The two hundred new scholars were all given white official uniforms. The clothes had no grade and they had to be returned after wearing them.
The main gate of the Forbidden City is only opened two or three times a year, and it is also opened exclusively for Jinshi. Ceremonies, rituals and music are of the highest level, and are only used when the emperor ascends the throne, weddings, birthdays, triumphs, and New Year's Day.
Li Kaiji, as the top pick, leads the way.
The cannons at the Meridian Gate sounded, and the music started again...
All civil and military officials entered through the two side doors, but new scholars could enter directly through the Meridian Gate. Normally, only the emperor could enter through the Meridian Gate.
The queen must be married before she can walk through the Meridian Gate.
The majestic palaces, solemn music, majestic ceremonial guards, and extraordinary treatment made the blood of these two hundred Jinshis boil, and the pride of being a proud man arose spontaneously.
Cui Wenxiu burst into tears instantly. He would never return to North Korea again, but would stay in China to repay the emperor's kindness. In order to show his loyalty and stand out quickly, he had already decided what he was going to do: go to court when he came back.
The imperial court took back the territory south of the Yalu River, which was originally Chinese land and was occupied by North Korea in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.
Best if Datong China can annex North Korea, then you will be completely Chinese and will not be discriminated against by your colleagues because of your origin.
Sun Chengen was also very excited, and his whole body was trembling. The emperor delayed opening the imperial examination? Did the emperor divide his family's land? The emperor forcibly divided the family and moved him to Shandong? That is His Majesty's policy strategy. Sun Chengen will not complain anymore.
Today I am blessed with grace and honor, and all the efforts I have made in the past are worth it.
After crossing the bridge, two hundred Jinshi were waiting in the square.
"The emperor ascends to the palace!"
"Hundred officials enter the court!"
The music sounded again, and the officials were divided into two lines and lined up to enter the Chengtian Hall.
I don't know what was said inside, but not long after, Chen Maosheng walked out of the main hall. He held the biography in his hand, stood behind Lord Dan, and scanned the scholars.
Zhang Dai, the minister of Honglu Temple, walked quickly to Chen Maosheng, bowed and touched the Chuanlu sticker.
Then, Zhang Dai walked down the steps: "Fengtian Yingmin Emperor, Zhiri: In the ninth year of the Republic of China, on March 15th, we will test the world's tributes. The first A will be awarded Jinshi and the rank, the second A will be Jinshi's background, and the third will be Jinshi.
Jia Ci was born as a Jinshi scholar. Shen Wei is a prodigy!"
Shen Wei walked out of the queue. The traditional rule was to kneel in front, but now she just had to stand there.
Zhang Dai shouted again: "Second place Zhang Shouyu!"
Zhang Shouyue also stepped forward immediately.
Zhang Dai shouted again: "Li Kaiji, the number one scholar!"
Li Kai continued to move forward even further, until he stood in front of Dan Bi's leader, which means "taking the lead" as the number one scholar.
Zhang Dai continued to shout: "Wang Zunxun, the first place in the second class.
It took a while for the roll call to be completed, and the music changed again. This time it was Zhonghe Shao music, which was played specifically for the new scholars.
"Lebi!"
"Get up the guard of honor!"
The female officers and imperial guards, holding umbrellas and ceremonial guards, guided the Jinshi to the main hall. Originally, they were going directly to Donghua Gate, but the emperor wanted to give a speech at the last minute.
So he brought them into the temple to talk.
"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Li Kaiji was so excited that he forgot the rules of etiquette and knelt down directly before the emperor. The Jinshi behind him also knelt down.
Zhao Han said: "Get up and talk."
All the Jinshis expressed their gratitude and were saved.
Zhao Han said with a smile: "Jinshis in the previous dynasty were at least sent to the seventh-ranking county magistrates, and those who were retained as eighth-ranking officials were also laymen. Now that you have passed the Jinshi examination, you are only allowed to be the eighth or ninth-ranking official. Some people say that I am too weak in waiting for the new Jinshi.
