Jiang Nan was so dizzy that she didn't know how she entered the examination room or how she got out. She just felt that there were so many trees in the Bachelor's College and the cicadas on the trees were really annoying.
She filled in the exam papers as hard as she could, then hurriedly handed them in, and was the first to escape from the exam room... When she came out of the exam room, she suddenly smiled. In the past, she had also seen some women disguise themselves as men and study in the hall, and even
The drama of participating in the imperial examination.
But a play is a play after all, not reality.
How could a woman take the imperial examination?
Even if you are knowledgeable enough and capable enough, you will never stand a chance.
This time the bachelor's degree examination was completely unexpected.
If the eldest brother's leg is not injured, he might be able to get an official position if he comes to participate. I don't even think about it. I just go around and have a good look at Jinling, and then go home.
Jiang Nan simply let herself go, wandering around, seeing places of interest, and appreciating delicious food. She had no taboos. After all, she had even gone to such a sacred place as the examination room, so what else could stop her?
Over the past few days, Jiang Nan has gained a lot of weight, and her face has become much rounder.
Ask yourself, nothing can scare her anymore.
Jiang Nan could not imagine that surrounding her, the big shots in the Zhu Jiajun were collectively in a dilemma.
Zhang Ximeng had previously imagined that a woman would become an official, but to be honest, even Ma thought it was unlikely.
There is nothing wrong with letting women read, be literate, support their husbands and educate their children. If women are said to be virtuous if they have no talent, this does not mean that women should be blind.
A wife from a wealthy family must be knowledgeable about etiquette and world affairs in order to be able to deal with various things calmly. If she is too vulgar and rude, she will embarrass her husband and may even be divorced.
But it is completely impossible for women to go out to do things, or even serve as officials in the court.
Even though hundreds of people were admitted to the imperial examination held earlier, there was not a single woman.
Because there is no such soil at all.
Let’s not talk about the layers of resistance, but let’s talk about the women themselves. How many are willing to take the exam and dare to show their faces?
So for a while, even Ma gave up hope. She just wanted to set up a girls' school so that girls could read and write. But who could have expected that a female grain chief would come out to replace her brother, and she was paying taxes and grain.
When I was young, she performed well and was a capable girl.
When Ma heard the news, he immediately put pressure on Zhu Yuanzhang and even fell out with Lao Zhu.
"No matter what, she must be allowed to take the bachelor's degree examination, otherwise, otherwise, don't sleep in my room!"
Lao Zhu was ruthlessly threatened, "Sister, please stop causing trouble. How can a girl become an official? It won't work!"
Ma sneered, "What can't work? When you divide the fields, women also get a share... I've heard that in many places in recent years, women work in the fields, and they are about the same as men. Women
I have land, I also want to study, I want to make progress, and I also want to get a reputation! If I don’t steal, rob, or rely on charity, and rely on my own ability, it won’t work if I get a reputation? Double eight! Don’t forget your own
Ambition, don’t you want to recreate China? Don’t you want to unify the world and surpass all the great emperors of the past? Do you only want to be the emperor of men, not the emperor of women?”
Lao Zhu was dumbfounded when asked by Ma. When it came to sharp words, he was really not as good as Ma.
Seeing that her husband was being questioned, Ma took advantage of the victory. She turned around, brought two large cakes, and placed them in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Try it, what's the difference between these two cakes?"
Lao Zhu smiled bitterly, "Sister, these are the same grains, what's the difference?"
"Why not? This one was sent by the male grain chief, and the other one was sent by the female grain chief!" Ma said unceremoniously: "Tell me about it. If you can't make sense, then you have to do it."
Let women take the exam!”
Faced with Ma's questioning, Lao Zhu suddenly realized something. He was shaken... Yes, what Madam said makes sense!
If a woman is really capable and can do things well, she would like to recruit talents from all over the world, but no one says that there are no talents among women!
At least his wife is the leader of the girls!
The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the more it made sense, and he actually figured it out on his own.
Only then did the Bachelor's Academy issue an order requiring Jiang Nan to participate in the imperial examination.
And as the exam ended, Jiang Nan was the first to hand in the paper. Her exam paper was sealed and sent directly to Lao Zhu... Zhu Yuanzhang, Ma family, including Zhang Ximeng and Li Shanchang, were all called in to review this.
Open the paper.
After unfolding it, all he could see were delicate handwriting. Ma couldn't help but nod, "Okay!"
The others just looked solemnly and scanned the paper from the beginning. After reading it, everyone stopped talking. Li Shanchang even sighed secretly.
Jiang Nan's answers to this paper were quite good... Needless to say, the famous poems in the front were all correct, and the calculations in the middle were all correct. The last article was about how to store grain. She also wrote detailed analysis and clear views.
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After Ma saw it, he was overjoyed. Who said women are inferior to men? The papers are here. Let’s see what you say.
"Xiang Zhang, this, why are there no articles on classics and meanings in this exam?" Li Shanchang held it in for a long time, finally found the problem, and couldn't wait to ask.
Many people may think that the Ming Dynasty was the beginning of the Eight-legged essay, and even think that the Eight-part essay was a heinous crime... But in fact, the Eight-part essay appeared in the Yuan Dynasty.
