Chapter 168 Change of position between superior and inferior
Guo Zi was so frightened that he fainted. Zhu Di saw this and showed no sympathy at all. On the contrary, he became furious.
"Okay, this is the second rank of the current dynasty, and this is my loyal minister. The state's salary allowance only provides for such things. My money is better than feeding the dogs, and it can still wag its tail at least!"
Zhu Di's suppressed anger burst out uncontrollably.
This is not just one or two days.
From the affairs of the Kong family, we started to discuss who has the final say in this world...Zhu Di also saw it clearly. Song Lian and others were known as famous ministers, but in the end, they still put Zhu Yuanzhang on the list of blessings for the emperor.
You are bullying our Zhu family for not studying well!
The same thing applies to the Yongle reign.
Although the emperor is supreme, it is not strange for him to be deceived and deceived. These literati are very courageous!
Now that Enke has been opened, it is nothing more than to promote some people who are close to the emperor.
Sure enough, they made good suggestions, but these guys still tried to push me back and forth, treating me like a child!
No money in the wild lands overseas?
Are you lying to a three-year-old?
How could so many barbarian merchants come to Ming Dynasty to buy silk without money?
Do they have no money?
Loads and loads of real money, telling lies with open eyes!
Now I ask you to go out to sea and have a look, and you pretend to be dead for me.
no!
Even if you pretend to be dead, you have to go, and if you die, you have to die overseas.
Zhu Di was really angry, "Pass an order to send two imperial doctors, carrying the best medicine, to go to sea with the fleet. Tell them that they must take good care of Lord Guo! Let him take a good look at me!"
Guo Zi's eyelids seemed to move when he was lying on the ground, but he made no sound and allowed the guards to carry him down.
The important minister of the Nine Qing Dynasty actually came to an end like this. The civil servants present lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.
Zhu Di looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The position of Zuodu Yushi is very important. You can discuss it later and see who can take over."
All the ministers agreed together.
Zhu Di thought for a while and then said casually: "The general affairs envoy has the most important responsibility, so let's mention it to the second grade. You guys, follow me and continue to mark the papers."
The officials were startled, as if they had been attacked by something.
The general secretary was originally a third-rank yamen, but if he was promoted to a second-rank official, would he be on an equal footing with the six ministries?
do you mean this?
Everyone was still confused, but Xu Jingchang could see clearly. Zhu Di was really good at finding the right tricks.
From Xu Jingchang to Jie Jin, the General Secretary has increasingly become Zhu Di's main point in controlling the affairs of the court. He is obedient and capable, and specializes in solving problems for the emperor... However, the General Secretary itself is not of high rank. When Xu Jingchang served as General Secretary, Zhu Di gave him a special title.
Only by obtaining the title of Crown Prince and Taibao can the six ministers be suppressed.
When Xie Jin arrived, he also gave the prince the title of Shaobao, making him equal to the six ministers.
But everyone can see that just adding titles to the chief officers cannot solve the problem. Xie Jin still cannot supervise the progress of each department. After all, he does not have as strong a foundation as Xu Jingchang.
There is no other way but to raise the level of the general envoy himself so that he can be on an equal footing with the six ministers.
In normal times, this matter would definitely require a lot of rules and regulations.
Fortunately, when Guo Zi fainted and the ministers were frightened, they came to Chen Cang secretly.
Moreover, Zhu Di also left the right to recommend the censor of Zuodu to the courtiers.
I've already given you face, so don't slap your face on me.
At this moment, the ministers really didn't dare to confront Zhu Di.
In this way, during the second half of the marking period, everyone was on tenterhooks, not daring to make any mistakes, for fear of following Guo Zi's old path and becoming the emperor's punching bag.
After intense grading work, the results of the imperial examination were finally released.
This time Zhu Di was merciful and did not depose him, which resulted in the highest number of candidates for the imperial examination since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
The total number of people exceeded 500, a total of 585 people.
What is interesting is the ranking of the imperial examinations. The most talked about is Sandingjia.
