After the general examination, there is the palace examination.
The imperial examination tests policy theory, which is used to determine the top three rankings.
Therefore, after the end of the joint examination, eight-legged writing had lost its use value and was abandoned by literati.
And since the eight-part essay is purely a question-solving model, it is of no help to officials. Scholars can only grit their teeth and resent while studying with a grimace.
However, what is special about Eight-part essay is that the exquisite format allows it to integrate the rhythm of poetry. As long as the Eight-part essay is well written, you can easily compose poems and rhymes.
"what about me?"
Zheng Sen was happy for this, and then asked nervously.
"You? I didn't pay attention!!"
Huang Zongxi recovered and apologized: "I was ranked 263. When I saw the name, I ran back happily and did not continue reading."
"More than two hundred..."
Zheng Sen's heart suddenly felt cold, and the chance for him became increasingly slim.
The examination is different from the palace examination. The ranking is not important. There is no difference between the last one and the first one.
As long as you can pass, you can go to the palace examination, but you also have to be on the list!
"There is still hope!" Huang Zongxi comforted: "You are still young and have many opportunities!"
Hearing this, Zheng Sen showed a forced smile, "You are really good at comforting people."
Half an hour later, there was still no sign of the attendant.
Although the heat wave became more and more painful, Zheng Sen's heart became colder.
Seeing this, Huang Zongxi wanted to divert his attention, so he couldn't help but said: "There is a lot of discussion between the government and the public about Anhou's matter. What is Damu's opinion?"
"Anhou Li Jizu?"
Zheng Sen was stunned for a moment before he reacted and said directly: "Anhou followed His Majesty closely before he got up, escaped from Tongguan, entered Guanzhong, and fought against Huguang. He was there almost all the time. Now he has become the governor of Shandong, with 60,000 people under his control. Army.”
"How could your Majesty accuse such a general so easily?"
"The fact that His Majesty stayed without saying a word speaks volumes."
“It’s precisely when you leave something in the center that it contains deep meaning.”
Huang Zongxi smiled, showing a confident expression.
"Brother Taichong, please give me some advice!"
Zheng Sen was stunned, then he held his hands and said.
"Hahaha!"
Huang Zongxi laughed out loud, shook his head and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously, it's just some superficial opinions."
"If you really care about An Hou, you would have already trivialized the big issues and punished him with moderate punishments. But now you are staying in the middle of it, obviously you are worried about something."
There was a hint of meaning in these words. Zheng Sen was startled, then shook his head and said: "Although Anhou has 60,000 people, he has not yet reached Yanzhou and no one has recognized him. Wouldn't it be easy to capture it?"
"Anhou can naturally take it casually."
Huang Zongxi lowered his head and said softly: "But the generals in the army together are not so easily convinced."
"You are unfounded."
After Zheng Sen thought about it, he shook his head decisively: "The world has not yet been unified. Although the nobles are powerful, they will never be able to rise up."
The two of them started arguing passionately, and it took a long time before they separated.
"Master, Master, you passed the exam——"
At this time, the attendant ran over panting, his face flushed.
"Why are you coming back now?"
Zheng Sen then turned his attention back and scolded his entourage when he saw him.
"I, I was knocked unconscious by someone. When I woke up in a daze, I saw Bang..."
"I asked you to practice martial arts more often. Look how many people there are and they will knock you out——"
"Wait, Damu——" Gu Jing
Suddenly, Huang Zongxi interrupted Zheng Sen and said in surprise: "You won!!!"
"What did you win?" Zheng Sen was a little confused, but he immediately reacted: "Am I on the list? I won and became a tribute!!?"
Zheng Sen was very excited and asked: "What is my name?"
"Young Master, you are the 297th—"
"Not bad!"
Huang Zongxi praised: "You are on the list for the first time, and you are still so young. Your future is limitless!"
"Brother Taichong is so complimentary!" Zheng Sen said modestly with a smile, obviously unable to suppress the joy in his heart.
"Let's go and drink. You won't come back until you're drunk!"
The two walked side by side and became good friends without knowing it.
At this time, the emperor was practicing fishing.
After returning from the battlefield, Zhu Yixi was a little tired after spending a long time with women, so she could only relieve her fatigue by fishing.
Yang Le saw the emperor in red robe lying half-lying in the shade while fishing. He slowed down for fear of scaring away the fish.
"Has the list been released?"
The emperor had no scruples and asked loudly.
"Let it go!" Yang Le was in charge of Dongchang. Naturally he knew what the emperor was asking, and couldn't help but said: "Most of the Gongshi in Nambang are from Southern Zhili, while in the north, Shanxi scholars lead the list."
"Shanxi?"
Zhu Yixi was not surprised at all that Southern Zhili ranked first. It had been the leader of the country for more than two hundred years.
As for Shanxi in the north, it was beyond his expectation.
After all, it was under the rule of the Qing Dynasty at that time, and it was very difficult for the candidates to travel across mountains and ridges to take the exam.
"Two hundred and thirteen candidates came from Shanxi, and fifty-seven were on the list." Yang Le continued.
"The quality is that high?"
The emperor was startled and immediately sighed: "If you have money, you can hire famous teachers and learn better. It's not surprising."
It was easy for Shanxi merchants, who were even wealthier than Shaanxi merchants, to train their children to take the imperial examination.
After a moment of silence, the emperor asked: "What do the government and the public think of Anhou's case?"
Yang Le groaned in his heart and said slowly: "Many people think that it is justifiable to misappropriate military rations to relieve the people..."
"excusable?"
The emperor put down the fishing rod, and a word of doubt rang out, followed immediately by a sigh:
"Rules are rules. There are extenuating circumstances today and extenuating circumstances tomorrow. Military law has become child's play, and royal law has become child's play."
Governing the country according to law, in such a feudal and humane society, naturally becomes a decoration.
The ancestral system that restrained the emperor became tighter and tighter.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi stood up directly and said: "Although the law is nothing more than human feelings, military law is military law, how can we easily blaspheme it?"
Ever since he came to this troubled world, Zhu Yixi has regarded the military as the foundation for survival and firmly believes that the barrel of a gun is the most important.
The consequences of misappropriating military rations, especially on the eve of the Northern Expedition, would be disastrous.
But those civil servants still don't know the importance and try to use the common people as a fig leaf, which is simply ridiculous.
Whether it was relief for the people or corruption, for Ming Dynasty, the result was the same: it would lead to the collapse of the army.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi's momentum turned cold in vain:
"Draft the decree, Anhou and Shandong control Li Jizu, privately send troops to besiege the yamen, remove their control, and lead it on behalf of the commander, and make meritorious deeds..."
"In addition, I will reward him with thirty military sticks——"
After finishing speaking in one breath, the academicians on the side were busy drafting the imperial edict, while the people living in the house were busy recording this incident.
"As for the case of embezzlement of military rations in Huai'an Prefecture, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will send special personnel to investigate to the end——"
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