At first, the questions in the imperial examination were limited to the four books, and they were required to be honest and explain the meaning of the scriptures. Later, the style and format were limited. The so-called eight-legged essay was nothing more than eight neat parallel sentences.
Li Shanchang questioned Zhang Ximeng about this matter.
"Li Xiang, this is an examination for grain chiefs, not an ordinary imperial examination... The content of the assessment is limited to practical matters and policy theory, which is reasonable. If the test is about classics and meanings, it will embarrass these grain chiefs. Does Li Xiang think that is true?
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Li Shanchang rolled his eyes in anger. Of course he knew that the classic article was inappropriate, but the problem was that a woman had sneaked into the exam this time. No matter what, he had to keep her out of the officialdom.
This first reason was resolved by Zhang Ximeng.
Zhu Yuanzhang even said directly: "Don't get entangled in Confucian classics. Mr. Zhang and you have discussed it before. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the path of Confucian scholar-bureaucrats was dead. Now we have to take a new path, how can we still get entangled?
Fourth letter? Mr. Li, you are deliberately making things difficult, which is very inappropriate!"
Li Shanchang had no choice but to accuse him immediately.
But his mind was spinning rapidly, thinking of ways to deal with it.
Lao Zhu seemed to remember something, "Mr. Li, we remember you said that you would give a heavy reward to the grain chief, at least to the rank of minister, are we remembering it correctly?"
Li Shanchang's forehead was sweating, "Yes, I did say it."
This is like shooting oneself in the foot, digging one's own pit and burying one's own... Li Shanchang wanted to expand his power, but a woman like this came out and disrupted everything.
When a woman becomes an official, it will affect all aspects of things, from home to country, and there will be violent conflicts. No matter what, Li Shanchang is not willing to see earth-shaking changes.
Must be blocked!
But the problem is that as he said before, even if he wanted to break his promise and get rich, Zhu Yuanzhang would not agree. He thought about it again and again, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and he was instantly sure of it.
"Mr. Li, let's appoint a female waiter now. What do you think?"
"I agree with the superior's arrangement."
"Agree?" Lao Zhu was shocked. Could it be that he heard wrongly?
"Mr. Li, are you really willing to serve as a minister in the same palace as a woman?" Lao Zhu asked again.
"Yes!" Li Shanchang agreed more simply.
Lao Zhu paused and said simply: "In that case, is there any vacancy in the six departments? Let Jiang Nan go to the official department?"
Li Shanchang immediately said: "In the upper position, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials. Jiang Nan is not just a female generation. She is also too young and does not understand various situations. I am afraid that she will not be able to know whether people are good at their job and whether they are good or bad."
Lao Zhu nodded subconsciously, "Well, what about the Ministry of Etiquette?"
"No." Li Shanchang said: "In the upper position, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of major sacrificial affairs. Women can't even participate in ancestor worship at home. How can they serve as the eldest uncle and manage the major rituals and laws of a country?"
Lao Zhu frowned slightly, "What about the Ministry of War?"
"That's even worse. The Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs. How can a woman be involved?"
"Ministry of Punishment?"
Li Shanchang still shook his head, "In the higher position, the Ministry of Punishment has to deal with all kinds of villains and enforce the law strictly. It is unreasonable to behead people and send them into exile at every turn. It would be unkind to let a woman take responsibility."
Lao Zhu's brows became more and more serious, "How about the Ministry of Industry?"
Li Shanchang shook his head even more, "When you are in charge, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for big projects. You don't just sit in the yamen, but you also have to go to places to explore. It is very hard work. Otherwise, you can ask Mr. Jia, can a female generation be responsible for it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed angrily, "Then the Hu Bu will be left!"
Li Shanchang pondered for a moment, but actually shook his head, "In the upper position, the Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of the country's money, food, and household registration. It has a very important responsibility. It is also responsible for military supplies and food, so it cannot be careless. Women are not mature enough and do not think carefully. Let them take charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
I'm afraid it will delay the opportunity for fighting."
There were six films in total, and all of them were rejected.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have noticed Li Shanchang's intention. He chuckled and said, "So, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the only choice?"
Li Shanchang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head again, "In the upper position, the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises hundreds of officials, which requires careful thinking and selflessness... What's more, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is full of upright celebrities and strong-willed ministers. They will never accept women.
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The doors of the six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all closed.
"Mr. Li, you said that you would give high positions to those who passed the exam to encourage people to be the chief minister of grain. This is what you said. Could it be that you have forgotten it?"
Li Shan was confused: "Sir, this, this Sun Nan is a woman!"
Ma suddenly said quietly: "Woman? Then a woman's heart is not important?"
Li Shanchang gritted his teeth and could only bite the bullet and said: "Women are indeed not suitable to be officials. No yamen will let them in... If you are promoted to a higher position, people's hearts will be disturbed. I boldly request to be promoted to a higher position and withdraw my order!"
Zhu Yuanzhang kept a dark face and said nothing. He intuitively felt that he was right. If he gave a talented and learned woman a chance, he would definitely gain a lot. But when Li Shanchang said it, it was really strange that there was no room for a woman.