Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 894
Overcast and rainy, the whole city of Beijing is shrouded in a misty drizzle, making people bored.

Unlike the city water in the south, the north is drier, and the rainwater flows into the Haihe River through the sewers without a trace.

On the wet ground, the dust turned into mud, and people and animals stepped on it, and there were yellow traces everywhere, making it look dirty and messy.

It would be better if it was heavy rain, which could flush the mud into the sewer, but it was light rain.

Gu Yuan stepped on the cloth shoes and walked on the slightly muddy street, passing carriages passing by from time to time, no matter how careful he was, he couldn't avoid some cheap mud.

As a result, his shabby clothes made him look even more desolate, and his slightly curved back made him look like a small farmer in the countryside, not a scholar at all.

But he didn't take it seriously, he still walked with his head held high and his chest held high.

"Brother Gu—"

At this time, a carriage suddenly stopped by the side of the road, and a slightly refined man lifted the curtain: "Let's get in the carriage together!"

"Do you know where I'm going?"

Learn literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family.

"My Gu Yuan, the family of Wanping, is not allowed to take the imperial examination because of his appearance, so that he has been wasted until now."

The most typical example in this regard is Yanzi of Qi State in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

"Not only that, there are also cripples—"

The royal family of the Ming Dynasty was very interested in rare birds and animals, and set up a livestock house in the forbidden area, which was managed by an admiral and eunuchs and several officials.

It is precisely because of this that it is necessary to add an official position and shape the status, so as to truly raise one's head.

Gu Yuan held his head high and said firmly: "If you are not an official, but in power, I would rather die."

This grand court meeting was as lively as ever.

Gu Yuan said decisively: "King Qin has already entered the country, and many people have pledged their allegiance to him. Since he returned from the grassland, he can see his power by recruiting a hundred people."

A prince is also a king, and in the future he will become a powerful vassal king, and a vassal state is also a state!
Enough to honor the ancestors.

When the two arrived at the commonly known Wang Ye Street, the place was already full of people. A large number of scholars and warriors came to apply for the job, and they all wanted to work for the two princes.

After all, no one knows whether these servants are the eyeliner of King Qi, reporting their situation?

Of course, the obvious example is the discrimination against people with imperfect appearance.

"Master, someone is here." The eunuch beside him shouted hastily.

"Even if he is such a great talent, is it worth my making an exception and enrolling him as an official?"

"Students are best at counting chips."

As for Prince Qi's mansion, the inclusion of the lame man and the hunchback immediately caused an uproar in the entire capital.

The man on the other side watched with a smile.

Then staying in the folk, its harm can be seen.

"As long as you have the status of an official, why should you be afraid?"

"Fan Wang Street, who doesn't know?"

The entire inner court has been busy for a long time with preparations for building a zoo and moving the jackals, tigers and leopards out of the city.

They ate as much as the emperor fed them.

Time flies, and it is the winter solstice again.

In the East Palace, the prince was silent for a long time.

Obviously, these were transported from Africa, Southeast Asia, or South America. They were displaced for several months along the way, and I don’t know how many people died. Only two survived.

This made him excited beyond words.

However, for the royal family, it is even more special.

On King Qi's side, there was a hunchback in front of him, and a cripple came behind him.

But the clothes are neat, the appearance is dignified, obviously from a wealthy family,

"Otherwise? Is this full of talent brought into the coffin?"

Among them, there are 28 princes and 18 princesses, so that three or four tables are full, how can it not be lively.

He looked out of the window, and for a moment still couldn't figure out what his father was thinking?
Even if they are heirs, they are still monarchs and ministers, and the power of the ministers has increased so much, how can he tolerate it?

The middle doors of the two mansions were wide open, and there were crowds of people in King Qin's courtyard, but King Qi was in twos and threes, so it was clear.

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It was only when we arrived at Maoshi, and it was still raining lightly. I never thought that there would be so many people.

For the entire Ming Dynasty, there are simply too many talents.

No matter how bad it is, it is not a loss for His Highness to buy a horse bone with a thousand pieces of gold. "

Only then was the King of Qi tempted, and he promised an official position and was included in the mansion as a staff officer.

Hearing this, the emperor slowly sat down on the reclining chair, resting his head on the pillow, and said with a light smile, "Great talent? There are hundreds of millions of people in Ming Dynasty, so there are still few talents?"

But even so, Yang Le's reaction to the emperor was unexpected.

Not being kicked out is the biggest surprise.

Qi Wang Zhu Cunhua drooped his head, thinking about it all morning, which made him mentally weak.

