King Jing came to Yuxi Palace today, first, to remind the emperor to summon Hu Dashun and his son, it seems that at the end of the year, he is busy, and the emperor has no heart to cultivate, which makes him very helpless.

The second is to inquire about Wu Lun's spring festival in the coming year, and as far as he knows, the cabinet has already reported the list of examiners, deputy examiners, and examiners of the 18th room for the current examination.

Of course, this list is not a secret to the senior members of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and it is also the result of the deliberations of the cabinet elders.

One of the most important is the number of admission places for candidates, and how many tributes should be taken is the most worthy of concern.

This is directly related to the success rate of candidates, and the more places there are, the more likely they are to win the list. Otherwise, the smaller it is.

The elders of the cabinet are all scholars, and they know the hard work of scholars, and they report to a larger number every time they report the quota, which is twice as large as the normal admission number. Of course, the emperor will also compress the quota as usual, which is quite a bit of a sky-high asking price and paying back the money on the ground.

King Jing came late, I don't know if this excerpt is approved by the emperor, I am worried in my heart, so I look inside. Hu Dashun's words that day reminded him that as far as the current Jingwang Mansion is concerned, there is only one person who can handle it. Whether it is a thousand dollars to buy horse bones, or simply use them, we must do our best to support them, set a benchmark, and attract other top people to come to take refuge.

Wu Jie didn't know what King Jing was looking for, and when he saw that he was turning over the folds in a mess, he was very puzzled, and the recent major events in the court and China seemed to have nothing to do with King Jing, and he didn't know what he was concerned about, but it made people wonder.

However, the emperor agreed with King Jing to look at it, and Wu Jie couldn't say anything.

King Jing pretended to look at it for a long time, and every time he picked up a fold, he saw the batch of red on it, and deliberately commented a few words, saying something inconsequential.

Jiajing estimated that he was also lonely in the palace, and he hadn't seen his son for a long time, so he was in high spirits, so he said a few words to him, and his attitude was very easy-going.

When it comes to specific data, he beckons Wu Jie to come over and explain.

Wu Jie's memory is amazing, no matter what number passes his eyes, no matter how long it has been, it will be reported casually. This is also the reason why Jiajing has always kept Wu Jie by his side to deal with government affairs, and used him as a humanoid USB envoy.

Wu Jie stood beside him, making King Jing feel uncomfortable all over, and his heart was extremely tired. However, although his mind was not on specific government affairs, he was still taken aback by Wu Jie's shrewdness and ability: this guy is skilled in government affairs, not to mention, he also has an excellent memory, if he becomes an official in the future, he will definitely be a rare capable official. Even if no one is promoted, according to his talent, it only takes thirty years, and it should not be difficult to achieve the position of the feudal official. It's a pity, you have offended this king, but this is the doom of your life.

Wu Jie could see that King Jing didn't care at all when he looked at those folds, and his movements were fast, just one glance, and he threw them aside very much, obviously looking for something.

This kept him on the lookout.

Sure enough, after a while, King Jing found out the official document that the cabinet had just sent, his eyes lit up, and he looked carefully.

Wu Jie hadn't read this official document before, but now he looked at it, but it was related to the spring of the coming year.

In order to avoid suspicion, he took a step back and said to Jiajing: "Your Majesty, this official document is related to Wu Jie, so the minister will avoid it first." ”

Jiajing: "No, Lian just read this submission, and I have some ideas and want to discuss with you." It just so happened that King Jing also came, so let's talk about it together. ”

"Yes." Wu Jie was originally very concerned about the next year's examination, and just now he was just making a gesture, since the emperor said so, his heart was happy, so he stepped forward, and the three of them gathered together and looked carefully.

Like the rumors, the president of this examination is the cabinet deputy assistant Xu Jie, Xu Gelao, who not only has to preside over the examination, but also has to be responsible for reading the papers during the palace examination. ..., as for the vice president, there are four people, according to the imperial court system, all of them are bachelors from Jinshi, officials below the Shangshu, and officials above the deputy capital Yushi. As for the same examiners in the eighteenth room, they are all officials of the Hanlin Academy, because the scale of the examination is somewhat large, the Hanlin Academy has recently sent many officials to the local government to take up substantive positions, and the personnel are a little tight, for example, Bao Yingxia, the seat teacher of the Wujie Township Examination, was transferred to Jinan to serve as the prefect, and four Shu Jishi were selected to fill the position.

These twenty-three examiners and examiners are all well-known figures in Shilin, Wu Jie took a closer look, and found that in addition to Xu Jie, many of them are members of the Yan Party. It seems that the rumors that Yan Dang is trying to use this exam to attract new blood are not false.

Even Wu Jie can see this situation, Jiajing has been in power for forty years, and he has never seen any strong winds and waves, so he naturally understands the thoughts of the Yan Party.

With a cold smile, he lifted the imperial pen and crossed out the names of several people on it, leaving only the names of one president and two vice presidents. As for the names of the examiners in the eighteenth room, a few were crossed out and replaced with newcomers.

None of these newcomers are members of the Yan Party, nor do they belong to any faction in the DPRK and China.

Obviously, the emperor had a clear idea of who he would be the examiner before he saw the submission.

