Wu Jie thought so much in his heart, and after staying by Jiajing's side for more than half a year, he had already familiarized himself with the temperament of the chairman of the Ming Dynasty.

That's right, this emperor has a gloomy personality and has Shintoism, but in the end, he is just a little old man in his sixties.

He has all the problems that ordinary old people should have, and because of his personality, it is even more obvious.

As the saying goes: the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngster.

There is a proverb that the two dragons do not meet, and Jiajing naturally can't meet King Yu. But he is a father after all, so he pins his father's love on King Jing's youngest son. A few years ago, he wanted to let King Jing, who was far away in Hubei, go to Beijing to accompany him, and it seemed that he would not let King Jing go back for a period of time.

This case of fraud in the field is full of suspicions, and if you dig deeper, I am afraid that you will dig up King Jing.

Jiajing is not a fool, so he naturally knows this, so he simply closed the case in a hurry.

This is also why he let Zhang Juzheng be the chief judge in the first place, instead of anyone else. Although Zhang Taiyue is a person from Yuwangfu, he is quite knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and he will never try this case endlessly, and the implication is getting bigger and bigger.

As for the spirit of the legal system, the ancients did not pay attention to this.

Now that Jiajing is old, the two kings have seized the heir, and Yan Song is about to withdraw from the political arena, it is when the turmoil is brewing, everything should be based on stability, and it is necessary to maintain a stable and harmonious situation.

"Since Your Majesty has a royal decree, this case can only be like this." Wu nodded, and then asked Feng Bao why he was here, and he had booked a seat in advance.

As soon as these words came out, Wu Jie realized that he was purely asking this question. Feng Bao is the great companion of the future Wanli Emperor, and he is being favored in the palace, and things like this to inquire about the news will naturally fall on him.

For this examination, Wu Jie's only regret is that Xu Jie failed to become his own teacher. For Xu Gelao's political wisdom and character, Wu Jie still appreciates it very much.

Just ask the other examiners how the imperial court disposed of it.

Feng Bao said: "Elder Xu Ge has nothing to do with this case, and he went back with Gao Xiang after Beiya's questioning, but he was fined for one year for the responsibility of unfavorable supervision. As for Gao Xiang, he led the troops to storm the examination room and was fined for two years. Wan Wenming, dismissed on the spot, waited at home for the will, and it is estimated that he will be sent to Nanjing in the near future. ”

He said and said with a smile: "The elders of the pavilion don't rely on that little money to live・・・・・・ and then lowered his voice and said: "Mr. Shizhen, as far as I know, Elder Xu Ge is also the most incorruptible among the ministers in the cabinet. But after so many years, the cabinet ministers have also accumulated 400,000 acres of land. ”

Wu Jie was taken aback: "So many! "During the Jiajing period, the economy boomed, and the budding capitalism was booming. The world values business over agriculture, and the price of land is not high. The best paddy fields are only three taels of silver per mu, so calculated, Xu Ge Laoguangtian has assets of more than one million taels of silver.

This is still incorruptible, but replacing it with Zhang Juzheng is even more exaggerated than this. However, a politician cannot be judged by his own virtues, as long as he does what is beneficial to the country and the nation, and being greedy is within the acceptable range. It's better than the kind of gentleman who has a clean breeze on his sleeves but brings disaster to the country and the people.

Wu Jie has always loved money, and with his talent, it is certain that he will enter the cabinet in the future. Ask yourself if you really take that position, and you can't be as clear as water.

Wu Jie was very concerned about Wan Wenming, so he asked Wan Wenming if he would go to Nanjing and take any position.

"It's about the Nanjing garrison, his position was proposed by the prime minister, Xu Ge Lao also nodded, Zhang Taiyue was originally from our palace, so he naturally agreed."

"Ah, this position is amazing!" Wu Jie was taken aback.

"Yes, the official position of real power can be said to be a prince."

As the two talked, there were more and more people on the execution ground downstairs. ..., and in a few moments, some soldiers began to clear the field.

and simply built a platform with wood at the entrance of the vegetable market.

The sun gradually rose overhead, and he was hungry, so he ordered a table of wine and food and had lunch casually.

When the yang energy was at its peak at noon, there were many officials on the stage, some of the second and fourth grades, at least the seventh grade, and the middle-aged man in the center was estimated to be Zhang Juzheng, a cabinet member, who looked quite imposing.

Wu Jieyi asked Feng Bao, and sure enough, it was him.

After a few more cannon shots, a group of prisoners were pushed onto the stage and fell to their knees.

The person in the middle, Wu Jie, knew Zhao Wenhua.

The prisoners had hemp ropes in their mouths, for fear that he would cry out for injustice when the time came.

After all, Lord Zhao is a second-grade minister, and he doesn't stuff anything in his mouth. However, he was completely paralyzed on the ground, as if dead.

There was another burst of cannons, and Zhang Juzheng held a verdict and read it for a long time, and threw an arrow over: "Chop!" ”

The sword flashed, and a row of heads fell to the ground, and the eyes were covered with black blood.

"Good!" The onlookers applauded at the same time, as excited as if they were attending a major festival.

"Ahh At this time, the pine nut behind Wu Jie screamed and fell to the ground with a thud

After all, he was a half-grown child, when had he ever seen such a murderous scene, he suddenly couldn't stand it and fainted.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Wu Jie hurriedly lifted him up from the ground, and two more eunuchs stepped forward to help. One of them pinched the middle of the man with his hand, and the other poured hot tea into it.