"delicious--"

Looking back, there is an endless stream of people coming to sit down behind, or closing their eyes to rest their minds, or eating snacks and drinking tea, with different expressions.

"Then what are you best at?"

Zhao Chun nodded in response, and then stepped towards the Qi Palace.

Yang Le on the side was shocked, he really didn't expect his report to get such a sentence from the emperor.

The Prince's Mansion also respected the corporals, opened the middle door wide, and sent many servants to place tables, chairs and benches in the long corridor, and brought snacks and hot tea.

From getting married to the present, after 16 years, Zhu Yixi is worthy of being a time traveler, and his offspring are prosperous, surpassing the 300-year-old emperors.

This is a gift from the Portuguese.

Both are talented, but they were rejected by the imperial examination.

"Your Majesty is wise." Liu Afu, Yang Le and other eunuchs naturally had no reason to object and responded loudly.

As the wheels turned, Zhao Chun suddenly said, "Brother Gu, do you really want to be an official?"

"At most one and a half years, he will go to the Fan, and be patient!"

As a result, Chang Shi said clearly: "Compared to the King of Qin, Your Highness is especially inferior, why did you drive out such talents?

The most cherished and symbolic species are tribute species from outside the territory. On the one hand, they are rare in China, and on the other hand, they can be used to declare the country's prestige far and wide, and the world's guests.

The chattering and whispering, the voice was very low, but it made the two of them very angry, but they didn't taunt them face to face, which made the attack unbearable.

"Your talent, I admire you the most, since you can win it."

And soon, both of them passed the qualifications, and both of them are outstanding, they can be regarded as talents of a hundred miles.

Afterwards, when the two sat opposite each other, Gu Yuan felt emotional.

Therefore, Zhengde's leopard house is at best a bit arrogant, but in fact it is the tradition of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"King Qin? King Qi?" Zhao Chun asked suddenly,
The two palaces are side by side, both of which are covered with red carpets to welcome talents from all over the world.

For the court, this has more advantages than disadvantages.

However, the existence of a group of little guys made the scene extra noisy.

Soon, Gu Yuan came to another room. There were desks, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Many people were so absorbed in writing that they didn't even bother to look at him.

"How dare a hunchback respond?"

Gu Yuan got into the carriage and quickly took off his clothes and cloth shoes, for fear of soiling the ordinary carriage.

"Let them continue to do it, don't stop them."

This Mr. Zhao, no matter in terms of talent or appearance, is amazing, but he was crippled when he was born.

However, unlike the imaginary fear or anger, Zhu Yixi raised his head and teased the two red-tailed parrots.

"Oh? That's a specialty." Qi Wang said with a smile: "Nowadays, the provincial and general examinations also look at arithmetic, so you've been delayed."

Soon, the two received their number plates.

The king of Qin was amazed: "The king of Qi is superior."

Only then did he forcefully pull himself together.

Soon, the time will reach noon.

While in the palace, the emperor heard about his situation.

It was originally used for personal enjoyment, but it is open to the people to watch, that is to enjoy with the people, and the reputation is very different.

The crown prince has been established, and the vassal king is in charge of the country. With these two rules established, the harem will be more harmonious.

The two looked at each other speechlessly, but remained silent.

Some people are partial to subjects, such as good at mathematics, but not good at writing essays; some people are proficient in astronomy and geography, and have a good grasp of a subset of classics and history, but they still have difficulty in the imperial examination.

Although the channel of the imperial examination is narrow, it is undeniable that nine out of ten of its recruits are talents, and almost none of the Jinshi is a fool.

Zhu Yixi suddenly felt bored, and then turned his head: "The matter of Prince Qi's mansion is not bad."

Gu Yuan looked up and saw that it was written in big characters and numbers respectively:

The prince remembered Zhao Shu's teachings before he left, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

The most obvious characteristics are honesty, duty, cleverness, etc. Those who are too jumpy and not obedient will naturally be eliminated.

Moreover, this also seems wasteful.

In just half a day, the number of people who came to Prince Qi's Mansion suddenly exceeded a thousand people, and its lively appearance was even better than that of Prince Qin's Mansion.

But at this time, it happened that the vassal king was short of talents, so he recruited them according to his convenience, so as to avoid his resentment.

This time, it was completely silent.

"King Qi—"

Zhu Yixi closed his eyes and meditated, he didn't speak anymore, and no one dared to disturb him, and the hall fell into a certain atmosphere of silence.

King Qi struggled for a long time, and the appearance of the two made him want to directly refuse.

