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Chapter 231 Handpicked No. [-] Scholar Girl (Part [-])

As soon as Zhu Yousong pointed to the vacant seat next to Empress Jin on the stage, he left the nine Wu Jinshi under the stunned eyes of everyone. Coming to pick him up, Zhu Yousong took over his exclusive outfit from the accompanying eunuch, put on a dragon crown and a dragon robe, and walked towards Dianjiangtai, followed by Li Quan and others.

Seeing the emperor showing his true colors and approaching them, the two examiners, Zheng Hongkui, the governor of the Chinese army, and Liu Zhaoji, the commander of the imperial battalion, hurriedly stood up and knelt down to greet them. All the officials also knelt down, and the two famous women, Empress Jin and He Xuanjiao, came down from their seats to welcome Sheng Jia with smiles on their faces.

Zhu Yousong asked all the ministers to waive the courtesy, and when the time came, they sat down on the dragon chairs on the stage, and all the civil and military officials took their seats.

Except for Zheng Damu who was not surprised, the martial arts in the arena was stunned. It turned out that the emperor pretended to be a warrior and competed with them in the arena. "Unique!" "Rare in the world!" In the process, their sense of pride welled up, and they all felt that their ancestral graves were smoking.

Of course, the most unbelievable ones are Ma Jinhua, Ma Wannian, Zhang Huan and Lu Xiao. The four young generals are almost in unison, and they are stupid, "Brother Zhu is the emperor?"

Then they all shook their heads in disbelief, no wonder Mr. Zhu's god-dragon sees his head and tail these days, no wonder he dares to call himself Zhu Tian!

At this time, Ma Jinhua was thinking more than this, because she saw He Xuanjiao, who was sworn by her, and the Golden Empress sitting next to the emperor. Such a seat should never be qualified for her imperial sister. Is the concubine married?Also, he disguised himself as a man to participate in the scientific examination, and defeated His Majesty the Emperor under the watchful eyes of everyone. Ma Jinhua, with a warm face and beating heart, seemed to fall into the clouds and fog.

Half an hour later, all the civil and military officials got down from their seats on the general's stage, and they formed several rows in front of the general, just like the golden hall worshiping the king, with Wendong and Wuxi lining up on both sides.At this time, the nine elites selected by the chief official of the palace also came to the stage, bowed to Zhu Yousong, and then stood in a neat row to wait for the order.

Zhu Yousong sat on the podium and began to go to the court to try out strategies. The first one he clicked on was of course Ma Jinhua, the most beautiful woman in the ranking. Because the emperor knew her details, Ma Jinhua simply returned to her daughter's body.

When Ma Jinhua came out from the list of nine people and knelt down in front of the general's platform again, all the civil and military officials were stunned again. It turned out that the heroic young general who won the emperor in the martial arts field was a girl as beautiful as a fairy?Said to be a big girl, this age is not very old, that is, she looks about sixteen or seventeen years old.

All of a sudden, civil and military officials whispered to each other and started whispering.

"Didn't you just be a son, why did you become a daughter, is there any mistake?"

"It's not wrong, she is a woman disguised as a man, but this is someone's daughter, and she defeated the emperor in the martial arts field. That's in full view. Will the emperor punish her for the crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"There is no rule in the Ming Dynasty that women are not allowed to leave the examination room. As for the emperor's defeat, according to my opinion, it is not accidental. If the emperor wants to be undefeated, does the emperor want to be the champion of martial arts?"

"Well, my lord is right..."

"Cough, cough cough." Zhu Yousong deliberately coughed twice, all the civil and military officials suddenly shut up, and the scene fell silent.

At this moment, Ma Jinhua knelt down on the ground, her heart was pounding. After all, this was the first time she saw the emperor, and she was afraid of breaking the etiquette. Even though her grandmother had taught her the etiquette by heart, she was still cautious and did not dare to look up. The emperor just said in a soft voice: "Ma Jinhua, a grassroots man, has seen the emperor."

