After Yun Xi asked Xia Yuanji to draft the decree, the officials present who were caught off guard by Yun Xi just now began to seriously think about the reform of the examination system in addition to abolishing the chief examiner. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Chen Di immediately discovered a point, and said to Yun Xi: "Your Majesty, as Your Majesty said just now, the question writer is only responsible for producing the scriptures and texts, so Your Majesty, who will come up with the questions?" "He already has an answer himself, but it is better to let His Majesty say it himself.

Yun Xi really said: "The topic of this strategy is for me to think about in a unified way. ”

Thinking in unison? What does that mean? Chen Di didn't quite understand, but he didn't continue to ask questions on this issue, but asked again: "Your Majesty, who are these marking officers, question writers, and promotion officials?" ”

Yun Xi thought for a moment and then said: "With Liao Sheng, the young secretary of Guanglu Temple, as the promotion officer, the examination room will be promoted. As for the rest, I'll wait until next month. ”

Chen Di immediately understood what Yunxi meant. The duty of invigilation has always been the most important both inside and outside, and if there is any fraud scandal, it is not a bad thing to appoint early; But the marking officer and the question writer are different, the person who was selected early, what if the questioner leaks the question? What if the marking officer agrees with a candidate to cheat? And it's hard to get the real evidence. Therefore, Yun Xi will not be appointed for the time being.

Chen Di asked a few more detailed questions, and Yun Xi answered them one by one. At this time, Xia Yuanji's holy decree had also been written, and Yun Xi saw that there was no problem with stamping the big seal, and ordered it to be sent to all yamen in the capital and recorded in the palace newspaper.

After Chen Di retreated, Yun Xi called the guard Li Bo and said: "You send people to the palaces to pass the decree, that is, this test, and the topic of the palace test later, let my uncles and brothers think about it, do you have any ideas, and present them to me." ”

"If someone is willing to come up with the topic of the scriptures, they can also enter the palace to inform me. However, whether it is a topic of strategy or a topic of scripture, I do not guarantee that it will be adopted. ”

There are quite a few princes who are still guarding the place in Beijing on weekdays, and they are likely to be able to see the problems that Yunxi can't see, so Yunxi decided to let the majority of princes also devote themselves to the problem and brainstorm ideas.

Especially the acting king, the king of the valley, the former king of Yan and others who guarded the border pass, Yun Xi placed great expectations on them. 'Especially you, Fourth Uncle, I don't know if you are willing to ask the question? Yun Xi thought.

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Although the efficiency of the Ming bureaucracy is not high in normal times, this time is obviously regarded as a special case. The scribes of the Ministry of Rites wrote and posted the posters with astonishing speed, and posted them on the walls around the Tribute Temple.

Countless scribes also publicized this matter in inns and taverns all over the capital, and before it got dark, they made ninety percent of the people in the capital know about it.

Countless people had heated discussions, some agreed, some disagreed, and some were noncommittal, but no matter what kind of views they held, they were not particularly intense.

If Xiucai can only be regarded as a preparatory member of the ruling class, then Juren is really a member of the ruling class. According to the system formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, the people enjoyed privileges in the local area and were the leading figures among the gentry; Although Yun Xi abolished the privilege of tax exemption, he also increased the financial subsidy for the lifter, and the lifter's family did not have to serve servitude, so the lifter could already be called the master like the incumbent officials.

Therefore, there is no poor person in the family, and it is not as urgent as the talent to be examined. They are also worried that if they say something and be heard and reported, they will not be able to eat and walk away if they participate in a vain discussion of the government.

However, some people are happy and some people are dissatisfied, and it is inevitable. At this time, in an inn in the capital, there was a person who said to the other person half jealously and half congratulatorily: "Brother Jingzhi, you have always advocated the Five Classics instead of the Four Books, and you have studied the Five Classics a lot on weekdays. ”

The man who is called Brother Jingzhi is not as confident as his fellow countryman. He said: "Brother Harada, although this is the case, this year's strategy will also be as important as the scriptures. We live in the countryside on weekdays, and I am afraid that the slightest opinion on national affairs will not be able to enter the eyes of the examiners. ”

The fellow said: "Hey, Brother Jingzhi, you often borrow the Di Bao from the county on weekdays, and your insights are much stronger than ours." The examination is not compared with the officials in the DPRK, but compared with other people, it will inevitably be able to be Chinese. ”

Brother Jingzhi smiled: "Brother Xie Yuantian has said auspiciously. ”

At this time, a sneer suddenly sounded, and then I heard the official words with a Huguang accent say: "I often read the Di newspaper and think that my strategy can be outstanding among the people?" You people are too ......."

The two looked in the direction from which the voice had come and saw two men in green shirts coming down from the upper floor, one of them with a sneer on his face.

Brother Harada also sneered at each other: "The two Huguang guys should practice the official dialect first." "Geographical attacks have always been one of the important means of sarcasm for strangers.

