prosperous age

On the second day, Wei Guangde came to the Ministry of Rites to take over official duties.

In the lobby, I casually picked up the first book on the pile of documents placed on the side, flipped through it, looked at it, then nodded, picked up the big seal of the Ministry of Rites and stamped it directly.

The document was reported from below, and it has been verified that the former Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun Guo Xiyan and the head of the Ministry of Rites Wu Yu's family gave preferential treatment to the new dynasty.

Guo Xiyan, also known as Zhongyu, was born in Fengcheng County, Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. In the 39th year of Jiajing's reign, he wrote a letter saying that he would establish a reserve but disobeyed the order, and Ming Shizong ordered him to be executed.

Wei Guangde was not in the capital when he was killed, but after he came back, he also knew the cause and effect. It was because of the low evaluation of the Beijing inspection that he resented Yan Song, a fellow villager, and later wrote a big-character poster to "frame him".

But in any case, Guo Xiyan supported King Yu's ascension to the throne, so according to the "Jiajing Legacy" drafted by Xu Jie, he should be compensated.

According to the policy of the imperial court, this time it is the local prefectures and counties to investigate the situation of the Guo family and determine who in the family enjoys shade.

In fact, Wang Yu was worried for a while when he played the performance, and it may be because of this that he was deeply impressed.

Soon after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, he was posthumously named Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple.

Guo Xiyan's son, Guo Yu, was reported in the Guo Family News, according to the rules previously set by the court, his son Guo Yu was the son of the country.

Wu Yu, the head of the Ministry of Rites, happened earlier. He died under the imperial staff in the early Jiajing period in order to fight for the title of Shizong's own father.

As for whether Wu Yu should be treated preferentially, there was a dispute in the Ministry of Rites last year at this time. After all, it involved a dispute over the "national foundation", and it was finally approved by Emperor Longqing with a nod.

After all, it was the title of Emperor Longqing's grandfather, and most of the officials in the Ministry of Rites did not support preferential treatment for Wu Yu, fearing that it would arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction.

It's just that, although Wu Yu could also get preferential treatment, her case was not overturned, and naturally she was not posthumously granted.

According to Emperor Longqing's comment, "Although Yu was guilty, she should not have died under the imperial staff."

These were actually decided before Wei Guangde came to the Ministry of Rites, but each family needs to confirm who will enter the Guozijian, which can be regarded as entering the officialdom with half a foot.

Naturally, Wei Guangde didn't bother to take care of the things that had been decided, so he just stamped them and sent them out, and someone would send a message back to let the two go to prison.

After that, Wei Guangde continued to deal with the documents left over from the past two days.

Time flies, a few days passed, Emperor Longqing drove back to Beijing, and the officials in Beijing led by Li Chunfang greeted him, and the capital was restored to its original appearance.

After Wei Guangde was in the Ministry of Rites, he was naturally in charge of the subsequent palace examinations.

But there are rules, and Wei Guangde is not inconvenient to ask more questions, as long as everyone nods and approves the report.

"Master, the general named Li Chengliang you brought to my attention has received news from the Ministry of War."

On this day, Wei Guangde was looking at official documents in the duty room, and Lu Bu came in and reported in a low voice.

"what news?"

Wei Guangde put down the document in his hand, raised his head and asked.

"Wei Xue, the governor of Liaodong, once impeached Li Chengliang, the general of the dangerous mountain, as the deputy general. He still took care of the affairs of the general.

Lu Bu replied in a low voice.

"Dear a crown? What did he do?"

Wei Guangde wondered, although he didn't know this person, but the situation in Liaodong was complicated, it was just the impression Wei Guangde had when he read miscellaneous books in the late Ming Dynasty.

Many people who were impeached in Liaodong devoted themselves to serving the court, while most of those who got promoted and made a fortune in Liaodong were officials for their families. Therefore, at the end of Ming Dynasty, Liaodong was almost a team of warlords, who listened to the instructions and did not listen to the propaganda.

And Li Chengliang seems to be one of the representatives.

For Dai Guan who was replaced by Li Chengliang, Wei Guangde naturally became interested and wanted to ask what happened.

"It seems that Governor Wei found out that this person secretly traded irons with the Jurchens, etc., and also withheld military pay and other things."

Lu Bu only paid attention to Li Chengliang, and not much to Dai Guan, so naturally he could only give a rough idea.

When Wei Guangde heard that he was trading ironware, he lost interest in him instantly.

Not to mention, at this time, those border generals traded some prohibited items with outsiders, which was actually repeatedly banned.

With such a status as generals, most of them have no pursuits, so they are similar to eunuchs, and most of them like yellow and white things.

Everyone likes yellow and white things, but some are found and punished, while others live a safe life.

It has become commonplace in border towns to take advantage of power to dump materials for profit.

"What do you mean by the Ministry of War?"

Wei Guangde asked casually.

"The Ministry of War has no objection, and it should be reported soon."

Lu Bu replied.

"Well, I see, you should pay more attention to this person in the future."

Wei Guangde gave an order, and then looked down at the document again.

Two days later, in the Huangji Hall, Emperor Longqing handed down a canon to appoint the prince Zhu Yijun as the crown prince, and ordered Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng, to be the official envoy.

