Since ancient times, the court has been the most competitive place in the world, and eunuchs have no normal life, and they are more enthusiastic about power than ordinary people. However, there is no strict system for the promotion of the rank and position of the internal attendants, unlike the scholars who are officials, and they must be advanced according to the imperial examination. It is not that a person cannot be an official; is not a jinshi, and does not give a real position; If you don't point to Hanlin, you can't be a phase.

Because of this, if the palace attendants want to take the position, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as having passed five levels and six in the future. Like Huang Jin, the celebrant is a eunuch who holds the seal, and he is the first person in the big house. In the process of forging ahead, I don't know how many people have been offended, and how many people are eager to die.

The great eunuchs of all dynasties and dynasties rarely enjoyed their lives. Without him, even if a eunuch is in constant favor, but as he gets older, both his energy and intelligence are declining, and he is easily calculated by others.

The eunuch is out of tune, and his body is much worse than that of ordinary people. Huang Jin has obviously felt that he is not in good spirits in recent years, and no one knows better than him what the condition of the body of Emperor Jiajing, whom he serves. Once Jiajing is in power, without the emperor's favor, what awaits him is a situation where the wall is falling and everyone is pushing.

Regarding the fate of the previous eunuchs who lost power, Huang Jin naturally knows very well.

Over the past few years, he has been preparing for his retirement. Feng Bao is another chess piece, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that once the rich king ascends the throne as the emperor, Feng Bao, the future prince's companion, will definitely be of great use, and it is certain that he will become the celebrant supervisor.

As for Wu Jie, it was an arm that Huang Jin had cultivated among the foreign ministers.

Wait until Wu Jie will enter the cabinet in the future, and Feng Bao is the internal minister. When the time comes, who will dare to touch him, an old man who has a face in the cabinet and the celebrant and the celebrant supervisor. It should not be a problem to enjoy your old age in peace.

Up to now, Feng Bao is very favored and trusted in the palace, and it is not in vain for Huang Jin's support.

As for the Wu Festival. Now we have reached the most important juncture.

There should be no problem with him being a jinshi, but the key is whether he can order Hanlin.

There is a lot of attention paid to Jinshi's admission to the Hanlin Academy. The top three in the first class of the palace test will directly enter Hanlin. The second place depends on the final ranking. Admit a group of top-ranked Jinshi as Shu Jishi. As for the other unsuccessful candidates, they will be directly assigned the post of county magistrate by the Ministry of Officials and sent to the ground.

Because, the palace examination is actually to rank the candidates. Only for those who have aspirations. Aspiring to be in officialdom is meaningful to people who show their ambitions in their chests. It makes sense to Wu Jie and Huang Jin to him. It is a major event related to life and death in the future.

He didn't dare to imagine that once Jiajing died, he would step down from the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal. What kind of fate will it be to wait for yourself.

And the point who does not hit whom. It's not up to Banzai to have the final say.

Listening to Jiajing's meaning today, he first dismissed Wu Jie's idle position, and it seems that he was preparing for Wu Jie's future as a bachelor of Hanlin.

Huang Jin couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and he also breathed a long sigh of relief. I couldn't help but want to bring this news to Wu Jie, but I thought about it. The temple exam is still a month away. The Son of Heaven is also a mean and suspicious person. If you know that your mind is guessed, I am afraid that it will backfire.

I dispelled the idea. I'm just afraid that the side will be careful to figure it out.

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The spring rain is as precious as oil, and since that rare rainstorm, it has been a sunny day for more than 20 days, and the land is very dry.

Such weather is undoubtedly a tragedy for the end of the year, and the magistrates are preparing for the disaster. Fortunately, the Gyeonggi region was not the main grain producing area of the Ming Dynasty, and it had little impact. But this kind of day is suitable for spring outings, and after the list is released, Wu Festival is almost empty for half a month.

First of all, I went to meet the president of the undergraduate university with the same year, Li Chunfang, the right waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

Master Li was originally a kind person, and he was proud of the spring breeze recently, and he did not shirk it, and he had a good conversation with his protégés. ..., and then the candidates visited each room master separately, and it was a busy mess again.

The palace examination is not very meaningful to the vast majority of candidates, and without the pressure of the exam, they all put down their bodies and minds and enjoy the rare leisure before officially entering the officialdom.

After meeting with the president, the real estate master and other examiners, they invited each other in the same year to hold a cultural meeting and tour the capital, busy and happy.

The number of students referred to in this session, the simplicity of the examination questions, and the small number of admission places have set many records.

Of the more than 10,000 people, only 81 were selected, and the competition was fierce. But once on the list, he will naturally become famous in one fell swoop.

The list of candidates for this examination has long been published in the form of a newspaper. At the same time, the top three papers are also attached to the newspaper.

If it is said that in the past, Wu Jie's reputation was limited to the literary world, or poetry enthusiasts. Now his name is well known to the official community and to the common people.

Beijingers naturally know the name of Wu Jie, but outside the capital, Shen Shixing's fame is even louder. In the eyes of others, the Huiyuan and champion of this subject should have been Shen Shixing, but now they have fallen on Wu Jie's head, and it is difficult not to be remembered.

