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Zhu Houzhao was already tired of waiting. It was not until about ten o'clock in the evening that the marking officials came to him with the examination papers.
All the ministers kowtowed and knelt down. Due to Li Dongyang's poor health, Yang Tinghe read the scroll to the emperor instead.
It stands to reason that the examiner should have read all the top three articles, but the emperor could choose not to read them. For example, three years ago, Zhu Houzhao only listened to one article, and he ranked first, second, and second in the order arranged by the examiner.
Exploring flowers.
Sometimes, the emperor would dislike someone among the top three, perhaps because he was dissatisfied with the article, or perhaps he just thought the person's name was unpleasant.
Therefore, the ministers will prepare a few more test papers and read the last few to the emperor. But basically they will not read too many. The emperor also wants to give face to the ministers. How can you not like the articles that are ranked first?
Obviously, after reading the three articles, Zhu Houzhao didn't like them.
"Who is this Yu Ben? He is not among the top three in the general examination." Zhu Houzhao said very unhappy.
Yang Tinghe clasped his hands and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Yu Ben is ranked 192nd in the Jinke Examination. Because of his exquisite essays, he is temporarily ranked second."
Zhu Houzhao said depressedly: "Think again!"
Yang Tinghe had no choice but to take out the spare volume, stand in front of the emperor and continue reading. After reading, he quietly listened to his words.
Zhu Houzhao asked a very outrageous question this time: "Why don't you have a name?"
Yang Tinghe explained: "The papers from the fourth to the last place have not been opened yet, and the names have been sealed."
Zhu Houzhao started to fiddle with it and ordered: "Then remove the seal and continue reading! Also, just read the name, don't read out all the articles."
All the ministers were stunned, wondering what the emperor was up to.
Yang Tinghe had to continue to open the papers, read out the names of the candidates one by one, and read all the spare papers. Emperor Zhengde was still not satisfied.
"Read it again, read it again, read it again!" Zhu Houzhao urged repeatedly.
After taking a long time to dismantle one-fifth of it, Yang Tinghe finally said: "Wang Yuan, a member of the Guizhou Xuanwei Division."
"That's him!"
Zhu Houzhao suddenly laughed: "This is a good name, and you will be number one at first sight."
The ministers looked at each other in confusion, and roughly figured out the truth: the name of the flying general Wang Erlang in white had been heard by the emperor, and it happened to meet the emperor's selection criteria.
Yang Tinghe could not dissuade him because his son was temporarily ranked first.
As long as he dares to say more than a word, once the matter is spread, it will be a suppression of local scholars, and it will be a favoritism for his son to seek the top spot.
"cough!"
Yang Tinghe coughed lightly.
Liu Zhong immediately stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, no!"
"Why not?" Zhu Houzhao asked, "Does the examiner have the final say on who comes first?"
Liu Zhong replied: "Yes."
Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Am I the chief examiner of the imperial examination?"
Liu Zhong replied: "Only Your Majesty can be the chief examiner of the imperial examination."
"That's right," Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "You are the examiner of the general examination. If you win a Hui Yuan and others say you got it wrong, do you want to beat him to death?"
Liu Zhong bit the bullet and said: "If any of my fellow examiners think that I have obtained something wrong, I will discuss it with them in detail and will never go my own way."
Zhu Houzhao stood up in anger: "I will discuss this with you! Tell me, why can't Wang Yuan be selected as the number one scholar?"
Liu Zhong replied: "Those who are ranked ninety-eight must have poor writing."
Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and said, "Show me the paper."
Yang Tinghe handed it over immediately.
Zhu Houzhao scanned it roughly, and instantly had the same thoughts as the marking officers: What the hell is written here?
"Ahem!"
Coughing twice to cover up his embarrassment, Zhu Houzhao said with a serious expression: "In my opinion, this volume addresses the current ills and has something to say. It is much better than the general talk of other articles. If such an article does not point to the number one scholar, where is the justice?
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Damn it!
Although you cannot see the names when grading papers, the evaluation of the top three papers is silently listed separately.
Since Yang Shen and Zou Shouyi have been rated first and third, Wang Yuan's paper must be that weird answer paper, and the fourteen marking officers reacted instantly.
"Your Majesty, no!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice."
One by one, the important ministers knelt down. If Wang Yuan's weird articles were all ranked first, it would be the biggest joke of the year if word spread. It would be even more ridiculous than the rebels attacking a hundred miles south of the capital.
Except for Li Dongyang, even Yang Yiqing and Zhang Lun who drew a circle for Wang Yuan knelt down.
It doesn't matter whether Li Dongyang kneels or not. The old gentleman is not in good health and there are many reasons not to kneel. Anyway, the joke will never be on him.
Zhu Houzhao was originally just on a whim. If only two or three ministers objected, he would probably just go down the slope and choose Wang Yuan as the second or third best. He could also enter the Hanlin Academy to play with him. But the fourteen reviewers
, there were actually thirteen objections, which made Zhu Houzhao furious.