King Jing saw that his father had replaced several Yan Party examiners in one go, and he and Yan Song were allies, so he was a little disappointed in his heart: "Father, it is taboo to change generals in battle." ”

Jiajing turned his head and glanced at his son deeply: "What taboo, whose taboo?" ”

Seeing the chill in his father's eyes, the tired king was shocked, and said: "My father wants to be arbitrary and have his own intentions, but it is not something that his sons can understand, and his sons just said it casually. ”

Jiajing's eyes softened.

None of this is the key, the key is the number of candidates.

If the Yan Party intends to expand its own camp, it will definitely increase the number of quotas, and the more Jinshi in the middle school, the more it can enrich its grassroots level.

In fact, Xiao Yan alone has the final say in today's cabinet, will he let go of this opportunity?

The answer is clearly no.

Speaking of the admission quota of Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty, there has always been an unwritten rule: the number of new Jinshi is determined according to the number of people.

Generally speaking, with a population of 100 million, 100 to 200 jinshi are admitted every three years.

Once these jinshi are on the list, they have to be directly appointed to official positions, and the worst ones have to be awarded a magistrate. But there are more than 1,000 counties in the whole Ming Dynasty, and if there are more Jinshi admitted, there are more officials and fewer people, and the state finance can not afford it.

Unlike later generations, an agricultural county with a population of only 34 had 30,000 or 40,000 people eating financial food. The ratio of the government and the people is ten to one, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it with the four words shocking and vulgar.

In the Ming Dynasty, a county seat, the real civil servants also knew the county and the county, if there were no natural disasters and man-made disasters, the burden of the people was still very low.

The rules for the admission quota of the general examination and the palace department were used until the end of the Qing Dynasty and remained unchanged for hundreds of years. Obviously, this ratio of the government and the people has a certain degree of scientificity. For example, in the ninth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, the population of the country at that time was 40,000, and the number of candidates who participated in the examination was 16,000, and the final admission quota was 308 people, on average, 100 people per year.

The population of the Ming Dynasty was smaller than that of the Qing Dynasty, but the number of tributes and jinshi remained at about 100 per year.

However, the number of places reported by the cabinet this time is 640, which is somewhat unexpected.

The Cabinet has always had a tradition of asking for sky-high prices, but this time it seems a little unusual to offer such a large figure. In the past, the number would have been between 400 and 500.

After entering the imperial review, the emperor changed it to three hundred with a stroke of the pen according to the custom.

Everyone is a harmonious group and has a tacit understanding.

The problem is that this time it is six hundred and forty, and even if the emperor wants to press some figures, he has to give the cabinet a face, and he can't press too much. ..., the last possibility, estimated at more than four hundred.

There are more than 400 people, divided into three lists: south, north and middle, and there are 100 people on each list. The number of admission places is unprecedented.

"Today, there is a saint tomorrow, a virtuous minister, and He Qinghai Yan...... Your Majesty's grace is all over the grass, trees, insects, and fish...... It is necessary to open the door of the imperial examination, so that there will be no virtuous people in the wilderness, and the prestige of peace must be opened......" Jiajing read the cabinet submission aloud, and suddenly laughed, and the laughter was full of sarcasm: "It's really nice to say, don't you all want to recruit protégés and strengthen the momentum, you say, Lianneng has fulfilled their wishes?" ”

As he spoke, he looked at King Jing again: "What do you say?" ”

King Jing stuttered a little: "Shengming has no more than the Son of Heaven...... This one...... There are too many people admitted here, so we have to change ......"

Jiajing seemed to be smiling, pointed at King Jing, and then pointed at Wu Jie: "How much do you say is better?" ”

Wu Jie: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to participate in this examination." ”

"It doesn't matter, Wu Jie, you are the person next to Lian, and King Jing is the emperor of Lian, so it's okay to chat."

King Jing said worriedly: , Father and Emperor Zichen thought that the quota of 640 people was a little more, and it was just right to brush 200. ”

"Brush down two hundred, isn't there four hundred and forty left?" Jiajing sneered, and King Jing hurriedly retracted his neck.

Since the emperor asked, Wu Jie couldn't help but speak: "According to the previous practice, three hundred people are just right. ”

This is a stubborn statement, and I can't fault it.

Jiajing's face softened, and he lifted the red pen, changed the number to Lin, and changed it to "Eighty-one." ”

"Eighty-one!" King Jing exclaimed: "That's it? ”

"Yes, ninety-nine to one, isn't it good?" The emperor waved his long sleeves: "The union is so decided." ”

Wu Jie was also taken aback, there were only eighty-one admission places...... This, this, this...... That's a little too little, isn't it?

As far as he knows, more than 11,000 people came to Beijing to apply for the examination, and only 10,000 people were admitted to 81. This is the real one in a hundred, the difficulty of this exam and the fierceness of the competition have gone against the sky!

I thought that I knew the question in advance, and I had a model article to copy, so I could get a jinshi no matter what. No matter what, there are more than 300 places, and even if there is an accident in the examination room, there will be no major problems.

Today, there are so few places, but the risk of the examination room is maximized.

This is really the most difficult test in the history of the Ming Dynasty!

(End of volume)

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ps: This book is here, and the first volume has been written, and I am personally satisfied. It's just that the writing at the end of this volume is a little messy.,I guess it's related to the mood.。 Recently, the child is not in good health, and when the school starts again, everything is complicated, and the heart cannot be calm. The second volume is estimated to take two months to write, and I hope it will be a smooth delivery. Thank you for your support of this book! ）