Yan Zheng's basin of cold water made the newly promoted cadres frustrated one by one.

They had a secondary education, and the truth in every book came from the king, and they naturally obeyed the king's words.

When the monarch showed his dissatisfaction with the civil servants, these students were like children who had made mistakes, and some students even volunteered to give up their qualifications to join the cadre ranks.

It turned out that it was not allowed! Not only was it not allowed, but they were also required to go to the Privy Council for an internship at the end of April.

This is another blow to the head, and some students wept bitterly because of this, feeling that they had fallen into the wrong profession and regretting that they should not have taken the public examination.

On the one hand, they regretted it, and on the other hand, they were disgusted with the "old pedants" in the village, and there would never have been such a swagger.

It was these sour people who had read a few scriptures that gave them the imperial examination, and it turned out to be self-defeating and left an extremely bad impression in front of the monarch.

And these sourmen also realized that the matter was a bit serious, and they didn't dare to go out one by one.

"Kong Yiji" has also become their contemptuous name, and the status of Ming scholars in Eastern Qin has once again suffered a major decline.

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On April 26, Chen Junyou said goodbye to his father and stepmother, said goodbye to his classmates, and went to Meaux to report with his baggage.

They also made a running water mat in the village, and he also rode around on a donkey, and at first he felt very majestic, especially in front of the girls he liked.

Unexpectedly, the new issue of Huaxia Daily, secretly poked and poked the article sarcastically, and the gentleman also deliberately went to the factory to visit, and said the famous saying "Learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid to go all over the world".

"But I don't regret it, at least I can be an official in the future, and I have fulfilled my mother's long-cherished wish! I also believe that as an official, I will definitely not be like the moths in the Ming Kingdom! ”

Secretly encouraged in his heart, Chen Junyou came to the gate of the third courtyard.

Looking at the red buildings looming inside the walls, and at the guards standing guard at the door, he became a little excited.

This is the place where the monarch lives and works, and the decrees that affect the Huaxia Kingdom to some extent are issued from here.

He walked slowly, and there were a few people who came to report at the door.

Coincidentally, the pockmarked girl and her grandfather were also there, perhaps frightened, and her grandfather was wearing a short coat today, with his hair shaved off, and an indigo octagonal hat, similar to the old farmer in the field.

Miss Mazi was listening to the instructions with tears in her eyes, and her grandfather was wiping away tears as she spoke.

Chen Junyou sighed, the pockmarked girl's parents didn't come, there was only one possibility.

After handing in his certificate and registration card, he walked inside under the leadership of a cadre.

I saw that inside the wall, there were some flowers and plants planted in a patchwork manner, and the road surface was also neat and smooth, some guards were patrolling around, and some cadres were busy going in and out.

When he was taken to the dormitory, he found a man with high cheekbones and a slightly dark complexion, lying on the bed reading a book.

Chen Junyou greeted him in a friendly manner: "Hello classmates, I am Chen Junyou from Dagang Middle School."

The man put down the book, stretched out his hand, and said, "In Mocheng Middle School, Liu Mingfeng."

Chen Junyou was taken aback, and hurriedly shook hands and said, "You are the second place!"

Liu Mingfeng nodded expressionlessly: "It should have been the first place, but it would have been the wrong question."

"Oh? Which topic? ”

"The first and last questions seem to be a test of personal character, but in fact they are a test of adaptability and how to deal with the tricky things that are inconvenient to publicize."

Chen Junyou felt that something was wrong, and found that this person was watching "University", and couldn't help but be even more surprised, this "University" is only watched by Confucianism.

"I don't think so, right?"

When Liu Mingfeng saw him like this, he stopped talking and continued to read the book "University".

Chen Junyou is not a nosy person, but he still can't help asking: "Classmate, the Four Books and Five Classics are the dregs of the Ming Kingdom, do you ...... If you want to be a cadre in the future, you still ......"

Liu Mingfeng sneered: "Even if it's dross, why did the king let it be translated and published in the vernacular?" Not only publishing, but also printing in large quantities, making every bookstore be? ”

Chen Junyou can't answer, he doesn't like to watch these boring things, he still likes to watch "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Three Kingdoms".

"Since you haven't seen it, how can you say that these things are dross? The king scolded the imperial examination, and the Four Books and Five Classics were incidental. But when you look at the king's actions, how have you ever denied these Confucian scriptures? Therefore, the monarch is anti-Confucian, that is, he is afraid that the Chinese country will be like the Ming Dynasty and make a Confucianism, not to completely deny these cultures that have been inherited for thousands of years! Liu Mingfeng said again.

Chen Junyou lowered his head and pondered for a while, but he felt that it was very reasonable, since the king had let people print and publish them, then these scriptures would definitely not be anything harmful.

Looking at Liu Mingfeng again, he felt a little inferior in his heart, people know so much, they see it so clearly, they are still second, and they have grown up strong and tall, which is really much stronger than themselves.

