"Lord Wang, it's hard for you, so faint, after the feast, beat your court staff, and now it's even more troublesome in the city, Lord Wang, what should I do now." A Hanlin Qingliu came to Wang Qiong's house to visit him, and said hatefully.

Wang Qiong was lying on the couch, and she was weak; "Jingyang is cautious, if you are listened to and slandered, you and I will have no place to die."

The Hanlin named Jingyang glanced at the outside with a weak heart, and said in a low voice; "My lord, there are big people in Qufu who have arrived in the capital and want to meet the Son of Heaven."

When Wang Qiong heard this, he was shocked, and then looked at him and said; "Your Majesty ascended the throne and granted amnesty to the world, but he never decreed the title of whom, is it ······?" Who is the big man in Qufu, Wang Qiong doesn't have to think about it to know who is coming.

"My lord, this is an opportunity, with the prestige of any scholar in the world, if he can speak out, even His Majesty, he will not dare to offend, it is a holy place in the hearts of scholars." Jingyang said proudly.

Qufu is a big man, and it can only be Confucius, that is the ancestral land of the sage Confucius, no matter how the dynasty changes, Confucius is like the Zhangfu in the south, coexisting with the world, sealing the Holy Father, passed down from generation to generation, the first emperor repaired the Confucian Mansion twice, contributed money and efforts, people have not had a good face, who called the first emperor is a person who advocates Confucianism.

The first emperor was a little disgusted with Taoism because of Emperor Chenghua, so no one in the Zhang family was sealed in this generation, and the first emperor only sealed the Holy Duke of Confucius.

This is basically an unwritten rule, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, and he would definitely seal the Confucian Mansion, but Zhu Houzhao has been on the throne for so many days, and it seems that he has forgotten this stubble, so the big man in Qufu can't sit still, and feels that the heavenly family has neglected the ancestors and gone to Beijing.

Actually, this is not to blame Zhu Houzhao, but people didn't think of this stubble at all, and the ministers intended to remind them, but it seems that there is a suspicion of flattery, Your Majesty didn't mention it, but they brought it up, could it be that you are a Yan Shenggong, and you can still be bigger than the emperor, and give you the grace seal is for the sake of the face of your ancestor Kong Sage, not the ancestral system, whoever stipulates that I ascend the throne must be graced by you.

Wang Qiong was a little moved, this time stealing chickens and rice was not successful, and he became infamous, what was wrong with him, didn't he just want to maintain your royal face, which emperor had a mess like you, what royal manufacturing bureau, and summoned so many craftsmen into the palace, even if the first emperor left you a lot of silver, it was not so messy, this is the behavior of the faint monarch, the Ming Dynasty is over.

"Jingyang, who do you go to contact, this official will repair the book to contact friends in Nanjing, and jointly submit a letter, you must let Your Majesty realize your mistake and what it will bring to Daming."

Which Hanlin named Jingyang took Wang Qiong's handwritten letter, except for the back of the gate, got into the carriage, and headed towards the pavilion of the Ministry of Rites, which big man was there, waiting for His Majesty's summons.

Generally speaking, except for the envoys of other countries, they can't live in it, except for the one in Qufu, because he is the eldest son of a big man, this time, he also came to ask for grace, and by the way, he met a few ministers in the capital to listen to the direction of some imperial courts.

The world's big families, only their family is closely related to the imperial court, when the country was founded, Emperor Hongwu was so obedient, in the face of the descendants of the saints who surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, shouting and shouting and killing, and finally, the scholar quit, what qualifications do you have to treat the saint like this, and he seriously looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang, and he was not even willing to participate in the imperial examination.

Under the persuasion of everyone and the coercion of the world's scholars, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to compromise, and finally sealed the hereditary title of Yansheng.

To put it bluntly, they just think that Zhu Yuanzhang is not worthy of being the emperor, you look at the founding emperors of all dynasties, the person who is not a big family, don't talk about Liu Bang, he is a pavilion chief, he rules one hundred and ten households, not a white body, and he is the worst founding emperor among all emperors.

In this way, it is more noble than Zhu Yuanzhang, not to mention Li Yuan, Zhao Kuangyin, not to mention, the eighteen generations are not comparable to Zhu Yuanzhang, this is where Emperor Hongwu was criticized by Confucianism, the founder of the country who fought all his life became a beggar emperor, I will hehe.

Hu Weiyong is the first prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the last prime minister, he is a chess piece made by Confucianism Shilin, but in the end he still failed to rebel and died first, so far, Confucianism has understood, the world has decided that it is impossible to oppose him now, after Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yunwen ascended to the throne, and was seized by Confucianism to seize the opportunity to do another big thing, but there was a more irritable Yan King Zhu Di than Zhu Yuanzhang, who directly erected a big banner outside the palace gate, Jing Nan, and took the emperor of his nephew.

What Confucianism did not expect was that the Yongle Emperor was not easy to fool, and the great talent of Xie Jin, who was blown to the sky by them, was directly sent to prison by Zhu Di, and after being imprisoned for many years, he was killed in the edict prison, which disappointed them, but they did not dare to make any moves, otherwise they would directly follow in the footsteps of Xie Jin.

Until the Yongle Emperor made a big trip, the general ministers led by Confucianism finally gained the upper hand, until Yingzong ascended to the throne, and was fooled and lame, and hundreds of thousands of troops were killed by tens of thousands of people, and even he was arrested.

