Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 612: The ranking of Jinshi was unexpected. The North Korean frontier troops suddenly retreated.
Cao Tai shook his head very firmly: "The Holy Lord today has a broad mind and will not take me seriously. Besides, the Holy Lord himself is about to become a hermit in the mountains with the spirit of immortality. Why doesn't he let me go into seclusion in the mountains and forests?"

Xie Sheng said with a smile: "Don't mention it, the Holy One can really be called a hermit in the mountains. During the palace examination, I was able to admire His face from a distance. Isn't it true that he is immortal and independent from the world?

I think your Majesty will soon realize what Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said about ruling the world from the ground up. "

Cao Tai nodded: "I can't say that I am indeed the Mingjun and the Holy Lord, and sooner or later I will revive the Ming Dynasty and create another prosperous age.

But anyway, I have been selected as a Jinshi, and I want to go home and enjoy a peaceful and prosperous life. "

Xu Guan and Xie Sheng tried to persuade him and saw that Cao Tai had indeed made up his mind, so they said no more.The two of them didn't care much about their official positions, so they gathered together to comment on current affairs, hidden figures, and talk about the joy of mountains, rivers and countryside, and they dispersed at night.

The next day, the second day of June, the Ministry of Rites released the results outside the Ming Dynasty Gate.

Candidates, dignitaries, and common people gathered to watch.

The number one scholar: neither Qiu Jun, who was originally selected, nor Sun Xian, who was changed to one after the cabinet and officials judged people based on their appearance.

Unexpectedly, the top pick was the 24-year-old young talent Yin Zhi from Taihe, Jiangxi.

Indeed, no one could guess this. In recent years, the emperor has severely suppressed officials from Jiangxi. The former chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Shiqi, was crushed to ashes, and the first chief minister of the Jingtai Dynasty, Chen Xun, was forcibly forced to retreat.

It happened that this time the Jinshi Emperor appointed a man from Jiangxi to be the number one scholar. If anyone could have guessed this in advance, it would be Zhuge Liang who was possessed by him.

Second place: Equally unexpected, Geng Yu is the son of Geng Jiuchou, the left servant of the Ministry of Revenue. The emperor really does not shy away from suspicion.

The third flower: Zhang Ning.This is most normal. Zhang Ning was originally ranked No. 16 in the top two by the officials, but the emperor promoted him to the top spot.

This makes other Jinshi envious.

According to unwritten rules, the examiner usually has an auspicious number. In most cases, this number is the examiner's ranking when he is selected as a Jinshi.

For example, the examiner himself was once ranked No. 8 in the second class, and when marking the papers, he would often place the candidate he admired most in the second class No. 8.

And today's emperor's preferences have already been figured out: the emperor values ​​​​No. 3 the most, which is Tanhualang.Gao Yao and Wang Yan, the two first explorers of Jingtai Dynasty, were both highly regarded by the emperor and stayed with him to cultivate them personally.

The previous Tanhua Lang Yuezheng had become the governor of Shandong and was in charge of the government.

Zhang Ning won the lottery, which meant that he would be personally trained by the emperor, and his rise to greatness was just around the corner.

The top three in the second league are also relatively unpopular: Cao Tai, Xu Guan, and Xie Sheng.

Cao Tai, Xu Guan, Xie Sheng and other people finally dispersed, so they arrived late.

When they got closer to the list and took a look, the three of them were completely dumbfounded: the three of them had made an appointment before the exam, and together they talked about indifference and self-cultivation in the palace examination policy discussion, as well as other candidates' aggressiveness and expansion of territory. Very different.

What the three of them thought was that the palace examination only ranked the candidates and would not eliminate the candidates at all, so the worst they could do was to rank at the bottom of the top three. Anyway, the top three were also Jinshi.

As for whether the top three can't enter the Hanlin Academy, it doesn't matter, as long as they can become a county magistrate.

Well now, Cao Tai is ranked No. 1 in the second division, second only to the top pick, second pick, and third overall pick.

