiled bitterly: "Everyone, although I am Tanhua, there is still a champion in front of me." ”

"Hehe, speaking of which, although our imperial examination is only limited to the three provinces of Huguang and Jiangxi, there are quite a lot of talents who have come out, in addition to our Wu Jingzi talent, there are also three great talents such as Peng Qifeng, Wang Youdun and Liu Tongxun, it is said that even the metropolitan governor has asked about their future."

The little fat man munched on the fritters with a look of envy on his face, who doesn't know in everyone's hearts now? Seeing that the new dynasty is about to be established, or to restore the Han family, if this can be reused, it will not be able to leave its name in history in the future.

What's more special is that this is the first time that the Fu Han Army has carried out the imperial examination, and it may be very different from the imperial examination in the future.

The rest of the scholars were silent for a while, but they said with a smile: "Today's street move will be regarded as a feast of deer singing, and if you can rise step by step in the future, don't forget about us." ”

After everyone dispersed, Wu Jingzi walked back to his residence slowly, for him, although the future is quite important, but no matter how anxious he is, it doesn't make much sense, it is better to go back to study.

Wu Jingzi lived in a post house in the east of the city, but the distance from the city was quite far away, and the environment was quite simple, but the price was very low, five large copper plates a day were enough, so it was also very popular with scholars, and many people lived there.

It stands to reason that Wu Jingzi was born in a family of eunuchs when he was a child, and he had a literary name when he was young, and he often participated in some local celebrity gatherings with his father, so he was also contaminated with some habits of "family anointing and profligacy", so the last time he met Ning Yu, he entered the largest restaurant in the city, and he could not be in a hurry, which was really much more seen from childhood to adulthood.

The good times didn't last long, his father Wu Lin couldn't afford to get sick, the Wu family fell into the middle, and finally died, and the clansmen also bullied others, divided the family property cleanly, and left very little wealth, and Wu Jingzi at that time had no fame, his wife Tao was unwilling to endure the bullying of the clansmen, and died of hatred.

Later, Wu Jingzi heard that the Fu Han Army planned to hold the imperial examination, so he thought of taking this opportunity to change his bad luck, when the imperial examination was over, he soon became cheerful again, and even read poems in the rain, but he did not expect to meet Ning Yu at that time. It's just that Ning Yu knows his identity, but Wu Jingzi doesn't know Ning Yu's identity.

It's just that just when Wu Jingzi was about to read, a few crisp knocks sounded, not like the others here who banged on the door vigorously, so it gave people a rather polite feeling.

Wu Jingzi opened the door, but saw two young officials wearing the red official clothes of the Fu Han Army standing outside the door, with faint smiles on their faces, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

"There is an order from the Chu Palace, and Wu Jingzi from Chuzhou, Anhui Province will meet you."

Wu Jingzi's heart moved, and he subconsciously reflected it, this time he thought that he should be conferred an official. But is it in the two provinces of Huguang or Jiangxi and Anhui?

It's just that the king's order is called, but Wu Jingzi can't be allowed to disobey, he immediately tidied up his clothes, and followed the two little officials all the way to the Chu Wangfu in Wuchang City.

The palace of the king of Chu was originally the yamen of the governor of Huguang, and was later rebuilt into the palace, after the facilities inside have been changed, the gold and silver interiors inside have been canceled, and the furnishings are also much less, it looks very simple, but it looks more solemn.

When Wu Jingzi stepped into the palace of the King of Chu, for some reason, he suddenly thought of the young man who had invited him at the banquet, and he felt from the bottom of his heart that this person should not be simple, and it was very likely that he was a high-level figure in the Fu Han Army, but he didn't know if he could see it again.

The three of them slowly advanced together, but after arriving at a main hall, the two little officials raised their hands with a smile and motioned for Wu Jingzi to enter, and they turned around and left.

After Wu Jingzi entered the main hall, he found that there were still a few young people standing inside, and he only felt familiar, and then he looked closely, but it was the top five in this imperial examination, and everyone had handed each other famous cards before, so although they were not very familiar with each other, they all knew each other.

After a while, there was a dense sound of footsteps outside the door, and everyone couldn't help but look up, but saw a middle-aged man wearing a big red round neck, blue satin flat gold embroidered python robe, walking in front of him, wearing a winged crown on his head, followed by several high-ranking officials of the Fu Han army.

With a smile on his face, the man glanced at these young people and said with a smile: "It is really a blessing for my Han family to be able to attract so many young talents when I held the imperial examination for the first time in the Han Army." ”

Only then did Wu Jingzi and a few other young people understand that this man thought that he was His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the current Fu Han Army, so they knelt down one after another.

"Wechen Peng Qifeng knocked on the King of Chu long live."

"Wechen Wu Jingzi knocks long live the King of Chu."

"Weichen Wang Youdun knocks long live the King of Chu."

"Wechen Liu Tongxun knocks long live the King of Chu."

"Wechen Chen Dashou knocks long live the King of Chu."

Although these people are kneeling on the ground, they also seem to be full of bearing, if Ning Yu is here, I am afraid that he will be happy for a long time, any of them can be regarded as outstanding in the original era.

Wu Jingzi and Liu Tongxun will not talk about it, and their fame has been spread to later generations, and they can be called masterpieces. As for other people, they are also quite strong in the original history, like the champion Peng Qifeng was originally admitted to the top of the Qing Dynasty in the fifth year of Yongzheng, and later went all the way to the military department of the Qianlong Dynasty.

