Jinyi champion

Chapter 502 Unspoken rules for marking papers

May [-]th, night.

Zhu Si went out of the palace again, this time bringing a few boxes of memorials. This posture made Zhu Hao understand that the emperor of affection did not give him a holiday, but a "scheduled rest", and he should have a lot of work after returning to work.

"Zhu Hao, in the past two days, I have approved everything that can be approved, and I will leave some memorials that are not easy to solve, and I will leave them to you!"

Zhu Da is not ashamed of his words, very much like when he was studying with Zhu Hao as a prince in Xing Wang's mansion, he wanted to be clever but had all his thoughts written on his face.

Zhu Hao said, "These are leftovers?"

Zhu Si thought for a while and said: "It's a bit too much, but these two days I have been busy with palace examinations and reading papers... Hey, do you know, I saw your paper today... I know your characters, your paper You got the most circles, and those reviewers have put you in the top ten... Tomorrow I will find a way to get you in the first place, and I will appoint you as the champion."

After all, Zhu Si and Zhu Hao grew up together, and they are very familiar with each other's handwriting and writing habits.

This time, in order to reflect the new emperor's emphasis on the selection of talents in the palace examination, Zhu Si not only stayed in the examination room for a long time on the day of the palace examination, but also did his best to mark the papers by himself. Although he could not read all the papers, he was recommended by the examiner He has basically read all the excellent papers.

And when Zhu Si saw Zhu Hao's test paper and found that Zhu Hao's test paper was ranked first, he naturally wanted to use the public to seek personal gain and help his good friend get the first prize.

When the two were talking, Tang Yin just walked in and listened.

I was so envious.

They are also taking the Jinshi examination. When I participated in the general examination, I was falsely accused of saying that I was not a question, which ruined my life's future.

Look at this one in front of you, can this be called a question?
I don’t know whether to answer the questions by myself, and now even the chief examiner who decides the ranking is a good friend, and what’s even worse is that the chief examiner can still recognize Zhu Hao’s words from the pile of test papers...

I feel sorry for my cheap disciple who didn't win the first prize!

Zhu Hao looked very serious: "Your Majesty, please don't do this."

Zhu Si frowned: "Why? You should be happy if I help you get the number one scholar... If you get the number one scholar, you will have prestige and status in the court, and you can help me. I am not only doing this to help you , is also helping yourself. You don't want to rely on the help of others to get the number one scholar?"

Zhu Hao shook his head: "The more Your Majesty helps, the more Mr. Yang Ge and the other palace examination examiners feel that there is something strange about it. The traces revealed are too obvious, and the result is often counterproductive. In the end, let alone the first-ranked, even the second-ranked. It’s hard to say among them.”

Zhu Si asked in surprise: "They have already listed you in the top ten, can they still put you down? They...I..."

Zhu Si was quite confident at first, since he recognized Zhu Hao's words, of course he had to help, but after hearing Zhu Hao's words, he suddenly thought that he, the emperor, was like a puppet on a string, and those who criticized Yang Tinghe and the court officials had no eyes. If you are self-willed and self-willed, you can't say it.

As a young emperor who adopted Da Zong's name, Zhu Si is very clear about one thing, that is, he is now weak and unable to directly confront Yang Tinghe.

If Yang Tinghe really deposes him in the name of being fatuous and immoral, and replaces him with a new emperor, there will be no problem in terms of operability.

Tang Yin asked suspiciously: "Zhu Hao, with your talent and learning, if Mr. Yang Ge really wants to choose you as the champion, do you want His Majesty to reject you?"

"What I mean is... don't let His Majesty get too involved in the ranking competition, just be a bystander and let the cabinet decide on its own." Zhu Hao said.

Zhu Si was a little annoyed: "Those guys still have to push out their own people? How can I cultivate my confidants?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Your Majesty is the king of a country. All the literati in the world are His Majesty's ministers. There is no distinction between close and distant. If Your Majesty will take charge of the court in the future, time will change. Even the most proud student of Mr. Yang Ge now will be in the future." I will be sincerely convinced by His Majesty, this is the reality."

Zhu Si didn't speak, obviously he didn't want to hear these things, and with his usual stubbornness, since he wanted to make Zhu Hao the champion, he had to practice it.

Zhu Hao knew Zhu Si's character, this kid couldn't pull back nine bulls even if he was stubborn.

"On the contrary, I think Mr. Yang Ge is likely to use the matter of the number one scholar or the first class to test His Majesty's attitude towards me, so as to determine whether I am His Majesty's person... If it is confirmed, not only will my ranking be lowered, but my rank will also be reduced. Try every means to transfer me out of the capital, away from His Majesty, in case I spoil his affairs."

Zhu Hao made further analysis.

Zhu Si said coldly: "If Mr. Yang Ge knew that you were my right-hand man, he would definitely do this! But he...how did he try?"

Tang Yin also said: "Yes, even if His Majesty recognizes your handwriting at a glance, but Mr. Yang Ge is not familiar with you, the papers are all sealed, how can he know who is who?"

Zhu Hao smiled: "You underestimate these civil servants... In the imperial examination of the Zhengde dynasty, do you think that all the grades are determined by the actual level of the examination paper? They will always have a way to deceive their superiors and inferiors.

"Your Majesty must listen to me, otherwise, I may be dispatched to a remote place in the next few years, and it will be difficult to advise His Majesty at that time!"

