Seeing that Lin Yanchao advocated getting Shen Shixing's consent, Yu Shenxing was also very happy and immediately said: "Xia Guan also thinks that what Uncle You said is very good, since ancient times, he has inherited the teachings of saints, constrained officials with 'inner saints and outer kings', and put virtue first, but in fact, no one is perfect, even if what Haigangfeng does, it may not be in line with the teachings of saints everywhere." ”

"But if you let go of the inner saint and the outer king, and judge it by his political achievements, the people of the world will know at a glance what the merits are."

Listening to Yu Shenxing's words, Shen Shixing said with a smile: "When can you learn from far away?" ”

Yu Shenxing heard Shen Shixing's words have a deep meaning, and immediately restrained his smile and said: "Xiaguan talked nonsense, which made Yuan Fu smile." ”

Then Shen Shixing said: "There is one more thing, that is, Shuntianfu Yin has asked Jinke Shuntianxiang to take the test, and the Yingtianfu Township test is also coming." Do you have any considerations for the Cabinet to ask the Ministry of Rites to draft a chief examiner and a deputy chief examiner? ”

The affairs of this imperial examination are under the management of the ceremonial system, that is, Zuo Shilang Yu Shenxing is in charge of deciding the candidates for the examiner, and this matter is also the most important power of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites.

Lin Yanchao didn't speak on this matter, otherwise he would have crossed the line.

Yu Shenxing immediately said: "Back to the middle hall, the township test of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, with Shuntian and Yingtian, the two Beijing township tests are the heaviest, and the sub-eunuchs of the north and south are all there, with the most candidates and the most solutions." ”

Lin Yanchao heard it and knew in his heart that the probability of winning the Liangjing Township Examination was relatively large, because there were 135 people in the quota of the solution, while in other provinces, there were only 45 in Yunnan and 30 in Guizhou.

And many provinces, such as Jiangxi Township to try to solve the quota of 95, Zhejiang, Fujian Province to solve the quota of 90, these provinces are all traditional imperial examination strong provinces, three households must have a scholar, if the talent is not to a certain extent, can not get ahead in a lifetime.

At that time, there were statistics that the probability of Fujian Zhejiang Township testing Chinese style was 145 to 1.

And the odds of Shuntianxiang trying the Chinese style are twenty to one.

Therefore, countless 'college entrance examination immigrants' were born in the two provinces, and many scholars from Fujian and Zhejiang went to Shuntian to take the exam on the same day.

This can't be a joke for others, for example, Lin Yanchao's business teacher Lin Yanchao, his talent has reached this point, but he also passed the Ying Tianxiang examination at the beginning, and only passed the Jinshi the next year.

Therefore, it is difficult to lift people, and it is even more difficult to be in the Jinshi, and the sentence of gold and silver Jinshi is not unreasonable, especially for the scholars in several major imperial examination provinces.

"The Shuntian Township Test is the emperor's grace, but because of this, some people do not know self-love, since the founding of this dynasty, there are many impostor candidates, and the cases of fraud are also the most. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully select the chief examiner, deputy chief examiner, and review from scratch to prevent any malpractice. ”

Lin Yanchao heard Yu Shenxing's words, and sighed secretly in his heart, as soon as you say this, some people will be unhappy.

Shen Shixing pinched his beard and said: "Ouyang Xiu once said that the most ruthless thing in the world is creation, so the only way to weigh the survival of the fittest is to be righteous and fair. ”

"In the autumn of Shuntian, we need to uphold the way of justice and righteousness, and this assistant has already ordered in February that the two Beijing Guozi Prisons will record all prisoners, and those who fail to pass the township examination will not be allowed to take the township examination, and those who donate prisoners are not allowed to participate in the township examination of the undergraduate program."

