Chapter 76. Assessment and talent collection.
In this world, everyone has their own customary style of doing things.
But in Zhao Junchen's view, these so-called styles of practice are, in the final analysis, nothing more than "dynamic" and "quiet".
Some people are better at "moving", accustomed to striking first, accustomed to using fast to defeat slow, accustomed to taking the initiative, accustomed to disrupting the situation and then fishing in troubled waters.
Others are better at "quietness" and are accustomed to striking before others, to accumulating resources, to waiting for the right opportunity before taking action, and to making decisions before taking action.
Although the two are very different, there is no distinction between them. They are just different methods. As long as they are used well, they can both achieve their goals.
Zhao Junchen has now gradually formed his own style of practice, which is obviously more "quiet" in comparison.
Therefore, at the Deqing Birthday Ceremony, although Zhao Junchen first learned from Zhu Hejian that Zhou Shangjing would accompany him on the southern tour, and later made relevant speculations about Zhu Hejian's position, there was too little information and insufficient preparation. Zhao Junchen would not act rashly if he was more confident.
At this time, Zhao Junchen often waits patiently.
Waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the situation to become clear, waiting for the other party to reveal its flaws first, waiting for Huang Yourong's party, waiting for the "explanation" given to him by the eunuch forces in the palace.
While waiting, Zhao Junchen will not be idle. He needs to prepare, test carefully, and carry out the things he planned in an orderly manner.
According to Zhao Junchen's plan, with the end of the Deqing Birthday Ceremony, he will begin to prepare for the upcoming Spring Trial Examination.
After all, what Zhao Junchen lacks the most now is talents he can trust. Although the Chunwei Examination - and even the entire imperial examination system - in Zhao Junchen's eyes, is just a necessary means for the feudal dynasty to stabilize people's hearts, and cannot really select anything. Really useful talents, even those candidates who pass the imperial examination, will probably become one of the countless corrupt officials within three to five years after becoming an official, but after all, it is also a means of selecting talents.
What's more, Zhao Junchen himself was a corrupt official. From a certain point of view, this imperial examination system, which was only for selecting a new batch of corrupt officials, fit well with Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, the day after Emperor Deqing's birthday ceremony ended, Zhao Junchen summoned Liu Zimin.
This is a chess piece that Zhao Junchen has been inspecting for a long time.
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As always, Zhao Junchen summoned Liu Zimin in the study. Since the Liu brothers and sisters were taken to Zhao Mansion by Zhao Junchen, except for the New Year's Eve banquet, Zhao Junchen never saw Liu Zimin again.
Liu Zimin wanted to see Zhao Junchen for three days at first, but after being rejected repeatedly, Liu Zimin seemed to have guessed something, and then he became less impatient and excited. He just stayed quietly in the Zhao Mansion, focusing on studying and reviewing. Yu also established a good relationship with the Zhao family, and occasionally went to the Imperial College to exchange knowledge with those candidates taking the exam, as if he lived not in the Zhao family, but in an ordinary inn.
On New Year's Eve, Zhao Junchen gave Liu Zimin a New Year's gift. It was not expensive, just ordinary pastries and fruits, but he prepared thirty portions of each. Liu Zimin was surprised and quickly He understood what Zhao Junchen meant, and took those new year goods to the Imperial College that day and distributed them to the candidates in the Imperial College, which received many praises.
Zhao Junchen was quite satisfied with Liu Zimin's performance, so he planned to use him.
"Student Liu Zimin, I have met the adults."
After entering the study, Liu Zimin looked as humble as ever, but slightly uneasy, and saluted Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen put down the book in his hand, looked up at Liu Zimin, and nodded with a smile: "Very good, it seems that you have learned something these days, and you are not as impatient as before. You have to know that in this world, Haste makes waste when it comes to things. No matter what you do, you have to take your time and calculate. If you are like you before and just want to make great achievements in a hurry, let’s not say whether you can achieve it or not. You will only lose your grace and let others down. When people see through the purpose, they will also lose their favor."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Liu Zimin could no longer hold back the joy in his heart, and said repeatedly: "My lord, I understand deeply. Thank you very much for your teaching."
He had thought before that Zhao Junchen would have some purpose in connecting him to the Zhao Mansion, but he had always avoided seeing him. He must have wanted to test him out. It's just such an idea. After all, it's just a guess. Liu Zimin is not sure whether it is true. Now that he heard Zhao Junchen's personal confirmation, he was naturally very happy when he thought that Zhao Junchen would reuse him.
However, while he was happy, he thought of Zhao Junchen's teaching just now, and Liu Zimin quickly suppressed the joy on his face and tried his best to appear calm and composed.
Seeing Liu Zimin's tense face, which suppressed his joy, Zhao Junchen laughed and shook his head, and said: "It's good that you understand what I mean. I was originally worried that I have been avoiding you these days. You will have What I complained about now seems to be due to my excessive worries."
Liu Zimin quickly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are looking down on your students. Now that you have understood your profound meaning and teachings, it is too late for students to be grateful, so how can you dare to complain about your Majesty? What's more, your Majesty is in a high position and has many things to do, and he is busy with government affairs, and the students' affairs It’s just a trivial matter, and it’s a matter of course for adults to summon students whenever they want.”
Zhao Junchen nodded, suddenly changed the topic, and said: "It's rare that you can think about me, but now that I think about it, I rashly brought you brothers and sisters to the Zhao Mansion, but I failed to consider it. The matter of temporary residence in the official government has been known to many people now after such a long time. You are an upright official, but I have a poor reputation among the people. Speaking of which, I have dragged you down. Now Imperial College, I’m afraid many people are dissatisfied with you, right?”
