Cutting 1719

Chapter 289
In Wuchang at the end of July, the weather was extremely hot and humid. Many people wore shorts made of ordinary cotton or linen, and they walked through the streets and alleys of the city under the scorching sun. As he walked, the folding fan in his hand shook gently.

"Old tea bowl! Two pennies!"

"Fried dough sticks!"

On both sides of the road paved with bluestone slabs, many peddlers are hawking. Their faces are dripping with sweat. When they meet those well-dressed officials, they will step forward and shout excitedly. , will pay a few pennies, make a bowl of old tea, chew on the fried dough sticks, and enjoy a moment of comfort.

Several scholars in green shirts sat around a small black square table, holding a bowl of tea in their hands. They ate the fritters and fruit happily, and chatted about the current reality while eating.

"I heard that the governor has led an army to break Jiangning, and Fan Shiyi, the governor of Liangjiang, has been captured alive!" A scholar drank a big mouthful of tea, with a slightly smug expression on his face.

"Hmph, it's not uncommon for the Qing army to be corrupt and difficult to fight. It's normal for the governor to win a big victory. It's just that I'm going, I'm afraid it will take a long time before I can reunite with a few of you." But with a bit of depression.

The few people who spoke were scholars who had participated in the Fuhan Army Chunwei. They took the lead in responding to the call of the Fuhan Army and participated in this imperial examination. Pulling out the generals, but they were all admitted as Jinshi officers of the Fuhan Army.

Although the Jinshi officers of the Fuhan Army are a bit weird compared with the traditional Jinshi, they are still Jinshi, but these people also participated in a three-month short-term government affairs training course for the Fuhan Army after they were awarded the Jinshi. , These two days have been considered as graduation, and everyone is looking forward to it, waiting for the assignment of the Fuhan Military Officials Division.

"Brother Minxuan, you are the candidate for this year's imperial examination, so you should have been allocated where you come here." A little fat man looked at a scholar in white shirt with some curiosity on his face.

The scholar was drinking tea and slowly chewing the fried dough sticks in his mouth. When he looked up, he saw that everyone's eyes had focused on him, so he smiled wryly: "Everyone, although I am Tanhua, there is still a champion in front of me." Woolen cloth."

"Hey, speaking of it, although our imperial examinations this time are only limited to the three provinces of Huguang and Jiangxi, quite a lot of talents have come out. In addition to our great talent Wu Jingzi, there are also the three great talents of Peng Qifeng, Wang Youdun and Liu Tongxun. They are great talents, it is said that even the governor has asked about their future."

The little fat man was munching on the deep-fried dough sticks, with a look of envy on his face, who doesn't know in everyone's mind now?Now that the new dynasty is about to be established, it is better to restore the Han family. If this can be reused, it may not be able to leave a name in history in the future.

What's more special is that this is the first time that the Fuhan army has carried out the imperial examination, which may be very different from the future imperial examination. If you can seize this opportunity, you may be able to become the next university scholar in the future.

The rest of the scholars were silent for a while, but they smiled and said: "Every action on the street today can be regarded as a feast of deer crowing. In the future, if you can get promoted step by step, don't forget me."

After the crowd dispersed, Wu Jingzi walked slowly back to his residence. For him, although the future matter was quite important, there was no point in being anxious. He might as well go back to study.

Wu Jingzi lived in a post house on the east side of the city, but it was quite far away from the city, and the environment was quite simple, but the price was very low, five copper coins a day was enough, so it was very popular among scholars , many people live there.

Logically speaking, Wu Jingzi was born in a family of officials and eunuchs when he was young, he had a literary name when he was young, and he often attended some local celebrity gatherings with his father, so he also got some habits of "family wealth, sexual profligacy". When he met Ning Yu by chance, even when he entered the largest restaurant in the city, he was able to take it easy. He had seen him a lot since childhood.

The good times didn't last long. His father, Wu Lin, became ill and couldn't afford it. The Wu family fell into decline and eventually died of illness. The clansmen also took advantage of their power and divided up the family property. The remaining assets were very little. At that time, Wu Jingzi had no fame. His wife Tao Shi died of hatred because she was unwilling to endure the bullying of her clansmen. It can be said that Wu Jingzi was ashamed as death at this stage.