You guys are making irresponsible remarks about me building the Leopard House. Now you can’t even name the number one scholar. Who is the emperor?
Zhu Houzhao held up Wang Yuan's paper and asked: "Tell me, what is wrong with this article? There were rebels in the capital, and a lot of memorials from Yanguan were handed over, so you published this year's paper."
Plan the test questions. Now that some scholars have explained the problems clearly and explained all the chronic diseases of the Ming Dynasty, you are still hiding the diseases and refusing to treat them! Do you really think that I am a fool?"
These words were so upright and heart-breaking that all the ministers kowtowed and apologized.
Chen Xu, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was active. Anyway, he had already been dismissed from office once by Zhengde. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, I once inspected the border affairs at the three passes of Ningwu in Shanxi. In terms of horse administration, salt administration and military household system, the scholars of Guizhou
What Wang Yuan said is indeed reasonable. However, this person's article is too radical, and it is unprecedented in ancient times. Once it is implemented, the world will be in chaos. If this person is selected as the number one scholar and becomes an important minister in the future, the country and the country will be in danger.
Among them!"
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said: "Let the scholars think about the problems of the times, firstly, to select talents for the country, and secondly, to broaden the way of speech. Is there any reason why the Ming Dynasty should be punished for speaking? If no one is allowed to speak, then I will speak out tomorrow.
All officials are dismissed!"
Jiang Mian, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, said: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty will not be punished for words, but it cannot allow scholars to talk about state affairs and confuse the public with monstrous words. People can be judged by writing, and this article is extremely radical, which shows that this person is
He has a particularly fierce personality and is not suitable for being an important minister."
Zhang Lun, the minister of Dali Temple who drew a circle for Wang Yuan, said: "Your Majesty, I have also heard about the deeds of Wang Erlang, the flying general in white. If your Majesty favors this person, he may be ranked first in the second class, and he may join the Ministry of War in the future.
, it is possible to enter the Dali Temple, and it is also possible to move to the Imperial Academy. Because he is not afraid of life and death and dares to speak out about his fierceness, he is most suitable to enter the Ministry of War, the Imperial Academy or the Dali Temple, but he must not enter the Hanlin Academy."
Zhu Houzhao had his own crooked truth. He suppressed his anger and said with a smile: "It is precisely because of his fierce personality that he should enter the Hanlin Academy to cultivate his moral character. You should all teach him well and bring him back from his evil ways! My lords, please teach Wang Yuan.
I will entrust the important responsibility to you."
The ministers were speechless. The emperor was so capable that you couldn't say he was wrong.
Since it is impossible to object based on the test article and character, what method should we find?
Wang Hui, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, in this humble borderland of Guizhou, if you select Guizhou scholars to be the number one scholar, I'm afraid you won't be able to convince them."
This reason is very good, very powerful, very ridiculous and very funny, and it is worthy of being the leader of the public officials.
The other marking officers had the urge to roll their eyes after hearing this. If this word spread, not only would the scholars in Guizhou be unhappy, but the scholars in other border provinces would also be upset.
But I have to say, this is really a reason.
Historically, Emperor Jiajing used this reason to deprive a Yunnan scholar of his title of No. 1 Scholar.
The Yunnan scholar's name was Li Qidong, and he was listed as one of the first by the grading officer. The news spread that night, and scholars from several border provinces gathered in the Yunnan Guild Hall to celebrate. This was not only a happy event for the Yunnan scholars, but also a happy event for the Yunnan scholars.
This is a great event for all border provinces that have never produced a champion.
As a result, Emperor Jiajing engaged in feudal superstition and listened to the lies of a Taoist priest. He said that there was a severe drought in the world and he wanted a number one scholar who could make it rain. So Jiajing, like Zhu Houzhao at this time, worked hard to find a name called "Qin Leiming"
Scholar.
However, such superstitious remarks cannot be made clear, so Jiajing said: "Yunnan is far away, so it is not suitable to select the number one scholar." Not only did he not select the number one scholar, he did not even award the number two or third overall. He only gave it to the top two, which was probably also criticized by the scoring officials.
Angry.
When the scholars on the frontier heard this, they were so angry that they wanted to hit the wall.
Zhu Houzhao sneered: "Guizhou is the land of the Ming Dynasty?"
Wang Hui also knew that he was being unreasonable, so he said bravely: "This is the land of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily: "Since it is the land of Ming Dynasty, why can't Guizhou scholars be selected as the number one scholar? You tell me!"
Wang Hui was also angry. He knelt and refused to get up: "This man is not worthy of being the number one scholar!"
"You're asking for a beating!" Zhu Houzhao was furious.
Wang Hui straightened his back: "Please give me the imperial staff!"
Zhu Houzhao was furious: "Go away, this is not the Fengtian Palace!" He pointed at the other reviewers, "I have decided on the number one scholar today! Who has any objections?"
Everyone knelt and could not get up, expressing their opposition with silence.
Zhu Houzhao didn't bother to pay attention to them. He sat back with Wang Yuan's paper and wrote six red letters: First, First, First.