Huang Zhiting left in a hurry, because the Tianjin Port responded overnight that the wind direction was just right now, and there might be a spring rain in a few days. Spring rain on land is naturally very good, but it may not be so on the sea.
Therefore, Huang Zhiting didn't even wait for the farewell ceremony from the Ministry of Rites, and went directly to Tianjin to board the ship overnight. She only sent someone to explain the situation to the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Rites is eager to do so. After all, the Spring Examination is coming soon, and the Rites Yamen is now fully engaged in dealing with this matter. Even though it only requires a few Rites Officials to bid farewell to the deputy governor of Annan, there are always a few Yamen servants who need you.
The pomp and circumstance that supported the Celestial Dynasty, and now that everything is averted, it is of course the best thing.
Gao pragmatic has received the dispatch arrangements and will report to the Ministry of Etiquette early tomorrow morning, so after Huang Zhiting left, he rarely went to bed early.
Early the next morning, Gao Pragmatic went to the Ministry of Rites to report.
The street between Chengtianmen and Damingmen is often called the Imperial Street. The most important civil and military yamen of the Ming Dynasty were located on both sides of this north-south Imperial Street.
On the west side, there are the front, rear, left, right, middle and fifth military governor's offices and the Jinyiwei Yamen, as well as Taichang Temple and the General Administration Department; on the east side, there are the six imperial ministries and the Zongren Mansion, Hanlin Academy, Honglu Temple, Imperial Hospital, Qin Tianjian, etc.
The Ministry of Rites is located in the southwest corner of Dongfang, close to the Imperial Street. To the north is the Hubu Yamen, and to the north is the Ministry of Personnel.
Among the six bureaus, the yamen that Gao Pragmatic is most familiar with is undoubtedly the bureau of personnel, followed by the bureau of war, and the bureau of household affairs, which he has occasionally visited a few times, but the bureau of rites is the only one that he rarely visits.
However, when Gao Pragmatic arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he discovered that although the Ministry of Rites was a Qingshui Yamen, the Rites Yamen was actually very lavishly built. It looked more majestic than the gate of the Libu Yamen, and even the wood used was higher-end than that of the Libu Yamen. This is a perfect confirmation.
I have learned a truth: China has been talking about Pai Nian since ancient times, but Pai Nian is Pai Nian, and most of the people who really make a fortune are those who are silent.
When Gao Pangshi came to the Ministry of Etiquette, there were already many people in the main hall, but the undergraduate examiner, Bachelor Xu, had not arrived yet, not to mention the other nominal examiner, Yu Youding, who could
It's hard to say even if you can't get out of bed.
The examiner system of the Ming Dynasty was not static, and its history is too complicated to go into details here. In short, from the Jingtai period onwards, there were always two examiners - but in fact, one of them was actually in charge.
As for the other examiner, whether you understand him as a "deputy examiner" or simply in name, it all depends on the examiner's personal meaning and the "power comparison" between him and the real examiner.
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Normally, the emperor would hint at who was actually conducting the examination, and the other examiner would try to avoid intervening.
Anyway, in the final analysis, the two examiners are required by the ancestral system to prove the fairness of the talent selection ceremony. However, in actual operation, if there are examiners with the same status, many things may become a dispute, and in the end the problem will be even greater.
So it evolved into what it is now.
In addition to the chief examiner who is usually a bachelor (a rule after the Zhengde Dynasty), the most important examiner is the general promotion officer and the tribute promotion officer who must be personally appointed by the Minister of Rites (in rare cases, he is appointed by the Minister of Rites)
, not much introduction to this.
Among the real examiners, the most important one is the co-examiner. The co-examiner group is very large, usually there are eighteen people, and they are called "Eighteen Rooms".
In the early Ming Dynasty, most of the chief examiners and co-examiners were dispatched from the Hanlin Academy. Later, they were allowed to be selected from academic officials from other provinces. In the fourth year of Jingtai, this rule changed significantly. According to the then Ministry of Rites
The minister petitioned and issued an edict: "The examiners of the general examination, Hanlin and Chunfang, specialize in their duties. The officials of the capital are filled by those who have learned and practiced in the subject. The instructors are not allowed."
Gao pragmatic was unexpectedly selected as a classmate this time, but it did not cause too much trouble. It was because Zhu Yijun cited this "ancestral system" as the reason - of course Gao pragmatic was both "learned" and "practiced", but not
If you are convinced, you can also take the top six exams and come to Annan and Dingbei to show me?
As for the "Beijing official", Gao Wushi is really a Beijing official. As I said before, the governor is only a temporary dispatch in nature. Gao Wushi's current official position is the right minister of the Ministry of War and the right minister of the capital procuratorate - all in the capital.
official.
It can be seen that His Majesty the Emperor is still willing to study. At least for the various systems of the Ming Dynasty, he really knows everything about it.
Years ago, he encouraged the late emperor Mu Miao to let him start "observing government" as the prince.
Of course, the fellow examiners are full of talents, and at a glance, almost all of them are acquaintances, and most of them are senior academics whom I met in the Hanlin Academy. There are even a few "teachers" who can be regarded as Gao Pragmatic - the previous chapter
Sections also appoint those with the same examiner.
