In fact, the changes that Daming brought to the Western Regions were not only in the exams, but also in many aspects of life.

For example, the design of tap water and sewers, as well as the official uniforms customized according to the official rank, etc.

All of this, while bringing convenience to Kangju officials and people, silently changed their thinking and cognition.

In order to break the monopoly of religion in the region, Zhu Yunxi also appropriately relaxed the popularization of scientific knowledge, so that local young people can know what the solar system is and what the earth is.

At the same time, every scientific and technological advancement of the Ming Dynasty, as well as geographical discoveries, will also make the front page headlines of the Kangju Daily, allowing them to participate in the cheers of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Ah Ming was kicked out of the examination room, and found that he was not only alone outside the examination room, but also a dozen poor children who forgot to bring their admission tickets.

It's just that compared to their chest-beating feet, Amin is much more indifferent. Instead of feeling frustrated, he still had time to observe the expressions of the Jinyi guards around him.

Seeing that these brocade guards were relaxed, there was no sharpness in their eyes, and he sensitively guessed that Zhu Yunxi might not have arrived yet.

It didn't take long for a high-pitched "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived", which verified his guess.

Zhu Yunxi was indeed late and didn't make it to the beginning of the exam. This was not because he was in a hurry, but because he received a warning from Zhang Zongjun that Timur was making a plan to assassinate him, so he temporarily changed his schedule.

However, Zhu Yunxi doesn't like this kind of thing, he prefers to wipe out the killer organization instead of being careful everywhere.

Zhu Yunxi entered the examination room, and all the candidates stood up and knelt down, and the mountain shouted long live.

This is also the rule that Daming brought to this land.

Zhu Yunxi came to the position of the main examiner under the watchful eye of everyone, and waited for the candidates in the Kangju area to hand in their papers.

According to the regulations, the examination papers of the first 10 candidates are to be reviewed by him personally.

Not long after Zhu Yunxi sat down, some candidates handed in their papers.

The content of the exam in the Kangju area is very simple, but all the questions are in Daming characters, if the candidates are not familiar with the Ming culture, let alone answering the questions, they can't even understand the questions.

But as long as you can understand the question, then the answer is easy.

Fill in the blanks on the first page, interpret the Analects on the second page, and write an essay of no less than 200 words on the third page.

If this kind of question is put in Daming, almost any child can answer it with a full score.

But being placed in an uncivilized Kangju is enough to stump a large number of candidates.

At this time, the candidates who dare to hand in the papers must be the children of businessmen who have studied Daming culture since childhood.

Like the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, the merchants of the Western Regions also very much want to squeeze into the officialdom.

Therefore, when they saw that Daming did not prohibit merchants from participating in the imperial examination, they were excited to immediately hire a Daming teacher for the children of their families, even if it was a child, they could offer a high price of one hundred taels of silver a year. If it is a serious talent, it will be at least more than 1,000 taels a year.

Zhu Yunxi reviewed several test papers and found that the answers were all good, and one of them even got a full score, and couldn't help but praise a few words.

"Yes, your Daming characters are written beautifully, and your grasp of the Analects is also very solid, but have you lived in Daming?"

"Back to His Majesty the Emperor, the student has followed his father around to do business since he was a child, and when he passed by Daming, his father was moved by the education of Daming, and immediately decided to leave the student in Daming to study."

"Therefore, the student lived in Daming from an early age and studied private school with the gentleman in the town."

Zhu Yunxi smiled meaningfully when he heard this.

This is a candidate who has taken advantage of the loophole, and it stands to reason that he should stay in Daming to participate in the imperial examination.

"Okay, well, your father is very discerning and can know how to train you in advance......"

"You must study hard in the future, and don't live up to your father's expectations of you."

"Student, His Majesty the Emperor Xie compliments!"

Zhu Yunxi encouraged the other students a few more words, and then entered the inner hall to eat.

Lunch is prepared long ago and placed in a warm-warm food box in advance.

As soon as Zhu Yunxi sat down, a group of eunuchs rushed in and put all kinds of dishes on the table.

Zhu Yunxi only eats a few bites of each batch of dishes, and then he will take them down and replace them with another batch.

Although it is wasteful to do so, it eliminates the possibility of poisoning others to the greatest extent.

Every time at this moment, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but sigh that being an emperor was so annoying, he couldn't even eat a hot meal.

But it can't be helped, who made him carry too much on his shoulders.

The nobles needed to rely on him, the new maritime colonial governors needed to rely on him, and the new mill owners of the Ming Dynasty also relied on him.

As long as he dies, not only will the navigation career of the Ming Dynasty in full swing die, but the cause of unifying the Western Regions, which has been advancing all the way, will also be cut in half.

Therefore, he could not die, not even if there was an accident.

After Zhu Yunxi had lunch, the exam in front of him was over, and even most of the test papers were reviewed.

