Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 160
In the Jukui hall, Taichang sat there solemnly, without saying a word.

More than ten Mifeng officials and more than ten supervisory censors and Shizhong also stood on both sides with serious faces, holding their breath.

The only sound in the entire hall was the sound of the test paper being unsealed, and the atmosphere was solemn and solemn.

The imperial examination is the top priority for scholars these days, and the tributes who can rank in the top three in the general examination are likely to be among the top three in the palace examination gold list.

The number one scholar, the second place in the list, and Tanhua are all talents admired by scholars all over the world.

At this moment, the top three in the list of tributes will be announced, so it is natural to be more solemn, even if it is pretending, it must be very solemn.

So who are these three people?
The leading official Mi Feng carefully removed the outermost sealing paper of the test paper, and slowly unfolded the first test paper, a look of admiration could not help but appear on his face.

Good words, really good words.

Although everyone basically uses the Guange style when taking the imperial examination, the Guange style can also tell a person's calligraphy skills. For a person who writes well, even if the article is written in the Guange style, it is abnormal. pretty.

Immediately afterwards, the leading official Mi Feng carefully unwrapped the sealing paper at the front of the test paper, and the candidate's information instantly entered Taichang's eyes.

Name, Wen Zhenmeng.

Native place, South Zhili Changzhou.

Seeing this, Taichang couldn't help being taken aback.

Uh, isn't this the famous No. [-] scholar?
Wen Zhenmeng was indeed the number one scholar, and he was also one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River during the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, and the great-grandson of Wen Zhengming.

However, he is famous not because of this.

The main reason for his fame is that he was humiliated by Wei Zhongxian. As a new top scorer, he was dragged outside the Meridian Gate by Wei Zhongxian, stripped off his pants, beaten eighty times, and then dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner.

As for the reason, it was because he submitted a memorial to impeach Wei Zhongxian for his misconduct, so he was listed as a member of Donglin by the eunuch party.

Naturally, this Wen Zhenmeng couldn't be Donglin, because he had just been admitted as the number one scholar, and he didn't have time to go to Donglin Academy to attend any Donglin conference.

Moreover, the officials heard that they were innocent, this is the rule set by Zhu Yuanzhang, not to mention that he is the top scholar in the new discipline, and he is not slandering others, and his impeachment charges are all based on evidence.

The reason why Wei Zhongxian humiliated him so much was because he was the number one scholar in the new discipline. Wei Zhongxian wanted to tell the scholars all over the world that the miscellaneous family is nine thousand years old, and you can't afford it!
Is the new top scorer good or not?
The champions of the new subjects were beaten into dogs by miscellaneous experts!

Do you still dare to babble in front of miscellaneous people?

Alas, this guy can be said to be the saddest number one scholar in history, not one of them.

Because shortly after he was admitted as the number one scholar, he foolishly impeached Wei Zhongxian, who was in power, but was severely humiliated, beaten to death, and dismissed from office.

After the reinstatement of the Chongzhen Dynasty, he foolishly went to impeach Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet, a treacherous minister, but was humiliated again and dismissed from office again!
It is said that he died of anger in the end.

Wei Zhongxian and Wen Tiren are indeed not good people, the problem is that they are both powerful.

This guy's stupid impeachment must not be for his own fame, because he is already the number one scholar, and he is famous enough. His impeachment can be said to be pure concern for the country and the people.

All right, with his talent and his concern for the country and the people, he is the number one scholar, and even the next number one scholar.

Taichang nodded slightly, signaling Mi Fengguan to continue.

As soon as the second test paper was opened, another pair of exquisite calligraphy came into my eyes.

This guy's handwriting is even better than Wen Zhenmeng's!
To be honest, even Mi Fengguan was taken aback.

The emperor's vision is really powerful, and the people selected are all talented people.

Needless to say, Wen Zhenmeng is a great talent who is famous all over the world.

This person's handwriting is even better than Wen Zhenmeng's, so who could it be?

He couldn't wait to open the book and read it.

Name, Ni Yuanlu.

Native place, Shangyu, Zhejiang.

Uh, this, never heard of it!

