Chronicle of Emperor Jing

Emperor Jing raised his hand to the crowd who bowed their heads.

"Peace, all gentlemen. The spring flood is imminent, and the river workers cannot make mistakes, but it is true that the Ministry of Household Affairs cannot transfer the money. The Minister of Industry will tell you about the situation, and I will see what other funds can be embezzled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Your Majesty's benevolence and compassion for the people is really a blessing for the people."

Regarding Emperor Jing's will, His Highness and all the ministers were naturally full of gratitude and praises. As for which ones are sincere and which ones are false, it will be carefully examined in the future.

The matter of the spring flood is a big problem, if you are not afraid of [-], you are afraid of an eventuality, but if Emperor Jing is a little bit biased towards the Ministry of Industry and scolding the Ministry of Households at this time, Xiao Yue will probably find it difficult to sit securely in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Households in the future.However, it is not a long-term solution to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall. Before we can figure out a good way, we can only make do with it.

"That's the end of this matter. Do you have anything else to say?"

As soon as Emperor Jing finished speaking, Minister of Rites stood up.

"I have something to announce."

Xie Zhengde, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is the father of Empress Xie. He has been in the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites for more than 20 years, and his disciples have old acquaintances all over the world. What he wants to play is about the preparations for Chunwei.

The selection system of the Jing Dynasty was basically followed by the previous dynasty, which was divided into the township examination, the general examination, and the palace examination.

The rural examination is a local examination held by each state capital, and the examination place is located in each state capital.It is held every three years, and all government students in this state can take the exam. It will be held on August [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th.Because the examination is held in autumn, it is also called Qiu Wei.

The general examination is a national examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites. It is held every three years. It is held in the second year of the rural examination. It is held on the ninth, twelfth, and fifteenth day of February.Because the exam is held in spring, it is also called Chunwei.

As for the palace examination, it was held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony by the emperor himself on March [-]th of the year of the examination.

All the affairs of Chun Wei have already been settled, and the chief examiner has also made a decision. There is nothing new in Xie Shangshu's report. Emperor Jing just listened to it, and was still thinking about the problem he thought of last night.

After coming down to court, Emperor Jing asked Liu Taifu to be invited to Zhaoren Hall.

"Teacher, do you think there are any serious flaws in our court's selection system?" After Taifu Liu took his seat, Emperor Jing revealed all the problems that had troubled him all night.

"Why do you say that, Your Majesty?" There are many flaws in the court. Many things that the first emperor did not have time to do, and many things that the queen mother could not do, are waiting for the young emperor to complete, but the emperor can do it in such a short time. Liu Zesheng was very pleased to have discovered the problem, and it was not in vain for his careful teaching over the years.

"Has the Grand Tutor heard of Qi Yuanheng?"

"Of course I have heard of it. A layman in Xiaoshan, a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River."

"And what about his father, Qi Han?"

"Great Confucianism of a generation."

"Qi Han, Qi Yuanheng and his son are quite famous, but why didn't they serve the court? Even if Qi Yuanheng was unwilling to become an official because of his arrogance, what about his father, Qi Han, who was said to be gentle and upright, and worried about the country and the people, but why? Always traveling around to study and unwilling to become an official?" Although Emperor Jing didn't have a good impression of Qi Yuanheng, it didn't affect him to think carefully about the reasons why famous people like Qi Yuanheng left the temple.

"Then what does Your Majesty think?" Liu Zesheng didn't answer the emperor's question, but asked a rhetorical question.

"Is it because they are from the Han clan?"

The education system of the Jing Dynasty was divided into official schools and private schools.The official school is the orthodox educational institution of the Jing Dynasty. Its students are divided into three types. The children of the bureaucrats of the aristocratic clan can enroll directly, and the children of the rich family can pay for the admission.Students of government schools can directly participate in the rural examination, and only they can participate in the rural examination.As for the private school, it is an educational institution run by the people themselves, and its students cannot take the rural examination.

The scale of official schools is limited, and the number of students left for the children of the Han nationality is extremely limited. This system has largely restricted the children of the Han nationality from embarking on the road to official career.There are so few chances for Han children to become officials, that many talented Han children, for their livelihood or to make a difference, often choose to rely on wealthy and powerful families. This is the origin of the tradition of diners clearing guests.

"Then what will His Majesty decide to do?"

"I have to think about it."

This matter really affects the whole body, and the interests of countless rich and powerful families will be involved if it is moved casually. Even Emperor Jing, as a king, would not dare to act rashly.

When Emperor Jing was busy with political affairs, Wei Yan was entertaining guests.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the Wei family hosted a banquet for a whole day of relatives and friends. They didn't make it clear on the surface, but secretly there was a taste of a farewell party for Wei Yan.The reason why he didn't make it clear is that Wei Laohou didn't want people to think that the Wei family was so frivolous just because of a trivial matter, so he didn't use the name of Wei Yan.

On the night of the [-]th day of the first lunar month, several close friends of Wei Yan held a table at Yulan Pavilion to really see him off.

Yulan Pavilion is the most famous place in Kyoto to lean on the red and nestle in the emerald green. There are many beauties in the seats. All of them are beautiful, soft jade and warm fragrance, and spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums. A preferred place for banquet guests.

