Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 528 Palace Examination
They severely punished the scholars who gathered at Daming Gate, severely punished the officials who gathered at Chengtian Gate, and even sent a group of people to the West City for execution. This caused a great shock to the capital!
The blood shed in the West City shooting forced the chaotic public opinion to be suppressed. In the face of absolute strength, any calculation that was not on the table would have no confidence at all.

Zhu Youxiao, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, knew better than anyone else that he could not be soft-hearted towards the civil servants, the scholars, and the rubbish in between.

If you are soft, he will be hard.

If you are tough, he will be soft!

Today's Ming Dynasty cannot withstand any twists and turns, let alone any wrangling. Even if it risks endless infamy, it will never be soft when it is time to kill you!
If we give in this time, it will encourage the arrogance of some people, and the issue of the public election of the Duke of Yansheng will inevitably be shelved.

After this incident, new waves will inevitably arise. For example, many matters such as the finalized abolition of the North Zhili Health Office, Shandong Salt Reform, Ministry of Household Tax Reform, Shaofu's intervention in disaster relief, etc. will all face criticism and challenges.

These are things Zhu Youxiao will never allow!
For this reason, Zhu Youxiao carried out the Huangming Zongjun. After this incident, the entire Huangmingzongjun will be watched by a group of people, especially the family members of the captured scholars and officials, who will be captured by the Emperor one after another. The Ming Zong Army arrested and took him to Liaodong, which meant that the Emperor Ming Zong Army was on the opposite side.

From now on, the Huangming Zongjun will have no way out except to obey the emperor's orders. After all, the creation of the Huangming Zongjun was made by Zhu Youxiao Gang, in order to find a way out for the lower-level clan!
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the palace examination.

In the second year of Tianqi, March 15th.

The sky is clear and the clouds have dispersed.

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, all the new tributes in this department are here at Duanmen." Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace, was wearing a red python robe and holding a fly whisk. He walked in from outside the palace with his head lowered and bowed to the emperor.

"Show off at the Emperor's Gate!"

A sonorous sound sounded in Dongnuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao was seen wearing the emperor's official uniform, a crown on his head, twelve bows hanging from the front and back, 12 jade beads strung with colorful silk ropes, the emperor's sword tied around his waist, and various accessories.

Zhu Youxiao rarely wore this imperial uniform. Except for wearing it a few times when Yu Ji ascended the throne, he basically never wore it after that.

Too cumbersome!

However, in this palace examination, Zhu Youxiao wore this uniform. It must be worn on such formal occasions. No matter how complicated the rules and etiquette are, they must be followed when they should be followed. This is the soul bred by China! !
"Greetings to the Emperor!"

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

When Zhu Youxiao walked out of Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youjian, Zhu Shihong and other people, who had been waiting for a long time, also wore extremely formal attire and bowed to Zhu Youxiao respectfully.

This is the first palace examination held for the whole world since Zhu Youxiao Yuji ascended the throne. Every arrangement has profound meaning. Let Zhu Youjian and the others attend it. Zhu Youxiao wants to tell the world that the Emperor Ming Dynasty started from the Tianqi Dynasty. , it will be different from before!

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Youjian and the others through the twelve crown beads swaying in front of his eyes. Without saying anything, he walked forward with a calm expression.

"Get off!!"

When he saw the emperor stepping on Danbi and walking forward with his head held high, Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace, immediately sang. Seeing this, Zhu Youjian and other people followed the emperor with their heads slightly lowered. At that time, the entire Qianqing Palace became busy. , but there was no sound, everything was done quietly.

Zhu Youxiao sat on the sedan chair, his deep eyes slowly closing. Starting from the Wanli Dynasty, his imperial grandfather rarely came in person for all the imperial examinations held in the past. For Zhu Youxiao, before the existing imperial examination system was reformed, whenever the palace examination was held, Zhu Youxiao had to come even if he was busy.

Different from the county examination, prefecture examination, hospital examination, rural examination, and general examination, the palace examination only tests policy questions. The candidates come in at dawn and go through etiquette such as roll call, handing out papers, praises, and salutes, and then the policy questions are issued.

The examination questions are usually pre-formulated by the cabinet and submitted to the emperor for approval the day before the examination. The examination time is generally limited to one day, and papers must be handed in before sunset.

The examiner gathers the test papers and sends them to the sealing officer; the sealing officer seals them and sends them to the examiner; the examiner then sends them to the East Pavilion for review by the examiner.

The record readers were selected from high-ranking officials who were Jinshi scholars. The grading time for the palace examination is very short. According to the regulations, "after the palace examination, the papers will be read the next day, and the results will be released the next day." Moreover, those who participate in the palace examination will only be ranked and not lose.

The task of the examiner is to divide these examination papers into three grades to formulate candidates for the top three. The first grade is designated by the emperor, that is, the number one scholar, the second grade, and the third flower. They are collectively called the "Three Tripods", which are awarded to Jinshi and a number of people in the second grade. , given a Jinshi background, the first person in the second class was named "Chuan Lu"; several people in the third class were given a Jinshi background.

The first to third graders are generally called "Jinshi". When a scholar passes the Jinshi examination, his fame comes to an end, and for this ultimate fame, I don’t know how many scholars have regretted their lives.

After the top three candidates are determined, the imperial court will hold a grand roll call ceremony. At that time, the new scholars will gather at Donghua Gate and announce the names of the admitted candidates in turn, called "Chuan Lu". Then, the number one scholar was sent to his residence by a guard of honor prepared by Shuntian Mansion. After the roll-call ceremony, the emperor gave Jinshi a banquet.

From then on, the complete palace examination is over.

And these newly announced scholars will have a new title, that is, disciples of the emperor! This is a means to combat clique formation and selfish interests, and to establish and cultivate one's own power.

Everything is to defend the imperial power!

"Crack~"

The clear sound of whips sounded, and the civil and military ministers who gathered at the Huangji Gate knew that the emperor's imperial chariot was coming, and some officials also began to get busy.

From Huangji Gate to Duanmen, the sounds were heard one after another. When they reached Duanmen, the new tributes gathered here knew that the palace examination was about to begin.

Some noises began to appear in the crowd, but they soon disappeared. The censors in charge of the pickets scolded and reminded them without mercy at all.

The convening of the palace examination was more of a formality to reflect the majesty of the dynasty. In a sense, the results obtained in the general examination basically determined the ranking in the palace examination.

Good is good.

The difference is the difference.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some people have poor psychological quality and did not perform well when the palace examination started, but this cannot be blamed on anyone.

Just like this palace examination, 800 new tributes were supposed to participate, but because of some things that happened, some of the tributes were not only disqualified, but were even deprived of their honors. This person is going to You have to bear the corresponding price for your choice.

"The exam is about to start!"

The morning sun rises in the east, and the golden light reflected by the glazed tiles is very dazzling. Lu Xiangsheng, who is walking with the team among the crowd, looks at the majestic Meridian Gate Tower in front of him and the palace walls as red as blood. He is inevitably a little nervous in his heart. He clenches his hanging hands tightly, for He had been preparing for too long today.

He studied hard for more than ten years in order to one day be named on the gold medal list. During this period, he had to face too many challenges and choices, but he finally defeated many opponents and finally embarked on the bright road to the palace examination. However, Lu Xiangsheng was not interested in fame and fortune. He doesn't care, what he cares about is that he can enter the official career by virtue of the imperial examination, and be able to do what he wants in the future...

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