"Everyone, keep your hearts in your stomach. We share the blessings and share the hardships." At this juncture, Jin Wen definitely didn't come to chat, so Wang Xian had no choice but to comfort everyone and hurried out to see him.
"Zhongde." Jin Wen was originally worried, but when he saw Wang Xian, he forced himself to smile: "It's great that you can come back safely."
"The bachelor is worried." Wang Xian bowed respectfully and said, "You are well and well."
"Do you know the current situation?" Jin Wen asked in a deep voice. Wang Xian nodded and continued: "Then let's stop talking nonsense. I heard from the grandson that the emperor wants to reward you with a thousand households of royal guards?"
"There is such a thing." Wang Xian nodded again: "What do you think, bachelor?"
"Zhongde, then I'll just say it straight..." Jin Wen pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I don't agree."
"Oh?" Wang Xian was stunned.
Jin Wen then explained: "Although you are helping His Highness take care of the young army, don't forget that you are still a soldier. If in times of war, I would support your decision to join the army, but now Mongolia and Annan have been pacified, and the world is expected to be peaceful for a long time."
Well, I won’t agree with you if you continue to serve as a soldier.”
"What the bachelor said makes sense," Wang Xian nodded. This spring, Zhang Fu pacified Annan, and now the emperor personally conquered Mongolia. Although Zhu Di, a militant, is here, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to store up swords and guns, and release horses to Nanshan.
.But in the words of later generations, peace and development are the main themes. It is really meaningless for me to be a soldier at this time.
Moreover, the military system was the domain of the King of Han, so wouldn’t he be a sheep in the tiger’s mouth? This is why Zhu Zhanji did not want him to be a military attache.
There is also a deeper but trivial reason - he knows very well that after each dynasty enters a stable period, power will transfer from the founding elite to the bureaucratic class. This trend was already obvious in the Jianwen Dynasty, but it was only because of the Jingnan period.
The military service was interrupted, but now that the country has entered a period of peace, this trend will continue. When Emperor Yongle was alive, the life of the noble generals was relatively easy. Once the prince ascends to the throne, the good days of the civil service group will come.
The generals were completely unable to stand up.
These are all things that can be seen with the naked eye. Unless the prince is replaced by the King of Han, he will be doomed anyway. So as early as the Chinese New Year, Teacher Wei mentioned this to him, and he had thought about it for the future.
, it is safer to be a civil servant.
But he could not control his own destiny. Wang Xian smiled bitterly and said: "But once the emperor opens his mouth, is there any room for change?"
"Of course," Jin Wen said confidently, "As long as you nod, everything will be taken care of by me."
"What should a bachelor do?" Wang Xian couldn't joke about his own future.
"Is this..." Jin Wen didn't want to tell him at first, but now in the eyes of his group, Wang Xian is not only an important chess piece in the future, but also a life-saving straw for the moment. After thinking about it, he decided to treat him with sincerity.
, said: "You don't understand the operation of the imperial court. In order for the emperor's will to be turned into a decree, there are many steps to go through. For example, your appointment must be drafted by the cabinet first, and then after the emperor approves it, it will be communicated to the Ministry of Rites to dismiss you.
Then you will be transferred to the Ministry of War to apply for military registration and go through the formalities. Finally, the Hanlin Academy will write an edict and hand it over to the emperor for sealing, and then it will be done." He said with a smile: "If this process is quick,
Ten days and a half month, if it's slower, a year and a half is normal..."
"..." What is Wang Xian's background? The swordsman and pen official are all too familiar with this delaying tactic. But the target of the joke this time is the terrifying Emperor Yongle. Isn't this a joke about his own head? He swallowed and spat: "
Is this okay?"
"Don't worry." Jin Wen smiled and said, "Just pretend you don't know anything. You are a student in Zhejiang. It's almost autumn and you have to rush back to take the provincial examination. This is a matter of course."
"I" Wang Xian took a breath of air and said with a wry smile: "I have never been to a private school for a day, how can I be qualified to participate in Qiuwei?"
"Don't worry." Jin Wen looked at the door, which was guarded by Wang Xian's people, and then said softly: "Before Xu Tixue left office, he had already completed your academic registration and organized a study tour for you, so you
Just go back and take the scientific examination."
The scientific examination is an examination presided over by the academic officer before each township examination. Only students who pass the scientific examination can take the provincial provincial examination, also known as the scientific examination. Wang Xian still knows this. "The scientific examination should be in March and April.
Have I missed it?"
"As a rule, there will be a make-up test before the exam starts. Imperial College students, or students who were unable to take the scientific exam for some reason, as well as famous local ministers can take part. If they pass, they will still be eligible for the provincial exam." Jin Wen answered patiently.
road.
"But... Xu Tixue has resigned, right?" Wang Xian said with a guilty conscience. Zhejiang is the land of cultural education in the world. In future generations, it is a super province for the college entrance examination. All the talents among him came through the back door. This year, another
It's totally unreasonable to just ride a horse and shoot arrows, but if you can get through without someone to protect you.
"It doesn't matter, the new Tixue is my senior." Jin Wen said lightly: "I have already said hello to him.
