Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Based on his understanding of the Son of Heaven, Gong Nai knew in his heart that sending Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren to the southwest was definitely not meant to be cultivated or reused, but to be thrown out of sight.

Just like the arrangement for Liu Zongzhou, far away, no trouble.

But Wen Tiren was sent to the southwest as the head of the Imperial Academy in Liudu, and he will soon be 50 years old.Gong Nai didn't know if Wen Tiren would be able to make achievements, if he could persist until the emperor remembered him, and then transferred him back.But if Zhou Yanru is really talented, he is not yet [-] years old. If he can make great achievements in the southwest, he will be another Cui Jingrong and another Zhou Jiamo in a few decades.

Gong Nai loves talents, and he really can't bear Zhou Yanru, so he becomes depressed.For this reason, he also specially went to see Zhou Yanru off, secretly saying that the emperor wanted to train him, and encouraged him to follow Zhou Jiamo as an example.Zhou Yanru, who left Beijing miserably, said that he left Beijing with a lot of energy.

As for Wen Tiren and Liu Zongzhou, Gong Nai pretended not to know that they were leaving Beijing.

Who said Gong Nai didn't know the world!

The main examiner of Chunwei this year was Zhu Guozuo, and the deputy examiners were He Zongyan and Zhou Ruqing.The examiners of the Eighteenth Room are all people with their own opinions and have shined in the future, so they have unique visions, and the examination papers recommended to the chief examiner make Zhu Guozuo love it. He Zongyan and Zhou Ruqing also agree with his opinion: these examination papers are released Any one of the previous subjects is enough to pass the Jinshi.

Dethrone?That was too much to part with.

So when the three were unable to contact the emperor in time during the emperor's expedition to the west, after sitting in the examination room and discussing, the number of people on the list this year was much more than before.

Four hundred and nine people.

Zhu Guozuo and his three specially read some excellent test papers to Zhu Youxiao in order to admit far more tributes than previous ones.Zhou Ruqing was afraid that the emperor would not understand the incisiveness and uniqueness of these test papers, so he dragged Gong Nai to comment on the test papers to Zhu Youxiao until the palace test opened.

After Zhu Youxiao finished explaining the test papers in Gongnai, he joked with Gongnai, "A talented person who is optimistic about the number one scholar Zhu Guozuo must be a person with real talent and learning. Next time, I will use the number one scholar as the main exam. The number of candidates for the two subjects , you can catch up with or even exceed the previous three subjects."

Gong Nai is a casual person, and he doesn't know how to flatter. He just nodded and said solemnly: "There are so many talented scholars in this department, there must be leftover pearls among the failed candidates."

Cao Huachun curled his lips, thinking to himself that Gong Nai is indeed the old master.If Sun Chengzong is bound to be witty and flattering, the emperor will laugh a lot.They may even say, "I regret that I never won the first prize, so I can't be the chief examiner for your majesty." Maybe you will get the deputy chief examiner for the next department, and also recruit a large number of your own students.

The Wenhua Palace has just been renovated. More than 400 tributes wore the same hat, uniform blue robes, and black-faced white-bottomed step-up boots. This was a uniform outfit given to Xinke tributes by the Ministry of Rites, and the court paid money.In case the poor are too shabby and the rich are too eye-catching during the palace examination.Everyone wears the same clothes to answer the test in front of the emperor. Except for the looks of Pan An and Wei Jie, who can be seen by the emperor, everyone can make a fuss with peace of mind.

The Ministry of Rites really took pains to make all the tributes fair before the emperor.But those who have more contact with the emperor, such as Zhou Jiamo, Zhu Guozuo, Gongnai, and Zhou Ruqing, know a little more than Wang Yongguang and He Zongyan—the emperor likes the sons of years ago. It was those young people in their twenties who sat in the top [-] answers.

Today, the six ministries and seven ministers, as well as the Duke and Lord Hou who are in Beijing, accompanied the emperor to see the palace examination.The gongshi below answered the papers with their heads down. The emperor above looked at it for a while and then led the officials to patrol the examination room, glanced at each book case, walked through it and returned to the throne.

He only paused deliberately in front of Lu Xiangsheng.

Zhou Jiamo knew that the emperor was optimistic about this young man.

He turned his head and asked Zhu Guozuo softly, "Who is that young man? What's his name?"

"Lu Xiangsheng. Born in Wanli in 28 years, his articles are very steady and passionate."

"No favoritism?"

Zhu Guozuo shook his head quickly, answering in a loud voice.He knew that his department was doing his best to help his subordinates clear up the obsequiousness of the emperor.

"This subject is completely ranked before the name is released. Who is he and which examiner recommended him? The subordinate officials didn't pay attention to it. Finally, the subordinate officials realized that he was just over 20 years old when he was registered. The gongshi are also in their early twenties, and they were selected by the examiners of each room first with their articles."

Seeing that his servant answered in a satisfactory manner, Zhou Jiamo nodded in satisfaction, and smiled at Zhang Wenda in a demonstrative manner.Zhang Wenda was so blocked that he couldn't breathe smoothly, so he turned his head and ignored Zhou Jiamo.

This old man is really getting more and more like a thief.

"Where is that one?" Zhou Jiamo asked on behalf of the emperor.

Zhu Guozuo looked at the hand of the old Shangshu, and after thinking about it, he said: "If the official remembers correctly, his name should be Xing Taiji. He was born in the 27th year of Wanli and Jieyuan in Shandong in the 46th year of Wanli."

A few immature faces in their early twenties were already conspicuous among the middle-aged Gongshi, not to mention they were almost sitting together.Without waiting for Zhou Jiamo to ask any more questions, Zhu Guozuo pointed to the one next to Xing Taiji.