Yu Shenxing bowed and said, "Yuan Fu is wise." ”

Shen Shixing pressed his hand and motioned for Yu Shenxing to sit down, and then asked: "However, the main and deputy examiners must be the right people, but are there any candidates for the examiners who should take the Tianxiang exam?" ”

Yu Shenxing immediately said: "Shuntian, the chief and deputy examiner of the Tianxiang test has always been two ministers, and the four provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang are one Hanlin, one is in the matter, and the examiners in the rest of the provinces are also served by the Jingguan Jiake Jinshi." ”

"At present, the left concubine Sheng Ne, Liu Yuanzhen, the right concubine Huang Hongxian, Liu Chuxian, the waiter Lu Kejiao, Feng Qi, Zhongyun Xiao Liangyou, and Yang Qiyuan are all suitable candidates."

Lin Yanchao also sighed that he had the qualification to preside over the Tianxiang examination, but he was later pushed away because of Zhang Juzheng's matter. But now Lin Yanchao is no longer 'qualified' to preside over the township examination, it's a pity to think about it.

"Among them, Liu Yuanzhen, the son of the left concubine, is a five-year jinshi in Longqing, there is a Shu Jishi who is an editor, erudite and literate, upright, and has a good official reputation, and Liu Chuxian, who has been washing horses for five years in Longqing, has been diligent in compiling the history of the country since entering the museum, and does not interact with foreign officials.

Lin Yanchao, Liu Chuxian, and Liu Yuanzhen have both worked together in the Hanlin Academy for many years, although they have a mediocre personal relationship, and even had some small frictions, but after a long time, they don't think so.

What's more, when Lin Yanchao was promoted to the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the two also came to congratulate each other, and now it is better to sell favors to them, which is also to repay the support of Shen Xing.

Lin Yanchao said on the side: "The two middle halls, the concubine, and the two of them, are not only outstanding in their studies in the Han Academy, but also have many commendable places for being officials. ”

Shen Shixing nodded, looked at Wang Xijue and asked, "What does Brother Yuanyu think?" I remember that this Liu Chu was your protégé first. ”

Wang Xijue smiled and said: "Yuan Weng smiled, and the servant thought that if Liu Shuzi and Liu Xima were the examiners, they would be competent. ”

Shen Shixing nodded and said: "Since it is far away, Zong Hai will nominate the two of them, and when the time comes, it will be played." ”

"Okay, the remaining Shuntianfu examiner, the last subject of Shuntianxiang tried to have Zhejiang people enter the capital in February, pretending to be a state student, and finally there were eight Chinese-style students, and the students of Beijing were angry, and they voted anonymously, suing that the Chinese style should not be all outside the county, and the disadvantages of the states and counties. In the end, the Son of Heaven decreed that the six scholars should be sent back to their hometowns and served as people. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Shixing's expression was serious: "The emperor is extremely concerned about this subject of the Shuntian Township Examination, so this assistant needs to carefully select the township examination examiner of this subject, and be filled by an honest and reliable official, so as to solve His Majesty's doubts." Ben Fu has been thinking about it again and again in the past half a month, thinking that Huang Hongxian and Sheng Ne are enough to be promoted, what do you think? ”

Listening to Shen Shixing's words, Yu Shenxing's face changed.

Lin Yanchao also speculated on Shen Shixing's means, first threw out the two examiners of the Ying Tianxiang test to Yu Shenxing, and then decided the examiner of the Shuntian Xiang test himself.

In this way, Yu Shenxing has some opinions on the two candidates for the Shuntianxiang test, and it is not good to stand up and oppose it at this time.

But Shen Shixing just nominated someone else, this Huang Hongxian has a 'criminal record'.

Huang Hongxian took Zhang Juzheng's second son Zhang Sixiu in the examination of the fifth year of Wanli, and finally Zhang Sixiu won the list.

Isn't it clear that such an official is the examiner?

However, Sheng Ne is an upright official and a reliable candidate.

