The technical science and technology examination has started! This is great news for craftsmen all over the world! Of course, this craftsman does not use quotation marks.
For a time, almost all the skilled craftsmen rushed to the examination room to try their skills, hoping to seize the opportunity and make a comeback.
Of course, Xiao Feng couldn't ask all the craftsmen to come to the capital. That would be unnecessary and would also delay official business and production in various places.
Xiao Feng took the world view of various places as the basic test point, and then sent people from the Qiaojiang Hall of the Ministry of Industry to various prefectures to serve as examiners for the rural examinations to conduct preliminary selections.
Only craftsmen who pass the provincial examination can obtain the title of skilled craftsman and go to Beijing to take part in the examination as a skilled craftsman. Compared with the regular imperial examination, the technical examination canceled the college examination and the palace examination, which means there are no scholars and no top three.
Those who pass the rural examination are considered skilled craftsmen, and those who pass the general examination are considered skilled craftsmen. The skilled craftsmen are ranked according to their scores and enter the newly formed Guofang, and are assigned to different departments according to different craftsmanship.
This year's popular major is shipbuilding. The Ming Dynasty Navy has been abandoned for many years, and craftsmen in this field are scarce, so anyone with two brushes can get high scores.
A successful candidate was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and he cried and told the crowd about his journey.
"My great-grandfather built a treasure ship for Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures! At that time, he specialized in steering wheels and was respectfully called 'Old Helm'!
My grandfather built warships for the Ming Dynasty. He specialized in gun mounts and muzzles, and was known as "Old Pao"!
During my father's time, there were no warships in the Ming Dynasty. He could only build cargo ships for water transportation. He specialized in ship lanterns and was known as "Old Deng"! "
The onlookers were very sad: "Then what kind of ships will you build in your lifetime? What will you specialize in? Do you have a nickname?"
The candidate wiped his tears: "In my life, I can only build fishing boats for coastal fishermen. I specialize in decks and I am known as the 'boss'!"
The examiner who happened to be passing by frowned and whispered to the servant.
"Make a note of this person called 'Boss' and look back to see if he has full marks in the Ming Dynasty Laws. With this nickname, there is a high possibility of corruption in the future!"
Xiao Feng personally took charge of the technical examination. Although he was busy, it was completed very smoothly. Guofang was also officially established. Everything was lively and prosperous.
Instead, there was a problem with the martial arts examination, which had always been ignored. When Xiao Feng was eating at home, An Qingyue came to tell him that Wu Zhuangyuan had beaten Wen Jinshi and had been arrested by Shuntian Mansion!
Xiao Feng almost choked on the bun, Liu Xueer quickly patted his back, and Zhang Yunqing and Qiaoqiao also ran over to pat him. Others just paid it back, but Qiaoqiao has made great progress in martial arts recently, and Xiao Feng grinned when he was photographed.
"What's going on? Martial arts and liberal arts are not together. The examination rooms are far away. How can they still fight?"
An Qingyue sighed: "After the results of the martial arts exam were released, Wu Zhuangyuan invited those who won the exam at the same time to celebrate in Zuixian Tower.
Unexpectedly, on the side where the liberal arts results were released, several new scholars also went to Zuixianlou to drink. The two sides started fighting for position. "
Xiao Feng frowned: "The Zuixian Tower is so big, with buildings on both sides and a rooftop in the middle. Can't it accommodate the two of them?"
An Qingyue curled her lips: "The bad thing is your rooftop! They all want to drink on the rooftop.
The martial arts team made the reservation first, but the liberal arts team thought they had a higher status and refused to give in to each other, so they started fighting! "
Xiao Feng took a sip of the soup, put down the buns, and at the same time motioned to the three people behind him to stop taking pictures. He made himself speak in single-digit um, um, um, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, single byte, which looked very improper.
"No need to ask, although a liberal arts scholar is noble, he will definitely not be able to defeat a martial arts scholar. What are you going to do if Shuntian Mansion arrests someone?"
An Qingyue chuckled: "The matter got serious, the court was divided into two factions, and the generals and civil servants started to quarrel.
Our Lord Guo is ill and has already filed a memorial. Please ask you, the acting governor, to hear the case for him. Everything is ready, and we can start the class when you arrive. "
Xiao Feng snorted, put down the soup bowl, stood up and followed An Qingyue out, feeling very dissatisfied.
In the past, when there were difficult cases or cases involving strict Party members, I wouldn't say anything if you pretended to be sick.
A fight between two groups of reserve officers is no big deal. Are you pretending to be sick?
