Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 479 Jinling Royal University!

Civil officials in ancient times were very complicated.

First of all, they must first become a literati, and then they can become a civil servant.

Because what they have learned since they were young, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, Zhu Zi Annotations, etc., are all biased towards moral education.

In general, before formally entering the officialdom, every scholar has an ideal in his heart, thinking of inheriting his unique knowledge for the past, and bringing peace to all generations.

However, once you enter the officialdom, it is different.They are no longer pure literati, but civil servants with power.

Therefore, they are inevitably trapped in party struggles, endless exchanges of favors, and officialdom strife.

Yang Shiqi is such a literati, with the nobility, character and ideals of a literati.

After Yang Shiqi bid farewell to His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun through countless gates, he rode on his beloved little donkey and embarked on the journey home.

"Mr. Yang?"

"The one in front is Mr. Yang Shiqi?"

Yang Shiqi walked less than a mile when he heard shouts behind him.

Yang Shiqi immediately reined in the donkey, turned around and looked behind him.When he saw two knights on fast horses chasing up from behind, he hurriedly urged the little donkey to retreat, for fear of being hit by the two knights on fast horses.

After the two Jin Yiwei caught up with Yang Shiqi, they immediately got off their horses and cupped their hands towards Yang Shiqi.

"May I ask your Excellency, but Mr. Yang Shiqi?"

Yang Shiqi's heart pounded when he heard the words, could it be the aftermath of what happened on the tower?
Although the emperor's grandson was magnanimous and tolerant, he had already forgiven him, but it was said that the old emperor was a very small-minded person. I am afraid that the two of them came to kill themselves on the order of the old emperor.

Yang Shiqi thought of this, proudly puffed out his chest, and said with a righteous face.

"no!"

"You got the wrong person!"

Jin Yiwei, the leader, took out a portrait from his arms on the spot, and compared it with Yang Shiqi's appearance.

"That's not right!"

"You clearly look exactly like the person in the portrait, why do you say you're not Yang Shiqi?"

Seeing that the other party even had a portrait, Yang Shiqi was even more heartbroken.

"Oh my god...there are so many people with similar looks in the world, you can't just take a portrait and say I look alike?"

"Give...show me..."

Yang Shiqi had seen the sea arrest document issued by the county government. To be honest, anyone with two eyes, one nose, and one mouth could match the portrait on it.

Therefore, he didn't believe how exquisite the other party's portrait was, let alone that what the other party said was exactly the same.

However, what made Yang Shiqi curious was that instead of being unhappy after hearing his words, Jin Yiwei turned the portrait around and directly confronted him.

Yang Shiqi originally looked at it with a fault-finding mentality, but when he saw the face on the portrait, his jaw dropped ten times in shock.

This is so similar!
Not only did he draw his own handsome face, but even the mole on the side of his right eyebrow was exactly the same.

"This……"

"Dare to ask the two big brothers, who painted this portrait?"

"Ah, what about this portrait..."

"This portrait was drawn by some Thais and Westerners who were captured by Jing Haijun when he was escorting out to sea."

"Our Royal Highness also gave them a lot of guidance and taught them a lot of portrait skills!"

Yang Shiqi was taken aback when he heard this.

"The grandson of the emperor even understands this?"

"Of course!"

"Our emperor's grandson is the disciple of the gods, there is nothing in the world that our emperor's grandson can't do!"

"Even Master Zhang of Wudang Mountain dare not call himself master in front of our grandson, he only said that he was accepting disciples for San Qing, and only dared to call himself brother!"

The people in Jinyiwei now all enjoy the allowance from the emperor's grandson, and their loyalty to the emperor's grandson is directly off the charts.

Don't talk about bragging to outsiders, even if Jin Yiwei mentions the emperor's grandson inside, it is also a voice of praise.

What's more, the grandson of the emperor opened the Hope School, and instead of spending money for their Jinyiwei children to study, they are subsidized every day.

Even the mothers-in-law in their family can't stay idle. They all work in the workshop of the emperor's grandson, and they can earn a lot of money every month.

When Yang Shiqi was in his hometown, he also heard the rumor that the grandson of the emperor was a disciple of the gods, but he thought it was just a rumor spread by the world to deliberately put gold on the royal family's face.

Hearing that Jin Yiwei admired the emperor's grandson so much now, he was a little confused for a while.

Could it be said that the grandson of the emperor is really a disciple of the gods?
When Yang Shiqi heard that the portrait was related to the grandson of the emperor, for some reason he suddenly became less afraid, and boldly asked tentatively.

"Dare... dare to ask the two big brothers, why are you looking for Yang Shiqi?"

"Oh!"

"His Royal Highness has an edict to allow Mr. Yang to stay in the capital for a few days, and when the admission to the North List is completed, His Royal Highness will naturally give you a background!"

