Early in the morning of February 26th.

A corner of the clothes swept the dew of the grass on the side of the road, and several figures turned the corridor to the main courtyard, and when they arrived, several people knelt down and bowed their heads to hold a wooden box.

They were confronted by an old man with a gray beard, and beside him was a young man who looked a few ways like the old man.

The young man took the wooden box and dismantled it, and took out a page of rice paper inside.

The old man turned his eyes and read the two words on it, "Take the office." ”

It's kind of weird.

Because the imperial examinations in the Song and Ming dynasties were held once every three years. For example, after the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the next time is the Wuchen branch in the third year of Zhengde, which has nothing to do with whether there is a new monarch on the throne. After the emperor ascended the throne, there was Enke, which was the idea that the Qing Dynasty came up with in order to win over the world's scholars.

Therefore, Liu Jian at this time couldn't understand it, but if you think about it carefully, in fact, Hongwu has been in the fourth and fifth years, and Yongle has been in the ninth and tenth years of the imperial examinations.

The emperor demands himself with his ancestors everywhere, perhaps this is also done in comparison with Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong.

Fortunately, it is not difficult to add a branch to take office, after all, the literati will not cut off their roots, if the emperor said that the imperial examination will be held this year, and which literati do not agree, the gentry in the world are afraid that they don't know how many rumors to make up to make them ruined.

However, Liu Jian also wondered, since this matter is not difficult, why is it a separate topic? And how do you occupy the time of the day?

Just as he was thinking about it, the next person came to report that the father-in-law in the palace was here.

Liu Jian didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly got up to greet him, since he was from the palace, it must be His Majesty's intention.

And when I went to the large courtyard in front of the hall, I saw that it was no one else, it was Liu Jin, the celebrant of ceremonies!

"Father-in-law Liu."

"Xixian Gong doesn't have to be polite. Ready, ready, ready. ”

Liu Jian was slightly surprised, how could there be a holy decree so early in the morning? And yesterday I entered the palace to report on my work, and there was no sign at all.

But no matter what, he hurried to prepare for the etiquette of receiving the order, and then led his family to kneel and bow.

After Liu Jin cleared his throat, he began to read the holy decree:

"Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said: I am light to compile the Hongtu, only Ning Fangxia, rely on the Zhenzhi Que, ask for people's suffering, and then reach the Ze of the top, which is the inheritance. Gai Gu called the ancient way, the general, not detailed, now there are their own people.

Liu Jian, the political envoy of Ershan Mountain, the ancestor of the emperor Baer Yu Shiyan, and the first emperor gave the posthumous to the righteous soldiers. Establish the high standard of integrity and loyalty, the elegance of the great Shen Xiong, the prosperity of the day, the special smell of the spirit, the conscientiousness, and the benevolence of the people.

I am at the beginning of the treasure calendar in the dynasty, only with the eternal life of the small people, the wind and frost in the white pen, and the song of the people to the end. Shake the mountains in the iron liver, and threaten the bridle of clarification. Hereby, with Qin En, he is awarded the right of the Erdu Inspectorate to the imperial history, the prime minister's grain reserve, the commander of military affairs and the governor of Shandong, and the order of tin. Erdanz sent it again, he tried his best to be loyal, and his mother had to behave badly and harm the people! Chin this! ”

Governor of Shandong?

Liu Jian didn't expect that he would be promoted immediately after only one year in Shandong.

"Minister Liu Jian, thank you! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

"Xixian Gong, please get up quickly." Liu Jin put the holy decree in the hands of the old man, and leaned closer and said: "Recently, there have been a lot of governors from all over the country who have entered Beijing, and Your Majesty has worked tirelessly to summon them one by one to ask the people for details. Your Majesty's move is done with pure intentions, and it is good that Xixian Gong knows it in his heart. ”

"Ahh

Liu Jian didn't expect that there were such details in this, so he couldn't help but exclaim, his wrinkled face was full of emotion, and he replied with tears: "Your Majesty treats the ministers kindly, how dare the ministers not serve the dead?" ”

Liu Jin nodded, after he returned to the palace, he would give these back to the emperor.

Liu Jian is not an acting courtier, although crying is inevitably a bit exaggerated, but his heart is still shaken.

In the afternoon, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, who got the news, rushed to his residence.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao mainly has two considerations.

First, Liu Jian did a good job. To tell the truth, people were originally the head of the cabinet, and it was not more than enough to be a political envoy? And when he went to office, the emperor supported him, and the officialdom's way of going to tea and cool was curbed, and his old friends in Beijing were also willing to help him.

After arriving in Shandong, Liu Jian did two things in a year, one was to revitalize education, he opened a academy in Shandong, did all kinds of lectures, and unlike some officials who were demoted and resentful, he still adhered to a serious character as he did at the beginning. The second is to focus on agriculture and mulberry, within the scope of his ability, he prevents the powerful and powerful households from annexing land and recuperating with the people, and the various expenditures of the Shandong government are also inclined to the people's livelihood.

Although he did not create any wealth myths, he did what an ideal feudal civil official should do. This is actually enough, ordinary people, if you don't toss him, he will live well.

Second, at this time, Liu Jian was rewarded in order to win people's hearts.

