Su Tiancheng's article, Zhu Youzhen has read it three times, and the more he reads it, the more he feels that this article is good, he didn't care too much about the previous part, those flattering words, he listened to it too much, and he didn't feel anything, the key is the most rear.

Su Tiancheng was able to mention the three major problems faced by the Ming Dynasty, and put forward his own opinions, especially the idea that it is better to give money than to policy, which made him feel shocked, this seems to be an old and serious cabinet minister, put forward by the building.

Su Tiancheng's literary style, needless to say, the articles and poems are top-notch, and he has also experienced battlefield battles, and now, it is indeed not easy to put forward a refreshing political proposal.

Zhu Youzhen made up his mind and appointed Su Tian to become the first place in the top armor, that is, the champion, so that Su Tian's achievement was the first of the three yuan.

What Zhu Youzhen didn't expect was that his ideas were met with strong rebuttals, and the strength of the opposition was not ordinary, and sometimes, the emperor did not do whatever he wanted, especially in an era like the Ming Dynasty.

The biggest opposition came from Zhou Yanru, the first assistant to the cabinet.

Zhou Yanru believes that Su Tiancheng is still too young, if it is three yuan and the first, it will inevitably be fluttering, which is not conducive to future growth, nineteen-year-old young people, need to calm down, need to sharpen.

On the surface, Zhou Yanru cares about Su Tiancheng, but in fact, Zhu Youzhen knows that Zhou Yanru strongly recommends another tribute, Chen Yutai, as the champion.

Chen Yutai and Zhou Yanru have an in-law relationship.

Zhu Youzhen was a little angry, saying that Su Tiancheng was young, when he was sixteen years old, he was already the emperor, for what is the reason why no one said that he was young, Su Tiancheng was nineteen years old and became the champion, what is the big deal.

Zhu Youzhen trusts and respects Zhou Yanru very much, regards him as the greatest reliance, Zhou Yanru is not very old, thirty-seven years old, knowledgeable, energetic and enthusiastic, in the first year of Chongzhen, the sergeants stationed in Jinzhou mutinied, and the ministers all asked to use the treasury and silver to appease, Zhou Yanru tried to dispel public opinion, thinking that this was some arrogant military attaché in Jinzhou, taking the opportunity to make trouble, and blackmailing Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao at that time, it turned out that Zhou Yanru was right.

Zhu Youzhen was only seventeen years old at the time, and he had just ascended the throne, and when he suddenly encountered such a major event, panic was unavoidable, and Zhou Yanru comforted him to the greatest extent.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen hesitated, although Zhou Yanru's meaning was very clear, in fact, he was thinking that Chen Yutai was the champion.

The cabinet ministers almost all agreed with Zhou Yanru's opinion, Zhu You didn't feel angry, so he simply stood up, left everyone, left the Heart Cultivation Palace, and walked outside alone.

Wang Chengen followed out.

"Father-in-law, what do you think of today's events, Chen Yutai is not as good as Su Tiancheng, I originally wanted Su Tian to become the first in the first class, but so many ministers objected, I was very hesitant."

Looking at Zhu Youzhen, whose face was still a little flushed, Wang Chengen spoke very quickly.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that it is also good for the emperor to appoint Su Tian to become the second place in the first class."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen, a little strange, Wang Chengen has never been so cheerful when he speaks, he has to think about it, could it be said that there is any connection between Wang Chengen and Chen Yutai, and even between Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, there is a private agreement.

Zhu Youzhen's face sank.

Of course, Wang Chengen knew Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, and immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid hasn't finished yet."

"Speak."

Zhu Youzhen's tone was already very bad.

"The slave maid thinks that Su Tiancheng doesn't want to be an official in the capital, if he is the first in the first class in high school, he must stay in the Hanlin Academy, and he forcibly sent Lu to go, Yu Zu is not in agreement, the ministers of the court and the central government are opposed, and the emperor is upset, but if Su Tiancheng is the second in the first class, he can send Lu away, the emperor feels that when he took the palace test, he treated Su Tiancheng badly, and he can take care of Su Tiancheng when he was awarded the official, in this case, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces have nothing to say."

Zhu Youzhen's face has softened, what Wang Chengen said is indeed reasonable, but he still has a pimple in his heart, he wants to see what Wang Chengen will say later.

"If you have any other ideas, please tell them."

"If the emperor appoints Su Tian to become the first first, it is not a big deal, but Su Tiancheng may really not be able to bear it, the township test solution yuan, will try the yuan, if it is the palace test champion, three yuan and the first, sensational in the world at the same time, but also caused the courtiers to discuss, the wood show in the forest, the wind will destroy it, the emperor loves Su Tiancheng's talent, the slave maid thinks that the hand-picked Su Tian to become the second place in the first class, but can protect Su Tiancheng very well, the slave maid thinks so in her heart, please atone for the emperor's sins."

Zhu Youzhen had a smile on his face.

