Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 383

High school Jinshi is just the beginning of a person's official career.

It would be naive to think that everything will be fine with the Jinshi status.

Being in the court, it is like walking on thin ice. Mistakes in deeds, slips of speech and taboos can cause people to lose their lives forever.

Therefore, the support and guidance of elders, old friends, fellow villagers, and teachers are particularly important.

After ten years of hard work and suffering, the goods were sold to the emperor's house, and once the power was in hand, the orders were carried out.

Gao Yao is young, and she is a high school prospect, and it is the time when she is full of ambitions.

Thanks to the emperor's personal interview today, Gao Yao is even more eager to try, eager to show her talents and invite the favor.

As a result, before the emperor saw it, He Yi threw out such an uncommon sense advice first.

It is also because He Yi is a fellow villager, old friend and teacher, if it were someone else, Gao Yao would have turned his back on him long ago.

Gao Yao was stunned for a moment, and then asked the question in his heart: "Brother Xingyi, His Majesty received the three of us at the same time, the champion, the second place, and Tanhua. If the younger brother doesn't perform well, how can he stand out and get His Majesty's favor?"

He Yi said with a smile: "Ting Jian, you are confused. His Majesty appointed you as a Tanhua, which is a favor in itself. You have already been favored, so why go after it.

Besides, our Majesty's personality preferences are very different from those of the previous emperors.The number one scholar and the second place in the list are in the emperor's heart, but they may not be better than Tanhua.You look at the previous champions Shang Lu and Peng Shi, who have now been sent far away to Nanjing, how do they look like they have been reused by the emperor.

Let me tell you the truth, the emperor has a very good impression of you, so you should focus on showing off your demeanor and self-cultivation. As for showing off your talents and learning, let the champion and second place do it. "

"The emperor has a good impression of me?"

He Yi nodded affirmatively.

These are all facts that Gao Yao cannot know under normal circumstances, He Yi can save Gao Yao from taking countless detours with a few pointers.

Gao Yao quickly understood the profound meaning, and quickly bowed her hands to express her gratitude.

He Yi saw that Gao Yao was able to accept the teaching with an open mind, and then gave the most crucial advice: "At noon, His Majesty will give a banquet in person.

The banquet itself is nothing, but just to talk about love affairs, family routines, and customs.You don't have to be nervous, just relax.

But most importantly, His Majesty will bring three or four favorite concubines to the banquet.

You must not despise these imperial concubines just because they don't have the name of empress.When His Majesty treats women, he pays attention to the unity of husband and wife and their intimacy.

What is conjugal unity?In other words, these emperors and concubines are also emperors, and we are ministers. You must understand this relationship.

Let's put it this way, if you occasionally contradict His Majesty because of military and political affairs, it's no big deal.But if you are disrespectful to the emperor's favorite concubine, just wait. "

Gao Yao nodded again and again, sincerely agreeing with He Yi's words.Although Gao Yao is not a person who likes to flatter, but she is still willing to talk about the most basic knowledge of the world.

Especially when it comes to the great righteousness of the emperor, the emperor, and the ministers, Gao Yao will accept this: since he is the emperor's hand-picked candidate, he is a genuine disciple of the emperor, so he must devote himself to repay the grace of the emperor.

He Yi instructed many details, and then the two of them left the garden, walked along the winding path paved with white marble, bypassed the clear and transparent Mirror Lake, watched the flowers and scenery all the way, and came to Qingyun Pavilion on the top of the mountain.

Huang Pu, Wang Yue, and Yu Zijun had already chatted for a while in the stone pavilion outside Qingyun Pavilion, and Huang Pu also explained a lot of precautions to the newcomers.

Wang Yue and Yu Zijun were fine, but Huang Pu himself became more and more moved as he talked: I was a second-class Jinshi in the last session, and in just three years, I was qualified to support the champion and second place in the new department. mighty.

Seeing He Yi and Gao Yao's arrival, Huang Pu interrupted the conversation and led everyone into Qingyun Pavilion.

Gao Yao walked behind and took the time to look around: Longevity Mountain, Yuquan Mountain, and the rippling Kunming Lake, forming a huge and beautiful landscape painting.The palaces and pavilions built of white marble are dotted among the green mountains and clear waters, which are like fairy palaces and jade palaces, beautiful and magnificent.

After seeing the Forbidden City, and then looking at the Qi Palace, Gao Yao understood why the emperor insisted on living in the western suburbs.

Zhu Qiyu had been watching the scenery of lakes and mountains in the attic for more than half an hour, and now when he heard people going upstairs, he hurriedly suppressed his laziness and sat upright.

After all the people bowed and bowed, Zhu Qiyu ordered to stand up and give him a seat.

When the monarch and his ministers called each other for the first time, the new Jinshi were very nervous. Fortunately, Huang Pu and He Yi pointed out that there was no mistake in etiquette.

Zhu Qiyu took a closer look at his top three disciples.Wang Yue is 26 years old, Yu Zijun is 23 years old, and Gao Yao is 24 years old.

I am only 24, the same age as Gao Yao, according to my birth month, I may not be as old as him.It is also quite embarrassing to be a father and a teacher to these people in front of you.

Since it is a call to the right, there must be a comparison.As He Yi predicted, Zhu Qiyu focused on Wang Yue and Yu Zijun.

Why did Zhu Qiyu choose Yu Zijun as the second place? Apart from Yu Zijun's young talent and extraordinary knowledge, the most important thing is that Yu Zijun is a firm believer in building cities and forts, which is particularly evident in his answer sheet.

It's just that Zhu Qiyu really needs someone to build the four defense lines in the north for him.

It is different now from the late Ming Dynasty. Many of the important ministers in the late Ming Dynasty were obsessed with building defense lines.For example, a large number of important officials such as Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong, some wanted to build Shanhaiguan, some wanted to build Ningyuan, and some wanted to build Jinzhou and Guangning. They quarreled over the route dispute.

Now it's different, you let the ministers build the border wall for decades, they really can't be happy.

So Yu Zijun belongs to the scarce talent at present.

Zhu Qiyu asked Yu Zijun with a smile on his face: "Shiying, you are from Sichuan. How has Sichuan been in the past two years? Has the people's livelihood improved? How is Han Yong's political reputation in Sichuan? Can he make achievements?"

This question made Yu Zijun's heart beat, and the emperor was really good at chatting, so he asked himself to evaluate the governor of Sichuan as soon as he came up.

Yu Zijun looked at Huang Pu, Huang Pu nodded secretly, signaling Yu Zijun to answer with confidence.

Yu Zijun had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, since the first year of Jingtai, the people of Sichuan have been blessed by His Majesty's grace, and the imperial court has stopped all comprador apportionments in Sichuan. This year, all taxes and corvees have been stopped.

Han Gong, the governor of Sichuan, and Li Gong, the governor of Sichuan, sympathized with the people. Based on the principle of reducing what can be reduced and never disturbing the people, they tried their best to reduce the burden on the people and let them recuperate.

Now the people of Sichuan are all praising His Majesty's holiness. According to my humble opinion, if there is no natural disaster, it will take another five or six years for the people's strength to recover. "

Zhu Sheyu nodded, and continued to ask: "I have ordered Yu Qian, Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, to serve as the governor of Huguang, Henan, and Sichuan provinces, and be responsible for completely quelling the Miao chaos.

It has been nearly a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court has never been able to suppress or destroy these Miao people, and it is still uncertain to caress them.Can you tell me what is the best way to cure the root cause? "

(End of this chapter)