The matter of Dashanghui finally came to an end, Ma Fatzi lived in the palace for a few days, and after Jingshi simply made a dividend model of Dashanghui, he couldn't bear it and returned to Jinling. The members of the Jingshi side who signed the Great Commerce Treaty also elected two presidents under the recommendation of everyone. One is naturally Ge Nie, and the other is naturally heavy.

In Beijing, this big business wants to be maverick, to borrow someone's words, in the Ming Dynasty, it is not a simple matter for officials and businessmen to separate. Yang Fan had just stopped for a few days, working hard to make a villain in the room, and the summons in the palace had arrived again.

The weather in early spring can already make people take off their heavy jackets. Yang Fan changed into a light shirt, and it was not an official early dynasty, so the chief steward who passed the will the day before came to inform him that he could enter the palace at the time of the hour, and Yang Fan did not have to get up too early to doze off. When the carriage drove to Zhengyang Gate, Yang Fan saw Wang Rui waiting here early in the morning. Wang Rui, who is now the steward of the inner palace, was just a eunuch who served and lived by Zhou's side, and now, in addition to Gao Qian, there are few eunuchs who can compare with his status.

Seeing Yang Fan get down from the carriage, he greeted him, his sleeves buttoned each other, "Master Hou, please come here." ”

"Alas. Princess, long time no see. ”

"Alas, our family hasn't seen you for a long time. Thanks to your blessing, we are also useful in front of my mother. Now he can be regarded as the deputy head of the inner palace, thanks to your support. Wang Rui's eyes narrowed, "Today, after the court, the Shangshu, the waiters, and the cabinet scholars of the Ministry of Household and Rites all followed the Holy Master to the Qianqing Palace. There are also the chief celebrant of the celebrant and the head of the high potential of the high potential and the chief of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi Cao Huachun Cao. Master Hou, let me remind you below, you must definitely be careful today. Mr. Cao rarely appears. ”

"Oh, thank you, Mr. Wang, for waking up." Yang Fan arched his hand. "Dare to ask this Chief Manager Cao, but what should I be careful about?" He inadvertently put a small yellow croaker into Wang Rui's chest.

"Oh, how can you let Hou Ye break the bank." Wang Rui reached in and took the small yellow croaker. was stopped by Yang Fan.

Wang Rui continued to walk forward, and when the little eunuch along the way saw it, he bowed his head and bent down. "This Chief Manager Cao rarely made enemies in his life, and he did not interfere in any political affairs, when it came to the saint's henchmen, it must be Chief Manager Cao, even if it was a high potential, he could only look at it, when the saint was still a king. Chief Cao served the saint, and now, in addition to Chief Cao, there is also his younger brother Cao Huayu, who is the captain of the rear army, and is also in a high position. ”

For the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Yang Fan didn't have much contact. The military department can transfer troops, but the governor's office of the five armies has the right to command troops, but it does not have the power to transfer troops. I don't go to the court, so I can't touch it naturally.

The two of them walked to the front of the temple and said no more. Like in the palace, there are many rules. Some strict ministers did not dare to talk in such a whisper, so they just walked with their heads bowed.

"Master Hou. Wait a minute. ”

Wang Rui stepped forward quickly in small steps, and after a bow. Then he came back and took Yang Fan up the steps.

Yang Fan stepped into the hall. The depth and width of the Qianqing Palace are beyond the reach of ordinary rooms, and as soon as you enter the palace, you feel a little cold. Several Shangshu, Shilang, and Cabinet scholars who were waiting for the order again all turned their heads and looked at Yang Fan.

Zhu Youzhen sat in the hall and said, "A few days ago, I was thinking about one thing. That is how to revitalize my Ming Dynasty, you are in the court, and you have to advise me on several things. What I have decided today, you have all given me a good idea, and in the future, the merchants of the Great Commercial Exchange and officials at all levels, including the central Beijing officials, are not allowed to interfere without authorization, but can only supervise and audit the accounts. ”

Cao Huachun on the side recorded on the side.

"There is one more thing, the reform of the imperial examination is still in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and Ning Guohou is responsible for supervision, proposition, and participation in the hand-picking of new science and technology scholars. The Spring Festival Ceremony is about to be held, and when the time comes, I will open the palace gate, be worshiped by hundreds of officials and people, and will be held in the Taimiao. ”

"At that time, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies will be responsible for patrolling and policing in the palace. The master of ceremonies is responsible for the Ministry of Etiquette, so I won't ask too much, but there is one point, there must be a deterrent effect, tell some people, I, my Ming Dynasty, prosperity is still the same! ”

Today, Zhu Youzhen said that no one in the palace dared to refute it, they were not like officials, and they understood that Zhu Youzhen called them over today, which was to carry out and obey, not to refute and admonish.

The courtiers standing in the hall did not speak, but stood quietly.

Yang Fan also stood behind a few waiters and did not interject. Zhu Youzhen looked around and said, "I will decide, high diving, palm print!" ”

"Yes!"

Gao Qian handed over the jade seal, Zhu Youzhen took it, and pressed it on the will that had just been written.

Zhou Yanru came out and said: "Holy Lord, Weichen has the courage to say something, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

"Speak."

"The entry of civilians into the palace will inevitably cause your safety to the saint, so Weichen suggested that the number of people should be fixed to avoid congestion." Zhou Yanru understood that this ceremony would be the most powerful voice issued by Zhu Youzhen, announcing the new policy, bringing back the jade seal of the country, so that all the people could feel at ease and the four seas would be calm.

"Well, this is feasible, by the way, Yang Fan, has the proposition for this imperial examination been drafted?"

Yang Fan saluted and said: "It has been prepared, and I ordered someone to step up printing, in order to prevent the leakage of test questions, all paper and personnel have been temporarily banned this time, just waiting for the exam in three days." ”

"Yes, that's fine. You haven't participated in this subject before, so as the main exam, you should also go and have a look. ”

"Holy Lord, do you want to go through the test questions with the examiners of the Ministry of Rites, the Cabinet Scholars, and you?" He asked, looking up. Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "No need, I hope to see new ideas in this test question, so as not to read the articles handed in like chewing wax like the previous two years." ”

Yang Fan said secretly, can you not chew wax, these are all articles set out of molds, rules and regulations, and you have to deduct the topic of the composition, what can you write. This masterpiece has stood out from the imperial examination. A literati is a reader, and a reader is not necessarily a literati.

However, nowadays, people who read books are all looking at power, gaining fame, and one day the title of the gold list, to put it bluntly, still looks at money. Promotion and wealth, in the birthplace of this ancient civilization, has never changed, and those original Confucian morality and etiquette are often left behind by power and money. Those who stood up at the time of the nation's peril, who are full of mouths, but greedy for high positions?

Yang Fan went out of the palace, the carriage drove on the official road, and in a few days it was the imperial examination, and there were fewer people from other places on the streets, all of whom had already entered the inn and endorsed it with their lives. When Yang Fan passed by a cheap inn, he could still hear the sound of books in the entire inn. However, in the sound of this book, there is the jingle of copper coins.

Because people who read are still looking at power and money. (To be continued......)