The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Dibao is really a good thing.

Currently, for Daming, the social effect of Di Bao is far greater than his economic effect.

In other places, due to the distance, the spread was much slower. Zhu Ying did not hastily arrange for the provinces to start newspapers immediately.

If the gun of public opinion cannot be held in one's own hands, then one is asking for trouble.

It's better to be slow than to lose control.

Zhu Ying is very young, too young, and he has a lot of time to create his ideal Ming Dynasty.

It was only seven days after the Dibao disappeared, and the Imperial Examination in Chunwei in the capital finally started.

The Imperial Examinations of the Ming Dynasty were divided into three levels: the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination.

The rural examination is a local examination held by the southern and northern Zhili and the chief ministers.

The national examination is a national examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites, also known as Li Wei and Chun Wei.

At present, Zhu Ying is hosting the examination.

The examination is divided into three sessions, held every three days.

Because it is Enke this time, the specific time is a little different from the past.

Students who take part in the imperial examination will wait for the notice in the capital.

"The environment of this Gongyuan is really bad. It is something to be able to pass the exam from this place."

Zhu Ying inspected the Imperial Examination Tribute Court and said with a sigh.

There are tens of thousands of single rooms here, also known as houses, five feet long, four feet wide, and eight feet high, like a cage.

During the three exams, three days each, nine days and six nights, candidates could only stay in this small cage, eating, drinking, and messing with each other.

The imperial examination has not yet started, so there is almost no smell.

Zhu Ying could fully imagine what it would be like in nine days.

The host of the examination is mainly responsible for the Ministry of Rites, but now that there is a vacancy for the Minister of Rites, the left and right servants of the Ministry of Rites are in charge.

Examiners are generally from the Hanlin Academy.

After all, the Imperial Academy represents the highest academic institution in Ming Dynasty.

Soon, under Zhu Ying's signal, the gate of the Tribute Academy was opened, and tens of thousands of candidates entered after a search.

According to your own number plate, look for the corresponding number house.

"His Royal Highness, may we begin?"

Hubu Zuo Shilang asked with a smile on his face.

Zhu Yingdao: "Eating, drinking, and drinking are human nature. I heard that during the examination in the Tribute Academy, if a student goes to the toilet, they will stamp shit on the paper. Is there such a thing?"

The left servant of the household department dared not hide anything: "Report to Your Highness, there is indeed such a thing."

Zhu Yingdao: "From now on, students will be accompanied by guards when they go to the toilet. After returning, the rolls must not be stamped with shit stamps."

"The excrement stamps on the Gongyuan side are all discarded from now on and should not be used. Everyone understands."

The servants on the left and right, as well as the examiners from the Imperial Academy, immediately stood up and bowed to each other: "I would like to obey the order of His Highness the Grandson."

Zhu Ying nodded, and said to Guo Zhong: "Send the order to go."

Guo Zhong bowed and said: "This old slave obeys the order."

Then he winked at a few young eunuchs next to him, and they began to trot one after another, standing in several areas of the Gongyuan.

Seeing that the little eunuchs were ready, Guo Zhong said loudly:

"His Majesty's order is passed on, starting immediately, students are not allowed to cover their shit when going to the toilet!!!"

As Guo Zhong's voice sounded, the second little eunuch immediately began to repeat and shout.

Then the third, and the fourth.

Spread the word throughout the Gongyuan.

Hearing this decree, all the candidates immediately boiled up, and some candidates even flushed red.

They all passed the provincial examination, so they naturally understand how uncomfortable it is to go to the toilet during the imperial examination.

The vast majority of candidates, before taking the scientific examination, have already started to stop eating, so that they don't have to go to the toilet.

Those who are poor in the family are Qingshui steamed buns, at most they can bring a few steamed buns, as long as they don’t starve to death.

Those who are richer will take root ginseng, and if they are really hungry, they will eat a bite and hang themselves.

Often after three exams are completed, all candidates will die half-life.

It has long been the norm for people who are weak and comatose in the imperial examination.

What is the difference between His Highness Taisun's decree and saving lives.

After the decree was read out, a voice sounded: "Thank you, Your Highness, Grandson!"

