Welcome everyone -:. After Zhang Yuan sent Zheng Yangxing away and returned to the courtyard, Shang Zhouzuo came down from the steps of the west chamber and asked: "Jiezi, what is Zheng Yangxing doing here?" Shang Zhouzuo had been avoiding him just now.
In the study, he did not want to meet Zheng Yangxing.
Zhang Yuandao: "Zheng Qianhu wanted to give me the courtyard house in Yongfang in Dashi, but I declined."
Shang Zhouzuo shook his head and said: "Prince Fu has already joined the vassal, but the Zheng family still refuses to give up - if you live in the house given to you by Zheng Yangxing, then the whole Donglin will regard you as the enemy. The prince has been decided, Zhejiang, Chu
, Qi, Xuan and other parties did not dare to openly support King Fu."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, how could I be greedy for that advantage?"
Shang Zhouzuo also laughed, knowing that his worries were unnecessary. His sister-in-law was as quick-witted and as prudent as few others. However, he still reminded him: "Yao Zongwen has the closest relationship with the Zheng family. You should keep some caution."
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The day after the Chuanlu Ceremony was the Qionglin Banquet hosted by the Ministry of Rites for the new Jinshi. The Qionglin Banquet was also called the Enrong Banquet. It began as the Qujiang Banquet in the Tang Dynasty. It was called the Wenxi Banquet in the Song Dynasty. The Qionglin Banquet was held in Zhongshu Province during the Hongwu period.
, later the Zhongshu Province was withdrawn, and the Qionglin Banquet was held in the Ministry of Etiquette instead. All examiners of the joint examination and the palace examination had to participate. This year, because of two major cases of fraud in the imperial examination, Zhou Yingqiu and another official of the Ministry of Etiquette were already in charge.
He was imprisoned, and Zhejiang and Xuanzhu party officials were still attacking Wu Daonan, the president of the conference. Wu Daonan accidentally appointed Shen Tonghe as Huiyuan. This was indeed a stain. Therefore, Wu Daonan did not come to the Qionglin banquet today due to illness, and Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant
Hosting the banquet, the palace servants sent out palace flowers and small silk tablets. More than 300 new scholars and more than a hundred examiners all wore hairpins and wore Enrong tablets. The Enrong tablet of the number one scholar was a little special, made of silver——
The Qionglin banquet of the Ministry of Etiquette was very lively. The new scholars with hairpins and red robes were all glowing. They paid homage to the room master and the examiner, socializing and laughing. Fang Congzhe specially invited Zhang Lianfang, Zhang Dai, Zhang Yuan's uncle and nephew to talk together.
, Zhang Lianfang is a famous scholar in central Zhejiang. Fang Congzhe has met Zhang Lianfang several times, and Fang Congzhe also has some friendship with Zhang Rulin. At this time, he smiled and said to Zhang Lianfang: "Brother Baosheng, your two nephews are ranked above you in the imperial examination, what do you do?
What to say?"
Zhang Dai ranked 156th among the top three in the imperial examination, Zhang Lianfang ranked 239th among the top three, and Zhang Yuan, needless to say, ranked first in the imperial examination—
Zhang Lianfang said: "Don't you, Mr. Fangge, hear that rankings in palace examinations are just like accumulated salary? It's the latecomers who come first."
Fang Congzhe smiled and praised: "The Zhang family of Shanyin has three Jinshi in one subject and two number one scholars in four generations. The honor of the family is unprecedented." The smile faded and he looked at Zhang Yuan. He said slowly: "The number one scholar, Wan Yan Ting."
It’s hard work.”
Zhang Yuan bowed and said: "It's hard work for Mr. Ge to review the papers."
Hearing this, Fang Congzhe couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's really hard work, my old eyes are dim." He asked: "Is there enough basis for the "Glacier Theory" of the No. 1 Scholar?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Excuse me, Mr. Ge, the student's theory of the three hundred year cycle of glaciers is well-founded. The astronomical records of the Twenty-Three Histories and the Five Elements Records all have records of climate change and disasters. Even the climate changes in the past thirty years have also been recorded."
That’s enough to illustrate the problem.”
Fang Congzhe said: "You read through historical books and dabbled in Western learning, and the glacial theory you proposed is really a blockbuster." There seemed to be a hint of ridicule in his words.