He stopped talking, silently packed up the bed and daily necessities, and he was a little unwilling, thinking that he would buy these scriptures in a few days and read them well.

"Two new comrades, your lord will go to the Privy Council tonight to hold a forum for newly promoted cadres, and you should prepare well." A cadre suddenly knocked on the door.

Chen Junyou, who was tinkering with the quilt, was stunned for a moment, and then a burst of ecstasy rose in his heart.

The king wants to hold a symposium for them, doesn't this mean that the king still remembers them in his heart?

Liu Mingfeng laughed: "Sure enough, it's not what I expected!" In this world, is there anything more important than an official? ”

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In the evening, the Privy Council Chamber was unusually bright in the light of glass chandeliers and many wall lamps.

It uses the principle of theater, and there are more than 300 seats, and it is already crowded inside.

In order to allow all new civil servants to sit down, a number of chairs were added.

Chen Junyou quickly found his place, which was ranked according to the ranking.

He didn't say a word, looked at the stage eagerly, but the two people next to him took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, I'm Xu Zong from Yangang Middle School."

"I'm Wu Kai from Shangcheng Middle School!"

Chen Junyou smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Chen Junyou from Dagang Middle School."

"Luckily!"

"Luckily!"

After the three of them finished greeting, they didn't speak, and looked at the stage together.

Most of the audience reacted like this, and it seemed very quiet.

They waited left and right, without any impatience on their faces.

Finally, the gate on the right was slowly pushed open by the soldiers, and the figure of a man appeared in the dark shadow outside the door.

Papapa-The audience spontaneously applauded, and Chen Junyou also clapped his hands wildly, and his face became flushed with excitement.

The people in the front row all stood up, and the people in the back row also stood up.

Yan Zheng waved into the conference hall amid cheers.

"You have a long life, and you will always be healthy!"

Some people flattered and shouted slogans, and the voices rose and fell.

Yan Zheng smiled kindly, bowed in return, and sat down on the monarch's seat.

As he beckoned for silence, the audience calmed down again.

Although he doesn't like the official position very much, Yan Zheng still cares very much about these future cadres.

Just gave them a basin of cold water, naturally let them feel the sea of arms again.

Give a date in the face, since ancient times, you have to make others love you and hate you, so that he can be tamed and obedient.

What's more, these people will form part of the regime in the future, which is one with the power of the monarch.

Therefore, no matter how much we attach importance to reason and ignore literature, we cannot deviate from morality from these people, and we must use literature to form science and science, and literature and science can be used for long-term peace and stability.

He cleared his throat, picked up the manuscript and said, "You must have some of you who have complained about me and even hated me these days, haven't you?"

The audience was silent.

Yan Zheng said with a smile: "I know, I was admitted to the civil service and was going to be a cadre, of course I wanted to celebrate!" Xiang Yu said two thousand years ago that wealth does not return to his hometown, like brocade clothes walking at night. Oh, yes! Out of breath, everyone wants to swagger through the market, and they all want to accept the eyes of others!

However, do our Huaxia graduates only pursue secular recognition and recognition? Do we have to let others evaluate our value? Do we have to live in secular standards? ”

"You have to think carefully about this question, whether the value depends on self-realization, self-evaluation, or by others! If it is up to others, the value of Huaxia is ridiculous in the eyes of the people of Mingguo! So, this time, you actually have a good lesson! Some people praise, some people slander! In the future, when you become cadres and everyone opposes slander, whether you can do your best is very important! ”

"I don't want all of you to do great things, I just want you to be worthy of your heart and the people!"

"Take me as an example, as a person, the good accounts for 70 percent and the bad accounts for 30 percent. I never think about what others think, I only care about whether it is good for the country and the people! ”

"If you are trapped by the world today, you will also care about the things that the world makes you care about, such as wealth, enjoyment, and luxury, and you will forget what is the meaning and what the original intention is."

The audience listened quietly, without profound words, just like the elders talking to their hearts, and many people who were told about the central matter lowered their heads to death.

Yan Zheng continued to smile kindly: "You may all know that I have a habit, that is, I don't like to use guns, why is that?"

"Because once, I was sitting in the red room with a short hammer, and Lu Wan caught two people who tore up the notice, and my first thought at that time was to shoot them to death! Later, I learned that these two people were illiterate and had been misinterpreted, so they did this, and they were not guilty of death! ”

"Afterwards, I realized a truth, that is, with a sharp weapon, the murderous heart rises! If a person has the right of life and death, he will be greedy for killing, if he has the power of administration, he will be powerful, and if he has the right to spend money, he will accumulate wealth for himself. Even if you have a little power, you will use all the power to the extreme, then it is really a country without a country! And how many people will die in vain under the gun of power?

So when a person has power, what is the first thing that matters? It is not about using power, not about abusing power, but about curbing one's own desire for power. In the future, you will all be cadres, and if you also degenerate into bureaucrats of the Ming Kingdom, what is the difference between those who oppressed you in the first place? “

The audience was solemn, and then there was even more enthusiastic applause.

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