Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

While Su Mu was amused in his heart, he also felt that Wu Lao Er was really useless.However, who told him that he was his brother-in-law, there was nothing he could do about it.In desperation, he paid another 2000 taels before he was settled down.

Everything is going on in full swing, just waiting for the results of the palace examination, the next day will usher in the most important event in Su Mu's life---marriage.

In fact, on the second day after the palace exam, the candidates' papers entered the review stage.

Located in the east of the Forbidden City, in a hall with red walls and green tiles, the eight reading ministers were all sitting on chairs, reading the papers in their hands attentively, and chatting softly from time to time.

This hall is the famous Wenhua Hall in the imperial palace, and it is the place where the Zhuanzhuo Xiaochuanlu is located.

Wenhua Palace is "the place where the prince sees things". According to the "Five Elements Theory", the east belongs to wood, and the color is green, which means growth. Therefore, the roof of the palace used by the prince is covered with green glazed tiles.The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was originally set up by the University of Wenhuadian, whose main task was to teach the prince's knowledge.Therefore, the review of the palace examination papers is set here.

Today, there are eight reading ministers, namely Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, the cabinet scholars; Wang Jiao and Yang Tinghe, the academicians of the Imperial Academy; a minister of the Ministry of Rites, Jiao Fang, the left servant of the Ministry of officials, Ma Wensheng, the minister of the Ministry of war, etc... It can be said that the current members of the board of directors of the Ming Empire Headquarters and the people who will talk about the future board of directors have all gathered together.

According to the system, all the test papers are evenly distributed to eight ministers who read the papers. Each reads the papers he has divided first, and then reads each other in turn, which is called "turning the table".The approval of the final grades is decided by the chief reading minister, and other people participate in the opinions.After the evaluation of the results, the top ten books will be submitted to the emperor on the [-]th, and the ranking will be determined and the introduction will be announced, which is called "Xiaozhuanlu".

That is to say, if Su Mu wants to enter the top three of the first class, he must squeeze into these ten papers.

If he was there, it might be a little nervous.

However, in fact, the whole process was uneventful.

The palace test paper is just a cutscene, as long as the format of the article is correct and there are no violations, no matter how boring the content is, as long as the calligraphy is not bad.In addition, there is no seal, and given his position in the hearts of the three elders in the cabinet, it is difficult not to be selected.

Moreover, to be honest, Su Mu's hand in Dong Qichang's lower script is so eye-catching among all the papers that it cannot be ignored.

Soon, his papers appeared in the selection, and there was no objection. It seemed that he was about to be selected for the imperial examination.

With the relationship between Su Mu and Zhengde, it would be hell if he didn't win the top prize.

Looking at the ten papers, besides Su Mu, Kang Hai was also among them.

Jiao Fang knew about Su Mu, and in the examination room, he ordered Su Mu's Hui Yuan, feeling annoyed.Since getting in touch with Liu Jin, Jiao Shilang has had good official luck, and has already sat on the position of Zuo Shilang in the Ministry of Officials, only one step away from entering the cabinet.

It can be said that if I am going to reach that level, I still have to communicate with Liu Jin Haosheng. With his help, things may be successful.

Liu Jin, Su Mu, and Zhang Yong never deal with each other, and Jiao Fang has also heard about it.

His heart suddenly moved, why not take this opportunity to take Su Mu down first.As long as he doesn't enter the top three in the first class, he doesn't directly choose the Hanlin Hall.During the Jinshi examination, maybe he can think of a way to prevent him from being a good scholar.

Otherwise, once Su Mu entered the Hanlin Academy and was used by the emperor, Liu Jin might be a little overwhelmed.

Now, Jiao Fang and Liu Jin are political allies, and if Liu Jin can't get along, Jiao Fang's career path may also be affected.

Therefore, Jiao Fang said slowly: "Su Mu's calligraphy is naturally excellent. The writing is also smooth, but there are also slight flaws in the good jade. For hundreds of years, in order to cope with the imperial examinations, the world has formed I have written a complete routine and know how to do it so that I will not make mistakes. Therefore, most of them are clichéd and mediocre. But this is a palace test. If you still choose such an article, it can’t be refreshing, but how can it be convincing. Ten books recommend There are three volumes, but they are going to be in the top three of the first class, and they must be admired until they are all in the air."