As a junior, this was obviously not the time for Gao Yingshi to put on airs. Even if he was a third-grade official wearing a python robe, he had to take the initiative to see him.
When he saw Chen Yubi, Gao pragmatically smiled and said: "Mr. Yulei, this time I will be in the "Yi" room with you, and I would like to ask Mr. Yulei for your advice."
Gao Jingshi's classic is the "Book of Changes", and so is Chen Yubi. Both of them were assigned to review candidates whose textbook is the "Book of Changes", which is the so-called "Yi" room, so Gao Jingshi has this saying.
Chen Yubi didn't have much dealings with Gao Jingshi, but he had heard that Gao Jingshi was quite humble, so he was not surprised by Gao Jingshi's greetings and remarks. He nodded and smiled: "Young Sima is the number one scholar among the six titles.
Your Majesty should ask you more for advice."
"It's just a fluke, how dare we take it seriously." Gao Pragmatic said modestly, and then said: "It's still early, and Mr. Xu Ge will probably not arrive for a while. Mr. Wan Sheng happens to have something he wants to ask for advice. Can you please lend a step to Mr. Yu Lei to speak?
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In fact, Chen Yubi's perception of Gao Jingjing was somewhat complicated. He had a similar personality to his father Chen Yiqin, and his style was more "upright" or a bit conservative. He was very dissatisfied with the businessman style of Gao Jinghua who single-handedly built Beijing.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But apart from this incident, Gao Jingshi's other performances are more in line with his standards for looking at people. Especially Gao Jingshi's clearing of his father-in-law's land,
Not only did he persuade the emperor to withdraw his farmland, but he also forced the nobles in the capital to hold their noses and withdraw a large amount of fertile farmland. This matter was especially to Chen Yubi's liking.
In contrast, Gao Pragmatic's small faults in handling those "businessmen's lowly affairs" did not make him angry so much. Therefore, since Gao Pragmatic invited him, he naturally would not refuse and said with a smile: "There is a small pavilion in the backyard.
, there are several willow trees beside the small pavilion, which were planted by Jiayan when he was the younger uncle Zong. I wonder if Mr. Sima would be interested in taking a look?"
Xiao Zongbo was the Minister of Rites. In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, Chen Yiqin served as the Right Minister of Rites, and soon he was changed to the Left Minister. He served in the Ministry of Rites for about a year. Then Jiajing died, Longqing ascended the throne, and Chen Yiqin entered the cabinet as an old minister of Yudi.
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Gao pragmatic didn't know that his old man actually planted a few trees in such a short time in the Ministry of Rites, and he didn't know if it was Chen Yubi's nonsense. Anyway, Chen Yubi said it, so he took it as true and smiled.
Said: "That really needs to be seen, Mr. Yu Lei, please."
"Please." Chen Yubi stretched out his hand in vain, and with a pragmatic move, the two of them walked side by side. Chen Yubi said again: "Young Sima is of the same generation as me. Just call me by my first name. There is no need to be so polite."
Of course, calling him by his first name is polite, even if he is a peer, he can only address him by his first name. Hearing this, Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful. Brother Yuan Zhong, I am presumptuous."
Chen Yubi smiled and waved his hands. When he arrived at the backyard, he saw a small pavilion. There was a small lotus pond next to the pavilion. There were several willow trees beside the pond. Now there were many green shoots growing. They were for the Ministry of Rites.
The solemnity added a bit of life.
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "Eighteen years have passed, and the willow planted by Mr. Songgu has become so green and beautiful."
Chen Yubi smiled and said: "Eighteen years is a long time, not only can you become a person, but also a person - I bet you were also at this age when you were the number one scholar in high school."
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: You are also the seventh-ranked top student in the second class, so why do you seem to care about my status as the number one scholar?
Although Chen Yubi has been an academic officer in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu for more than ten years, the problem is that Gao Pragmatic did not intend to talk about knowledge with him, so he had to change the subject and said: "Yes, I was a candidate in the past, and today I am a scholar.
Examiner, time flies so fast..."
Chen Yubi was about to speak, but unexpectedly Gao Pragmatic had already continued: "By the way, if I remember correctly, in the 41st year of Jiajing, Duke Songgu was a fellow examiner like you and me.
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Chen Yubi obviously didn't know why Gao Pragmatic mentioned this old incident, but his father had been a fellow examiner, and now he was also a fellow examiner, which seemed to be a good story. He couldn't help but laugh, nodded and said: "Yes, it does happen.
, Qiuzhen really has an outstanding memory.”
Gao pragmatic smiled and waved his hand, and suddenly asked: "Forty-one years of Jiajing... Oh, Duke Songgu seems to be Liu Yinfu's room master?"
Yinfu is the name of Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan.
When Gao pragmatic mentioned Liu Shizeng, Chen Yubi's expression was not as natural as before. He seemed to have thought of something. He hesitated for a moment and then sighed: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank Yubi for the treasure banknotes for the Yunnan War this time."
He really came to help. Although Yu Bi was just an idle official in the Imperial Academy, he also knew that the imperial court could not afford so much money to spend on Yunnan..."