With the sound of this voice, all the students in the entire Gongyuan shouted together: "Thank you, Your Highness, Grandson!"

The examination room of the Tribute Academy was right by the Qinhuai River, and the shouts of tens of thousands of people, even if they were not in order, were enough to make Qinhuai a sensation.

"What's going on, how can there be such a shout."

"Don't you understand, it must be His Royal Highness Taisun showing mercy."

"I don't know what kindness it is. These students are so excited."

"Don't think too much about it. For such a big event, it will be published in the mansion newspaper in two days. We will know when the time comes."

The students were very excited. Even after getting the test papers, it took a long time for them to recover.

But as far as the exam is concerned, there is no shortage of time for this.

Of the three exams, only the first one is really valued, and the test is the scriptures.

The so-called classics and meanings are the Four Books and Five Classics.

In fact, there is a misunderstanding here. It does not mean that every student has to be fluent in all the Four Books and Five Classics. During the exam, they can choose their own classics.

The so-called classics are the five classics of "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", and "Spring and Autumn" as the direction of their examination. Students only need to do the above four questions.

The following Four Books answer three questions from the four classics of Neo-Confucianism, "The Analects", "Mencius", "The Doctrine of the Mean", and "University".

Therefore, the examiner prepared 23 questions, and students only need to take seven questions.

Zhu Ying was only here for a formality, and his status as grandson did not allow him to stay here all the time.

Before leaving, Zhu Ying told the servants of the household department: "Every student here may be my future minister, minister, or parent official in a place."

"The imperial examinations of the imperial court are for the selection of talents, but to torture them."

"My palace will order Guanglu Temple to prepare dinner for all students today, including two meals tomorrow."

"At that time, you will have to worry about it."

The waiters on the left and right didn't dare to say more when they heard the words, they could only bow and bow: "I would like to obey the order of His Majesty the Grandson."

Zhu Ying's reform of the Gongyuan was published on the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper on the third day.

The name of grandson's benevolence resounded throughout the capital.

Whether it is a student who has not yet taken the imperial examination, or an official who has referred to the imperial examination to become an official, all praise His Royal Highness for this move.

These two actions made all the students feel the care of His Highness the Grandson.

"The benevolent king, the benevolent king, why worry about my Ming being unhappy."

"His Royal Highness Taisun is high-minded, with a heavenly heart on the upper body, and compassion on the people on the lower."

In just half a day, all the literati were writing poems and odes to His Royal Highness.

"Dasun's move is really a second. We used to be too worried that Dasun might be resisted by literati. After this happened, literati all over the world praised Dasun very much, and they all returned their hearts."

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

The aftermath of the rumor case has not disappeared until now.

Although no one has talked about this topic here in the capital, it has spread widely in other places in Ming Dynasty.

Even if the government orders to prohibit it, it can't resist the spread of interested people.

In today's society, is the main communication target businessmen?
No, it is a literati.

The businessman's dissemination is really a younger brother in front of the literati.

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see that all the remarks about the unfavorable grandson were completely smashed after the imperial examination.

"Grandpa praised it absurdly. My grandson just went to the Gongyuan. After hearing about some rules and regulations about the scientific examination, I feel that it is too strict for the students."

"Imperial examinations are like students, like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate, especially for poor students, it is the only way to change their destiny."

"These low-income students study at night with lamps on. They don't work hard in their limbs, they don't know the grain, and their bodies are very weak."

"This person, if he is hungry to the extreme, there is no way to think about it. It is not easy for us to select some talented people. If this leads to some people with outstanding talents, it would be a pity to lose their reputation."

"After becoming an official through the imperial examination, it is no longer an overnight achievement, but the accumulated achievements of several years."

"Sun'er just hopes that these students who have the idea to serve the country can fully display their talents."

Zhu Ying's tone is very serious, this is his true thoughts.

In fact, looking at it from another angle, in Zhu Ying's view, Daming can be described as thirsty for talents.

Its purpose is also very simple, that is, to gradually reduce or even close the recommendation for officials.

Only in this way can the existence of cronies be less absolute.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as long as you know some characters and show filial piety, you can pass the recommendation to become an official. On the contrary, the imperial examination is despised. This way of selecting talents will only accelerate the collapse of a dynasty.

