Early on the morning of the 5th, outside Fengtian Gate, civil and military officials lined up on the left, and 320 Jinshi lined up on the right.
All the Jinshis changed into Jinshi uniforms and wore black gauze hats with hairpins on their heads. Although their faces were stern and pretended to be serious, the joy in their eyes could not be concealed.
Today, roll call!
The roll call of Chuan Lu is a part of the palace examination, and it is also the most solemn and solemn ceremony in the palace examination. It began in the second year of Yongxi, Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty.
To put it crudely, it means shouting at the top of your lungs:
Who is who? Who is the number?
The Fengtian Gate slowly opened, and the new Jinshi couldn't help but get excited.
The opening of this door seems to have opened up their future. Ten years of hard work, no, twenty years of hard work, or even decades of hard work, finally made it through!
Stepping through this door and hearing his name means that he has entered the officialdom of the Ming Empire. Although he does not know what his future official position will be, his life has completely changed!
Who is the top pick?
Who is second?
Who is the third flower again?
Will it be me? Could it be him?
Excited, nervous, and expecting, as the Fengtian Gate opened, many people's breathing became heavy.
The Fengtian Gate was fully opened, and at this time, the drums outside the Fengtian Hall started beating.
All the officials and scholars arranged their clothes one after another. After the drum sound subsided, the officials entered the Fengtian Gate first, followed closely by the new scholars and passed through the Fengtian Gate.
In the square outside Fengtian Hall, officials waited solemnly.
On both sides of the square, there are various ceremonial guards, musicians, and hundreds of majestic guards holding spears and wearing bright armor. The whole square is solemn and solemn.
The ceremony and music started, and when the door of Fengtian Palace opened, civil and military officials of fifth rank or above entered the palace, while other officials and Jinshi waited quietly outside the palace.
Zhu Yunwen was dressed in a leather bean suit and sat in the hall. All the officials and scholars knelt down and worshiped, and the mountains shouted long live.
"Everyone, get up."
Zhu Yunwen said with a warm smile, "Where is Fang Xiaoru?"
"I'm here."
Fang Xiaoru left class.
"Is Huang Bang ready?"
"The report to the Emperor has been filled out. It only needs to be called before it can be hung outside the Meridian Gate and made public."
Fang Xiaoru said solemnly.
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said, "In that case, let's get started."
Fang Xiaoru bowed and retreated.
Yang Shiqi, as the deacon of the palace examination, held the "Enke Scholarship Making Book" in his hand, walked to the left side of the entrance of the hall, and read loudly: "On July 3rd, Emperor Jianwen planned to test the tribute scholars from all over the world, and the first one was awarded the Jinshi. The second one is given a Jinshi background, and the third one is given a Jinshi background."
The loud voice resounded inside and outside Fengtian Hall.
Hu Jing, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, Yang Pu and others stood behind the officials and couldn't help but become nervous at this moment.
Yang Shiqi paused for a moment and looked at the young Jinshi. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he became serious and began to roll call: "Yang Rong, the first and first place in the imperial examination in the first year of Jianwen!"
The four preface members outside the hall shouted in unison: "Yang Rong, the first and first place winner in the first year of Jianwen's palace examination!"
A little further back, four more preface members shouted: "Yang Rong, who won the first place in the palace examination in the first year of Jianwen!"
Roll call three times and become famous all over the world!
Yang Rong was a little excited. Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, he came out of the class and knelt down in front of the royal road outside the palace to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty, Yang Rong, thank you for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"
Yang Shiqi continued to roll call: "Yang Pu ranked first and second in the imperial examination in the first year of Jianwen!"
The prelude class sings again.
Yang Pu stepped forward and knelt down to thank him.
Yang Shiqi called again: "Jin Youzi came first and third in the imperial examination in the first year of Jianwen!"
…
Jin Youzi came forward and knelt down to thank him.
Yang Rong, Yang Pu and Jin Youzi won the first place, second place and third place respectively!
Zhu Yunwen sat in the hall, looking at the three people kneeling in the distance, his eyes full of smiles.
This honor is worthy of their talent and intelligence.
The roll call of the first-level class ended, and it was Wang Gen, the first place, Hu Jing, the second place, and
Three Wu Pu...
