Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 611: The emperor took some time off to play with his son, and a new hero refused to become an official.
Zhu Qiyu nodded. The big chess game of killing three birds with one stone has been laid out. The biggest problem is how to lure Japan into taking the bait.

In the next half month, Zhu Qiyu was busy grading the papers and rearranging the rankings of Jinshi.On the whole, we respected the evaluation results of the Cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Rites, and made some partial adjustments.

The results of the first place were completely overturned, and Liu Qiu's son Liu Yao and Ye Qi were all moved to the bottom of the list.

There are not many celebrities among this class of Jinshi, and Ye Qi is one of the few famous ministers.It's just a bad reputation. When this guy was the Minister of Household Affairs, he abolished the Kaizhong method and changed it to Zhese method.

According to Zhu Qiyu's own arrangement, if a total of one stone was responsible for Ming's death, Ye Qi would get at least eight liters alone.

In addition, there are two 58th-generation grandsons of Confucius among this generation of Jinshi, one is Kong Gongxun and the other is Kong Yong.

In a blink of an eye, it’s the first day of June.

When he woke up in the morning, Zhu Qiyu asked his beloved concubines: "Where's our little kowtowing bug? Let's give him a day off today and let him have some fun."

Lin Xiangyu smiled and said, "Your Crown Prince Xu is on vacation every day. He Yi and Xu Wan do nothing but lead their three children around and herd sheep all day long."

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Who is Prince Xu?"

Lin Xiangyu replied with a smile: "Xu Wenfang."

Zhu Qiyu became anxious when he heard this: "My good baby, why is my surname Xu?"

"My surname is not Xu. My husband, you just fell under the skirt of a stunning beauty when you were 22 years old. Your son has much more potential than you. He is only four years old and he has already knelt down.

He follows Xu Qing every day, serving tea and water, acting cute and laughing, which is unbearable to watch. "

"Then what's my last name?"

Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Your surname is Yu, Yu Qiyu."

Ningxiang corrected her on the side: "No, just pronounce your husband's name upside down: Yu Qi Zhu."

Zhu Qiyu slapped the beauty's buttocks angrily: "Why don't you just call me Yuqi pig? You are jade and I am pig. Why are you saying it so euphemistically?"

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Let's take the kids to climb Wanshou Mountain today, and then swim in Kunming Lake. If you don't show your face more, this son will really turn into Xu Wenfang."

"Okay, okay, let's all go then. Let's have a picnic, and I'll barbecue for you guys myself."

When the five little women heard this, they jumped on the bed and cheered together.

Fortunately, His Majesty Emperor Jingtai's jasper bed was large and strong enough, so it didn't collapse.

A trip that just goes away.

Zhu Qiyu took his five little concubines, He Yi took Xu Wan, plus Zhu Wenfang, Xu Qing, and He Jing, and the group chatted and laughed.

The happiest person was Zhu Wenfang. It was relatively rare for his father, mother, concubine, master, and mistress to accompany him to play together.

Climbing to the top of Wanshou Mountain and climbing to the high platform, everyone looked at Kunming Lake in the distance. Three thousand acres of lotus flowers were in full bloom, with green leaves and red flowers, so beautiful.

Zhu Wenfang shook the corner of Zhu Qiyu's clothes and said, "Dad, please compose a poem to suit the occasion."

Zhu Qiyu could not compose poetry, but he refused to show his timidity in front of his son and daughter-in-law, so he had to hold it in place for a long time before craning his neck and reciting:
"Daming Lake, Minghu Lake is big, there are lotus flowers in Daming Lake, and there are toads on the lotus flowers, and they pop up when you poke them."

When the four concubines Lin Xiangyu, Qianxue, Su Xi and Linglong heard this, they quickly covered their faces and turned away.

Only Ningxiang was still holding Zhu Wenfang while looking at Zhu Qiyu with admiration.

Zhu Qiyu himself was embarrassed by Ningxiang, a love-minded girl.

Zhu Wenfang was quite childish. He thought his father's poems were catchy, so he turned to He Yi and asked:

"Master, master, what do you think of your father's poem?" He Yi suppressed his laughter and did not dare to speak for a long time, so he had to turn to Xu Wan for help.

