Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1653, When the No. [-] Scholar paraded the streets again
Often in Wangyue Tower, Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao, and Wang Shouren sat by the window facing the street, drinking tea and chatting.

"Old Liu, you're amazing. With your method, Father didn't even scold me."

Zhu Houzhao crossed his legs and ate raisins from the Western Regions.

It's been a while since I've been back, but I've been very busy all the time. I happened to be free today, so I came out to chat with Liu Jin.

"Your Majesty, your trip is indeed fruitful, and you have a deeper understanding and understanding of the national economy and people's livelihood, which is why you are able to satisfy Your Majesty."

Liu Jin replied with a smile.

"Haha, of course, I will tell you what I have seen and heard in the Western Regions."

"What impresses me the most is the pasture economy in Central Asia. You don't know that such a small pasture has raised thousands of cattle, sheep and horses."

"They divide the pasture into small pastures, rotate grazing on a regular basis, and then plant a variety of pastures to raise livestock. The fixed farming method is very efficient and very suitable for us Han people."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became happier, and his tail was almost raised to the sky, and he began to talk endlessly about the ranch economy in Central Asia.

Wang Shouren on the side listened very carefully. He came to the capital this time mainly for the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge.

The demonstration of the Yangtze River Bridge has been passed. Daming now fully possesses the technical ability to build a bridge spanning long guns. Preparations have already begun in all aspects. Now everything is ready, only Dongfeng needs approval from the court, and at the same time, it needs to be listed on the Tianjin Stock Exchange. Listed here to raise funds.

There is no doubt that this all requires the support of the court, and Liu Jin in front of him, his support is the most important, so he was the first to find Liu Jin.

It just so happened that the crown prince came to find Liu Jin to play, and Liu Jin also attracted Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren is undoubtedly a very talented person and also very capable.

In the future, I still count on Lao Wang to help me share the pressure in the court. Naturally, I want to drag him and Zhu Houzhao to move around more, so that they can get acquainted, so that the relationship will be better.

This has been the case since ancient times. If you want to improve quickly, ability is one aspect, but it is also very important to have a good relationship with the boss.

Zhu Houzhao is a small boss, and the future big boss, it is never wrong to move around more.

"I feel that whether a place can develop or not, its own conditions are very important, but what is more important is the relationship between people. Whether the government does anything can largely determine whether a place can develop rapidly."

Zhu Houzhao emphasized his gains again, and then said: "Hmph, soon I will become the prefect of Shuntian Mansion, and I will definitely make a series of changes at that time. The current Shuntian Mansion is really in charge of the place in Jingji. too poor."

"Your Highness said a lot, and I also think that there are many places in the Beijing-Tianjin area that are not doing well. Some places have no plans, are messy, and are very dirty."

Liu Jin also said with a smile.

"Yes, I also think so. A big city with a population of several million must implement effective management. Many land occupations and stalls have seriously affected traffic order."

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

"Clang~clang~"

While a few people were chatting, there was a sound of beating gongs and drums from the street outside. The firecrackers blared, and the gongs and drums were loud.

"The new champion is parading the streets!"

"The new champion is parading the streets!"

"Come and see the new champion!"

Immediately, a large number of people poured out from every corner, and in a blink of an eye, the entire street was full of people and bustling.

"Is the number one scholar parading?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard it, he immediately became interested. Looking outside, not only the street was crowded with spectators, but also a large number of spectators appeared on the upper floors of the houses on both sides, and they all looked at the people who were parading through the street. Zhuangyuan Lang and Xinke Scholars.

"Old Liu, the champion of the new division this time is also very young, what's his name?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhuangyuan Lang who was riding a tall horse with a proud face, and asked.

"It's Yang Shen, the son of your teacher Yang Tinghe."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

Yang Shen is another great man. He wrote the "Linjiang Immortal" that is familiar to everyone in later generations. The Yangtze River is rolling in the east, and the waves wipe out the heroes. The success and failure are turned around, and the green hills are still there, and the sunset is red for several times.

This word is majestic and majestic, it has been passed down through the ages, and it is more famous than he is the number one scholar.

Speaking of Daming, there are still many fathers and sons who are good people. In the Hongzhi Dynasty alone, there are many, like Wang Hua, Wang Shouren and his son, Yang Tinghe, Yang Shen and his son, all are good people.

"Yang Tinghe's son?"

After Zhu Houzhao heard it, he remembered that he still had a teacher, Yang Tinghe.

In history, Yang Tinghe was Zhu Houzhao's teacher. After Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he soon became the chief assistant of the cabinet.