Although Zhu Ying is already thinking of ways to popularize education, but as the saying goes, it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to cultivate people.

It takes at least two or three years for the students in the school to be able to truly read and write.

To completely get rid of illiteracy defined according to the current situation of Ming Dynasty, ten or eight years is not an exaggeration.

Among them, there are very few that can really be used by the court and Zhu Ying.

At present, it can be foreseen that in the next five or six years, or even ten years, the talents that Zhu Ying can use are the current group of students who have been studying hard for a long time.

This is why Zhu Ying directly announced the reform measures for the Gongyuan, which is to show favor to the students.

The most effective way to change a student's views and thinking is not the reform of the imperial examinations, or the compilation of classics.

The fastest and most useful is to make students worship themselves.

This method, in fact, has the same effect as the fans of later generations of stars, when the students recognize the grandson from the bottom of their hearts.

Many things, even if the students don't understand, they will choose to support without reason.

When there is a leader in thought, it is much more convenient to do things.

The imperial examination soon ended amidst discussions.

With the end of the imperial examination, each of these tens of thousands of students who enjoyed the grace of the grandson in the Gongyuan is Zhu Ying's best publicity.

When they started chatting with their former classmates, both inside and outside the words were grandchildren.

"I don't want to engage in a personality cult, but in such a world, what can I do?"

Zhu Ying expressed helplessness.

And with the end of the imperial examination, a few days before the results were released, a piece of news began to spread rapidly through the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper.

The Capital Military Academy was formally established.

From now on, the first batch of students will recruit students from all over the country.

Deadline is August [-]th.

It is planned to enroll 800 people, with His Majesty as the dean, His Royal Highness the grandson as the deputy dean, and the teachers as distinguished military generals at all levels, commanders and envoys.

Outstanding students will be awarded the title of Dunwu Colonel upon graduation.

Note: Those who are literate and have official titles are given priority for admission.

As soon as this news came out, the capital, which had just boiled over just now, started to boil again.

Storytellers in various teahouses explained the news in many ways, including Captain Dunwu's duties, powers, and more preferential treatment, all of which were explained in detail.

Even an ordinary commoner knows how rare this opportunity is.

"Unfortunately, this time the military academy only recruits students over the age of 16 and under the age of 30, otherwise I can try it."

"Come on, it's not like being a pampered official. He joins the army, but he really wants to fight."

"That's natural. If you go back at the age of 60 or [-], you probably will start retiring before you finish training. According to the regulations a few days ago, sergeants also have to retire when they reach [-]."

"It's already sixty, and there's nothing left to fight."

The common people are obviously yearning for this matter, and some strong young people are eager to try it.

Since the regulations for the retirement of sergeants were finalized, people suddenly discovered that joining the army is also a good choice.

And because of the turmoil in the Gongyuan, many students were shaken in their hearts.

"Brother Li, if we fail the imperial examination this time, how about going to the Military Academy together."

"Brother Cheng, I think so too, but with our bones, can we do it?"

"I don't think it's impossible. Besides, the body can be exercised. Exercise is at least faster than reading. It's clearly written in the mansion newspaper. Those who can read and write are given priority. We are all scholars. No matter how you say it, the chances are better." .”

"Brother Cheng is right. Let's wait for a few days. I'm afraid he has the same ideas as us. When the list comes down, if he fails the list, it will be a good place to go."

"In my opinion, His Royal Highness is not only rectifying civil affairs, but also paying more attention to military affairs. I heard a few days ago that in order to rectify military discipline and maintain the image of sergeants, prisoners have been cancelled."

The exile of prisoners is undoubtedly an important reason for lowering the image of the army.

Since the publication of the abolition of convict exile in the mansion newspaper, coupled with the continuous publicity of the policy of elite soldiers, most people's stereotypes of the Ming army have changed.

Three days later, the list of imperial examinations was announced.

Naturally, some people are happy and some are sad.

After the general examination, it will be the palace examination, which has nothing to do with the failed candidates.

However, on the day the list was released, a story quickly spread in the capital.

A certain person at the top of the list actually gave up the imperial examination and applied for the Imperial Military Academy instead.