Xu Wan glared at He Yi before replying: "The poems written by the Holy Master are very good, vivid and full of childishness. You must have an innocent heart to have such wonderful ideas.

Fang'er, tell me, there is a toad on the lotus. What happens after it pokes and jumps? "

Zhu Wenfang replied: "After the toad was poked, it must have jumped and screamed at the same time."

Xu Wan continued to ask: "Ask Your Majesty, what is the cry of a toad?"

As expected, Master Niang's really good disciple asked: "Daddy, daddy, what is the toad's name?"

Zhu Qiyu could only hold his neck and continue to answer: "Quack, quack, quack, quack..."

His Majesty Emperor Jingtai was teased for a long time, and Xu Wan and Zhu Wenfang were finally made happy.

We met at noon. The group had already gone down the mountain, got on the boat and sailed into Kunming Lake.

Pei Dang and Ruan Zhu had already prepared the ingredients and charcoal fire, and the group had an open-air barbecue on the platform on the top of the boat.

Lingyu Daojun, who was usually full of fairy spirit, was now covered in smoke and burning, and he was working hard to grill meat.

Everyone else was playing around, only Pei Dang and Huang Qi, a pair of loyal servants, accompanied Zhu Qiyu on the left and right, doing dirty work.

Finally having time to talk, Pei Dang took the opportunity to report: "Your Majesty, the results of this imperial examination have not been released for a long time. The candidates have gathered together in twos and threes and are talking about it."

Zhu Qiyu asked: "What did they say?"

"It was rumored among them that the officials had already decided the rankings, but the emperor was dissatisfied with the rankings and personally reviewed the papers, overturning all the rankings."

"It's pretty much the same. I did change some of the rankings, but to say I overturned them all is a bit too much."

"Among the Jinshi this time, there are several sons of important officials in the dynasty, as well as two people from the Kong family in Qufu. Some candidates are also questioning the fairness of the evaluation."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "I gave some power to the imperial examination this time, and the cabinet started messing around. I heard that the sons of Chen Xun and Wang Wen will participate in the next exam, so it won't be even more chaotic."

"Then the emperor has arranged these people to the lower end?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "On the contrary, I selected Geng Jiuchou's son Geng Yu as the second best, and He Wenyuan's son He Qiaoxin was also among the second best.

Don't avoid relatives when doing internal work, and don't avoid enemies when doing external work. I have studied these test papers carefully. Geng Yu has real talents and he is only 25 years old. I decided to stay by my side to train him.

At the same time, in an alley next to Maoer Hutong in Mingyufang, three new scholars, Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng, were gathering in a small teahouse, drinking tea leisurely.

Although this place is quiet, not far away is Jietian Tower to the north and Jingzhao Mansion not far to the east.

The three of them were poor and happy people. They couldn't afford Jie Tianlou, so they hid in the alley drinking tea.

There are large and small quiet teahouses in both rows of this alley. Because it is close to Jietian Tower, second-hand news circulates very quickly.

When they were talking about when the results would be released, Cao Tai suddenly said to Xu Guan and Xie Sheng: "After the results are released, we will be able to honor our ancestors and have an explanation for our family.

Then I went home and indulged in landscapes and poetry to entertain myself. "

Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng were all people who loved mountains and rivers and were indifferent to fame and wealth, so they had like-minded interests and got together.However, Cao Tai's direct rejection of the idea of ​​becoming an official still opened the eyes of Xu Guan and Xie Sheng.

After a brief shock, Xu Guan persuaded: "Brother Yi'an, although we are all willing to indulge in the mountains and rivers and entertain ourselves, if we immediately go into seclusion as soon as we become Jinshi, isn't it just to entertain the Holy Spirit?
I heard that the Holy Admiral carefully read every examination paper and strived to select the best.

You are one year younger than His Majesty, and since you refused to serve as an official when you first came to the throne, you are suspected of living up to His grace.If the Holy One is angry because of this, wouldn't he be inviting trouble to himself? "

(End of this chapter)