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  Chapter 672 669 [Horseshoe disease in spring breeze]

  The 200 Shinke Scholars all received white board official uniforms. The clothes have no grade and must be returned after wearing them.

  The main gate of the Forbidden City, which is only opened two or three times a year, is also opened exclusively for Jinshi. Guards of honor, ceremonies and music are the highest level, and are only used on the emperor's ascension to the throne, wedding, birthday, triumph, and New Year's Day.

   Li Kaiji, as the champion, led the way at the forefront.

  The Meridian Gate guns rang, and the music played again.

  Civil and military officials all enter through two side doors, but the new subjects Jinshi can go directly through the Meridian Gate. Usually, only the emperor can walk through the Meridian Gate, and the empress must get married to walk through the Meridian Gate.

  The majestic palace, the solemn music, the majestic guard of honor, and the extra-standard treatment made the blood of these two hundred Jinshi boil, and the pride of the proud son of heaven arose spontaneously.

  Cui Wenxiu burst into tears instantly. He will never return to North Korea, and will stay in China to repay the emperor's kindness. In order to show his loyalty and make him stand out quickly, he has already decided what to do: he will go to the imperial court and take back the territory south of the Yalu River.

  It is best if Datong China can annex North Korea, then you will be a Chinese through and through, and you will not be discriminated against by your colleagues because of your origin.

  Sun Chengen was also very excited, trembling all over. The emperor has not opened the imperial examination for a long time? The emperor divided his family's property? The emperor forcibly separated his family and moved him to Shandong? That is His Majesty's policy of administration, Sun Cheng'en will not complain anymore, with En Rong in his body today, everything he has paid in the past is worth it.

   After crossing the bridge, two hundred Jinshi were waiting in the square.

   "The emperor ascends to the palace!"

   "A hundred officials enter the court!"

  The music sounded again, and the officials were divided into two rows and entered the Chengtian Hall.

  I don't know what was said in it, and after a while, Chen Maosheng walked out of the hall. Standing behind Dan Bi, holding a passer-by in his hand, he glanced at these scholars.

   Zhang Dai, Minister of the Honghe Temple, hurried up to Chen Maosheng, and bent to touch the sticker.

Then, Zhang Dai walked down the steps: "Emperor Fengtian Yingmin, the system said: In the ninth year of the first year of the Republic of China, on March 15th, a test was given to the tribute scholars of the world. The first class was awarded Jinshi and rank, the second class was awarded Jinshi's background, and the third class was awarded Jinshi's background. Jiaci is from the same background as a Jinshi. Tanhua Shenwei!"

  Shen Wei walked out of the queue. The traditional rule is to kneel in front, but now he just needs to stand there.

  Zhang Dai shouted again: "No. 2 Zhang Shouyue!"

  Zhang Shouyue also stepped forward immediately.

  Zhang Dai shouted again: "No. 1 Scholar Li Kaiji!"

  Li Kaiji walked forward even more, until he stood in front of Dan Bi's champion, taking the meaning of the number one scholar "to be the champion".

  Zhang Dai continued to shout: "Wang Zunxun, the first in the second class..."

   It took a while for Chuanlu to finish the roll call, and the music changed again. This time, it was Zhonghe Shaoyue, which was specially played for the new scholars.

   "Happy!"

   "The guard of honor!"

  The female officials and the guards of the imperial city, holding the umbrella guard of honor, guided the Jinshi to the main hall. Originally, they went directly to Donghuamen, but the emperor wanted to give a lecture temporarily, so he brought them into the hall to talk.

   "See Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

   Li Kaiji was so excited that he forgot the Book of Rites and knelt down to the emperor, and the Jinshi behind him also knelt down.

  Zhao Han said: "Get up and talk."

   All Jinshi Xie Enping died.

Zhao Han said with a smile: "The Jinshi in the previous dynasty were at least seven-rank magistrates, and those who were retained as eighth-rank officials were also pedestrians. Now you are admitted as Jinshi, but you are only allowed to be eighth or ninth rank. Some people say that I treat new division Jinshi too lightly. Do you have resentment in your heart?"

