I am the carpenter king

Although it is already January, the capital city is still covered in silver. It would be better if there is no wind. Once the north wind blows, people don't even have to think about going out.

I don't know if it's because of the good weather, but the day when Emperor Tianqi went to the banquet, the weather was unusually clear and there was no wind.Stepping on the thick snow, making a creaking sound, taking a deep breath, the cold air directly enters the human lungs, which makes people feel refreshed.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi wore a mink fur hat, a mink gown, and rhinoceros leather cotton boots on his feet. He was dressed like a rich man.With a pair of black eyes on the eyes, it is worth a lot of money at first glance.

Beside Emperor Tianqi, two teams of guards were closely guarding them, all of them were from the Imperial Guard.Although they were all wearing plain clothes, they still had a fierce look on their faces, and everyone held a knife in their hands.There were as many as 50 people, which made everyone on the street daunting.

It's just that no one noticed that wherever Emperor Tianqi passed by, this street was bound to be very lively.There were a few peddlers in the business, some shouted candied haws, and some sold dog skin plasters. Anyway, these people were all around Emperor Tianqi.These are also the imperial guards in the palace. There are a total of 500 people, all of whom are used to protect the safety of Emperor Tianqi. [

Looking around, Emperor Tianqi smiled wryly and shook his head, feeling very sorry.The last time I took the eldest princess Zhu Wanjun out of the palace, everything went smoothly, but once the little girl was too happy, she told about it.As a result, the Queen Mother was furious, and not only grounded Zhu Wanjun, but Emperor Tianqi also had to greet the Queen Mother when he left the palace.

The current appearance is the result of greeting the Queen Mother, surrounded by more than 500 people, Emperor Tianqi really feels dull.

"Chen Lin, how far is it?" At this time, Emperor Tianqi had only one eunuch by his side, that was Chen Lin, and Wang Chengen was left in the palace by Emperor Tianqi.

"Go back to son, just turn around! If you are tired, you can find a proud son!" Chen Lin looked back, and the proud son carried by four people in the crowd took his time. follow

That is the proud son specially prepared for Emperor Tianqi, as long as Chen Lin waved, he would come over immediately.

Glancing at Chen Lin, Emperor Tianqi didn't say a word, and Chen Lin's arrangement naturally couldn't be hidden from Emperor Tianqi.Waving to the candied haws seller, Emperor Tianqi suddenly had a look of nostalgia on his face.

Pretending to be a guard selling candied haws, he ran over with a smile on his face, and came to Emperor Tianqi's side, smiling flatteringly, "Young master, do you eat candied haws? The little candied haws are on this street. The best!"

Reaching out for a bunch of candied haws, Emperor Tianqi took a bite, it tasted really good.Looking back at Chen Lin, he ordered: "Take it all! You carry it!"

Chen Lin naturally didn't dare to say anything, took the candied haws and put it on his shoulders, and followed the footsteps of Emperor Tianqi with a smile.

Not far away, Emperor Tianqi finally saw the place where he attended the party, but Chen Lin who was beside Emperor Tianqi frowned.The three-story small building looks very elegant, but he knows that this is the highest quality hospital in the capital.

Looking at the huge plaque with great interest, the words "Yinghun Tower" were particularly conspicuous, and Emperor Tianqi also guessed where it was.Emperor Tianqi was not surprised either. Scholars in this era often allow themselves to be flirtatious, and it is also an elegant thing to hang around brothels and Chuguan.

Emperor Tianqi was about to approach, when Chen Lin on the side suddenly came over, his face flushed red, and he said with a troubled face: "Master, this is not the place for you to go! Once the news leaks out, I am afraid there will be Trouble!"

After hearing Chen Lin's words, Emperor Tianqi was also taken aback, and his mind began to turn continuously.With so many people around now, this news must not be hidden.Song Huizong was "obsessed" with a prostitute, and it has been talked about for so many years. He can't let this reputation go!

Lowering his head and meditating for a while, Emperor Tianqi nodded lightly, looked at Chen Lin and said, "Your words are right, you are a loyal servant girl, remember to receive the reward when you go back!"

"Thank you, young master!" Chen Lin immediately showed joy, and put his heart back in his stomach. Seeing that Emperor Tianqi turned to leave, Chen Lin hurriedly said: "Young master, since you have come If you have the appointment, then let people go in and meet the young masters. Ask them to a restaurant on the side, what do you think the young master wants?"

Looking back, Emperor Tianqi shook his head slowly, sighed and said: "Don't do to others what you don't want to do to others. Since they have this interest, how can we sweep away their interest. Let's take a stroll around, let's go Return to the palace when you are tired!"

"Yes, young master!" Chen Lin showed joy on his face, bowed respectfully, and bent over to lead the way.

Coming here excitedly, but returning disappointed, may be what Emperor Tianqi looks like now.Since this day, Emperor Tianqi has not left the palace, and the court has nothing to do. The general examination has begun, and the military examination has also raised its eyebrows.

