Ming politicians

The rules of the general examination and the rural examination are exactly the same, a total of nine days, divided into three examinations, one examination every three days, the examination is held in the Gongyuan in the southeast of the inner city of the capital, the time for marking the examination papers is not long, a total of five days before and after Time, that is, after the examination is over, within five days, the results will come out. This is also because there are as many as 18 examiners in the examination, and the marking speed is naturally much faster.Those who pass the examination are called Gongsheng, or Jinshi in Chinese style.

After one month of the test, the palace test will be held.

On the night of the eighth day of February, Su Tiancheng suffered again and was unable to sleep.

Those who participated in the general examination were all recruits, or they were recruited by the Guozijian. When they entered the Gongyuan, the inspection was not so strict, probably because they took into account the face of the scholars.

Candidates who participated in the general examination also had to rush outside the Tribute Court in the middle of the night, wait for the inspection, and then enter the Tribute Court.

For each exam, you enter the exam one day and exit the exam the next day.

The focus of the exam is also the first exam. The content of the first exam is the four-book essay, that is, the eight-legged essay. After this essay is done, the impact of the next two exams will not be great.

At the third quarter of the unitary hour, Su Tiancheng went to bed, and at the third quarter of the child hour, he had to get up, and at the third quarter of the ugly hour, he had to rush outside the Gongyuan.

This kind of arrangement is very torturous, that is to say, before seven o'clock in the evening, one has to go to bed, one o'clock in the middle of the night, one has to get up, and after two o'clock in the middle of the night, one has to rush to the Gongyuan and wait for admission .

Su Tiancheng couldn't fall asleep at all. He lay on the bed and counted countless sheep, but he couldn't fall asleep.

All the procedures are the same as the rural examination.

Su Tiancheng entered the Gongyuan and found his own small cage.

The structure of the Gongyuan is similar, whether it is in the capital or in the provinces, but the size is different. The Gongyuan in the capital and the Gongyuan in Nanjing are the largest. Nanjing is the accompanying capital of the Ming Dynasty, and many examinations have been held in the past.

After Su Tiancheng entered the small cage, the first thing he did was to sleep.

He knows very well that a person's mental strength is limited, and he spends more than a day taking the exam without sleeping all night, and sometimes his hardened body can't bear it. A state of high excitement, but the excitement brought about by this stimulation cannot be maintained for a day.

After sleeping for a while, the sky was getting brighter and the sun was just beginning to rise. The chief examiner and the chief assistant of the cabinet Zhou Yanru began to give lectures. Of course, the examinee couldn't see Zhou Yanru.

Su Tiancheng hated it, isn't this tossing?

After starting the exam, Su Tiancheng's mind was highly concentrated, and he focused on thinking without distractions.

He has a habit, whether it is an exam or writing materials, first understand the general requirements, then think about it, write down the draft, and write it overnight. This method originated from the habit of writing materials in his previous life.

This habit is very in line with the requirements of the imperial examination.

Quite a few examinees had already begun to write furiously. Su Tiancheng still didn't move. He closed his eyes. After coming over with the examiner, he saw the paper in front of Su Tiancheng. There was no word written on it, and he couldn't help shaking his head.

Zhou Yanru cared about Su Tiancheng.After the exam started, he was going to make a round of inspection.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng didn't write and closed his eyes to think, Zhou Yanru didn't say anything, and secretly admired it in his heart. It's best to write an article overnight. After thinking maturely, start writing, write and think about it, which will waste more time.

After noon, when Zhou Yanru inspected the examination room again, he found that Su Tiancheng had already begun to write, and he was so concentrated that he didn't care about the external situation at all. He walked beside him without noticing it.

Zhou Yanru stopped for a while, and carefully looked at Su Tiancheng's handwriting. It was very neat and well written. Of course, he was not allowed to read the content of the article. After all, he was the examiner, so he had to avoid suspicion.

After the first exam, most of the candidates returned to the inn or at home, and continued to bury their heads and study hard, cramming their feet temporarily, which was always helpful. No one went to restaurants, and no one thought about going out for entertainment. Su Tiancheng But it was different. After returning to the inn, he slept and rested, and went shopping.

For the second and third exams, every time he came to the exam room, he would bury his head in sleep, take the time to rest, and then concentrate and start writing.

Of course, Su Tiancheng also discovered something strange.

The chief examiner, Zhou Yanru, cared about him very much. He stopped in front of him for almost every exam, and looked at it. What was even more strange was that Wen Tiren also came to watch the second exam.

