Dajia Lubu entered the city. At this moment, in an inn in the capital, a group of scholars were more excited than others.
"The new king will finally take over. Everyone, it has been more than a year!"
It is said that one of the three great joys in life is when one is named on the gold list. This group of scholars had already experienced that kind of ecstasy last year: they were all winners in the rites examination in the fifteenth year of Zhengde.
But after the ecstasy, there was more than a year of depression: because the emperor visited the south and became seriously ill after returning, the palace examination that should have been held after the examination of the Ministry of Rites has been postponed until now.
They are no longer expelled from the palace examination, and all of them are already quasi-jinshi, but their current status is still just a Gongsheng student, and they have not been admitted.
"The Talent Recruitment Ceremony is a first-class event, and the imperial examination must be scheduled next month." One of them smiled and teased another thin scholar, "Brother Cai Bo, your bad luck has come to an end. Liang Ge I have always admired your talent and learning, and you two are from the same hometown. This time, Mr. Liang Ge has traveled to Anlu to welcome the new king. He only needs to mention your name to His Majesty, and Brother Caibo will rise to the top. It’s no big deal.”
The scholar waved his hand with some embarrassment: "Mr. Liang Ge is just pity for the twists and turns of his academic career. Which list he will be ranked in the palace examination and what position he will be awarded temporarily will still depend on his articles and ranking."
"Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other!" The Gongsheng students are not only excited about the imperial examinations finally taking place, "It is extremely rare for His Majesty to succeed the feudal prince as the crown prince! Although we are Gongsheng students of Zhengde Xinsike, we will be His Majesty. The first person to get a Jinshi! I have always been an emperor and a minister..."
The Gongsheng who was called Brother Caibo was named Huang Zuo. He and Liang Chu were both from Guangzhou.
Now thirty-one, Huang Zuo has become a talented young man. When he was six years old, his private school teacher said that he had nothing to teach him and asked him to go home and study on his own. He completed the homework before the imperial examination at the age of eleven, but after that he officially embarked on the road to the imperial examination, which was a rough time for nearly twenty years.
He was already the leader of the case in the college examination, but due to the grievances between the two school inspectors, he was retaken in the college examination. Huang Zuo, the leader of the case, was the only one not allowed to take the exam.
Later, he learned about the Yuan Dynasty in the provincial examination, but how far is Guangzhou from the capital? Huang Zuo did not catch up with the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette in the spring of the next year.
I took the exam again three years later. My father passed away during the exam and I returned home to observe mourning.
Next subject, this time I got sick and couldn't continue halfway through the exam. Huang Zuo once felt discouraged, but it was Liang Chu who encouraged him, a fellow countryman, to try again.
Then came last year, and this time I was even more speechless: Huang Zuo had lost his road guide, and according to regulations, he could not participate in the examination. If Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, had not made a special case, Huang Zuo would have been delayed for another three years.
He finally became a Gongsheng student with 18th place, but the imperial examination was delayed again and again.
During this period of time, Huang Zuo was nicknamed the nemesis of Kedao by countless fellow students who either teased or complained.
Now the opportunity was finally coming. Huang Zuo sat by the window and looked at the touching emperor's guard of honor in the distance, and at those people wearing red, green and green official uniforms.
When he went to pay homage to Liang Chu after high school last year, Huang Zuo found out that he had been placed at the top of the list. Later, he had objections and was changed to eighteenth.
At this moment, Huang Zuo sincerely hoped that this new king would be a bole.
…
In the large chariot room, the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy also looked at the chariot in front of them with different expressions.
The grades of bachelors and concubines in the Hanlin Academy are low, but only the top talents in each subject can enter the place where talents can be stored. As a close minister of the emperor, after the establishment of the cabinet, a de facto threshold has been formed over the years: those who are not Hanlin will not be admitted to the cabinet.
Now that the new king will ascend the throne, the relationship between emperor and courtier will be more vividly reflected in this emperor who was originally the prince of the vassal.
Among the four cabinet ministers, Yang Tinghe is sixty-three, Liang Chu is seventy, and Jiang Mian and Mao Ji are both fifty-eight.
In a few years, there is no telling how many opportunities will arise in the court.
Now these Hanlin scholars are all trying to figure out what kind of articles Xinjun likes, what kind of people he admires, and what kind of knowledge he admires.
For an emperor who is fifteen years old, feasting is indispensable. In addition to important ministers giving lectures, Hanlin Academy bachelors also have the opportunity to study and lecture!
Among these people, there is also a man who has just turned forty.
He was Yan Song, who ranked second in the second class and fifth overall in the 18th year of Hongzhi. At that time, he entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi.
But then Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne and Liu Jin gained power over the world. Yan Song retired from office and returned to his hometown, staying in his hometown of Fenyi County, Yuanzhou Prefecture for ten years.
