Thousands of hammers were carved out of the deep mountains, and the fire burned as if it were idle.

Don't be afraid of broken bones, you have to leave your innocence in the world.

Zhu Zhanji has a deep memory of Qian, mainly because of his song "Lime Yin". By contrast, he knew little about his deeds.

I only remember that Zhu Qizhen changed at the beginning of the civil fort, and he became a prisoner. also used Zhu Qizhen to force Daming to surrender first, but Yu Qian resolutely opposed it, and said "Sheji is important, and Jun is light." "That's the case.

He actively organized the army to resist, and supported Zhu Qiyu to the throne and became the Ming Dynasty Sect.

If Zhu Qizhen was killed, this would be a minister who turned the tide and defended the country. But he didn't actually have the strength to fight with Daming, and when he saw that he couldn't take advantage, he simply let Zhu Qizhen go.

This also buried the fruit of Yu Qian's tragic fate.

Although Zhu Qizhen caused the Tumubao Change, he was actually not a wreck, but he trusted Wang Zhen too much, which led to an imbalance of power.

After he returned to the capital and was imprisoned, although he was not considered a prisoner, he finally waited for the opportunity to launch a rebellion to regain the throne.

He regained the throne, and Yu Qian, who ignored his life at the beginning and supported Zhu Qiyu to the throne, of course became a victim.

A generation of famous ministers was killed when everyone knew that he had been wronged.

Ten examination papers were placed in front of Zhu Zhanji, and Zhu Zhanji also read them carefully one by one.

Although he doesn't like to use ancient Chinese, it doesn't mean that he still doesn't know anything about ancient Chinese in the past ten years.

From the age of six, he received the most elite education, and the teachers who taught him were all famous Confucians of the Ming Dynasty, and they taught alone.

In such an environment, even if he didn't know anything about ancient Chinese at first, he was later cultivated.

It's just that he is used to the vernacular, and he doesn't like to express it in the ambiguity of the ancient text.

Even if he can't write ancient texts himself, he still has the ability to appreciate and analyze.

In the ten-point examination papers, it is said that the article that suits his mind the most is the article in the Xie Zhen period.

There is no doubt about the literary brilliance of the Xie Zhen period, and he also knows Zhu Zhanji's preferences very well. Therefore, each of the three policy essays written is not only brilliant, but also close to reality and has strong feasibility.

And Zeng Heling, who was originally circled the most, lacked a detailed understanding of the current situation in comparison, although the article was full of flowers, but there was nothing to say.

And Yu Qian is an extreme, his articles are simple, without many flowery rhetoric, but every strategy can be to the point.

He didn't follow him for years like he did, he knew his personality and was able to cater to his preferences.

Because his literary style is slightly inferior, his examination papers are ranked tenth. But in Zhu Zhanji's view, he has something to say and should be ranked in the top three.

Judging purely from the article, the first place should be the Xie Zhen period, the second place is Yu Qian, and the third place is Kaizhou Liu Ju.

Liu Ju ranked third when he took the exam, and his articles were mellow and elegant, and his writing was strong. Although it is not as full of flowers as Zeng Heling, it is more quaint.

For Zhu Zhanji, a pragmatist, he prefers Liu Ju's articles.

picked out the top three in his mind, and Zhu Zhanji handed it to Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. "Lu Aiqing, with Lone's opinion, listed these three people as the champions, the eyes of the list, and the flowers. It's just that I can't make up my mind when I'm alone, which one is in front and which one is behind. ”

As one of the eight people who read the papers, Lu Zhen had certainly read the articles of the three people, and he hesitated for a moment and said: "Xie Zhen's family history and literary brilliance should be the first. ”

In any case, Xie Jin, as the first assistant of the cabinet, is highly valued by Zhu Zhanji, and Lu Zhen also wants to sell well in front of him.