Among them, Tanhualang is Xu Qin, the Yuan of Enke Huiyuan.
Yes, after repeated weighing, Xu Qin won third place.
Originally, Zhu Di wanted to give him the second spot, but there was a problem. His idea was to make money directly from overseas, plunder the barbarians, and enrich China... It was somewhat straightforward, and it was not in line with the heavenly country's idea of persuading people with virtue.
's tune.
Of course, Zhu Di obviously doesn't really care about the tone.
In fact, Tanhua is not bad. It cannot be said that it has begun to take on a human form, but it still has to look like a human or a dog.
You can't do anything about being ugly.
When it comes to Xu Qin's appearance... we can only say that he inherited Xu Huizu. He is tall and has handsome features. He has been studying hard recently and has become a little more bookish.
Among a bunch of Jinshi, he definitely stands out from the crowd, in a physical sense.
His father is taller, and he is a little taller than his father, a head taller than the second-placed Zeng Qi.
That's right, Zeng Qi came in second place.
This great talent from Jiangxi was originally aiming for the top spot, but now he is only one place behind, but it is actually a huge difference.
After Enke ended, people called Xu Qin Renqing Huiyuan.
Zeng Qi's second place on the list is really a favor, because apart from him, there is no one in the top thirty who can test their background, they are all Enke's people!
The number one scholar is Zuo Yutian, a clerk in Jiangning County Yamen. He has been working in the county Yamen for eighteen years without making any noise or making any noise.
Not long ago, he suddenly resigned. Everyone thought that something happened at home and he could no longer stay in Yingtian.
When I turned around, I saw that he had gone to join Enke.
And the ranking in Enke is also good, it is 17th.
When he got to the palace examination, he won the appreciation of the emperor with his article and became the number one scholar.
Those colleagues in Jiangning County were stunned when they saw this result!
Darling, Lao Zuo has soared into the sky!
Zuo Yutian, who is in his early forties, is very old, with deep wrinkles on his forehead and white hair on his temples.
Especially when he worked in the yamen for many years, he developed the habit of lowering his eyebrows and keeping his eyes down. His back was always bent and his eyes were staring at the toes of his shoes, as if he was always waiting for help.
Not to mention Xu Qin's appearance, even compared with Zeng Qi, who was short, sharp and in his prime, it was still far behind.
"Master Zhuangyuan, lift your chest!"
Xu Jingchang led a white horse in front of him.
"Please get on your horse, Lord Zhuangyuan, and praise your officials in the streets!"
Zuo Yutian was shocked all over, he was the number one scholar! He praised his official status in the imperial court!
He seemed to have just realized that he had become the number one scholar, which was completely different from his previous status.
If you want to praise an official in the streets, can you do it with your old face?
He looked at it blankly, and Xie Jin next to him smiled and said: "Get on the horse, your Majesty will appreciate it, personally review the papers, and you will be the disciple of the Emperor. After all, this is the first batch of Jinshi since His Majesty ascended the throne. You are considered the best."
Take the lead!"
At this moment, Zuo Yutian became slightly more awake, as if something in his body had awakened.
He got on his horse, raised his head for the first time, and looked straight ahead, with an extra three points of sharpness in his eyes.
Zuo Yutian came out of the royal road of the palace. This was a place where only emperors could walk, but today he was given the top prize as a junior official.
Outside the palace gate, countless soldiers and civilians had been waiting for a long time. Knowing that Zuo Yutian had become the number one scholar, all his former colleagues and even neighbors in the capital came to watch the excitement.
This old Zuo has a majestic appearance and impressive equipment. He was born to wear official clothes. He is a Wenquxing who has come down to earth!
I have long seen that he is not a thing in the pond. Look, this is not a sudden rise to the sky and a blockbuster.
Compared with the insignificant comments of the common people, those officials who worked with Zuo Yutian in the past asked themselves and kept reflecting.
In the past days, have we ever bullied Lao Zuo?
Did you give him some shoes to wear?