However, the imperial court is running in an orderly manner.

However, it's not just the imperial examination, because of appearance, daily life is also quite inconvenient.

Just like the situation of the country, after Xuande, the zoo can only raise leopards (lynxes).

The imperial examination, or the stereotyped essays, and even the public examinations of later generations are all for the selection of talents suitable for the official framework.

Moreover, leopards in the Ming Dynasty were not used for viewing, but for hunting, commonly known as "leopard hunting".

"When the bell is called for your arrival, go to the palace."

Because, as expected, King Qin will be in the country from now on, and it will be difficult to come here often. For a while, the family banquet was a little sad.

Zhao Chun smiled lightly.

Gu Yuan wanted to speak, but the words were on his lips, but he swallowed deeply, and just sat there and changed his clothes.

Among those who went in, those who came out were downcast, and those who did not come out must stay.

"Hunchback?" King Qi was taken aback for a moment, but the good education changed his face, and he still kept smiling.

"But after reading poetry and books for a long time, not only stereotyped articles can be done, but also some subsets of classics and history can be read..."

Fortunately, it is still a pair of male and female.

Gu Yuan raised his head and said sincerely: "It's just that the two great feudal lords must go to other places to settle the country, but they are thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid your house will not let it go!"

If it is a tradition for the prince to be a vassal, then for a long time, a large number of Chinese talents will go to the frontier and fill the various vassal states. What kind of grand occasion will this be?
After recovering from his imaginings, the emperor suddenly said: "I want to build a zoo, and share all the rare birds and animals in the palace with the people, and have fun with the people."

Not to mention those who ridicule, but for those who have no hope in the imperial examination, or those who have their own specialties, this is definitely an attractive opportunity.

Such examples abound among the people, and many self-sufficient talents are dissatisfied with stereotyped essays and imperial examinations.

Compared with his hunchback, lameness is more difficult. If he hadn't been born into a wealthy family, how could he have survived to this day?

They didn't stop in the nest until their stomachs were full, pecked at their feathers, and couldn't say a word.

Liu Bang relied on Pei County, and Zhu Yuanzhang relied on Fengyang. Almost all of them were talents from one county, enough to support an empire.

The man smiled, ignoring his dirty clothes, and helped him up.

In fact, the imperial examination system has obvious advantages, but also has great disadvantages.

The tiny shreds of meat, held by chopsticks, were carefully delivered to the cage, and the parrot quickly swallowed them with a peck with its sharp beak.

"King Qi is different, he is single and weak, so there is a place for you and me."

"Okay, I'll give you an hour to write an stereotype."

The eunuch on the side said anxiously: "King Qi has recruited so many talents, and his reputation in Beijing has risen, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to His Highness!"

Regardless of the ridicule of others, he resolutely entered.

Soon, Gu Yuan was called.

"what can you do?"

King Qi said in a deep voice.

The prince of mixed blood has attracted the interest of many people. His appearance is more white and tender, and his facial features are exquisite, which is rare.

After asking the name, they are all very modest, just understand a little bit.

"Come here, prepare a table for this young master, and ask Chang Shi to come up with calculation questions to study."

After several months of training, this sentence is smooth.

"Are you going today too?"

For example, the Yongle Dynasty brought lions to the Western Regions, obtained giraffes (kylins, which are still called kylins in Japan) from Africa, and cheetahs and leopards obtained from Timurid Empire, Iran and other places.

"But Your Majesty, there are quite a few great talents among these people!"

Yang Le was speechless.

Zhu Yixi wants to build a zoo. Apart from saving money, the biggest benefit is to gain a good reputation.

There is a saying that what China lacks most is talents.

Zhao Chun didn't take it seriously, and said calmly: "Of course, now the two kings don't care about status and fame, as long as they are talented, they can be admitted."

There is nothing the world hates more than a villain who puts on airs and mocks others.

"Someone's legs are sick, what's the deal?"

"You change into this!" The man brought a package: "This is my old clothes, and shoes and socks. Today is a good day, so be decent."

Obviously, such a person cannot pass the imperial examination, be legally absorbed into the officialdom, and become the emperor's minions.

There are too many princes and princesses, so it seems that there are fewer concubines.

There are only thirty people, but there are quite a lot of second and third children.

For example, the queen has two sons and one daughter, and the imperial concubine Miaoxian also has one son and two daughters.

Zhu Yixi sat in the main seat, but he was very happy: "There are many descendants, and there is a sign of prosperity."

(End of this chapter)