The palace examination, also known as the court examination, was held on the first day of March at the earliest, and later changed to Wangri from the eighth year of Chenghua, that is, from the first day of March to March 15, giving students and imperial examination examiners more time, after all, not everyone has the same strong energy as Zhu Yuanzhang, and the palace examination is also the last layer of the imperial examination, which is the highest level of the country's examination, especially eye-catching, the examination process is very solemn, it has always been held in the Forbidden City, and the emperor will also come in person. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, since the 21st Emperor of Jiajing came to Xiyuan, he will never return to the Forbidden City that brings him a strong fear that cannot be resolved, no matter who says it, you will either leave me alone and hold it yourself, or, it will be held in Xiyuan, anyway, in a thousand words, I just don't want to go back to the Forbidden City!

Xia Yan would not give up the competition for more important places for the sake of this matter, he gave up, and Yan Song never knew what it meant to compete with the emperor, let alone mention, all this was a logical success.

The day before the palace examination, the officials of the Honglu Temple began to set up the throne and the yellow case, and the officials of the Guanglu Temple placed the test table and arranged the seats of the candidates.

The officials are so conscientious, the tributes are naturally quite concerned about this exam, the sky is still dark, the time has not passed, the tributes who took the exam are waiting in front of the gate of Xiyuan Palace, their eyes are flashing with excitement, brighter than lanterns, think about it, what is the reading exam for? Isn't it just for "the court is Tian Shelang, and the twilight is in the Tianzi Hall"?

Now after layers of inhumane examinations, year after year of mental and physical torture, the three hundred elites of the Ming Dynasty finally stood in front of the Son of Heaven and their house, to complete the last leap of the carp jumping over the dragon gate, think about it, it is difficult to suppress the excitement, to put it bluntly, it is to become the most powerful and status civil official of the Ming Dynasty, in addition, what else is there to explain?

And compared with the previous five-level exam, this last time is different in terms of scale, meaning and difficulty, the most critical point is that as long as you don't make stupid mistakes or taboos, this exam will not eliminate anyone, but will only rearrange the rankings, arrange the seats according to the emperor's wishes, and determine the top three Dingjia, the second class Jinshi and the third class Tongjinshi.

Many people don't have too much ambition and ideas, they don't expect to be able to mix up with how high a status, and they are not enough to achieve such a high status, the ranking of the exam is enough to push them into the abyss and can't extricate themselves, but they don't care too much, as long as they pass the exam, it is a victory, and they will release a Qipin County master, become a parent official, and be in charge of tens of thousands of living beings, think about it, it's still a little excited.

Even if it is really Sanding Jia entered the Hanlin Academy, it is not necessarily how good, before Zhengde, you entered the Hanlin Academy, you have to drink tea honestly for nine years, and after the nine years of evaluation is completed, you can only release a position, nine years of good time in the Hanlin Courtyard to spend tea, I don't know how many older people can not wait for the time to return to the West, although the Hanlin official is noble, but it is really idle egg pain.

After the freedom-loving and liberated Emperor Zhengde and the unconventional Jiajing Emperor came to power, some good regulations were broken, and sometimes the Hanlin officials did not have to wait for nine years before going out to serve, and even the first assistant of the cabinet did not have to be the Hanlin officials.

But Emperor Jiajing is getting older, and he is gradually attaching importance to some things, anyway, Zheng Guang knows that Zhang Juzheng was able to have a position after drinking tea in the Hanlin Academy for ten years, and it is not an important position.

Therefore, Sai Weng is not a blessing, you are not a Hanlin official, far away from the capital, maybe, it is still your blessing!

Besides, the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, very dangerous, if you don't pay attention to it, you will be used as cannon fodder, even if you are lucky enough to grow into a cannon, you will inevitably become a chess piece in the hands of a veteran of power schemes, in a word, if you want to survive in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, what you need is not just personal wisdom, a hero with three gangs, a fence with three piles, this is the truth, when the time comes, in the officialdom, it is really reliable, or this group of fellow students of the same year.

In these days, everyone has actually secretly connected in series, who is who, who is bullish and who is weak, who can cover whom, etc., everyone has an abacus in their hearts, anyway, at the last moment before approaching the palace gate, everyone has a strong idea of holding together, Zheng Guang is no exception, after learning that all the friends he knew were admitted, he knew that he was lucky, God gave himself a ready-made Xueba group, it was really a tyrannical thing to not manage well, and now everyone has that kind of mind, It's definitely going to be more cohesive.

After a while, everyone chirped and said a lot of words, and the relationship heated up sharply, until the sky brightened slightly, the time came, the bell rang and the door opened, and there was silence in front of the palace gate, most of us were born as commoners, and they didn't want to expect to enter the heart of the empire for the rest of their lives, but now the books and imperial examinations have sent them here, the heart of the empire is close at hand, all the administrative and military heads of the empire and His Majesty the Supreme Emperor will appear in front of them, can they not be nervous?

Those unattainable big shots, those conceivable but unattainable high-level positions of power, all appeared in front of these rookies at this moment, the bachelor wearing a python robe and jade belt, wearing a red official robe, a gold and silver belt of Shangshu Shilang, wearing a green robe, a foreign officer, those who once stood here like them, with the same eyes looking at their predecessors The group of people is the real elite of the Ming Dynasty.

