Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1244 Essay

The pressure on Shangluo suddenly came.

In the past, Shangluo dealt with Wen Zhongwen as "the Lord of Heaven". But in the process of writing this assignment, his identity as the Lord of Heaven would become a burden, because as a person with a heavy responsibility, in order to be worthy of this attention, he had to submit a high-quality article.

He and all the people who received this "winter vacation homework" realized that this was not just an assignment, but actually an interview. Although this was an interview with a 100% pass rate because everyone had already passed the exam, it directly determined the school's first impression of the students.

"Have you discovered it? This is just like the palace examination."

"Ah! So it's a mock palace examination?"

To put it bluntly, the palace examination is actually an interview with a 100% acceptance rate. Because the qualifications for participating in the palace examination are determined in the previous joint examination, those who participate in the palace examination are already qualified to become Jinshi, but they have not yet been ranked. Compared with the previous real examinations, the palace examination is more like a form of self-expression. Because at the level of Jinshi, the court and even the emperor himself can already recognize everyone one by one.

"In fact, the essay you are asked to write is also a practice for the imperial examination. Because the discussion you are asked to write in the essay is the type of question in the imperial examination. There is no such question in the examination for the scholar, because the examination for the scholar has been merged with the academic level test. But for the examination for the jinshi, the opening question is a 1000 to 2000-word discussion."

"Are these just the opening questions?! There are no objective questions?"

"Of course there are no objective questions when you take the Jinshi exam. Objective questions are for the Mingjing exam. Because the number of people selected for the Mingjing exam is in the tens of thousands, and the number of participants is in the millions, it is impossible to grade the papers without objective questions. Only Juren can take the Jinshi exam, and the number of candidates is generally less than ten thousand. 100 Jinshi candidates are admitted out of ten thousand, so the papers can be graded individually."

“Then I participated in.”

"Of course you are going to take the Jinshi exam. The Juren exam has nothing to do with you. In the car race you took part in earlier, since you won first place, you have the title of 'Juren origin' and can directly take the Jinshi exam. In theory, at this level, you can directly wait for the appointment as an official, but it will take at least 10 years before it's your turn - and no one will wait for this appointment, because most people will not take the exam again after passing the Juren exam."

"Oh, I remember that Captain Lu of the Imperial Guards passed the imperial examination?"

"You mean Lu Huaiyang? Yes, he didn't take the exam again after he passed it - because there was no need. He had seen many Jinshi candidates, and he knew very well whether he would be selected. There was no need for him to keep preparing for the exam for a 1% chance. He still had work to do as a Jinyiwei. But Shangluo, you are different. You can't stop here. This is the last train of the imperial examination in the world, and it is an honor that will soon be out of print. You must try, right?"

"After all, it's really hard to refuse something that's out of print. If I work hard now and get good results, it will save me a lot of trouble later, because it means I can directly participate in the imperial examination, right?"

"And it is the core circle of the imperial examination republic." Wen Zhong replied, "In theory, Juren can participate, but Juren can only participate in your county, at most in the prefecture. But if you are a Jinshi, you can directly attend the political affairs meeting in Fengtian Hall as a Hanlin, called the 'Political Affairs Hall'. Conventionally, the emperor who governs the world with emptiness and tranquility cannot participate in this part, but you can. You can directly penetrate into the core of the court and lead political affairs from the inside."

"Is it enough as a Hanlin?"

"Because the convention of political meetings is to speak in reverse order of seniority, that is, the least qualified person speaks first, and the most qualified person speaks last. If you pass the exam, you have the least qualifications, and I have the most qualifications. We work together, you start and I finish, and we can grasp the direction of most of the winds. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are leading political affairs - the young cabinet minister has to carry the two capitals and thirteen provinces on his shoulders." "Ah! So this is why you, the principal, came to train me in person!"

"Yes, that's the reason. Because if you want to change the court from within, then the identity of the last member is the most suitable. This is the result of the discussion between the emperor and me, and the cabinet also approved this plan - as long as you can pass the exam, you can be in charge of the heavenly court while also being able to call the shots in the court. In the past, the ancient sage king had a connection between heaven and earth, and you will reconnect heaven and earth."

This was Wen Zhong's sincere words. His political vision and personal expectations were all focused on Shangluo.

"Yeah," Shangluo nodded, "I understand."

"There's just one thing you have to remember at this time - I was just kidding when I called you 'Little Cabinet Elder'. If someone calls you 'Little Cabinet Elder' or 'Business Prodigy' or something like that, you must not respond. Because once you get that nickname, you can't get rid of it until all the people of your generation are dead. And then, throughout your political career, this nickname will pop up from all sorts of inexplicable places and stab you in the back."

"Is there such a way to play?"

"This is the most superficial way to play. It's not because it's disrespectful - there are so many disrespectful things to do, this one is not the worst. This superficial way of playing is mainly because it can only be used among people of the same generation. Because if someone older than you calls you a nickname, it's a sign of devaluation, and if someone younger than you calls you a nickname, it's a sign of youthful recklessness, and neither of them will end up in a good way. Only people of the same generation as you, especially those who have passed the imperial examination in the same year, can call you a nickname without restraint. As long as you take this trick, you'll pass this level."

"That doesn't sound difficult?"

"Each level is not difficult, but there are many of them. And they happen day after day, year after year. It's very troublesome to talk about, and I'll tell you slowly later when I have time. But no matter how troublesome it is, as long as you can navigate through it with ease, you can mobilize the entire court to obey you with just one word, and make them obey you wholeheartedly. Things that others may not be able to do even if they spend 12 points of effort, you can do it just by moving your mouth. Because this is the most orthodox, simplest, and most convenient way to command the entire court."

"Principal, I'm grateful for your advice!" Shangluo knew that Wen Zhong was probably teaching this to someone for the first time. Because according to his understanding and his communication with Wen Yuan, the speaker in front of him never stood on either side of the East Wing or the West Wing. He was always neutral. He was on the same list as a large number of Hanlin scholars who graduated from the Imperial College, as well as a large number of Imperial College graduates who entered the censor system through various channels. Now that he chose to stand on Shangluo's side, it meant that the establishment faction that had always been silent and neutral in the parliament stood behind him."

"By the way, Shangluo, how will the Political Affairs Hall be changed in Heaven?" Wen Zhong suddenly asked.

[Shangluo, here comes the question. Elder Wen seems to be asking how to arrange the "ministers who follow you" in the Heavenly Palace.]

"I think Tianshu Academy is more suitable. By then, I hope the principal can serve as the Supreme Prime Minister of Jiutian Jinque and lead the internal and external affairs of the cardinal."

"Okay, then, let's get started. Turn to page 42."

(End of this chapter)