   "I dare not!" All Jinshi shouted.

Zhao Han said: "A fierce general must be sent from the army, and a prime minister must be raised from the state department. Why? Those who have never been officers and soldiers at the grassroots level do not know what small soldiers think. What are you looking for. In the Ming Dynasty, you studied hard for ten years, and once you were released as a county magistrate, did you really know how to be an official and govern the people?"

  Zhao Han swept down, patted the seat, and said emphatically, "They know what a fart!"

  Officials and Jinshi all looked at Zhao Han in surprise, the emperor actually swears in a formal occasion.

Zhao Han continued: "The magistrates of the former Ming Dynasty, let alone govern the villages, they couldn't even manage the county government. When they take office immediately, they have to hire a master, and they have to give advice on everything. The officials deceived the superiors and concealed the inferiority, that's how the country of the Ming Dynasty was corrupted!"

   "If you are an official under me, you are not allowed to hire a master. Since the master can govern the government, what do you want to be an official? Isn't it good to just let the master be an official?"

"From now on, when Xinke Scholars are released to other places, they will not be allowed to govern for the first three months. Instead, they will go to their respective yamen and observe politics for three months. You must figure out how to do things, so as not to understand anything after taking office; Sort out the personnel affairs of the yamen, so as not to be deceived by local officials!"

   "Don't worry, the officials in the future will all start from the eighth and ninth ranks. No one is ahead of the others, and everyone has to be promoted step by step!"

   "Li Kaiji, Zhang Shouyue, Shen Wei, the three of you step forward!"

  The first three Jinshi, hurriedly stepped out.

Zhao Han said: "I wanted you to observe politics for three years, but the cabinet elders said it was too long. Then stay in the cabinet, first observe politics for three months, and then serve as middle school staff for nine months, and then release the place for From the seventh rank. You can directly become the seventh rank official, this is the preferential treatment for first-class Jinshi."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The three bowed in unison.

Zhao Han said: "Guangnan, Ryukyu, Taiwan, Qiongzhou, and the northern provinces with empty populations. Then you can choose for yourself and see whether you like heat or cold. From now on, I will give the first-class Jinshi to the poorest and most poor. A poor place. Of course, the poorer the place, the faster the promotion will be. Is there anyone who doesn’t want to?”

   "My subject is willing to go to Ryukyu!" Li Kaiji made a choice on the spot. He felt that Ryukyu should be the worst.

  Zhang Shouyue said: "I am from Guangdong, and I am not afraid of the heat. I am willing to go to Guangnan to be an official!"

  Shen Wei said: "I can go to Liaoning."

  One Jinshi made a statement, and the rest of the Jinshi spoke out one after another, all requesting to be officials in poor places.

  Young people, their ambitions are still alive, they all want to be promoted quickly, and in the future, they will join the cabinet as a minister or shepherd. They are the first Jinshi of the new dynasty, and they have gone to the poorest places. Even if their political achievements are quite satisfactory, they will be promoted quickly when they are evaluated and transferred.

   After a few years of hard work, become a high-ranking official and do great things!

"Okay, I'm so relieved," Zhao Han said with a smile, "Since the imperial examinations are resumed, the selection of the halls will also be resumed. However, the Shuji scholars of the new dynasty cannot enter the Imperial Academy as a chancellor, but are selected as Zhongshu Sheren, go to the cabinet to assist the elders in the office. The term of office of Zhongshu Sheren is about one to three years. When they are released, they are treated the same as first-class Jinshi. When they go to the local area, they can be Cong Qipin."

  As soon as this remark came out, all Jinshi were delighted.

   Second and third-class Jinshi, there is one more chance, as long as they are admitted to Shujishi, they can work in the cabinet. Not only does he get in touch with important national affairs every day, but he can also get to know the big bosses of the cabinet by face. In the future, there will definitely be hidden preferential treatment for career promotion.