Gao pragmatic just smiled but did not speak, while Chen Yubi continued: "To tell you the truth, Senior Brother Liu is a rare talent among my father's disciples, but as the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The situation in Yunnan is like that. Chieftain soldiers
Not to mention the many horses, there are also many Han troops in Yunnan who only take orders from the Duke of Guizhou. The governor of Yunnan is... difficult.
Especially when there is another war and the court cannot provide money, it will be even more difficult for the governor to do his job. Senior Brother Liu sent me a private letter before, in which he was quite worried about the situation of the war. These days, you
If you don’t give me money, who will help you?”
Gao Ping said sincerely: Forget about "this year", in any year, if you don't give money, people are willing to do things for you? Even if the people were so supportive when the Red Dynasty took over the world, there is a prerequisite: "Dividing the land is really busy."
"no?
"The matter of military pay and rewards has already been discussed when the emperor summoned his younger brother to the palace." Gao Pingshi did not mince words about his relationship with Zhu Yijun. Anyway, it was impossible to hide it from Chen Yubi, who was a Japanese official, so he went straight to the point.
Authentic: "The current portion of the Yunnan War Treasure Notes issued is only the first installment. If the war really requires it, I will continue to raise the required silver for the Emperor."
Chen Yubi said gratefully: "It's really hard for you to seek the truth. This move actually saves the people from fire and water. If the people of Yunnan knew about it, they would definitely build a shrine for you to seek the truth."
The ancients probably yearned for the construction of temples, but Gao Pragmatic, an atheist, obviously didn't care about this. He just sighed: "To be honest with brother Yuan Zhong, I don't care much about these things. It's just that as brother Yuan Zhong said, Yunnan is now
The situation in Yunnan is complicated, with the Burmese army pressing down on the border, and the internal and external propaganda and suspicion being numerous. It is difficult to predict what the various chieftains in Yunnan will think..."
Chen Yubi was surprised: "Isn't the chieftain also unstable?"
Gao pragmatically said: "If the chieftain is not unstable, why does the Duke of Guizhou just sit on the Erhai Lake and not move?"
If these words were spoken to Huang Zhiting, Huang Zhiting would immediately understand what Gao Zhiting meant. However, Chen Yubi did not understand military affairs at all. He was stunned when he heard this: "Is there anything wrong with sitting in charge of Erhai?"
Erhai Lake actually refers to Dali at this time.
Gao Pangshi was almost speechless by his question and had to explain: "The Burmese army came from the southwest. As Yunnan's anchor, the Duke of Guizhou should logically go to the southwestern Yunnan area to defend, such as Shunning. No matter what, he should stay there."
How can there be any reason to fortify Menghua and instead sit in northwest Yunnan?" (The northwest Yunnan here refers to the northwest Yunnan of "Greater Yunnan" in the Ming Dynasty.)
Chen Yubi thought about it carefully and suddenly realized: "Northwestern Yunnan is the home of the chieftains from Heqing, Lijiang and others!" Then his expression changed drastically: "When the 20th army of Myanmar attacked, the Duke of Guizhou actually needed to treat the chieftains from western Yunnan first.
The primary target of prevention?”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As he spoke, he broke into a cold sweat.
Brother Liu is in danger. What will happen if he loses this battle? There are not many of his father's disciples who are doing well. If Brother Liu fails, will he have no choice but to stay in the Hanlin Academy until he becomes an official?
Chen Yiqin did not want to get involved in the cabinet dispute, especially he did not want to be caught between Gao Gong, a former colleague, and Zhao Zhenji, a township party member, so he simply resigned from office. But Chen Yiqin had the capital - he had already become a cabinet minister.
When he is old, no one will disrespect him if he takes the initiative to work and return to his hometown.
But Chen Yubi couldn't be as free and easy as his father. He had been in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years. Seeing that he had all kinds of qualifications, it just depended on when he caught the emperor's attention and let him go.
Minister, you need to train for a few years to get into the cabinet.
As for Liu Shizeng's relationship with him, wouldn't the emperor know about it?
Not to mention that if Liu Shizeng himself is held accountable for this battle, it will already be a serious blow to the Chen Party. The key is that once something happens to Liu Shizeng, Chen Yubi will most likely be implicated, and how can he be willing to do so at such a critical moment?
Drop the chain!
In the midst of panic, Chen Yubi suddenly noticed that Gao Pragmatic's face was calm and confident. He couldn't help but feel something in his heart and coughed dryly: "To be honest, you are a talented national scholar in Annan and Dingbei. Although the Yunnan War is dangerous, you must be sure to win."
I have a perfect strategy...and I would like to ask for some real advice. I would be very grateful to Your Majesty."
Gao Pinggong said sincerely: Although you are not good at fighting, fortunately you are not too stupid...
"Don't take it as a foolproof strategy." Gao Pingshi showed a smile: "However, if brothers Yuanzhong and Yinfu are willing to cooperate with my younger brother to make a few arrangements, this battle can still be won."
Chen Yubi felt relieved and said quickly: "I am willing, I am willing, Qiu Zhen has any instructions, but please make it clear. Senior Brother Liu and I will definitely obey!"
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