The imperial examination was still in progress, but Brother Wen and others held a seminar on the New Paper in the East Palace.

Zhu Houzhao got the newspaper yesterday, but he didn't understand many of the contents, so he waited for Brother Wen to explain it to him.

This newspaper contains a very high content about Li Dongyang. Not only was the founding slogan written by Li Dongyang, but the cultural and educational page also published Li Dongyang’s memorial on changing the topic. The main point was to tell the officials in the world who are engaged in cultural and educational work not to embarrass students by going beyond the syllabus and deviating from the topic.

As for the other pages, there are very few that directly include the original text of the memorial. They summarize the important news from all directions and try to use the smallest page to tell the people the most things. Only when there is content that needs to be warned to the world, will the original text be excerpted in large areas.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he saw that the founding slogan written by Li Dongyang was accompanied by a painting of Li Zhaoxian playing with movable type printing: "You go and play with this, without being alone!"

Brother Wen said: "We are here for acceptance, and everything is not on track, so naturally it is not easy to bring His Highness with us. When the anniversary of the founding of the publication is celebrated in the future, we will take His Highness there to experience it, and maybe His Highness will be able to write it himself.

Anniversary summary goes to the live version!"

Zhu Houzhao immediately became happy after hearing this: "Really?"

Brother Wen said: "I'm afraid that His Highness will be impatient to look for the word. After all, you have to find it among thousands of commonly used words."

Zhu Houzhao said: "I will not be impatient. I will print many articles and send them to my father and the others!"

Li Dongyang was deeply moved when he saw a large pile of his articles printed back by his son. He gave a copy to everyone he met (he even sent a copy to Yang Yiqing), saying that it was a gift from his son.

The most special gift.

With Li Dongyang's mouth that would brag about anything, this matter had already spread in the capital.

Now that I see the paintings printed in the new newspaper, doesn't it make Zhu Houzhao have the idea of ​​​​engaging in movable type printing?

Brother Wen touched his chin and pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "In the future, we can take advantage of the gap between manuscript selection and printing every ten days to set up an open day so that everyone can go there and experience movable type printing for themselves, and give the elders a full copy.

It’s a gift from your own heart.”

Of course, outsiders need to be paid to come and play, but they cannot be allowed to squander public funds.

It just so happens that Huangzhuang is also in that area, so tourists can have fun together without having to make a special trip just to have a meal or print a few poems.

Brother Wen never forgets his original intention and is committed to reaching into the pockets of dignitaries like the capital to take out money.

We can't let them keep their gold and silver and don't use it. We have to find a way to get them to take out the money and spend it!

Money in circulation is money!

Wouldn’t it be great if you could make money while doing publicity?

If you can't guarantee that the entire plan will be self-financing, the Ministry of Accounts will definitely make it difficult for you to make any progress.

Brother Wen explained to Zhu Houzhao some contents in the new newspaper that he could not understand, and half a day passed.

At noon he had a meal in the East Palace, and in the afternoon he began to sift through the contents of the newspaper and make summaries.

Zhu Houzhao kept his promise and arranged for all the literate eunuchs and female historians from the East Palace to come over to read the Di newspaper together, and select the meaningful things in them for discussion (mainly because he wanted Brother Wen to be free to play with him).

The people in the East Palace came here to do their best, no one could idle around, everyone worked enthusiastically.

Even Yang Yu, a promising young guard, learned how to read the Di newspaper in a serious manner.

Everyone has different sensitivities to the content of the Di newspaper and different concerns. It doesn’t matter if it’s not clear at first, because there are people who will discuss all the content.

After an afternoon of observation, Brother Wen

They slightly adjusted the direction of their responsibilities, and the Di Di newspaper preliminary screening working group of the East Palace was officially established!

If this working group operates smoothly, Brother Wen will only need to be responsible for controlling the general direction and sorting out the final draft for coordination with Zhan Shifu. The workload can be said to be greatly reduced!

It's just that if the working group is either a eunuch or a female historian, it may cause some criticism when others find out.

Brother Wen doesn't care, they are all people he is familiar with, and they are easy to use.

Regardless of his identity or origin, those who can do the job are the talents he needs!

Donggong working group, rush!!!

After a busy day, Brother Wen walked out of the palace in the evening and stopped by Lao Qiu to chat for a while and read him a few letters from readers.

In this issue of the newspaper, the "Bachelor's Mailbox", which was originally only known to people who knew it, was officially announced to the public. Every day, there was a large number of letters, some with real names to enhance their presence, and some asking for advice anonymously; some named Lao Qiu or Lao Wang, and some said "

No matter who answers, please help me."

If the question is asked well, there is a chance that it will be published in a new newspaper. Who wouldn't want to show off this new thing?

If you really don’t have a chance to show your face, there is a high chance that you can get a reply from the retired cabinet bachelor!

