Mingshi

Chapter 516 Palace Exam
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?????? Emperor Jiajing was also excited for the first time. He immediately agreed and convened the cabinet for discussion. It seemed that tomorrow the war machine of the entire Ming Dynasty would be in motion, and it would be close to Hetao.

However, Emperor Jiajing regretted it later, and the result of his regret was very tragic, causing shock in the government and the public. Zeng Mian beheaded and his wife was exiled for two thousand miles; The sons and grandsons cut their jobs for the people.

Until now, most people have not figured out why Emperor Jiajing was so inconsistent, and only a few bigwigs in the later dynasty, such as Yan Song and Xu Jie, vaguely guessed Jiajing's heart.

However, Emperor Jiajing left a cold and capricious impression on those who couldn't guess.At this time, Zhou Yu and the others also remembered the impression left by Emperor Jiajing to the world, and their faces were ugly.

If this palace test was really about Kaihai as Luo Xin had guessed, how would they answer it?

This kind of strategy does not depend on how well you write, but on whether you conform to your wishes. If you conform to your wishes, it is not impossible to choose you as the champion.But if you go against your wishes, you don't have to think about a good ranking.Maybe you will be dethroned.

And this is not over, because you have already left a bad impression in Emperor Jiajing's heart, and you will never be promoted again.

It can be said that a test paper ruined a life!
How could this not make these candidates nervous?

Everyone's hearts suddenly moved. Since Luo Xin mentioned Zeng Mi, wouldn't it be to remind everyone that Emperor Jiajing was a capricious person?

Could it be that Luo Xin has deduced the truth about Emperor Jiajing's involvement in the Zeng Mi incident?
"No way!" Luo Zhi asked in a low voice, "Have you guessed the truth about His Majesty's involvement in the Zeng Mian incident?"

"I'm just guessing!" Luo Xin said softly. Regarding the repetition of Emperor Jiajing in the Zeng Mian incident, later generations have already given a very thorough analysis, so Luo Xin just thought about it for a while, and then said:

"It starts with His Majesty's character. Every emperor in the past dynasties has the ideal of expanding the territory, but to a greater or lesser extent. Therefore, when he first proposed the Hetao strategy, His Majesty was inevitably excited. However, your majesty is different from the emperors of previous dynasties, what your majesty is most concerned about is not government affairs, not expanding territories, but cultivating the Tao."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nodded.Emperor Jiajing practiced Taoism for more than [-] years and did not go to court. This is something that the government and the public know. In the hearts of the millions of people in the Ming Dynasty, Taoism is the most important thing in Emperor Jiajing's life.

"So, after His Majesty got over the excitement of hearing Hetao's policy at the beginning, His Majesty thought a lot. What if Hetao can't be subdued? Who will clean up this mess?

No one came to clean up.Only His Majesty can clean it up, because this is His Majesty's world.But to clean up such a mess, it is necessary to run the entire country, to mobilize for war, to dispatch soldiers, to collect food and grass, to plan strategies, and so on.Under such circumstances, may His Majesty still have the time and mood to practice Taoism?
His Majesty's temperament is that as long as it doesn't disturb his cultivation, he can give up anything.Occasionally, aspirations and pride arise, just let it go.So His Majesty made a slip of the tongue very quickly, and a long time ago happened. "

"Isn't this an escape?" Haizheng raised his eyebrows and said, "He is the emperor, the Lord of Ming Dynasty, how can he do this?"

"Ahem..." Zhou Yu coughed twice, attracted everyone's attention, and said with a serious expression: "Today's words are not allowed to be spoken out of this room."

Everyone nodded solemnly, and the room became dull.After a while, Liu Xiuwen said in a dispirited way:

"In this way, His Majesty has brought up the topic of opening the sea now, and he has been passionate for another 3 minutes? It's okay, what is he tossing about?"

"Lack of money!" Huang Sheng said flatly, "I'm afraid His Majesty has no money to live on, so I thought of Kaihai."

"However, according to the analysis of Buqi, after two days, your Majesty, once he thinks that the opening of the sea will affect the entire coastal area and have a huge impact on the entire Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that he will retreat and escape again." Zhang Xun shook his head and sighed. road.

"That's for sure!" Yun Zhiqiu said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty is old now, so it's even more muddling along."

"Then what should we do?" Haizheng asked hesitantly.

"Naturally, we must first comply with Shangyi's wishes and secure the position of the official first." Luo Zhi said lightly: "Only when the official position is stable, can we talk about other things. If the official position is not stable, even if we have ideals, we have nothing to do." way to achieve it.”

Among the Jinyang Jiujie, Luo Zhi is the oldest.Everyone pondered for a while, Tao Xingyan nodded and said:
"It is indeed an old saying."

The time came to March [-]th.

This day is the palace examination for all the sons to go on a pilgrimage, and it is the last stage of the Ming Dynasty's selection process.

Xiyuan.

The officials of Honglu Temple have already begun to arrange the throne, case Huang.The officials of Guanglu Temple began to arrange the examination tables and arrange the seats for the candidates, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites prepared the test papers, answer sheets, etc.All this is done by the officials themselves, and the eunuchs and maids are not allowed to intervene.

It was still dark.

Luo Xin and the others had already arrived at the gate of Xiyuan Palace and waited.There are only 290 nine people who can participate in the palace examination, and they are called Gongshi.At this time, all nine people from 290 came here wearing stars and wearing moons. Everyone's eyes were shining with excitement, and many people even had dark circles. It seemed that they didn't sleep much last night.This is the day that all scholars look forward to the most, and it is also the exam that they most look forward to. After ten years of hard work, after passing the tragic exams again and again, isn't it just for this day?

In the morning he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening he ascended to the Hall of the Son of Heaven.

Why not!

And all the examinees only had excitement in their eyes, but no nervousness.

This is because the palace examination is just a process of selecting the best. After the general examination, they are already Jinshi, which will not delay them from becoming officials. The palace examination is just a ranking.

Those with good rankings can stay in the capital, and those with poor rankings can also be sent out to become seventh-rank county magistrates. In short, they have already embarked on official careers.

So, a good ranking means a good future, right?
not necessarily!

Too many people with good rankings stayed in the capital and entered the Imperial Academy, but once they entered the Imperial Academy, their voices disappeared, and they ended up eating and waiting to die.

However, those who are sent outside can become emperors of Bailitu. It can be said that each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

However, no matter what the future holds, these people are getting along well with each other at the moment, shuttling and communicating with each other in front of Xiyuan gate. Newcomers in the officialdom belong to the lowest ranks in the officialdom. If they want to stay in the officialdom where the weak prey on the strong, it is not enough for them alone. Only they, the newcomers, can unite.

Only by ventilating and supporting each other can we keep our official status.

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