As soon as this topic comes up,
The candidates on the field all looked embarrassed.
In previous palace examinations, one candidate wrote a lot of words, including a few dots.
Lao Zhu felt so uncomfortable waiting for him that he couldn't even sit still on the dragon chair.
When the candidate handed in his paper, Lao Zhu took him out and beat him up without saying a word.
When he looked through the test papers, Lao Zhu discovered that this person was indeed talented, but he was too sharp-minded.
He brought this man back again and made him an official.
Later, Lao Zhu clearly stipulated that the imperial examination articles should not exceed 1,500 words.
One thousand five hundred words is not a lot.
To use so few words to explain such a big issue clearly,
Harder.
But among the candidates, except for two people,
Huang Zicheng, the top name in Jiangxi, and Qitai, the top name in Jiangsu,
On counties and enfeoffments,
Is there any simpler question than this? !
Isn't enfeoffment a big hidden danger? Is there any other way to deal with it besides cutting it? !
The two of them could only think about it for more than a dozen breaths before they started writing furiously.
These two people are also the fastest candidates in the hall to write.
All the civil and military officials were shocked. They took a deep look at these two people and remembered them in their minds.
Liu Sanwu smiled and nodded while stroking his beard.
Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel happy when he saw this, he turned his head and said,
"Eldest grandson, these two people are Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai.
Being able to get the top spot in the exam is indeed something special. "
Zhu Xiongying smiled and nodded.
A group of military heroes have no interest in palace examinations, just like military parades are to civil servants.
The warriors standing here are just trying to make up the numbers.
fortunately,
This year’s palace examination also includes His Highness.
If you have nothing to do, you can watch His Highness to relieve your boredom. Otherwise, you will just stand aside and stare at the candidates' answer sheets without making a sound.
It's just too much torture.
Xu Da, Chang Mao, Lan Yu, and Li Wenzhong were huddled together with their dogs swishing.
Constantly communicating with eyes,
I don’t know what they were communicating there.
Anyway, it was completely freeing myself.
I put my mind at home before going to court this morning. I came to go to court just to go to court.
Lao Zhu was also bored with waiting, so he turned around and pinched the butt cushion on Zhu Xiongying's dragon chair.
He frowned and said,
"My eldest grandson, are you a little thin?"
Zhu Xiongying said helplessly,
"Grandpa, this is almost half a finger thick."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said in Zhu Xiongying's ear,
"My eldest grandson,
Men can't sit in a cold place, it will affect their performance in the future!
Look, we have to pay attention to this since childhood, so that we can give birth to so many uncles for you.
In two years, I will get some little uncles for you, and you can take them with you! "
What Lao Zhu said is full of flaws.
Zhu Xiongying's head was filled with black threads, and he didn't know where to complain for a while.
After an hour,
Huang Zicheng, who ranked first in the Jiangxi examination, raised his hand.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up,
Instructing Zhu Tong to bring over the test papers, Zhu Tong, the Minister of Rites, walked up to Huang Zicheng with a smile.
asked softly,
"Have you finished answering?"
Huang Zicheng is neither humble nor arrogant.
Nodding and saying,
"Thank you, sir."
Zhu Tong nodded, put away the test paper, turned around and was about to leave.
Qi Tai also has to hand in papers.
Zhu Tong's eyes flashed with excitement. It seemed that the quality of this imperial examination was very high.
Hand the two test papers to Lao Zhu,
Lao Zhu took it over with a smile and handed one to his eldest grandson. They looked at it alternately.
Zhu Xiongying read it at a glance, and it turned out that just as he thought, Qitai spared no effort to attack the enfeoffment system.
What he said is correct, but it's just commonplace.
Qitai did not notice the essence,
Whether King Sai of the Ming Dynasty is a help or a resistance depends entirely on who the emperor is.
Qitai's vision only ends here, and being a fourth- and fifth-grade official is enough.
Zhu Xiongying had been mentally prepared for a long time, but Lao Zhu was different.
The more he looked at it, the darker his face became. The enfeoffment system was Lao Zhu's most labor-intensive work, but it was criticized as worthless by this man named Huang Zicheng? !
Lao Zhu couldn't control himself, raised his head and looked at Huang Zicheng,
Huang Zicheng noticed His Majesty's gaze and quickly knelt down.
I felt very proud and felt that I was doing well.
Lao Zhu chuckled and looked at Zhu Xiongying,
asked,
"Eldest grandson, does yours also have this thing?"
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said,
"Grandpa, he is talented and knowledgeable, but not knowledgeable enough.
Also works. "
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he felt a lot less angry.
Indeed, as my eldest grandson said,
We don't expect to produce an all-round capable minister. If you have talents, let's use them first, but we have to put them at a low level. Some talents are better than none.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had calmed down, Zhu Xiongying secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was not interceding for Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng,
But I don’t want grandpa to get angry now,
Why don't you wait until the big one comes and Grandpa faints from anger?
Zhu Yuanzhang held his forehead, obviously no longer interested.
The top names in both states are like this, how can the rest of them be any better?
The test papers were handed in one after another.
All the candidates handed in their papers and exited the Fengtian Hall together. They had to retreat to the outer palace to wait for the singing.
After the top three are out, a few days later, they enter the hall for a roll call.
When the time comes, it's time to be on the waiting list, and it's time to be an official.
Zhu Yuanzhang scanned the test paper first and then handed it to Zhu Xiongying.
but,
These test papers surprised Lao Zhu.
Surprisingly good!
The overall level of students in this class is very high!
Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai performed poorly because Lao Zhu had high expectations for them.
And the level of these students turned out to be far beyond Lao Zhu's expectations. This was something that had never happened in the imperial examination before.
Lao Zhu was in a good mood and said unconsciously,
"This year's imperial examination was good."
This sentence is said to the officials,
When Liu Sanwu heard this, his face turned red with excitement, and he straightened his back unconsciously.
All the officials also looked at Liu Sanwu with envy.
Your Majesty praised Liu Sanwu for his good job in the imperial examination, and naturally also praised Liu Sanwu for his good job in selecting the candidate.
Coupled with Liu Sanwu's appeal among scholars all over the world, even though he is old, as long as he becomes an official in the court, he will be promoted from the second rank at least.
Some civil servants have even had the idea of waiting to make friends with Liu Sanwu.
It is people like this who are the most popular,
He did not participate in politics, but he had disciples all over the world. If he served as the examiner of the imperial examination for a few more years, most of the officials in the dynasty would be his disciples.
What a political force this is!
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xiongying,
Asked casually,
"Grandson, is there nothing wrong?"
Zhu Xiongying heard this,
His eyes flashed and he started to act.
Frowning slightly, he flipped through the test paper casually.
He said as if talking to himself,
"There is nothing wrong with the content of the test paper.
only...."
"Just what?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's breath was stagnant and he looked over unconsciously.
Zhu Xiongying spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang, but he raised his head and looked at Liu Sanwu.
Doubtful,
“Grandpa, I don’t know if it’s my grandson’s misunderstanding.
Are these candidates...
Are they all from the South? "
The court fell silent for a moment.
Everyone holds their breath!
The big one is coming!