So overnight, the bachelor's mailbox set up outside the Qiu family library was flooded with letters from readers.

For Wang Shu, who is full of energy, and Qiu Jun, who feels uncomfortable if he doesn't write anything for a day, this is something they are happy to do. They have already become officials, and there are so many people willing to ask them for advice.

They feel that they are still very useful.

What Lao Dang Yizhuang said was them, right?

Brother Wen carried out the activity of reading and replying letters, and then chatted with Qiu Jun about this year's candidates, especially the Huiyuan Lun Wenxu I saw today. These Huiyuan are all very powerful, and I don't know who will be the number one scholar this year.

Whose family!

Qiu Jun said with emotion: "I don't know if Guangdong can produce a champion."

Because he had some minor taboos during the palace examination, and his appearance was not outstanding, he finally missed out on the first-level class, and only got the first place in the second-level class. In the more than a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Guangdong has not produced a single number one scholar, which shows that the imperial examination has no effect on them.

It's still a bit difficult.

In terms of culture and education, Guangdong is still far behind Jiangnan and Jiangxi. However, they still all share the Nanjuan quota. It is not easy to get ahead.

Brother Wen said: "It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. Since you have passed the exam, Your Majesty and Xu Chieffu will consider it."

The imperial examination has always been about setting an example and encouraging the underachievers.

For example, after his father's teaching position expired, he went back to take the provincial examination with another younger official student. The examiner felt that they were of equal skill, but his father was a little older and already had experience in teaching, so he

It would be better to give the top spot to the student who would encourage current students to study hard, so I gave the top spot to that student.

Wang Zhuangyuan is sad to lose Jieyuan!

Brother Wen analyzed it and found that if they entered the finals (top ten), Lun Wenxu would most likely be selected as the top pick. Without him, he was the most outstanding among the candidates in this class, and he not only came from

In Guangdong, I was born into a poor family!

If such a person could win the first prize, wouldn't it let the world's scholars know that even a poor family can produce a noble son?

In fact, if we talk about talent alone, Tang Yin, who is famous for his talent, is certainly one of the best, but the ranking in the palace examination will not only consider talent and reputation.

Tang Yin had almost failed to qualify for the provincial examination because of his past dissipation. If he wanted to choose him as the number one scholar in the court, he would probably have to debate for several rounds.

Unless someone is determined to protect it, it will be difficult to ensure that he wins the championship.

However, their Majesty is not a strong-willed person.

people.

Even if he really appreciates Tang Yin or other candidates' articles, he will definitely change his mind if someone stops him.

After hearing Brother Wen's analysis, Qiu Jun didn't have high expectations. He shook his head and said, "We'll know in a few days." After all, he had only met Lun Wenxu, a young man, a few times, so he could not treat him well. The concern about whether he will win the championship is far less than the ten thousandth that he was when he was taking the exam.

Realizing that Qiu Jun wasn't too concerned, Brother Wen didn't say anything more. He chatted with Qiu Jun for a while and then went home.

In the next few days, the capital was still busy. The examiners were busy marking papers, the candidates were eagerly waiting for the results to be released, and Brother Wen was busy selecting and typesetting the articles for the second issue of the new newspaper.

We also have to set aside a cultural and educational page to conduct exclusive interviews with Yijia people, so that they can impart some experience in the imperial examination and talk about their ideals of becoming an official.

How could I not be listed in the newspaper before taking the national exam?

This glorious tradition must be arranged!

Brother Wen is also planning to ask Zhou Chen and others to draw the portraits of the next top picks, so that everyone can see the style of the top pick, second pick, and third pick!

The best thing about movable type printing is that you can adjust the layout at any time. It is also very convenient to insert charts in the middle door of the type plate. As long as you need to leave space for a separate small wood carving plate, it can be combined at will.

In a blink of an eye, the day of the Chuanlu Ceremony arrived. Brother Wen put on his court clothes early and went to court, waiting for the official results of this year's palace examination.

Tang Yin and the other prospective Jinshis entered the hall in an orderly manner wearing the very familiar Jinshi uniforms.

Lun Wenxu came first in the competition and was the leader on the left.

Tang Yin, the second place in the examination (one of the Five Classics Leaders), is the leader on the right.

Both of them are handsome and handsome in their own way.

But the two of them standing together like this made Brother Wen discover something that they failed to discover when they were sitting apart... Lun Wenxu's head is actually bigger than ordinary people, at least bigger than Tang Yin next to him!

Fortunately, he was tall enough, otherwise he might have been a bit uneven.

Now he looks like a handsome and handsome man.

Brother Wen secretly observed for a while before looking away.

He is a very moral child and will never give others nicknames casually!

Except Doudou.

Doudou’s name was given by his biological father, what does it have to do with Wang Xiaowen!!
Chapter completed!