"That person is Miao Xuntu, who was born in Wanli 46 years. The three of them are only one year apart. This is only known after the opening of Mifeng. The person behind him is Qin Yuming, who lived in Zhili in Wanli 43 years Xie Yuan. One place behind Qin Yuming is Guo Duxian, who was born in the 47th year of Wanli. No. 13 on the left is Wang Yongji, who was born in the 48th year of Wanli with Lu Xiangsheng."

Zhu Guozuo reported the ages of all the young tributes, and most of them were within a hundred, and the important officials around the emperor understood what he meant.

The emperor is not a weak crown, so he naturally likes to use some of his own age.According to Zhu Guozuo, He Zongyan and Zhou Ruqing, naturally they would not make a fuss about the admission of tributes, that is to say, these tributes who are just in their early twenties made their way in Chunwei by their own strength.

Those who are quick-minded, such as Wang Yongguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, have already changed their minds, and when they are grading papers, they will overtake these young people who have been listed by Zhu Guozuo.

The elders, Gong Nai and Xu Guangqi, who won the Jinshi after the age of 40, looked at each other, feeling embarrassingly embarrassing.

Zhu Youxiao took the list of tributes and got up and turned to the back of the Wenhua Hall. The officials followed the emperor and left.After arriving at Qianqing Palace to sit down, Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and spoke.

"I took a quick glance just now and found that some individuals' handwriting is really good. Zhu Qing, He Qing, Zhou Qing, your subject has worked hard for the imperial court to search for gold and select available talents."

They are all in the style of pavilions, and you can see the difference when you walk around them.Gong Nai knew that his student Tianzi was about to joke again.

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao took the list of tributes and said: "Lu Xiangsheng's name is good, and he is so young. I don't know if he is married? It's a pity that my younger sisters are too young. Xing Taiji's name is also good, Xie Yuan, a weak crown , Okay, okay. Zhou Qing, Huang Qing, why don’t men be able to get married if they don’t turn [-] or get crowned or married?”

Gong Nai coughed lightly and reminded: "Your Majesty, you will get married at the end of this year. If the new law is implemented, you will have to wait another two years."

Zhu Youxiao coughed dryly, "Gongqing is so boring, I love young scholars and want to choose son-in-law for the princesses."

"The princess has not yet reached Ji, Yili still has to wait for a few years."

Seeing that Gongnai was being too polite, Huang Kezuan joked, "Does Xiaoyu want to teach His Majesty and the Crown Prince together?"

Gongnai lost three thousand miles on his own against Huang Kezuan, "Huang Shangshu is careful." Holding back the pressure of young tributes all morning, Gongnai couldn't choose what to say, "With Zhu Zhaolong here, how can filial piety teach the prince? "

Zhou Jiamo couldn't see that Gong Nai was always tense, and he followed Huang Kezuan to make up the knife.

"Xiaoyu is the teacher of the late emperor and His Majesty. Could it be that Xiaoyu wants to say that His Majesty is inferior to the Crown Prince?"

Gong Nai immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, I—"

Zhu Youxiao hurriedly said: "Gongqing, get up quickly. Zhou Qing was joking with you. The Tai/Zu did not set a rule that the emperor must be taught by the number one scholar. The first emperor was taught by Zhu Qing. I didn't get Zhu Qing's guidance, so I was so-so It has maintained the Ming Dynasty for two years."

Cao Huachun quickly ran over to help Gong Nai.

Zhou Jiamo and Gong Nai's father were Jinshi of the same discipline, and in front of Gong Nai, he has always been the seniority of his father.

He sighed and said: "People just think about what they lack, but they can't get over the obstacles they set up for themselves. Look at me, I wish I were 50 years old, even if I was 60 years old. Don't worry about filial piety and you. Not enough.

Because you were promoted from "Xiaoyi" to "Zhongyi" in Mengyin County, you can increase the number of scholars by five or six each year, which is rare in history.Zhaolong is not as kind to his hometown as you are. "

Zhu Guozuo quickly responded to Zhou Jiamo's words with a few words of humility.None of these people standing in the court hall are as capable as Gong Nai. With their strength as a young scholar in the early middle school, they can make their hometown a few more places for scholars every year.

Huang Kezuan was a colleague of Gongnai's father. He patted Gongnai on the shoulder and said, "If it weren't for Zhang Taiyue, your father wouldn't have been convicted and returned home. This old man didn't like you a long time ago. You are obviously doing a good job acting as the Minister of Rites. , focusing on unnecessary things, entangled in refusing to be a scholar."

Zhou Jiamo made up his sword again, "Your Majesty, after a while we have elected the number one scholar, how about letting him be the Minister of Rites?"

Zhu Youxiao also responded with a smile: "Is Lu Xiangsheng? That's good."

Gongnai thought about how Lu Xiangsheng looked a few years older than his grandson. Although he knew that the emperor, Zhou Jiamo and others were joking with him, but just thinking about how he would salute and respectfully respect a minister at that age, his face would His expression suddenly became awkward.He understands that because he has been the emperor's teacher for two consecutive dynasties, the emperor has saved himself enough face, so he has vacated the post of Minister of Rites for so long.

Zhou Ruqing gave him a timely push, and said to him: "The first subject of Tianqi is about to be announced, and the Ministry of Rites should have a minister."

Gong Nai cleared his throat and bowed down to Zhu Youxiao, "Your Majesty, it's a minister who sticks to common etiquette and makes a name for himself."

Zhu Youxiao immediately said: "Gongqing, I have finally waited until you are willing to be a minister of the Ministry of Rites."