It was not until Emperor Jiajing that he was dismissed from office and went home because of great etiquette. Even his son Yang Shen was demoted to Yunnan together. As a result, Yang Shen, the number one scholar, died in depression in Yunnan.

Now, because of Liu Jin's crossing over, Yang Tinghe has not been Zhu Houzhao's teacher for a few years. Later, Emperor Hongzhi felt that it was useless for Zhu Houzhao to receive traditional education, so he simply let Yang Tinghe go home to retire. After waiting hard for Zhu Houzhao to ascend the throne, I can think of myself.

It's just that Emperor Hongzhi is in the prime of his life and in good health, so he has something to wait for. Even if he waits, Zhu Houzhao will have to think about it before he has a chance.

But there are good and bad!

The good thing is that his son Yang Shen has now won the first prize. In theory, he will definitely have a bright future in the future, and he will not be implicated by him.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Liu Jin nodded and replied.

"That's really amazing. Both father and son are amazing, and they won the first prize at such a young age. It's better than you, Old Liu."

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, then looked at Liu Jin and said, "It's just not as good-looking as you."

"Your Highness, I've heard people say that Yang Shen is extremely talented, full of knowledge, and extremely talented."

Liu Jin was speechless for a moment, and then he also praised Yang Shen.

Yang Shen in history is indeed brilliant, erudite, and has left a large number of works, involving classics, history and local annals, astronomy and geography, gold and stone calligraphy and painting, music and drama, religious language, folk customs and ethnic groups, etc. He is a really talented boss.

However, he was similar to other talented people. He was arrogant and upright. On the one hand, he offended the emperor, and on the other hand, he offended the officials at the time. In history, Wang Shouren was exiled to Guizhou, and he was exiled to Yunnan.

The two places are still very close, so they also know Wang Shouren's philosophy of mind. This Yang Shen vigorously criticized Wang Shouren's philosophy of mind, angrily denouncing Wang Shouren's philosophy of mind as "tyrannical Confucianism" and "Confucian owl". The Buddha is the home, which betrays the Confucian scriptures.

At the same time, he also criticized Zhu Xi, thinking that Zhu Xi's Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was too pedantic, and he denied the achievements of Han and Tang Confucians in order to establish the ideological authority of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

To sum up, Yang Shen is really talented, but it is limited to the field of ideology and literature. Politically speaking, he is extremely unqualified, neither a qualified politician nor a capable minister in governing the country.

"That's right, even you admire Lao Liu so much, you must be really talented."

Zhu Houzhao heard it, thought for a while and said.

While talking, the number one scholar Yang Shen had already walked over with the new scholars, and suddenly the whole street was bustling with people rushing to witness the style of the number one scholar.

When Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao, and Wang Shouren were talking about Yang Shen, Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming, Cai Yu, Tang Zhen and others also gathered together on a restaurant not far away, looking at the happy man below with red eyes. Yang Shen and other new scholars.

Not surprisingly, Zhu Yunming failed the ranking again.

Zhu Yunming had taken the exam 6 times, but he still didn't get a high school. What made him even more sad was that his son Zhu Xu had already passed the exam this time, and was in the procession parading down the street.

On the contrary, as a father, he failed to pass the Jinshi exam six times, so he was really ashamed and threw him home.

"Brother Zhu, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Don't be discouraged. Go back and prepare well. After three years, you will be a hero again."

Wen Zhengming really didn't know how to comfort Zhu Yunming. His son had already passed the Jinshi exam, but he still failed the exam despite his age. This is really irritating.

Just like myself, I have taken the exam several times, but I still can't pass the exam.

"I've already given up. It's really shameful. I won't take part in the test anymore."

Zhu Yunming replied helplessly that he was really ashamed to take the exam again. His son took the exam with him. He was in high school and he failed the exam. This is also an eternal story.

The whole person was disheartened.

"Then what will Brother Zhu do in the future?"

When Wen Zhengming heard this, he immediately asked.

"I'm going to be a small official. Anyway, now the imperial court wants a large number of officials to go to various places to serve as officials. I'm going to report later to see where they will be assigned as officials."

Zhu Yunming thought for a while and said, as a scholar, it is really not reconciled to be an official with the identity of a person. To be an official is destined to be a small official for a lifetime. Don't even try to be a high-ranking official. Only those with a Jinshi background have the opportunity to be a high-ranking official. This is already an unspoken rule in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

"That's fine, you are a Juren anyway, and you can still be an official. I am a scholar and I can't even be an official."

"Go back and visit that Brother Liu, isn't he in the Ministry of Officials, and see if he can find a better position."

After Wen Zhengming listened, he was silent for a long time, and finally nodded to express his support. The imperial examination is really too difficult!
(End of this chapter)