Idle courtiers

Chapter 479 Spring Rain
Ambition suddenly rose in his heart. If he could enter the Hanlin Academy, he would stand on a large platform, and the upper limit was naturally higher than that of ordinary officials.Only in this way can we talk about a great future.

Immediately, Zhou Nan calmed down, added water to the inkstone, and slowly rubbed the ink while writing the manuscript.

When the ink in an inkstone pool is finished, I already care about it.

Zhou Nan picked up a pen and wrote on the paper: "I heard from the minister." These four words are the fixed format of the palace examination paper.It means: Your Majesty, I have heard that...

After this exam, everyone will be Jinshi, and they will be awarded official positions, and they can also become ministers.

In fact, the content of the palace examination article does not matter.As the Gong Shi said in the previous discussion, the test is only about whether the articles of the future Xinke Scholars are beautiful or not, and whether the calligraphy is good or not, as for the content, it doesn't matter.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the examinee does not violate the rules, even if the justice in the middle is swallowed alive, and the word "I am sincerely right" is highlighted at the end, the last time is in the third class.

Probably because of being too nervous, some people still made mistakes in the palace exams in the past, in order to restrain them.

Once the candidates who violated the formula violated the formula, they would be assigned to the Ministry of Officials, immediately awarded the seventh-rank office, and released as officials, without being granted the status of Jinshi.That's the real disaster, and the government can't blame the government for suffering.

The so-called violation is just that when encountering characters such as "Heaven" and "Emperor, Empress, and Ancestor", they must be raised, and must be written one or two characters higher, commonly known as raising the head.The other is to avoid taboos on the names of successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, the character Zhu is replaced by red, Yuan is replaced by Yuan, and Zhang character is replaced by Bao Er, or the radical is removed directly.

Zhou Nan naturally would not make such low-level mistakes. His article is different from what other candidates imagined out of thin air. It has data, arguments, and solutions to problems.The central idea is actually to copy Zhang Juzhenglong's Wanda reform policy and write it eloquently.It can be regarded as a complete plan, and a whip method is theoretically mature.

Soon, it was noon.

The invigilator called out, and the candidates had eaten.

Zhou Nan just stopped writing, opened the basket on the table, and was a little pleasantly surprised.It turned out that there was a whole stewed chicken inside, which was served on a large cloisonne platter with gold threads.Although it was completely cold, the chicken looked yellow and oily, and people couldn't help but twitch their index fingers.

Zhou Nan thought about it, but smiled silently.Chicken on a gold plate, isn't this a golden plate giving good luck, it's quite auspicious.

In addition to the chicken, there is also a pot of rice wine.

If possible, he would prefer a pot of white dry.It's a pity that if the examinee can't drink enough and gets drunk after drinking liquor, the examiner will also be jointly and severally liable, and the rice wine insurance is still the case.

The rice wine was also cold, a fly in the ointment.

Zhou Nan was already hungry, so he tore off the meat with both hands and chewed it in his mouth. He drank the wine in the pot in one gulp, and cried out in his heart: "Sharpness!" Taking advantage of the alcohol, he wrote faster.

The other examinees also ate their mouths full of oil, spat their bones all over the floor, and were not serious.Chen Hong was so angry that he couldn't help reminding: "Be decent, and all the tributes should be decent."

Probably due to excessive use of the brain and insufficient blood sugar, the candidates were also very hungry, and ignored this lowly eunuch.

Seeing him suffocating, the other civil servants all laughed and said, "This is too unsafe to eat."

The emperor went back to the palace to eat, and the examination room was also much more casual.

Zhou Nan was writing this article. Suddenly, he felt a coolness on his forehead. When he looked up, there was a gray haze floating in the sky, and there were drops of rain falling one after another.

It is not accurate to say it is rain, it is more like fog.

Naturally, there is no need to open an umbrella in this light rain, for fear that the paper will be wet, everyone covered the paper with their hands.

Suddenly, a shadow enveloped the head.Zhou Nan raised his head in astonishment, only to realize that Jiajing had been standing behind him at some point, looking at his article ecstatically.

During the exam, Zhou Nan naturally didn't have to stand up and salute.

Jiajing nodded towards him, his eyes were full of light.

Jiajing, who ranked among the top three in the Ming Dynasty as a means of scheming, is naturally a shrewd person, how could he fail to see the value of Zhou Nan's article.It's just that Jiajing is devoted to longevity and has little interest in governing the country.Don't bother me if you have nothing to do, don't delay my ascension.

But regarding the empty state treasury and the fact that the country's finances are on the verge of bankruptcy, he is very clear about it, and he has also thought about how to solve it.

It's just that the country has accumulated poverty and evils for too long, and it is not easy to find a good solution.

Zhou Nan's article echoes the previous work in Qingzhou, Shandong, seeking to change its true nature to fold color, and it is coherent, with theory and data, and feasible.

If this method is used, within ten years, this messy financial situation may really be reversed.

Jiajing calculated that he could save at least 100 million taels a year.

Not bad.

Jiajing also smiled: "Write well."

Zhou Nan picked up the paper and stood up: "I've finished my work, let's grab the first paper."

He stood up, went straight to the stage, and handed the paper to Mi Feng.The examiners gathered around, "tsk tsk" and said: "Amazing calligraphy!"

Nature is amazing, for today, Zhou Nan has to practice pavilion style for half an hour every day.

His calligraphy is already good, and it is no surprise that he is praised by everyone.

It's just a little disappointing in my heart. Look at the content, the content is the real excitement.

The palace examination can be sealed or not, it doesn't really matter.

Every time a candidate handed in a paper, the examiners would gather around to look at it.

The examiner is either a cabinet elder or a minister of a department. It is their housekeeping skill to see ten lines at a glance.

As long as your paper is handed in, people can remember it with just a glance.Even if the papers are sealed and transcribed, they can still pick out the people they need to take care of.In a sense, anyone who can achieve such an official position is not a superman.

The imperial examination system in the Ming and Qing dynasties was extremely perfect, but it couldn't stand up to the fact that the examiners had "special abilities"!

When Zhou Nan was writing the paper just now, the emperor watched behind his back for a long time. The examinees all knew that his essay hit the emperor's wishes, and they might get high marks. How about being a lucky scholar in the future imperial examinations?
Everyone gave Zhou Nan a thumbs up, only Wang Xijue and Xu Yangda hummed and turned their heads away.

Zhou Nan was happy in his heart, depending on the situation, he could really fight for it to enter the Imperial Academy, this old emperor is really interesting!

He walked towards the Meridian Gate with his hands behind his back, feeling the wind under his feet.

After walking a few steps, the mist on his head became denser, and Zhou Nan couldn't help turning his head to look at the palace examination room.

An examiner has already sent an umbrella over.

Emperor Jiajing put an umbrella on Shen Shixing's head to protect him from the rain, which may not have shown the country's emphasis on culture and education.

The so-called: The emperor values ​​heroes.

Articles teach Ercao.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high.

Shen Shixing choked up in a low voice.

Jiajing: "Don't cry, write well, don't rush."

……

Zhou Nan said in his heart: "Shen Shihang's champion is stable, what a lucky guy! We must let him treat guests, we must let him treat everyone to a big drink."

(End of this chapter)