Later Wu Jingzi heard that the Fuhan Army planned to hold the imperial examination, so he thought of taking advantage of this opportunity to change his bad luck. When the imperial examination was over, he soon became cheerful again, and even read poems in the rain, But he didn't expect to meet Ning Yu at that time.It's just that Ning Yu knew his identity, but Wu Jingzi didn't know Ning Yu's identity.

It's just that when Wu Jingzi was about to study, there were a few crisp knocks on the door, not as vigorously as other people here, so it gave people a rather polite feeling.

Wu Jingzi opened the door, but saw two small officials wearing the red official uniforms of the Fu Han Army standing outside the door, with faint smiles on their faces, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.

"There is an order from the Palace of the Prince of Chu to announce that Wu Jingzi from Chuzhou, Anhui will meet with you."

Wu Jingzi's heart moved, and he subconsciously reflected that this time he should be appointed an official.But is it in the two provinces of Huguang, or in the two provinces of Jiangxi and Anhui?

It's just that the king ordered him to call, but he couldn't tolerate Wu Jingzi's disobedience. He immediately tidied up his clothes, and followed the two small officials all the way to the Chu Palace in Wuchang City.

The Prince of Chu’s Mansion was originally the Yamen of the Governor of Huguang, but it was later rebuilt into the Prince’s Mansion. After the changes in the facilities, the gold and silver interiors inside have been cancelled, and the decorations are also much less. It looks very simple, but it looks more solemn. Solemn.

When Wu Jingzi stepped into Chu Palace, for some reason, he suddenly thought of the young man who had entertained him at the beginning. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that this person should not be simple. see you again.

The three of them moved forward slowly together, but when they reached a main hall, the two minor officials smiled and raised their hands to signal Wu Jingzi to go in, and they turned around and left.

After Wu Jingzi entered the main hall, he found that there were still a few young people standing inside. They only thought their faces were familiar, but after a closer look, they were the top five in the imperial examination this time. They are very familiar, but they all know each other.

After a while, there was a burst of footsteps outside the door, and everyone couldn't help but look up, only to see a middle-aged man wearing a red round collar, blue satin flat gold embroidered python robe walking in front, head Wearing a crown of wings and goodness, followed by several high-level officials of the Fuhan Army.

With a smile on his face, the man glanced at these young men, and said with a smile, "It's my Han family's blessing to be able to attract so many young talents for the first time in my Fu Han army's imperial examination."

Only then did Wu Jingzi and several other young people realize that this man was probably the current His Royal Highness King Chu of the Fuhan Army, so they knelt down one after another.

"The humble minister Peng Qifeng kowtowed to the King of Chu for a long time."

"The humble minister Wu Jingzi kowtowed to see the king of Chu, long live."

"The humble minister Wang Youdun kowtowed to the king of Chu, long live."

"The humble minister Liu Tongxun kowtowed to the King of Chu for a long time."

"Long live the king of Chu, my humble minister, Chen Dashou."

Although these people are all kneeling on the ground, they also seem to be full of air. If Ning Yu is here, I am afraid that I will be happy for a long time. Any one of them can be regarded as an outstanding person in the original era.

Not to mention Wu Jingzi and Liu Tongxun, their fame has been passed down to later generations, and they can be called outstanding people.As for other people, they were quite powerful in the original history. For example, the number one scholar Peng Qifeng was originally the number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty in the fifth year of Yongzheng, and later became an official in the Qianlong Dynasty.

Wang Youdun was the second place in the exam. He was 29 years old, and he was considered the oldest among the crowd. He was originally a Jinshi in the second year of Yongzheng.

Chen Dashou's youthful appearance, in the original history, he was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Yongzheng, and later became the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. He can be called a generation of officials in Xinjiang.

Of course, for Ning Zhongyuan at the moment, he still doesn't know what these people are capable of, so he just smiled and said softly: "The Fuhan army doesn't follow the pseudo-purity law, but those who kneel and kneel are exempted. We don’t want to do this with the great ceremony of sacrifice and the great dynasty of Shuowang.”

What he said made a few young people feel a little strange. They have been used to kneeling since they were young, but now that they are not allowed to kneel, they still feel a little awkward.But it's not like everyone is born with low bones. Since you can not kneel, it is naturally best not to kneel.

Cui Wancai on the side looked at these young people, but nodded in his heart. Although he couldn't see anything else, just judging by the demeanor of these people at present, it has been concluded that these people must be able to do it 20 years later. Becoming a man of the moment, just sighing, but more curious, how did Ning Yu know the names of Wu Jingzi, Wang Youdun and Liu Tongxun?