Zhu Houzhao has done several major things, in fact, to a certain extent, offended the scholar community. And Liu Jian has always enjoyed high prestige among the scholars and doctors, and giving him such special treatment at this time is to show the generosity and mind of a monarch. It also shows that he is even more impartial.

"The issue of taking the official is intended to be added in the first year, and the first year is to add the science and technology in the first year, so that the world's scholars will return to their hearts."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both agreed with Liu Jian's words, and Li Dongyang also analyzed, "Opening up the way and recruiting talents for the country is also the image of a prosperous monarch." It's just that it's much different from what was expected in the outer court. Now it seems that the opening of the sea should not be an issue. ”

"Yes, if there is, it should not be ranked fourth. Besides......"

In fact, the most critical reason is not difficult to think of.

That is, the sea ban is an ancestral system, and the opening of the sea is a topic of the Great Dynasty Conference, and it always feels that the taste is wrong.

There are some things that you really want to do, but don't take them out and talk about them repeatedly. Otherwise, wouldn't he tell others over and over again that the emperor had violated the ancestral system?

At the beginning, it was a national policy to re-set, but it was not to open the sea, and there was actually this consideration.

"Your Majesty, after all, your Majesty." Liu Jian shook his head slightly and sighed, more compliments were actually unspoken.

How can a teenager not be admired when he controls politics not much worse than those of these decades veterans?

Then Liu Jian got up and formally saluted the two, "Xia Guan has been in charge of Shandong for a year, and for a year, I am especially grateful to the two elders for the care of the people of Shandong!" ”

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"Xixian Gong." Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are not subject to this ceremony, "Don't come to these false courtesies between us, we said in the early years, since we have gotten along, we don't talk about it by common name, and those who ask for it are just to solve the king's worries and settle down to Lishu!" Yu Qiao and I are here today, and Xixian Gong still doesn't understand the two of us? ”

Liu Jian was moved, "I can know one or two of myself, and I have no regrets in this life." ”

"Xixian Gong should sit down quickly." Xie Qian poured tea for him, "Now, the king loves the people, and it is an opportunity to do something." Regardless of what happens on weekdays, waiting for the real court meeting, or pushing the river and taking the office, it can be seen that His Majesty governs the country in the right way. ”

Xie Qian's words also represent the inner thoughts of most of the officials in Jingshi.

The topic of the pilgrimage meeting is enough to reflect many things.

So for a while, the words of praise continued.

In the spring of the first year of Zhengde, Daming seemed to be more vibrant.

By February 27 and 28, what came out of the palace was still beyond the expectations of many people.

First of all, the number was different, and on the 27th, the topics for the fourth and fifth days of the court meeting were set consecutively, which were respectively the rule of officials, open source and reduce expenditure.

On the twenty-eighth there were also two, the city that never sleeps and the armament.

Originally, it was planned to be the sixth day armament and the seventh day of the city that never sleeps.

Because the city that never sleeps will be completed and opened this year, it will occupy an issue anyway.

The so-called never night means that there is no curfew in it, and there are many things that are easy to say, such as how to ensure the quality of goods, how to collect taxes, and how to really do a good job, which is actually very complicated, just in time for a business start-up.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to make it very bad, so he naturally needed to spend time on thinking.

The reason for adjusting the order is because there are mostly literati in the Great Dynasty, or the power of the civil officials in the entire Ming Dynasty is relatively strong. If he can squeeze the issue of armaments into it, his goal will be achieved.

It's not about the order, the last place is to give the civil official group a face, and at the same time to ask them to give the emperor a face, that is: this is the last thing to be discussed.

You look at the river workers and the masters, they are all very front.

Zhu Houzhao wants to reduce political resistance, but as for the implementation after the discussion, to what extent, it doesn't depend on him, the emperor?

He still has this bit of political wisdom.

On March 1, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting officially began.

Spring flowers are blooming, grass grows warblers flying, blue sky and white clouds, everything recovers, this time point is well chosen.

The reason why the imperial court threw out the issues in advance was to let the officials understand that those issues were relevant to them, and give them time to consider and consider their own suggestions and rhetoric, so as to ensure the quality as much as possible, otherwise it would be inferior to think on the spot.

Moreover, Zhu Houzhao also ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a day's food for hundreds of high-ranking officials of the imperial court today, and there would only be a rest time in between, not to say that everyone should go back to the house or go back to the yamen for a meal and come back.

In addition, there are three times as many forbidden troops guarding the palace gate as usual, and there are Jinyi guards to assist.

Of course, officials such as Honglu Temple will also enter the main hall, and they want to correct whether someone is privately talking to each other and not observing the etiquette of the imperial court.

When everything was finally ready, the eunuch of the celebrant shouted:

"The emperor has arrived!"

Hearing this voice, the hall was crowded, and rows of people knelt down in their robes, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Zhu Houzhao is in a bright yellow court dress today, he has grown taller, and his slightly frowning appearance makes people feel quite imposing, in fact, the appearance is nothing, and the more important thing is that what he has done in the past shows the true power of a king, so the courtiers are forced by these trends.

The main buildings of the Forbidden City are all on the central axis, and through the majestic hall, Zhu Houzhao can see a series of important ministers until the end.

He clenched his fists, this is the emperor.

"Flat!"