Red House Shoufu

Chapter 63
The eight-year examination of virtue governance was completed, and Qian Qianli, the chief examiner, submitted it to the emperor for review.

There is no distinction between the north and the south in the Great Chu of the Ming Dynasty. From the reign of Emperor Taizu Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty to the present, it has experienced nearly 200 years of recuperation. Wenhua, which was once interrupted by foreign invasion, has regained its vitality.

The emperor in the Hall of Qinzheng was talking to Gao Yonghuan, the Zhongshun King, when he saw Qian Qianli sent the drafted imperial list, he opened it and looked at it, and the name of Huiyuan Linshu came into view.

"This Lin Ruhai has an excellent heir. The Lin family is worthy of Shili's family. I remember that he is two yuan."

Xia Shouzhong next to him jokingly said: "Three years ago, when the servants went to Yangzhou to preach the decree, it was the time when he was in high school in Nanzhili Township to test Jieyuan. According to the housekeeper of the Lin family, Lin Zhongzheng knew that he would not have many days, so he forced him Went to Jinling to take the test, and now there is Xie Yuanlang who is only 15 years old!"

Gao Yonghuan thought of the brothers and sisters of the Lin family whom he had met a few days ago, he did not expect that Lin Shu was so talented.

Don't think he doesn't like reading, but it doesn't delay his respect for scholars.Especially the Huiyuan who can come out on top in the examination, which one is not outstanding in talent.

"Qian Aiqing, how many people are there for the examination this year?" the emperor put down the imperial list and asked.

Qian Qianli bowed and replied: "Return to Your Majesty, there are a total of 640 candidates for the examination, and 630 candidates fainted due to illness or other reasons, so they had to give up the examination. A total of 350 examination papers were collected. According to the old system, [-] people were recorded on the imperial list."

The emperor nodded and signaled Xia Shouzhong to hand over the imperial list to Qian Qianli: "It's been ten years of hard work, just for today. It's time for the imperial court to get rid of the bad government and bring forth the new, so you go and pick and add 50 people to the list."

Qian Qianli was stunned by the unreasonable emperor. Since the founding of the country by Taizu, Dachu has always followed the rule of admitting 350 people in the general examination. Why do they have to add 50 people?
"Your Majesty, according to the ancestral system..."

The emperor waved his hand: "The ancestral system has been in use until now, and there are many things that are out of date. Ai Qing also said just now that there are more than 600 candidates in the current examination. How many were there in Taizu?"

"Zhaowu 12 years, there are 100 people to take the test!" Qian Qianli subconsciously replied, and then he understood what the emperor meant.

"What Your Majesty said is that the old minister will do it now!"

"It's good that Aiqing understands, do it as soon as possible, and try to post the imperial list before March."

After the emperor saw Qian Qianli exiting the hall, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.The topic of this test really disgusted him for a while, and then he thought of the move to fight back against the Supreme Emperor.

Since the Supreme Emperor wanted to use strategic questions to select his courtiers, he used the method of increasing the number of recruits to win people's hearts.

The students are studying hard in the cold window, what can warm their hearts most at this time, of course it is on the list.

"Old Jiu, do me a favor..."

……

After the visit to the Dabaoen Temple, the Lin family has returned to a peaceful and peaceful life.

Meeting the emperor for the first time did not bring too many changes to the brothers and sisters of the Lin family, but Daiyu would write a letter to the Forbidden City from time to time.

Or the flowers that were raised recently bloomed, and I drew a picture and clipped it to share with the emperor.Or it is to polish the story Lin Shu told him, write it into a script and send it to the palace.

Lin Shu was worried that he would get into trouble if he did this, so Madam Zhang said: What Your Majesty needs is warmth.In the cold Forbidden City, the most precious thing is these letters.

It was a great help for Lin Shu that Daiyu had such an opportunity.Although it is somewhat utilitarian to say so, what the Lin family needs most now is the protection of the emperor.

Wang Ziteng's peeping has already shown that the Lin family is in trouble again.Even the trouble this time is basically no different from the Jiangnan whirlpool.

Fortunately, under the emperor's feet, Wang Ziteng did not dare to go too far, leaving enough time for Lin Shu to develop.As long as the palace exam is high school, the Lin family will have the power to fight.

……

On February 25, Lin Shu and Wang Huan came to Dabaoen Temple early, and they held a literary meeting in Meilin, north of the temple, together with Juzi, a fellow from Nanzhili who was going for the test.

Skipping the traditional reciting poems and composing Fu, today's temple fair is more interesting to the candidates.

"Brother Jin Yuxian, I remember that you are a man of both civil and military skills. I wonder who is better than this strong man?"

A group of people watched the performers at the temple fair, and saw a muscular burly man in the crowd wielding a Yanyue Dao.

Lin Deze pointed at the big man, and asked Lin Shu: "Brother Jin Yuxian, please tell everyone. When fighting for generals, can this person take the opponent's head with one blow like Guan Erye?"

The book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is also a very popular story-based novel in Dachu, and it is deeply loved by the people in today's lack of entertainment.

Guan Yu, who is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, is not only a model of warriors, but also a hero in the hearts of literati.

Lin Shu said slowly: "How can it be possible to allow fighting generals to happen on the real battlefield. The two armies meet basically rely on the soldiers' fronts, tenacious will and the commander's military strategy. The most important point , that is the strength of the country!"

Lin Deze and others are all from Jiangnan, and have never been in contact with war at all. In the prosperous age, they often rely on the words in the book and the description in the storybook to imagine the battlefield situation.

Lin Shu continued to explain: "To put it simply, in a confrontation, whichever side has sharper weapons, solid armor, abundant food and grass, more troops, and more dedicated soldiers will have a greater chance of winning. In short, victory depends on national strength. Those who are piled up, and those who rely on formations and tricks to win in the storybook are often only a few."

"Hey, the talented Lin is still good at military affairs? Since he is so powerful, why don't he go to Jiubian and become a school lieutenant? What kind of imperial examination is he going to take?"

At this time, there was a strange voice from the side, and everyone who was listening seriously turned around angrily, only to see a group of young people in luxurious clothes walking over.

Lin Shu recognized a person from the crowd at a glance: Tang Jinyao.

"The Lin family understands military affairs, isn't it a matter of course? Why? The second young master of the Tang family can also understand what I just said? It's strange!"

The other party was obviously looking for trouble, how could Lin Shu hold back his breath.In terms of bickering, he is not a vegetarian.

Both Wang Huan and Lin Deze knew the origin of the Lin family. The five generations of princes were not empty titles bought with money. Up to now, the inheritance of the Lin family included the art of war.

Just now when Lin Deze said that Lin Shu was both civil and military, he meant that Lin Shu could not only write splendid articles, but also make contributions on the battlefield.

Lin Deze took a step forward: "This..."

"The second young master of the Tang family, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites." Lin Shu briefly explained Tang Jinyao's identity.

"Tang Ershao, I was waiting for my fellow countrymen to talk, but you interrupted in a weird way. I don't know how Tang Shilang, as the official of the Ministry of Rites, taught you the etiquette words?"

　Thank you Sheng Xi for the 588 book coins!

　　There is another chapter today, it may be late, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)