When he arrived at Shuntian Mansion, Xiao Feng was startled and instantly understood the reason why Guo Jun was pretending to be ill. He cursed in his heart that the old fox was really powerful and had accurately predicted the possible risks.
Xiao Feng has tried several major cases in Shuntian Mansion, but he has never seen such a big battle in the lobby of Shuntian Mansion.
Previously, those who had come to court to support the suspect included Liu Tai, Zhao Wenhua, and even Yan Song. Although they had high status, they were fighting alone after all.
But who are the people standing on both sides of the lobby this time? A row of civil servants and a row of military generals stared at each other, and silently cursed each other with their eyes from a distance, and the curses were very unpleasant.
A: "What are you looking at?"
B: "What are you looking at?"
A: "I x you x!"
B: “How dare you say it again!”
A: "I x you x! I x you x! I x you x!"
B: "...Do you dare to say it again?"
Do you think A is a military officer and B is a civil servant? Wrong, just the opposite.
Since the era of the God of War in the Ming Dynasty, those who dared to take action in the court were all civil servants. They dared to use their fists if they disagreed with each other, and they were very domineering.
The generals never dared to take action or even fight back, for fear of being judged as fighting each other. There is no way, whoever is in power will have a hard fist!
Xiao Feng found that there were still rows of people standing in front of the door of the generals and civil servants. Although their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, their temperaments were very similar to those of the officials behind them, as if these officials were opening trumpets.
Xiao Feng sighed, knowing that this matter had already been involved in the civil and military disputes in the Ming Dynasty. Strictly speaking, this matter had a lot to do with him.
Before he appeared, the military generals had already accepted their fate and had been beaten for many years. Not only did they not dare to offend the civil officials, they also did not dare to offend the eunuchs.
But after he appeared, he supported the generals several times. These military generals felt that they had a backbone and began to try martial arts and pursue equality between civil and military forces.
Since the Song Dynasty, civil servants had formed a tendency to look down on military generals. Although it was interrupted by the Yuan Dynasty and Zhu Yuanzhang, it continued after the Ming Yingzong, and naturally they were determined not to give up their vested interests.
Both sides are taking advantage of the topic this time, taking the opportunity to support their successors to engage in a battle for civil and military status!
Xiao Feng stepped into the lobby, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him, and the silent scolding stopped. But the crowd in the hall became more and more enthusiastic.
Oh my god, who has ever seen such a scene? Hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on both sides! Isn't this a scene that only happens in the Long Live Jinluan Palace?
How can I, who have never cast a single vote, be able to see such a big scene? I am so happy!
"Good location, good location...a thousand dollars, condescending, equipped with binoculars, face to face to watch the live broadcast, simultaneous lip translation!"
"Boss, didn't you lose your telescope? Wasn't it taken away by the guy who bit off the safety rope last time? Why do you still dare to shout?"
"Brother Ha, you don't understand. Wait until he gets up into the tree and tell him that the telescope is too popular and is no longer available. Give him a discount and only charge 500 coins!"
"But this...isn't this false propaganda? Wouldn't it be better to just say that we don't have a telescope and only charge 500 coins?"
"Then how can we do it? We have to trick him into the tree first. If you tell me first, you won't be able to sell even five hundred coins!"
"Boss, is the lip interpreter you hired really deaf? It doesn't look like it. I think he can hear other people talking!"
"Brother Ha, he can indeed read lips, but he is not deaf. But if he is deaf, the price can be doubled.
This is called a professional! Otherwise, why would fortune tellers pretend to be blind? Why do girls in brothels say they come from a scholarly family? "
"Boss, I can't stand you doing this. I earn my hard-earned money based on my conscience. I'm leaving..."
"Brother Ha, Brother Ha? Alas, I really want to teach you two moves. I originally wanted to have my heart for Mingyue, but Mingyue has no heart!"
Xiao Feng sat in the upright position and looked at the leading brothers on the left and right. On the civil official side was Xu Jie, accompanied by Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others.
On one side of the generals was Ding Rukui, who was accompanied by a few unknown generals, including the commanding generals of the Five Cities, so he seemed to be weak in strength.
There is no way, there are very few military generals who are qualified to go to court, and most of the high-ranking officers are serving as commander-in-chief and admiral in other places. If Qiu Luan was here, he would naturally be the most qualified.
Even Ding Rukui was a civil servant, but he had been in charge of the Ministry of War for many years, and he had experienced both prosperity and loss with the generals. He could be regarded as a traitor to the civilian officials.
