The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1008 North Hall of Cabinet Books

In the North Hall of Classics, Cen Minzhou looked at Gu Yuncheng, then deliberately ignored the glances around him from time to time and continued to study the tea cup.

After a long time, the first assistant sighed softly, instantly revitalizing the atmosphere in the entire inner hall.

"Xiaoguan originally thought that this turmoil was caused by the girl's provocation, but now it is caused by the young and energetic students. We all have been here, so we can understand." An Suiyun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, suddenly showed his face. laugh.

Yan Yuan looked at him for a moment, then said "Huh" with a slight upward curve at the corner of his mouth, without saying much.

Next to him, Chen Xiangzhu, who had just been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, raised his eyelids and said lukewarmly: "Mr. An has always been tolerant and can appreciate such naughty people. Unfortunately, I have never tolerated criticism." Yes, this official school was originally established to cultivate students for the imperial court's talent promotion ceremony. Students should behave like students. They should not listen to what is happening outside the window and only read the books of sages. That is what they should do. Things like this are causing trouble. "Those who ride on the wind and have no ambition to learn should be chased away."

"Master Chen is a little too harsh." An Suiyun did not answer. Liang You, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, looked at him with disapproval, "We are all teenage students, so it is not easy to get excited! The newborn baby Among the branches and the vigorous upward grass, which one bows downward?

As a student, you have not yet left the thatched hut and have never suffered any hardships. Are you not just following the saying, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers? If a student of this age didn't have the fearlessness to uphold justice and the urge to move forward... Haha, I think it would be a bit scary.

Although these days of turmoil have made it a bit noisy, the students' intentions are still good. Even if some seem to be a little ignorant, they just want the official school where they are to teach them well. Why should they respond coldly and harshly? ! "

"Should we be driven out? This debate has involved all the students who have passed the Great Chu Official School! They are all outstanding achievers, so what? Drive them away? Who will take the next scientific examination? Is it possible that we should choose from a group of mediocre people? Selecting talents for the imperial court? Let the most important matter of the country become a joke for selecting generals!" An Suiyun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, snorted dissatisfiedly, "Master Chen, not everything can be done in a decent way. 'The pattern is solved!"

"You! You!" Chen Xiangzhu didn't expect that he only said a few words before being criticized by his colleagues. He couldn't help but hit the edge of the armchair with his fist, "The imperial examination is the most important thing for the country. Is it possible that the country's talents and the future pillars of the imperial court must Are you going to choose from this group of students who like to stir up trouble? Well, in my opinion, if we exclude those girls who can jump high, the next exam will be much quieter."

When An Suiyun saw Chen Xiangzhu waiting here, he couldn't help but sneered and asked, "I didn't expect that Mr. Chen, sitting in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, would care about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, which really makes me ashamed!"

Chen Xiangzhu calmed down now. Even when faced with An Suiyun's ridicule, he was not angry. Instead, he spoke plausibly: "Master An is obsessed with the authorities. It's not surprising that some things are not clear. As far as I know, the women's imperial examination in these three sessions Only 20% to 30% of Jinshi candidates can persist in studying until they are awarded an official position? Most of them get the rank and then go home to get married and have children?

Hum, hum! As for the twenty-three adults who stayed in the officialdom, most of them went to the Imperial Academy and other aristocratic positions. The Ministry of Civil Affairs gave priority to appointing positions to them. They also had to be picky and picky. It was too far away from the capital and the place was bitterly cold. It was simply ridiculous. Extreme! "

After mocking him, he expressed his attitude: "I would like to tell you that the matter of the women's imperial examination should be put to an end!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the people with different attitudes, and his eyes were fixed on Chen Zeming, the new minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had been drinking tea. Thinking of the two talented sons of this man, who had been repeatedly frustrated in the examination room, he couldn't help but smile and asked: "Chen Zeming My lord, don’t you think so? There should be more vacancies on the court’s talent list for talented men.”

"Ah? Ah!" Chen Zeming reluctantly turned his eyes away from the tea cup and smiled sheepishly at Chen Xiangzhu, "Mr. Chen, you don't know something. The youngest daughter of my family happens to be entering the next session, so After much deliberation, it is better to retain the imperial examination for women.”

Chen Xiangzhu was stunned: "..."

For a moment, he wished he could jump up, grab Chen Zeming's collar and ask if the son of his family was not up to par and he could only place his hope on the girl!

"Haha." Chen Xiangzhu endured it, and said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Chen would change his temper after he came out of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Chen Zeming seemed to be a respectable person, and his smile remained unabated: "If my child is lucky enough to be on the list, and I hope Mr. Chen will help him deal with it, our child will not be picky and can make progress."

"..." Chen Xiangzhu was truly speechless this time. He has never seen any of his colleagues ask for official duties for their children in person.

He intended to make a few sarcastic remarks, but seeing Chen Zeming's cheerful look, Chen Xiangzhu suddenly lost interest; but when he responded perfunctorily, the words "Easy to say, easy to say" welled up in his throat, but he couldn't say anything.

In the end, I was able to smile awkwardly.

He survived peacefully, and everyone couldn't help but smile gratefully at Chen Zeming, who was still cheerful.

There is no way, it is not easy for them as colleagues to meet such a fool who likes to dance.

The top minister asked Yan Guan to jump out and criticize. It was obviously aimed at the women's imperial examination, but in fact it was to deal with the matter of establishing a prince. He was just negotiating with the emperor to show his bargaining chips.

No one thought about really shaking the policy established by the late emperor, otherwise, all the ministers would not be able to work together to achieve this.

What's more, although the cabinet still disapproves of the emperor's appointment of a princess, everyone knows that no one will fight for this matter. Regardless of the officials' resolute words, it is really necessary for the emperor to inherit the throne. When the time comes, no one will take the initiative to overthrow it. At worst, they can just wait until the Queen establishes a crown prince before establishing a prince.

Many times, the more important the cabinet ministers are, the more flexible their bottom line is. They appear to be adhering to principles, but in fact they have drawn out escape routes and alternatives early on.

That is to say, a fool who doesn't understand is jumping high.

If we really want to cancel the women's imperial examination at this time, it is equivalent to telling the emperor that the matter of the princess will never change!

Such actions were tantamount to challenging the emperor's authority. Even if Emperor Yanping was willing to maintain the dignity of the emperor and his ministers, he could not be gentle anymore, even if he wanted to be named a wise emperor in the history books.

This level of confrontation between the monarch and his ministers is something the ministers are not happy to see.

After all, who could be alive and still hold great power, who would not be able to think about it and take the initiative to charge at the emperor's blade? !

Well, maybe there is.

When everyone thought of this, they couldn't help but cast their eyes towards the indignant Chen Xiangzhu.

Isn’t there one? !