In the side hall of the Wenhua Hall, Wei Guangde watched Feng Bao guide Zhu Yijun to kneel down, Xu Jie opened the treasure book and read aloud: "Gaiwen, the foundation of all kingdoms, belongs to the master of Yuanliang, and returns to the eldest son. I honor Jing Ming Sifu Pitu is far from the past, the early writings are close to the ancestors' inheritance, and they follow the order of the heavens and formally store Weizier. The talisman, Yudelonglou Yunxie's hope of succession and separation, is to use the book of grants to establish the crown prince as the crown prince and take the throne in the East Palace."

Zhu Yijun was still young, so he didn't know what it was doing at this time, but he also knew that what he was reading was a gift from his father.

Although I was a little surprised why it wasn't jewelry or jade or something fun, I still knelt down and listened to it, and then I got up to thank you, and took the treasure book that Xu Jie handed over.

But after all, he was still a child, so he couldn't help playing with the treasure book over and over again.

At the end of the inscription ceremony, when all the officials left the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yijun saw Wei Guangde walking out, and hurriedly ran to him in three steps at a time, and grabbed his sleeve.

When Wei Guangde bent down, he whispered to him: "Master Wei, did the emperor give me this thing so that I can read?"

At this time Feng Bao had already followed, and wanted to take the prince away, Wei Guangde smiled at him, waved his hand, and then whispered a few words in Zhu Yijun's ear.

"Huh? Really?"

Zhu Yijun was shocked when he heard the words, and asked involuntarily.

Wei Guangde nodded with a smile, pointed to the officials who were exiting in front and said, "They will all accompany you."

"But I don't like them. They will only teach me to do this, to do that, but I can't play. Only my big companion can accompany me, and he will listen to how I want to play."

Zhu Yijun said with a little tangled face.

"Then you have to find a way by yourself and let them all listen to you."

When Wei Guangde heard the second half of Zhu Yijun's words, he suddenly felt that Feng Bao seemed to have indulged the prince too much.

When Zhu Yijun was deep in thought, Wei Guangde pulled Feng Bao aside and said in a low voice: "Eunuch Feng, with the crown prince, it's time to play and play. You should teach some of the things that should be taught in the inner school first, and you can't do everything well." Follow his will, it's not good to be too arrogant."

"Hey, Mr. Wei, you didn't say that the emperor and the crown prince let him play before he left the pavilion, so don't you suppress him?

You don't know, the empress often comes here, and she will punish the prince when she sees him playing around, so I can only take him to avoid people so that I can have fun for a while. "

Wei Guangde doesn't think that children who are only three or four years old should learn the rules, and children should play as much as they want.

When he was in Prince Yu's Mansion, Zhu Yijun, who was only two years old, was a restless person and liked to run around in the palace. You could often see Feng Bao chasing after him with his back bent.

"Well, then I will find an opportunity to talk to His Majesty. It is best to set a time every day for the prince to play to his heart's content. At other times, he must abide by the rules and not let him develop the habit of avoiding people to play."

Wei Guangde thought in his heart that he had to go back and talk to Emperor Longqing about this matter.

In fact, it would be best if parents could play with Zhu Yijun at this time, but Emperor Longqing definitely didn't have time, so he might as well recruit some beauties if he had the time. prince.

Seeing that the people had almost left, Wei Guangde said to Feng Bao again: "Eunuch Feng, take the prince back, the prince is stubborn, you just pay more attention to his safety.

I still have to go back to Huangji Hall, there is still a decree over there."

Wei Guangde hurried out of the Wenhua Hall and rushed to the Huangji Hall, and finally caught up with the others when he was about to arrive.

Today is the day when the crown prince will be established. In addition to bestowing the treasure on the crown prince, he will also issue a "Tianxia Zhao", which is actually a notice drafted by the Imperial Academy to inform the subjects of the world.

Kneeling on the Huangji Hall, Wei Guangde heard the voice of the decree read out.

"Since ancient times, the emperors have enshrined the plans of heaven and the people to think about the eternal life, and they have always respected Jian Yuanliang and appointed the heir. Therefore, the foundation of the country is related to the hearts of the people. My heir is a great treasure, and the civil and military officials are asking for the establishment of the heir. I regard the son as my son. At the beginning of the year when you were young, the court officials revived the Yi code of the previous dynasty, so that they repeatedly asked for the same reason and could not finally refuse. I only reported the auspicious day to the Heaven and Earth Ancestral Temple Sheji, and granted the title of Baoli as the crown prince.
If the kings, generals, and lieutenants of the various counties are serious about self-cultivation, willing to learn, filial to their relatives and respect their elders, respect their parents, and live in harmony with their families, if they are enough to inspire the world, they should be rewarded according to the official records.
Tired of court and seeing that the descendants of the princess were aspiring scholars, Xu Yin's son went to prison to study.
Before March [-]th in the second year of Longqing, all officials, soldiers and civilians who committed crimes except real crimes of death, heinous misuse of opportunities, corruption, torture, and sneaking up in the capital to spy on adultery. If you notice it, if you don't notice it, if it has been established, if it has not been established, it will be pardoned, and anyone who dares to tell the story with forgiveness will be punished as a crime."

