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Chapter 245 List of tributes (please subscribe)

When Wang Zuo's retirement was settled, Xu Guangqi successfully made the leap and became Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

At this point, the first major blood change in the Tianqi Dynasty Central Committee ended, and four people in the six ministers were replaced. This impact is not insignificant, and can be described as an earthquake.

Fortunately, this matter had been brewing for a month in advance, and many courtiers present had psychological expectations. Besides, this result was also the final result of the game between the courtiers and the others, so there was no panic.

The theme of the early court was to determine the candidates. Now that the candidates have been decided, Zhu Youxiao did not discuss it much. He immediately revealed the matter to see if the courtiers had anything else to do. At this time, the General Affairs Secretary and the examiner of the Enke Examination Yuan Keli suddenly came out.

"Your Majesty, I have something to do."

"Aiqing, please speak."

"Your Majesty, the Enke examination started on February 25th, and it is now March 300th. At present, all the Enke files have been corrected, and 160 tributes have been selected, including [-] five from the southern volume and [-] from the northern volume. Five, thirty of them will be selected. Now the quota has been decided. Please review it with Your Majesty. If there are no objections, the list will be filled in tomorrow and announced to the world on the [-]th."

There was a big problem in the Ming Dynasty's entrance examination, which was the issue of geographical balance.

During the Hongwu period, it appeared that all the people admitted to the examinations and palace examinations were from the south. This caused Zhu Yuanzhang Long Yan to be furious and ordered the examiners to be severely punished and candidates to be re-selected, which calmed the public anger.

Until the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Shiqi, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and others agreed to try out a quota of [-] scholars. The southerners were called Nanjuan, and the admission quota was six-tenths of the total. The northerners were called Beijuan, and the admission quota was [-]% of the total. Four out of ten.

But this was not fair, so after Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty proclaimed his virtue, it was once again stipulated that five people from the south and the north would be ranked as middle rolls, so it became a hundred names, 55 in the south, 35 in the north, and [-] in the middle.

This method of dividing the middle list between the north and the south is not only a policy preference for the economically and culturally developed Jiangnan region, but also a policy protection for the north and southwestern regions. It is conducive to coordinating the relationship between the regions and easing the long-standing so-called south-south conflict. The struggle between the people from the north and the people from the north.

Deep down in his heart, Zhu Youxiao was not very satisfied with this distribution. This division objectively increased the number of Jiangnan officials in the court. However, he cannot change it easily now, otherwise it will cause an uproar in the court. After all, this is indeed the situation. Forced.

After all, it is an indisputable fact that the Jiangnan region is economically and culturally developed, and this is related to the future of scholars.If you don't have enough prestige and reason to do it, it will definitely stir up waves.

Hearing what Yuan Keli said, Zhu Youxiao counted the time and found that it was indeed time to release the results.

"The list of the general examination is of great importance. When you take the list to Qianqing Palace next time, I will personally review it and make a decision."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Yuan Keli bowed his head after hearing this. According to the convention, he could not come out when the list was not released, but as the examiner, he could make an exception because he wanted to show the list to the emperor, but he had to go back today, so the emperor only needed to confirm the list today. That’s it.

This matter was certain, and there was nothing major to report, so Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Zhongxian to withdraw from the court.

Afterwards, the officials of Honglu Temple finished their "singing" and sounded their whips. When Zhu You, the school sage, retreated, all the officials also retreated and went back to the Yamen.

It was almost nine o'clock when Zhu Youxiao returned to Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Youxiao also had a good stretch.

Zhu Youxiao actually didn't like going to the morning court very much. One of the most important points was that he had to sit upright on the golden platform to maintain his majesty, so he couldn't lean on it or make any strange movements. He could only straighten his back and remain motionless. Zhu Youxiao said that it was too much.

"Your Majesty, this is what the Empress told the servants that Your Majesty was tired from the early morning work, so she specially sent some Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup for Your Majesty to try."

"You let it go."

During this period of time, Zhu Youxiao finally enjoyed the warm spring feeling of being cared for by the person next to him. Before, he was afraid of palace life and important affairs in the palace, and he was always trembling with fear.

Even after he succeeded to the throne, he was still alone. Although he had younger brothers and sisters, he still took care of them by himself and could not say anything considerate or get a recharging effect.

Since her wedding, Zhang Yan has taken full care of her food and daily life, and she has taken care of her very meticulously and thoughtfully, and her life is finally not so monotonous.

Now seeing the porridge sent by Zhang Yan, he was very pleased, picked up the small bowl and drank it.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yuan Keli, the envoy of the General Affairs Department, is here."

"Let him come in." Then he saw Yuan Keli, led by He Ning, bowing in from outside the door, holding a stack of files in his hand. After a brief visit, Zhu Youxiao asked him to take a seat.

"Yuan Aiqing hasn't eaten so early. It just so happened that the queen sent me some lotus seed soup. Please share some with you."

