(Due to the needs of the plot, the time of certain historical events has been fine-tuned by a few years. It's called the butterfly effect)
Anyway, Lin Xiuzhan felt that his face was swollen. Just now he was pretending that no one could stop him from giving a lecture.
As a result, he was taught how to behave by the emperor in the blink of an eye. Could this be the cruelty of the imperial society?
Bachelor Chen, the head of the Hanlin Academy, who had been reprimanding Lin Tailai just now, stood up again.
He stopped in front of the Jinyiwei Official School and shouted loudly: "Let me explain first, what is the matter? Even in front of the emperor, let me tell you!"
The Jin Yiwei Qianhu accompanied him and said with a smile: "I want the scholar to know that the emperor has appointed Lin Jiuyuan as the literary examiner for this year's martial arts competition. He must enter the Gongyuan and be locked up."
Everyone: ""
Dare the Jinyi Guards come to arrest Lin Jiuyuan, do they want to take him to the Gongyuan Academy and isolate him as an examiner, instead of locking him in the dark room of the imperial prison?
I don't know why, but it feels a bit pity.
Generally, the martial arts examination is held in the month after the liberal arts examination. For example, if the liberal arts gold medal list was released in March, then the martial arts examination is indeed in April.
The martial arts examination is divided into a literary field and a martial arts field. In the literary field, the examiner temporarily selects a Hanlin official to serve as the examiner.
After all, Lin Hanlin ranked first in the last martial arts test. It is reasonable for the emperor to think of Lin Hanlin as the literary examiner for this martial arts test.
It doesn't matter, the martial arts test has never been taken seriously anyway, there are all kinds of irregularities
When everyone came back to their senses, suddenly a huge figure flashed out, held down the Jin Yiwei Qianhu, and punched and kicked him!
When Lin Hanlin became furious, no one could stop him. He beat and cursed: "Preach the order well, how dare you bluff the Sa family! Do you want to scare your father to death?"
Academician Chen helplessly shouted: "Lin Jiuyuan! If you kill the angel who delivered the message, you will kill the three tribes!"
Lin Xiuzhan then retracted his fists angrily. He was sure that Jin Yiwei Qianhu's words just now were deliberately scary, and it must be revenge.
After all, the number of Jinyiwei officers' schools that I have played in is 80 if not 100.
Half an hour later, the Jinyiwei officer school, who had a bruised nose and face, took Lin Tailai into the Gongyuan, locked him in the inner courtyard, and isolated him from the outside world.
Yes, this Gongyuan is the same Gongyuan that Lin Tailai visited in February.
It's just that last time I came to take an exam, this time I joined the inner court as a paper examiner.
Fortunately, the writing field of the martial arts examination will not be like the liberal arts examination, which requires a month of back and forth, and only a few days will be enough.
First, because the number of candidates taking the martial arts examination is originally small, with the number generally rated at about 500, while the number of candidates for the cultural examination is several thousand.
The second reason is that in the martial arts examination, there is only one essay on policy and theory, unlike liberal arts where one has to write a dozen articles in total.
Moreover, those who come to take the exam are afraid that they will not be able to write long articles, and the content format will not be too complicated.
Therefore, the workload of judging papers is much smaller. According to the personal estimate of examiner Lin, it is only one percent of that of the liberal arts examination.
And you don’t need to be particularly careful. If a few examiners are diligent, they can complete the judgment in two days and decide on dozens of first- and second-class candidates.
After a few days, you can easily mix in some subsidies and increase your qualifications as an examiner, which is also a relatively pleasant job.
Fortunately, there were other examiners. Lin Tai looked at the others and said without any doubt: "You will eat the food and drinks brought in from now on first."
Other examiners: "?"
It is rumored that Lin Jiuyuan's eyes are higher than his height. Is he actually so humble?
Then Lin Tailai added: "I'm afraid someone will poison me."
Other examiners: ""
Is there such a risk in coming in to judge the case?
On the day of the literary examination, the main organizer of this year's martial arts examination, Wang Yi'e, Minister of the Ministry of War, sat at the dragon gate of Gongyuan and began to roll call and inspect the candidates.
However, Wang Dashima had just checked dozens of people and suddenly found that the remaining candidates were looking behind him curiously.
Wang Da Sima turned his head, but saw that at some point, a huge figure like a ghost appeared silently behind him.
Damn it! Wang Dashima was startled, stood up and shouted: "Lin Hanlin! Why are you here?"
If he remembered correctly, Lin Tailai's identity was the examination examiner. At this time, he should be locked in the inner courtyard of Gongyuan and completely isolated from the outside world to prevent fraud.
So in theory, Lin Tailai shouldn't appear here at all!
Lin Hanlin said with a "hehe" smile: "The courtyard wall is too short, so I found a table and chairs to set up to put my feet on, and then turned it over.
The officers patrolling outside the wall didn't have a good eye and didn't dare to spot me."