Yu Shenxing really couldn't object, so he could only say: "Dare to ask Yuanfu, who is the main examiner of the two?" ”

Shen Shixing said: "Huang Shuzi presided over the Fujian Township Examination in the last subject, and he was unanimously praised by the top and bottom, but Sheng Shuzi seems to have presided over the Township Examination for the first time, and his experience is inevitably insufficient. This township test is very important, so let Huang Shuzi be the chief examiner! ”

Yu Shenxing was dissatisfied from the bottom of his heart, but he struggled for a while, and still said: "Yes, Yuanfu, the lower officials will play together when they arrive." ”

Lin Yanchao silently sighed for Yu Shenxing.

After finishing the matter, Lin Yanchao and Yu Shenxing left Wenyuan Pavilion together.

Yu Shenxing immediately complained to Lin Yanchao: "Zong Hai, this Huang Hongxian is the right concubine, Sheng Ne is the left concubine, and the official order is second, and the two of them are both Longqing five-year jinshi, but Sheng Ne is the second and tenth and Huang Hongxian is the second and thirteenth, why is he in the position of the chief examiner?" ”

Lin Yanchao patted Yu Shenxing's shoulder and said, "Brother Yuanyuan, Yuan Fu has already made up his mind on this matter, and this is something I can't fight." ”

Yu Shenxing shook his head and said: "Zong Hai, the imperial court is the way to take the scholar and even the public to be right, this is Yu's responsibility, Yu Mou is not displeased that Yuanfu crosses my designated examiner candidate, but this Huang Hongxian is not the right choice, he will be the chief examiner, this time the Shuntianxiang test will inevitably have an accident." ”

Lin Yanchao's kind words comforted Yu Shenxing.

After Lin Yanchao returned to the Yamen, he immediately drafted an article to be published in Tianli Bao to commemorate Hai Rui.

Lin Yanchao pushed away all official business, didn't even eat, sat in the yamen and wrote, he hadn't written in person for a long time, and he was a little rusty at the beginning, but the more he wrote, the more enjoyable he became.

Writing articles is my own business, and now I feel like I have seen an old friend, and it is like drinking alcohol.

After the three articles were written, Lin Yanchao immediately rolled up the articles and rushed to Shen Shixing's mansion.

The sedan chair moves forward in the night, and the capital retreats from the prosperity of the day and returns to the calm of the night.

Although the shops on the left and right sides of the street have closed their stalls, there are still many pedestrians hurrying on the road.

The sedan chair driver in front of the sedan chair, the subordinates shouted and walked forward, and the people and humble officials on the left and right avoided the road and stood aside.

Lin Yanchao occasionally lifted the sedan curtain and looked towards the street, but saw that the eyes of the pedestrians on the road were full of awe and envy.

Lin Yanchao put down the sedan curtain and sat silently, having already made a decision in his heart.

"Great article!"

Under a lamp, Shen Shixing wore copper Western glasses and praised Lin Yanchao's article sincerely.

"Does Zong Hai know which official's manuscript is the most expensive in the capital?" Shen Shixing looked at Lin Yanchao and asked.

Lin Yanchao hurriedly said: "Of course it's a teacher." ”

Shen Shixing smiled and said: "Don't flatter me, a few days ago, they went to the capital to 'ask Xuanzhai' to bring back a copy of your handwriting to the old man, which was a manuscript you copied when you were Hanlin, and it is said that it was sold by the descendants of Chen Siyu, the former head of the court." ”

"Do you know how much it will cost? Such a piece of paper is enough to make fifteen taels of silver! ”

Lin Yanchao also gasped when he heard this, and thought, can I also resign from my official position in the future and sell words for a living? But my handwriting is just mediocre, yes, this is the so-called fame bonus.

"This is just an ordinary manuscript, if it is an article like Cao's Cheats, it can be worth a hundred gold," Shen Shixing teased a few words, and then he smiled and said: "You came to the old man so late, didn't you come to show the old man these articles, tell me what's the matter?" ”

"Yes, teacher, the student does have something to report," Lin Yanchao said immediately, "It's about Gu Xiancheng looking for the student to impeach Zhang Whale together." ”