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "The articles in the Xie Zhen period are indeed impeccable, and he is talented, but he has a gentle personality and should be a scholar. ”

Everyone heard what Zhu Zhanji meant, looked at the exam paper again and said: "Since His Royal Highness attaches more importance to talent, Liu Ju's article was elected first." ”

Zhu Zhanji smiled and asked, "Why can't it be Yu Qian?" ”

Hu Yan persuaded: "Your Highness, the first and second class examination papers will be published all over the country, Yu Qian is good at analysis and good at handling things, but what about this article...... If he is listed as the champion, I am afraid that the world's scholars will not accept it. ”

Zhu Zhanji's worries are also this, if it weren't for Yu Qian's strategy to grasp the main points, analyze the problems in place, and solve the problems clearly, just based on his literary style, it would be good to be able to give the same Jinshi background.

It is also because Zhu Zhanji attaches great importance to governance and ignores literary brilliance that he can be selected into the top ten.

Zhu Zhanji hesitated for a moment and said: "Lone Ben intends to guide the world to pay attention to current affairs, and to make light rhetoric, and to list Qian as the champion, it can also guide the atmosphere." ”

As a secretary of the ministry, Jian Yi supported Zhu Zhanji's choice from the bottom of his heart. Many Jinshi, in addition to studying to death, read dead books, do not understand agricultural affairs, are not good at economics, let alone how to be officials.

Even if they are selected as gurishi, they often have to go through a period of training before they can take up their posts.

If you guide the world's scholars to pay attention to agriculture and economy, you can also save a lot of effort in future job training.

However, as a major matter of national concern, it would be unfair to select an article that could not convince the public as the first one.

So he still said: "Your Highness, the old minister thinks that it doesn't matter who you choose as the champion, and the most important thing is to maintain the fair position of the imperial court." ”

Gu Zuo also said: "Your Highness, the minister also read the article of the three people, judging from the article alone, everyone has a demeanor during the Xie Zhen period, Liu Ju is simple and vigorous, and Yu Qian's article is slightly dry. Even if Yu Qian has greater potential, he needs to be cultivated. ”

The others expressed their opinions one by one, and they did not approve of Yu Qian's listing as the champion.

Zhu Zhanji is not a person who cannot accept the minister's opinion, and rashly promoting Yu Qian too high will only make him the target of public criticism in the future.

So he pondered for a while and said, "Then the Xie Zhen period will be listed as the champion, Liu Ju will be listed as the leader, and Yu Qian will be listed as the Tanhua." The others, etc., will be ranked according to your opinions. ”

All the ministers bowed down one after another: "Your Highness is wise." ”

Since Yu Qian can't be listed as the champion, it doesn't matter whether the list is on the list or the flower.

Because according to the example, the champion is awarded the six-grade Hanlin revision, and the list eye and the tanhua are both awarded the seven-grade Hanlin editing, and there is no difference.

However, for a person like Yu Qian, Zhu Zhanji was only going to let him transition to the Hanlin Academy for a period of time, so he sent him out and had a good experience.

It was a bit of a waste to let him stay in the Hanlin Academy to study history books and do learning.

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was not stubborn, the ministers breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they also recorded the name Yu Qian in their hearts.

The article alone can occupy such a heavy weight in Zhu Zhanji's heart, as long as he shows his ability in handling politics, he is destined to be reused in the future.

But what everyone doesn't know is that Zhu Zhanji relied not on articles, but on his understanding of "history."

As for whether he will get the wrong person, Zhu Zhanji is not worried, because the name Yu Qian may be mistaken, but the name Yu Qian, the word Tingyi, and the person from Qiantang will definitely not be mistaken.

Of the six people who came to Beijing to take the exam, only Yu Qian and Wang Qian entered the main list and participated in the re-examination and the palace examination.

Kangshun and the four of them, only Zhao Shucheng was elected as a tribute and became a candidate official, and the three of them in Kangshun could only wait for the next subject to take the exam.

According to this ratio, six people in Qiantang County participated in the examination this time, and after three people, this proportion is not low.

Kangshun, who did not pass the examination, was not discouraged, and these days, they have been studying the articles of the students who were admitted to the Jinshi, wanting to learn from the experience and take the exam again.

On the day of Zhang Bang, everyone had no intention of studying, and when they came to Chengtianmen, it was already crowded, and even the train track was crowded with people.

