The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Western Regions, Tubo.

Wang Shouren was not idle. He sent the Tangqi who had been sent to Wala back to draw the terrain of Jinshan.

Jinshan is the border between Wala and Tubo.

The Wala people may ambush in the mountain forest at the pass of Jinshan and swoop down.

Tufan is close to Gansu and Wala, and this place is located on the edge of the intersection of three territories.

"Sir Wang, the troops of the Ming Dynasty are coming." The personal soldiers reported.

Lu Wan rode on a red horse and saw the camp of Tang and Song with a telescope. Judging from the number of tents, there were no less than 100,000 soldiers and horses.

The bronze-skinned barbarians were carrying baggage, feeding horses and collecting military equipment.

The Han people were ruling the barbarians!

Tang and Song were the royal courts of the barbarians, why were there so many Han people? And they were still driving the barbarians.

Could it be related to the court?

The monocular telescope moved, and there were scholars in Confucian robes and scarves in the tents next to it. I'm afraid this place was not built by the Han people in the Middle Earth?

What did the court mean by asking him to send the rebels? Would Tang Song kill him to silence him?

For a moment, Lu Wan did not dare to approach the camp, so he had to send someone to report to the Tang Song camp.

Not long after, the generals of Tang Song led their guards out. They were a Han general and a foreign general.

"Thank you, Lord Lu. I would like to express my gratitude to the respected Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on behalf of this general."

The greeting of the Han general in front of him was exactly the behavior of Han warriors in the army.

Lu Wan narrowed his eyes slightly, "May I ask, General, what do you want these rebels for?"

"Carrying spices, Lord Lu, do you want to rest in the tent?"

Lu Wan did not dare to stay, and after a few greetings, he led the soldiers back to the Ming Dynasty.

Not long after, Wang Shouren walked out of the tent. In front of him were soldiers whose hands and feet were bound by chains and shackles, like a long dragon with no end in sight.

"Open the shackles and distribute food to them."

"Sir, what if they run away?"

...

In the capital,

Li Dongyang knew that the emperor did not want to see him, so he could only bring the cabinet ministers and the six ministries to the East Warm Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, please wait for me for another hour. There are still Xu Dynasty affairs to discuss."

Jiang Mian said earnestly.

"Time is life. I have given you one hour. Now I have to go to the East Palace to teach the mighty archery art." Zhu Houzhao stood up happily.

"..."Yan Chengjin.

If Zhu Houzhao became a private school teacher, he would definitely be rated as the most popular teacher of the year by students.

Honest and trustworthy, never delay class.

Li Dongyang glanced at Zhu Houzhao, his eyes full of helplessness, and could only make his own decision.

Anyway...

It's no big deal.

"These two guys are only lazier, not the laziest." Jiang Mian looked at the two backs going away and couldn't help muttering to himself.

The next moment, the cabinet ministers and officials from the six ministries discussed alone in the East Warm Pavilion.

Yan Chengjin walked out of the hall, and Zhu Houzhao beside him said with a beaming face: "Old Gao, let's go to the Imperial Academy to see the list!"

"Didn't the new emperor say that he would teach the emperor's grandson archery?"

"Zaikun has also left the palace."

"..." Yan Chengjin.

Should the throne be handed over to Jiajing? If it is passed to Zhu Houzhao's lineage, it seems that there will be less than a hundred years in the future of the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Houzhao was unhappy. What does this look mean?

"If it is urgent, the masters will not let me leave, which means that there is no urgent matter in the court."

Cabinet, you have grown up, you have to learn to review memorials by yourself?

Yan Chengjin sat in the sedan chair in front of the Meridian Gate, and changed into a pure and white Confucian robe in the sedan chair. Zhu Houzhao arrived shortly afterwards, dressed like a dandy.

The Imperial Academy is quite lively today, and the number of examinees has reached an unprecedented number.

Candidates who failed the exam ten years ago, twenty years ago, and thirty years ago, all stood under the list today, with the same dream:

List, please put my name on it.

"Which bastard threw the silver!"

"Dung! The dung fell on my head!"

The scholar cursed and couldn't bend down to pick it up.

He Neng walked in with a sad face: "Master, the silver is useless."

What is a prosperous age? If you don't pick up money, this may be a prosperous age!

Yan Chengjin sat back in the sedan chair. There were so many people and it was easy to get trampled. He couldn't join in the fun. He looked through the lockers next to the bench.

"Lao Gao, are you going?"

Zhu Houzhao turned his head and squeezed out a space for Yan Chengjin with his body. Although Yan Chengjin was interested in Zhang Cong and Xia Yan, he was not willing to risk his life.

"Brother Zhu, go by yourself."

Yan Chengjin went up to the second floor of the inn opposite and told Ye Zhun to report to Zhang Cai to post the list higher. Then, he took out a monocular telescope and aimed at the opposite wall.

The auspicious time had arrived and the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall was opened.

Zhang Cai led the clerk out, and Ye Zhun whispered a few words in his ear.

"Master Yan really cares about the scholars. He even cares about the height of the red list!"

He told the clerk a few words in dissatisfaction.

The clerk brought a long bench, aligned the red list with the wall, and saw Zhang Cai nod.

Post the first list first.

All candidates held their breath.

Zhang Cong's eyes showed a bit of expectation and fear, and he murmured to himself: "Zhang Cong failed the exam, Zhang Cong failed the exam, Zhang Cong failed the exam..."

The scholar next to him: "Do you have a grudge against Zhang Cong?"

Zhang Cong: "I am Zhang Cong."

The scholar next to him: "...Are you sick?"

Zhang Cong: "Brother, you don't know, wishes are always the opposite, I have failed the exam twice, and I have a lot of experience."

"Sick!"

The official posted the first list, and saw Jie Yuan written at the top:

Zhang Xuan!

Suddenly, there was a burst of fragrance among the scholars, and judging from their expressions, they seemed to express the same meaning:

Damn~

The next moment,

"Liu Hong failed the exam, Liu Hong failed the exam..."

"Li Jun failed the exam, Li Jun failed the exam..."

"Zhang Cheng failed the exam, Zhang Cheng failed the exam..."

"..." Zhu Houzhao.

"..." Zhang Cai.

Zhang Xuan looked up at the wall, unable to believe his eyes, and turned to ask Xia Yan: "Brother Gongjin, I seem to have won the Jieyuan..."

Xia Yan didn't seem to hear, and seemed to have something on his mind, so he didn't answer.

Because he saw his name below Zhang Wei, second in the Shuntianfu Provincial Examination:

Xia Yan.

The new emperor is really amazing. He actually allowed them to pass the exam and still ranked second.

"You actually passed the exam? A stick produces a filial son. This is not true at all." Zhu Houzhao said.

"..." Zhang Con.

"..." Xia Yan.

On the second floor of the inn opposite, Yan Chengjin heard the uniform slogans below, like a pyramid scheme swearing-in meeting in the previous life.

"Why are these scholars so proud of failing the exam?"

"Mr. Yan doesn't know, Zhang Xuan said he would fail the exam, but who would have thought that he would end up in high school." Ye Zhun reported.

Yan Chengjin looked along the field of view of the monocular telescope.

At the very beginning of the list, I found Zhang Xuan's name and Xia Yan.

Entering official careers early, their official careers have been improved by at least ten years.

However, there will be examinations and palace examinations later, and it will not be so easy to pass the exams if you have to compete with the talents from Southern Zhili.

After today, the news about Zhang Xuan and Xia Yan will definitely reach the ears of the public.

I don’t know…

Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure in his field of vision, the Supreme Emperor.

"It's time to go back to the palace."