The sound of drums sounded softly, and Emperor Zhaowu Zhu Yongxing walked in slowly, paused at the entrance of the hall, glanced at the new branch jinshi, and then looked back at the cabinet ministers who followed behind, smiled faintly, and went straight to the Sumeru seat set up in the hall.

Seeing Zhu Yongxing looking at him, he bowed down and said in front of the throne: "In the first year of Zhaowu, Enke Jinshi's singing has been completed. All the new scholars kneel and listen to the oracle of long live! ”

"Hooray!"

Zhu Yongxing cleared his throat and said calmly, "I carefully studied your resumes last night, there are two hundred and forty jinshi, one hundred and seven are from humble backgrounds, and one hundred and thirty-three are from gentry and eunuchs. I think it's a fair number. After a pause, he said again, "Zi said, 'learn and excel', you have come here step by step, you are already 'learning and excellent', this 'master' does well, it depends on yourself!" It is to assist me in the administration of government affairs and to be a minister; or to soothe the local area for the imperial court, govern civil affairs, regulate public feelings, and be a good official who loves the people like a son; Or is it corrupt and despicable, and after being ruined, he is severely punished by the law of the country? ”

All of them bowed their heads. The hall was so quiet that even the sound of the guards outside the hall tiptoeing could be heard.

"But with a public heart, even if there is a slight difference, I can't bear to be mean." Zhu Yongxing's words echoed in the main hall, "The selection of scholars in the imperial examination was originally a grand ceremony for the imperial court to discuss talents, but in the past, there was always something to make up about the relationship between teachers and students, and the protégé thought that the selection was the kindness of the examiner." I won it, I only remember that I am a certain science jinshi, so-and-so is a teacher, and so-and-so is the same year. From this word 'private' to seek favor, so they formed friends, favoritism, not favoritism, not knowledgeable Dali. If you don't think about Jun's grace, all kinds of rude and illegal deeds have been done. If you become an official according to this selfish intention, remember, you will not escape the insight of me, and you will not escape the laws of the country! ”

A few cabinet officials frowned slightly, seeing Zhu Yongxing's repeated remarks, and he reprimanded him vigorously. was originally a very happy and lively ceremony, which made everyone nervous and felt that something was wrong.

"If you are fair, loyal and clear, this is a good official. Glory will be given to you, wealth will be given to you, and you will be given a wife and a son—because the glory that should be taken is given to you by God, and I will be happy to give it to you for the benefit of the country and the people. If it is selfish, it is corrupt and perverts the law. You can kill your head, you can go to prison, you can go to exile - you will take the blame, and I will not tolerate it! Speaking of this, Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly and said: "Today is your festive day, don't blame me for saying this, I am for your good." Well. That's all, I hope you can all do your job honestly. The public is loyal to the country, and it can leave a name in the history books for future generations. ”

Chen Shaoyu hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "The champion led all the jinshi to express his gratitude!" ”

"Minister-Liu Jiying!" Liu Jiying, the champion, agreed in a trembling voice, got up and walked three steps to the throne, knelt three times and bowed nine times, carefully took out the thank you fold on the cover of Huang Aya from his sleeve, and read it boldly at first glance: "Ci Jinshi and Liu Jiying, the first minister of the first class, etc." Chenghuang Cheng Cheng is afraid of the first words: Fu to the wind and clouds through the throne, the period of peace and profit; The sun and the moon are beautiful, and the auspiciousness of the Toast Association is auspicious. The book is bright, the group looks at the new day of the holy rule, and worships the hand. See the civilization of Pihuan. Long Zhang Qinyang, people know the glory of the ancients, and Yan Cheng frequently awarded the prosperity of the world's Yangyouwen......"

He read aloud, becoming more and more fluent, but Zhu Yongxing had no heart to grasp these luxuriously whitewashed champion articles, not to mention that he had to listen to them hard, so he had to endure with a smile on his face.

And that Liu Jiying, more and more subdued, his tone was sonorous, and there was a faint sound of gold and stone: "...... Fu is willing to learn from Mao Jixi, Delong Guangyun. The wind is the same as the eight tables, and the bead sac and the golden mirror shine together; Blessing should be nine, Hua Zhu and Song call and offer. Heavy and tired, and the atmosphere is always flowing. Cover the sky and the pair, and the phoenix dance to be auspicious; All nations come together, Ji Yu inspects the gold clay and makes an ode! The ministers have nothing to look up to the heavens and worship the saints, and they are eager to meet the camp, and I would like to thank you for hearing it! ”

The Jinshi waited for the word "Yiwen", and when they heard Liu Jiying read it, they all bowed down and kowtowed: "Congratulations to God!" ”

"That's it." Zhu Yongxing smiled, took the thank you watch handed over by the female official, unfolded it and put it aside after pretending to look at it, stared at Liu Jiying and said: "Liu Jiying, the current affairs policy is quite well written, outspoken, and has depth. Well, worthy of the champion's handwriting, the article has been done very well. ”

"The minister did not dare to accept the gold award. In fact, last night he had a collegiate discussion with Chen Shao, a first-class and second-class jinshichen, and Wang Zhengnan, a first-class and third-class jinshichen, and it was written by the minister. ”

Zhu Yongxing nodded with a smile and said, "A good article for discussion is full of flowers." However, this article can only prove knowledge, but not ability. After the catastrophe of the country, everything has changed, you must study modestly in the Hanlin Academy, and become an official as soon as possible, I am anxious to wait for you pillars to assist! ”

"The ministers will live up to the expectations of ...... long live"

Zhu Yongxing smiled and didn't say anything more, sat upright and leaned on the back of the chair, his expression had become solemn, and he said after a long time: "Very good, let's go down!" ”

"Hooray!"

