Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 409
For Zhu Yihai, no matter whether it is raising people, Jinshi, or even a scholar, these are just a means for the imperial court to recruit officials and talents, and even to control and appease scholars.

Under normal circumstances, the number of admissions must be strictly controlled, but now that the situation is special, more admissions are also a good way to win over scholars from all over the world.

Throwing around [-] more places for candidates and [-] more places for Jinshi, all scholars from all over the world can rush to Nanjing to take the exam and work for him. What a bargain.

In February, the general examination has been held and completed as scheduled.

Immediately after the palace examination was held at the beginning of March, Zhu Yihai even increased the number of first-class candidates, originally there were only three first-class candidates.

There is one No. [-] champion and one Tanhua. Zhu Yihai still has one No. [-] pick, but there are two No. [-] and three Tanhua.

One Jia became six people.

Plus the north and south list, so there are 12 people.

Anyway, a total of 5000 Jinshi candidates from the north and the south were enrolled at one time, and [-] more were enrolled. Everyone was very happy. Even if there were many candidates who failed to be admitted, Zhu Yihai still opened an extra round after the palace examination. Examinations, from those who failed, another [-] people were admitted as officials.

A total of [-] people, these [-] candidates, after the admission, the files were transferred to the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials assigned them to various ministries or provinces in Nanjing to serve as low-level officials.

Juren in the Ming Dynasty was originally qualified to be an official, but under normal circumstances, although a Juren was qualified to be an official, it was too difficult to become an official, and there might not be a real shortage in a lifetime.

But now Zhu Yihai has made a special decree to recruit thousands of fresh blood from these juren to supplement the central and local yamen. , A large number of airborne officials went down, of course it also represented the central faction.

As for the [-] Jinshi admitted this time, their treatment is better.

First, a group of scholars were selected to enter the Imperial Academy, and most of the rest were in the capital. Let these first and second in command.

Under normal circumstances, raising someone to become an official starts with some idle officials, but Zhu Yihai undoubtedly boldly confers important tasks, and places high hopes on new scholars. In the final analysis, it is still the old bureaucrats.

Coupled with the war and chaos, it has led to a shortage of officials in the local yamen, even capable of doing things, able to understand the imperial court's intentions, and few of them can firmly implement them.

At this time, the green-robed officials sitting in the restaurant were actually Xinke Scholars, and they were all first-class.According to the usual practice, the Jinshi Yijia directly entered the Hanlin Academy without taking another exam, and the editors and editors awarded were all seventh-rank official positions, so they directly wore green robes.

The rest of the Jinshi will take the imperial examination again, and those who pass the exam will be called Shujishi, and they will study in the Imperial Academy for three years, and after three years, they will pass the graduation examination and leave the hall.

Jinshi who can become Shujishi represents a bright future, not to mention the first-ranked champions, these people are the sons of heaven.

Non-jinshi do not enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin do not enter the cabinet. This has been an unspoken rule since the Zhongming Dynasty.

As the top-ranked celebs of the new division, the few of them had just experienced the happiest time in their lives, but after directly entering the Imperial Academy, the highlight moment passed, and they had to keep a low profile.

After all, in the Hanlin Academy, which one is not an old man, who has never been proud of himself?
But not every Jinshi who enters the Imperial Academy can have a smooth career. In the final analysis, he still has to walk steadily.

Wearing light green robes, they were careful and low-key in the Imperial Academy, doing some writing errands that they even looked down upon in their hearts. After getting off work in the office, they swam the Qinhuai River together in the same year, drinking tea and chatting in restaurants, so that they could be unscrupulous. Comment on current events.

Although their grades are not high, but for Zheng Zhilong, who is now enshrined as the Duke of Ping, a scholar of the Baidong Pavilion, who joined the cabinet, added the Shaobao and the Prince Taibao, and also walked in the Prime Minister's Office, and also the Governor of the Imperial Battalion. On the contrary, I still don't look down upon it.

After all, Zheng Zhilong, the old man of Xinge, started as a sea merchant and pirate, and he was just a guerrilla general when he was recruited. Now, no matter how noble he is, how many people look down on him?
These new champions and second-place candidates who have just entered the Hanlin, even the elders and ministers who started from the dragon, do not look down upon them. They think that they were also ordinary Jinshi before, and they were only doctors, principals, etc. He is only a fifth or sixth rank official, but now he is a cabinet minister because of Conglong, of course he is a little bit unconvinced.

"I heard that the Tartars sent people to appease Mrs. Zheng, and promised to make him King of Fujian."

"The Tartars named him King of Fujian, does he dare to take over?" The speaker was Li Ehui, the number one scholar in Nanbang. His hometown was Fujian, and he had worshiped under Su Guansheng before.

And Su Guansheng is now a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and he can be regarded as a minister trusted by the emperor.

Li Ehui is dissatisfied with Zheng Zhilong in his hometown. The main reason is that although Zheng Zhilong is from Fujian, he was born as a pirate. There are many conflicts with local gentry and clans in Fujian.

