The two of them went out one after another, and then hired a sedan to go to the Prince's Mansion. At this time, ordinary people could not afford to sit in a sedan. The sedan was similar to a modern BMW, and only those with status could sit on it.
Generally speaking, ladies will ride in a sedan when going out, civil servants will ride in a sedan when going out, and scholars can ride in a sedan. If they are businessmen, even if they have great wealth, but their status is low, they cannot ride in a sedan, so from this aspect
, the sedan chair of the Ming Dynasty is much more precious than the modern BMW.
Of course, since Zhan Fei did not hold any official position and was not riding in a sedan chair, he could only sit in a sedan carried by two people. It took a full forty minutes for the sedan to arrive outside the Prince's Mansion.
At this moment, many scholars have gathered outside the Prince's Mansion. Those who read are the most contradictory. On the one hand, they are self-righteous, but on the other hand, they want to truly read everything about Yan Ruyu and the Golden House in the book. So, like
It was an opportunity like this for them to become famous, so they couldn't miss it.
At this moment, there is already a long queue outside the Prince's Mansion. They are all scholars who want to enter the Prince's Mansion, and nine out of ten of them are the ones who need to take the assessment because the time is limited and the Prince's invitation is within the scope of the invitation.
It's extremely broad, and basically most of the really talented people have been invited.
Therefore, the assessment process is relatively rough. They invited several experienced scholars to write the questions. The questions are of medium difficulty. The key is that they need to be answered in a short time. This is more troublesome.
After all, although making a couplet is not writing a poem, there are very few talented people who can truly compose a poem in seven steps. However, to make a pair of difficult couplets in a short period of time also requires quick thinking, which also has a lot to do with luck.
relationship.
Many scholars without academic status were stuck at this level. Zhan Fei also waited in the queue for five minutes before finally arriving at the assessment office of the Prince's Mansion, and the old scholar
He also refused to talk nonsense with Zhan Fei and said directly: "In order to govern, you don't need to talk too much. You have to take a breath and restrain yourself."
This couplet is a couplet about clean government. Most of the people invited to this banquet at the Prince's Mansion are talented people from all walks of life, but their status is not important. The ones who really have status here are those invited by Zhu Gaochi.
Those officials. The lowest among them are all fifth-grade officials.
The one with the highest status among them is the Taizi Taishi, who is responsible for teaching the prince's culture. He is a senior member of the first rank. In addition, there are some officials from the six ministries and bachelors of the Hanlin Academy. Although their status is not too high, they gather together.
If so, it also has a huge influence.
In this banquet, the prince was naturally the main protagonist. During the banquet, the talented scholars were responsible for reciting poems, composing poems, and exchanging literary talents. They were also the protagonists, and those officials were somewhat insignificant. Therefore, the prince ordered that the old scholar be assessed.
All the titles used couplets about clean government, and afterwards the officials were asked to pick out their favorite couplets and hang them at home.
In this way, instead of feeling that the prince ignored them, these officials would be very grateful, because Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, punished corrupt officials very severely. Although the emperor had been dead for decades, this style of work has been maintained.
Even because the eunuchs colluded to control the government, the East Factory and the West Factory did whatever they wanted.
At this time, not only corrupt officials are afraid, but honest officials are also afraid. Therefore, if you can take back a pair of anti-corruption couplets from the Prince's Mansion and hang them at the door of your home, it will be like adding an amulet. Therefore, this old scholar has
Only Zhan Fei, who was admitted to the school, had such a first couplet, and Zhan Fei thought about it briefly and said: "To be frugal is to be frugal, to be frugal to yourself, to be frugal to others, and to be lenient and honest."
After hearing this, the old scholar thought for a moment, then clapped his hands and said: "What a generous and honest person. That's right. You can go in."
Zhan Fei listened, nodded, and then strode into the Prince's Mansion. The Prince's Mansion occupies a huge area, almost equivalent to a small village, and countless literati gathered together in twos and threes to chat.
It was still early and the prince had not shown up yet. The officials invited by the prince also did not show up. Zhan Fei also found a quiet place near a small pond, then sat directly on the ground and waited. As for the waiter, he was not qualified.
Entering the Prince's Mansion.
And Zhan Fei sat down, thinking that after everyone had paid their respects to the prince, he would go over there. After all, when meeting these officials and the prince with a higher status, I am afraid that all scholars would need to kneel down and kowtow. Zhan Fei would kneel down to heaven for the rest of his life.
Kneel down to your parents, and no one else has ever done so before.
For the sake of the mission, Zhan Fei didn't want to cause any more conflicts, so he could only hide for a while. Not long after, he heard the sharp voice of the eunuch: "The prince and grand master have arrived!" "The bachelor of the Hanlin Academy has arrived!"
...."The prince has arrived!"
It was not until the end that the prince finally appeared, and Zhan Fei estimated that the talents were kneeling on the ground at this moment. After waiting for the prince to appear for about fifteen minutes, Zhan Fei estimated that all these things were done before he left.
This is the gathering place for the prince and others.
The Prince's Mansion is huge, and the Prince has invited a lot of people this time, so it is naturally impossible for everyone to have a seat. When Zhan Fei passed by, he saw a large number of talented people standing there, so Zhan Fei found a place with a large number of people.
place, he also moved in, and then looked at the place where the prince and others were sitting.
The person sitting in the middle is not Zhu Gaochi, but an old man in his sixties, the Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince is a first-class official, his status is still not as good as that of the Crown Prince. However, in order to show his respect for his teacher, the Crown Prince sits here.
The prince and grand master were asked to sit in the middle, while the prince sat on one side.
Zhan Fei also lamented the power of female genes. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang was very ugly in appearance, but after only three generations of genetic optimization, by the generation of Prince Zhu Gaochi, his appearance was already very good and he could be called a handsome boy.
Although he is the prince and the future emperor, Zhan Fei can't feel any bastard spirit or domineering power from him. He just feels that he is a relatively energetic young man. Between the prince and the prince's master,
Below are the officials invited by the prince. These people are looking at the prince and the prince's master with smiles.
As for the talented people below, they didn't even bother to take a look. Most of them were standing, but there were a few talented people who were sitting under the officials. These talented people all had a conspicuous
What they all have in common is that they are handsome and charming.
