The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

Chapter 165 Order Chang Feng as the deputy imperial envoy, and follow Liu Daxia to rule the river

In the sixth year of Hongzhi, February [-]th, Gongyuan.

Everything recovers, the grass grows and the warbler flies.It is a good time for the National Talent Ceremony.

Li Dongyang, the main examiner of the examination, rang the gong of the completion of the examination.

The tribute soldiers next to him shouted at the top of their voices: "Student, come out of Longmen!"

The gate of the Gongyuan opened.The students stepped out of the gate of the Gongyuan one after another.

Chang Feng followed the crowd out of the tribute courtyard.This is his second time participating in the test.Last time he was named Luosun Shan.This time, there were three consecutive exams for nine days, and he felt that he did well in the exam.

Suddenly, a person accidentally bumped into Chang Feng.

The man hurriedly said: "Brother Nian, I'm sorry."

Chang Feng looked up and saw that it was Wang Shouren, the son of Wang Hua's family.

Chang Feng laughed and said, "My lord, you still owe me six pot helmets!"

Wang Shouren was surprised: "Master Chang, it's you? Hey, you have memorized the six pot helmets for eight years! At the Qionglin banquet, I will toast you six glasses of wine, and I have the right to give you back the six pot helmets!"

Wang Shouren seems to be full of confidence in the title of the apricot list and the success of the gold list.

Chang Feng said with a smile: "Then I will borrow your good words. Both of us can be named on the gold list, and we will be real brothers."

Chun Wei released the list three days later.

After the examination, Li Dongyang was busy marking papers with the examiners in the Ministry of Rites.

Three days later, Chang Feng and Wang Shouren met at the gate of the Gong Yuan, waiting for the release of the list.

The name of the township examination list is Guibang, the name of the general examination list is Xingbang, and the name of the hall examination list is Jinbang.

In fact, nominations on the apricot list are far more important than titles on the gold list.

Those who win the list in the examination will be "raised as tribute" and become tributes to participate in the palace examination.

And the palace test does not eliminate people.All Gongshi can become Jinshi.It's just that there are high and low rankings.

That is to say, as long as scholars get titles on the apricot list, they will definitely be promoted from Juren to Jinshi.At least seven grades are awarded.

Before releasing the apricot list, the Ministry of Rites conducted a series of complicated rituals.

The apricot list was finally announced.A total of 290 eight people participated in the undergraduate examination.

Chang Feng looked from the top of the list to the bottom of the list, and read it three times.Where is his name?

Wang Shouren also unexpectedly lost his name to Sun Shan!
It is unexpected, but not unexpected.The general examination is a competition among the top scholars in the entire Ming Dynasty.

To use an analogy, later generations gathered more than 330 counties in 600 and [-] counties (county-level cities) across the country.

Who dares to say that he will definitely be able to enter the top three hundred?
The emperor's favored minister and North Zhili Xuezheng's son's name fell to Sun Shan, which just shows that the undergraduate examination is extremely fair under the auspices of Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang came over and saw Chang Feng and Wang Shouren.

Chang Feng is a big celebrity around the emperor, so Li Dongyang naturally knows him.

Li Dongyang and Wang Hua were colleagues in the Imperial Academy, and they also knew his son Wang Shouren.

Li Dongyang comforted the two: "Failure in the exam is a very common thing for scholars. You don't have to be sad."

Chang Feng said frankly: "I, the butcher of Jinyiwei, participated in the examination just to join in the fun. If you don't pass, you won't pass."

Even though he said this, Chang Feng still felt a little sad in his heart.

Wang Shouren also had a calm expression on his face: "Students have little talent and learning, so they need to make persistent efforts."

Li Dongyang joked with Wang Shouren: "You won't be able to pull the tribute this time, and you will definitely be the number one in high school in the next subject. You can try to be the number one in the next imperial examination."

"Tell you quietly. Your test paper is only one round away from the title on the apricot list."

Daming will try to mark the papers, not one paper alone.For the sake of fairness, the examiners will collectively circulate the three papers written by each candidate.

If you think it is desirable, draw a circle next to the paper.Finally, the bagong list is determined by the number of circles.

Chang Feng asked from the side: "Master Li, can you tell me how many laps I am short?"

Li Dongyang smiled awkwardly: "There are many circles behind."

The Changfeng Township Examination is the bottom of the list.

His intelligence is not necessarily much worse than that of the inscribed Gong Sheng.But the Gong students are all studying full-time to take the exam.

Changfeng can only spare the night to prepare for the exam. It is not surprising that "many, many laps are missing".

Chang Feng cupped his hands: "Master Li, little brother Wang. I'll go back to Jinyiwei to work first. Goodbye."

Wang Shouren returned to the mansion.

Father Wang Hua quickly greeted him: "Did you win?"

Wang Shouren replied with a smile: "No hit."

Wang Hua was afraid that his son would be overwhelmed, so he enlightened him: "If you fail this time, you will win next time if you work harder."

Unexpectedly, Wang Shouren laughed and said: "Scholars all over the world are ashamed of not being ranked, but I am ashamed of being annoyed by not being ranked."

"Father, don't worry, I am very open-minded. How can everything go smoothly in a person's life? There are nine out of ten unsatisfactory things in life."

Wang Hua patted Wang Shouren on the shoulder: "You are better than your father! Chenghua will try to release the rankings in 17. I was thinking wildly, and I made up my mind that if I didn't make it to the rankings, I would jump into the Yongding River and kill myself to feed the bastard."

"Fortunately, Bagong won 33 places, and won the first prize in the palace examination."

