A few days after the general examination was the palace examination, and after the palace examination was the passing of the imperial examination. This process was completed in one go, without any delay.
When the results of the palace examination were released, as expected, due to the scandal, the rankings of Jiangxi Province Juzi and Zhejiang Juzi, which were the leading candidates in previous years, were greatly affected this time. Except for a Jiangxi Juzi named Chen Xun
Zi Fenyong won the top prize for the second time, second place, top pick, and Chuanlu were all from Fujian, accounting for more than half of the top thirty-six, which can be said to be a big bargain.
However, Jiangxi and Zhejiang are major imperial examination provinces after all. Although dozens of top candidates have been pinched, there are still more than 20 candidates each, but the rankings are relatively low. Among them, the highest-ranking candidate in Zhejiang is actually
Wang Xian's uncle, Lin Rongxing, ranked twenty-seventh in the second class. Li Yu also won the third class and the same Jinshi, but he was overjoyed... He knew his own level. If it hadn't been for that matter, with his own
Level, I guess it’s hard to get away with it.
No matter what, it’s good to win. After passing the exam, it will be the glory that belongs to the new scholars. They will parade in red, go to Qionglin banquet, and erect a monument in the Imperial College... They have attracted the attention of the common people and entered countless big universities.
In the girl's dream of a spring boudoir, she is so proud of the spring breeze that she can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
However, this excitement is no longer the center of attention of the Ming Dynasty. Even the capital is no longer the center, because the Ming Dynasty's supreme Emperor Yongle set off northward the day after the imperial examination.
This is not the first time that Emperor Yongle visited the north. In fact, since he ascended the throne, especially in recent years, Zhu Di has spent more time in Beijing than in the capital. Therefore, although he was accompanied by more than a thousand civil and military personnel, dozens of soldiers and civilians
There were thousands of large and small ships, but under the command of the six departments, everything was in order and there was no chaos.
The so-called Xingzai Liubu is an organization established for the emperor's northern inspection tour. Wherever the emperor is, there is Xingzai. When Zhu Di went on tour, he would have to leave the capital for at least a year and a half. Naturally, he could not ignore state affairs for such a long time, let alone transfer his authority to it.
It has been abandoned for so long. Therefore, in the sixth year of Yongle, Zhu Di issued an order to the Ministry of Rites to cast fourteen seals for the Governor's Palace of the Five Armies, the Sixth Department, the Inspectorate, the Dali Temple, and the Imperial Guard, and the seals were added with the word "Ting";
Sixteen seals were cast on the inner palace to promote food, cherish salary, and other departments, and military affairs, etc., and add the word "drive" to the seal.
Seals were cast only when officials were appointed, but when the emperor was in Beijing, these institutions did not exist. Only when the emperor went on tour, the thirty institutions of the inner and outer court transferred officials from various yamen in the capital and began to operate. For example, this time when the emperor visited Beijing, he
Xia Yuanji, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu, was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Supervision. The other internal and external yamen also had their own appointments. They were all shrewd and powerful people, helping the emperor to continue his work even after he left the capital.
Take control of state affairs.
After these yamen went on tour with the emperor, the yamen in the capital continued to operate as usual except for the decision-making power, and they handled state affairs as usual under the command of the crown prince. In fact, after the assassination of the King of Han, the emperor ordered the prince to be called to Beiyuan.
He was also allowed to visit the King of Han, and the ban was lifted. However, the prince was too cautious and still did not dare to go out. This time the emperor issued an order that the prince would supervise the country during the northern tour. This was a formal edict to the world that the prince was safe and that father and son were safe.
Reconciled as before...
According to past practice, both the King of Han and the King of Zhao had to accompany him on the northern tour. However, this time when the King of Han was assassinated, Zhu Di left him in the capital to recuperate and only took King Zhao with him on the northern tour. Also accompanying him was Duke Cheng Guo.
The Marquis of Ningyang, Marquis of Yangwu, etc., together with Xia Yuanji, Jian Yi, Lu Zhen, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi and other civil servants, almost all the important ministers
Ji Gang, Hu Guang, Yang Shiqi and other civil and military officials stayed in Beijing to assist the prince. Although Wang Xian, the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen, had great power, he was not qualified to be arranged alone by the emperor. Since he was not allowed to accompany him in the decree, naturally he was not allowed to accompany him.
Stay in the capital.
On the fifteenth day, Wang Xian and the prince saw off the emperor's mighty northern patrol team, and returned to the capital when it was almost dark. As soon as the emperor left, the capital immediately seemed less depressing. When Wang Xian saw His Royal Highness the prince returning, he
He had already ordered someone to roll up the car curtains... Although it was just a small movement, it revealed the prince's relieved mood. You must know that when leaving the city, Zhu Gaochi's car had the curtains lowered and the curtains were tightly covered.
But that was all. The prince was not in a hurry to talk to his ministers. After all, his father had just left. Even if he wanted to find someone to talk to, he couldn't do it too hastily. When he returned to the capital, Zhu Gaochi ordered the ministers who stayed behind to work conscientiously and not to be in a hurry.
After slacking off, he gave a few words of gentle advice and sent the ministers to disperse.
After the group was disbanded, Wang Xian did not return to the Yamen, but hurried home. Today, his brother-in-law returned home for the first time as a guest after becoming a Jinshi. How could he, his brother-in-law, be absent?
The group of people hurried back home. The concierge in green clothes and a cap saw that the second master was back. He hurriedly opened the main door, stepped forward, grabbed the reins of the horse, and led his horse into the sedan hall. In the sedan hall, someone had already prepared a horse stool.
