"Quietness is used to cultivate one's character, and frugality is used to cultivate virtue. There are other caves in the books of sages. Haha, this Zhu Wan always likes to say some argot for me to guess."
Guan Shouzhen smiled slightly, and his psychology towards Tang Zhen was complicated. On the one hand, he admired Tang Zhen's talents very much and relied on her as his right-hand man; on the other hand, he was jealous that Tang Zhen had won the trust of the Crown Prince Zhu Ruoji, and was afraid that he would become
In the saying "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead", the wave before was mercilessly beaten to death on the beach by the waves behind. Therefore, intentionally or unintentionally, there was some suppression of Tang Zhen within the party.
Well, to cultivate oneself in silence is to allow me to be still and observe the changes. A while ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also asked someone to bring him a message, saying that the Queen had sent news that the Holy Emperor was treating him because of Chen Bangyan's entry into the cabinet.
I am very dissatisfied, and asked everyone to restrain themselves, rest at home, have less gatherings, and be less in the limelight. Being frugal to cultivate virtue is to advise me to be honest in politics and not let opponents seize the opportunity; but what is this "there are other caves in the books of sages"?
What do you mean?
By the way, not long ago, Wang Wansheng, the director of the Imperial College, submitted a letter to the emperor, "Opening the Autumn War for the Four Provinces of Northern Xinjiang", requesting that Beihai, Xinbeihai, Shanbei, and the four western provinces be conquered, and the Autumn War be launched to recruit scholars. This is Zhuwan's advice.
I used the imperial examination to cultivate more connections with party members and restore my strength that had declined due to repeated suppression.
Qiu Wei is also called the rural examination. It is named because the examination is held in August in the autumn. Those who win are called Juren. After the rural examination, there is the general examination. The examination period is in February in spring, so it is also called Chun Wei. Those who win are called Gongshi. Then there are
In the palace examination, the emperor himself set the questions and took the examination, and produced the top three Jinshi.
Although the imperial examinations were for small officials at the beginning, they were the gateway to hundreds of officials; moreover, through the imperial examinations, a relatively stable teacher-student relationship could be created. In this era, teachers were respected and disciples could be recruited through the imperial examinations.
He quickly cultivated the power of his own party. For example, Wang Wansheng, the Imperial College Secretary who served as the advisor to Emperor Guangwu, was the student he had accepted in Chunwei Middle School a few years ago. Although the relationship between master and apprentice was only nominal, it should not be taken seriously.
But it’s really easy to use. This person is now an effective member of our party.
Guan Shouzhen thought about it and ordered Wang Wansheng, the director of the Imperial Academy, to be invited into the house.
"Students meet their teachers." As soon as Wang Wansheng entered the living room of Guanzhai, he respectfully saluted Guan Shouzhen. The Lord of Heaven and Earth is his teacher, and the teacher is dignified. Guan Shoufu held up his airs and accepted the salute. He was respectful to his students.
, very useful.
He affectionately called Wang Wansheng's cousin and said: "Near the mountain, you are so sparse. When the Holy Master saw it, he was full of praise, saying that it was a strategy for long-term peace and stability, and praised you as a talent."
"Thank you so much for your support, mentor." When he heard that his talent had caught the emperor's eye, Wang Wansheng beamed with joy and thanked him repeatedly.
Guan Shouzhen was a little disappointed. This student's ability to cultivate Qi was not good enough and he still needs to hone it!
However, now that he has been targeted by the Holy Emperor, he does not dare to openly appoint private individuals. This Wang Wansheng has just been praised by the Holy Emperor, so using him will make him appear to be selfless.
"Near the mountains, autumn is coming soon, and the imperial court has decided to send you to inspect southern Zhili. Recruiting scholars for the country is a great undertaking, and you must not slack off," Guan Shoufu said earnestly.
"Inspection of Southern Zhili?"
Wang Wansheng was overjoyed. This was a good job. He was a wealthy man in Nanzhili. As the examiner himself, he could recruit a group of students. The filial piety of the successful students was not a small sum, not to mention, he could make a lot of connections.
He thanked him again and said: “The teacher’s cultivation will never be forgotten by the students.”