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"Congratulations to Shizhen for winning the Huiyuan of the current examination, after the palace examination, he should be able to be awarded a substantive position by the Ministry of Officials." Li Shizhen was rolling up her sleeves and carrying books in and out of the house with two old Taoist aunts.

"Rejoice, rejoice." In front of Li Shizhen, Wu Jie didn't need to be hypocritical, and said with a smile: "Actually, this exam is a long story, it's really full of twists and turns!" ”

As soon as he remembered that in his first exam, he almost handed in a blank paper on the test post poem, and Wu Jie secretly screamed that it was dangerous.

Li Shizhen thought that what Wu Jie said was that the examination room found that another person was cheating and was attacked by Gao Gong, so he nodded: "Zhao Wenhua is bold, he is really self-inflicted, and he can't live." ”

Wu Jie naturally wouldn't talk to him about this kind of thing, so he asked Li Shizhen what he was busy with.

Li Shizhen touched the sweat on his forehead: "Sort out the previous manuscripts and medical cases, they have been in the Taoist temple for so many years, and they are all moldy." If nothing else, I plan to live in the capital for a few years and compile this "Compendium of Materia Medica" into a book in one go. ”

He sighed and touched his gray hair: "I'm old, if I don't make up the book again, I'm afraid that I won't have a chance in the future." ”

It's been more than a winter, and it's been a big day for a while. Cishou tried to lean against Yuyuantan, and the humidity was heavy. These manuscripts are Li Shizhen's life's work, and they are very important. I took this opportunity to take the manuscript out and dry it.

Wu Jie is also happy for Li Shizhen, it is indeed an exciting thing to be able to see this masterpiece born in front of him and witness a piece of history: "Congratulations to Mr. Dongbi, even if Wu Jie is a Jinshi, he has entered the officialdom since then, what is it compared to your book, and how can it be compared to Mr. The merit of saving tens of millions of people in this book." ”

"Shizhen should not be in vain, it is also a matter of great significance to be an official for one term and benefit one party, and to be able to directly affect the lives of ordinary people."

Wu Jie: "Being an official can only be for a while, but Mr.'s book is to be passed on to future generations for the benefit of all generations." ”

He came to Cishou Temple today, mainly to see Tang Mi. I can't see anyone, and while talking, I look around with my eyes.

Li Shizhen didn't know Wu Jie's thoughts, and smiled: "Fuji Immortal Gu is proofreading my manuscript in the study. ”

As he spoke, he pointed upstairs.

Wu Jie rejoiced in her heart: "She doesn't know medical skills. ”

Li Shizhen: "You are wrong, Tang Xiangu used to open a few pharmacies at home, was familiar with medical books, and knew the properties of medicine. Now, with her help, I finally figured out a clue about my manuscript. Speaking of which, I have to thank Shizhen for sending such a good assistant! If it weren't for my advanced age, and Fairy Tang was a monk, I would have wanted to accept such a disciple. ”…,

"Tang Mi understands medicine?" Wu Jie was surprised.

hurriedly went upstairs and saw Tang Mi sitting at the window, carefully transcribing Li Shizhen's manuscript with a pen.

She was dressed in a Taoist dress, and her hair was pulled up high, revealing her slender and fair neck.

In an instant, an indescribable taste rose from the bottom of my heart: "Mi'er." ”

Miss Tang slowly turned her head with surprise in her eyes: "Shizhen is here." ”

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Wu Jie only felt that the days during this time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the end of the month.

At this time, he remembered that he should go to Xiyuan.

There are still a few days before the palace test, and there is no pressure on Wu Jie at all. Isn't it just a matter of making a policy statement, this kind of official article has a fixed routine, and it is easy to write. It is somewhat similar to the editorials of later generations, as long as you grasp a few main points, even if it is empty, it is okay, the key is to be politically correct.

In addition, the palace examination is mainly conducted by the emperor. The emperor was impatient to be confined in the examination room for a few days, slowly draining himself from the candidates. Not to mention a pass, the sealing and transcription are also not done.

Therefore, good handwriting has become the first element to obtain a good ranking. The candidates' essays are the same, and they don't look interesting, and the only ones who can really distinguish the high and low are the candidates' words.

At this time, Wu Jie remembered that he hadn't practiced calligraphy for a while. Also, the emperor should also show his face.

I don't know how the emperor arranged for himself, whether he could give himself a good ranking during the palace exam, if he could win the top prize, it would be the best.

After thinking about it, Wu Jie took the opportunity to go to the cabinet to hand over the position of Wenyuan Pavilion manager at hand, and walked towards Xiyuan.

I went to the duty room, paid an errand, and was about to leave, but I happened to run into Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Wu Jie were enemies, and they didn't speculate, so they both snorted and walked away.

Wu Jie's good mood was suddenly ruined by Yan Shifan, and when he came to Yuxi Palace, he happened to see Huang Jin, and just stepped forward to say hello, and Huang Jin's next sentence made him feel bad.

"Shizhen, why did you come here, you don't want to enter the Hanlin Academy?" He paused: "Hey, blame me too, I misunderstood what the Lord meant." ”