Chapter 1654, it's the time of the champion parade again
Often at Wangyue Tower, Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren would sit by the window facing the street, drinking tea and chatting.
"Old Liu, you are still awesome. With your methods, my father didn't even scold me."
Zhu Houzhao crossed his legs and ate raisins from the Western Regions.
It's been a while since I came back, but I've been very busy. I happened to be free today, so I came out to chat with Liu Jin.
"Your Highness, you have indeed gained something from this trip. You have gained a deeper understanding of the national economy and people's livelihood, so you are able to satisfy Your Majesty greatly."
Liu Jin smiled and replied.
"Haha, of course, I will tell you about what I saw and heard in the Western Region."
"What impressed me the most was the pasture economy in Central Asia. You didn't know that such a small pasture can raise thousands of cattle, sheep and horses."
"They divide the pasture into small pastures, rotate grazing regularly, and then plant a variety of pastures to feed livestock. The fixed farming method is very efficient and very suitable for us Han people."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became even more happy, his tail almost raised to the sky, and he started talking non-stop about the pasture economy of Central Asia Province.
Wang Shouren on the side listened very carefully. He came to the capital this time mainly for the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge.
The demonstration of the Yangtze River Bridge has been passed. Ming Dynasty now fully has the technical ability to build a bridge across the Changchun. Preparations in all aspects have also begun. Now everything is ready and only the east wind needs the approval of the imperial court. At the same time, it needs to be approved by the Tianjin Stock Exchange.
Listed here to raise funds.
There is no doubt that this all requires the support of the court, and with Liu Jin in front of him, his support is the most important, so he was the first to find Liu Jin.
It just happened that His Royal Highness the Prince came to see Liu Jin for fun, and Liu Jin also attracted Wang Shouren.
There is no doubt that Wang Shouren is a very talented person and very capable.
In the future, he still hopes that Lao Wang can help him share the pressure in the court, so naturally he will ask him and Zhu Houzhao to move around more and become familiar with each other, so that the relationship will be better.
This has been the case since ancient times. If you want to improve quickly, ability is one thing, but having a good relationship with your boss is also very important.
Zhu Houzhao is a small boss and the future big boss. He will never go wrong if he moves around more.
"I feel that whether a place can develop depends on its own conditions, but more important is the relationship between people. Whether the government can do anything can largely determine whether a place can develop quickly."
Zhu Houzhao once again emphasized his gains, and then said: "Humph, I will become the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture soon, and I will definitely make a series of changes by then. In the land of Jingji, the current Shuntian Prefecture is really in charge of
too poor."
"Your Highness has said a lot. I also feel that there are many places in the Beijing-Tianjin area that are not doing well. Some places have no planning and are messy and dirty."
Liu Jin also said with a smile.
"Yes, I also think so. A big city with a population of several million must implement effective management. Many people setting up stalls in occupied areas have seriously affected the traffic order."
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.
"Dang~dang~"
While a few people were chatting, there was a sound of gongs and drums on the street outside, firecrackers were blasting, the gongs and drums were noisy, it was very lively, and a large number of people could be heard pouring out of the surrounding streets and alleys.
“The new No. 1 scholar is parading around the streets!”
“The new No. 1 scholar is parading around the streets!”
"Come and see the new champion!"
Suddenly, a large number of people poured out from every corner. In a blink of an eye, the whole street was crowded and lively.
"The number one scholar is parading through the streets?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately became interested. He looked outside and saw that not only the streets were crowded with people watching the fun, but also a large number of people watching the fun appeared on the upper floors of the houses on both sides. Everyone looked at the people who were parading through the street.
The number one scholar and the new scholars.
"Old Liu, the new number one scholar this time is also very young. What is his name?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the champion who was riding a tall horse with a proud face, and also asked.
"My name is Yang Shen, the son of your teacher Yang Tinghe."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
Yang Shen is another great man. He wrote the well-known "Linjiang Immortal" in later generations. The Yangtze River rolls eastward, and the waves wash away the heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure turn away, but the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times.
This word is written in a majestic and majestic way and has been passed down through the ages. It is even more famous than him being the number one scholar.
Talking about the Ming Dynasty, there were many fathers and sons who were outstanding. In the Hongzhi Dynasty alone, there were quite a few, such as Wang Hua, Wang Shouren and his son, Yang Tinghe, and Yang Shen and his son, all of whom were outstanding.
"Yang Tinghe's son?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he remembered that he also had a teacher, Yang Tinghe.
In history, Yang Tinghe was Zhu Houzhao's teacher. After Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he quickly became the chief minister of the cabinet. He held a high and powerful position. Even after Zhu Houzhao died, he still controlled the government for a long time. He was a very popular minister.