, Wang Xian, please dismount. Look at the six servants walking in the sedan hall, standing there with their hands tied, and they immediately show the aura of some famous people.
It is said that the Wang family is now a completely different family, not only compared to when they were in Hangzhou, but also compared to when they first came to Beijing. When they first came to Beijing, the Wang family had just become prosperous. Although their family was extremely wealthy, they still had the aura of a nouveau riche.
The servants here came from Hangzhou. Because Wang Xian, the head of the house, likes to be lively and informal, and there is also a Hou family who always wants to take advantage of the public, the servants are all free and unruly.
Stealing and petting, and even servants messing around, were commonplace, making a big yard full of smoke and smoke. Although Lin Qing'er couldn't stand it, her mother-in-law had the final say in everything at home, so she couldn't talk much and could only take care of her own yard.
People, as for the chaos outside the yard, just leave it at that.
Later, several embarrassing and big things happened. Aunt Wang couldn't stand it anymore. She wanted to put things in order, but people's hearts were already scattered and it was difficult to put them back together. Aunt Wang had no choice but to ask for help from her daughter, but Yin Ling was Xiaoshi.
Yes, I said to my mother, why did you insist on marrying my second brother to the sister-in-law of the Lin family back then? Isn’t it because she is well-educated and sensible, and she has been a housekeeper and is a good hand in managing the family? How can you marry a daughter-in-law?
When you come home, you don’t know how to use it?
After hearing this, I was embarrassed for a while. Although she thought well at first, when her daughter-in-law came into the house, her thoughts changed subtly. In short, it was the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's affairs that made her always want to suppress Lin Qing'er for fear of herself.
She was suppressed by her daughter-in-law. Therefore, although I was polite to Lin Qing'er, she always used the excuse that she was weak and needed to be recuperated to continue the family line, and would not let her take care of anything at home. She could not even take care of it.
At that time, she would rather let Mrs. Hou take charge of it than let Mrs. Lin interfere. As a result, Mrs. Hou, who was careless, only knew how to collect money from her own room, making the house more and more disgraceful.
After thinking about it, Aunt Wang finally admitted that she was not the one to take care of such a big family, and the eldest daughter-in-law was even less qualified. She had to let the second daughter-in-law take charge... After hearing her mother-in-law's arrangement, Lin Qing'er
There was no pretense, and she immediately took the order and started to straighten out the housework. In fact, she had been watching with cold eyes these days, and she had already seen clearly the ghosts and monsters in the family, and she was waiting for my mother to hand over the power. She first closed the door with her parents-in-law, eldest brother and sister-in-law.
The discussion lasted two days to set down the family rules one by one...
In fact, Lin Qing'er had drawn up the family rules a long time ago, and it should not take so long. Mainly because Hou felt that this way, she would not be able to take advantage of the public, and she would not be able to arrange people at will. More importantly,
Yes, as the elder sister-in-law, I have to be controlled by my sister-in-law everywhere, so I always think of ways to provoke the two elders and fight with Lin.
Fortunately, Father Wang is a sensible person, so he finally couldn't help scolding: "Boss, wife, do you still know how to handle things? How come you are so capable, but you are such a mess in managing the house, and can't keep up with the expenses of tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
It's enough that I didn't ask you to fill this hole. Now the second daughter-in-law is here to clean up the mess for you, and she is still nagging here,
Get out of here if you just say nonsense."
Seeing that her father-in-law was really angry, the Hou family did not dare to speak anymore, and the Wang family rules were difficult to come up with.
After setting the rules and having the support of her parents-in-law, Lin Qing'er naturally felt confident. The next day, she gathered the servants in the family together, brought out the dirty things they had done in the past one by one, and kicked them out on the spot.
Half of the servants who were unwilling to leave immediately were sent to the government directly. The remaining half who had done no evil but were lazy and rude were mostly punished or demoted. For a while, the gods in the mansion howled like wolves.
It really scared a lot of people.
Lin Qing'er also clearly stated the family rules and ordered every servant to recite them. Those who cannot memorize them within ten days will be kicked out of the house and will not be hired. In the future, they will be randomly checked regularly. Those who can't memorize and forget will be kicked out of the house and will not be hired. For newcomers
The same requirements apply to the servants recruited. The purpose of memorizing the family rules is to abide by them. Those who violate the rules will be fined in minor cases and slapped in the face in serious cases. If they fail to do so, they will never be hired.
In fact, Lin Qing'er originally wanted to sign a death contract with her servants. It would be easier to manage, more loyal, and she would be able to have a family and have children in the future. All famous families used this method. But I insisted on disagreeing with this. She
I always feel that my son's official position was too easy, and he may one day return to his original form. It costs too much to follow the example of other big families in keeping slaves. If something happens in the future, it will be a big trouble for him.
Therefore, most of the servants of the Wang family signed living contracts of ten to five years. However, under Lin Qing'er's strict rules, the Wang family still showed some orderly rules, which was at least a hundred times better than the chaos before. When the king
After Xian became the commander of Beizhen Fusi, the servants in the mansion became even more solemn. They were afraid of making the second lady unhappy and complained to the second master, the terrible spy leader...
But they obviously worried too much, because Wang Xian was busy with official duties, and Lin Qing'er never bothered him with trivial matters at home. She would handle everything by herself. Therefore, he was completely unaware of these changes in the family. He only knew that his family was getting better and better.