Wang Yi'e: ""
Although the imperial court does not pay attention to the martial arts examination at all, it always pays attention to the superficial form. Can you, Lin Tailai, respect the examination system?
After this exam is over, it’s time to petition the imperial court to raise the walls of Gongyuan!
Lin Tailai took the opportunity to greet the candidates: "Who is from Xuanfu? Stand up and take two steps!"
There is a fixed number of places for the martial arts test. Each province or border town can be allocated a certain number of places. Border towns especially have higher priority, so someone from Xuanfu Town must take the test.
After Lin Tailai shouted, no one was willing to stand up. He guessed that maybe the other party didn't understand his purpose, so he had scruples.
So Lin Tailai shouted again: "After leaving here, Ben Hanlin will be ordered to inspect the Xuan Mansion! But he is not familiar with the place and urgently needs the help of local elders to lead the way!"
At this moment, four candidates jumped out and shouted: "Master Hanlin! I come from Xuanfu Town!"
It's like pie in the sky. If you can take the test and win favor with the future imperial envoy, you'll be a fool if you don't say anything!
Lin Tailai then ordered: "After you finish the exam today and go out, each of you will ask a servant who is familiar with the customs and roads to go to the Lin Mansion and wait for orders!
When I go on a business trip after reading the papers, I will naturally take them with me, so you can continue the martial arts test with peace of mind!"
"Don't worry, old teacher!" One candidate even called out his title in advance.
Wang Yi'e, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly urged: "You're almost done! Go back to the inner courtyard quickly and don't come out again!"
So Lin Tailai spent his days in Gongyuan like this, but he didn't know it at this time. In just these few days, Xuanfu Town was in a state of flux, and the wheel of history was about to roll over his face!
Upon hearing the news that Lin Tailai was locked up in the Gongyuan, Wang Zhiyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, sighed and said to his good boy Wang Xiangqian:
"It seems that you can't wait for your brother-in-law to take the lead, and you can't wait any longer. Let's go to Xuan Mansion to take up the post first. Just be careful in everything."
Although from a technical point of view, Wang Xiangqian's safest path is to take office after Imperial Envoy Lin Tailai, he really can't wait any longer.
According to the rules agreed upon by the Ming Dynasty and the old Shunyi King of the Northern Lu, Ada Khan, at the beginning of each year, the leaders of the Northern Lu tribes had to pay tribute outside the border wall.
After the Ming Dynasty accepted the tribute and verified that there were no border violations last year, the border market, also called the horse market, would be opened to tribes that "obey the law and abide by the law."
An inventory is conducted every year. If any tribe violates the border, then the border market will not have their share!
Generally speaking, the horse market is open from April to October, and various tribes from the North take turns entering the market to trade.
After Longqing negotiated peace, the imperial court opened horse markets in Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu towns. The horse market in Xuanfu Town was located in Zhangjiakou Fort, which was particularly lively and prosperous.
After all, Xuanfu Town is too close to the capital. The capital itself is a huge horse consumer market. Further south from the capital is a vast plain hinterland, so the Zhangjiakou Bao Horse Market is more popular than elsewhere.
This horse market is guarded by the relevant deputy general or staff general with hundreds of troops, and then the political officer of Morikou North Road is responsible for managing the horse market.
Currently, Lin Jiuyuan's eldest nephew Wang Xiangqian is participating in politics on the right side of Shoukou North Road, and it is already April again.
So Wang Xiangqian can't wait any longer. If he delays the horse market, he will become a sinner who ruins side affairs.
Wang Xiangqian is not short of courage and talent. He feels that even without Uncle Lin to open the way, it doesn't matter, he can still make a breakthrough.
Wang Xiangmeng, a senior imperial censor who was listening nearby, said with emotion: "My uncle is too excited. It has nothing to do with him that Shen Shangshu intends to resign. He insisted on talking about Shen Shangshu in a weird way. As a result, the elders jointly sent him to Gongyuan for solitary confinement."
Wang Situ's eyes suddenly became profound, "I'm wondering, is Lin Jiuyuan playing a big game of chess?"
Wang Xiangmeng: ""
It’s okay for middle- and low-level people to be superstitious about playing big chess. How come you, a high-ranking official in the imperial court who is the great Situ, are also superstitious about playing big chess?
Wang Situ continued to express his speculation: "Did Lin Jiuyuan deliberately provoke Shen Shangshu to leave, so that when the thunder strikes in the future, all the elders will be directly struck by lightning?
Maybe if a pavilion boss is knocked down, he will have the opportunity to profit."
Wang Xiangmeng: ""
I can’t complain, is this an “author’s taken-for-granted” strategy that can only be found in novels? Who would do this in reality?
A novice in the officialdom can strategize and make money by manipulating the elders. This is what a third-rate novel would write!
Xuanfu Town is only 350 miles away from the capital. A few hundred years later, it would only take more than an hour to get on the highway.
Two days later, Wang Xiangqian, the civil affairs officer of the Xuanfu District and the manager of Zhangjiakou Baoma City, arrived at Xuanfu City.
To be continued...