This is a contest within the examination room.

There are conflicts between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, and their factions must be different. Under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng must be very embarrassed.

Although he said he was concentrating on the exam, seeing the two chief examiners stop in front of him one after another, Su Tiancheng's thoughts were not just about the exam.

You must find a way out before the palace test, otherwise, you will be wronged if you die before you leave the palace. This is the time to test your IQ.

At two o'clock on the fifteenth day of the second lunar month, the examination ended.

When Su Tiancheng walked out of the tribute courtyard, he saw Su Ertong, Su Jun, Wang Dazhi, Luo Chang and others from afar.

Su Jun had already arranged a banquet. He knew that his young master always liked to go to restaurants to eat and relax after experiencing something.It's a pity that Wang Furong, who was beside the young master, was not able to come to the capital, which made the young master's life seem a bit random and sloppy.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Su Tiancheng was still in a good mood. After passing the test, he finally completed another important task.

As for the admission test, he wasn't worried at all.

I must be from high school, not to mention that the first-hand writing is beautiful, but Zhou Kang, the chief examiner and housekeeper of Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the cabinet, came to the inn to find him, and he has already hinted: Will the test be good? If there is a problem, this is a gift from Mr. Zhou. You must be grateful and respect your teacher.

This is actually what Zhou Yanru meant.

Where to go, Su Tiancheng had to make a decisive decision.

According to the rules, after the palace examination, the top three, that is, No. [-], No. [-], and Tan Hua, are awarded officials immediately. First-class Jinshi, after further assessment, most of them entered the Hanlin Academy and became unranked scholars. As for the top three fellow Jinshi, most of them were released as officials after the assessment.

After the palace examination, it is very honorable to enter the Hanlin Academy. There is a saying that once you enter the Imperial Academy, you are worth a hundred times.

Although the Imperial Academy is only a five-rank yamen, its political importance and speciality are by no means comparable to other departments. The censors all came from Hanlin.Needless to say, the dignity of compiling and editing, there are countless unranked scholars who later became cabinet ministers.To put it bluntly, if you enter the Imperial Academy, you will have the opportunity to become a cabinet minister.

Therefore, the Jinshi of the second class would rather give up the opportunity to become an official in the court or be sent out, but also try to find ways to enter the Imperial Academy and become a good scholar.

This situation is also easy to explain. The editors and editors of the Imperial Academy, as well as the concubines, are members of the emperor's staff. In the shortest period of time, the biggest advantage of being familiar with major policies is that you can see the emperor all the time.

According to Su Tiancheng's development path, entering the Imperial Academy, on the surface, is the best choice.

He is familiar with the history, knows the disadvantages in it, stands at the high level, even the emperor's side, and can put forward many opinions and suggestions. With the help of the emperor's power, he will slowly display it, step by step, and change the course of history without knowing it. Time to reach the pinnacle of power.

But there is a huge crisis in it, that is, the party struggle in the court and Zhu Youjian's character.

Not to mention the game between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren that is about to break out, but Zhu Youjian's anxious attitude, he can't wait to build the Great Wall in a day, and he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, it's so simple Could it be that Zhu Youjian, who is classified as the Lord of the World, is not clear about the matter.

There are also so many rumors in history, such as Zhu Youjian's great talents, meanness, narrow-mindedness and so on.

All of this is the biggest problem.

Su Tiancheng can't take risks, he doesn't have that much time.

Before the township examination, he had the idea of ​​letting go.

Start from the grassroots and slowly gather strength.

Today's imperial court has very little room for development.

On the other hand, if you go to the outside world, you will have the opportunity to gather real strength when you reach the grassroots level.Of course, even if it is released to the outside world, other methods must be considered. If according to the routine, the magistrates, prefectures, and county magistrates all stay in the government office honestly, drawing the land as a prison, it will be very tragic.

Besides, there are more than 3000 nursing homes around Su Tiancheng. These nursing homes must have a place to settle and a source of livelihood. If he was in the capital, he would never have such an opportunity.

Gold will always shine.

Perhaps, if Su Tiancheng made such a choice, he would become a different kind. Everyone would sharpen their heads and want to stay in the capital. The county magistrate of the pinnacle, it is all for the future considerations, if the high-level relationship is established, there will be someone in the court who is easy to be an official.

The sea is wide and the fish leaps, the sky is high and the birds fly. He has rich political experience, superhuman understanding, and extraordinary skills. Could it be said that he can't make a world-shattering performance.

Su Tiancheng has sufficient self-confidence, the next step is to look for opportunities.