Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1475, kill you
The next day, with the beginning of a new day, newsboys riding bicycles shouting and selling newspapers shouted loudly in the streets and alleys of the capital.

"Sell newspaper~sell newspaper~"

"A large number of students are dissatisfied with the failure of the exam, shouting shit and pee Jinshi~"

Accompanied by the yelling of the newsboy, the entire capital suddenly seemed to wake up, and people came out of the streets and alleys one after another, and in a blink of an eye, a large number of pedestrians appeared on the roads.

In a teahouse, many tea drinkers are already waiting for the new day's newspaper.

When the list of high schools was announced yesterday, many people in the capital were paying attention, and many wealthy families were even preparing to wait until the announcement of the imperial list to catch their son-in-law, leaving a long story.

Therefore, I am very concerned about this list, and have already ordered people to inquire about the situation beforehand.

The Xinke Jinshi is relatively young, looks good, whether there is a marriage in the family, etc. After all, the son-in-law under this list can't be caught randomly. If you catch someone who already has a wife at home, you can't let your daughter go to be a child, right? .

The three-year imperial examination is definitely the favorite thing to talk about among the young and old in the capital, and there are countless topics to talk about every time.

Talented scholars and beautiful women are eternal topics. There are also poor scholars who turned into serfs and sang songs once they entered high school. Besides, there are also unscrupulous men who married the daughters of high-ranking officials after high school and abandoned their wretched wives; The popular girl in the Chu Pavilion fell in love with a certain talent, took out her savings for many years, and asked the scholar to redeem herself or something.

When the list was announced, not only the reference students were extremely nervous, but the young and old in the capital were also waiting for various news to come out.

"Everyone look at it, all look at it~"

"This guy named Jiang Wannian actually wrote about building latrines on the imperial examinations, no wonder he was scolded as a Jinshi~"

"The key is that he is still in high school, how can this convince other students?"

"So what if you are not convinced, no high school means no high school."

"This man named Jing Yang is indeed very talented. Please read his articles. His citations and classics are brilliant, and he is full of knowledge. It is really unreasonable to fail the ranking."

"Yes, yes, this article is indeed beautiful~"

"However, Mr. Liu came up with the exam questions of today's Ming Dynasty. It is obviously not for people to praise the prosperity of today's Ming Dynasty, but to test these students. Their understanding of today's Daming and the world can discover the existence of my Ming Dynasty. Some problems, and then put forward some corresponding solutions.”

"Although this Jing Yang is very talented, the articles he writes are quite beautiful, but it's a pity that he just blindly praises the prosperity of the world, and the content is empty talk without actual content."

"Although Jiang Wannian's literary talents are mediocre, he has discovered the problems in the city. Now we are in Beijing and Tianjin. The cities are huge and have a large population. It is true that people defecate everywhere. Sometimes you have to be careful when you go out. , such a suggestion is very good.”

"Yes, yes, this is the key~"

"The selection of talents by the imperial court is for those who can govern the country, not those who can only write beautiful articles. Those who sing praises are just flatterers, and they have no effect on the country or the people. Only people like Jiang Wannian can truly They know the difficulties of our common people and will find ways to solve them.”

"Yes, yes, if a large number of public latrines can be built, then there will be a lot fewer people defecating in the city, and there won't be so many bad smells by then."

"In this way, Jiang Wannian High School is also reasonable?"

"That's right, the imperial court just needs more officials like this, so that we can do more practical things for our common people."

"That's right. I think it's very good to propose a large-scale railway construction. If the railway can be built to Yunnan-Guichuan, it will be really convenient."

"There is also this saying that we should pay attention to the protection of urban workers' rest. I think it is also very good. Some factories and workshops are getting more and more excessive. Sometimes they have to work seven or eight hours a day. Except for eating and sleeping, they are all at work. , over time, people are prone to accidents."

"The question given by Mr. Liu is naturally to select truly useful talents. In contrast, although these high school students have mediocre literary talents, the suggestions they put forward are indeed for the long-term stability of my Ming Dynasty."

"Hmm~"

"..."

Inside the Golden Luan Hall, the morning court is in progress.

"Your Majesty, the list of the imperial examinations was announced yesterday. A large number of students who failed the imperial examinations felt that the selection of scholars in the imperial examinations was unfair. Those who were talented in writing failed the rankings, and those who spoke vulgar words were actually in high school. The latrine, writing such dirty things at the time of the Luncai ceremony, it is even more unbelievable that he is still in high school."

"So much so that the students who failed the rankings shouted shit and pee Jinshi in unison, expressing the unfairness of this imperial examination!"

A minister stood up and reported to Emperor Hongzhi what happened at the Gongyuan yesterday.

"Is there such a thing?"

When the officials heard this, there was an uproar immediately, and they discussed with each other.

"Your Majesty, I happen to have two papers here. One is from Jing Yang, a talented scholar from Jiangbei who failed the ranking, and the other is from Jiang Wannian, who wrote about building toilets."

