On the fourth day of the fourth month of April in the third year of Hongxing in the Ming Dynasty, in the urn city of Yifengmen in Nanjing, a group of big people in black gauze python robes have been gathered, and a colorful painting archway that is only used to support the scene when welcoming the lord of Fangzhen, the vassal king and the important ministers of the vassal state enter the pilgrimage. According to the Ming court's simplification of the welcome and send-off system after the capital moved to Nanjing, only the expedition or triumphal ceremony will occupy the entire Yifengmen Street. The other ushers are sent to be held in the Yifengmen urn city, so as not to affect the big business on Yifengmen Street.

Yifengmen Street is now terrible, it is the "richest" street in Nanjing, and it cannot be closed and banned casually.

Because it is the junction of the Longjiang Port Area (located between the Qinhuai River and the East Moat, from Yifengmen in the north to Dinghuaimen in the south) and the inner city of Nanjing and the area along the Qinhuai River, it has become the head office of Haishang Bank and Yanshang Bank. Around the headquarters of the two banks, a number of small banks and big money banks naturally appeared. The funds in and out of this street every day are more than 100,000 taels of silver, and if you delay it for a day, the Ming court will lose a lot of taxes!

And although today's welcoming ceremony is placed in Yifengmen Urn City, the pomp and circumstance are as extravagant as possible. Early in the morning, it was the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army of the brigade who drove over to maintain order - the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army was the original Xiaoling Guard New Army, which was used to train the sect at that time. Later, the sects that needed to be trained intensively were all taught, and most of them had a place to go, and a small number of them were "eliminated from the last position", removed from the jade, and became ordinary people.

Of course, Zhu Cihong couldn't let them really ask for food, which was too embarrassing. So he pointed out the last way to these former sects who were eliminated by the last rank. If they really can't survive, then the door of Huangjue Temple in Fengyang, Jiangbei will always be open to them!

After completing the training of Zongzi, the Xiaoling Wei New Army became the Xiaoling Wei Forbidden Army, and became a military training unit for the officers of the Jiangwutang and the captains (non-commissioned officers) of the new army, and it was also the garrison of Nanjing City.

Today, the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army dispatched a whole regiment of infantry, all wearing Xuantie plate armor (that is, black plate armor), holding Zhangba spear or Hongxing three-year arquebus (from the third year of Hongxing, the turtledove foot arquebus began to be eliminated, and the Spanish light arquebus copied became the standard arquebus, and the official name was "Hongxing three-year arquebus"), and a neat phalanx was discharged in the Yifengmen urn city, which was extremely eye-catching.

The sun gradually rose, and there were constantly high-ranking officials coming in the four-wheeled carriage of Shanghai Shenche, and there were many scholars in Taoist robes and scarves, and they also came one after another, gathered on the side of the official road in the Yifengmen urn city, and soon half of the Yifengmen urn city was crowded, and overlooking down from the city tower, it was really a large piece of Wuyang!

The person who can make the merry and talented people of Nanjing City rush to Yifengmen early in the morning to greet him, of course, is not a feudal lord, a feudal king or an important minister of the feudal state, this person can only be Kong Yinzheng, a candidate for entering Beijing to take the exam.

Yan Shenggong actually has to rush to take the exam!

This is a bit of a refreshment to the cognition of this group of merry and talented people - those who were supposed to be promoted by exams don't have to take the exam now, but Yan Shenggong, who should be reincarnated, has to pass the exam...... It's awkward!

Fortunately, the speech of the Ming Dynasty is still relatively free at the moment, at least the scholars in the countryside can express their opinions more casually - now there is no fame to be cut, and the scholars have no tax exemption and exemption treatment, and the official and military fields privately occupied by the family are gone, except for arresting them and going to prison, Emperor Zhu has nothing to do with them. Therefore, a group of scholars who wanted to take the exam but could not begin to express their opinions indiscriminately.

