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On the seventh day of the first month of March in the first year of Xuande, the martial arts re-examination of the fourteen prefectures and four prefectures of Nanzhili was held in the Jiangnan Gongyuan in Nanjing City.

To Li Yuntian's surprise, the population of Nanzhili was almost five times that of Beizhili, but in the preliminary martial arts examination that ended earlier, the number of candidates was only a little over 10,000, which was only half of the number of candidates in Beizhili, and it also included those candidates from neighboring Jiangxi, Huguang and Zhejiang after getting the news.

Li Yuntian knew that Nanzhili was full of humanities and literary style, and scholars disdained to join the army, but he didn't expect that the actual situation would be even worse than he expected.

In the face of this situation, Li Yuntian was powerless, he could only shake his head helplessly and smile bitterly, he couldn't let people take the whip to drive those young people from Beizhili to take the martial arts exam!

Jiangnan Gongyuan is located on the north bank of the Qinhuai River, from Yaojia Lane in the east, to Gongyuan West Street in the west, and to Jiankang Road in the north.

In addition, the use of food, warehouses, handymen, guards, etc., as well as the land for pools, gardens, bridges, passages, and watchtowers, is large in scale, covers a wide area, and the number of buildings is the largest in the Daming Gongyuan.

Like Beizhili, the Nanjing Military Department and the Nanjing Rite Department also sent officials to the Jiangnan Gongyuan to supervise the examination to highlight the importance of the martial arts re-examination.

Since there is no military cabinet in Nanjing, the Nanjing military department still exists, and its role is opposite to that of the military cabinet and is controlled by the military cabinet.

The number of re-examiners in Nanzhili is the same as that in Beizhili, more than 2,000 people, although the number seems to be a lot, but after entering the Jiangnan Gongyuan, it seems insignificant, only occupying less than one-ninth of the number of the Jiangnan Gongyuan, which looks a little shabby. [30815671 ruling the Ming Dynasty ruling the Ming Dynasty] 308 ruling the Ming Dynasty 311

Li Yuntian had already learned from the officials who had been sent to Ying Tianfu that only seven people from Nanjing Guozijian had participated in the martial arts examination, while there were more than 500 people in Beijing.

It is no wonder that Li Yuntian's proposal to take scholars from the south and the north of the country has already offended those southern scholars to the letter, and the prisoners of the Nanjing Guozijian hate him even more, so how could they participate in the martial arts examination presided over by him.

In the environment of advocating literary style in Jiangnan, coupled with the "grudge" between Li Yuntian and the southern scholars, as well as the arrogant status of the Nanjing Guozi Prison Supervisor, it is very rare for seven people to take the exam.

Moreover, all seven of them passed the preliminary examination and came out on top in the exam, with very good results.

Li Yuntian felt very relieved when he first learned the news, at least there were inmates in Nanjing Guozijian to take the exam, but then he felt a little uneasy in his heart. The update is the fastest and most stable

Because this phenomenon is really a bit abnormal and completely unreasonable, aren't these seven people afraid of being poked in the backbone by those prisoners of the Guozi Prison? And to be able to achieve such good results in the literary examination, then the first thing should be the literary examination, why do you want to take the martial arts examination?

However, Li Yuntian's affairs were complicated at this time, and he didn't have time to ponder the thoughts of the seven prisoners, and the re-examination had already begun, so whether the seven people had any purpose would be known after the exam.

The literary examination of Wuju was only one day, which can be said to have created a precedent for the establishment of the Jiangnan Gongyuan, and the use of the score system for the examination papers was also unprecedented for the Jiangnan Gongyuan.

The day after the literary examination is the martial arts examination, and the Nanjing Military Department has already arranged the barracks, and the martial arts examination will be over in two days.

At the same time, the results of the examination papers of the literary examination have also come out, and sure enough, the seven inmates of Nanjing Guozijian occupy the top ten of the literary examination, of which the first to fifth places are occupied by them, and their strength is extremely strong.

Since the score of the martial arts examination is determined on the spot, there is no need for cumbersome rechecking, so the ranking of the martial arts examination was counted overnight.

On the tenth day of the first month of March in the first year of Xuande, that is, the day after the end of the martial arts examination, the notice board outside the gate of the Jiangnan Gongyuan posted the list and the martial arts list of the martial arts retest.

According to Li Yuntian's plan, on April 11 he was to take those admitted candidates from Nanzhili to Huai'an, and Huai'an's Caoyun Yamen had already prepared a ship and would rush back to Beijing along the Grand Canal day and night.

Li Yuntian set the opening day of the lecture hall on the first day of the fourth month, when Emperor Xuande will personally come to the opening ceremony of the lecture hall, Emperor Xuande has already inscribed the name of the lecture hall plaque, and Li Yuntian will personally hang it in front of the hall of the lecture hall.

Therefore, Li Yuntian did not have time to stay in Nanjing City at all, although he had more than 20 days to rush back to Beijing, but if something happened along the way to delay the trip, the consequences would be severe. [30815671 ruling the Ming Dynasty ruling the Ming Dynasty] 308 ruling the Ming Dynasty 311

Besides, after these candidates from Nanzhili arrived at the lecture hall, they had to go through a few days of simple training to greet Emperor Xuande and the guests with a new look.

Jiangnan Gongyuan.

The notice board on the front right side of the courtyard gate was crowded with people and noisy sounds, and the candidates checked their rankings one after another, and there were many people watching the excitement inside.

