For the scholars in the capital, there are still a lot of things in this period of the imperial court, first the civil service system was introduced, and then the Zhongzheng Temple was repaired. Although there are many people who pay attention to these two things, it is obvious that it is not a group of people who pay attention to these two things.

Those who pay attention to the Zhongzheng Ancestral Hall, there are more officials, or there are more officials in the family, and then it is time to raise people.

Most of those who pay attention to the civil service system are Xiucai and those below Xiucai.

Most of those who pay attention to the civil service are poor scholars. Those who have rich and powerful families, they don't care about the civil service at all, this is not their pursuit, nor is it their ideal.

They are not in such a hurry to step into the officialdom, Jinshi is their pursuit, and they don't have to work hard at home anyway.

Even if there is a small number of people who are concerned, the number is still very small, and most of these people have no hope of the imperial examination and want to be an official. The smaller part is really ambitious, but there is no hope for the imperial examination, and they don't want to waste time.

For example, Sun Chengzong, he just felt that his imperial examination was hopeless, and then he didn't want to waste one of the years.

Since he was admitted to Xiucai at the age of sixteen, Sun Chengzong has taken the exam three times in a row, and then he has not passed the exam. Speaking of which, Sun Chengzong felt that he was still good at studying, but he didn't know why he couldn't pass the exam.

This illusion made Sun Chengzong feel that it was useless to study at home, so he began to travel.

After arriving in the capital, Sun Chengzong began his teaching career, after all, the Beijing teacher is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and he doesn't want to leave when he comes here. Through a friend, Sun Chengzong found a job teaching.

As a gentleman in the home of Jiang Bi on the right side of Dali Temple, after hearing about the civil service system, Sun Chengzong couldn't sit still.

In fact, Sun Chengzong, who is sensitive to current affairs, has long realized that this is a changing era, and he knows it from the new policy implemented by Zhang Juzheng. It's just that like most scholars, Sun Chengzong was also skeptical of Zhang Juzheng's reforms.

Many people's evaluation of Zhang Juzheng is four words: too much power!

However, after Zhang Juzheng's death, the expected reckoning did not come, and the emperor was also unusually generous to Zhang Juzheng.

In thinking about the emperor's policy and the emperor's age, Sun Chengzong realized that this was an opportunity.

"Brother Zhixian, have you thought about it?"

A black-faced man in his thirties looked at Sun Chengzong and asked, "This is not a trivial matter, you are still young, you don't need to be so eager!" In the examination for a few sessions, it may not be possible to be named on the gold list! ”

Sun Chengzong glanced at the man who spoke, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said with a smile: "I am twenty-four years old this year, sixteen years old, and many people say that I am a genius, talented, and a prodigy. ”

"But I took the exam three times in a row, and I didn't even get a single person to be examined, and what kind of title did I say about the gold list."

Compared with the black-faced man, Sun Chengzong's appearance is much better, with a square face and good facial features, which is very in line with the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty.

"Brother Zhixian, don't make this plan, there are so many late bloomers in this world, not to mention that you are only twenty-four years old, thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young Jinshi, the imperial examination is already difficult to find, then you should be even more tireless!"

Glancing at the black-faced man, Sun Chengzong knew that he was doing it for his own good, so he smiled and said, "Brother Zhongyuan, do you think I lost confidence because I failed the third exam?" ”

Zhang Zhongyuan looked at Sun Chengzong and didn't speak, but the expression on his face showed that he thought so.

"Reading to serve the country, this is what the younger brother has been striving for, this civil servant has just come out, it is difficult to say that this is not a shortcut to the south? I can continue to take the exam, but when will I be promoted and when will I be promoted? ”

"Even if I win the next subject, how many subjects do I need?"

"Really wait until the age of fifty to become a junior sergeant, and the younger brother still has a few years to be an official?"

Sun Chengzong said very indifferently, but Zhang Zhongyuan didn't know how to refute Sun Chengzong, and he also knew that Sun Chengzong was telling the truth. In the next subject, he raised people, and in the next subject, he didn't believe it.

If Sun Chengzong had this ability, he would have been lifted a long time ago, and he would not have failed the exam three times in a row.

"There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, who knows what will happen in a few years, now that there is an opportunity, why not do it? I'm willing to do it, and I believe it's a great opportunity. ”

After drinking the wine in the glass in one gulp, Sun Chengzong said in a firm tone, his gaze drifted out of the window and drifted towards the palace of the Ming Dynasty.

"The lord of Zhongxing, when there is a minister of Zhongxing, if you want to be a minister of Zhongxing, you don't have great courage and determination, how can you do it?"

Sun Chengzong didn't say this, but this was what he told himself in his heart. Instead of gambling on the seemingly impenetrable road to the imperial examination, he is more willing to bet on the young emperor in the palace and fight for a future for himself.