The officials also seemed to enjoy the reverent gaze of these newcomers and rookies, and they couldn't help but recall that when they stood here with the same posture and gaze, they looked at another group of people.

However, Xia Yan would not feel like this, his gaze swept over the group of new science and technology scholars, and he stopped for a while between the leading few people, looking at a young man who was obviously younger standing there respectfully, and knew that it was the third place in this examination, the people's three-ding armor candidate Zheng Guang, these days, Rao is the first assistant of the cabinet who has a lot of opportunities has also heard a lot of rumors about Zheng Guang, and he is also a little interested in him.

It is said that this young man has given His Majesty the Emperor a lesson, advocating that the country should pacify the north and south border troubles, thinking that it should be first south and then north, first easy and then difficult, first clean up the Japanese invaders, and then clean up the Mongolian answer, which is not much different from Xia Yan's own opinion, only one point, Xia Yan thinks that retaking the Hetao is not the entire Mongolian strategy, but only a stepping stone and stepping stone for the Mongolian strategy.

Xia Yan thought that the southeast Pingwa could be started together with the Futao Campaign, and the Futao Battle was just a prelude to cleaning up Mongolia, accumulating strength for the Ming soldiers to go deep into Mobei and seize a safe route, after that, a lot of preparation was needed to continue to implement the entire plan, therefore, the Futao Battle was only a local battle, not the fuse that would lead to a full-scale war, and it would not affect the Southeast Pingwa at all.

When the palace door opened, Xia Yan withdrew his gaze, Zheng Guang was just a teenager, and it was not enough for the famous Xia Shoufu to pay too much attention, and he would be the presiding officer of today's palace test.

However, Xia Yan's side gaze somewhat made the second assistant Yan Song a little concerned, seeing that Xia Yan's eyes were on the three leaders of the new science and technology jinshi, he knew who Xia Yan was most concerned about, and he also got some gossip, saying that the emperor had ordered Zheng Guang to secretly give him a secret twist and turn to tell his views on the southeast and northwest, which was said to have had a great influence on the emperor, prompting the emperor's thinking to shift from partial peace to the main battle.

What's more, the emperor no longer intends to endure the situation that the capital division has to be vigilant every year.

Compared with Xia Yan, Yan Song actually pays more attention to Zheng Guang, this young man, has the ability to train soldiers, Daming does not lack people who can use soldiers, but there is a lack of people who can train soldiers, this young man can train an iron army of 3,000 people, and eliminate thousands of Japanese robbers in a war, which is enough to show how strong his training ability is, Daming has fierce generals, but those who know how to train are really rare, this kind of thankless thing, few people go to study and study deeply.

In the talent pool that Yan Song has wooed, there are those who can use soldiers, those who understand finance, and those who understand power and strategy, but there is no one who can train soldiers, and if he wants to replace Xia Yan, what he cannot avoid is to start a war in the southeast and northwest, although the emperor will pay attention to military affairs, but if he is the first assistant, there is no corresponding talent, and there are no capable people under him, he will not be satisfied with the emperor, after all, as soon as the war starts, it is time to meet with real swords and guns, and without hard work, he can't survive.

Yan Song began to play his own little Jiujiu.

The officials have all entered, and the candidates have cast their eager eyes on the palace gate, and the ceremonial officials of the Ministry of Rites who got the news did not delay, and said loudly: "Xuan-Jiajing Ding Wei Kegong Shengjin!" ”

The candidates hurriedly lined up in front of the palace gate, Hu Zhengmeng, Li Chunfang and Zheng Guang, the three top three tribute leaders, under the leadership of the guide, Yuguan went to the West Garden, after entering the door, each person can also receive a pack of palace cakes, a bottle of pear juice as compensation for not eating breakfast, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor also knows that the big guys come to line up early in the morning, and there is no time to eat breakfast, so they specially gave something for everyone to cushion their stomachs, and it is said that when they wait until noon, there are dishes made by the palace chef himself.

The big guy followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites with great excitement, passed through the deep doorway, the court rooms on both sides of the square made the road leading to the Ziguang Pavilion appear very narrow, and after passing through the two palace gates, he suddenly saw a very open platform, the white stone railing, the carved dragon pillar, there was a sense of sudden enlightenment, and then turned his head, he saw rows of neat tables and chairs, and set off the majesty of the high, magnificent and tall Ziguang Pavilion at the end, and felt the majesty of the palace, and the tributes all rose up with a sense of heartfelt awe.

In the end, it is the emperor, in the end, it is the supreme in the world, and the majesty is mighty, not for fun.

The officials who came in early have been separated on both sides of the red carpet in the platform, and the Gongsheng are also under the guidance, standing behind the officials on the left and right, everyone is waiting for the most exciting moment, waiting for everyone to stand still, the music on the platform is loud, Huang Zhong Dalu, Xiao Sheng's reed flute, and the chime copper chime play together, which is really a nine-fold sound, and it cleanses people's hearts.

Finally, His Majesty Zhu Houxuan, the supreme supreme of the Ming Empire and the co-master of hundreds of millions of living beings within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, made his debut!