Do you have any resentment in your hearts?"
"I don't dare!" all the scholars shouted in unison.
Zhao Han said: "Strong generals must be sent from the ranks, and prime ministers must be from the state. Why? Those who have never been officers and soldiers at the grassroots level do not know what small soldiers think about. Those who have never been officers at the grassroots level do not know how to fight against the common people. What do you want? In the pre-Ming Dynasty, I studied hard for ten years in a cold window, and once I was released to the county magistrate,
Do you really know how to be an official and govern the people?"
Zhao Han glanced down, slapped the throne, and said in a serious tone: "They know nothing!"
The officials and Jinshi all looked at Zhao Han in surprise. The emperor actually cursed in a formal occasion.
Zhao Han continued: "Those county magistrates in the previous Ming Dynasty could not even manage the county government, let alone the countryside. When they took office, they had to hire a master.
The master must come up with ideas for everything. The officials enrich their own pockets, the master plunders the place, and the petty officials deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates. This is how the Ming Dynasty has been corrupted!"
"When you serve as an official under me, you are not allowed to hire a master. Since the master can govern politics, what else do you want to do as an official? Isn't it better to just let the master be an official?"
"From now on, when new scholars are sent to other places, they will not be allowed to govern in the first three months. Instead, they will go to their respective yamen and observe the government for three months. They must figure out how to do things, so as not to understand nothing after taking office; Sort out the personnel affairs of the yamen, so as not to be deceived by local officials! "
"Don't worry, all future officials will start from the eighth or ninth grade. No one can get there first, they all have to be promoted step by step!"
"Li Kaiji, Zhang Shouyue, Shen Wei, you three come forward!"
There were three Jinshi in the first class and they quickly walked out of the queue.
Zhao Han said: "I wanted to let you observe the government for three years, but the cabinet elders said it was too long. Then stay in the cabinet, observe the government for three months first, and then be a member of the middle school for nine months, and then go to other places to serve as ministers. From the seventh rank, you can directly become a seventh-rank official, which is a preferential treatment for a first-class Jinshi."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The three of them bowed in unison.
Zhao Han said: "Guangnan, Ryukyu, Taiwan, Qiongzhou, and the northern provinces with empty populations. When the time comes, you can choose for yourself and see if you like hot or cold. From now on, the first-class Jinshi will be the poorest and the poorest for me. A poor place. Of course, the poorer the place, the faster it will rise.
Is there anyone who doesn’t want to?”
"I would like to go to Ryukyu!" Li Kaiji made a choice on the spot. He felt that Ryukyu was the worst.
Zhang Shouyue said: "I am from Guangdong and I am not afraid of the heat. I would like to go to Guangnan to serve as an official!"
Shen Wei said: "I can go to Liaoning."
The first Jinshi made a statement, and the remaining Jinshis spoke out one after another, all requesting to serve as officials in poor places.
Young people, their ambitions are not lost, they all want to be promoted quickly, and in the future they will join the cabinet to serve as prime ministers or ministers. They are the first Jinshi in the new dynasty, and they have gone to the poorest place. Even if their political achievements are quite satisfactory, they will not be transferred during the evaluation. You will also be promoted quickly.
After a few years of hard work, you can become a high official and do great things!
"Okay, I'm very relieved," Zhao Han said with a smile, "Since the imperial examination has been restored, the imperial examination has also been restored. However, the shuji scholars in the new dynasty cannot enter the Hanlin Academy to be the prime minister, but are selected to be the secretary of the Central Committee. A cabinet minister goes to the cabinet to assist the cabinet elders in their work. The term of a cabinet minister is about one to three years. When he is sent abroad, he is treated the same as a first-grade Jinshi, and he can work as a seventh-rank scholar wherever he goes. "
As soon as this statement came out, all the scholars were happy.