Zhu Siyi was frightened when he heard this, and quickly said: "Then tell me quickly, I will listen to you, as long as I can make those ministers suffer... I don't believe it, I can't cure them with your help!"

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The next day.

After the court meeting ended, the examiners of the examination papers of the halls still went to the Wenhua Hall to mark the examination papers as yesterday.

Today is the day before the release of the rankings. The main marking work has been basically completed, and finally only the details need to be resolved.

The most important thing is to determine the first-class and even the first-ranked candidates. At the same time, the candidates who rank high in the second-class will also have an advantage in the selection of Shujishi and the evaluation of officials by the Ministry of officials. All these need to be considered by the cabinet ministers, and then make decisions from them Some "articles".

It was after noon that Yang Tinghe came to Wenhua Palace to inquire about the situation after the palace examination paper marking work was officially announced to be over, and the banknotes and paper reading banquet were over.

"Mr. Ge, up to now, the lists of the second and third ranks are basically completed, and the imperial list is being filled out, but there are still some minor rankings that need to be considered.

"Now only the first and second ranks are left. The former needs to be filled out by His Majesty's royal pen. It has not been opened yet. There is an article in the first rank that stands out from the crowd. It should have been promoted to the number one. I wonder if you need to read it yourself... deliberate on one or two? "

It was Mao Cheng, Minister of Rites, who came to ask questions.

Originally, Yang Tinghe didn't need to ask about the details of the examination papers. He just came over early in the morning and evening for a formality, which was basically the same as the emperor's attitude towards the palace examination examination papers.

But when it came to the number one scholar, if the change was made after Kaifeng, it would break the rules. Before the first and second part of the examination papers were handed over to the emperor for final decision, Mao Cheng came here to ask Yang Tinghe for his opinion.

"Bring it."

Yang Tinghe stretched out his hand and asked Mao Cheng to deliver the outstanding paper.

Yang Tinghe took a closer look, and felt that this calligraphy was outstanding, and when he looked at the content of the article, every single word was perfect.

"The words are brilliant, this article...' His Majesty Steal Wei is the friend of Hengtai, and the luck of Fuying Cheng, the world is in great order, and the world is safe, but it is because of the people's failure to get it. Isn't it King Wen? Treating the people like hurting your heart', I will give His Majesty a high hat."

After Yang Tinghe read the words of this article, he immediately began to comment.

Mao Cheng quickly realized that Yang Tinghe knew that this word was not written by the person he hoped to be the number one scholar in the exam, that is to say...Yang Tinghe didn't know who it was.

Mao Cheng said: "The intention is quite high, and it is indeed a masterpiece of the world. All the readers, including the cabinet ministers, gave it an excellent evaluation. When His Majesty came to the palace yesterday, he even handed it to His Majesty for personal reading. His Majesty seemed quite satisfied. "

Yang Tinghe looked a little disdainful when he heard this.

He didn't speak directly, but the snort from his nose was very ear-piercing, as if he was saying, what does the little emperor know?How could he be really good when he said yes?
But the problem now is that the examiners of the palace examination agreed that this examination paper should be promoted as the number one scholar paper, so Yang Tinghe felt embarrassed to say anything.

"Let's unseal Erjia's papers too."

Yang Tinghe ordered immediately.

"This...is it against the rules?" Mao Cheng was a little surprised.

After being glanced sideways by Yang Tinghe, Mao Cheng seemed to understand something. If he wanted to know who this paper was, the best way was to open all the papers of Erjia. Only three exam papers were left, and he would know who was who. .

Immediately open Erjia Mifeng.

Not only the lower rankings of the second class are given away, but even the top rankings are no exception.

After they were all opened, Mao Cheng made a summary and came back and said, "There are still three people, namely Zhu Hao from Huguang, Yang Weicong from Beizhili, and Fei Maozhong from Jiangxi."

When Mao Cheng reported the names of the remaining three people, he felt something was wrong.

It is no secret that Yang Weicong has a deep friendship with the two young masters of the Yang family. As for Jiangxi Fei Maozhong, he is the nephew of Fei Hong who was summoned by the emperor to the capital and re-entered the cabinet. It's not a secret.

Only Zhu Hao, who seems to have a weaker background, was born in a family of thousands of households in Jinyiwei, and also came from Anluzhou, Huguang, just like the current emperor...

These three people do not seem to be "good stubble".

"Go, go face to face with the old man."

Just as Zhu Hao expected, Yang Tinghe wanted to use the identities of these three people to test Zhu Si.

As the new emperor presided over the palace examination immediately after he ascended the throne, all the candidates were selected from the emperor's disciples. Zhu Si valued the Jinshi on the list, and Yang Tinghe did the same, because this pair of monarchs and ministers were playing games, trying to recruit these Jinshi to their own faction. Either suppress the power of the monarch, or promote the prestige of the monarch.

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Yang Tinghe took Mao Cheng and Fengxi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, to see Zhu Si.

It is a routine play after the palace examination.

After Zhu Si got Zhu Hao's instruction, he didn't pay too much attention to the palace examination marking. He seemed very relaxed. It doesn't matter how many Zhu Hao can get in the exam. I don't want you to know that my relationship with Zhu Hao is more important than anything else. As long as he stays in the capital , even if it's just a piece of cloth, it's still very useful.

(End of this chapter)