More than 200 people bowed their heads together, and in an instant, Dan Majesty Dale Daqi, Huang Zhong, Da Lu, Tai Tuan, Jia Zhong, Gu Xi...... In all kinds of palace music, the officials of the Ministry of Rites wore red flowers and carried out the Panlong Gold List, and the red background was pasted with golden characters - this is the official imperial list written by Zhu Yongxing himself, personally escorted by the Ministry of Rites, the first three followed the list closely, and went out in the middle of the noon door, and the officials had already set up a colorful shed on the street, and handed the wine hairpin flowers to Dingjia - the so-called "royal street praise official", and then went to the Ministry of Rites Banquet (Qionglin Banquet) All kinds of prosperous scenery should not be described in detail.

"The cave room spends candle night, when the gold list is inscribed. But I said something spicy. The scholars retreated, Zhu Yongxing shook his head lightly, and said with a wry smile to the officials: "But this rule is related to the rise and fall of the country and the well-being of the people, but I have to say a few words." ”

"Long live the Holy Wisdom." Liu Zuochen, the secretary of the ministry, stepped forward and said: "There is no need to use a hammer to ring the drum, these scholars listen to the golden language of Long Live Jin, and they will definitely be diligent and loyal in the future." ”

"That's what I said?" Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, and sighed lightly, "Deterring it with the law, supervising it in place, to ensure that the officials are clear, we must always grasp it unremittingly!" Well, that's all for this, I'm going to start driving soon, ladies and gentlemen, let's deal with all the important things first! ”

After a moment of silence, Wu Sangui stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Long live Qi Yue, Weichen is ready to stop, when will he go south, please also live the holy oracle." ”

Wu Sangui went south, as the chief officer of the military department, with the military plan of the General Staff, under the jurisdiction of the two armies of Yanshuo and Fashuo, first attacking Annam, and then plotting Luzon. This looks like delegating power and trust, but in fact it is to put Wu Sangui in the south, far away from the Dangshuo army in the north. Because the Yanshuo Army and the Fashuo Army are subordinates of Liu Tichun and Ma Weixing, normal orders can be executed, and if they want to make any changes, they will not listen to Wu Sangui.

Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and said, "Wait a little longer!" The news of my departure to the north was released first, which may have a paralyzing effect on the Zheng family of Annan. In addition, Taiwan's Zheng Jing seems to have the intention of retreating, and if you go south, it seems that they are too anxious. ”

Wu Sangui received the order, and just as he was about to retreat, Zhu Yongxing opened his mouth and asked again: "Wu Aiqing, regarding the joint operation of the Beijing Military Region and the Northeast Military Region, can the General Staff have formulated a plan?" Although I advocate attacking after spring ploughing, it is also on paper, you are more experienced, what is your opinion? ”

Cultivation in spring and harvest in autumn are generally the two standard times for military operations. Regardless of whether it is true or false, the enemy must always mobilize, and if it is mobilized, there will be no time for cultivation or harvesting, and there may be difficulties in grain and grass.

"Long live the performance, the General Staff has not yet made a final decision." Wu Sangui thought for a while and said, "Wei Chen thinks that what Long Live advocates is the right path to victory, and his vision is far-reaching, so he can follow this. ”

The spring offensive can certainly disrupt the normal spring ploughing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but judging from the current amount of material hoarding, the number of troops dispatched will be limited, and it will be difficult to form an overwhelming advantage. After a while, the supplies and grass will be abundant, the troops will be dispatched, and the army will have more time for training and strengthening.

And Zhu Yongxing's ideas and foothold are different from others, so he chooses the latter of the two. Because the nature of the attack on the Manchus changed due to the reversal of the balance of strength between the two sides. For the Ming army, sabotaging spring ploughing and harassing and attacking are already a bit petty. Zhu Yongxing believed that in the future, the purpose of the war against the Manchus would mainly be to regain the lost territory and gradually compress it.

In other words, if you farm, as long as you recover this place before the harvest, you will not reap anything. From this year onwards, the Ming army's attacks will be few and heavy, capturing one place and occupying another, and pressing the remnants of the Manchu Qing all the way north. Forcing the remnants of the Manchu Qing to the north, where the natural environment was even harsher, would drain their strength and expand the security scope of the Jingshi.

In fact, no matter how they fought, the Manchus were at a disadvantage, but the focus was different, the sooner or later the concept was changed, and the local and global considerations were different.

Zhu Yongxing hopes to take a phased heavy punch, punching one punch at a time, and the Manqing retreats step by step; As for the front-line generals, they proceeded from common sense and thought that this was a good time, and even if they couldn't recover the lost territory, they would keep the Manchus busy.

"Then wait a little longer." Zhu Yongxing felt that destroying the enemy's cultivation was also equivalent to delaying time on his side, "Let the two major military regions continue to pay close attention to the military cantonments, and don't delay the spring ploughing." As for the Manchus, let them plant, let's save up enough strength and prepare to harvest it. ”

"Long live the wise." Wu Sangui wanted to laugh and held back, bowed and retreated.

"Another batch of war horses were brought from France, and Wu Aiqing went to pick two." Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and said: "The southern expedition is not only to expand the territory, but also to supplement the internal from the outside, and the relationship is not small. Wu Aiqing is a good student to do, wait for the triumphant return to the Beijing Division, I will give you the Forbidden City to ride a horse, Wu Yingxiong will be promoted to the prince, and you can choose a descendant of Enyin Gongsheng, who will accompany the royal family to be selected. ”

"Hooray!" Wu Sangui hurriedly lifted the corner of his robe and knelt down, kowtowed and said: "Long live such a glorious favor, how can the minister be a pawn——"

"That's it." Zhu Yongxing waved his hand and said with a smile: "The merit is clear that he is the Ming Jun!" ”

…………… (To be continued......)