Among the candidates, there are those who are happy, those who are annoyed, those who are disappointed, those who disagree, and those who cry bitterly...... As in previous years, every time the Jiangnan Gongyuan is released, a vivid and vivid picture of life will be displayed in front of the notice board.

"Brother Zhang, you really won the first place!"

A group of young men dressed in the costumes of Nanjing Guozi Prison Supervisor stood in front of the bulletin board, and a somewhat short and fat prisoner glanced at the name of the candidate who ranked first on the list with a total score of 385 points, and said with a smile to a slightly thin prisoner next to him.

"Now it's up to him how he gets down!" At this moment, one of the inmates standing on the other side of Humpty Dumpty spoke gloatingly.

"When the time comes, let's see where his face goes!"

"Hmph, it's really shameless to use power for personal gain and suppress my southern scholars in terms of taking scholars!"

"If you don't give him a little bit of power, he really thinks that our southern scholars are easy to bully!"

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Immediately, the surrounding prisoners began to talk about it, and one by one they seemed to be filled with righteous indignation.

These prisoners had to be angry, and Li Yuntian's impassioned words in the Taihe Hall made the chances of the southern scholars taking the Jinshi examination suddenly reduced by one-third, from ninety percent in the past to sixty percent now, which is really hateful.

This means that in each imperial examination, thirty percent of the southern scholars who would have been recorded as jinshi will miss the title of the gold list, and Li Yuntian, the initiator, will naturally be resented by these scholars.

Especially those young prisoners in Nanjing Guozijian, all of them are young and vigorous, coupled with their arrogance, they hate Li Yuntian deeply, thinking that he is helping those northern scholars to make profits, and he is really a "traitor" thief in the imperial court.

These prisoners are in the Guozijian on weekdays, so they naturally don't know the sinister nature of the world, and they don't care about the consequences of the situation, so they will do anything when their minds are hot, and after learning that Li Yuntian actually came to Nanjing to supervise the re-examination of Nanzhili's martial arts this time, they are ready to take this opportunity to embarrass Li Yuntian and sweep away his face.

Of course, Li Yuntian is the imperial history of the Ming Dynasty, and he is the city of Nanjing, which represents the martial arts, so it is naturally impossible for them to be rude to him, so they decided to use their brains in this martial arts exam.

Since the seven inmates of Nanjing Guozijian dared to participate in this martial arts examination, they naturally had real talent and real learning, otherwise it would be ridiculous and generous to be eliminated.

Their plan is very simple, that is, after being admitted to the martial arts hall, they will refuse, and Li Yuntian's face will definitely be swept away at that time.

Since the people who participated in the martial arts this time were basically those hopeless scholars in Nanzhili, the people who had the fame of showing their talents can be described as phoenixes, and their literary strength can only be regarded as average.

Therefore, the seven inmates of Nanjing Guozijian made a splash in the martial arts examination and occupied the top ten in the literary examination list, and if the seven of them withdrew, it would definitely cause a sensation in Nanjing City, and it would also make Li Yuntian lose face.

"Let's go, follow me to meet our Lord Li!" The prisoner who was a little thin was Zhang Heng, the first place in the Nanzhili Wuju literary examination, he looked at his name, then sneered, and led the surrounding prisoners to stride away, heading to the mansion of Zheng He, the eunuch guarding in Nanjing.

At the end of the 22nd year of Yongle, Emperor Hong Xi appointed Zheng He and Wang Jinghong as the eunuchs of the Nanjing garrison, and cooperated with the Nanjing garrison and Xiangcheng Bo Li Long to guard Nanjing.

Zheng He was fifty-five years old at this time, with gray hair on his temples, and he had made six voyages to the West, and he knew very well the waterways leading to the West and the conditions along the way.

Therefore, Li Yuntian took this opportunity to inquire with him about Luzon Island and the Champa Kingdom, including the power structure and customs of the two places, and was especially interested in the Champa State located south of Cochin, so that he could plan in the future.

Zheng He was very curious about Li Yuntian's move, and he didn't know why he was so interested in the two small overseas countries of Luzon and Champa, and judging from Li Yuntian's age, experience, and responsibilities, Li Yuntian should not pay attention to these two countries.

However, Li Yuntian respected Zheng He very much, and visited him as soon as he came to Nanjing, and now he has a request for him, and it is Zheng He's familiar overseas affairs, so he is also willing to tell him.

"My lord, there is a group of prisoners of the Guozijian outside the door, asking to see Li Yushi." Just as Li Yuntian listened intently to Zheng He's introduction to Luzon and the Champa Kingdom, a subordinate walked into the hall and said to Zheng He.

"Prisoner!" Zheng He couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian, those prisoners of the Guozi Prison actually chased here, it seems that there must be something important, but Li Yuntian came to Nanjing City for the first time, what can they do to find Li Yuntian?

Zheng He didn't think that those prisoners of the Guozijian wanted to enter the lecture hall through Guò Li Yuntian, and those prisoners of the Nanjing Guozijian were either important ministers of the imperial court or talented people in Jiangnan, so how could they put pen to paper and look down on the small lecture hall.

"My lord, wait a while, and the next official will come when he goes." Li Yuntian was also quite surprised, he had never seen the prisoners of Nanjing Guozijian since he came to Nanjing City, let alone any friendship, and then got up and smiled and arched to Zheng He, and then walked forward to check.

Obviously, those prisoners of Nanjing Guozijian were not good at coming this time, and they even wanted to come to see Li Yuntian by name in front of Zheng He's mansion, which made it clear that they were in a posture of asking for guilt, and Li Yuntian wanted to see what kind of fame these guys wanted to make