Hearing what he said, Ma Wensheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, nodded. He didn't know how great Su Mu was.In addition, he was straightforward, so he said: "Jiao Shilang's words are justified. This article is indeed a bit boring. Even though the writing is outstanding and the style is excellent, it is not good in novelty. It will inevitably be criticized by the world. How can I recommend it? Involved in the emperor? Incorporating into the top three is not a loss to him."

Jiao Fang didn't expect such a heavyweight to agree with her opinion, she was overjoyed and couldn't help clenching her fists quietly.

Just kidding, the top three, that is, Citong was born as a Jinshi, and the selection of the museum is hopeless.Without the qualifications of the Hanlin Academy, Su Mu will not even think about joining the cabinet in the future.

Moreover, once the family background is given, they will be sent to the local area as the magistrate of any county immediately, and the ghost knows what the fate will be in the future.

Hehe, it's a surprise to get a top-ranked test paper that is likely to be top-ranked.

But at this moment, Yang Tinghe was not convinced.

Although he and Su Mu had a really unpleasant quarrel in front of Emperor Zhengde of Xiyuan, it was all personal grievances.For Su Mu, Lao Yang just treats him as a junior, thinking that this person is too nonsense, but he has rare talents, and he is the most needed talent in the country.

What's more, Yang Tinghe is upright by nature, and he was born as an old-school scholar.Different from his son Yang Shen, who is outstanding in talent and unruly, Lao Yang is the most calm person, a famous moral gentleman, and he likes steady and thick writing.Su Mu's paper today is very much to his liking.

In his opinion, a gentleman is slow to speak, and the article should be restrained and reserved. Besides, it's okay to be boring if you talk about the truth.

On the other hand, when Su Mu passed three levels in a row and won a small three yuan, the number one scholar's article he plagiarized made him very displeased.

Immediately he became unhappy, and said in a high voice: "No, according to my opinion, this volume has novel strategies, unique insights, and excellent writing style. The number one scholar in this discipline must be the owner of this volume."

Lao Yang's words were earth-shattering and shocked everyone, and then they couldn't help but smile.

But judging from Su Mu's papers and calligraphy, it is possible to enter the top one, but it is a bit reluctant to be the number one.When Yang Tinghe said this, he was clearly trying to argue with Jiao and Ma.

Sure enough, Ma Wensheng also realized this, and looked at him angrily, his face flushed red: "Scholar Yang, how did Su Mu win the number one prize in this article, isn't it deceitful?"

Seeing that the three of them were about to quarrel, the three elders of the cabinet frowned at the same time.

Li Dongyang suddenly burst into a smile, and said slowly: "The three adults don't need to argue any more. According to Li, Su Mu's calligraphy is naturally excellent, but it's a pity that the writing is a bit dull. However, each flower is in each eye. , it’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad. It’s hard to say whether it’s good or bad. In Su Mu’s case, it may be debated about being the number one scholar, but it should still be possible to enter the top one. Mr. Jian, what do you think?”

As he spoke, he set his sights on Liu Jianjian.

Liu Jian is the chief assistant of the cabinet and the chief minister of reading papers, so he can directly make decisions.

Hearing Li Dongyang's words, Liu Jian understood, and said: "It's a pity that I'm a bit old-fashioned. This minister thinks that this volume should be listed as a separate volume, together with the ten volumes recommended by the First A. On the 24th, I will take it Entering the court to see the emperor is entirely at the mercy of the emperor."

Now that he said so, Ma Wensheng nodded without knowing it, "Let's agree to Yuanfu."

He spoke faster, Jiao Fang didn't have time to interrupt, she was very anxious: this paper is sent to the emperor, Su Mu is an old man from His Majesty's Long Qian, so he will naturally receive the holy favor, the number one scholar is probably decided.Unfortunately, I'm still a word late, stop!

Jiao Fang knew that after Su Mu entered the Hanlin Academy, he would enter the core decision-making level within a short period of time.I'm afraid it's not a good thing to have made such a big enemy.