Mi Fengguan was stunned, and Taichang was also stunned.

Ni Yuanlu, from Shangyu, Zhejiang?
Ni Yuangong, the prefect of Suzhou, is also from Shangyu, Zhejiang!
These two people are both surnamed Ni, and they are both of Yuan character generation, and the last character of their names is next to the character Wang, so they must be from the same clan!
This guy can't be Ni Yuangong's younger brother, right?

Ni Yuangong was one of his earliest cronies, and Ni Yuangong didn't rely on his favor to gain connections through the back door. This Ni Yuanlu is indeed a talented person, so it must be no problem to be the second place!
Taichang nodded in satisfaction, and then signaled Mi Fengguan to continue.

When the third test paper was opened, Mi Fengguan was dumbfounded.

This person's calligraphy skills are even better than Wen Zhenmeng's. Although not as good as Ni Yuanlu's, it's not far behind.

Why is the emperor's eyes so sharp?
Who is this?

He couldn't wait to open the front of the volume to read, and was stunned again.

Name, Zodiac Zhou.

Native place, Zhangpu, Fujian.

Uh, this one, he hasn’t heard of it either!

When Taichang saw the name, he almost slapped himself.

Zodiac week?
One of Donglin's two mouthpieces!

This guy dares to scold even the emperor, isn't he just asking for trouble for himself?
How to do?
To be honest, he really didn't expect the third one to be this guy.

The problem, in order to show justice, he said everything earlier, these three are the top three in the Gongshi list!

Could it be that he wants to find a way to break his promise and get this guy out of the tribute list?
Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, then a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.

By the way, Dong Lin has been wiped out at this moment, it is impossible for this guy to mix with Dong Lin's gang again.

As for the issue of talking, that's not a problem, as long as you win over it well, it's not bad to let him scold others!

Whether a lot of people with special talents are good or bad depends on how you use them. If you use them poorly, it will be a disaster. If you use them well, you will be a capable person!

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly and said, "Well, just these three, Wen Zhenmeng is the first, Ni Yuanlu is the second, and Zodiac Zhou is the third. Pass the test paper on and let everyone have a look."

So far, his performance is almost done.

Calling so many people to open the seal in person, the test papers after opening are like calligraphy works, and the literary talent has passed the verification of Xu Guangqi and Bi Maokang, and it is definitely the best among these candidates.

In this way, is it fair enough?

Sure enough, after the test papers were handed down, no matter whether it was Mifengguan, the supervisory censor and the minister, no matter whether they were eunuchs or not, they all nodded with appreciation.

These three people are really convincing, not only the article is well done, but also the words are well written, there is no fault at all.

The top three are well deserved.

The top three were confirmed, and the subsequent grading was quickly completed. Unexpectedly, there were two candidates with outstanding literary talents and eager to serve the country.

Taichang ordered someone to open the test paper to have a look, and their handwriting was quite good, as good as Wen Zhenmeng's.

How to do it?

After thinking about it for a long time, he still decided to rank Liu Lishun and Wang Duo as No.4 and No.5 respectively.

Because he has heard of the first three, but these two seem to be not well-known in history, and they should not be the kind with special talents.

In fact, he made a mistake. These few were actually talented people. Moreover, they were all enemies of the eunuch party, and they were all accused by the eunuch party as generals of Donglin, including Ni Yuanlu and Huang Daozhou.

As for the reason, it is very simple, because in history, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli were the main examiners and deputy examiners of this session, and among these five people, except Wen Zhenmeng, the other four are all proud disciples of Yuan Keli.

Their mentor Yuan Keli was dismissed from office because of disobedience to Wei Zhongxian, and this incident also caused the massacre of the Southern Four Guards, and the situation in Liaodong was out of control. Naturally, they hated the eunuchs.

Therefore, they and the eunuchs are at odds, and those who scold the eunuchs are also the ones who scold them the most. Naturally, the eunuchs will punish them and falsely accuse them of being Dong Lin.

Of course, they are no longer Yuan Keli's disciples, but disciples of the Son of Heaven!

Taichang has already decided to win them over and train them well to take on great responsibilities.

(End of this chapter)