On the fourth day of April in the third year of Hongxing's reign in the Ming Dynasty, a group of important figures in black robes and python robes had gathered in the Yifeng Gate Urn City in Nanjing. They also set up a stage that was only used to welcome the lord of Fangzhen, the vassal king and the vassal state's important ministers to the imperial court. painted archway. According to the simplified welcome and send-off gift system as much as possible after the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Nanjing, only the entire Yifengmen Street would be occupied during an expedition or a triumphal ceremony. Other welcomes and send-offs were held in the Yifengmen Wengcheng, so as not to affect the big business on Yifengmen Street.
Yifengmen Street is very important now. It is the "richest" street in Nanjing. It cannot be closed off casually.
Because this is the junction of Longjiang Port Area (located between the Qinhuai River and the East Moat, starting from Yifeng Gate in the north and Dinghuai Gate in the south), the inner city of Nanjing, and the areas along the Qinhuai River, it has become the site of Maritime Bank, Salt The head office of the commercial bank is located. A number of small banks and large banks naturally appeared around the headquarters of the two banks. The amount of money going in and out of this street every day is more than one hundred thousand taels of silver. If you delay for one day, the Ming court will lose a lot of tax revenue!
Although today's welcoming ceremony was held in Yifengmen Wengcheng, the lavishness was as extravagant as possible. Early in the morning, a large group of officers and soldiers from the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army came over to maintain order - the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army was the original Xiaoling Guard New Army, which was used to train the eldest son. Later, all the eldest sons who needed centralized training were taught, and most of them had their places to go. A small number were "eliminated at the bottom", removed from the jade certificate, and became ordinary people.
Of course, Zhu Cixi couldn't let them actually beg for food, it would be too embarrassing. So he pointed out the last way to survive for these former disciples who were eliminated at the bottom. If they really can't survive, then the door of Huangjue Temple in Fengyang, Jiangbei will always be open to them!
After completing the training of the eldest son, the Xiaoling Guard New Army became the Xiaoling Guard Forbidden Army. It became the army where the officers of Jiangwu Hall were trained as soldiers and the school lieutenants (non-commissioned officers) of various departments of the New Army were trained. It was also the garrison of Nanjing City. force.
Today, the Xiaoling Guard Imperial Army dispatched a whole regiment of infantry, all wearing black iron plate armor (that is, black plate armor), holding Zhangba spears or Hongxing three-year-style matchlock guns (from the third year of Hongxing onwards, turtle-footed Fireguns began to be eliminated, and the copied Spanish light matchlocks became the standard muskets (the official name is "Hongxing three-year matchlocks"). They formed a neat square array in the Yifengmen Urn City, which is extremely eye-catching.
As the sun gradually rose, senior officials continued to arrive in four-wheeled carriages sunk in Shanghai, and many scholars in Taoist robes and Confucian scarves also came one after another and gathered on one side of the official road in the Yifengmen Wengcheng. Soon half of the Yifengmen Urn City was filled. Looking down from the tower, it was really a vast area!
The person who could make so many talented people from Nanjing come to Yifeng Gate early in the morning to welcome him was certainly not a lord, a king, or an important official of the vassal state. This person could only be Kong Yin, the candidate for the imperial examination who came to Beijing to take the exam. Right.
Duke Yansheng actually has to take the exam!
This somewhat refreshes the understanding of this group of romantic talents - they who usually rely on examinations for promotion now no longer have to take the examinations, but Yan Shenggong, who should have been promoted through reincarnation, has to pass the examination... This Things are so awkward!
Fortunately, speech in the Ming Dynasty is relatively free at the moment. At least scholars in the field and in the countryside can express their opinions more casually - now there is no fame to be reduced, and scholars do not have tax exemptions and tax exemptions. Privately occupied official land at home, The military fields were gone, and Emperor Zhu had nothing to do with them except arresting them and putting them in jail. So a bunch of scholars who wanted to take the exam but couldn't get it began to express their opinions randomly.
"It's really weird that things happen every year, and there are so many this year! Dang Yanshenggong actually has to take the exam. What if you don't pass the exam? Don't you want Yanshenggong?"
"What are you talking about? How can you not accept Duke Yan? If you don't pass the exam, then try another one. There are so many descendants of saints, there will always be someone who can pass the exam!"
