Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 71
"Come here, go back to the palace and host a banquet for the general!"

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

When Zhu Houzhao was reviewing the memorial, a nearby eunuch came in, bowed to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Your Majesty, Minister of Rites, Yang Yiqing, please see me!"

"Announce him in!"

After a while, Yang Yiqing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, entered the main hall, and after bowing down, he reported to Zhu Houzhao: "Long live Qizuo, the provincial examination has been completed for this imperial examination, and the candidates who passed the examination have arrived in the capital one after another. Your Majesty can give the questions so that the old minister can complete the task of this exam."

Yang Yiqing handed in the memorial in his hand, and reported, "This is the list of Jieyuan for the provincial examination, please have a look!"

Zhu Houzhao took the list from Yang Yiqing's hand.

The Ming Dynasty had two capitals and thirteen provinces, and the No. 1 of each province would be handed over to the imperial court.

Examination No.1 is called Huiyuan, which is counted by the examiner.

The palace examination was held in the Palace of Preserving Harmony in the Forbidden City, presided over by the emperor himself, and those who went to the examination were called Gongsheng, and those who passed the examination were called Jinshi, and the No.1 in this palace examination was called the number one scholar.

Those who have won three yuan in a row are called people with high talents.

The first in the township examination, the first in the general examination, and the first in the imperial examination. If this is all one person, he will be summoned by the emperor.

Of course, this is also a matter of Guangzong Yaozu. When Emperor Hongzhi was in power, there was such a family.

Zhu Houzhao opened Yang Yiqing's memorial, and several familiar names came into view one by one.

Xia Yan, Jiangnan Jieyuan.

Wen Zhengming, Jiangnan Jieyuan.

This Xia Yan is the famous chief assistant of the cabinet in history.

Yan Song had always been afraid of Xia Yan during his lifetime. Later, Yan Song framed Xia Yan, Xia Yan was forced to go to jail, and Yan Song took the position of chief minister of the cabinet.

Wen Zhengming, one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River.He is also famous with Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan.
It's a pity that these four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River all stopped at juren, and they all became unknown after that.

Especially Tang Bohu, a great talent, was banned for life during the Hongzhi period.

The reason was that he was a reckless person. When he went to Beijing for the exam, he stayed in a brothel. The chief examiner felt that the exam room was tantamount to plagiarism, and he was banned from the exam for life.

Unexpectedly, this Wen Zhengming is still a bit capable, but his performance in the general examination is not good, so he is still unable to enter the court as an official.

This Xia Yan has the talent to be the chief assistant, so I will see how your writing is during the test?
In addition to these Jieyuan, there are a large number of talented scholars who did not appear in the memorial.

Zhu Houzhao was looking forward to it.

How many good ministers and famous generals will Daming provide for this imperial examination?
"Your Majesty, please come up with a question."

You reach out.

Yang Yiqing stretched out his hand in front of Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao wrote two words in Yang Yiqing's hand.

"Let's use this as the subject of this imperial examination!"

"According to the order!"

After receiving the title, Minister of Rites Yang Yiqing walked out of Qianqing Palace,
His Majesty wrote two words in the palm of his hand: "Navy"

This is the system of the Ming Dynasty. Before the exam starts, no one is allowed to know the exam questions. A few hours before the exam starts, the emperor only tells the examiner to one person.After the candidates enter the venue and sit down, the examiner will distribute the test questions to each candidate to prevent cheating.

At the same time, Guangdong Navy Yamen headquarters.

After Ouchi's bodyguard entered the Navy headquarters, he announced: "Qi Jingtong, General Administration of the Navy, accepts the order!"

Qi Jingtong led all the navy to kneel down to accept the imperial edict.

In the naval prison, more than 2000 Franji prisoners of war were devastated. Although they knew that the Ming Empire was full of gold and made money everywhere, they never imagined that through this method, they would not even take advantage of a penny. Instead, he lost his freedom of life.

When they ran rampant in Malacca, they were so happy and free. They didn't expect that they were imprisoned here before they even had time to land on the land of Ming Dynasty.

After Qi Jingtong received the order, he ordered craftsmen to remove the bases of the three Franji cannons from the Franji battleship and transport them to the capital through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Qi Jingtong divided the navy into three divisions, Eastern Liao, Bohai Division, and South China Sea Division.

Each one has 30 battleships and ten supply ships, and the combat power has increased by more than ten times at the same time.

The naval battle with the Franc robot greatly shocked the surrounding Japanese pirates.

The Ming Dynasty's naval strength was not inferior to that of the past.

What's more, some pirates saw Daming's warship from a distance, so they avoided it early.

Recently, the artisans have started to get busy with the things at hand again, because they have a new task, which is to build a steel battleship within three months.

In the palace, although Li Suide saw that Zhu Houzhao floated the silver bowl in the water, it was true, but it is really impossible for ordinary people to build an iron boat to sail in the sea.

Even if there are models and experience, it is estimated that it will take more than a month to transport only so much steel, so the craftsmen here basically adopt a three-shift policy, changing jobs overnight without rest.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

After several days of busy work, Zhu Houzhao was finally able to catch his breath. Their navy had begun to take shape, and even if they launched a major war abroad, they would not be afraid of being defeated.

The navy trained by Qi Jingtong is enough to establish the status of the Ming Navy.

Zhu Houzhao believed that in the near future, the size of the Ming Navy would be larger, with more warships, and the combat effectiveness of the navy would also increase many times.

When he walked out of the Qianqing Palace, he felt the spring breeze and Buddha's face.

A heavy snowfall last winter made this year another harvest year.

He felt as if he had experienced many things during this period of time. It was less than half a year since he took the throne, and he had already managed the entire Ming Empire in a orderly manner.

Inside the Cining Palace.

Many beautiful women are listening to the Empress Dowager's lecture in the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

They have entered the palace for more than four months, but they have never even seen the face of the emperor. Linglong, who entered the palace with them, has already been made a concubine.

Let them not be jealous, in terms of talent and beauty, they are not inferior to Linglong in the slightest.

The female officials also told them that after three months, the Empress Dowager will select women from the folk to enter the palace. At that time, they will not even see the emperor, maybe they will not even see the emperor's face once in their lives.

At this time, the maid of Mercy Ning Palace walked up to the Empress Dowager and said to her, "Report to Empress Dowager, Your Majesty is admiring the peach blossoms in the Imperial Garden!"

When Queen Mother Zhang heard this, a look of joy appeared on her face.

"Both Baixue and Linglong are not pregnant with the dragon species for the time being. It is time to urge the emperor. It has been a month since the card was turned last month. It really worries the Ai family."

The queen mother glanced at the beautiful girls standing beside her, and said with a sigh: "Oh, these folk girls are carefully selected by the Ai family, but Zhao'er doesn't like any of them, and I don't know what they are. The reason? Could it be that Zhao'er has no good luck?"

The second mother on the side hurriedly tried to persuade her: "Sister, don't worry, maybe Zhao'er has something to hide."

"In a few days, I will find time to ask him to see what else he needs. We will prepare it and give it to him. He will definitely like it."

Perhaps Zhu Houzhao has not yet tasted the taste of women. He has turned a blind eye to many girls arranged by the Queen Mother until now. He is now focused on Daming's career and Daming's tomorrow.
Perhaps, he will become a wise king.

(End of this chapter)