The second and third grade scholars have another chance. As long as they pass the Shujishi exam, they can work in the cabinet. Not only are they exposed to national affairs every day, but they can also become familiar with the cabinet bosses. There will definitely be opportunities for career advancement in the future. Hidden preferential treatment.
"Dismiss the dynasty!"
Zhao Han left the banquet, and the ministers bowed to see him off.
The two hundred Jinshi slowly exited the main hall, and were guided by the canopy of honor guards as they collectively headed to Donghua Gate.
There are many horses there, all brought from horse farms in the suburbs of Beijing.
In the Ming Dynasty, only the top scholar in a new subject could parade home on horseback. When he arrived at Zhao Han's place, all the Jinshi were riding horses, and the Jinshi were given more preferential treatment in a sense of ceremony.
"Master Zhuangyuan, please." The governor of Jinling said with a smile.
Li Kaiji cupped his hands and said, "I have to pay the governor."
The governor of Jinling was a little surprised: "Does the Number One Scholar recognize me?"
Li Kaiji said with a smile: "I live in the outskirts of Luling County, and I knew the governor when I was in Luling County."
"Hahahaha, then we are indeed old acquaintances!"
The governor of Jinling is Fei Yu. Fei Yuanjian was born as a book boy. He first worked as a secretary for Zhao Han. When he was in Qianshan, Zhao Han's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"
Fei Yu helped contact merchants to sell the manuscript fees.
Fei Yu personally led Li Kaiji's horse, and there was a canopy of honor guard in front of him, and he walked out of Donghua Gate with gongs and drums beating.
The remaining new scholars did not receive such good treatment. They were only given horses by ordinary imperial guards.
"Li Kaiji, the new top scholar, is coming out of Donghua Gate!"
When he went out, there were some minor officials again calling his name, and countless people from the capital were watching, including even eldest girls and young wives.
Li Kaiji was wearing the robe of the number one scholar, a black gauze hat on his head, and flowers on his temples. Guards of honor led the way, gongs and drums cleared the way, the governor led the horse, and all eyes were on him.
Li Kaiji seemed to be in the clouds, his whole body floating into the sky.
The number of Jinshi who rode out from Donghua Gate increased in number and they paraded collectively along the streets throughout the city. There were thunderous cheers along the way, and even the shopkeepers ran to the streets to watch the excitement.
It was spring at this time, and someone picked wild flowers, made them into bouquets or garlands, and threw them towards the Jinshi with a smile.
Some Jinshi happened to catch it, so they took off their hats and put the wreath on their chests, which elicited even more enthusiastic cheers.
Mao Bijiang stood in the private room of the restaurant, looking at the excitement outside through the window, and murmured to himself: "The spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hooves are so strong that I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. Alas, time is also fate!"
We...think too much," said Wu Weiye.
Both of them came from wealthy families and were famous for their talents. They couldn't afford to be small officials, otherwise they would have been promoted to high-ranking officials long ago. After coming to Nanjing, although their talents and reputations were better, they had been waiting for the imperial examination to become officials.
Who would have thought that the emperor restored the imperial examination, but set an upper age limit for traditional scholars.
At their age, they are not even qualified to take part in the imperial examination!
Now when I look at the newly crowned scholars parading through the streets with their hairpins, it would be a lie to say that I am not envious or jealous. At this moment, I wish I was the one riding the horse.
Cui Wenxiu was riding a tall horse. Everywhere he saw, there were crowds of people, who seemed to be cheering for him. What a prosperous capital, what a supreme glory, which further strengthened his determination to go to the throne. He must ask the emperor to annex North Korea before he could do it.
A 100% Chinese.
The Jinshi team paraded with hairpins and flowers, and even went to the Qinhuai River.
As we walked along the riverside streets, the windows of the attics along the street were opened one after another. The girls waved their handkerchiefs and laughed and shouted without hesitation. Some simply threw down the handkerchiefs, and some threw fruits at the Jinshi in excitement.
"Come on, someone, the new Jinshi was knocked unconscious by the fruit!"