The approximate rankings came out the next day, and Zhu Biao led someone to check again. Except for the top three No. 1 picks, the thirty-six people in the first-level were all Jinshi, and the sixty-four in the second-level were Jinshi origins.
, two hundred people in the top three were given the same background as a Jinshi, and Jin Tao of Goryeo was among the top three.
If you pass the Jinshi examination, you are basically at the end of the imperial examination. Normally, a small number of people who rank high in the first and second classes can directly enter the Hanlin Academy and stay in the capital, with noble status.
Less money, many things to do, but quick promotion.
At the Hanlin Academy, it is not just as simple as receiving a salary. Here, officials can get a lot of training and have the opportunity to understand the handling of the entire court's government affairs. They can consider issues from a higher position. For these people, the court
They are trained as central ministers and frontier officials.
Most of the people who were born in the second-class Jinshi who were ranked later could only be sent out to serve as county magistrates and other official positions. As for those who were born in the third-class Jinshi, they could only queue up in order of first-class ranking to wait for the appointment. Very lucky.
You can choose it soon, but if you are unlucky, you have to wait slowly.
However, none of the candidates in this class can stay in the capital directly. They all have to go to Shanxi with Zhu Biao. This is also their last chance to make a comeback. As long as they can get Zhu Biao's favor, then it doesn't matter what his background is.
Another day later, the list was released, and the new scholars went to the palace gate to pay their respects. In order to make a good start, the imperial court gave these new scholars a lot of face, especially the top three, who were given crowns, robes and wats.
As for Guo Chong, the number one scholar, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a horse to parade through the streets. He was wearing a gold-flowered black gauze hat and a red robe, holding an imperial edict in his hand. He was astride a gold-saddled and red-maned horse. He was cheering in front and behind, and paving the way with flags and drums. He was magnificent.
Extraordinary, the signs all read "quiet", "avoid", "jinshi" and so on.
In the afternoon, another Jinshi banquet was given, and the Crown Prince hosted the new Jinshi for him. Zhu Biao cheered up and impressed the Jinshi with his perfect posture. As for how to tell, they all knelt down and cried. That's not it.
Are you impressed (*ˉ︶ˉ*)
In fact, Zhu Biao didn't have to do much. As long as someone came to visit and complimented his writing a few words, the scholars would be moved to tears, especially the first-level ones. Zhu Biao had read them all in person.
Of course I can tell you something.
Now the benefits of the prosperity of Neo-Confucianism have been reflected. Zhu Biao does not have to do anything. These scholars have already sworn in their hearts that they will assist His Highness the Crown Prince to achieve great achievements in the future. The harmony between the monarch and his ministers will become a legend that will be passed down from generation to generation.
yy Scholars are the best at this kind of thing. Of course, this is just their current thoughts. People will change. They are just white people now. They have not tasted the joy of power, and they still have more pursuits in their hearts.
Zhu Biao focused on talking to Guo Chong, Zhang Fan, Wu Bozong, and Li Jin. These four are the talents that Zhu Biao thinks are very good. Guo Chong is extremely outstanding in both classics and policy theory, but his personality is a little arrogant, and he is also very outstanding.
Maybe it's because I'm ugly, so I have low self-esteem.
Zhang Fan is very good-looking, and he is the youngest among the four, but his writing style is very sophisticated, which shows that he is still valuable for training.
Wu Bozong was not suitable for being an official. He had an average mentality and did not perform well in exams because of his nervousness. However, he had a good understanding of astronomy. According to Zhu Miao, he was also highly developed in this area in history.
Li Jin was an unexpected talent. His classical knowledge was average, but his strategies were outstanding, especially during the palace examination. Although he was only at the bottom of the first class, Zhu Biao liked people who could do practical things.
In the next few days, Zhu Biao didn't care much about anything, just waiting for the wedding in the East Palace. This was a serious matter, even Zhu Yuanzhang was watching.
Until the day before the wedding, when Zhu Biao got up to eat, he asked Liu Jin who was waiting on the side: "Master Yan has not entered the capital yet? Didn't he say that he arrived outside the city yesterday?"
Liu Jin bowed and said: "Not yet, it seems that he is preparing to go to Beijing tomorrow. Sir, Duke Yan Sheng will not cause anything to happen on your wedding day. How about I go down and make arrangements?"
Zhu Biao took a bite of shrimp. Kong Xixue should have gone to Beijing yesterday. Even if he wanted to meet some old friends, he should have arrived today. He was clearly planning to cause something if he wasted his time.
But it doesn't matter. Being able to become Duke Yan shows that there is nothing wrong with his mind. Now he has come to Beijing to plead for mercy. If he dares to ruin the crown prince's wedding, he will hand the hilt of the knife to Zhu Yuanzhang and respectfully ask the emperor to destroy him.
the Kongs.
Zhu Biao put down his chopsticks and said, "No need, Duke Yan Sheng is probably going to give me an excellent gift."
If the hard one is not enough, then the soft one has to be used. The Confucian family has inherited it for thousands of years. There is nothing good about it. If Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't accept the changes in the stars, doesn't he still accept the auspiciousness?
Just make up a good story, say that Kong Sheng has appeared and who can do anything to them, and then offer it to the Crown Prince on the wedding day. Even if the emperor does not do it for the sake of auspiciousness, he must do it for the sake of His Royal Highness’s wedding.
Give me some face.
Of course, this gift must be extremely precious, otherwise making Zhu Yuanzhang angry and retaliate later is not what they want. This is imperial power, and giving gifts requires a lot of effort.
However, Zhu Biao was very curious about what gift Kong Xixue wanted to give, and he actually concluded that both father and son would accept it willingly. Unfortunately, nothing could change their will.
The Kong family took it for granted. Maybe it was because of the habit that had been passed down for thousands of years. After many troubled times and dynasty changes, the descendants of Kong Sheng were still passed down by blood. This made them a little too optimistic, thinking that bleeding could dissolve the emperor's will.
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Zhu Biao set off for the imperial study. The east palace was now in a mess. There were maids, eunuchs and officials from the Ministry of Etiquette making arrangements everywhere. Zhu Biao was a little upset.
Zhu Biao walked all the way and found that not only his East Palace, but the entire palace was busy. There were auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns everywhere, and red and bright yellow ribbons were tied to the branches.
Zhu Biao had a headache when he saw these things. He had done nothing in the past two days. He was just listening to the Minister of Etiquette telling him about the wedding etiquette. Zhu Biao did not dare to say that he had an unforgettable memory in this life, but it was true that he had an extraordinary memory, but it was enough.
It took me two days to succeed.
Zhu Yuanzhang attaches great importance to his son's wedding. After all, marrying his legitimate wife is an extremely important matter. Even if this person is gone in the future, Zhu Biao's second marriage will be just a second wife, and it will not be possible to do it with such a grand ceremony.
The emperor specifically ordered the Ministry of Rites to review the etiquette of the Tang and Song Dynasties and make sure it was perfect. As a result, when Zhu Biao crossed the door, which leg he would take first was already determined, and each had its own meaning.
However, Zhu Biao also got married for the first time in his life, so he didn't resist anything. It was only a matter of these few days, so there was no need to make a fuss. Moreover, the Chang family would be his wife's family from now on, so he had to give him the face he deserved.
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Zhu Biao wandered around for more than an hour before Zhu Yuanzhang came down from the court meeting. When he saw his son, Old Zhu waved cheerfully and said: "When we married your mother, we didn't have the pomp and circumstance you did."