Gongshi is now an unattainable existence among the common people and scholars, but when he comes to the Forbidden City, he has become a veritable primary school student.

Following the officials of Honglu Temple to the front of the Fengtian Temple, six hundred and one tributes stood in two groups facing north in the east and west of the Danqi, but they were destined not to see the emperor.

Not to mention that only officials above the fourth rank can enter the palace, there is also a group of civil and military officials wearing official uniforms in front of the palace, so their group of tributes who have no official positions can only stand at the back in a proper manner.

"Ascension!"

After waiting for a while, a slightly shrill voice rang out from the Fengtian Temple.

"Ministers (students) and others knock on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Six hundred and one tributes knelt down and bowed down with the officials in front of them.

At this moment, Haikuan and other new tributes were very excited, especially some elderly tributes were in tears, they were so close to the emperor for the first time.

Learn to become a literary and martial artist, and sell it to the emperor's family.

This is the highest pursuit of all their readers, and now it is only one small step away.

As long as they complete the final ceremony in a proper manner and pass the last exam well, then they will be able to become Ming officials and fulfill their original wishes.

In fact, Confucianism has a bad side, but it also has a good side, and many tributes do have a loyal heart.

The court ceremonial music sounded, and the firecrackers in front of the temple gate were lit.

Zhu Youji, who was wearing a dragon robe, appeared on the throne, and the whole person became more and more majestic as an emperor.

Today, the first day of March is the New Day Meeting, and all the ceremonies are the same as the previous court meetings, but a grand palace test ceremony needs to be added.

After the end of the traditional ceremony, Guo Yong, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and came to the hall with the palace test questions, and handed over the test questions to Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Youzhu saw the test questions handed over to Xu Qiong, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

There is only one current policy in the palace examination, and usually a number of questions are drafted by important ministers such as cabinet scholars for the Son of Heaven to choose a question.

Zhu Youzhu is a person who dares to take ideas, whether it is to rectify the salt policy, or send troops to the Li Dynasty, or promote cotton to the sea, he has the ability to make a final decision against public opinion.

Although Wan An and other important ministers sent a lot of current affairs for them to choose from, they were different from what they wanted to test, so they decided to concoct it themselves for this palace examination.

Although it is not appropriate to eliminate people in the palace examination, it is also necessary to examine their true level and select good seedlings who can practice professionally.

After Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who was wearing a first-class official uniform, took the test questions, he walked out of the Fengtian Hall with the test questions, and then placed this test question on the case in the center of the front door of the palace.

"Student Thank You for the question, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Seeing this, the officials of Honglu Temple led 601 tributes to bow five times and kowtow three times to the test questions.

After the ceremony, the firecrackers rang off again.

In the sound of firecrackers, Emperor Hongzhi took the lead in retreating from the palace.

After the civil and military officials shouted long live in the mountain, they withdrew from the temple in turn.

Since the palace examination is nominally the emperor's "personal policy in the court", the emperor himself is the chief examiner, and important ministers such as Wan An are only paper readers and deacons, so all the tributes are protégés of the Son of Heaven.

Under the auspices of the elderly Shoufu Wan'an, the palace examination was announced.

A group of military academies placed the prepared test tables in the open space on the east and west sides of the Danqi, facing north.

Officials of the Ministry of Rites were responsible for distributing the answer papers, and the tributes were required to kneel in a row to receive them, and after prostrating, they would take their seats and answer the papers in the open air.

Eight years after Chenghua, the date of the temple examination is fixed on March 15, and if it rains, you can only go to the corridors on both sides of the Fengtian Temple to take the exam.

This time, the Enke Palace Examination was checked by Qin Tianjian on the day, and it will not rain today.

At this time, the sky was as blue as a wash, with only a few light clouds like tulle dotted on the blue sky, and a few spring swallows and sparrows flying in between.

Six hundred and one tables were neatly arranged, and a group of important ministers stood on the side invigilating and whispering, while officials from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites kept an eye on the candidates.

In fact, when it comes to the palace examination, it is unlikely that there will be fraud.

Not to mention that it is impossible to cheat in front of everyone's eyes, in fact, there is no motivation to cheat. If you take the exam honestly, you can get the Jinshi fame, and once you cheat here, you may be beheaded, and the risk and benefit are obviously asymmetrical.

"The questions for the temple exam are here!"

As an official of Honglu Temple showed the question board, all the candidates suddenly had a feeling of dreaming of returning to the county examination, and the initial county examination did not issue test paper questions, but a county official walked back and forth in the examination room holding the question card.