   "Scatter the dynasty!"

   Zhao Han left the table, and the ministers bowed and saw him off respectfully.

   Two hundred Jinshi slowly exited the main hall, led by the ceremonial guard of the canopy, and headed to Donghua Gate collectively.

  There are a lot of horses there, all brought from the racecourse in the suburbs of Beijing.

  In Daming, only the champion of the new division can ride a horse through the streets to go home. When they arrived at Zhao Han's place, all Jinshi rode horses, and the Jinshi were treated more favorably in terms of ritual.

   "Zhuangyuan Lang, please." Jinling Fu Yin said with a smile.

  Li Kaiji clasped his hands and said: "There is a labor fee for the governor."

  The Governor of Jinling was a little surprised: "Does Zhuangyuan recognize me?"

  Li Kaiji said with a smile: "The younger generation lives in the suburbs of Luling County, and he knew Fu Yin when he was in Luling County."

   "Hahahaha, then we are indeed old acquaintances!"

  The governor of Jinling is Fei Yu, Fei Yuanjian was born as a book boy, and he was Zhao Han's secretary at first. When he was in Qianshan, Fei Yu helped contact a businessman to sell Zhao Han's manuscript fee for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

  Fei Yu personally led the horse for Li Kaiji, with a canopy guard of honor in front of him, and walked out of Donghua Gate with drums and gongs.

  The rest of the Xinke Scholars are not treated so well. They are just ordinary imperial city guards leading their horses.

   "Li Kaiji, the champion of the new discipline, has come out of Donghuamen!"

  When they went out, there were also small officials who were calling names, and countless people in the capital stood there to watch, and there were even big girls and young wives.

  Li Kaiji was wearing a champion robe, a black gauze hat, and flowers on his temples. Guards of honor led the way, gongs and drums cleared the way, Fu Yin led the horse, and all eyes were on him.

  Li Kaiji seemed to be in the clouds, and his whole body was floating in the sky.

  The number of Jinshi who rode out from Donghuamen on horseback was increasing, and they collectively paraded the whole city along the streets. Passing by along the way, there was thunderous cheers, and even the shopkeepers ran to the side of the street to watch the excitement.

  It was spring at this time, and someone picked wild flowers, made them into bouquets or garlands, and threw them at the Jinshi with a smile.

   Some Jinshi happened to catch it, so they took off their hats and put wreaths on their chests, which drew even more enthusiastic cheers.

  Mao Bijiang stood in the private room of the restaurant, watched the bustle outside through the window, and muttered to himself: "The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. Alas, time is also fate!"

   "We... think too much." Wu Weiye said.

  Both of them came from rich families, and their talents spread far and wide. They couldn't afford to be lowly officials, otherwise they would have been promoted to rank officials long ago. After coming to Nanjing, although he was more talented, he has been waiting for the imperial examination to become an official.

  Who would have thought that the emperor restored the imperial examinations, but set an upper age limit for traditional scholars.

  The two of them are not even qualified to take the imperial examination at their age!

   Now watching Xinke Scholars with hairpin flowers parading the streets, saying that they are not envious or jealous is purely deceiving. At this moment, I wish I was the one riding the horse.

  Cui Wenxiu was riding a tall horse, and wherever he could see, there were crowds of people, all of whom seemed to be cheering for him. What a prosperous capital, what a great glory, he is even more determined to go to Shu, and he must ask the emperor to annex North Korea, so that he can be a 100% Chinese.

  The Jinshi team parading the hairpin flowers even went to the Qinhuai River.

  Proceeding along the riverside street, the windows of the attics on the street were opened one after another. The girls waved their handkerchiefs, laughing and shouting without hesitation, some simply threw down the champagne, and some excitedly threw fruit at the Jinshi.

   "Come on, Xinke Jinshi was knocked out by the fruit!"

   "No heavy objects allowed!"

  (end of this chapter)