Wang Youdun is the leader of this exam, he is twenty-nine years old, he is the oldest among the people, he was a jinshi in the second year of Yongzheng in the original history, and later he also achieved the position of the secretary of the ministry all the way, and he can be regarded as a capable minister of the previous generation.

Chen Dashou looked young, in the original history was the eleventh year of Yongzheng, and later also achieved the position of the governor of Liangguang, which can be called a generation of feudal officials.

Of course, for Ning Zhongyuan at the moment, he didn't know what these people were capable of, so he just smiled and said softly: "The Fu Han Army does not follow the pseudo-Qing etiquette law, but this kneeling is exempted, except for the sacrificial ceremony and the Shuowang Dynasty, we will not do this." ”

The words made a few young people feel a little novel, they have been kneeling and kneeling since they were children, and now they are not allowed to kneel, but they still feel a little awkward. However, everyone is not born with cheap bones, since you can not kneel, then it is naturally best not to kneel.

Cui Wancai on the side looked at these young people, but nodded in his heart, although he couldn't see anything else now, but just based on the current demeanor of these people, he had already concluded that these people would become a temporary figure in twenty years, but in addition to sighing, he was more curious, how did Ning Yu know the names of Wu Jingzi, Wang Youdun and Liu Tongxun?

As early as after the end of the imperial examination, in order to demonstrate the sincerity of the Han Army, there were more than 300 Jinshi selected, but the ranking has not yet been decided, and later Ning Yu wanted to pass this list, but it was circled on the top of three people, which naturally means to pay more attention, these three people are Wu Jingzi, Wang Youdun and Liu Tongxun, especially for Liu Tongxun, Ning Yu drew two circles.

After Cui Wancai received the letter, he thought that Ning Yu drew two circles to emphasize this person, but in fact, in Ning Yu's own heart, there was another explanation, that is, Liu Tongxun is not only capable himself, but also has the ability to give birth to a son, and the eldest son Liu Yong will also be a generation of famous ministers in the future, this kind of buy one get one free business is really cost-effective.

However, this meeting was just a process, and these five people were quickly appointed to their positions, Liu Tongxun and Wang Youdun served as the position of walking in the political hall, and Peng Qifeng and Chen Dashou served as the walking position of the chamber of the Chu Wangfu, and the position of these four people is actually the same, that is, to stay in Wuchang to participate in politics. Only Wu Jingzi was left alone.

Cui Wancai looked at the young man in front of him with a kind face, and said softly: "Your position has not been announced, is there some confusion in your heart?" ”

Wu Jingzi nodded honestly, he naturally knew that there should be something else in this, but he didn't think much about it.

Cui Wancai smiled lightly, "That's not what I meant, and it's not what King Chu meant. Originally, the five of you would stay in Wuchang to observe the government first, but it was just a letter sent back from the front line by the Metropolitan Governor, asking you to go directly to Jiangning and serve as the Governor's Mansion. ”

Wu Jingzi seemed to have some understanding in his heart, and he did not have any objections, and accepted the appointment very happily.

"The subordinate officials should obey themselves."

The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day.

The soldiers who have been awarded the official position, the loyalty to the Fu Han Army and the Chu Wangfu instantly exploded, everyone is still very realistic, since the Qing Dynasty failed to do it for the official, and the Fu Han Army did it for the official, it must have defected to the Fu Han Army. As for what is rebellious and not rebellious, does it matter?

Of course, this time the imperial examination not only allowed the Fu Han army to greatly harvest a wave of Shilin's heart, but also relieved the Fu Han army's current embarrassing talent situation, at least the manpower in Wuchang and various prefectures and counties is nearly enough.

However, Ning Yu also suggested one point before conferring the official this time, that is, it is not recommended to put this group of scholars who do not know the overall situation and the suffering of the world directly on the local chief officials, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, and it will be a great waste of talents.

Although these scholars have enough potential, it does not mean that they can do everything now, so it is very important to stay in Wuchang and the provincial and state capitals to learn to govern first, and wait until they have their own understanding of the overall situation, and then delegate to the grassroots to learn and deal with general affairs, which can play a very key role.

In terms of selecting officials, the current Fu Han army is more inclined to the Tang system, that is, "the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the army", so the entrance to the Jinshi is only a higher starting point, and it also needs to be tempered from the basic affairs, so as to get a large number of practical talents.

At the same time, among the current high-level of the entire Fu Han Army, the news of Jiangning's conquest also stirred up a big splash, and many people directly surrounded the palace gate of the Chu Palace, presenting the persuasion to enter the fold.

Throughout the ages, persuasion has always been the same as the rescue of the driver, and compared to the rescue, there is no danger, so everyone likes to do this, even if the party does not want to do it, the courtiers and generals below will be forced to put the yellow robe on their bodies, it is really too much interest.

Just when the outsiders were making a lot of noise, Ning Zhongyuan in the hall was silent, he looked at Cui Wancai, Cheng Yuanzhi, Zheng Xian, Ning Zhongjing, Ning Zhongquan and others who were kneeling on the ground, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

"How can I sit in this world? It's better to find a descendant of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible to inherit the unification! ”

This is naturally not Ning Zhongyuan's original intention, but it is also a potential rule to say this, after all, when the emperor has to ask three times and let him three times, how can he directly sit on the dragon chair without saying a word? That's not in line.

Everyone is more clear in their hearts, how can they really go to find the so-called descendants of the Ming Dynasty, and they have to kneel harder at the moment.

"The king raised an army against the Qing Dynasty, restored my Han dynasty, and inherited the unification, which is really in line with the people's hearts!"