Is there anything I feel sorry for Lao Zuo?
When he gets married and has a wife, should we give him gifts during the holidays?
When we meet each other, do we speak loudly?
Do you glare at people?
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These people are all going crazy and reflecting on themselves.
After all, today's old Zuo can crush them to death with just one little finger.
I hope that Lao Zuo can be magnanimous and that adults will not remember the faults of villains.
Compared with these former colleagues, the one who was really worried was Jiang Qingquan, the magistrate of Jiangning...Yingtian Prefecture and two counties, among which the magistrate of Shangyuan County was Huang Xiaoru. At this time, he had already taken on the construction work of the outer city, and was highly appreciated by Zhu Di.
He may appear to be just a county magistrate, but he is a man of heaven and earth.
There is only one magistrate left, Jiang Qingquan, the magistrate of Jiangning.
What can I say about him? He was born as a Jinshi scholar, and he has the dignity of a scholar. He has always called these scribes back and forth without being polite at all.
What is a scholar?
Those like me who have passed the Jinshi examination are disciples of Confucius and Mencius, serious scholar-bureaucrats.
Like you, you can only recognize a few words and earn a living by selling letters in the government office. What is the difference between you and the poor people who write letters to others in front of the Confucius Temple?
Please be honest, I will let you know how powerful I am if I am not happy with you.
It's just that Jiang Qingquan never expected that his subordinate would suddenly become the number one scholar!
This person can enter the Imperial Academy. In terms of rank, he is directly on an equal footing with himself. As for status, it is even more limitless.
"Hurry up, hurry up and prepare gifts, I want to visit you."
Jiang Qingquan yelled crazily and yelled at his old wife, "Go and get our most valuable things."
Although he is just a county magistrate, he is still a county magistrate in the capital. He has been an official for many years and has accumulated a lot of experience.
"Throw all the silver aside and pick up the gold. By the way, this is Han jade. It's a good thing! There are also these pieces of Tianhuang stone, and these famous folding fans... put them all together."
The old wife frowned as she looked at it, "You spent a lot of effort to get this, and you gave it away, but you can't live anymore?"
Jiang Qingquan was frightened and quickly covered his mouth, "Don't talk nonsense! If word gets out, you want to remain a widow!"
After appeasing his old wife, Jiang Qingquan packed a large box of valuable gifts and put them on the carriage. He didn't know where Zuo Yutian lived yet, so he called a servant and drove the carriage to Zuo Yutian's home.
It was a very cramped little courtyard with only three houses and a mess on both sides. The road was so narrow that a carriage could barely pass.
When he arrived at the door of Zuo Yutian's house, he knocked gently and it took a long time for someone to come out.
"you are?"
"I am the magistrate of Jiangning County. Your master's colleague... friend, come here to ask to see your master."
Jiang Qingquan had a humble smile on his face, as if he had been an old friend for many years.
After a while, Zuo Yutian came out. After praising the official, he went to the Qionglin Banquet. He still smelled of alcohol.
I don't know whether it was because he became the number one scholar or because of it, but Jiang Qingquan felt that Zuo Yutian's temperament was very different, and he had a feeling of superiority.
"Brother Zuo, I came here to pay you a visit and congratulate you on being the top scholar in high school. A small gift would be disrespectful. Now that you have won the top prize, your home needs to be decorated differently than in the past. It can't be too shabby."
Zuo Yutian did not comment, but just glanced at the carriage behind him, which was deeply rutted. Zuo Yutian said calmly: "Your Majesty, thank you for your trouble."
"That's right. We will be colleagues from now on. Don't call me Tangzun. My name is Qingquan and my courtesy name is Zihua. By the way... do you have a name?"
Zuo Yutian still ignored him, but said calmly: "If these gifts were placed the year before last, they could be exchanged for thousands of stones of food, and at least tens of thousands of refugees could be saved!"
After finishing speaking, Zuo Yutian said calmly: "Please go back, sir. I dare not accept it for fear of attracting evil spirits."