Just when Yuan Keli was about to refuse, he saw that Zhu Youxiao had already asked Zhang Chang to get another pair of bowls and chopsticks, so he thanked him directly.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of candidates for this undergraduate examination. All admissions are based on the requirements of Your Majesty, based on the comprehensive evaluation of the three examinations, instead of mainly based on the results of the first examination. I will supervise from beginning to end. There is no If there are any omissions, all the test papers have been sealed and your Majesty is requested to review them."

Hearing Yuan Keli's words, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction. Yuan Keli was confident in his work. Historically, his achievements in leaving Denglai and resetting Dongjiang Town proved his strategic vision and execution ability.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao has always wanted to reuse him. Now he is appointed as the examiner of Enke's examination just to make him more outstanding in his career resume. Once Enke passes, he will reuse him. .

"Don't worry, you're doing something. Show me the list."

Zhang Chang immediately accepted the order, took the name from Yuan Keli and handed it to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao opened the file casually and saw the first few big characters.That is, in the Xinchou Ke examination list in the first year of the Qi Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the first name at the bottom is Lu Xiangsheng.

Unexpectedly, he got No. 1 in the exam, and Zhu Youxiao was secretly surprised. He could guarantee that there was no behind-the-scenes operation, nor was he notified in advance that Lu Xiangsheng would be given special care.

"Why can this Yixing Lu Xiangsheng be Huiyuan (No. 1 in the examination)? What is so special about him?"

Yuan Keli had long thought that Zhu You would ask this question. This ranking was determined by the examiners after several discussions. Since it was determined like this, there must be a good reason, so he said it leisurely.

"Your Majesty, the reason why Lu Xiangsheng was able to win the title of Huiyuan is all due to your wisdom, Your Majesty. Although the content of his first Eight-part Sutra was brilliant, it was definitely not the best among them all. According to past standards, he was just a poor person. Above average, top twenty at most.

However, due to His Majesty's wise and decisive decision, the review time for the joint examination was postponed and the assessment was required to be based on a comprehensive assessment of the three examinations.Therefore, when we later corrected it, we found that his answers to the "Luncture" in the second session and the "Policy Questions" in the third session were excellent, especially the "Ce Questions" in the third session. He had unique insights and could be said to be the best among all living beings. Therefore, overall evaluation in this life can be ranked first.

In fact, it's not just him. If we follow the comprehensive evaluation method of the three exams, we can see that many candidates may not be strong in economics and ethics, but they have outstanding talents in the last two exams, so they are also admitted. "

Although this assessment method is more time-consuming, it also consumes more time on the examiner. During this period of time, the examiner is constantly reviewing and reviewing the files. Although it is very tiring, the results are finally obtained.

After this, Yuan Keli was very satisfied with the result and felt that this method was more fair.

When Zhu Youxiao heard what Yuan Keli said, he immediately became interested. He immediately looked back and found that many historical celebrities appeared on the page.

For example, Song Yingxing, No. 27 on the South List, is very familiar to Zhu Youxiao. He is a permanent figure in history textbooks and a great scientist in the late Ming Dynasty. He devoted his life to the scientific investigation and research of agriculture and handicraft production. His work "Tiangong Kai" "Objects" is known as "the encyclopedia of Chinese crafts in the 17th century".

Zhu Youxiao vaguely remembered that Song Yingxing's studies had stopped at being a civil servant, and that he had failed in all the subsequent exams. He was still thinking about how to promote him to become an official, but now it seems that there is no need at all.Since Song Yingxing has been admitted, he can serve in the Hanlin Academy and observe politics in the Ministry of Industry.

Let him use his expertise to summarize the scientific and technological achievements of Ming Dynasty and then apply them widely.Even if an institution similar to the Academy of Sciences is established in the future, he can be put in charge.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing inwardly, and his face showed joy. Yuan Keli on the side looked confused when he saw the emperor's performance. Could it be that the emperor knew who was involved?But I didn't dare to ask any more questions, so I could only suppress my curiosity.

Zhu Youxiao continued to look behind him as he spoke, and found another familiar figure among the six people behind Song Yingxing, namely Gui'an Mao Yuanyi.

This person has outstanding talents and is a rare talent in the military and economic fields.

When he was only in his twenties, he compiled a comprehensive military book with the largest number of words, "Wu Bei Zhi", with a total of 240 volumes, more than 200 million words of text, and 738 pictures.It can be said that it has compiled and compiled the military theory, combat implements, equipment materials, state governance strategies, etc. of the Ming Dynasty and before the Ming Dynasty. It is a very important military book.

The most profound impression Zhu Youxiao had on him was when he saw an inscription written by Mao Yuanyi in his previous life to make money for the imperial court. In the inscription, he could see at a glance that the imperial court was not short of money, but that the imperial court could not collect taxes, and there were many The tax is too light.

Therefore, it was recommended to open the sea and prohibit the establishment of customs, collect tea taxes, collect commercial taxes, and crack down on the powerful lords and a series of measures.But he was a man of low words, and no one paid any attention to him when he submitted the title. In the end, he was depressed and frustrated, so he drank and died.

Now that Zhu Youxiao thought about it, he felt that his approach coincided with that of Mao Yuanyi, but he didn't expect that this person actually came to participate in the examination and passed it. It seems that he should take a good look at this person during the palace examination. People.

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