A few people couldn't even squeeze into the square, so they could only let the subordinates of the Fang Mansion wait there, and they went back to Taipingfang, waiting for the news.

Whether it is the township test or the general examination, after passing the examination, the gongs and drums will shake the sky, and the officials will be eager to report the news for a few points of silver. There are even some prodigals who specially organized a gong and drum team to beg for silver everywhere.

On the contrary, when it came to the palace test, it was directly reported by the internal supervisor of the palace, which was much calmer than usual.

They didn't wait too long, and before noon, one of Fang's subordinates ran back quickly, and as soon as they entered the door, they congratulated loudly: "Congratulations to Wang Zhaonan for being ranked two hundred and ninth in the top three, and congratulations to Yu Tingyi for his golden flower!" ”

Yu Qian thought that he had misheard, although he thought that his talent was not worse than others, but because of his wide range of interests, he knew a little about everything, and he was slightly inferior to those who specialized in craftsmanship.

He originally thought that he could be in the top three, but he didn't expect that he would become a tanhua.

Wang Qian had already been mentally prepared, and at this time he smiled and said, "Congratulations to Brother Tingyi, congratulations to Tanhualang." ”

Kangshun was a little jealous, but he also said sincerely: "Congratulations to Tanhualang." ”

Yu Qian looked at several classmates in front of him and wanted to laugh, but he couldn't help crying.

Wang Gan slapped his shoulder and said with a smile: "What kind of golden beans are flowing at this time, why don't you give out the reward silver quickly, get ready, and wait to meet the edict of the inner servant." ”

Kangshun and the others also adjusted their mood at this time, and said with a smile: "Today's lunch, we are going to Manfu Building in Chang'an Fang and have a good meal." ”

Yu Qian wiped his tears and said with a smile: "It must be ......"

At this time, he was a little at a loss, and he was busy giving his subordinates a silver reward, and asked him to inform the old butler to come and arrange the ceremonial table to welcome the servants.

With a few classmates, he also made promises without thinking, and talked to them upside down.

A science tanhualang, this is a good result that he has never hoped for!

If they returned to Qiantang, my grandfather and father would be very happy!

Immediately, he thought about it again, since he is Tanhualang, then after the title of the gold list and the parade in the streets, he will be awarded an official, and he is afraid that he will not have time to go home.

Compared with the ecstasy of Qian and Liu Ju, the release period of becoming the champion was very calm.

learned that he became the champion, because of Xie Jin's relationship, he also knew Zhu Zhanji's comments on him.

has a gentle personality, which is not a satisfactory comment, but he also knows that Zhu Zhanji's evaluation is not wrong.

In this life, the Xie family did not experience too many hardships and setbacks. The father, uncle, and uncle of the previous generation were all Jinshi, and the mother was a family scholar, after Ouyang Xiu.

He has been well-dressed and intelligent since he was a child, and he has never experienced any setbacks. And he has a strong literati atmosphere, good thinking.

But he lacked that kind of fortitude and determination, and in many cases he was indeed indecisive.

Because of Zhu Zhanji's comments, he knew that although he was rated as the top champion, Zhu Zhanji was still a little dissatisfied with what he had done in the past few years.

saw that Xie Zhen became the champion, but he didn't show much joy, and several elders also knew it.

Xie Zhen was arrogant and always wanted to become an indispensable minister by Zhu Zhanji's side, but now, Zhu Zhanji thinks that he is good at learning, but he lacks courage in doing things.

With such an evaluation, if he doesn't change it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be reused in the future.

But did he change it? Everyone was skeptical.

A person's personality is half innate, and most of it is shaped by the living environment since childhood, and is shaped in adolescence.

The release period is already twenty-five this year, and even if you want to change it now, it will be difficult.

Unless......