Yang Tinghe, the examiner in the 18th year of Hongzhi's reign, invited him to resume his duties, but he refused.
Some people say that he was just raising his hopes, but he understood the dangers of the court at that time.
When the eunuchs gain power and the emperor is biased against civil servants, it is really not a good time to work hard. As Yang Tinghe's disciple, Yan Song may be at the forefront of the charge.
Even though the power of the eunuchs had been suppressed a lot five years ago, he agreed when Yang Tinghe invited him to reinstate him. After returning to Beijing, he only stayed in the noble Hanlin Academy.
But now, Yan Song's mind finally came alive. Yang Tinghegui is the first assistant and it is a credit to his support. In the past month or so, the efforts to eliminate bad governance and suppress the eunuchs' power have been vigorous and glorious.
The most important thing is that Yan Song is already forty years old!
After so many years of accumulation, how long can he wait?
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When Dajia Lubu was about to arrive in front of Daming Gate, in a small courtyard inside Xizhimen of the capital, the owner Zhang Ji knelt down in the courtyard tremblingly and asked tremblingly: "I don't know that the heavenly official is coming, the students are so rude, the humble house is shabby, I don't know... …”
"Zhang Xiucai, this is impossible. Our family is not here to announce the decree." The man in eunuch clothes helped him up with a smile, "Zhang Xiucai also knows that His Majesty will soon ascend the throne. We are slaves. Yes, you have to help the master think things over first. The Queen Mother has ordered the servants to pre-select some ladies in the capital. I heard that your daughter is very beautiful and well-educated. I wonder if you can let our family see her first?"
Zhang Ji's expression suddenly changed after hearing this, and he replied hesitantly: "How can a little girl with such a lowly appearance be able to enter the eyes of the heavenly family? This heavenly official..."
The eunuch's face darkened, and then he said with a smile: "Zhang Xiucai, I just pre-selected some ladies. Our family is following the Queen Mother's decree. Zhang Xiucai knows that if a daughter with both talent and beauty is selected, she will be selected into the palace next year. There is a great chance that my mother will be honored by the world. By then, Zhang Xiucai will be indispensable for the position of earl."
How could Zhang Ji have any room to refuse in front of the people arranged by the Queen Mother herself?
He knew where this trouble had begun.
Over the past year, many servants from powerful families have come several times, but Zhang Xiucai has excused them with the excuse that his wife has died and his daughter is still in the period of filial piety.
There has been no solution for this period of time. How can he, a scholar who has failed many times, compete with those powerful people?
Just thinking about his precious daughter being taken as a concubine by those notorious dignitaries, Zhang Xiucai was reluctant in every possible way.
I don’t know which relative or friend saw the filial daughter at the funeral of his deceased wife, and it spread like this.
Unexpectedly, now it has spread to the palace again.
Zhang Qinghe, who was confused and frightened, was extremely uncomfortable being stared at by the eunuch for a while. After his uneasy father sent the people out, he asked in fear: "Father, what happened?"
Zhang Ji sighed sadly and looked at his fourteen-year-old daughter who was already beautiful and beautiful.
There is glory and wealth in the harem, but it is also extremely dangerous.
Now it was Empress Dowager Zhang who sent people to pre-select the ladies. There was no doubt that she wanted to select some with outstanding looks so that they could later influence the new monarch who was not her biological son. There is no telling how many unpredictable dangers there will be.
Zhang Ji knew that with his daughter's talent and appearance, it would be difficult to escape this disaster.
The most important thing is that her daughter's reputation has been vaguely spread among the people. If the draft really starts next year, Sunchon Mansion will also come, right?
He only wished he had not arranged a good marriage for his daughter earlier.
"Father...could it be...the draft?" Zhang Qinghe was smart. Seeing his father's expression, and thinking of the eunuch just now, his fair face became even whiter.
Zhang Ji covered his face in fear: "It's too late... I've already been included in the list. It's still a pre-selection ordered by the Queen Mother. Even if you want to hide, you will anger the Queen Mother."
Although Zhang Qinghe is both talented and beautiful, this big change also left her at a loss.
Zhang Ji's guess was correct. Ever since it was confirmed that Zhu Houcong would be established as emperor, Empress Dowager Zhang had already arranged for the pre-selection of ladies.
As Zhu Houcong approached the Daming Gate step by step, some of the people who had been contacted in advance were ecstatic, some were surprised, and some were extremely scared.
Who cares only about their daughter's future happiness, but who doesn't know that the Forbidden City is a giant beast devouring life?
Now, Zhu Houcong passed through Daming Gate and entered the imperial city.
Directly in front of him was the Chengtian Gate that was familiar yet unfamiliar to him.
