The development of history naturally has its inertia, if there is no influence exerted by the current Emperor Chongzhen before, the first year of Chongzhen is estimated to be still unremarkable, and people like Song Yingxing and Xia Yunyi will still fall behind, not to mention Niu Jinxing, Li Xin and others. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this list, Shi Kefa, Lu Daqi, Wang Yinghua, Li Mengchen, Wang Zhang, and other famous figures in history were still on the list, and they were among the best.

At the same time, because of the difference in examiners, the top three such as Liu Ruozai, the champion of the first year of Chongzhen in history, are ranked behind, and the brothers Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng, who are not listed at all in history, are also squeezed into the 400, including Niu Jinxing is also squeezed into the 350, while Li Xin and Shen Tingyang, who are both civil and military, are still outside the 500.

There are also several historical celebrities who were originally Chongzhen's four-year jinshi are also impressively listed, such as Wu Weiye, Zhang Pu, and Xia Yunyi, who was only a jinshi in Chongzhen's ten-year career, is also on the list this time, and the ranking is high.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen, who knew the history, was of course secretly happy, after all, the sooner these people became Jinshi, they could serve themselves as soon as possible, instead of letting them continue to study and waste their time in vain. In particular, Zhang Pu was a cadre in the later period of the Donglin Party, and it was precisely because he was confident that he had talent but had not been able to pass the Jinshi examination, so he had nothing to do and formed associations everywhere, and engaged in a complex complex society, gathering people to lecture and discuss, pinpointing the gains and losses of the government, participating in the party struggle of the imperial court, and having a great reputation in the Jiangnan area.

If such a person is pulled into the imperial court system as soon as possible, and then a magistrate is arranged for him to do it, it is estimated that he will not have so much time and energy to do the kind of things that form associations to give lectures, sit and discuss, and participate in party disputes.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not make much changes to the list of 600 people, but only moved the rankings of Shi Kefa, Xia Yunyi, Wu Weiye, Zhang Pu, Song Yingxing, Niu Jinxing and others forward, and then pulled Shen Tingyang and Li Xin, who were not outside the 500, into the 500 people, and did not make any adjustments to the others.

Of course, this will affect the people who were originally on the list, the original top ranking, now the bottom of the list, and the original ones on the list are now squeezed out of the list by Shen Tingyang, Li Xin and others.

But for this, Xu Guangqi and Li Biao didn't say anything, they didn't care much about those people outside the three hundred, because if they came according to the practice of the imperial court, none of these people could be on the list, and now since two hundred people have been added according to the emperor's will, then who is not given to them, they are all recruited for the emperor's appointment, since the emperor put you outside the five hundred, that is your life.

Emperor Chongzhen himself felt a little guilty about this, so he told Xu Guangqi that although only 500 people were admitted to the list of 600 people they submitted, the remaining 100 people should also be taken care of, and priority should be given to the positions that can be conferred on people. Xu Guangqi and Li Biao naturally bowed down to receive the decree and called His Majesty Shengming.

Half a month after the end of the examination, the list of 500 tributes admitted by Enke in the first year of Chongzhen was finally released.

On April 16, the yellow list of the new Gongshi of the Ministry of Rites was finally posted, and the front street of the Gongyuan became a sea of people again after being silent for half a month.

Shi Kefa, Li Mengchen, Niu Jinxing, and Li Xin, who came to Beijing to catch the exam, quickly got to know each other after the Gongyuan examination, because they were all from several state capitals in Henan, so they had a little more sense of fellow villagers.

If today's emperor sees these people walking together, he will be surprised, Shi Kefa and Li Mengchen are definitely the hardcore loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa needless to say, it is a model of loyal ministers who shine in history, even the lesser-known Li Mengchen is also known for his loyalty and martyrdom in history.

Shi Kefa is a native of Xiangfu in Kaifeng Mansion, Henan, born in a family of eunuchs for generations, and Li Mengchen is a native of Suizhou, Guide Prefecture, Henan, and his father Li Rucheng is not famous, but his uncle Li Ruhua is the head of the household during the Wanli period.

Historically, Li Mengchen was promoted to Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen, first awarded the official Hanlin Academy, and later changed to the military department to the ministry, and then later promoted to the official branch to the left to the ministry, and finally became the general political envoy.

In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, Li Mengchen, who was idle in the township, was captured by Luo Rucai, who was besieging Suizhou, and Luo Rucai personally persuaded him to surrender, but Li Mengchen resolutely refused to surrender, and finally died of hunger strike.