He looked at Xie Jinchang and said, "Now that my uncle is the first assistant of the cabinet, according to the rules, my nephew can enter Hanlin, but it is natural for him to resign from Hanlin. My nephew wants to go overseas for a few years and wants to discuss an idea with my uncle. ”

Xie Jin sighed lightly and said, "You and I are uncles and nephews, not father and son, so there is no need to shy away from it." However, since His Highness has such an evaluation of you, it is reasonable for him to want to correct it and experience it in a different environment. ”

Xie Zhenqi asked, "Does Uncle think His Highness's evaluation is fair?" ”

Xie Jin groaned, and for a moment laid out how to answer. Ouyang Wan hurriedly said: "Da Lang, no one is perfect since ancient times, and in my mother's heart, you are the best." ”

Xie Zhenqi smiled bitterly, glanced at his father before he said: "Mother, the child actually knows that he has been deeply influenced by you, his father, and his uncle since he was a child. You often say that the father and uncle have upright personalities, not official talents, and the child has always wanted to be better than the blue, but he has never been able to do anything.

This time, the child was admitted to the top prize, which is a blessing for others, but it is a new beginning for the child. The child wants to change the environment where he can't rely on others to sharpen himself, and he hopes that his mother can approve it. ”

Xie Lun looked at his son and smiled with satisfaction. "Not afraid of difficulties and brave to change, this is my good son."

Ouyang Wan was not a sluggish Xie Lun, and her heart and liver trembled. "Where does Da Lang want to ask himself to be released?"

Xie Zhenqi hesitated for a moment and said, "Four years ago, I followed His Highness to the sea and passed through Luzon. There are many fertile fields, but few people cultivate them. Now that Luzon has been promoted from the government to the chief minister, but there is a lack of officials, the child wants to go to Luzon for a few years. ”

Xie Lun then understood that his son not only wanted to leave the capital, but also wanted to go overseas. The smile on his face disappeared, and he said angrily: "As a champion, even if he is released, he should find a county near the capital to serve as the chief official, or go to a mansion to serve as a deputy, how can he avoid overseas because of His Highness's evaluation?" ”

Xie Zhenqi shook his head and said, "Father, if you just follow the rules, when will the child's character change?" If there is a dependent, the child is afraid that it will inevitably slack off. Only when it comes to Luzon, no one can count on it, and the child must go through everything to change this ...... Indecisive ......"

Xie Jin comforted: "If Da Lang just wants to be like me and others, to be a clergyman, of course he will be noble when he enters Hanlin." But if you want to have bigger ambitions, it's a good move to invite yourself overseas. Luzon is good, this place is rich in resources, and it is not far from my Daming.

Brother and sister-in-law don't need to worry, as long as this Luzon guards against miasma and typhoons, it will be peaceful. And now the imperial court has a steam sailboat, you can come and go all year round, if you want to go, you can arrive in ten days and half a month, which is more convenient than the northwest and southwest. ”

Ouyang Wan sighed: "This is the reason, but I can't get over this hurdle in my heart......"

Although Luzon is also a Ming Dynasty now, in the hearts of most people, it is still a land of overseas barbarians. It takes a month to go to Xi'an, a long journey, and it takes half a month to go to Luzon by boat, but in the hearts of most people, Xi'an is closer and better.

Xie Zhen faced his parents and said to the end: "I also hope that the father and mother will fulfill the child, so that the child will be willful for the last time." ”

Ouyang Wan's tears flowed out, and she said in a trembling voice: "Since I was a child, you have never let me down, how can my mother bear not to agree to you!" However, you also have to promise your mother, at most, to respond to Tianfu. ”

When you embark on an official career, you can't help yourself. But Xie Jin, now as the first assistant of the cabinet, wants to transfer his nephew back to Beijing, but it is not difficult.

Xie Zhenqi said firmly: "The child will definitely live up to his mother's expectations, and it will also make His Highness change his impression of me." ”

The meaning of this is that if you don't make a little achievement, you won't come back.

When Ouyang Wan heard him say this, she immediately said: "If you don't agree to your mother, your mother will follow you to Luzon......"

Xie Zhen was stunned, his parents were not very old and had a very strong relationship, did he want to separate them because of himself? But if he wants to directly agree to his mother's conditions, he is a little unwilling.

He knows his shortcomings, so he wants to change, really precipitate, and experience it. My mother followed me, and I was afraid that I would feel distressed every day.