"Is it true? In the future, you will have to pass the exam to become Duke Yan?"
"That's right! Not only do you have to take an exam, but you also have to issue an edict and be canonized by the Lord Long Live... In the future, the Shenggong Yan can't just rely on reincarnation, but must be selected from the descendants of saints who are proficient in the six arts and the study of saints. Only those who are loyal to the emperor, patriotic, filial, courageous, benevolent and righteous must pass various selection examinations and be canonized by the emperor in the end. Only then can they be appointed as Duke Yansheng. It is said that they can also serve as a bachelor at the same time!"
"Yan Shenggong is also a bachelor? What's going on? Isn't this a bachelor's degree?"
"Now the rules are about to change. The Cabinet Office belongs to the Cabinet Office, and the Academician's Academy belongs to the Academician's Academy... The Cabinet Office is in charge of government affairs, and the Academician's Academy is in charge of culture. They are two different things."
"real or fake?"
"Of course it's true... just wait, when someone gets admitted to Yan Shenggong, the imperial court will bother the Grand Bachelor!"
"Oh, that's right, endless tossing..."
Just as the scholars were talking a lot, the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoling Guard Imperial Army, who were forming a phalanx opposite them, suddenly let out an earth-shattering shout in unison.
"The candidate Yan Shenggong has arrived!"
The candidate Yanshenggong Kong Yinzheng and his party have arrived outside Yifeng Gate!
The scholars who were talking to each other just now all fell silent and craned their necks to watch, wanting to see what kind of honor the candidate Yan Shenggong was who was preparing to take the exam in Beijing.
At first glance, it’s really eye-opening!
The first person who walked in from the outer door of Yifengmen Urn City was not Yan Shenggong, but a group of "Kong Wu soldiers". There were 35 people in total. They were all Shandong men who grew up. They were lined up in two teams, everyone wearing armor and carrying The gun - not a long gun, but a matchlock gun made in Hongxing three years ago, with a sharp bayonet inserted into the muzzle.
Behind this team of Kongwu soldiers was a much older man, wearing long armor, with a sword hanging on his belt, and a long sword that was eight feet long on his shoulders!
Chang Ge's head is wrapped in linen, which looks very elegant. You can tell at a glance that it is a weapon specially designed for generals!
The scholars who were watching were stunned. Are we really welcoming the candidate Yan Shenggong today?
Could it be that there was a mistake? Could it be that one of the feudal lords came to pay homage?
At a really strange moment, another knight in full armor came riding in with great vigor and high spirits. The knight is also very tall. When riding on the horse, he looks like a moving iron tower. As they got closer, everyone discovered that this knight had a black face, a curly beard, and was carrying a bow and arrow and a simple long sword. He looked very mighty.
Behind this knight, there is a strong man holding a big flag. On the flag are six characters: "The Miao Descendants of the Most Holy Teacher".
What? Is he really a candidate for Yanshenggong?
Why does Yan Shenggong look like this now? Is this to kill people or to educate them?
This is so insulting to politeness!
In fact, Kong Yinzheng also felt that his appearance was inappropriate - he looked like he was about to kill someone, and he also brought 72 disciples with him, 35 in front carrying muskets, 35 in the back carrying eight-foot-long spears, and one carrying a sword. Kong Yin is carrying the gun, and Kong Yin is raising the flag.
I wonder if it was like this when the Holy Master traveled around the world in the past?
But whether it was appropriate or not, Kong Yinzheng could only bite the bullet and charge it to the end.
How did Kong Yinzhi die?
Kong Yinzheng didn’t want to taste that low-quality crane crown red, and he also wanted to be Yan Shenggong!
And the only one who can make him become Duke Yansheng is Emperor Hongxing of the Ming Dynasty. So what reason does he have for not following Emperor Zhu's instructions to dress up?
Maybe the most holy master in history looked like this!
Kong Yinzheng had already rode his horse to the officials who came to greet him. He turned over and dismounted skillfully, then strode forward and saluted several high-ranking officials: "Kong Yinzheng is polite!"
His voice was unusually loud, sounding like thunder, which startled Qian Qianyi, Zhu Zhiyu, Wang Zhifu, Huang Daozhou and others who came to greet him, and all of them frowned in unison.
What is the emperor planning? Why did you choose such a Yanshenggong?