Zhang Yuan said respectfully: "Students, how dare you make grandstanding? I am really worried about the national disaster, so I brought up the glacier so that both the government and the public, the monarchs, ministers and common people will have long-term vigilance against this natural disaster, and make early preparations and preventions, instead of just taking chances."
, treat the serious ailments of one’s friends and family as minor ailments such as sores and ringworm.”
Fang Congzhe pondered for a moment and asked: "The famine will last for thirty years. This is really shocking. I'm afraid it will cause unrest among the people. Tomorrow, the officials and prisons will engrave the new policy for entering the imperial court. I have a suggestion. When engraving, delete the glacier theory.
What do you think, the champion?"
Zhang Yuan frowned slightly. If he obeyed the authority of the elder and agreed to delete it, Fang Congzhe would naturally be happy. There will be benefits to his career in the future, but Wanyan Tingce is the first step in his plan to save the country.
If you want to be pinched, this is absolutely impossible. You must withstand the pressure and say: "The Wan Yan Ting Ce is the student's hard work, and the Glacier Theory is not just a whim. The student does not want to delete it."
The expressions of other officials and Jinshi such as Zhang Lianfang who were listening to Fang Congzhe's conversation with Zhang Yuan changed slightly. The champion scholar was so young and energetic. This was simply a refutation of Mr. Fangge's face.
Fang Congzhe, however, did not show his anger and said with a smile: "The youngest number one scholar in this dynasty is very upright. I made a mistake."
Zhang Yuan bowed his head and said: "Fangge is very elegant and elegant. He is really a role model for students."
Fang Congzhe said no more and went back to the table to drink.
Zhang Lianfang complained to Zhang Yuan in a low voice: "Jie Zi, why did you reject Fang Ge Lao's suggestion in public? It doesn't hurt if Ting Ce deletes it."
Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Uncle Baosheng, you should go play with your calligraphy and painting antiques." He said: "What Binghe said is the central point of my nephew's imperial examination strategy. Once deleted, it will become a paper full of useless words."
Zhang Lianfang shook his head, unsure of what to say.
Zhang Yuan went to see Zhang Heming, the room master. Xu Guangqi was also present. Zhang Heming, a doctor in the Ministry of War, was in a happy mood. The number one scholar in this department came from his "Spring and Autumn" first room. This is the honor of the room official. He said: "Zhang Yuan, if it weren't for Xu Zanshan's insistence this time,
, you’re just afraid that you won’t be able to participate in the imperial examination.”
Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "Master Zhang has contributed the most. If it weren't for the recommendation of Fang Guan, what can I do as a reviewer? Liu Shangshu and Wu Ge Lao are all the top scholars in this department." While speaking, he paid attention to Zhang Yuan.
, I was extremely happy. It was not easy for him to persevere, and it was even more difficult for Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan’s first place in the first class made those shameless and mean comments disappear——
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After the banquet in Qionglin, Zhang Yuan led the new scholars to Honglu Temple to learn etiquette. There is a set of etiquette in the officialdom. The minister of Honglu Temple personally taught him and practiced it all afternoon. In the evening, they left the imperial city and returned to their residences.
On March 20th, Honglu Temple gave the number one scholar Zhang Yuan the crown with a fur coat and a court dress and twelve taels of silver and five ingots. The other Jinshi only had silver but no court clothes. The number one scholar always enjoys extra grace. In addition, the court also
An order was sent to the Shaoxing Prefecture to build a Zhuangyuan Square for Zhang Yuan to show his glory.
On March 21st, Zhang Yuan wrote to express his gratitude to the 348 Jinshi of Bingchenke. On that day, a court ceremony was to be held. Honglu Temple set up a table to the east of the Huangji Gate, and Jinyiwei set up a Lu book.
Driving in front of the palace, the emperor was supposed to be present, but it was already very rare for Emperor Wanli to attend the grand ceremony. How could he be expected to be promoted to the palace again——
There was music in the Huangji Hall, and the Zhonghe Shao music played the meaning of peace. The eunuch in charge of the ceremony was blowing a whip at the foot of the steps. This whip was very distinctive. It cannot be used without long-term training. The whip was made of crocodile skin and was more than one foot long.