"Is it a letter?" Wang Xian asked with wide eyes. This kind of thing leaves a clue, which is always a hidden danger in the future...
"No." Jin Wen laughed and scolded: "Do I look that stupid? I asked him in person when he took office last autumn."
"That's good..." Wang Xian breathed a sigh of relief and then said with a sad face: "But the examiner of the provincial examination is not Master Tixue."
"Put your heart in your stomach," Jin Wen said helplessly, "When you pass by the capital, go and see your teacher and everything will be fine."
"Oh." Wang Xianxin said, in order to help him win the election, these self-proclaimed civil servants actually committed crimes in the group. It was just a joint matter. As long as the crime was not caught at the time, there was no way to verify it later. In fact, there was no future trouble. Throughout the ages,
There have been so many things like this, and I haven’t heard of anyone getting into trouble. I don’t know how many troubles these guys have caused. He looked grateful but worried at the same time: "Would it be too much trouble for everyone?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just a piece of cake." Jin Wen sighed and said, "Zhongde, we have high expectations for you and don't want you to join the ranks of warriors. As long as you can understand our painstaking efforts, everything will be worth it."
"Thank you so much for your love, Bachelor." Wang Xian stood up and bowed deeply and said, "It's just that I have little talent and little knowledge. Even if you help me become a candidate, I still won't be able to become a Jinshi... This road is too difficult for me.
"
If Baoyinqiqige were here, she would definitely point out with a sneer that he was a treacherous villain who was trying to push his limits. But Jin Wen was a kind person and did not think about anything else. He only thought about it for a while and then said slowly: "If you can try,
It’s a lot more difficult, but there are always ways, but we can’t make plans until the names of examiners and invigilators come out.”
"..." Wang Xian remained silent. Although we have a good friendship with each other, if you want me to give up the fifth-grade military position, you must at least get a Jinshi in exchange. Then I will still lose the fourth grade.
Jin Wen understood the meaning of his silence and gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I promise you, I will definitely let you become a Jinshi."
"Can a bachelor do this?" Wang Xian flashed a pair of innocent eyes, as if he was forcing others to make things difficult for him.
"There is always a way..." Jin Wen said with a painful expression of constipation: "Even if the examiner is not from our side, there are always people from us among the examiners in the 18th room and the officials who patrol the exam hall.
.There will definitely be a solution by then..."
Seeing that he would get annoyed if he pressed him any further, Wang Xiancai nodded and said, "Then just listen to the bachelor." He paused and then said, "Right?"
"What else is going on?" Jin Wen was frightened by this guy and said in fear: "Do you still want to choose a commoner to enter the Hanlin Academy?"
"Look what you said, I'm not that greedy." Wang Xian said with a smile: "I just want to ask, when is the provincial examination?"
"There are still twenty days left for the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, but only half a month until the scientific examination." Jin asked.
"Then how come it's in time?" Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "It's more than two thousand miles, can I fly back?"
"Although you can't fly, you can rush it two hundred miles away." Jin Wen took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to him. "I got the Ministry of War survey for you. You worked hard and set off this afternoon. I can't change horses."
I'll replace him and I'll be back in about ten days."
The Tianxia Post Station is under the control of the Ministry of War. When civil and military officials leave Beijing on official business, they can go to the Ministry of War to request a survey. With the War Department's survey, every time they go to a post station, as long as they submit the survey and prove their identity, they can obtain all the local supplies. And if the survey is issued,
It is written that "two hundred miles is urgent, and the inn must give priority to ensure that he replaces his horse in time to ensure that he can travel two hundred miles a day."
Seeing that everything had been prepared for him, it would be too disrespectful to shirk it anymore. Wang Xian took it with both hands, bowed deeply and said, "Let the bachelor worry about it."
Seeing that he finally agreed, Bachelor Jin breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said in a literati's sour tone: "Zhongde, you must be wondering why I force you to take the provincial examination."
"This is the bachelor's favor." Wang Xian said softly.
"Since I became an official, Jin Wen, I have never done anything for my own selfish interests." Jin Wen said sternly: "I am doing this for you this time, not for you, but for the foundation of the Ming Dynasty."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Although Wang Xian didn't have much ink in his belly, he also knew that Guo Ben was the Crown Prince.
"That's right." Jin Wen nodded and sighed: "You may not know that I am the third Donggong Xima. The two terms before me, as well as the original Donggong Lecturer, do you know where they are?"
Wang Xian shook his head.
"Prison." Jin Wen said with a sad face: "Every time the emperor wants to suppress the prince, he will attack the subordinate officials around him. Over the years, there have been more than thirty subordinate officials of the East Palace squatting in the imperial prison, and another ten
A few were exiled. Now, it is unknown how many of these people are alive."
Wang Xian was secretly stunned when he heard this. Being an emotional official in the East Palace was the most dangerous profession in the Ming Dynasty.
"But the seniors have no regrets about protecting the prince and assisting the prince. It is our duty. Even if we die, we will have no regrets." Jin Wen said generously: "We are only worried about who will continue to assist the prince after we leave the East Palace." He said eagerly
He looked at Wang Xiandao: "You are the best candidate."