"This is not a matter of fraud." Fourth Master shook his head and flipped through the directory in his hand. "It's still hard to tell whether it's fraud or not. It's considered fraud. If something like this happens to Enke, we can't deal with it for the time being. We can only hurry up.
The rankings have been re-determined, and we will wait until Enke's popularity subsides. We can't ask the handling officials to connect him with Enke's matter. Isn't this just a slap in the face?" He kept holding on, "What happened this time is worse than Enke's.
Fraud is a lot of trouble. If it doesn’t work, the person who is doing the fraud is unfair and must be me, the emperor.”
Lin Yutong was puzzled, "How did you say this?"
The fourth master spread out the roster and showed it to Lin Yutong: "Look, without exception, these officials are all from Jiangnan."
Lin Yutong turned over the page in disbelief, and was suddenly stunned, "How do you say this?"
"The literary style of Jiangnan has always been at its peak." Fourth Master stood up and walked around the room before saying, "In recent years, the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty have suffered serious fraud, and many students who are talented but have no connections have been delayed. Most of these people
They all lost confidence in the Ming Dynasty's court, so they came to the capital with other thoughts. If they had not had confidence in their talents and were not very dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty's court, why would they have risked their lives and gone to the capital?
Come. So, there is no doubt about the ability of these people. As for Northland, it is slightly worse than Southland. In addition, in the past two years, disasters and wars have caused the number of students to drop sharply. In addition,
Of those who were lucky enough to survive, 10% of them had a relative die at home. They had to watch the funeral and were unable to participate in the Enke. Even those who came to participate have not been able to fill their stomachs in the past two years, and their lives have not been guaranteed. They still can't
Why do you want to study? I'm afraid, a lot of it has been wasted. Between the advancement and retreat, the difference between the north and the south is getting bigger and bigger. After the unified south, this gap will only become more obvious. After all, there are still more than half of the
The officials from the south of the Yangtze River have not come to the capital. As a result, the imperial court has become a world dominated by southerners. What do the students in the north think? Can we not make a fuss?"
Lin Yutong took a deep breath in fear: "It's a shame we haven't published the list yet."
Some officials lack political acumen and overall perspective in their work.
If the list is really going to be published, shouldn't the students in the north think that the imperial court is trying to win over the southern officials in advance for the southern expedition? What prestige does the imperial court still have?
"Come here! Summon the cabinet." Fourth Master said and stood up.
Lin Yutong saw that it was windy outside and said, "Don't worry about it. Please come to the study this time. It's better to get things done quietly. Everyone will know if you don't make trouble."
The fourth master thought for a while and sat back, "We still have to appease the big scholars in the Hanlin Academy. Otherwise, once the list is announced, there will be discrepancies with the people they selected, and the students will stop making trouble, and they will start making trouble again."
Lin Yutong nodded: "Either I am tired of being an emperor. I really don't dare to be careless at all. If I lose my mind for a moment, I will cause trouble."
Several members of the cabinet were feeling uneasy, and they knew without even thinking that the imperial examination had gone awry again.
Seeing several people arriving, Fourth Master said nothing, pushed the papers and directory forward, closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Liu Shuquan glanced at the directory and immediately slapped his forehead, "How careless! How careless! Could it be that all the students admitted are from the South?"
Only then did Fourth Master open his eyes: "That's right! They are all from the South!"
Several people were shocked.
Lu Heng stood up, "All the veterans are old and confused..."
The Fourth Master waved his hand: "Sir, please sit down. This is not your problem. Enke is fair this time. It will continue to be fair in the future. However, this time is an exception. Now, as our monarchs and ministers sit here, we should first
We must quickly think of ways to remedy this."
Mr. Fan first said: "The candidates who have been selected cannot be rejected. This is the most basic principle."
The fourth master nodded. It was not easy to come from the south. "That's what I think. Let's separate the north and the south and admit students in separate lists. This list can only be regarded as the admission list for the south field. We also have to add the students from the north field.
I will prepare the test papers separately, review them overnight, and then make a list."
After Fourth Master finished speaking, Lin Yutong said softly: "I want to add something more."
This is the first time Lin Yutong has taken the initiative to speak at a cabinet meeting.
Fourth Master nodded and signaled Lin Yutong to go ahead and say it.
Lin Yutong pointed to the admission list of Nandi, shook his head and said: "What I mean is that this list should not be announced to the outside world. Only after gathering all the students from Nandi, we will announce it to them individually. For one thing, their family members are still here.
In the South, if they serve as officials in the North at this time, they may encounter something unexpected at home. Secondly, it also explains why they are divided into North and South lists to avoid unnecessary speculation and trouble."
After listening to Lin Yutong's words, Fourth Master looked at several cabinet ministers and asked, "What do you think?"
"Okay!" several people said in succession.