The entanglement here is still ongoing, and in the palace, Lan Yan, who was lying in Zhu Zhanji's arms, was also very excited because he heard Yu Qian, a historical celebrity.

"Yu Qian is one of the three ministers of the Ming Dynasty whom I admire the most, but I didn't expect him to grow up now."

Blue Smoke is eight months pregnant, so she can't sleep. However, Zhu Zhanji repeatedly made excuses during this time, and lingered with her for a while before going to bed to comfort her.

At this time, there was no one else in the study, and the two of them were much more comfortable talking.

Holding her somewhat plump body, Zhu Zhanji smiled: "Then you must be disappointed now, he has become famous for more than 20 years, and now he is just a young man of the same age as me." ”

"At least the upright character has been formed, and it is worth looking forward to."

"That's right, that's why I ordered him to be a tanhua." Zhu Zhanji asked again: "Who are the other two?" ”

"Zhang Juzheng and Wang Yangming!" Lan Yan said with some excitement like a fan who saw an idol: "Yu Qian's defense of the capital changed the historical course of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Juzheng's reform affected the political economy of the Ming Dynasty. And Wang Yangming's psychology influenced the ideology and culture of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded, he knew Yu Qian's merits, and he also knew some of Zhang Juzheng's exploits, which was known as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

He assisted Wanli in creating the "Wanli New Deal", and Zhang Juzheng implemented a series of reform measures during his ten-year tenure as the first assistant of the cabinet.

The financial clearance of the fields, the implementation of the "one whip law", the general endowment, service, are paid in silver, Taicang Su can be supported for ten years, Zhou Temple accumulation, to more than 4 million".

In the military, famous generals such as Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang were appointed to the north of the town, and Lingyunyi and Yin Zhengmao were used to quell the rebellion in the southwest.

In the administration of officials, a comprehensive examination of the name and reality was carried out, and the "examination method" was adopted to assess officials at all levels, and "although they were thousands of miles away, they were pursued from the bottom to the bottom", and the political system was solemn.

It is precisely because of Zhang Juzheng's reform that Wanli has the ability to win the "Three Great Marches of Wanli" and solve the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was able to continue for nearly 50 years under all kinds of ills, and Zhang Juzheng's "one whip method" can be said to be indispensable.

But for Wang Yangming, Zhu Zhanji's heart is a little difficult to evaluate.

In later generations, many people rated Wang Yangming's status very highly, but in Zhu Zhanji's view, the so-called psychology is even more unreliable than science.

The science of science is still based on the universal values that objectively exist, and it is based on the knowledge of things.

However, the study of mind advocates "conscience" and seeks "reason" from one's own heart, and "reason" is all in people's "hearts".

If everyone is a saint, this set will of course work, but there are all kinds of people, and everyone's conscience standards are different, which leads to this set of standards at all.

However, the unity of knowledge and action proposed by him is very worthy of recognition, although his unity of knowledge and action first says that it is to follow the inner thoughts.

Zhu Zhanji did not study the study of mind deeply in his previous life, and always felt that the study of mind had been separated from academia and turned into a philosophical thought. But this philosophical idea is so profound that not many people can really understand it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask: "Do you know the news of Confucianism's recent Confucian reform?" ”

Lan Yan nodded and said: "Although Confucianism has many historical restrictions, it is the ideological foundation of all Chinese, and to limit their ideological monopoly, we cannot dig the foundation." ”

"Of course I know this, I mean, there are many philosophical theories in Taoist thought, and now we should teach the truth, should we make some doctrine as the basis for new ideological theories?"

Lan Yan immediately said: "Don't tell me this, tell me that I don't understand either, I don't know anything about philosophy." When I was in school, I had the most headache when I studied Marxism-Leninism, and I couldn't understand the use of these things at all. ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile, talking to a woman about this, he really asked Yu Blind.

However, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed too early to emancipate the mind. He is the heir of the emperor, do you still cry and beg everyone to emancipate their minds quickly, and then come to overthrow themselves?

Not only should we not be liberated, but we should also strengthen management in this area.

Although we must not imprison the minds of all people and let society develop, we must also strengthen ideological management and guidance, so as to make our rule more stable.