Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

The Son of Heaven was not walking fast, he stopped from time to time, stopped to watch for a while, like a horse watching flowers, spent more than an hour, and almost glanced at the scrolls of hundreds of tribute students.

Undoubtedly, those who can pass through numerous assessments and checkpoints, and sit in this Chengtian Temple to participate in the palace examination, are all elites among the elites.

Mind, talent, talent, and luck are all indispensable.

Of course, what the emperor cares most about is the hundreds of tribute students this time, more than half of them are from poor families.

This alone is enough to prove that Daheng already has the foundation of a prosperous age!

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Chapter 513 Limitations

At noon, in Chengtian Hall, Gong students handed in their papers and left one after another. At dusk on the western mountain, it was the end of the examination, and the invigilators in the hall also began to forcibly collect the papers.

And as Zhu Gongsheng came out of the palace, the questions of the imperial examination were immediately spread throughout the city.

Even a street vendor who is illiterate can spit out a few words about the reform, but most of the scholars return to their homes or inns, and stay behind closed doors, waiting for a few days to come Pass on the list.

Although the acceptance rate of the palace examination is extremely high, even if there is no admission, as a Gongsheng student, in the current situation, there is no problem in being an official, but after decades of hard study, who would not have the fantasy of being named on the gold list? Go to the Golden Palace to roll the name and spread the praises to the world!

The Gongsheng students waited in agony, and the marking office in the East Pavilion of the Imperial Palace was busy reviewing and reviewing the palace examination papers.

According to the past practice, the examiner must first select the top ten papers and submit them to the cabinet for review, and generally speaking, the top three in the palace examination are also obtained from the top ten papers in this meeting.

This time, naturally, it followed the practice of the Ming Dynasty until all the palace examination papers were reviewed, and the top ten palace examination papers were also led by the chief assistant of the cabinet to the Qianqing Palace to be read in front of the emperor.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

After entering the hall, Lai Zongdao and several scroll readers also visited and made a sound.

"Free gift!"

The emperor stood up, put down the brush in his hand, glanced at the palace examination paper sealed in a cylinder in the hand of the examiner, then looked at Lai Zongdao, and nodded.

Seeing this, Lai Zongdao waved his hand immediately, and the examiner behind him also hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the emperor, then carefully took out a palace examination paper, and read it aloud forcefully.

The Son of Heaven leaned against the dragon, squinting his eyes slightly, listening to the eloquence of the palace examination paper.

After reading the last test paper, the emperor didn't seem to react to it. After a while, the emperor turned his head and looked at the examiner: "It's gone?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have read all the ten palace examination papers."

The emperor frowned, looked at the ten papers of the palace examination that had been placed on the table in front of him, and then waved his hands. After a few paper readers bowed to the emperor, they also slowly retreated.

The emperor did not look through the palace examination papers on the table. In fact, the emperor noticed it as early as the palace examination a few days ago. There is no doubt that whether it is the Gongsheng scholars who participated in the palace examination at the beginning, or these palace examinations in front of them All of the volumes are outstanding in the coexistence of literary talent and classic meaning.

If he was standing in the position of a traditional emperor, the emperor might be quite happy, but this time there is a big change in the ages, and, as early as more than a year ago, he made the trend of the big change unreservedly public to the world.

Anyone who is a little politically sensitive, as long as he pays a little attention to the government, will be able to clearly perceive the changes in the imperial court's major policies.

Scholars aspire to self-cultivation, governing the country and bringing peace to the world, and their heart is in the government and state affairs, so it is impossible not to pay attention to the government.

However, whether it is the palace examination papers that were patrolled at the beginning, or the top ten carefully selected palace examination papers, none of them can deeply conform to the current trend of great changes, and they are all too conservative.

It was as if they were all in a cage that was already in vain. They wanted to stretch out their hands and feet, but they were still afraid of something. They kept probing, but they never dared to really get out of the cage that was in vain.

"How does the chief assistant feel?"

The emperor got up, walked to the hall, and asked casually.

"The first ten volumes of this palace examination are all written in a word..."

Lai Zongdao bit the bullet and made a sound, he was also helpless, how could he not know the will of the emperor, but for this reason, he also broke the previous practice and went to the East Pavilion to review the papers in person, he read all the palace examination papers, I can barely find these ten copies.

"On weekdays, it can be the best choice."

The emperor shook his head. Even though he saw many famous names in history on these palace examination papers, the limitations of the times were still too great.

