I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 306: Civil or military scholar?

Shen Shixing and Yu Youding are two of the guests invited by Zhang Siwei tonight.

It was such a coincidence that they both arrived at the same time.

Shen Shixing got out of the sedan chair and saw Yu Youding standing in front of the sedan chair, looking up at Zuifeng Tower.

"Brother Bingzhong!"

Yu Youding turned around and saw Shen Shixing. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Rumo, what a coincidence, you and I are one after the other."

"Yes, it shows that you and I have a good understanding!" Shen Shixing replied with a smile, "Lord Feng Pan invited us to a banquet here today, I wonder why?"

"Who cares! This Zuifeng Tower is a place of elegance and grace in the capital. You and I should not come here. We are invited to a banquet today. Just bring your stomach, eyes and ears."

"What about the mouth?"

Yu Youding waved his hand and said, "Just eat and talk less."

The two of them laughed and walked into the front hall together.

The receptionist came forward and asked, "Gentlemen, do you have a reservation?"

"The president of the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Zhang, has ordered it!"

"Oh, it turns out that you are Mr. Zhang, the distinguished guest. You are on the fourth floor. Please follow me."

Shen Shixing and Yu Youding followed behind and climbed the stairs.

"By the way, Brother Bingzhong, Lord Yuanfeng's nephew Yuan Dalun has recently come to Beijing and has been active around to seek a title for Lord Yuanfeng. Has he found you?"

The Lord Yuanfeng mentioned by Shen Shixing is Yuan Wei, who entered the cabinet during the Jiajing period and was also known as Yuanfeng.

Yu Youding remained silent.

Yuan Wei was the chief examiner of the imperial examination in the 41st year of the Jiajing reign, and the teacher of Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, and Yu Youding. Logically speaking, Yuan Dalun was seeking a posthumous title for Yuan Wei, and Yu Youding and the other two should have helped him.

It’s just that Yuan Wei went a little too far back then.

He entered the cabinet by writing Qingci and was called the Qingci Prime Minister.

This is nothing. Xu Jie, Li Chunfang and Yan Ne were all known as prime ministers of Qingci, but they had a lot of students and former officials, and the friendship between teachers and students was deep.

Only Yuan Wei handled things inappropriately, which led to the weakening of the relationship between teacher and student.

"Brother Bingzhong, the grace comes from above. You and I are small and our words are insignificant. So a thousand words are not as good as a word of silence."

Shen Shixing looked at Yu Youding and couldn't help but sigh.

At that time, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue and Yu Youding were all serving in the Hanlin Academy. Whenever there was a social writing or a mysterious article assigned by Emperor Jiajing to write, or even an important article in the Hanlin Academy, Yuan Wei would ask these three disciples to his private residence to draft it for him. If he was not satisfied with it, he would first scold them loudly and then speak ill of them.

Sometimes when preparing letters and poems for Emperor Jiajing, Yuan Wei was in a hurry to go to the West Garden. He was worried that the writing was not good and would need to be rewritten, so he locked the door and left. There was not even any food or wine in the room. Shen, Wang and Yu were hungry from morning to night, and they were only able to go home when they were half starved to death every time.

Yuan Wei and Yu Youding are from the same hometown, but Yuan Wei is the most harsh on him.

Once, when Yu Youding wrote something not so good, Yuan Wei scolded him: "How did you get the name 'Youding'? You should be called 'Yu Baiding'."

Afterwards, the nickname "Yu Baiding" was spread everywhere. Yu Youding was deeply hurt by his arrogance and rudeness, and was also despised by Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue.

Seeing Yu Youding's attitude, Shen Shixing knew that his knot in his heart had not yet been resolved.

Yeah, I haven’t figured it out yet.

So he changed the subject: "Brother Yuan Yu (Wang Xijue) was suddenly transferred to Liaoyang to serve as the governor-general of Liaodong. It was really unexpected. Liaodong is a bitter and cold place, and he is a southerner. I wonder if he can endure it."

"He was chosen as the lecturer of the Eastern Palace, which means someone recommended him to the Western Garden. He must be given an important position this time. Border affairs are military affairs. After some experience, he will definitely be promoted when he returns to the capital."

"Brother Bingzhong is right. Brother Yuanyu will surely stand out and become the best in our department soon. But don't let this experience tire him too much."

The two looked at each other and understood each other.

I'm not only afraid that my brother will suffer hardship, but also I'm afraid that my brother will drive a Land Rover.

In the year of Renxu, three outstanding students passed the imperial examination. Shen Shixing was the top scholar, Wang Xijue was the second and Yu Youding was the third. They were admitted to the Imperial Academy together. Their friendship and mutual assistance, as well as their deep brotherly love, were praised as a good story.

Now, Wang Xijue has somehow caught the eye of the Crown Prince and has been appointed as a lecturer in the Eastern Palace. Now he has gone to Liaodong for training, and I believe he will soon be promoted and surpass everyone else.

I can't go back, never go back.

When I walked to the second floor, I suddenly heard a noise in the hall.

"Li Zhi is a man of limited talent and learning, but he has occupied a high position, and his virtue is unworthy of his position! He wantonly spreads heresy, values ​​profit over morality, humiliates saints, advocates militarism, and preaches the doctrine of no ruler and no father, bringing disaster to the country and the people. His crimes are extremely heinous!

