After Zhu Biao finished writing, he checked it again before giving it to Liu Jin to send to the imperial study.
After the court meeting yesterday, the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty began. First, the provincial examination was held in the local area, and then those with excellent results could directly enter the capital. Now there is an urgent need for talents, and there is no time to wait for them to pass the exams one by one.
Zhu Yuanzhang also attached great importance to this imperial examination, so he asked Prime Minister Zuo Li Shan to be the director of the examination and Song Lian, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, to take the examination.
In fact, in terms of status, Li Shanchang should be the examiner, but Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Song Lian.
Zhu Biao was relatively free. Although he was not appointed, Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered him to proctor the exams with Li Shanchang, so that the students could take a look at the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to welcome the students who came to take the exam, the Ministry of Industry was also ordered to build the Enke Hall examination room and ordered it to be completed as soon as possible.
After Zhu Biao finished his meal, he sat in the Cultural Hall and read a book. He thought for a while and said, "Liu Jin, go and call Quan Xu."
Liu Jin accepted the promise and left. Zhu Biao was very satisfied with Quan Xu. Although Quan Xu was promoted this time, he was not awarded any title. Based on Quan Xu's merits, it was not an exaggeration to be granted a title of Duke. After all, He is Zhu Biao's pro-army commander and a hero.
But Zhu Yuanzhang did not award him a reward, and Zhu Biao didn't say anything to him, just to see Quan Xu's character. If he achieved great achievements but did not receive a reward, would he have any complaints against his superiors.
After a while, Quan Xu came in and knelt down on one knee: "Don't ever see your highness!"
Zhu Biao waved his hand and asked him to stand up: "Quan Xu, do you want to understand why you are not knighted?"
Quan Xu clasped his fists and replied: "Your Highness, General Mo will not think about it. General Mo only knows to do what he should do. As for the title, he will naturally leave it to the arrangements of His Majesty and His Highness.
Zhu Biao stood up and walked next to him and said, "That's good. Quan Xu, don't be anxious. My father and I have great expectations for you. Don't let it down."
Quan Xu's resolute face straightened up and he said: "I will be loyal to the death!"
Zhu Biao looked at him and said: "The casualties in the pro-army Duwei Mansion are a bit heavy. The Holy One intends to expand its scale. You can lead your people to see Mao Xiang, the commander of the pro-army Duwei Mansion. There will be no news about this palace in the future. Zhao, you don’t need to come again, just concentrate on serving the Lord.”
After hearing this, Quan Xu knelt directly at Zhu Biao's feet, and then solemnly said "Promise"!
Zhu Biao glanced at Quan Xu's back. He was a good player, and Zhu Biao was a little reluctant to part with him. But he has nothing to do now. Instead of letting Quan Xu stand guard in the East Palace every day, he might as well go back to the pro-army captain's mansion to get some exercise.
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang meant. Zhu Biao naturally knew what his father was thinking. He wanted to cultivate a perfect spy leader for him.
It would also be convenient for Quan Xu to help Zhu Biao take over this large organization in the future. Although Zhu Biao didn't know the specific configuration of the pro-military Duwei Mansion, didn't he still know how powerful the Jin Yiwei would be in the future?
Xu Da has also begun to return the troops to the court. Chang Yuchun still needs to stay in Peiping for a while. It would be good to come back when Zhu Biao gets married.
The wedding is in September, which is more than three months away, and the etiquette department has already started making preparations.
Zhu Biao is now paying attention to the struggle between Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian every day. Both of them are now eyeing Li Shanchang's position.
As Li Shanchang's disciple, Hu Weiyong naturally had a slight advantage, but Yang Xian was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to check and balance, so he was not afraid of them with the emperor behind him.
There are also neutral factions, such as Zhang Chang, who was an official in the previous dynasty and was very knowledgeable and capable. Zhu Yuanzhang also liked him quite a lot. Yang Xian made friends with him and wanted to fight against Li Shanchang's faction together.
All the trouble has been known to everyone in the government and the public. Zhu Biao is itching to see it, but it is a pity that he has not yet come to an end.
Zhu Biao has been very honest recently. Zhu Yuanzhang did not give him any arrangements. Zhu Biao has completed his studies, and Zhu Di has continued his study career.
Although Zhu Biao was a little bored, he did not take the initiative to seek help from his father. Those who achieve great things must endure loneliness, just like Quan Xu. He made great contributions but did not get the rewards he deserved. He could not endure it anymore. , do what you should do dutifully, no one will dislike such a person.
The same goes for Zhu Biao. Zhu Yuanzhang is also watching him to see if he is starting to get carried away and whether he can endure loneliness.
A few days later, Zhu Biao was invited to the imperial study. When he entered the room, he saw Yang Xian covering his face and kneeling on the ground crying. Zhu Yuanzhang was also comforting him.
After Zhu Biao entered the room, he saluted his father, and then walked to stand next to Zhu Yuanzhang. Yang Xian saw Zhu Biao also put his face-covering hands on the ground and saluted Zhu Biao.
At this time, Zhu Biao saw clear slap marks on Yang Xian's dark face. Zhu Biao stretched out his hand to help her but said nothing.
Yang Xian got up and pointed at the red slap mark on his face and said: "Your Majesty, I cannot bear this humiliation. I am also a dignified official of the court. I am a minister in the same palace as Hu Weiyong. He dares to beat me. Please forgive me." I make the decision!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also hurriedly comforted him and said: "We will definitely make the decision for you. Don't cry. How can a dignified Minister of Zhongshu cry like this?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he shouted outside: "Mao Xiang, give Yang Xian's memorial to Liu Bowen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and ask him to deal with it severely in accordance with the law. Don't be lenient!"
When Yang Xian heard this, he bowed his head and thanked Zhu Yuanzhang, and then resigned.
When Yang Xian went out, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the tea cup and laughed, and Zhu Biao also shook his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked his son to sit next to him and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhu Biao pondered for a moment and said: "On the surface, Hu Weiyong acted impulsively and dared to beat his colleagues in Zhongshu Province, but I felt that this was also planned by Yang Xian. He just wanted to deliberately anger Hu Weiyong and force him to make mistakes. In this way, it will be difficult for Li Shanchang to promote Hu Weiyong to the position."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction: "This Yang Xian has a deep jealousy, and will always use tricks to slander those who are not good enough for him. He is a person with a strong sense of factionalism and a strong desire for power, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals."
Zhu Biao did not expect that Zhu Yuanzhang had seen through Yang Xian so clearly, so he asked: "Since my father has seen through Yang Xian, why do he still need to reuse him?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Do you know what happened in Yangzhou? In just two years, the city of Yangzhou has changed rapidly. The refugees have returned to their hometowns and the towns have recovered. Large areas of land have been cultivated again. We have sent people to take a look. As long as there are no natural disasters, Yangzhou will There will be a great harvest over there.”
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "It seems that Yang Xian is indeed capable, but it is very difficult to recover people's livelihood. Other state capitals have not recovered well, but Yang Xian has done well. I am afraid there is something fishy about it."
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