Songzi woke up slowly, shaking like a swing: "My mother! ”

Wu Jie was also the first time to see murder, his heart was beating wildly, and his legs felt a little weak. It's just that he has watched a lot of Hollywood blockbusters in later generations, and he can bear it.

finally waited for Songzi to calm down, and seeing that the child couldn't bear it, Wu Jie had no choice but to ask Feng Bao to send someone to send him home first. But together with Feng Bao, he went to the Gongyuan in a sedan chair.

The apricot list has been posted for a morning, and many candidates have already read the list. Of course, I was overjoyed, but I only shook my head helplessly, and invited each other to take advantage of the fact that there was nothing to do now and the weather was warm again, where to study. Or plan to rent a house in Beijing, live here, and wait for Dabi in three years.

Or some people have begun to ask their colleagues what is the way to go to the ministry for candidates and find an official position.

The candidates are all famous, and they are not qualified to be officials, besides, who can get to this point, who is not a family with a daughter, and the so-called top grade has no cold door. There are really not many people like Wu Jie who are from poor backgrounds. All, it's not as hysterical as the outdated Luodi Xiucai.

There were still many people in the square, and when they got off the sedan chair, Feng Bao was just about to instruct his subordinates to squeeze out a way, when a young candidate walked up to Wu Jie surrounded by scholars and arched his hand: "But Brother Wu Nian?" ”

"Brother Nian?" Wu Jie's heart trembled, the so-called same year, that can only be said until he is successful. I don't know this person Wu Jie either, is it ...... Did you hit it?

The young scholar smiled and said in a thick southern accent: "In Xia Shen, I am second in the undergraduate examination, and I happen to be behind Brother Wu Nian." ”

Wu Jie was taken aback, this person turned out to be Shen Shixing, the first assistant of the future Wanli Emperor, he thought he was an old master, but he didn't want to be so young, he looked like he was twenty-six or seventeen years old at most.

However, after thinking about it, the same is true. He was born in 1535, and now he is in 1560, exactly twenty-five years old, the prime of life.

Before taking this exam, he had heard the name of this person.

At that time, when it came to this year's examination, except for him Wu Jie, it was this person named Shen Shixing who had the highest voice, and the world said that the Huiyuan of this subject would definitely be produced between Wu and Shen. ..., I didn't expect this Shen Shixing to really win the second place.

No, he said he was right behind me, didn't he・・・・・・

A burst of ecstasy hit, and Wu Jie didn't know what to say.

Shen Shixing laughed: "I have heard the name of Brother Shizhen for a long time, when I saw it today, I really looked like a person, and I was very happy to be able to be the same year as you." However, defeated by your hands, Shen Shixing is a little unwilling, we have to score a superior in the palace test anyway. ”

The other people also laughed, and when they heard that the first name of the undergraduate was coming, more and more people gathered, and some people kept shouting: "Wu Shizhen and Wu Huiyuan are here, and the same year of Zhonggongsheng is not about to come over soon." ”

"After Xie Yuan, there will be Yuan, if you win the champion next month, it will be the big three yuan!"

"Wu Huiyuan is here to see the list, so I'm tired of making a way!"

Soon, everyone made a way and walked forward around Wu Jie and Shen Shixing, but squeezed Feng Bao and the others out.

The three eunuchs looked at each other, and one of them asked Feng Bao: "Father-in-law, I can't squeeze through, how can I do it?" ”

Feng Bao's face was excited, and he shouted repeatedly: "Okay, great, I didn't expect Wu Shizhen to win the first place." Early this morning, Concubine Li Niangniang was still chattering, let our family come over ・・・・・・" Knowing that he had lost his mouth, he squeezed his fist again: "Our family will ride back to the palace on a fast horse first to report to the prince and Niangniang." ”

Feng Bao knows Wu Jie's status in Niangniang's mind, and it can be said that Concubine Li can save the life of herself and the fetus, and with today's scenery, it all depends on Wu Jie's guidance technique. Even if it is a shout to save his life, it is not an exaggeration, for Wu Jie's fame, Niangniang looks very closely, and she has to report the good news as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Feng Bao stuffed two money tickets into the hands of a eunuch and advised: "You stay, go find a spacious and elegant restaurant and reserve a few seats for Mr. Shizhen." After Mr. looks at the list today, he will definitely celebrate with a few people who drink in the same year, so it has to be arranged in advance. When he finishes reading the list, you go and invite. ”

"Gonggong Feng, don't worry, if you are good at this kind of thing, you will definitely be able to do it properly."

After speaking, Feng Bao left in a hurry.

Wu Jie and Shen Shixing walked to the front of the apricot list together, because there were only eighty-one tribute students admitted to this subject, and there were three or four hundred people in the previous years, plus more than 300 people on the sub-list, and there were several list texts densely packed, all of which were names, and they couldn't be seen.

This time there is only one piece of paper, and Wu Jie's name is still ranked first, so you can see it at a glance.

Wu Jie looked at it carefully a few times and made sure that it was correct, and then he let out a sigh: "It's hit!" ”

Everyone else bowed their hands at the same time: "Congratulations to Wu Huiyuan!" ”