To be honest, when Zhang Juzheng first heard Zheng Guang's name, it was when Zheng Guang was admitted to the small three yuan, and people said that Suzhou had another Wenqu star, and this reputation spread to Jiangling along with the businessmen who did business from Suzhou to Jiangling. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But as soon as he heard that Zheng Guang was only seventeen years old, he didn't care, young people, it is indeed worth paying attention to, but he was also a famous young prodigy at the beginning, which was not worth paying too much attention to, until the news that Zheng Guang broke two thousand widows in Suzhou, Zhang Juzheng was taken aback and changed his attitude towards Zheng Guangman.

Although the Ming Dynasty is a civil unification of the military, but it is different from the former Song Dynasty, but any literati can dictate the military, the Ming Dynasty's literary generals must have high requirements, you are not casual to enter the command system, plus the Ming Dynasty's imperial examination is unprecedentedly difficult, even through the six levels to obtain an official position, and the former Song Dynasty's three levels are much worse, and the richer the place to participate in the imperial examination, the more people will participate, the more fierce the competition, to stand out in the million imperial examination army, it is very difficult.

Therefore, the literati of the Ming Dynasty had to start reading since they were young, and they really studied hard for ten years, which is still something that can only be done by prodigies at the level of a prodigy, not a prodigy for twenty or thirty years may not be able to get through, seventy or eighty years with the black-haired boy to go to the exam, Zhang Juzheng is not the first time to witness, he deeply feels the importance of talent, and is secretly grateful to his parents for giving him excellent talent, so that he does not have to be like those old men, go crazy.

It is precisely because of this that most literati have been trapped by red tape all their lives, and they know a lot about everything, but they will also make a fuss, not to talk about literary style, not to talk about romance, but just puppeteers for reading exams, such puppets, Zhang Juzheng has also seen a lot, and Zhang Juzheng, who has had a lot of contact with local high-level officials, also learned that most of the jinshi who were awarded officials after being admitted to the jinshi could not do their first job.

Reading and doing things are two different things, a person who can read books and take exams will not necessarily do things, often according to the words of the sage to imagine the world too ideal, and then make a mess of reality, causing public resentment boiling, only a few people who have really studied or understood the way of politics can go to the peak step by step in the test, and such people, even among the jinshi, are rare.

Zhang Juzheng was also a merry and talented man at the beginning, relying on his talent and being arrogant and uninhibited, and the smooth sailing of the imperial examination in his early years even made him a little unpopular, until he was hated by a local king in Jiangling, and he dealt with it once, and he almost died after his family was destroyed, he woke up.

It turns out that the literary style is bullshit, the pursuit of ordinary people is fleeting, the power in his hand is the most important, he hates that king deeply, but he is very powerless, he has no way to take revenge, and then he set his sights on the imperial examination and the court - only by standing in that position can he really take revenge.

So, the young Zhang Juzheng began to work hard towards the road of the imperial examination, from his teens to his twenties, to this year, he is twenty-three years old, he has failed the township examination once, he is more experienced, he also understands the various blows of life, and his psychological endurance has been greatly exercised.

However, this is not enough, he understands that the road to the imperial examination is like a ladder, Jinshi is a stepping stone, and walking into the door is the real beginning, and from that moment on, it is time to compete for real talent and means of doing things, and it is precisely because of this that he has special respect for Zheng Guang, especially when he learned that Zheng Guang broke 7,000 Japanese with 3,000 soldiers, he was even more respectful of him.

To be able to stand out in the imperial examination in Nanzhili, fight and become famous, and be able to break the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, and kill bandits, it is not only the four words of civil and military can be covered, he is definitely after strict education and painful torture, he can have such an ability, and he, as long as he is admitted to the Jinshi, is destined to shine and become a dazzling star, such a person, how can he not make friends?

Since Zheng Guang's reputation spread to Beijing, everyone is inquiring about Zheng Guang's news, but since the victory, there seems to be no news of Zheng Guang, there is gossip that the emperor recruited Zheng Guang to Beijing to secretly protect him, so that he can prepare for the exam with peace of mind, but whether this news is true or not remains to be discussed, after Zhang Juzheng and his friends came to Beijing, what they wanted to do most was to visit Zheng Guang, but they couldn't find Zheng Guang's news, but they didn't expect that today, they would meet in this mutton soup stall, this is the will of God!

"I see, it's really unexpected, Brother Ping is not only brilliant in literature, but also outstanding in martial arts, Da Ming can produce such a talent, it is really a blessing for the dawn of life!" Zhang Juzheng looked Zheng Guang up and down with eager eyes, unconcealing his joy, Zheng Guang was a little creepy by such a gaze - there is no record in the history books that Zhang Juzheng has a habit of dragon yang, why does he look at me with such eyes?