I'm going to impeach him!" "Bah! Who the hell are you! You have the nerve to talk about Mr. Zhuo Wu! Mr. Zhuo Wu inherited Yangming's philosophy of mind and created a new school, following the will of heaven.

"You have done nothing for the country or the people, so how dare you criticize Mr. Zhuo Wu!"

"I follow the teachings of the saints and obey the principles of heaven!"

"Bah! You are an ignorant, arrogant and ignorant child!"

"Bah! You are such a flatterer with no integrity!"

"Pooh!"

"I'm bah!"

As the argument went on, the two groups started to fight.

Shen Shixing curiously pulled the bystander standing nearby and asked, "Brother, what happened?"

"These are the candidates for this year's imperial examination, fighting cocks with each other!"

Another bystander gloated and said, "Hehe, this year's Jinshi are the most martial virtues."

Someone nearby clapped his hands and shouted, "All right, all right! Longhua Academy has the upper hand."

The onlooker who had just spoken leaned his head out to take a look, and said with a smile: "It is said that Longhua Academy, like Xiangshan Academy, learns new knowledge and practices new rules. It is necessary to integrate knowledge and practice, and to have both civil and military skills. Every morning and noon, you must strengthen your body for two quarters of an hour each, and invite military academies to be instructors.

It's really amazing. Two of them beat five without losing. They even chased and beat them. Is he a civil or military scholar?"

The people watching nearby burst into laughter.

Shen Shixing and Yu Youding looked at each other with a mixture of laughter and tears on their faces.

They recognized that the person who was chasing the five people was Li Mingchun and Li Ziyang, the Jinshi of this year.

The great talent of Longhua Academy was unruly and unrestrained, and he named himself Xunhuan Gongzi. He won the third place in the imperial examination and was called Li Tanhua.

Behind him was Shen Wanxiang, whose courtesy name was Qianhe. He was a talented scholar from Xiangshan Academy and ranked fifth in the first class of this year's exam. He cooperated well with Li Mingchun, and was able to advance and retreat in moderation. He was able to see the art of joint attack in the army.

The five people who were chased and beaten and fled in panic were also this year's Jinshi, led by Shen Yikuan and Dai Shiqiu.

Shen Yikuan was also from Yin County, and was a distant relative of Shen Wanxiang. They had a grudge against each other long ago, and this time the two met at Zuifenglou and had a quarrel as soon as they saw each other.

After arguing for a while, Li Mingchun became annoyed and walked up to start fighting.

When Shen Yi Guan's companions saw that this man was so arrogant and rude, they relied on their numbers to rush forward and beat him up. As a result, they were chased and beaten by Li and Shen in a few moves.

Yu Youding knew Shen Wanxiang and Shen Yikuan, and had frequent contacts with their father and brother. He didn't want to get involved, so he pulled Shen Shixing and went to the third floor.

"What are you doing? A group of Jinshi are fighting. Would it sound good if it got out?"

A loud roar was heard and several people stood up. The leader was none other than Zhao Zhigao, the second place winner in the first class of this year's exam. Behind him stood Wang Jiaping and Chen Yubei, who had passed the imperial examination in the same class.

Chen Yubei was the son of cabinet minister Chen Yiqin. He previously studied under Zhao Zhenji. After completing his studies, he returned to his hometown to take part in the imperial examinations and passed all three tests.

Seeing these three people coming forward to mediate, Li Mingchun smiled and dropped the stool leg in his hand.

"We are all disciples of Lord Zhuo Wu. These people are full of shit and dare to insult Lord Zhuo Wu in front of us. If we don't beat them, it will go against the principles of heaven, earth, the emperor, parents and teachers!"

Shen Shixing and Yu Youding went up to the third floor and couldn't help asking, "I know about Longhua Academy. It was founded by Yang Jinshui in Shanghai. Mr. Zhuo Wu is the principal and he invited several of Mr. Zhuo Wu's favorite students to be professors. Every year, they select outstanding students to go to Beijing to listen to Mr. Zhuo Wu's face-to-face teachings.

Is Xiangshan Academy also normal?"

"Almost. Yang Jinshui led the Coordination Bureau to promote maritime commerce and open up trade. Thousands of merchants took advantage of the situation and became wealthy. Shanghai and Ningbo were the cities with the largest number of merchants in the southeast.

Xiangshan Academy was funded and built by Ningbo merchants, just like Longhua Academy.

"Is it also a way to combine knowledge and action, and to combine civil and military skills?"

Yu Youding glanced at Shen Shixing and said, "You saw it."

"Well, it really is a good education, and all the people they have cultivated are talented people."

Yu Youding looked around and said, "This year's spring examination was postponed for a month by Xiyuan on the grounds that a candidate had impersonated and cheated.

With Shilu and Dazhou as the chief examiners and Taiyue as the censor, Longhua Academy, Xiangshan Academy and Yiniantang had as many as 27 successful candidates in the imperial examination.
Everyone can see the mystery here. Many people are dissatisfied. "

The imperial examination is a taboo for certain people. If the crown prince secretly extends his hand into it, some people will definitely be dissatisfied, which will inevitably lead to conflicts and turmoil.

Shen Shixing nodded in understanding and said, "Lord Feng Pan is still waiting for us, let's go quickly."

(End of this chapter)