The first emperor of Hongzhi reproduced the prosperous era of Confucianism, and the touted prosperous era of Hongzhi came from this way.

Now that the eldest son has arrived in the capital, some restless people have begun to want to make trouble with the wind and rain, and with this person's face, it is enough for them to set off a huge wave among the scholars.

The so-called people are doing it, and the sky is watching, and this is not the imperial case of Zhu Houzhao, who is not the Son of Heaven, has one more twist and turn of Dongchang Fan Ting.

Zhu Houzhao opened it and glanced at it, shook his head and sighed; "This eldest prince, it's really time to come, these people are really uneasy, restless, all of them are restless, don't do not die, since you are looking for death, then go to death, you can figure it out in the prison!"

"Your Majesty, do you want to take someone?" Fan Ting bowed down and waited for His Majesty's decree, and said tentatively.

Zhu Houzhao asked rhetorically; "How to take it, people don't admit it, do you want me to be guilty of taking people on trumped-up charges?"

There is no need, that is what the faint monarch does, Zhu Houzhao's words, let Fan Ting quickly kneel on the ground and confess; "The emperor forgives the sin, the slave just wants to share the emperor's worries."

"Get up!" Zhu Houzhao said lightly.

"Your Majesty."

After Zhu Houzhao walked around twice with his hands behind his back, people's hearts were really strange and difficult to understand, he really couldn't understand these ancients, could it be so important to impeach the monarch, make the Son of Heaven disgusted with them, and win the name of a direct minister?

"O human heart." Zhu Houzhao sighed again.

The emperor is troubled, then Liu Jin, who is Zhu Houzhao's most loyal dogleg, is not happy, these damn sour Confucians, they dare to beat His Majesty's idea, it's really damned, see if our family doesn't find a chance to kill you and vent evil anger for the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and commanded Fan Ting; "Don't startle the snakes, monitor their every move, see if there are those ministers involved, let them make trouble, the bigger the trouble, the better, this time, I want to have a good time with them, since they want me to be a faint tyrant, I will fulfill them."

Fan Ting led the order and withdrew.

Liu Jin flattered him; "Your Majesty, the slaves and maids are also willing to share your worries."

"You just need to handle the business tax matter for me, I don't need you this time, lest things get into trouble, and I have to wipe your ass." Zhu Houzhao said casually.

Liu Jin's eyes were moist, and he said in his heart, Your Majesty still feels sorry for me Liu Jin.

"Your Majesty, how can the slave and maid be so virtuous, let the emperor care so much, and the slave and maid can't report to the emperor in case." Liu Jin had snot and tears.

Zhu Houzhao was inexplicable, and finally came back to his senses and pretended to be solemn; "Okay, people who work hard for me, I naturally won't be treated badly, you work hard, how can I not protect you, this time the matter is not simple, if you don't get it, the world's reading crowd will attack it, you can't afford it, let Fan Ting do it, he is more suitable than you."

The combination of grace and power is the way of the superior, Liu Jin naturally understands, but he can hear the emperor's explanation with his own mouth, he feels that this life is worth it, even if His Majesty wants him to die, he is willing.

Gongin.

"Lock the volume." Xu Qiong gave an order, and all the papers that had been reviewed were locked.

This is the last step, just waiting for the list to be released tomorrow, and the overnight marking of the paper has finally been completed, and everyone is relieved.

Around the Tribute Courtyard, the three layers inside and the three layers outside the outer three layers were surrounded by soldiers, and until the list was finished, no personnel in the Tribute Courtyard were allowed to leave or go out.

As for tomorrow's opening of the list, there is nothing Xu Qiong to do, he doesn't care about this, he is the chief examiner, not only responsible for the world's scholars, but also responsible for His Majesty, he will enter the palace early in the morning, play the results of this competition, and the list of the gold list.

In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, August 12.

Crackling, the sound of firecrackers rang out on Gongyuan Street.

Everyone in the capital is looking forward to seeing who is in high school this time and who can ride the royal horse.

Candidates, merchants, peddlers, pawns, Taoist monks, praying for blessings, chanting sutras, in short, a joyful atmosphere, crowded with people, at a glance, there are all heads.

"Brother Zizhang, do you think I can pass the exam? If I pass the exam, my dad promised to let me do what I want to do and stop stopping me, so I'm a little worried. Tan Zongzheng stared at the gate of the Gongyuan and said to him.

Liu Zizhang said with relief: "It's good to be normal, do your best." ”

Having said that, he is not much worse than Tan Zongzheng, even more nervous than him, and even has some small expectations, this subject, it is simply God helping him, and even the top three on the gold list have some expectations.

Beside him, there was a white-faced scholar, who looked graceful and handsome, and was in a scarf and shirt, and when he heard the words, he smiled and agreed; "This friend has a good attitude, and he also feels that he is very fortunate in the middle, and if he is not in the middle, he will take the exam again in the coming year, and he is too concerned about the gains and losses, but it is not good.

Liu Zizhang arched his hand at him.

"Liu Zizhang, I'm glad to meet."

The two got to know each other briefly.

Tan Zongzheng stared closely at the gate of the Gongyuan and did not talk to Yan Song, and after a while, the sound of firecrackers came from the front, and the middle door of the Gongyuan gradually opened.

The noisy street fell silent for a while, and the drop of needles could be heard, except for the heavy breathing of the candidates.

From inside, two small officials walked out, holding two signs alof, and said in a loud voice; "This year, Geng Yinyue, Jiazi Day, Enke ~ release ~ list."