It was not until Emperor Jiajing that he was dismissed from office and returned home because of ceremonial matters. He was demoted to Yunnan along with his son Yang Shen. As a result, Yang Shen, the number one scholar, died in Yunnan in depression.
Now, because Liu Jin traveled through time, Yang Tinghe was Zhu Houzhao's teacher for only a few years. Later, Emperor Hongzhi felt that it was useless for Zhu Houzhao to receive a traditional education, so he simply asked Yang Tinghe to go home to retire. Until now, Yang Tinghe is still
After waiting arduously for Zhu Houzhao to ascend the throne, he could think of himself.
However, Emperor Hongzhi is now in his prime and in good health, so he has to wait. Even if he waits, Zhu Houzhao will have to think of it before he has the chance.
But there are good and bad!
The good thing is that his son Yang Shen has now won the top prize. In theory, he will definitely have a bright future and will not be implicated by him.
"Yes, Your Highness."
Liu Jin nodded and replied.
"That's really amazing. Both father and son are amazing, and they won the top prize at such a young age. How can you compare with Lao Liu?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, then looked at Liu Jin and said, "I'm just not as good-looking as you."
"Your Highness, thank you. I heard people say that this Yang Shen is talented and knowledgeable. He is an extremely talented person."
Liu Jin was immediately speechless, and then expressed his praise for Yang Shen.
In history, Yang Shen was indeed talented and erudite. He left a large number of works on classics, history and local chronicles, astronomy and geography, epigraphy, calligraphy and painting, music and drama, religious language, folk customs, etc. He was a truly talented man.
However, he was similar to other talented people. He was arrogant and extremely upright. On the one hand, he offended the emperor, and on the other hand, he offended the powerful officials at the time. In history, Wang Shouren was even exiled to Guizhou and he was exiled to Yunnan.
The two places are still very close, so they also know Wang Shouren's philosophy. Yang Shen strongly criticized Wang Shouren's philosophy and angrily denounced Wang Shouren's philosophy as a "tyrant Confucian" and a "Confucian owl".
Buddhism betrays the principles of Confucianism.
At the same time, he also criticized Zhu Xi, feeling that Zhu Xi's Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was too pedantic, and he denied the achievements of Confucian scholars in the Han and Tang Dynasties in order to establish the ideological authority of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
In summary, Yang Shen is really talented, but it is limited to the field of thought and literature. Politically speaking, he is extremely unqualified. He is not a qualified politician, nor is he an able minister in governing the country.
"Well, even you, Lao Liu, admire me so much. I guess you must be really talented."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he thought about it and said.
While they were talking, Yang Shen, the number one scholar, had already walked over with the new scholars. Suddenly the whole street was bustling with people vying to see the elegant figure of the number one scholar.
When Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao, and Wang Shouren were talking about Yang Shen, Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhengming, Cai Yu, Tang Zhen and others also gathered together at a restaurant not far away, looking at the spring breeze below with red eyes.
Yang Shen and other new scholars.
Without any surprise, Zhu Yunming failed again.
Zhu Yunming has taken the exam 6 times, but the result is that he still failed to reach high school. What makes him even more sad is that his son Zhu Xu has already passed high school this time and is among the parade below.
On the contrary, as a father, he failed to pass the Jinshi exam six times, which was really embarrassing.
"Brother Zhu, victory or defeat is a common thing for a military man. Don't be discouraged. Go back and prepare well. You will be a hero again in three years."
Wen Zhengming really didn't know how to comfort Zhu Yunming. His son had already passed the Jinshi exam, but he still failed the exam at his age. This was really annoying.
Just like myself, I have taken the exam several times, but I still can't pass it.
"I have given up. It is really embarrassing. I will never take part in the exam again."
Zhu Yunming replied helplessly that he was really too shameless to take the exam again. His son took the exam with him. He was in high school, but he failed. This is also an eternal story.
Everyone was disheartened.
"Then what will Brother Zhu do in the future?"
When Wen Zhengming heard this, he immediately asked.
"I'm going to be a minor official. Anyway, now the court wants a large number of officials to go to various places to serve as officials. I'm going to report it later and see where they will be assigned to serve as officials."
Zhu Yunming thought for a while and said, as a scholar, it is really unacceptable to be an official just as an official. If you are an official, you are destined to be a small official all your life. Don't want to be a big official. Only those who are serious
Only those with Jinshi background have the opportunity to become high-ranking officials. This is already an unspoken rule in Ming Dynasty officialdom.
"That's fine. You can still be an official because you have promoted people. I, a talented scholar, can't even be an official."
"Let's go back and visit Brother Liu. Isn't he in the Ministry of Personnel? Let's see if we can find a better position."
After Wen Zhengming listened, he was silent for a long time, and finally nodded to express his support. The imperial examination was really too difficult!
Chapter 1654: It’s time for the number one scholar to parade through the streets again