Of course, perhaps because the palace examination is too important,

Lai Zongdao was silent, he really didn't dare to answer those words.

"Okay, let's make Liu Lishun the champion, Guan Shaoning the second, and Yan Yingtai the third prize!"

The emperor waved his hand, lacking interest.

There are really not many things that he wants to change, and he has never had a whimsical idea, thinking about creating a trans-generational concept system in this era.

What he wants to do is nothing more than two points. One is to reform taxation and increase national income.

The second is to embed new learning into traditional ideology.

Everything else is incidental in the process of implementing these two points.

But now, he has completely broken the obstacles of the secular reality. Only the obstacles of the human heart can't be solved overnight, let alone how many people he kills and how much blood he sheds.

This palace examination, these ten papers of the palace examination, proved it clearly.

The limitations of ideology still need to be reversed bit by bit after the general environment changes. In this process, there must be those who follow the changes of the times, and there must also be stubborn ones.

"The minister obeys the order."

Lai Zongdao breathed a sigh of relief, but he noticed that it seemed to be the reason for the imminent reformation, and the emperor's happiness and anger seemed to be a little erratic.

He was really afraid that this matter would arouse the emperor's fury again, and then he would really get angry.

Before Lai Zongdao could relax, the emperor's words immediately lifted Lai Zongdao's heart.

"After the Ceremony of Chuanlu, all Jinshi this time will be arranged to live in Jinxiu Pavilion."

"Your Majesty, I dare you..."

Lai Zongdao bit the bullet and spoke out, but he was suppressed by the eyes of the emperor in the middle of what he said. In the end, Lai Zongdao could only bow to the emperor: "Minister, obey the order."

The emperor waved his hand, Lai Zongdao bowed sadly, said nothing more, and then left.

After a while, the emperor spoke slowly.

"Are the governors and governors from all over the country arriving in Beijing?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, they have already arrived in the capital."

Wang Wu replied immediately.

"The decree will continue, and all courtiers in Beijing and governors and supervisors from all over the country must participate in the big court meeting the day after tomorrow."

"Also, let Xu Guangqi come over."

"Old slave obeys the order."

Wang Wu bowed respectfully, then bowed and retreated.

The Son of Heaven stood where he was, with his brows furrowed. It seemed that the reform he had been thinking of was about to be thoroughly implemented. His heart seemed to be restless.

It's hard to describe his state of mind these days.

No matter how clear and peaceful his state of mind is, it is difficult to have the slightest effect under this great change that he has planned for more than ten years.

Although, he is full of confidence, although he has removed all the obstacles that can be removed, even the Confucian Mansion has been manipulated into a marionette by him with a whip and a butcher's knife.

However, it was hard for him to let go of his mind.

This battle is longer and more difficult than any battle he has ever fought!

Chapter 514 One Will, One Voice

Since the end of the world-renowned entrance examination, the Jinshi of the Zhaowu Dynasty who have been waiting for a long time has also ushered in the most glorious time for scholars since ancient times.

The title on the gold list, and the roll call!

In the grand ceremony of passing on the coffin, the emperor came in person, accompanied by hundreds of officials, and paraded through the streets boasting his name. The name of the top three was spread all over the world. The entire capital city was also completely boiling in the joy of being named on the gold list.

After the scholar's glory, according to the old system of the previous dynasty, the Ministry of Rites gave a banquet, and the Jinshi entered the palace to thank the emperor, and received the court uniform crown belt and Jinshi treasure banknotes from the court.

Then go to the Guozijian to pay homage to the Confucian Temple, inscribe and erect a monument, and then wait for the appointment of officials.

But this time, it seems that just like the twists and turns of the postponement of the imperial examination before that, all that the Jinshi were looking forward to did not come.

After the Great Ceremony of Chuan Lu, an imperial decree gathered them from all over the capital to the Jinxiu Pavilion of the Imperial Palace.

Jinxiu Pavilion means Jinxiu Mountains and Rivers.

After the establishment of Daheng, the emperor gave the name and changed the name of Wenhua Hall, the place where the banquet was held, to Wenhua Hall.

At noon, all the scholars arrived in front of the Jinxiu Pavilion under the guidance of the Minister of Rites.

"My lord, may I ask, Your Majesty called me into the Jinxiu Pavilion, but why?"

Some scholars dared to ask questions.

All the scholars also looked over subconsciously.

"Your Majesty's will, as a subject, how can you speculate on your own?"