For the time being, no one from the top and bottom officials of the imperial court troubled Emperor Tianqi, and Emperor Tianqi was also happy to be at leisure. [

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already March, which was the time for Hun Wei.In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination was held every three years. In the autumn and August of the first year, scholars from various prefectures and counties went to the provincial capitals of their provinces to take the rural examination and examine candidates, which was called Qiuwei; The students of Guozijian went to Beijing to take the examination, and they were called Gongshi, and then they took the palace examination in March. If they passed the examination, they were Jinshi, which was called hunwei.

March [-]th is the period of the palace examination. The Emperor Tianqi Yuhuangji Hall, and the tributes take the exam in the east and west verandas of the Huangji Hall. The examiner, Jin Yiwei invigilates the examination.

The faces of all the tributes were full of excitement. After years of studying hard, they were finally able to stand in this Huangji Palace today.Many people even had tears in their eyes, looking at Emperor Tianqi's dragon chair with sullen faces, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Emperor Apocalypse was ascended to the palace, the whips and salutes were fired, and the deacon officials put the questions into the room, and put the questions on the big case in front of the emperor. Civil and military officials other than the officials retreated in single file, and the tributes went to the seats set up on the east and west sides of the Huangji Hall to answer the questions and take the exam.

The exam started soon, Emperor Tianqi sat on the chair lazily, looking back and forth among the crowd.Soon they found the three familiar faces, Wen Zhenmeng, Ni Yuanlu and Lu Xiangsheng.But the three of them didn't dare to raise their heads, and even if they raised their heads, they passed by in a flash, and they didn't recognize Emperor Tianqi.

Emperor Tianqi felt that it was really boring, and no one spoke in the hall, only the sound of writing was heard.Bai Liao glanced at the people around him, and found that everyone was sitting with a serious face, so he had to change his posture to do well.

Finally, when it came to the end, Emperor Tianqi didn't pay attention to anyone, and after the matter came to an end, he returned to his bedroom.Anyway, the list will be released three days later, so I have plenty of time to do whatever I want.

On the day after the palace examination, the major teahouses and restaurants in the capital suddenly became lively, and there were groups of Xinke gongshi everywhere, calling for friends and companions, which was exactly the pride of Hunfeng.

No wonder they feel like they have been amnesty. Just to test for a scholar, there are three exams: the county exam, the government exam, and the hospital exam, then the township exam for juren, then the Ministry of Rites exam, and finally the emperor's personal palace exam. Also delaminated.

As for the results of the palace examination, the tributes are not very worried, because the number of tributes admitted in the examination is generally about 300, and the palace examination selects the first and third grades as Jinshi and the second, more than 50 people from the second grade are Jinshi, and more than 200 from the three schools People with Jinshi backgrounds add up to the total number of people who will take the exam.

That is to say, the tribute scholars who passed the examination can basically be admitted to the Jinshi with the title of the gold list, and have since become the most valuable group of people in the civil service system of the Ming Dynasty.It seems that the game has a halo of strength, a halo of wisdom, and a halo of recovery. As for those who are not from a Jinshi background, they have various negative states, and they have already lost before the game starts.

On the third day after the palace examination, the Wangjiang Tower was already full of people, and many scholars from the new department gathered together, which was extremely lively.There are no librettos on every floor of Wangjiang Tower, and they are all changed to talk about storytelling. It talks about a passage of Lu Mengzheng's number one scholar paying homage to the prime minister.

In front of a table in the corner of the second floor, three people sat there with smiles on their faces. Although they all looked very calm, they could still see a bit of anxiety in their eyes.

"Brother Wen, this time I'm sure I'll be named on the Gold List, showing off my ambitions!" The young man sitting in the south had a smile on his face, obviously in a very good mood, except for special circumstances, they were at worst top three.

The person called Brother Wen is none other than Wen Zhenmeng. At this time, he is already in his forties, and he has passed the examination ten times, which took him 30 years!Hearing Ni Yuanlu's comforting words, Wen Zhenmeng showed a embarrassed smile on his face, and said rather helplessly: "Brother, this is the last fight. If it doesn't work, I will go home and write a book about it." , I will never step into this career anymore!"

"Brother Wen, younger brother dare to say that Brother Wen will win this time!" Lu Xiangsheng on the side revealed a meaningful smile, squinting his eyes and looking at Wen Zhenmeng, obviously confident.

The two of them were stunned for a moment, Wen Zhenmeng said in a trembling voice, "Why are you so determined?"

"Gongsheng won't get a few of them. Brother Wen took the exam so many times, but one time he failed from Gongsheng? At worst, he was a top three. Brother Wen put his heart in his stomach!" Lu Xiangsheng smiled. Looking at Wen Zhenmeng, he said with a smile on his face.

"That's not necessarily the case. There are not a few people who fail the palace exam. It's a bit loud to say these words at this time. I think it's better to prepare to go home! Life is hard, writing and selling, and supporting the family is still not enough Problem!" The voice of the speaker was full of sarcasm, and it was Sun Zhixie. (To be continued.)

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