After the results of the examination were released, because the palace examination did not select candidates, most of the people who were awarded tributes relaxed and feasted with each other and seniors from the same department and hometown, feeling very uncomfortable.
However, they are not completely wasting their lives and having fun in the countryside. After being awarded a tribute, unless they do not want to be an official, they will be given an official position; and the Jinshi is more valuable than the Imperial College students, and the lowest is a seventh-grade parent official. Therefore, although they have not yet been awarded
Official, but he has already entered the officialdom.
Now that you have entered the officialdom, you must abide by the rules of the officialdom. Although the emperor certainly does not want his officials to form cliques, this is inevitable. Even if he does not want to take bribes and bend the law, if he has something to do, there are people in the court.
It's always good to show support.
That's why they have to attend various banquets and try to make friends everywhere. But because of this, they have to think twice before attending these banquets. Even seniors from the same province have problems with each other. Who is attending the banquet and who is being ignored?
Who is really connected needs to be carefully considered.
On the contrary, people in the same department can be more casual. Everyone has just entered the officialdom. Unless there is an elder in the family, there is someone who is not easy to deal with. In other cases, it does not matter even if you know the person the other party is relying on and the person you are going to rely on.
However, there is a slight embarrassment this year, that is, there are no more teachers. This year, there are six marking officers who have reviewed their own papers, and two question setting officers, but there is no examiner.
Gongshi didn't know who to worship.
However, a quick-thinking Gongshi immediately realized: This also means that these eight people can become masters. Although the relationship is definitely not as close as before when there was only one master, it also means that the relationship is more extensive.
.Which situation is better depends on each individual business.
Most of the Gongshi are busy thinking about these official matters.
Of course, there are also a very small number of tributes who, apart from receiving a few banquets, are still reading or thinking in the inn.
Such people have great expectations for the palace examination, so they rush for the Three Tripod Armor, such as Hu Guang and Yang Zirong.
Hu Guang and the other new ministers did not know the process of evaluating tributes. They thought it was mainly decided by the examiners. Hu Guang still attached great importance to the rankings in the palace examination. Now is not the late Ming Dynasty, everything is determined by the rules of civil servants.
In that era, the emperor's authority was extremely great, at least no one dared to gibberish when appointing officials.
Therefore, for those who are very ambitious, passing the general examination is just a sure way to gain entry into the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. However, if you win the favor of the emperor in the imperial examination, it will be a fast track with a bright future. So they have to pay attention to it.
Especially for Yang Zirong, he thought he had failed in the imperial examination, and he had misunderstood the emperor's thoughts, so he was even more nervous about the palace examination.
A few days passed by in a flash, and soon it was the day of the palace examination on the third day of March.
At dawn that day, one hundred and two tributes gathered outside Chang'an Gate. After waiting for a while, they lined up according to their order under the shouts of officials from the Ministry of Rites, and prepared to enter the palace.
After a while, it was already bright, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites guided them to walk along the Imperial Street, entering the imperial city from Chengtian Gate, then passing through Duanmen, Meridian Gate, and Fengtian Gate to the square outside Fengtian Hall.
It was the first time for these tributes to enter the palace. It was the first time they saw such a majestic, majestic and magnificent palace. They suddenly felt a royal aura rushing towards them, making them as nervous as Grandma Liu who had just entered the Grand View Garden.
And very curious.
Some people bravely looked around, but once they saw a guard or servant looking at them, they immediately retracted their gaze.
At this time, Yunxi had already ascended the throne in Fengtian Hall, and looked out of the hall with his eyesight of 5.2.
‘This leader is Hu Guang? He looks pretty good; the one over there in fifth place is Wang Gen who was loyal to Yun Wen and died for his country in history?…’
Yunxi watched it with interest for a while, and the official from the Ministry of Rites beside him reminded him quietly: "Your Majesty, it's time for the tribute minister to come forward and pay homage."
Yunxi realized that it was too late to watch and said hurriedly: "Then let's start."
After receiving Yunxi's order, the salute officer Xuan Gongshi came forward to pay homage.
Hu Guang, who ranked first in the examination, followed the salute officer's greeting and went to pay homage; he was still calm, but some people who were full of the concept of loyalty to the emperor and the country burst into tears with excitement, which made Yunxi puzzled: "What on earth do you think?"
Why are you so excited?'
However, Yunxi recorded the rankings of such people one by one. After further observation, as long as Yunxi felt that these people were close to his thoughts, they would become the confirmed confidants of the emperor and the future high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.
After that, the exam was held outside the hall. One hundred and two tributes were sitting in their seats, waiting for the papers to be handed out. However, they sat for a long time before the test papers were distributed, which made it difficult for those who had previously received instructions from the seniors in the province.
Surprised: Why is it so slow?
