The enrollment of the academy is naturally based on merit, and those who are too old are sent to Guozijian. Don't underestimate the Guozijian, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, because of the lack of officials, and the number of jinshi produced by the imperial examination was limited, there were not a few Guozijian students who became a provincial member as soon as they graduated.

As for why the number of officials in the early Ming Dynasty was insufficient, of course, it was because there were too many officials who were punished, but government affairs could not be left unhandled, so there were officials who went to work with torture instruments, and one moment they were still majestic lords in the hall, and the next moment they were escorted to the execution ground or to the place of exile.

If Yuansheng knew that the officialdom of Hongwu was so sinister, would he still want his son to study and become an official and change his court. Yuan Sheng did not come to send his son to class, but came to his wife, a woman of about forty, dressed brightly and decently, but it was difficult to hide the wind and frost on her face, which showed that she had suffered a lot in the past.

Yuansheng's son is not yet fourteen years old, and his appearance is simply a copy of Yuansheng, but he is just immature and white. The name is also good, there is no five, six, seven, eight or nine, ten, etc., Huang Fugui contains Yuansheng's full expectations.

Madu asked him a few questions, and found that this kid was not stupid at all, but only enlightened relatively late. Seeing that Yuansheng's wife wanted to speak and stopped, Ma Du ordered: "Qi Tai, you go and arrange a dormitory for Huang Fugui and send it to Mr. Yuan's class to report." ”

When Huang Fugui left, Ma Du closed the door and said: "Although Benhou and Yuansheng's father-in-law are not close friends, they also have a lot of contacts, and Mrs. Huang has something to say. ”

Yuansheng's wife was blessed and said: "Let the Hou Ye smile, and the clumsy husband went to the palace to serve the emperor, that is, so that the family does not have to starve, and in order to find a way to get ahead for the rich and noble in the future." The clumsy husband was afraid of embarrassing the child, so he didn't let Fugui know about his eunuch, and Fugui only thought that his father was doing business outside, so he asked Hou Ye to try his best to hide it. ”

Hearing her say this, Ma Du didn't know what to say, and was silent for a long time before saying: "It's just a matter of hiding it for a while, the emperor often comes to the academy to walk around, and Yuansheng's father-in-law inevitably has to follow." Besides, there are four princes here, who are quite familiar with Yuansheng's father-in-law, Huang Fugui and Yuansheng's father-in-law are so similar, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be seen through. At that time, if Huang Fugui is really ashamed of Yuansheng's father-in-law, the academy may not be able to tolerate him, and I am not alone here. ”

Yuansheng's wife begged: "Please Hou Ye and hide it from one day at a time." ”

"That's it!" Ma Du promised in his mouth, but he was embarrassed in his heart, whether he said it or not, this kind of thing is a kind of harm to the child's personality.

Yuan Jiuli is a big mouth, he is very dissatisfied with Ma Du sending a student who has not passed the exam and has a very poor foundation to him, he knows that he can't deal with Ma Du, so he immediately found a few prestigious old men to complain.

Needless to say, several old men immediately ran to Madu's office, surrounded Madu's desk, and opened fire violently. Zhu Sheng's face was full of sorrow to the sky, "Before the exam, the old man swore to the emperor and queen of heaven in front of the students of the academy, the students who took the exam and countless parents, and the admission should strive to be fair and just. ”

Tao An was heartbroken, "Shame! The old man is really ashamed to be with you, ashamed of me, let the old man go. ”

Luo Furen was indignant, "This is the Royal Academy, you are violating the law of the country by doing this, and if you don't send that student away, the old man will impeach you!" ”

Song Ke slapped the table and yelled, "I heard that you closed the door and spent a long time alone with that woman, what did you do to be sorry for my sister!" Say it! ”

For the old guy's group attack, Ma Du has long been accustomed to being calm, he put down the tea bowl in his hand, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Zhu, have you forgotten that your nephew was one point short of being admitted last year, isn't this unfair to other students?

Mr. Tao, I didn't lock you with chains, I want to walk, remember not to forget to bring your nephew with you, he seems to be exempt from the entrance examination.

Uncle, Song Yuan didn't seem to have an exam when he first entered the academy, and do you think your sister doesn't look good as a yellow-faced woman?

As for Mr. Luo, you may not know, that student is from Fengyang today, so it's so difficult that you haven't heard his pure Fengyang accent, don't you think his name is extraordinary? Go ahead, just go to the emperor and impeach me! ”

Ma Du didn't lie, Huang Fugui was indeed from Fengyang. Smart people always like to think more, and the few in front of them are rare smart people, and when they heard this, they immediately shut up, found an excuse to leave, and looked at their appearance, don't you want to be Lao Zhu's illegitimate son.

Yuan Jiuli, who sensed that the situation was wrong, was about to leave, Ma Du grabbed him, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Yuan, do you know why I made that student with such a poor foundation in your class?" ”

"Why?" Yuan Jiuli asked with wide eyes.

"Mr. Yuan should know that the fame of the college is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more students are coming, so he has to be hired on the basis of merit. Those admitted students are already far superior to you, and you simply can't teach them.

There will be fewer and fewer students in your class, and one day you will only be left alone in your class, how should you deal with yourself when the time comes, I will send two more poor ones for the sake of your job! Hahaha......"

Ma Du put on the textbook and left the office laughing, and soon a hysterical cry sounded in the office, "Sooner or later, I will leave this rotten place without a sense of right and wrong, fairness and justice!" ”

Yuan Jiuli was very angry, from the first time they met, he felt that Ma Du looked down on him, and he usually lacked due respect for him, and his treatment in the academy was also the worst, and he had been distressed by this in his heart.

He thinks he is poor and happy, he doesn't really care about money and houses, he cares about fairness and justice. Especially when Madu talked to him this time, he had a great sense of crisis, and it was time to prove himself.

How to prove yourself, the most convincing way is the imperial examination, such as Zhu Sheng and Tao An in the academy, they have participated in the imperial examination of the Yuan Dynasty, although only the township tribute (should be lifted), but it is the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, very respected by the emperor, to the academy Ma Du also had to obediently give up the position of the mountain chief.

The imperial examination of the Yuan Dynasty was interrupted several times, and Yuan Jiuli had no chance to participate in the escape from his hometown when he was young, but now the Ming Dynasty also did not have the imperial examination, and when he was very melancholy because he did not have a place to try his skills, the opportunity came unexpectedly.

On the second day of the second month of the third year of Hongwu, the imperial court promulgated the imperial examination system and officially opened the imperial examination. Hearing the news, Yuan Jiuli was overjoyed, God is helping him, this imperial examination is simply for him, we must seize this opportunity to take the Jinshi exam and come back, let those dogs look down on people, and more importantly, they can also change the court!