Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

When everyone left the Bindian, they went to the left and led the feast.

From the palace to February, they still eat puffer fish, drink asparagus soup, and eat peach blossoms. Talking about the precious dishes of the disturbed puffer fish at the banquet, most of them are the common local chicken, duck, fish and river fresh, but the fish is enough. In addition, there are roasted pork, roasted chicken, roasted duck, large and small sausages, fried lamb tail, kidneys, roasted bamboo shoots, goose, stir-fried lamb tripe, braised fish, steamed fish with fillet... and other common meat dishes in Beijing, from all over the world Vegetables and pickles are even more numerous.

Except for Master Li, who is a staff member, all these future ministers are still living in poverty in the imperial court. They are never polite at the banquet. They also persuade the little newcomer Cui Xie: "Don't be restrained, try more new dishes. You are also considered to have visited the palace."

These people can eat a few meals every month, but Cui Xie only visits the palace. Even if he has the opportunity to participate in the feast again, I don't know it will be a few years later.

Cui Xie took their kindness and focused on the mushrooms and sea vegetables that he hadn't eaten after he came to the Ming Dynasty. The rain and dew were covered in rain and dew, and he ate a round belly. The lecturers have their own preferences, and they all throw away their chopsticks, picking up their favorites, and don't need to talk about face.

After eating the table, several lecturers walked slowly and digested, while sighing: "The biggest advantage of being a lecturer is that you can give some tea and dinner in the palace. Those country talents sit in a restaurant, and there are fifty or sixty per year. Two silvers, let’s do Hanlin’s salary, which is just half of the family’s salary. Fortunately, some money is given from time to time. When we eat the scriptures, we can bring some food at home. Otherwise, how can we live in Beijing?"

These preachers usually joked about themselves. This time there was a young and tender newcomer, so they joked with him: "Cui Jiansheng would rather take a lower exam when he comes to Japan for the Palace Examination. It would be nice if he could be in the Second Class. At your age. As long as you don’t enter the Hanlin, you will be able to act steadily as a local. At that time, you can write fist-big names on the post, and the six hall officials will also have to make friends with you. It is much better for us to sit on a cold bench in Hanlin."

Cui Xie listened to the down-to-earth complaints of these future bigwigs, and wanted to go back and bring a set of Ming histories, so that they could look at the content of the pavilion elder and Shangshu in the future, and increase their ambition.

It's a pity that he couldn't wear it back, so he could only jokingly said: "If a student hasn't entered this palace and still can't make any ambitions, he may follow the crowd in the future. Now that he has seen the world's elites, he must be determined to enter the imperial court. In the future, I will be able to follow behind the princes and become a lecturer who can truly teach for the prince."

Although these Hanlins often disliked the poor treatment of the Hanyuan and felt that their future was unclear, they were all top-notch people who had made many imperial examinations. There was also a champion among them, and they were quite confident of their talents. Hearing Cui Xie said that he saw the world's talents today and determined to learn from them, I also felt that he was a solid man and had a better vision.

Li Dongyang also pointed him a few words, telling him not to rush to get into the Jinshi-his age, and Jane is in the emperor's heart, there is really no need to rush into the imperial court. It's best to sink for a few years after the middle lift, and be sure to get into the second division before ending.

Cui Xie also pointed out that he would be a jinshi early, and he would roll the sheets with his boyfriend earlier. Why would he be willing to drag him for another three years? He didn't answer this sentence, but only vaguely said: "Students don't dare to lift it out of their expectations, how can they afford to have a test?"

After deducting a few words, he asked again: "I just listened to the two adults in the temple. It was really wonderful. The students had the intention to go back and try to figure it out. It's just a little missed. I wonder if I can use the adults to take a look?"

Li Chun glanced at him and asked, "I heard that you can never forget, but can't you remember?"

Yes, I only brought a hard disk when I was traveling, and I didn't bring a mobile phone or voice recorder. Otherwise, I would never forget it. He sighed regretfully, and replied: "I never studied "Shu" in his late birth, and he read a little bit less history, but he really couldn't remember clearly what he heard.

Master Li twisted his beard and smiled: "Then how much can you remember when you look at it? Shiyong, Xiya, show him your syllabus, and watch him from here to the Daming Gate. How much can be recorded, the reputation of this child prodigy is not true."

They were going to the imperial court and the staff department. They were supposed to go out from the left gate of Chang'an which is dozens of steps away. If they went to the front Daming gate, they would have to pass through a long thousand-step corridor. It would take a long time and it would be considered a lowering for Cui Xie. The difficulty. Everyone looked at the Daming Gate and laughed: "My lord really has a leisurely mind. Anyway, it's still early and there is nothing wrong with going back to the courtyard in a hurry, so let him try."

Most of this group of scholars came from prodigy. When they were young, they often asked people to pass the exams, and they were even more reluctant to take the exams for the new talents. Asking people to memorize this kind of small game is tired of playing, but I feel that Cui Xie's question is fresh, so he agreed to write a question, whoever fails him, everyone will pool money and ask this person to sit the chief to eat. pause.

Li Chun is the deputy Zhan Shi of the Zhan Shifu, and the teacher of Li Dongyang, Yang Yiqing and others. Nian Gao Deshao, of course, does not play around with the young people. He smiled and shook his head: "If he answers all of them, what shall you do? ?"

If all answers...

If they can answer all the questions they deliberately make things difficult, how can such a good seedling not be a disciple?

Everyone turned their thoughts, each glanced at Cui Xie, and all smiled. Li Dongyang glanced at them, rushed to the front and said: "Everyone, don't worry, I have a great painting that every scholar wants for him. If Hezhong can answer these questions, I will call someone. Bring it to him."