These examiners are all masters transferred from Daming by Zhu Yunxi, not to mention their kind of fill-in-the-blank questions, which are Daming's eight-strand essays, and they can also review them at a glance and ten lines.

When Zhu Yunxi drank a pot of tea, all the examination papers were reviewed, and the top ten candidates were also selected.

According to the usual practice, Zhu Yunxi wanted to meet these ten candidates in person, and sure enough, half of these candidates were duplicates of the first batch of candidates.

It can be seen that Kangdu University is not only mixed in with businessmen, but also mixed in a lot.

"I am very happy to see you, you are all the pillars of the Ming Dynasty, and the future development of the Ming Dynasty depends on you......

"Each person will be rewarded with a set of imperial pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and a set of autumn clothes......"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You haven't eaten yet, so let's use some with me!"

Zhu Yunxi accompanied them to eat again, and frequently persuaded them to cook at the table, and the group of candidates who were moved burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, you should also use more ......"

"No, I still have official business to do in a while, so I can't stay here for long. After entertaining you for dinner, I'll have to go somewhere else. ”

"Your Majesty works so hard every day, and I don't even have time to eat, it really makes me wait......"

"Your Majesty, you just don't take care of the dragon body for yourself, but for the subjects of the world......"

"Okay, well, I'll eat more in the evening."

"You eat first, and I'll leave first."

"Students and others send your ...... to Your Majesty"

Zhu Yunxi left the examination room, and as soon as he got into the carriage, he felt his heart skip a beat. When the carriage drove more than a dozen feet away, the horses in the car suddenly neighed in fright, and then galloped like crazy.

The brocade guard who was driving the car desperately tightened the reins, trying to control the horses, but found that the horses were not controlled at all.

At a sudden sharp turn, a thick crossbow arrow shot from high in the air and shot straight into the carriage in which Zhu Yunxi was riding.

"Your Majesty!"

The Jinyi guard, who was riding a horse to chase the carriage, panicked on the spot when he saw this scene, and hurriedly ignored the crazy beating of the horses.

After the last horse fell to the ground, the carriage finally came to a steady stop at the bridge.

A group of brocade guards hurriedly lifted the curtain and saw the scene in the carriage petrified on the spot......

The Forbidden City of Nanjing, Daming.

An urgent telegram from Kangju City instantly turned the entire Forbidden City upside down.

Erhu rushed out of the Forbidden City as soon as possible and sent a telegram to Lao Zhu's private residence on the edge of the Forbidden City.

"Your Majesty, it's a big deal!"

"What's the matter?"

"Such a panic, don't let us sleep for an afternoon!"

"Your Majesty, take a look......"

Lao Zhu opened the telegram and saw that the whole person was almost frightened into shock.

"His Majesty the Emperor has been attacked, and his life and death are currently unknown......

Fortunately, the second tiger had already been prepared, and when he saw Lao Zhu's figure shaking, he hurriedly supported him.

"Your Majesty, you can't fall now, the two capitals and seventeen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, but they are all counting on you to preside over the overall situation!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he hurriedly cheered up.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"We can't fall, we must hold on to ......"

"This rebel grandson, we have already said that we will not let him go, he has to go to some Laoshizi Kangju City!"

"Our Daming is not such a bad place, why should he take that risk, woo woo woo ......"

Lao Zhu scolded a few words, and immediately said to the people around him.

"Block the news!"

"Anyone who knows the news, keep it under control!"

"No!"

As early as the first time, Erhu controlled the relevant personnel involved in the telegraph translation in the palace.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the news, the humble post has already been dealt with, you hurry up and give an order now, we should do something......"

"Do what?"

Lao Zhu asked rhetorically, and then said with a firm expression.

"We don't have to do anything now, we just need to continue to implement the policies formulated by our eldest grandson!"

"Huh?"

"Oooh oh...... Humble duty understood! ”

Lao Zhu said that he didn't have to do anything, but he still entered the palace as soon as possible and handled the government with other cabinet officials.

Lao Zhu didn't know if he didn't do it, and he was startled.

Daming is now more than two capitals and 17 provinces, if it is subdivided, there will be a few more provinces.

For example, on the Golden Continent side, five or six provinces can be planned, to say the least. And on the Egyptian side, a Suez province can also be planned.

Although Suez is a small place, it has extremely important strategic value, holding the throat of two oceans.

Once the Grand Canal is opened, it will become a link and bridge between the Ming Dynasty and the Western world.

And Lao Zhu also discovered a secret, that is, when the Ming cabinet was handling government affairs, it had already referred to Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Ryukyu and other countries as "provinces".

Lao Zhu looked at the Japanese Province full of articles, and couldn't help but lament in his heart, his eldest grandson's obsession with the land is really deep.

Do you want such a place where birds don't?

However, when Lao Zhu saw the gold and silver handed over by the Japanese Ministry to Daming every year, he immediately reversed his idea just now.

This place has to be!

