Moreover, Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others will not let Chen Nanbin dominate alone. The fortress will definitely come in soon.
Instead of waiting for them to recruit people, he should first recommend a few truly useful people.
Lao Zhu: "What do you recommend?"
If Zhu Bai said this, he must have had an idea.
Zhu Bai tilted his head and thought for a moment and said, "My son recommends Wu Bozong."
Wu Bozong was the first number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty appointed by Lao Zhu, with both talent and appearance.
He had participated in the imperial examination, knew the routines, presided over the provincial examination, and everyone was convinced.
The most important thing is that compared to Song Lian and the others, he is much younger, so his thoughts are relatively more open and tolerant.
If all were taught by old scholars like Chen Nanbin, I am afraid that all the young masters coming out of the Imperial College would be rigid and boring.
The reason why Zhu Bai did not recommend him to be the examiner of the general examination at first was because he heard that Wu Bozong was an honest man and was worried that his stance would not be firm.
So he held back until now and asked Wu Bozong to cooperate with Chen Nanbin in hosting the provincial examination to test Wu Bozong.
Anyway, as long as the imperial examination goes smoothly and happens every two or three years, Wu Bozong will have plenty of opportunities.
Lao Zhu nodded slightly: "Let's think about it before we talk."
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Coming out of the imperial study, Chen Nanbin felt a little depressed.
I thought that I had lived in poverty all my life, dedicated myself to selecting talents for the country, and did not hesitate to give money to establish a Chinese school. However, before it even opened, I was framed.
I don’t know how difficult it will be during the provincial examination later.
Zhu Bai caught up with Chen Nanbin: "Master, Master."
Chen Nanbin stopped and stood still, holding his hands in his hands: "Your Highness."
Zhu Bai grinned: "Master, don't worry. Isn't there still me? With me supporting you, you are afraid of Xiami."
Chen Nanbin glanced at him and solemnly handed over his hand: "Thank you, Your Highness."
At this moment, these words are spoken more sincerely than ever before.
Lao Zhu showed no mercy when interrogating corrupt officials.
If Zhu Bai hadn't dispelled Lao Zhu's doubts with a few words today, he would have had to shed his skin again to escape.
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The next day, Lao Zhu appointed Wu Bozong and Kong Keren as the deputy examiners of the Yingtian Township Examination in the court. From that day on, they assisted Chen Nanbin in opening the "Guozijian".
Kong Keren had been following Lao Zhu since he started his army. He often discussed world affairs with Lao Zhu and was deeply trusted by Lao Zhu. He was also a person who could directly report complaints to Lao Zhu.
It seems that Lao Zhu was worried that someone would tamper with the provincial examination, and felt that even Zeng Bingzheng had taken detours and could not reach Shengting directly.
Lao Zhu San said meaningfully before the court: "I heard that some people have begun to have evil intentions. Let me just say something here. This is the right way for the imperial court to select civilian talents. If the imperial examination cannot be fair, how can there be fairness in our Ming Dynasty? We will pay close attention to the imperial examination. Chen Nanbin is our designated examiner. If anyone dares to act arbitrarily and block the advancement of poor students, don’t come back and say that we are ruthless and murderous. .”
Li Shanchang stood below and was frightened when he heard it. He always felt that Lao Zhu was beating him.
In fact, he originally planned to go to Lao Zhu after the court today and suggest that Chen Nanbin be demoted to Lingnan to grow lychees. Now it seems that Chen Nanbin cannot be touched for the time being.
Lao Zhu paused and then said: "Master Chen is too loyal and honest, and it is inevitable that he will be bullied by some cunning and cunning people. Zhu Bai..."
Zhu Bai was just thinking about what to eat after the morning break when his name was suddenly called and he walked out of the queue with a confused look on his face.
Lao Zhu: "Your sign of 'I'm here in person' should be used in important places. Don't just use it to smash walnuts. If you encounter those traitors who are maliciously causing trouble, just kill them first and then report them."
Zhu Bai's face wrinkled: You said this here, it actually scared them. But I became a public enemy again.
Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows and raised his voice slightly: "Huh?"
Zhu Bai could only salute: "I obey your order."
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After the court was over, Wu Bozong came out of the palace gate and saw Li Cunyi greeting him from afar, and hurriedly returned the greeting.
The Number One Scholar is indeed much more mellow and sensible than the smelly and tough Chen Nanbin.
Li Cunyi sighed secretly, and then said with a smile: "Master Wu, do you have time to sit down with me and have tea with me?"
After Wu Bozong was selected as the number one scholar by Lao Zhu, he was appointed as a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wai Lang. Then once it was done, there was no movement for five or six years.
Two years ago, Li Shanchang suggested to Lao Zhu that he be promoted to Minister of Rites.
Therefore, Li Shanchang can be regarded as a supporter of Wu Bozong.
Wu Bozong stretched out his hand and said, "If you have time, please come here, Mr. Li."
The two of them arrived at the private seats in the teahouse opened by Li Shanchang.
Li Cunyi asked people to serve more than a dozen kinds of fine fragrant tea, exotic dried fruits and fresh fruit snacks, and set up a table.
Wu Bozong said: "Master Li, if you have anything to do, just give me your instructions. There is no need to be so polite."
Li Cunyi smiled: "Well, my little nephew Ding Fu wants to go to the Imperial College."
Wu Bozong also heard about Li Cunyi's nephew being rejected by Chen Nanbin, and smiled: "Actually, it is much more comfortable for my nephew to attend classes in the Li family private school than to be crowded with so many people in the Imperial College. Besides, the teachers in the private school can also If we tutor him alone, his academic progress will be faster. In the Imperial College, the three of us take turns to attend, and we have to take care of at least dozens of students, so I'm afraid we won't be able to take good care of them."
Li Cunyi said: "Hey, we don't have to take advantage of the Imperial College. We just want to pass the provincial examination through the Imperial College."
How much does his nephew weigh? He knows very well that he will definitely not be able to pass the provincial examination if he takes the hard test.
The purpose of entering the Imperial College was to be directly recommended as an official.
Wu Bozong nodded and said, "Okay."
Li Cunyi was overjoyed: "That's it, thank you so much, Mr. Wu."
Wu Bozong sat for a while and left without touching anything on the table.
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The "Guozijian" conducted another exam.
Compared to the first session, there were several times more people present and the atmosphere was much more serious.
Ding Fu had Wu Bozong taking care of him this time, and he felt much more confident.
After all, Wu Bozong told him that he was most familiar with this topic and could definitely write it.
Then I posted the topic and took a look: write a poem about scenery, regardless of location.
Ding Fu was dumbfounded and held his head in pain: "Most familiar, so that's what it means."
Damn it, being familiar with the word "Fu" is of no use.
Ding Fu winked at Wu Bozong desperately.
Wu Bozong pretended not to see it.
In the end, Ding Fu could only write a few words and hand them in.
When he thought that his name would appear on the "list of shame" tomorrow, he gritted his teeth with anger.
What the hell. This Wu Bozong is too deceptive! ! Worse than Chen Nanbin.
If Wu Bozong doesn't teach him a lesson, how can he hang out in Yingtian in the future? !
Ding Fu waited for Wu Bozong to be alone and blocked him on a bridge.
Today Zhu Bai has no time to attend to the Imperial College exams. He has to go all over the city to find the people on the list, and then convince them to work part-time in the Guanya Bureau after classes at the Imperial College are over. If you like this job, you can also work full-time at the Guanya Bureau if you are unable to seek fame.
He met several people all morning. Now he was walking back along the river. From a distance, he saw the straw bag with a white roll blocking Wu Bozong on the bridge.