The Huguang man with a mocking face was a little annoyed and angry, and was about to say something, but another Huguang man stopped him, then turned his head and said: "My friend is the first to speak disrespectfully, so he shouldn't be, but this brother from Xixi is so sarcastic, it's not the way of a gentleman." ”

Brother Jingzhi said: "What this brother said is true. ”

Seeing that he was quite polite, the Fujian man had a little affection for him, and said: "Yang Pu, the head of Guangshi in Xiahu, don't know the name of Brother Taizun?" ”

"Don't dare, in Ji'an, Jiangxi." He bowed back.

At this time, two more people walked in from the outside, and when they saw this situation, one of them asked, "Brother Jingzhi, Brother Harada, what is this?" ”

Brother Jing Zhi said, "I met a new friend. He turned his head to Yang Pu and said, "These are my two friends, both of whom are from Jiangxi." ”

The two men said separately: "In Xiaji'an Huguang/Xinfu Jinshan." ”

Yang Zirong also replied: "Yang Pu is the head of the lower stone." ”

The three of them chatted with each other for a few words, and they all felt that each other's literary talents were flying, and they suddenly felt sorry for each other.

Wang Gen pulled his former friend and said to Yang Pu: "It was just a slight misunderstanding just now, why should you two mind." This is also our Xixi people, named Li Guan. Let's take a step. ”

Li Guan was a little unhappy, but seeing that his three friends were like this, he could only show that he didn't mind and said, "I've seen Brother Yang, I was wrong just now." ”

Yang Pu also saw that he was probably still mindful, and he didn't want to put a hot face on someone's cold buttocks, so he said lightly: "Brother Li doesn't have to be like this. ”

Hu Guang saw that the two of them were neither salty nor light, and knew that Li Guan was still awkward, so he pulled Li Guan back to their guest room to comfort him; Wang Gen, Jin Shan, and Yang Pu sat down in the hall to talk.

There were also two people sitting at the next table next to the three of them talking about something, and one of them heard the three of them talking, and said to the other: "Brother Mian Ren, I heard that those people should also be well-educated, I'm afraid it's not easy to fall off the list, why don't you go over and get to know them?" ”

Who knew that the other man said: "If they are selected as officials in the same dynasty as Jinshi in the future, they will naturally have a day of acquaintance, so why bother? ”

The man before smiled and said, "Brother Mian Ren, what if you fall off the list?" "The two of them have a very good relationship, so this kind of joke is also possible.

This person said very confidently: "How can I, Yang Zirong, fall off the list!" ”

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In the evening, Yunxi's guard Chang Ruijiang rode a horse to the Yanwang Mansion, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead and said to himself: "Finally, there is only the last one left, and you can return to the palace soon." ”

While speaking, he dismounted and walked to the door of the Yan Wangfu, said a few words to the gatekeeper, and then handed the horse to the doorman, and walked into the palace by himself.

In the mansion, the acting king Zhu Gui was talking to Zhu Di, the former king of Yan. Zhu Di said: "Thirteenth brother, my identity, it's okay for you to come to me at the banquet to say a few words, but come to the mansion to meet you, this is ......."

Zhu Gui interrupted: "No matter what, you are my fourth brother, since Yun Xi did not put you under house arrest, I will come back to visit you." ”

Zhu Di was a little moved, but he hadn't finished moving, so Zhu Gui continued: "But, fourth brother, of course I know about your previous matter, brother, today the two of us talked face-to-face for the first time, and I will say it directly." ”

"Yun Xi is good enough for us, exactly the same as when my father was still there, but you are still not satisfied, fourth brother! Indeed, he wants to send most of us overseas, but it is not in vain, one person has a country, is it not more comfortable than being a prince in the Central Plains? ”

No matter what Zhu Di thought in his heart, he humbly accepted Zhu Gui's criticism.

Zhu Gui said again: "If it weren't for Yun Xi's tolerance this time, you would at least be under house arrest until death now, except for the Xia Shang era where deeds are undetectable, what king was so tolerant of thieves?" ”

When Zhu Gui said this, Zhu Di couldn't be unconvinced. Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been a few people who can still live after the rebellion, but none of them can still move freely and even go overseas as officials. Although in Zhu Di's opinion, this is a woman's kindness, but for most people, such a temperament is heartbreaking.

Zhu Gui talked a lot to Zhu Di later, and when he was talking about how to guard against Mongolia in the north, suddenly the subordinates of the Yan Wangfu came to report: "There are guards in the palace to deliver the decree." ”

Zhu Gui stopped his mouth and stood up with Zhu Di.

After a while, Chang Ruijiang walked in, and after saluting each other, he said: "Fourth, Your Highness, Your Highness the Acting King, Your Majesty asked the ministers to deliver a message to Your Highness,......"

After listening to Chang Ruijiang's words, Zhu Gui immediately smiled and said: "Gu just talked to the fourth brother about it, don't think about it anymore, just use this as the topic of the draft." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Gui took out a piece of fine rice paper, wrote four words on it: Yumeng's strategy, and then handed it to Chang Ruijiang.

Zhu Di also said: "I don't have to think about it anymore, it just so happens that one thing I have been thinking about all this time can be used as a topic for a strategy." ”

He also wrote four words on the paper, and then handed the paper to Chang Ruijiang as well.