Long, the eunuch clung to the handle of the whip as it flew up and down, whirling around. The sound of "pop" was long and rhyming, like a luan and a phoenix singing in unison, resounding through the sky. It was an extraordinary sound——
After blowing the whip three times, the officials of Honglu Temple led Zhang Yuan and other Jinshi to go to the palace to line up. They were now queuing up according to their ranking in the palace examination. Zhang Yuan, Wen Zhenmeng, and Qian Shi were promoted to the top three. The first place in the second class was He Fengsheng, Han
The rankings of other members of the club in the imperial examination are: Hong Chengchou ranked 12th in the second class, Huang Zunsu ranked 59th in the second class, Ruan Dacheng ranked fifth in the third class, Ni Wulu ranked 19th in the third class, Zhang Dai ranked 156th in the third class, and Xu Guanji
The 210th place in the top three, Sun Ji was the last in the top three, and the first and last place in the Bingchenke Jinshi were both from the Han Society, which is really a coincidence——
Zhang Yuan led the Jinshi to bow four times to the emperor's dragon throne, then stood up and handed in a form of thanks. The minister of Honglu Temple held up the form in the hall, praised the form, and concluded the ceremony.
The next day, Zhang Yuan will lead the new scholars to the Imperial Academy in Beijing to pay a visit to the Confucius Temple and perform the ceremony of releasing vegetables. The formalities are extremely grand. After the ceremony, they change their hats and clothes. This is called releasing brown. From then on, they are no longer civilians, but officials.
When he came out, he was riding a horse, and when he came in, he was sitting high. A shout from the hall, and a hundred promises at the foot of the stairs——
Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty had to carve stone inscriptions on the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty also had to carve stones and erect monuments. The public recommended a new Jinshi who was good at regular script to write the inscription, and the Jinshi recommended Zhang Yuan, the number one scholar, to write the inscription. Zhang Yuan knew that his calligraphy was not good, so he recommended Wen Zhen
Meng, Wen Zhenmeng then wrote in regular script:
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor Zhi said: On March 15th, Bingchenke, in the 44th year of Wanli, he planned to test 348 tribute scholars from all over the world, including Zhang Yuan. The first A was awarded Jinshi and the rank, the second A was awarded Jinshi origin.
The third person was given the same background as a Jinshi, and hereby declares——"
Then the names of the Jinshi were written, and the inscriptions were carved and stored in the Imperial College.
At this point, the series of ceremonies after the imperial examination ended, and the selection and conferment of officials began. Previously, it seemed that there was not much difference between the first, second, and third grades. They were all Jinshi. Once it came to the selection of officials, the difference was revealed. According to the "Da Ming Hui"
"Classic", the number one scholar was awarded to the Hanlin Academy for compilation, from the sixth rank, the second best and the third best were awarded to the Hanlin Academy for compilation, the seventh rank, the second-level Jinshi were awarded to Shizhong, censor, chief minister, Xingren, etc., and the third-level Jinshi were released to outsiders.
To be promoted to a county magistrate, promotion from the seventh rank to the sixth rank usually requires ten years of officialdom experience. Zhang Yuan was directly awarded Bingchen Zhuangyuan to compile and compile from the sixth rank Hanlin Academy.
From the beginning of officialdom, he was far ahead of his peers——
Of course, before the official selection and conferment of officials, there is also the Hanlin Academy's Shujishi Examination. Both the second-class and third-class scholars can participate and compete for twenty-four opportunities to enter the Hanlin Academy. The first-class and third-class scholars directly enter the Hanlin Academy.
In addition to the rank-awarding officials, those who are commonly known as "immortals in the sky" and are selected from the second and third grade scripture schools to enter the Hanlin Academy as Shujishi are called "half-way training". Because Shujishi have no grades, they must study in the Hanlin Academy for three years before being awarded officials.
Since the second year of Tianshun of Yingzong, non-Hanlin scholars could not join the cabinet. In other words, only those who entered the Hanlin Academy could become ministers of the cabinet. Therefore, except for those old Jinshis who were over fifty years old, all the other Jinshis had participated in the three-year examination.
The Hanlin Academy Hall Selection on the 24th of the month——
On March 27, the results of the election were announced. Ni Yuanlu and Zhang Dai were on the list of twenty-four people. Four of the ten members of the Han Society were admitted to the Hanlin Academy. The status of the first social union in the Ming Dynasty was established. For Zhang Yuan
, there is another happy thing today. The examination fraud case finally came to light. The Songjiang framer who had already arrived in Jining by boat was captured and sent back to the capital at starry night. After a trial by the three departments, it was found that Zhou Yingqiu, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, perverts the law and the Dong family framed Zhang Yuan.