These people have just entered Hanlin, and they are still in the learning stage, and they can't even handle some simple word processing tasks, that is, managing files, and they are really very boring at ordinary times.

"If Zheng Zhilong is really loyal to the imperial court, then he should take the initiative to ask his brothers to hand over the positions of governor, admiral, and general soldier of Fujian, and even hand over Fujian's land and water soldiers to the imperial court for reorganization, instead of still holding them in their hands. , and even monopolize the southeast maritime trade."

"Zheng, it's just that the traitorous nature is hard to change, and the north is just forced by the situation, but we still wait and see."

Several people were there to point out the situation, dismissing Zheng Zhilong, thinking that this person is just a pirate after all, with short-sightedness, taking advantage of the situation to make a fortune, but that's all.

Anyway, all of these people think that they will definitely be able to become Shangshu or even Ge Lao in the future. At this time, it is very disdainful to evaluate Zheng Zhilong with the attitude of Ge Lao.

The number one scholar, Li Ehui, even said in public that the Zheng family would never end well in the future. The reason is very simple. Today, he is a martial artist, so he certainly cannot tolerate such guys who want to separate themselves.

If someone like Hong Guang has no choice but to compromise and appease, but when encountering someone like Hong Guang today, he will definitely deal with Zheng's sooner or later.However, the Zheng family still has shallow eyesight, thinking that he has the strength, if he sends some money, food, ships and artillery, and brings some people into the court, the emperor will be grateful?

That would only hasten his demise even more.

Now if he can surrender happily and hand over the territory, military power, and money that should be handed over, the emperor may still give the Zheng family a good result, such as letting the Zheng family establish a vassal guard on Taiwan Island, as long as there is no threat to the court. It is also safe.

Although several Hanlin are proud and arrogant, they all respect and even worship today's today.

They usually don't accept anyone, but for today's world, they admire them a hundred times, and they admire them all.

Although today's world is too strong, a capable emperor is strong, and an emperor who is not capable wants to be strong, but it is two different things.

Although strong and tough like Chongzhen, the more the world is governed, the more chaotic it becomes. The courtiers are also dissatisfied and disdainful in their hearts, and the opposition is even stronger.

However, an emperor like Zhu Yihai didn't follow the old rules at all, but he was very capable. In just one year, he saved the Ming Dynasty from being defeated, stabilized half of the world in the south of the Yangtze River, and even beat the Tartars time and time again.

With this ability, all the officials were amazed, and those young and energetic scholars were directly conquered by the emperor's charm.

Young people like to worship this kind of strong man, the stronger they are, the more they will kneel and sing to conquer.

"If you want me to say, Your Majesty shouldn't be so generous to the Zheng family. This kind of warrior who was born as a pirate has to be strong to him. Don't they dare to oppose him? Now that the situation is good, Fujian must be completely taken back. The sea trade is also included, so that Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the foundation, and if the rear of Fujian is stable, there will be no worries at all. If we can get the wealth of the southeast sea trade, it can also solve a lot of military expenses for raising troops and fighting.

After stabilizing Fujian, it can also be used to connect Lingnan, Guangdong and Guangxi, and connect Jiangxi to the west. "

"The current situation is too preferential, raising tigers is a problem."

Although the Zheng family is very powerful, in fact, whether it is the Chongzhen Dynasty, the Hongguang Dynasty, or the current Shaotian Dynasty, few people in the court really look down on them.

If it weren't for Zhu Chenggong's performance after entering the court and gaining some popularity for the Zheng family, the Zheng family's evaluation would be even worse.

Essentially speaking, these people in the imperial court dare to look down on the Zheng family like this. In the final analysis, it is because Zhu Yihai, the emperor, is strong, defeated Jianlu repeatedly, and stabilized half of the south of the Yangtze River. With confidence in their capital, they naturally trembled one by one.

In a word, although there is only half of the country left in the Ming Dynasty, the sons of the Ming Dynasty have the capital and strength not to rely on the Zheng family, and even have the precedent of quickly suppressing the Hunan rebellion, so that they have the courage to sharpen their swords against the Zheng family Huo Huo.

Even to put it bluntly, although the Zheng family is very powerful in the southeast, and even became the local emperor of Fujian, the time for the Zheng family to make a fortune is not too long, and he does not have much interest in these gentlemen in the temple. Even now The Zheng family also affected or even faintly threatened the current good situation, and naturally became the target of everyone's shouting and beating.

Even a few young Xin Hanlin held this view. It can be seen how the court is treating the Zheng family at this time, and it can also be seen why the Zheng family did not dare to stay any longer when he sent envoys in the Qing court to make him the queen of Fujian. He hurried north to Nanjing, and even added a lot of money, food, equipment and so on.

In the final analysis, Zheng Zhilong was actually scared. The Tatars made him the King of Fujian, but it showed that Emperor Shaotian Zhu Yihai is really a strong group now. Even the Beijing Tartars are already afraid, and they are so vigorously wooing him. .

Zheng Zhilong has spent half his life, and his strongest ability in this life is to watch the wind.

The wind direction is wrong, so naturally the rudder must be turned immediately!

(End of this chapter)