It is said that he refused to serve as an official, and that he refused to serve as an official in the top three classes was completely different.It was absolutely impossible to go home quietly.

It is said that if he refuses to serve, he will be attacked by both the government and the public.

After a night of suffering, Cao Tai still had the courage to submit a memorial and asked to return to his hometown to teach.

Cao Tai did not dare to leave quietly, nor did he dare to mention living in seclusion, so he had to use the term "returning to his hometown to teach and educate people".On the morning of June [-]rd, Zhu Qiyu got up, looked at the pile of memorials and secret reports on the desk, and sighed quietly.

I say I don’t go to court, but in fact there are a lot of things going on every day.

However, thinking about how Emperor Daojun stayed up late to review the memorials, Zhu Qiyu felt more balanced. He was not as diligent as Jiajing, and was somewhat better than Emperor Wanli of Liubu.

Wanli has no suburbs, no temples, no dynasties, no meetings, no criticisms, and no talks.

I just don’t live in the suburbs, the temple, or the court, that’s half of it.

The memorial is still approved, but I have to let my concubine chew it for me first.

Zhu Qiyu leaned back on the soft couch and waited for the two little concubines to pick out the important ones for him.I stopped reading those things that were endlessly verbose and nonsensical.

Qianxue took the lead in picking out a memorial and read with a smile: "Xu Youzhen reported that in mid-June, Guangdong Governor Yang Xinmin will lead an army of [-] to attack the Kingdom of Champa."

Zhu Qiyu felt a little confused: "Xu Youzhen chose to attack in the summer. Isn't it hot? Isn't there a lot of rain?"

"Xu Youzhen said that the main force of the army is from the Yao people of Guangxi. They don't care what you said. It would be better if it rains more. Both sides should stop using firearms and just kill each other with knives.

The Yao people are fierce and brave and are called wolf soldiers. Once they attack each other with cold weapons, the combat power of the occupying army will collapse faster. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's right what you said. It's just that the governor of Annan has been vacant, and I don't know who to send.

The governor of Guangdong and the governor of Guangxi were always asked to work in Annan, which was a bit awkward. "

Qianxue smiled and said, "Xu Youzhen knows you well enough to know that you would say this, so he vaguely mentioned that he cooperates very well with Yang Xinmin and Zhen Wan.

It means that the current governors are very harmonious with each other. If you rashly send a governor from Annan again, if you and Xu Youzhen cannot get along, they will restrict each other and delay state affairs. "

"Okay, let him be. As long as the Annan people don't rebel, I don't want to care so much."

Su Xi also picked out a copy of the memorial and read: "Cao Tai, the No. 1 scholar in the second class of the new department, wrote a letter expressing his unwillingness to serve as an official and requesting to return to his hometown to teach."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu sat up and took the memorial in person to read carefully.It's weird, there are people who really don't want to be officials. I saw it today.

Lin Xiangyu, Ningxiang, and Qianxue also came over to see this rare new thing.

Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a long time, and then he ordered: "The day after tomorrow, call the top three of the first class, and I will personally give a banquet; the day after tomorrow, give a banquet to the top three of the second class.

The one in the back entertains 50 people every day.These are my disciples of the Emperor, and everyone must take care of them.

Those of you who are mistresses should pay more attention to them and help anyone who is in trouble. "

Next, Zhu Qiyu dealt with military and political affairs for a full two hours. Fortunately, the men and women were matched, so the work was not tiring. Between talking and laughing, it was soon lunch time.

At the same time, North Korea and Xuanzhou.

Just when the Ming Dynasty's [-] elite soldiers were unable to attack Xuanzhou City for a long time, the North Korean navy withdrew, and the [-] elite heavy infantry in the city also withdrew.

Suddenly, the situation reversed and became twenty thousand versus ten thousand.

The Ming army did not understand the reason and suspected fraud, so they stopped the attack and reported to the capital six hundred miles away, asking the emperor for instructions.

(End of this chapter)