Different from the first class, the second class only sings the roll call once and does not enjoy the treatment of leading out of the class. They can only walk out by themselves and kneel down to express their gratitude.
The second class will take 117 soldiers, and the remaining 200 people will be the third class.
After the roll call, the Jinshi stood up and bowed to the emperor three times and knelt down nine times to show that he was a disciple of the emperor.
It was said that Zhu Yunzhen had nothing to do with the roll call, so he just came out and put on a show. Today's protagonists are these Jinshi. When the roll call is over, the officials and Jinshi will come out with the yellow list...
Outside the Meridian Gate, Chang'an Street was already bustling with activity. It was crowded with people. Countless merchants and people were looking forward to it.
The yellow list was hung up, and Yang Rong, Yang Pu and Jin Youzi led all the Jinshi to watch the list. After watching the list, they praised the officials, commonly known as: parade...
The Ministry of Rites sent red robes and palace flowers, champions, role models, and top prizes, horses riding high, and gongs beating in front to clear the way, and the glory was endless...
The soldiers and the people paid their respects, and some people pressed their little sons' heads and shouted sternly: "See, do you see, you have to study hard. If you can do this in the future, I will be able to smile like a child!"
The ignorant young man did not understand so much. He only felt that this kind of honor seemed very desirable. He couldn't help but think: Wouldn't it be great if I could do the same?
It was much simpler for the wealthy businessman. He looked at Yang Rong, the number one scholar, and shouted at the top of his lungs on the street: "Master number one, are you getting married? My little girl has an extraordinary beauty. If you are willing, I will give you my daughter, and she will also give you a thousand taels of dowry." …”
Yang Rong almost fell off the horse, what's going on...
Yang Pu couldn't help laughing when he saw Yang Rong's embarrassment.
"The second-ranked man, my family is a large merchant family in Shanxi, and I have a daughter who is very young..."
Yang Pu was speechless.
The merchants also know that it is not easy to win the top prize, the second prize, or the top prize. More merchants are observing and wooing the top two people, promising money and houses, and there are not a few matchmakers...
The dirty past is not worthy of praise;
Today's dissolute thoughts have no limit.
The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hooves,
See all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
This poem by Meng Jiao vividly describes the proud feeling of being named on the gold medal list.
For most scholars, the only way they want to get ahead in the world is through the imperial examination.
Endless sadness and long suffering, all turned into pride and calmness after being named on the gold list, smiling proudly in Jinling and enjoying the respect of the world.
The day after the news was passed down, Zhu Yunwen gave an "Enrong Banquet" to the Ministry of Rites and ordered Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and others to serve the banquet. Murong Jing'er led the art troupe to undertake the performance.
After the Enrong Banquet, the number one scholar and all the Jinshi went to Honglu Temple to learn official etiquette.
After all, being an official requires you to learn to speak official language. When people ask you, did you say something bad about me? You have to learn to do Tai Chi and say a lot of useful things but useless things, but you can't say: Yes, I said bad things about you.
You need to be able to speak Tai Chi well and master it, and you also need to learn basic etiquette, such as what you call a person when he is alive and what you call him after he dies.
For example, how should you greet ordinary officials when you see them, how should you salute when you see a boss, what should you do when you see a super boss...
After studying the etiquette for three days, the number one scholar needs to lead the Jinshi to express gratitude.
Zhu Yunwen was praised by him.
Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, I sincerely request the Ministry of Works to erect a monument for the Jinshi."
Zhu Yunwen readily agreed.
Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to the preservation of the list of Jinshi. He always felt that if the list was burned one day, it would be a big loss. So he ordered that whenever a Jinshi was admitted to the imperial examination, his name should be engraved on a stele.
The names of these people will be engraved on the stone tablets of the Imperial College. First, it tells Confucius that there will be successors to your knowledge. Second, it tells future generations that if you want to leave a name for the ages, study hard and make progress every day.
At this point, the imperial examination is over, right?
not yet……
The last item in the palace examination system is the appointment of officials.
According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty court:
The No. 1 scholar is awarded the title of editor, and the No. 2 and No. 1 scholar are assigned the title of editor.
These three people are guaranteed jobs.
Ran.
But for the second-class and third-class Jinshi, they still have to take an exam... After the exam, a number of outstanding Jinshi will be selected as Shujishi, which is also an official position in the Hanlin Academy.