Japan will always be an inseparable part of the Ming Dynasty!

Soon, Lao Zhu also found a bright spot in Vietnam Province. It turns out that this place produces copper, no wonder the rebel grandson looks at this place so closely.

There are also many miscellaneous "provinces", either with mineral resources, or rich in spices, which can create very high profits for Daming through sea trade.

Lao Zhu understood this, and his resentment towards his eldest grandson was much smaller in an instant.

No wonder this grandson has never looked at those uncles Wang, it turns out that his eyes are really the sea, and he has never taken the output of the Ming Dynasty seriously.

Daming's spice trade alone can bring hundreds of millions of taels of silver to Daming every year.

As for the trade of silk, porcelain, tea, etc., the profits are even more amazing!

Lao Zhu couldn't help but sigh after checking the eldest grandson's family background.

This rebellious grandson is really not worry-free!

Lao Zhu's abnormality had already made several old foxes in the cabinet notice that something was wrong.

As soon as they saw Lao Zhu enter the palace, they knew that something big had happened in Daming. In addition, after handling hundreds of official affairs today, there was not a single instruction from His Majesty the Emperor, and they had a faint guess in their hearts, could it be that His Majesty the Emperor had an accident?

Just as Gao Ming, Yang Xinlu and others were thinking like this, Lao Zhu's sudden words verified their guesses.

"Qin Deshun, bring our great-grandson over......"

"No!"

Not long after, Zhu Wengui was brought over together with his biological mother Mu Yao.

Now Zhu Wengui has babbled and can know some people. When he saw Lao Zhu, he immediately shouted happily "steaming".

The sorrow on Lao Zhu's face when he heard this was swept away, he picked him up with a smile, and said in Zhu Wengui's tone.

"Come on, come on, our little steamed grandson, let the steaming hug!"

Mu Yao saw that Lao Zhu liked Zhu Wengui so much, and a relieved smile appeared on her face. It's just that when she thinks of Zhu Yunxi's departure from Beijing for many years, she can't help but complain a little in her heart.

"Grandpa Huang, when will Your Majesty come back, Wen Gui misses him so much, pestering us every day to ask when the Emperor will come back......"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Mu Yao.

What a good girl, she misses her so much, and she has to say it through the mouth of her child.

"Don't worry, it won't take long for that rebel grandson to come back......"

Mu Yao was overjoyed when she heard this.

"Really?"

"This is great, the concubine is really afraid that it will be too long, and Wen Gui will not know his father and emperor......"

Lao Zhu looked at the little great-grandson who kept grabbing his beard with his little hands, and thought sadly in his heart, now this child probably doesn't know the rebel grandson......

But you can't blame our little great-grandson, who let our anti-grandson not make people worry!

From this day on, Lao Zhu entered the palace on time every day to deal with the government, and returned to the small courtyard outside the palace to rest as soon as it was dark.

At the same time, I have to look at my great-grandson every day, sometimes holding my great-grandson to review the folds, and sometimes teaching my great-grandson to memorize poems and read and write.

The changes in the Forbidden City soon aroused the suspicion of some well-intentioned people, who speculated that there had been a major change in the DPRK and China.

The old emperor had already ignored the government and was now staying in the palace every day?

Zhu Gui was also officially released from the brocade guard by Lao Zhu, and was also responsible for guarding the defense of the entire capital.

Every time Zhu Fan saw Zhu Gui riding a tall horse and patrolling the streets with a team of soldiers, he couldn't help but beat the drums in his heart.

Is this about to change?

"Old Thirteen, do you have time to have two drinks with the second brother?"

"Not available!"

Zhu Fan saw that Zhu Gui really refused as he expected, and he was even more sure of his guess.

Something big must have happened to the imperial court!

Zhu Fan watched Zhu Gui drift away, thinking about the major events that might occur in the imperial court.

It must be a very big thing to be able to make my father so strict.

Could it be that the Ming Navy suffered defeat?

No way!

Looking at the world, except for the Ming Dynasty, which has a navy, other countries do not even have a few sea ships, and they are not the opponents of the Ming Dynasty at all.

Since it is not a navy, it can only be a matter of the Western Expeditionary Army.

It is said that there are 600,000 people in the Western Expeditionary Army, and once they suffer a big defeat, it will definitely be a major event that will shake the world!

Just as Zhu Fan fell into self-indulgence, his newly subdued strategist Liang Han rushed in.

"The proprietor, the personnel are ready, the sea ship is already ready, we can go to sea to the Golden Continent at any time!"

"Huh?"

Zhu Fan was suddenly startled when he heard this, and then shook his head and said.

"Wait, I'm not in a hurry to leave now......"

"Proprietor, the monsoon waits for no one, if we miss this monsoon, we will have to wait another year......"

Zhu Fan was still unmoved when he heard this.

"Then wait, Lone feels like something big is going to happen, if you miss this big thing, Lone will regret it for the rest of your life!"