Chapter 431 The most advanced moves (please vote for me!)
There is no conspiracy in the world, but the more officials Lin shouted about it, the more conspiracies began to emerge.
Thanks to Senior Official Lin, all the officials in the capital knew about their plot to favor Tao Wangling before all the Zhejiang bosses knew it themselves.
After Lu Shangshu publicly backed down, even if someone did have some thoughts, it would be difficult to gather their energy again.
People in the capital were first shocked to hear that Lin Tailai, the number one scholar in martial arts, had once again won the first place in the imperial examination, and then they were shocked to hear that the third-placed scholar in the imperial examination wanted to be the number one scholar.
There are so many surprises that I can’t keep up with them.
Two days later, all the Jinshi went to the Imperial College in the north of the city to do three things.
The first thing is to receive the red court clothes used in the ceremony; the second thing is to learn the etiquette of the Chuanlu Ceremony; the third thing is to worship Saint Kong.
On the way to the Imperial College, Dong Qichang asked Lin Tailai: "There have been a lot of rumors these past two days. What should we do if the lies become true?"
Lin Daguanren boasted: "I still have the most advanced political fighting moves that I have yet to use!
As long as I use this trick, I can suppress all evil heretics. Even if the lie is about to become true, I can reverse it! Turn it around! Qian! Kun!"
Friends are very curious as to what this top-end move is, but Lin Daguan said that it would not work if he said it.
Arriving at the Imperial College, the largest gathering place for scholars in the Ming Dynasty, the new scholars gathered and lined up.
According to the rules, the top three in the palace examination stood alone in the front row, so Lin Daguan finally had the opportunity to look at Tao Wangling up close.
"There are rumors that someone in the imperial court wants to replace you with the number one scholar?" Lin Daguan asked with a smile.
Tao Wangling replied helplessly: "I have absolutely no intention of doing so. It's just a matter of luck that I can get third place."
Official Lin nodded and said, "For the sake of Prime Minister Shen, I believe you."
Then he added: "However, Zhao Kuangyin in Chenqiaoyi also said that he does not want to be the emperor, but the soldiers must wear yellow robes."
Tao Wangling: ""
The person in charge of today's affairs is Yu Kong Jian, a doctor in the Ceremony Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. This is the core branch of the Ministry of Etiquette, managing court etiquette, schools, examinations and other matters.
During the examination, Dr. Yu was the assistant to Shen Shangshu and was responsible for arranging examination affairs.
Looking at Lin Tailai standing in the first place today, Yu Langzhong's eyes showed undisguised disgust.
Under the background of Lin Tailai, who was still jumping around and getting better and better as he got better, Yu Langzhong felt that he was like a clown when he was jumping up and down before.
Every time he saw Lin Tailai, he was forced to recall his "foolishness", which made him feel sick.
But at this point, Dr. Yu had nothing to do for the time being.
When Doctor Yu was distracted, he suddenly heard Lin Tai say: "I want to change my clothes."
"What did you say?" Yu Langzhong came back to his senses and asked subconsciously.
At this moment, the formal attires for tomorrow's grand ceremony are being handed out, and Mr. Lin is the first to receive them.
But he pointed at the bright red court uniform that was going to be issued to him and said rudely: "I said change it!"
Although he didn’t understand why he wanted to change, Dr. Yu directly refused: “I won’t change!”
Lin Tailai pointed at Langzhong and said loudly: "I can't trust you! I'm worried that a villain like you will tamper with this court uniform!"
Damn it! Mr. Yu suddenly became furious, and his anger filled him! He just opened his mouth and lost all basic logic, right?
Official Lin directly grabbed Doctor Yu's collar, lifted him up with force, and asked, "How dare you curse? Officials from the Ministry of Rites are so rude."
Other officials nearby hurriedly tried to persuade them, "Lin Zhuangyuan! It's not that you don't want to change, but that there's nothing to change! This is the one that suits your height and body shape, and the other common styles don't fit!"
Only then did Lin Tailai abandon Langzhong and said to the others: "My peers, bear witness for me. If there is a problem with the court uniform and I am embarrassed, it must be Langzhong Yu's responsibility!"
Later, Doctor Yu sadly discovered that among the more than 300 new scholars, except for those in the Gu family class, they all showed a certain degree of indifference and alienation towards him.
I didn’t expect the rookies to learn the first lesson so quickly, it’s not about right or wrong, only taking sides.
That night, a low-key middle-aged scribe entered the Lin Mansion, claiming to be sent by Zhang Jing, the admiral of Dongchang.
"The factory owner heard that Lin Zhuangyuan is very rich." The middle-aged scribe said straight to the point, "As long as one thousand taels, I won't ruin your business."
Official Lin was very surprised. Are you asking me to collect protection money? I have never had such an experience in my life.
Regarding the reputation of Dongchang Zhang Jing, Lin Daguan naturally knew that he was very famous for being greedy and amassing money. Although this man was impeached many times, he escaped punishment every time by donating gold and silver to the emperor.
It is very consistent with Zhang Jing's behavioral logic to charge protection fees to himself, but Lin Daguan will never accept it.
The middle-aged scribe advised: "The imperial list will be released soon, and Lin Zhuangyuan doesn't want to be misled at the last moment, right?
One thousand taels is not much, this is the preferential price given to you by the manufacturer, wouldn’t it be nice to buy one with peace of mind?”
Official Lin shouted directly: "Get out!"
