Red House Shoufu

Chapter 62 Scoring
Regardless of the seriousness and formality at the beginning, the atmosphere in the carriage was very relaxed during the journey.

The emperor talked more interesting things with Daiyu, and asked about Daiyu's situation when she was in the south of the Yangtze River.

Lin Shu became a good listener, and according to the emperor's speech and behavior, he slowly reshaped the image of the emperor in his heart.

The fourth master, who was rumored to be mean and ungrateful, did not have the majesty of an emperor at the moment, chatting and laughing with Daiyu.

After hearing Daiyu talk about Lin Shu's "alchemy" when he was a child, Lin Ruhai chased him all over the yard with a rattan cane, and they both despised him.

Am I alchemy?I'm just trying to improve gunpowder!

Lin Shu felt sorry for himself in his heart, and continued to listen to the two talking and laughing.When they got close to the capital, the Dragon Guards had already pulled over a spare carriage.

"You guys don't come down, I am very happy today, I haven't been so relaxed for a long time."

When the emperor was about to get out of the car, he turned his head and blinked at Daiyu: "It's okay to write to me, Madam Zhang knows how to send it to the palace."

He said to Lin Shu again: "Let's put aside the affairs of the Ningguo Mansion for the time being, and concentrate on the imperial examination."

"Students (ministers) obey the order!" The brothers and sisters said goodbye to the emperor in the carriage, and the dragon guards escorted the emperor's carriage into the city first.

……

Lin Shu sent all the people from the two houses of Jia's family to the intersection of Ningrong Street, Jia Rong still couldn't hold back the surprise in his heart.

He whispered to Lin Shu: "Uncle Lin, Your Majesty today..."

Lin Shu hurriedly interrupted Jia Rong's words. Although his voice was very low, on the busy street, who would know if anyone was staring at them.

"Don't say anything, this is not the place to talk about things. Don't worry, I'll listen to this nobleman today, and I'm fine for the time being. After my palace exam, I'll find a chance to ask Uncle to say something."

Jia Rong is also a vigilant person. The storm his family stirred up in the capital made his family a bird in the early days. Maybe someone will be watching the Jia family's two houses on Ningrong Street.

"Thank you Uncle Lin for reminding me, my nephew will tell my grandfather!"

The two parties bid farewell, and the Lin family's team continued to march towards Huanghuafang.

In the carriage at this moment, only Lin Shu and Dai Yu were left.The two brothers and sisters looked at each other and smiled. Today's experience is really rich. Not only did they see the epitome of civil and military confrontation, but they also rode together with the most respected emperor in the world.

"What kind of person does Yu'er think our Majesty is?" Lin Shu recalled the scene just now, and asked Daiyu how he felt about the emperor.

I only heard Daiyu reply: "To say something outrageous, I don't think your majesty is at all like the emperor depicted in the storybook."

"Oh? Tell me, what does the emperor look like in your impression?"

Hearing Lin Shu's words, Daiyu thought about it carefully and said, "I can't say, maybe it's because I've only seen the holy face twice, so I can't draw conclusions easily. But I don't believe the rumor of being mean and unkind. On the first day of the new year, I personally saw His Majesty sitting in a room full of memorials, just in terms of diligence, he was no less than the previous Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty."

Diligent government and loving the people, many emperors are promoting this point, but there are really few who can achieve this.

"Brother, why do you think His Majesty has the reputation of being mean and ungrateful among the people?"

Lin Shu sneered: "Your Majesty is indeed mean and ungrateful, but that's only true for corrupt officials and traitors. It's a pity that the current situation in the court is complicated, and His Majesty can't fully control it. In order to fight against His Majesty, those people spread the word of being mean and ungrateful everywhere." rumors."

Under the guidance of Nanny Zhang and Lin Shu in the past few years, Daiyu has a deep understanding of the situation in the court, and knows that among the people who spread the word that the emperor is mean and ungrateful, there are several people from the Rongguo Mansion.

She sighed: "People feel at ease, I really don't know why they go against the will of the people. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Your Majesty has worked hard to govern, worked diligently and loved the people. It is all thanks to His Majesty's grace that the common people have survived many natural disasters and man-made disasters over the years. "

"This is desire. They feel that they are born noble. How can Qianshou be the same as him! Yu'er, it is not terrible to have desire. What is terrible is to be blinded by desire."

Lin Shu lifted a corner of the curtain, looked at the bustling crowd on both sides of the road, and sighed: "When you become an official, you will think of being an extremely human minister. But whether you are an official for your own selfish desires or for the people of the world, this is what you should do well." thinking."

"Then why did elder brother become an official?" Daiyu asked.

Lin Shu replied without hesitation: "It used to be for self-protection, to protect you and our family. Now I have a new goal, worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's happiness later. A famous official like Fan Wenzheng through the ages."

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The marking of the examination papers for this subject was presided over by Qian Qianli, Minister of Rites. After more than ten days of hard work, the name of the examination was finally decided.

One thousand more than 600 candidates, only 350 people made it to the imperial list.However, Huiyuan couldn't make a decision for a long time, just because one of them proposed the distinction between big filial piety and small filial piety in the policy question.

In fact, this year's policy question was drafted by the Supreme Emperor himself. To put it bluntly, it is disgusting that the emperor simultaneously selects courtiers who can be loyal to him.

Qian Qianli looked at the answer sheet in his hand, hesitating in his heart.To be honest, he really admired the candidate.To be loyal to the imperial court and all the people in the world is to be loyal to the emperor.

Those who are loyal to the emperor and serve the people are great filial piety.Those who make their father unrighteous because of foolish filial piety, that is, small filial piety...

Qian Qianli, as a loyal believer in Confucianism, had to give a sigh of admiration. Just from this answer sheet, he could taste the strength of character.

If the Supreme Emperor saw this examination paper, he would be very angry.This is obviously talking about the conflict between the two sages. If you are so bold, aren't you afraid of being dethroned by the examiner?

But speaking of it, the current Supreme Emperor is really stubborn.Far from the original sageness, the court was in a mess because of the dispute between the two emperors.

Qian Qianli, as a confidant of the Supreme Emperor, felt that if this situation continued, he was afraid of causing disaster.He said silently in his heart: Since you are not afraid of a newborn calf, how can I, the "Great Chu Wei Zheng" fall behind?

According to the system, after the general examination is over, the examiners will mark the papers in different rooms and conduct pre-selection. The pre-selected examination papers will be sent to the chief examiner for review and ranking, which will be written as "draft list".

After the draft list is drawn up, it will be presided over by the chief examiner and Zhigong Juguan of the Ministry of Rites, and the "Zhu Juan" to be admitted will be "checked" with the "Ink Juan" of the candidates, and those with incorrect numbers will be discarded.After the review, "fill in the list" again, that is, to officially determine the admission list

Qian Qianli finally decided on the ranking, and after the review was correct, he opened the seal, and the name of No.1 was written: Nanzhili Suzhou Fu Lin Shu!
"Why is this Lin Shu so familiar?" Qian Qianli murmured to himself.

Several people nearby surrounded him, and one of them patted his thigh: "I see, this is Lin Ruhai's heir."

"Lin Ruhai, isn't that the kid who proposed the salt drying method..."

"This Huiyuan is worthy of the name, and the Lin family is going to have another Tanhualang!"

(End of this chapter)