The host of today's venue was Meng Fei, the ninth son of General Zhenbei's mansion, Zheng Yongtai, the fifth son of Ruianbo's mansion, Lin Rui, the youngest son of Lin Shilang's family in the Ministry of War, and Qi Yuanheng Qi Daju, who also accompanied the last seat.

I won't talk about Qi Yuan Heng Qi Da Layman, just for the first few people, apart from the fact that they have been friends for generations and have known each other since childhood, their personalities and hobbies are completely different from each other.Mr. Meng Jiu is careless, bold and unrestrained by nature, and loves good wine and wine; Mr. Zheng Wu is often reprimanded by his father as "ignorant and arty", and he still does not know how to repent. I only love beauties in my life, and I have no ambitions other than the great wish of "death under the peony flower, and being a ghost". When something happens, and when you have to make a decision, you have a muddled and evasive mentality.

It is really strange that these few people with very different personalities and hobbies can get together and become close friends.

Others find it strange, but Old Master Wei is not surprised by it at all. Whenever he is disappointed with Wei Yan, he will say that sentence: "Hanging with your cronies all day long, can you have a good life?" What's the future? It's true that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. They are all prodigal sons who don't seek to improve, learn and have no skills, but only know how to eat, drink and play. "

Old Master Wei didn't think about it when he complained. These few are all young children who have no pressure to inherit the family business, and there are a lot of people who spoil them at the same time. They have various problems that are also caused by the elders. It is the good deeds of the ancestors not to pamper them as evil boys who rely on the power of their father and brother to bully men and women outside.

Moreover, in terms of status, these few people are indeed worthy of the words "dandies", but at least they can know how to write the words "propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame", which is considered a great fortune among misfortunes.

As for why Qiyuan Hengqi layman also mixed with them?It can only be said to be an accident. If we get to the bottom of it, the matter can be traced back to four years ago, which is the 11th year of Longsheng.

At that time, Qi Yuanheng returned to the capital, and when he and Wei Yan had a small gathering in Juxianju, they happened to meet a few of them, and before the meal was finished, the other three had already highly praised Qi Daju.

In the words of Mr. Meng Jiu: "Drinking with brother Qi is only two words-happy".Mr. Meng Jiu hated the most when he was drinking, and when he was drinking, he would play tricks if he lost. After talking nonsense for a long time, he still didn't take a sip of the wine. The bold style on the Internet is very much to his liking.Mr. Meng Jiu, who has always followed the principle of "wine quality is like character" in choosing friends, now comes to the conclusion that Qi Yuanheng is a friend worth making.

Wei Yan had a very good friendship with Qi Yuanheng. As for Mr. Zheng Wu and Mr. Lin, they had always believed in Meng Fei's vision of people, so naturally they had no objection.In this way, every time these few people want to get together, they always don't forget to send someone to invite Qi Yuanheng, and Qi Daju is not ashamed to be with "unlearned and incompetent dudes", and never Putting on the airs of celebrities, they will come every time they are invited, and they will often find some very romantic names to return a table, so after a few trips, the friendship between them will develop by leaps and bounds.

In Yulan Pavilion, there are 24 well-known and exquisitely furnished large wing rooms, each named after the 24 solar terms. Today, the room Meng Fei ordered is called "Spring Equinox".

At the opening of the banquet, Meng Fei, as the host, first made a toast: "Prepare some thin wine for Wei Qi's farewell today. It happens that the name of this room is 'Spring Equinox', so I wish Mr. Wei Qi's spring breeze a happy horseshoe disease, and you can enjoy Youzhou in January." Flower' it."

If it was four years ago, Qi Yuanheng might be interested in reminding Mr. Meng Jiu that this "spring breeze" is not the "spring equinox", or express contempt for his plagiarism of previous masterpieces, but there are four years of unbearable lessons as a lesson for the past. He had long classified Meng Jiu into the ranks of "rotten wood cannot be carved", and he was not in the mood to waste that tongue, but just toasted with everyone.

When these people get together, drinking is of course the first big thing.Today Meng Fei prepared more than a dozen altars of "Seven Days Drunk", and it was agreed before the banquet, except that Wei Yan can do whatever he wants tonight, everyone will not be drunk or return.

"Seven Days Drunk" is a famous wine in Qingzhou. It is warm in nature but full of stamina. There is a saying that it gets drunk for seven days, so it gets its name.Years ago, Father Meng Fei's old subordinate came to Beijing from Qingzhou to report on his work. Knowing that the ninth son was addicted to alcohol, he specially brought thirty altars of ten-year-old "Seven Day Drunk" to honor him.

This gift was very much liked by Mr. Meng Jiu, but it made Meng's mother very verbose. In the end, even Meng's father, General Zhenbei, had a lot of troubles. In order to make his ears clean, Meng Fei didn't dare Drinking at home, in the name of giving away, he directly asked people to move the wine to Yulan Pavilion for storage. He drank some during the New Year banquet, and this time he took out all the storage.

Drinking "Seven Days Drunk" in winter will taste better when it is warmed.Pour "Seven Days Drunk" into a silver pot, warm it with a small fire, and drink it when the surface emits a trace of heat, and then add "wine" with red sleeves, accompanied by the melodious sound of silk and bamboo. Being drunk is really a life that even gods don't change.

The author has something to say: Note: The specific setting content of the selection system comes from Baidu Encyclopedia.