The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 278 The Cabinet
"An Suiyun, you are a villain!" In the cabinet office room, Sanfu Gu Yuncheng's angry curses chattered endlessly.

The chief assistant, He Zhongcheng, closed his eyes and meditated there, without saying a word.

Cifu Yanyuan only pondered.

Only a few academicians echoed sporadically.

After scolding for a while, Gu Yuncheng felt bored, snorted coldly, and flung his sleeves away.

During this time, He Zhongcheng remained motionless, but Yan Yuan slightly raised his eyelids when he left.

The cabinet of this dynasty is different from that of the previous dynasty. Soon after Emperor Chengyuan ascended the throne, he canceled the status of the co-organizers of the six ministers, and instead gave them the qualification to meet the emperor Chen Zuo after the early dynasty.

Therefore, the main members of the cabinet of Great Chu, except He Zhongcheng, Yan Yuan, and Gu Chengyun, who were awarded the titles of Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao, were awarded the titles of Shaoshi, Shaofu, and Shaobao. Lu Ying, a scholar of Huagaidian University, Yu Ziwen, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and Han Baozhi, a scholar of Dongge University.

Of course, after the chief officer, there are ten cabinet bachelors who lead the Ministry of Rites, as well as eight ministers selected from the Imperial Academy, sixteen ministers, six classics, and twenty Chinese scholars who are used to seal people wait.

These cabinet members were basically not conferred official titles. Although important institutions such as the Sixth Ministry obeyed their assignments, they were not directly under their jurisdiction, thus ensuring the relative independence of the operation of the imperial court.

It also greatly controlled the power of the chief assistant of the cabinet. In a certain sense, this move allowed the imperial power to overwhelm the cabinet, so that the emperor would not be subject to the cabinet.

"He Bingzhi is very rich in the city. Judging by his words and deeds, he may not be able to detect his intentions. This time he took the lead in reporting and refuting, but when I looked back, I found that he was the one who mixed up the male and female teams. Up to now, the prince The meaning of making men and women take the same exam is obvious... I just don't know what He Bingzhi means."

In the Ning family's mansion in Luming Academy, on a boat on the lake, Yan Yuan and Ning Gong went fishing and chatted.

"Junior brother has always been accurate in seeing people, why did you say this today?"

Ning Gong said, and smiled: "How is He Shoufu a man? It's not good to comment on a brother, but we know that the two teams of men and women are beneficial to the candidates at the bottom, but not beneficial to you high-ranking officials who stand at the top."

"..." Yan Yuan thought for a while, and couldn't help nodding his head, "What brother said is very true, it's not thoughtful."

The two teams of men and women sound like they don't take up the quota for men's elections, but in actual operation, the duties and powers of the chief officer must be divided into two, which greatly reduces the power and autonomy of the chief officer.

However, mixed exams are different. No matter who is a girl or a gentleman, whoever comes up must obey the arrangement of the superior officer.

From his point of view, no matter whether the person under his command is a girl or a gentleman, it doesn't affect his position in the slightest.

"However, it's hard to say whether He Shoufu has other intentions." Ding Gong put away his fishing rod and invited his junior brother Yan Yuan to taste tea.

"In recent years, the prince's thoughts have changed a lot, and his attitude has become more radical. The plan that my brother mentioned with his junior brother may become more and more difficult to implement."

Although Ning Gong said so, the smile on his face was extremely relaxed.

Yan Yuan smiled: "Senior brother has always been far-sighted, and he is good at following the trend, but now the direction is all in the senior brother's plan... not to mention the change of time, as long as the prince is the prince, the government order will be changed. , why worry about winning or losing for a while?"

Ning Gong nodded and said with a smile: "Of course...the difficulty of sailing against the current does not lie at the beginning; the hard work comes later, we just have to wait and see. Come, junior brother, try this newly roasted tea."

Yan Yuan took it according to the words, lightly pecked it carefully for a moment, then smiled: "This tea has a long and lingering fragrance. When it is introduced into the mouth, it is bitter at first, but it slowly returns to sweetness. When the tongue is full of fluid, the fragrance lingers between the lips and teeth. , It really is excellent!"

"Hahaha, what my brother said is very true! Although this tea is good tea, it is extremely rare, and because all the flavors are displayed in a cup, and after brewing again, the aftertaste will be weak, not as sweet as a pot of clear water, so I recommend it to my brother. It’s just a taste, and I usually use the tea I’m used to.”

As he said this, he and Yan Yuan looked at each other for a moment, and they both burst into laughter.

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In Lanzheng Palace, Emperor Chengyuan retreated the eunuchs and maids, leaving only Yang Xun to guard outside the gate of the inner hall.

"You talked a lot today."

He watched the prince unhurriedly knocking on the walnuts, and asked him: "What you said has laid the foundation for the women's scientific examination in the future. Could it be that the two sets of classes for men and women that I told you before is an expedient measure? "

Jiang Huaiqian carefully picked off the thin skin of the peach kernels, and shook his head: "I am not lying to you, but I am more inclined to mix the exams in my heart. I proposed two sets of classes before, just for the sake of transition. Who would want my ministers to be selfish?" , actually contributed to my son’s wishes.”

Emperor Chengyuan nodded, and grabbed a dozen or so peach kernels that the prince had peeled: "Just know what you think in your heart."

He didn't comment on his son's plan, but Jiang Huaiqian didn't hold back, and reported to him: "Although the two-set class system sounds good, the girl's success in the exam will not affect the number of husbands, which greatly suppresses the dissatisfaction of male students, but There are advantages and disadvantages, so that the two sets of class systems are clearly separated, and women are more likely to be marginalized. In the future, those who are unworthy in future generations will go backwards, and canceling women's scientific examinations is easy."

When Emperor Chengyuan heard the words, he nodded noncommittally, and asked again: "You released the arrangement of the Imperial College to recruit the mothers of female students, does it still count?"

"I have already obtained the details of the application for the examination. Thousands of students from the Imperial College have gathered, but there are only a dozen or so applicants." Jiang Huaiqian smiled lightly, "I really want to directly appoint the applicants, but I want to see The reaction of some people in Kyoto."

Seeing the excitement in his eyes, Emperor Chengyuan couldn't hold it back, he also smiled lightly and said, "Just follow the arrangement and act."

Hearing this, Jiang Huaiqian shook his head without any hesitation, and sighed regretfully: "Then just take one exam."

Speaking of the exam, Emperor Chengyuan asked him: "I remember that Shuquan's wife also signed up?"

Jiang Huaiqian laughed softly: "The former cousin even specially greeted the son, saying that the examination room arrangement is better, for fear of wronging his wife."

Emperor Chengyuan also laughed when he heard the words: "This is something he can do."

At this point, he paused slightly, thinking of the regular visitor of the Sheng family, and considering the little girl's mood, he couldn't help but remind his son to take care of him: "You used Sister Yuan's suggestion in front of the ministers before, and after that No compensation?"

Jiang Huaiqian responded with a smile, and then said: "She told you in the Manfu Palace, and I heard it and understood it, and it was my minister's. If I want to talk about compensation, I still feel that the classics annotated by the great Confucianism and the comments by the great Confucianism The previous scientific examination answers are the best."

When Emperor Chengyuan heard the words, he immediately said: "Your gift is good, it is regarded as my gift to her, and you can choose some gifts to send to me... Well, it is not allowed to overlap with my gifts!"

"???" Jiang Huaiqian was stunned.

His father, is this... learning now and using it now?
　Chapter 270 VI is rewritten, if you haven't seen it, you can re-read it.

　　
　
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