On the first day of March, the palace examination was held as scheduled.The gold list was announced, Mao Cheng came first, Xu Mu came second, and Luo Qinshun came third.

Emperor Hongzhi attached great importance to the talent ceremony.Specially summoned the top three of the first class.He also randomly selected ten people from the top two, and randomly selected ten people from the top three to face the king.

A group of Xinke Jinshi answered the questions raised by the emperor fluently, showing their talents and learning.

Emperor Hongzhi was very satisfied.

This morning.Emperor Hongzhi praised Li Dongyang: "Li Dongyang, the chief examiner of the examination, has done his duty. He has selected nearly [-] qualified tributes for me."

"I personally inspected their talents and learning, and all of them are talents that the imperial court urgently needs."

Emperor Hongzhi paused, and asked Chang Feng: "Chang Feng, doesn't it feel good to lose your name to Sun Shan?"

Chang Feng cupped his hands: "My Majesty, I have little talent and learning, and it is expected that I will not rank in the apricot list. I am calm."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled and said: "The word calm is extremely rare. Gentlemen, Chang Feng is my favorite minister. But Li Dongyang is not partial at all."

"Also missed is Wang Shouren, the son of Li Dongyang's friend Wang Hua."

"It shows that Li Dongyang treats everyone equally when presiding over the examination, without any selfishness."

"Being so impartial and selfless, I will definitely reward you. According to the decree, Li Dongyang will be promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, and he will also serve as a bachelor of the servant."

Li Dongyang was directly promoted from a fifth-rank Imperial Academy official to a third-rank ministry minister, and he was among the ranks of the "ministries".

Only one step away from entering the cabinet!

At this moment, a Yellow River flood soldier flew into Fengtian Temple: "He flood! River flood!"

In the Ming Dynasty, there were only two types of soldiers who could enter the palace without purpose.

One is the Hongling messenger who conveys military information.The second is the river flood soldiers who convey the flood situation.

In ancient times, the flood situation was more urgent than the military situation.

Emperor Hongzhi's complexion changed suddenly: "Express!"

The Yellow River Xun soldiers cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Zhangqiu embankment in the eastern section of the Yellow River broke! Countless fields in 21 counties of the three prefectures were flooded."

Emperor Hongzhi gasped: "Ah! How could it be! I have been worrying about the southern section of the Yellow River all winter. But the breach actually appeared in the Shandong section!"

"I want to choose a good minister to serve as the imperial envoy and go to Shandong to rule the river. Can you choose someone?"

This morning, Li Dongyang, who was in the limelight, was the first to come out of the class and said: "I recommend one person."

Emperor Hongzhi asked, "Oh? Who?"

Li Dongyang replied: "Liu Daxia, the political envoy of Zhejiang Province, is reporting his duties in Beijing. This person is worthy of the great task of managing the river."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: "Is Liu Daxia your fellow apprentice brother?"

In the fifth year of Tianshun, Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia studied under their teacher Li Chun.That's not a teacher and brother who insists on a relationship, but a real teacher who teaches the same job.

At the beginning, Li Chun's sect was known as the "Three Heroes of Li Clan".In addition to Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia, there is also Yang Yiqing who is now in charge of punishment in Shanxi.

Li Dongyang replied in a clear voice: "Back to the emperor, you can't avoid relatives if you raise it internally, and you can't avoid enemies if you raise it externally. I recommend Liu Daxia out of publicity."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly: "Yes, well said. I am clear about Liu Daxia's ability. At the time when the old inner minister Huai En was critically ill, he recommended three people to me when he was dying. Wang Shu, Ma Wensheng, and Liu Daxia."

"The decree is to order Liu Daxia to take the title of right deputy capital censor and go to Shandong to control the river."

Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "My Majesty, you should choose another shrewd and capable person as Liu Daxia's deputy."

Chang Feng's heart skipped a beat in the military officer class.

During his years in Jinyiwei, he has experienced too many official battles and palace intrigues.

He's tired of running shady, goofy errands all day long.

He is very eager to do something for the common people in a real way.

When Chang Feng was out of duty, Mao recommended himself: "I report to the emperor that I am willing to serve as the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy."

Ma Wensheng said: "No! Governor Chang, you don't know about water conservancy, how can you be the deputy imperial envoy to control the river?"

Emperor Hongzhi agreed: "Yes, Changfeng. Your original intention of serving the country is good. But you don't know water conservancy."

Chang Feng talked eloquently: "My Majesty. It takes a huge amount of state money to control the river. In water conservancy matters, because the dams are flushed and built, and built and then flushed, it has always been a matter of conscience. There are many places where river officials can intervene. .”

"Only in the five years of Hongzhi, there were thirteen river officials of the fifth rank and above who were arrested and convicted by Fusi of Beizhen."

"Although I don't know water conservancy, I know how to investigate and control corruption. To manage the Yellow River, it depends on the imperial envoy Liu Daxia."

"What I can do is to ensure that every tael of river silver that the imperial court raises is actually used on the embankment!"

Ma Wensheng stroked his beard and said, "Changzhen Fushi's words are reasonable. The treasurer of Beisi participated in the governance of the river as a deputy imperial envoy, which can deter those corrupt officials who covet the governance of Heyin."

Li Dongyang echoed: "If Chang Zhenfu envoys participate in the governance of the river, even if corrupt officials are greedy for ink and ink to govern the river and silver, I am afraid they will not have the guts."

Emperor Hongzhi made a final decision: "Okay, I ordered Chang Feng to be the deputy imperial envoy to work with Liu Daxia!"

"Chang Feng, remember what you just said. You have to make sure that every ounce of He Yin is put to practical use!"

(End of this chapter)