King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Zhu Tan had no idea that after Tang Bohu was involved in the imperial examination case, he lived a life of poverty, but he eventually forgave Du Mu and even asked Du Mu to write a poem for him!

Xu Jing and others were not as arrogant as Tang Bohu. They did not let Tang Zheng go, but were eager to establish a good relationship with this emperor in the eyes of the current emperor.

This made Zhu Tan feel a very good atmosphere and he did not feel trapped in it.

Just then, there was a sound of gongs and drums, and a list appeared at the door of the Ministry of Rites.

A man named Good News Bearer had already come over, recorded the good news, and then spread the good news in a certain order.

This amount of money is enough for them to have food and clothing for a year!

Not long after, the sound of firecrackers was heard, and the person who had received the good news shouted loudly: "Nanhai County Candidate Lun has won the first place in this examination. He has been named on the gold list, on the gold list, on the gold list!"

The person who brought the good news went to the restaurant he was looking for while speaking, wanting to tell him the good news first so that he could earn more money.

Coincidentally, the scholar's restaurant was not far away, and Zhu Tan and others could see the scholar's appearance at a glance.

Zhu Tan was the first to be startled. The man looked to be in his thirties, but his head was abnormally large, almost twice that of an ordinary person.

Is it because the brain is too big that the learning ability is strong?
Lun Wenxu clasped his fists to express his gratitude, handed more than ten taels of silver to Xinhao, and then asked someone to scatter a few copper coins on the road for the children and adults to pick up.

Tang Bohu laughed and said, "Then Lun Bochou will have to eat for at least half a year!"

"Bohu, do you know him?" Zhu Tan knew that Tang Bohu was referring to his son, named Boxuan.

Tang Bohu said with a disappointed look on his face: “My master Liang Chu is very optimistic about him. Today, Lun Bochou not only passed the exam with the first place, but also passed the exam with the first place.”

Next, Tang Bohu told everything he knew about Lun Wenxu.

Because Lun Wenxu has a huge head, he is affectionately called "Big Guy".

Lun Wenxu grew up in a poor family. His father Lun Xian worked as a farmer and a servant. Later, he drove a ferry. The family could only barely make ends meet.

Lun Xian was unable to send his son to a private school as he did not have sufficient financial resources.

When Lun Wenxu was three or four years old, his father carefully taught him to read and recite Tang and Song poems after work. In less than a year, he could recite dozens of words, his calligraphy also became very good, and he studied and learned very hard.

When he was seven years old, he often listened to classes at the gate of a school in the village. He was moved by the teacher, who accepted him as his disciple without asking for any money.

Because of his intelligence and love of learning, Lun Wenxu was able to compose poems and couplets at the age of eight or nine. He always ranked first in the exams and was known as a child prodigy, a quick wit, and a genius.

Later, the teacher died of old age and illness, so Lun Wenxu dropped out of school, but he continued to do business while studying poetry and calligraphy.

"Lun Bochou is best at couplets, especially the Lingnan characters. Recently, Bochou's couplet was compared with that of Xie Jin, a great scholar in the early Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Tan nodded continuously when he heard the story of Lun Wenxu before he passed the imperial examination.

"He deserves the first place in the exam. He is the son of a poor family, but he has been able to stand out since he was young. He has reached a new height through his own efforts. Brother Bohu, you must introduce him to me."

Tang Bohu nodded for Liang Chu's sake and because he had some friendship with Lun Wenxu.

Good news kept coming. The top and second place winners were Feng Xi, and the top and third place winners were Liu Long.

Zhu Tan had some memories of both of them, and his memories of Feng Xi came from historical materials.

At the ceremony, Feng Xi disagreed with Emperor Jiajing's recognition that he was his father. He cried bitterly in front of the palace, which made Emperor Jiajing almost spit out blood. He ordered him to be thrown into the dungeon, disabled for life, exiled to the frontier, and died tragically in the government office.

Liu Long's father, named Liu Fengyi, went to the Ministry of Justice, had a word with him, and even had a fight with his son Liu Long.

As for Feng Xi, Zhu Tan believed that Feng Xi had always been the emperor's brother-in-law and Zhengde's nephew, and had a firm stance. Therefore, since he lost his official position and his life, Zhu Tan naturally had to help him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tan knew the names of Wang Shouren and Wang Yangming.

This teacher Yangming failed the imperial examination twice in a row, but this time he finally passed it and ranked second and third, which can be said to be among the top ten.

Then there will be the imperial edict and the Qionglin Banquet in the Golden Palace, but it will be held in the Fengtian Palace in two days, when the emperor will summon all the candidates for the imperial examination.