Of course, the question board of the palace examination is not the same as the question board of the county examination, and the questions of the palace examination are usually longer, and some of the questions of the palace examination can reach more than 300 words.

In addition to the original questions, several officials of the Ministry of Rites copied four sub-boards and placed them in the four major areas, so that candidates could see the questions more accurately.

In fact, the candidates who can go this far cannot be Madaha, they usually look at the questions at a glance and can know what is being tested in the temple.

In front of everyone's eyes, the title of the palace examination was presented: "Since I came to the palace, I have been trying to rule the country, and I have been dreaming all night...... In the past, the Qing Dynasty talked about Lao Zhuang, and the Qing Dynasty today talked about Confucius and Mencius, with the empty words of clear insight, the practical learning of self-cultivation and self-governance, the humerus and humerus were lazy and everything was famine, the minions died and the four countries were in chaos, Shenzhou was overthrown, and Zongshe Hill was destroyed. Talking about waste, floating words are ...... To the Huai and Huang rivers, the people's livelihood is related to the road, but the river affairs are difficult to build embankments, and they will collapse in every flood. If you live under the embankment, and the embankment collapses this summer, and the houses and farmland are gone, what should you do for a living? How will the imperial court be settled? …… Erdos has been pregnant with health for a long time, and the reckless man is detailed in the article, and I will see it for myself. ”

When the candidates saw the front of the test questions, they only felt that this question about river governance was easy, but after reading the questions, they were stupid.

Talking about the great principle of how to control the river, or how to resettle the victims, they are more powerful than anyone else, and even have in their minds countless water control prescriptions of the sages of their predecessors.

What the hell is it to just let them put themselves in the shoes of the victims and put themselves in the shoes of the victims?

Traditionally, the control of rivers has been nothing more than the appropriation of funds by the imperial court, and the local officials reached out to take some, and then took some to labor the people to repair the embankment. As for the disaster, the imperial court can open a warehouse for disaster relief.

However, the focus now is on the people who have lived under the embankment for generations, so that they can look at this kind of recurring disaster from the perspective of the people under the embankment.

When Xu Hong finished reading the question, he couldn't help swallowing and foaming with difficulty, but he remembered the question with Huichanghou in the second exam.

Since it has been pointed out earlier that "empty talk is wasteful, and superficial words are not necessary", we cannot exaggerate, but need to come up with concrete methods, but there is actually a dilemma here.

For a bankrupt, it would seem too greedy to ask too much from the court, but if he didn't ask from the court, he would be doomed to starve to death, so this is actually a matter of position.

For a while, the candidates in the entire examination room did not start writing for a long time, and this palace examination without a knockout rate brought them a big problem.

After Li Yu and Li Si saw the questions of the temple exam, they couldn't help but silently exchange glances, and the saints today really have the people at the bottom in their hearts.

The people in the lower reaches of the river embankment are the most vulnerable of the disadvantaged, but they are still in the eyes of the Holy Beings today.

It's just that this is undoubtedly a difficult problem, and now the emperor has thrown out an unprecedented problem, but it is necessary for these new Kogons to take a stand and offer advice.

Forbidden City, Gonghou Garden.

After presiding over the court meeting, Zhu Youzhu came to the Qin'an Hall to worship Emperor Zhenwu and pray for the Forbidden City to be protected from fire.

As it turned out, this move still worked. Even if what he is doing now infringes on the interests of many people, there has never been a fire in the Forbidden City since he ascended the throne.

After a brief worship, Zhu Youzhu walked out of the gate of the Qin'an Temple.

It is now spring in March, although the palace garden of the Ming court does not like to plant flowers and plants, but the tall locust trees on both sides are spitting out tender green leaves, presenting a spring scene.

"The minister has seen Your Majesty!" A middle-aged woman dressed in full costume walked over and immediately saluted.

"Imperial Aunt, how are you doing?" Zhu Youzhu also smiled slightly when he saw the person coming.

During this period, the fertility of the Ming Emperors was actually quite strong. Not to mention that he has a small group of younger brothers and sisters, Emperor Yingzong is also flourishing, and there are as many as eight daughters alone.

It's just that they are both princesses, due to the different identities and status of their respective concubines, they are naturally favored and unfavored, the most prominent of which is the Chongqing princess Zhu Shuyuan in front of her.

Zhu Shuyuan ranked second among the eight daughters of Yingzong, because she was the sister of Ming Xianzong, and she was quite liked by her mother, Empress Dowager Zhou, so her status was transcendent.

In the Ming Dynasty, the palace was generally built in the man's hometown, but the princess of Chongqing's palace was in the east of Beijing, and she often visited the Empress Dowager Zhou in the palace, so she was a frequent visitor to the palace.