After all, the servant of the Ministry of Rites shook his head: "Your Majesty has made such an arrangement, so I must have thought about it..."

After all, just as he finished speaking, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a third-rank official robe walking out quickly, surrounded by a group of men in cloth shirts, from the Jinxiu Pavilion.

After all, Ye glanced at the approaching figure, his displeasure flashed away, and then he stepped forward quickly, and cupped his hands at Xu Guangqi: "Master Xu."

After Xu Guangqi glanced around at the hundreds of Jinshi standing in front of the hall, he turned to the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Biye, and bowed his hands politely: "Please, Mr. Bi."

"Your Majesty Xu is too polite, His Majesty's will, why bother..."

After all, Ye waved his hands again and again, and after a few polite words with Xu Guangqi, he quickly left. He didn't want to get involved with such a deviant person like Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi didn't care too much about the indifferent attitude of the Minister of Rites, or he was used to it.

Since entering the Martial Academy, almost all his colleagues in the past have become strangers, and with today's attack on Confucianism, even if he and these ministers do not have any substantive conflicts, they are already in the same situation!

This time, if the emperor hadn't directly ordered him to be transferred from the Martial Academy to the Ministry of Industry, under normal circumstances, he would never have had any chance to step into the real officialdom again.

Of course, he doesn't care about official position and rights. If he can, he is really willing to stay in the engineering department of the martial arts academy and pursue the truth of the world with the students.

But right now, he is quite concerned about this matter.

The existence of new learning should be known to more people, understood by more people, and supported by more people.

"This official is Xu Guangqi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. According to His Majesty's order, I will train you before being appointed as an official..."

"May I ask my lord, what is the training content?"

When Xu Guangqi finished speaking, Yan Yingtai asked.

Xu Guangqi said: "Farming time, commercial Fu, reform, new learning."

"Students understand farming seasons, business taxation, and reform, but this new learning... dare to ask my lord, what is new learning?"

When Yan Yingtai asked again, all Jinshi also looked over, obviously they were quite puzzled by this term.

"The study of sages is the study of order and morality, and the new study is the study of nature."

"The sages have said that people follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature. There is a truth in all things, and the new learning is a science that explores the truth of all things."

After finishing speaking, Xu Guangqi glanced around at the Jinshi who were still quite puzzled, and did not explain too much. The training period is three months, and there is enough time to instill the seeds of new learning in this group of scholars.

He is naturally clear about the intention of the Son of Heaven. He does not expect these scholars to study new learning like those students of martial arts, but to let these scholars understand and support new learning.

So as to subtly change the secular concept.

Of course, the most important thing is to learn new things, and you have to come up with results that can stand on your feet.

A new learning achievement that can change the world is much more effective than trying to promote it thousands of times.

Such as the bolt-action rifle that has not made any progress, such as those fantasies in the engineering department of the martial arts academy that seem to be fantasies, but are increasingly supported by facts and theories!

As long as any one is successful, the new learning will be enough to change from the small path to the grand avenue!

Xu Guangqi's thoughts were racing, but the scholars who were led into the Jinxiu Pavilion were talking about it, and the topic of discussion was naturally Xu Guangqi's new knowledge of pursuing the ultimate truth of all things.

For the vast majority of scholars, when they heard this sentence, the subconscious thought in their hearts was to confuse people with demonic words!

However, in this imperial palace, a bright future is close at hand, and no one dares to make a mistake, but an undercurrent of doubts has also begun to spread in this Jinxiu Pavilion.

The scholars who practice self-cultivation, rule the country, and the world, and study sage books hard, have not experienced the long wear and tear of officialdom, and when the water chestnuts are upright and clear, they have not lost the courage to question and even stand up!

And when all the scholars were talking about it, in this capital, the Daheng court hall, the Daheng world, the trend of reform that hangs like a sharp sword in the world for more than a year, is also after countless twists and turns. Falling down is already only a step away.

In the third year of Zhaowu, the first day of August.

Early morning, misty.

This time outside the Meridian Gate, the atmosphere was particularly solemn.

In the usual court meetings, officials in Beijing often do not need to attend all of them, and it is rare to see governors and supervisors from all over the country. From the time they take office to the end of their term, it may be difficult for many of them to go to the capital, let alone go to the court. up.

But this time, outside the Meridian Gate, the team of Beijing officials has never been larger, including courtiers, Beijing officials, and governors from all over the country.