"Brother Zhongyuan, the younger brother is going to take the civil service exam tomorrow, I wish the younger brother has passed the exam!" After saying this, Sun Chengzong took out a handful of copper coins and put them on the table, and said with a smile: "Little Er, settle the bill!" ”

Watching Sun Chengzong stride away, Zhang Zhongyuan sighed and shook his head helplessly.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Yijun is also paying attention to the civil service exam at this time, this time the exam is very important, and it is also the exam he attaches great importance to, this is a spark! A spark can start a prairie fire, and what Zhu Yijun has to do now is to cultivate this spark well.

Zhu Yijun didn't know that Sun Chengzong, a famous minister in the late Ming Dynasty, was ready to throw himself into this fire and was ready to become a tinder.

In fact, Sun Chengzong's road to the imperial examination has not been smooth, in his previous life, he was in his forties before he became a jinshi, although he was not fifty, but it was not a few years away. It's just that what Sun Chengzong doesn't know is that he has lived long enough.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Qing army attacked on a large scale, and in November, it attacked Gaoyang. Sun Chengzong, who was idle at home, led the whole city to defend the city, but the city was broken and captured, and he hanged himself. His five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, and eight nephews were killed in battle, and more than 100 members of the Sun family were killed, and Sun Chengzong was seventy-six years old.

If Zhu Yijun knew that Sun Chengzong was going to take the civil service exam, he would be very happy, and he would need to focus on training for this name.

"You're almost ready for tomorrow's exam, aren't you?" Zhu Yijun looked at the few people standing below and asked with a smile.

There are three organizers for this civil service examination, one is Hai Rui and the other is Xu Wenchang. These civil servants will work under their subordinates in the future, and they will naturally participate.

The third organizer is Lu Shenxing.

As the son of Lu Tiaoyang, the former assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Shenxing has always been in the Ming Royal Academy. He also liked the atmosphere of the school more than the court battle, but this time Zhu Yijun transferred him out of the school.

As a civil official cultivated by the Academy, Zhu Yijun attaches great importance to Lu Shenxing.

For his status and training, Zhu Yijun has long had a plan, and there will be more and more civil servants in the future, and Lu Shenxing is the ****** prepared by Zhu Yijun. All civil servants who have passed the civil service examination must come to him for training.

Zhu Yijun has thought about the name of the school, and it is called the Daming Civil Servant School.

It's cheesy and uncreative, but it's better to keep it simple and straightforward.

The three of them listened to Zhu Yijun's question, and Hai Rui and Xu Wenchang all looked at Lu Shenxing.

As Lu Tiaoyang's grandson, Hai Rui and Xu Wenchang were of course surprised by this identity, but what surprised the two of them even more was Lu Shenxing's ability. The whole recruitment and examination went into his hands, everything was in order and with ease.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's ready, the venue has already been arranged."

"This time, there are a total of 167 civil servants who have signed up for the show, and it is estimated that there will not be so many people who come to the exam. However, the minister has already prepared according to one hundred and sixty-seven people, and there will be no mistakes. ”

"Regarding the test questions of the exam, the minister is also in accordance with His Majesty's explanation, and the people's livelihood is examined."

"Of the five questions, those who answer three questions correctly are inferior, those who answer four questions correctly are average, and those who answer all five questions correctly are superior. According to the emperor's orders, this time 30 civil servants were recruited and the best were admitted. ”

"But the minister thinks that the inferior class should not be admitted!"

Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, Lu Shenxing would rather be lacking than excessive, after thinking about it, Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Okay, just act according to Aiqing's performance!" Tomorrow's exam, I will also go over and encourage them. ”

said that it was to encourage them, but to put it bluntly, it was to support the field, plus propaganda.

Expressing one's value for civil servants is one thing, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of publicity. When the next recruitment of civil servants is held, a new benchmark will inevitably be set, and large-scale recruitment will be required at that time.

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then they understood what Zhu Yijun meant, and said in unison: "The minister's decree!" ”

The venue for the civil service examination was in the Gongyuan of Shuntianfu, and many people gathered here in the morning, but I don't know how many times worse than when it was the imperial examination. Of course, most of them are here to see the excitement.

In the crowd, those who carried the examination basket were the ones who came to take the exam, brightly dressed, holding a paper fan in their hands, and constantly shaking it was obviously to watch the excitement.

From time to time, they still point fingers, with disdain, and some people can't stand it and hide their faces and leave.

In front of the crowd, Sun Chengzong carried the basket with a calm face, and looked around from time to time. The people who found him beside him actually looked calm, and couldn't help but be curious: "In Xia Sun Chengzong, the word Zhizhi, Gaoyang people, what is this brother called?" ”

The man glanced at Sun Chengzong, smiled and arched his hand: "Li Yiqi, Zijiefu, from Shuntianfu!" ”

The two of them just wanted to talk, and suddenly the crowd was in a commotion, and then there was a crowd uproar. I saw a pair of guards rushing over, directly separating the crowd, and then Jinyi Wei also rushed over, followed by the fans of Dongchang.

I don't know who shouted "The emperor has arrived", and the scene suddenly became chaotic.