Lin Yutong stood up again and added: "If a student from the Southland is on the list, if he cares about his family and wants to return to the Southland, we cannot stop him. Not only will we not stop him, but we will also retain his status as a Jinshi, which will be valid for life. And
Give him money to help him return home. If there are students from the South who have not been admitted and are unwilling to return home, they can teach in a school in the capital. The court will still give them settlement money first. From then on, every month, they will be the same as the masters in other schools in the capital.
, receive a salary.”
If this is true, once this news is spread back to the Southland, it will definitely win over the hearts of scholars.
The Fourth Master nodded: "It should be so!" He looked at several ministers: "Do as the Queen says."
So, that night, not only did the cabinet stay awake, but several great scholars from the Imperial Academy also gathered together to review the papers.
"Don't wait any longer." Fourth Master waved his hand and told Lin Yutong to go down and rest.
Lin Yutong touched his belly and stood up quietly. He pointed at Mr. Lu and Mr. Fan. The fourth master nodded to express his understanding.
After Lin Yutong left, the fourth master asked someone to help the two old gentlemen to go down and rest. "You two, please take care of yourself. This is your contribution to the court. Go and have a rest!"
I have never seen an emperor like this. He endured it himself but asked his ministers to rest.
Both of them were grateful.
When it comes to energy, only Saburo is the most energetic. He is a night owl, and it is normal to go to bed at three or four in the morning. Now it is only ten o'clock at night at best, and the real nightlife has not yet begun.
But no matter how energetic he is, if he is asked to read the eight-legged essay, he will at most be able to understand it. As for the quality, he really can't tell. He can't tell whether the words and sentences are beautiful or not. Therefore, when choosing people,
Choose only those that are pragmatic.
For example, when asked about river affairs, he gave good marks to those who could answer specific measures. He only answered a bunch of general questions about dredging as the priority, but sifted out all those without a single word of specific measures.
In this way, some of the people selected by these adults are consistent with Chengdu.
This made him secretly feel lucky.
When Lin Yutong woke up, she didn't see Fourth Master coming back. She leaned on the bedside and asked Aunt Su, "Send someone to see where I am now."
Aunt Su brought some water and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has sent someone to tell you that he is going to meet a student from the south today and he won't come back yet. He asked your Majesty not to go out even if you are in the palace. It's cold today. And
Snowing."
"What a cold spring." Lin Yutong stood up and washed up, "Did you stay up all night?"
"Yes!" Aunt Su handed the hot handkerchief to Lin Yutong: "The breakfasts of several adults were eaten in front with Long Live Lord."
Lin Yutong nodded. After breakfast, the people below suddenly came to report that the Song family was gone.
This made Lin Yutong stunned for a long time. It was unlikely that he was really scared to death.
"Go to the Longevity Palace." Lin Yutong stood up quickly, put on his cloak and left.
Changshou Palace is the residence of Yin Laoer and Qian. We still need to tell them about this first. Now Yin Dalang is not in the capital. He went to Tanggu. Shipbuilding is intensifying there. He and Lin Er are busy with shipbuilding now.
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The Song family, on the other hand, is guarding the huge mansion alone. Although he has not been crowned king yet, Yin Dalang will be a prince sooner or later. An honest and loyal brother, the fourth master will definitely treat him well.
"Go and call the imperial physician who is treating Mr. Song." Lin Yutong said as he walked, "Call him over and ask carefully, what's going on?"
When Yin Laoer and Qian knew it, they were silent for a while.
"If she were in her hometown, she would be a worthy householder." Yin Laoer sighed.
Lin Yutong didn't know how to answer the question for a moment. When the imperial doctor arrived, she spoke: "What is the reason? Please tell me in detail."
The imperial doctor was sweating profusely: "...It's caused by fear. I've prescribed tranquilizer, so it shouldn't cause..."
Lin Yutong asked Aunt Su: "Bring in all the people who are serving you, and ask them carefully."
As a result, the girl who was serving him said: "...Every night, there are always nightmares. The slaves drank the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, but the master was always worried that someone...didn't take the medicine and poured it all into the flower pot.
The slaves tried to persuade them, but the master actually refused to allow them to get close to him. Before the New Year, his health seemed to be better. But who knew that after the New Year, in more than a month, it would become even worse.
I dare not sleep all night..."
Lin Yutong understood. This was because she knew that the fourth master had ascended the throne and knew what she had done. The fourth master and herself already knew about it. Therefore, she was afraid. She felt that someone was going to harm her, so she refused to take medicine and was frightened. Guarding the huge
The people inside and outside the house are all the people she arranged at the beginning. She is suspicious that the servants in the house are taking orders from her. She has to open one eye and close one even when sleeping. She is afraid if there is any disturbance.
I couldn't eat or sleep, and I was burning myself to death.
"Call Da Lang back, and then ask San Lang to help with the funeral." Yin Laoer shook his head, "Don't get involved. The child in your belly is more important, so stay away from it."
Lin Yutong responded before getting up and leaving...