However, she didn't plan to miss the party. Fortunately, her wedding date was just before his wedding, so she didn't plan to hold it in two places at the same time.

At this moment, another notice was posted on the yellow list.

With the emperor's consent, the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites discussed and decided to hold another examination after the imperial examination next year.

In this way, those who failed the imperial examination this time, as well as those who failed the imperial examination this time, can take part in the imperial examination again after three years.

When the news came out, all the students were excited.

Such things would only happen in the Song Dynasty, but rarely happen in this era.

Both Tang Bohu and Xu Jing had guessed that the special examination would be held today, but they just didn't know which day it was.

Now I finally got what I wanted, I breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly made up my mind to pass the Enke exam this year.

Although Tang Bohu was a romantic and handsome man, he did not forget that it was Zhu Tan who proposed this matter, so he told the people around him about it.

This can be considered as a way of winning face for Chu Mu. At least, those who can enter the special examination will receive such treatment.

After all, this can save three years, which means that they can have more opportunities to take the imperial examinations, but three years is really too short!
Zhu Tan thought that Tang Bohu might be a good person, but his ideas were too extreme. He either liked to drink or visit brothels. As the saying goes, his legs were out of control.

While good news kept coming, a top scholar emerged from Zhu Tan's table. His name was Gao Liangbi, and he was from Minxian County, Gansu Province. He was among the top three this year and was the top scholar again.

Not long after that, the person sitting at the same table with him was Liu Shangyi from Linxiang, who ranked 107th with the third place.

Zhu Tan and Tang Bohu hurried forward to congratulate them. Although they were only ranked third and were both scholars, it was still a good result and they would not be too bad in terms of promotion in the future.

These two people are around 30 years old. They are not as high-profile as high-school students, but they are also very energetic.

His temperament is completely different from before, which is the so-called temperament change. From now on, he is an official.

"Brother, I didn't expect you to come too."

When Zhu Tan and others toasted to congratulate Gao Liangbi and Liu Shangyi, Wang Shouren appeared in front of the hotel. "What a coincidence, I have something to ask you. I was originally planning to go to the Hou Mansion to look for you!"

Zhu Tan did not expect Wang Shouren to come to him, and said, "Let's talk about it later. Let me introduce you to these two people. They are the same age as Bai An."

Two people who take the imperial examination at the same time are called "tongke", similar to students in the previous life.

If we fail the exam, I'm sorry, we won't have the chance to be classmates.

With Chu Xian's introduction, Wang Shouren greeted Gao Liangbi and Liu Shangyi. Wang Shouren was a famous figure in the capital. He passed the examination and became a scholar at a young age, and his father was also a scholar.

Gao Liangbi, Liu Shangyi and others also welcomed Wang Shouren very much.

Wang Shouren drank with Xiao Shanbi, Tang Bohu and others and soon became familiar with each other.

Then he whispered to Zhu Tan, "My dear brother is going to marry Miss Ma Wensheng. I have a favor to ask of you."

After Wang Shouren was listed, he was sent to the Ministry of Works to supervise government affairs and handle Wang Yue's funeral.

All the civil and military officials in the court knew that Ma Wensheng was Wang Yue's confidant, and with his help, things would be much easier.

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Zhu Tan's lips moved. This guy Wang Shouren really had a plan in advance!

Having a good father really makes a difference. Li Dongyang looks at him differently. Li Dongyang had not promoted Wang Shouren before because he saw that Wang Shouren did not pass the imperial examination. Now he has passed the imperial examination and ranked second, so he can have a bright future.

"Brother Bo'an, I will definitely tell Lord Ma about this. Bo'an, do you want to go to the northwest by yourself?"

Wang Shouren nodded, "Of course, we have to take back the coffin and other things from Lord Weining's funeral. I haven't been there yet, so it's good to take a look at the terrain here, and also take a look at the situation at the border. By the way, we can better deal with it."

Zhu Tan knew very well that Wang Shouren had the ambition to command troops. He had visited the northeastern border when he was young. Now that he was going there, it was naturally impossible for him to do nothing.

At this time, the palace examination had ended. Zhu Tan bid farewell to Tang Bohu and others, and went to meet Ma Wensheng with Wang Shouren.

Ma Wensheng is the head of the six ministries and nine officials. His dream of many years has finally come true. Naturally, he is full of fighting spirit and it is common for him to work overtime.

The Ministry of Revenue was the place where all officials submitted memorials, so Ma Wensheng was able to decide whether the memorials should be submitted to the imperial court or to Emperor Hongzhi.