Xiao Feng sat on the chair of the presiding judge and waved to An Qingyue.
"Go to the house and bring out two chairs for Mr. Xu and Mr. Ding to sit on. The chairs in Shuntian Mansion are not rich, so the others can only stand."
An Qingyue went in and walked around, only bringing out a chair and a horse. Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that the third child must be in the back hall.
He asked An Qingyue to get a chair just to make sure of this. There are two chairs in the back hall. If they can all be taken out, then senior brother is not here...
"Give the chair to Chief Minister Xu. Regardless of his civility or martial arts, he is the chief minister of the cabinet, so he must be courteous. Give Ma Zha to Mr. Ding. Sit down when you are tired."
Xu Jie was very satisfied and sat on the chair. Ding Rukui didn't show any weakness and sat down on the horse. He couldn't lose in terms of momentum!
Xiao Feng was stunned: "Who is standing in the hall, who is the plaintiff and who is the defendant, tell me!"
Both sides shouted almost simultaneously: "I am the plaintiff! He is the defendant!"
Xiao Feng looked at An Qingyue, and An Qingyue cupped her hands: "Sir, this is the official reported by the guy from Zuixian Tower.
When we arrived, they were still fighting. Because they did not report the case themselves, it is temporarily difficult to distinguish the plaintiff and defendant. "
Xiao Feng looked at the conditions of the people on both sides: "It doesn't look like the battle is one-sided.
Why is it that there are so few talents in the martial arts department now? How come they are on par with a few weak scholars? "
The martial arts scholars blushed and had thick necks. Wu Zhuangyuan stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying angrily.
"Sir, the students are talented. It's not that we are incompetent, they all have servants and have extraordinary skills.
Moreover, many of the onlookers were biased and said that we should not offend the Jinshi gentlemen.
Sir, students don’t understand, we are both Jinshi, why should we be inferior to others! "
Among the opponent's Jinshi, a big man with purple circles under his eyes and a nosebleed shouted loudly.
"What is there to understand about this? The emperor recruits scholars for the country and helps the country, and of course he mainly focuses on reading and understanding.
Warriors and such should abide by their duties, serve others with their strength, and must not exceed the rules! If the two are superior to each other, why should there be any doubt? "
Xiao Feng said: "Who booked the seat in Zuixian Tower first?"
Wu Zhuangyuan said loudly: "I asked my servant to order it in advance. Here is the ticket for Zuixian Tower! It has the name of the student, Wen Zhi, on it!"
The big Jinshi snorted disdainfully and did not argue. Xiao Feng nodded and asked again.
"Then which of you arrived at Zuixian Tower first?"
Wu Zhuangyuan said loudly: "We arrived first! I and several others of the same age had already sat down, and the cold dishes were served before they arrived.
As soon as we arrived, they told us that they wanted to sit on the rooftop and asked us to sit in the building. Of course I refused to give in, but they uttered arrogant words and called us vulgar warriors!
I couldn't bear it any longer, so I started arguing with them. I didn't expect them to dare to take action! I waited until then to fight back! "
Xiao Feng glanced at the tall Jinshi and knew that he was the leader among this group of Jinshi and was more powerful than the others.
"Is what Wen Zhi said true?"
The big Jinshi cupped his hands and said, "Sir, there was nothing wrong in the process. It's just that we can't say arrogant words. We are speaking based on the facts."
Xiao Feng smiled: "Oh, how are you talking about it based on the facts? Let me hear it."
The big Jinshi said: "Sir, if we ask them to give up their seats, it does not violate the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.
When common people meet officials, they should respectfully avoid them; when low-ranking officials meet superior officials, they should be polite and courteous. Is this correct? "
Xiao Feng nodded: "There is indeed something in the etiquette and law, but you are both Jinshi, and you are not divided into common people and officials. If you have not been awarded an official position, you cannot be regarded as a lower official meeting a superior official."
The big Jinshi said proudly: "Sir, the lowest official rank for a Wen Jinshi is the Zhengseven-rank magistrate, and the highest rank for a Wu Jinshi is no more than a sixth-rank Qianzong.
However, when the Ming Dynasty's fifth-rank garrison meets the seventh-rank magistrate, it is still necessary to perform the ceremony of demotion. Although we have not been conferred an official position, our status has been determined! What's wrong with saying they don't abide by etiquette? "
Xiao Feng nodded: "This Jinshi has sharp words and is generous. He is worthy of being the pillar of the country who was named on the gold list. I wonder what his name is and how many people are on the list?"