After that, there are regulations such as reduction or exemption of money, food, taxes, preferential exemptions, etc., to create a sense of joy in the world.

Wei Guangde had read the imperial edict beforehand, and knew that the gang of old pedants in the Imperial Academy had written thousands of words eloquently, so he just listened with his head down.

Just when he felt a little sore in his knees, he finally heard the last recitation from above.

"An edict to China and foreign countries, and the salty envoys will hear about it."

"The ministers obey the order."

Xu Jie's elderly voice sounded, and then all the officials shouted: "Long live, long live, long live."

On that day, the entire capital city was full of jubilation, including the atmosphere deliberately created by the dignitaries in the capital, and the people rejoicing because of the reduction of money and food and the amnesty of the world.

This atmosphere, as the imperial edict spreads from the capital to other prefectures and counties, all parts of the Ming Dynasty will be immersed in it in the next ten days or so.

Afterwards, the decree of the court examination was finally issued, with Xu Jie, a scholar of the Jianji Temple, Chen Yiqin, a scholar of the Wuying Temple, Zhang Juzheng, a scholar of the Wuying Temple, Yang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Lei Li, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Ma Sen, Minister of the Household Department, Huo Ji, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, Wei Guangde, Wang Tingwei Guangde, Yin Shizhen, Li Bangzhen, and Zhu Dashou, the censors of Zuodu, were the officials who read the scrolls.

As for Li Chunfang not being among the examiners, it was because he fell ill in the past few days.

The general examination is not only a test of the candidates' knowledge and physical fitness, but it is also similar to the examiner.

The only thing that changed was that after the decree was issued, the academician Chen Yiqin asked for recusal because his son also participated in the palace examination. After Emperor Longqing rejected the memorial, Chen Yiqin made another pleading speech and agreed.

In the palace examination in the second year of Longqing, the examination questions set by Emperor Longqing were no surprises. It was "I am the one who rules the world, Xinghua is rational, and the government is solid and multi-terminal. However, it is the most important thing to focus on agriculture, military management, and maintenance."

This test question requires candidates to discuss the strategy of governing the country in general from the two aspects of "agriculture" and "military preparation".

Obviously, although Emperor Longqing still insisted on "agriculture-oriented", he seemed to pay more attention to military equipment. The Shizhou tragedy had a huge impact on him.

As for the ranks in the palace examination, it is still in accordance with the unspoken rules of the examiners, and the rankings are generally based on the results of the general examinations, and a part of the answer papers is presented to the emperor for review.

As for the topic of "the way to fight against the outside world and ensure internal security", let alone the tribute students, even if they are taking the school examination in the court, the answers will be varied.

More than ten papers were drawn from the top of the ranking, and several papers were drawn from the top three. A total of [-] examination papers were submitted, and Xu Jie brought all the examiners to the Zhongji Hall.

However, something that worried everyone still happened. Emperor Longqing was not very satisfied with these examination papers after reading them, and he was unable to decide on the number one candidate for a long time.

After a long time, Emperor Longqing finally said: "Bring the loose scrolls to the front, and I'll have a look again."

Apparently, the emperor didn't agree with the rankings set by these paper readers, and everyone's eyes fell on Xu Jie involuntarily.

Wei Guangde and Yin Shizhen just looked at each other quietly, and they could see a helpless feeling in each other.

The general examination also examines strategy theory. In fact, the articles written by Huang Fengxiang, Zhao Zhigao and others are also very good, at least Wei Guangde thinks it is not bad.

Emperor Longqing didn't know whether he was targeting Xu Jie or slapping him in the face.

After all, Li Chunfang, the main examiner of the general examination, is not here, and he is still in the examination papers as the deputy examiner.

Soon, a servant fetched the palace examination papers, and Emperor Longqing went through them himself, and Xu Jie didn't let Xu Jie choose them, and just read one after another.

The palace examination papers are arranged according to the rankings. Wei Guangde secretly heaved a sigh of relief when Emperor Longqing saw it this way. He only hoped that he could find a paper he likes as soon as possible.

I can't imagine how much it would be a blow to him and Li Chunfang if he and Li Chunfang couldn't find a qualified champion paper after reading all the more than 300 examination papers.

Well, starting at this moment, Wei Guangde inevitably felt a little fear of the proctor.

When I took the exam before, I just hoped that my paper would pass and I would be thankful for being selected.

Unexpectedly, now, his position has been reversed, and he is still worried about being the person who marks the papers.

"Ok?"

After flipping through several examination papers, Emperor Longqing seemed to have seen a suitable paper, and couldn't help but read: "I have heard that the ruler of the world is the one who governs the world, and he will be able to achieve the ultimate rule of the world. He must make a clear judgment." Parallel and then you can receive the real power of the world"

"It's him, unpack it."

After reading the entire volume, Emperor Longqing finally spoke.

The seal was opened, and Luo Wanhua, who was originally ranked No. [-] and No. [-], became the No. [-] scholar in the Boshin Division in the second year of Longqing. (end of this chapter)