"Yes." Guan Shouzhen hummed with satisfaction and ordered someone to get an envelope. "Jinshan, I know that you are very poor. Recruiting scholars for the country is a major matter for the country. You must not accept bribes and ruin your reputation. This is for
I will give you a little of my teacher’s savings to support your integrity.”
"How can this be achieved? Students should be filial to their teachers. How can they use their teacher's savings?" Wang Wansheng was immediately moved, and a warm current came to his heart. As an official in the Imperial College, he usually came into contact with nerds, except for his salary.
It was difficult to make extra money, so Guan Shouzhen said he was poor.
After bidding farewell to his mentor with great gratitude, Wang Wansheng walked out of the gate of Guanzhai, and suddenly heard someone calling him, "Wang Siye, stay here."
A closer look revealed that it was Guan Fu, the housekeeper of Guan House.
Wang Wansheng did not dare to neglect the seventh-ranking official of the prime minister's servant, and asked with a smile: "Why do you always want to ask me?"
"There is a relative in the old servant's family. Please ask Wang Siye to take care of him." Guan Fu handed over a note with a smile.
Wang Wansheng took a look and saw a name written on it: Jiang Yi. He had also been in the officialdom for many years, so he naturally knew what the so-called "relatives of old servants" were. Since he had paid homage to his master, he had to do his best for his master, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "
Don’t worry, students will do their best!”
As soon as Guan Fu heard the word "student", he knew that the other party had understood it, so he thanked him and returned.
Wang Huansheng returned home and opened the envelope given by his mentor. Inside was a banknote worth ten thousand taels. He usually gave gifts to his teacher, but today his old man gave him a banknote in turn. This meant that this person was
Must be in high school.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Teacher, teacher, you really created a difficult problem for the students!"
Indeed, in the Ming Dynasty, it was very difficult to cheat in the exam! Do you want to hire a gunman to impersonate you? Sorry, every candidate in the Ming Dynasty has someone as a guarantor. If you want to impersonate, you must first bribe the guarantor, and secondly, buy the guarantor.
Passing the examiner, and there is a possibility of being reported by candidates from the same county, is not feasible; do you want to bribe the examiner to recognize the handwriting and make marks when marking the papers? Sorry, the test papers for the provincial examination and the general examination must be re-written by special persons, that will not work; do you want to entrain?
Sorry, you have to check carefully when entering the examination room.
Moreover, the rules of the Ming Dynasty are not one examiner, but two examiners, four examiners at the same time, one promoted, and a number of other officials. These examiners cannot come from the same department. The examiners for the southern and northern Zhili are appointed by the imperial court.
Officials from the Academy acted as examiners for each Chief Secretary. The imperial court assigned six subjects to the Minister of Affairs or the Director of the Ministry of Rites. The examiners were selected from among the officials recommended by various places and county magistrates. In front of so many people, the examination papers were opened and found.
It’s difficult to find the name of the relevant household!
In the Ming Dynasty, cheating in examinations was a serious crime, second only to treason, and could range from being dismissed from office to being sent to the frontiers, or being sent to the frontiers, or having heads rolling in the head. Wang Wansheng suddenly felt a little cold on his neck.
Of course, it would be easy if we could get all the examiners who are qualified to mark the papers and decide based on the list prepared in advance. During the Chongzhen period, there was an admiral in Suzhou named Zhang Nenglin, who formed a large-scale interest alliance.
"All servants are not inferior in their profession". Anyone who can have a little bit to do with the examination can benefit from it. Every time he takes the examination, "the reputation is determined by the price", and there is no deception. There is a scholar named Li Han who reported
, but was so persecuted that he did not dare to go home.
However, that was in the last years of Chongzhen. Today's Emperor Guangwu is the emperor immediately, the master who dares to kill people! If a bunch of examiners join together to cheat collectively, and people talk too much, then the real thing is that they don't want it anymore!
Wang Wansheng thought about it and decided that the safest way was to leak the test questions. There was only one person on the other side, so as long as he kept his mouth shut, God knew and the earth knew, you knew and I knew, then he would have nothing to worry about!