"This Jiao Fang really hasn't learned well at all."

Ma Wensheng threw the memorial in his hand aside with a look of disdain. This was Jiao Fang, the newly promoted Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. He had submitted several memorials since taking office.

It sounds like serious business, but it's actually all nonsense and useless.

Besides, Ma Wensheng didn't have any good feelings towards Jiao Fang, so he would definitely delete Jiao Fang's report. Only one out of ten would be redundant.

Ma Wensheng was busy sorting out memorials. When he heard that Zhu Tan was coming to visit him, he immediately smiled.

He was genuinely happy about his grandson-in-law and quickly had someone welcome him in. However, when he saw Wang Shouren again, he looked displeased.

Wang Shouren is the younger generation that Li Dongyang values ​​the most. Between Ma Wensheng and Li Dongyang, although Liu Daxia treats him very badly, he still has to respect his grandson-in-law.

When Chu Tian stated his purpose, Ma Wensheng, in order to let Wang Yue die with dignity, specifically reminded Wang Shouren and expressed his willingness to help him arrange manpower and supplies.

Wang Shouren had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and Wang Yue's coffin could not wait any longer, so he left happily and started his journey out of Beijing.

Zhu Tan watched Wang Shouren leave, then returned to Ma Wensheng, frowning and pondering the atmosphere.

"It seems that Lord Ma doesn't have a good impression of Bo'an. Bo'an is a man of strategy!"

Seeing that Zhu Tan was inexperienced and had a short-term vision, Ma Wensheng said, "The Ming Dynasty is full of talents, but what it lacks is outstanding people. Wang Shouren just passed the imperial examination, but he paved the way for Wang Hua and Li Dongyang. To others, what does this mean? The death of Weining Earl Wang Yue seemed to be a hard thing on the surface, but there is no gain without hard work, and it can also accumulate experience. If I am not mistaken, he will be named Shangshu when he returns from the northwest. This time, he has left all the top scorers of the same class far behind!"

Zhu Tan didn't know much about Wang Shouren's early political career, but after hearing what Ma Wensheng said, it made some sense to him.

He knew a lot about Wang Shouren, and couldn't help but speak for Wang Shouren: "He has had such talent since he was a child. He was framed by Li Dongyang twice. Now he is in his thirties and finally passed the imperial examination. His character is pretty good."

Ma Wensheng laughed out loud. Li Dongyang praised Wang Shouren twice, causing Wang Shouren to waste six years of his time. Ma Wensheng naturally knew that Li Dongyang must be responsible for his actions.

Ma Wensheng originally planned to tell Zhu Tan about the wedding tomorrow, but before he could say anything, a servant from the Ministry of Personnel came running over in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, the Right Prime Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Master Jiao, is here to visit you—"

Before Jiao Fang could finish her words, they had already arrived.

Zhu Tan looked and saw that the man in the Shangshu official uniform was about sixty years old, tall, with a slightly round face and a pair of triangular eyes, the so-called "squinting eyes".

He had no beard on his face, only a tuft of goat-like beard, which made him look very handsome.

Jiao Fang's voice was loud and even trembling. As soon as he entered the room, he asked, "Ma Wensheng, why did you stop my memorial?"

Ma Wensheng didn't expect that Jiao Fang would come to his door directly, and he was immediately furious.

"Master Jiao's criticism of the Ming Dynasty Code did not hit the mark, and it can be said to be vulgar. Moreover, you are not an imperial censor, so you should know that those memorials are all about you, so you don't have to present them to the emperor."

Jiao Fang was well-known for being uneducated and cruel. When he heard what Ma Wensheng said, he burst into laughter.

"That's not necessarily true. It's fine if you suppress your own memorials, but how come more than 80% of the memorials are written by northerners? All the memorials submitted are from southerners. Do you have a grudge against the northerners and wantonly suppress them?"

Jiao Fang also thought so. Most of the people in official circles were fellow villagers, not his friends.

In the words of future people, it was a battle for territory, and Jiao Fang even blew up the entire area.

"Master Jiao, watch your words."

Ma Wensheng never expected that Jiao Fang's brain circuit was so strange that he actually swallowed all the memorials that were not reported. They were all trivial matters that seemed meaningless to him.

But on second thought, most of these memorials were written by officials from the Northern Frontier.

Jiao Fang's eyes flashed, staring at him and said: "Watch your words? You still have the nerve to say that when Henan was hit by drought, I had already proposed to the court to reduce Henan's taxes. Why was this memorial also suppressed?" (End of this chapter)