In contrast, Niu Jinxing was the military advisor and prime minister of Li Zicheng's Dashun regime at that time, and Li Xin also became a general of the Dashun army after changing his name to Li Yan. But now the four of them are walking on the street in front of the Gongyuan, but they are like brothers.

Shi Kefa and the four of them were anxious and anxious, but they still maintained the demeanor of a man, and they were not in a hurry on the surface, while Li Xin's younger brother, Li Yu, who accompanied Li Xin to Beijing to take the exam, had no scruples. The four of them saw that Li Yu had already squeezed in, so they simply stood on the periphery and waited for news.

Only after a while, the four of them heard Li Yun's loud voice shouting in surprise, although the inner and outer three floors were far away, Li Yun's voice could still be heard: "Brother is in high school!" My brother is in high school! ”

When Li Xin heard this voice, he immediately became excited, and then took a deep breath to calm down, so as not to be underestimated, but the ecstasy in his heart could not be concealed at all.

Li Xin, who was born in a merchant family, as the only student seedling, can be said to shoulder the hope of the entire family, and since he lost his father since he was a child, he has tasted the warmth and coldness of the world, if he hadn't been admitted to the exam, and the opportunity to be admitted to the Jinshi to become an official, he and his younger brother may have been without food and clothing.

Hearing Li Yu's shout, Shi Kefa, Li Mengchen, and Niu Jinxing also hurriedly bowed their hands and congratulated Li Xin, although they were also anxious in their hearts, but there should still be etiquette. Li Xin forcibly suppressed his excitement, comforted a few people in front of him while humbling, and suddenly saw Li Yu coming out of the crowd that was getting more and more gathered, so he asked repeatedly: "What about these brothers, did they make the list?" ”

I only heard Li Yuxi say with a smile: "My brothers are all hit!" My brothers are all hit! As soon as Li Xin heard this, he immediately turned his head, looked at Shi Kefa and the others, and hurriedly said excitedly: "My brothers have all been hit!" My brother said that his brothers were hit! ”

Shi Kefa, Li Mengchen, and Niu Jinxing were also overjoyed when they heard this, and the uneasiness and disappointment that had just risen before suddenly dissipated, and Niu Jinxing asked loudly: "Brother Li Yu, have you read carefully?" Brother, did I get it too? ”

Li Yu nodded hurriedly and said, "Look at it, it is true, there are names written on it, and the place of origin is written, and the four brothers are all on the list, so they must not be wrong!" ”

At this time, the front street of Gongyuan staged a live drama that was staged every three years for the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty. Some people laughed in ecstasy, some people lost their souls, and some people hugged their heads and cried, not knowing whether they were happy or sad.

Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng brothers came very early, but they couldn't squeeze in, just gathered outside, watching others happy or sad.

Song Yingxing didn't know if he really couldn't squeeze in, or if he didn't want to squeeze in, because he was a little afraid to see the result. Because he has experienced such a scene three times, every time he recalls the first time he entered Beijing to catch the exam, he smiles bitterly. That was the most confident he had ever been, but he unexpectedly fell off the list. Again and again, he couldn't see his name every time, and since then, he has no confidence in himself.

Song Yingsheng also seemed to know his brother's knot, so he didn't urge him, but just accompanied his younger brother to stand on the periphery, watching people come and go, gather and disperse, and gather again. He knew that his younger brother was more talented than himself, and if his younger brother couldn't pass the exam, of course he wouldn't be able to pass the exam, so there was no need to be too anxious.

But don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, since you have taken the exam, you must always know whether you are in the middle or not. In this way, the two brothers wandered around the front street of Gongyuan, until the sun went down, and the crowd of people who came to see the yellow list were almost dispersed, Song Yingsheng plucked up the courage and squeezed to the front of the yellow list, and looked carefully from front to back, and finally saw his name, and suddenly felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and hurriedly turned around and called his younger brother. Song Yingxing found out that his brother was different, and he also hurried over.

At first glance, I was naturally overjoyed, and thought to myself, since my brother has won, I should be able to win too. Sure enough, after looking at dozens of people, I finally found the three words Song Yingxing in a position of less than three hundred, and immediately cried with joy, people in their forties actually cried on the street. The pedestrians on the street in front of Gongyuan had seen this scene a lot, and no one was surprised by it. The court is Tian Shelang, and the twilight is in the Tianzi Hall, which is not only a huge life transition, but also contains a huge status gap and psychological gap.

This is like a high school student in later generations, who took the college entrance examination four or five times, shouldering the expectations of the whole family, repeating and repeating, and finally one day suddenly received an admission letter from Peking University. And those who have not had this kind of experience may find it difficult to appreciate the sweet and bitter taste.