"It's really strange that there are many things every year, especially this year! When Yan Shenggong actually has to take the exam, what if he can't pass the exam? Don't you want to be a saint? ”

"What are you talking nonsense, how can Yan Shenggong not want it? If you can't pass this test, then change another one to take the test, there are so many saints and seedlings, there is always someone who can pass the test! ”

"Really? In the future, Yan Shenggong will have to be admitted to be able to be? ”

"That's right! Not only to take the exam, but also to canonize the edict of the Lord of Long Live ...... In the future, the Yan Shenggong of the past dynasties can not just rely on reincarnation, but must select among the saints and Miao who are proficient in the six arts and the study of the saints, and are loyal and patriotic, filial piety, bravery, benevolence and righteousness, pass the selection examinations at all levels, and finally canonized by the Son of Heaven in order to be appointed as the Yan Shenggong, it is said that what kind of scholar can also serve at the same time! ”

"Yan Sheng Gong and Scholar? What's going on? Isn't this scholar only a cabinet guy? ”

"Now the rules have to be changed, the Cabinet Office will belong to the Cabinet Office, and the University Scholars will belong to the University Scholars' Academy...... The Cabinet Office is in charge of government affairs, and the university scholars are in charge of learning, two different things. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true...... You wait, when someone is admitted to the Yan Sheng Gong, the imperial court will toss the scholars! ”

"Oh, it's not, endless tossing......"

Just when the readers were talking, the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army, a regiment of phalanxes lined up opposite them, suddenly let out an earth-shattering cry in unison.

"Candidate Yan Shenggong has arrived!"

Candidate Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzheng and his party have arrived outside Yifeng Gate!

The scholars who were still talking to each other just now all fell silent, and they all craned their necks to watch there, just to see what kind of honor it was for the candidate Yan Shenggong who was preparing to enter Beijing to take the exam.

At first glance, it was a real eye-opener!

First of all, from the Yifeng Gate urn city by the outer side of the door hole in, not Yan Shenggong, but a team of "Kong Wushu", a total of 35 people, all grown up Shandong men, lined up in two teams, everyone wearing armor and carrying guns - not a spear, but a arquebus made by Hongxing in three years, and a bright bayonet was inserted in the muzzle.

Behind this team of Kong warriors was a much older man, wearing long armor, a sword hanging from his belt, and carrying an eight-foot-long Changge on his shoulder!

Changge's head is wrapped in linen, which looks very exquisite, and at a glance you can know what kind of general's special weapon!

The scholars who were watching were stunned, did they really welcome the candidate Yan Sheng Gong today?

Could it be a mistake, it can't be a feudal lord who entered the Hajj?

It was strange that another knight in full armor rode in on his horse. The knight was also very tall, and when he rode on a horse, he looked like a moving iron tower. When they got closer, they found that this knight had a black face, a beard, and was carrying a bow and arrows and a long sword with a simple shape, and he looked very powerful.

Behind this knight, there was also a strong man holding a large banner with six big characters on the banner, "The Most Holy Ancestor Miao Descendant".

What the? Is it really a candidate for the Holy Father?

Why is Yan Shenggong like this now? Is this going to cut people or to educate?

That's insulting!

Kong Yinzheng actually felt that his appearance was not very appropriate - he looked like he was going to cut people, and he also carried 72 disciples, 35 in front of him were carrying muskets, 35 in the back were carrying Zhangba Changge, and one Tikong Yin was carrying Ge, and one was raising the flag.

I wonder if this was the case when the Holy Prophet traveled around the world.

But if it's not appropriate, Kong Yinzheng can only stubbornly charge to the end.

How did Kong Yinzhi die?

Kong Yinzheng doesn't want to taste that kind of inferior crane top red, and he still wants to be the Holy Prince!

And the only one who can make him the Holy Duke of Yan is Emperor Hongxing of the Ming Dynasty at the moment, so what reason does he have not to dress up obediently according to Emperor Zhu's instructions?

Maybe that's what the most holy teachers in history looked like!

Kong Yinzheng had already ridden his horse to the officials who came to greet him, turned over and dismounted skillfully, and then strode forward, bowing to several officials: "Kong Yinzheng is polite!" ”

His voice was unusually loud, sounding like thunder, which startled Qian Qianyi, Zhu Zhiyu, Wang Zhifu, Huang Daozhou and others who came to greet him, and they all frowned.

What is the emperor's idea? Why did you choose such a Yan Shenggong to come out?