The so-called birth means fame and official position.

Yang Shiqi was taken aback when he heard this.

Didn't he fail the ranking? Why did he still get so much attention from the emperor's grandson?
Besides, is it a bit of a joke to be an official without taking the imperial examination?
With doubts in mind, Yang Shiqi followed the two Jinyi guards to a huge building complex by the edge of Xuanwu Lake.

There are many pavilions inside, solemn and quiet.

From time to time, Confucian scholars walked by with a book in their hands, and chanted the words on the book while walking.

It's just that the content of Yin Oh is a bit strange, neither poetry nor stereotyped articles, but something he has never heard before.

"Lippen in Qinghai, talk about single-parent milk, sodium-magnesium-aluminum Guilin, and Liu Lu's low-priced milk?"

"What kind of poem is this?"

"Why doesn't it rhyme and feels nondescript, it's worse than doggerel..."

Yang Shiqi slandered in his heart, then looked at the two Jin Yiwei and asked.

"Dare to ask the two military masters, what is this place?"

Jin Yiwei casually pointed to the sign on the school gate.

"Isn't it written on it?"

Yang Shiqi looked up, and saw that there was really a sign hanging on the gate, with four strong characters written - Jinling Royal University!
The two Jinyiwei were very busy. After sending Yang Shiqi to Jinling Royal University, he handed it over to the school's teaching staff and went on other business.

Yang Shiqi led a foolish donkey and foolishly followed a man who called himself Gao Yu, went through the admission procedures, received a meal card, washbasin, bedding and other items, and then came to a place called "dormitory".

"Student Yang, this is your dormitory."

"These three students are called Yang Pu, Yang Rong, and Hu Guang."

Yang Shiqi looked at Hu Guang, then at the other two, and his heart immediately blossomed.

Dare to know all three of them!
Yang Pu and Yang Rong, because they are both surnamed Yang, had some exchanges when they participated in the literary conference in Beijing.

As for Hu Guang, they are natives of Jiangxi. The two have met more than once at Jiangxi literary conferences, and they have also talked about articles on imperial examinations!
"You guys are here?"

"It turns out that Brother Shi Qi was also recruited by His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson?"

Yang Shiqi laughed out loud when he heard this.

"Each each other!"

"The three of you were also invited here by the grandson of the emperor, hahaha..."

Seeing that they knew each other, Gao Yu said happily.

"Since you know each other well, it's even better. You will be roommates from now on, please take care of each other!"

The four echoed in unison.

"sure……"

After Gao Yu left, they met again and exchanged greetings.

Yang Shiqi is the oldest, followed by Hu Guang, who is five years younger than Yang Shiqi. As for Yang Rong and Yang Pu, they are the same age and seven years younger than Yang Shiqi.

Therefore, Yang Shiqi immediately became the big brother without hesitation.

"You said, what is the emperor's grandson's intention to invite us here?"

"I heard that the grandson of the emperor wants to use us..."

"We are all the ones who failed the rankings. The emperor's grandson put so many new scholars in the new department and won't use them. Will he use us?"

"I don't know about that..."

Several people chatted for a while, but no one came up with a reason.

Just at this time, a bell rang, and there was a loud shout outside the door.

"It's dinner time!"

"It's time for lunch, everyone, go to the cafeteria to eat!"

When the people in the room heard this, they looked at each other, picked up the meal cards and followed everyone in the corridor to the cafeteria.

The food in the cafeteria is very rich. For each dish, you only need to use the meal card to press the monogram on the paper.

When several people were eating, Gao Yu, the school's instructor, also came over with a plate of rice, and sat down beside them.

"You are all great talents valued by the emperor's grandson. Is there any major you want to study at Jinling University?"

"specialized?"

"Yes!"

"Nanjing University has many majors, including mathematics, mechanics, chemistry, metallurgy, mineral exploration, literature, etc."

Several people are dedicated to learning, and immediately inquired about the details of each major when they heard this.

Gao Yu patiently explained the differences between each major to them, and advised them to go to the classrooms of each major in their spare time and consider what major to study.

Finally, I suggested that they go to the school library, saying that there are hundreds of thousands of books in there, many of which are orphan copies collected by the palace.

Several people were not interested in the various majors that Gao Yu mentioned. Whether it was mechanics or chemistry, they seemed to them to be something learned by craftsmen, and they were a bit out of place.

But they are very interested in the library, especially the rare copies collected in the palace.

After eating lunch, several people wiped their mouths and went straight to the library.

Seeing rows of bookshelves filled with books on several floors, the eyes of the four of them lit up on the spot.

"Brother Shiqi, I think I'm going to live here!"