The princess of Chongqing has been in contact with Zhu Youzhu several times, and responded in a rather regular manner: "Your Majesty is concerned, and everything is fine with the minister!" ”

Zhu Youzhi had finished his routine here, and he was ready to go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to deal with official business.

The princess of Chongqing saw that Zhu Youzhu was leaving, but she knew that this nephew was no longer the prince who was only the prince of the past, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please stay!" ”

"What?" Zhu Youzhi had already guessed that the princess of Chongqing had deliberately created this coincidence, so he asked quietly.

When the princess of Chongqing saw Zhu Youzhu stop, she smiled and said: "I heard that Zhu Ji is going to return to his hometown, so I want to discuss something with Your Majesty!" ”

Hey?

Liu Jin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, looking at the Chongqing princess in great confusion.

Not to mention that the resignation of the commander of the dignified Jinyi Guard is very important, but the emperor has not yet learned about it, so why would this Chongqing princess know in advance?

Of course, it may also be a rumor outside the palace, but the princess believed it to be true.

"Imperial Aunt, who did you listen to about this? I have never received Zhu Ji's resignation! Zhu Youzhu was also slightly surprised in his heart, and asked quietly and rhetorically.

Although he only needs to move his mouth to remove Zhu Ji, he only needs to clean up Jinyiwei, and he can especially find a reason to clean up all the related households that occupy the position, so he adopts the strategy of static braking.

Originally, Yang Han could be traced to Zhu Ji through Jinyiwei's acquaintance, thus forming a super case within Jinyiwei, but Wang Yue has not found Yang Han yet.

If the source of the Chongqing princess is reliable, then Zhu Ji should have realized the crisis, but he was ready to take the initiative to let go of the power of the Jinyi Guard's commander and run away.

But before the official resignation of this kind of thing, the reason is a very secret thing, why would the princess of Chongqing, who is outside of power, know about it?

The princess of Chongqing was also stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "When I heard other people talk about it, I don't know if it's true or not!" It's just that Zhou Xian has been smart and clever since he was a child, and the imperial brother often praised him when he was alive, presumably he can share his worries for His Majesty! ”

It was not the preserve of Wuxun, Wenchen, and relatives to go to the Jinyi Wei system, and the sons of the concubines usually joined the Jinyi Guard, and Zhou Xian, the son of the princess of Chongqing, now served as the Qianhu of the Jinyi Guard.

Originally, she always felt that her son was too young, but after seeing the queen mother's maiden family Wang Xiang being reused, her mind became active.

She knows that her son is a few pounds and a few taels, although it is unlikely that he will be the commander of Jinyiwei, but serving as the third in command of Jinyiwei is also a good result.

It is precisely like this, she knew that the emperor would come here to worship Emperor Zhenwu on the first day of the first month of the month, so she created this coincidence here to find the position of Jinyi Wei for her son.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been using my ability to be virtuous, if Zhu Ji really resigns, I will consider Zhou Xian!" Zhu Youzhu knew that Zhou Xian was a typical gentleman, and the earlier information saw that he was jealous and fought with Sun Gao, but he said lightly.

Princess Chongqing's eyes lit up slightly, and she continued: "Your Majesty, there is one more matter! Yin Songcheng of Shuntian Mansion ignored the Danshu iron coupon given by the emperor to the Marquis of Huichang, and now he is still biting the case of the Qian Mansion, and sentenced Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, to be executed. Such a practice of ignoring the Danshu iron coupon is simply a great rebellion, so please Your Majesty dispose of Song Cheng and issue an order to release Sun Ming! ”

This......

Liu Jin's eyes looked at the sharp-toothed Chongqing princess with complicated eyes, and her eyes looked very complicated.

Because on the surface, Yin Songcheng of the Shuntian Mansion was good at advocating the beheading of Sun Ming, so he guessed that the Huichang Marquis Mansion would definitely use the relationship, and he would eventually find the emperor here to intercede.

It's just that he even considered the Dingguo Mansion, but he didn't expect that the first person to intercede for Sun Ming was the princess of Chongqing.

"Princess Chongqing, Song Cheng is the official of the Ming Dynasty, if he makes a mistake, how to deal with me has his own measure! If you think that his judgment this time is inappropriate, you can go to the court for impeachment, but ...... The princess is not allowed to interfere in politics, please remember this ancestral teaching! Zhu Youzhu naturally defended Song Cheng, so he said lightly with a straight face.

Yes?

The princess of Chongqing thought that she had caught the handle of the dignified Shuntianfu Yin, but only at this time did she realize that things were not at all what she thought.

(End of chapter)