I have never heard of a time-traveler who had to pay protection fees in order to win the top prize. How can he maintain his image as a top scholar when he returns to Suzhou?
Besides, the eunuchs in the Wanli period had nothing to fawn over, and there were no eunuchs of the level of Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, and Wei Zhongxian.
Emperor Wanli was on guard against ministers because of Zhang Juzheng, why not guard against eunuchs because of Feng Bao? Zhang Jing also had no ability. He only started his career because he followed his godfather to defeat Feng Bao.
One day later, the last event of this year's competition and the most solemn passing ceremony was held.
The Golden Palace Ceremony is the first-level ceremony of the imperial court, on the same level as enthronement, wedding, New Year's Day, and longevity, and is very grand.
More than 300 new scholars lined up in the Huangji Hall, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
At this time, the emperor was temporarily stationed in the Zhongji Hall behind the Huangji Hall. This time Emperor Wanli was diligent and showed up to attend the ceremony.
According to the procedure, all palace examination examiners will bring the gold list and meet the emperor here first.
At this time, the top three on the gold list were still empty. The top three test papers were opened and sealed at this spot, and the specific ranking of Sandingjia was known, and the final suspense was revealed.
Then fill in the Sanding Armor information into the gold list, and everything will be settled from then on.
If the emperor has any ideas, he may also adjust the specific ranking of the Three Tripods before filling out the list, such as exchanging the first and third place. Many rumors about changing the top pick come from this link.
This can also explain why most of the stories about changing the top pick are the first and second place, and the third place is changed, because only the top pick can be selected among these three people, and the others have already filled in the list, so it is difficult to change
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Of course, this year is special. The top three test papers have been opened long ago, and the rankings have been circulated long ago.
However, in order to respect the procedures, the top three positions on the gold list were still blank, and have been left until now to be filled in by the emperor, which is regarded as a symbol of the emperor's selection of scholars.
Shen Shoufu made a prelude to ask him to fill in the list. Emperor Wanli asked the ministers, "Do you have anything else to say?"
As the saying goes, the power of God is unpredictable, and no one knows why the emperor talks so much. Most ministers will not meddle in this business and just pretend not to hear.
But next to him, the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch and the governor of Dongchang, Zhang Jing, was a second-rate person and liked to express himself. He said, "I heard that the reputation of the first place Lin Tailai is not very good."
The ministers all glanced at Zhang Jing, "What's the matter with you here? Is it because Lin Tailai repeatedly beat the Jinyiwei officer school?"
But Emperor Wanli snorted coldly: "Zhang Jing, you still concluded before the imperial examination that Lin Tailai didn't know how to write eight-part essays!"
Zhang Jing: "..."
Oops! Could it be that because of this incident, he lost the emperor's trust in his intelligence business capabilities?
In fact, all the ministers felt that Zhang Jing could not be blamed for this matter, but no one spoke for Zhang Jing.
Zhang Jingxian knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, I am clear! I am only telling the truth today!
According to statistics, 60% of the gang fight cases in Xicheng in the past half month were related to Lin Tailai!
How can a person who is wreaking havoc in the streets be considered the best scholar in the world?"
Emperor Wanli shouted again and asked: "Why set up your factory guard? Why don't you care about the editorial school?"
Zhang Jingzhuo said to him: "The official school also went to the scene to take care of things, but Lin Tailai ignored him and beat him away! Besides, there is no edict, so it is inconvenient to take people directly!"
Emperor Wanli threw Zhang Jing aside and asked his ministers, "Do you have anything to say?"
The minister still pretended to be deaf and mute, and even Lin Tailai's enemies did not speak. Who knows whether the emperor is fishing?
It may seem simple to jump out and add insult to injury, but if the emperor thinks that he is in cahoots with Zhang Jing, he will suffer a big loss.
Zhang Jing went on to slander and said: "The Factory Guard School is the emperor's personal army. Lin Tailai despises the Factory Guard School so much that he despises His Majesty!"
At this time, Wang Situ, the Minister of Household Affairs, suddenly stood up and said categorically: "Among these three people, the number one scholar can only be Lin Tailai, and the other two are not suitable!"
Shen Shoufu glanced at Wang Situ, thoughtfully.
I heard that Lin Tailai had the most advanced moves at his disposal, which were enough to reverse all disadvantages in front of the emperor and wipe out all the evil heretics. Is he going to see it now?
In anticipation, I heard Wang Situ continue to say: "The second name is Wu Daonan. The first two characters of his name have the same sound as Wudao, which means there is nothing!"
Anyone with a little bit of common sense knows that with a name like Wudao, how can he be Wen Kui?"
Shen Shoufu: "???"
This is what Lin Tailai boasted about, the most advanced political fighting style? Isn't this ignorance and superstition?
Wang Situ was still saying: "As for Tao Wangling, the word Wangling in his name is very scary when you think about it carefully!
Age means the number of years, so what does it mean to look forward to age? Can you see the years at a glance? Or are you looking forward to the end of the year?
How can your Majesty, who has lived for thousands of years, choose such a name as Wen Kui?"
Shen Shoufu: "..."
High-end, too high-end, it can kill with one hit!
In the end, Wang Situ made the final decision: "Among the three, only Lin Tailai's name means good luck and beauty, which means good luck is coming, and it is in line with the nine yuan of auspiciousness, so the number one winner must be Lin Tailai!"
Emperor Wanli couldn't help laughing and decreed: "Mr. Shen, please fill in the list according to the established ranking!"