"Xiaoqing's family is safe," Zhu Yousong said to the civil and martial arts, "I think there are some lovers who don't know, but this is Ma Jinhua, the grandson of the loyal Marquis Qin Liangyu."

With Zhu Yousong's words, those unaware civil and military officials suddenly realized, and then kept nodding their heads, secretly said: "No wonder they have such martial arts skills, so they are the descendants of Qin Taijun. Children and grandchildren, why does his granddaughter go to Beijing to take the exam and deliberately conceal her identity? How did the emperor know that they seem to be familiar with each other in the martial arts field?"

Zhu Yousong went on to say: "Qin Liangyu's Aiqing and Ma Qiancheng's Aiqing's husband and wife are full of loyalty, and they have made great achievements in begging the thieves and suppressing the captives. Now their second grandson is going to Beijing to take the exam as a commoner. There is no favoritism. Personal love is indeed a model for all officials of the Ming Dynasty, and you should use it as an example in the future, and you must never seek personal gain or pervert the law because of favoritism."

All the officials hurriedly bowed and answered in unison: "We will follow His Majesty's decree."

Then Zhu Yousong formally tested the theory of tactics in the court. Ma Jinhua could not be troubled by military books and war strategies. He had unique insights into governing the country and the army. .

Then came Fan Jinzhong, a descendant of the Jin merchants. Although he didn't have a good opinion of the Jin merchant Zhu Yousong, and even planned to try to eradicate them in the future, but one size belongs to one size. Besides, the faults of the father's generation cannot be blamed on the son. There are many people who are loyal and loyal, so Zhu Yousong did not offend him for no reason. When the court tried it, the answer was satisfactory.

Speaking of Zhang Huan, Zhu Yousong announced his father's name for the civil and military officials. After the officials knew that he was the son of Zhang Ling, the crossbow general, they also respected him in awe.

Zhu Yousong asked him about his military strategy and the way of governing the country and the army, and Zhang Huan could answer some of them, but Zhang Huan showed a strong sense of revenge. The implication is that he came to Beijing this time to rush for the exam not for fame, but mainly to play The murderer came to avenge his father, and when Zhang Yu'er was mentioned, Zhang Huan's eyes were cracked and his silver teeth were filed into pieces.

Civil servants, officials and military generals who often deal with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong know that this Zhang Yuer is one of the adopted sons of the thief. It's inconvenient to say too much about the court test.

Then the remaining six people including Zheng Damu, Ma Wannian, Xu Xianren, Lu Xiao, Zhao Fu, and Fang Dongxu conducted court examinations one by one.These personal opinions are not the same, but basically they all satisfy Zhu Yousong.

At the end of the imperial examination, Zhu Yousong announced on the spot that Wu Jinshi and the first and third places were: Ma Jinhua, No. [-] in Wu, Fan Jinzhong, No. [-] in Wu, and Zhang Huan, Hua in Wutan. The top three: Zheng Damu, Ma Wannian, Xu Xianren, all three were awarded second-class bodyguards, and their salary was equal to that of a regular sixth-rank general; Awarded as a third-class bodyguard, the salary is equivalent to that of a sixth-rank general.

The nine winners were all incorporated into Liu Zhaoji's imperial camp, and they took office two months later, and then ordered Lu Jiude and Gao Hongtu to announce the list to the world.

Although these official positions are not big, they are hand-picked by the emperor, and their honor is supreme. Moreover, nine of them have become the emperor's rank guards all of a sudden, belonging to the imperial camp directly under the emperor's direct control. Undoubtedly, they reached the sky in one step, and these nine people are also very satisfied. This is a hundred times better than the generals, guerrillas, captains, and thousand households who were awarded in the past, because these positions are rare and have a bright future.

The selection of martial arts scholars was successfully concluded, and Zhu Yousong was about to leave the field. At this time, Ma Jinhua knelt down again, and took out something from his arms to show the emperor.

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