"Well, not long after I came down to Beijing, I didn't know that my reputation had spread to Beijing, which was really unexpected!" Zheng Guang said with a reluctant smile.

Li Yiyuan immediately said: "What kind of accident is this? I don't know how many years the southeast Japanese are rampant, there is not a single general and an army can kill the Japanese as many as 7,000, every time we hear that the southeast is looted by the Japanese invaders, our hearts are also extremely sad, the southeast army is too weak, so that the Japanese invaders are like no man's land, thinking that the small Japanese country, can actually bully me so much, is unbearable! ”

Zhang Juzheng continued: "That's right, whenever I hear the report of defeat in the southeast, we all hate that I am just a scholar, I have no power to tie the chicken, I can't fight for the country, protect the family and defend the country, but now, the southeast has Brother Ping, only 3,000 soldiers to kill 7,000 Japanese robbers, Su Song is clear, and I also heard that the Japanese who were raging in Zhejiang and Fujian at that time also disappeared overnight, and the tiger of Ping can already deter the Japanese invaders!" ”

After speaking, Li Yiyuan and Zhang Juzheng looked at Zheng Guang together with extremely eager eyes, Zheng Guang suddenly felt that he had been hit by a double spirit, and hurriedly said: "The two of you are praised, and they are just a person in the next place, and now the only wish is to be able to be admitted to the Jinshi and glorify the ancestors." ”

Zhang Juzheng said with an expression on his face: "Brother Ping, what are you talking about?" Pingzhi broke 7,000 widows, and countless people lived in the southeast, and he had long been the most glorious ancestor, so what else? Even if you get the Jinshi, there are only a few people who can really glorify their ancestors, most of the Jinshi are only four or five grades in their lives, mediocre and life-long, Pingzhi has not yet been admitted to the Jinshi, and it has gone down in history. ”

Zheng Guang looked at Zhang Juzheng with some surprise and asked, "Brother Zhang also has the idea of throwing a pen from Rong?" ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "The Ming Dynasty is in the south and the north, internal and external troubles, it is the time when the man's fame is immediately taken, the Ming Dynasty uses literature to unify the military, we only need to take the Jinshi, there is a chance to command the army, if you can get better results in the next exam in the future, I hope to go to the military department to observe the government, directly work in the military department, as for the Shu Jishi and the like, I dare not expect extravagantly." ”

Li Yiyuan also said: "This year, there are rumors that the imperial court may choose Shu Jishi, but after all, it is also the treatment that only the top of the three Dingjia and the second class have, I dare not say that I can really beat the national elite scribes to obtain the name of Shu Jishi, so, even if I can't be a Shujishi, I hope to go to the Ministry of War to watch the government, and the man's fame will be taken immediately, and my uncle and I met because of the same ambition." ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded excitedly: "Recently, there have been rumors in the capital, saying that His Majesty the Emperor intends to use troops in Hetao, I have read ancient books and found that the capture of Hetao is the first step of the Northern Expedition of the Xiongnu of the pre-Qin and Han Dynasty, and it is also the first step of Taizu Chengzu's Northern Expedition to the grassland. ”

Saying that, Zhang Juzheng looked at Zheng Guang, but said a little lonely: "However, Brother Yiping's brother won the three-yuan literary talent in a row, presumably, it is not difficult to get excellent results in the examination and be selected as a scholar, right?" Brother Ping is so civil and martial, it should be used in military affairs, if he is selected as the prime minister, there is probably no such opportunity. ”

Li Yiyuan was also stunned, and his eyes when he looked at Zheng Guang became extremely complicated, sighed, sat down, and looked slightly lonely, Zheng Guang wanted to laugh when he saw it, these two people are really hot-blooded young people, and they actually cared about this, but Zheng Guang himself was not worried, no matter whether he could be elected as a Shujishi or not, he had to petition the emperor and go to the southeast to calm the troubles first.

"If it is in the next, it will not think like this, the country is in danger, it is the time of employing people, the so-called urgent subordination, everything can be exceptional, not to mention that there has been a delay for several months without Wen Shu, whether you can be admitted to the Jinshi is still a problem, even if you are lucky enough to be admitted to the Jinshi, and then you are lucky to be elected as a Jishi, you will also petition Your Majesty in the next place, go south to the southeast, and calm the troubles." Zheng Guang said solemnly: "This eldest brother Xu Wen has the same ambition as me, right, Wen Chang?" ”

Xu Fat, who was mentally hit after being ignored, was burying his head in eating, and suddenly heard Zheng Guang mention him, as soon as he looked up, his cheeks bulged, the picture was beautiful, Zhang Juzheng and Li Yiyuan were mentally polluted again, and immediately avoided their sight, Zheng Guang's face was full of hatred - I want you to show your face in front of the future Shoufu, you are good, you have brought spiritual pollution to others!