When Yang Shiqi heard Hu Guang's younger brother's words, he showed a disapproving expression on his face.

"As if who doesn't think so..."

"Let's compete and see who can read the most books in ten days!"

Yang Rong and Yang Pu were no exception and immediately joined the battle group.

From this day on, there are four more bookworms in the library.

Except for eating, sleeping and other time every day, they spend almost all of their time reading in the library.

Ten days later, Hu Guang's younger brother won with his knowledge and knowledge, and successfully overwhelmed Yang Shiqi.

Relatively speaking, Yang Rong and Yang Pu are a little watered, and it is not 01:30 to be left behind by the two roommates.

However, after the four of them read the book like crazy for ten days, all four of them fell into a listless state.

Because according to the agreement between the emperor's grandson and them, after the Beibang exam is held in the imperial court, they will come to assign positions to them.

Everyone was very nervous, because they were afraid that they would not be able to get a good job due to their bad background.Second, they have no experience as officials, and they are afraid that they will not be able to do the job assigned by the emperor's grandson.Thirdly, they are still afraid that this matter will be ruined. After all, the old emperor has not abdicated, so they may not be able to tolerate the emperor's grandson cultivating his own team now.

However, to the disappointment of several people, the emperor's grandson did not come as promised.

The four of them waited agonizingly for three days before they saw the emperor's grandson driving down to Jinling Royal University surrounded by two thousand royal guards.

The reason why Zhu Yunxi was late was not because he missed the appointment on purpose, but because he was too busy recently.

He has a lot of things to do now, not only to develop industry, but also to develop people's livelihood, and to make Daming the overlord in the blue sea.

In addition to these general things, there are many trivial things.

For example, continue to improve the North Palace and make it the center of government affairs before he ascended the throne as emperor.Another example is to renovate the entire Jinling City and prepare for the arrival of all nations.

All these things require him to do it himself and keep an eye on it.

Compared with these major events, small events such as the opening ceremony of Jinling Royal University can only be postponed as far as possible.

Zhu Yunxie climbed onto the high platform of Jinling Royal University, looked at the group of young people in their teens and twenties below, and felt great pride in his heart.

These people are his basic base. Whether it is to realize the transformation of the industrial Ming Dynasty 1.0 to 2.0, or to reform the tax system, and to completely extract the gentry capital of the Ming Dynasty from the land, it depends on these people to achieve it!
When Zhu Yunxi was full of pride, the candidates who failed the exam were also very excited.

At this time, they are regardless of the north and the south, and they have a common name-the unsuccessful student!

Regardless of any period, the mentality of the students who fail the list is very bad.While they doubt themselves, they doubt the world.

If someone appreciates them, trusts them, and is willing to give them a chance at this time, they will definitely repay it to the death!

Zhu Yunxi took a fancy to this point, so he kept all the candidates who failed this time to build his own team.

"Everyone!"

"Gu is the grandson of Emperor Ming!"

"Students pay homage to the emperor's grandson, His Royal Highness the emperor's grandson is thousands of years old..."

Under the leadership of a few students, tens of thousands of students who failed the exam stood on the playground, bowing to Zhu Yunxi in unison.

This somewhat exceeded Zhu Yunxi's expectations, and even made him forget the following words.

"Everyone is flat!"

"I'm just here to chat with you today, you don't need to be formal!"

"I'm sure you all must be very curious. The imperial court has just started to recruit scholars. There are a total of hundreds of people admitted in the North and South List. Why does Gu leave you alone and promise to entrust you with important tasks..."

As soon as Zhu Yunxi said this, the playground fell silent for a moment.

This is what everyone is most curious about. The Empress Dowager Sun clearly has so many new scholars available, why use them, losers?
Besides, Daming only has a few hundred counties in total, so can so many people be needed as officials?

If it was Lao Zhu, naturally he wouldn't need so many officials.

But for Zhu Yunxi, this person may not be enough.

Because Lao Zhu only had the [-] provinces of the Ming Dynasty in his eyes, but for Zhu Yunxi, Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia and Yuan, etc., were all his territories.

If you want to rule such a large territory, you will naturally need a lot of management talents.

"The victory in the examination room is only temporary, and the test of life has just begun."

"Although you have failed in the examination field, it does not mean that you have failed in life..."

After Zhu Yunxi poured thousands of words of chicken soup for their souls into them, he immediately revealed his true purpose in an indistinct manner.

"As long as you can bear hardships, are willing to study, and learn enough skills here, you will definitely not hesitate to be an official or title..."

Zhu Yunxi also felt that these words were a bit pale, and hurriedly dropped a blockbuster.

"I make a promise to you all, stay here to study, there will be two exams every year, and you will be awarded an official if you pass the exam!"

(End of this chapter)