The remaining second-level and third-level Jinshi can be awarded to Shi, Yushi, Zhushi, Zhongshu, Xingren, Pingshi, Taichang, and Guozi doctor. These are basically Beijing officials, although their ranks are very low.
Of course, if you want to go to the mountains and countryside to help the poor, you can also be granted the title of government official, prefectural magistrate, county magistrate and other officials.
In other words, as long as you win the Jinshi, the worst you can do is become a county magistrate.
Rolling names, praising officials, giving banquets, engraving names on monuments, and conferring officials are all the honors of civil servants.
Zhu Yunwen didn't like this kind of excessive glory from the bottom of his heart, because too much glory for the civil servants collective meant the weakness of the military attaché collective.
Emphasizing culture over military affairs, and using culture over military affairs, will form a trend, which will then turn into a chronic disease of the empire.
"Jiao Yong has military merit, good boy."
"The person who sings as the number one scholar outside Donghua Gate is a good boy, how can this not be a good boy!"
Han Qi slashed with his sword, and the head of the illustrious general Jiao Yong rolled to the ground.
Only literati are good!
This is the Song Dynasty dominated by literati!
Although civil servants cannot go to the battlefield and cannot kill the enemy, the ruthlessness with which civilian officials kill military attachés definitely surpasses the Xixia cavalry!
A large part of the bloody spirit of the scholars of the Song Dynasty did not exist because of their enemies, but came from the killing of the generals of the Song Dynasty.
Zhu Yunwen did not want the Ming Dynasty to have problems like the Song Dynasty.
In Zhu Yunwen's view, civil servants and military officers are like human legs. If one leg is missing, they will be lame.
Even with a cane, people can't run fast.
If the wolf comes, it will die.
It can be expected that if there is no interference and the civil society is allowed to flourish for thirty years, by the time all the old generals and veterans in Hongwu are dead, the new generals will only be able to tremble and look at this group of powerful civil servants.
During Zhu Yuanzhang's time, although the Fifth Army Governor's Office was on an equal footing with the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War was nothing; the Fifth Army Governor's Office was the boss.
After Bei Yuan was eliminated, the status of the Five Army Governor's Office began to decline, while the status of the Ministry of War rose, and the two reached a check and balance.
But in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, more and more civilian officials were in power, and there were many powerful people. On the other hand, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army has very few people who have been on the battlefield and know how to fight. At this time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is nothing. The Ministry of War is the boss...
It is a big taboo to have a prosperous culture and a declining military power.
Zhu Yunwen sighed. It seemed that the martial arts examination system needed to be brought out and the martial arts people should be repositioned.
In the early Ming Dynasty, there was no martial arts system.
The martial arts system of the Ming Dynasty was set up by the "God of War" Zhu Qizhen. He was probably afraid that he would go hunting again and needed some bodyguards to protect himself.
Zhu Yunwen guessed that the God of War would never appear again. The martial arts system still had to rely on itself...
While Zhu Yunwen was thinking about civil and military checks and balances and how to walk on two legs, Zhang Xianzong had already left Huai'an and headed north by boat, preparing to go to Suzhou to inspect the Suishui River.
At this time, a gust of wind blew open the curtain, and Zhang Xianzong walked out of the cabin. He had no time to enjoy the cooling wind, and his face was full of panic.
The sky seemed to be falling, the clouds were thick, and a bolt of lightning was swallowed up before it could escape from the black clouds.
The dull thunder was like a sudden beating of a war drum, and the sound suddenly exploded, echoing on the canal, on both sides of the Yellow River...
PS:
The course of the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty was different from the current course of the Yellow River. I would like to explain...
The imperial examination was an unavoidable problem in the feudal dynasty. Jingxue had also read a lot of history. The description of the imperial examination was nothing more than rushing to the examination room, publishing the results, passing the exam, and becoming an official. This is actually inappropriate.
There are so many details and rules behind the imperial examination that many books have not covered. Jingxue collected the materials, studied them for several days, and boldly incorporated them into the article, basically explaining the rules, process, and content of the imperial examination.
However, due to limitations of historical materials and personal writing skills, please forgive me for the shortcomings, and I hope it can bring you some different gains.
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