Chapter 2618

The cooperation conditions negotiated between Chen Yixin and Prince De's Palace were not recognized by the Forbidden City, and it was impossible for the Haihan Executive Committee to endorse such an action with uncertain prospects in advance. Therefore, strictly speaking, this can only be regarded as a mistake.

Cooperation of an official nature. And the pressure for cooperation is mainly concentrated on the Palace of Prince De. Once a descendant of Prince De comes to serve in the Haihan bureaucracy, it will be tantamount to a betrayal of the Zhu family. I am afraid it will be difficult to get people from the Forbidden City.

agree, and may even turn against each other, and no longer recognize the status of Prince De's Palace in the Ming Dynasty clan system.

But Prince De's Mansion finally chose to cooperate with Chen Yixin. The reason is also very simple. The Ming Dynasty has lost the world, and Prince De's fiefdom has become the territory of Haihan. If there is no cooperation, Prince De's lineage will only sink all the way.

, until it disappears in the long river of history. And Chen Yixin’s words are very clear. Even if King De refuses to agree, Haihan will continue to look for the next partner, and with such cooperation conditions, only the first person to eat the crab can

I can enjoy it, but after passing this village, there is no such store.

So according to Chen Yixin's request, Prince De's Mansion selected several men between the ages of sixteen and thirty from the clan and went to Jinzhou, Liaodong to take the preliminary examination. Zhu Zian was naturally one of them.

Zhu Zian was born into a distinguished family. He was taught by famous teachers and scholars since he was a child. He learned a lot about life and governance. Naturally, he also had some lofty ambitions. However, he was limited to being a descendant of the vassal king, so it was almost impossible for him to have the chance to inherit the throne.

Most of it is just to be a free prince in the local area.

However, with the rise of Haihan, Zhu Zian's way of becoming Prince Xiaoyao was basically blocked. At this time, the opportunity provided by Haihan allowed him to see the possibility of re-choosing the direction of his life. Perhaps being an official in Haihan would not be a problem.

It will be as relaxed and enjoyable as being the feudal king, but there will be more room for him to develop, allowing him to put the skills he has learned in the past into practice. This is a very tempting challenge for him.

Zhu Zian's initial test in Jinzhou went very smoothly. He passed the test easily with the accumulated knowledge, and finally won one of the only two places in this internal competition. In fact, he and another cousin who was selected at the same time in the written test interview

Their performances were almost the same, so in the end Chen Yixin asked them to draw lots. One of them would stay in the Northern Region to take the exam, while the other was arranged to go to the Donghai Region to take the provincial exam. In the end, Zhu Zian drew lots and went south to take the exam, so he appeared in Hangzhou.

Tao Hongfang said: "With Brother Zhu's talent, I'm sure he will pass the provincial examination and high school, but I don't know what Brother Zhu's plans are next?"

Zhu Zian said: "Winning the provincial examination is just the beginning for me, but for the next step, I still have to follow Master Shi's arrangements."

The humble attitude shown by Zhu Zian undoubtedly shows that he has understood the situation and is willing to lower his status for his own future and obey Shi Diwen's arrangements.

Shi Diwen seemed to be very satisfied with this, and said with a smile: "The results will be published in a few days. The candidates with excellent scores in this provincial examination will receive training for three months to half a year, and then they will be trained by Donghai

The regional management committee will allocate specific tasks. At the beginning, he may be assigned to a certain county as a deputy county magistrate. After he becomes familiar with grassroots government affairs, he will adjust his position based on his performance."

Seeing that the eyes of Bai Letong and others were focused on him, Shi Diwen knew that these arrangements were not what they were concerned about, so he continued: "From the time the list is published, the official will arrange to publicize Zian's identity.

Newspapers will also have corresponding special reports, focusing on the authority of the new imperial examination hosted by our country in selecting talents."

The children of the Zhu family participated in the imperial examination sponsored by Haihan and won the gold medal, becoming the first batch of literati to successfully obtain the title of Haihan. Such themes undoubtedly have strong propaganda value. Tao Hongfang and others have been reading under the influence of their fathers since they were young.

Various newspapers and publications can roughly imagine the angle from which propaganda agencies will report this matter. There is no doubt that this will trigger a new wave of public opinion.

If nothing else, the public declaration of Zhu's children to join Haihan will greatly shake the stance of some centrists, prompting those who are still waiting to see the trend to join Haihan as soon as possible. And those die-hards who still have illusions about Zhu's Ming Dynasty

, and his belief will also suffer a serious blow as a result.

As for Zhu Zian's own abilities or the height he can reach in the Haihan officialdom in the future, that is secondary. If there is actual necessity, the official will definitely continue to protect his career so that he can fully

Use its value to achieve publicity effects.

Shi Diwen actually had almost no reservations about what he said. Of course, this was actually telling Tao Hongfang and others that the matter was a certainty and no more changes were allowed, and they no longer had to spend time investigating it.

Is there any undisclosed inside story?

Tao Hongfang and others had no reason to refute Shi Diwen's arrangements at this time. They initially believed that all the chaos in the rural trial office was caused by this, but later investigations concluded that the relevant officials wanted to free ride on their arrangements.

However, Zhu Zian, whom the government really wants to protect, is not a useless idiot. On the contrary, he has a good knowledge base and his vision is far beyond that of civilian literati.

Even if Zhu Zian's identity is put aside, based on his own knowledge, he can probably stand out in this provincial examination. Shi Diwen's measures are just to add an insurance for this, so the fairness of Bai Letong's question is also

It's not that tenable anymore.

But Tao Hongfang had a vague feeling that Shi Diwen's purpose of arranging this meeting today was probably not just to explain to them the reason why Zhu Zian took part in the imperial examination. If he just wanted to relieve their worries, it was not necessary.

Zhu Zian needs to come forward. Shi Diwen's arrangement is more like letting them get to know each other. This may mean that they will still have opportunities to interact in the future.

Sure enough, Shi Diwen took the initiative to explain the reason: "Zian is about the same age as you and has a similar family background. I think that instead of letting him stay in Hangzhou for training, it is better to go out with you first to gain some knowledge. Maybe

It will help him learn how to govern the local area in the future."

Tao Hongfang and others were a little surprised after hearing this. Shi Diwen wanted Zhu Zian to travel overseas with them. This arrangement was even more exaggerated than Zhu Zian's taking the imperial examination. You must know that over the years, Hainan has

The Han Dynasty's missions to other countries always included only officials and soldiers from the country, but there were never "miscellaneous people" like Zhu Zian.
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