The evidence in one case was conclusive. Dong Zuchang and three Dong family servants were convicted of murder. Dong Zuchang was the mastermind and the one who created the idea, so he was executed; the three Dong family servants who took advantage of it were hanged; Wang Shoutai was sentenced to death for participating in the plot.
Three Thousand Miles; Zhou Yingqiu was hanged; Shen Tonghe was exiled to Fushun, Zhao Mingyang was punished and expelled from Juren, and he was awarded the title of scholar and was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination for life; Dong Qichang was treated in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment due to old age and illness, and was not sentenced -
The Ming Dynasty did not impose severe penalties on cases of fraud in imperial examinations. If Zhou Yingqiu had not masterminded the murder and set fire to the Gongyuan this time, he would have been dismissed from his post just for cutting off the test papers, but he would not have died. However, once people make mistakes, they cannot stop themselves and get deeper and deeper into trouble.
Deep, and ultimately to the point of extinction.
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On the morning of March 28, Zhang Yuan and other ten Hanshe scholars went to the canal pier outside Chaoyangmen to send off their failed Hanshe brothers to return home. Zhou Monong, who was good at teasing, shouted: "It's desolate. We are returning home in despair. Meson
, It’s really unfair for the ten of you, eldest son, to stay in the capital so proudly.”
Wen Zhenmeng said with a smile: "Don't just look at Jiezi, the eldest son Lianjie, but also look at me, Wen Zhenmeng, who failed the eight examinations, but this time I got lucky in the Chinese style reexamination at the Ministry of Rites. You are twenty-one years old."
Zhou Monong shook his head repeatedly and said: "I am a young man who is ranked second in the examination, and I can still survive. If I am thirty-three years old this year and fail eight times, then my whole life will be considered useless."
Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Don't let the old Jinshi Zhang who broke his leg hear these words. Old Jinshi Zhang will live to be sixty-five years old this year and will be strong. If I hear your such decadent words, I will spit on your face."
Zhang Yuandao: "I wonder if that old gentleman's leg will recover. If not, he will have to return to his hometown as an official. He has wasted his whole life just to return to his hometown. There are no more ups and downs in life than this."
Wang Binglin pulled Zhang Yuan aside and asked: "Jiezi, do you have a letter for me to take back?"
Zhang Yuan understood what Senior Brother Wang meant and felt a little ashamed. Teacher Wang and his family treated him so well. Teacher Wang, Senior Brother Wang, and Senior Sister Wang had no complaints about him missing Junior Sister Yingzi's marriage. Junior Sister Yingzi was two years younger than him.
Yue, she is nineteen years old this year. There are very few gentry and ladies who are unmarried at the age of nineteen. Last July in the creek in the garden, he and Junior Sister Yingzi had a close relationship with each other. Junior Sister Yingzi is the decisive figure.
If he doesn't want to marry someone else, how can he marry his junior sister? This seems to be more troublesome than saving the country from the captives——
Zhang Yuan took out Wan Yan Ting Ce, who spent three hours re-recording yesterday, and handed it to Wang Binglin: "Senior Brother Wang, show this to Junior Sister Yingzi. Unfortunately, Junior Sister Yingzi is not a boy." The figure of the crying girl in Fuzhu is clear.
Like yesterday——
Wang Binglin let out a long sigh. He didn't know who to blame for the matter between Zhang Yuan and his younger sister Yingzi. Zhang Yuan might not be decisive enough, but there was also a deep love between his younger sister Yingzi. The word "love" was the most difficult to explain.
, it’s not black and white, it’s as simple as saying it. Also, his father Wang Siren’s attitude towards the relationship between Zhang Yuan and his younger sister Yingzi is also somewhat ambiguous——
"Uncle Zhang, the villain and his wife are about to leave for home."
Last year, the boatman and his wife who followed Zhang Yuan thousands of miles to Beijing came to kowtow to Zhang Yuan. The boatman and his wife had stayed in Beijing for more than three months. They were going back to their hometown this time. They happened to take Wang Binglin, Zhou Monong and others back. Shang Zhou Zuo, Zhang
Yuan bought a lot of gifts from Beijing and brought them back on the ship to Dan Ran——
The boatman and his wife were both family members of the Shang family in Kuaiji. The boatwoman smiled at Zhang Yuan and said, "Miss Danran may have given birth at this time. She gave birth to a fat and white young man, and knowing that my uncle won the top prize, it was really a double happiness."
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