Why is it so slow? Because it was not until they entered the palace that Yunxi finally decided on the questions for the imperial examination and asked people in the Zhongshushe to copy them onto the test paper. Only then did they finish copying and issue the test paper.
But no matter what, the test paper was handed to him, and the most important thing was the question. Hu Guang looked down and saw four big characters written on the top of his head: Zongfan Tianxia. There were also several crosses of introductions below.
The topic that Yunxi chose for the imperial examination this time was Zongfan Tianxia. Previously, Yunxi had been wavering between the two questions of "Fanyi's Support" and "Zongfan Tianxia", and it was not until the last moment that he decided on Zongfan Tianxia.
The question for this exam.
In the past two years since he took the throne, there are countless civil servants who have opposed his feudal vassal openly or covertly. Although there are also a group of people headed by Fang Xiaoru who support him, the number is much smaller than those who are opposed and neutral. If it weren't for them
There is no unity among them, and I am afraid that Yunxi's policies will be criticized even more.
Therefore, Yunxi was eager to promote some civil servants who supported his strategy, even if he just pretended to support him.
And Yunxi has another purpose. Of course, there are hidden dangers in the world of Zongfan. Yunxi also expressed his hidden worries about this in his introduction and asked them to see if they could have any good suggestions. Of course, Yunxi mistakenly thought that
If you regret being a feudal lord, those who write about the disadvantages of feudal feudalism will spend their whole lives waiting to be the most miserable official. If one day Yunxi is in a bad mood, he may dismiss you from office.
Although Hu Guang didn't fully understand Yunxi's thoughts, after thinking about it for a while, he understood that he must write in support of the feudal state.
Hu Guang thought about it for about a quarter of an hour, and then picked up his pen to write. Most of the others started composing after a quarter of an hour.
There was one exception, and that was Yang Zirong. Just like the discussion on the trial strategy, Yang Zirong immediately guessed Yunxi's thoughts and immediately had a draft in his mind.
But because he thought he would guess Yunxi's thoughts wrongly, he was not sure about his guess this time and kept wondering if Yunxi might have other ideas.
But all the preparations he had made before showed that Yun Xi must have such an idea. It took a full three-quarters of an hour before Yang Zirong made up his mind and started writing.
Yang Zirong's practice of not writing is still very eye-catching. Many people looked at him, including Yunxi who was sitting on the throne while handling the memorial and invigilating the exam.
Yunxi asked the people around him: "Who is this tribute?"
Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, replied: "Your Majesty, this person's name is Yang Zirong, from Yongjian."
Yunxi turned back and looked at Yang Zirong: 'Is he Yang Zirong? The policy papers for the general examination are so brilliant, why are the imperial examinations so hesitant?'
Time passed quickly, and soon it was noon. The invigilator said that the exam time had arrived, and the candidates stopped writing. However, it is not as strict as the college entrance examination. Even if you have not finished writing, the invigilator will see that you are still a little behind.
I’ll also allow you to finish writing.
Then all the tributes returned from a long distance under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Rites.
As soon as they left the Chengtian Gate, all the tributes breathed a sigh of relief and started chatting with acquaintances. Some were talking about the majesty of the palace, some were talking about His Majesty's prowess, and of course some were talking about the palace examination that had just passed.
Li Guan, who was very nervous, asked Hu Guangdao again: "Brother Guangda, the title this time should be about supporting the vassal world, right?"
Hu Guang said: "I think so too, but I'm not sure."
Although Hu Guang said he was not sure, Li Guan still breathed a sigh of relief. Hu Guang's performance in the examination had proved that he was accurate in answering the questions, so since he said he thought so, he should write in this direction.
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Li Guan breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to say something else, but Hu Guang was no longer willing to continue talking about this topic.
Hu Guang said: "We will know the results in the day after tomorrow. It is useless for us to talk more now. Let's take a good rest and wait until the rankings in the palace examination are announced."
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Two days later, on the fifth day of March, all the candidates gathered outside Chang'an Gate again, waiting for the palace examination results to be released.
Of course I was nervous when I was waiting for the rankings to come out. Even Hu Guang, who had been very indifferent during the previous examination, was very nervous. The examination represents the standard of the article, and the palace examination represents the emperor's will!
Friends from the same province gathered together and talked nonsense. At this time, those with higher expectations were more upset and didn't know what they were talking about. On the contrary, those who felt that they were just top-notch people didn't care much. Of course.
I don’t care too much or I care a little, but at least I can’t end up in the last place.
After a while, a group of palace guards came out surrounded by a man from Zhongshushe. Some knowledgeable people shouted: "The Golden List is here!"
Everyone couldn't help but stop talking and crowd over; casual people passing by also gathered around to see the excitement.
Yang Shiqi, who came to read out the imperial edict, looked around and said loudly: "The first person in the first class, Wang Gen, is from Jishui, Changxi."