Jiao Fang also stood up, took out two copies of the articles in her hand, and read them aloud.

"Your Majesty, I have impeached Liu Jin, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. The imperial examination is originally a grand ceremony of ethics and talent in the court. It is for Your Majesty, for the court, and for Ming Dynasty to select talents for governing the country."

"However, Liu Jin randomly selects only based on his own personal preferences, so that the truly talented people fail the rankings, and the incompetent and vulgar ones are high school."

"I have reason to suspect that Liu Jin took bribes to open the door for others in the imperial examination."

Jiao Fang was serious when she said it, and then made a big fuss about it, even saying that Liu Jin took bribes.

"Ah~"

When the officials heard this, they were stunned.

Who is Liu Jin? He is the God of Wealth. He has an inexhaustible amount of silver. He spends millions of taels of silver on new schools every year.

Are you saying he took bribes now?
Aren't you a big joke in the world, he needs to accept bribes?
"Your Majesty, Jiao Fang is just talking nonsense. Everyone in the world knows that Mr. Liu has always been fair and upright.

Some ministers immediately stood up to speak for Liu Jin.

"If he didn't take bribes, then why is it that a talented person like Jing Yang didn't have a high school, but a shitty guy like Jiang Wannian got a high school Jinshi?"

"Everyone, look at Jiang Wannian's article. How vulgar and dirty it is to even mention the construction of latrines in the Ceremony of Luncai. It is simply an insult to the Ceremony of Imperial Examinations."

Jiao Fang was serious and said excitedly.

"Your Majesty, gentlemen~"

Liu Jin, who had been watching coldly, stood up. When the officials saw it, they fell silent and quieted down, wanting to see how Liu Jin would defend himself.

"Thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have the honor to preside over this imperial examination. I dare not slack off, let alone cheat for personal gain."

"As Jiao Fang Jiao Shilang said, the court's Ceremony of Ethics and Talents is for His Majesty, for the court, and for Ming Dynasty to select talents for governing the country. Today's Ming Dynasty."

"The purpose of this question is to test the students' understanding of today's Ming Dynasty, to see if they can understand that our Ming Dynasty is in an unprecedented situation, recognize some problems in our Ming Dynasty, and then propose some solutions to these problems way out."

"Only by being able to fully understand the current situation of Daming and see some problems in our Ming Dynasty can we truly assist the emperor in governing the country, do some practical things for the people, and do some useful things for the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty."

"Jing Yang, whom Jiao Shilang praised just now, is indeed brilliant, and his articles are also extremely beautiful. However, what he said throughout the article is all praises, praises for the prosperity of my Ming Dynasty, and only one word refers to some problems in my Ming Dynasty. Although you are talented, you are not suitable for an official position, you cannot assist the emperor at the top, and you cannot govern the people well at the bottom, so what is the use of it?"

"Although the articles written by Jiang Wannian are vulgar, and the matters mentioned are not elegant, but the matters mentioned are indeed related to the lives of ordinary people and the long-term prosperity of our Ming Dynasty."

"With the rise of factories and workshops, a large number of people are concentrated in cities, and the urban population is growing day by day, which brings many problems. Among them, the problem of public livelihood is not serious, and the people are miserable. Jiang Wannian said It can solve the urgent needs of ordinary people and make the city cleaner and more beautiful.”

"That's why I feel that such a person is a real minister who governs the country, who can assist the emperor at the top and work for the well-being of the people at the bottom."

"This is also the standard that I will implement in selecting scholars this time. The sole purpose is to select real talents for governing the country for His Majesty and the court."

"Just now Jiao Shilang impeached the minister for accepting bribes. I ask your majesty to order someone to investigate this matter thoroughly, so as to return my innocence. I have always been fair and honest, loyal to your majesty, dedicated to the country, and have never accepted bribes. They didn’t even accept the so-called filial piety.”

"On the contrary, it is Jiao Shilang. As far as I know, the filial piety collected every year is not a small amount. I ask your majesty to order someone to investigate thoroughly. If there is any lawlessness, I am willing to accept punishment."

Liu Jin's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his words were extremely upright.

"It happened~"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Jiao Fang thought it was terrible, and at the same time, many bigwigs in the court also frowned.

There are naturally many officials who take bribes, but most of the time they are reflected in the form of filial piety. Even the big bosses in the cabinet are not clear about this aspect. Like Liu Jian, there were many officials from his hometown who visited before. A word or something and then give a bonus fee.

This kind of thing is almost the default in the officialdom, and everyone has always been like this.

After all, in the past, the salaries of officials were really too low. If they lived on their salaries, everyone would starve to death. If they didn't receive some filial piety from the officials below, it would be difficult for everyone to be decent in this capital.

That is to say, now, with the salary rising again and again, life is much easier. In addition, many officials' families are opening factories, workshops, plantations and so on. They have money, and life is easier.

But the default rule of filial piety has always been there. You Jiao Fang said that Liu Jin took bribes, and now Liu Jin directly hits your vitals.

(End of this chapter)