Some of those people guessed what the painting was, but some didn't know it at all. While thinking about the topic, several people talked about the paintings that scholars want, and walked along the Qianbu Gallery with a smile.

Cui Xie faintly heard that the painting that "the famous master of the capital, the painter is waiting for the master to pick it up" seemed to be a big picture of Xiao Qiao that he painted himself. Recalling that Xiao Qiao poem, it is really fresh and agile, not as thick and solemn as the popular Taige style, like a Chaling school style.

However, he did not intend to claim the name of the famous painter and the boss behind the scenes of Ju'anzhai, nor did he engage in chat with the big bosses. He only looked down at the two lectures and prepared for the examination.

While he was doing oral digestion outside the palace, the prince was also in the palace looking through the papers sent by the Imperial College.

The servant who served him said distressedly: "Isn't he tired after reading the book all morning? This "Poem" is not something that I must learn. If you want to read it, you have to rest and read it."

The crown prince shook his head and said: "Put the incense on the seal and plan the time for Gu. This is sent by the emperor, so how can he not do it?"

The waiter was so distressed that he wanted to ask Mrs. Zhou to persuade him to rest, but the prince himself was not tired, and he still felt a little bit interesting when doing this question.

These questions are no longer just icy texts of the scriptures. From the wrong answers used for confusion, from the big questions that he analyzed by using historical materials from previous generations, he can read the intention of the person who asked them. When Cui Xie did the two wrong questions, he was also very careful, searching his stomach to come up with the answer, secretly trying to compare with him.

Although he was still sitting in the Ciqing Palace alone, and he was accompanied by the inner servants, but doing this set of questions is as if there is a young man about his age who is also doing the same with him in the outer hall. topic……

After more than an hour, Zhu Youzhan finished the draft and transcribe the written answer neatly onto the original volume. However, no one in this palace gave him the right answer, and no one corrected him.

He looked at the paper several times, rolled it up and put it next to the book table, and the next day he personally asked the emperor to send the paper to the Imperial Guard for review.

The emperor Chenghua delayed his studies because he was abolished when he was young. But the parents all hope that their children are sensible. Seeing that the prince speaks for himself, Cui Xie is particularly gracious, and he can do such a thick paper, and he can't help showing a somewhat satisfied smile: "Quiz. Ask someone to hold it, Yu Qiu Qing. "

Cui Xie was recommended by the **** Gao, and Gao Liang naturally rushed to take the order. He took the paper and was about to retire, but the prince made another big gift and begged his father: "The test question sent by the father is very good. My son thinks he has done it once, and his knowledge seems to be more solid. , I would like to have more questions to do."

If the prince wants something else, the emperor still has to consider whether the treasury or private treasury can get it, but it is too easy to make the papers. He nodded and asked the high eunuchs to go to the Hanlin Academy to deliver the decree, so that they could save the prince's academic ability, and after a few days imitated a set of papers and sent them up.

Gao Liang didn't rush down this time, and stood there with his head down, waiting to see if the prince had anything else to say. As expected, the prince did not withdraw, inhaled slightly, and then pleaded with the emperor: "I saw that Cui Xie, a student of the Imperial College, was young and eager to learn, and he wanted to get him the grace of his father, and accompany the children and ministers to work on the subject of the scholars Father allowed it."

Emperor Chenghua said: "Call him to accompany you? Why not, call your brother..." He only remembered halfway through that, the prince's oldest brother, You Zhu, was just eight or nine years old, and his schoolwork was much worse. Can not accompany.

The prince only pretended not to hear him, and said respectfully: "I also wanted to see how much others did right and wrong, and compare them to know how well I learned."

In fact, the eunuchs in the Neishutang can also accompany the examination, but Emperor Chenghua almost missed the age of his son, and felt a little guilty, so he replaced the "not allowed" in his heart with "accurate."

Anyway, it was not for Cui Xie to enter the palace to accompany him. At most, he handed in his papers so that the prince knew what he was doing right or wrong. What was the effort?

Emperor Cheng Hua wanted to open this point, and felt that the Prince had only one to accompany the test, so he simply gave a few more graces, and asked the Chinese Academy to select academically proficient and upright young talents to accompany the test. After the exam, the instructors of Chinese Studies will calculate the right and wrong questions, select the excellent answer sheet, and send it to the East Palace for the Prince's reference.

Prince Yao thought about the appearance of those young people accompanying him to do the questions, and felt expectant in his heart, with a faint smile in his eyes, Xie En stepped back.

Gao Liang took the decree and went straight to the Imperial Academy and Imperial College, and passed the emperor's order one after another. When he was in the Imperial College, he specifically called Cui Xie, and he said with a smile: "Cui Jiansheng, I think you’ve taken good care of you, but you also have to stand up for your own sake. Lord look."

Cui Xie only asked the Hanlin bosses to take a test yesterday. Today, he was taken as a companion test by the emperor's decree. It would be jealous to say it.

Even Jijiu and the instructors looked at him with a smile, gratified that he was so valued by the prince. However, he did not fluctuate in his heart, thanked Father Gao steadily and calmly, accompanied the instructors to send him out, and returned to the sincere classroom.

After the high **** went, Qiu Jijiu asked the instructors to announce the news to the superintendents of the churches, and also asked a few questions to select the corresponding talents from the students.

Cui Xie, the person designated by the prince, does not have to take an exam, and the classmates come to congratulate him with envy. There were also several young supervising students who vowed to be selected to work on Hanlin's own topics and came up to talk to him, jokingly: "Although we can't go to the palace to study with the prince this time, we can be considered as companions?"

The attendants in the palace...they are all eunuchs, and the attendants are bachelors.

Cui Xie twitched the corner of his mouth, patted the classmate on the shoulder, and gently persuaded: "We ordinary people can do it outside the palace. You don't have to have such high aspirations."