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Liu Zimin's face.
Indeed, since Liu Zimin moved into the Zhao Mansion, many pedantic Confucian scholars in the Imperial College have cut off contact with him and kept making cold and sarcastic remarks.
However, Liu Zimin didn't care about this, and his embarrassment only flashed past, and he said: "Your Excellency, you are overthinking it. What do those pedantic Confucian scholars know? Your Excellency, you have been diligent in government affairs and busy with people's livelihood these days, living a simple and easy-going life." Students all see how they treat others, and the rumors among the people are just rumors. As the saying goes, rumors only stop at the wise, those pedantic Confucian scholars will be confused by rumors, and obviously they will not have any future."
Speaking of this, Liu Zimin's expression flashed with a strange expression, but it was because he knew that what he said was all the truth.
It is precisely because it is the truth that Liu Zimin is surprised. In his eyes, court officials like Zhao Junchen, regardless of whether they are corrupt officials, should live a luxurious life, sing and dance with shengxiao, and have full official power. But through Liu Zimin After careful observation, I found that just looking at Zhao Junchen's daily life, not only did he not look like a corrupt official at all, he even looked more like an upright official than an upright official.
At least, although there are not many upright officials in the Ming Dynasty today, Liu Zimin has seen one or two after all, but when it comes to simple life, easy-going person, diligent administration for the country, etc., he is not as good as Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen did not guess what Liu Zimin was thinking, but just sighed: "You can think of these, it is not easy. Unfortunately, in this world, there are more stupid people than wise people, more stubborn people than accepting people, and more people who follow what others say. For those with a clear mind, I don’t know how many of today’s imperial examination candidates can be like you.”
Seeing that Zhao Junchen seemed to be looking a little lonely, Liu Zimin quickly said: "What your Excellency said is absolutely true, but according to students, among today's imperial examination candidates, there are still many people who admire you and want to get close to you. Yes, take the imperial examination students in the Imperial College as an example. Although there are many pedantic scholars, there are also many who are envious after learning that the students know the adults and can even live in the adults' residences. This shows that justice and ease You don’t have to worry about the human heart.”
"Oh? That's so?" Zhao Junchen looked surprised: "It's a pity. Now that spring is approaching, I can't get closer to these young talents. Otherwise, I have to entertain them well. Can these people not It’s really a pity to be trapped in rumors and rumors, even if you have a bright future.”
After a pause, Zhao Junchen changed the topic again and said: "However, speaking of it, spring is approaching, and it is not suitable for you to live in my mansion anymore. Let alone my reputation, just talk about this timing, if you If you continue to live in this official residence, I am afraid that rumors will be everywhere, which will hinder your future, so after the New Year, you should move back to the Imperial Palace."
Ignoring the slight change in Liu Zimin's face, Zhao Junchen continued: "In my opinion, with your current talent and knowledge, there will definitely be no problem in the Chunwei Examination. Although Huiyuan cannot guarantee it, becoming the top Gongsheng student will be a success." It is absolutely no accident. So there is no need to spend time on reading and reviewing. Spending more time with the candidates of the same period can help me pay more attention to see who among the undergraduate candidates are talents and who are. Who is a mediocre person, who hates me because of popular rumors, and who is not affected by rumors and wants to get close to me. After investigating, give me a list, and I can deliberately get closer to them in the future."
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen half-smiled, and said meaningfully: "If you can avoid being disturbed by rumors, you must be a great talent. After the Spring Wei Examination, you will definitely be on the list, Zimin, don't you think so?"
Having said that, what doesn't Liu Zimin understand? He quickly said: "Students understand, please rest assured. From the students' point of view, there must be many people who are willing to get close to the adults, and the students will definitely spread the kindness of the adults to them."
Thinking that Zhao Junchen's arrangement would not only increase his weight in Zhao Junchen's heart, but also have countless benefits, Liu Zimin couldn't help but feel happy.
Zhao Junchen smiled and nodded, but said pointedly: "It's good that you understand. However, I really want to find a group of talents this time. Therefore, jealousy of talents, jealousy of talents, and abandonment of public affairs for personal reasons, although it is It’s human nature, but I hope you can avoid it as much as possible, do you understand this?”
Although Zhao Junchen was smiling as he spoke, Liu Zimin couldn't help but trembled as he looked and stared, and said quickly: "Students understand that students will never let adults down."
Speaking of this, Liu Zimin suddenly hesitated and asked: "But it's natural for students to move back to the Imperial College. It's just Liu Rui..."
After Zhao Junchen hesitated for a moment, he said: "As for Miss Liu Rui, it depends on her own wishes. If she wants to leave with you, just find a better inn for her. If she still wants to stay in the house, , then I won’t chase her away. However, after you return to the Imperial College, you will also need money for various social activities. Miss Liu Rui is not around, and you will need someone to take care of her. So, I will let Qingyan prepare it for you. There are five thousand taels of silver, and there are two smart book boys. You can use the money, but if you don’t have enough, come back to the house to ask for it, and the two book boys will be my own. If anything happens, you can make arrangements for me, so you don’t have to worry about anything."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Liu Zimin quickly thanked him and said, "Thank you for your instructions."
Zhao Junchen nodded, continued to look down at the folder, and said at the same time: "If there is nothing else, you can go and prepare."
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