The big Jinshi said proudly: "I am Xu Fan, the fourth Jinshi on the list!"
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "Xu Jinshi, I'm sorry, I understand what you just said.
What you mean is, for example, you have arranged a baby kiss with someone. Even though it's not the time of the wedding, you can still call someone's wife and do all kinds of things secretly.
Because even though they are not married, their status has been decided, but is that so? "
Xu Fan was stunned for a moment, and then got angry: "This... what your Excellency said is insulting to gentlemen! If we are not married for a day, we will not be husband and wife for a day. How can we act like this?"
Xiao Feng said with a smile: "Since you also know that if you have not been married for a day, you are no longer husband and wife. Then if the court has not conferred an official title for a day, you are all Jinshi, so how can you say that your status has been determined?"
Xu Fan said angrily: "My lord, this is wrong! The Ming Dynasty has never deposed a Jinshi, so it is a certainty that a Jinshi will be awarded an official!"
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "I see, that is to say, you have made a baby wedding, and the final marriage is not a certainty. Is it because you won the Jinshi and wanted to regret the marriage?"
Xu Fan was anxious: "I have never engaged in a baby engagement! Why do you regret the marriage? How can the two be compared!"
Xiao Feng suddenly said seriously: "Xu Jinshi, I suddenly remembered a joke. The atmosphere in the hall is so tense. Let me tell it to relax everyone."
Xu Fanxin said that you were occupying the pit and constantly filing cases. What the hell were you kidding? But after all, he didn't dare to be so arrogant, so he just snorted to express his disdain.
“When there was a drought some time ago, Yang Jisheng organized donations from squires in Qingzhou and asked one of the squires if he was willing to donate to the local people.
The squire clapped his chest loudly and said, "When the court is in trouble, it is our duty as scholars." The fields and cattle can all be taken away! '
Yang Jisheng said it was not that troublesome, just donate ten taels of silver. The squire said no.
Yang Jisheng was very surprised, saying that the fields and cattle were not worth ten taels of silver?
The squire said with a grimace that he ran a brothel and had no fields or cattle, but he really had ten taels of silver! "
The onlookers laughed loudly, knowing that what Xiao Feng said was definitely not true. No country squire would dare to tease the prefect like this, but the implication was indeed very clear.
Xu Fan also heard that Xiao Feng was mocking him. If he won the Jinshi, he would say that the award was certain, but if he didn't get married, he would say that the status was undecided. It was just a matter of standing and talking without hurting his back.
He turned blue with anger and pointed at Xiao Feng: "Sir! You are clearly favoring these warriors and insulting Sven!
Although you are the second assistant of your imperial court and hold a high position of power, you cannot be an enemy of the scholars in the world! "
Xiao Feng said calmly: "To reason with you is to make enemies of the scholars in the world? The scholars in the world are too stingy.
I have also read books, but I have never read that you have such a big temper. "
Xu Fan said angrily: "If you want to be reasonable, your Excellency, you are not afraid of lower officials. But your Excellency keeps making jokes and sarcasm, how can you be reasonable?"
Xiao Feng nodded slightly: "I understand, you must be very good at reasoning, and you came here specifically to reason with me today.
Come to think of it, the fight you guys had may not be as innocent as you said. What kind of competition for seats in a restaurant? I think you guys have planned it a long time ago.
Even if these Wu Jinshi went not to Zuixian Tower but to Natural Residence, you would still chase after them and grab the first bite of the pork butt! "
As soon as these words came out, the ministers looked at each other and the people talked a lot. Jiajing in the back hall raised his eyelids slightly, revealing his shrewd eyes, and then closed them again.
Wu Jinshi were shocked, no, is this really the case? I thought it was an accidental encounter, but I didn't expect that they had been targeting us for a long time and wanted to use us as a target?
This feeling is like walking on the road and being slapped for no reason, just because the other person saw a beautiful girl passing by and wanted to show off!
Xu Fan's face turned pale, and the literary scholars who followed him lowered their heads with guilty conscience, listening to Xiao Feng's cold voice continuing.
"Among you group of Jinshi, there are no top three. I think those three respect their status and are not willing to follow you in mischief.
Xu Fan, since you think you are a master of reasoning and have gone to great lengths to create opportunities to come to this lobby to reason with me, I will give you this opportunity.
If you win by being reasonable, the fight between the two of you will be settled, and it will be considered as a favor to the whole court.
But if you try to be reasonable and lose, don't blame me for being unkind! "