"Father-in-law, hurry up, what are you guilty of, these words remind me, if I insist on going my own way, maybe I will harm Su Tiancheng, or maybe I will harm Su Tiancheng, or I will be the second in the first class, when I am conferred the official, the next holy decree, the champion is on the list, and when the official is conferred, the grade is the same, if there are still ministers who are talkative, I am not welcome."

Wang Chengen saw that Zhu Youzhen's attitude had changed, so he simply said more far-reaching.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Su Tiancheng is young, he wants to experience some training outside, and he is really making achievements, this is a good thing, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, if they all have such thoughts, thinking of doing things in a down-to-earth manner, this is the emperor's great blessing, the emperor's love for talents, Su Tiancheng should understand, and he must do his best to serve the emperor, Su Tiancheng is only nineteen years old, put it in the field to sharpen it, and after understanding more truths, he will be transferred back to the capital, at that time, I am afraid that he will be able to play a greater role."

"Well, what you said is very reasonable, I have already understood, but what is angry is that these ministers of the DPRK and China, full of benevolence and morality, actually think of their own interests, do you think I don't understand."

Seeing Zhu Youzhen talking about the ministers of the DPRK and China, Wang Chengen shut up with interest, at this time, if he continued to speak, Zhu Youzhen would really be furious.

The emperor is angry, Zhou Yanru is also a little nervous, the position of the first assistant of the cabinet is not so easy to sit on, there are so many battles within the court, facing the invasion of Houjin and the harassment of the rogues, and they have suffered famine for several years in a row, and the treasury of the household department is seriously insufficient, and there are many things that cannot be done at all.

This time, of course, Zhou Yanru has his own ideas, Chen Yutai and he are in-laws, and his brother Chen Yuting is the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Palace, which is a powerful force, as for the rising Su Tiancheng, when he visited him, he seemed a little lukewarm, which made him a little unhappy.

Zhou Yanru is the first assistant of the cabinet, many times, his opinions represent the opinions of the cabinet and even most officials of the imperial court, the emperor trusts him very much, although over the years, some things have happened, but the emperor still has not changed his original intention.

There are also problems, from the end of last year to this year, Wen Tiren is always looking for trouble, Wen Tiren is also very fatal, I think that at the beginning, Wen Tiren was able to enter the cabinet, or rely on his own help.

Wen Tiren's strength should not be underestimated, and the emperor also trusts Wen Tiren.

All kinds of signs show that the emperor's mind is slowly changing, and the more this time, the more Zhou Yanru needs to strengthen his own strength.

The ranking of the temple examination is based on the results of the general examination.

To determine the ranking of the candidates, the cabinet will first agree on it, and after clarifying the opinions, it will be submitted to the emperor for approval.

Zhou Yanru was a little worried, if the emperor must insist, wouldn't it mean that his position has begun to waver.

Seeing the emperor come in, everyone stood up.

"I just went out for a walk, and I thought that what the secretaries said is also reasonable, all the secretaries are important ministers around me, and I am very pleased to be able to consider me."

Zhou Yanru saw the emperor say this, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground, which showed that the emperor had accepted his opinion, and he didn't expect the emperor to change his mind so quickly.

"I have decided, Chen Yutai is the first place in the first class of the palace test, Su Tian becomes the second place in the first class, and Wu Weiye is the third place in the first class......"

After Zhu Youzhen announced the ranking of the first class in the palace examination, the ranking of the second and third grades was basically determined by the minister of grading, as long as the emperor has no opinions, even if it is okay, of course, the first place in the second class, the emperor is still concerned.

Once the emperor handpicked the first, second and third class of the palace test, it was immediately the edict to be drafted, and the next step was to convene the tribute students who participated in the palace test again, to the Forbidden City Taihe Palace, to listen to the emperor's personal decree, the first, second and third class 375 people, to a certain extent, is the son of heaven, as for the grace banquet, it was carried out after the decree, this year's grace banquet was arranged in the Ministry of Rites, and the emperor was to participate, which is the embodiment of the imperial court attaching great importance to intellectuals.

The historical height is a coincidence.

In Chongzhen's four-year imperial examination, the champion was Chen Yutai, the list was Su Tiancheng, and the flower was Wu Weiye.

According to the development of previous history, Chen Yutai is the champion of the palace examination, and Wu Weiye is the eye of the palace examination.

Wu Weiye would have been hand-picked as the first place in the palace examination, but because of Zhou Yanru's interference, he would have been in the eyes of the palace examination, and if it weren't for Zhu Youzhen's insistence on reading his test papers, he would even be in the top three.

This time, it was Su Tiancheng who encountered the unspoken rules, but the reasons were different.

Wu Weiye, nicknamed Wu Meicun, is really knowledgeable, probably because of the encounter in the palace examination, he looked at the imperial examination a little lightly, so that he also had such an opinion on officialdom, but it does not exist now.

He comprehended Su Tiancheng's ability, and he thought that he was not as good as Su Tiancheng, if he wanted to say that Su Tiancheng was the leader, if he wanted to say that he became the champion, he must be ashamed and embarrassed, ranking behind Su Tiancheng, he was convinced.

As for the attribution of the champion, he naturally thought less.