As early as the end of the imperial examination, in order to show the sincerity of the Fuhan army, more than 300 Jinshi were selected, but the rankings have not yet been determined. Later, Ning Yu wanted to pass the list, but he circled three people on it , which naturally means to pay more attention to it. These three people are Wu Jingzi, Wang Youdun and Liu Tongxun. Among them, especially for Liu Tongxun, Ning Yu drew two circles.

After Cui Wancai received the letter, he thought that Ning Yu drew two circles to emphasize this person, but in Ning Yu's own mind, there was another explanation, that is, Liu Tongxun is not only capable of himself, but also of his ability to give birth to a son. Yijue, the eldest son Liu Yong will also be a famous minister in the future, this kind of buy one get one free business is really a bargain.

However, the meeting this time was just a process, and these five people were quickly appointed. Liu Tongxun and Wang Youdun took the posts of walking in the Zhengshitang, and Peng Qifeng and Chen Dashhou took the posts of walking in the chamberlain of the Chu Palace. These four people In fact, the key points of the posts are the same, that is to stay in Wuchang and participate in politics.Only Wu Jingzi was left alone.

Cui Wancai looked at the young man in front of him with a warm face, and said softly: "Your position has not been announced, do you feel a little puzzled?"

Wu Jingzi nodded honestly, he naturally knew that there must be other intentions, but he didn't think too much about it.

Cui Wancai smiled softly, "That's not what I mean, nor what the King of Chu meant. Originally, the five of you would stay in Wuchang to watch the government. It's just a letter sent by the governor from the front, asking you to go directly to Jiangning. Serve as the governor's office."

Wu Jingzi seemed to have a feeling in his heart, and without any objection, he readily accepted the appointment.

"The lower officials should obey."

The spring breeze is proud of horseshoe disease, seeing Chang'an flowers in one day.

The scholars who have been appointed as officials, their loyalty to the Fuhan Army and the Chu Palace instantly exploded. Everyone is still very realistic. Since the Qing Dynasty failed to do it for the officials, and the Fuhan Army did it for the officials, they must have defected to Fuhan army.As for what is rebellious and not rebellious, does it matter?

Of course, this time the imperial examination not only allowed the Fuhan army to harvest a wave of Shilin's hearts, but also relieved the current embarrassing talent situation of the Fuhan army. At least there are nearly enough manpower in Wuchang and various states and counties.

However, Ning Yu also suggested one point before being appointed as an official this time, that is, it is not recommended to put these scholars who do not understand the overall situation and the sufferings of the world directly on the local chief official, otherwise the consequences will be very serious, and there will be serious consequences. It would be a huge waste of talent.

Although these scholars have enough potential, it does not mean that they can do everything now, so it is very important to stay in Wuchang and the provincial and state capitals to learn how to observe politics first, and wait until they have their own understanding of the overall situation, and then send them down Going to the grassroots level to learn how to deal with common affairs can play a very critical role.

In the selection of officials, the current Fuhan Army is more inclined to the Tang system, that is, "the prime minister must start from the state, and the strong general must be sent to the army." They are tempered by common affairs, so that they can get a large number of practical talents.

At the same time, the news of Jiang Ning's conquest stirred up a large amount of water among the entire high-level Fuhan army. Many people directly gathered around the palace gate of the Chu Palace and handed in the letter of persuasion.

Throughout the ages, persuading people to advance has always been a great achievement equal to rescuing them, and compared to rescuing them, there is no danger at all, so everyone likes to do this, even if the person involved doesn't want to do it, the officials and generals below will also do it. Being forced to put on a yellow robe is really of great benefit.

When the outsiders were making noise, Ning Zhongyuan in the hall was silent. He looked at Cui Wancai, Cheng Yuanzhi, Zheng Xian, Ning Zhongjing, Ning Zhongquan and others who were kneeling on the ground, his face revealed A wry smile.

"In this world, how can I sit still? Let's find a Ming descendant as soon as possible to inherit the great rule!"

Naturally, this was not Ning Zhongyuan's original intention, but it was a hidden rule. After all, being an emperor requires three requests and three concessions. How could he just sit on the dragon chair without saying a word?That's against the rules.

Everyone's heart was more clear, how could they really go to the so-called descendants of Ming Dynasty, so they had to kneel harder now.

"The king raised troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, restore our Han Dynasty, and inherit the great unification. This is really a matter of people's hearts!"

(End of this chapter)